Chapter 4 of Exiles: A Play in Three Acts is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Exiles: A Play in Three Acts is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
RICHARD. [_Walks away from her a few paces and stands still, thinking, holding his chin._] Yes. BERTHA. [_Taking up the slip again._] Where is it? RICHARD.
Chapter 4 of Exiles: A Play in Three Acts is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the protruding part of the lower jaw
From this reading “[_Walks away from her a few paces and stands still, thinking, holding his chin._] Yes.”
the act of retaining something
From this reading “[_Walks away from her a few paces and stands still, thinking, holding his chin._] Yes.”
plural of “pace” — the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading “[_Walks away from her a few paces and stands still, thinking, holding his chin._] Yes.”
move stealthily
From this reading “[_Taking up the slip again._] Where is it?”
plural of “stand” — a support or foundation
From this reading “[_Walks away from her a few paces and stands still, thinking, holding his chin._] Yes.”
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading “[_Walks away from her a few paces and stands still, thinking, holding his chin._] Yes.”
plural of “walk” — the act of traveling by foot
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “[_Walks away from her a few paces and stands still, thinking, holding his chin._] Yes.”
remain in place; hold still; remain fixed or immobile
In this reading “[_Walks away from her a few paces and stands still, thinking, holding his chin._] Yes.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 [_Walks away from her a few paces and stands still, thinking, holding his chin._] Yes.
anew
From this reading [_Taking up the slip again._] Where is it?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [_Walks away from her a few paces and stands still, thinking, holding his chin._] Yes.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading [_Walks away from her a few paces and stands still, thinking, holding his chin._] Yes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BERTHA.
the protruding part of the lower jaw
From this reading [_Walks away from her a few paces and stands still, thinking, holding his chin._] Yes.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading [_Walks away from her a few paces and stands still, thinking, holding his chin._] Yes.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading [_Walks away from her a few paces and stands still, thinking, holding his chin._] Yes.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading [_Walks away from her a few paces and stands still, thinking, holding his chin._] Yes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading [_Walks away from her a few paces and stands still, thinking, holding his chin._] Yes.
the act of retaining something
From this reading [_Walks away from her a few paces and stands still, thinking, holding his chin._] Yes.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [_Taking up the slip again._] Where is it?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading [_Taking up the slip again._] Where is it?
plural of “pace” — the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading [_Walks away from her a few paces and stands still, thinking, holding his chin._] Yes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RICHARD.
move stealthily
From this reading [_Taking up the slip again._] Where is it?
plural of “stand” — a support or foundation
From this reading [_Walks away from her a few paces and stands still, thinking, holding his chin._] Yes.
not in physical motion
From this reading [_Walks away from her a few paces and stands still, thinking, holding his chin._] Yes.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading [_Taking up the slip again._] Where is it?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [_Taking up the slip again._] Where is it?
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading [_Walks away from her a few paces and stands still, thinking, holding his chin._] Yes.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading [_Taking up the slip again._] Where is it?
plural of “walk” — the act of traveling by foot
From this reading [_Walks away from her a few paces and stands still, thinking, holding his chin._] Yes.
in or at the place that
From this reading [_Taking up the slip again._] Where is it?
an affirmative
From this reading [_Walks away from her a few paces and stands still, thinking, holding his chin._] Yes.
Chapter 4 of Exiles: A Play in Three Acts by James Joyce holds 414 sentences, grouped into 83 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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 4 holds 414 sentences of Exiles: A Play in Three Acts, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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