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Friend Mac Donald

Chapter II

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Context Illustration Reading 1/19 · 5 lines
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Donald, a British subject, but no Englishman.
-- Opinion of the greatest English Wit on the Scotch, and the worth of that Opinion.
-- The Wit of Donald and the Wit of the Cockney.
-- Intelligence and Intellectuality.
-- Donald's Exterior.
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Friend Mac Donald

Chapter II

Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Donald, a British subject, but no Englishman.
Line 2
-- Opinion of the greatest English Wit on the Scotch, and the worth of that Opinion.
Line 3
-- The Wit of Donald and the Wit of the Cockney.
Line 4
-- Intelligence and Intellectuality.
Line 5
-- Donald's Exterior.
All words in this reading · 23

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Donald, a British subject, but no Englishman.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading -- Opinion of the greatest English Wit on the Scotch, and the worth of that Opinion.

British

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From this reading Donald, a British subject, but no Englishman.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Donald, a British subject, but no Englishman.

Cockney

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From this reading -- The Wit of Donald and the Wit of the Cockney.

Donald

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From this reading Donald, a British subject, but no Englishman.

Donald's

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From this reading -- Donald's Exterior.

English

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From this reading -- Opinion of the greatest English Wit on the Scotch, and the worth of that Opinion.

Englishman

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From this reading Donald, a British subject, but no Englishman.

Exterior

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From this reading -- Donald's Exterior.

greatest

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From this reading -- Opinion of the greatest English Wit on the Scotch, and the worth of that Opinion.

Intellectuality

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From this reading -- Intelligence and Intellectuality.

Intelligence

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From this reading -- Intelligence and Intellectuality.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading Donald, a British subject, but no Englishman.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading -- Opinion of the greatest English Wit on the Scotch, and the worth of that Opinion.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading -- Opinion of the greatest English Wit on the Scotch, and the worth of that Opinion.

Opinion

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From this reading -- Opinion of the greatest English Wit on the Scotch, and the worth of that Opinion.

Scotch

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From this reading -- Opinion of the greatest English Wit on the Scotch, and the worth of that Opinion.

subject

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From this reading Donald, a British subject, but no Englishman.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading -- Opinion of the greatest English Wit on the Scotch, and the worth of that Opinion.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading -- Opinion of the greatest English Wit on the Scotch, and the worth of that Opinion.

Wit

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From this reading -- Opinion of the greatest English Wit on the Scotch, and the worth of that Opinion.

worth

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From this reading -- Opinion of the greatest English Wit on the Scotch, and the worth of that Opinion.