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Corpus of a Siam Mosquito

Chapter XII · Chapter 12

Chapter 12 of Corpus of a Siam Mosquito is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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It was their third time playing the board game of Monopoly that week and Porn sensed that another ineluctable habit was being imposed onto her more from within than without.
She often deliberately tossed the dice directly into his token when it was near her side of the board but mostly her rolling was with a lethargic rattling in her palm and the apathetic dropping of dice from her numb fingertips.
Once she spilled the content of her glass, which then flooded over Marlborough and Vine Streets as well as Community Chest.
She snowed her popcorn crumbs over two colors of property.
He silently blamed her clumsiness on the vodka that she had mixed into her cola.
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Corpus of a Siam Mosquito

Chapter XII · Chapter 12

Chapter 12 of Corpus of a Siam Mosquito is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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It was their third time playing the board game of Monopoly that week and Porn sensed that another ineluctable habit was being imposed onto her more from within than without.
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She often deliberately tossed the dice directly into his token when it was near her side of the board but mostly her rolling was with a lethargic rattling in her palm and the apathetic dropping of dice from her numb fingertips.
/ʃiː ˈɔːfən dɪˈlɪbərətli tɔːst ðə daɪs dərˈektli ˈɪntuː hɪz ˈtoʊkən wen ɪt wɑːz nɪr hɜːr saɪd ʌv ðə bɔːrd bʌt ˈmoʊstli hɜːr ˈroʊlɪŋ wɑːz wɪð ə ləˈθɑːrdʒɪk ˈrætlɪŋ ɪn hɜːr pɑːm ənd ðə ˌæpəˈθetɪk ˈdrɑːpɪŋ ʌv daɪs frʌm hɜːr nʌm ˈfɪŋɡərtɪps/
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Once she spilled the content of her glass, which then flooded over Marlborough and Vine Streets as well as Community Chest.
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She snowed her popcorn crumbs over two colors of property.
/ʃiː snoʊd hɜːr ˈpɑːpkɔːrn krʌmz ˈoʊvər tuː ˈkʌlərz ʌv ˈprɑːpərti/
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He silently blamed her clumsiness on the vodka that she had mixed into her cola.
/hiː ˈsaɪləntli bleɪmd hɜːr ˈklʌmzinəs ɑːn ðə ˈvɑːdkə ðæt ʃiː hæd mɪkst ˈɪntuː hɜːr ˈkoʊlə/

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

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apathetic adjective US /ˌæpəˈθetɪk/

showing little or no emotion or animation

From this reading “She often deliberately tossed the dice directly into his token when it was near her side of the board but mostly her rolling was with a lethargic rattling in her palm and the apathetic dropping of dice from her numb fingertips.”

clumsiness noun US /ˈklʌmzinəs/

unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training

From this reading “He silently blamed her clumsiness on the vodka that she had mixed into her cola.”

cola noun US /ˈkoʊlə/

large genus of African trees bearing kola nuts

From this reading “He silently blamed her clumsiness on the vodka that she had mixed into her cola.”

fingertips noun US /ˈfɪŋɡərtɪps/

plural of “fingertip” — the end (tip) of a finger

From this reading “She often deliberately tossed the dice directly into his token when it was near her side of the board but mostly her rolling was with a lethargic rattling in her palm and the apathetic dropping of dice from her numb fingertips.”

lethargic adjective US /ləˈθɑːrdʒɪk/

deficient in alertness or activity

From this reading “She often deliberately tossed the dice directly into his token when it was near her side of the board but mostly her rolling was with a lethargic rattling in her palm and the apathetic dropping of dice from her numb fingertips.”

popcorn noun US /ˈpɑːpkɔːrn/

corn having small ears and kernels that burst when exposed to dry heat

From this reading “She snowed her popcorn crumbs over two colors of property.”

Porn noun US /pɔːrn/

creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire

From this reading “It was their third time playing the board game of Monopoly that week and Porn sensed that another ineluctable habit was being imposed onto her more from within than without.”

snowed verb US /snoʊd/

past form of “snow” — fall as snow

From this reading “She snowed her popcorn crumbs over two colors of property.”

