Chapter 20 of The Restless Sex is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The Restless Sex is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Grismer smiled: "It would have taken two to smash the Cleland traditions. It couldn’t have been done—between you and Stephanie.... Are you going back to Runner’s Rest to-night?" "Yes—if you say so," he replied in a low voice. "I do say so.
Chapter 20 of The Restless Sex is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading “"Yes—if you say so," he replied in a low voice.”
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “"Yes—if you say so," he replied in a low voice.”
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading “Are you going back to Runner’s Rest to-night?"”
possessive form of “runner” — someone who imports or exports without paying duties
hit hard
From this reading “Grismer smiled: "It would have taken two to smash the Cleland traditions.”
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “Grismer smiled: "It would have taken two to smash the Cleland traditions.”
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading “Grismer smiled: "It would have taken two to smash the Cleland traditions.”
plural of “tradition” — an inherited pattern of thought or action
From this reading “Grismer smiled: "It would have taken two to smash the Cleland traditions.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “"Yes—if you say so," he replied in a low voice.”
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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 "Yes—if you say so," he replied in a low voice.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It couldn’t have been done—between you and Stephanie....
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are you going back to Runner’s Rest to-night?"
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Are you going back to Runner’s Rest to-night?"
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It couldn’t have been done—between you and Stephanie....
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading It couldn’t have been done—between you and Stephanie....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Grismer smiled: "It would have taken two to smash the Cleland traditions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It couldn’t have been done—between you and Stephanie....
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I do say so.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading It couldn’t have been done—between you and Stephanie....
the act of departing
From this reading Are you going back to Runner’s Rest to-night?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Grismer smiled: "It would have taken two to smash the Cleland traditions.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Grismer smiled: "It would have taken two to smash the Cleland traditions.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes—if you say so," he replied in a low voice.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I do say so.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Yes—if you say so," he replied in a low voice.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Yes—if you say so," he replied in a low voice.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Grismer smiled: "It would have taken two to smash the Cleland traditions.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading "Yes—if you say so," he replied in a low voice.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Yes—if you say so," he replied in a low voice.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Are you going back to Runner’s Rest to-night?"
possessive form of “runner” — someone who imports or exports without paying duties
From this reading Are you going back to Runner’s Rest to-night?"
express in words
From this reading "Yes—if you say so," he replied in a low voice.
hit hard
From this reading Grismer smiled: "It would have taken two to smash the Cleland traditions.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Grismer smiled: "It would have taken two to smash the Cleland traditions.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Yes—if you say so," he replied in a low voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It couldn’t have been done—between you and Stephanie....
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Grismer smiled: "It would have taken two to smash the Cleland traditions.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Grismer smiled: "It would have taken two to smash the Cleland traditions.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Grismer smiled: "It would have taken two to smash the Cleland traditions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Are you going back to Runner’s Rest to-night?"
plural of “tradition” — an inherited pattern of thought or action
From this reading Grismer smiled: "It would have taken two to smash the Cleland traditions.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Grismer smiled: "It would have taken two to smash the Cleland traditions.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Yes—if you say so," he replied in a low voice.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Grismer smiled: "It would have taken two to smash the Cleland traditions.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes—if you say so," he replied in a low voice.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It couldn’t have been done—between you and Stephanie....
Chapter 20 of The Restless Sex by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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 20 holds 404 sentences of The Restless Sex, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 20 of The Restless Sex by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 404 sentences, grouped into 81 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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