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Donal Grant

Chapter XXXVII · Chapter 37

Chapter 37 of Donal Grant is here in full — 456 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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THE ANGEL OF THE DEVIL.
There came a great burst of thunder.
It was the last of the storm.
It bellowed and shuddered, went, and came rolling up again.
It died away at last in the great distance, with a low continuous rumbling as if it would never cease.
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Donal Grant

Chapter XXXVII · Chapter 37

Chapter 37 of Donal Grant is here in full — 456 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/91 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE ANGEL OF THE DEVIL.
Line 2
There came a great burst of thunder.
Line 3
It was the last of the storm.
Line 4
It bellowed and shuddered, went, and came rolling up again.
Line 5
It died away at last in the great distance, with a low continuous rumbling as if it would never cease.

All words in this reading · 35

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

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

a

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From this reading There came a great burst of thunder.

again

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From this reading It bellowed and shuddered, went, and came rolling up again.

and

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From this reading It bellowed and shuddered, went, and came rolling up again.

ANGEL

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From this reading THE ANGEL OF THE DEVIL.

as

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From this reading It died away at last in the great distance, with a low continuous rumbling as if it would never cease.

at

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From this reading It died away at last in the great distance, with a low continuous rumbling as if it would never cease.

away

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From this reading It died away at last in the great distance, with a low continuous rumbling as if it would never cease.

bellowed

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From this reading It bellowed and shuddered, went, and came rolling up again.

burst

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From this reading There came a great burst of thunder.

came

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From this reading There came a great burst of thunder.

cease

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From this reading It died away at last in the great distance, with a low continuous rumbling as if it would never cease.

continuous

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From this reading It died away at last in the great distance, with a low continuous rumbling as if it would never cease.

DEVIL

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From this reading THE ANGEL OF THE DEVIL.

died

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From this reading It died away at last in the great distance, with a low continuous rumbling as if it would never cease.

distance

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From this reading It died away at last in the great distance, with a low continuous rumbling as if it would never cease.

great

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From this reading There came a great burst of thunder.

if

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From this reading It died away at last in the great distance, with a low continuous rumbling as if it would never cease.

in

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From this reading It died away at last in the great distance, with a low continuous rumbling as if it would never cease.

It

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From this reading It was the last of the storm.

last

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From this reading It was the last of the storm.

low

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From this reading It died away at last in the great distance, with a low continuous rumbling as if it would never cease.

never

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From this reading It died away at last in the great distance, with a low continuous rumbling as if it would never cease.

OF

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From this reading THE ANGEL OF THE DEVIL.

rolling

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From this reading It bellowed and shuddered, went, and came rolling up again.

rumbling

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From this reading It died away at last in the great distance, with a low continuous rumbling as if it would never cease.

shuddered

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From this reading It bellowed and shuddered, went, and came rolling up again.

storm

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From this reading It was the last of the storm.

THE

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From this reading THE ANGEL OF THE DEVIL.

There

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From this reading There came a great burst of thunder.

thunder

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From this reading There came a great burst of thunder.

up

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From this reading It bellowed and shuddered, went, and came rolling up again.

was

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From this reading It was the last of the storm.

went

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From this reading It bellowed and shuddered, went, and came rolling up again.

with

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From this reading It died away at last in the great distance, with a low continuous rumbling as if it would never cease.

would

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From this reading It died away at last in the great distance, with a low continuous rumbling as if it would never cease.

Chapter 37 of Donal Grant by George MacDonald holds 456 sentences, grouped into 92 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 37 of Donal Grant contain?

Chapter 37 holds 456 sentences of Donal Grant, unabridged, divided into 92 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 37 of Donal Grant by George MacDonald exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 456 sentences, grouped into 92 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.

How do I study chapter 37 of Donal Grant?

Work through the 92 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 92 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 37 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 37 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading Donal Grant

Common questions about reading Donal Grant by George MacDonald on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Donal Grant?

Yes. All 9850 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #2433 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Donal Grant is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #2433, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Donal Grant take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 1970 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Donal Grant section by section

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  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 40 chapters of Donal Grant to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

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