Chapter 24 of Ulysses is here in full — 527 sentences across 106 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of Ulysses is here in full — 527 sentences across 106 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Tip. An unseeing stripling stood in the door. He saw not bronze. He saw not gold. Nor Ben nor Bob nor Tom nor Si nor George nor tanks nor Richie nor Pat.
Chapter 24 of Ulysses is here in full — 527 sentences across 106 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.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading “Nor Ben nor Bob nor Tom nor Si nor George nor tanks nor Richie nor Pat.”
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “Nor Ben nor Bob nor Tom nor Si nor George nor tanks nor Richie nor Pat.”
an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin
From this reading “He saw not bronze.”
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading “Nor Ben nor Bob nor Tom nor Si nor George nor tanks nor Richie nor Pat.”
pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
From this reading “Nor Ben nor Bob nor Tom nor Si nor George nor tanks nor Richie nor Pat.”
a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
From this reading “An unseeing stripling stood in the door.”
plural of “tank” — an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads
From this reading “Nor Ben nor Bob nor Tom nor Si nor George nor tanks nor Richie nor Pat.”
the extreme end of something; especially something pointed
From this reading “Tip.”
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.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An unseeing stripling stood in the door.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading Nor Ben nor Bob nor Tom nor Si nor George nor tanks nor Richie nor Pat.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading Nor Ben nor Bob nor Tom nor Si nor George nor tanks nor Richie nor Pat.
an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin
From this reading He saw not bronze.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading An unseeing stripling stood in the door.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading Nor Ben nor Bob nor Tom nor Si nor George nor tanks nor Richie nor Pat.
coins made of gold
From this reading He saw not gold.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He saw not bronze.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading An unseeing stripling stood in the door.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor Ben nor Bob nor Tom nor Si nor George nor tanks nor Richie nor Pat.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He saw not bronze.
pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
From this reading Nor Ben nor Bob nor Tom nor Si nor George nor tanks nor Richie nor Pat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nor Ben nor Bob nor Tom nor Si nor George nor tanks nor Richie nor Pat.
cut with a saw
From this reading He saw not bronze.
a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors
From this reading Nor Ben nor Bob nor Tom nor Si nor George nor tanks nor Richie nor Pat.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading An unseeing stripling stood in the door.
a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
From this reading An unseeing stripling stood in the door.
plural of “tank” — an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads
From this reading Nor Ben nor Bob nor Tom nor Si nor George nor tanks nor Richie nor Pat.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading An unseeing stripling stood in the door.
the extreme end of something; especially something pointed
From this reading Tip.
male cat
From this reading Nor Ben nor Bob nor Tom nor Si nor George nor tanks nor Richie nor Pat.
not consciously observing
From this reading An unseeing stripling stood in the door.
Chapter 24 of Ulysses by James Joyce holds 527 sentences, grouped into 106 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 24 holds 527 sentences of Ulysses, unabridged, divided into 106 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 24 of Ulysses by James Joyce exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 527 sentences, grouped into 106 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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