Chapter 40 of Beyond is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 40 of Beyond is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“That’ll be bad for Miss Gyp, sir.” “Bad, yes—terrible.” And later: “D’you think it means he’s dead, sir?” Winton answered sombrely: “God knows, Markey! We must hope for the best.”
Chapter 40 of Beyond is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading ““That’ll be bad for Miss Gyp, sir.””
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading “And later: “D’you think it means he’s dead, sir?””
(sometimes offensive) an act of swindling or cheating
From this reading ““That’ll be bad for Miss Gyp, sir.””
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading “We must hope for the best.””
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading “Winton answered sombrely: “God knows, Markey!”
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading “And later: “D’you think it means he’s dead, sir?””
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading “And later: “D’you think it means he’s dead, sir?””
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading ““Bad, yes—terrible.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And later: “D’you think it means he’s dead, sir?”
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading Winton answered sombrely: “God knows, Markey!
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading “That’ll be bad for Miss Gyp, sir.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “That’ll be bad for Miss Gyp, sir.”
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading We must hope for the best.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And later: “D’you think it means he’s dead, sir?”
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading And later: “D’you think it means he’s dead, sir?”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “That’ll be bad for Miss Gyp, sir.”
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Winton answered sombrely: “God knows, Markey!
(sometimes offensive) an act of swindling or cheating
From this reading “That’ll be bad for Miss Gyp, sir.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And later: “D’you think it means he’s dead, sir?”
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading We must hope for the best.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And later: “D’you think it means he’s dead, sir?”
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading Winton answered sombrely: “God knows, Markey!
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading And later: “D’you think it means he’s dead, sir?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Winton answered sombrely: “God knows, Markey!
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading And later: “D’you think it means he’s dead, sir?”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “That’ll be bad for Miss Gyp, sir.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We must hope for the best.”
term of address for a man
From this reading “That’ll be bad for Miss Gyp, sir.”
in a somber manner
From this reading Winton answered sombrely: “God knows, Markey!
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “Bad, yes—terrible.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’ll be bad for Miss Gyp, sir.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We must hope for the best.”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading And later: “D’you think it means he’s dead, sir?”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We must hope for the best.”
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From this reading Winton answered sombrely: “God knows, Markey!
an affirmative
From this reading “Bad, yes—terrible.”
Chapter 40 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 40 holds 215 sentences of Beyond, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 40 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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