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Ulysses

Chapter XXIX · Chapter 29

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Therefore, everyman, look to that last end that is thy death and the dust that gripeth on every man that is born of woman for as he came naked forth from his mother’s womb so naked shall he wend him at the last for to go as he came.
The man that was come in to the house then spoke to the nursingwoman and he asked her how it fared with the woman that lay there in childbed.
The nursingwoman answered him and said that that woman was in throes now full three days and that it would be a hard birth unneth to bear but that now in a little it would be.
She said thereto that she had seen many births of women but never was none so hard as was that woman’s birth.
Then she set it all forth to him for because she knew the man that time was had lived nigh that house.
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Ulysses

Chapter XXIX · Chapter 29

Chapter 29 of Ulysses is here in full — 574 sentences across 115 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Therefore, everyman, look to that last end that is thy death and the dust that gripeth on every man that is born of woman for as he came naked forth from his mother’s womb so naked shall he wend him at the last for to go as he came.
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The man that was come in to the house then spoke to the nursingwoman and he asked her how it fared with the woman that lay there in childbed.
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The nursingwoman answered him and said that that woman was in throes now full three days and that it would be a hard birth unneth to bear but that now in a little it would be.
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She said thereto that she had seen many births of women but never was none so hard as was that woman’s birth.
/ʃiː sed ˈðertuː ðæt ʃiː hæd siːn ˈmeni bɜːrθs ʌv ˈwɪmən bʌt ˈnevər wɑːz nʌn soʊ hɑːrd æz wɑːz ðæt ˈwʊmənz bɜːrθ/
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Then she set it all forth to him for because she knew the man that time was had lived nigh that house.
/ðen ʃiː set ɪt ɔːl fɔːrθ tuː hɪm fɔːr bɪˈkɔːz ʃiː nuː ðə mæn ðæt taɪm wɑːz hæd lɪvd naɪ ðæt haʊs/

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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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births noun US /bɜːrθs/

plural of “birth” — the time when something begins (especially life)

From this reading “She said thereto that she had seen many births of women but never was none so hard as was that woman’s birth.”

everyman noun US /ˈevrimən/

the ordinary person

From this reading “Therefore, everyman, look to that last end that is thy death and the dust that gripeth on every man that is born of woman for as he came naked forth from his mother’s womb so naked shall he wend him at the last for to go as he came.”

fared verb US /ferd/

past form of “fare” — proceed or get along

From this reading “The man that was come in to the house then spoke to the nursingwoman and he asked her how it fared with the woman that lay there in childbed.”

nigh adjective US /naɪ/

not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances

From this reading “Then she set it all forth to him for because she knew the man that time was had lived nigh that house.”

thereto adverb US /ˈðertuː/

to that

From this reading “She said thereto that she had seen many births of women but never was none so hard as was that woman’s birth.”

throes noun US /θroʊz/

violent pangs of suffering

From this reading “The nursingwoman answered him and said that that woman was in throes now full three days and that it would be a hard birth unneth to bear but that now in a little it would be.”

wend verb US /wend/

direct one's course or way

From this reading “Therefore, everyman, look to that last end that is thy death and the dust that gripeth on every man that is born of woman for as he came naked forth from his mother’s womb so naked shall he wend him at the last for to go as he came.”

womb noun US /wuːm/

a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus

From this reading “Therefore, everyman, look to that last end that is thy death and the dust that gripeth on every man that is born of woman for as he came naked forth from his mother’s womb so naked shall he wend him at the last for to go as he came.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The nursingwoman answered him and said that that woman was in throes now full three days and that it would be a hard birth unneth to bear but that now in a little it would be.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading Then she set it all forth to him for because she knew the man that time was had lived nigh that house.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Therefore, everyman, look to that last end that is thy death and the dust that gripeth on every man that is born of woman for as he came naked forth from his mother’s womb so naked shall he wend him at the last for to go as he came.

answeredverbUS /ˈænsərd/

past form of “answer” — react verbally

From this reading The nursingwoman answered him and said that that woman was in throes now full three days and that it would be a hard birth unneth to bear but that now in a little it would be.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Therefore, everyman, look to that last end that is thy death and the dust that gripeth on every man that is born of woman for as he came naked forth from his mother’s womb so naked shall he wend him at the last for to go as he came.

askedverbUS /æskt/

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading The man that was come in to the house then spoke to the nursingwoman and he asked her how it fared with the woman that lay there in childbed.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Therefore, everyman, look to that last end that is thy death and the dust that gripeth on every man that is born of woman for as he came naked forth from his mother’s womb so naked shall he wend him at the last for to go as he came.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading The nursingwoman answered him and said that that woman was in throes now full three days and that it would be a hard birth unneth to bear but that now in a little it would be.

