Chapter 12 of Professor Tim & Paul Twyning is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Professor Tim & Paul Twyning is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DAN. Yes, fader. [_Goes to the room door and shouts_] Paul Twyning, you’re awanting! [_PAUL appears._] My fader wants you, Paul. [_Aside_] Not a word, Paul, for the love of God, amen.
Chapter 12 of Professor Tim & Paul Twyning is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a primeval Egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at Thebes
From this reading “[_Aside_] Not a word, Paul, for the love of God, amen.”
third-person singular of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “[_PAUL appears._] My fader wants you, Paul.”
on or to one side
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “[_Aside_] Not a word, Paul, for the love of God, amen.”
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading “[_Goes to the room door and shouts_] Paul Twyning, you’re awanting!”
plural of “shout” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading “[_PAUL appears._] My fader wants you, Paul.”
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.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 [_Aside_] Not a word, Paul, for the love of God, amen.
a primeval Egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at Thebes
From this reading [_Aside_] Not a word, Paul, for the love of God, amen.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [_Goes to the room door and shouts_] Paul Twyning, you’re awanting!
third-person singular of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading [_PAUL appears._] My fader wants you, Paul.
on or to one side
From this reading [_Aside_] Not a word, Paul, for the love of God, amen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_Goes to the room door and shouts_] Paul Twyning, you’re awanting!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DAN.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading [_Goes to the room door and shouts_] Paul Twyning, you’re awanting!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yes, fader.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading [_Aside_] Not a word, Paul, for the love of God, amen.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading [_Aside_] Not a word, Paul, for the love of God, amen.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading [_Goes to the room door and shouts_] Paul Twyning, you’re awanting!
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading [_Aside_] Not a word, Paul, for the love of God, amen.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading [_PAUL appears._] My fader wants you, Paul.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading [_Aside_] Not a word, Paul, for the love of God, amen.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [_Aside_] Not a word, Paul, for the love of God, amen.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading [_Goes to the room door and shouts_] Paul Twyning, you’re awanting!
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading [_Goes to the room door and shouts_] Paul Twyning, you’re awanting!
plural of “shout” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading [_Goes to the room door and shouts_] Paul Twyning, you’re awanting!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [_Goes to the room door and shouts_] Paul Twyning, you’re awanting!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [_Goes to the room door and shouts_] Paul Twyning, you’re awanting!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_Goes to the room door and shouts_] Paul Twyning, you’re awanting!
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading [_PAUL appears._] My fader wants you, Paul.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading [_Aside_] Not a word, Paul, for the love of God, amen.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, fader.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading [_PAUL appears._] My fader wants you, Paul.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_Goes to the room door and shouts_] Paul Twyning, you’re awanting!
Chapter 12 of Professor Tim & Paul Twyning by George Shiels holds 428 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 12 holds 428 sentences of Professor Tim & Paul Twyning, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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