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Donal Grant

Chapter XXII · Chapter 22

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A LAST ENCOUNTER.
Now for a while, Donal seldom saw lady Arctura, and when he did, received from her no encouragement to address her.
The troubled look had reappeared on her face.
In her smile, as they passed in hall or corridor, glimmered an expression almost pathetic--something like an appeal, as if she stood in sore need of his help, but dared not ask for it.
She was again much in the company of Miss Carmichael, and Donal had good cause to fear that the pharisaism of her would-be directress was coming down upon her spirit, not like rain on the mown grass, but like frost on the spring flowers.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Donal Grant

Chapter XXII · Chapter 22

Chapter 22 of Donal Grant is here in full — 328 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/65 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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A LAST ENCOUNTER.
Line 2
Now for a while, Donal seldom saw lady Arctura, and when he did, received from her no encouragement to address her.
Line 3
The troubled look had reappeared on her face.
Line 4
In her smile, as they passed in hall or corridor, glimmered an expression almost pathetic--something like an appeal, as if she stood in sore need of his help, but dared not ask for it.
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She was again much in the company of Miss Carmichael, and Donal had good cause to fear that the pharisaism of her would-be directress was coming down upon her spirit, not like rain on the mown grass, but like frost on the spring flowers.

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Stood verb US /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading “In her smile, as they passed in hall or corridor, glimmered an expression almost pathetic--something like an appeal, as if she stood in sore need of his help, but dared not ask for it.”

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A

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From this reading A LAST ENCOUNTER.

address

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From this reading Now for a while, Donal seldom saw lady Arctura, and when he did, received from her no encouragement to address her.

again

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From this reading She was again much in the company of Miss Carmichael, and Donal had good cause to fear that the pharisaism of her would-be directress was coming down upon her spirit, not like rain on the mown grass, but like frost on the spring flowers.

almost

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From this reading In her smile, as they passed in hall or corridor, glimmered an expression almost pathetic--something like an appeal, as if she stood in sore need of his help, but dared not ask for it.

an

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From this reading In her smile, as they passed in hall or corridor, glimmered an expression almost pathetic--something like an appeal, as if she stood in sore need of his help, but dared not ask for it.

and

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From this reading Now for a while, Donal seldom saw lady Arctura, and when he did, received from her no encouragement to address her.

appeal

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From this reading In her smile, as they passed in hall or corridor, glimmered an expression almost pathetic--something like an appeal, as if she stood in sore need of his help, but dared not ask for it.

Arctura

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From this reading Now for a while, Donal seldom saw lady Arctura, and when he did, received from her no encouragement to address her.

as

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From this reading In her smile, as they passed in hall or corridor, glimmered an expression almost pathetic--something like an appeal, as if she stood in sore need of his help, but dared not ask for it.

ask

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From this reading In her smile, as they passed in hall or corridor, glimmered an expression almost pathetic--something like an appeal, as if she stood in sore need of his help, but dared not ask for it.

but

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From this reading In her smile, as they passed in hall or corridor, glimmered an expression almost pathetic--something like an appeal, as if she stood in sore need of his help, but dared not ask for it.

Carmichael

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From this reading She was again much in the company of Miss Carmichael, and Donal had good cause to fear that the pharisaism of her would-be directress was coming down upon her spirit, not like rain on the mown grass, but like frost on the spring flowers.

cause

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From this reading She was again much in the company of Miss Carmichael, and Donal had good cause to fear that the pharisaism of her would-be directress was coming down upon her spirit, not like rain on the mown grass, but like frost on the spring flowers.

coming

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From this reading She was again much in the company of Miss Carmichael, and Donal had good cause to fear that the pharisaism of her would-be directress was coming down upon her spirit, not like rain on the mown grass, but like frost on the spring flowers.

company

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From this reading She was again much in the company of Miss Carmichael, and Donal had good cause to fear that the pharisaism of her would-be directress was coming down upon her spirit, not like rain on the mown grass, but like frost on the spring flowers.

corridor

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From this reading In her smile, as they passed in hall or corridor, glimmered an expression almost pathetic--something like an appeal, as if she stood in sore need of his help, but dared not ask for it.

dared

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From this reading In her smile, as they passed in hall or corridor, glimmered an expression almost pathetic--something like an appeal, as if she stood in sore need of his help, but dared not ask for it.

did

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From this reading Now for a while, Donal seldom saw lady Arctura, and when he did, received from her no encouragement to address her.

directress

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From this reading She was again much in the company of Miss Carmichael, and Donal had good cause to fear that the pharisaism of her would-be directress was coming down upon her spirit, not like rain on the mown grass, but like frost on the spring flowers.

Donal

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From this reading Now for a while, Donal seldom saw lady Arctura, and when he did, received from her no encouragement to address her.

down

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From this reading She was again much in the company of Miss Carmichael, and Donal had good cause to fear that the pharisaism of her would-be directress was coming down upon her spirit, not like rain on the mown grass, but like frost on the spring flowers.

