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Anne of the Island

Chapter XXXI · Chapter 31

Chapter 31 of Anne of the Island is here in full — 96 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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He Just Kept Coming and Coming Three days later Anne came home from school and found Janet crying.
Tears and Janet seemed so incongruous that Anne was honestly alarmed.
Oh, what is the matter?” she cried anxiously.
I’mI’m forty today,” sobbed Janet.
Well, you were nearly that yesterday and it didn’t hurt,” comforted Anne, trying not to smile.
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Anne of the Island

Chapter XXXI · Chapter 31

Chapter 31 of Anne of the Island is here in full — 96 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
He Just Kept Coming and ComingThree days later Anne came home from school and found Janet crying.
Line 2
Tears and Janet seemed so incongruous that Anne was honestly alarmed.
Line 3
Oh, what is the matter?” she cried anxiously.
Line 4
I’mI’m forty today,” sobbed Janet.
Line 5
Well, you were nearly that yesterday and it didn’t hurt,” comforted Anne, trying not to smile.

All words in this reading · 49

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alarmed

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From this reading Tears and Janet seemed so incongruous that Anne was honestly alarmed.

and

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From this reading “He Just Kept Coming and Coming” Three days later Anne came home from school and found Janet crying.

Anne

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From this reading “He Just Kept Coming and Coming” Three days later Anne came home from school and found Janet crying.

anxiously

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From this reading “Oh, what is the matter?” she cried anxiously.

came

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From this reading “He Just Kept Coming and Coming” Three days later Anne came home from school and found Janet crying.

comforted

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From this reading “Well, you were nearly that yesterday and it didn’t hurt,” comforted Anne, trying not to smile.

Coming

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From this reading “He Just Kept Coming and Coming” Three days later Anne came home from school and found Janet crying.

cried

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From this reading “Oh, what is the matter?” she cried anxiously.

crying

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From this reading “He Just Kept Coming and Coming” Three days later Anne came home from school and found Janet crying.

days

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From this reading “He Just Kept Coming and Coming” Three days later Anne came home from school and found Janet crying.

didn't

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From this reading “Well, you were nearly that yesterday and it didn’t hurt,” comforted Anne, trying not to smile.

forty

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From this reading “I’m—I’m forty today,” sobbed Janet.

found

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From this reading “He Just Kept Coming and Coming” Three days later Anne came home from school and found Janet crying.

from

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From this reading “He Just Kept Coming and Coming” Three days later Anne came home from school and found Janet crying.

He

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From this reading “He Just Kept Coming and Coming” Three days later Anne came home from school and found Janet crying.

home

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From this reading “He Just Kept Coming and Coming” Three days later Anne came home from school and found Janet crying.

honestly

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From this reading Tears and Janet seemed so incongruous that Anne was honestly alarmed.

hurt

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From this reading “Well, you were nearly that yesterday and it didn’t hurt,” comforted Anne, trying not to smile.

I'm

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From this reading “I’m—I’m forty today,” sobbed Janet.

incongruous

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From this reading Tears and Janet seemed so incongruous that Anne was honestly alarmed.

is

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From this reading “Oh, what is the matter?” she cried anxiously.

it

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

From this reading “Well, you were nearly that yesterday and it didn’t hurt,” comforted Anne, trying not to smile.

Janet

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

From this reading “He Just Kept Coming and Coming” Three days later Anne came home from school and found Janet crying.

Just

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From this reading “He Just Kept Coming and Coming” Three days later Anne came home from school and found Janet crying.

Kept

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From this reading “He Just Kept Coming and Coming” Three days later Anne came home from school and found Janet crying.

later

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From this reading “He Just Kept Coming and Coming” Three days later Anne came home from school and found Janet crying.

matter

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From this reading “Oh, what is the matter?” she cried anxiously.

nearly

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From this reading “Well, you were nearly that yesterday and it didn’t hurt,” comforted Anne, trying not to smile.

not

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From this reading “Well, you were nearly that yesterday and it didn’t hurt,” comforted Anne, trying not to smile.

Oh

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From this reading “Oh, what is the matter?” she cried anxiously.

school

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From this reading “He Just Kept Coming and Coming” Three days later Anne came home from school and found Janet crying.

seemed

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From this reading Tears and Janet seemed so incongruous that Anne was honestly alarmed.

she

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From this reading “Oh, what is the matter?” she cried anxiously.

smile

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

From this reading “Well, you were nearly that yesterday and it didn’t hurt,” comforted Anne, trying not to smile.

so

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

From this reading Tears and Janet seemed so incongruous that Anne was honestly alarmed.

sobbed

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

From this reading “I’m—I’m forty today,” sobbed Janet.

Tears

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

From this reading Tears and Janet seemed so incongruous that Anne was honestly alarmed.

that

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From this reading Tears and Janet seemed so incongruous that Anne was honestly alarmed.

the

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From this reading “Oh, what is the matter?” she cried anxiously.

Three

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From this reading “He Just Kept Coming and Coming” Three days later Anne came home from school and found Janet crying.

to

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

From this reading “Well, you were nearly that yesterday and it didn’t hurt,” comforted Anne, trying not to smile.

today

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

From this reading “I’m—I’m forty today,” sobbed Janet.

trying

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

From this reading “Well, you were nearly that yesterday and it didn’t hurt,” comforted Anne, trying not to smile.

was

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

From this reading Tears and Janet seemed so incongruous that Anne was honestly alarmed.

Well

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

From this reading “Well, you were nearly that yesterday and it didn’t hurt,” comforted Anne, trying not to smile.

were

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

From this reading “Well, you were nearly that yesterday and it didn’t hurt,” comforted Anne, trying not to smile.

what

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

From this reading “Oh, what is the matter?” she cried anxiously.

yesterday

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

From this reading “Well, you were nearly that yesterday and it didn’t hurt,” comforted Anne, trying not to smile.

you

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

From this reading “Well, you were nearly that yesterday and it didn’t hurt,” comforted Anne, trying not to smile.

Chapter 31 of Anne of the Island by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery holds 96 sentences, grouped into 20 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 31 of Anne of the Island contain?

Chapter 31 holds 96 sentences of Anne of the Island, unabridged, divided into 20 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 31 of Anne of the Island by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 96 sentences, grouped into 20 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 31 of Anne of the Island?

Work through the 20 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 20 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 31 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 31 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 Anne of the Island

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Project Gutenberg eBook #51, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Anne of the Island take to read?

About 473 minutes of reading across 1136 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Anne of the Island

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

Shadow
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Anne of the Island; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Change
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Harvest
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Anne of the Island; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Ended
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