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Anne's House of Dreams

Chapter XXI · Chapter 21

Chapter 21 of Anne's House of Dreams is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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BARRIERS SWEPT AWAY Anne,” said Leslie, breaking abruptly a short silence, you don’t know how GOOD it is to be sitting here with you again--working--and talking--and being silent together.”
They were sitting among the blue-eyed grasses on the bank of the brook in Anne’s garden.
The water sparkled and crooned past them; the birches threw dappled shadows over them; roses bloomed along the walks.
The sun was beginning to be low, and the air was full of woven music.
There was one music of the wind in the firs behind the house, and another of the waves on the bar, and still another from the distant bell of the church near which the wee, white lady slept.
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Anne's House of Dreams

Chapter XXI · Chapter 21

Chapter 21 of Anne's House of Dreams is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/39 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
BARRIERS SWEPT AWAYAnne,” said Leslie, breaking abruptly a short silence, “you don’t know how GOOD it is to be sitting here with you again--working--and talking--and being silent together.”
Line 2
They were sitting among the blue-eyed grasses on the bank of the brook in Anne’s garden.
Line 3
The water sparkled and crooned past them; the birches threw dappled shadows over them; roses bloomed along the walks.
Line 4
The sun was beginning to be low, and the air was full of woven music.
Line 5
There was one music of the wind in the firs behind the house, and another of the waves on the bar, and still another from the distant bell of the church near which the wee, white lady slept.

Learner Dictionary

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Silence noun US /ˈsaɪ.ləns/

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading “BARRIERS SWEPT AWAY “Anne,” said Leslie, breaking abruptly a short silence, “you don’t know how GOOD it is to be sitting here with you again--working--and talking--and being silent together.””

All words in this reading · 85

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a

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From this reading BARRIERS SWEPT AWAY “Anne,” said Leslie, breaking abruptly a short silence, “you don’t know how GOOD it is to be sitting here with you again--working--and talking--and being silent together.”

abruptly

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From this reading BARRIERS SWEPT AWAY “Anne,” said Leslie, breaking abruptly a short silence, “you don’t know how GOOD it is to be sitting here with you again--working--and talking--and being silent together.”

again

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From this reading BARRIERS SWEPT AWAY “Anne,” said Leslie, breaking abruptly a short silence, “you don’t know how GOOD it is to be sitting here with you again--working--and talking--and being silent together.”

air

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From this reading The sun was beginning to be low, and the air was full of woven music.

along

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From this reading The water sparkled and crooned past them; the birches threw dappled shadows over them; roses bloomed along the walks.

among

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From this reading They were sitting among the blue-eyed grasses on the bank of the brook in Anne’s garden.

and

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From this reading BARRIERS SWEPT AWAY “Anne,” said Leslie, breaking abruptly a short silence, “you don’t know how GOOD it is to be sitting here with you again--working--and talking--and being silent together.”

Anne

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From this reading BARRIERS SWEPT AWAY “Anne,” said Leslie, breaking abruptly a short silence, “you don’t know how GOOD it is to be sitting here with you again--working--and talking--and being silent together.”

Anne's

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From this reading They were sitting among the blue-eyed grasses on the bank of the brook in Anne’s garden.

another

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From this reading There was one music of the wind in the firs behind the house, and another of the waves on the bar, and still another from the distant bell of the church near which the wee, white lady slept.

AWAY

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From this reading BARRIERS SWEPT AWAY “Anne,” said Leslie, breaking abruptly a short silence, “you don’t know how GOOD it is to be sitting here with you again--working--and talking--and being silent together.”

bank

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

From this reading They were sitting among the blue-eyed grasses on the bank of the brook in Anne’s garden.

bar

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From this reading There was one music of the wind in the firs behind the house, and another of the waves on the bar, and still another from the distant bell of the church near which the wee, white lady slept.

BARRIERS

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From this reading BARRIERS SWEPT AWAY “Anne,” said Leslie, breaking abruptly a short silence, “you don’t know how GOOD it is to be sitting here with you again--working--and talking--and being silent together.”

be

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From this reading BARRIERS SWEPT AWAY “Anne,” said Leslie, breaking abruptly a short silence, “you don’t know how GOOD it is to be sitting here with you again--working--and talking--and being silent together.”

beginning

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

From this reading The sun was beginning to be low, and the air was full of woven music.

behind

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From this reading There was one music of the wind in the firs behind the house, and another of the waves on the bar, and still another from the distant bell of the church near which the wee, white lady slept.

being

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From this reading BARRIERS SWEPT AWAY “Anne,” said Leslie, breaking abruptly a short silence, “you don’t know how GOOD it is to be sitting here with you again--working--and talking--and being silent together.”

bell

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

From this reading There was one music of the wind in the firs behind the house, and another of the waves on the bar, and still another from the distant bell of the church near which the wee, white lady slept.

birches

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

From this reading The water sparkled and crooned past them; the birches threw dappled shadows over them; roses bloomed along the walks.

bloomed

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

From this reading The water sparkled and crooned past them; the birches threw dappled shadows over them; roses bloomed along the walks.

