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Donal Grant
Donal Grant

Chapter XXV

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A DREAM.
One evening, as Donal was walking in the little avenue below the terraces, Davie, who was now advanced to doing a little work without his master’s immediate supervision, came running to him to say that Arkie was in the schoolroom and wanted to see him.
He hastened to her.
“A word with you, please, Mr. Grant,” she said.
Donal sent the boy away.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Donal Grant

Chapter XXV

Reading 1/37 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
A DREAM.
/ə driːm/
Line 2
One evening, as Donal was walking in the little avenue below the terraces, Davie, who was now advanced to doing a little work without his master’s immediate supervision, came running to him to say that Arkie was in the schoolroom and wanted to see him.
Line 3
He hastened to her.
Line 4
“A word with you, please, Mr. Grant,” she said.
Line 5
Donal sent the boy away.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Below preposition US /bɪˈloʊ/

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading “One evening, as Donal was walking in the little avenue below the terraces, Davie, who was now advanced to doing a little work without his master’s immediate supervision, came running to him to say that Arkie was in the schoolroom and wanted to see him.”

DREAM noun US /driːm/

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading “A DREAM.”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “One evening, as Donal was walking in the little avenue below the terraces, Davie, who was now advanced to doing a little work without his master’s immediate supervision, came running to him to say that Arkie was in the schoolroom and wanted to see him.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “One evening, as Donal was walking in the little avenue below the terraces, Davie, who was now advanced to doing a little work without his master’s immediate supervision, came running to him to say that Arkie was in the schoolroom and wanted to see him.”

Running noun US /ˈrunning/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “One evening, as Donal was walking in the little avenue below the terraces, Davie, who was now advanced to doing a little work without his master’s immediate supervision, came running to him to say that Arkie was in the schoolroom and wanted to see him.”

Without preposition US /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading “One evening, as Donal was walking in the little avenue below the terraces, Davie, who was now advanced to doing a little work without his master’s immediate supervision, came running to him to say that Arkie was in the schoolroom and wanted to see him.”

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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 A DREAM.

advanced

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From this reading One evening, as Donal was walking in the little avenue below the terraces, Davie, who was now advanced to doing a little work without his master’s immediate supervision, came running to him to say that Arkie was in the schoolroom and wanted to see him.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading One evening, as Donal was walking in the little avenue below the terraces, Davie, who was now advanced to doing a little work without his master’s immediate supervision, came running to him to say that Arkie was in the schoolroom and wanted to see him.

Arkie

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From this reading One evening, as Donal was walking in the little avenue below the terraces, Davie, who was now advanced to doing a little work without his master’s immediate supervision, came running to him to say that Arkie was in the schoolroom and wanted to see him.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading One evening, as Donal was walking in the little avenue below the terraces, Davie, who was now advanced to doing a little work without his master’s immediate supervision, came running to him to say that Arkie was in the schoolroom and wanted to see him.

avenue

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From this reading One evening, as Donal was walking in the little avenue below the terraces, Davie, who was now advanced to doing a little work without his master’s immediate supervision, came running to him to say that Arkie was in the schoolroom and wanted to see him.

away

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From this reading Donal sent the boy away.

belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading One evening, as Donal was walking in the little avenue below the terraces, Davie, who was now advanced to doing a little work without his master’s immediate supervision, came running to him to say that Arkie was in the schoolroom and wanted to see him.

boy

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From this reading Donal sent the boy away.

came

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From this reading One evening, as Donal was walking in the little avenue below the terraces, Davie, who was now advanced to doing a little work without his master’s immediate supervision, came running to him to say that Arkie was in the schoolroom and wanted to see him.

Davie

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From this reading One evening, as Donal was walking in the little avenue below the terraces, Davie, who was now advanced to doing a little work without his master’s immediate supervision, came running to him to say that Arkie was in the schoolroom and wanted to see him.

doing

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From this reading One evening, as Donal was walking in the little avenue below the terraces, Davie, who was now advanced to doing a little work without his master’s immediate supervision, came running to him to say that Arkie was in the schoolroom and wanted to see him.

Donal

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From this reading One evening, as Donal was walking in the little avenue below the terraces, Davie, who was now advanced to doing a little work without his master’s immediate supervision, came running to him to say that Arkie was in the schoolroom and wanted to see him.

DREAMnounUS /driːm/

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading A DREAM.

evening

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From this reading One evening, as Donal was walking in the little avenue below the terraces, Davie, who was now advanced to doing a little work without his master’s immediate supervision, came running to him to say that Arkie was in the schoolroom and wanted to see him.