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Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading She often deliberately tossed the dice directly into his token when it was near her side of the board but mostly her rolling was with a lethargic rattling in her palm and the apathetic dropping of dice from her numb fingertips.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading It was their third time playing the board game of Monopoly that week and Porn sensed that another ineluctable habit was being imposed onto her more from within than without.

anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading It was their third time playing the board game of Monopoly that week and Porn sensed that another ineluctable habit was being imposed onto her more from within than without.

apatheticadjectiveUS /ˌæpəˈθetɪk/

showing little or no emotion or animation

From this reading She often deliberately tossed the dice directly into his token when it was near her side of the board but mostly her rolling was with a lethargic rattling in her palm and the apathetic dropping of dice from her numb fingertips.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Once she spilled the content of her glass, which then flooded over Marlborough and Vine Streets as well as Community Chest.

beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading It was their third time playing the board game of Monopoly that week and Porn sensed that another ineluctable habit was being imposed onto her more from within than without.

blamedadjectiveUS /bleɪmd/

expletives used informally as intensifiers

From this reading He silently blamed her clumsiness on the vodka that she had mixed into her cola.

boardnounUS /bɔːrd/

a committee having supervisory powers

From this reading It was their third time playing the board game of Monopoly that week and Porn sensed that another ineluctable habit was being imposed onto her more from within than without.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading She often deliberately tossed the dice directly into his token when it was near her side of the board but mostly her rolling was with a lethargic rattling in her palm and the apathetic dropping of dice from her numb fingertips.

ChestnounUS /tʃest/

the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates

From this reading Once she spilled the content of her glass, which then flooded over Marlborough and Vine Streets as well as Community Chest.

clumsinessnounUS /ˈklʌmzinəs/

unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training

From this reading He silently blamed her clumsiness on the vodka that she had mixed into her cola.

colanounUS /ˈkoʊlə/

large genus of African trees bearing kola nuts

From this reading He silently blamed her clumsiness on the vodka that she had mixed into her cola.

colorsnounUS /ˈkʌlərz/

a flag that shows its nationality

From this reading She snowed her popcorn crumbs over two colors of property.

CommunitynounUS /kəˈmjuːnəti/

a group of people living in a particular local area

From this reading Once she spilled the content of her glass, which then flooded over Marlborough and Vine Streets as well as Community Chest.

contentnounUS /ˈkɑːntent/

(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something

From this reading Once she spilled the content of her glass, which then flooded over Marlborough and Vine Streets as well as Community Chest.

crumbsnounUS /krʌmz/

plural of “crumb” — a very small quantity of something

From this reading She snowed her popcorn crumbs over two colors of property.

deliberatelyadverbUS /dɪˈlɪbərətli/

with intention; in an intentional manner

From this reading She often deliberately tossed the dice directly into his token when it was near her side of the board but mostly her rolling was with a lethargic rattling in her palm and the apathetic dropping of dice from her numb fingertips.

dicenounUS /daɪs/

a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers

From this reading She often deliberately tossed the dice directly into his token when it was near her side of the board but mostly her rolling was with a lethargic rattling in her palm and the apathetic dropping of dice from her numb fingertips.

directlyadverbUS /dərˈektli/

without deviation

From this reading She often deliberately tossed the dice directly into his token when it was near her side of the board but mostly her rolling was with a lethargic rattling in her palm and the apathetic dropping of dice from her numb fingertips.

droppingadjectiveUS /ˈdrɑːpɪŋ/

coming down freely under the influence of gravity

From this reading She often deliberately tossed the dice directly into his token when it was near her side of the board but mostly her rolling was with a lethargic rattling in her palm and the apathetic dropping of dice from her numb fingertips.

fingertipsnounUS /ˈfɪŋɡərtɪps/

plural of “fingertip” — the end (tip) of a finger

From this reading She often deliberately tossed the dice directly into his token when it was near her side of the board but mostly her rolling was with a lethargic rattling in her palm and the apathetic dropping of dice from her numb fingertips.

floodedadjectiveUS /ˈflʌdəd/

covered with water

From this reading Once she spilled the content of her glass, which then flooded over Marlborough and Vine Streets as well as Community Chest.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading It was their third time playing the board game of Monopoly that week and Porn sensed that another ineluctable habit was being imposed onto her more from within than without.

gamenounUS /ɡeɪm/

a contest with rules to determine a winner

From this reading It was their third time playing the board game of Monopoly that week and Porn sensed that another ineluctable habit was being imposed onto her more from within than without.

glassnounUS /ɡlæs/

a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure

From this reading Once she spilled the content of her glass, which then flooded over Marlborough and Vine Streets as well as Community Chest.

habitnounUS /ˈhæbət/

an established custom

From this reading It was their third time playing the board game of Monopoly that week and Porn sensed that another ineluctable habit was being imposed onto her more from within than without.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading He silently blamed her clumsiness on the vodka that she had mixed into her cola.

HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading He silently blamed her clumsiness on the vodka that she had mixed into her cola.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading It was their third time playing the board game of Monopoly that week and Porn sensed that another ineluctable habit was being imposed onto her more from within than without.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading She often deliberately tossed the dice directly into his token when it was near her side of the board but mostly her rolling was with a lethargic rattling in her palm and the apathetic dropping of dice from her numb fingertips.

imposedadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpoʊzd/

set forth authoritatively as obligatory

From this reading It was their third time playing the board game of Monopoly that week and Porn sensed that another ineluctable habit was being imposed onto her more from within than without.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading She often deliberately tossed the dice directly into his token when it was near her side of the board but mostly her rolling was with a lethargic rattling in her palm and the apathetic dropping of dice from her numb fingertips.

ineluctableadjective

impossible to avoid or evade

From this reading It was their third time playing the board game of Monopoly that week and Porn sensed that another ineluctable habit was being imposed onto her more from within than without.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading She often deliberately tossed the dice directly into his token when it was near her side of the board but mostly her rolling was with a lethargic rattling in her palm and the apathetic dropping of dice from her numb fingertips.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was their third time playing the board game of Monopoly that week and Porn sensed that another ineluctable habit was being imposed onto her more from within than without.

lethargicadjectiveUS /ləˈθɑːrdʒɪk/

deficient in alertness or activity

From this reading She often deliberately tossed the dice directly into his token when it was near her side of the board but mostly her rolling was with a lethargic rattling in her palm and the apathetic dropping of dice from her numb fingertips.

Marlborough

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

From this reading Once she spilled the content of her glass, which then flooded over Marlborough and Vine Streets as well as Community Chest.

mixedadjectiveUS /mɪkst/

consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds

From this reading He silently blamed her clumsiness on the vodka that she had mixed into her cola.

MonopolynounUS /məˈnɑːpəli/

(economics) a market in which there are many buyers but only one seller

From this reading It was their third time playing the board game of Monopoly that week and Porn sensed that another ineluctable habit was being imposed onto her more from within than without.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading It was their third time playing the board game of Monopoly that week and Porn sensed that another ineluctable habit was being imposed onto her more from within than without.

mostlyadverbUS /ˈmoʊstli/

in large part; mainly or chiefly

From this reading She often deliberately tossed the dice directly into his token when it was near her side of the board but mostly her rolling was with a lethargic rattling in her palm and the apathetic dropping of dice from her numb fingertips.

nearadverbUS /nɪr/

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading She often deliberately tossed the dice directly into his token when it was near her side of the board but mostly her rolling was with a lethargic rattling in her palm and the apathetic dropping of dice from her numb fingertips.

numbadjectiveUS /nʌm/

lacking sensation

From this reading She often deliberately tossed the dice directly into his token when it was near her side of the board but mostly her rolling was with a lethargic rattling in her palm and the apathetic dropping of dice from her numb fingertips.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It was their third time playing the board game of Monopoly that week and Porn sensed that another ineluctable habit was being imposed onto her more from within than without.

oftenadverbUS /ˈɔːfən/

many times at short intervals

From this reading She often deliberately tossed the dice directly into his token when it was near her side of the board but mostly her rolling was with a lethargic rattling in her palm and the apathetic dropping of dice from her numb fingertips.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading He silently blamed her clumsiness on the vodka that she had mixed into her cola.

OnceadverbUS /wʌns/

on one occasion

From this reading Once she spilled the content of her glass, which then flooded over Marlborough and Vine Streets as well as Community Chest.

ontoprepositionUS /ˈɑːntuː/

moving to a position on a surface

From this reading It was their third time playing the board game of Monopoly that week and Porn sensed that another ineluctable habit was being imposed onto her more from within than without.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading Once she spilled the content of her glass, which then flooded over Marlborough and Vine Streets as well as Community Chest.

palmnounUS /pɑːm/

the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers

From this reading She often deliberately tossed the dice directly into his token when it was near her side of the board but mostly her rolling was with a lethargic rattling in her palm and the apathetic dropping of dice from her numb fingertips.

playingnounUS /ˈpleɪɪŋ/

the act of playing a musical instrument

From this reading It was their third time playing the board game of Monopoly that week and Porn sensed that another ineluctable habit was being imposed onto her more from within than without.

popcornnounUS /ˈpɑːpkɔːrn/

corn having small ears and kernels that burst when exposed to dry heat

From this reading She snowed her popcorn crumbs over two colors of property.

