Chapter 28 of The bacillus of beauty is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of The bacillus of beauty is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A CHAPERON ON A CATTLE TRAIN. June 4. This has been one of my worst days, and I have for a long time had no days but bad ones. Three things have happened, either one of which would alone have been a calamity. Together they crush, they frighten, they humiliate me!
Chapter 28 of The bacillus of beauty is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading “Three things have happened, either one of which would alone have been a calamity.”
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading “A CHAPERON ON A CATTLE TRAIN.”
come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
From this reading “Together they crush, they frighten, they humiliate me!”
cause fear in
From this reading “Together they crush, they frighten, they humiliate me!”
cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
From this reading “Together they crush, they frighten, they humiliate me!”
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading “June 4.”
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “This has been one of my worst days, and I have for a long time had no days but bad ones.”
the least favorable outcome
From this reading “This has been one of my worst days, and I have for a long time had no days but bad ones.”
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From this reading June 4.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A CHAPERON ON A CATTLE TRAIN.
Having no one else present.
From this reading Three things have happened, either one of which would alone have been a calamity.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This has been one of my worst days, and I have for a long time had no days but bad ones.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading This has been one of my worst days, and I have for a long time had no days but bad ones.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This has been one of my worst days, and I have for a long time had no days but bad ones.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This has been one of my worst days, and I have for a long time had no days but bad ones.
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading Three things have happened, either one of which would alone have been a calamity.
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading A CHAPERON ON A CATTLE TRAIN.
one who accompanies and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young people
From this reading A CHAPERON ON A CATTLE TRAIN.
come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
From this reading Together they crush, they frighten, they humiliate me!
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading This has been one of my worst days, and I have for a long time had no days but bad ones.
one or the other of two
From this reading Three things have happened, either one of which would alone have been a calamity.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This has been one of my worst days, and I have for a long time had no days but bad ones.
cause fear in
From this reading Together they crush, they frighten, they humiliate me!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This has been one of my worst days, and I have for a long time had no days but bad ones.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Three things have happened, either one of which would alone have been a calamity.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This has been one of my worst days, and I have for a long time had no days but bad ones.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This has been one of my worst days, and I have for a long time had no days but bad ones.
cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
From this reading Together they crush, they frighten, they humiliate me!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading This has been one of my worst days, and I have for a long time had no days but bad ones.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading June 4.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading This has been one of my worst days, and I have for a long time had no days but bad ones.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Together they crush, they frighten, they humiliate me!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading This has been one of my worst days, and I have for a long time had no days but bad ones.
not any; not one
From this reading This has been one of my worst days, and I have for a long time had no days but bad ones.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This has been one of my worst days, and I have for a long time had no days but bad ones.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A CHAPERON ON A CATTLE TRAIN.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This has been one of my worst days, and I have for a long time had no days but bad ones.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading This has been one of my worst days, and I have for a long time had no days but bad ones.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Together they crush, they frighten, they humiliate me!
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Three things have happened, either one of which would alone have been a calamity.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This has been one of my worst days, and I have for a long time had no days but bad ones.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Three things have happened, either one of which would alone have been a calamity.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading This has been one of my worst days, and I have for a long time had no days but bad ones.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Together they crush, they frighten, they humiliate me!
create by training and teaching
From this reading A CHAPERON ON A CATTLE TRAIN.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Three things have happened, either one of which would alone have been a calamity.
the least favorable outcome
From this reading This has been one of my worst days, and I have for a long time had no days but bad ones.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Three things have happened, either one of which would alone have been a calamity.
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