Chapter XXVIII
Chapter 28
Chapter 28 of Ulysses is here in full — 566 sentences across 114 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mr Bloom inserted his nose. Hm. Into the. Hm. Opening of his waistcoat.
Ulysses
Chapter XXVIII · Chapter 28
Chapter 28 of Ulysses is here in full — 566 sentences across 114 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Mr
Bloom
inserted
his
nose.
Hm.
Into
the.
Hm.
Opening
of
his
waistcoat.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Ulysses
Chapter XXVIII · Chapter 28
Chapter 28 of Ulysses is here in full — 566 sentences across 114 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/113 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
Mr
Bloom
inserted
his
nose.
/ˈmɪstər bluːm ˌɪnˈsɜːrtəd hɪz noʊz/
Line 2
Hm.
/hm/
Line 3
Into
the.
/ˈɪntuː ðə/
Line 4
Hm.
/hm/
Line 5
Opening
of
his
waistcoat.
Learner Dictionary
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.
Bloom
noun
US /bluːm/
the organic process of bearing flowers
From this reading “Mr Bloom inserted his nose.”
inserted
verb
US /ˌɪnˈsɜːrtəd/
past form of “insert” — put or introduce into something
From this reading “Mr Bloom inserted his nose.”
nose
noun
US /noʊz/
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading “Mr Bloom inserted his nose.”
Opening
noun
US /ˈoʊpənɪŋ/
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading “Opening of his waistcoat.”
All words in this reading · 11
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.
BloomnounUS /bluːm/
the organic process of bearing flowers
From this reading Mr Bloom inserted his nose.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr Bloom inserted his nose.
HmnounUS /hm/
a metric unit of length equal to 100 meters
From this reading Hm.
insertedverbUS /ˌɪnˈsɜːrtəd/
past form of “insert” — put or introduce into something
From this reading Mr Bloom inserted his nose.
IntoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Into the.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr Bloom inserted his nose.
nosenounUS /noʊz/
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading Mr Bloom inserted his nose.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Opening of his waistcoat.
OpeningnounUS /ˈoʊpənɪŋ/
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading Opening of his waistcoat.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Into the.
waistcoatnoun
a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat
From this reading Opening of his waistcoat.
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