Chapter 16 of Dubliners is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Dubliners is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“You’re all right now?” asked the young man in the cycling-suit. “Sha, ’s nothing,” said the injured man, trying to stand up. He was helped to his feet. The manager said something about a hospital and some of the bystanders gave advice. The battered silk hat was placed on the man’s head.
Chapter 16 of Dubliners is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading “The manager said something about a hospital and some of the bystanders gave advice.”
damaged by blows or hard usage
From this reading “The battered silk hat was placed on the man’s head.”
plural of “bystander” — a nonparticipant spectator
From this reading “The manager said something about a hospital and some of the bystanders gave advice.”
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “He was helped to his feet.”
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading “The manager said something about a hospital and some of the bystanders gave advice.”
harmed
From this reading ““Sha, ’s nothing,” said the injured man, trying to stand up.”
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading “The manager said something about a hospital and some of the bystanders gave advice.”
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
From this reading “The battered silk hat was placed on the man’s head.”
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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 The manager said something about a hospital and some of the bystanders gave advice.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The manager said something about a hospital and some of the bystanders gave advice.
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading The manager said something about a hospital and some of the bystanders gave advice.
(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 “You’re all right now?” asked the young man in the cycling-suit.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The manager said something about a hospital and some of the bystanders gave advice.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “You’re all right now?” asked the young man in the cycling-suit.
damaged by blows or hard usage
From this reading The battered silk hat was placed on the man’s head.
plural of “bystander” — a nonparticipant spectator
From this reading The manager said something about a hospital and some of the bystanders gave advice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’re all right now?” asked the young man in the cycling-suit.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading He was helped to his feet.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The manager said something about a hospital and some of the bystanders gave advice.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading The battered silk hat was placed on the man’s head.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was helped to his feet.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The battered silk hat was placed on the man’s head.
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading He was helped to his feet.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was helped to his feet.
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading The manager said something about a hospital and some of the bystanders gave advice.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “You’re all right now?” asked the young man in the cycling-suit.
harmed
From this reading “Sha, ’s nothing,” said the injured man, trying to stand up.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “You’re all right now?” asked the young man in the cycling-suit.
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The battered silk hat was placed on the man’s head.
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading The manager said something about a hospital and some of the bystanders gave advice.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Sha, ’s nothing,” said the injured man, trying to stand up.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “You’re all right now?” asked the young man in the cycling-suit.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The manager said something about a hospital and some of the bystanders gave advice.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The battered silk hat was placed on the man’s head.
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading The battered silk hat was placed on the man’s head.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “You’re all right now?” asked the young man in the cycling-suit.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “Sha, ’s nothing,” said the injured man, trying to stand up.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Sha, ’s nothing,” said the injured man, trying to stand up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Sha, ’s nothing,” said the injured man, trying to stand up.
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
From this reading The battered silk hat was placed on the man’s head.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The manager said something about a hospital and some of the bystanders gave advice.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The manager said something about a hospital and some of the bystanders gave advice.
be standing; be upright
From this reading “Sha, ’s nothing,” said the injured man, trying to stand up.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “You’re all right now?” asked the young man in the cycling-suit.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Sha, ’s nothing,” said the injured man, trying to stand up.
hard to endure
From this reading “Sha, ’s nothing,” said the injured man, trying to stand up.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Sha, ’s nothing,” said the injured man, trying to stand up.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was helped to his feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’re all right now?” asked the young man in the cycling-suit.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “You’re all right now?” asked the young man in the cycling-suit.
Chapter 16 of Dubliners by James Joyce holds 200 sentences, grouped into 40 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 16 holds 200 sentences of Dubliners, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 16 of Dubliners by James Joyce exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 200 sentences, grouped into 40 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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