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CostasNarrativeXP 2026 Valentine's feature  "Anne of Green Gables" by Lucy Maud Montgomery Published in June, 1908 Project Gutenberg Ebook edition An imaginative orphan is unexpectedly adopted into a quiet rural community, where her vivid inner life and stubborn spirit gradually transform the people around her. Chapter 19-21 00:30 19 Anne accidentally jumps on Diana’s sleeping Aunt Josephine. Her brave, imaginative apology saves Diana’s music lessons and turns the elderly woman’s fury into a lasting, kindred-spirit friendship. 24:12 20 Marilla forces Anne to walk through the "Haunted Wood" at night to discipline her overactive imagination. Anne survives the terrifying ordeal and vows to curb her fanciful ghost stories. 37:20 21 Anne accidentally flavors a cake with liniment for the new minister’s wife. Mortified, she is comforted by Mrs. Allan’s kindness and vows never to make the same mistake twice. Characters Anne Shirley - A thin, red-haired orphan with an incredibly vivid imagination and a "tongue fastened at one end." Overjoyed to finally have a home Matthew Cuthbert - A shy, awkward sixty-year-old bachelor who lives at Green Gables. Though he is terrified of women and girls, he finds himself strangely charmed by Anne Marilla Cuthbert - Matthew’s sister. She is tall, thin, with a strict sense of duty. While Matthew is the heart of the duo, Marilla is the logic. She is the one who ultimately has to decide what to do about adopting Anne by mistake Rachel Lynde - The town gossip and "notable" busybody, she represents the judgmental social standards of Avonlea Alexander Spencer - She is the "middleman" whose misunderstanding of the Cuthberts' request led to Anne being brought to Prince Edward Island instead of a boy Diana Barry - Anne’s kind, pretty, and conventional neighbour who becomes her first and dearest “bosom friend" Gilbert Blythe - Handsome, confident, teasing, his thoughtless joke sparks Anne’s lifelong grudge and rivalry Josephine Barry - Wealthy, sharp-tongued city-dweller, evolves to become Anne’s most generous and sophisticated "kindred spirit" benefactors Mrs. Allan - Young, stylish, and deeply empathetic, a minister’s wife who becomes the ultimate role model and a nurturing mentor for Anne's emotions Costa's Wordbook Pung sleigh n a sturdy, box-shaped, horse-drawn sleigh popular in 18th-19th-century New England and Eastern Canada for winter transport of goods, cargo, or people Gad v go from place to place in the pursuit of pleasure (like glad) Threadbare adj (of an argument, excuse, idea, etc.) used so often that it is no longer effective; (of a person, building, or room) poor or shabby in appearance; (of cloth, clothing, or soft furnishings) becoming thin and tattered with age Beard v boldly confront or challenge (someone formidable) Bestarred v to decorate with stars Dyspeptic adj having indigestion or a consequent air of irritable bad temper (dis Pep tic) Adulterate v render (something) poorer in quality by adding another substance (a Dul ter rate) Flummery adj meaningless or insincere flattery or conventions (Flum like plum mery) Inveigle v persuade (someone) to do something by means of deception or flattery (in Vey gle) Anodyne Liniment - a medicated liquid preparation applied topically to the skin to relieve pain, muscle stiffness, and soreness Complete Features Little Prince, Brave New World, Monte Cristo, Songs of Dead Dreamer, Last Unicorn, Brothers Karamazov, Fellowship of the Ring, Winnie the Pooh, Jane Eyre, Angels & Demons, Perfume, Great Gatsby, Jekyll & Hyde, Maigret, 1984, Metamorphosis, Dracula, Don Quixote, Dorian Gray, Anne Frank, Lord of the Flies, Liar's Poker, Sherlock Holmes, Agatha Christie, Great Expectations Milestone 2021: 0 Full soundtrack, no editing, wife commentary, summary outline, irregular release 2022: 2.0 DaVinci editing, wordbook, book intro, AI host + illustration, chapter summary, scheduled release 2023: 2.1 Descript, CapCut, Suno score, character intro, weekly release 2024: 2.2 Standard condenser mic, Audacity, ChatGPT annotation + illustration, timestamp, 1-hour content Patreon: costasaudiobook YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Reddit, Amazon Music, Firstory, Pocket Casts, KKBOX, Castbox, Noice, Podcast Addict, SoundOn, Castro, Player FM Powered by Firstory Hosting

