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Donal Grant

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of Donal Grant is here in full — 339 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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THE EARL.
He met no one on his way from the gate up through the wood.
He ascended the hill with its dark ascending firs, to its crown of silvery birches, above which, as often as the slowly circling road brought him to the other side, he saw rise like a helmet the gray mass of the fortress.
Turret and tower, pinnacle and battlement, appeared and disappeared as he climbed.
Not until at last he stood almost on the top, and from an open space beheld nearly the whole front, could he tell what it was like.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Donal Grant

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of Donal Grant is here in full — 339 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/67 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE EARL.
Line 2
He met no one on his way from the gate up through the wood.
Line 3
He ascended the hill with its dark ascending firs, to its crown of silvery birches, above which, as often as the slowly circling road brought him to the other side, he saw rise like a helmet the gray mass of the fortress.
Line 4
Turret and tower, pinnacle and battlement, appeared and disappeared as he climbed.
Line 5
Not until at last he stood almost on the top, and from an open space beheld nearly the whole front, could he tell what it was like.

Learner Dictionary

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.

Open verb US /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading “Not until at last he stood almost on the top, and from an open space beheld nearly the whole front, could he tell what it was like.”

Stood verb US /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading “Not until at last he stood almost on the top, and from an open space beheld nearly the whole front, could he tell what it was like.”

All words in this reading · 72

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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a

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From this reading He ascended the hill with its dark ascending firs, to its crown of silvery birches, above which, as often as the slowly circling road brought him to the other side, he saw rise like a helmet the gray mass of the fortress.

above

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From this reading He ascended the hill with its dark ascending firs, to its crown of silvery birches, above which, as often as the slowly circling road brought him to the other side, he saw rise like a helmet the gray mass of the fortress.

almost

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From this reading Not until at last he stood almost on the top, and from an open space beheld nearly the whole front, could he tell what it was like.

an

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From this reading Not until at last he stood almost on the top, and from an open space beheld nearly the whole front, could he tell what it was like.

and

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From this reading Turret and tower, pinnacle and battlement, appeared and disappeared as he climbed.

appeared

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From this reading Turret and tower, pinnacle and battlement, appeared and disappeared as he climbed.

as

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From this reading He ascended the hill with its dark ascending firs, to its crown of silvery birches, above which, as often as the slowly circling road brought him to the other side, he saw rise like a helmet the gray mass of the fortress.

ascended

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From this reading He ascended the hill with its dark ascending firs, to its crown of silvery birches, above which, as often as the slowly circling road brought him to the other side, he saw rise like a helmet the gray mass of the fortress.

ascending

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From this reading He ascended the hill with its dark ascending firs, to its crown of silvery birches, above which, as often as the slowly circling road brought him to the other side, he saw rise like a helmet the gray mass of the fortress.

at

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From this reading Not until at last he stood almost on the top, and from an open space beheld nearly the whole front, could he tell what it was like.

battlement

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From this reading Turret and tower, pinnacle and battlement, appeared and disappeared as he climbed.

beheld

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From this reading Not until at last he stood almost on the top, and from an open space beheld nearly the whole front, could he tell what it was like.

birches

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From this reading He ascended the hill with its dark ascending firs, to its crown of silvery birches, above which, as often as the slowly circling road brought him to the other side, he saw rise like a helmet the gray mass of the fortress.

brought

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From this reading He ascended the hill with its dark ascending firs, to its crown of silvery birches, above which, as often as the slowly circling road brought him to the other side, he saw rise like a helmet the gray mass of the fortress.

circling

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From this reading He ascended the hill with its dark ascending firs, to its crown of silvery birches, above which, as often as the slowly circling road brought him to the other side, he saw rise like a helmet the gray mass of the fortress.

climbed

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From this reading Turret and tower, pinnacle and battlement, appeared and disappeared as he climbed.

could

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From this reading Not until at last he stood almost on the top, and from an open space beheld nearly the whole front, could he tell what it was like.

crown

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From this reading He ascended the hill with its dark ascending firs, to its crown of silvery birches, above which, as often as the slowly circling road brought him to the other side, he saw rise like a helmet the gray mass of the fortress.

dark

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From this reading He ascended the hill with its dark ascending firs, to its crown of silvery birches, above which, as often as the slowly circling road brought him to the other side, he saw rise like a helmet the gray mass of the fortress.

disappeared

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From this reading Turret and tower, pinnacle and battlement, appeared and disappeared as he climbed.