blue-eyed

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

From this reading They were sitting among the blue-eyed grasses on the bank of the brook in Anne’s garden.

breaking

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

From this reading BARRIERS SWEPT AWAY “Anne,” said Leslie, breaking abruptly a short silence, “you don’t know how GOOD it is to be sitting here with you again--working--and talking--and being silent together.”

brook

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

From this reading They were sitting among the blue-eyed grasses on the bank of the brook in Anne’s garden.

church

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

From this reading There was one music of the wind in the firs behind the house, and another of the waves on the bar, and still another from the distant bell of the church near which the wee, white lady slept.

crooned

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

From this reading The water sparkled and crooned past them; the birches threw dappled shadows over them; roses bloomed along the walks.

dappled

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

From this reading The water sparkled and crooned past them; the birches threw dappled shadows over them; roses bloomed along the walks.

distant

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

From this reading There was one music of the wind in the firs behind the house, and another of the waves on the bar, and still another from the distant bell of the church near which the wee, white lady slept.

don't

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

From this reading BARRIERS SWEPT AWAY “Anne,” said Leslie, breaking abruptly a short silence, “you don’t know how GOOD it is to be sitting here with you again--working--and talking--and being silent together.”

firs

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

From this reading There was one music of the wind in the firs behind the house, and another of the waves on the bar, and still another from the distant bell of the church near which the wee, white lady slept.

from

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

From this reading There was one music of the wind in the firs behind the house, and another of the waves on the bar, and still another from the distant bell of the church near which the wee, white lady slept.

full

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

From this reading The sun was beginning to be low, and the air was full of woven music.

garden

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

From this reading They were sitting among the blue-eyed grasses on the bank of the brook in Anne’s garden.

GOOD

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

From this reading BARRIERS SWEPT AWAY “Anne,” said Leslie, breaking abruptly a short silence, “you don’t know how GOOD it is to be sitting here with you again--working--and talking--and being silent together.”

grasses

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

From this reading They were sitting among the blue-eyed grasses on the bank of the brook in Anne’s garden.

here

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

From this reading BARRIERS SWEPT AWAY “Anne,” said Leslie, breaking abruptly a short silence, “you don’t know how GOOD it is to be sitting here with you again--working--and talking--and being silent together.”

house

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

From this reading There was one music of the wind in the firs behind the house, and another of the waves on the bar, and still another from the distant bell of the church near which the wee, white lady slept.

how

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

From this reading BARRIERS SWEPT AWAY “Anne,” said Leslie, breaking abruptly a short silence, “you don’t know how GOOD it is to be sitting here with you again--working--and talking--and being silent together.”

in

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

From this reading They were sitting among the blue-eyed grasses on the bank of the brook in Anne’s garden.

is

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

From this reading BARRIERS SWEPT AWAY “Anne,” said Leslie, breaking abruptly a short silence, “you don’t know how GOOD it is to be sitting here with you again--working--and talking--and being silent together.”

it

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

From this reading BARRIERS SWEPT AWAY “Anne,” said Leslie, breaking abruptly a short silence, “you don’t know how GOOD it is to be sitting here with you again--working--and talking--and being silent together.”

know

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

From this reading BARRIERS SWEPT AWAY “Anne,” said Leslie, breaking abruptly a short silence, “you don’t know how GOOD it is to be sitting here with you again--working--and talking--and being silent together.”

lady

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

From this reading There was one music of the wind in the firs behind the house, and another of the waves on the bar, and still another from the distant bell of the church near which the wee, white lady slept.

Leslie

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

From this reading BARRIERS SWEPT AWAY “Anne,” said Leslie, breaking abruptly a short silence, “you don’t know how GOOD it is to be sitting here with you again--working--and talking--and being silent together.”

low

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

From this reading The sun was beginning to be low, and the air was full of woven music.

music

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

From this reading The sun was beginning to be low, and the air was full of woven music.

near

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

From this reading There was one music of the wind in the firs behind the house, and another of the waves on the bar, and still another from the distant bell of the church near which the wee, white lady slept.

of

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

From this reading They were sitting among the blue-eyed grasses on the bank of the brook in Anne’s garden.

on

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

From this reading They were sitting among the blue-eyed grasses on the bank of the brook in Anne’s garden.

one

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

From this reading There was one music of the wind in the firs behind the house, and another of the waves on the bar, and still another from the distant bell of the church near which the wee, white lady slept.

over

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

From this reading The water sparkled and crooned past them; the birches threw dappled shadows over them; roses bloomed along the walks.

past

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

From this reading The water sparkled and crooned past them; the birches threw dappled shadows over them; roses bloomed along the walks.

roses

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

From this reading The water sparkled and crooned past them; the birches threw dappled shadows over them; roses bloomed along the walks.

said

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

From this reading BARRIERS SWEPT AWAY “Anne,” said Leslie, breaking abruptly a short silence, “you don’t know how GOOD it is to be sitting here with you again--working--and talking--and being silent together.”

