beyond
on the far side of; further than
How often you will meet it
Rank 509 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 39,145 times across 155,168 chapters — 0.019% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
preposition
- on the far side of; further than
beyond in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Beyond criticism her breeding; excellent her education.
The Crown of Life · George Gissing · Chapter 1
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One most true and extraordinary occurrence will suffice to establish the truth of our proposition beyond a doubt.
Sketches by Seymour — Volume 04 · Robert Seymour · Chapter 1
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Humanity abhors the assailant of womanhood, and this charge upon the Negro at once placed him beyond the pale of human sympathy.
The Red Record Tabulated Statistics · Ida B. Wells-Barnett · Chapter 1
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Kaf thrusts his snouted crags through fog: Araxes swells beyond his span, And knowledge poured by pilgrimage Overflows the banks of man.
John Marr and Other Poems · Herman Melville · Chapter 1
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This last is beyond all question the simplest, easiest | | to manage and to keep in order, of any machine in the | | market.
Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 08, May 21, 1870 · Various · Chapter 1