Chapter XXXIII
LARKIE. It was a lovely day in spring. “Please, Mr. Grant,” said Davie, “may I have a holiday?” Donal looked at him with a little wonder: the boy had never before made such a request! But he answered him at once.
Donal Grant
Chapter XXXIII
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LARKIE.
It
was
a
lovely
day
in
spring.
“Please,
Mr.
Grant,”
said
Davie,
“may
I
have
a
holiday?”
Donal
looked
at
him
with
a
little
wonder:
the
boy
had
never
before
made
such
a
request!
But
he
answered
him
at
once.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
LARKIE.
Line 2
It
was
a
lovely
day
in
spring.
Line 3
“Please,
Mr.
Grant,”
said
Davie,
“may
I
have
a
holiday?”
Line 4
Donal
looked
at
him
with
a
little
wonder:
the
boy
had
never
before
made
such
a
request!
Line 5
But
he
answered
him
at
once.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Answered
noun
US /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But he answered him at once.”
Before
preposition
US /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Donal looked at him with a little wonder: the boy had never before made such a request!”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Please, Mr. Grant,” said Davie, “may I have a holiday?””
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Donal looked at him with a little wonder: the boy had never before made such a request!”
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Donal looked at him with a little wonder: the boy had never before made such a request!”
May
modal verb
US /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading ““Please, Mr. Grant,” said Davie, “may I have a holiday?””
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Donal looked at him with a little wonder: the boy had never before made such a request!”
Once
noun
US /once/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But he answered him at once.”
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a lovely day in spring.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But he answered him at once.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Donal looked at him with a little wonder: the boy had never before made such a request!
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Donal looked at him with a little wonder: the boy had never before made such a request!
boy
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From this reading Donal looked at him with a little wonder: the boy had never before made such a request!
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he answered him at once.
Davie
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From this reading “Please, Mr. Grant,” said Davie, “may I have a holiday?”
day
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From this reading It was a lovely day in spring.
Donal
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From this reading Donal looked at him with a little wonder: the boy had never before made such a request!
Grant
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From this reading “Please, Mr. Grant,” said Davie, “may I have a holiday?”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Donal looked at him with a little wonder: the boy had never before made such a request!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Please, Mr. Grant,” said Davie, “may I have a holiday?”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he answered him at once.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Donal looked at him with a little wonder: the boy had never before made such a request!
holiday
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From this reading “Please, Mr. Grant,” said Davie, “may I have a holiday?”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Please, Mr. Grant,” said Davie, “may I have a holiday?”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a lovely day in spring.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a lovely day in spring.
LARKIE
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From this reading LARKIE.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Donal looked at him with a little wonder: the boy had never before made such a request!
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Donal looked at him with a little wonder: the boy had never before made such a request!
lovely
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From this reading It was a lovely day in spring.
made
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From this reading Donal looked at him with a little wonder: the boy had never before made such a request!
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Please, Mr. Grant,” said Davie, “may I have a holiday?”
Mr
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From this reading “Please, Mr. Grant,” said Davie, “may I have a holiday?”
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Donal looked at him with a little wonder: the boy had never before made such a request!
once
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From this reading But he answered him at once.
Please
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From this reading “Please, Mr. Grant,” said Davie, “may I have a holiday?”
request
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From this reading Donal looked at him with a little wonder: the boy had never before made such a request!
said
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From this reading “Please, Mr. Grant,” said Davie, “may I have a holiday?”
spring
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From this reading It was a lovely day in spring.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Donal looked at him with a little wonder: the boy had never before made such a request!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Donal looked at him with a little wonder: the boy had never before made such a request!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a lovely day in spring.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Donal looked at him with a little wonder: the boy had never before made such a request!
wonder
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From this reading Donal looked at him with a little wonder: the boy had never before made such a request!