Chapter 22 of Beyond is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of Beyond is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Mrs. Wagge? Please forgive me—but is there any news? I am—It was I who got Daphne down here.” The woman before her was evidently being torn this way and that, but at last she answered, with a sniff: “It—it—was born this morning—dead.”
Chapter 22 of Beyond is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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brought into existence
From this reading ““It—it—was born this morning—dead.””
any of several ornamental shrubs with shiny mostly evergreen leaves and clusters of small bell-shaped flowers
From this reading “I am—It was I who got Daphne down here.””
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading “The woman before her was evidently being torn this way and that, but at last she answered, with a sniff:”
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading “Please forgive me—but is there any news?”
information about recent and important events
From this reading “Please forgive me—but is there any news?”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “Please forgive me—but is there any news?”
perceive by inhaling through the nose
From this reading “The woman before her was evidently being torn this way and that, but at last she answered, with a sniff:”
having edges that are jagged from injury
From this reading “The woman before her was evidently being torn this way and that, but at last she answered, with a sniff:”
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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 The woman before her was evidently being torn this way and that, but at last she answered, with a sniff:
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am—It was I who got Daphne down here.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The woman before her was evidently being torn this way and that, but at last she answered, with a sniff:
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading The woman before her was evidently being torn this way and that, but at last she answered, with a sniff:
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Please forgive me—but is there any news?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The woman before her was evidently being torn this way and that, but at last she answered, with a sniff:
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The woman before her was evidently being torn this way and that, but at last she answered, with a sniff:
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The woman before her was evidently being torn this way and that, but at last she answered, with a sniff:
brought into existence
From this reading “It—it—was born this morning—dead.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Please forgive me—but is there any news?
any of several ornamental shrubs with shiny mostly evergreen leaves and clusters of small bell-shaped flowers
From this reading I am—It was I who got Daphne down here.”
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading “It—it—was born this morning—dead.”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I am—It was I who got Daphne down here.”
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading The woman before her was evidently being torn this way and that, but at last she answered, with a sniff:
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading Please forgive me—but is there any news?
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I am—It was I who got Daphne down here.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The woman before her was evidently being torn this way and that, but at last she answered, with a sniff:
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I am—It was I who got Daphne down here.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am—It was I who got Daphne down here.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Please forgive me—but is there any news?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I am—It was I who got Daphne down here.”
immediately past
From this reading The woman before her was evidently being torn this way and that, but at last she answered, with a sniff:
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Please forgive me—but is there any news?
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “It—it—was born this morning—dead.”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “Mrs. Wagge?
information about recent and important events
From this reading Please forgive me—but is there any news?
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Please forgive me—but is there any news?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The woman before her was evidently being torn this way and that, but at last she answered, with a sniff:
perceive by inhaling through the nose
From this reading The woman before her was evidently being torn this way and that, but at last she answered, with a sniff:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The woman before her was evidently being torn this way and that, but at last she answered, with a sniff:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The woman before her was evidently being torn this way and that, but at last she answered, with a sniff:
in or at that place or location
From this reading Please forgive me—but is there any news?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The woman before her was evidently being torn this way and that, but at last she answered, with a sniff:
having edges that are jagged from injury
From this reading The woman before her was evidently being torn this way and that, but at last she answered, with a sniff:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mrs. Wagge?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I am—It was I who got Daphne down here.”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The woman before her was evidently being torn this way and that, but at last she answered, with a sniff:
which person or people
From this reading I am—It was I who got Daphne down here.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading The woman before her was evidently being torn this way and that, but at last she answered, with a sniff:
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The woman before her was evidently being torn this way and that, but at last she answered, with a sniff:
Chapter 22 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 22 holds 220 sentences of Beyond, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 22 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.
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