Chapter 28 of Beyond is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of Beyond is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He went into a cafe and asked for a fine champagne. They brought him a carafe, with the measures marked. He sat there a long time. When he rose, he had drunk nine, and he felt better, with a kind of ferocity that was pleasant in his veins and a kind of nobility that was pleasant in his soul. Let her love, and be happy with her lover!
Chapter 28 of Beyond is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold
From this reading “He went into a cafe and asked for a fine champagne.”
a bottle with a stopper; for serving wine or water
From this reading “They brought him a carafe, with the measures marked.”
a white sparkling wine either produced in Champagne or resembling that produced there
From this reading “He went into a cafe and asked for a fine champagne.”
stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading “When he rose, he had drunk nine, and he felt better, with a kind of ferocity that was pleasant in his veins and a kind of nobility that was pleasant in his soul.”
the property of being wild or turbulent
From this reading “When he rose, he had drunk nine, and he felt better, with a kind of ferocity that was pleasant in his veins and a kind of nobility that was pleasant in his soul.”
plural of “measure” — any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading “They brought him a carafe, with the measures marked.”
a privileged class holding hereditary titles
From this reading “When he rose, he had drunk nine, and he felt better, with a kind of ferocity that was pleasant in his veins and a kind of nobility that was pleasant in his soul.”
plural of “vein” — a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
From this reading “When he rose, he had drunk nine, and he felt better, with a kind of ferocity that was pleasant in his veins and a kind of nobility that was pleasant in his soul.”
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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 He went into a cafe and asked for a fine champagne.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He went into a cafe and asked for a fine champagne.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading He went into a cafe and asked for a fine champagne.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Let her love, and be happy with her lover!
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading When he rose, he had drunk nine, and he felt better, with a kind of ferocity that was pleasant in his veins and a kind of nobility that was pleasant in his soul.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading They brought him a carafe, with the measures marked.
a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold
From this reading He went into a cafe and asked for a fine champagne.
a bottle with a stopper; for serving wine or water
From this reading They brought him a carafe, with the measures marked.
a white sparkling wine either produced in Champagne or resembling that produced there
From this reading He went into a cafe and asked for a fine champagne.
stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading When he rose, he had drunk nine, and he felt better, with a kind of ferocity that was pleasant in his veins and a kind of nobility that was pleasant in his soul.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading When he rose, he had drunk nine, and he felt better, with a kind of ferocity that was pleasant in his veins and a kind of nobility that was pleasant in his soul.
the property of being wild or turbulent
From this reading When he rose, he had drunk nine, and he felt better, with a kind of ferocity that was pleasant in his veins and a kind of nobility that was pleasant in his soul.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading He went into a cafe and asked for a fine champagne.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He went into a cafe and asked for a fine champagne.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When he rose, he had drunk nine, and he felt better, with a kind of ferocity that was pleasant in his veins and a kind of nobility that was pleasant in his soul.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Let her love, and be happy with her lover!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He went into a cafe and asked for a fine champagne.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Let her love, and be happy with her lover!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They brought him a carafe, with the measures marked.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When he rose, he had drunk nine, and he felt better, with a kind of ferocity that was pleasant in his veins and a kind of nobility that was pleasant in his soul.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When he rose, he had drunk nine, and he felt better, with a kind of ferocity that was pleasant in his veins and a kind of nobility that was pleasant in his soul.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He went into a cafe and asked for a fine champagne.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading When he rose, he had drunk nine, and he felt better, with a kind of ferocity that was pleasant in his veins and a kind of nobility that was pleasant in his soul.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let her love, and be happy with her lover!
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading He sat there a long time.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Let her love, and be happy with her lover!
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading Let her love, and be happy with her lover!
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading They brought him a carafe, with the measures marked.
plural of “measure” — any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading They brought him a carafe, with the measures marked.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading When he rose, he had drunk nine, and he felt better, with a kind of ferocity that was pleasant in his veins and a kind of nobility that was pleasant in his soul.
a privileged class holding hereditary titles
From this reading When he rose, he had drunk nine, and he felt better, with a kind of ferocity that was pleasant in his veins and a kind of nobility that was pleasant in his soul.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When he rose, he had drunk nine, and he felt better, with a kind of ferocity that was pleasant in his veins and a kind of nobility that was pleasant in his soul.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading When he rose, he had drunk nine, and he felt better, with a kind of ferocity that was pleasant in his veins and a kind of nobility that was pleasant in his soul.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading When he rose, he had drunk nine, and he felt better, with a kind of ferocity that was pleasant in his veins and a kind of nobility that was pleasant in his soul.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading He sat there a long time.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading When he rose, he had drunk nine, and he felt better, with a kind of ferocity that was pleasant in his veins and a kind of nobility that was pleasant in his soul.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When he rose, he had drunk nine, and he felt better, with a kind of ferocity that was pleasant in his veins and a kind of nobility that was pleasant in his soul.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They brought him a carafe, with the measures marked.
in or at that place or location
From this reading He sat there a long time.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They brought him a carafe, with the measures marked.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading He sat there a long time.
plural of “vein” — a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
From this reading When he rose, he had drunk nine, and he felt better, with a kind of ferocity that was pleasant in his veins and a kind of nobility that was pleasant in his soul.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When he rose, he had drunk nine, and he felt better, with a kind of ferocity that was pleasant in his veins and a kind of nobility that was pleasant in his soul.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He went into a cafe and asked for a fine champagne.
at the time that
From this reading When he rose, he had drunk nine, and he felt better, with a kind of ferocity that was pleasant in his veins and a kind of nobility that was pleasant in his soul.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They brought him a carafe, with the measures marked.
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