Chapter 1 of Beyond The Rocks: A Love Story is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Beyond The Rocks: A Love Story is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
How revolting, how infamous! I suppose that old schemer, her father, sold her to him. Her eyes remind one of forgotten fairy tales of angels. Can anything be so sweet as that little nose and those baby-red lips. She has a soul, too, peeping out of the blue when she looks up at one.
Chapter 1 of Beyond The Rocks: A Love Story is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “angel” — spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading “Her eyes remind one of forgotten fairy tales of angels.”
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading “Her eyes remind one of forgotten fairy tales of angels.”
known widely and usually unfavorably
From this reading “How revolting, how infamous!”
-ing form of “peep” — look furtively
From this reading “She has a soul, too, peeping out of the blue when she looks up at one.”
put in the mind of someone
From this reading “Her eyes remind one of forgotten fairy tales of angels.”
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
From this reading “How revolting, how infamous!”
a planner who draws up a personal scheme of action
From this reading “I suppose that old schemer, her father, sold her to him.”
plural of “tale” — 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 “Her eyes remind one of forgotten fairy tales of angels.”
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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 She has a soul, too, peeping out of the blue when she looks up at one.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Can anything be so sweet as that little nose and those baby-red lips.
plural of “angel” — spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading Her eyes remind one of forgotten fairy tales of angels.
any thing at all
From this reading Can anything be so sweet as that little nose and those baby-red lips.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Can anything be so sweet as that little nose and those baby-red lips.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She has a soul, too, peeping out of the blue when she looks up at one.
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From this reading Can anything be so sweet as that little nose and those baby-red lips.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Can anything be so sweet as that little nose and those baby-red lips.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading She has a soul, too, peeping out of the blue when she looks up at one.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Can anything be so sweet as that little nose and those baby-red lips.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Her eyes remind one of forgotten fairy tales of angels.
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading Her eyes remind one of forgotten fairy tales of angels.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading I suppose that old schemer, her father, sold her to him.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Her eyes remind one of forgotten fairy tales of angels.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She has a soul, too, peeping out of the blue when she looks up at one.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I suppose that old schemer, her father, sold her to him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I suppose that old schemer, her father, sold her to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How revolting, how infamous!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I suppose that old schemer, her father, sold her to him.
known widely and usually unfavorably
From this reading How revolting, how infamous!
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Can anything be so sweet as that little nose and those baby-red lips.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Can anything be so sweet as that little nose and those baby-red lips.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading She has a soul, too, peeping out of the blue when she looks up at one.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading Can anything be so sweet as that little nose and those baby-red lips.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her eyes remind one of forgotten fairy tales of angels.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading I suppose that old schemer, her father, sold her to him.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Her eyes remind one of forgotten fairy tales of angels.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She has a soul, too, peeping out of the blue when she looks up at one.
-ing form of “peep” — look furtively
From this reading She has a soul, too, peeping out of the blue when she looks up at one.
put in the mind of someone
From this reading Her eyes remind one of forgotten fairy tales of angels.
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
From this reading How revolting, how infamous!
a planner who draws up a personal scheme of action
From this reading I suppose that old schemer, her father, sold her to him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She has a soul, too, peeping out of the blue when she looks up at one.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Can anything be so sweet as that little nose and those baby-red lips.
disposed of to a purchaser
From this reading I suppose that old schemer, her father, sold her to him.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading She has a soul, too, peeping out of the blue when she looks up at one.
express a supposition
From this reading I suppose that old schemer, her father, sold her to him.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading Can anything be so sweet as that little nose and those baby-red lips.
plural of “tale” — 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 Her eyes remind one of forgotten fairy tales of angels.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I suppose that old schemer, her father, sold her to him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She has a soul, too, peeping out of the blue when she looks up at one.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Can anything be so sweet as that little nose and those baby-red lips.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I suppose that old schemer, her father, sold her to him.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading She has a soul, too, peeping out of the blue when she looks up at one.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She has a soul, too, peeping out of the blue when she looks up at one.
at the time that
From this reading She has a soul, too, peeping out of the blue when she looks up at one.
Chapter 1 of Beyond The Rocks: A Love Story by Elinor Glyn holds 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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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