CostasNarrativeXP 2026 Valentine's feature  "Anne of Green Gables" by Lucy Maud Montgomery Published in June, 1908 Project Gutenberg Ebook edition An imaginative orphan is unexpectedly adopted into a quiet rural community, where her vivid inner life and stubborn spirit gradually transform the people around her. Chapter 16-18 00:30 16 Anne accidentally gets Diana drunk on currant wine instead of raspberry cordial. Outraged, Mrs. Barry forbids their friendship, leaving Anne heartbroken despite Marilla’s explanation. 23:36 17 After a tearful parting, Diana’s mother forbids school contact. Anne channels her heartache into academic rivalry with Gilbert, excelling in all subjects except the challenging geometry. 35:51 18 Anne saves Minnie May from life-threatening croup using her childcare experience. A grateful Mrs. Barry admits her error, forgives Anne, and joyfully restores the girls' forbidden friendship. Characters Anne Shirley - A thin, red-haired orphan with an incredibly vivid imagination and a "tongue fastened at one end." Overjoyed to finally have a home Matthew Cuthbert - A shy, awkward sixty-year-old bachelor who lives at Green Gables. Though he is terrified of women and girls, he finds himself strangely charmed by Anne Marilla Cuthbert - Matthew’s sister. She is tall, thin, with a strict sense of duty. While Matthew is the heart of the duo, Marilla is the logic. She is the one who ultimately has to decide what to do about adopting Anne by mistake Rachel Lynde - The town gossip and "notable" busybody, she represents the judgmental social standards of Avonlea Alexander Spencer - She is the "middleman" whose misunderstanding of the Cuthberts' request led to Anne being brought to Prince Edward Island instead of a boy Diana Barry - Anne’s kind, pretty, and conventional neighbour who becomes her first and dearest “bosom friend" Gilbert Blythe - Handsome, confident, teasing, his thoughtless joke sparks Anne’s lifelong grudge and rivalry Costa's Wordbook Addlepated adj confused; eccentric (Addle payted) Sere adj dry or withered (Sear) Suppliant n a person making a humble or earnest plea to a power or authority (Sup pleant) Prepense adj deliberate, intentional (pre Pense) Perquisite n a benefit which one enjoys or is entitled to on account of one's job or position (Per quisit) Bedizen v dress up or decorate gaudily (be Dy sen) Dunce n derog. a person who is slow at learning; a stupid person (dun s) Stoop v arch. condescend to do something Grit - Liberal party of Canada Beau n a person's boyfriend or male admirer; a rich, fashionable young man, a dandy Russet n a dessert apple of a variety with a slightly rough brownish skin (Rus sit) Croup n inflammation of the larynx and trachea in children, associated with infection and causing breathing difficulties (like group) Ipecac n a drug prepared from the dried rhizome of the South American shrub ipecacuanha, used as an emetic and expectorant (Ip pic kack) Crochet n a handicraft in which yarn is made up into a textured fabric by means of a hooked needle (fr, crow shey) Complete Features Little Prince, Brave New World, Monte Cristo, Songs of Dead Dreamer, Last Unicorn, Brothers Karamazov, Fellowship of the Ring, Winnie the Pooh, Jane Eyre, Angels & Demons, Perfume, Great Gatsby, Jekyll & Hyde, Maigret, 1984, Metamorphosis, Dracula, Don Quixote, Dorian Gray, Anne Frank, Lord of the Flies, Liar's Poker, Sherlock Holmes, Agatha Christie, Great Expectations Milestone 2021: 0 Full soundtrack, no editing, wife commentary, summary outline, irregular release 2022: 2.0 DaVinci editing, wordbook, book intro, AI host + illustration, chapter summary, scheduled release 2023: 2.1 Descript, CapCut, Suno score, character intro, weekly release 2024: 2.2 Standard condenser mic, Audacity, ChatGPT annotation + illustration, timestamp, 1-hour content Patreon: costasaudiobook YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Reddit, Amazon Music, Firstory, Pocket Casts, KKBOX, Castbox, Noice, Podcast Addict, SoundOn, Castro, Player FM Powered by Firstory Hosting

