Chapter 15 of Friend Mac Donald is here in full — 54 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Friend Mac Donald is here in full — 54 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Little Sketches of Family Life in Scotland. -- The Scotchman of "John Bull and his Island." -- Painful Explanations. -- As a Father I love you, as a Customer I take you in. -- A Good Investment.
Chapter 15 of Friend Mac Donald is here in full — 54 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/10 · 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.
uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading “-- The Scotchman of "John Bull and his Island."”
someone who pays for goods or services
From this reading “-- As a Father I love you, as a Customer I take you in.”
plural of “explanation” — a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
From this reading “-- Painful Explanations.”
the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit
From this reading “-- A Good Investment.”
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading “-- The Scotchman of "John Bull and his Island."”
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading “-- Painful Explanations.”
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 “Little Sketches of Family Life in Scotland.”
plural of “sketch” — preliminary drawing for later elaboration
From this reading “Little Sketches of Family Life 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.
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 “-- A Good Investment.”
In this reading “Little Sketches of Family Life in Scotland.”
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 -- As a Father I love you, as a Customer I take you in.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading -- The Scotchman of "John Bull and his Island."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading -- As a Father I love you, as a Customer I take you in.
uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading -- The Scotchman of "John Bull and his Island."
someone who pays for goods or services
From this reading -- As a Father I love you, as a Customer I take you in.
plural of “explanation” — a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
From this reading -- Painful Explanations.
a social unit living together
From this reading Little Sketches of Family Life in Scotland.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading -- As a Father I love you, as a Customer I take you in.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading -- A Good Investment.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading -- The Scotchman of "John Bull and his Island."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading -- As a Father I love you, as a Customer I take you in.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Little Sketches of Family Life in Scotland.
the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit
From this reading -- A Good Investment.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading -- The Scotchman of "John Bull and his Island."
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading -- The Scotchman of "John Bull and his Island."
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Little Sketches of Family Life in Scotland.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Little Sketches of Family Life in Scotland.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading -- As a Father I love you, as a Customer I take you in.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Little Sketches of Family Life in Scotland.
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading -- Painful Explanations.
a native or inhabitant of Scotland
From this reading -- The Scotchman of "John Bull and his Island."
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 Little Sketches of Family Life in Scotland.
plural of “sketch” — preliminary drawing for later elaboration
From this reading Little Sketches of Family Life in Scotland.
carry out
From this reading -- As a Father I love you, as a Customer I take you in.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading -- The Scotchman of "John Bull and his Island."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading -- As a Father I love you, as a Customer I take you in.
Chapter 15 of Friend Mac Donald by Max O'Rell holds 54 sentences, grouped into 11 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 15 holds 54 sentences of Friend Mac Donald, unabridged, divided into 11 reading sections.
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