Chapter 37 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 37 of Beyond is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Bare ruined choirs where late the sweet birds sang.” Ah, well! Time enough to face things when they came. She would only think of seeing him! And she put the letter back to burn what hole it liked in the pocket of her fur coat.
Chapter 37 of Beyond is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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completely unclothed
From this reading ““Bare ruined choirs where late the sweet birds sang.””
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading ““Bare ruined choirs where late the sweet birds sang.””
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading “And she put the letter back to burn what hole it liked in the pocket of her fur coat.”
plural of “choir” — a chorus that sings as part of a religious ceremony
From this reading ““Bare ruined choirs where late the sweet birds sang.””
the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading “And she put the letter back to burn what hole it liked in the pocket of her fur coat.”
an opening into or through something
From this reading “And she put the letter back to burn what hole it liked in the pocket of her fur coat.”
destroyed physically or morally
From this reading ““Bare ruined choirs where late the sweet birds sang.””
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading ““Bare ruined choirs where late the sweet birds sang.””
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From this reading Ah, well!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And she put the letter back to burn what hole it liked in the pocket of her fur coat.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading And she put the letter back to burn what hole it liked in the pocket of her fur coat.
completely unclothed
From this reading “Bare ruined choirs where late the sweet birds sang.”
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading “Bare ruined choirs where late the sweet birds sang.”
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading And she put the letter back to burn what hole it liked in the pocket of her fur coat.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Time enough to face things when they came.
plural of “choir” — a chorus that sings as part of a religious ceremony
From this reading “Bare ruined choirs where late the sweet birds sang.”
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading And she put the letter back to burn what hole it liked in the pocket of her fur coat.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Time enough to face things when they came.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Time enough to face things when they came.
the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading And she put the letter back to burn what hole it liked in the pocket of her fur coat.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And she put the letter back to burn what hole it liked in the pocket of her fur coat.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She would only think of seeing him!
an opening into or through something
From this reading And she put the letter back to burn what hole it liked in the pocket of her fur coat.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And she put the letter back to burn what hole it liked in the pocket of her fur coat.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And she put the letter back to burn what hole it liked in the pocket of her fur coat.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading “Bare ruined choirs where late the sweet birds sang.”
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading And she put the letter back to burn what hole it liked in the pocket of her fur coat.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading And she put the letter back to burn what hole it liked in the pocket of her fur coat.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She would only think of seeing him!
and nothing more
From this reading She would only think of seeing him!
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading And she put the letter back to burn what hole it liked in the pocket of her fur coat.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading And she put the letter back to burn what hole it liked in the pocket of her fur coat.
destroyed physically or morally
From this reading “Bare ruined choirs where late the sweet birds sang.”
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading “Bare ruined choirs where late the sweet birds sang.”
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading She would only think of seeing him!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She would only think of seeing him!
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading “Bare ruined choirs where late the sweet birds sang.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Bare ruined choirs where late the sweet birds sang.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Time enough to face things when they came.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Time enough to face things when they came.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading She would only think of seeing him!
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Time enough to face things when they came.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Time enough to face things when they came.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Ah, well!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And she put the letter back to burn what hole it liked in the pocket of her fur coat.
at the time that
From this reading Time enough to face things when they came.
in or at the place that
From this reading “Bare ruined choirs where late the sweet birds sang.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would only think of seeing him!
Chapter 37 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 37 holds 215 sentences of Beyond, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 37 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.
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