Chapter 14 of Dubliners is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 14 of Dubliners is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mr Crofton nodded his head. “But after all now,” said Mr Lyons argumentatively, “King Edward’s life, you know, is not the very....” “Let bygones be bygones,” said Mr Henchy. “I admire the man personally. He’s just an ordinary knockabout like you and me.
Chapter 14 of Dubliners is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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feel admiration for
From this reading ““I admire the man personally.”
plural of “bygone” — past events to be put aside
From this reading ““Let bygones be bygones,” said Mr Henchy.”
possessive form of “edward” — King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading ““But after all now,” said Mr Lyons argumentatively, “King Edward’s life, you know, is not the very....””
a city in east-central France on the Rhone River; a principal producer of silk and rayon
From this reading ““But after all now,” said Mr Lyons argumentatively, “King Edward’s life, you know, is not the very....””
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading “Mr Crofton nodded his head.”
a judge of a probate court
From this reading “He’s just an ordinary knockabout like you and me.”
as yourself
From this reading ““I admire the man personally.”
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feel admiration for
From this reading “I admire the man personally.
later than; following
From this reading “But after all now,” said Mr Lyons argumentatively, “King Edward’s life, you know, is not the very....”
(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 “But after all now,” said Mr Lyons argumentatively, “King Edward’s life, you know, is not the very....”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He’s just an ordinary knockabout like you and me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He’s just an ordinary knockabout like you and me.
in a disputatious manner
From this reading “But after all now,” said Mr Lyons argumentatively, “King Edward’s life, you know, is not the very....”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Let bygones be bygones,” said Mr Henchy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But after all now,” said Mr Lyons argumentatively, “King Edward’s life, you know, is not the very....”
plural of “bygone” — past events to be put aside
From this reading “Let bygones be bygones,” said Mr Henchy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr Crofton nodded his head.
possessive form of “edward” — King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading “But after all now,” said Mr Lyons argumentatively, “King Edward’s life, you know, is not the very....”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He’s just an ordinary knockabout like you and me.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Mr Crofton nodded his head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Let bygones be bygones,” said Mr Henchy.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr Crofton nodded his head.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I admire the man personally.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “But after all now,” said Mr Lyons argumentatively, “King Edward’s life, you know, is not the very....”
and nothing more
From this reading He’s just an ordinary knockabout like you and me.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “But after all now,” said Mr Lyons argumentatively, “King Edward’s life, you know, is not the very....”
full of rough and exuberant animal spirits
From this reading He’s just an ordinary knockabout like you and me.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “But after all now,” said Mr Lyons argumentatively, “King Edward’s life, you know, is not the very....”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let bygones be bygones,” said Mr Henchy.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “But after all now,” said Mr Lyons argumentatively, “King Edward’s life, you know, is not the very....”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He’s just an ordinary knockabout like you and me.
a city in east-central France on the Rhone River; a principal producer of silk and rayon
From this reading “But after all now,” said Mr Lyons argumentatively, “King Edward’s life, you know, is not the very....”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “I admire the man personally.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He’s just an ordinary knockabout like you and me.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr Crofton nodded his head.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading Mr Crofton nodded his head.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “But after all now,” said Mr Lyons argumentatively, “King Edward’s life, you know, is not the very....”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “But after all now,” said Mr Lyons argumentatively, “King Edward’s life, you know, is not the very....”
a judge of a probate court
From this reading He’s just an ordinary knockabout like you and me.
as yourself
From this reading “I admire the man personally.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “But after all now,” said Mr Lyons argumentatively, “King Edward’s life, you know, is not the very....”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “But after all now,” said Mr Lyons argumentatively, “King Edward’s life, you know, is not the very....”
precisely as stated
From this reading “But after all now,” said Mr Lyons argumentatively, “King Edward’s life, you know, is not the very....”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But after all now,” said Mr Lyons argumentatively, “King Edward’s life, you know, is not the very....”
Chapter 14 of Dubliners by James Joyce holds 220 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 14 holds 220 sentences of Dubliners, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
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