Chapter 25 of The bacillus of beauty is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of The bacillus of beauty is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LOVE OF LORD STRATHAY. May 5. Lord deliver me from the well-meaning! Because of one pestilential dun, I've done what the weary waiting for money, money, money would never have driven me to do. I've been to Uncle, unknown to his wife, to ask advice.
Chapter 25 of The bacillus of beauty is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading “I've been to Uncle, unknown to his wife, to ask advice.”
deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading “Lord deliver me from the well-meaning!”
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading “Because of one pestilential dun, I've done what the weary waiting for money, money, money would never have driven me to do.”
horse of a dull brownish grey color
From this reading “Because of one pestilential dun, I've done what the weary waiting for money, money, money would never have driven me to do.”
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading “I've been to Uncle, unknown to his wife, to ask advice.”
not known
From this reading “I've been to Uncle, unknown to his wife, to ask advice.”
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading “Because of one pestilential dun, I've done what the weary waiting for money, money, money would never have driven me to do.”
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading “Because of one pestilential dun, I've done what the weary waiting for money, money, money would never have driven me to do.”
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From this reading May 5.
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading I've been to Uncle, unknown to his wife, to ask advice.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I've been to Uncle, unknown to his wife, to ask advice.
for the reason that
From this reading Because of one pestilential dun, I've done what the weary waiting for money, money, money would never have driven me to do.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I've been to Uncle, unknown to his wife, to ask advice.
deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading Lord deliver me from the well-meaning!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Because of one pestilential dun, I've done what the weary waiting for money, money, money would never have driven me to do.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Because of one pestilential dun, I've done what the weary waiting for money, money, money would never have driven me to do.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading Because of one pestilential dun, I've done what the weary waiting for money, money, money would never have driven me to do.
horse of a dull brownish grey color
From this reading Because of one pestilential dun, I've done what the weary waiting for money, money, money would never have driven me to do.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Because of one pestilential dun, I've done what the weary waiting for money, money, money would never have driven me to do.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Lord deliver me from the well-meaning!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Because of one pestilential dun, I've done what the weary waiting for money, money, money would never have driven me to do.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I've been to Uncle, unknown to his wife, to ask advice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Because of one pestilential dun, I've done what the weary waiting for money, money, money would never have driven me to do.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading THE LOVE OF LORD STRATHAY.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading THE LOVE OF LORD STRATHAY.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading May 5.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Lord deliver me from the well-meaning!
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading Because of one pestilential dun, I've done what the weary waiting for money, money, money would never have driven me to do.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Because of one pestilential dun, I've done what the weary waiting for money, money, money would never have driven me to do.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LOVE OF LORD STRATHAY.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Because of one pestilential dun, I've done what the weary waiting for money, money, money would never have driven me to do.
likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease
From this reading Because of one pestilential dun, I've done what the weary waiting for money, money, money would never have driven me to do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LOVE OF LORD STRATHAY.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LOVE OF LORD STRATHAY.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Because of one pestilential dun, I've done what the weary waiting for money, money, money would never have driven me to do.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading I've been to Uncle, unknown to his wife, to ask advice.
not known
From this reading I've been to Uncle, unknown to his wife, to ask advice.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading Because of one pestilential dun, I've done what the weary waiting for money, money, money would never have driven me to do.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading Because of one pestilential dun, I've done what the weary waiting for money, money, money would never have driven me to do.
not unfriendly or threatening
From this reading Lord deliver me from the well-meaning!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Because of one pestilential dun, I've done what the weary waiting for money, money, money would never have driven me to do.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading I've been to Uncle, unknown to his wife, to ask advice.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Because of one pestilential dun, I've done what the weary waiting for money, money, money would never have driven me to do.
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