Grant

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From this reading “A word with you, please, Mr. Grant,” she said.

hastened

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From this reading He hastened to her.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He hastened to her.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading He hastened to her.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading One evening, as Donal was walking in the little avenue below the terraces, Davie, who was now advanced to doing a little work without his master’s immediate supervision, came running to him to say that Arkie was in the schoolroom and wanted to see him.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading One evening, as Donal was walking in the little avenue below the terraces, Davie, who was now advanced to doing a little work without his master’s immediate supervision, came running to him to say that Arkie was in the schoolroom and wanted to see him.

immediate

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From this reading One evening, as Donal was walking in the little avenue below the terraces, Davie, who was now advanced to doing a little work without his master’s immediate supervision, came running to him to say that Arkie was in the schoolroom and wanted to see him.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading One evening, as Donal was walking in the little avenue below the terraces, Davie, who was now advanced to doing a little work without his master’s immediate supervision, came running to him to say that Arkie was in the schoolroom and wanted to see him.

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading One evening, as Donal was walking in the little avenue below the terraces, Davie, who was now advanced to doing a little work without his master’s immediate supervision, came running to him to say that Arkie was in the schoolroom and wanted to see him.

master's

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From this reading One evening, as Donal was walking in the little avenue below the terraces, Davie, who was now advanced to doing a little work without his master’s immediate supervision, came running to him to say that Arkie was in the schoolroom and wanted to see him.

Mr

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From this reading “A word with you, please, Mr. Grant,” she said.

now

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From this reading One evening, as Donal was walking in the little avenue below the terraces, Davie, who was now advanced to doing a little work without his master’s immediate supervision, came running to him to say that Arkie was in the schoolroom and wanted to see him.

OnepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One evening, as Donal was walking in the little avenue below the terraces, Davie, who was now advanced to doing a little work without his master’s immediate supervision, came running to him to say that Arkie was in the schoolroom and wanted to see him.

please

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “A word with you, please, Mr. Grant,” she said.

runningnounUS /ˈrunning/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading One evening, as Donal was walking in the little avenue below the terraces, Davie, who was now advanced to doing a little work without his master’s immediate supervision, came running to him to say that Arkie was in the schoolroom and wanted to see him.

said

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From this reading “A word with you, please, Mr. Grant,” she said.

say

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From this reading One evening, as Donal was walking in the little avenue below the terraces, Davie, who was now advanced to doing a little work without his master’s immediate supervision, came running to him to say that Arkie was in the schoolroom and wanted to see him.

schoolroom

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From this reading One evening, as Donal was walking in the little avenue below the terraces, Davie, who was now advanced to doing a little work without his master’s immediate supervision, came running to him to say that Arkie was in the schoolroom and wanted to see him.

see

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From this reading One evening, as Donal was walking in the little avenue below the terraces, Davie, who was now advanced to doing a little work without his master’s immediate supervision, came running to him to say that Arkie was in the schoolroom and wanted to see him.

sent

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From this reading Donal sent the boy away.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “A word with you, please, Mr. Grant,” she said.

supervision

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From this reading One evening, as Donal was walking in the little avenue below the terraces, Davie, who was now advanced to doing a little work without his master’s immediate supervision, came running to him to say that Arkie was in the schoolroom and wanted to see him.

terraces

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From this reading One evening, as Donal was walking in the little avenue below the terraces, Davie, who was now advanced to doing a little work without his master’s immediate supervision, came running to him to say that Arkie was in the schoolroom and wanted to see him.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading One evening, as Donal was walking in the little avenue below the terraces, Davie, who was now advanced to doing a little work without his master’s immediate supervision, came running to him to say that Arkie was in the schoolroom and wanted to see him.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading One evening, as Donal was walking in the little avenue below the terraces, Davie, who was now advanced to doing a little work without his master’s immediate supervision, came running to him to say that Arkie was in the schoolroom and wanted to see him.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading One evening, as Donal was walking in the little avenue below the terraces, Davie, who was now advanced to doing a little work without his master’s immediate supervision, came running to him to say that Arkie was in the schoolroom and wanted to see him.

walking

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From this reading One evening, as Donal was walking in the little avenue below the terraces, Davie, who was now advanced to doing a little work without his master’s immediate supervision, came running to him to say that Arkie was in the schoolroom and wanted to see him.

wanted

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading One evening, as Donal was walking in the little avenue below the terraces, Davie, who was now advanced to doing a little work without his master’s immediate supervision, came running to him to say that Arkie was in the schoolroom and wanted to see him.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading One evening, as Donal was walking in the little avenue below the terraces, Davie, who was now advanced to doing a little work without his master’s immediate supervision, came running to him to say that Arkie was in the schoolroom and wanted to see him.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading One evening, as Donal was walking in the little avenue below the terraces, Davie, who was now advanced to doing a little work without his master’s immediate supervision, came running to him to say that Arkie was in the schoolroom and wanted to see him.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading “A word with you, please, Mr. Grant,” she said.

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading One evening, as Donal was walking in the little avenue below the terraces, Davie, who was now advanced to doing a little work without his master’s immediate supervision, came running to him to say that Arkie was in the schoolroom and wanted to see him.

word

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “A word with you, please, Mr. Grant,” she said.

work

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading One evening, as Donal was walking in the little avenue below the terraces, Davie, who was now advanced to doing a little work without his master’s immediate supervision, came running to him to say that Arkie was in the schoolroom and wanted to see him.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “A word with you, please, Mr. Grant,” she said.