bearverbUS /ber/

have

From this reading The nursingwoman answered him and said that that woman was in throes now full three days and that it would be a hard birth unneth to bear but that now in a little it would be.

becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading Then she set it all forth to him for because she knew the man that time was had lived nigh that house.

birthnounUS /bɜːrθ/

the time when something begins (especially life)

From this reading The nursingwoman answered him and said that that woman was in throes now full three days and that it would be a hard birth unneth to bear but that now in a little it would be.

birthsnounUS /bɜːrθs/

plural of “birth” — the time when something begins (especially life)

From this reading She said thereto that she had seen many births of women but never was none so hard as was that woman’s birth.

bornadjectiveUS /bɔːrn/

brought into existence

From this reading Therefore, everyman, look to that last end that is thy death and the dust that gripeth on every man that is born of woman for as he came naked forth from his mother’s womb so naked shall he wend him at the last for to go as he came.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The nursingwoman answered him and said that that woman was in throes now full three days and that it would be a hard birth unneth to bear but that now in a little it would be.

cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Therefore, everyman, look to that last end that is thy death and the dust that gripeth on every man that is born of woman for as he came naked forth from his mother’s womb so naked shall he wend him at the last for to go as he came.

childbednoun

concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child

From this reading The man that was come in to the house then spoke to the nursingwoman and he asked her how it fared with the woman that lay there in childbed.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading The man that was come in to the house then spoke to the nursingwoman and he asked her how it fared with the woman that lay there in childbed.

daysnounUS /deɪz/

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading The nursingwoman answered him and said that that woman was in throes now full three days and that it would be a hard birth unneth to bear but that now in a little it would be.

deathnounUS /deθ/

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading Therefore, everyman, look to that last end that is thy death and the dust that gripeth on every man that is born of woman for as he came naked forth from his mother’s womb so naked shall he wend him at the last for to go as he came.

dustverbUS /dʌst/

remove the dust from

From this reading Therefore, everyman, look to that last end that is thy death and the dust that gripeth on every man that is born of woman for as he came naked forth from his mother’s womb so naked shall he wend him at the last for to go as he came.

endnounUS /end/

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading Therefore, everyman, look to that last end that is thy death and the dust that gripeth on every man that is born of woman for as he came naked forth from his mother’s womb so naked shall he wend him at the last for to go as he came.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Therefore, everyman, look to that last end that is thy death and the dust that gripeth on every man that is born of woman for as he came naked forth from his mother’s womb so naked shall he wend him at the last for to go as he came.

everymannounUS /ˈevrimən/

the ordinary person

From this reading Therefore, everyman, look to that last end that is thy death and the dust that gripeth on every man that is born of woman for as he came naked forth from his mother’s womb so naked shall he wend him at the last for to go as he came.

faredverbUS /ferd/

past form of “fare” — proceed or get along

From this reading The man that was come in to the house then spoke to the nursingwoman and he asked her how it fared with the woman that lay there in childbed.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Therefore, everyman, look to that last end that is thy death and the dust that gripeth on every man that is born of woman for as he came naked forth from his mother’s womb so naked shall he wend him at the last for to go as he came.

forthadverbUS /fɔːrθ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Therefore, everyman, look to that last end that is thy death and the dust that gripeth on every man that is born of woman for as he came naked forth from his mother’s womb so naked shall he wend him at the last for to go as he came.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Therefore, everyman, look to that last end that is thy death and the dust that gripeth on every man that is born of woman for as he came naked forth from his mother’s womb so naked shall he wend him at the last for to go as he came.

fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading The nursingwoman answered him and said that that woman was in throes now full three days and that it would be a hard birth unneth to bear but that now in a little it would be.

