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Christine

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of Christine is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Perhaps you'll see the speech in the papers.
What you won't see is that enormous crowd, struck quiet, struck into religious awe, crying quietly, men and women like little children gathered to the feet of, positively, a heavenly Father.
"Go to your homes," he said, dismissing them at the end with uplifted hand,--"go to your homes, and pray."
And we went.
In dead silence.
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Christine

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of Christine is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Perhaps you'll see the speech in the papers.
Line 2
What you won't see is that enormous crowd, struck quiet, struck into religious awe, crying quietly, men and women like little children gathered to the feet of, positively, a heavenly Father.
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"Go to your homes," he said, dismissing them at the end with uplifted hand,--"go to your homes, and pray."
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And we went.
/ənd wiː went/
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In dead silence.
/ɪn ded ˈsaɪ.ləns/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

awe noun US /ɑː/

an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration

From this reading “What you won't see is that enormous crowd, struck quiet, struck into religious awe, crying quietly, men and women like little children gathered to the feet of, positively, a heavenly Father.”

dismissing verb US /dɪˈsmɪsɪŋ/

-ing form of “dismiss” — bar from attention or consideration

From this reading “"Go to your homes," he said, dismissing them at the end with uplifted hand,--"go to your homes, and pray."”

enormous adjective US /ɪˈnɔːrməs/

extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree

From this reading “What you won't see is that enormous crowd, struck quiet, struck into religious awe, crying quietly, men and women like little children gathered to the feet of, positively, a heavenly Father.”

heavenly adjective US /ˈhevənli/

relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven

From this reading “What you won't see is that enormous crowd, struck quiet, struck into religious awe, crying quietly, men and women like little children gathered to the feet of, positively, a heavenly Father.”

homes noun US /hoʊmz/

plural of “home” — where you live at a particular time

From this reading “"Go to your homes," he said, dismissing them at the end with uplifted hand,--"go to your homes, and pray."”

positively adverb US /ˈpɑːzətɪvli/

extremely

From this reading “What you won't see is that enormous crowd, struck quiet, struck into religious awe, crying quietly, men and women like little children gathered to the feet of, positively, a heavenly Father.”

religious adjective US /rɪˈlɪdʒəs/

concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church

From this reading “What you won't see is that enormous crowd, struck quiet, struck into religious awe, crying quietly, men and women like little children gathered to the feet of, positively, a heavenly Father.”

uplifted adjective US /ˈʌplɪftɪd/

exalted emotionally especially with pride

From this reading “"Go to your homes," he said, dismissing them at the end with uplifted hand,--"go to your homes, and pray."”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading What you won't see is that enormous crowd, struck quiet, struck into religious awe, crying quietly, men and women like little children gathered to the feet of, positively, a heavenly Father.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading What you won't see is that enormous crowd, struck quiet, struck into religious awe, crying quietly, men and women like little children gathered to the feet of, positively, a heavenly Father.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "Go to your homes," he said, dismissing them at the end with uplifted hand,--"go to your homes, and pray."

awenounUS /ɑː/

an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration

From this reading What you won't see is that enormous crowd, struck quiet, struck into religious awe, crying quietly, men and women like little children gathered to the feet of, positively, a heavenly Father.

childrennounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading What you won't see is that enormous crowd, struck quiet, struck into religious awe, crying quietly, men and women like little children gathered to the feet of, positively, a heavenly Father.

crowdverbUS /kraʊd/

cause to herd, drive, or crowd together

From this reading What you won't see is that enormous crowd, struck quiet, struck into religious awe, crying quietly, men and women like little children gathered to the feet of, positively, a heavenly Father.

cryingadjectiveUS /ˈkraɪɪŋ/

demanding attention

From this reading What you won't see is that enormous crowd, struck quiet, struck into religious awe, crying quietly, men and women like little children gathered to the feet of, positively, a heavenly Father.

deadadjectiveUS /ded/

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading In dead silence.

dismissingverbUS /dɪˈsmɪsɪŋ/

-ing form of “dismiss” — bar from attention or consideration

From this reading "Go to your homes," he said, dismissing them at the end with uplifted hand,--"go to your homes, and pray."

endnounUS /end/

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading "Go to your homes," he said, dismissing them at the end with uplifted hand,--"go to your homes, and pray."

enormousadjectiveUS /ɪˈnɔːrməs/

extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree

From this reading What you won't see is that enormous crowd, struck quiet, struck into religious awe, crying quietly, men and women like little children gathered to the feet of, positively, a heavenly Father.

FathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading What you won't see is that enormous crowd, struck quiet, struck into religious awe, crying quietly, men and women like little children gathered to the feet of, positively, a heavenly Father.

feetnounUS /fiːt/

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading What you won't see is that enormous crowd, struck quiet, struck into religious awe, crying quietly, men and women like little children gathered to the feet of, positively, a heavenly Father.

gatheredadjectiveUS /ˈɡæðərd/

brought together in one place

From this reading What you won't see is that enormous crowd, struck quiet, struck into religious awe, crying quietly, men and women like little children gathered to the feet of, positively, a heavenly Father.

GoverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading "Go to your homes," he said, dismissing them at the end with uplifted hand,--"go to your homes, and pray."

handnounUS /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading "Go to your homes," he said, dismissing them at the end with uplifted hand,--"go to your homes, and pray."

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Go to your homes," he said, dismissing them at the end with uplifted hand,--"go to your homes, and pray."

heavenlyadjectiveUS /ˈhevənli/

relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven

From this reading What you won't see is that enormous crowd, struck quiet, struck into religious awe, crying quietly, men and women like little children gathered to the feet of, positively, a heavenly Father.

homesnounUS /hoʊmz/

plural of “home” — where you live at a particular time

From this reading "Go to your homes," he said, dismissing them at the end with uplifted hand,--"go to your homes, and pray."

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Perhaps you'll see the speech in the papers.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading What you won't see is that enormous crowd, struck quiet, struck into religious awe, crying quietly, men and women like little children gathered to the feet of, positively, a heavenly Father.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading What you won't see is that enormous crowd, struck quiet, struck into religious awe, crying quietly, men and women like little children gathered to the feet of, positively, a heavenly Father.

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading What you won't see is that enormous crowd, struck quiet, struck into religious awe, crying quietly, men and women like little children gathered to the feet of, positively, a heavenly Father.

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

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

From this reading What you won't see is that enormous crowd, struck quiet, struck into religious awe, crying quietly, men and women like little children gathered to the feet of, positively, a heavenly Father.

mennounUS /men/

the force of workers available

From this reading What you won't see is that enormous crowd, struck quiet, struck into religious awe, crying quietly, men and women like little children gathered to the feet of, positively, a heavenly Father.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading What you won't see is that enormous crowd, struck quiet, struck into religious awe, crying quietly, men and women like little children gathered to the feet of, positively, a heavenly Father.

papersnounUS /ˈpeɪpərz/

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

From this reading Perhaps you'll see the speech in the papers.

PerhapsadverbUS /pərˈhæps/

by chance

From this reading Perhaps you'll see the speech in the papers.

positivelyadverbUS /ˈpɑːzətɪvli/

extremely

From this reading What you won't see is that enormous crowd, struck quiet, struck into religious awe, crying quietly, men and women like little children gathered to the feet of, positively, a heavenly Father.

prayverbUS /preɪ/

address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer

From this reading "Go to your homes," he said, dismissing them at the end with uplifted hand,--"go to your homes, and pray."

quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/

characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity

From this reading What you won't see is that enormous crowd, struck quiet, struck into religious awe, crying quietly, men and women like little children gathered to the feet of, positively, a heavenly Father.

quietlyadverbUS /ˈkwaɪətli/

with low volume

From this reading What you won't see is that enormous crowd, struck quiet, struck into religious awe, crying quietly, men and women like little children gathered to the feet of, positively, a heavenly Father.

religiousadjectiveUS /rɪˈlɪdʒəs/

concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church

From this reading What you won't see is that enormous crowd, struck quiet, struck into religious awe, crying quietly, men and women like little children gathered to the feet of, positively, a heavenly Father.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Go to your homes," he said, dismissing them at the end with uplifted hand,--"go to your homes, and pray."

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Perhaps you'll see the speech in the papers.

silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading In dead silence.

speechnounUS /spiːtʃ/

the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience

From this reading Perhaps you'll see the speech in the papers.

struckadjectiveUS /strʌk/

(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming

From this reading What you won't see is that enormous crowd, struck quiet, struck into religious awe, crying quietly, men and women like little children gathered to the feet of, positively, a heavenly Father.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading What you won't see is that enormous crowd, struck quiet, struck into religious awe, crying quietly, men and women like little children gathered to the feet of, positively, a heavenly Father.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Perhaps you'll see the speech in the papers.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading "Go to your homes," he said, dismissing them at the end with uplifted hand,--"go to your homes, and pray."

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading What you won't see is that enormous crowd, struck quiet, struck into religious awe, crying quietly, men and women like little children gathered to the feet of, positively, a heavenly Father.

upliftedadjectiveUS /ˈʌplɪftɪd/

exalted emotionally especially with pride

From this reading "Go to your homes," he said, dismissing them at the end with uplifted hand,--"go to your homes, and pray."

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading And we went.

wentverbUS /went/

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading And we went.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What you won't see is that enormous crowd, struck quiet, struck into religious awe, crying quietly, men and women like little children gathered to the feet of, positively, a heavenly Father.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "Go to your homes," he said, dismissing them at the end with uplifted hand,--"go to your homes, and pray."

womennounUS /ˈwɪmən/

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading What you won't see is that enormous crowd, struck quiet, struck into religious awe, crying quietly, men and women like little children gathered to the feet of, positively, a heavenly Father.

won't

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

From this reading What you won't see is that enormous crowd, struck quiet, struck into religious awe, crying quietly, men and women like little children gathered to the feet of, positively, a heavenly Father.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading What you won't see is that enormous crowd, struck quiet, struck into religious awe, crying quietly, men and women like little children gathered to the feet of, positively, a heavenly Father.

you'll

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

From this reading Perhaps you'll see the speech in the papers.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Go to your homes," he said, dismissing them at the end with uplifted hand,--"go to your homes, and pray."

Chapter 6 of Christine by Elizabeth Von Arnim holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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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