Chapter 7 of The Comical Adventures of Twm Shon Catty (Thomas Jones, Esq.) is here in full — 61 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The Comical Adventures of Twm Shon Catty (Thomas Jones, Esq.) is here in full — 61 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TWM progresses at the opposition school. Flogging made easy. Out of the frying-pan into the fire. Sports at Whirligoogan. The great success of Catty’s school excited the ill-will of parson Inco; although he had far more scholars than he could possibly attend to.
Chapter 7 of The Comical Adventures of Twm Shon Catty (Thomas Jones, Esq.) is here in full — 61 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
From this reading “The great success of Catty’s school excited the ill-will of parson Inco; although he had far more scholars than he could possibly attend to.”
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading “The great success of Catty’s school excited the ill-will of parson Inco; although he had far more scholars than he could possibly attend to.”
beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
From this reading “Flogging made easy.”
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
From this reading “TWM progresses at the opposition school.”
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading “The great success of Catty’s school excited the ill-will of parson Inco; although he had far more scholars than he could possibly attend to.”
plural of “progress” — gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading “TWM progresses at the opposition school.”
plural of “scholar” — a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
From this reading “The great success of Catty’s school excited the ill-will of parson Inco; although he had far more scholars than he could possibly attend to.”
plural of “sport” — an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading “Sports at Whirligoogan.”
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In this reading “The great success of Catty’s school excited the ill-will of parson Inco; although he had far more scholars than he could possibly attend to.”
In this reading “The great success of Catty’s school excited the ill-will of parson Inco; although he had far more scholars than he could possibly attend to.”
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in spite of the fact that
From this reading The great success of Catty’s school excited the ill-will of parson Inco; although he had far more scholars than he could possibly attend to.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading TWM progresses at the opposition school.
be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
From this reading The great success of Catty’s school excited the ill-will of parson Inco; although he had far more scholars than he could possibly attend to.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The great success of Catty’s school excited the ill-will of parson Inco; although he had far more scholars than he could possibly attend to.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The great success of Catty’s school excited the ill-will of parson Inco; although he had far more scholars than he could possibly attend to.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading Flogging made easy.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading The great success of Catty’s school excited the ill-will of parson Inco; although he had far more scholars than he could possibly attend to.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading The great success of Catty’s school excited the ill-will of parson Inco; although he had far more scholars than he could possibly attend to.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Out of the frying-pan into the fire.
beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
From this reading Flogging made easy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Out of the frying-pan into the fire.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The great success of Catty’s school excited the ill-will of parson Inco; although he had far more scholars than he could possibly attend to.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The great success of Catty’s school excited the ill-will of parson Inco; although he had far more scholars than he could possibly attend to.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The great success of Catty’s school excited the ill-will of parson Inco; although he had far more scholars than he could possibly attend to.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The great success of Catty’s school excited the ill-will of parson Inco; although he had far more scholars than he could possibly attend to.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The great success of Catty’s school excited the ill-will of parson Inco; although he had far more scholars than he could possibly attend to.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Out of the frying-pan into the fire.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Flogging made easy.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The great success of Catty’s school excited the ill-will of parson Inco; although he had far more scholars than he could possibly attend to.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Out of the frying-pan into the fire.
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
From this reading TWM progresses at the opposition school.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Out of the frying-pan into the fire.
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading The great success of Catty’s school excited the ill-will of parson Inco; although he had far more scholars than he could possibly attend to.
by chance
From this reading The great success of Catty’s school excited the ill-will of parson Inco; although he had far more scholars than he could possibly attend to.
plural of “progress” — gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading TWM progresses at the opposition school.
plural of “scholar” — a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
From this reading The great success of Catty’s school excited the ill-will of parson Inco; although he had far more scholars than he could possibly attend to.
an educational institution
From this reading TWM progresses at the opposition school.
plural of “sport” — an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading Sports at Whirligoogan.
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading The great success of Catty’s school excited the ill-will of parson Inco; although he had far more scholars than he could possibly attend to.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The great success of Catty’s school excited the ill-will of parson Inco; although he had far more scholars than he could possibly attend to.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TWM progresses at the opposition school.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The great success of Catty’s school excited the ill-will of parson Inco; although he had far more scholars than he could possibly attend to.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TWM progresses at the opposition school.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sports at Whirligoogan.
Chapter 7 of The Comical Adventures of Twm Shon Catty (Thomas Jones, Esq.) by T. J. Llewelyn (Thomas Jeffery Llewelyn) Prichard holds 61 sentences, grouped into 13 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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