Chapter 9 of Beyond is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Beyond is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She slid across to Rosek, and Gyp heard her say: “Oh, Mrs. Fiorsen wants me to begin; a Chopin waltz, please. The one that goes like this.” Rosek went to the piano, the little dancer to the centre of the room. Gyp sat down beside Fiorsen.
Chapter 9 of Beyond is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/42 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a low-lying region in central France
From this reading “Rosek went to the piano, the little dancer to the centre of the room.”
the music of Chopin
From this reading ““Oh, Mrs. Fiorsen wants me to begin; a Chopin waltz, please.”
a performer who dances professionally
From this reading “Rosek went to the piano, the little dancer to the centre of the room.”
(sometimes offensive) an act of swindling or cheating
From this reading “She slid across to Rosek, and Gyp heard her say:”
a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
From this reading “Rosek went to the piano, the little dancer to the centre of the room.”
inflected form of “slide” — move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading “She slid across to Rosek, and Gyp heard her say:”
an assured victory (especially in an election)
From this reading ““Oh, Mrs. Fiorsen wants me to begin; a Chopin waltz, please.”
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading ““Oh, Mrs. Fiorsen wants me to begin; a Chopin waltz, please.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Oh, Mrs. Fiorsen wants me to begin; a Chopin waltz, please.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading She slid across to Rosek, and Gyp heard her say:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She slid across to Rosek, and Gyp heard her say:
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “Oh, Mrs. Fiorsen wants me to begin; a Chopin waltz, please.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Gyp sat down beside Fiorsen.
a low-lying region in central France
From this reading Rosek went to the piano, the little dancer to the centre of the room.
the music of Chopin
From this reading “Oh, Mrs. Fiorsen wants me to begin; a Chopin waltz, please.
a performer who dances professionally
From this reading Rosek went to the piano, the little dancer to the centre of the room.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Gyp sat down beside Fiorsen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, Mrs. Fiorsen wants me to begin; a Chopin waltz, please.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading The one that goes like this.”
(sometimes offensive) an act of swindling or cheating
From this reading She slid across to Rosek, and Gyp heard her say:
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading She slid across to Rosek, and Gyp heard her say:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She slid across to Rosek, and Gyp heard her say:
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The one that goes like this.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Rosek went to the piano, the little dancer to the centre of the room.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Oh, Mrs. Fiorsen wants me to begin; a Chopin waltz, please.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “Oh, Mrs. Fiorsen wants me to begin; a Chopin waltz, please.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Rosek went to the piano, the little dancer to the centre of the room.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, Mrs. Fiorsen wants me to begin; a Chopin waltz, please.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The one that goes like this.”
a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
From this reading Rosek went to the piano, the little dancer to the centre of the room.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “Oh, Mrs. Fiorsen wants me to begin; a Chopin waltz, please.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Rosek went to the piano, the little dancer to the centre of the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She slid across to Rosek, and Gyp heard her say:
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Gyp sat down beside Fiorsen.
express in words
From this reading She slid across to Rosek, and Gyp heard her say:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She slid across to Rosek, and Gyp heard her say:
inflected form of “slide” — move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading She slid across to Rosek, and Gyp heard her say:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The one that goes like this.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The one that goes like this.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The one that goes like this.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She slid across to Rosek, and Gyp heard her say:
an assured victory (especially in an election)
From this reading “Oh, Mrs. Fiorsen wants me to begin; a Chopin waltz, please.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading “Oh, Mrs. Fiorsen wants me to begin; a Chopin waltz, please.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Rosek went to the piano, the little dancer to the centre of the room.
Chapter 9 of Beyond by John Galsworthy holds 213 sentences, grouped into 43 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 9 holds 213 sentences of Beyond, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of Beyond by John Galsworthy exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 213 sentences, grouped into 43 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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