Joyce's Ulysses Concordance

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1. Telemachus

[133] —You could have knelt down, damn it, Kinch, when your dying mother

[227] could only work together we might do something for the island. Hellenise

[587] whether he could not tell: but scorned to beg her favour.

[596] —If we could live on good food like that, he said to her somewhat

[818] —You couldn’t manage it under three pints, Kinch, could you?

2. Nestor

[1345] darkness shining in brightness which brightness could not comprehend.

3. Proteus

[2181] out of horror of his death. I... With him together down... I could not

4. Calypso

[2695] sea: no fish, weedless, sunk deep in the earth. No wind could lift those

[2702] everywhere. It lay there now. Now it could bear no more. Dead: an old

[2919] used to believe you could be changed into an animal or a tree, for

5. Lotus Eaters

[3152] office. Could have given that address too. And past the sailors’ home.

[3390] could. Well, tolloll. Just C. P. M’Coy will do.

[3474] awfully angry with you. I do wish I could punish you for that. I called

[3477] you poor little naughty boy? I do wish I could do something for you.

[3505] respectable character. Could meet one Sunday after the rosary. Thank

[3525] use. Now could you make out a thing like that?

[3545] Henry Flower. You could tear up a cheque for a hundred pounds in the

[3656] Footdrill stopped. Could hear a pin drop. I told her to pitch her voice

[3657] against that corner. I could feel the thrill in the air, the full, the

6. Hades

[4004] I could have helped him on in life. I could. Make him independent. Learn

[4157] Stratton, Mrs Bandmann Palmer. Could I go to see Leah tonight, I wonder.

[4160] Martin Cunningham could work a pass for the Gaiety. Have to stand a

[4484] the parkgate to the quays, Mr Bloom said. All those animals could be

[4547] Moyvalley, I could make a walking tour to see Milly by the canal. Or

[4795] What harm if he could see what he was shaking it over. Every mortal

[5052] dreamt of. A fellow could live on his lonesome all his life. Yes, he

[5053] could. Still he’d have to get someone to sod him after he died though

[5054] he could dig his own grave. We all do. Only man buries. No, ants too.

[5060] How could you possibly do so?

[5062] them all it does seem a waste of wood. All gnawed through. They could

[5249] Besides how could you remember everybody? Eyes, walk, voice. Well, the

[5338] could wind a sappyhead like that round his little finger, without his

7. Aeolus

[5576] I could ask him perhaps about how to pronounce that voglio. But then if

[5604] to have said something about an old hat or something. No. I could have

[5684] What perfume does your wife use? I could go home still: tram: something

[6619] crooked smokes. Noble words coming. Look out. Could you try your hand at

[6630] could be corrupted. Ah, curse you! That’s saint Augustine.

[6867] the will for the deed. With a heart and a half if I could raise the wind

[6918] Gorgias, the sophist. It is said of him that none could tell if he were

8. Lestrygonians

[7012] instance. I could see the bluey silver over it. Night I went down to the

[7029] those fellows if you could pick it out of her. Never pick it out of her.

[7125] never exactly understood. There’s a priest. Could ask him. Par it’s

[7221] liked. And the mulled rum. Could see her in the bedroom from the hearth

[7489] feed fools on. They could easily have big establishments whole thing

[7533] Power could a tale unfold: father a G man. If a fellow gave them trouble

[7717] some first Saturday of the month. If I could get an introduction to

[7764] twentythree. When we left Lombard street west something changed. Could

[7980] Look at his mouth. Could whistle in his own ear. Flap ears to match.

[8073] Walden’s, won at Epsom. Morny Cannon is riding him. I could have got

[8081] —I could, faith, Nosey Flynn said, snuffling. That was a rare bit

[8354] those Röntgen rays searchlight you could.

[8362] Ought to be a hall or a place where inventors could go in and invent

[8374] turned back his thoughts. They could: and watch it all the way down,

[8394] Could buy one of those silk petticoats for Molly, colour of her new

[8466] Dublin he must have, tapping his way round by the stones. Could he

[8476] ought to help. Workbasket I could buy for Molly’s birthday. Hates

9. Scylla and Charybdis

[8917] out of it as quickly and as best he could.

