Chapter 33 of The Comical Adventures of Twm Shon Catty is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXIII
Chapter 33 of The Comical Adventures of Twm Shon Catty is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TWM meets one of his best friends from Wales. Death of Sir George Devereaux. Hopes and fears. Interruption of happy hours. Lady Devereaux’s forced return to Wales.
Chapter 33 of The Comical Adventures of Twm Shon Catty is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/13 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “fear” — an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading “Hopes and fears.”
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading “Lady Devereaux’s forced return to Wales.”
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading “Death of Sir George Devereaux.”
plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading “Hopes and fears.”
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading “Interruption of happy hours.”
an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
From this reading “Interruption of happy hours.”
plural of “meet” — a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
From this reading “TWM meets one of his best friends from Wales.”
one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; during Roman times the region was known as Cambria
From this reading “TWM meets one of his best friends from Wales.”
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.
the one friend who is closest to you
In this reading “TWM meets one of his best friends from Wales.”
In this reading “Interruption of happy hours.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hopes and fears.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading TWM meets one of his best friends from Wales.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Death of Sir George Devereaux.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Death of Sir George Devereaux.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Devereaux’s forced return to Wales.
plural of “fear” — an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading Hopes and fears.
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading Lady Devereaux’s forced return to Wales.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading TWM meets one of his best friends from Wales.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading TWM meets one of his best friends from Wales.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading Death of Sir George Devereaux.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Interruption of happy hours.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading TWM meets one of his best friends from Wales.
plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Hopes and fears.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Interruption of happy hours.
an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
From this reading Interruption of happy hours.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Lady Devereaux’s forced return to Wales.
plural of “meet” — a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
From this reading TWM meets one of his best friends from Wales.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TWM meets one of his best friends from Wales.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading TWM meets one of his best friends from Wales.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Lady Devereaux’s forced return to Wales.
term of address for a man
From this reading Death of Sir George Devereaux.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lady Devereaux’s forced return to Wales.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TWM meets one of his best friends from Wales.
one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; during Roman times the region was known as Cambria
From this reading TWM meets one of his best friends from Wales.
Chapter 33 of The Comical Adventures of Twm Shon Catty by T. J. Llewelyn (Thomas Jeffery Llewelyn) Prichard holds 69 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.
Chapter 33 holds 69 sentences of The Comical Adventures of Twm Shon Catty, unabridged, divided into 14 reading sections.
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