Chapter 26 of Ulysses is here in full — 547 sentences across 110 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of Ulysses is here in full — 547 sentences across 110 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
—Is it that whiteeyed kaffir? says the citizen, that never backed a horse in anger in his life? —That’s where he’s gone, says Lenehan. I met Bantam Lyons going to back that horse only I put him off it and he told me Bloom gave him the tip. Bet you what you like he has a hundred shillings to five on. He’s the only man in Dublin has it.
Chapter 26 of Ulysses is here in full — 547 sentences across 110 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having a back or backing, usually of a specified type
From this reading “—Is it that whiteeyed kaffir? says the citizen, that never backed a horse in anger in his life?”
any of various small breeds of fowl
From this reading “I met Bantam Lyons going to back that horse only I put him off it and he told me Bloom gave him the tip.”
the organic process of bearing flowers
From this reading “I met Bantam Lyons going to back that horse only I put him off it and he told me Bloom gave him the tip.”
a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
From this reading “—Is it that whiteeyed kaffir? says the citizen, that never backed a horse in anger in his life?”
capital and largest city and major port of the Irish Republic
From this reading “He’s the only man in Dublin has it.”
a city in east-central France on the Rhone River; a principal producer of silk and rayon
From this reading “I met Bantam Lyons going to back that horse only I put him off it and he told me Bloom gave him the tip.”
plural of “shilling” — the basic unit of money in Uganda; equal to 100 cents
From this reading “Bet you what you like he has a hundred shillings to five on.”
the extreme end of something; especially something pointed
From this reading “I met Bantam Lyons going to back that horse only I put him off it and he told me Bloom gave him the tip.”
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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 —Is it that whiteeyed kaffir? says the citizen, that never backed a horse in anger in his life?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I met Bantam Lyons going to back that horse only I put him off it and he told me Bloom gave him the tip.
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading —Is it that whiteeyed kaffir? says the citizen, that never backed a horse in anger in his life?
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I met Bantam Lyons going to back that horse only I put him off it and he told me Bloom gave him the tip.
having a back or backing, usually of a specified type
From this reading —Is it that whiteeyed kaffir? says the citizen, that never backed a horse in anger in his life?
any of various small breeds of fowl
From this reading I met Bantam Lyons going to back that horse only I put him off it and he told me Bloom gave him the tip.
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading Bet you what you like he has a hundred shillings to five on.
the organic process of bearing flowers
From this reading I met Bantam Lyons going to back that horse only I put him off it and he told me Bloom gave him the tip.
a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
From this reading —Is it that whiteeyed kaffir? says the citizen, that never backed a horse in anger in his life?
capital and largest city and major port of the Irish Republic
From this reading He’s the only man in Dublin has it.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Bet you what you like he has a hundred shillings to five on.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I met Bantam Lyons going to back that horse only I put him off it and he told me Bloom gave him the tip.
the act of departing
From this reading I met Bantam Lyons going to back that horse only I put him off it and he told me Bloom gave him the tip.
destroyed or killed
From this reading —That’s where he’s gone, says Lenehan.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bet you what you like he has a hundred shillings to five on.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I met Bantam Lyons going to back that horse only I put him off it and he told me Bloom gave him the tip.
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From this reading —That’s where he’s gone, says Lenehan.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I met Bantam Lyons going to back that horse only I put him off it and he told me Bloom gave him the tip.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading —Is it that whiteeyed kaffir? says the citizen, that never backed a horse in anger in his life?
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading —Is it that whiteeyed kaffir? says the citizen, that never backed a horse in anger in his life?
ten 10s
From this reading Bet you what you like he has a hundred shillings to five on.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I met Bantam Lyons going to back that horse only I put him off it and he told me Bloom gave him the tip.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading —Is it that whiteeyed kaffir? says the citizen, that never backed a horse in anger in his life?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading —Is it that whiteeyed kaffir? says the citizen, that never backed a horse in anger in his life?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading —Is it that whiteeyed kaffir? says the citizen, that never backed a horse in anger in his life?
important for human and animal food; growth habit and stem form similar to Indian corn but having sawtooth-edged leaves
From this reading —Is it that whiteeyed kaffir? says the citizen, that never backed a horse in anger in his life?
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From this reading —That’s where he’s gone, says Lenehan.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading —Is it that whiteeyed kaffir? says the citizen, that never backed a horse in anger in his life?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Bet you what you like he has a hundred shillings to five on.
a city in east-central France on the Rhone River; a principal producer of silk and rayon
From this reading I met Bantam Lyons going to back that horse only I put him off it and he told me Bloom gave him the tip.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He’s the only man in Dublin has it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I met Bantam Lyons going to back that horse only I put him off it and he told me Bloom gave him the tip.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading I met Bantam Lyons going to back that horse only I put him off it and he told me Bloom gave him the tip.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading —Is it that whiteeyed kaffir? says the citizen, that never backed a horse in anger in his life?
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I met Bantam Lyons going to back that horse only I put him off it and he told me Bloom gave him the tip.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Bet you what you like he has a hundred shillings to five on.
and nothing more
From this reading I met Bantam Lyons going to back that horse only I put him off it and he told me Bloom gave him the tip.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I met Bantam Lyons going to back that horse only I put him off it and he told me Bloom gave him the tip.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading —Is it that whiteeyed kaffir? says the citizen, that never backed a horse in anger in his life?
plural of “shilling” — the basic unit of money in Uganda; equal to 100 cents
From this reading Bet you what you like he has a hundred shillings to five on.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading —Is it that whiteeyed kaffir? says the citizen, that never backed a horse in anger in his life?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading —That’s where he’s gone, says Lenehan.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading —Is it that whiteeyed kaffir? says the citizen, that never backed a horse in anger in his life?
the extreme end of something; especially something pointed
From this reading I met Bantam Lyons going to back that horse only I put him off it and he told me Bloom gave him the tip.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I met Bantam Lyons going to back that horse only I put him off it and he told me Bloom gave him the tip.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I met Bantam Lyons going to back that horse only I put him off it and he told me Bloom gave him the tip.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Bet you what you like he has a hundred shillings to five on.
in or at the place that
From this reading —That’s where he’s gone, says Lenehan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading —Is it that whiteeyed kaffir? says the citizen, that never backed a horse in anger in his life?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Bet you what you like he has a hundred shillings to five on.
Chapter 26 of Ulysses by James Joyce holds 547 sentences, grouped into 110 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 26 holds 547 sentences of Ulysses, unabridged, divided into 110 reading sections.
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