Chapter 28 of Friend Mac Donald is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 28 of Friend Mac Donald is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Where are the Scotch? -- Something wanting in the Landscape. -- The Inhabitants. -- The Highlanders and the Servant Girls. -- Evening in Princes Street.
Chapter 28 of Friend Mac Donald is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/13 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading “-- The Highlanders and the Servant Girls.”
plural of “highlander” — a soldier in a Scottish regiment from the Highlands
From this reading “-- The Highlanders and the Servant Girls.”
plural of “inhabitant” — a person who inhabits a particular place
From this reading “-- The Inhabitants.”
an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
From this reading “-- Something wanting in the Landscape.”
plural of “prince” — a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading “-- Evening in Princes Street.”
a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
From this reading “Where are the Scotch?”
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading “-- The Highlanders and the Servant Girls.”
nonexistent
From this reading “-- Something wanting in the Landscape.”
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.
a girl who is a servant
In this reading “-- The Highlanders and the Servant Girls.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading -- The Highlanders and the Servant Girls.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Where are the Scotch?
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading -- Evening in Princes Street.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading -- The Highlanders and the Servant Girls.
plural of “highlander” — a soldier in a Scottish regiment from the Highlands
From this reading -- The Highlanders and the Servant Girls.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading -- Something wanting in the Landscape.
plural of “inhabitant” — a person who inhabits a particular place
From this reading -- The Inhabitants.
an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
From this reading -- Something wanting in the Landscape.
plural of “prince” — a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading -- Evening in Princes Street.
a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
From this reading Where are the Scotch?
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading -- The Highlanders and the Servant Girls.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading -- Something wanting in the Landscape.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading -- Evening in Princes Street.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Where are the Scotch?
nonexistent
From this reading -- Something wanting in the Landscape.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where are the Scotch?
Chapter 28 of Friend Mac Donald by Max O'Rell holds 65 sentences, grouped into 13 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 28 holds 65 sentences of Friend Mac Donald, unabridged, divided into 13 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 28 of Friend Mac Donald by Max O'Rell exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 65 sentences, grouped into 13 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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