Chapter 29 of The bacillus of beauty is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of The bacillus of beauty is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A BURST OF SUNLIGHT. June 8. They say the darkest hour comes just before the dawn. It was so with me. My troubles grew too great to bear, then vanished in an hour.
Chapter 29 of The bacillus of beauty is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading “A BURST OF SUNLIGHT.”
superlative of “dark” — devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black
From this reading “They say the darkest hour comes just before the dawn.”
the first light of day
From this reading “They say the darkest hour comes just before the dawn.”
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading “My troubles grew too great to bear, then vanished in an hour.”
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading “June 8.”
the rays of the sun
From this reading “A BURST OF SUNLIGHT.”
plural of “trouble” — a source of difficulty
From this reading “My troubles grew too great to bear, then vanished in an hour.”
having passed out of existence
From this reading “My troubles grew too great to bear, then vanished in an hour.”
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From this reading June 8.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A BURST OF SUNLIGHT.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading My troubles grew too great to bear, then vanished in an hour.
have
From this reading My troubles grew too great to bear, then vanished in an hour.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading They say the darkest hour comes just before the dawn.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading A BURST OF SUNLIGHT.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading They say the darkest hour comes just before the dawn.
superlative of “dark” — devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black
From this reading They say the darkest hour comes just before the dawn.
the first light of day
From this reading They say the darkest hour comes just before the dawn.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading My troubles grew too great to bear, then vanished in an hour.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading My troubles grew too great to bear, then vanished in an hour.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading They say the darkest hour comes just before the dawn.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My troubles grew too great to bear, then vanished in an hour.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was so with me.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading June 8.
and nothing more
From this reading They say the darkest hour comes just before the dawn.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was so with me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My troubles grew too great to bear, then vanished in an hour.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A BURST OF SUNLIGHT.
express in words
From this reading They say the darkest hour comes just before the dawn.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was so with me.
the rays of the sun
From this reading A BURST OF SUNLIGHT.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They say the darkest hour comes just before the dawn.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading My troubles grew too great to bear, then vanished in an hour.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They say the darkest hour comes just before the dawn.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My troubles grew too great to bear, then vanished in an hour.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading My troubles grew too great to bear, then vanished in an hour.
plural of “trouble” — a source of difficulty
From this reading My troubles grew too great to bear, then vanished in an hour.
having passed out of existence
From this reading My troubles grew too great to bear, then vanished in an hour.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was so with me.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was so with me.
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