Chapter 30 of The Comical Adventures of Twm Shon Catty is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of The Comical Adventures of Twm Shon Catty is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A GRACIOUS Lawyer. Twm determines to “pedestrianize” a bit. Watt’s horrible tale. A fair bevy of lasses from Cardigan. Guilt and the punishment.
Chapter 30 of The Comical Adventures of Twm Shon Catty is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a large gathering of people of a particular type
From this reading “A fair bevy of lasses from Cardigan.”
knitted jacket that is fastened up the front with buttons or a zipper
From this reading “A fair bevy of lasses from Cardigan.”
third-person singular of “determine” — establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
From this reading “Twm determines to “pedestrianize” a bit.”
characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit
From this reading “A GRACIOUS Lawyer.”
the state of having committed an offense
From this reading “Guilt and the punishment.”
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading “A GRACIOUS Lawyer.”
the act of punishing
From this reading “Guilt and the punishment.”
possessive form of “watt” — 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
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 GRACIOUS Lawyer.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Guilt and the punishment.
a large gathering of people of a particular type
From this reading A fair bevy of lasses from Cardigan.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading Twm determines to “pedestrianize” a bit.
knitted jacket that is fastened up the front with buttons or a zipper
From this reading A fair bevy of lasses from Cardigan.
third-person singular of “determine” — establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
From this reading Twm determines to “pedestrianize” a bit.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading A fair bevy of lasses from Cardigan.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A fair bevy of lasses from Cardigan.
characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit
From this reading A GRACIOUS Lawyer.
the state of having committed an offense
From this reading Guilt and the punishment.
provoking horror
From this reading Watt’s horrible tale.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A fair bevy of lasses from Cardigan.
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading A GRACIOUS Lawyer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A fair bevy of lasses from Cardigan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Twm determines to “pedestrianize” a bit.
the act of punishing
From this reading Guilt and the punishment.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Watt’s horrible tale.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Guilt and the punishment.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Twm determines to “pedestrianize” a bit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Twm determines to “pedestrianize” a bit.
possessive form of “watt” — 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 Watt’s horrible tale.
Chapter 30 of The Comical Adventures of Twm Shon Catty by T. J. Llewelyn (Thomas Jeffery Llewelyn) Prichard holds 87 sentences, grouped into 18 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 30 holds 87 sentences of The Comical Adventures of Twm Shon Catty, unabridged, divided into 18 reading sections.
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