Chapter 25 of Friend Mac Donald is here in full — 18 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 25 of Friend Mac Donald is here in full — 18 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Hors-d'oeuvre. -- A Word to the Reader and another to the Critic. -- A Man who has a right to be proud. -- Why? Here I pause, dear Reader.
Chapter 25 of Friend Mac Donald is here in full — 18 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/3 · 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.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading “-- A Word to the Reader and another to the Critic.”
a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art
From this reading “-- A Word to the Reader and another to the Critic.”
dearly loved
From this reading “Here I pause, dear Reader.”
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading “Here I pause, dear Reader.”
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading “-- A Man who has a right to be proud.”
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading “-- A Word to the Reader and another to the Critic.”
precisely, exactly
From this reading “-- A Man who has a right to be proud.”
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading “-- A Word to the Reader and another to the Critic.”
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 “Here I pause, dear Reader.”
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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 Word to the Reader and another to the Critic.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading -- A Word to the Reader and another to the Critic.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading -- A Word to the Reader and another to the Critic.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading -- A Man who has a right to be proud.
a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art
From this reading -- A Word to the Reader and another to the Critic.
dearly loved
From this reading Here I pause, dear Reader.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading -- A Man who has a right to be proud.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here I pause, dear Reader.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hors-d'oeuvre.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Here I pause, dear Reader.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading -- A Man who has a right to be proud.
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading Here I pause, dear Reader.
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading -- A Man who has a right to be proud.
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading -- A Word to the Reader and another to the Critic.
precisely, exactly
From this reading -- A Man who has a right to be proud.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading -- A Word to the Reader and another to the Critic.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading -- A Word to the Reader and another to the Critic.
which person or people
From this reading -- A Man who has a right to be proud.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading -- Why?
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading -- A Word to the Reader and another to the Critic.
Chapter 25 of Friend Mac Donald by Max O'Rell holds 18 sentences, grouped into 4 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 25 holds 18 sentences of Friend Mac Donald, unabridged, divided into 4 reading sections.
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