CostasNarrativeXP 2026 Valentine's feature  "Anne of Green Gables" by Lucy Maud Montgomery Published in June, 1908 Project Gutenberg Ebook edition An imaginative orphan is unexpectedly adopted into a quiet rural community, where her vivid inner life and stubborn spirit gradually transform the people around her. Chapter 13-15 00:30 13 Anne eagerly anticipates a Sunday school picnic, charms Marilla, and becomes enchanted with Marilla’s amethyst brooch, asking to hold it. 11:17 14 Marilla wrongly accuses Anne of losing the brooch. Anne invents a confession, is punished, then forgiven when Marilla finds it, and Anne is allowed to attend the picnic. 29:03 15 Anne befriends classmates, clashes with Gilbert Blythe, is humiliated by Mr. Phillips, quits school in fury, refuses to forgive Gilbert, and melodramatically adores Diana, amusing Marilla. Characters Anne Shirley - A thin, red-haired orphan with an incredibly vivid imagination and a "tongue fastened at one end." Overjoyed to finally have a home Matthew Cuthbert - A shy, awkward sixty-year-old bachelor who lives at Green Gables. Though he is terrified of women and girls, he finds himself strangely charmed by Anne Marilla Cuthbert - Matthew’s sister. She is tall, thin, with a strict sense of duty. While Matthew is the heart of the duo, Marilla is the logic. She is the one who ultimately has to decide what to do about adopting Anne by mistake Rachel Lynde - The town gossip and "notable" busybody, she represents the judgmental social standards of Avonlea Alexander Spencer - She is the "middleman" whose misunderstanding of the Cuthberts' request led to Anne being brought to Prince Edward Island instead of a boy Diana Barry - Anne’s kind, pretty, and conventional neighbour who becomes her first and dearest “bosom friend" Gilbert Blythe - Handsome, confident, teasing, his thoughtless joke sparks Anne’s lifelong grudge and rivalry Costa's Wordbook Forlornly adv showing one is alone and unhappy (for Lawn ly) Beatification n a state of radiant happiness and bliss, almost saint-like joy; (in the Roman Catholic Church) declaration by the Pope that a dead person is in a state of bliss, constituting a first step towards canonization and permitting public veneration (be Aat tification) Scrumptious adj (of food) extremely tasty, delicious (Scrum xious) Lissom adj (of a person or their body) slim, supple, and graceful (Lis sum) Spruce n a widespread coniferous tree which has a distinctive conical shape and hanging cones, widely grown for timber, pulp, and Christmas trees (like bruce) Primer n an elementary textbook that serves as an introduction to a subject of study or is used for teaching children to read (Prime mer) Harrow v cause distress to n a heavy frame set with teeth or tines which is dragged over ploughed land Complete Features Little Prince, Brave New World, Monte Cristo, Songs of Dead Dreamer, Last Unicorn, Brothers Karamazov, Fellowship of the Ring, Winnie the Pooh, Jane Eyre, Angels & Demons, Perfume, Great Gatsby, Jekyll & Hyde, Maigret, 1984, Metamorphosis, Dracula, Don Quixote, Dorian Gray, Anne Frank, Lord of the Flies, Liar's Poker, Sherlock Holmes, Agatha Christie, Great Expectations Milestone 2021: 0 Full soundtrack, no editing, wife commentary, summary outline, irregular release 2022: 2.0 DaVinci editing, wordbook, book intro, AI host + illustration, chapter summary, scheduled release 2023: 2.1 Descript, CapCut, Suno score, character intro, weekly release 2024: 2.2 Standard condenser mic, Audacity, ChatGPT annotation + illustration, timestamp, 1-hour content Patreon: costasaudiobook YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Reddit, Amazon Music, Firstory, Pocket Casts, KKBOX, Castbox, Noice, Podcast Addict, SoundOn, Castro, Player FM Powered by Firstory Hosting