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Therefore, everyman, look to that last end that is thy death and the dust that gripeth on every man that is born of woman for as he came naked forth from his mother’s womb so naked shall he wend him at the last for to go as he came.

gripeth

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Therefore, everyman, look to that last end that is thy death and the dust that gripeth on every man that is born of woman for as he came naked forth from his mother’s womb so naked shall he wend him at the last for to go as he came.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading She said thereto that she had seen many births of women but never was none so hard as was that woman’s birth.

hardadjectiveUS /hɑːrd/

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading The nursingwoman answered him and said that that woman was in throes now full three days and that it would be a hard birth unneth to bear but that now in a little it would be.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Therefore, everyman, look to that last end that is thy death and the dust that gripeth on every man that is born of woman for as he came naked forth from his mother’s womb so naked shall he wend him at the last for to go as he came.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading The man that was come in to the house then spoke to the nursingwoman and he asked her how it fared with the woman that lay there in childbed.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Therefore, everyman, look to that last end that is thy death and the dust that gripeth on every man that is born of woman for as he came naked forth from his mother’s womb so naked shall he wend him at the last for to go as he came.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Therefore, everyman, look to that last end that is thy death and the dust that gripeth on every man that is born of woman for as he came naked forth from his mother’s womb so naked shall he wend him at the last for to go as he came.

housenounUS /haʊs/

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading The man that was come in to the house then spoke to the nursingwoman and he asked her how it fared with the woman that lay there in childbed.

how

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The man that was come in to the house then spoke to the nursingwoman and he asked her how it fared with the woman that lay there in childbed.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The man that was come in to the house then spoke to the nursingwoman and he asked her how it fared with the woman that lay there in childbed.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Therefore, everyman, look to that last end that is thy death and the dust that gripeth on every man that is born of woman for as he came naked forth from his mother’s womb so naked shall he wend him at the last for to go as he came.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The man that was come in to the house then spoke to the nursingwoman and he asked her how it fared with the woman that lay there in childbed.

knewverbUS /nuː/

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading Then she set it all forth to him for because she knew the man that time was had lived nigh that house.

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading Therefore, everyman, look to that last end that is thy death and the dust that gripeth on every man that is born of woman for as he came naked forth from his mother’s womb so naked shall he wend him at the last for to go as he came.

layverbUS /leɪ/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading The man that was come in to the house then spoke to the nursingwoman and he asked her how it fared with the woman that lay there in childbed.

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading The nursingwoman answered him and said that that woman was in throes now full three days and that it would be a hard birth unneth to bear but that now in a little it would be.

livedverbUS /lɪvd/

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading Then she set it all forth to him for because she knew the man that time was had lived nigh that house.

lookverbUS /lʊk/

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Therefore, everyman, look to that last end that is thy death and the dust that gripeth on every man that is born of woman for as he came naked forth from his mother’s womb so naked shall he wend him at the last for to go as he came.

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Therefore, everyman, look to that last end that is thy death and the dust that gripeth on every man that is born of woman for as he came naked forth from his mother’s womb so naked shall he wend him at the last for to go as he came.

manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading She said thereto that she had seen many births of women but never was none so hard as was that woman’s birth.

mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/

possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading Therefore, everyman, look to that last end that is thy death and the dust that gripeth on every man that is born of woman for as he came naked forth from his mother’s womb so naked shall he wend him at the last for to go as he came.

nakedadjectiveUS /ˈneɪkəd/

completely unclothed

From this reading Therefore, everyman, look to that last end that is thy death and the dust that gripeth on every man that is born of woman for as he came naked forth from his mother’s womb so naked shall he wend him at the last for to go as he came.

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading She said thereto that she had seen many births of women but never was none so hard as was that woman’s birth.

nighadjectiveUS /naɪ/

not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances

From this reading Then she set it all forth to him for because she knew the man that time was had lived nigh that house.

nonepronounUS /nʌn/

not one, and not any

From this reading She said thereto that she had seen many births of women but never was none so hard as was that woman’s birth.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading The nursingwoman answered him and said that that woman was in throes now full three days and that it would be a hard birth unneth to bear but that now in a little it would be.

nursingwoman

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The man that was come in to the house then spoke to the nursingwoman and he asked her how it fared with the woman that lay there in childbed.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Therefore, everyman, look to that last end that is thy death and the dust that gripeth on every man that is born of woman for as he came naked forth from his mother’s womb so naked shall he wend him at the last for to go as he came.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Therefore, everyman, look to that last end that is thy death and the dust that gripeth on every man that is born of woman for as he came naked forth from his mother’s womb so naked shall he wend him at the last for to go as he came.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading The nursingwoman answered him and said that that woman was in throes now full three days and that it would be a hard birth unneth to bear but that now in a little it would be.

seenverbUS /siːn/

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading She said thereto that she had seen many births of women but never was none so hard as was that woman’s birth.

