Chapter 16 of The Restless Sex is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Restless Sex is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She bit her lip and stood staring into vacancy, one hand tightening on the stair-rail, the other worrying her lips. "I tell you," she said slowly, her gaze still remote, "the only thing to do is to do nothing.... Because I’m afraid.... I couldn’t bear it. I’d have to think of it all my life and I—I simply couldn’t endure it....
Chapter 16 of The Restless Sex is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading “I’d have to think of it all my life and I—I simply couldn’t endure it....”
a long fixed look
From this reading “"I tell you," she said slowly, her gaze still remote, "the only thing to do is to do nothing....”
either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading “She bit her lip and stood staring into vacancy, one hand tightening on the stair-rail, the other worrying her lips.”
located far away spatially
From this reading “"I tell you," she said slowly, her gaze still remote, "the only thing to do is to do nothing....”
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading “She bit her lip and stood staring into vacancy, one hand tightening on the stair-rail, the other worrying her lips.”
the act of making something tighter
From this reading “She bit her lip and stood staring into vacancy, one hand tightening on the stair-rail, the other worrying her lips.”
being unoccupied
From this reading “She bit her lip and stood staring into vacancy, one hand tightening on the stair-rail, the other worrying her lips.”
the act of harassing someone
From this reading “She bit her lip and stood staring into vacancy, one hand tightening on the stair-rail, the other worrying her lips.”
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In this reading “She bit her lip and stood staring into vacancy, one hand tightening on the stair-rail, the other worrying her lips.”
In this reading “She bit her lip and stood staring into vacancy, one hand tightening on the stair-rail, the other worrying her lips.”
keep in mind for attention or consideration
In this reading “I’d have to think of it all my life and I—I simply couldn’t endure it....”
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filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading Because I’m afraid....
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading I’d have to think of it all my life and I—I simply couldn’t endure it....
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She bit her lip and stood staring into vacancy, one hand tightening on the stair-rail, the other worrying her lips.
have
From this reading I couldn’t bear it.
for the reason that
From this reading Because I’m afraid....
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading She bit her lip and stood staring into vacancy, one hand tightening on the stair-rail, the other worrying her lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I couldn’t bear it.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I tell you," she said slowly, her gaze still remote, "the only thing to do is to do nothing....
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading I’d have to think of it all my life and I—I simply couldn’t endure it....
a long fixed look
From this reading "I tell you," she said slowly, her gaze still remote, "the only thing to do is to do nothing....
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading She bit her lip and stood staring into vacancy, one hand tightening on the stair-rail, the other worrying her lips.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I’d have to think of it all my life and I—I simply couldn’t endure it....
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She bit her lip and stood staring into vacancy, one hand tightening on the stair-rail, the other worrying her lips.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I tell you," she said slowly, her gaze still remote, "the only thing to do is to do nothing....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’d have to think of it all my life and I—I simply couldn’t endure it....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Because I’m afraid....
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She bit her lip and stood staring into vacancy, one hand tightening on the stair-rail, the other worrying her lips.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I tell you," she said slowly, her gaze still remote, "the only thing to do is to do nothing....
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I couldn’t bear it.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I’d have to think of it all my life and I—I simply couldn’t endure it....
either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading She bit her lip and stood staring into vacancy, one hand tightening on the stair-rail, the other worrying her lips.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading She bit her lip and stood staring into vacancy, one hand tightening on the stair-rail, the other worrying her lips.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I’d have to think of it all my life and I—I simply couldn’t endure it....
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "I tell you," she said slowly, her gaze still remote, "the only thing to do is to do nothing....
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I’d have to think of it all my life and I—I simply couldn’t endure it....
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She bit her lip and stood staring into vacancy, one hand tightening on the stair-rail, the other worrying her lips.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She bit her lip and stood staring into vacancy, one hand tightening on the stair-rail, the other worrying her lips.
and nothing more
From this reading "I tell you," she said slowly, her gaze still remote, "the only thing to do is to do nothing....
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading She bit her lip and stood staring into vacancy, one hand tightening on the stair-rail, the other worrying her lips.
located far away spatially
From this reading "I tell you," she said slowly, her gaze still remote, "the only thing to do is to do nothing....
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I tell you," she said slowly, her gaze still remote, "the only thing to do is to do nothing....
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She bit her lip and stood staring into vacancy, one hand tightening on the stair-rail, the other worrying her lips.
and nothing more
From this reading I’d have to think of it all my life and I—I simply couldn’t endure it....
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading "I tell you," she said slowly, her gaze still remote, "the only thing to do is to do nothing....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She bit her lip and stood staring into vacancy, one hand tightening on the stair-rail, the other worrying her lips.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading She bit her lip and stood staring into vacancy, one hand tightening on the stair-rail, the other worrying her lips.
not in physical motion
From this reading "I tell you," she said slowly, her gaze still remote, "the only thing to do is to do nothing....
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading She bit her lip and stood staring into vacancy, one hand tightening on the stair-rail, the other worrying her lips.
express in words
From this reading "I tell you," she said slowly, her gaze still remote, "the only thing to do is to do nothing....
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She bit her lip and stood staring into vacancy, one hand tightening on the stair-rail, the other worrying her lips.
a special situation
From this reading "I tell you," she said slowly, her gaze still remote, "the only thing to do is to do nothing....
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I’d have to think of it all my life and I—I simply couldn’t endure it....
the act of making something tighter
From this reading She bit her lip and stood staring into vacancy, one hand tightening on the stair-rail, the other worrying her lips.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I tell you," she said slowly, her gaze still remote, "the only thing to do is to do nothing....
being unoccupied
From this reading She bit her lip and stood staring into vacancy, one hand tightening on the stair-rail, the other worrying her lips.
the act of harassing someone
From this reading She bit her lip and stood staring into vacancy, one hand tightening on the stair-rail, the other worrying her lips.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I tell you," she said slowly, her gaze still remote, "the only thing to do is to do nothing....
Chapter 16 of The Restless Sex by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers holds 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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.
Chapter 16 holds 408 sentences of The Restless Sex, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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