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reflection
in
Anne Of Green Gables
(Edited)

"Well now, you must mean the Avenue," said Matthew after a few moments' profound reflection.
p. 18.1

reflection = thought
Here and there a wild plum leaned out from the bank like a white-clad girl tip-toeing to her own reflection.
p. 19.1 *

reflection = image (seen on a mirror or other shiny surface)
But the other was whole and I used to pretend that my reflection in it was another little girl who lived in it.
p. 57.4
I can see my reflection in that splendid big mirror hanging on the wall.
p. 59.3

reflection = image (seen on a mirror)
She bent forward, kissed her reflection affectionately, and betook herself to the open window.
p. 59.6

reflection = image (seen on a mirror or other shiny surface)
You never stop to think—whatever comes into your head to say or do you say or do it without a moment's reflection.
p. 151.9 *

reflection = thought
Still, I'll never be good at it and I assure you it is a humbling reflection.
p. 186.9 *

reflection = thoughtful observation
After two hours of smoking and hard reflection Matthew arrived at a solution of his problem.
p. 191.2

reflection = careful thought
She probably imagined that she was thinking about the Aids and their missionary box and the new carpet for the vestry room, but under these reflections was a harmonious consciousness of red fields smoking into pale-purply mists in the declining sun, of long, sharp-pointed fir shadows falling over the meadow beyond the brook, of still, crimson-budded maples around a mirrorlike wood pool, of a wakening in the world and a stir of hidden pulses under the gray sod.
p. 208.4

reflections = thoughts
The eastern sky above the firs was flushed faintly pink from the reflection of the west, and Anne was wondering dreamily if the spirit of color looked like that, when she saw Diana come flying down through the firs, over the log bridge, and up the slope, with a fluttering newspaper in her hand.
p. 255.9 *

reflection = light seen after it bounces off a surface to another

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(1) (reflection as in: my reflection in the mirror)
an image (seen on a mirror or other shiny surface)
(2) (reflection as in: lit by the reflection)
light seen after it bounces off a surface to another; or the process of bouncing light, sound, or other energy off of a surface
(3) (reflection as in: is a reflection of American values)
something that indirectly shows something else -- such as an indication, demonstration, expression, or representation of something
The exact meaning of this sense of reflection depends upon its context. For example:
- "The students' behavior is a reflection on the school." -- indication of quality
- "She says the immorality in the movie is a reflection of American values." -- expression or representation
- "It was a reflection of the selfishness she had seen growing for years." -- demonstration
- "The surrounding panic found no reflection in her." -- expression or demonstration
- "I saw no reflection of jealousy in her action." -- indication or sign
(4) (reflection as in: After reflection, I think...)
careful thought
(5) (reflection as in: a humbling reflection (memory))
memories and thoughts about them
(6) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
See a comprehensive dictionary for less common meanings of reflection.

reflection in Anne Of Green Gables (Edited)

reflection
in
Anne Of Green Gables
(Edited)