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Chapter XXVII

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Edinburgh -- Glasgow's Opinion thereof, and vice versa.
-- High Street.
-- The old Town.
-- John Knox's House.
-- The old Parliament House.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

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Chapter XXVII

Reading 1/33 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Edinburgh -- Glasgow's Opinion thereof, and vice versa.
Line 2
-- High Street.
Line 3
-- The old Town.
Line 4
-- John Knox's House.
Line 5
-- The old Parliament House.

Learner Dictionary

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John noun US /john/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “-- John Knox's House.”

All words in this reading · 16

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Edinburgh -- Glasgow's Opinion thereof, and vice versa.

Edinburgh

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From this reading Edinburgh -- Glasgow's Opinion thereof, and vice versa.

Glasgow's

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From this reading Edinburgh -- Glasgow's Opinion thereof, and vice versa.

High

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From this reading -- High Street.

House

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From this reading -- John Knox's House.

John

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From this reading -- John Knox's House.

Knox's

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From this reading -- John Knox's House.

old

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From this reading -- The old Town.

Opinion

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From this reading Edinburgh -- Glasgow's Opinion thereof, and vice versa.

Parliament

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From this reading -- The old Parliament House.

Street

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From this reading -- High Street.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading -- The old Town.

thereof

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From this reading Edinburgh -- Glasgow's Opinion thereof, and vice versa.

Town

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From this reading -- The old Town.

versa

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From this reading Edinburgh -- Glasgow's Opinion thereof, and vice versa.

vice

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From this reading Edinburgh -- Glasgow's Opinion thereof, and vice versa.