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A Tatter of Scarlet

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JEANNE'S VELVET EYES "These are our potential Troppmanns," said Gaston Cremieux, as we passed through the grounds of the riding-school.
"We must not blame them too much.
It is partly our fault.
We have taken their religion from them, and they have not yet enough moral sense to balance the loss.
They have learned at our meetings and conferences that they have not come to their own, and they want to break their way to immediate wealth and independence by the stroke of their own hands.
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A Tatter of Scarlet

Chapter X

Chapter 10 of A Tatter of Scarlet is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/22 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
JEANNE'S VELVET EYES "These are our potential Troppmanns," said Gaston Cremieux, as we passed through the grounds of the riding-school.
Line 2
"We must not blame them too much.
/wiː mʌst nɑːt bleɪm ðem tuː mʌtʃ/
Line 3
It is partly our fault.
/ɪt ɪz ˈpɑːrtli ˈaʊər fɔːlt/
Line 4
We have taken their religion from them, and they have not yet enough moral sense to balance the loss.
/wiː hæv ˈteɪkən ðer rɪˈlɪdʒən frʌm ðem ənd ðeɪ hæv nɑːt jet ɪˈnʌf ˈmɔːrəl sens tuː ˈbæləns ðə lɔːs/
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They have learned at our meetings and conferences that they have not come to their own, and they want to break their way to immediate wealth and independence by the stroke of their own hands.
/ðeɪ hæv lɜːrnd æt ˈaʊər ˈmiːtɪŋz ənd ˈkɑːnfərənsəz ðæt ðeɪ hæv nɑːt kʌm tuː ðer oʊn ənd ðeɪ wɑːnt tuː breɪk ðer weɪ tuː ˌɪˈmiːdiːət welθ ənd ˌɪndɪˈpendəns baɪ ðə stroʊk ʌv ðer oʊn hændz/

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.

balance verb US /ˈbæləns/

bring into balance or equilibrium

From this reading “We have taken their religion from them, and they have not yet enough moral sense to balance the loss.”

conferences noun US /ˈkɑːnfərənsəz/

plural of “conference” — a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda)

From this reading “They have learned at our meetings and conferences that they have not come to their own, and they want to break their way to immediate wealth and independence by the stroke of their own hands.”

grounds noun US /ɡraʊndz/

your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief

From this reading “JEANNE'S VELVET EYES "These are our potential Troppmanns," said Gaston Cremieux, as we passed through the grounds of the riding-school.”

independence noun US /ˌɪndɪˈpendəns/

freedom from control or influence of another or others

From this reading “They have learned at our meetings and conferences that they have not come to their own, and they want to break their way to immediate wealth and independence by the stroke of their own hands.”

meetings noun US /ˈmiːtɪŋz/

plural of “meeting” — a formally arranged gathering

From this reading “They have learned at our meetings and conferences that they have not come to their own, and they want to break their way to immediate wealth and independence by the stroke of their own hands.”

potential adjective US /pəˈtenʃəl/

existing in possibility

From this reading “JEANNE'S VELVET EYES "These are our potential Troppmanns," said Gaston Cremieux, as we passed through the grounds of the riding-school.”

stroke noun US /stroʊk/

(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand

From this reading “They have learned at our meetings and conferences that they have not come to their own, and they want to break their way to immediate wealth and independence by the stroke of their own hands.”

velvet noun US /ˈvelvət/

a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back

From this reading “JEANNE'S VELVET EYES "These are our potential Troppmanns," said Gaston Cremieux, as we passed through the grounds of the riding-school.”

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

moral sense adjective + noun

motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions

In this reading “We have taken their religion from them, and they have not yet enough moral sense to balance the loss.”

passed through verb + particle counted as “pass through”

make a passage or journey from one place to another

In this reading “JEANNE'S VELVET EYES "These are our potential Troppmanns," said Gaston Cremieux, as we passed through the grounds of the riding-school.”

own hands verb + noun

In this reading “They have learned at our meetings and conferences that they have not come to their own, and they want to break their way to immediate wealth and independence by the stroke of their own hands.”

through the grounds preposition + article + noun counted as “through … grounds”

In this reading “JEANNE'S VELVET EYES "These are our potential Troppmanns," said Gaston Cremieux, as we passed through the grounds of the riding-school.”

