Chapter 8 of Exiles: A Play in Three Acts is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Exiles: A Play in Three Acts is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ROBERT. [_Bending closer to her._] No, Bertha. I was not. And that was my treason. I was thinking of myself—that you might turn from him when he had gone and he from you.
Chapter 8 of Exiles: A Play in Three Acts is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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movement that causes the formation of a curve
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading “[_Bending closer to her._] No, Bertha.”
destroyed or killed
From this reading “I was thinking of myself—that you might turn from him when he had gone and he from you.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I was thinking of myself—that you might turn from him when he had gone and he from you.”
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading “ROBERT.”
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading “I was thinking of myself—that you might turn from him when he had gone and he from you.”
a crime that undermines the offender's government
From this reading “And that was my treason.”
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading “I was thinking of myself—that you might turn from him when he had gone and he from you.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And that was my treason.
movement that causes the formation of a curve
From this reading [_Bending closer to her._] No, Bertha.
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From this reading [_Bending closer to her._] No, Bertha.
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading [_Bending closer to her._] No, Bertha.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I was thinking of myself—that you might turn from him when he had gone and he from you.
destroyed or killed
From this reading I was thinking of myself—that you might turn from him when he had gone and he from you.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I was thinking of myself—that you might turn from him when he had gone and he from you.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I was thinking of myself—that you might turn from him when he had gone and he from you.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading [_Bending closer to her._] No, Bertha.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was thinking of myself—that you might turn from him when he had gone and he from you.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was not.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I was thinking of myself—that you might turn from him when he had gone and he from you.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And that was my treason.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I was thinking of myself—that you might turn from him when he had gone and he from you.
not any; not one
From this reading [_Bending closer to her._] No, Bertha.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I was not.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was thinking of myself—that you might turn from him when he had gone and he from you.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading ROBERT.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And that was my treason.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading I was thinking of myself—that you might turn from him when he had gone and he from you.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [_Bending closer to her._] No, Bertha.
a crime that undermines the offender's government
From this reading And that was my treason.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading I was thinking of myself—that you might turn from him when he had gone and he from you.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was not.
at the time that
From this reading I was thinking of myself—that you might turn from him when he had gone and he from you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I was thinking of myself—that you might turn from him when he had gone and he from you.
Chapter 8 of Exiles: A Play in Three Acts by James Joyce holds 415 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.
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