Chapter 5 of Beyond is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Beyond is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A tiny sound from Winton made her turn her head. The fox—stealing out beyond those further bushes! Breathless, she fixed her eyes on her father’s face. It was hard as steel, watching. Not a sound, not a quiver, as if horse and man had turned to metal.
Chapter 5 of Beyond is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty
From this reading “Breathless, she fixed her eyes on her father’s face.”
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading “The fox—stealing out beyond those further bushes!”
alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
From this reading “The fox—stealing out beyond those further bushes!”
any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
From this reading “Not a sound, not a quiver, as if horse and man had turned to metal.”
shake with fast, tremulous movements
From this reading “Not a sound, not a quiver, as if horse and man had turned to metal.”
the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
From this reading “The fox—stealing out beyond those further bushes!”
an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range
From this reading “It was hard as steel, watching.”
very small
From this reading “A tiny sound from Winton made her turn her head.”
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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 A tiny sound from Winton made her turn her head.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Not a sound, not a quiver, as if horse and man had turned to metal.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was hard as steel, watching.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading The fox—stealing out beyond those further bushes!
not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty
From this reading Breathless, she fixed her eyes on her father’s face.
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading The fox—stealing out beyond those further bushes!
opinion or judgment
From this reading Breathless, she fixed her eyes on her father’s face.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Breathless, she fixed her eyes on her father’s face.
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Breathless, she fixed her eyes on her father’s face.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading Breathless, she fixed her eyes on her father’s face.
alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
From this reading The fox—stealing out beyond those further bushes!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A tiny sound from Winton made her turn her head.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading The fox—stealing out beyond those further bushes!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Not a sound, not a quiver, as if horse and man had turned to metal.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading It was hard as steel, watching.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading A tiny sound from Winton made her turn her head.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A tiny sound from Winton made her turn her head.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Not a sound, not a quiver, as if horse and man had turned to metal.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Not a sound, not a quiver, as if horse and man had turned to metal.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was hard as steel, watching.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading A tiny sound from Winton made her turn her head.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Not a sound, not a quiver, as if horse and man had turned to metal.
any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
From this reading Not a sound, not a quiver, as if horse and man had turned to metal.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not a sound, not a quiver, as if horse and man had turned to metal.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Breathless, she fixed her eyes on her father’s face.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The fox—stealing out beyond those further bushes!
shake with fast, tremulous movements
From this reading Not a sound, not a quiver, as if horse and man had turned to metal.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Breathless, she fixed her eyes on her father’s face.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading A tiny sound from Winton made her turn her head.
the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
From this reading The fox—stealing out beyond those further bushes!
an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range
From this reading It was hard as steel, watching.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The fox—stealing out beyond those further bushes!
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The fox—stealing out beyond those further bushes!
very small
From this reading A tiny sound from Winton made her turn her head.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not a sound, not a quiver, as if horse and man had turned to metal.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading A tiny sound from Winton made her turn her head.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Not a sound, not a quiver, as if horse and man had turned to metal.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was hard as steel, watching.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading It was hard as steel, watching.
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From this reading A tiny sound from Winton made her turn her head.
Chapter 5 of Beyond by John Galsworthy holds 216 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 5 holds 216 sentences of Beyond, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Beyond by John Galsworthy exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 216 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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