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Good Stories for Great Holidays Arranged for

Chapter XI · Chapter 11

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Carefully laying the colors, which he had borne on many a field, in a trench, he seized some canteens, and, leaping into the mist, was soon out of sight.
Shortly after this the firing ceased for a while, and an order came for the men to fall back to the main line.
As the Confederates were retreating they met Nathan Cunningham, his canteens full of water, hurrying to relieve the thirst of the wounded men in the trenches.
He glanced over the passing column and saw that the faded flag, which he had carried so long, was not there.
The men in their haste to obey orders HAD FORGOTTEN OR OVERLOOKED THE COLORS.
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Good Stories for Great Holidays Arranged for

Chapter XI · Chapter 11

Chapter 11 of Good Stories for Great Holidays Arranged for is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/40 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Carefully laying the colors, which he had borne on many a field, in a trench, he seized some canteens, and, leaping into the mist, was soon out of sight.
Line 2
Shortly after this the firing ceased for a while, and an order came for the men to fall back to the main line.
Line 3
As the Confederates were retreating they met Nathan Cunningham, his canteens full of water, hurrying to relieve the thirst of the wounded men in the trenches.
Line 4
He glanced over the passing column and saw that the faded flag, which he had carried so long, was not there.
Line 5
The men in their haste to obey orders HAD FORGOTTEN OR OVERLOOKED THE COLORS.

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FORGOTTEN adjective US /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading “The men in their haste to obey orders HAD FORGOTTEN OR OVERLOOKED THE COLORS.”

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a

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From this reading Carefully laying the colors, which he had borne on many a field, in a trench, he seized some canteens, and, leaping into the mist, was soon out of sight.

after

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From this reading Shortly after this the firing ceased for a while, and an order came for the men to fall back to the main line.

an

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From this reading Shortly after this the firing ceased for a while, and an order came for the men to fall back to the main line.

and

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From this reading Carefully laying the colors, which he had borne on many a field, in a trench, he seized some canteens, and, leaping into the mist, was soon out of sight.

As

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From this reading As the Confederates were retreating they met Nathan Cunningham, his canteens full of water, hurrying to relieve the thirst of the wounded men in the trenches.

back

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From this reading Shortly after this the firing ceased for a while, and an order came for the men to fall back to the main line.

borne

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From this reading Carefully laying the colors, which he had borne on many a field, in a trench, he seized some canteens, and, leaping into the mist, was soon out of sight.

came

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From this reading Shortly after this the firing ceased for a while, and an order came for the men to fall back to the main line.

canteens

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From this reading Carefully laying the colors, which he had borne on many a field, in a trench, he seized some canteens, and, leaping into the mist, was soon out of sight.

Carefully

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From this reading Carefully laying the colors, which he had borne on many a field, in a trench, he seized some canteens, and, leaping into the mist, was soon out of sight.

carried

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From this reading He glanced over the passing column and saw that the faded flag, which he had carried so long, was not there.

ceased

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From this reading Shortly after this the firing ceased for a while, and an order came for the men to fall back to the main line.

colors

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From this reading Carefully laying the colors, which he had borne on many a field, in a trench, he seized some canteens, and, leaping into the mist, was soon out of sight.

column

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From this reading He glanced over the passing column and saw that the faded flag, which he had carried so long, was not there.

Confederates

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From this reading As the Confederates were retreating they met Nathan Cunningham, his canteens full of water, hurrying to relieve the thirst of the wounded men in the trenches.

Cunningham

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From this reading As the Confederates were retreating they met Nathan Cunningham, his canteens full of water, hurrying to relieve the thirst of the wounded men in the trenches.

faded

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From this reading He glanced over the passing column and saw that the faded flag, which he had carried so long, was not there.

fall

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From this reading Shortly after this the firing ceased for a while, and an order came for the men to fall back to the main line.

field

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From this reading Carefully laying the colors, which he had borne on many a field, in a trench, he seized some canteens, and, leaping into the mist, was soon out of sight.

firing

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From this reading Shortly after this the firing ceased for a while, and an order came for the men to fall back to the main line.

flag

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From this reading He glanced over the passing column and saw that the faded flag, which he had carried so long, was not there.

for

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From this reading Shortly after this the firing ceased for a while, and an order came for the men to fall back to the main line.

FORGOTTENadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading The men in their haste to obey orders HAD FORGOTTEN OR OVERLOOKED THE COLORS.

full

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From this reading As the Confederates were retreating they met Nathan Cunningham, his canteens full of water, hurrying to relieve the thirst of the wounded men in the trenches.

glanced

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From this reading He glanced over the passing column and saw that the faded flag, which he had carried so long, was not there.

had

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From this reading Carefully laying the colors, which he had borne on many a field, in a trench, he seized some canteens, and, leaping into the mist, was soon out of sight.

haste

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From this reading The men in their haste to obey orders HAD FORGOTTEN OR OVERLOOKED THE COLORS.

he

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From this reading Carefully laying the colors, which he had borne on many a field, in a trench, he seized some canteens, and, leaping into the mist, was soon out of sight.

his

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From this reading As the Confederates were retreating they met Nathan Cunningham, his canteens full of water, hurrying to relieve the thirst of the wounded men in the trenches.

hurrying

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From this reading As the Confederates were retreating they met Nathan Cunningham, his canteens full of water, hurrying to relieve the thirst of the wounded men in the trenches.

in

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From this reading Carefully laying the colors, which he had borne on many a field, in a trench, he seized some canteens, and, leaping into the mist, was soon out of sight.

into

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From this reading Carefully laying the colors, which he had borne on many a field, in a trench, he seized some canteens, and, leaping into the mist, was soon out of sight.

laying

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From this reading Carefully laying the colors, which he had borne on many a field, in a trench, he seized some canteens, and, leaping into the mist, was soon out of sight.

leaping

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From this reading Carefully laying the colors, which he had borne on many a field, in a trench, he seized some canteens, and, leaping into the mist, was soon out of sight.

line

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From this reading Shortly after this the firing ceased for a while, and an order came for the men to fall back to the main line.

long

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From this reading He glanced over the passing column and saw that the faded flag, which he had carried so long, was not there.

main

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From this reading Shortly after this the firing ceased for a while, and an order came for the men to fall back to the main line.

many

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From this reading Carefully laying the colors, which he had borne on many a field, in a trench, he seized some canteens, and, leaping into the mist, was soon out of sight.

men

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From this reading Shortly after this the firing ceased for a while, and an order came for the men to fall back to the main line.

met

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From this reading As the Confederates were retreating they met Nathan Cunningham, his canteens full of water, hurrying to relieve the thirst of the wounded men in the trenches.

mist

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From this reading Carefully laying the colors, which he had borne on many a field, in a trench, he seized some canteens, and, leaping into the mist, was soon out of sight.

Nathan

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From this reading As the Confederates were retreating they met Nathan Cunningham, his canteens full of water, hurrying to relieve the thirst of the wounded men in the trenches.

not

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From this reading He glanced over the passing column and saw that the faded flag, which he had carried so long, was not there.

obey

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From this reading The men in their haste to obey orders HAD FORGOTTEN OR OVERLOOKED THE COLORS.

of

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From this reading Carefully laying the colors, which he had borne on many a field, in a trench, he seized some canteens, and, leaping into the mist, was soon out of sight.

on

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From this reading Carefully laying the colors, which he had borne on many a field, in a trench, he seized some canteens, and, leaping into the mist, was soon out of sight.

OR

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From this reading The men in their haste to obey orders HAD FORGOTTEN OR OVERLOOKED THE COLORS.

order

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From this reading Shortly after this the firing ceased for a while, and an order came for the men to fall back to the main line.

orders

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From this reading The men in their haste to obey orders HAD FORGOTTEN OR OVERLOOKED THE COLORS.

out

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From this reading Carefully laying the colors, which he had borne on many a field, in a trench, he seized some canteens, and, leaping into the mist, was soon out of sight.

over

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From this reading He glanced over the passing column and saw that the faded flag, which he had carried so long, was not there.

