Chapter 16 of Ulysses is here in full — 565 sentences across 113 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVI
Chapter 16 of Ulysses is here in full — 565 sentences across 113 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mr Best came forward, amiable, towards his colleague. —Haines is gone, he said. —Is he? —I was showing him Jubainville’s book. He’s quite enthusiastic, don’t you know, about Hyde’s _Lovesongs of Connacht._ I couldn’t bring him in to hear the discussion.
Chapter 16 of Ulysses is here in full — 565 sentences across 113 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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disposed to please
From this reading “Mr Best came forward, amiable, towards his colleague.”
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading “—I was showing him Jubainville’s book.”
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “He’s quite enthusiastic, don’t you know, about Hyde’s _Lovesongs of Connacht._ I couldn’t bring him in to hear the discussion.”
an associate that one works with
From this reading “Mr Best came forward, amiable, towards his colleague.”
an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic
From this reading “He’s quite enthusiastic, don’t you know, about Hyde’s _Lovesongs of Connacht._ I couldn’t bring him in to hear the discussion.”
having or showing great excitement and interest
From this reading “He’s quite enthusiastic, don’t you know, about Hyde’s _Lovesongs of Connacht._ I couldn’t bring him in to hear the discussion.”
at or to or toward the front
From this reading “Mr Best came forward, amiable, towards his colleague.”
the display of a motion picture
From this reading “—I was showing him Jubainville’s book.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He’s quite enthusiastic, don’t you know, about Hyde’s _Lovesongs of Connacht._ I couldn’t bring him in to hear the discussion.
disposed to please
From this reading Mr Best came forward, amiable, towards his colleague.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Mr Best came forward, amiable, towards his colleague.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading —I was showing him Jubainville’s book.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading He’s quite enthusiastic, don’t you know, about Hyde’s _Lovesongs of Connacht._ I couldn’t bring him in to hear the discussion.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Mr Best came forward, amiable, towards his colleague.
an associate that one works with
From this reading Mr Best came forward, amiable, towards his colleague.
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From this reading He’s quite enthusiastic, don’t you know, about Hyde’s _Lovesongs of Connacht._ I couldn’t bring him in to hear the discussion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He’s quite enthusiastic, don’t you know, about Hyde’s _Lovesongs of Connacht._ I couldn’t bring him in to hear the discussion.
an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic
From this reading He’s quite enthusiastic, don’t you know, about Hyde’s _Lovesongs of Connacht._ I couldn’t bring him in to hear the discussion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He’s quite enthusiastic, don’t you know, about Hyde’s _Lovesongs of Connacht._ I couldn’t bring him in to hear the discussion.
having or showing great excitement and interest
From this reading He’s quite enthusiastic, don’t you know, about Hyde’s _Lovesongs of Connacht._ I couldn’t bring him in to hear the discussion.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Mr Best came forward, amiable, towards his colleague.
destroyed or killed
From this reading —Haines is gone, he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading —Haines is gone, he said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading —Haines is gone, he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He’s quite enthusiastic, don’t you know, about Hyde’s _Lovesongs of Connacht._ I couldn’t bring him in to hear the discussion.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading He’s quite enthusiastic, don’t you know, about Hyde’s _Lovesongs of Connacht._ I couldn’t bring him in to hear the discussion.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading —I was showing him Jubainville’s book.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr Best came forward, amiable, towards his colleague.
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From this reading He’s quite enthusiastic, don’t you know, about Hyde’s _Lovesongs of Connacht._ I couldn’t bring him in to hear the discussion.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading —I was showing him Jubainville’s book.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He’s quite enthusiastic, don’t you know, about Hyde’s _Lovesongs of Connacht._ I couldn’t bring him in to hear the discussion.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading —Haines is gone, he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading —I was showing him Jubainville’s book.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He’s quite enthusiastic, don’t you know, about Hyde’s _Lovesongs of Connacht._ I couldn’t bring him in to hear the discussion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He’s quite enthusiastic, don’t you know, about Hyde’s _Lovesongs of Connacht._ I couldn’t bring him in to hear the discussion.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr Best came forward, amiable, towards his colleague.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He’s quite enthusiastic, don’t you know, about Hyde’s _Lovesongs of Connacht._ I couldn’t bring him in to hear the discussion.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading He’s quite enthusiastic, don’t you know, about Hyde’s _Lovesongs of Connacht._ I couldn’t bring him in to hear the discussion.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading —Haines is gone, he said.
the display of a motion picture
From this reading —I was showing him Jubainville’s book.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He’s quite enthusiastic, don’t you know, about Hyde’s _Lovesongs of Connacht._ I couldn’t bring him in to hear the discussion.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He’s quite enthusiastic, don’t you know, about Hyde’s _Lovesongs of Connacht._ I couldn’t bring him in to hear the discussion.
in the direction of
From this reading Mr Best came forward, amiable, towards his colleague.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading —I was showing him Jubainville’s book.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He’s quite enthusiastic, don’t you know, about Hyde’s _Lovesongs of Connacht._ I couldn’t bring him in to hear the discussion.
Chapter 16 of Ulysses by James Joyce holds 565 sentences, grouped into 113 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 16 holds 565 sentences of Ulysses, unabridged, divided into 113 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 16 of Ulysses by James Joyce exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 565 sentences, grouped into 113 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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