Chapter 15 of Dubliners is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Dubliners is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Are you in it too?” “Yes,” said Mr Duggan. Mr Bell laughed at his fellow-sufferer, held out his hand and said: “Shake!” Mrs Kearney passed by these two young men and went to the edge of the screen to view the house.
Chapter 15 of Dubliners is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading “Mr Bell laughed at his fellow-sufferer, held out his hand and said:”
the boundary of a surface
From this reading “Mrs Kearney passed by these two young men and went to the edge of the screen to view the house.”
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading “Mr Bell laughed at his fellow-sufferer, held out his hand and said:”
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading “Mr Bell laughed at his fellow-sufferer, held out his hand and said:”
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading “Mrs Kearney passed by these two young men and went to the edge of the screen to view the house.”
a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
From this reading “Mrs Kearney passed by these two young men and went to the edge of the screen to view the house.”
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading ““Shake!””
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading “Mrs Kearney passed by these two young men and went to the edge of the screen to view the house.”
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Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr Bell laughed at his fellow-sufferer, held out his hand and said:
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Are you in it too?”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mr Bell laughed at his fellow-sufferer, held out his hand and said:
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading Mr Bell laughed at his fellow-sufferer, held out his hand and said:
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mrs Kearney passed by these two young men and went to the edge of the screen to view the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes,” said Mr Duggan.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading Mrs Kearney passed by these two young men and went to the edge of the screen to view the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr Bell laughed at his fellow-sufferer, held out his hand and said:
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Mr Bell laughed at his fellow-sufferer, held out his hand and said:
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Mr Bell laughed at his fellow-sufferer, held out his hand and said:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr Bell laughed at his fellow-sufferer, held out his hand and said:
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Mrs Kearney passed by these two young men and went to the edge of the screen to view the house.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Are you in it too?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Are you in it too?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs Kearney passed by these two young men and went to the edge of the screen to view the house.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Mr Bell laughed at his fellow-sufferer, held out his hand and said:
the force of workers available
From this reading Mrs Kearney passed by these two young men and went to the edge of the screen to view the house.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Yes,” said Mr Duggan.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs Kearney passed by these two young men and went to the edge of the screen to view the house.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs Kearney passed by these two young men and went to the edge of the screen to view the house.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Mr Bell laughed at his fellow-sufferer, held out his hand and said:
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Mrs Kearney passed by these two young men and went to the edge of the screen to view the house.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Yes,” said Mr Duggan.
a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
From this reading Mrs Kearney passed by these two young men and went to the edge of the screen to view the house.
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading “Shake!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs Kearney passed by these two young men and went to the edge of the screen to view the house.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Mrs Kearney passed by these two young men and went to the edge of the screen to view the house.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs Kearney passed by these two young men and went to the edge of the screen to view the house.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “Are you in it too?”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Mrs Kearney passed by these two young men and went to the edge of the screen to view the house.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading Mrs Kearney passed by these two young men and went to the edge of the screen to view the house.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Mrs Kearney passed by these two young men and went to the edge of the screen to view the house.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes,” said Mr Duggan.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Are you in it too?”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Mrs Kearney passed by these two young men and went to the edge of the screen to view the house.
Chapter 15 of Dubliners by James Joyce holds 202 sentences, grouped into 41 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 15 holds 202 sentences of Dubliners, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 15 of Dubliners by James Joyce exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 202 sentences, grouped into 41 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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