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading We have taken their religion from them, and they have not yet enough moral sense to balance the loss.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading JEANNE'S VELVET EYES "These are our potential Troppmanns," said Gaston Cremieux, as we passed through the grounds of the riding-school.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading JEANNE'S VELVET EYES "These are our potential Troppmanns," said Gaston Cremieux, as we passed through the grounds of the riding-school.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading They have learned at our meetings and conferences that they have not come to their own, and they want to break their way to immediate wealth and independence by the stroke of their own hands.

balanceverbUS /ˈbæləns/

bring into balance or equilibrium

From this reading We have taken their religion from them, and they have not yet enough moral sense to balance the loss.

blameverbUS /bleɪm/

put or pin the blame on

From this reading "We must not blame them too much.

breakverbUS /breɪk/

terminate

From this reading They have learned at our meetings and conferences that they have not come to their own, and they want to break their way to immediate wealth and independence by the stroke of their own hands.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading They have learned at our meetings and conferences that they have not come to their own, and they want to break their way to immediate wealth and independence by the stroke of their own hands.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading They have learned at our meetings and conferences that they have not come to their own, and they want to break their way to immediate wealth and independence by the stroke of their own hands.

conferencesnounUS /ˈkɑːnfərənsəz/

plural of “conference” — a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda)

From this reading They have learned at our meetings and conferences that they have not come to their own, and they want to break their way to immediate wealth and independence by the stroke of their own hands.

Cremieux

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

From this reading JEANNE'S VELVET EYES "These are our potential Troppmanns," said Gaston Cremieux, as we passed through the grounds of the riding-school.

enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading We have taken their religion from them, and they have not yet enough moral sense to balance the loss.

EYESnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading JEANNE'S VELVET EYES "These are our potential Troppmanns," said Gaston Cremieux, as we passed through the grounds of the riding-school.

faultnounUS /fɔːlt/

a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

From this reading It is partly our fault.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading We have taken their religion from them, and they have not yet enough moral sense to balance the loss.

Gaston

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

From this reading JEANNE'S VELVET EYES "These are our potential Troppmanns," said Gaston Cremieux, as we passed through the grounds of the riding-school.

groundsnounUS /ɡraʊndz/

your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief

From this reading JEANNE'S VELVET EYES "These are our potential Troppmanns," said Gaston Cremieux, as we passed through the grounds of the riding-school.

handsnounUS /hændz/

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading They have learned at our meetings and conferences that they have not come to their own, and they want to break their way to immediate wealth and independence by the stroke of their own hands.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading We have taken their religion from them, and they have not yet enough moral sense to balance the loss.

immediateadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈmiːdiːət/

of the present time and place

From this reading They have learned at our meetings and conferences that they have not come to their own, and they want to break their way to immediate wealth and independence by the stroke of their own hands.

independencenounUS /ˌɪndɪˈpendəns/

freedom from control or influence of another or others

From this reading They have learned at our meetings and conferences that they have not come to their own, and they want to break their way to immediate wealth and independence by the stroke of their own hands.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading It is partly our fault.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It is partly our fault.

JEANNE'S

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

From this reading JEANNE'S VELVET EYES "These are our potential Troppmanns," said Gaston Cremieux, as we passed through the grounds of the riding-school.

learnedadjectiveUS /lɜːrnd/

having or showing profound knowledge

From this reading They have learned at our meetings and conferences that they have not come to their own, and they want to break their way to immediate wealth and independence by the stroke of their own hands.

lossnounUS /lɔːs/

something that is lost

From this reading We have taken their religion from them, and they have not yet enough moral sense to balance the loss.

meetingsnounUS /ˈmiːtɪŋz/

plural of “meeting” — a formally arranged gathering

From this reading They have learned at our meetings and conferences that they have not come to their own, and they want to break their way to immediate wealth and independence by the stroke of their own hands.

moraladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrəl/

concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles

From this reading We have taken their religion from them, and they have not yet enough moral sense to balance the loss.

muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

From this reading "We must not blame them too much.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading "We must not blame them too much.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "We must not blame them too much.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading JEANNE'S VELVET EYES "These are our potential Troppmanns," said Gaston Cremieux, as we passed through the grounds of the riding-school.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading JEANNE'S VELVET EYES "These are our potential Troppmanns," said Gaston Cremieux, as we passed through the grounds of the riding-school.

