A Spool of Blue Thread — Vocabulary
Anne Tayler
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They implied illustrious forebears, perhaps on the mother's side.†p.46.1alternate pages4 more

Apparently, in the process of rising for the prayer, Jeannie had contrived to cast a backward glance at the congregation.†p.186.9alternate pages5 more

Evidently Denny was having one of his unexpectedly confiding moments.†p.130.4alternate pages4 more

Most people just tactfully discarded them, but Marge Ellis brought a whole handful to the Whitshanks' front door, where Red accepted them with a confused look on his face.†p.64.3alternate pages3 more

She believed devoutly in people's capacity for change, sometimes to the exasperation of everyone else in the family.†p.30.8alternate pages3 more

"Yes, of course," Nora said serenely.†p.95.6alternate pages3 more

The answer seemed to vary.†p.49.8alternate pages1 more

This was a fact so little known that his own daughter-in-law had to ask his name when she was briefly contemplating making her firstborn a III if he turned out to be a boy.†p.40.7alternate pages2 more

She wore a charcoal knit dress with a demure white collar, and black tights and black suede pumps.†p.182.6alternate pages2 more

Junior was probably gloating: all those shiny-haired, nonchalantly graceful boys and girls on his porch, when their folks had never invited him and Linnie to their porches, not on a single occasion.†p.51.3alternate pages1 more

All along she had thought of it, but now she grew more insistent.†p.16.2alternate pages3 more

Denny proved competent, but not so good with the customers.†p.15.4alternate pages1 more

She saw the way salesclerks treated him lately, how condescendingly, speaking to him too loudly and using words of fewer syllables.†p.165.8alternate pages1 more

Then she lay down and smoothed her covers and ostentatiously closed her eyes, so Red got into bed himself and switched the lamp off.†p.28.9alternate pages3 more

The other girls had had their hearts set on pre-med students, but evidently one look at unassuming Hugh, with his sawdust-colored beard and his tool belt slung low around his hips, had made Jeannie feel instantly at home.†p.106.6alternate pages3 more

They're bound to have ordinances dealing with this kind of thing.†p.243.7alternate pages2 more

He returned her hug briefly and then bent to pet Brenda, who had struggled to her feet and shambled over to nuzzle him.†p.97.6alternate pages2 more

Is she illogical?†p.65.1alternate pages1 more

This agreement is contingent upon his mother's promise that she will never, ever, for any reason, reveal her identity to her son unless and until she assumes permanent responsibility for him; nor will I reveal it myself.p.177.4alternate pages1 more

The Bouton Road contingent was eating supper at her house, now that their pots and dishes were packed, and she had just set a pork roast in front of Amanda's Hugh for carving.p.343.1alternate pages1 more