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Beyond the Frontier

Chapter XIX

Chapter 19 of Beyond the Frontier is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Randall Parrish • Curated US English Learning Edition
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WE EXCHANGE CONFIDENCES My eyes fell before his; I could not look into his face, yet I had a sense that he was actually glad to hear my words.
There was no anger, rather happiness and relief in the gray eyes.
"And you actually believed I struck the blow?
You thought me capable of driving a knife into the man's back to gain revenge?"
"Monsieur, what could I think?"
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Beyond the Frontier

Chapter XIX

Chapter 19 of Beyond the Frontier is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/33 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
WE EXCHANGE CONFIDENCES My eyes fell before his; I could not look into his face, yet I had a sense that he was actually glad to hear my words.
/wiː ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ ˈkɑːnfədənsɪz maɪ aɪz fel bɪˈfɔːr hɪz aɪ kʊd nɑːt lʊk ˈɪntuː hɪz feɪs jet aɪ hæd ə sens ðæt hiː wɑːz ˈæktʃuːəli ɡlæd tuː hiːr maɪ wɜːrdz/
Line 2
There was no anger, rather happiness and relief in the gray eyes.
/ðer wɑːz noʊ ˈæŋɡər ˈræðər ˈhæpinəs ənd rɪˈliːf ɪn ðə ɡreɪ aɪz/
Line 3
"And you actually believed I struck the blow?
/ənd juː ˈæktʃuːəli bɪˈliːvd aɪ strʌk ðə bloʊ/
Line 4
You thought me capable of driving a knife into the man's back to gain revenge?"
/juː θɔːt miː ˈkeɪpəbəl ʌv ˈdraɪvɪŋ ə naɪf ˈɪntuː ðə mænz bæk tuː ɡeɪn riˈvendʒ/
Line 5
"Monsieur, what could I think?"
/məˈsjɜːr wʌt kʊd aɪ θɪŋk/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

anger noun US /ˈæŋɡər/

a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance

From this reading “There was no anger, rather happiness and relief in the gray eyes.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
capable adjective US /ˈkeɪpəbəl/

(usually followed by “of”) having capacity or ability

From this reading “You thought me capable of driving a knife into the man's back to gain revenge?"”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
confidences noun US /ˈkɑːnfədənsɪz/

plural of “confidence” — freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities

From this reading “WE EXCHANGE CONFIDENCES My eyes fell before his; I could not look into his face, yet I had a sense that he was actually glad to hear my words.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
driving adjective US /ˈdraɪvɪŋ/

having the power of driving or impelling

From this reading “You thought me capable of driving a knife into the man's back to gain revenge?"”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
exchange noun US /ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ/

chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another

From this reading “WE EXCHANGE CONFIDENCES My eyes fell before his; I could not look into his face, yet I had a sense that he was actually glad to hear my words.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
gain verb US /ɡeɪn/

obtain

From this reading “You thought me capable of driving a knife into the man's back to gain revenge?"”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
knife noun US /naɪf/

edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle

From this reading “You thought me capable of driving a knife into the man's back to gain revenge?"”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
revenge noun US /riˈvendʒ/

action taken in return for an injury or offense

From this reading “You thought me capable of driving a knife into the man's back to gain revenge?"”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

gray eyes noun + noun

In this reading “There was no anger, rather happiness and relief in the gray eyes.”

5,448 times in 426,211 chapters
look into verb + particle

investigate scientifically

In this reading “WE EXCHANGE CONFIDENCES My eyes fell before his; I could not look into his face, yet I had a sense that he was actually glad to hear my words.”

23,988 times in 426,211 chapters

All words in this reading · 53

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading WE EXCHANGE CONFIDENCES My eyes fell before his; I could not look into his face, yet I had a sense that he was actually glad to hear my words.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
actuallyadverbUS /ˈæktʃuːəli/

in actual fact

From this reading WE EXCHANGE CONFIDENCES My eyes fell before his; I could not look into his face, yet I had a sense that he was actually glad to hear my words.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading There was no anger, rather happiness and relief in the gray eyes.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
angernounUS /ˈæŋɡər/

a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance

From this reading There was no anger, rather happiness and relief in the gray eyes.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading You thought me capable of driving a knife into the man's back to gain revenge?"

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading WE EXCHANGE CONFIDENCES My eyes fell before his; I could not look into his face, yet I had a sense that he was actually glad to hear my words.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
believedverbUS /bɪˈliːvd/

past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true

From this reading "And you actually believed I struck the blow?

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
blowverbUS /bloʊ/

exhale hard

From this reading "And you actually believed I struck the blow?

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
capableadjectiveUS /ˈkeɪpəbəl/

(usually followed by “of”) having capacity or ability

From this reading You thought me capable of driving a knife into the man's back to gain revenge?"

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
CONFIDENCESnounUS /ˈkɑːnfədənsɪz/

plural of “confidence” — freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities

From this reading WE EXCHANGE CONFIDENCES My eyes fell before his; I could not look into his face, yet I had a sense that he was actually glad to hear my words.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading WE EXCHANGE CONFIDENCES My eyes fell before his; I could not look into his face, yet I had a sense that he was actually glad to hear my words.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
drivingadjectiveUS /ˈdraɪvɪŋ/

having the power of driving or impelling

From this reading You thought me capable of driving a knife into the man's back to gain revenge?"