ownverbUS /oʊn/

have ownership or possession of

From this reading They have learned at our meetings and conferences that they have not come to their own, and they want to break their way to immediate wealth and independence by the stroke of their own hands.

partlyadverbUS /ˈpɑːrtli/

to some extent; in some degree; not wholly

From this reading It is partly our fault.

passedverbUS /pæst/

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading JEANNE'S VELVET EYES "These are our potential Troppmanns," said Gaston Cremieux, as we passed through the grounds of the riding-school.

potentialadjectiveUS /pəˈtenʃəl/

existing in possibility

From this reading JEANNE'S VELVET EYES "These are our potential Troppmanns," said Gaston Cremieux, as we passed through the grounds of the riding-school.

religionnounUS /rɪˈlɪdʒən/

a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny

From this reading We have taken their religion from them, and they have not yet enough moral sense to balance the loss.

riding-school

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

From this reading JEANNE'S VELVET EYES "These are our potential Troppmanns," said Gaston Cremieux, as we passed through the grounds of the riding-school.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading JEANNE'S VELVET EYES "These are our potential Troppmanns," said Gaston Cremieux, as we passed through the grounds of the riding-school.

sensenounUS /sens/

a general conscious awareness

From this reading We have taken their religion from them, and they have not yet enough moral sense to balance the loss.

strokenounUS /stroʊk/

(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand

From this reading They have learned at our meetings and conferences that they have not come to their own, and they want to break their way to immediate wealth and independence by the stroke of their own hands.

takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading We have taken their religion from them, and they have not yet enough moral sense to balance the loss.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading They have learned at our meetings and conferences that they have not come to their own, and they want to break their way to immediate wealth and independence by the stroke of their own hands.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading JEANNE'S VELVET EYES "These are our potential Troppmanns," said Gaston Cremieux, as we passed through the grounds of the riding-school.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading We have taken their religion from them, and they have not yet enough moral sense to balance the loss.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading "We must not blame them too much.

ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading JEANNE'S VELVET EYES "These are our potential Troppmanns," said Gaston Cremieux, as we passed through the grounds of the riding-school.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

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

From this reading We have taken their religion from them, and they have not yet enough moral sense to balance the loss.

throughprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading JEANNE'S VELVET EYES "These are our potential Troppmanns," said Gaston Cremieux, as we passed through the grounds of the riding-school.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading We have taken their religion from them, and they have not yet enough moral sense to balance the loss.

tooadverbUS /tuː/

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading "We must not blame them too much.

Troppmanns

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

From this reading JEANNE'S VELVET EYES "These are our potential Troppmanns," said Gaston Cremieux, as we passed through the grounds of the riding-school.

VELVETnounUS /ˈvelvət/

a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back

From this reading JEANNE'S VELVET EYES "These are our potential Troppmanns," said Gaston Cremieux, as we passed through the grounds of the riding-school.

wantverbUS /wɑːnt/

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading They have learned at our meetings and conferences that they have not come to their own, and they want to break their way to immediate wealth and independence by the stroke of their own hands.

waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading They have learned at our meetings and conferences that they have not come to their own, and they want to break their way to immediate wealth and independence by the stroke of their own hands.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading JEANNE'S VELVET EYES "These are our potential Troppmanns," said Gaston Cremieux, as we passed through the grounds of the riding-school.

wealthnounUS /welθ/

the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money

From this reading They have learned at our meetings and conferences that they have not come to their own, and they want to break their way to immediate wealth and independence by the stroke of their own hands.

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading We have taken their religion from them, and they have not yet enough moral sense to balance the loss.

Chapter 10 of A Tatter of Scarlet by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett holds 111 sentences, grouped into 23 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.

What does chapter 10 of A Tatter of Scarlet contain?

Chapter 10 holds 111 sentences of A Tatter of Scarlet, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 10 of A Tatter of Scarlet by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 111 sentences, grouped into 23 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 10 can be played aloud in United States English.

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Vocabulary met early in A Tatter of Scarlet

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Deventer
A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Tatter of Scarlet; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Leaned
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Parapet
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Watched
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