Chapter 3 of Beyond is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Beyond is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Tall and thin and white-faced, with bumpy cheek-bones, and hollows under them, and queer green eyes. Oh, and little goldy side-whiskers.” “By Jove! It sounds the limit.” Gyp murmured, with a smile: “Yes; I think perhaps he is.”
Chapter 3 of Beyond is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
From this reading ““Tall and thin and white-faced, with bumpy cheek-bones, and hollows under them, and queer green eyes.”
(sometimes offensive) an act of swindling or cheating
From this reading “Gyp murmured, with a smile: “Yes; I think perhaps he is.””
plural of “hollow” — a cavity or space in something
From this reading ““Tall and thin and white-faced, with bumpy cheek-bones, and hollows under them, and queer green eyes.”
the greatest possible degree of something
From this reading “It sounds the limit.””
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading “Gyp murmured, with a smile: “Yes; I think perhaps he is.””
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading ““Tall and thin and white-faced, with bumpy cheek-bones, and hollows under them, and queer green eyes.”
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading “It sounds the limit.””
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading ““Tall and thin and white-faced, with bumpy cheek-bones, and hollows under them, and queer green eyes.”
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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 Gyp murmured, with a smile: “Yes; I think perhaps he is.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Tall and thin and white-faced, with bumpy cheek-bones, and hollows under them, and queer green eyes.
causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
From this reading “Tall and thin and white-faced, with bumpy cheek-bones, and hollows under them, and queer green eyes.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “By Jove!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Tall and thin and white-faced, with bumpy cheek-bones, and hollows under them, and queer green eyes.
opinion or judgment
From this reading “Tall and thin and white-faced, with bumpy cheek-bones, and hollows under them, and queer green eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, and little goldy side-whiskers.”
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading “Tall and thin and white-faced, with bumpy cheek-bones, and hollows under them, and queer green eyes.
(sometimes offensive) an act of swindling or cheating
From this reading Gyp murmured, with a smile: “Yes; I think perhaps he is.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Gyp murmured, with a smile: “Yes; I think perhaps he is.”
plural of “hollow” — a cavity or space in something
From this reading “Tall and thin and white-faced, with bumpy cheek-bones, and hollows under them, and queer green eyes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Gyp murmured, with a smile: “Yes; I think perhaps he is.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Gyp murmured, with a smile: “Yes; I think perhaps he is.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It sounds the limit.”
(Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus
From this reading “By Jove!
the greatest possible degree of something
From this reading It sounds the limit.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Oh, and little goldy side-whiskers.”
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading Gyp murmured, with a smile: “Yes; I think perhaps he is.”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, and little goldy side-whiskers.”
by chance
From this reading Gyp murmured, with a smile: “Yes; I think perhaps he is.”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “Tall and thin and white-faced, with bumpy cheek-bones, and hollows under them, and queer green eyes.
facial hair that has grown down the side of a man's face in front of the ears (especially when the rest of the beard is shaved off)
From this reading Oh, and little goldy side-whiskers.”
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Gyp murmured, with a smile: “Yes; I think perhaps he is.”
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading It sounds the limit.”
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading “Tall and thin and white-faced, with bumpy cheek-bones, and hollows under them, and queer green eyes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It sounds the limit.”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Tall and thin and white-faced, with bumpy cheek-bones, and hollows under them, and queer green eyes.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “Tall and thin and white-faced, with bumpy cheek-bones, and hollows under them, and queer green eyes.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Gyp murmured, with a smile: “Yes; I think perhaps he is.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Tall and thin and white-faced, with bumpy cheek-bones, and hollows under them, and queer green eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Tall and thin and white-faced, with bumpy cheek-bones, and hollows under them, and queer green eyes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Tall and thin and white-faced, with bumpy cheek-bones, and hollows under them, and queer green eyes.
an affirmative
From this reading Gyp murmured, with a smile: “Yes; I think perhaps he is.”
Chapter 3 of Beyond by John Galsworthy holds 217 sentences, grouped into 44 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 3 holds 217 sentences of Beyond, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of Beyond by John Galsworthy exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 217 sentences, grouped into 44 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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