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Anne of Green Gables

Chapter IV · Chapter 4

Chapter 4 of Anne of Green Gables is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery • Curated US English Learning Edition

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IT was broad daylight when Anne awoke and sat up in bed, staring confusedly at the window through which a flood of cheery sunshine was pouring and outside of which something white and feathery waved across glimpses of blue sky.

For a moment she could not remember where she was.

First came a delightful thrill, as of something very pleasant; then a horrible remembrance.

This was Green Gables and they didn’t want her because she wasn’t a boy!

But it was morning and, yes, it was a cherry-tree in full bloom outside of her window.

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Anne of Green Gables L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery

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Chapter IV

Chapter 4

Chapter 4 of Anne of Green Gables is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

IT was broad daylight when Anne awoke and sat up in bed, staring confusedly at the window through which a flood of cheery sunshine was pouring and outside of which something white and feathery waved across glimpses of blue sky. For a moment she could not remember where she was. First came a delightful thrill, as of something very pleasant; then a horrible remembrance. This was Green Gables and they didn’t want her because she wasn’t a boy! But it was morning and, yes, it was a cherry-tree in full bloom outside of her window.

Anne of Green Gables

Chapter IV · Chapter 4

Chapter 4 of Anne of Green Gables is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/29 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

IT was broad daylight when Anne awoke and sat up in bed, staring confusedly at the window through which a flood of cheery sunshine was pouring and outside of which something white and feathery waved across glimpses of blue sky.

Line 2

For a moment she could not remember where she was.

Line 3

First came a delightful thrill, as of something very pleasant; then a horrible remembrance.

Line 4

This was Green Gables and they didn’t want her because she wasn’t a boy!

Line 5

But it was morning and, yes, it was a cherry-tree in full bloom outside of her window.

Learner Dictionary

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Remember verb US /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading “For a moment she could not remember where she was.”

All words in this reading · 67

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a

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From this reading IT was broad daylight when Anne awoke and sat up in bed, staring confusedly at the window through which a flood of cheery sunshine was pouring and outside of which something white and feathery waved across glimpses of blue sky.

across

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From this reading IT was broad daylight when Anne awoke and sat up in bed, staring confusedly at the window through which a flood of cheery sunshine was pouring and outside of which something white and feathery waved across glimpses of blue sky.

and

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From this reading IT was broad daylight when Anne awoke and sat up in bed, staring confusedly at the window through which a flood of cheery sunshine was pouring and outside of which something white and feathery waved across glimpses of blue sky.

Anne

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From this reading IT was broad daylight when Anne awoke and sat up in bed, staring confusedly at the window through which a flood of cheery sunshine was pouring and outside of which something white and feathery waved across glimpses of blue sky.

as

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From this reading First came a delightful thrill, as of something very pleasant; then a horrible remembrance.

at

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From this reading IT was broad daylight when Anne awoke and sat up in bed, staring confusedly at the window through which a flood of cheery sunshine was pouring and outside of which something white and feathery waved across glimpses of blue sky.

awoke

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From this reading IT was broad daylight when Anne awoke and sat up in bed, staring confusedly at the window through which a flood of cheery sunshine was pouring and outside of which something white and feathery waved across glimpses of blue sky.

because

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From this reading This was Green Gables and they didn’t want her because she wasn’t a boy!

bed

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From this reading IT was broad daylight when Anne awoke and sat up in bed, staring confusedly at the window through which a flood of cheery sunshine was pouring and outside of which something white and feathery waved across glimpses of blue sky.

bloom

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From this reading But it was morning and, yes, it was a cherry-tree in full bloom outside of her window.

blue

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From this reading IT was broad daylight when Anne awoke and sat up in bed, staring confusedly at the window through which a flood of cheery sunshine was pouring and outside of which something white and feathery waved across glimpses of blue sky.

boy

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From this reading This was Green Gables and they didn’t want her because she wasn’t a boy!

broad

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From this reading IT was broad daylight when Anne awoke and sat up in bed, staring confusedly at the window through which a flood of cheery sunshine was pouring and outside of which something white and feathery waved across glimpses of blue sky.

