Chapter 19 of Dubliners is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 19 of Dubliners is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Well, I have looked into my accounts. I find this wrong and this wrong. But, with God’s grace, I will rectify this and this. I will set right my accounts.” THE DEAD Lily, the caretaker’s daughter, was literally run off her feet.
Chapter 19 of Dubliners is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “account” — a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading ““Well, I have looked into my accounts.”
possessive form of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading “But, with God’s grace, I will rectify this and this.”
any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
From this reading “THE DEAD Lily, the caretaker’s daughter, was literally run off her feet.”
in a literal sense
From this reading “THE DEAD Lily, the caretaker’s daughter, was literally run off her feet.”
math: determine the length of
From this reading “But, with God’s grace, I will rectify this and this.”
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “THE DEAD Lily, the caretaker’s daughter, was literally run off her feet.”
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading “I find this wrong and this wrong.”
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plural of “account” — a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading “Well, I have looked into my accounts.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I find this wrong and this wrong.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, with God’s grace, I will rectify this and this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE DEAD Lily, the caretaker’s daughter, was literally run off her feet.
a female human offspring
From this reading THE DEAD Lily, the caretaker’s daughter, was literally run off her feet.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading THE DEAD Lily, the caretaker’s daughter, was literally run off her feet.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading THE DEAD Lily, the caretaker’s daughter, was literally run off her feet.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading I find this wrong and this wrong.
possessive form of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading But, with God’s grace, I will rectify this and this.
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading But, with God’s grace, I will rectify this and this.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Well, I have looked into my accounts.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE DEAD Lily, the caretaker’s daughter, was literally run off her feet.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well, I have looked into my accounts.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Well, I have looked into my accounts.
any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
From this reading THE DEAD Lily, the caretaker’s daughter, was literally run off her feet.
in a literal sense
From this reading THE DEAD Lily, the caretaker’s daughter, was literally run off her feet.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Well, I have looked into my accounts.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Well, I have looked into my accounts.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading THE DEAD Lily, the caretaker’s daughter, was literally run off her feet.
math: determine the length of
From this reading But, with God’s grace, I will rectify this and this.
precisely, exactly
From this reading I will set right my accounts.”
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading THE DEAD Lily, the caretaker’s daughter, was literally run off her feet.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I will set right my accounts.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DEAD Lily, the caretaker’s daughter, was literally run off her feet.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I find this wrong and this wrong.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE DEAD Lily, the caretaker’s daughter, was literally run off her feet.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, I have looked into my accounts.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading But, with God’s grace, I will rectify this and this.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But, with God’s grace, I will rectify this and this.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading I find this wrong and this wrong.
Chapter 19 of Dubliners by James Joyce holds 204 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 19 holds 204 sentences of Dubliners, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 19 of Dubliners by James Joyce exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 204 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.
Work through the 41 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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