Chapter XI
The Scotch Sabbath. -- The Saviour in the Cornfield. -- A good Advertisement. -- Difference between the Inside and the Outside of a Tramcar. -- How useful it is to be able to speak Scotch in Scotland.
Friend Mac Donald
Chapter XI
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The
Scotch
Sabbath.
-- The
Saviour
in
the
Cornfield.
-- A
good
Advertisement.
-- Difference
between
the
Inside
and
the
Outside
of
a
Tramcar.
-- How
useful
it
is
to
be
able
to
speak
Scotch
in
Scotland.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
The
Scotch
Sabbath.
Line 2
-- The
Saviour
in
the
Cornfield.
Line 3
-- A
good
Advertisement.
Line 4
-- Difference
between
the
Inside
and
the
Outside
of
a
Tramcar.
Line 5
-- How
useful
it
is
to
be
able
to
speak
Scotch
in
Scotland.
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 the Inside and the Outside of a Tramcar.”
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “-- A good Advertisement.”
Outside
noun
US /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “-- Difference between the Inside and the Outside of a Tramcar.”
Speak
noun
US /speak/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “-- How useful it is to be able to speak Scotch in Scotland.”
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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 -- A good Advertisement.
able
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From this reading -- How useful it is to be able to speak Scotch in Scotland.
Advertisement
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From this reading -- A good Advertisement.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading -- Difference between the Inside and the Outside of a Tramcar.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading -- How useful it is to be able to speak Scotch in Scotland.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading -- Difference between the Inside and the Outside of a Tramcar.
Cornfield
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From this reading -- The Saviour in the Cornfield.
Difference
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From this reading -- Difference between the Inside and the Outside of a Tramcar.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading -- A good Advertisement.
How
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From this reading -- How useful it is to be able to speak Scotch in Scotland.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading -- The Saviour in the Cornfield.
Inside
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From this reading -- Difference between the Inside and the Outside of a Tramcar.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading -- How useful it is to be able to speak Scotch in Scotland.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading -- How useful it is to be able to speak Scotch in Scotland.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading -- Difference between the Inside and the Outside of a Tramcar.
OutsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading -- Difference between the Inside and the Outside of a Tramcar.
Sabbath
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From this reading The Scotch Sabbath.
Saviour
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From this reading -- The Saviour in the Cornfield.
Scotch
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From this reading The Scotch Sabbath.
Scotland
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From this reading -- How useful it is to be able to speak Scotch in Scotland.
speak
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From this reading -- How useful it is to be able to speak Scotch in Scotland.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Scotch Sabbath.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading -- How useful it is to be able to speak Scotch in Scotland.
Tramcar
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From this reading -- Difference between the Inside and the Outside of a Tramcar.
useful
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From this reading -- How useful it is to be able to speak Scotch in Scotland.