Chapter 6 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 6 of Exiles: A Play in Three Acts is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ROBERT. [_Softly._] Do not suffer, Richard. There is no need. She is loyal to you, body and soul. Why do you fear?
Chapter 6 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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the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading “She is loyal to you, body and soul.”
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading “Why do you fear?”
steadfast in allegiance or duty
From this reading “She is loyal to you, body and soul.”
a condition requiring relief
From this reading “There is no need.”
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading “ROBERT.”
with low volume
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading “She is loyal to you, body and soul.”
undergo or be subjected to
From this reading “[_Softly._] Do not suffer, Richard.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She is loyal to you, body and soul.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading She is loyal to you, body and soul.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading [_Softly._] Do not suffer, Richard.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading Why do you fear?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is no need.
steadfast in allegiance or duty
From this reading She is loyal to you, body and soul.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading There is no need.
not any; not one
From this reading There is no need.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading [_Softly._] Do not suffer, Richard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_Softly._] Do not suffer, Richard.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading ROBERT.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She is loyal to you, body and soul.
with low volume
From this reading [_Softly._] Do not suffer, Richard.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading She is loyal to you, body and soul.
undergo or be subjected to
From this reading [_Softly._] Do not suffer, Richard.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is no need.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She is loyal to you, body and soul.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why do you fear?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She is loyal to you, body and soul.
Chapter 6 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 6 holds 414 sentences of Exiles: A Play in Three Acts, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of Exiles: A Play in Three Acts by James Joyce exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 414 sentences, grouped into 83 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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