Chapter 10 of Arms and the Woman is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter X
Chapter 10 of Arms and the Woman is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I lowered the glasses. I discerned them to be cavalrymen, petty officers. They were mounted on spirited horses. "Gretchen," said I, "they are cavalrymen. They do not wear the Hohenphalian uniform; so, perhaps, it would be just as well for you to go to your room and remain there till they are gone.
Chapter 10 of Arms and the Woman is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/46 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
past form of “discern” — detect with the senses
From this reading “I discerned them to be cavalrymen, petty officers.”
(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
From this reading “I lowered the glasses.”
below the surround or below the normal position
From this reading “I lowered the glasses.”
assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
From this reading “They were mounted on spirited horses.”
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading “I discerned them to be cavalrymen, petty officers.”
inferior in rank or status
From this reading “I discerned them to be cavalrymen, petty officers.”
displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness
From this reading “They were mounted on spirited horses.”
always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences
From this reading “They do not wear the Hohenphalian uniform; so, perhaps, it would be just as well for you to go to your room and remain there till they are gone.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They do not wear the Hohenphalian uniform; so, perhaps, it would be just as well for you to go to your room and remain there till they are gone.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Gretchen," said I, "they are cavalrymen.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They do not wear the Hohenphalian uniform; so, perhaps, it would be just as well for you to go to your room and remain there till they are gone.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I discerned them to be cavalrymen, petty officers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I discerned them to be cavalrymen, petty officers.
past form of “discern” — detect with the senses
From this reading I discerned them to be cavalrymen, petty officers.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading They do not wear the Hohenphalian uniform; so, perhaps, it would be just as well for you to go to your room and remain there till they are gone.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They do not wear the Hohenphalian uniform; so, perhaps, it would be just as well for you to go to your room and remain there till they are gone.
(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
From this reading I lowered the glasses.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading They do not wear the Hohenphalian uniform; so, perhaps, it would be just as well for you to go to your room and remain there till they are gone.
destroyed or killed
From this reading They do not wear the Hohenphalian uniform; so, perhaps, it would be just as well for you to go to your room and remain there till they are gone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Gretchen," said I, "they are cavalrymen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They do not wear the Hohenphalian uniform; so, perhaps, it would be just as well for you to go to your room and remain there till they are gone.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading They were mounted on spirited horses.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I lowered the glasses.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They do not wear the Hohenphalian uniform; so, perhaps, it would be just as well for you to go to your room and remain there till they are gone.
and nothing more
From this reading They do not wear the Hohenphalian uniform; so, perhaps, it would be just as well for you to go to your room and remain there till they are gone.
below the surround or below the normal position
From this reading I lowered the glasses.
assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
From this reading They were mounted on spirited horses.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They do not wear the Hohenphalian uniform; so, perhaps, it would be just as well for you to go to your room and remain there till they are gone.
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading I discerned them to be cavalrymen, petty officers.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They were mounted on spirited horses.
by chance
From this reading They do not wear the Hohenphalian uniform; so, perhaps, it would be just as well for you to go to your room and remain there till they are gone.
inferior in rank or status
From this reading I discerned them to be cavalrymen, petty officers.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading They do not wear the Hohenphalian uniform; so, perhaps, it would be just as well for you to go to your room and remain there till they are gone.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading They do not wear the Hohenphalian uniform; so, perhaps, it would be just as well for you to go to your room and remain there till they are gone.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Gretchen," said I, "they are cavalrymen.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They do not wear the Hohenphalian uniform; so, perhaps, it would be just as well for you to go to your room and remain there till they are gone.
displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness
From this reading They were mounted on spirited horses.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I lowered the glasses.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I discerned them to be cavalrymen, petty officers.
in or at that place or location
From this reading They do not wear the Hohenphalian uniform; so, perhaps, it would be just as well for you to go to your room and remain there till they are gone.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were mounted on spirited horses.
up to a particular time
From this reading They do not wear the Hohenphalian uniform; so, perhaps, it would be just as well for you to go to your room and remain there till they are gone.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I discerned them to be cavalrymen, petty officers.
always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences
From this reading They do not wear the Hohenphalian uniform; so, perhaps, it would be just as well for you to go to your room and remain there till they are gone.
be dressed in
From this reading They do not wear the Hohenphalian uniform; so, perhaps, it would be just as well for you to go to your room and remain there till they are gone.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading They do not wear the Hohenphalian uniform; so, perhaps, it would be just as well for you to go to your room and remain there till they are gone.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were mounted on spirited horses.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They do not wear the Hohenphalian uniform; so, perhaps, it would be just as well for you to go to your room and remain there till they are gone.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading They do not wear the Hohenphalian uniform; so, perhaps, it would be just as well for you to go to your room and remain there till they are gone.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading They do not wear the Hohenphalian uniform; so, perhaps, it would be just as well for you to go to your room and remain there till they are gone.
Chapter 10 of Arms and the Woman by Harold MacGrath holds 230 sentences, grouped into 46 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.
Chapter 10 holds 230 sentences of Arms and the Woman, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of Arms and the Woman by Harold MacGrath exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 230 sentences, grouped into 46 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.
Work through the 46 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 46 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 10 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading Arms and the Woman by Harold MacGrath on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 0 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #? are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #?, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 5 minutes of reading across 0 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Arms and the Woman section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 0 chapters of Arms and the Woman to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Arms and the Woman, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
