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The Golden Road

Chapter XXIV · Chapter 24

Chapter 24 of The Golden Road is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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I shall have something to tell you in the orchard this evening,” said the Story Girl at breakfast one morning.
Her eyes were very bright and excited.
She looked as if she had not slept a great deal.
She had spent the previous evening with Miss Reade and had not returned until the rest of us were in bed.
Miss Reade had finished giving music lessons and was going home in a few days.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Golden Road

Chapter XXIV · Chapter 24

Chapter 24 of The Golden Road is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/35 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
I shall have something to tell you in the orchard this evening,” said the Story Girl at breakfast one morning.
Line 2
Her eyes were very bright and excited.
Line 3
She looked as if she had not slept a great deal.
Line 4
She had spent the previous evening with Miss Reade and had not returned until the rest of us were in bed.
Line 5
Miss Reade had finished giving music lessons and was going home in a few days.

All words in this reading · 56

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a

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From this reading She looked as if she had not slept a great deal.

and

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From this reading Her eyes were very bright and excited.

as

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From this reading She looked as if she had not slept a great deal.

at

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From this reading “I shall have something to tell you in the orchard this evening,” said the Story Girl at breakfast one morning.

bed

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From this reading She had spent the previous evening with Miss Reade and had not returned until the rest of us were in bed.

breakfast

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From this reading “I shall have something to tell you in the orchard this evening,” said the Story Girl at breakfast one morning.

bright

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From this reading Her eyes were very bright and excited.

days

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From this reading Miss Reade had finished giving music lessons and was going home in a few days.

deal

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From this reading She looked as if she had not slept a great deal.

evening

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From this reading “I shall have something to tell you in the orchard this evening,” said the Story Girl at breakfast one morning.

excited

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From this reading Her eyes were very bright and excited.

eyes

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From this reading Her eyes were very bright and excited.

few

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From this reading Miss Reade had finished giving music lessons and was going home in a few days.

finished

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From this reading Miss Reade had finished giving music lessons and was going home in a few days.

Girl

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From this reading “I shall have something to tell you in the orchard this evening,” said the Story Girl at breakfast one morning.

giving

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going

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From this reading Miss Reade had finished giving music lessons and was going home in a few days.

great

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From this reading She looked as if she had not slept a great deal.

had

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From this reading She looked as if she had not slept a great deal.

have

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From this reading “I shall have something to tell you in the orchard this evening,” said the Story Girl at breakfast one morning.

Her

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From this reading Her eyes were very bright and excited.

home

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From this reading Miss Reade had finished giving music lessons and was going home in a few days.

I

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From this reading “I shall have something to tell you in the orchard this evening,” said the Story Girl at breakfast one morning.

if

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From this reading She looked as if she had not slept a great deal.

in

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From this reading “I shall have something to tell you in the orchard this evening,” said the Story Girl at breakfast one morning.

lessons

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From this reading Miss Reade had finished giving music lessons and was going home in a few days.

looked

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From this reading She looked as if she had not slept a great deal.

Miss

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From this reading She had spent the previous evening with Miss Reade and had not returned until the rest of us were in bed.

morning

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From this reading “I shall have something to tell you in the orchard this evening,” said the Story Girl at breakfast one morning.

music

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From this reading Miss Reade had finished giving music lessons and was going home in a few days.

not

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From this reading She looked as if she had not slept a great deal.

of

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From this reading She had spent the previous evening with Miss Reade and had not returned until the rest of us were in bed.

one

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From this reading “I shall have something to tell you in the orchard this evening,” said the Story Girl at breakfast one morning.

orchard

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From this reading “I shall have something to tell you in the orchard this evening,” said the Story Girl at breakfast one morning.

previous

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From this reading She had spent the previous evening with Miss Reade and had not returned until the rest of us were in bed.

Reade

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From this reading She had spent the previous evening with Miss Reade and had not returned until the rest of us were in bed.

rest

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From this reading She had spent the previous evening with Miss Reade and had not returned until the rest of us were in bed.

returned

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From this reading She had spent the previous evening with Miss Reade and had not returned until the rest of us were in bed.

said

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From this reading “I shall have something to tell you in the orchard this evening,” said the Story Girl at breakfast one morning.

shall

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From this reading “I shall have something to tell you in the orchard this evening,” said the Story Girl at breakfast one morning.

She

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From this reading She looked as if she had not slept a great deal.

slept

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From this reading She looked as if she had not slept a great deal.

something

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From this reading “I shall have something to tell you in the orchard this evening,” said the Story Girl at breakfast one morning.

spent

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From this reading She had spent the previous evening with Miss Reade and had not returned until the rest of us were in bed.

Story

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From this reading “I shall have something to tell you in the orchard this evening,” said the Story Girl at breakfast one morning.

tell

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From this reading “I shall have something to tell you in the orchard this evening,” said the Story Girl at breakfast one morning.

the

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From this reading “I shall have something to tell you in the orchard this evening,” said the Story Girl at breakfast one morning.

this

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From this reading “I shall have something to tell you in the orchard this evening,” said the Story Girl at breakfast one morning.

to

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From this reading “I shall have something to tell you in the orchard this evening,” said the Story Girl at breakfast one morning.

until

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From this reading She had spent the previous evening with Miss Reade and had not returned until the rest of us were in bed.

us

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From this reading She had spent the previous evening with Miss Reade and had not returned until the rest of us were in bed.

very

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From this reading Her eyes were very bright and excited.

was

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From this reading Miss Reade had finished giving music lessons and was going home in a few days.

were

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From this reading Her eyes were very bright and excited.

with

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From this reading She had spent the previous evening with Miss Reade and had not returned until the rest of us were in bed.

you

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From this reading “I shall have something to tell you in the orchard this evening,” said the Story Girl at breakfast one morning.

Chapter 24 of The Golden Road by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery holds 177 sentences, grouped into 36 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 24 of The Golden Road contain?

Chapter 24 holds 177 sentences of The Golden Road, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 24 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 177 sentences, grouped into 36 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 24 of The Golden Road?

Work through the 36 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 36 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 24 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 24 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

How to work through The Golden Road section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 33 chapters of The Golden Road to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

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.
Winter
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.