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We chose this sentence because it shows how Anne, in her first fortnight at Green Gables, has already begun to make 'friends' with places — a spring, a fern, a bridge, a brook — naming each one with care. The sentence itself is shaped like a slow walk, pausing at each thing it sees, and it lets the child practice writing one steady, unhurried sentence that gathers many small details together.
She had made friends with the spring down in the hollow—that wonderful deep, clear icy-cold spring; it was set about with smooth red sandstones and rimmed in by great, palmlike clumps of water fern; a...
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Discussion Questions
Narration Prompt
Tell back the story of Mrs. Rachel's visit to Green Gables: what she said to Anne, what Anne did, and what Marilla said to Anne afterward upstairs.
Discussion Questions
- What in the story shows that Anne loved the woods, the spring, and the brook around Green Gables?
- How do you know that Mrs. Rachel hurt Anne's feelings when she called her skinny, freckled, and red-haired?
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Vocabulary Builder
Item 1
A place where cold, clean water comes up out of the ground.
Item 2
A green plant with feathery leaves that grows in cool, shady places.
Item 3
Something built to walk across a river or stream.
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