[9248] with two backs that urged it King Hamlet’s ghost could not know of

[9637] his pound of flesh in interest for every money lent. How else could

10. Wandering Rocks

[10516] not startled when an otter plunged. Who could know the truth? Not the

[10839] fellow be at the band tonight. If I could get that dressmaker to make a

[11704] —You could try our friend, Mr Power suggested backward.

[11801] Long John Fanning could not remember him.

[11948] entrance, soldiers half price. I could easy do a bunk on ma. Master

11. Sirens

[12149] Avowal. Sonnez. I could. Rebound of garter. Not leave thee. Smack. La

[12394] today. I could not see. That fellow spoke. A student. After with

[12792] —I could not leave thee...

[13223] man! Could have made oceans of money. Singing wrong words. Wore out

[13257] Wish I could see his face, though. Explain better. Why the barber in

[13605] O, look we are so! Chamber music. Could make a kind of pun on that.

[13961] Bloom went by Barry’s. Wish I could. Wait. That wonderworker if I had.

12. Cyclops

[14381] Declare to God I could hear it hit the pit of my stomach with a click.

[14449] But he, the young chief of the O’Bergan’s, could ill brook to be

[14582] —Good Christ! says he. I could have sworn it was him.

[14736] was standing Alf a half one sucking up for what he could get. So of

[14936] from the cannonmouth without flinching, could not now restrain his

[14954] their musical evenings, song and dance about she could get up on a truss

[14955] of hay she could my Maureen Lay and there was a fellow with a Ballyhooly

[15024] So he told Terry to bring some water for the dog and, gob, you could

[15035] —Could you make a hole in another pint?

[15037] —Could a swim duck? says I.

[15687] anything he could lift on the nod, the old cur after him backing his

[15777] O’Kennedys of Dublin when the earl of Desmond could make a treaty with

[16149] better or she’s (ow!) all a plan so he could vamoose with the pool if

[16431] And he got them out as quick as he could, Jack Power and Crofton or

13. Nausicaa

[16666] so patient with little sufferers and Tommy Caffrey could never be got to

[16733] of winsome Irish girlhood as one could wish to see. She was pronounced

[16743] ointments could make them though it was not true that she used to wear

[16760] eyes, a charm few could resist. Why have women such eyes of witchery?

[16851] way to tears, she could have a good cry and relieve her pentup feelings

[16881] just thinking would the day ever come when she could call herself his

[16882] little wife to be. Then they could talk about her till they went blue in

[17018] oldtime chivalry through her lattice window. You could see there was a

[17031] could down towards the seaweedy rocks. Needless to say poor Tommy was

[17111] expressive, but could you trust them? People were so queer. She could

[17116] always dress the same on account of a play but she could not see whether

[17118] sitting. He was in deep mourning, she could see that, and the story of a

[17121] her kick the ball and perhaps he could see the bright steel buckles of

[17131] a protestant or methodist she could convert him easily if he truly loved

[17135] to know all, to forgive all if she could make him fall in love with her,

[17144] heart. Gerty could picture the whole scene in the church, the stained

[17153] hair for fear he could see, not to be troubled because that was only the

[17158] was so kind and holy and often and often she thought and thought could

[17180] long because it wasn’t natural so she could just go and throw her hat

[17185] because she was a good runner she ran like that so that he could see

[17198] mistake in all her life because Gerty could see without looking that

[17218] mile before you found a head of hair the like of that. She could almost

[17220] tingling in every nerve. She put on her hat so that she could see from

[17230] no-one could get on with her poking her nose into what was no concern of

[17248] So over she went and when he saw her coming she could see him take his

[17251] Gerty could see that he had enormous control over himself. One moment he

[17257] right time and Gerty could see him taking out his watch, listening to it

[17268] flowers and Father Conroy got up and settled it all right and she could

[17271] could see and he was looking all the time that he was winding the watch

[17290] her but Gerty could pay them back in their own coin and she just

[17311] for Mr Reggy with his swank and his bit of money she could just chuck

[17314] pieces. And if ever after he dared to presume she could give him one

[17316] puny little Edy’s countenance fell to no slight extent and Gerty could

[17322] so they could put that in their pipe and smoke it.

