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Active Service

Chapter XXIV · Chapter 24

Chapter 24 of Active Service is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Stephen Crane • Curated US English Learning Edition

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THERE was a demonstration of the unequalled facilities of a European railway carriage for rendering unpleasant things almost intolerable.

These people could find no way to alleviate the poignancy of their position.

Coleman did not know where to look.

Every personal mannerism becomes accentuated in a European railway carriage.

If you glance at a man, your glance defines itself as a stare.

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Archivist

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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Chapter XXIV Reading 1/45

Active Service

Chapter XXIV · Chapter 24

Chapter 24 of Active Service is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/45 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

THERE was a demonstration of the unequalled facilities of a European railway carriage for rendering unpleasant things almost intolerable.

Line 2

These people could find no way to alleviate the poignancy of their position.

Line 3

Coleman did not know where to look.

Line 4

Every personal mannerism becomes accentuated in a European railway carriage.

Line 5

If you glance at a man, your glance defines itself as a stare.

All words in this reading · 50

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a

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From this reading THERE was a demonstration of the unequalled facilities of a European railway carriage for rendering unpleasant things almost intolerable.

accentuated

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From this reading Every personal mannerism becomes accentuated in a European railway carriage.

alleviate

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From this reading These people could find no way to alleviate the poignancy of their position.

almost

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From this reading THERE was a demonstration of the unequalled facilities of a European railway carriage for rendering unpleasant things almost intolerable.

as

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From this reading If you glance at a man, your glance defines itself as a stare.

at

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From this reading If you glance at a man, your glance defines itself as a stare.

becomes

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From this reading Every personal mannerism becomes accentuated in a European railway carriage.

carriage

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From this reading THERE was a demonstration of the unequalled facilities of a European railway carriage for rendering unpleasant things almost intolerable.

Coleman

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From this reading Coleman did not know where to look.

could

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From this reading These people could find no way to alleviate the poignancy of their position.

defines

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From this reading If you glance at a man, your glance defines itself as a stare.

demonstration

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From this reading THERE was a demonstration of the unequalled facilities of a European railway carriage for rendering unpleasant things almost intolerable.

did

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From this reading Coleman did not know where to look.

European

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From this reading THERE was a demonstration of the unequalled facilities of a European railway carriage for rendering unpleasant things almost intolerable.

Every

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From this reading Every personal mannerism becomes accentuated in a European railway carriage.

facilities

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From this reading THERE was a demonstration of the unequalled facilities of a European railway carriage for rendering unpleasant things almost intolerable.

find

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From this reading These people could find no way to alleviate the poignancy of their position.

for

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From this reading THERE was a demonstration of the unequalled facilities of a European railway carriage for rendering unpleasant things almost intolerable.

glance

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From this reading If you glance at a man, your glance defines itself as a stare.

If

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From this reading If you glance at a man, your glance defines itself as a stare.

in

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From this reading Every personal mannerism becomes accentuated in a European railway carriage.

intolerable

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From this reading THERE was a demonstration of the unequalled facilities of a European railway carriage for rendering unpleasant things almost intolerable.

itself

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know

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From this reading Coleman did not know where to look.

look

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From this reading Coleman did not know where to look.

man

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From this reading If you glance at a man, your glance defines itself as a stare.

mannerism

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From this reading Every personal mannerism becomes accentuated in a European railway carriage.

no

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From this reading These people could find no way to alleviate the poignancy of their position.

not

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From this reading Coleman did not know where to look.

of

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From this reading THERE was a demonstration of the unequalled facilities of a European railway carriage for rendering unpleasant things almost intolerable.

people

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From this reading These people could find no way to alleviate the poignancy of their position.

personal

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From this reading Every personal mannerism becomes accentuated in a European railway carriage.

poignancy

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From this reading These people could find no way to alleviate the poignancy of their position.

position

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From this reading These people could find no way to alleviate the poignancy of their position.

railway

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From this reading THERE was a demonstration of the unequalled facilities of a European railway carriage for rendering unpleasant things almost intolerable.

rendering

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From this reading THERE was a demonstration of the unequalled facilities of a European railway carriage for rendering unpleasant things almost intolerable.

stare

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From this reading If you glance at a man, your glance defines itself as a stare.

the

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From this reading THERE was a demonstration of the unequalled facilities of a European railway carriage for rendering unpleasant things almost intolerable.

their

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From this reading These people could find no way to alleviate the poignancy of their position.

THERE

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From this reading THERE was a demonstration of the unequalled facilities of a European railway carriage for rendering unpleasant things almost intolerable.

These

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From this reading These people could find no way to alleviate the poignancy of their position.

things

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From this reading THERE was a demonstration of the unequalled facilities of a European railway carriage for rendering unpleasant things almost intolerable.

to

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From this reading These people could find no way to alleviate the poignancy of their position.

unequalled

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From this reading THERE was a demonstration of the unequalled facilities of a European railway carriage for rendering unpleasant things almost intolerable.

unpleasant

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From this reading THERE was a demonstration of the unequalled facilities of a European railway carriage for rendering unpleasant things almost intolerable.

was

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From this reading THERE was a demonstration of the unequalled facilities of a European railway carriage for rendering unpleasant things almost intolerable.

way

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

From this reading These people could find no way to alleviate the poignancy of their position.

where

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From this reading Coleman did not know where to look.

you

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From this reading If you glance at a man, your glance defines itself as a stare.

your

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From this reading If you glance at a man, your glance defines itself as a stare.

Chapter 24 of Active Service by Stephen Crane holds 226 sentences, grouped into 46 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 24 of Active Service contain?

Chapter 24 holds 226 sentences of Active Service, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 24 of Active Service by Stephen Crane exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 226 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.

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Work through the 46 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

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Vocabulary met early in Active Service

Words and structures a reader meets early in Active Service, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Marjory: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Active Service; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Walked: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Active Service; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Pensively: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Active Service; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Along: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Active Service; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.