Chapter III
All Scots know how to reckon. -- Rabelais in Scotland. -- How Donald made two pence halfpenny by going to the Lock-up. -- Difference between buying and stealing. -- Scotch Honesty.
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Chapter III
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All
Scots
know
how
to
reckon.
-- Rabelais
in
Scotland.
-- How
Donald
made
two
pence
halfpenny
by
going
to
the
Lock-up.
-- Difference
between
buying
and
stealing.
-- Scotch
Honesty.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
All
Scots
know
how
to
reckon.
Line 2
-- Rabelais
in
Scotland.
Line 3
-- How
Donald
made
two
pence
halfpenny
by
going
to
the
Lock-up.
Line 4
-- Difference
between
buying
and
stealing.
Line 5
-- Scotch
Honesty.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Between
preposition
US /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “-- Difference between buying and stealing.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All Scots know how to reckon.”
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All
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From this reading All Scots know how to reckon.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading -- Difference between buying and stealing.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading -- Difference between buying and stealing.
buying
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From this reading -- Difference between buying and stealing.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading -- How Donald made two pence halfpenny by going to the Lock-up.
Difference
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Donald
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going
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halfpenny
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Honesty
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how
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading -- Rabelais in Scotland.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All Scots know how to reckon.
Lock-up
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From this reading -- How Donald made two pence halfpenny by going to the Lock-up.
made
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pence
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Rabelais
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From this reading -- Rabelais in Scotland.
reckon
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From this reading All Scots know how to reckon.
Scotch
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From this reading -- Scotch Honesty.
Scotland
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From this reading -- Rabelais in Scotland.
Scots
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From this reading All Scots know how to reckon.
stealing
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading -- How Donald made two pence halfpenny by going to the Lock-up.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All Scots know how to reckon.
two
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From this reading -- How Donald made two pence halfpenny by going to the Lock-up.