Chapter 6 of Ulysses is here in full — 576 sentences across 116 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Ulysses is here in full — 576 sentences across 116 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He turned away and sauntered across the road. How did she walk with her sausages? Like that something. As he walked he took the folded _Freeman_ from his sidepocket, unfolded it, rolled it lengthwise in a baton and tapped it at each sauntering step against his trouserleg. Careless air: just drop in to see.
Chapter 6 of Ulysses is here in full — 576 sentences across 116 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir
From this reading “As he walked he took the folded _Freeman_ from his sidepocket, unfolded it, rolled it lengthwise in a baton and tapped it at each sauntering step against his trouserleg.”
marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
From this reading “Careless air: just drop in to see.”
past form of “fold” — bend or lay so that one part covers the other
From this reading “As he walked he took the folded _Freeman_ from his sidepocket, unfolded it, rolled it lengthwise in a baton and tapped it at each sauntering step against his trouserleg.”
a person who is not a serf or a slave
in the direction of the length
From this reading “As he walked he took the folded _Freeman_ from his sidepocket, unfolded it, rolled it lengthwise in a baton and tapped it at each sauntering step against his trouserleg.”
plural of “sausage” — highly seasoned minced meat stuffed in casings
From this reading “How did she walk with her sausages?”
in a condition for letting out liquid drawn out as by piercing or drawing a plug
From this reading “As he walked he took the folded _Freeman_ from his sidepocket, unfolded it, rolled it lengthwise in a baton and tapped it at each sauntering step against his trouserleg.”
past form of “unfold” — develop or come to a promising stage
From this reading “As he walked he took the folded _Freeman_ from his sidepocket, unfolded it, rolled it lengthwise in a baton and tapped it at each sauntering step against his trouserleg.”
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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 As he walked he took the folded _Freeman_ from his sidepocket, unfolded it, rolled it lengthwise in a baton and tapped it at each sauntering step against his trouserleg.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He turned away and sauntered across the road.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading As he walked he took the folded _Freeman_ from his sidepocket, unfolded it, rolled it lengthwise in a baton and tapped it at each sauntering step against his trouserleg.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Careless air: just drop in to see.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He turned away and sauntered across the road.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he walked he took the folded _Freeman_ from his sidepocket, unfolded it, rolled it lengthwise in a baton and tapped it at each sauntering step against his trouserleg.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As he walked he took the folded _Freeman_ from his sidepocket, unfolded it, rolled it lengthwise in a baton and tapped it at each sauntering step against his trouserleg.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He turned away and sauntered across the road.
a thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir
From this reading As he walked he took the folded _Freeman_ from his sidepocket, unfolded it, rolled it lengthwise in a baton and tapped it at each sauntering step against his trouserleg.
marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
From this reading Careless air: just drop in to see.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading How did she walk with her sausages?
let fall to the ground
From this reading Careless air: just drop in to see.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading As he walked he took the folded _Freeman_ from his sidepocket, unfolded it, rolled it lengthwise in a baton and tapped it at each sauntering step against his trouserleg.
past form of “fold” — bend or lay so that one part covers the other
From this reading As he walked he took the folded _Freeman_ from his sidepocket, unfolded it, rolled it lengthwise in a baton and tapped it at each sauntering step against his trouserleg.
a person who is not a serf or a slave
From this reading As he walked he took the folded _Freeman_ from his sidepocket, unfolded it, rolled it lengthwise in a baton and tapped it at each sauntering step against his trouserleg.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As he walked he took the folded _Freeman_ from his sidepocket, unfolded it, rolled it lengthwise in a baton and tapped it at each sauntering step against his trouserleg.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He turned away and sauntered across the road.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading How did she walk with her sausages?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As he walked he took the folded _Freeman_ from his sidepocket, unfolded it, rolled it lengthwise in a baton and tapped it at each sauntering step against his trouserleg.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How did she walk with her sausages?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As he walked he took the folded _Freeman_ from his sidepocket, unfolded it, rolled it lengthwise in a baton and tapped it at each sauntering step against his trouserleg.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As he walked he took the folded _Freeman_ from his sidepocket, unfolded it, rolled it lengthwise in a baton and tapped it at each sauntering step against his trouserleg.
and nothing more
From this reading Careless air: just drop in to see.
in the direction of the length
From this reading As he walked he took the folded _Freeman_ from his sidepocket, unfolded it, rolled it lengthwise in a baton and tapped it at each sauntering step against his trouserleg.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Like that something.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading He turned away and sauntered across the road.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading As he walked he took the folded _Freeman_ from his sidepocket, unfolded it, rolled it lengthwise in a baton and tapped it at each sauntering step against his trouserleg.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He turned away and sauntered across the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he walked he took the folded _Freeman_ from his sidepocket, unfolded it, rolled it lengthwise in a baton and tapped it at each sauntering step against his trouserleg.
plural of “sausage” — highly seasoned minced meat stuffed in casings
From this reading How did she walk with her sausages?
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Careless air: just drop in to see.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How did she walk with her sausages?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he walked he took the folded _Freeman_ from his sidepocket, unfolded it, rolled it lengthwise in a baton and tapped it at each sauntering step against his trouserleg.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Like that something.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading As he walked he took the folded _Freeman_ from his sidepocket, unfolded it, rolled it lengthwise in a baton and tapped it at each sauntering step against his trouserleg.
in a condition for letting out liquid drawn out as by piercing or drawing a plug
From this reading As he walked he took the folded _Freeman_ from his sidepocket, unfolded it, rolled it lengthwise in a baton and tapped it at each sauntering step against his trouserleg.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Like that something.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He turned away and sauntered across the road.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Careless air: just drop in to see.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading As he walked he took the folded _Freeman_ from his sidepocket, unfolded it, rolled it lengthwise in a baton and tapped it at each sauntering step against his trouserleg.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he walked he took the folded _Freeman_ from his sidepocket, unfolded it, rolled it lengthwise in a baton and tapped it at each sauntering step against his trouserleg.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He turned away and sauntered across the road.
past form of “unfold” — develop or come to a promising stage
From this reading As he walked he took the folded _Freeman_ from his sidepocket, unfolded it, rolled it lengthwise in a baton and tapped it at each sauntering step against his trouserleg.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading How did she walk with her sausages?
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading As he walked he took the folded _Freeman_ from his sidepocket, unfolded it, rolled it lengthwise in a baton and tapped it at each sauntering step against his trouserleg.
in the company of; together with
From this reading How did she walk with her sausages?
Chapter 6 of Ulysses by James Joyce holds 576 sentences, grouped into 116 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 6 holds 576 sentences of Ulysses, unabridged, divided into 116 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of Ulysses by James Joyce exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 576 sentences, grouped into 116 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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