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Chapter 5 of A Thoughtless Yes is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
No one ventured a reply. She closed her eyes and waited. The doctor took another powder from his case and held it above her lips. She smiled and swallowed it. "We take our powders very docilely," she said, with a bitter little laugh as the wine-glass left her hand and Mr. Boler's finger touched her own.
Chapter 5 of A Thoughtless Yes is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading “"We take our powders very docilely," she said, with a bitter little laugh as the wine-glass left her hand and Mr. Boler's finger touched her own.”
feel or handle with the fingers
From this reading “"We take our powders very docilely," she said, with a bitter little laugh as the wine-glass left her hand and Mr. Boler's finger touched her own.”
a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized
From this reading “The doctor took another powder from his case and held it above her lips.”
plural of “powder” — a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized
From this reading “"We take our powders very docilely," she said, with a bitter little laugh as the wine-glass left her hand and Mr. Boler's finger touched her own.”
past form of “swallow” — pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
From this reading “She smiled and swallowed it.”
having come into contact
From this reading “"We take our powders very docilely," she said, with a bitter little laugh as the wine-glass left her hand and Mr. Boler's finger touched her own.”
past form of “venture” — proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
From this reading “No one ventured a reply.”
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “She closed her eyes and waited.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading No one ventured a reply.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The doctor took another powder from his case and held it above her lips.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She closed her eyes and waited.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading The doctor took another powder from his case and held it above her lips.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "We take our powders very docilely," she said, with a bitter little laugh as the wine-glass left her hand and Mr. Boler's finger touched her own.
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading "We take our powders very docilely," she said, with a bitter little laugh as the wine-glass left her hand and Mr. Boler's finger touched her own.
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From this reading "We take our powders very docilely," she said, with a bitter little laugh as the wine-glass left her hand and Mr. Boler's finger touched her own.
an occurrence of something
From this reading The doctor took another powder from his case and held it above her lips.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading She closed her eyes and waited.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We take our powders very docilely," she said, with a bitter little laugh as the wine-glass left her hand and Mr. Boler's finger touched her own.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading The doctor took another powder from his case and held it above her lips.
opinion or judgment
From this reading She closed her eyes and waited.
feel or handle with the fingers
From this reading "We take our powders very docilely," she said, with a bitter little laugh as the wine-glass left her hand and Mr. Boler's finger touched her own.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The doctor took another powder from his case and held it above her lips.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "We take our powders very docilely," she said, with a bitter little laugh as the wine-glass left her hand and Mr. Boler's finger touched her own.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading The doctor took another powder from his case and held it above her lips.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She closed her eyes and waited.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The doctor took another powder from his case and held it above her lips.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The doctor took another powder from his case and held it above her lips.
the sound of laughing
From this reading "We take our powders very docilely," she said, with a bitter little laugh as the wine-glass left her hand and Mr. Boler's finger touched her own.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading "We take our powders very docilely," she said, with a bitter little laugh as the wine-glass left her hand and Mr. Boler's finger touched her own.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading The doctor took another powder from his case and held it above her lips.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "We take our powders very docilely," she said, with a bitter little laugh as the wine-glass left her hand and Mr. Boler's finger touched her own.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "We take our powders very docilely," she said, with a bitter little laugh as the wine-glass left her hand and Mr. Boler's finger touched her own.
not any; not one
From this reading No one ventured a reply.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one ventured a reply.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "We take our powders very docilely," she said, with a bitter little laugh as the wine-glass left her hand and Mr. Boler's finger touched her own.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "We take our powders very docilely," she said, with a bitter little laugh as the wine-glass left her hand and Mr. Boler's finger touched her own.
a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized
From this reading The doctor took another powder from his case and held it above her lips.
plural of “powder” — a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized
From this reading "We take our powders very docilely," she said, with a bitter little laugh as the wine-glass left her hand and Mr. Boler's finger touched her own.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading No one ventured a reply.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "We take our powders very docilely," she said, with a bitter little laugh as the wine-glass left her hand and Mr. Boler's finger touched her own.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She closed her eyes and waited.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading She smiled and swallowed it.
past form of “swallow” — pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
From this reading She smiled and swallowed it.
carry out
From this reading "We take our powders very docilely," she said, with a bitter little laugh as the wine-glass left her hand and Mr. Boler's finger touched her own.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The doctor took another powder from his case and held it above her lips.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The doctor took another powder from his case and held it above her lips.
having come into contact
From this reading "We take our powders very docilely," she said, with a bitter little laugh as the wine-glass left her hand and Mr. Boler's finger touched her own.
past form of “venture” — proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
From this reading No one ventured a reply.
precisely as stated
From this reading "We take our powders very docilely," she said, with a bitter little laugh as the wine-glass left her hand and Mr. Boler's finger touched her own.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading She closed her eyes and waited.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We take our powders very docilely," she said, with a bitter little laugh as the wine-glass left her hand and Mr. Boler's finger touched her own.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We take our powders very docilely," she said, with a bitter little laugh as the wine-glass left her hand and Mr. Boler's finger touched her own.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "We take our powders very docilely," she said, with a bitter little laugh as the wine-glass left her hand and Mr. Boler's finger touched her own.
Chapter 5 of A Thoughtless Yes by Helen H. (Helen Hamilton) Gardener holds 428 sentences, grouped into 86 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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