Chapter 1 of A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is here in full — 798 sentences across 160 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is here in full — 798 sentences across 160 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Uncle Charles smoked such black twist that at last his nephew suggested to him to enjoy his morning smoke in a little outhouse at the end of the garden. —Very good, Simon. All serene, Simon, said the old man tranquilly. Anywhere you like. The outhouse will do me nicely: it will be more salubrious.
Chapter 1 of A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is here in full — 798 sentences across 160 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at or in or to any place
From this reading “Anywhere you like.”
a son of your brother or sister
From this reading “Uncle Charles smoked such black twist that at last his nephew suggested to him to enjoy his morning smoke in a little outhouse at the end of the garden.”
in a nice way
From this reading “The outhouse will do me nicely: it will be more salubrious.”
a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate
From this reading “Uncle Charles smoked such black twist that at last his nephew suggested to him to enjoy his morning smoke in a little outhouse at the end of the garden.”
not agitated; without losing self-possession
From this reading “All serene, Simon, said the old man tranquilly.”
one of the twelve Apostles (first century)
From this reading “—Very good, Simon.”
(used especially of meats and fish) dried and cured by hanging in wood smoke
From this reading “Uncle Charles smoked such black twist that at last his nephew suggested to him to enjoy his morning smoke in a little outhouse at the end of the garden.”
to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
From this reading “Uncle Charles smoked such black twist that at last his nephew suggested to him to enjoy his morning smoke in a little outhouse at the end of the garden.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Uncle Charles smoked such black twist that at last his nephew suggested to him to enjoy his morning smoke in a little outhouse at the end of the garden.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All serene, Simon, said the old man tranquilly.
at or in or to any place
From this reading Anywhere you like.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Uncle Charles smoked such black twist that at last his nephew suggested to him to enjoy his morning smoke in a little outhouse at the end of the garden.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The outhouse will do me nicely: it will be more salubrious.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Uncle Charles smoked such black twist that at last his nephew suggested to him to enjoy his morning smoke in a little outhouse at the end of the garden.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading Uncle Charles smoked such black twist that at last his nephew suggested to him to enjoy his morning smoke in a little outhouse at the end of the garden.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The outhouse will do me nicely: it will be more salubrious.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Uncle Charles smoked such black twist that at last his nephew suggested to him to enjoy his morning smoke in a little outhouse at the end of the garden.
derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading Uncle Charles smoked such black twist that at last his nephew suggested to him to enjoy his morning smoke in a little outhouse at the end of the garden.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Uncle Charles smoked such black twist that at last his nephew suggested to him to enjoy his morning smoke in a little outhouse at the end of the garden.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading —Very good, Simon.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Uncle Charles smoked such black twist that at last his nephew suggested to him to enjoy his morning smoke in a little outhouse at the end of the garden.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Uncle Charles smoked such black twist that at last his nephew suggested to him to enjoy his morning smoke in a little outhouse at the end of the garden.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Uncle Charles smoked such black twist that at last his nephew suggested to him to enjoy his morning smoke in a little outhouse at the end of the garden.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The outhouse will do me nicely: it will be more salubrious.
immediately past
From this reading Uncle Charles smoked such black twist that at last his nephew suggested to him to enjoy his morning smoke in a little outhouse at the end of the garden.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Anywhere you like.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Uncle Charles smoked such black twist that at last his nephew suggested to him to enjoy his morning smoke in a little outhouse at the end of the garden.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading All serene, Simon, said the old man tranquilly.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The outhouse will do me nicely: it will be more salubrious.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The outhouse will do me nicely: it will be more salubrious.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Uncle Charles smoked such black twist that at last his nephew suggested to him to enjoy his morning smoke in a little outhouse at the end of the garden.
a son of your brother or sister
From this reading Uncle Charles smoked such black twist that at last his nephew suggested to him to enjoy his morning smoke in a little outhouse at the end of the garden.
in a nice way
From this reading The outhouse will do me nicely: it will be more salubrious.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Uncle Charles smoked such black twist that at last his nephew suggested to him to enjoy his morning smoke in a little outhouse at the end of the garden.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading All serene, Simon, said the old man tranquilly.
a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate
From this reading Uncle Charles smoked such black twist that at last his nephew suggested to him to enjoy his morning smoke in a little outhouse at the end of the garden.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading All serene, Simon, said the old man tranquilly.
promoting health; healthful
From this reading The outhouse will do me nicely: it will be more salubrious.
not agitated; without losing self-possession
From this reading All serene, Simon, said the old man tranquilly.
one of the twelve Apostles (first century)
From this reading —Very good, Simon.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading Uncle Charles smoked such black twist that at last his nephew suggested to him to enjoy his morning smoke in a little outhouse at the end of the garden.
(used especially of meats and fish) dried and cured by hanging in wood smoke
From this reading Uncle Charles smoked such black twist that at last his nephew suggested to him to enjoy his morning smoke in a little outhouse at the end of the garden.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Uncle Charles smoked such black twist that at last his nephew suggested to him to enjoy his morning smoke in a little outhouse at the end of the garden.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading Uncle Charles smoked such black twist that at last his nephew suggested to him to enjoy his morning smoke in a little outhouse at the end of the garden.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Uncle Charles smoked such black twist that at last his nephew suggested to him to enjoy his morning smoke in a little outhouse at the end of the garden.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Uncle Charles smoked such black twist that at last his nephew suggested to him to enjoy his morning smoke in a little outhouse at the end of the garden.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Uncle Charles smoked such black twist that at last his nephew suggested to him to enjoy his morning smoke in a little outhouse at the end of the garden.
without emotional agitation
From this reading All serene, Simon, said the old man tranquilly.
to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
From this reading Uncle Charles smoked such black twist that at last his nephew suggested to him to enjoy his morning smoke in a little outhouse at the end of the garden.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Uncle Charles smoked such black twist that at last his nephew suggested to him to enjoy his morning smoke in a little outhouse at the end of the garden.
precisely as stated
From this reading —Very good, Simon.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The outhouse will do me nicely: it will be more salubrious.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Anywhere you like.
Chapter 1 of A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce holds 798 sentences, grouped into 160 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 1 holds 798 sentences of A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, unabridged, divided into 160 reading sections.
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