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The Test of Scarlet: A Romance of Reality
The Test of Scarlet: A Romance of Reality

Chapter III

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I THERE’. no end of a thrill in night-marching, if one doesn’t get too much of it.
One feels curiously winged when mounted in the darkness, as though the limitations to speed, space and possibility had broken down.
The present merges with the past and with eternity.
Doors open in the night, giving entrance to previous incarnations.
The mounted men are a robber-band; the guns are wagons piled with loot.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Test of Scarlet: A Romance of Reality

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of The Test of Scarlet: A Romance of Reality is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
I THERE’. no end of a thrill in night-marching, if one doesn’t get too much of it.
Line 2
One feels curiously winged when mounted in the darkness, as though the limitations to speed, space and possibility had broken down.
/wʌn fiːlz ˈkjʊriəsli wɪŋd wen ˈmaʊntəd ɪn ðə ˈdɑːrknəs æz ðoʊ ðə ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃənz tuː spiːd speɪs ənd ˌpɑːsəˈbɪlətiː hæd ˈbroʊkən daʊn/
Line 3
The present merges with the past and with eternity.
/ðə ˈprezənt ˈmɜːrdʒɪz wɪð ðə pæst ənd wɪð ɪˈtɜːrnəti/
Line 4
Doors open in the night, giving entrance to previous incarnations.
/dɔːrz ˈoʊ.pən ɪn ðə naɪt ˈɡɪvɪŋ ˈentrəns tuː ˈpriːviəs ˌɪnkɑːrˈneɪʃənz/
Line 5
The mounted men are a robber-band; the guns are wagons piled with loot.

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.

eternity noun US /ɪˈtɜːrnəti/

time without end

From this reading “The present merges with the past and with eternity.”

incarnations noun US /ˌɪnkɑːrˈneɪʃənz/

plural of “incarnation” — a new personification of a familiar idea

From this reading “Doors open in the night, giving entrance to previous incarnations.”

limitations noun US /ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃənz/

plural of “limitation” — a principle that limits the extent of something

From this reading “One feels curiously winged when mounted in the darkness, as though the limitations to speed, space and possibility had broken down.”

loot noun US /luːt/

goods or money obtained illegally

From this reading “The mounted men are a robber-band; the guns are wagons piled with loot.”

merges verb US /ˈmɜːrdʒɪz/

third-person singular of “merge” — become one

From this reading “The present merges with the past and with eternity.”

piled verb US /paɪld/

past form of “pile” — arrange in stacks

From this reading “The mounted men are a robber-band; the guns are wagons piled with loot.”

wagons noun US /ˈwæɡənz/

plural of “wagon” — any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor

From this reading “The mounted men are a robber-band; the guns are wagons piled with loot.”

winged adjective US /wɪŋd/

having wings or as if having wings of a specified kind

From this reading “One feels curiously winged when mounted in the darkness, as though the limitations to speed, space and possibility had broken down.”

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.

mounted men adjective + noun

In this reading “The mounted men are a robber-band; the guns are wagons piled with loot.”

in the darkness preposition + article + noun counted as “in … darkness”

In this reading “One feels curiously winged when mounted in the darkness, as though the limitations to speed, space and possibility had broken down.”

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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.

adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading I THERE’. no end of a thrill in night-marching, if one doesn’t get too much of it.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading One feels curiously winged when mounted in the darkness, as though the limitations to speed, space and possibility had broken down.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading The mounted men are a robber-band; the guns are wagons piled with loot.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading One feels curiously winged when mounted in the darkness, as though the limitations to speed, space and possibility had broken down.

brokenadjectiveUS /ˈbroʊkən/

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

From this reading One feels curiously winged when mounted in the darkness, as though the limitations to speed, space and possibility had broken down.

curiouslyadverbUS /ˈkjʊriəsli/

in a manner differing from the usual or expected

From this reading One feels curiously winged when mounted in the darkness, as though the limitations to speed, space and possibility had broken down.

darknessnounUS /ˈdɑːrknəs/

absence of light or illumination

From this reading One feels curiously winged when mounted in the darkness, as though the limitations to speed, space and possibility had broken down.

doesn't

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

From this reading I THERE’. no end of a thrill in night-marching, if one doesn’t get too much of it.

DoorsnounUS /dɔːrz/

plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading Doors open in the night, giving entrance to previous incarnations.

