Chapter XIV
Chapter 14 of Professor Tim & Paul Twyning is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MRS. DEEGAN. Don’t bother me, son. JIM. My granda looks powerful stern.
Professor Tim & Paul Twyning
Chapter XIV
Chapter 14 of Professor Tim & Paul Twyning is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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MRS.
DEEGAN.
Don’t
bother
me,
son.
JIM.
My
granda
looks
powerful
stern.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Professor Tim & Paul Twyning
Chapter XIV
Chapter 14 of Professor Tim & Paul Twyning is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
MRS.
/ˈmɪsɪz/
Line 2
DEEGAN.
Line 3
Don’t
bother
me,
son.
Line 4
JIM.
Line 5
My
granda
looks
powerful
stern.
Learner Dictionary
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
bother
verb
US /ˈbɑːðər/
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading “Don’t bother me, son.”
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading “My granda looks powerful stern.”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “MRS.”
having great power or force or potency or effect
From this reading “My granda looks powerful stern.”
a male human offspring
From this reading “Don’t bother me, son.”
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading “My granda looks powerful stern.”
Word partnerships in these lines
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botherverbUS /ˈbɑːðər/
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading Don’t bother me, son.
DEEGAN
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From this reading DEEGAN.
Don't
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From this reading Don’t bother me, son.
granda
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From this reading My granda looks powerful stern.
JIM
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From this reading JIM.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading My granda looks powerful stern.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Don’t bother me, son.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My granda looks powerful stern.
having great power or force or potency or effect
From this reading My granda looks powerful stern.
a male human offspring
From this reading Don’t bother me, son.
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading My granda looks powerful stern.
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