Chapter 12 of Beyond is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Beyond is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Gyp’s hand slipped through his arm. “All these people in love, and so dark and whispery—it makes a sort of strangeness in the air. Don’t you feel it?” Winton murmured: “No moon to-night!” Again they were silent.
Chapter 12 of Beyond is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading “Gyp’s hand slipped through his arm.”
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading ““All these people in love, and so dark and whispery—it makes a sort of strangeness in the air.”
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading “Winton murmured: “No moon to-night!””
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading “Winton murmured: “No moon to-night!””
marked by absence of sound
From this reading “Again they were silent.”
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading “Gyp’s hand slipped through his arm.”
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading ““All these people in love, and so dark and whispery—it makes a sort of strangeness in the air.”
unusualness as a consequence of not being well known
From this reading ““All these people in love, and so dark and whispery—it makes a sort of strangeness in the air.”
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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 “All these people in love, and so dark and whispery—it makes a sort of strangeness in the air.
anew
From this reading Again they were silent.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading “All these people in love, and so dark and whispery—it makes a sort of strangeness in the air.
(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 “All these people in love, and so dark and whispery—it makes a sort of strangeness in the air.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “All these people in love, and so dark and whispery—it makes a sort of strangeness in the air.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Gyp’s hand slipped through his arm.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading “All these people in love, and so dark and whispery—it makes a sort of strangeness in the air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don’t you feel it?”
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading Don’t you feel it?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gyp’s hand slipped through his arm.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Gyp’s hand slipped through his arm.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Gyp’s hand slipped through his arm.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “All these people in love, and so dark and whispery—it makes a sort of strangeness in the air.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “All these people in love, and so dark and whispery—it makes a sort of strangeness in the air.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “All these people in love, and so dark and whispery—it makes a sort of strangeness in the air.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading “All these people in love, and so dark and whispery—it makes a sort of strangeness in the air.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading Winton murmured: “No moon to-night!”
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading Winton murmured: “No moon to-night!”
not any; not one
From this reading Winton murmured: “No moon to-night!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “All these people in love, and so dark and whispery—it makes a sort of strangeness in the air.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading “All these people in love, and so dark and whispery—it makes a sort of strangeness in the air.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading Again they were silent.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading Gyp’s hand slipped through his arm.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “All these people in love, and so dark and whispery—it makes a sort of strangeness in the air.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading “All these people in love, and so dark and whispery—it makes a sort of strangeness in the air.
unusualness as a consequence of not being well known
From this reading “All these people in love, and so dark and whispery—it makes a sort of strangeness in the air.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “All these people in love, and so dark and whispery—it makes a sort of strangeness in the air.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “All these people in love, and so dark and whispery—it makes a sort of strangeness in the air.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Again they were silent.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Gyp’s hand slipped through his arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Winton murmured: “No moon to-night!”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Again they were silent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “All these people in love, and so dark and whispery—it makes a sort of strangeness in the air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Winton murmured: “No moon to-night!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Don’t you feel it?”
Chapter 12 of Beyond by John Galsworthy holds 220 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 12 holds 220 sentences of Beyond, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of Beyond by John Galsworthy exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 220 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.
Work through the 44 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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