Chapter 2 of Professor Tim & Paul Twyning is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Professor Tim & Paul Twyning is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MRS. S. They’ll probably be able to explain that when they come in. If their grandeur frightens you, it doesn’t frighten me. Go and meet them and take them round to the hall door. And no scraping or touching your hat to them.
Chapter 2 of Professor Tim & Paul Twyning is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “S. They’ll probably be able to explain that when they come in.”
cause fear in
From this reading “If their grandeur frightens you, it doesn’t frighten me.”
third-person singular of “frighten” — cause fear in
From this reading “If their grandeur frightens you, it doesn’t frighten me.”
the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand
From this reading “If their grandeur frightens you, it doesn’t frighten me.”
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading “And no scraping or touching your hat to them.”
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading “S. They’ll probably be able to explain that when they come in.”
(usually plural) a fragment scraped off of something and collected
From this reading “And no scraping or touching your hat to them.”
arousing affect
From this reading “And no scraping or touching your hat to them.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Go and meet them and take them round to the hall door.”
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.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading S. They’ll probably be able to explain that when they come in.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Go and meet them and take them round to the hall door.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading S. They’ll probably be able to explain that when they come in.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading S. They’ll probably be able to explain that when they come in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If their grandeur frightens you, it doesn’t frighten me.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Go and meet them and take them round to the hall door.
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading S. They’ll probably be able to explain that when they come in.
cause fear in
From this reading If their grandeur frightens you, it doesn’t frighten me.
third-person singular of “frighten” — cause fear in
From this reading If their grandeur frightens you, it doesn’t frighten me.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Go and meet them and take them round to the hall door.
the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand
From this reading If their grandeur frightens you, it doesn’t frighten me.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Go and meet them and take them round to the hall door.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading And no scraping or touching your hat to them.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If their grandeur frightens you, it doesn’t frighten me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading S. They’ll probably be able to explain that when they come in.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If their grandeur frightens you, it doesn’t frighten me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If their grandeur frightens you, it doesn’t frighten me.
come together
From this reading Go and meet them and take them round to the hall door.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
not any; not one
From this reading And no scraping or touching your hat to them.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And no scraping or touching your hat to them.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading S. They’ll probably be able to explain that when they come in.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Go and meet them and take them round to the hall door.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading S. They’ll probably be able to explain that when they come in.
(usually plural) a fragment scraped off of something and collected
From this reading And no scraping or touching your hat to them.
carry out
From this reading Go and meet them and take them round to the hall door.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading S. They’ll probably be able to explain that when they come in.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Go and meet them and take them round to the hall door.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading If their grandeur frightens you, it doesn’t frighten me.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Go and meet them and take them round to the hall door.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading S. They’ll probably be able to explain that when they come in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading S. They’ll probably be able to explain that when they come in.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading S. They’ll probably be able to explain that when they come in.
arousing affect
From this reading And no scraping or touching your hat to them.
at the time that
From this reading S. They’ll probably be able to explain that when they come in.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If their grandeur frightens you, it doesn’t frighten me.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And no scraping or touching your hat to them.
Chapter 2 of Professor Tim & Paul Twyning by George Shiels holds 429 sentences, grouped into 86 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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 2 holds 429 sentences of Professor Tim & Paul Twyning, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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