EARL

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From this reading THE EARL.

firs

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From this reading He ascended the hill with its dark ascending firs, to its crown of silvery birches, above which, as often as the slowly circling road brought him to the other side, he saw rise like a helmet the gray mass of the fortress.

fortress

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From this reading He ascended the hill with its dark ascending firs, to its crown of silvery birches, above which, as often as the slowly circling road brought him to the other side, he saw rise like a helmet the gray mass of the fortress.

from

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From this reading He met no one on his way from the gate up through the wood.

front

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From this reading Not until at last he stood almost on the top, and from an open space beheld nearly the whole front, could he tell what it was like.

gate

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From this reading He met no one on his way from the gate up through the wood.

gray

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From this reading He ascended the hill with its dark ascending firs, to its crown of silvery birches, above which, as often as the slowly circling road brought him to the other side, he saw rise like a helmet the gray mass of the fortress.

He

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From this reading He met no one on his way from the gate up through the wood.

helmet

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From this reading He ascended the hill with its dark ascending firs, to its crown of silvery birches, above which, as often as the slowly circling road brought him to the other side, he saw rise like a helmet the gray mass of the fortress.

hill

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From this reading He ascended the hill with its dark ascending firs, to its crown of silvery birches, above which, as often as the slowly circling road brought him to the other side, he saw rise like a helmet the gray mass of the fortress.

him

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From this reading He ascended the hill with its dark ascending firs, to its crown of silvery birches, above which, as often as the slowly circling road brought him to the other side, he saw rise like a helmet the gray mass of the fortress.

his

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From this reading He met no one on his way from the gate up through the wood.

it

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From this reading Not until at last he stood almost on the top, and from an open space beheld nearly the whole front, could he tell what it was like.

its

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From this reading He ascended the hill with its dark ascending firs, to its crown of silvery birches, above which, as often as the slowly circling road brought him to the other side, he saw rise like a helmet the gray mass of the fortress.

last

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From this reading Not until at last he stood almost on the top, and from an open space beheld nearly the whole front, could he tell what it was like.

like

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From this reading He ascended the hill with its dark ascending firs, to its crown of silvery birches, above which, as often as the slowly circling road brought him to the other side, he saw rise like a helmet the gray mass of the fortress.

mass

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From this reading He ascended the hill with its dark ascending firs, to its crown of silvery birches, above which, as often as the slowly circling road brought him to the other side, he saw rise like a helmet the gray mass of the fortress.

met

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From this reading He met no one on his way from the gate up through the wood.

nearly

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From this reading Not until at last he stood almost on the top, and from an open space beheld nearly the whole front, could he tell what it was like.

no

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He met no one on his way from the gate up through the wood.

Not

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From this reading Not until at last he stood almost on the top, and from an open space beheld nearly the whole front, could he tell what it was like.

of

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He ascended the hill with its dark ascending firs, to its crown of silvery birches, above which, as often as the slowly circling road brought him to the other side, he saw rise like a helmet the gray mass of the fortress.

often

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He ascended the hill with its dark ascending firs, to its crown of silvery birches, above which, as often as the slowly circling road brought him to the other side, he saw rise like a helmet the gray mass of the fortress.

on

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He met no one on his way from the gate up through the wood.

one

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From this reading He met no one on his way from the gate up through the wood.

openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading Not until at last he stood almost on the top, and from an open space beheld nearly the whole front, could he tell what it was like.