ENCOUNTER

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From this reading A LAST ENCOUNTER.

encouragement

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From this reading Now for a while, Donal seldom saw lady Arctura, and when he did, received from her no encouragement to address her.

expression

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From this reading In her smile, as they passed in hall or corridor, glimmered an expression almost pathetic--something like an appeal, as if she stood in sore need of his help, but dared not ask for it.

face

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From this reading The troubled look had reappeared on her face.

fear

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From this reading She was again much in the company of Miss Carmichael, and Donal had good cause to fear that the pharisaism of her would-be directress was coming down upon her spirit, not like rain on the mown grass, but like frost on the spring flowers.

flowers

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From this reading She was again much in the company of Miss Carmichael, and Donal had good cause to fear that the pharisaism of her would-be directress was coming down upon her spirit, not like rain on the mown grass, but like frost on the spring flowers.

for

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From this reading Now for a while, Donal seldom saw lady Arctura, and when he did, received from her no encouragement to address her.

from

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From this reading Now for a while, Donal seldom saw lady Arctura, and when he did, received from her no encouragement to address her.

frost

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From this reading She was again much in the company of Miss Carmichael, and Donal had good cause to fear that the pharisaism of her would-be directress was coming down upon her spirit, not like rain on the mown grass, but like frost on the spring flowers.

glimmered

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From this reading In her smile, as they passed in hall or corridor, glimmered an expression almost pathetic--something like an appeal, as if she stood in sore need of his help, but dared not ask for it.

good

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From this reading She was again much in the company of Miss Carmichael, and Donal had good cause to fear that the pharisaism of her would-be directress was coming down upon her spirit, not like rain on the mown grass, but like frost on the spring flowers.

grass

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From this reading She was again much in the company of Miss Carmichael, and Donal had good cause to fear that the pharisaism of her would-be directress was coming down upon her spirit, not like rain on the mown grass, but like frost on the spring flowers.

had

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From this reading The troubled look had reappeared on her face.

hall

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From this reading In her smile, as they passed in hall or corridor, glimmered an expression almost pathetic--something like an appeal, as if she stood in sore need of his help, but dared not ask for it.

he

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From this reading Now for a while, Donal seldom saw lady Arctura, and when he did, received from her no encouragement to address her.

help

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From this reading In her smile, as they passed in hall or corridor, glimmered an expression almost pathetic--something like an appeal, as if she stood in sore need of his help, but dared not ask for it.

her

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From this reading Now for a while, Donal seldom saw lady Arctura, and when he did, received from her no encouragement to address her.

his

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From this reading In her smile, as they passed in hall or corridor, glimmered an expression almost pathetic--something like an appeal, as if she stood in sore need of his help, but dared not ask for it.

if

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From this reading In her smile, as they passed in hall or corridor, glimmered an expression almost pathetic--something like an appeal, as if she stood in sore need of his help, but dared not ask for it.

In

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From this reading In her smile, as they passed in hall or corridor, glimmered an expression almost pathetic--something like an appeal, as if she stood in sore need of his help, but dared not ask for it.

it

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From this reading In her smile, as they passed in hall or corridor, glimmered an expression almost pathetic--something like an appeal, as if she stood in sore need of his help, but dared not ask for it.

lady

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From this reading Now for a while, Donal seldom saw lady Arctura, and when he did, received from her no encouragement to address her.

LAST

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From this reading A LAST ENCOUNTER.

like

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From this reading In her smile, as they passed in hall or corridor, glimmered an expression almost pathetic--something like an appeal, as if she stood in sore need of his help, but dared not ask for it.

look

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From this reading The troubled look had reappeared on her face.

Miss

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From this reading She was again much in the company of Miss Carmichael, and Donal had good cause to fear that the pharisaism of her would-be directress was coming down upon her spirit, not like rain on the mown grass, but like frost on the spring flowers.

mown

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From this reading She was again much in the company of Miss Carmichael, and Donal had good cause to fear that the pharisaism of her would-be directress was coming down upon her spirit, not like rain on the mown grass, but like frost on the spring flowers.

much

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From this reading She was again much in the company of Miss Carmichael, and Donal had good cause to fear that the pharisaism of her would-be directress was coming down upon her spirit, not like rain on the mown grass, but like frost on the spring flowers.

need

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From this reading In her smile, as they passed in hall or corridor, glimmered an expression almost pathetic--something like an appeal, as if she stood in sore need of his help, but dared not ask for it.

no

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From this reading Now for a while, Donal seldom saw lady Arctura, and when he did, received from her no encouragement to address her.

not

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From this reading In her smile, as they passed in hall or corridor, glimmered an expression almost pathetic--something like an appeal, as if she stood in sore need of his help, but dared not ask for it.

