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This is the moment right before Mary opens the garden door. Burnett makes Mary's hands do the work first, and then Mary's heart and hands shake. Copying carefully lets a young reader feel the steady movement of the hands and the sudden skip of the heart.
She put her hands under the leaves and began to pull and push them aside. Thick as the ivy hung, it nearly all was a loose and swinging curtain, though some had crept over wood and iron. Mary’s heart ...
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Discussion Questions
Narration Prompt
Retell Chapter 8 in order. Start with Mary carrying the key in her pocket, then the gift of the skipping-rope from Martha's mother, then Mary's first skipping in the garden, then the robin leading her to the ivy on the wall, and end with Mary opening the door of the secret garden.
Discussion Questions
- What in the story shows that Mary is very pleased when Martha gives her the red-and-blue skipping-rope from her mother?
- How do you know that Ben Weatherstaff is surprised to see Mary skipping in the garden when he calls out, 'Upon my word'?
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Vocabulary Builder
Item 1
the flat, usually green parts that grow on a tree or plant
Item 2
a piece of cloth or other material that hangs down and can be opened or pulled aside
Item 3
a climbing plant with shiny green leaves that often covers walls
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