L. M. Montgomery Vocabulary
For those of you that are new to the L. M. Montgomery books, I’ve made a list of commonly used words. When I first started reading her books I had no idea what these words meant and was rather confused. Anyway, I hope you will find this list to be helpful. 🙂
Abegweit: Prince Edward Island
Bosom Friend: best friend
Cavendish: the town L. M. Montgomery was born in
Consumptive: tending to destroy or waste away; affected with or pertaining to pulmonary tuberculosis
Dryad: a wood nymph
Fortnight: two weeks
Gable: where the roof and top of the wall meet in a triangular shape
Gooseberry: “a chaperon or someone who interferes with young lovers” (source: The Lucy Maud Montgomery Album)
Jonah Day: when everything goes wrong in a particular day
Kindred Spirit: a like or similar friends
Providence: referring to Heaven or God
Queer: strange
Race that knows Joseph: similar to a Kindred Spirit
Vexed: irritate or annoy
Wee Sma’s: early in the morning
White Night: a night when you woke up in the wee sma’s and can’t sleep
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