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Anne's House of Dreams
Anne's House of Dreams

Chapter XX · Chapter 20

Chapter 20 of Anne's House of Dreams is here in full — 61 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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LOST MARGARET Anne found that she could go on living; the day came when she even smiled again over one of Miss Cornelia’s speeches.
But there was something in the smile that had never been in Anne’s smile before and would never be absent from it again.
On the first day she was able to go for a drive Gilbert took her down to Four Winds Point, and left her there while he rowed over the channel to see a patient at the fishing village.
A rollicking wind was scudding across the harbor and the dunes, whipping the water into white-caps and washing the sandshore with long lines of silvery breakers.
I’m real proud to see you here again, Mistress Blythe,” said Captain Jim.
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Anne's House of Dreams

Chapter XX · Chapter 20

Chapter 20 of Anne's House of Dreams is here in full — 61 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/12 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
LOST MARGARET Anne found that she could go on living; the day came when she even smiled again over one of Miss Cornelia’s speeches.
Line 2
But there was something in the smile that had never been in Anne’s smile before and would never be absent from it again.
Line 3
On the first day she was able to go for a drive Gilbert took her down to Four Winds Point, and left her there while he rowed over the channel to see a patient at the fishing village.
Line 4
A rollicking wind was scudding across the harbor and the dunes, whipping the water into white-caps and washing the sandshore with long lines of silvery breakers.
Line 5
I’m real proud to see you here again, Mistress Blythe,” said Captain Jim.

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a

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From this reading On the first day she was able to go for a drive Gilbert took her down to Four Winds Point, and left her there while he rowed over the channel to see a patient at the fishing village.

able

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From this reading On the first day she was able to go for a drive Gilbert took her down to Four Winds Point, and left her there while he rowed over the channel to see a patient at the fishing village.

absent

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From this reading But there was something in the smile that had never been in Anne’s smile before and would never be absent from it again.

across

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From this reading A rollicking wind was scudding across the harbor and the dunes, whipping the water into white-caps and washing the sandshore with long lines of silvery breakers.

again

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From this reading LOST MARGARET Anne found that she could go on living; the day came when she even smiled again over one of Miss Cornelia’s speeches.

and

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From this reading But there was something in the smile that had never been in Anne’s smile before and would never be absent from it again.

Anne

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From this reading LOST MARGARET Anne found that she could go on living; the day came when she even smiled again over one of Miss Cornelia’s speeches.

Anne's

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From this reading But there was something in the smile that had never been in Anne’s smile before and would never be absent from it again.

at

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From this reading On the first day she was able to go for a drive Gilbert took her down to Four Winds Point, and left her there while he rowed over the channel to see a patient at the fishing village.

be

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From this reading But there was something in the smile that had never been in Anne’s smile before and would never be absent from it again.

been

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From this reading But there was something in the smile that had never been in Anne’s smile before and would never be absent from it again.

before

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From this reading But there was something in the smile that had never been in Anne’s smile before and would never be absent from it again.

Blythe

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From this reading “I’m real proud to see you here again, Mistress Blythe,” said Captain Jim.

breakers

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From this reading A rollicking wind was scudding across the harbor and the dunes, whipping the water into white-caps and washing the sandshore with long lines of silvery breakers.

But

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From this reading But there was something in the smile that had never been in Anne’s smile before and would never be absent from it again.

came

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From this reading LOST MARGARET Anne found that she could go on living; the day came when she even smiled again over one of Miss Cornelia’s speeches.

Captain

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From this reading “I’m real proud to see you here again, Mistress Blythe,” said Captain Jim.

channel

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From this reading On the first day she was able to go for a drive Gilbert took her down to Four Winds Point, and left her there while he rowed over the channel to see a patient at the fishing village.

Cornelia's

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From this reading LOST MARGARET Anne found that she could go on living; the day came when she even smiled again over one of Miss Cornelia’s speeches.

could

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From this reading LOST MARGARET Anne found that she could go on living; the day came when she even smiled again over one of Miss Cornelia’s speeches.

day

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From this reading LOST MARGARET Anne found that she could go on living; the day came when she even smiled again over one of Miss Cornelia’s speeches.

down

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From this reading On the first day she was able to go for a drive Gilbert took her down to Four Winds Point, and left her there while he rowed over the channel to see a patient at the fishing village.

drive

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From this reading On the first day she was able to go for a drive Gilbert took her down to Four Winds Point, and left her there while he rowed over the channel to see a patient at the fishing village.

dunes

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From this reading A rollicking wind was scudding across the harbor and the dunes, whipping the water into white-caps and washing the sandshore with long lines of silvery breakers.

