Chapter 38 of The Comical Adventures of Twm Shon Catty (Thomas Jones, Esq.) is here in full — 315 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 38 of The Comical Adventures of Twm Shon Catty (Thomas Jones, Esq.) is here in full — 315 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TWM at Brecon. An angling feat. Twm in a musical character. Wins the prize offered for a poem. A new style of marriage—and some other little “odds and ends.”
Chapter 38 of The Comical Adventures of Twm Shon Catty (Thomas Jones, Esq.) is here in full — 315 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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fishing with a hook and line (and usually a pole)
From this reading “An angling feat.”
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading “A new style of marriage—and some other little “odds and ends.””
a notable achievement
From this reading “An angling feat.”
characterized by or capable of producing music
From this reading “Twm in a musical character.”
the likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring
From this reading “A new style of marriage—and some other little “odds and ends.””
a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading “Wins the prize offered for a poem.”
something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
From this reading “Wins the prize offered for a poem.”
plural of “win” — a victory (as in a race or other competition)
From this reading “Wins the prize offered for a poem.”
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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In this reading “Wins the prize offered for a poem.”
In this reading “A new style of marriage—and some other little “odds and ends.””
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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 Twm in a musical character.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An angling feat.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A new style of marriage—and some other little “odds and ends.”
fishing with a hook and line (and usually a pole)
From this reading An angling feat.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading TWM at Brecon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TWM at Brecon.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading Twm in a musical character.
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading A new style of marriage—and some other little “odds and ends.”
a notable achievement
From this reading An angling feat.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Wins the prize offered for a poem.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Twm in a musical character.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A new style of marriage—and some other little “odds and ends.”
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading A new style of marriage—and some other little “odds and ends.”
characterized by or capable of producing music
From this reading Twm in a musical character.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading A new style of marriage—and some other little “odds and ends.”
the likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring
From this reading A new style of marriage—and some other little “odds and ends.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A new style of marriage—and some other little “odds and ends.”
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading Wins the prize offered for a poem.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading A new style of marriage—and some other little “odds and ends.”
a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading Wins the prize offered for a poem.
something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
From this reading Wins the prize offered for a poem.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading A new style of marriage—and some other little “odds and ends.”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading A new style of marriage—and some other little “odds and ends.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Wins the prize offered for a poem.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TWM at Brecon.
plural of “win” — a victory (as in a race or other competition)
From this reading Wins the prize offered for a poem.
Chapter 38 of The Comical Adventures of Twm Shon Catty (Thomas Jones, Esq.) by T. J. Llewelyn (Thomas Jeffery Llewelyn) Prichard holds 315 sentences, grouped into 63 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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