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Chapter 5 of The History of the Life and Adventures of Mr. Duncan Campbell is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
YOUNG DUNCAN CAMPBELL RETURNS WITH HIS MOTHER TO EDINBURGH. THE EARL OF ARGYLE'S OVERTHROW. THE RUIN OF MR. ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL AND HIS DEATH. YOUNG DUNCAN'S PRACTICE IN PREDICTION AT EDINBURGH WHILE YET A BOY.
Chapter 5 of The History of the Life and Adventures of Mr. Duncan Campbell is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States mythologist (1904-1987)
From this reading “YOUNG DUNCAN CAMPBELL RETURNS WITH HIS MOTHER TO EDINBURGH.”
United States dancer and pioneer of modern dance (1878-1927)
From this reading “YOUNG DUNCAN CAMPBELL RETURNS WITH HIS MOTHER TO EDINBURGH.”
a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading “THE EARL OF ARGYLE'S OVERTHROW.”
the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth
From this reading “YOUNG DUNCAN CAMPBELL RETURNS WITH HIS MOTHER TO EDINBURGH.”
the termination of a ruler or institution (especially by force)
From this reading “THE EARL OF ARGYLE'S OVERTHROW.”
the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)
From this reading “YOUNG DUNCAN'S PRACTICE IN PREDICTION AT EDINBURGH WHILE YET A BOY.”
plural of “return” — document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
From this reading “YOUNG DUNCAN CAMPBELL RETURNS WITH HIS MOTHER TO EDINBURGH.”
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading “THE RUIN OF MR.”
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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 YOUNG DUNCAN'S PRACTICE IN PREDICTION AT EDINBURGH WHILE YET A BOY.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL AND HIS DEATH.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL AND HIS DEATH.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE EARL OF ARGYLE'S OVERTHROW.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading YOUNG DUNCAN'S PRACTICE IN PREDICTION AT EDINBURGH WHILE YET A BOY.
a youthful male person
From this reading YOUNG DUNCAN'S PRACTICE IN PREDICTION AT EDINBURGH WHILE YET A BOY.
United States mythologist (1904-1987)
From this reading YOUNG DUNCAN CAMPBELL RETURNS WITH HIS MOTHER TO EDINBURGH.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL AND HIS DEATH.
United States dancer and pioneer of modern dance (1878-1927)
From this reading YOUNG DUNCAN CAMPBELL RETURNS WITH HIS MOTHER TO EDINBURGH.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading YOUNG DUNCAN'S PRACTICE IN PREDICTION AT EDINBURGH WHILE YET A BOY.
a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading THE EARL OF ARGYLE'S OVERTHROW.
the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth
From this reading YOUNG DUNCAN CAMPBELL RETURNS WITH HIS MOTHER TO EDINBURGH.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading YOUNG DUNCAN CAMPBELL RETURNS WITH HIS MOTHER TO EDINBURGH.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading YOUNG DUNCAN'S PRACTICE IN PREDICTION AT EDINBURGH WHILE YET A BOY.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading YOUNG DUNCAN CAMPBELL RETURNS WITH HIS MOTHER TO EDINBURGH.
a form of address for a man
From this reading THE RUIN OF MR.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE EARL OF ARGYLE'S OVERTHROW.
the termination of a ruler or institution (especially by force)
From this reading THE EARL OF ARGYLE'S OVERTHROW.
a customary way of operation or behavior
From this reading YOUNG DUNCAN'S PRACTICE IN PREDICTION AT EDINBURGH WHILE YET A BOY.
the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)
From this reading YOUNG DUNCAN'S PRACTICE IN PREDICTION AT EDINBURGH WHILE YET A BOY.
plural of “return” — document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
From this reading YOUNG DUNCAN CAMPBELL RETURNS WITH HIS MOTHER TO EDINBURGH.
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading THE RUIN OF MR.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE EARL OF ARGYLE'S OVERTHROW.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading YOUNG DUNCAN CAMPBELL RETURNS WITH HIS MOTHER TO EDINBURGH.
during the time that
From this reading YOUNG DUNCAN'S PRACTICE IN PREDICTION AT EDINBURGH WHILE YET A BOY.
in the company of; together with
From this reading YOUNG DUNCAN CAMPBELL RETURNS WITH HIS MOTHER TO EDINBURGH.
but in spite of that
From this reading YOUNG DUNCAN'S PRACTICE IN PREDICTION AT EDINBURGH WHILE YET A BOY.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading YOUNG DUNCAN CAMPBELL RETURNS WITH HIS MOTHER TO EDINBURGH.
Chapter 5 of The History of the Life and Adventures of Mr. Duncan Campbell by Daniel [Dubious author] Defoe holds 101 sentences, grouped into 21 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 5 holds 101 sentences of The History of the Life and Adventures of Mr. Duncan Campbell, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.
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