Chapter 4 of Christine is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of Christine is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
But that Colonel certainly does seem clever. He asked where we live in England; a poser, rather, considering we don't at present live at all; but I told him where we did live, when Dad was alive. "Ah," he said, "that is in Sussex. Very pretty just there. Which house was your home?"
Chapter 4 of Christine is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessing life
From this reading “He asked where we live in England; a poser, rather, considering we don't at present live at all; but I told him where we did live, when Dad was alive.”
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading “But that Colonel certainly does seem clever.”
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading “But that Colonel certainly does seem clever.”
-ing form of “consider” — deem to be
From this reading “He asked where we live in England; a poser, rather, considering we don't at present live at all; but I told him where we did live, when Dad was alive.”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “He asked where we live in England; a poser, rather, considering we don't at present live at all; but I told him where we did live, when Dad was alive.”
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading “He asked where we live in England; a poser, rather, considering we don't at present live at all; but I told him where we did live, when Dad was alive.”
a person who habitually pretends to be something he is not
From this reading “He asked where we live in England; a poser, rather, considering we don't at present live at all; but I told him where we did live, when Dad was alive.”
a county in southern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom that was captured by Wessex in the 9th century
From this reading “"Ah," he said, "that is in Sussex.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He asked where we live in England; a poser, rather, considering we don't at present live at all; but I told him where we did live, when Dad was alive.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah," he said, "that is in Sussex.
possessing life
From this reading He asked where we live in England; a poser, rather, considering we don't at present live at all; but I told him where we did live, when Dad was alive.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading He asked where we live in England; a poser, rather, considering we don't at present live at all; but I told him where we did live, when Dad was alive.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading He asked where we live in England; a poser, rather, considering we don't at present live at all; but I told him where we did live, when Dad was alive.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He asked where we live in England; a poser, rather, considering we don't at present live at all; but I told him where we did live, when Dad was alive.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But that Colonel certainly does seem clever.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading But that Colonel certainly does seem clever.
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading But that Colonel certainly does seem clever.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading But that Colonel certainly does seem clever.
-ing form of “consider” — deem to be
From this reading He asked where we live in England; a poser, rather, considering we don't at present live at all; but I told him where we did live, when Dad was alive.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading He asked where we live in England; a poser, rather, considering we don't at present live at all; but I told him where we did live, when Dad was alive.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He asked where we live in England; a poser, rather, considering we don't at present live at all; but I told him where we did live, when Dad was alive.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But that Colonel certainly does seem clever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He asked where we live in England; a poser, rather, considering we don't at present live at all; but I told him where we did live, when Dad was alive.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading He asked where we live in England; a poser, rather, considering we don't at present live at all; but I told him where we did live, when Dad was alive.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He asked where we live in England; a poser, rather, considering we don't at present live at all; but I told him where we did live, when Dad was alive.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He asked where we live in England; a poser, rather, considering we don't at present live at all; but I told him where we did live, when Dad was alive.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Which house was your home?"
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Which house was your home?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He asked where we live in England; a poser, rather, considering we don't at present live at all; but I told him where we did live, when Dad was alive.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He asked where we live in England; a poser, rather, considering we don't at present live at all; but I told him where we did live, when Dad was alive.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Ah," he said, "that is in Sussex.
and nothing more
From this reading Very pretty just there.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading He asked where we live in England; a poser, rather, considering we don't at present live at all; but I told him where we did live, when Dad was alive.
a person who habitually pretends to be something he is not
From this reading He asked where we live in England; a poser, rather, considering we don't at present live at all; but I told him where we did live, when Dad was alive.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading He asked where we live in England; a poser, rather, considering we don't at present live at all; but I told him where we did live, when Dad was alive.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Very pretty just there.
on the contrary
From this reading He asked where we live in England; a poser, rather, considering we don't at present live at all; but I told him where we did live, when Dad was alive.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Ah," he said, "that is in Sussex.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading But that Colonel certainly does seem clever.
a county in southern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom that was captured by Wessex in the 9th century
From this reading "Ah," he said, "that is in Sussex.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But that Colonel certainly does seem clever.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Very pretty just there.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading He asked where we live in England; a poser, rather, considering we don't at present live at all; but I told him where we did live, when Dad was alive.
precisely as stated
From this reading Very pretty just there.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He asked where we live in England; a poser, rather, considering we don't at present live at all; but I told him where we did live, when Dad was alive.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading He asked where we live in England; a poser, rather, considering we don't at present live at all; but I told him where we did live, when Dad was alive.
at the time that
From this reading He asked where we live in England; a poser, rather, considering we don't at present live at all; but I told him where we did live, when Dad was alive.
in or at the place that
From this reading He asked where we live in England; a poser, rather, considering we don't at present live at all; but I told him where we did live, when Dad was alive.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Which house was your home?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Which house was your home?"
Chapter 4 of Christine by Elizabeth Von Arnim holds 432 sentences, grouped into 87 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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