Chapter 8 of The Comical Adventures of Twm Shon Catty is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Comical Adventures of Twm Shon Catty is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. GRASPACRE upholds the national customs, and Welsh custom receives his support. A “tiff” with Lady Graspacre. The squire defends bed courtships. Newcastle Emlyn Ale.
Chapter 8 of The Comical Adventures of Twm Shon Catty is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume
From this reading “Newcastle Emlyn Ale.”
money collected under a tariff
From this reading “GRASPACRE upholds the national customs, and Welsh custom receives his support.”
third-person singular of “defend” — argue or speak in defense of
From this reading “The squire defends bed courtships.”
a port city in northeastern England on the River Tyne; a center for coal exports (giving rise to the expression “carry coals to Newcastle” meaning to do something unnecessary)
From this reading “Newcastle Emlyn Ale.”
third-person singular of “receive” — get something; come into possession of
From this reading “GRASPACRE upholds the national customs, and Welsh custom receives his support.”
a quarrel about petty points
From this reading “A “tiff” with Lady Graspacre.”
third-person singular of “uphold” — keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
From this reading “GRASPACRE upholds the national customs, and Welsh custom receives his support.”
a native or resident of Wales
From this reading “GRASPACRE upholds the national customs, and Welsh custom receives his support.”
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.
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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 A “tiff” with Lady Graspacre.
a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume
From this reading Newcastle Emlyn Ale.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GRASPACRE upholds the national customs, and Welsh custom receives his support.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading The squire defends bed courtships.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The squire defends bed courtships.
accepted or habitual practice
From this reading GRASPACRE upholds the national customs, and Welsh custom receives his support.
money collected under a tariff
From this reading GRASPACRE upholds the national customs, and Welsh custom receives his support.
third-person singular of “defend” — argue or speak in defense of
From this reading The squire defends bed courtships.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Newcastle Emlyn Ale.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GRASPACRE upholds the national customs, and Welsh custom receives his support.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading GRASPACRE upholds the national customs, and Welsh custom receives his support.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading A “tiff” with Lady Graspacre.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country
From this reading GRASPACRE upholds the national customs, and Welsh custom receives his support.
a port city in northeastern England on the River Tyne; a center for coal exports (giving rise to the expression “carry coals to Newcastle” meaning to do something unnecessary)
From this reading Newcastle Emlyn Ale.
third-person singular of “receive” — get something; come into possession of
From this reading GRASPACRE upholds the national customs, and Welsh custom receives his support.
young nobleman attendant on a knight
From this reading The squire defends bed courtships.
the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities
From this reading GRASPACRE upholds the national customs, and Welsh custom receives his support.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GRASPACRE upholds the national customs, and Welsh custom receives his support.
a quarrel about petty points
From this reading A “tiff” with Lady Graspacre.
third-person singular of “uphold” — keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
From this reading GRASPACRE upholds the national customs, and Welsh custom receives his support.
a native or resident of Wales
From this reading GRASPACRE upholds the national customs, and Welsh custom receives his support.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A “tiff” with Lady Graspacre.
Chapter 8 of The Comical Adventures of Twm Shon Catty by T. J. Llewelyn (Thomas Jeffery Llewelyn) Prichard holds 75 sentences, grouped into 15 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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