Chapter 10 of Beyond is here in full — 219 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Beyond is here in full — 219 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Is that you, Gustav?” He spoke some words that she could not understand. Shutting the window quickly, she went toward him. Light from the hall lit up one side of his face and figure. He was pale; his eyes shone strangely; his sleeve was all white.
Chapter 10 of Beyond is here in full — 219 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading “Light from the hall lit up one side of his face and figure.”
provided with artificial light
From this reading “Light from the hall lit up one side of his face and figure.”
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading “He was pale; his eyes shone strangely; his sleeve was all white.”
with speed
From this reading “Shutting the window quickly, she went toward him.”
inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading “He was pale; his eyes shone strangely; his sleeve was all white.”
the act of closing something
From this reading “Shutting the window quickly, she went toward him.”
the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
From this reading “He was pale; his eyes shone strangely; his sleeve was all white.”
in a strange manner
From this reading “He was pale; his eyes shone strangely; his sleeve was all white.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading He was pale; his eyes shone strangely; his sleeve was all white.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Light from the hall lit up one side of his face and figure.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He spoke some words that she could not understand.
opinion or judgment
From this reading He was pale; his eyes shone strangely; his sleeve was all white.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Light from the hall lit up one side of his face and figure.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading Light from the hall lit up one side of his face and figure.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Light from the hall lit up one side of his face and figure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Is that you, Gustav?”
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Light from the hall lit up one side of his face and figure.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He spoke some words that she could not understand.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Shutting the window quickly, she went toward him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Light from the hall lit up one side of his face and figure.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is that you, Gustav?”
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Light from the hall lit up one side of his face and figure.
provided with artificial light
From this reading Light from the hall lit up one side of his face and figure.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He spoke some words that she could not understand.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Light from the hall lit up one side of his face and figure.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Light from the hall lit up one side of his face and figure.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading He was pale; his eyes shone strangely; his sleeve was all white.
with speed
From this reading Shutting the window quickly, she went toward him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He spoke some words that she could not understand.
inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading He was pale; his eyes shone strangely; his sleeve was all white.
the act of closing something
From this reading Shutting the window quickly, she went toward him.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Light from the hall lit up one side of his face and figure.
the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
From this reading He was pale; his eyes shone strangely; his sleeve was all white.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He spoke some words that she could not understand.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading He spoke some words that she could not understand.
in a strange manner
From this reading He was pale; his eyes shone strangely; his sleeve was all white.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Is that you, Gustav?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Shutting the window quickly, she went toward him.
in the direction of
From this reading Shutting the window quickly, she went toward him.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading He spoke some words that she could not understand.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Light from the hall lit up one side of his face and figure.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was pale; his eyes shone strangely; his sleeve was all white.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Shutting the window quickly, she went toward him.
a Caucasian
From this reading He was pale; his eyes shone strangely; his sleeve was all white.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Shutting the window quickly, she went toward him.
the words that are spoken
From this reading He spoke some words that she could not understand.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Is that you, Gustav?”
Chapter 10 of Beyond by John Galsworthy holds 219 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 10 holds 219 sentences of Beyond, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of Beyond by John Galsworthy exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 219 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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