Chapter 11 of Friend Mac Donald is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of Friend Mac Donald is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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.
Chapter 11 of Friend Mac Donald is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/16 · 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.
a public promotion of some product or service
From this reading “-- A good Advertisement.”
a field planted with corn
From this reading “-- The Saviour in the Cornfield.”
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading “-- Difference between the Inside and the Outside of a Tramcar.”
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading “-- Difference between the Inside and the Outside of a Tramcar.”
a day of rest and worship: Sunday for most Christians; Saturday for the Jews and a few Christians; Friday for Muslims
From this reading “The Scotch Sabbath.”
a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
From this reading “The Scotch Sabbath.”
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 “-- How useful it is to be able to speak Scotch in Scotland.”
being of use or service
From this reading “-- How useful it is to be able to speak Scotch in Scotland.”
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.
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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 -- A good Advertisement.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading -- How useful it is to be able to speak Scotch in Scotland.
a public promotion of some product or service
From this reading -- A good Advertisement.
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.
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.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading -- Difference between the Inside and the Outside of a Tramcar.
a field planted with corn
From this reading -- The Saviour in the Cornfield.
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading -- Difference between the Inside and the Outside of a Tramcar.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading -- A good Advertisement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading -- How useful it is to be able to speak Scotch in Scotland.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading -- The Saviour in the Cornfield.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading -- Difference between the Inside and the Outside of a Tramcar.
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.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading -- How useful it is to be able to speak Scotch in Scotland.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading -- Difference between the Inside and the Outside of a Tramcar.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading -- Difference between the Inside and the Outside of a Tramcar.
a day of rest and worship: Sunday for most Christians; Saturday for the Jews and a few Christians; Friday for Muslims
From this reading The Scotch Sabbath.
a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
From this reading -- The Saviour in the Cornfield.
a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
From this reading The Scotch Sabbath.
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 -- How useful it is to be able to speak Scotch in Scotland.
express in speech
From this reading -- How useful it is to be able to speak Scotch in Scotland.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Scotch Sabbath.
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.
a four-wheeled wagon that runs on tracks in a mine
From this reading -- Difference between the Inside and the Outside of a Tramcar.
being of use or service
From this reading -- How useful it is to be able to speak Scotch in Scotland.
Chapter 11 of Friend Mac Donald by Max O'Rell holds 82 sentences, grouped into 17 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 11 holds 82 sentences of Friend Mac Donald, unabridged, divided into 17 reading sections.
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