Chapter 8 of Beyond is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Beyond is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Yes; I don’t think I understand that—yet.” Winton drew breath through his teeth with a subdued hiss. “Did she love you at first sight, too?” He blew out a long puff of smoke. “One easily believes what one wants to—but I think she did.
Chapter 8 of Beyond is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading ““One easily believes what one wants to—but I think she did.”
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading “He blew out a long puff of smoke.”
make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval
From this reading “Winton drew breath through his teeth with a subdued hiss.”
smoke and exhale strongly
From this reading “He blew out a long puff of smoke.”
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading “He blew out a long puff of smoke.”
in a softened tone
From this reading “Winton drew breath through his teeth with a subdued hiss.”
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading “Winton drew breath through his teeth with a subdued hiss.”
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading ““One easily believes what one wants to—but I think she did.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Winton drew breath through his teeth with a subdued hiss.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Did she love you at first sight, too?”
third-person singular of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “One easily believes what one wants to—but I think she did.
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading He blew out a long puff of smoke.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading Winton drew breath through his teeth with a subdued hiss.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “One easily believes what one wants to—but I think she did.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Did she love you at first sight, too?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes; I don’t think I understand that—yet.”
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading Winton drew breath through his teeth with a subdued hiss.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading “One easily believes what one wants to—but I think she did.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “Did she love you at first sight, too?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He blew out a long puff of smoke.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Winton drew breath through his teeth with a subdued hiss.
make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval
From this reading Winton drew breath through his teeth with a subdued hiss.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Yes; I don’t think I understand that—yet.”
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 He blew out a long puff of smoke.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “Did she love you at first sight, too?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He blew out a long puff of smoke.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One easily believes what one wants to—but I think she did.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He blew out a long puff of smoke.
smoke and exhale strongly
From this reading He blew out a long puff of smoke.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Did she love you at first sight, too?”
an instance of visual perception
From this reading “Did she love you at first sight, too?”
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading He blew out a long puff of smoke.
in a softened tone
From this reading Winton drew breath through his teeth with a subdued hiss.
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading Winton drew breath through his teeth with a subdued hiss.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Yes; I don’t think I understand that—yet.”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “Yes; I don’t think I understand that—yet.”
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Winton drew breath through his teeth with a subdued hiss.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “One easily believes what one wants to—but I think she did.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “Did she love you at first sight, too?”
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading “Yes; I don’t think I understand that—yet.”
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading “One easily believes what one wants to—but I think she did.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “One easily believes what one wants to—but I think she did.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Winton drew breath through his teeth with a subdued hiss.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Winton drew breath through his teeth with a subdued hiss.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes; I don’t think I understand that—yet.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Yes; I don’t think I understand that—yet.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Did she love you at first sight, too?”
Chapter 8 of Beyond by John Galsworthy holds 227 sentences, grouped into 46 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 8 holds 227 sentences of Beyond, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Beyond by John Galsworthy exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 227 sentences, grouped into 46 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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