But

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From this reading But it was morning and, yes, it was a cherry-tree in full bloom outside of her window.

came

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From this reading First came a delightful thrill, as of something very pleasant; then a horrible remembrance.

cheery

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From this reading IT was broad daylight when Anne awoke and sat up in bed, staring confusedly at the window through which a flood of cheery sunshine was pouring and outside of which something white and feathery waved across glimpses of blue sky.

cherry-tree

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From this reading But it was morning and, yes, it was a cherry-tree in full bloom outside of her window.

confusedly

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From this reading IT was broad daylight when Anne awoke and sat up in bed, staring confusedly at the window through which a flood of cheery sunshine was pouring and outside of which something white and feathery waved across glimpses of blue sky.

could

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From this reading For a moment she could not remember where she was.

daylight

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From this reading IT was broad daylight when Anne awoke and sat up in bed, staring confusedly at the window through which a flood of cheery sunshine was pouring and outside of which something white and feathery waved across glimpses of blue sky.

delightful

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From this reading First came a delightful thrill, as of something very pleasant; then a horrible remembrance.

didn't

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From this reading This was Green Gables and they didn’t want her because she wasn’t a boy!

feathery

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From this reading IT was broad daylight when Anne awoke and sat up in bed, staring confusedly at the window through which a flood of cheery sunshine was pouring and outside of which something white and feathery waved across glimpses of blue sky.

First

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From this reading First came a delightful thrill, as of something very pleasant; then a horrible remembrance.

flood

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From this reading IT was broad daylight when Anne awoke and sat up in bed, staring confusedly at the window through which a flood of cheery sunshine was pouring and outside of which something white and feathery waved across glimpses of blue sky.

For

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From this reading For a moment she could not remember where she was.

full

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From this reading But it was morning and, yes, it was a cherry-tree in full bloom outside of her window.

Gables

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From this reading This was Green Gables and they didn’t want her because she wasn’t a boy!

glimpses

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From this reading IT was broad daylight when Anne awoke and sat up in bed, staring confusedly at the window through which a flood of cheery sunshine was pouring and outside of which something white and feathery waved across glimpses of blue sky.

Green

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From this reading This was Green Gables and they didn’t want her because she wasn’t a boy!

her

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From this reading This was Green Gables and they didn’t want her because she wasn’t a boy!

horrible

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From this reading First came a delightful thrill, as of something very pleasant; then a horrible remembrance.

in

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From this reading IT was broad daylight when Anne awoke and sat up in bed, staring confusedly at the window through which a flood of cheery sunshine was pouring and outside of which something white and feathery waved across glimpses of blue sky.

IT

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From this reading IT was broad daylight when Anne awoke and sat up in bed, staring confusedly at the window through which a flood of cheery sunshine was pouring and outside of which something white and feathery waved across glimpses of blue sky.

moment

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From this reading For a moment she could not remember where she was.

morning

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From this reading But it was morning and, yes, it was a cherry-tree in full bloom outside of her window.

not

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From this reading For a moment she could not remember where she was.

of

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From this reading IT was broad daylight when Anne awoke and sat up in bed, staring confusedly at the window through which a flood of cheery sunshine was pouring and outside of which something white and feathery waved across glimpses of blue sky.

outside

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From this reading IT was broad daylight when Anne awoke and sat up in bed, staring confusedly at the window through which a flood of cheery sunshine was pouring and outside of which something white and feathery waved across glimpses of blue sky.

pleasant

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From this reading First came a delightful thrill, as of something very pleasant; then a horrible remembrance.

pouring

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From this reading IT was broad daylight when Anne awoke and sat up in bed, staring confusedly at the window through which a flood of cheery sunshine was pouring and outside of which something white and feathery waved across glimpses of blue sky.

rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading For a moment she could not remember where she was.

remembrance

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From this reading First came a delightful thrill, as of something very pleasant; then a horrible remembrance.

sat

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From this reading IT was broad daylight when Anne awoke and sat up in bed, staring confusedly at the window through which a flood of cheery sunshine was pouring and outside of which something white and feathery waved across glimpses of blue sky.

she

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From this reading For a moment she could not remember where she was.