[17350] thither, with a tiny lost cry. And she could see far away the lights of

[17367] that she too could write poetry if she could only express herself like

[17421] call. If they could run like rossies she could sit so she said she could

[17426] alone without the others to pry and pass remarks and she knew he could

[17439] something not very nice that you could imagine sometimes in the bed. But

[17441] all the difference because she could almost feel him draw her face to

[17459] entrancing blush from straining back and he could see her other things

[17599] Dust. Shark liver oil they use to clean. Could do it myself. Save. Was

[17657] could whistle. Mouth made for that. Like Molly. Why that highclass whore

[17715] it understood. Every bullet has its billet. Course I never could throw

[17803] their period. Come near. Then get a hogo you could hang your hat on.

[17822] could mention Meagher’s just to remind him. Still if he works that

[17903] could be changed into a tree from grief. Weeping willow. Ba. There he

[17906] out, I suppose. Mass seems to be over. Could hear them all at it. Pray

[18045] holes and pebbles. Who could count them? Never know what you find.

14. Oxen of the Sun

[18177] scarcely and often not even scarcely could subsist valiantly and for an

[18291] the board that no wight could devise a fuller ne richer. And there was

[18380] overmuch drunken and the best word he could have of him was that he

[18420] could save so dark is destiny. And she was wondrous stricken of heart

[18592] he had in his bosom a spike named Bitterness which could not by words be

[18595] could he not have endeavoured to have found again as in his youth the

[18599] Why, he could not but hear unless he had plugged him up the tube

[18623] but notion and they could conceive no thought of it for, first,

[18712] a bare tester in his purse he could always bring himself off with

[18726] who could ill keep him to school to learn his letters and the use of

[18777] could doss and dung to his heart’s content. By this time the father of

[18778] the faithful (for so they called him) was grown so heavy that he could

[18809] but he could never learn a word of it except the first personal pronoun

[18898] passage that had late befallen him, could not forbear to tell it his

[18902] assistance we could give? Who, upon his offer, thanked him very

[18957] cloak along! I could weep to think of it. Then, though it had poured

[19013] when I say that if need were I could produce a cloud of witnesses to the

[19060] and inglorious retreat. Not but what he could feel with mettlesome youth

[19084] potency of the old bucko that could still knock another child out of

[19164] line so that (as he said) one ear could hear what the other spoke, the

[19334] a hand on the shoulder near him. Have no fear. He could not leave his

[19335] mother an orphan. The young man’s face grew dark. All could see how

[19342] Even Phyllis could not contain herself. She waved her scarf and cried:

[19355] could have seen my queen today, Vincent said. How young she was and

[19438] or threat or degradation could ever efface the image of that voluptuous

[19515] else could and in a very unsavoury light the tendency above alluded to.

[19537] doctor. All that surgical skill could do was done and the brave woman

15. Circe

[20394] BLOOM: (Shocked.) Molly’s best friend! Could you?

[20731] was mentioned in dispatches. I did all a white man could. (With quiet

[20901] somnambulism in my client’s family. If the accused could speak he

[20902] could a tale unfold—one of the strangest that have ever been narrated

[20930] to do anything ungentlemanly which injured modesty could object to or

[21013] he said, he could conjure up. He urged me (Stating that he felt it

[22409] money, take your choice. How happy could you be with either...

[22590] If I could only find out about octaves. Reduplication of personality.

[23147] what and how much he could see? Did he not lie in bed, the gross boar,

[23267] BELLO: Would if you could, lame duck. A downpour we want not your

[23541] could you...?

