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Just David

Chapter XVIII · Chapter 18

Chapter 18 of Just David is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) Porter • Curated US English Learning Edition

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DAVID TO THE RESCUE It was a beautiful moonlight night, but for once David was not thinking of the moon.

All the way to the Holly farmhouse he was thinking of Mr. Jack's story, "The Princess and the Pauper."

It held him strangely.

He felt that he never could forget it.

For some reason that he could not have explained, it made him sad, too, and his step was very quiet as he went up the walk toward the kitchen door.

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Archivist

/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/

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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Chapter XVIII Reading 1/48

Just David

Chapter XVIII · Chapter 18

Chapter 18 of Just David is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/48 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

DAVID TO THE RESCUE It was a beautiful moonlight night, but for once David was not thinking of the moon.

Line 2

All the way to the Holly farmhouse he was thinking of Mr. Jack's story, "The Princess and the Pauper."

Line 3

It held him strangely.

Line 4

He felt that he never could forget it.

Line 5

For some reason that he could not have explained, it made him sad, too, and his step was very quiet as he went up the walk toward the kitchen door.

Learner Dictionary

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Princess noun US /ˈprɪn.ses/

The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.

From this reading “All the way to the Holly farmhouse he was thinking of Mr. Jack's story, "The Princess and the Pauper."”

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a

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From this reading DAVID TO THE RESCUE It was a beautiful moonlight night, but for once David was not thinking of the moon.

All

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From this reading All the way to the Holly farmhouse he was thinking of Mr. Jack's story, "The Princess and the Pauper."

and

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From this reading All the way to the Holly farmhouse he was thinking of Mr. Jack's story, "The Princess and the Pauper."

as

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From this reading For some reason that he could not have explained, it made him sad, too, and his step was very quiet as he went up the walk toward the kitchen door.

beautiful

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From this reading DAVID TO THE RESCUE It was a beautiful moonlight night, but for once David was not thinking of the moon.

but

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From this reading DAVID TO THE RESCUE It was a beautiful moonlight night, but for once David was not thinking of the moon.

could

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From this reading He felt that he never could forget it.

DAVID

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From this reading DAVID TO THE RESCUE It was a beautiful moonlight night, but for once David was not thinking of the moon.

door

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From this reading For some reason that he could not have explained, it made him sad, too, and his step was very quiet as he went up the walk toward the kitchen door.

explained

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From this reading For some reason that he could not have explained, it made him sad, too, and his step was very quiet as he went up the walk toward the kitchen door.

farmhouse

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From this reading All the way to the Holly farmhouse he was thinking of Mr. Jack's story, "The Princess and the Pauper."

felt

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From this reading He felt that he never could forget it.

for

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From this reading DAVID TO THE RESCUE It was a beautiful moonlight night, but for once David was not thinking of the moon.

forget

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From this reading He felt that he never could forget it.

have

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From this reading For some reason that he could not have explained, it made him sad, too, and his step was very quiet as he went up the walk toward the kitchen door.

he

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From this reading All the way to the Holly farmhouse he was thinking of Mr. Jack's story, "The Princess and the Pauper."

held

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From this reading It held him strangely.

him

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From this reading It held him strangely.

his

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From this reading For some reason that he could not have explained, it made him sad, too, and his step was very quiet as he went up the walk toward the kitchen door.

Holly

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From this reading All the way to the Holly farmhouse he was thinking of Mr. Jack's story, "The Princess and the Pauper."

It

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From this reading DAVID TO THE RESCUE It was a beautiful moonlight night, but for once David was not thinking of the moon.

Jack's

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From this reading All the way to the Holly farmhouse he was thinking of Mr. Jack's story, "The Princess and the Pauper."

kitchen

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From this reading For some reason that he could not have explained, it made him sad, too, and his step was very quiet as he went up the walk toward the kitchen door.

made

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From this reading For some reason that he could not have explained, it made him sad, too, and his step was very quiet as he went up the walk toward the kitchen door.

moon

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From this reading DAVID TO THE RESCUE It was a beautiful moonlight night, but for once David was not thinking of the moon.

moonlight

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From this reading DAVID TO THE RESCUE It was a beautiful moonlight night, but for once David was not thinking of the moon.