PornnounUS /pɔːrn/

creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire

From this reading It was their third time playing the board game of Monopoly that week and Porn sensed that another ineluctable habit was being imposed onto her more from within than without.

propertynounUS /ˈprɑːpərti/

something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone

From this reading She snowed her popcorn crumbs over two colors of property.

rattlingnounUS /ˈrætlɪŋ/

a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders)

From this reading She often deliberately tossed the dice directly into his token when it was near her side of the board but mostly her rolling was with a lethargic rattling in her palm and the apathetic dropping of dice from her numb fingertips.

rollingadjectiveUS /ˈroʊlɪŋ/

uttered with a trill

From this reading She often deliberately tossed the dice directly into his token when it was near her side of the board but mostly her rolling was with a lethargic rattling in her palm and the apathetic dropping of dice from her numb fingertips.

sensedadjectiveUS /senst/

detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues

From this reading It was their third time playing the board game of Monopoly that week and Porn sensed that another ineluctable habit was being imposed onto her more from within than without.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She often deliberately tossed the dice directly into his token when it was near her side of the board but mostly her rolling was with a lethargic rattling in her palm and the apathetic dropping of dice from her numb fingertips.

sidenounUS /saɪd/

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading She often deliberately tossed the dice directly into his token when it was near her side of the board but mostly her rolling was with a lethargic rattling in her palm and the apathetic dropping of dice from her numb fingertips.

silentlyadverbUS /ˈsaɪləntli/

without speaking

From this reading He silently blamed her clumsiness on the vodka that she had mixed into her cola.

snowedverbUS /snoʊd/

past form of “snow” — fall as snow

From this reading She snowed her popcorn crumbs over two colors of property.

spilledverbUS /spɪld/

past form of “spill” — cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container

From this reading Once she spilled the content of her glass, which then flooded over Marlborough and Vine Streets as well as Community Chest.

StreetsnounUS /striːts/

plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading Once she spilled the content of her glass, which then flooded over Marlborough and Vine Streets as well as Community Chest.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading It was their third time playing the board game of Monopoly that week and Porn sensed that another ineluctable habit was being imposed onto her more from within than without.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It was their third time playing the board game of Monopoly that week and Porn sensed that another ineluctable habit was being imposed onto her more from within than without.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading It was their third time playing the board game of Monopoly that week and Porn sensed that another ineluctable habit was being imposed onto her more from within than without.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading It was their third time playing the board game of Monopoly that week and Porn sensed that another ineluctable habit was being imposed onto her more from within than without.

thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Once she spilled the content of her glass, which then flooded over Marlborough and Vine Streets as well as Community Chest.

thirdnounUS /θɜːrd/

one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

From this reading It was their third time playing the board game of Monopoly that week and Porn sensed that another ineluctable habit was being imposed onto her more from within than without.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading It was their third time playing the board game of Monopoly that week and Porn sensed that another ineluctable habit was being imposed onto her more from within than without.

tokennounUS /ˈtoʊkən/

an individual instance of a type of symbol

From this reading She often deliberately tossed the dice directly into his token when it was near her side of the board but mostly her rolling was with a lethargic rattling in her palm and the apathetic dropping of dice from her numb fingertips.

tossedverbUS /tɔːst/

past form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion

From this reading She often deliberately tossed the dice directly into his token when it was near her side of the board but mostly her rolling was with a lethargic rattling in her palm and the apathetic dropping of dice from her numb fingertips.

twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading She snowed her popcorn crumbs over two colors of property.

VinenounUS /vaɪn/

a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface

From this reading Once she spilled the content of her glass, which then flooded over Marlborough and Vine Streets as well as Community Chest.

vodkanounUS /ˈvɑːdkə/

unaged colorless liquor originating in Russia

From this reading He silently blamed her clumsiness on the vodka that she had mixed into her cola.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It was their third time playing the board game of Monopoly that week and Porn sensed that another ineluctable habit was being imposed onto her more from within than without.

weeknounUS /wiːk/

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading It was their third time playing the board game of Monopoly that week and Porn sensed that another ineluctable habit was being imposed onto her more from within than without.

welladverbUS /wel/

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading Once she spilled the content of her glass, which then flooded over Marlborough and Vine Streets as well as Community Chest.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading She often deliberately tossed the dice directly into his token when it was near her side of the board but mostly her rolling was with a lethargic rattling in her palm and the apathetic dropping of dice from her numb fingertips.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Once she spilled the content of her glass, which then flooded over Marlborough and Vine Streets as well as Community Chest.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading She often deliberately tossed the dice directly into his token when it was near her side of the board but mostly her rolling was with a lethargic rattling in her palm and the apathetic dropping of dice from her numb fingertips.

withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading It was their third time playing the board game of Monopoly that week and Porn sensed that another ineluctable habit was being imposed onto her more from within than without.

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading It was their third time playing the board game of Monopoly that week and Porn sensed that another ineluctable habit was being imposed onto her more from within than without.

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Vocabulary met early in Corpus of a Siam Mosquito

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Driver
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Ramkhamhaeng
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Singularly
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Corpus of a Siam Mosquito; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
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A word that appears in the opening chapter of Corpus of a Siam Mosquito; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.