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The bacillus of beauty

Chapter XXXIII · Chapter 33

Chapter 33 of The bacillus of beauty is here in full — 231 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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"P. P. C."
June 21, 19--.
Helen and I were to have been married just a year ago.
To-day I have been going over her own story of her life--of her meeting with Darmstetter, of the blight he cast upon her, of her growth in loveliness, her brief fluttering in the sunshine, her failure, her supping with sorrow, her death.
I must bring to a close the record of this miracle.
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The bacillus of beauty

Chapter XXXIII · Chapter 33

Chapter 33 of The bacillus of beauty is here in full — 231 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/46 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"P. P. C."
/piː piː siː/
Line 2
June 21, 19--.
Line 3
Helen and I were to have been married just a year ago.
/ˈhelən ənd aɪ wɜːr tuː hæv bɪn ˈmerid dʒʌst ə jɪr əˈɡoʊ/
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To-day I have been going over her own story of her life--of her meeting with Darmstetter, of the blight he cast upon her, of her growth in loveliness, her brief fluttering in the sunshine, her failure, her supping with sorrow, her death.
Line 5
I must bring to a close the record of this miracle.
/aɪ mʌst brɪŋ tuː ə kloʊs ðə rəˈkɔːrd ʌv ðɪs ˈmɪrəkəl/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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blight noun US /blaɪt/

a state or condition being blighted

From this reading “To-day I have been going over her own story of her life--of her meeting with Darmstetter, of the blight he cast upon her, of her growth in loveliness, her brief fluttering in the sunshine, her failure, her supping with sorrow, her death.”

failure noun US /ˈfeɪljər/

an act that fails

From this reading “To-day I have been going over her own story of her life--of her meeting with Darmstetter, of the blight he cast upon her, of her growth in loveliness, her brief fluttering in the sunshine, her failure, her supping with sorrow, her death.”

fluttering noun US /ˈflʌtərɪŋ/

the motion made by flapping up and down

From this reading “To-day I have been going over her own story of her life--of her meeting with Darmstetter, of the blight he cast upon her, of her growth in loveliness, her brief fluttering in the sunshine, her failure, her supping with sorrow, her death.”

growth noun US /ɡroʊθ/

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading “To-day I have been going over her own story of her life--of her meeting with Darmstetter, of the blight he cast upon her, of her growth in loveliness, her brief fluttering in the sunshine, her failure, her supping with sorrow, her death.”

June noun US /dʒuːn/

the month following May and preceding July

From this reading “June 21, 19--.”

miracle noun US /ˈmɪrəkəl/

any amazing or wonderful occurrence

From this reading “I must bring to a close the record of this miracle.”

record noun US /rəˈkɔːrd/

anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events

From this reading “I must bring to a close the record of this miracle.”

sunshine noun US /ˈsʌnʃaɪn/

the rays of the sun

From this reading “To-day I have been going over her own story of her life--of her meeting with Darmstetter, of the blight he cast upon her, of her growth in loveliness, her brief fluttering in the sunshine, her failure, her supping with sorrow, her death.”

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19

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading June 21, 19--.

21

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading June 21, 19--.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Helen and I were to have been married just a year ago.

agoadverbUS /əˈɡoʊ/

in the past

From this reading Helen and I were to have been married just a year ago.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Helen and I were to have been married just a year ago.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Helen and I were to have been married just a year ago.

blightnounUS /blaɪt/

a state or condition being blighted

From this reading To-day I have been going over her own story of her life--of her meeting with Darmstetter, of the blight he cast upon her, of her growth in loveliness, her brief fluttering in the sunshine, her failure, her supping with sorrow, her death.

briefadjectiveUS /briːf/

of short duration or distance

From this reading To-day I have been going over her own story of her life--of her meeting with Darmstetter, of the blight he cast upon her, of her growth in loveliness, her brief fluttering in the sunshine, her failure, her supping with sorrow, her death.

bringverbUS /brɪŋ/

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading I must bring to a close the record of this miracle.

CnounUS /siː/

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading "P. P. C."

castverbUS /kæst/

put or send forth

From this reading To-day I have been going over her own story of her life--of her meeting with Darmstetter, of the blight he cast upon her, of her growth in loveliness, her brief fluttering in the sunshine, her failure, her supping with sorrow, her death.

closeadjectiveUS /kloʊs/

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

From this reading I must bring to a close the record of this miracle.

Darmstetter

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading To-day I have been going over her own story of her life--of her meeting with Darmstetter, of the blight he cast upon her, of her growth in loveliness, her brief fluttering in the sunshine, her failure, her supping with sorrow, her death.

deathnounUS /deθ/

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading To-day I have been going over her own story of her life--of her meeting with Darmstetter, of the blight he cast upon her, of her growth in loveliness, her brief fluttering in the sunshine, her failure, her supping with sorrow, her death.

failurenounUS /ˈfeɪljər/

an act that fails

From this reading To-day I have been going over her own story of her life--of her meeting with Darmstetter, of the blight he cast upon her, of her growth in loveliness, her brief fluttering in the sunshine, her failure, her supping with sorrow, her death.

flutteringnounUS /ˈflʌtərɪŋ/

the motion made by flapping up and down

From this reading To-day I have been going over her own story of her life--of her meeting with Darmstetter, of the blight he cast upon her, of her growth in loveliness, her brief fluttering in the sunshine, her failure, her supping with sorrow, her death.

goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/

the act of departing

From this reading To-day I have been going over her own story of her life--of her meeting with Darmstetter, of the blight he cast upon her, of her growth in loveliness, her brief fluttering in the sunshine, her failure, her supping with sorrow, her death.

growthnounUS /ɡroʊθ/

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading To-day I have been going over her own story of her life--of her meeting with Darmstetter, of the blight he cast upon her, of her growth in loveliness, her brief fluttering in the sunshine, her failure, her supping with sorrow, her death.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Helen and I were to have been married just a year ago.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading To-day I have been going over her own story of her life--of her meeting with Darmstetter, of the blight he cast upon her, of her growth in loveliness, her brief fluttering in the sunshine, her failure, her supping with sorrow, her death.

