Chapter IX
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.
Friend Mac Donald
Chapter IX
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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.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Religion
and
Churches
in
Scotland.
Line 2
-- Why
Scotch
Bishops
cut
a
poor
Figure.
Line 3
-- Companies
for
insuring
against
the
Accidents
of
the
Life
to
come.
Line 4
-- Religious
Lecture-Rooms.
Line 5
-- No
one
can
serve
two
Masters.
Learner Dictionary
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Against
preposition
US /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “-- Companies for insuring against the Accidents of the Life to come.”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “-- Companies for insuring against the Accidents of the Life to come.”
Life
noun
US /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “-- Companies for insuring against the Accidents of the Life to come.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “-- No one can serve two Masters.”
Poor
noun
US /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “-- Why Scotch Bishops cut a poor Figure.”
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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 -- Why Scotch Bishops cut a poor Figure.
Accidents
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From this reading -- Companies for insuring against the Accidents of the Life to come.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading -- Companies for insuring against the Accidents of the Life to come.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Religion and Churches in Scotland.
Bishops
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From this reading -- Why Scotch Bishops cut a poor Figure.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading -- No one can serve two Masters.
Churches
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From this reading Religion and Churches in Scotland.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading -- Companies for insuring against the Accidents of the Life to come.
Companies
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From this reading -- Companies for insuring against the Accidents of the Life to come.
cut
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From this reading -- Why Scotch Bishops cut a poor Figure.
Figure
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading -- Companies for insuring against the Accidents of the Life to come.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Religion and Churches in Scotland.
insuring
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From this reading -- Companies for insuring against the Accidents of the Life to come.
Lecture-Rooms
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From this reading -- Religious Lecture-Rooms.
LifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading -- Companies for insuring against the Accidents of the Life to come.
Masters
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From this reading -- No one can serve two Masters.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading -- No one can serve two Masters.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading -- Companies for insuring against the Accidents of the Life to come.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading -- No one can serve two Masters.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading -- Why Scotch Bishops cut a poor Figure.
Religion
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From this reading Religion and Churches in Scotland.
Religious
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From this reading -- Religious Lecture-Rooms.
Scotch
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From this reading -- Why Scotch Bishops cut a poor Figure.
Scotland
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From this reading Religion and Churches in Scotland.
serve
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From this reading -- No one can serve two Masters.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
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.
toparticleUS /tuː/
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.
two
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From this reading -- No one can serve two Masters.
Why
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From this reading -- Why Scotch Bishops cut a poor Figure.