Chapter 16 of Professor Tim & Paul Twyning is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Professor Tim & Paul Twyning is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PAUL [_takes parcel_]. Well, well. The coorse of true love never runs smooth, and this is no exception. ROSE. And good-bye to yourself, Paul.
Chapter 16 of Professor Tim & Paul Twyning is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a deliberate act of omission
From this reading “The coorse of true love never runs smooth, and this is no exception.”
a farewell remark
From this reading “And good-bye to yourself, Paul.”
a wrapped container
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading “PAUL [_takes parcel_].”
plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
From this reading “The coorse of true love never runs smooth, and this is no exception.”
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading “The coorse of true love never runs smooth, and this is no exception.”
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “And good-bye to yourself, Paul.”
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In this reading “The coorse of true love never runs smooth, and this is no exception.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The coorse of true love never runs smooth, and this is no exception.
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From this reading The coorse of true love never runs smooth, and this is no exception.
a deliberate act of omission
From this reading The coorse of true love never runs smooth, and this is no exception.
a farewell remark
From this reading And good-bye to yourself, Paul.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The coorse of true love never runs smooth, and this is no exception.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading The coorse of true love never runs smooth, and this is no exception.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading The coorse of true love never runs smooth, and this is no exception.
not any; not one
From this reading The coorse of true love never runs smooth, and this is no exception.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The coorse of true love never runs smooth, and this is no exception.
a wrapped container
From this reading PAUL [_takes parcel_].
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading PAUL [_takes parcel_].
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading ROSE.
plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
From this reading The coorse of true love never runs smooth, and this is no exception.
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading The coorse of true love never runs smooth, and this is no exception.
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading PAUL [_takes parcel_].
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The coorse of true love never runs smooth, and this is no exception.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The coorse of true love never runs smooth, and this is no exception.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And good-bye to yourself, Paul.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading The coorse of true love never runs smooth, and this is no exception.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, well.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading And good-bye to yourself, Paul.
Chapter 16 of Professor Tim & Paul Twyning by George Shiels holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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.
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