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The Golden Road

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of The Golden Road is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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

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The first number of Our Magazine was ready on New Year’s Day, and we read it that evening in the kitchen.

All our staff had worked nobly and we were enormously proud of the result, although Dan still continued to scoff at a paper that wasn’t printed.

The Story Girl and I read it turnabout while the others, except Felix, ate apples.

It opened with a short EDITORIAL With this number Our Magazine makes its first bow to the public.

All the editors have done their best and the various departments are full of valuable information and amusement.

Narrator

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LEARNER DICTIONARY

Archivist

/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/

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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Chapter V Reading 1/34

The Golden Road L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery

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Chapter V

Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of The Golden Road is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

The first number of Our Magazine was ready on New Year’s Day, and we read it that evening in the kitchen. All our staff had worked nobly and we were enormously proud of the result, although Dan still continued to scoff at a paper that wasn’t printed. The Story Girl and I read it turnabout while the others, except Felix, ate apples. It opened with a short EDITORIAL With this number Our Magazine makes its first bow to the public. All the editors have done their best and the various departments are full of valuable information and amusement.

The Golden Road

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of The Golden Road is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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

Line 1

The first number of Our Magazine was ready on New Year’s Day, and we read it that evening in the kitchen.

Line 2

All our staff had worked nobly and we were enormously proud of the result, although Dan still continued to scoff at a paper that wasn’t printed.

Line 3

The Story Girl and I read it turnabout while the others, except Felix, ate apples.

Line 4

It opened with a short EDITORIAL With this number Our Magazine makes its first bow to the public.

Line 5

All the editors have done their best and the various departments are full of valuable information and amusement.

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a

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All

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although

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amusement

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and

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apples

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are

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at

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ate

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best

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bow

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continued

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Dan

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Day

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departments

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done

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EDITORIAL

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editors

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enormously

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evening

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except

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Felix

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first

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full

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Girl

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had

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have

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I

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in

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information

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it

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its

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From this reading It opened with a short EDITORIAL With this number Our Magazine makes its first bow to the public.

kitchen

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Magazine

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makes

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New

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nobly

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number

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of

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on

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opened

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others

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Our

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paper

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printed

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proud

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public

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From this reading It opened with a short EDITORIAL With this number Our Magazine makes its first bow to the public.

read

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From this reading The first number of Our Magazine was ready on New Year’s Day, and we read it that evening in the kitchen.

ready

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From this reading The first number of Our Magazine was ready on New Year’s Day, and we read it that evening in the kitchen.

result

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From this reading All our staff had worked nobly and we were enormously proud of the result, although Dan still continued to scoff at a paper that wasn’t printed.

scoff

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short

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From this reading It opened with a short EDITORIAL With this number Our Magazine makes its first bow to the public.

staff

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From this reading All our staff had worked nobly and we were enormously proud of the result, although Dan still continued to scoff at a paper that wasn’t printed.

still

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From this reading All our staff had worked nobly and we were enormously proud of the result, although Dan still continued to scoff at a paper that wasn’t printed.

Story

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that

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From this reading The first number of Our Magazine was ready on New Year’s Day, and we read it that evening in the kitchen.

The

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their

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From this reading All the editors have done their best and the various departments are full of valuable information and amusement.

this

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From this reading It opened with a short EDITORIAL With this number Our Magazine makes its first bow to the public.

to

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From this reading All our staff had worked nobly and we were enormously proud of the result, although Dan still continued to scoff at a paper that wasn’t printed.

turnabout

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valuable

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various

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was

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wasn't

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we

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From this reading The first number of Our Magazine was ready on New Year’s Day, and we read it that evening in the kitchen.

were

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From this reading All our staff had worked nobly and we were enormously proud of the result, although Dan still continued to scoff at a paper that wasn’t printed.

while

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with

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From this reading It opened with a short EDITORIAL With this number Our Magazine makes its first bow to the public.

worked

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From this reading All our staff had worked nobly and we were enormously proud of the result, although Dan still continued to scoff at a paper that wasn’t printed.

Year's

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From this reading The first number of Our Magazine was ready on New Year’s Day, and we read it that evening in the kitchen.

Chapter 5 of The Golden Road by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery holds 171 sentences, grouped into 35 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 5 of The Golden Road contain?

Chapter 5 holds 171 sentences of The Golden Road, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 5 of The Golden Road by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 171 sentences, grouped into 35 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 5 of The Golden Road?

Work through the 35 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 35 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 5 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 5 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 The Golden Road

Common questions about reading The Golden Road by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Golden Road?

Yes. All 4987 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #316 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Golden Road is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #316, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Golden Road take to read?

About 415 minutes of reading across 998 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Golden Road section by section

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Vocabulary met early in The Golden Road

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Golden Road, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Thought: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Golden Road; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Something: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Golden Road; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Amusing: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Golden Road; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
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