Chapter 29 of Beyond is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 29 of Beyond is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Yes, little Daphne.” She looked at him, and another tiny sigh escaped her. “Why did you treat me like you did?” she said. “It’s such a pity, because now I can’t feel anything at all.” And turning, she suddenly passed the back of her hand across her eyes.
Chapter 29 of Beyond is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “And turning, she suddenly passed the back of her hand across her eyes.”
any of several ornamental shrubs with shiny mostly evergreen leaves and clusters of small bell-shaped flowers
From this reading ““Yes, little Daphne.””
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading “She looked at him, and another tiny sigh escaped her.”
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading ““It’s such a pity, because now I can’t feel anything at all.””
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “She looked at him, and another tiny sigh escaped her.”
very small
From this reading “She looked at him, and another tiny sigh escaped her.”
interact in a certain way
From this reading ““Why did you treat me like you did?” she said.”
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading “And turning, she suddenly passed the back of her hand across her eyes.”
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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 “It’s such a pity, because now I can’t feel anything at all.”
from one side of something to the other
From this reading And turning, she suddenly passed the back of her hand across her eyes.
(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 “It’s such a pity, because now I can’t feel anything at all.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She looked at him, and another tiny sigh escaped her.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading She looked at him, and another tiny sigh escaped her.
any thing at all
From this reading “It’s such a pity, because now I can’t feel anything at all.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She looked at him, and another tiny sigh escaped her.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading And turning, she suddenly passed the back of her hand across her eyes.
for the reason that
From this reading “It’s such a pity, because now I can’t feel anything at all.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s such a pity, because now I can’t feel anything at all.”
any of several ornamental shrubs with shiny mostly evergreen leaves and clusters of small bell-shaped flowers
From this reading “Yes, little Daphne.”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Why did you treat me like you did?” she said.
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading She looked at him, and another tiny sigh escaped her.
opinion or judgment
From this reading And turning, she suddenly passed the back of her hand across her eyes.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading “It’s such a pity, because now I can’t feel anything at all.”
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading And turning, she suddenly passed the back of her hand across her eyes.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She looked at him, and another tiny sigh escaped her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She looked at him, and another tiny sigh escaped her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “It’s such a pity, because now I can’t feel anything at all.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s such a pity, because now I can’t feel anything at all.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Why did you treat me like you did?” she said.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Yes, little Daphne.”
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She looked at him, and another tiny sigh escaped her.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Why did you treat me like you did?” she said.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “It’s such a pity, because now I can’t feel anything at all.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And turning, she suddenly passed the back of her hand across her eyes.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading And turning, she suddenly passed the back of her hand across her eyes.
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading “It’s such a pity, because now I can’t feel anything at all.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Why did you treat me like you did?” she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked at him, and another tiny sigh escaped her.
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading She looked at him, and another tiny sigh escaped her.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “It’s such a pity, because now I can’t feel anything at all.”
happening unexpectedly
From this reading And turning, she suddenly passed the back of her hand across her eyes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And turning, she suddenly passed the back of her hand across her eyes.
very small
From this reading She looked at him, and another tiny sigh escaped her.
interact in a certain way
From this reading “Why did you treat me like you did?” she said.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading And turning, she suddenly passed the back of her hand across her eyes.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why did you treat me like you did?” she said.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, little Daphne.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Why did you treat me like you did?” she said.
Chapter 29 of Beyond by John Galsworthy holds 215 sentences, grouped into 43 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 29 holds 215 sentences of Beyond, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 29 of Beyond by John Galsworthy exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 215 sentences, grouped into 43 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 43 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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