sedative
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"Sedative?" said Faith, with that look which he often drew from her,—very earnest, half wistful, half sorrowful,—"I don't know what it means, Mr. Linden."
From Say and Seal, Volume I by Warner, Susan
Sedative drugs directed towards quieting the nervous excitability may be of service, but tonics, appetisers, laxatives, and drugs with a direct action on the stomach will have but little effect.
From The Nervous Child by Cameron, Hector Charles
Let this one, to which many might be added, serve as sample of Sedative First, or the power and intention to be off before long.
From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 16 by Carlyle, Thomas
Vocabulary lists containing sedative
The Great Gatsby
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"The Veldt" by Ray Bradbury
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"The Great Gatsby," Chapter 1 Vocabulary
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