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading One feels curiously winged when mounted in the darkness, as though the limitations to speed, space and possibility had broken down.

endnounUS /end/

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading I THERE’. no end of a thrill in night-marching, if one doesn’t get too much of it.

entrancenounUS /ˈentrəns/

something that provides access (to get in or get out)

From this reading Doors open in the night, giving entrance to previous incarnations.

eternitynounUS /ɪˈtɜːrnəti/

time without end

From this reading The present merges with the past and with eternity.

feelsnounUS /fiːlz/

plural of “feel” — an intuitive awareness

From this reading One feels curiously winged when mounted in the darkness, as though the limitations to speed, space and possibility had broken down.

getverbUS /ɡet/

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading I THERE’. no end of a thrill in night-marching, if one doesn’t get too much of it.

givingnounUS /ˈɡɪvɪŋ/

the act of giving

From this reading Doors open in the night, giving entrance to previous incarnations.

gunsnounUS /ɡʌnz/

plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)

From this reading The mounted men are a robber-band; the guns are wagons piled with loot.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading One feels curiously winged when mounted in the darkness, as though the limitations to speed, space and possibility had broken down.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I THERE’. no end of a thrill in night-marching, if one doesn’t get too much of it.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading I THERE’. no end of a thrill in night-marching, if one doesn’t get too much of it.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading I THERE’. no end of a thrill in night-marching, if one doesn’t get too much of it.

incarnationsnounUS /ˌɪnkɑːrˈneɪʃənz/

plural of “incarnation” — a new personification of a familiar idea

From this reading Doors open in the night, giving entrance to previous incarnations.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I THERE’. no end of a thrill in night-marching, if one doesn’t get too much of it.

limitationsnounUS /ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃənz/

plural of “limitation” — a principle that limits the extent of something

From this reading One feels curiously winged when mounted in the darkness, as though the limitations to speed, space and possibility had broken down.

lootnounUS /luːt/

goods or money obtained illegally

From this reading The mounted men are a robber-band; the guns are wagons piled with loot.

mennounUS /men/

the force of workers available

From this reading The mounted men are a robber-band; the guns are wagons piled with loot.

mergesverbUS /ˈmɜːrdʒɪz/

third-person singular of “merge” — become one

From this reading The present merges with the past and with eternity.

mountedadjectiveUS /ˈmaʊntəd/

assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support

From this reading One feels curiously winged when mounted in the darkness, as though the limitations to speed, space and possibility had broken down.

muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

From this reading I THERE’. no end of a thrill in night-marching, if one doesn’t get too much of it.

nightnounUS /naɪt/

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading Doors open in the night, giving entrance to previous incarnations.

night-marching

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

From this reading I THERE’. no end of a thrill in night-marching, if one doesn’t get too much of it.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading I THERE’. no end of a thrill in night-marching, if one doesn’t get too much of it.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I THERE’. no end of a thrill in night-marching, if one doesn’t get too much of it.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading I THERE’. no end of a thrill in night-marching, if one doesn’t get too much of it.

openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading Doors open in the night, giving entrance to previous incarnations.

pastnounUS /pæst/

the time that has elapsed

From this reading The present merges with the past and with eternity.

piledverbUS /paɪld/

past form of “pile” — arrange in stacks

From this reading The mounted men are a robber-band; the guns are wagons piled with loot.

possibilitynounUS /ˌpɑːsəˈbɪlətiː/

a future prospect or potential

From this reading One feels curiously winged when mounted in the darkness, as though the limitations to speed, space and possibility had broken down.

presentverbUS /ˈprezənt/

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading The present merges with the past and with eternity.

previousadjectiveUS /ˈpriːviəs/

just preceding something else in time or order

From this reading Doors open in the night, giving entrance to previous incarnations.

robber-band

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

From this reading The mounted men are a robber-band; the guns are wagons piled with loot.

spacenounUS /speɪs/

the unlimited expanse in which everything is located

From this reading One feels curiously winged when mounted in the darkness, as though the limitations to speed, space and possibility had broken down.

speedverbUS /spiːd/

move hurridly

From this reading One feels curiously winged when mounted in the darkness, as though the limitations to speed, space and possibility had broken down.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading One feels curiously winged when mounted in the darkness, as though the limitations to speed, space and possibility had broken down.

THEREadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading I THERE’. no end of a thrill in night-marching, if one doesn’t get too much of it.

thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading One feels curiously winged when mounted in the darkness, as though the limitations to speed, space and possibility had broken down.

thrillnounUS /θrɪl/

the swift release of a store of affective force

From this reading I THERE’. no end of a thrill in night-marching, if one doesn’t get too much of it.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading One feels curiously winged when mounted in the darkness, as though the limitations to speed, space and possibility had broken down.

tooadverbUS /tuː/

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading I THERE’. no end of a thrill in night-marching, if one doesn’t get too much of it.

wagonsnounUS /ˈwæɡənz/

plural of “wagon” — any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor

From this reading The mounted men are a robber-band; the guns are wagons piled with loot.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading One feels curiously winged when mounted in the darkness, as though the limitations to speed, space and possibility had broken down.

wingedadjectiveUS /wɪŋd/

having wings or as if having wings of a specified kind

From this reading One feels curiously winged when mounted in the darkness, as though the limitations to speed, space and possibility had broken down.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The present merges with the past and with eternity.

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