Chapter 15 of The Comical Adventures of Twm Shon Catty is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Comical Adventures of Twm Shon Catty is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE flight of the Israelite and Mike. Mirth changed to grief. Killing by kindness, and saving by neglect. A bright vision, and a supernatural seánce. The end of the miserly household.
Chapter 15 of The Comical Adventures of Twm Shon Catty is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a native or inhabitant of the ancient kingdom of Israel
From this reading “THE flight of the Israelite and Mike.”
an event that causes someone to die
From this reading “Killing by kindness, and saving by neglect.”
device for converting sound waves into electrical energy
From this reading “THE flight of the Israelite and Mike.”
great merriment
From this reading “Mirth changed to grief.”
(used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity
From this reading “The end of the miserly household.”
leave undone or leave out
From this reading “Killing by kindness, and saving by neglect.”
an act of economizing; reduction in cost
From this reading “Killing by kindness, and saving by neglect.”
supernatural forces and events and beings collectively
From this reading “A bright vision, and a supernatural seánce.”
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.
In this reading “A bright vision, and a supernatural seánce.”
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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 bright vision, and a supernatural seánce.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE flight of the Israelite and Mike.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading A bright vision, and a supernatural seánce.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Killing by kindness, and saving by neglect.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading Mirth changed to grief.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The end of the miserly household.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading THE flight of the Israelite and Mike.
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading Mirth changed to grief.
a social unit living together
From this reading The end of the miserly household.
a native or inhabitant of the ancient kingdom of Israel
From this reading THE flight of the Israelite and Mike.
an event that causes someone to die
From this reading Killing by kindness, and saving by neglect.
the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic
From this reading Killing by kindness, and saving by neglect.
device for converting sound waves into electrical energy
From this reading THE flight of the Israelite and Mike.
great merriment
From this reading Mirth changed to grief.
(used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity
From this reading The end of the miserly household.
leave undone or leave out
From this reading Killing by kindness, and saving by neglect.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE flight of the Israelite and Mike.
an act of economizing; reduction in cost
From this reading Killing by kindness, and saving by neglect.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A bright vision, and a supernatural seánce.
supernatural forces and events and beings collectively
From this reading A bright vision, and a supernatural seánce.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE flight of the Israelite and Mike.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mirth changed to grief.
a vivid mental image
From this reading A bright vision, and a supernatural seánce.
Chapter 15 of The Comical Adventures of Twm Shon Catty by T. J. Llewelyn (Thomas Jeffery Llewelyn) Prichard holds 114 sentences, grouped into 23 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 15 holds 114 sentences of The Comical Adventures of Twm Shon Catty, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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