Chapter 26 of Beyond is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXVI
Chapter 26 of Beyond is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Then she thought of her father—still faithful to a memory—and felt ashamed. Some men loved on—yes—even beyond death! But, sometimes, she would think: ’Am I a candle-flame again? Is he just going to burn himself? What real good can I be to him—I, without freedom, and with my baby, who will grow up?’
Chapter 26 of Beyond is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading “Then she thought of her father—still faithful to a memory—and felt ashamed.”
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “What real good can I be to him—I, without freedom, and with my baby, who will grow up?’”
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading “Is he just going to burn himself?”
steadfast in affection or allegiance
From this reading “Then she thought of her father—still faithful to a memory—and felt ashamed.”
the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints
From this reading “What real good can I be to him—I, without freedom, and with my baby, who will grow up?’”
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading “What real good can I be to him—I, without freedom, and with my baby, who will grow up?’”
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading “Then she thought of her father—still faithful to a memory—and felt ashamed.”
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading “What real good can I be to him—I, without freedom, and with my baby, who will grow up?’”
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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 Then she thought of her father—still faithful to a memory—and felt ashamed.
anew
From this reading But, sometimes, she would think: ’Am I a candle-flame again?
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading But, sometimes, she would think: ’Am I a candle-flame again?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then she thought of her father—still faithful to a memory—and felt ashamed.
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading Then she thought of her father—still faithful to a memory—and felt ashamed.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading What real good can I be to him—I, without freedom, and with my baby, who will grow up?’
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What real good can I be to him—I, without freedom, and with my baby, who will grow up?’
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Some men loved on—yes—even beyond death!
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading Is he just going to burn himself?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, sometimes, she would think: ’Am I a candle-flame again?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading What real good can I be to him—I, without freedom, and with my baby, who will grow up?’
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From this reading But, sometimes, she would think: ’Am I a candle-flame again?
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Some men loved on—yes—even beyond death!
divisible by two
From this reading Some men loved on—yes—even beyond death!
steadfast in affection or allegiance
From this reading Then she thought of her father—still faithful to a memory—and felt ashamed.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Then she thought of her father—still faithful to a memory—and felt ashamed.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Then she thought of her father—still faithful to a memory—and felt ashamed.
the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints
From this reading What real good can I be to him—I, without freedom, and with my baby, who will grow up?’
the act of departing
From this reading Is he just going to burn himself?
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading What real good can I be to him—I, without freedom, and with my baby, who will grow up?’
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading What real good can I be to him—I, without freedom, and with my baby, who will grow up?’
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Is he just going to burn himself?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then she thought of her father—still faithful to a memory—and felt ashamed.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What real good can I be to him—I, without freedom, and with my baby, who will grow up?’
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Is he just going to burn himself?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But, sometimes, she would think: ’Am I a candle-flame again?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is he just going to burn himself?
and nothing more
From this reading Is he just going to burn himself?
held dear
From this reading Some men loved on—yes—even beyond death!
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Then she thought of her father—still faithful to a memory—and felt ashamed.
the force of workers available
From this reading Some men loved on—yes—even beyond death!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading What real good can I be to him—I, without freedom, and with my baby, who will grow up?’
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then she thought of her father—still faithful to a memory—and felt ashamed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Some men loved on—yes—even beyond death!
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading What real good can I be to him—I, without freedom, and with my baby, who will grow up?’
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then she thought of her father—still faithful to a memory—and felt ashamed.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some men loved on—yes—even beyond death!
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading But, sometimes, she would think: ’Am I a candle-flame again?
not in physical motion
From this reading Then she thought of her father—still faithful to a memory—and felt ashamed.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she thought of her father—still faithful to a memory—and felt ashamed.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading But, sometimes, she would think: ’Am I a candle-flame again?
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Then she thought of her father—still faithful to a memory—and felt ashamed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then she thought of her father—still faithful to a memory—and felt ashamed.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading What real good can I be to him—I, without freedom, and with my baby, who will grow up?’
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What real good can I be to him—I, without freedom, and with my baby, who will grow up?’
which person or people
From this reading What real good can I be to him—I, without freedom, and with my baby, who will grow up?’
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading What real good can I be to him—I, without freedom, and with my baby, who will grow up?’
in the company of; together with
From this reading What real good can I be to him—I, without freedom, and with my baby, who will grow up?’
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading What real good can I be to him—I, without freedom, and with my baby, who will grow up?’
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But, sometimes, she would think: ’Am I a candle-flame again?
an affirmative
From this reading Some men loved on—yes—even beyond death!
Chapter 26 of Beyond by John Galsworthy holds 218 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 26 holds 218 sentences of Beyond, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
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