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Donal Grant

Chapter XVIII · Chapter 18

Chapter 18 of Donal Grant is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By George MacDonald • Curated US English Learning Edition

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LORD FORGUE AND LADY ARCTURA.

At the castle things fell into their old routine.

Nothing had been arranged between lord Forgue and Eppy, and he seemed content that it should be so.

Mrs. Brookes told him that she had gone home: he made neither remark nor inquiry, manifesting no interest.

It would be well his father should not see it necessary to push things farther!

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Chapter XVIII Reading 1/35

Donal Grant

Chapter XVIII · Chapter 18

Chapter 18 of Donal Grant is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/35 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

LORD FORGUE AND LADY ARCTURA.

Line 2

At the castle things fell into their old routine.

Line 3

Nothing had been arranged between lord Forgue and Eppy, and he seemed content that it should be so.

Line 4

Mrs. Brookes told him that she had gone home: he made neither remark nor inquiry, manifesting no interest.

Line 5

It would be well his father should not see it necessary to push things farther!

All words in this reading · 53

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AND

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From this reading LORD FORGUE AND LADY ARCTURA.

ARCTURA

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From this reading LORD FORGUE AND LADY ARCTURA.

arranged

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From this reading Nothing had been arranged between lord Forgue and Eppy, and he seemed content that it should be so.

At

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From this reading At the castle things fell into their old routine.

be

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been

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From this reading Nothing had been arranged between lord Forgue and Eppy, and he seemed content that it should be so.

between

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From this reading Nothing had been arranged between lord Forgue and Eppy, and he seemed content that it should be so.

Brookes

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castle

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From this reading At the castle things fell into their old routine.

content

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Eppy

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farther

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father

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fell

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FORGUE

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From this reading LORD FORGUE AND LADY ARCTURA.

gone

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had

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he

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him

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his

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home

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inquiry

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interest

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into

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it

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LADY

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From this reading LORD FORGUE AND LADY ARCTURA.

LORD

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made

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manifesting

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Mrs

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necessary

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neither

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no

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nor

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not

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Nothing

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old

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From this reading At the castle things fell into their old routine.

push

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remark

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routine

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see

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seemed

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From this reading Nothing had been arranged between lord Forgue and Eppy, and he seemed content that it should be so.

she

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From this reading Mrs. Brookes told him that she had gone home: he made neither remark nor inquiry, manifesting no interest.

should

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so

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From this reading Nothing had been arranged between lord Forgue and Eppy, and he seemed content that it should be so.

that

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the

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their

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From this reading At the castle things fell into their old routine.

things

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to

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told

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From this reading Mrs. Brookes told him that she had gone home: he made neither remark nor inquiry, manifesting no interest.

well

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would

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Chapter 18 of Donal Grant by George MacDonald holds 176 sentences, grouped into 36 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.

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Chapter 18 holds 176 sentences of Donal Grant, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.

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