HelennounUS /ˈhelən/

(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War

From this reading Helen and I were to have been married just a year ago.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading To-day I have been going over her own story of her life--of her meeting with Darmstetter, of the blight he cast upon her, of her growth in loveliness, her brief fluttering in the sunshine, her failure, her supping with sorrow, her death.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Helen and I were to have been married just a year ago.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading To-day I have been going over her own story of her life--of her meeting with Darmstetter, of the blight he cast upon her, of her growth in loveliness, her brief fluttering in the sunshine, her failure, her supping with sorrow, her death.

JunenounUS /dʒuːn/

the month following May and preceding July

From this reading June 21, 19--.

justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading Helen and I were to have been married just a year ago.

lifenounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading To-day I have been going over her own story of her life--of her meeting with Darmstetter, of the blight he cast upon her, of her growth in loveliness, her brief fluttering in the sunshine, her failure, her supping with sorrow, her death.

lovelinessnoun

the quality of being good looking and attractive

From this reading To-day I have been going over her own story of her life--of her meeting with Darmstetter, of the blight he cast upon her, of her growth in loveliness, her brief fluttering in the sunshine, her failure, her supping with sorrow, her death.

marriedadjectiveUS /ˈmerid/

joined in matrimony

From this reading Helen and I were to have been married just a year ago.

meetingnounUS /ˈmiːtɪŋ/

a formally arranged gathering

From this reading To-day I have been going over her own story of her life--of her meeting with Darmstetter, of the blight he cast upon her, of her growth in loveliness, her brief fluttering in the sunshine, her failure, her supping with sorrow, her death.

miraclenounUS /ˈmɪrəkəl/

any amazing or wonderful occurrence

From this reading I must bring to a close the record of this miracle.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading I must bring to a close the record of this miracle.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading To-day I have been going over her own story of her life--of her meeting with Darmstetter, of the blight he cast upon her, of her growth in loveliness, her brief fluttering in the sunshine, her failure, her supping with sorrow, her death.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading To-day I have been going over her own story of her life--of her meeting with Darmstetter, of the blight he cast upon her, of her growth in loveliness, her brief fluttering in the sunshine, her failure, her supping with sorrow, her death.

ownverbUS /oʊn/

have ownership or possession of

From this reading To-day I have been going over her own story of her life--of her meeting with Darmstetter, of the blight he cast upon her, of her growth in loveliness, her brief fluttering in the sunshine, her failure, her supping with sorrow, her death.

PnounUS /piː/

a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms

From this reading "P. P. C."

recordnounUS /rəˈkɔːrd/

anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events

From this reading I must bring to a close the record of this miracle.

sorrownounUS /ˈsɑːroʊ/

an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement

From this reading To-day I have been going over her own story of her life--of her meeting with Darmstetter, of the blight he cast upon her, of her growth in loveliness, her brief fluttering in the sunshine, her failure, her supping with sorrow, her death.

storynounUS /ˈstɔːri/

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading To-day I have been going over her own story of her life--of her meeting with Darmstetter, of the blight he cast upon her, of her growth in loveliness, her brief fluttering in the sunshine, her failure, her supping with sorrow, her death.

sunshinenounUS /ˈsʌnʃaɪn/

the rays of the sun

From this reading To-day I have been going over her own story of her life--of her meeting with Darmstetter, of the blight he cast upon her, of her growth in loveliness, her brief fluttering in the sunshine, her failure, her supping with sorrow, her death.

suppingnoun

ingestion of liquid food with a spoon or by drinking

From this reading To-day I have been going over her own story of her life--of her meeting with Darmstetter, of the blight he cast upon her, of her growth in loveliness, her brief fluttering in the sunshine, her failure, her supping with sorrow, her death.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading To-day I have been going over her own story of her life--of her meeting with Darmstetter, of the blight he cast upon her, of her growth in loveliness, her brief fluttering in the sunshine, her failure, her supping with sorrow, her death.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading I must bring to a close the record of this miracle.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Helen and I were to have been married just a year ago.

To-day

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading To-day I have been going over her own story of her life--of her meeting with Darmstetter, of the blight he cast upon her, of her growth in loveliness, her brief fluttering in the sunshine, her failure, her supping with sorrow, her death.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading To-day I have been going over her own story of her life--of her meeting with Darmstetter, of the blight he cast upon her, of her growth in loveliness, her brief fluttering in the sunshine, her failure, her supping with sorrow, her death.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Helen and I were to have been married just a year ago.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading To-day I have been going over her own story of her life--of her meeting with Darmstetter, of the blight he cast upon her, of her growth in loveliness, her brief fluttering in the sunshine, her failure, her supping with sorrow, her death.

yearnounUS /jɪr/

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading Helen and I were to have been married just a year ago.

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Beautiful
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Woman
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