Chapter 9 of Friend Mac Donald is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of Friend Mac Donald is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Religion and Churches in Scotland. -- Why Scotch Bishops cut a poor Figure. -- Companies for insuring against the Accidents of the Life to come. -- Religious Lecture-Rooms. -- No one can serve two Masters.
Chapter 9 of Friend Mac Donald is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “accident” — an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading “-- Companies for insuring against the Accidents of the Life to come.”
plural of “bishop” — a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
From this reading “-- Why Scotch Bishops cut a poor Figure.”
plural of “church” — one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading “Religion and Churches in Scotland.”
plural of “company” — an institution created to conduct business
From this reading “-- Companies for insuring against the Accidents of the Life to come.”
-ing form of “insure” — be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
From this reading “-- Companies for insuring against the Accidents of the Life to come.”
United States poet (1869-1950)
From this reading “-- No one can serve two Masters.”
a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
From this reading “-- Why Scotch Bishops cut a poor Figure.”
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 “Religion and Churches in Scotland.”
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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “-- No one can serve two Masters.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 -- Why Scotch Bishops cut a poor Figure.
plural of “accident” — an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading -- Companies for insuring against the Accidents of the Life to come.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading -- Companies for insuring against the Accidents of the Life to come.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Religion and Churches in Scotland.
plural of “bishop” — a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
From this reading -- Why Scotch Bishops cut a poor Figure.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading -- No one can serve two Masters.
plural of “church” — one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading Religion and Churches in Scotland.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading -- Companies for insuring against the Accidents of the Life to come.
plural of “company” — an institution created to conduct business
From this reading -- Companies for insuring against the Accidents of the Life to come.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading -- Why Scotch Bishops cut a poor Figure.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading -- Why Scotch Bishops cut a poor Figure.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading -- Companies for insuring against the Accidents of the Life to come.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Religion and Churches in Scotland.
-ing form of “insure” — be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
From this reading -- Companies for insuring against the Accidents of the Life to come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading -- Religious Lecture-Rooms.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading -- Companies for insuring against the Accidents of the Life to come.
United States poet (1869-1950)
From this reading -- No one can serve two Masters.
not any; not one
From this reading -- No one can serve two Masters.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading -- Companies for insuring against the Accidents of the Life to come.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading -- No one can serve two Masters.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading -- Why Scotch Bishops cut a poor Figure.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading Religion and Churches in Scotland.
concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
From this reading -- Religious Lecture-Rooms.
a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
From this reading -- Why Scotch Bishops cut a poor Figure.
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 Religion and Churches in Scotland.
serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading -- No one can serve two Masters.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading -- Companies for insuring against the Accidents of the Life to come.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading -- Companies for insuring against the Accidents of the Life to come.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading -- No one can serve two Masters.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading -- Why Scotch Bishops cut a poor Figure.
Chapter 9 of Friend Mac Donald by Max O'Rell holds 139 sentences, grouped into 28 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 9 holds 139 sentences of Friend Mac Donald, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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