Chapter 7 of Friend Mac Donald is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Friend Mac Donald is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Scottish Perseverance. -- Thomas Carlyle, David Livingstone, and General Gordon. -- Literary Exploits of a Scotchman. -- Scottish Students. -- All the Students study.
Chapter 7 of Friend Mac Donald is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/13 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Scottish historian who wrote about the French Revolution (1795-1881)
From this reading “-- Thomas Carlyle, David Livingstone, and General Gordon.”
plural of “exploit” — a notable achievement
From this reading “-- Literary Exploits of a Scotchman.”
of or relating to or characteristic of literature
From this reading “-- Literary Exploits of a Scotchman.”
Scottish missionary and explorer who discovered the Zambezi River and Victoria Falls (1813-1873)
From this reading “-- Thomas Carlyle, David Livingstone, and General Gordon.”
Persistence in doing something despite difficulty or delay in success. (Sự kiên trì, bền bỉ không bỏ cuộc.)
From this reading “Scottish Perseverance.”
the dialect of English used in Scotland
From this reading “Scottish Perseverance.”
plural of “student” — a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading “-- Scottish Students.”
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading “-- Thomas Carlyle, David Livingstone, and General Gordon.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading -- Literary Exploits of a Scotchman.
(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 -- All the Students study.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading -- Thomas Carlyle, David Livingstone, and General Gordon.
Scottish historian who wrote about the French Revolution (1795-1881)
From this reading -- Thomas Carlyle, David Livingstone, and General Gordon.
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading -- Thomas Carlyle, David Livingstone, and General Gordon.
plural of “exploit” — a notable achievement
From this reading -- Literary Exploits of a Scotchman.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading -- Thomas Carlyle, David Livingstone, and General Gordon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading -- Thomas Carlyle, David Livingstone, and General Gordon.
of or relating to or characteristic of literature
From this reading -- Literary Exploits of a Scotchman.
Scottish missionary and explorer who discovered the Zambezi River and Victoria Falls (1813-1873)
From this reading -- Thomas Carlyle, David Livingstone, and General Gordon.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading -- Literary Exploits of a Scotchman.
Persistence in doing something despite difficulty or delay in success. (Sự kiên trì, bền bỉ không bỏ cuộc.)
From this reading Scottish Perseverance.
a native or inhabitant of Scotland
From this reading -- Literary Exploits of a Scotchman.
the dialect of English used in Scotland
From this reading Scottish Perseverance.
plural of “student” — a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading -- Scottish Students.
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading -- All the Students study.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading -- All the Students study.
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading -- Thomas Carlyle, David Livingstone, and General Gordon.
Chapter 7 of Friend Mac Donald by Max O'Rell holds 69 sentences, grouped into 14 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 7 holds 69 sentences of Friend Mac Donald, unabridged, divided into 14 reading sections.
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