Chapter 13 of Ulysses is here in full — 567 sentences across 114 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Ulysses is here in full — 567 sentences across 114 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Swish and soft flop her stays made on the bed. Always warm from her. Always liked to let her self out. Sitting there after till near two taking out her hairpins. Milly tucked up in beddyhouse.
Chapter 13 of Ulysses is here in full — 567 sentences across 114 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
fall loosely
From this reading “Swish and soft flop her stays made on the bed.”
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading “Always liked to let her self out.”
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading “Always liked to let her self out.”
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading “Swish and soft flop her stays made on the bed.”
a woman's close-fitting foundation garment
From this reading “Swish and soft flop her stays made on the bed.”
move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound
From this reading “Swish and soft flop her stays made on the bed.”
having tucked or being tucked
From this reading “Milly tucked up in beddyhouse.”
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading “Always warm from her.”
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.
later than; following
From this reading Sitting there after till near two taking out her hairpins.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Always warm from her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Swish and soft flop her stays made on the bed.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Swish and soft flop her stays made on the bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Milly tucked up in beddyhouse.
fall loosely
From this reading Swish and soft flop her stays made on the bed.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Always warm from her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sitting there after till near two taking out her hairpins.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Swish and soft flop her stays made on the bed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Milly tucked up in beddyhouse.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Always liked to let her self out.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading Always liked to let her self out.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Swish and soft flop her stays made on the bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Milly tucked up in beddyhouse.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Sitting there after till near two taking out her hairpins.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Swish and soft flop her stays made on the bed.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Always liked to let her self out.
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading Always liked to let her self out.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Sitting there after till near two taking out her hairpins.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading Swish and soft flop her stays made on the bed.
a woman's close-fitting foundation garment
From this reading Swish and soft flop her stays made on the bed.
move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound
From this reading Swish and soft flop her stays made on the bed.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading Sitting there after till near two taking out her hairpins.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Swish and soft flop her stays made on the bed.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Sitting there after till near two taking out her hairpins.
up to a particular time
From this reading Sitting there after till near two taking out her hairpins.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Always liked to let her self out.
having tucked or being tucked
From this reading Milly tucked up in beddyhouse.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Sitting there after till near two taking out her hairpins.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Milly tucked up in beddyhouse.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading Always warm from her.
Chapter 13 of Ulysses by James Joyce holds 567 sentences, grouped into 114 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 13 holds 567 sentences of Ulysses, unabridged, divided into 114 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 13 of Ulysses by James Joyce exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 567 sentences, grouped into 114 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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