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About This Passage
This passage shows us who Mrs. Rachel Lynde is. She is busy, she is helpful, and she sits at her WINDOW watching the road. The vocabulary words WINDOW, NOTABLE, and QUILT all appear in this passage. Copying it slowly helps a young reader meet the gossip of Avonlea.
She was a notable housewife; her work was always done and well done; she “ran” the Sewing Circle, helped run the Sunday School, and was the strongest prop of the Church Aid Society and Foreign Mission...
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Discussion Questions
Narration Prompt
Tell in your own words what happens in this chapter: who comes to visit Mrs. Rachel Lynde, what news she learns about Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert, and how she feels about the news.
Discussion Questions
- What in the story tells you that Mrs. Rachel Lynde likes to know about other people’s business? Find one or two things she does at her window.
- How do you know that Matthew Cuthbert was doing something unusual that afternoon? What does Mrs. Rachel notice about him?
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Vocabulary Builder
Item 1
An opening in a wall fitted with glass for letting in light and air.
Item 2
A small, lively stream of water.
Item 3
A warm bed-cover made by sewing layers of cloth together.
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