Chapter 9 of Dubliners is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of Dubliners is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“What have you done to him?” she cried, glaring into his face. Little Chandler sustained for one moment the gaze of her eyes and his heart closed together as he met the hatred in them. He began to stammer: “It’s nothing.... He ... he began to cry.... I couldn’t ...
Chapter 9 of Dubliners is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States writer of detective thrillers featuring the character of Philip Marlowe (1888-1959)
From this reading “Little Chandler sustained for one moment the gaze of her eyes and his heart closed together as he met the hatred in them.”
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading “Little Chandler sustained for one moment the gaze of her eyes and his heart closed together as he met the hatred in them.”
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “He ... he began to cry....”
a long fixed look
From this reading “Little Chandler sustained for one moment the gaze of her eyes and his heart closed together as he met the hatred in them.”
shining intensely
From this reading ““What have you done to him?” she cried, glaring into his face.”
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading “Little Chandler sustained for one moment the gaze of her eyes and his heart closed together as he met the hatred in them.”
speak haltingly
From this reading “He began to stammer: “It’s nothing....”
maintained at length without interruption or weakening
From this reading “Little Chandler sustained for one moment the gaze of her eyes and his heart closed together as he met the hatred in them.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Little Chandler sustained for one moment the gaze of her eyes and his heart closed together as he met the hatred in them.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Little Chandler sustained for one moment the gaze of her eyes and his heart closed together as he met the hatred in them.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading He began to stammer: “It’s nothing....
United States writer of detective thrillers featuring the character of Philip Marlowe (1888-1959)
From this reading Little Chandler sustained for one moment the gaze of her eyes and his heart closed together as he met the hatred in them.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading Little Chandler sustained for one moment the gaze of her eyes and his heart closed together as he met the hatred in them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I couldn’t ...
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “What have you done to him?” she cried, glaring into his face.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading He ... he began to cry....
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “What have you done to him?” she cried, glaring into his face.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Little Chandler sustained for one moment the gaze of her eyes and his heart closed together as he met the hatred in them.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “What have you done to him?” she cried, glaring into his face.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Little Chandler sustained for one moment the gaze of her eyes and his heart closed together as he met the hatred in them.
a long fixed look
From this reading Little Chandler sustained for one moment the gaze of her eyes and his heart closed together as he met the hatred in them.
shining intensely
From this reading “What have you done to him?” she cried, glaring into his face.
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading Little Chandler sustained for one moment the gaze of her eyes and his heart closed together as he met the hatred in them.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “What have you done to him?” she cried, glaring into his face.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Little Chandler sustained for one moment the gaze of her eyes and his heart closed together as he met the hatred in them.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Little Chandler sustained for one moment the gaze of her eyes and his heart closed together as he met the hatred in them.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Little Chandler sustained for one moment the gaze of her eyes and his heart closed together as he met the hatred in them.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “What have you done to him?” she cried, glaring into his face.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “What have you done to him?” she cried, glaring into his face.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I couldn’t ...
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Little Chandler sustained for one moment the gaze of her eyes and his heart closed together as he met the hatred in them.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “What have you done to him?” she cried, glaring into his face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He began to stammer: “It’s nothing....
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Little Chandler sustained for one moment the gaze of her eyes and his heart closed together as he met the hatred in them.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Little Chandler sustained for one moment the gaze of her eyes and his heart closed together as he met the hatred in them.
a particular point in time
From this reading Little Chandler sustained for one moment the gaze of her eyes and his heart closed together as he met the hatred in them.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He began to stammer: “It’s nothing....
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Little Chandler sustained for one moment the gaze of her eyes and his heart closed together as he met the hatred in them.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Little Chandler sustained for one moment the gaze of her eyes and his heart closed together as he met the hatred in them.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “What have you done to him?” she cried, glaring into his face.
speak haltingly
From this reading He began to stammer: “It’s nothing....
maintained at length without interruption or weakening
From this reading Little Chandler sustained for one moment the gaze of her eyes and his heart closed together as he met the hatred in them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Little Chandler sustained for one moment the gaze of her eyes and his heart closed together as he met the hatred in them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Little Chandler sustained for one moment the gaze of her eyes and his heart closed together as he met the hatred in them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “What have you done to him?” she cried, glaring into his face.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Little Chandler sustained for one moment the gaze of her eyes and his heart closed together as he met the hatred in them.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What have you done to him?” she cried, glaring into his face.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What have you done to him?” she cried, glaring into his face.
Chapter 9 of Dubliners by James Joyce holds 216 sentences, grouped into 44 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 9 holds 216 sentences of Dubliners, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of Dubliners by James Joyce exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 216 sentences, grouped into 44 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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