Chapter 7 of Beyond is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Beyond is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She wrote twice to her father in the first week, but afterwards, except for a postcard now and then, she never could. Why tell him what she was doing, in company of one whom he could not bear to think of? Had he been right? To confess that would hurt her pride too much. But she began to long for London.
Chapter 7 of Beyond is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading “She wrote twice to her father in the first week, but afterwards, except for a postcard now and then, she never could.”
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading “To confess that would hurt her pride too much.”
be the source of pain
From this reading “To confess that would hurt her pride too much.”
a card for sending messages by post without an envelope
From this reading “She wrote twice to her father in the first week, but afterwards, except for a postcard now and then, she never could.”
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading “To confess that would hurt her pride too much.”
two times
From this reading “She wrote twice to her father in the first week, but afterwards, except for a postcard now and then, she never could.”
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “She wrote twice to her father in the first week, but afterwards, except for a postcard now and then, she never could.”
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading “She wrote twice to her father in the first week, but afterwards, except for a postcard now and then, she never could.”
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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 She wrote twice to her father in the first week, but afterwards, except for a postcard now and then, she never could.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading She wrote twice to her father in the first week, but afterwards, except for a postcard now and then, she never could.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She wrote twice to her father in the first week, but afterwards, except for a postcard now and then, she never could.
have
From this reading Why tell him what she was doing, in company of one whom he could not bear to think of?
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had he been right?
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading But she began to long for London.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She wrote twice to her father in the first week, but afterwards, except for a postcard now and then, she never could.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Why tell him what she was doing, in company of one whom he could not bear to think of?
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading To confess that would hurt her pride too much.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She wrote twice to her father in the first week, but afterwards, except for a postcard now and then, she never could.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading Why tell him what she was doing, in company of one whom he could not bear to think of?
apart from; not including
From this reading She wrote twice to her father in the first week, but afterwards, except for a postcard now and then, she never could.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading She wrote twice to her father in the first week, but afterwards, except for a postcard now and then, she never could.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading She wrote twice to her father in the first week, but afterwards, except for a postcard now and then, she never could.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She wrote twice to her father in the first week, but afterwards, except for a postcard now and then, she never could.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had he been right?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why tell him what she was doing, in company of one whom he could not bear to think of?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She wrote twice to her father in the first week, but afterwards, except for a postcard now and then, she never could.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Why tell him what she was doing, in company of one whom he could not bear to think of?
be the source of pain
From this reading To confess that would hurt her pride too much.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She wrote twice to her father in the first week, but afterwards, except for a postcard now and then, she never could.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading But she began to long for London.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading But she began to long for London.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading To confess that would hurt her pride too much.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading She wrote twice to her father in the first week, but afterwards, except for a postcard now and then, she never could.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Why tell him what she was doing, in company of one whom he could not bear to think of?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She wrote twice to her father in the first week, but afterwards, except for a postcard now and then, she never could.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Why tell him what she was doing, in company of one whom he could not bear to think of?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Why tell him what she was doing, in company of one whom he could not bear to think of?
a card for sending messages by post without an envelope
From this reading She wrote twice to her father in the first week, but afterwards, except for a postcard now and then, she never could.
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading To confess that would hurt her pride too much.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Had he been right?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She wrote twice to her father in the first week, but afterwards, except for a postcard now and then, she never could.
express in words
From this reading Why tell him what she was doing, in company of one whom he could not bear to think of?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To confess that would hurt her pride too much.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She wrote twice to her father in the first week, but afterwards, except for a postcard now and then, she never could.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She wrote twice to her father in the first week, but afterwards, except for a postcard now and then, she never could.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Why tell him what she was doing, in company of one whom he could not bear to think of?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She wrote twice to her father in the first week, but afterwards, except for a postcard now and then, she never could.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading To confess that would hurt her pride too much.
two times
From this reading She wrote twice to her father in the first week, but afterwards, except for a postcard now and then, she never could.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Why tell him what she was doing, in company of one whom he could not bear to think of?
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading She wrote twice to her father in the first week, but afterwards, except for a postcard now and then, she never could.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Why tell him what she was doing, in company of one whom he could not bear to think of?
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Why tell him what she was doing, in company of one whom he could not bear to think of?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why tell him what she was doing, in company of one whom he could not bear to think of?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading To confess that would hurt her pride too much.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading She wrote twice to her father in the first week, but afterwards, except for a postcard now and then, she never could.
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