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train of thought

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Noun1.train of thoughttrain of thought - the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together; "I couldn't follow his train of thought"; "he lost the thread of his argument"
thread
cerebration, intellection, mentation, thinking, thought process, thought - the process of using your mind to consider something carefully; "thinking always made him frown"; "she paused for thought"


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It was plain that she was following a train of thought independent of her sister-in-law's words.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
These words sank deep into my heart, stirred up sentiments within that lay slumbering, and called into existence an entirely new train of thought.
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass An American Slave by Douglass, Frederick View in context
But he had no time to continue with this train of thought, for Lawson poured out a frank recital of his affair with Ruth Chalice.
Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
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