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Chapter 3 of A Thoughtless Yes is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Margaret! The Joneses, of course. Whom have we been talking about for the last half-hour?" exploded he. "Oh," said she, having evidently quite given over asking the Joneses, and become occupied with other thoughts, "I thought the idea did not please you. But I'm so glad.
Chapter 3 of A Thoughtless Yes is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the verbal act of requesting
From this reading “"Oh," said she, having evidently quite given over asking the Joneses, and become occupied with other thoughts, "I thought the idea did not please you.”
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading “"Oh," said she, having evidently quite given over asking the Joneses, and become occupied with other thoughts, "I thought the idea did not please you.”
showing the parts of something separated but in positions that show their correct relation to one another
From this reading “Whom have we been talking about for the last half-hour?" exploded he.”
a half of an hour
From this reading “Whom have we been talking about for the last half-hour?" exploded he.”
plural of “jones” — United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading “The Joneses, of course.”
held or filled or in use
From this reading “"Oh," said she, having evidently quite given over asking the Joneses, and become occupied with other thoughts, "I thought the idea did not please you.”
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading “Whom have we been talking about for the last half-hour?" exploded he.”
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “"Oh," said she, having evidently quite given over asking the Joneses, and become occupied with other thoughts, "I thought the idea did not please you.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Whom have we been talking about for the last half-hour?" exploded he.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Oh," said she, having evidently quite given over asking the Joneses, and become occupied with other thoughts, "I thought the idea did not please you.
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading "Oh," said she, having evidently quite given over asking the Joneses, and become occupied with other thoughts, "I thought the idea did not please you.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading "Oh," said she, having evidently quite given over asking the Joneses, and become occupied with other thoughts, "I thought the idea did not please you.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Whom have we been talking about for the last half-hour?" exploded he.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I'm so glad.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading The Joneses, of course.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Oh," said she, having evidently quite given over asking the Joneses, and become occupied with other thoughts, "I thought the idea did not please you.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading "Oh," said she, having evidently quite given over asking the Joneses, and become occupied with other thoughts, "I thought the idea did not please you.
showing the parts of something separated but in positions that show their correct relation to one another
From this reading Whom have we been talking about for the last half-hour?" exploded he.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Whom have we been talking about for the last half-hour?" exploded he.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading "Oh," said she, having evidently quite given over asking the Joneses, and become occupied with other thoughts, "I thought the idea did not please you.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading But I'm so glad.
a half of an hour
From this reading Whom have we been talking about for the last half-hour?" exploded he.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Whom have we been talking about for the last half-hour?" exploded he.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading "Oh," said she, having evidently quite given over asking the Joneses, and become occupied with other thoughts, "I thought the idea did not please you.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Whom have we been talking about for the last half-hour?" exploded he.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh," said she, having evidently quite given over asking the Joneses, and become occupied with other thoughts, "I thought the idea did not please you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I'm so glad.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Oh," said she, having evidently quite given over asking the Joneses, and become occupied with other thoughts, "I thought the idea did not please you.
plural of “jones” — United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading The Joneses, of course.
immediately past
From this reading Whom have we been talking about for the last half-hour?" exploded he.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Margaret!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Oh," said she, having evidently quite given over asking the Joneses, and become occupied with other thoughts, "I thought the idea did not please you.
held or filled or in use
From this reading "Oh," said she, having evidently quite given over asking the Joneses, and become occupied with other thoughts, "I thought the idea did not please you.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Joneses, of course.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh," said she, having evidently quite given over asking the Joneses, and become occupied with other thoughts, "I thought the idea did not please you.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "Oh," said she, having evidently quite given over asking the Joneses, and become occupied with other thoughts, "I thought the idea did not please you.
above and across; more than
From this reading "Oh," said she, having evidently quite given over asking the Joneses, and become occupied with other thoughts, "I thought the idea did not please you.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Oh," said she, having evidently quite given over asking the Joneses, and become occupied with other thoughts, "I thought the idea did not please you.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "Oh," said she, having evidently quite given over asking the Joneses, and become occupied with other thoughts, "I thought the idea did not please you.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Oh," said she, having evidently quite given over asking the Joneses, and become occupied with other thoughts, "I thought the idea did not please you.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh," said she, having evidently quite given over asking the Joneses, and become occupied with other thoughts, "I thought the idea did not please you.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But I'm so glad.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading Whom have we been talking about for the last half-hour?" exploded he.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Joneses, of course.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Oh," said she, having evidently quite given over asking the Joneses, and become occupied with other thoughts, "I thought the idea did not please you.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Oh," said she, having evidently quite given over asking the Joneses, and become occupied with other thoughts, "I thought the idea did not please you.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Whom have we been talking about for the last half-hour?" exploded he.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Whom have we been talking about for the last half-hour?" exploded he.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Oh," said she, having evidently quite given over asking the Joneses, and become occupied with other thoughts, "I thought the idea did not please you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh," said she, having evidently quite given over asking the Joneses, and become occupied with other thoughts, "I thought the idea did not please you.
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