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twain Definition

twain (twān)

adjective, noun

Archaic two

Etymology: ME twene < OE twegen, nom. & acc. masc. form of twa, two

Twain Definition

Twain (twān)

Twain, Mark Samuel Langhorne Clemens

twain Usage Examples

Possessives

  • writing: Twain's writing draws the reader into living the adventures with Huck and Jim as the journey down the river.
  • novel: Twain's novel relates to readers through his views on slavery, religion, and politics.
  • wit: Twain's singular wit is on full display engaging the reader to such an extent that pages swiftly fly by.
  • work: Twain's work usually cuts to the bone and these stories don't.
  • reputation: Twain's reputation was sufficient to shape public attitudes toward Arabs by people who rarely paid any attention to the region.
  • character: Twain's creative character finds fun everywhere in his little town in Missouri, as do his friends.

Converse of object

  • do: Do ye twain hurl him to the dreadful doom.
  • seem: I have my truths, you have yours, and it seems never the twain shall meet.
  • see: Sisters in sorrow see the widows twain; The Lady Alice, Margaret the Queen.

Adjective modifier

  • more: One flesh, no more twain, what [ not whom ] God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

Modifies a noun

  • impersonator: Did not actually and mark twain impersonator in chinese was the front gates.
  • driver: You can choose to override twain drivers or not.
  • scholar: As an African-American rhetorician and Twain scholar, she eloquently makes the case for book's continued study.

Noun used with modifier

  • mark: Mark twain must stages buffalo bill's center's aviary.
  • ye: Do ye twain hurl him to the dreadful doom.
Twain Quotes

All modernAmericanliterature comesfromonebook by MarkTwain called Huckleberry Finn. American writing comes from that. There was nothing before. There has been nothing good since.

—Hemingway, Ernest Millar

twain Quotes

And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.

—Bible (NewTestament)

Oh, East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet, Till earth and sky stand presently at God's great Judgement seat; But there is neither East nor West, Border, nor Breed, nor Birth, When two strong men stand facetoface, tho'theycome from the ends of the earth.

—Kipling, (Joseph) Rudyard

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