Chapter 27 of The bacillus of beauty is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of The bacillus of beauty is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LETTERS AND SCIENCE. May 29. I've revised my opinion of the newspapers. The Star has done me a good turn, a great service. I had tried to borrow money of Cadge, for the third time, and she told me she had none--which was true, or she would have let me have it.
Chapter 27 of The bacillus of beauty is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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get temporarily
From this reading “I had tried to borrow money of Cadge, for the third time, and she told me she had none--which was true, or she would have let me have it.”
ask for and get free; be a parasite
From this reading “I had tried to borrow money of Cadge, for the third time, and she told me she had none--which was true, or she would have let me have it.”
plural of “newspaper” — a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading “I've revised my opinion of the newspapers.”
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading “I've revised my opinion of the newspapers.”
improved or brought up to date
From this reading “I've revised my opinion of the newspapers.”
a particular branch of scientific knowledge
From this reading “LETTERS AND SCIENCE.”
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading “The Star has done me a good turn, a great service.”
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading “I had tried to borrow money of Cadge, for the third time, and she told me she had none--which was true, or she would have let me have it.”
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From this reading May 29.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Star has done me a good turn, a great service.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LETTERS AND SCIENCE.
get temporarily
From this reading I had tried to borrow money of Cadge, for the third time, and she told me she had none--which was true, or she would have let me have it.
ask for and get free; be a parasite
From this reading I had tried to borrow money of Cadge, for the third time, and she told me she had none--which was true, or she would have let me have it.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading The Star has done me a good turn, a great service.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I had tried to borrow money of Cadge, for the third time, and she told me she had none--which was true, or she would have let me have it.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The Star has done me a good turn, a great service.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The Star has done me a good turn, a great service.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had tried to borrow money of Cadge, for the third time, and she told me she had none--which was true, or she would have let me have it.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Star has done me a good turn, a great service.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I had tried to borrow money of Cadge, for the third time, and she told me she had none--which was true, or she would have let me have it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had tried to borrow money of Cadge, for the third time, and she told me she had none--which was true, or she would have let me have it.
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From this reading I've revised my opinion of the newspapers.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I had tried to borrow money of Cadge, for the third time, and she told me she had none--which was true, or she would have let me have it.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading I had tried to borrow money of Cadge, for the third time, and she told me she had none--which was true, or she would have let me have it.
the literary culture
From this reading LETTERS AND SCIENCE.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading May 29.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Star has done me a good turn, a great service.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading I had tried to borrow money of Cadge, for the third time, and she told me she had none--which was true, or she would have let me have it.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I've revised my opinion of the newspapers.
plural of “newspaper” — a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading I've revised my opinion of the newspapers.
not one, and not any
From this reading I had tried to borrow money of Cadge, for the third time, and she told me she had none--which was true, or she would have let me have it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I've revised my opinion of the newspapers.
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading I've revised my opinion of the newspapers.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I had tried to borrow money of Cadge, for the third time, and she told me she had none--which was true, or she would have let me have it.
improved or brought up to date
From this reading I've revised my opinion of the newspapers.
a particular branch of scientific knowledge
From this reading LETTERS AND SCIENCE.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading The Star has done me a good turn, a great service.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I had tried to borrow money of Cadge, for the third time, and she told me she had none--which was true, or she would have let me have it.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading The Star has done me a good turn, a great service.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I've revised my opinion of the newspapers.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading I had tried to borrow money of Cadge, for the third time, and she told me she had none--which was true, or she would have let me have it.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I had tried to borrow money of Cadge, for the third time, and she told me she had none--which was true, or she would have let me have it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had tried to borrow money of Cadge, for the third time, and she told me she had none--which was true, or she would have let me have it.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I had tried to borrow money of Cadge, for the third time, and she told me she had none--which was true, or she would have let me have it.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading I had tried to borrow money of Cadge, for the third time, and she told me she had none--which was true, or she would have let me have it.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading I had tried to borrow money of Cadge, for the third time, and she told me she had none--which was true, or she would have let me have it.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading The Star has done me a good turn, a great service.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I had tried to borrow money of Cadge, for the third time, and she told me she had none--which was true, or she would have let me have it.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I had tried to borrow money of Cadge, for the third time, and she told me she had none--which was true, or she would have let me have it.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I had tried to borrow money of Cadge, for the third time, and she told me she had none--which was true, or she would have let me have it.
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