Chapter 6 of Friend Mac Donald is here in full — 63 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of Friend Mac Donald is here in full — 63 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Democratic Spirit in Scotland. -- One Scot as good as another. -- Amiable Beggars. -- Familiarity of Servants. -- Shout all together!
Chapter 6 of Friend Mac Donald is here in full — 63 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/12 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
disposed to please
From this reading “-- Amiable Beggars.”
plural of “beggar” — a pauper who lives by begging
From this reading “-- Amiable Beggars.”
characterized by or advocating or based upon the principles of democracy or social equality
From this reading “Democratic Spirit in Scotland.”
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading “-- Familiarity of Servants.”
a native or inhabitant of Scotland
From this reading “-- One Scot as good as another.”
one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts
From this reading “Democratic Spirit in Scotland.”
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading “-- Familiarity of Servants.”
utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
From this reading “-- Shout all together!”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading -- Shout all together!
disposed to please
From this reading -- Amiable Beggars.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading -- One Scot as good as another.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading -- One Scot as good as another.
plural of “beggar” — a pauper who lives by begging
From this reading -- Amiable Beggars.
characterized by or advocating or based upon the principles of democracy or social equality
From this reading Democratic Spirit in Scotland.
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading -- Familiarity of Servants.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading -- One Scot as good as another.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Democratic Spirit in Scotland.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading -- Familiarity of Servants.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading -- One Scot as good as another.
a native or inhabitant of Scotland
From this reading -- One Scot as good as another.
one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts
From this reading Democratic Spirit in Scotland.
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading -- Familiarity of Servants.
utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
From this reading -- Shout all together!
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading Democratic Spirit in Scotland.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading -- Shout all together!
Chapter 6 of Friend Mac Donald by Max O'Rell holds 63 sentences, grouped into 13 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.
Chapter 6 holds 63 sentences of Friend Mac Donald, unabridged, divided into 13 reading sections.
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