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6/8/14

TYRO

TYRO

<Tie-row>

Learner; amateur; novice;

Being a beginner or a rookie who often makes mistakes.

The painter was a tyro, but now each painting is a work of art.

Ty - ro

Ty (Reminds) Tyke

Ro (Reminds) Row

Memory trick: A tyke-row is a level for a child.

TYKE ROW



You are reading my paraphrase right now. What are you reading?

Answer on next page.




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Answer:  

You are reading a sentence written in a clearer way. Paraphrase means to reword something to clarify it. Para in Latin means "beside of".

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