Chapter 2 of Ulysses is here in full — 581 sentences across 117 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Ulysses is here in full — 581 sentences across 117 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
—I’m ready, Buck Mulligan answered, going towards the door. Come out, Kinch. You have eaten all we left, I suppose. Resigned he passed out with grave words and gait, saying, wellnigh with sorrow: —And going forth he met Butterly.
Chapter 2 of Ulysses is here in full — 581 sentences across 117 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
to strive with determination
From this reading “—I’m ready, Buck Mulligan answered, going towards the door.”
inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food
From this reading “You have eaten all we left, I suppose.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “—And going forth he met Butterly.”
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading “Resigned he passed out with grave words and gait, saying, wellnigh with sorrow:”
death of a person
From this reading “Resigned he passed out with grave words and gait, saying, wellnigh with sorrow:”
Irish version of burgoo
From this reading “—I’m ready, Buck Mulligan answered, going towards the door.”
past form of “resign” — leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
From this reading “Resigned he passed out with grave words and gait, saying, wellnigh with sorrow:”
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading “Resigned he passed out with grave words and gait, saying, wellnigh with sorrow:”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
(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 have eaten all we left, I suppose.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Resigned he passed out with grave words and gait, saying, wellnigh with sorrow:
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading —I’m ready, Buck Mulligan answered, going towards the door.
to strive with determination
From this reading —I’m ready, Buck Mulligan answered, going towards the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading —And going forth he met Butterly.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come out, Kinch.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading —I’m ready, Buck Mulligan answered, going towards the door.
inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food
From this reading You have eaten all we left, I suppose.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading —And going forth he met Butterly.
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading Resigned he passed out with grave words and gait, saying, wellnigh with sorrow:
the act of departing
From this reading —I’m ready, Buck Mulligan answered, going towards the door.
death of a person
From this reading Resigned he passed out with grave words and gait, saying, wellnigh with sorrow:
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have eaten all we left, I suppose.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Resigned he passed out with grave words and gait, saying, wellnigh with sorrow:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You have eaten all we left, I suppose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading —I’m ready, Buck Mulligan answered, going towards the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come out, Kinch.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading You have eaten all we left, I suppose.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading —And going forth he met Butterly.
Irish version of burgoo
From this reading —I’m ready, Buck Mulligan answered, going towards the door.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Come out, Kinch.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Resigned he passed out with grave words and gait, saying, wellnigh with sorrow:
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading —I’m ready, Buck Mulligan answered, going towards the door.
past form of “resign” — leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
From this reading Resigned he passed out with grave words and gait, saying, wellnigh with sorrow:
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading Resigned he passed out with grave words and gait, saying, wellnigh with sorrow:
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading Resigned he passed out with grave words and gait, saying, wellnigh with sorrow:
express a supposition
From this reading You have eaten all we left, I suppose.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading —I’m ready, Buck Mulligan answered, going towards the door.
in the direction of
From this reading —I’m ready, Buck Mulligan answered, going towards the door.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading You have eaten all we left, I suppose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Resigned he passed out with grave words and gait, saying, wellnigh with sorrow:
in the company of; together with
From this reading Resigned he passed out with grave words and gait, saying, wellnigh with sorrow:
the words that are spoken
From this reading Resigned he passed out with grave words and gait, saying, wellnigh with sorrow:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You have eaten all we left, I suppose.
Chapter 2 of Ulysses by James Joyce holds 581 sentences, grouped into 117 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 2 holds 581 sentences of Ulysses, unabridged, divided into 117 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Ulysses by James Joyce exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 581 sentences, grouped into 117 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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