[23751] BELLA: (Admiringly.) You’re such a slyboots, old cocky. I could kiss

[23828] LYNCH: Sheet lightning courage. The youth who could not shiver and

[23850] STEPHEN: (Murmurs.) Continue. Lie. Hold me. Caress. I never could read

[23986] the room doing it! Ride a cockhorse. You could hear them in Paris and

[25222] A girl. Some girl. Best thing could happen him. (He murmurs.)... swear

16. Eumaeus

[25270] during which Stephen repeatedly yawned. So far as he could see he was

[25329] for every contingency as even a fellow on the broad of his back could

[25370] the light emanating from the brazier he could just make out the darker

[25395] marauders ready to decamp with whatever boodle they could in one fell

[25421] tell him where on God’s earth he could get something, anything at all,

[25504] remotest idea when. Being a levelheaded individual who could give points

[25559] pride, quite legitimate, out of you. You could go back perhaps, he

[25572] and he could drink it with the oatmealwater for milk after the Friday

[25597] exceedingly plucky deed which he could not too highly praise, so that

[25598] frankly he was utterly at a loss to fathom what earthly reason could be

[25637] Fitzharris, the invincible, though he could not vouch for the actual

[25665] Stephen, who was trying his dead best to yawn if he could, suffering

[25719] As for Mr Bloom he could neither make head or tail of the whole business

[25775] Mr Bloom could easily picture his advent on this scene, the homecoming

[25909] success, providing puffs in the local papers could be managed by some

[25910] fellow with a bit of bounce who could pull the indispensable wires and

[26068] Cork where he could be drawing easy money.

[26177] could truthfully state, he, as a paterfamilias, was a stalwart advocate

[26190] and concentrate and remember before he could say:

[26280] genuine? He could spin those yarns for hours on end all night long and

[26342] My wife is, so to speak, Spanish, half that is. Point of fact she could

[26380] wreck of that illfated Norwegian barque nobody could think of her name

[26409] to all intents and purposes, could by straining just perceive him, when

[26480] became general and all agreed that that was a fact. You could grow

[26495] could not spare a single one of her sons.

[26531] time went on, that turned out to be how the cat jumped all he could

[26652] He could hear, of course, all kinds of words changing colour like those

[26740] to wait on and profit by the unlookedfor occasion though why he could

[26743] acquaintance of someone of no uncommon calibre who could provide food

[26803] the archbishop till he added about foot and mouth with which there could

[27003] in that getup. She could without difficulty, he said, have posed for the

[27008] in the National Museum. Marble could give the original, shoulders, back,

[27011] photo could because it simply wasn’t art in a word.

[27015] speak for itself on the plea he so that the other could drink in the

[27017] which the camera could not at all do justice to. But it was scarcely

[27053] another, could safely afford to ignore it as they very largely did till

[27215] his god being a jew. People could put up with being bitten by a wolf but

[27268] Sand in the Red Sea done that. One time I could read a book in the dark,

[27345] church to anything the opposite shop could offer in that line such

[27397] wisely reflected, you could scarcely be prepared for every emergency

[27403] into potheen in his hump. Nine tenths of them all could be caged or

[27437] which Bloom appreciated at the very first note he got out, could easily,

[27446] success, being blessed with brains which also could be utilised for the

[27450] little thing like that could militate against you. It was in fact only a

[27451] matter of months and he could easily foresee him participating in

[27457] to, could easily have. Added to which of course would be the pecuniary

[27470] Just and their genus omne. Yes, beyond a shadow of a doubt he could with

[27472] for himself and win a high place in the city’s esteem where he could

17. Ithaca

[27879] For what personal purpose could Bloom have applied the water so boiled?

[28070] entitled If Brian Boru could but come back and see old Dublin now,

[28167] Why could he then support that his vigil with the greater equanimity?

[28586] Reassuringly, their place, where none could hear them talk, being

[28619] Where none could hear him call.

[28935] nebula in which 100 of our solar systems could be contained: of moribund

[28984] working hypothesis which could not be proved impossible that a more

[29633] Could Bloom of 7 Eccles street foresee Bloom of Flowerville?

[30099] By what could such a situation be precluded?

