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

Chapter XXXVI · Chapter 36

Chapter 36 of Anne's House of Dreams is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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BEAUTY FOR ASHES Any news from Green Gables, Anne?”
Nothing very especial,” replied Anne, folding up Marilla’s letter.
Jake Donnell has been there shingling the roof.
He is a full-fledged carpenter now, so it seems he has had his own way in regard to the choice of a life-work.
You remember his mother wanted him to be a college professor.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Anne's House of Dreams

Chapter XXXVI · Chapter 36

Chapter 36 of Anne's House of Dreams is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/34 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
BEAUTY FOR ASHESAny news from Green Gables, Anne?”
Line 2
Nothing very especial,” replied Anne, folding up Marilla’s letter.
Line 3
Jake Donnell has been there shingling the roof.
Line 4
He is a full-fledged carpenter now, so it seems he has had his own way in regard to the choice of a life-work.
Line 5
You remember his mother wanted him to be a college professor.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

ASHES noun US /ˈæʃ.ɪz/

The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.

From this reading “BEAUTY FOR ASHES “Any news from Green Gables, Anne?””

Remember verb US /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading “You remember his mother wanted him to be a college professor.”

All words in this reading · 52

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

a

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

From this reading He is a full-fledged carpenter now, so it seems he has had his own way in regard to the choice of a life-work.

Anne

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

From this reading BEAUTY FOR ASHES “Any news from Green Gables, Anne?”

Any

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

From this reading BEAUTY FOR ASHES “Any news from Green Gables, Anne?”

ASHESnounUS /ˈæʃ.ɪz/

The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.

From this reading BEAUTY FOR ASHES “Any news from Green Gables, Anne?”

be

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From this reading You remember his mother wanted him to be a college professor.

BEAUTY

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From this reading BEAUTY FOR ASHES “Any news from Green Gables, Anne?”

been

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From this reading “Jake Donnell has been there shingling the roof.

carpenter

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From this reading He is a full-fledged carpenter now, so it seems he has had his own way in regard to the choice of a life-work.

choice

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From this reading He is a full-fledged carpenter now, so it seems he has had his own way in regard to the choice of a life-work.

college

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From this reading You remember his mother wanted him to be a college professor.

Donnell

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From this reading “Jake Donnell has been there shingling the roof.

especial

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From this reading “Nothing very especial,” replied Anne, folding up Marilla’s letter.

folding

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From this reading “Nothing very especial,” replied Anne, folding up Marilla’s letter.

FOR

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From this reading BEAUTY FOR ASHES “Any news from Green Gables, Anne?”

from

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From this reading BEAUTY FOR ASHES “Any news from Green Gables, Anne?”

full-fledged

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From this reading He is a full-fledged carpenter now, so it seems he has had his own way in regard to the choice of a life-work.

Gables

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From this reading BEAUTY FOR ASHES “Any news from Green Gables, Anne?”

Green

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From this reading BEAUTY FOR ASHES “Any news from Green Gables, Anne?”

had

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

From this reading He is a full-fledged carpenter now, so it seems he has had his own way in regard to the choice of a life-work.

has

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

From this reading “Jake Donnell has been there shingling the roof.

He

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

From this reading He is a full-fledged carpenter now, so it seems he has had his own way in regard to the choice of a life-work.

him

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

From this reading You remember his mother wanted him to be a college professor.

his

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

From this reading He is a full-fledged carpenter now, so it seems he has had his own way in regard to the choice of a life-work.

in

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

From this reading He is a full-fledged carpenter now, so it seems he has had his own way in regard to the choice of a life-work.

is

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

From this reading He is a full-fledged carpenter now, so it seems he has had his own way in regard to the choice of a life-work.

it

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

From this reading He is a full-fledged carpenter now, so it seems he has had his own way in regard to the choice of a life-work.

Jake

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

From this reading “Jake Donnell has been there shingling the roof.

letter

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

From this reading “Nothing very especial,” replied Anne, folding up Marilla’s letter.

life-work

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

From this reading He is a full-fledged carpenter now, so it seems he has had his own way in regard to the choice of a life-work.

Marilla's

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

From this reading “Nothing very especial,” replied Anne, folding up Marilla’s letter.

mother

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

From this reading You remember his mother wanted him to be a college professor.

news

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

From this reading BEAUTY FOR ASHES “Any news from Green Gables, Anne?”

Nothing

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

From this reading “Nothing very especial,” replied Anne, folding up Marilla’s letter.

now

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

From this reading He is a full-fledged carpenter now, so it seems he has had his own way in regard to the choice of a life-work.

of

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

From this reading He is a full-fledged carpenter now, so it seems he has had his own way in regard to the choice of a life-work.

own

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

From this reading He is a full-fledged carpenter now, so it seems he has had his own way in regard to the choice of a life-work.

professor

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

From this reading You remember his mother wanted him to be a college professor.

regard

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

From this reading He is a full-fledged carpenter now, so it seems he has had his own way in regard to the choice of a life-work.

rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading You remember his mother wanted him to be a college professor.

replied

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

From this reading “Nothing very especial,” replied Anne, folding up Marilla’s letter.

roof

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

From this reading “Jake Donnell has been there shingling the roof.

seems

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

From this reading He is a full-fledged carpenter now, so it seems he has had his own way in regard to the choice of a life-work.

shingling

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

From this reading “Jake Donnell has been there shingling the roof.

so

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

From this reading He is a full-fledged carpenter now, so it seems he has had his own way in regard to the choice of a life-work.

the

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

From this reading “Jake Donnell has been there shingling the roof.

there

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

From this reading “Jake Donnell has been there shingling the roof.

to

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

From this reading He is a full-fledged carpenter now, so it seems he has had his own way in regard to the choice of a life-work.

up

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

From this reading “Nothing very especial,” replied Anne, folding up Marilla’s letter.

very

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

From this reading “Nothing very especial,” replied Anne, folding up Marilla’s letter.

wanted

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

From this reading You remember his mother wanted him to be a college professor.

way

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

From this reading He is a full-fledged carpenter now, so it seems he has had his own way in regard to the choice of a life-work.

You

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

From this reading You remember his mother wanted him to be a college professor.

Chapter 36 of Anne's House of Dreams by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery holds 170 sentences, grouped into 34 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 36 of Anne's House of Dreams contain?

Chapter 36 holds 170 sentences of Anne's House of Dreams, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 36 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 170 sentences, grouped into 34 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 36 of Anne's House of Dreams?

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Each of the 34 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.

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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 36 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.

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