Chapter XV
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.
Friend Mac Donald
Chapter XV
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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.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Little
Sketches
of
Family
Life
in
Scotland.
Line 2
-- The
Scotchman
of
"John
Bull
and
his
Island."
Line 3
-- Painful
Explanations.
Line 4
-- As
a
Father
I
love
you,
as
a
Customer
I
take
you
in.
Line 5
-- A
Good
Investment.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “-- A Good Investment.”
John
noun
US /john/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “-- The Scotchman of "John Bull and his Island."”
Life
noun
US /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Little Sketches of Family Life in Scotland.”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Little Sketches of Family Life in Scotland.”
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “-- As a Father I love you, as a Customer I take you in.”
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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 -- As a Father I love you, as a Customer I take you in.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading -- The Scotchman of "John Bull and his Island."
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
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.
Bull
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From this reading -- The Scotchman of "John Bull and his Island."
Customer
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From this reading -- As a Father I love you, as a Customer I take you in.
Explanations
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From this reading -- Painful Explanations.
Family
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From this reading Little Sketches of Family Life in Scotland.
Father
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From this reading -- As a Father I love you, as a Customer I take you in.
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading -- A Good Investment.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading -- The Scotchman of "John Bull and his Island."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
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.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Little Sketches of Family Life in Scotland.
Investment
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From this reading -- A Good Investment.
Island
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From this reading -- The Scotchman of "John Bull and his Island."
John
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From this reading -- The Scotchman of "John Bull and his Island."
LifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little Sketches of Family Life in Scotland.
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little Sketches of Family Life in Scotland.
love
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From this reading -- As a Father I love you, as a Customer I take you in.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Little Sketches of Family Life in Scotland.
Painful
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From this reading -- Painful Explanations.
Scotchman
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From this reading -- The Scotchman of "John Bull and his Island."
Scotland
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From this reading Little Sketches of Family Life in Scotland.
Sketches
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From this reading Little Sketches of Family Life in Scotland.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading -- As a Father I love you, as a Customer I take you in.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
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."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading -- As a Father I love you, as a Customer I take you in.