Kindred spirit
A person with whom you easily see eye-to-eye, who knows you well and loves you well.
Ambition
A strong desire to do or to achieve something.
Murmur
Something said in a soft, low voice, usually difficult to hear.
Passionate
Showing strong feelings about something.
Milestone
An event marking a significant development.
Fragrant
Having a pleasant or sweet smell.
Bosom friend
In the words of Anne: "An intimate friend... a really kindred spirit to whom I can confide my inmost soul."
Alabaster brow
The forehead of a particularly pale but beautiful/handsome young face.
Beau
A boyfriend.
Epoch
A momentous occasion in one's life that marks a significant time or event.
Puffed sleeves
The fashion of the time in which Anne of Green Gables was written, these sleeves contained lots of material gathered so that they puffed out, usually from the shoulder to elbow but also from the shoulder to wrist.
The reaper whose name is death
This is a biblical reference to death personified.
Pruned
Reduced the extent of something.
Sanctify
To declare a place holy, or to purify something.
Rumple
To give a creased or ruffled appearance.
Traverse
To travel across or through.
Ingenuously
Honestly or candidly, sometimes in a way that seems silly.
Ejaculate
When referring to speech, this word means to say something quickly and suddenly.
Gable
The part of a wall that encloses the end of a pitched roof.
Queer
In this time period, queer meant strange or odd.
