Chapter 20 of The Comical Adventures of Twm Shon Catty is here in full — 66 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The Comical Adventures of Twm Shon Catty is here in full — 66 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TWM risks another visit to Tregaron. Alarms his friend Watt. Danger of betrayal by him. His cunning is more than a match for Watt, Parson Evans, and his wife. Escapes, and with a good booty.
Chapter 20 of The Comical Adventures of Twm Shon Catty is here in full — 66 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “alarm” — fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading “Alarms his friend Watt.”
The action of betraying one's country, a group, or a person; breach of trust.
From this reading “Danger of betrayal by him.”
goods or money obtained illegally
From this reading “Escapes, and with a good booty.”
plural of “escape” — the act of escaping physically
From this reading “Escapes, and with a good booty.”
United States anatomist who identified four pituitary hormones and discovered vitamin E (1882-1971)
From this reading “His cunning is more than a match for Watt, Parson Evans, and his wife.”
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading “His cunning is more than a match for Watt, Parson Evans, and his wife.”
plural of “risk” — a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading “TWM risks another visit to Tregaron.”
a unit of power equal to 1 joule per second; the power dissipated by a current of 1 ampere flowing across a resistance of 1 ohm
From this reading “Alarms his friend Watt.”
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 “His cunning is more than a match for Watt, Parson Evans, and his wife.”
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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 His cunning is more than a match for Watt, Parson Evans, and his wife.
plural of “alarm” — fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading Alarms his friend Watt.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His cunning is more than a match for Watt, Parson Evans, and his wife.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading TWM risks another visit to Tregaron.
The action of betraying one's country, a group, or a person; breach of trust.
From this reading Danger of betrayal by him.
goods or money obtained illegally
From this reading Escapes, and with a good booty.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Danger of betrayal by him.
attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
From this reading His cunning is more than a match for Watt, Parson Evans, and his wife.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading Danger of betrayal by him.
plural of “escape” — the act of escaping physically
From this reading Escapes, and with a good booty.
United States anatomist who identified four pituitary hormones and discovered vitamin E (1882-1971)
From this reading His cunning is more than a match for Watt, Parson Evans, and his wife.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His cunning is more than a match for Watt, Parson Evans, and his wife.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Alarms his friend Watt.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Escapes, and with a good booty.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Danger of betrayal by him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Alarms his friend Watt.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His cunning is more than a match for Watt, Parson Evans, and his wife.
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading His cunning is more than a match for Watt, Parson Evans, and his wife.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading His cunning is more than a match for Watt, Parson Evans, and his wife.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Danger of betrayal by him.
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading His cunning is more than a match for Watt, Parson Evans, and his wife.
plural of “risk” — a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading TWM risks another visit to Tregaron.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading His cunning is more than a match for Watt, Parson Evans, and his wife.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TWM risks another visit to Tregaron.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TWM risks another visit to Tregaron.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TWM risks another visit to Tregaron.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading TWM risks another visit to Tregaron.
a unit of power equal to 1 joule per second; the power dissipated by a current of 1 ampere flowing across a resistance of 1 ohm
From this reading Alarms his friend Watt.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading His cunning is more than a match for Watt, Parson Evans, and his wife.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Escapes, and with a good booty.
Chapter 20 of The Comical Adventures of Twm Shon Catty by T. J. Llewelyn (Thomas Jeffery Llewelyn) Prichard holds 66 sentences, grouped into 14 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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