Chapter 22 of The bacillus of beauty is here in full — 242 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of The bacillus of beauty is here in full — 242 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE IRONY OF LIFE. I've been feverishly gay since I came to Meg. I have walked between stormwinds--grief behind and grief that I must enter. I've dined and danced, and I've clenched my hands lest I might shriek, and I've longed to hide away and die. But I won't die.
Chapter 22 of The bacillus of beauty is here in full — 242 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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closed or squeezed together tightly
From this reading “I've dined and danced, and I've clenched my hands lest I might shriek, and I've longed to hide away and die.”
past form of “dance” — move in a graceful and rhythmical way
From this reading “I've dined and danced, and I've clenched my hands lest I might shriek, and I've longed to hide away and die.”
past form of “dine” — have supper; eat dinner
From this reading “I've dined and danced, and I've clenched my hands lest I might shriek, and I've longed to hide away and die.”
in a feverish manner
From this reading “I've been feverishly gay since I came to Meg.”
witty language used to convey insults or scorn
From this reading “THE IRONY OF LIFE.”
past form of “long” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading “I've dined and danced, and I've clenched my hands lest I might shriek, and I've longed to hide away and die.”
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading “I've been feverishly gay since I came to Meg.”
sharp piercing cry
From this reading “I've dined and danced, and I've clenched my hands lest I might shriek, and I've longed to hide away and die.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have walked between stormwinds--grief behind and grief that I must enter.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I've dined and danced, and I've clenched my hands lest I might shriek, and I've longed to hide away and die.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I've been feverishly gay since I came to Meg.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading I have walked between stormwinds--grief behind and grief that I must enter.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading I have walked between stormwinds--grief behind and grief that I must enter.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I won't die.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I've been feverishly gay since I came to Meg.
closed or squeezed together tightly
From this reading I've dined and danced, and I've clenched my hands lest I might shriek, and I've longed to hide away and die.
past form of “dance” — move in a graceful and rhythmical way
From this reading I've dined and danced, and I've clenched my hands lest I might shriek, and I've longed to hide away and die.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading I've dined and danced, and I've clenched my hands lest I might shriek, and I've longed to hide away and die.
past form of “dine” — have supper; eat dinner
From this reading I've dined and danced, and I've clenched my hands lest I might shriek, and I've longed to hide away and die.
to come or go into
From this reading I have walked between stormwinds--grief behind and grief that I must enter.
in a feverish manner
From this reading I've been feverishly gay since I came to Meg.
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading I've been feverishly gay since I came to Meg.
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading I have walked between stormwinds--grief behind and grief that I must enter.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading I've dined and danced, and I've clenched my hands lest I might shriek, and I've longed to hide away and die.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have walked between stormwinds--grief behind and grief that I must enter.
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading I've dined and danced, and I've clenched my hands lest I might shriek, and I've longed to hide away and die.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I've been feverishly gay since I came to Meg.
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From this reading I've been feverishly gay since I came to Meg.
witty language used to convey insults or scorn
From this reading THE IRONY OF LIFE.
in order that something should not happen
From this reading I've dined and danced, and I've clenched my hands lest I might shriek, and I've longed to hide away and die.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading THE IRONY OF LIFE.
past form of “long” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading I've dined and danced, and I've clenched my hands lest I might shriek, and I've longed to hide away and die.
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading I've been feverishly gay since I came to Meg.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I've dined and danced, and I've clenched my hands lest I might shriek, and I've longed to hide away and die.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I have walked between stormwinds--grief behind and grief that I must enter.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I've dined and danced, and I've clenched my hands lest I might shriek, and I've longed to hide away and die.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE IRONY OF LIFE.
sharp piercing cry
From this reading I've dined and danced, and I've clenched my hands lest I might shriek, and I've longed to hide away and die.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading I've been feverishly gay since I came to Meg.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have walked between stormwinds--grief behind and grief that I must enter.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have walked between stormwinds--grief behind and grief that I must enter.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE IRONY OF LIFE.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I've been feverishly gay since I came to Meg.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading I have walked between stormwinds--grief behind and grief that I must enter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I won't die.
Chapter 22 of The bacillus of beauty by Harriet Stark holds 242 sentences, grouped into 49 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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