setverbUS /set/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Then she set it all forth to him for because she knew the man that time was had lived nigh that house.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading Therefore, everyman, look to that last end that is thy death and the dust that gripeth on every man that is born of woman for as he came naked forth from his mother’s womb so naked shall he wend him at the last for to go as he came.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She said thereto that she had seen many births of women but never was none so hard as was that woman’s birth.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Therefore, everyman, look to that last end that is thy death and the dust that gripeth on every man that is born of woman for as he came naked forth from his mother’s womb so naked shall he wend him at the last for to go as he came.

spokenounUS /spoʊk/

support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

From this reading The man that was come in to the house then spoke to the nursingwoman and he asked her how it fared with the woman that lay there in childbed.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Therefore, everyman, look to that last end that is thy death and the dust that gripeth on every man that is born of woman for as he came naked forth from his mother’s womb so naked shall he wend him at the last for to go as he came.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Therefore, everyman, look to that last end that is thy death and the dust that gripeth on every man that is born of woman for as he came naked forth from his mother’s womb so naked shall he wend him at the last for to go as he came.

thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading The man that was come in to the house then spoke to the nursingwoman and he asked her how it fared with the woman that lay there in childbed.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading The man that was come in to the house then spoke to the nursingwoman and he asked her how it fared with the woman that lay there in childbed.

ThereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/

for that reason; as a result

From this reading Therefore, everyman, look to that last end that is thy death and the dust that gripeth on every man that is born of woman for as he came naked forth from his mother’s womb so naked shall he wend him at the last for to go as he came.

theretoadverbUS /ˈðertuː/

to that

From this reading She said thereto that she had seen many births of women but never was none so hard as was that woman’s birth.

threenounUS /θriː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading The nursingwoman answered him and said that that woman was in throes now full three days and that it would be a hard birth unneth to bear but that now in a little it would be.

throesnounUS /θroʊz/

violent pangs of suffering

From this reading The nursingwoman answered him and said that that woman was in throes now full three days and that it would be a hard birth unneth to bear but that now in a little it would be.

thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading Therefore, everyman, look to that last end that is thy death and the dust that gripeth on every man that is born of woman for as he came naked forth from his mother’s womb so naked shall he wend him at the last for to go as he came.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Then she set it all forth to him for because she knew the man that time was had lived nigh that house.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Therefore, everyman, look to that last end that is thy death and the dust that gripeth on every man that is born of woman for as he came naked forth from his mother’s womb so naked shall he wend him at the last for to go as he came.

unneth

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The nursingwoman answered him and said that that woman was in throes now full three days and that it would be a hard birth unneth to bear but that now in a little it would be.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The man that was come in to the house then spoke to the nursingwoman and he asked her how it fared with the woman that lay there in childbed.

wendverbUS /wend/

direct one's course or way

From this reading Therefore, everyman, look to that last end that is thy death and the dust that gripeth on every man that is born of woman for as he came naked forth from his mother’s womb so naked shall he wend him at the last for to go as he came.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The man that was come in to the house then spoke to the nursingwoman and he asked her how it fared with the woman that lay there in childbed.

womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading Therefore, everyman, look to that last end that is thy death and the dust that gripeth on every man that is born of woman for as he came naked forth from his mother’s womb so naked shall he wend him at the last for to go as he came.

woman'snounUS /ˈwʊmənz/

possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading She said thereto that she had seen many births of women but never was none so hard as was that woman’s birth.

wombnounUS /wuːm/

a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus

From this reading Therefore, everyman, look to that last end that is thy death and the dust that gripeth on every man that is born of woman for as he came naked forth from his mother’s womb so naked shall he wend him at the last for to go as he came.

womennounUS /ˈwɪmən/

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading She said thereto that she had seen many births of women but never was none so hard as was that woman’s birth.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading The nursingwoman answered him and said that that woman was in throes now full three days and that it would be a hard birth unneth to bear but that now in a little it would be.

Chapter 29 of Ulysses by James Joyce holds 574 sentences, grouped into 115 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.

What does chapter 29 of Ulysses contain?

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Work through the 115 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 115 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 29 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 29 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading Ulysses

Common questions about reading Ulysses by James Joyce on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Ulysses?

Yes. All 0 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #? are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Ulysses is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #?, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Ulysses take to read?

About 5 minutes of reading across 0 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Ulysses section by section

How to work through Ulysses section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 0 chapters of Ulysses to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in Ulysses

Words and structures a reader meets early in Ulysses, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Chapter 1
One of the 0 chapters of Ulysses, divided into 5-sentence reading sections.
Chapter 2
One of the 0 chapters of Ulysses, divided into 5-sentence reading sections.
Chapter 3
One of the 0 chapters of Ulysses, divided into 5-sentence reading sections.