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Chapter V · Chapter 5

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As for news, the papers today seem to think things will arrange themselves.
They're rather unctuous about it, but then they're always unctuous,--as though, if they had eyes, they would be turned up to heaven with lots of the pious whites showing.
They point out the awful results there would be to the whole world if Servia, that miserable small criminal, should dare not satisfy the just demands of Germany's outraged and noble ally Austria.
But of course Servia will.
They take that for granted.
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Christine

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of Christine is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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As for news, the papers today seem to think things will arrange themselves.
/æz fɔːr nuːz ðə ˈpeɪpərz təˈdeɪ siːm tuː θɪŋk θɪŋz wɪl ərˈeɪndʒ ðemˈselvz/
Line 2
They're rather unctuous about it, but then they're always unctuous,--as though, if they had eyes, they would be turned up to heaven with lots of the pious whites showing.
Line 3
They point out the awful results there would be to the whole world if Servia, that miserable small criminal, should dare not satisfy the just demands of Germany's outraged and noble ally Austria.
Line 4
But of course Servia will.
Line 5
They take that for granted.
/ðeɪ teɪk ðæt fɔːr ˈɡræntəd/

Learner Dictionary

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ally noun US /ˈælaɪ/

a friendly nation

From this reading “They point out the awful results there would be to the whole world if Servia, that miserable small criminal, should dare not satisfy the just demands of Germany's outraged and noble ally Austria.”

arrange verb US /ərˈeɪndʒ/

put into a proper or systematic order

From this reading “As for news, the papers today seem to think things will arrange themselves.”

Austria noun US /ˈɔːstriə/

a mountainous republic in central Europe; under the Habsburgs (1278-1918) Austria maintained control of the Holy Roman Empire and was a leader in European politics until the 19th century

From this reading “They point out the awful results there would be to the whole world if Servia, that miserable small criminal, should dare not satisfy the just demands of Germany's outraged and noble ally Austria.”

demands noun US /dɪˈmændz/

plural of “demand” — an urgent or peremptory request

From this reading “They point out the awful results there would be to the whole world if Servia, that miserable small criminal, should dare not satisfy the just demands of Germany's outraged and noble ally Austria.”

Germany's noun US /ˈdʒɜːrməniz/

possessive form of “germany” — a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990

From this reading “They point out the awful results there would be to the whole world if Servia, that miserable small criminal, should dare not satisfy the just demands of Germany's outraged and noble ally Austria.”

outraged adjective US /ˈaʊtreɪdʒd/

angered at something unjust or wrong

From this reading “They point out the awful results there would be to the whole world if Servia, that miserable small criminal, should dare not satisfy the just demands of Germany's outraged and noble ally Austria.”

unctuous adjective US /ˈʌŋtʃwəs/

unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech

From this reading “They're rather unctuous about it, but then they're always unctuous,--as though, if they had eyes, they would be turned up to heaven with lots of the pious whites showing.”

whites noun US /waɪts/

plural of “white” — a Caucasian

From this reading “They're rather unctuous about it, but then they're always unctuous,--as though, if they had eyes, they would be turned up to heaven with lots of the pious whites showing.”

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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading They're rather unctuous about it, but then they're always unctuous,--as though, if they had eyes, they would be turned up to heaven with lots of the pious whites showing.

allynounUS /ˈælaɪ/

a friendly nation

From this reading They point out the awful results there would be to the whole world if Servia, that miserable small criminal, should dare not satisfy the just demands of Germany's outraged and noble ally Austria.

alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading They're rather unctuous about it, but then they're always unctuous,--as though, if they had eyes, they would be turned up to heaven with lots of the pious whites showing.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading They point out the awful results there would be to the whole world if Servia, that miserable small criminal, should dare not satisfy the just demands of Germany's outraged and noble ally Austria.

arrangeverbUS /ərˈeɪndʒ/

put into a proper or systematic order

From this reading As for news, the papers today seem to think things will arrange themselves.

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading As for news, the papers today seem to think things will arrange themselves.