even

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From this reading LOST MARGARET Anne found that she could go on living; the day came when she even smiled again over one of Miss Cornelia’s speeches.

first

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From this reading On the first day she was able to go for a drive Gilbert took her down to Four Winds Point, and left her there while he rowed over the channel to see a patient at the fishing village.

fishing

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From this reading On the first day she was able to go for a drive Gilbert took her down to Four Winds Point, and left her there while he rowed over the channel to see a patient at the fishing village.

for

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From this reading On the first day she was able to go for a drive Gilbert took her down to Four Winds Point, and left her there while he rowed over the channel to see a patient at the fishing village.

found

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From this reading LOST MARGARET Anne found that she could go on living; the day came when she even smiled again over one of Miss Cornelia’s speeches.

Four

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From this reading On the first day she was able to go for a drive Gilbert took her down to Four Winds Point, and left her there while he rowed over the channel to see a patient at the fishing village.

from

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From this reading But there was something in the smile that had never been in Anne’s smile before and would never be absent from it again.

Gilbert

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From this reading On the first day she was able to go for a drive Gilbert took her down to Four Winds Point, and left her there while he rowed over the channel to see a patient at the fishing village.

go

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From this reading LOST MARGARET Anne found that she could go on living; the day came when she even smiled again over one of Miss Cornelia’s speeches.

had

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From this reading But there was something in the smile that had never been in Anne’s smile before and would never be absent from it again.

harbor

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From this reading A rollicking wind was scudding across the harbor and the dunes, whipping the water into white-caps and washing the sandshore with long lines of silvery breakers.

he

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From this reading On the first day she was able to go for a drive Gilbert took her down to Four Winds Point, and left her there while he rowed over the channel to see a patient at the fishing village.

her

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From this reading On the first day she was able to go for a drive Gilbert took her down to Four Winds Point, and left her there while he rowed over the channel to see a patient at the fishing village.

here

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From this reading “I’m real proud to see you here again, Mistress Blythe,” said Captain Jim.

I'm

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From this reading “I’m real proud to see you here again, Mistress Blythe,” said Captain Jim.

in

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From this reading But there was something in the smile that had never been in Anne’s smile before and would never be absent from it again.

into

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From this reading A rollicking wind was scudding across the harbor and the dunes, whipping the water into white-caps and washing the sandshore with long lines of silvery breakers.

it

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From this reading But there was something in the smile that had never been in Anne’s smile before and would never be absent from it again.

Jim

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From this reading “I’m real proud to see you here again, Mistress Blythe,” said Captain Jim.

left

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From this reading On the first day she was able to go for a drive Gilbert took her down to Four Winds Point, and left her there while he rowed over the channel to see a patient at the fishing village.

lines

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From this reading A rollicking wind was scudding across the harbor and the dunes, whipping the water into white-caps and washing the sandshore with long lines of silvery breakers.

living

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From this reading LOST MARGARET Anne found that she could go on living; the day came when she even smiled again over one of Miss Cornelia’s speeches.

long

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From this reading A rollicking wind was scudding across the harbor and the dunes, whipping the water into white-caps and washing the sandshore with long lines of silvery breakers.

LOST

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From this reading LOST MARGARET Anne found that she could go on living; the day came when she even smiled again over one of Miss Cornelia’s speeches.

MARGARET

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From this reading LOST MARGARET Anne found that she could go on living; the day came when she even smiled again over one of Miss Cornelia’s speeches.

Miss

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From this reading LOST MARGARET Anne found that she could go on living; the day came when she even smiled again over one of Miss Cornelia’s speeches.

Mistress

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From this reading “I’m real proud to see you here again, Mistress Blythe,” said Captain Jim.

never

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From this reading But there was something in the smile that had never been in Anne’s smile before and would never be absent from it again.

of

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From this reading LOST MARGARET Anne found that she could go on living; the day came when she even smiled again over one of Miss Cornelia’s speeches.

on

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From this reading LOST MARGARET Anne found that she could go on living; the day came when she even smiled again over one of Miss Cornelia’s speeches.

one

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From this reading LOST MARGARET Anne found that she could go on living; the day came when she even smiled again over one of Miss Cornelia’s speeches.

over

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From this reading LOST MARGARET Anne found that she could go on living; the day came when she even smiled again over one of Miss Cornelia’s speeches.

patient

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From this reading On the first day she was able to go for a drive Gilbert took her down to Four Winds Point, and left her there while he rowed over the channel to see a patient at the fishing village.

