Chapter 30 of Friend Mac Donald is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of Friend Mac Donald is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Thistle. -- "Nemo me impune lacessit." -- "Honi soit qui Mollet pince." -- Political Aspirations of the Scotch. -- Signification of Liberalism in Scotland.
Chapter 30 of Friend Mac Donald is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “aspiration” — a will to succeed
From this reading “-- Political Aspirations of the Scotch.”
a political orientation that favors social progress by reform and by changing laws rather than by revolution
From this reading “-- Signification of Liberalism in Scotland.”
involving or characteristic of politics or parties or politicians
From this reading “-- Political Aspirations of the Scotch.”
a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
From this reading “-- Political Aspirations of the Scotch.”
one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts
From this reading “-- Signification of Liberalism in Scotland.”
any of numerous plants of the family Compositae and especially of the genera Carduus and Cirsium and Onopordum having prickly-edged leaves
From this reading “The Thistle.”
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plural of “aspiration” — a will to succeed
From this reading -- Political Aspirations of the Scotch.
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From this reading -- "Honi soit qui Mollet pince."
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From this reading -- "Nemo me impune lacessit."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading -- Signification of Liberalism in Scotland.
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From this reading -- "Nemo me impune lacessit."
a political orientation that favors social progress by reform and by changing laws rather than by revolution
From this reading -- Signification of Liberalism in Scotland.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading -- "Nemo me impune lacessit."
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From this reading -- "Honi soit qui Mollet pince."
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From this reading -- "Nemo me impune lacessit."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading -- Political Aspirations of the Scotch.
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From this reading -- "Honi soit qui Mollet pince."
involving or characteristic of politics or parties or politicians
From this reading -- Political Aspirations of the Scotch.
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From this reading -- "Honi soit qui Mollet pince."
a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
From this reading -- Political Aspirations of the Scotch.
one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts
From this reading -- Signification of Liberalism in Scotland.
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading -- Signification of Liberalism in Scotland.
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From this reading -- "Honi soit qui Mollet pince."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Thistle.
any of numerous plants of the family Compositae and especially of the genera Carduus and Cirsium and Onopordum having prickly-edged leaves
From this reading The Thistle.
Chapter 30 of Friend Mac Donald by Max O'Rell holds 154 sentences, grouped into 31 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 30 holds 154 sentences of Friend Mac Donald, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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