Mr

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From this reading All the way to the Holly farmhouse he was thinking of Mr. Jack's story, "The Princess and the Pauper."

never

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From this reading He felt that he never could forget it.

night

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From this reading DAVID TO THE RESCUE It was a beautiful moonlight night, but for once David was not thinking of the moon.

not

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From this reading DAVID TO THE RESCUE It was a beautiful moonlight night, but for once David was not thinking of the moon.

of

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From this reading DAVID TO THE RESCUE It was a beautiful moonlight night, but for once David was not thinking of the moon.

once

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From this reading DAVID TO THE RESCUE It was a beautiful moonlight night, but for once David was not thinking of the moon.

Pauper

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From this reading All the way to the Holly farmhouse he was thinking of Mr. Jack's story, "The Princess and the Pauper."

PrincessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/

The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.

From this reading All the way to the Holly farmhouse he was thinking of Mr. Jack's story, "The Princess and the Pauper."

quiet

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From this reading For some reason that he could not have explained, it made him sad, too, and his step was very quiet as he went up the walk toward the kitchen door.

reason

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From this reading For some reason that he could not have explained, it made him sad, too, and his step was very quiet as he went up the walk toward the kitchen door.

RESCUE

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From this reading DAVID TO THE RESCUE It was a beautiful moonlight night, but for once David was not thinking of the moon.

sad

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From this reading For some reason that he could not have explained, it made him sad, too, and his step was very quiet as he went up the walk toward the kitchen door.

some

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From this reading For some reason that he could not have explained, it made him sad, too, and his step was very quiet as he went up the walk toward the kitchen door.

step

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From this reading For some reason that he could not have explained, it made him sad, too, and his step was very quiet as he went up the walk toward the kitchen door.

story

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From this reading All the way to the Holly farmhouse he was thinking of Mr. Jack's story, "The Princess and the Pauper."

strangely

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From this reading It held him strangely.

that

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From this reading He felt that he never could forget it.

THE

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From this reading DAVID TO THE RESCUE It was a beautiful moonlight night, but for once David was not thinking of the moon.

thinking

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From this reading DAVID TO THE RESCUE It was a beautiful moonlight night, but for once David was not thinking of the moon.

TO

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From this reading DAVID TO THE RESCUE It was a beautiful moonlight night, but for once David was not thinking of the moon.

too

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From this reading For some reason that he could not have explained, it made him sad, too, and his step was very quiet as he went up the walk toward the kitchen door.

toward

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From this reading For some reason that he could not have explained, it made him sad, too, and his step was very quiet as he went up the walk toward the kitchen door.

up

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From this reading For some reason that he could not have explained, it made him sad, too, and his step was very quiet as he went up the walk toward the kitchen door.

very

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From this reading For some reason that he could not have explained, it made him sad, too, and his step was very quiet as he went up the walk toward the kitchen door.

walk

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From this reading For some reason that he could not have explained, it made him sad, too, and his step was very quiet as he went up the walk toward the kitchen door.

was

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From this reading DAVID TO THE RESCUE It was a beautiful moonlight night, but for once David was not thinking of the moon.

way

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From this reading All the way to the Holly farmhouse he was thinking of Mr. Jack's story, "The Princess and the Pauper."

went

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From this reading For some reason that he could not have explained, it made him sad, too, and his step was very quiet as he went up the walk toward the kitchen door.

Chapter 18 of Just David by Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) Porter holds 241 sentences, grouped into 49 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 18 of Just David contain?

Chapter 18 holds 241 sentences of Just David, unabridged, divided into 49 reading sections.

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Mountain-side: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Just David; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
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