Chapter 7 of Ulysses is here in full — 558 sentences across 112 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Ulysses is here in full — 558 sentences across 112 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He saw the priest bend down and kiss the altar and then face about and bless all the people. All crossed themselves and stood up. Mr Bloom glanced about him and then stood up, looking over the risen hats. Stand up at the gospel of course. Then all settled down on their knees again and he sat back quietly in his bench.
Chapter 7 of Ulysses is here in full — 558 sentences across 112 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the table in Christian churches where communion is given
From this reading “He saw the priest bend down and kiss the altar and then face about and bless all the people.”
a long seat for more than one person
From this reading “Then all settled down on their knees again and he sat back quietly in his bench.”
form a curve
From this reading “He saw the priest bend down and kiss the altar and then face about and bless all the people.”
give a benediction to
From this reading “He saw the priest bend down and kiss the altar and then face about and bless all the people.”
the organic process of bearing flowers
From this reading “Mr Bloom glanced about him and then stood up, looking over the risen hats.”
the four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings
From this reading “Stand up at the gospel of course.”
plural of “hat” — headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading “Mr Bloom glanced about him and then stood up, looking over the risen hats.”
(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon
From this reading “Mr Bloom glanced about him and then stood up, looking over the risen hats.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He saw the priest bend down and kiss the altar and then face about and bless all the people.
anew
From this reading Then all settled down on their knees again and he sat back quietly in his bench.
(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 He saw the priest bend down and kiss the altar and then face about and bless all the people.
the table in Christian churches where communion is given
From this reading He saw the priest bend down and kiss the altar and then face about and bless all the people.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He saw the priest bend down and kiss the altar and then face about and bless all the people.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Stand up at the gospel of course.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Then all settled down on their knees again and he sat back quietly in his bench.
a long seat for more than one person
From this reading Then all settled down on their knees again and he sat back quietly in his bench.
form a curve
From this reading He saw the priest bend down and kiss the altar and then face about and bless all the people.
give a benediction to
From this reading He saw the priest bend down and kiss the altar and then face about and bless all the people.
the organic process of bearing flowers
From this reading Mr Bloom glanced about him and then stood up, looking over the risen hats.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Stand up at the gospel of course.
placed crosswise
From this reading All crossed themselves and stood up.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He saw the priest bend down and kiss the altar and then face about and bless all the people.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He saw the priest bend down and kiss the altar and then face about and bless all the people.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading Mr Bloom glanced about him and then stood up, looking over the risen hats.
the four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings
From this reading Stand up at the gospel of course.
plural of “hat” — headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading Mr Bloom glanced about him and then stood up, looking over the risen hats.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He saw the priest bend down and kiss the altar and then face about and bless all the people.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr Bloom glanced about him and then stood up, looking over the risen hats.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then all settled down on their knees again and he sat back quietly in his bench.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then all settled down on their knees again and he sat back quietly in his bench.
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading He saw the priest bend down and kiss the altar and then face about and bless all the people.
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading Then all settled down on their knees again and he sat back quietly in his bench.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Mr Bloom glanced about him and then stood up, looking over the risen hats.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr Bloom glanced about him and then stood up, looking over the risen hats.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Stand up at the gospel of course.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then all settled down on their knees again and he sat back quietly in his bench.
above and across; more than
From this reading Mr Bloom glanced about him and then stood up, looking over the risen hats.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading He saw the priest bend down and kiss the altar and then face about and bless all the people.
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading He saw the priest bend down and kiss the altar and then face about and bless all the people.
with low volume
From this reading Then all settled down on their knees again and he sat back quietly in his bench.
(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon
From this reading Mr Bloom glanced about him and then stood up, looking over the risen hats.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Then all settled down on their knees again and he sat back quietly in his bench.
cut with a saw
From this reading He saw the priest bend down and kiss the altar and then face about and bless all the people.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading Then all settled down on their knees again and he sat back quietly in his bench.
be standing; be upright
From this reading Stand up at the gospel of course.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading All crossed themselves and stood up.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He saw the priest bend down and kiss the altar and then face about and bless all the people.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Then all settled down on their knees again and he sat back quietly in his bench.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading All crossed themselves and stood up.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He saw the priest bend down and kiss the altar and then face about and bless all the people.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading All crossed themselves and stood up.
Chapter 7 of Ulysses by James Joyce holds 558 sentences, grouped into 112 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 7 holds 558 sentences of Ulysses, unabridged, divided into 112 reading sections.
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