Chapter 30 of Beyond is here in full — 219 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of Beyond is here in full — 219 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“You can hardly expect me to like it for you, Bryan, even if she is what you say. And isn’t there some story about—” “My dear mother, the more there is against her, the more I shall love her—that’s obvious.” Lady Summerhay sighed again. “What is this man going to do? I heard him play once.”
Chapter 30 of Beyond is here in full — 219 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States lawyer and politician who advocated free silver and prosecuted John Scopes (1925) for teaching evolution in a Tennessee high school (1860-1925)
From this reading ““You can hardly expect me to like it for you, Bryan, even if she is what you say.”
dearly loved
From this reading “And isn’t there some story about—” “My dear mother, the more there is against her, the more I shall love her—that’s obvious.””
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading ““You can hardly expect me to like it for you, Bryan, even if she is what you say.”
only a very short time before
From this reading ““You can hardly expect me to like it for you, Bryan, even if she is what you say.”
easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
From this reading “And isn’t there some story about—” “My dear mother, the more there is against her, the more I shall love her—that’s obvious.””
participate in games or sport
From this reading “I heard him play once.””
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “Lady Summerhay sighed again.”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “And isn’t there some story about—” “My dear mother, the more there is against her, the more I shall love her—that’s obvious.””
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And isn’t there some story about—” “My dear mother, the more there is against her, the more I shall love her—that’s obvious.”
anew
From this reading Lady Summerhay sighed again.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading And isn’t there some story about—” “My dear mother, the more there is against her, the more I shall love her—that’s obvious.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And isn’t there some story about—” “My dear mother, the more there is against her, the more I shall love her—that’s obvious.”
United States lawyer and politician who advocated free silver and prosecuted John Scopes (1925) for teaching evolution in a Tennessee high school (1860-1925)
From this reading “You can hardly expect me to like it for you, Bryan, even if she is what you say.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “You can hardly expect me to like it for you, Bryan, even if she is what you say.
dearly loved
From this reading And isn’t there some story about—” “My dear mother, the more there is against her, the more I shall love her—that’s obvious.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What is this man going to do?
divisible by two
From this reading “You can hardly expect me to like it for you, Bryan, even if she is what you say.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “You can hardly expect me to like it for you, Bryan, even if she is what you say.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “You can hardly expect me to like it for you, Bryan, even if she is what you say.
the act of departing
From this reading “What is this man going to do?
only a very short time before
From this reading “You can hardly expect me to like it for you, Bryan, even if she is what you say.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I heard him play once.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And isn’t there some story about—” “My dear mother, the more there is against her, the more I shall love her—that’s obvious.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I heard him play once.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And isn’t there some story about—” “My dear mother, the more there is against her, the more I shall love her—that’s obvious.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “You can hardly expect me to like it for you, Bryan, even if she is what you say.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “You can hardly expect me to like it for you, Bryan, even if she is what you say.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And isn’t there some story about—” “My dear mother, the more there is against her, the more I shall love her—that’s obvious.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “You can hardly expect me to like it for you, Bryan, even if she is what you say.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Lady Summerhay sighed again.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “You can hardly expect me to like it for you, Bryan, even if she is what you say.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading And isn’t there some story about—” “My dear mother, the more there is against her, the more I shall love her—that’s obvious.”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “What is this man going to do?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You can hardly expect me to like it for you, Bryan, even if she is what you say.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading And isn’t there some story about—” “My dear mother, the more there is against her, the more I shall love her—that’s obvious.”
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading And isn’t there some story about—” “My dear mother, the more there is against her, the more I shall love her—that’s obvious.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And isn’t there some story about—” “My dear mother, the more there is against her, the more I shall love her—that’s obvious.”
easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
From this reading And isn’t there some story about—” “My dear mother, the more there is against her, the more I shall love her—that’s obvious.”
on one occasion
From this reading I heard him play once.”
participate in games or sport
From this reading I heard him play once.”
express in words
From this reading “You can hardly expect me to like it for you, Bryan, even if she is what you say.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading And isn’t there some story about—” “My dear mother, the more there is against her, the more I shall love her—that’s obvious.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You can hardly expect me to like it for you, Bryan, even if she is what you say.
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading Lady Summerhay sighed again.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading And isn’t there some story about—” “My dear mother, the more there is against her, the more I shall love her—that’s obvious.”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading And isn’t there some story about—” “My dear mother, the more there is against her, the more I shall love her—that’s obvious.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Summerhay sighed again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And isn’t there some story about—” “My dear mother, the more there is against her, the more I shall love her—that’s obvious.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And isn’t there some story about—” “My dear mother, the more there is against her, the more I shall love her—that’s obvious.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading And isn’t there some story about—” “My dear mother, the more there is against her, the more I shall love her—that’s obvious.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “What is this man going to do?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You can hardly expect me to like it for you, Bryan, even if she is what you say.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “You can hardly expect me to like it for you, Bryan, even if she is what you say.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You can hardly expect me to like it for you, Bryan, even if she is what you say.
Chapter 30 of Beyond by John Galsworthy holds 219 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 30 holds 219 sentences of Beyond, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
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