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Chapter XXII

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The Wisdom of Scotland.
-- Proverbs.
-- Morals in Words and Morals in Deeds.
-- Maxims.
-- The Scot is a Judge of Human Nature.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

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Chapter XXII

Reading 1/12 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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The Wisdom of Scotland.
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-- Proverbs.
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-- Morals in Words and Morals in Deeds.
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-- Maxims.
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-- The Scot is a Judge of Human Nature.
All words in this reading · 17

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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 -- The Scot is a Judge of Human Nature.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading -- Morals in Words and Morals in Deeds.

Deeds

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From this reading -- Morals in Words and Morals in Deeds.

Human

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From this reading -- The Scot is a Judge of Human Nature.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading -- Morals in Words and Morals in Deeds.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading -- The Scot is a Judge of Human Nature.

Judge

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From this reading -- The Scot is a Judge of Human Nature.

Maxims

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From this reading -- Maxims.

Morals

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From this reading -- Morals in Words and Morals in Deeds.

Nature

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From this reading -- The Scot is a Judge of Human Nature.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Wisdom of Scotland.

Proverbs

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From this reading -- Proverbs.

Scot

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From this reading -- The Scot is a Judge of Human Nature.

Scotland

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From this reading The Wisdom of Scotland.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The Wisdom of Scotland.

Wisdom

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From this reading The Wisdom of Scotland.

Words

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From this reading -- Morals in Words and Morals in Deeds.