sky

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From this reading IT was broad daylight when Anne awoke and sat up in bed, staring confusedly at the window through which a flood of cheery sunshine was pouring and outside of which something white and feathery waved across glimpses of blue sky.

something

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From this reading IT was broad daylight when Anne awoke and sat up in bed, staring confusedly at the window through which a flood of cheery sunshine was pouring and outside of which something white and feathery waved across glimpses of blue sky.

staring

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From this reading IT was broad daylight when Anne awoke and sat up in bed, staring confusedly at the window through which a flood of cheery sunshine was pouring and outside of which something white and feathery waved across glimpses of blue sky.

sunshine

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From this reading IT was broad daylight when Anne awoke and sat up in bed, staring confusedly at the window through which a flood of cheery sunshine was pouring and outside of which something white and feathery waved across glimpses of blue sky.

the

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From this reading IT was broad daylight when Anne awoke and sat up in bed, staring confusedly at the window through which a flood of cheery sunshine was pouring and outside of which something white and feathery waved across glimpses of blue sky.

then

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From this reading First came a delightful thrill, as of something very pleasant; then a horrible remembrance.

they

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From this reading This was Green Gables and they didn’t want her because she wasn’t a boy!

This

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From this reading This was Green Gables and they didn’t want her because she wasn’t a boy!

thrill

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From this reading First came a delightful thrill, as of something very pleasant; then a horrible remembrance.

through

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From this reading IT was broad daylight when Anne awoke and sat up in bed, staring confusedly at the window through which a flood of cheery sunshine was pouring and outside of which something white and feathery waved across glimpses of blue sky.

up

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From this reading IT was broad daylight when Anne awoke and sat up in bed, staring confusedly at the window through which a flood of cheery sunshine was pouring and outside of which something white and feathery waved across glimpses of blue sky.

very

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From this reading First came a delightful thrill, as of something very pleasant; then a horrible remembrance.

want

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From this reading This was Green Gables and they didn’t want her because she wasn’t a boy!

was

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From this reading IT was broad daylight when Anne awoke and sat up in bed, staring confusedly at the window through which a flood of cheery sunshine was pouring and outside of which something white and feathery waved across glimpses of blue sky.

wasn't

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From this reading This was Green Gables and they didn’t want her because she wasn’t a boy!

waved

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From this reading IT was broad daylight when Anne awoke and sat up in bed, staring confusedly at the window through which a flood of cheery sunshine was pouring and outside of which something white and feathery waved across glimpses of blue sky.

when

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From this reading IT was broad daylight when Anne awoke and sat up in bed, staring confusedly at the window through which a flood of cheery sunshine was pouring and outside of which something white and feathery waved across glimpses of blue sky.

where

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From this reading For a moment she could not remember where she was.

which

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From this reading IT was broad daylight when Anne awoke and sat up in bed, staring confusedly at the window through which a flood of cheery sunshine was pouring and outside of which something white and feathery waved across glimpses of blue sky.

white

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From this reading IT was broad daylight when Anne awoke and sat up in bed, staring confusedly at the window through which a flood of cheery sunshine was pouring and outside of which something white and feathery waved across glimpses of blue sky.

window

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From this reading IT was broad daylight when Anne awoke and sat up in bed, staring confusedly at the window through which a flood of cheery sunshine was pouring and outside of which something white and feathery waved across glimpses of blue sky.

yes

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From this reading But it was morning and, yes, it was a cherry-tree in full bloom outside of her window.

Chapter 4 of Anne of Green Gables by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery holds 148 sentences, grouped into 30 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 4 of Anne of Green Gables contain?

Chapter 4 holds 148 sentences of Anne of Green Gables, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 4 of Anne of Green Gables by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 148 sentences, grouped into 30 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 4 of Anne of Green Gables?

Work through the 30 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 30 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 4 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 4 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.

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Common questions about reading Anne of Green Gables by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Anne of Green Gables?

Yes. All 6655 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #45 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #45, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Anne of Green Gables take to read?

About 554 minutes of reading across 1331 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Anne of Green Gables

Words and structures a reader meets early in Anne of Green Gables, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Rachel: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Anne of Green Gables; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Lynde: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Anne of Green Gables; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Lived: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Anne of Green Gables; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Where: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Anne of Green Gables; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.