Point

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From this reading On the first day she was able to go for a drive Gilbert took her down to Four Winds Point, and left her there while he rowed over the channel to see a patient at the fishing village.

proud

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From this reading “I’m real proud to see you here again, Mistress Blythe,” said Captain Jim.

real

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From this reading “I’m real proud to see you here again, Mistress Blythe,” said Captain Jim.

rollicking

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From this reading A rollicking wind was scudding across the harbor and the dunes, whipping the water into white-caps and washing the sandshore with long lines of silvery breakers.

rowed

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From this reading On the first day she was able to go for a drive Gilbert took her down to Four Winds Point, and left her there while he rowed over the channel to see a patient at the fishing village.

said

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From this reading “I’m real proud to see you here again, Mistress Blythe,” said Captain Jim.

sandshore

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From this reading A rollicking wind was scudding across the harbor and the dunes, whipping the water into white-caps and washing the sandshore with long lines of silvery breakers.

scudding

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From this reading A rollicking wind was scudding across the harbor and the dunes, whipping the water into white-caps and washing the sandshore with long lines of silvery breakers.

see

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From this reading On the first day she was able to go for a drive Gilbert took her down to Four Winds Point, and left her there while he rowed over the channel to see a patient at the fishing village.

she

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From this reading LOST MARGARET Anne found that she could go on living; the day came when she even smiled again over one of Miss Cornelia’s speeches.

silvery

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From this reading A rollicking wind was scudding across the harbor and the dunes, whipping the water into white-caps and washing the sandshore with long lines of silvery breakers.

smile

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From this reading But there was something in the smile that had never been in Anne’s smile before and would never be absent from it again.

smiled

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From this reading LOST MARGARET Anne found that she could go on living; the day came when she even smiled again over one of Miss Cornelia’s speeches.

something

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From this reading But there was something in the smile that had never been in Anne’s smile before and would never be absent from it again.

speeches

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From this reading LOST MARGARET Anne found that she could go on living; the day came when she even smiled again over one of Miss Cornelia’s speeches.

that

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From this reading LOST MARGARET Anne found that she could go on living; the day came when she even smiled again over one of Miss Cornelia’s speeches.

the

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From this reading LOST MARGARET Anne found that she could go on living; the day came when she even smiled again over one of Miss Cornelia’s speeches.

there

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From this reading But there was something in the smile that had never been in Anne’s smile before and would never be absent from it again.

to

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From this reading On the first day she was able to go for a drive Gilbert took her down to Four Winds Point, and left her there while he rowed over the channel to see a patient at the fishing village.

took

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From this reading On the first day she was able to go for a drive Gilbert took her down to Four Winds Point, and left her there while he rowed over the channel to see a patient at the fishing village.

village

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From this reading On the first day she was able to go for a drive Gilbert took her down to Four Winds Point, and left her there while he rowed over the channel to see a patient at the fishing village.

was

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From this reading But there was something in the smile that had never been in Anne’s smile before and would never be absent from it again.

washing

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From this reading A rollicking wind was scudding across the harbor and the dunes, whipping the water into white-caps and washing the sandshore with long lines of silvery breakers.

water

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From this reading A rollicking wind was scudding across the harbor and the dunes, whipping the water into white-caps and washing the sandshore with long lines of silvery breakers.

when

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From this reading LOST MARGARET Anne found that she could go on living; the day came when she even smiled again over one of Miss Cornelia’s speeches.

while

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From this reading On the first day she was able to go for a drive Gilbert took her down to Four Winds Point, and left her there while he rowed over the channel to see a patient at the fishing village.

whipping

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From this reading A rollicking wind was scudding across the harbor and the dunes, whipping the water into white-caps and washing the sandshore with long lines of silvery breakers.

white-caps

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From this reading A rollicking wind was scudding across the harbor and the dunes, whipping the water into white-caps and washing the sandshore with long lines of silvery breakers.

wind

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From this reading A rollicking wind was scudding across the harbor and the dunes, whipping the water into white-caps and washing the sandshore with long lines of silvery breakers.

Winds

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From this reading On the first day she was able to go for a drive Gilbert took her down to Four Winds Point, and left her there while he rowed over the channel to see a patient at the fishing village.

with

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From this reading A rollicking wind was scudding across the harbor and the dunes, whipping the water into white-caps and washing the sandshore with long lines of silvery breakers.

would

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From this reading But there was something in the smile that had never been in Anne’s smile before and would never be absent from it again.

you

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From this reading “I’m real proud to see you here again, Mistress Blythe,” said Captain Jim.

Chapter 20 of Anne's House of Dreams by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery holds 61 sentences, grouped into 13 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 20 of Anne's House of Dreams contain?

Chapter 20 holds 61 sentences of Anne's House of Dreams, unabridged, divided into 13 reading sections.

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