CostasNarrativeXP 2026 Valentine's feature  "Anne of Green Gables" by Lucy Maud Montgomery Published in June, 1908 Project Gutenberg Ebook edition An imaginative orphan is unexpectedly adopted into a quiet rural community, where her vivid inner life and stubborn spirit gradually transform the people around her. Chapter 9-12 00:30 9 After Mrs. Lynde insults Anne’s looks, Anne retaliates with a furious outburst. Marilla demands an apology, but privately empathizes with Anne’s hurt feelings while finding Rachel’s shock secretly hilarious. 15:40 10 Anne is punished but persuaded by Matthew to apologize. She delivers a dramatic apology, is forgiven, and finally feels Green Gables is truly her home. 31:21 11 Marilla gives Anne plain dresses. At Sunday school Anne feels out of place, unimpressed, and lonely. Her blunt criticism of church shocks Marilla, who secretly agrees. 42:36 12 Marilla scolds Anne for standing out, then introduces her to Diana Barry. The girls instantly bond, swear friendship, make plans, and Anne joyfully shares Matthew’s candy. Characters Anne Shirley - A thin, red-haired orphan with an incredibly vivid imagination and a "tongue fastened at one end." Overjoyed to finally have a home. Matthew Cuthbert - A shy, awkward sixty-year-old bachelor who lives at Green Gables. Though he is terrified of women and girls, he finds himself strangely charmed by Anne Marilla Cuthbert - Matthew’s sister. She is tall, thin, with a strict sense of duty. While Matthew is the heart of the duo, Marilla is the logic. She is the one who ultimately has to decide what to do about adopting Anne by mistake Rachel Lynde - The town gossip and "notable" busybody, she represents the judgmental social standards of Avonlea Alexander Spencer - She is the "middleman" whose misunderstanding of the Cuthberts' request led to Anne being brought to Prince Edward Island instead of a boy Diana Barry - Anne’s kind, pretty, and conventional neighbour who becomes her first and dearest “bosom friend" Costa's Wordbook Grippe n arch. Influenza (grip) Parthian shaft (shot) idiom a sharp, telling remark, act, gesture, made in departing; parthian is ancient iranian Narcissi pl n of narcissus, the flower (Narc Ciss sigh) Sateen n a cotton fabric woven like satin with a glossy surface (sat Teen) Furbelow n a gathered strip or pleated border of a skirt or petticoat (Fur billow) Dudgeon n a feeling of offence or deep resentment (Dud geon) Fuchsia n a shrub with pendulous tubular flowers that are typically of two contrasting colours. They are native to America and New Zealand and are commonly grown as ornamentals (Few sia) Caper n an illicit or ridiculous activity or escapade Consumption n (dated) a wasting disease, especially pulmonary tuberculosis Abet v encourage or assist (someone) to do something wrong, in particular to commit a crime Fore and aft adv all the way; backwards and forwards Deprecatory adj apologetic or appeasing; expressing disapproval (Dep pre catory) Complete Features Little Prince, Brave New World, Monte Cristo, Songs of Dead Dreamer, Last Unicorn, Brothers Karamazov, Fellowship of the Ring, Winnie the Pooh, Jane Eyre, Angels & Demons, Perfume, Great Gatsby, Jekyll & Hyde, Maigret, 1984, Metamorphosis, Dracula, Don Quixote, Dorian Gray, Anne Frank, Lord of the Flies, Liar's Poker, Sherlock Holmes, Agatha Christie, Great Expectations Milestone 2021: 0 Full soundtrack, no editing, wife commentary, summary outline, irregular release 2022: 2.0 DaVinci editing, wordbook, book intro, AI host + illustration, chapter summary, scheduled release 2023: 2.1 Descript, CapCut, Suno score, character intro, weekly release 2024: 2.2 Standard condenser mic, Audacity, ChatGPT annotation + illustration, timestamp, 1-hour content Patreon: costasaudiobook YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Reddit, Amazon Music, Firstory, Pocket Casts, KKBOX, Castbox, Noice, Podcast Addict, SoundOn, Castro, Player FM Powered by Firstory Hosting