Now

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From this reading Now for a while, Donal seldom saw lady Arctura, and when he did, received from her no encouragement to address her.

of

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From this reading In her smile, as they passed in hall or corridor, glimmered an expression almost pathetic--something like an appeal, as if she stood in sore need of his help, but dared not ask for it.

on

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From this reading The troubled look had reappeared on her face.

or

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From this reading In her smile, as they passed in hall or corridor, glimmered an expression almost pathetic--something like an appeal, as if she stood in sore need of his help, but dared not ask for it.

passed

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From this reading In her smile, as they passed in hall or corridor, glimmered an expression almost pathetic--something like an appeal, as if she stood in sore need of his help, but dared not ask for it.

pathetic

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From this reading In her smile, as they passed in hall or corridor, glimmered an expression almost pathetic--something like an appeal, as if she stood in sore need of his help, but dared not ask for it.

pharisaism

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From this reading She was again much in the company of Miss Carmichael, and Donal had good cause to fear that the pharisaism of her would-be directress was coming down upon her spirit, not like rain on the mown grass, but like frost on the spring flowers.

rain

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From this reading She was again much in the company of Miss Carmichael, and Donal had good cause to fear that the pharisaism of her would-be directress was coming down upon her spirit, not like rain on the mown grass, but like frost on the spring flowers.

reappeared

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From this reading The troubled look had reappeared on her face.

received

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From this reading Now for a while, Donal seldom saw lady Arctura, and when he did, received from her no encouragement to address her.

saw

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From this reading Now for a while, Donal seldom saw lady Arctura, and when he did, received from her no encouragement to address her.

seldom

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From this reading Now for a while, Donal seldom saw lady Arctura, and when he did, received from her no encouragement to address her.

she

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From this reading In her smile, as they passed in hall or corridor, glimmered an expression almost pathetic--something like an appeal, as if she stood in sore need of his help, but dared not ask for it.

smile

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From this reading In her smile, as they passed in hall or corridor, glimmered an expression almost pathetic--something like an appeal, as if she stood in sore need of his help, but dared not ask for it.

something

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From this reading In her smile, as they passed in hall or corridor, glimmered an expression almost pathetic--something like an appeal, as if she stood in sore need of his help, but dared not ask for it.

sore

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From this reading In her smile, as they passed in hall or corridor, glimmered an expression almost pathetic--something like an appeal, as if she stood in sore need of his help, but dared not ask for it.

spirit

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From this reading She was again much in the company of Miss Carmichael, and Donal had good cause to fear that the pharisaism of her would-be directress was coming down upon her spirit, not like rain on the mown grass, but like frost on the spring flowers.

spring

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From this reading She was again much in the company of Miss Carmichael, and Donal had good cause to fear that the pharisaism of her would-be directress was coming down upon her spirit, not like rain on the mown grass, but like frost on the spring flowers.

stoodverbUS /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading In her smile, as they passed in hall or corridor, glimmered an expression almost pathetic--something like an appeal, as if she stood in sore need of his help, but dared not ask for it.

that

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From this reading She was again much in the company of Miss Carmichael, and Donal had good cause to fear that the pharisaism of her would-be directress was coming down upon her spirit, not like rain on the mown grass, but like frost on the spring flowers.

The

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From this reading The troubled look had reappeared on her face.

they

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From this reading In her smile, as they passed in hall or corridor, glimmered an expression almost pathetic--something like an appeal, as if she stood in sore need of his help, but dared not ask for it.

to

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From this reading Now for a while, Donal seldom saw lady Arctura, and when he did, received from her no encouragement to address her.

troubled

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From this reading The troubled look had reappeared on her face.

upon

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From this reading She was again much in the company of Miss Carmichael, and Donal had good cause to fear that the pharisaism of her would-be directress was coming down upon her spirit, not like rain on the mown grass, but like frost on the spring flowers.

was

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From this reading She was again much in the company of Miss Carmichael, and Donal had good cause to fear that the pharisaism of her would-be directress was coming down upon her spirit, not like rain on the mown grass, but like frost on the spring flowers.

when

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From this reading Now for a while, Donal seldom saw lady Arctura, and when he did, received from her no encouragement to address her.

while

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From this reading Now for a while, Donal seldom saw lady Arctura, and when he did, received from her no encouragement to address her.

would-be

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From this reading She was again much in the company of Miss Carmichael, and Donal had good cause to fear that the pharisaism of her would-be directress was coming down upon her spirit, not like rain on the mown grass, but like frost on the spring flowers.

Chapter 22 of Donal Grant by George MacDonald holds 328 sentences, grouped into 66 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 22 holds 328 sentences of Donal Grant, unabridged, divided into 66 reading sections.

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Foot-faring
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Lovely
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Morning
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First
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