Chapter 15 of Beyond is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Beyond is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Gyp nodded. Anything—anything! And when the maid was gone, she thought mechanically: ’A cup of hot tea! How quaint! What should it be but hot?’
Chapter 15 of Beyond is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading “And when the maid was gone, she thought mechanically: ’A cup of hot tea!”
(sometimes offensive) an act of swindling or cheating
From this reading “Gyp nodded.”
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading “And when the maid was gone, she thought mechanically: ’A cup of hot tea!”
a female domestic
From this reading “And when the maid was gone, she thought mechanically: ’A cup of hot tea!”
in a mechanical manner; by a mechanism
From this reading “And when the maid was gone, she thought mechanically: ’A cup of hot tea!”
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading “Gyp nodded.”
strange in an interesting or pleasing way
From this reading “How quaint!”
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading “And when the maid was gone, she thought mechanically: ’A cup of hot tea!”
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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 And when the maid was gone, she thought mechanically: ’A cup of hot tea!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And when the maid was gone, she thought mechanically: ’A cup of hot tea!
any thing at all
From this reading Anything—anything!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What should it be but hot?’
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading What should it be but hot?’
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading And when the maid was gone, she thought mechanically: ’A cup of hot tea!
destroyed or killed
From this reading And when the maid was gone, she thought mechanically: ’A cup of hot tea!
(sometimes offensive) an act of swindling or cheating
From this reading Gyp nodded.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading And when the maid was gone, she thought mechanically: ’A cup of hot tea!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How quaint!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What should it be but hot?’
a female domestic
From this reading And when the maid was gone, she thought mechanically: ’A cup of hot tea!
in a mechanical manner; by a mechanism
From this reading And when the maid was gone, she thought mechanically: ’A cup of hot tea!
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading Gyp nodded.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And when the maid was gone, she thought mechanically: ’A cup of hot tea!
strange in an interesting or pleasing way
From this reading How quaint!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And when the maid was gone, she thought mechanically: ’A cup of hot tea!
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading What should it be but hot?’
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading And when the maid was gone, she thought mechanically: ’A cup of hot tea!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And when the maid was gone, she thought mechanically: ’A cup of hot tea!
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading And when the maid was gone, she thought mechanically: ’A cup of hot tea!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And when the maid was gone, she thought mechanically: ’A cup of hot tea!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What should it be but hot?’
at the time that
From this reading And when the maid was gone, she thought mechanically: ’A cup of hot tea!
Chapter 15 of Beyond by John Galsworthy holds 222 sentences, grouped into 45 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 15 holds 222 sentences of Beyond, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 15 of Beyond by John Galsworthy exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 222 sentences, grouped into 45 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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