OVERLOOKED

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From this reading The men in their haste to obey orders HAD FORGOTTEN OR OVERLOOKED THE COLORS.

passing

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From this reading He glanced over the passing column and saw that the faded flag, which he had carried so long, was not there.

relieve

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From this reading As the Confederates were retreating they met Nathan Cunningham, his canteens full of water, hurrying to relieve the thirst of the wounded men in the trenches.

retreating

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From this reading As the Confederates were retreating they met Nathan Cunningham, his canteens full of water, hurrying to relieve the thirst of the wounded men in the trenches.

saw

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From this reading He glanced over the passing column and saw that the faded flag, which he had carried so long, was not there.

seized

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From this reading Carefully laying the colors, which he had borne on many a field, in a trench, he seized some canteens, and, leaping into the mist, was soon out of sight.

Shortly

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From this reading Shortly after this the firing ceased for a while, and an order came for the men to fall back to the main line.

sight

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From this reading Carefully laying the colors, which he had borne on many a field, in a trench, he seized some canteens, and, leaping into the mist, was soon out of sight.

so

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From this reading He glanced over the passing column and saw that the faded flag, which he had carried so long, was not there.

some

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From this reading Carefully laying the colors, which he had borne on many a field, in a trench, he seized some canteens, and, leaping into the mist, was soon out of sight.

soon

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From this reading Carefully laying the colors, which he had borne on many a field, in a trench, he seized some canteens, and, leaping into the mist, was soon out of sight.

that

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From this reading He glanced over the passing column and saw that the faded flag, which he had carried so long, was not there.

the

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From this reading Carefully laying the colors, which he had borne on many a field, in a trench, he seized some canteens, and, leaping into the mist, was soon out of sight.

their

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From this reading The men in their haste to obey orders HAD FORGOTTEN OR OVERLOOKED THE COLORS.

there

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From this reading He glanced over the passing column and saw that the faded flag, which he had carried so long, was not there.

they

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From this reading As the Confederates were retreating they met Nathan Cunningham, his canteens full of water, hurrying to relieve the thirst of the wounded men in the trenches.

thirst

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From this reading As the Confederates were retreating they met Nathan Cunningham, his canteens full of water, hurrying to relieve the thirst of the wounded men in the trenches.

this

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From this reading Shortly after this the firing ceased for a while, and an order came for the men to fall back to the main line.

to

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From this reading Shortly after this the firing ceased for a while, and an order came for the men to fall back to the main line.

trench

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From this reading Carefully laying the colors, which he had borne on many a field, in a trench, he seized some canteens, and, leaping into the mist, was soon out of sight.

trenches

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From this reading As the Confederates were retreating they met Nathan Cunningham, his canteens full of water, hurrying to relieve the thirst of the wounded men in the trenches.

was

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From this reading Carefully laying the colors, which he had borne on many a field, in a trench, he seized some canteens, and, leaping into the mist, was soon out of sight.

water

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From this reading As the Confederates were retreating they met Nathan Cunningham, his canteens full of water, hurrying to relieve the thirst of the wounded men in the trenches.

were

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From this reading As the Confederates were retreating they met Nathan Cunningham, his canteens full of water, hurrying to relieve the thirst of the wounded men in the trenches.

which

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From this reading Carefully laying the colors, which he had borne on many a field, in a trench, he seized some canteens, and, leaping into the mist, was soon out of sight.

while

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From this reading Shortly after this the firing ceased for a while, and an order came for the men to fall back to the main line.

wounded

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From this reading As the Confederates were retreating they met Nathan Cunningham, his canteens full of water, hurrying to relieve the thirst of the wounded men in the trenches.

Chapter 11 of Good Stories for Great Holidays Arranged for by Frances Jenkins Olcott holds 204 sentences, grouped into 41 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.

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Chapter 11 holds 204 sentences of Good Stories for Great Holidays Arranged for, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.

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