18. Penelope

[30636] Miss Stack bringing him flowers the worst old ones she could find at the

[30672] all his fault of course ruining servants then proposing that she could

[30729] me in the box I could see his face he couldnt see mine of course hed

[30744] had the squirrel talking stamps with father he had all he could do to

[30752] tell you theres no God what could you do if it was running and rushing

[30797] up that myself what we have inside us in that family physician I could

[30802] and the three pairs of gloves so that finished that I could quite easily

[30813] job to get it out of him though I liked him for that it showed he could

[30849] could you make of a man like that Id rather die 20 times over than marry

[30862] that was her nature what could she do besides theyre not brutes enough

[30887] hed like me to walk in all the horses dung I could find but of course

[30889] could give 9 points in 10 to Katty Lanner and beat her what does that

[30914] against the sun so he could see every atom she had on when he saw me

[30921] they want to know where were you where are you going I could feel him

[30941] that letter with all those words in it how could he have the face to any

[31020] felt they could have made their peace in the beginning or old oom Paul

[31030] money over selling the horses for the cavalry well he could buy me a

[31039] not a marrying man so somebody better get it out of him if I could find

[31046] stick out her tongue as far as ever she could and he so quiet and mild

[31058] was cracking the nuts with my teeth I wished I could have picked every

[31062] had some I could easily have slipped a couple into my muff when I

[31072] after one days wear I could have brought them back to Lewers this

[31129] crib at Inchicore in the Blessed Virgins arms sure no woman could have

[31131] side because how could she go to the chamber when she wanted to and she

[31138] they could put him up on a throne to count the money all the day of

[31142] advertisements when he could have been in Mr Cuffes still only for

[31143] what he did then sending me to try and patch it up I could have got him

[31158] to bring him into and she as insolent as ever she could be with her

[31162] the soup but I could see him looking very hard at my chest when he stood

[31195] woman is beauty of course thats admitted when he said I could pose for a

[31207] enough for two what was the reason of that he said I could have got a

[31215] declare somebody ought to put him in the budget if I only could remember

[31222] feel all fire inside me or if I could dream it when he made me spend

[31293] nice on account of her but I could have stopped it in time she gave me

[31300] always shoplifting anything she could cloth and stuff and yards of it

[31342] bored sometimes I could fight with my nails listening to that old Arab

[31379] would write me a loveletter his wasnt much and I told him he could write

[31384] like a new world I could write the answer in bed to let him imagine me

[31388] few simple words he could twist how he liked not acting with precipat

[31400] with all her religion domineering because she never could get over the

[31436] encourage him as much as I could without too openly they were just

[31443] chips that was the Malta boat passing yes the sea and the sky you could

[31448] could see his chest pink he wanted to touch mine with his for a moment

[31455] where they come out of youd think they could never go far enough up and

[31479] say they could have put an article about it in the Chronicle I was a bit

[31510] could see over to Morocco almost the bay of Tangier white and the Atlas

[31521] have been pure 18 carrot gold because it was very heavy but what could

[31540] man could look at my mouth and teeth smiling like that and not think of

[31548] voice either I could have been a prima donna only I married him comes

[31612] if anyone asked could he ride the steeplechase for the gold cup hed say

[31641] through him telling me all the lovely places we could go for the

[31660] frightened out of his wits making as much noise as he possibly could

[31779] millions of years ago I smiled the best I could all in a swamp leaning

[31791] fools too you could be a widow or divorced 40 times over a daub of red

[31795] jingling like the dickens I suppose they could hear us away over the

[31806] easy God I remember one time I could scout it out straight whistling

[31829] for him with all my compriments I suppose hed know then and could you

[31865] natural size so that a woman could sit on it properly he kneels down to

[32022] fine young men I could see down in Margate strand bathingplace from the

[32026] bought I could look at him all day long curly head and his shoulders

[32095] they could I only sent mine there a few times for the name model

[32121] be a woman and a mother how could they where would they all of them be

[32142] so snappy Im not like that he could easy have slept in there on the sofa

[32153] dont feel a day older than then I wonder could I get my tongue round

[32161] tired and wanted a good sleep badly I could have brought him in his

[32165] kitchen he might like I never could bear the look of them in Abrines

[32166] I could do the criada the room looks all right since I changed it the

[32173] he could do his writing and studies at the table in there for all the

[32211] do I could often have written out a fine cheque for myself and write his

[32268] I could always get round him and I gave him all the pleasure I could

[32297] drew him down to me so he could feel my breasts all perfume yes and his