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
EXCHANGEnounUS /ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ/

chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another

From this reading WE EXCHANGE CONFIDENCES My eyes fell before his; I could not look into his face, yet I had a sense that he was actually glad to hear my words.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading WE EXCHANGE CONFIDENCES My eyes fell before his; I could not look into his face, yet I had a sense that he was actually glad to hear my words.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
facenounUS /feɪs/

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading WE EXCHANGE CONFIDENCES My eyes fell before his; I could not look into his face, yet I had a sense that he was actually glad to hear my words.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fellverbUS /fel/

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading WE EXCHANGE CONFIDENCES My eyes fell before his; I could not look into his face, yet I had a sense that he was actually glad to hear my words.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
gainverbUS /ɡeɪn/

obtain

From this reading You thought me capable of driving a knife into the man's back to gain revenge?"

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
gladadjectiveUS /ɡlæd/

showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy

From this reading WE EXCHANGE CONFIDENCES My eyes fell before his; I could not look into his face, yet I had a sense that he was actually glad to hear my words.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
graynounUS /ɡreɪ/

a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

From this reading There was no anger, rather happiness and relief in the gray eyes.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading WE EXCHANGE CONFIDENCES My eyes fell before his; I could not look into his face, yet I had a sense that he was actually glad to hear my words.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
happinessnounUS /ˈhæpinəs/

state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy

From this reading There was no anger, rather happiness and relief in the gray eyes.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading WE EXCHANGE CONFIDENCES My eyes fell before his; I could not look into his face, yet I had a sense that he was actually glad to hear my words.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hearverbUS /hiːr/

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading WE EXCHANGE CONFIDENCES My eyes fell before his; I could not look into his face, yet I had a sense that he was actually glad to hear my words.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading WE EXCHANGE CONFIDENCES My eyes fell before his; I could not look into his face, yet I had a sense that he was actually glad to hear my words.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading WE EXCHANGE CONFIDENCES My eyes fell before his; I could not look into his face, yet I had a sense that he was actually glad to hear my words.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading There was no anger, rather happiness and relief in the gray eyes.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading WE EXCHANGE CONFIDENCES My eyes fell before his; I could not look into his face, yet I had a sense that he was actually glad to hear my words.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
knifenounUS /naɪf/

edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle

From this reading You thought me capable of driving a knife into the man's back to gain revenge?"

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lookverbUS /lʊk/

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading WE EXCHANGE CONFIDENCES My eyes fell before his; I could not look into his face, yet I had a sense that he was actually glad to hear my words.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
man'snounUS /mænz/

possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading You thought me capable of driving a knife into the man's back to gain revenge?"

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading You thought me capable of driving a knife into the man's back to gain revenge?"

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
MonsieurnounUS /məˈsjɜːr/

used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”

From this reading "Monsieur, what could I think?"

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading WE EXCHANGE CONFIDENCES My eyes fell before his; I could not look into his face, yet I had a sense that he was actually glad to hear my words.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading There was no anger, rather happiness and relief in the gray eyes.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading WE EXCHANGE CONFIDENCES My eyes fell before his; I could not look into his face, yet I had a sense that he was actually glad to hear my words.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading You thought me capable of driving a knife into the man's back to gain revenge?"

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/

on the contrary

From this reading There was no anger, rather happiness and relief in the gray eyes.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/

the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced

From this reading There was no anger, rather happiness and relief in the gray eyes.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
revengenounUS /riˈvendʒ/

action taken in return for an injury or offense

From this reading You thought me capable of driving a knife into the man's back to gain revenge?"

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sensenounUS /sens/

a general conscious awareness

From this reading WE EXCHANGE CONFIDENCES My eyes fell before his; I could not look into his face, yet I had a sense that he was actually glad to hear my words.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
struckadjectiveUS /strʌk/

(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming

From this reading "And you actually believed I struck the blow?

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading WE EXCHANGE CONFIDENCES My eyes fell before his; I could not look into his face, yet I had a sense that he was actually glad to hear my words.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading There was no anger, rather happiness and relief in the gray eyes.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ThereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading There was no anger, rather happiness and relief in the gray eyes.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading "Monsieur, what could I think?"

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading You thought me capable of driving a knife into the man's back to gain revenge?"

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading WE EXCHANGE CONFIDENCES My eyes fell before his; I could not look into his face, yet I had a sense that he was actually glad to hear my words.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading WE EXCHANGE CONFIDENCES My eyes fell before his; I could not look into his face, yet I had a sense that he was actually glad to hear my words.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
WEpronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading WE EXCHANGE CONFIDENCES My eyes fell before his; I could not look into his face, yet I had a sense that he was actually glad to hear my words.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "Monsieur, what could I think?"

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/

the words that are spoken

From this reading WE EXCHANGE CONFIDENCES My eyes fell before his; I could not look into his face, yet I had a sense that he was actually glad to hear my words.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading WE EXCHANGE CONFIDENCES My eyes fell before his; I could not look into his face, yet I had a sense that he was actually glad to hear my words.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "And you actually believed I struck the blow?

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

Chapter 19 of Beyond the Frontier by Randall Parrish holds 168 sentences, grouped into 34 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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.

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Romance
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