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Anne of the Island

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Chapter 10 of Anne of the Island is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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

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Patty’s Place The next evening found them treading resolutely the herring-bone walk through the tiny garden.

The April wind was filling the pine trees with its roundelay, and the grove was alive with robins—great, plump, saucy fellows, strutting along the paths.

The girls rang rather timidly, and were admitted by a grim and ancient handmaiden.

The door opened directly into a large living-room, where by a cheery little fire sat two other ladies, both of whom were also grim and ancient.

Except that one looked to be about seventy and the other fifty, there seemed little difference between them.

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Anne of the Island L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery

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Chapter X

Chapter 10

Chapter 10 of Anne of the Island is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Patty’s Place The next evening found them treading resolutely the herring-bone walk through the tiny garden. The April wind was filling the pine trees with its roundelay, and the grove was alive with robins—great, plump, saucy fellows, strutting along the paths. The girls rang rather timidly, and were admitted by a grim and ancient handmaiden. The door opened directly into a large living-room, where by a cheery little fire sat two other ladies, both of whom were also grim and ancient. Except that one looked to be about seventy and the other fifty, there seemed little difference between them.

Anne of the Island

Chapter X · Chapter 10

Chapter 10 of Anne of the Island is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

Patty’s Place The next evening found them treading resolutely the herring-bone walk through the tiny garden.

Line 2

The April wind was filling the pine trees with its roundelay, and the grove was alive with robins—great, plump, saucy fellows, strutting along the paths.

Line 3

The girls rang rather timidly, and were admitted by a grim and ancient handmaiden.

Line 4

The door opened directly into a large living-room, where by a cheery little fire sat two other ladies, both of whom were also grim and ancient.

Line 5

Except that one looked to be about seventy and the other fifty, there seemed little difference between them.

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Ancient adjective US /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.

From this reading “The girls rang rather timidly, and were admitted by a grim and ancient handmaiden.”

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a

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about

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admitted

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alive

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along

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From this reading The April wind was filling the pine trees with its roundelay, and the grove was alive with robins—great, plump, saucy fellows, strutting along the paths.

also

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From this reading The door opened directly into a large living-room, where by a cheery little fire sat two other ladies, both of whom were also grim and ancient.

ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.

From this reading The girls rang rather timidly, and were admitted by a grim and ancient handmaiden.

and

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From this reading The April wind was filling the pine trees with its roundelay, and the grove was alive with robins—great, plump, saucy fellows, strutting along the paths.

April

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From this reading The April wind was filling the pine trees with its roundelay, and the grove was alive with robins—great, plump, saucy fellows, strutting along the paths.

be

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From this reading Except that one looked to be about seventy and the other fifty, there seemed little difference between them.

between

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both

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From this reading The door opened directly into a large living-room, where by a cheery little fire sat two other ladies, both of whom were also grim and ancient.

by

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cheery

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From this reading The door opened directly into a large living-room, where by a cheery little fire sat two other ladies, both of whom were also grim and ancient.

difference

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directly

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door

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evening

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From this reading Patty’s Place The next evening found them treading resolutely the herring-bone walk through the tiny garden.

Except

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fellows

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fifty

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filling

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From this reading The April wind was filling the pine trees with its roundelay, and the grove was alive with robins—great, plump, saucy fellows, strutting along the paths.

fire

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found

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garden

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girls

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great

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grim

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grove

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handmaiden

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herring-bone

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From this reading Patty’s Place The next evening found them treading resolutely the herring-bone walk through the tiny garden.

into

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its

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ladies

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large

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little

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From this reading The door opened directly into a large living-room, where by a cheery little fire sat two other ladies, both of whom were also grim and ancient.

living-room

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looked

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next

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of

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one

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opened

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other

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From this reading The door opened directly into a large living-room, where by a cheery little fire sat two other ladies, both of whom were also grim and ancient.

paths

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From this reading The April wind was filling the pine trees with its roundelay, and the grove was alive with robins—great, plump, saucy fellows, strutting along the paths.

Patty's

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From this reading Patty’s Place The next evening found them treading resolutely the herring-bone walk through the tiny garden.

pine

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Place

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plump

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From this reading The April wind was filling the pine trees with its roundelay, and the grove was alive with robins—great, plump, saucy fellows, strutting along the paths.

rang

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From this reading The girls rang rather timidly, and were admitted by a grim and ancient handmaiden.

rather

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resolutely

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From this reading Patty’s Place The next evening found them treading resolutely the herring-bone walk through the tiny garden.

robins

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From this reading The April wind was filling the pine trees with its roundelay, and the grove was alive with robins—great, plump, saucy fellows, strutting along the paths.

roundelay

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From this reading The April wind was filling the pine trees with its roundelay, and the grove was alive with robins—great, plump, saucy fellows, strutting along the paths.

sat

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saucy

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From this reading The April wind was filling the pine trees with its roundelay, and the grove was alive with robins—great, plump, saucy fellows, strutting along the paths.

seemed

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From this reading Except that one looked to be about seventy and the other fifty, there seemed little difference between them.

seventy

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strutting

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From this reading The April wind was filling the pine trees with its roundelay, and the grove was alive with robins—great, plump, saucy fellows, strutting along the paths.

that

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The

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them

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there

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through

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timidly

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tiny

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to

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treading

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From this reading Patty’s Place The next evening found them treading resolutely the herring-bone walk through the tiny garden.

trees

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two

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walk

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was

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were

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where

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whom

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wind

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From this reading The April wind was filling the pine trees with its roundelay, and the grove was alive with robins—great, plump, saucy fellows, strutting along the paths.

with

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From this reading The April wind was filling the pine trees with its roundelay, and the grove was alive with robins—great, plump, saucy fellows, strutting along the paths.

Chapter 10 of Anne of the Island by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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.

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Chapter 10 holds 421 sentences of Anne of the Island, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.

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