shadows

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

From this reading The water sparkled and crooned past them; the birches threw dappled shadows over them; roses bloomed along the walks.

short

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

From this reading BARRIERS SWEPT AWAY “Anne,” said Leslie, breaking abruptly a short silence, “you don’t know how GOOD it is to be sitting here with you again--working--and talking--and being silent together.”

silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading BARRIERS SWEPT AWAY “Anne,” said Leslie, breaking abruptly a short silence, “you don’t know how GOOD it is to be sitting here with you again--working--and talking--and being silent together.”

silent

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

From this reading BARRIERS SWEPT AWAY “Anne,” said Leslie, breaking abruptly a short silence, “you don’t know how GOOD it is to be sitting here with you again--working--and talking--and being silent together.”

sitting

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

From this reading BARRIERS SWEPT AWAY “Anne,” said Leslie, breaking abruptly a short silence, “you don’t know how GOOD it is to be sitting here with you again--working--and talking--and being silent together.”

slept

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

From this reading There was one music of the wind in the firs behind the house, and another of the waves on the bar, and still another from the distant bell of the church near which the wee, white lady slept.

sparkled

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

From this reading The water sparkled and crooned past them; the birches threw dappled shadows over them; roses bloomed along the walks.

still

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

From this reading There was one music of the wind in the firs behind the house, and another of the waves on the bar, and still another from the distant bell of the church near which the wee, white lady slept.

sun

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

From this reading The sun was beginning to be low, and the air was full of woven music.

SWEPT

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From this reading BARRIERS SWEPT AWAY “Anne,” said Leslie, breaking abruptly a short silence, “you don’t know how GOOD it is to be sitting here with you again--working--and talking--and being silent together.”

talking

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

From this reading BARRIERS SWEPT AWAY “Anne,” said Leslie, breaking abruptly a short silence, “you don’t know how GOOD it is to be sitting here with you again--working--and talking--and being silent together.”

the

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

From this reading They were sitting among the blue-eyed grasses on the bank of the brook in Anne’s garden.

them

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From this reading The water sparkled and crooned past them; the birches threw dappled shadows over them; roses bloomed along the walks.

There

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

From this reading There was one music of the wind in the firs behind the house, and another of the waves on the bar, and still another from the distant bell of the church near which the wee, white lady slept.

They

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

From this reading They were sitting among the blue-eyed grasses on the bank of the brook in Anne’s garden.

threw

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

From this reading The water sparkled and crooned past them; the birches threw dappled shadows over them; roses bloomed along the walks.

to

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

From this reading BARRIERS SWEPT AWAY “Anne,” said Leslie, breaking abruptly a short silence, “you don’t know how GOOD it is to be sitting here with you again--working--and talking--and being silent together.”

together

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From this reading BARRIERS SWEPT AWAY “Anne,” said Leslie, breaking abruptly a short silence, “you don’t know how GOOD it is to be sitting here with you again--working--and talking--and being silent together.”

walks

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

From this reading The water sparkled and crooned past them; the birches threw dappled shadows over them; roses bloomed along the walks.

was

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

From this reading The sun was beginning to be low, and the air was full of woven music.

water

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

From this reading The water sparkled and crooned past them; the birches threw dappled shadows over them; roses bloomed along the walks.

waves

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

From this reading There was one music of the wind in the firs behind the house, and another of the waves on the bar, and still another from the distant bell of the church near which the wee, white lady slept.

wee

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

From this reading There was one music of the wind in the firs behind the house, and another of the waves on the bar, and still another from the distant bell of the church near which the wee, white lady slept.

were

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

From this reading They were sitting among the blue-eyed grasses on the bank of the brook in Anne’s garden.

which

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From this reading There was one music of the wind in the firs behind the house, and another of the waves on the bar, and still another from the distant bell of the church near which the wee, white lady slept.

white

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

From this reading There was one music of the wind in the firs behind the house, and another of the waves on the bar, and still another from the distant bell of the church near which the wee, white lady slept.

wind

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

From this reading There was one music of the wind in the firs behind the house, and another of the waves on the bar, and still another from the distant bell of the church near which the wee, white lady slept.

with

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From this reading BARRIERS SWEPT AWAY “Anne,” said Leslie, breaking abruptly a short silence, “you don’t know how GOOD it is to be sitting here with you again--working--and talking--and being silent together.”

working

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From this reading BARRIERS SWEPT AWAY “Anne,” said Leslie, breaking abruptly a short silence, “you don’t know how GOOD it is to be sitting here with you again--working--and talking--and being silent together.”

woven

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

From this reading The sun was beginning to be low, and the air was full of woven music.

you

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

From this reading BARRIERS SWEPT AWAY “Anne,” said Leslie, breaking abruptly a short silence, “you don’t know how GOOD it is to be sitting here with you again--working--and talking--and being silent together.”

Chapter 21 of Anne's House of Dreams by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery holds 198 sentences, grouped into 40 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 21 of Anne's House of Dreams contain?

Chapter 21 holds 198 sentences of Anne's House of Dreams, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.

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