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Anne's House of Dreams

Chapter XXIII · Chapter 23

Chapter 23 of Anne's House of Dreams is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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

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OWEN FORD COMES One evening Miss Cornelia telephoned down to Anne.

“The writer man has just arrived here.

I’m going to drive him down to your place, and you can show him the way over to Leslie’s.

It’s shorter than driving round by the other road, and I’m in a mortal hurry.

The Reese baby has gone and fallen into a pail of hot water at the Glen, and got nearly scalded to death and they want me right off--to put a new skin on the child, I presume.

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Anne's House of Dreams

Chapter XXIII · Chapter 23

Chapter 23 of Anne's House of Dreams is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/25 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

OWEN FORD COMES One evening Miss Cornelia telephoned down to Anne.

Line 2

“The writer man has just arrived here.

Line 3

I’m going to drive him down to your place, and you can show him the way over to Leslie’s.

Line 4

It’s shorter than driving round by the other road, and I’m in a mortal hurry.

Line 5

The Reese baby has gone and fallen into a pail of hot water at the Glen, and got nearly scalded to death and they want me right off--to put a new skin on the child, I presume.

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a

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and

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From this reading I’m going to drive him down to your place, and you can show him the way over to Leslie’s.

Anne

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From this reading OWEN FORD COMES One evening Miss Cornelia telephoned down to Anne.

arrived

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From this reading “The writer man has just arrived here.

at

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From this reading The Reese baby has gone and fallen into a pail of hot water at the Glen, and got nearly scalded to death and they want me right off--to put a new skin on the child, I presume.

baby

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by

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can

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From this reading I’m going to drive him down to your place, and you can show him the way over to Leslie’s.

child

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From this reading The Reese baby has gone and fallen into a pail of hot water at the Glen, and got nearly scalded to death and they want me right off--to put a new skin on the child, I presume.

COMES

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From this reading OWEN FORD COMES One evening Miss Cornelia telephoned down to Anne.

Cornelia

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From this reading OWEN FORD COMES One evening Miss Cornelia telephoned down to Anne.

death

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down

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From this reading OWEN FORD COMES One evening Miss Cornelia telephoned down to Anne.

drive

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driving

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From this reading It’s shorter than driving round by the other road, and I’m in a mortal hurry.

evening

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From this reading OWEN FORD COMES One evening Miss Cornelia telephoned down to Anne.

fallen

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FORD

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From this reading OWEN FORD COMES One evening Miss Cornelia telephoned down to Anne.

Glen

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going

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From this reading I’m going to drive him down to your place, and you can show him the way over to Leslie’s.

gone

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got

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has

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From this reading “The writer man has just arrived here.

here

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From this reading “The writer man has just arrived here.

him

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From this reading I’m going to drive him down to your place, and you can show him the way over to Leslie’s.

hot

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hurry

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I

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I'm

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in

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From this reading It’s shorter than driving round by the other road, and I’m in a mortal hurry.

into

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It's

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just

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From this reading “The writer man has just arrived here.

Leslie's

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man

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From this reading “The writer man has just arrived here.

me

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From this reading The Reese baby has gone and fallen into a pail of hot water at the Glen, and got nearly scalded to death and they want me right off--to put a new skin on the child, I presume.

Miss

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From this reading OWEN FORD COMES One evening Miss Cornelia telephoned down to Anne.

mortal

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From this reading It’s shorter than driving round by the other road, and I’m in a mortal hurry.

nearly

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From this reading The Reese baby has gone and fallen into a pail of hot water at the Glen, and got nearly scalded to death and they want me right off--to put a new skin on the child, I presume.

new

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of

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off

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From this reading The Reese baby has gone and fallen into a pail of hot water at the Glen, and got nearly scalded to death and they want me right off--to put a new skin on the child, I presume.

on

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From this reading The Reese baby has gone and fallen into a pail of hot water at the Glen, and got nearly scalded to death and they want me right off--to put a new skin on the child, I presume.

One

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From this reading OWEN FORD COMES One evening Miss Cornelia telephoned down to Anne.

other

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From this reading It’s shorter than driving round by the other road, and I’m in a mortal hurry.

over

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From this reading I’m going to drive him down to your place, and you can show him the way over to Leslie’s.

OWEN

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From this reading OWEN FORD COMES One evening Miss Cornelia telephoned down to Anne.

pail

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From this reading The Reese baby has gone and fallen into a pail of hot water at the Glen, and got nearly scalded to death and they want me right off--to put a new skin on the child, I presume.

place

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From this reading I’m going to drive him down to your place, and you can show him the way over to Leslie’s.

presume

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From this reading The Reese baby has gone and fallen into a pail of hot water at the Glen, and got nearly scalded to death and they want me right off--to put a new skin on the child, I presume.

put

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Reese

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From this reading The Reese baby has gone and fallen into a pail of hot water at the Glen, and got nearly scalded to death and they want me right off--to put a new skin on the child, I presume.

right

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road

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From this reading It’s shorter than driving round by the other road, and I’m in a mortal hurry.

round

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scalded

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From this reading The Reese baby has gone and fallen into a pail of hot water at the Glen, and got nearly scalded to death and they want me right off--to put a new skin on the child, I presume.

shorter

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From this reading It’s shorter than driving round by the other road, and I’m in a mortal hurry.

show

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From this reading I’m going to drive him down to your place, and you can show him the way over to Leslie’s.

skin

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From this reading The Reese baby has gone and fallen into a pail of hot water at the Glen, and got nearly scalded to death and they want me right off--to put a new skin on the child, I presume.

telephoned

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From this reading OWEN FORD COMES One evening Miss Cornelia telephoned down to Anne.

than

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From this reading It’s shorter than driving round by the other road, and I’m in a mortal hurry.

The

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From this reading “The writer man has just arrived here.

they

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From this reading The Reese baby has gone and fallen into a pail of hot water at the Glen, and got nearly scalded to death and they want me right off--to put a new skin on the child, I presume.

to

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From this reading OWEN FORD COMES One evening Miss Cornelia telephoned down to Anne.

want

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water

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way

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writer

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you

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your

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Chapter 23 of Anne's House of Dreams by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery holds 125 sentences, grouped into 25 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 23 of Anne's House of Dreams contain?

Chapter 23 holds 125 sentences of Anne's House of Dreams, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 23 of Anne's House of Dreams by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 125 sentences, grouped into 25 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.

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