other

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He ascended the hill with its dark ascending firs, to its crown of silvery birches, above which, as often as the slowly circling road brought him to the other side, he saw rise like a helmet the gray mass of the fortress.

pinnacle

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Turret and tower, pinnacle and battlement, appeared and disappeared as he climbed.

rise

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From this reading He ascended the hill with its dark ascending firs, to its crown of silvery birches, above which, as often as the slowly circling road brought him to the other side, he saw rise like a helmet the gray mass of the fortress.

road

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He ascended the hill with its dark ascending firs, to its crown of silvery birches, above which, as often as the slowly circling road brought him to the other side, he saw rise like a helmet the gray mass of the fortress.

saw

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From this reading He ascended the hill with its dark ascending firs, to its crown of silvery birches, above which, as often as the slowly circling road brought him to the other side, he saw rise like a helmet the gray mass of the fortress.

side

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From this reading He ascended the hill with its dark ascending firs, to its crown of silvery birches, above which, as often as the slowly circling road brought him to the other side, he saw rise like a helmet the gray mass of the fortress.

silvery

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From this reading He ascended the hill with its dark ascending firs, to its crown of silvery birches, above which, as often as the slowly circling road brought him to the other side, he saw rise like a helmet the gray mass of the fortress.

slowly

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From this reading He ascended the hill with its dark ascending firs, to its crown of silvery birches, above which, as often as the slowly circling road brought him to the other side, he saw rise like a helmet the gray mass of the fortress.

space

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Not until at last he stood almost on the top, and from an open space beheld nearly the whole front, could he tell what it was like.

stoodverbUS /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading Not until at last he stood almost on the top, and from an open space beheld nearly the whole front, could he tell what it was like.

tell

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From this reading Not until at last he stood almost on the top, and from an open space beheld nearly the whole front, could he tell what it was like.

THE

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From this reading THE EARL.

through

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From this reading He met no one on his way from the gate up through the wood.

to

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From this reading He ascended the hill with its dark ascending firs, to its crown of silvery birches, above which, as often as the slowly circling road brought him to the other side, he saw rise like a helmet the gray mass of the fortress.

top

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From this reading Not until at last he stood almost on the top, and from an open space beheld nearly the whole front, could he tell what it was like.

tower

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From this reading Turret and tower, pinnacle and battlement, appeared and disappeared as he climbed.

Turret

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From this reading Turret and tower, pinnacle and battlement, appeared and disappeared as he climbed.

until

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From this reading Not until at last he stood almost on the top, and from an open space beheld nearly the whole front, could he tell what it was like.

up

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From this reading He met no one on his way from the gate up through the wood.

was

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From this reading Not until at last he stood almost on the top, and from an open space beheld nearly the whole front, could he tell what it was like.

way

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He met no one on his way from the gate up through the wood.

what

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From this reading Not until at last he stood almost on the top, and from an open space beheld nearly the whole front, could he tell what it was like.

which

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From this reading He ascended the hill with its dark ascending firs, to its crown of silvery birches, above which, as often as the slowly circling road brought him to the other side, he saw rise like a helmet the gray mass of the fortress.

whole

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Not until at last he stood almost on the top, and from an open space beheld nearly the whole front, could he tell what it was like.

with

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From this reading He ascended the hill with its dark ascending firs, to its crown of silvery birches, above which, as often as the slowly circling road brought him to the other side, he saw rise like a helmet the gray mass of the fortress.

wood

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From this reading He met no one on his way from the gate up through the wood.

Chapter 6 of Donal Grant by George MacDonald holds 339 sentences, grouped into 68 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.

What does chapter 6 of Donal Grant contain?

Chapter 6 holds 339 sentences of Donal Grant, unabridged, divided into 68 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 6 of Donal Grant by George MacDonald exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 339 sentences, grouped into 68 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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Work through the 68 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

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Vocabulary met early in Donal Grant

Words and structures a reader meets early in Donal Grant, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Foot-faring
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Donal Grant; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Lovely
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Morning
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First
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