AustrianounUS /ˈɔːstriə/

a mountainous republic in central Europe; under the Habsburgs (1278-1918) Austria maintained control of the Holy Roman Empire and was a leader in European politics until the 19th century

From this reading They point out the awful results there would be to the whole world if Servia, that miserable small criminal, should dare not satisfy the just demands of Germany's outraged and noble ally Austria.

awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/

exceptionally bad or displeasing

From this reading They point out the awful results there would be to the whole world if Servia, that miserable small criminal, should dare not satisfy the just demands of Germany's outraged and noble ally Austria.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading They're rather unctuous about it, but then they're always unctuous,--as though, if they had eyes, they would be turned up to heaven with lots of the pious whites showing.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading They're rather unctuous about it, but then they're always unctuous,--as though, if they had eyes, they would be turned up to heaven with lots of the pious whites showing.

coursenounUS /kɔːrs/

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading But of course Servia will.

criminaladjectiveUS /ˈkrɪmənəl/

bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure

From this reading They point out the awful results there would be to the whole world if Servia, that miserable small criminal, should dare not satisfy the just demands of Germany's outraged and noble ally Austria.

dareverbUS /der/

take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission

From this reading They point out the awful results there would be to the whole world if Servia, that miserable small criminal, should dare not satisfy the just demands of Germany's outraged and noble ally Austria.

demandsnounUS /dɪˈmændz/

plural of “demand” — an urgent or peremptory request

From this reading They point out the awful results there would be to the whole world if Servia, that miserable small criminal, should dare not satisfy the just demands of Germany's outraged and noble ally Austria.

eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading They're rather unctuous about it, but then they're always unctuous,--as though, if they had eyes, they would be turned up to heaven with lots of the pious whites showing.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading As for news, the papers today seem to think things will arrange themselves.

Germany'snounUS /ˈdʒɜːrməniz/

possessive form of “germany” — a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990

From this reading They point out the awful results there would be to the whole world if Servia, that miserable small criminal, should dare not satisfy the just demands of Germany's outraged and noble ally Austria.

grantedadjectiveUS /ˈɡræntəd/

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading They take that for granted.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading They're rather unctuous about it, but then they're always unctuous,--as though, if they had eyes, they would be turned up to heaven with lots of the pious whites showing.

heavennounUS /ˈhevən/

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

From this reading They're rather unctuous about it, but then they're always unctuous,--as though, if they had eyes, they would be turned up to heaven with lots of the pious whites showing.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading They're rather unctuous about it, but then they're always unctuous,--as though, if they had eyes, they would be turned up to heaven with lots of the pious whites showing.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading They're rather unctuous about it, but then they're always unctuous,--as though, if they had eyes, they would be turned up to heaven with lots of the pious whites showing.

justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading They point out the awful results there would be to the whole world if Servia, that miserable small criminal, should dare not satisfy the just demands of Germany's outraged and noble ally Austria.

lotsnounUS /lɑːts/

a large number or amount

From this reading They're rather unctuous about it, but then they're always unctuous,--as though, if they had eyes, they would be turned up to heaven with lots of the pious whites showing.

miserableadjectiveUS /ˈmɪzərəbəl/

very unhappy; full of misery

From this reading They point out the awful results there would be to the whole world if Servia, that miserable small criminal, should dare not satisfy the just demands of Germany's outraged and noble ally Austria.

newsnounUS /nuːz/

information about recent and important events

From this reading As for news, the papers today seem to think things will arrange themselves.

nobleadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊbəl/

impressive in appearance

From this reading They point out the awful results there would be to the whole world if Servia, that miserable small criminal, should dare not satisfy the just demands of Germany's outraged and noble ally Austria.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading They point out the awful results there would be to the whole world if Servia, that miserable small criminal, should dare not satisfy the just demands of Germany's outraged and noble ally Austria.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading They're rather unctuous about it, but then they're always unctuous,--as though, if they had eyes, they would be turned up to heaven with lots of the pious whites showing.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading They point out the awful results there would be to the whole world if Servia, that miserable small criminal, should dare not satisfy the just demands of Germany's outraged and noble ally Austria.

outragedadjectiveUS /ˈaʊtreɪdʒd/

angered at something unjust or wrong

From this reading They point out the awful results there would be to the whole world if Servia, that miserable small criminal, should dare not satisfy the just demands of Germany's outraged and noble ally Austria.

papersnounUS /ˈpeɪpərz/

writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)

From this reading As for news, the papers today seem to think things will arrange themselves.

piousadjectiveUS /ˈpaɪəs/

having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity

From this reading They're rather unctuous about it, but then they're always unctuous,--as though, if they had eyes, they would be turned up to heaven with lots of the pious whites showing.

pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/

a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading They point out the awful results there would be to the whole world if Servia, that miserable small criminal, should dare not satisfy the just demands of Germany's outraged and noble ally Austria.

ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/

on the contrary

From this reading They're rather unctuous about it, but then they're always unctuous,--as though, if they had eyes, they would be turned up to heaven with lots of the pious whites showing.

resultsnounUS /rɪˈzʌlts/

plural of “result” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading They point out the awful results there would be to the whole world if Servia, that miserable small criminal, should dare not satisfy the just demands of Germany's outraged and noble ally Austria.

satisfyverbUS /ˈsætəsfaɪ/

meet the requirements or expectations of

From this reading They point out the awful results there would be to the whole world if Servia, that miserable small criminal, should dare not satisfy the just demands of Germany's outraged and noble ally Austria.

seemverbUS /siːm/

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading As for news, the papers today seem to think things will arrange themselves.

Servia

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From this reading They point out the awful results there would be to the whole world if Servia, that miserable small criminal, should dare not satisfy the just demands of Germany's outraged and noble ally Austria.

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading They point out the awful results there would be to the whole world if Servia, that miserable small criminal, should dare not satisfy the just demands of Germany's outraged and noble ally Austria.

showingnounUS /ˈʃoʊɪŋ/

the display of a motion picture

From this reading They're rather unctuous about it, but then they're always unctuous,--as though, if they had eyes, they would be turned up to heaven with lots of the pious whites showing.

smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading They point out the awful results there would be to the whole world if Servia, that miserable small criminal, should dare not satisfy the just demands of Germany's outraged and noble ally Austria.

takeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading They take that for granted.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading They point out the awful results there would be to the whole world if Servia, that miserable small criminal, should dare not satisfy the just demands of Germany's outraged and noble ally Austria.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading As for news, the papers today seem to think things will arrange themselves.

themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading As for news, the papers today seem to think things will arrange themselves.

thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading They're rather unctuous about it, but then they're always unctuous,--as though, if they had eyes, they would be turned up to heaven with lots of the pious whites showing.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading They point out the awful results there would be to the whole world if Servia, that miserable small criminal, should dare not satisfy the just demands of Germany's outraged and noble ally Austria.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They're rather unctuous about it, but then they're always unctuous,--as though, if they had eyes, they would be turned up to heaven with lots of the pious whites showing.

They're

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They're rather unctuous about it, but then they're always unctuous,--as though, if they had eyes, they would be turned up to heaven with lots of the pious whites showing.

thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading As for news, the papers today seem to think things will arrange themselves.

thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading As for news, the papers today seem to think things will arrange themselves.

thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading They're rather unctuous about it, but then they're always unctuous,--as though, if they had eyes, they would be turned up to heaven with lots of the pious whites showing.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading As for news, the papers today seem to think things will arrange themselves.

todaynounUS /təˈdeɪ/

the present time or age

From this reading As for news, the papers today seem to think things will arrange themselves.

turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/

moved around an axis or center

From this reading They're rather unctuous about it, but then they're always unctuous,--as though, if they had eyes, they would be turned up to heaven with lots of the pious whites showing.

unctuousadjectiveUS /ˈʌŋtʃwəs/

unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech

From this reading They're rather unctuous about it, but then they're always unctuous,--as though, if they had eyes, they would be turned up to heaven with lots of the pious whites showing.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading They're rather unctuous about it, but then they're always unctuous,--as though, if they had eyes, they would be turned up to heaven with lots of the pious whites showing.

whitesnounUS /waɪts/

plural of “white” — a Caucasian

From this reading They're rather unctuous about it, but then they're always unctuous,--as though, if they had eyes, they would be turned up to heaven with lots of the pious whites showing.

wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading They point out the awful results there would be to the whole world if Servia, that miserable small criminal, should dare not satisfy the just demands of Germany's outraged and noble ally Austria.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading As for news, the papers today seem to think things will arrange themselves.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading They're rather unctuous about it, but then they're always unctuous,--as though, if they had eyes, they would be turned up to heaven with lots of the pious whites showing.

worldnounUS /wɜːrld/

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading They point out the awful results there would be to the whole world if Servia, that miserable small criminal, should dare not satisfy the just demands of Germany's outraged and noble ally Austria.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading They're rather unctuous about it, but then they're always unctuous,--as though, if they had eyes, they would be turned up to heaven with lots of the pious whites showing.

Chapter 5 of Christine by Elizabeth Von Arnim holds 431 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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