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Chapter 20 of Red and Black by Grace S. (Grace Smith) Richmond holds 220 sentences, grouped into 44 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.

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A HAPPY WARRIOR The Field Hospital in which Jane was at work was now seeing its busiest days.
A steady stream of wounded men poured into it, day and night, frequently augmented after a serious engagement at the Front by such a torrent of extra cases that every resource was heavily overtaxed.
Surgeons and nurses worked to the limit and beyond it; they kept on long after they should have been released.
In Jane’s whole experience in this place no doctor or nurse ever gave up and was sent to the rear until actually forced to do so, by pure physical inability longer to continue.
It was amazing how endurance held out, when the need was great, by sheer force of nerve and will.
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Red and Black

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Chapter 20 of Red and Black is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/44 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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A HAPPY WARRIOR The Field Hospital in which Jane was at work was now seeing its busiest days.
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A steady stream of wounded men poured into it, day and night, frequently augmented after a serious engagement at the Front by such a torrent of extra cases that every resource was heavily overtaxed.
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Surgeons and nurses worked to the limit and beyond it; they kept on long after they should have been released.
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In Jane’s whole experience in this place no doctor or nurse ever gave up and was sent to the rear until actually forced to do so, by pure physical inability longer to continue.
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It was amazing how endurance held out, when the need was great, by sheer force of nerve and will.

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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “A steady stream of wounded men poured into it, day and night, frequently augmented after a serious engagement at the Front by such a torrent of extra cases that every resource was heavily overtaxed.”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “Surgeons and nurses worked to the limit and beyond it; they kept on long after they should have been released.”

Beyond preposition US /bɪˈɑːnd/

on the far side of; further than

From this reading “Surgeons and nurses worked to the limit and beyond it; they kept on long after they should have been released.”

Every determiner US /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “A steady stream of wounded men poured into it, day and night, frequently augmented after a serious engagement at the Front by such a torrent of extra cases that every resource was heavily overtaxed.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Surgeons and nurses worked to the limit and beyond it; they kept on long after they should have been released.”

Until preposition US /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading “In Jane’s whole experience in this place no doctor or nurse ever gave up and was sent to the rear until actually forced to do so, by pure physical inability longer to continue.”

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading A HAPPY WARRIOR The Field Hospital in which Jane was at work was now seeing its busiest days.

actually

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From this reading In Jane’s whole experience in this place no doctor or nurse ever gave up and was sent to the rear until actually forced to do so, by pure physical inability longer to continue.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading A steady stream of wounded men poured into it, day and night, frequently augmented after a serious engagement at the Front by such a torrent of extra cases that every resource was heavily overtaxed.

amazing

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From this reading It was amazing how endurance held out, when the need was great, by sheer force of nerve and will.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading A steady stream of wounded men poured into it, day and night, frequently augmented after a serious engagement at the Front by such a torrent of extra cases that every resource was heavily overtaxed.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading A HAPPY WARRIOR The Field Hospital in which Jane was at work was now seeing its busiest days.

augmented

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From this reading A steady stream of wounded men poured into it, day and night, frequently augmented after a serious engagement at the Front by such a torrent of extra cases that every resource was heavily overtaxed.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Surgeons and nurses worked to the limit and beyond it; they kept on long after they should have been released.

beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/

on the far side of; further than

From this reading Surgeons and nurses worked to the limit and beyond it; they kept on long after they should have been released.

busiest

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From this reading A HAPPY WARRIOR The Field Hospital in which Jane was at work was now seeing its busiest days.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading A steady stream of wounded men poured into it, day and night, frequently augmented after a serious engagement at the Front by such a torrent of extra cases that every resource was heavily overtaxed.

cases

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From this reading A steady stream of wounded men poured into it, day and night, frequently augmented after a serious engagement at the Front by such a torrent of extra cases that every resource was heavily overtaxed.

continue

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From this reading In Jane’s whole experience in this place no doctor or nurse ever gave up and was sent to the rear until actually forced to do so, by pure physical inability longer to continue.

day

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From this reading A steady stream of wounded men poured into it, day and night, frequently augmented after a serious engagement at the Front by such a torrent of extra cases that every resource was heavily overtaxed.

days

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From this reading A HAPPY WARRIOR The Field Hospital in which Jane was at work was now seeing its busiest days.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading In Jane’s whole experience in this place no doctor or nurse ever gave up and was sent to the rear until actually forced to do so, by pure physical inability longer to continue.

doctor

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From this reading In Jane’s whole experience in this place no doctor or nurse ever gave up and was sent to the rear until actually forced to do so, by pure physical inability longer to continue.

endurance

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From this reading It was amazing how endurance held out, when the need was great, by sheer force of nerve and will.

engagement

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From this reading A steady stream of wounded men poured into it, day and night, frequently augmented after a serious engagement at the Front by such a torrent of extra cases that every resource was heavily overtaxed.

ever

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From this reading In Jane’s whole experience in this place no doctor or nurse ever gave up and was sent to the rear until actually forced to do so, by pure physical inability longer to continue.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading A steady stream of wounded men poured into it, day and night, frequently augmented after a serious engagement at the Front by such a torrent of extra cases that every resource was heavily overtaxed.

experience

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From this reading In Jane’s whole experience in this place no doctor or nurse ever gave up and was sent to the rear until actually forced to do so, by pure physical inability longer to continue.

extra

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From this reading A steady stream of wounded men poured into it, day and night, frequently augmented after a serious engagement at the Front by such a torrent of extra cases that every resource was heavily overtaxed.

Field

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From this reading A HAPPY WARRIOR The Field Hospital in which Jane was at work was now seeing its busiest days.

force

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From this reading It was amazing how endurance held out, when the need was great, by sheer force of nerve and will.

forced

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From this reading In Jane’s whole experience in this place no doctor or nurse ever gave up and was sent to the rear until actually forced to do so, by pure physical inability longer to continue.

frequently

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From this reading A steady stream of wounded men poured into it, day and night, frequently augmented after a serious engagement at the Front by such a torrent of extra cases that every resource was heavily overtaxed.

Front

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From this reading A steady stream of wounded men poured into it, day and night, frequently augmented after a serious engagement at the Front by such a torrent of extra cases that every resource was heavily overtaxed.

gave

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From this reading In Jane’s whole experience in this place no doctor or nurse ever gave up and was sent to the rear until actually forced to do so, by pure physical inability longer to continue.

great

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From this reading It was amazing how endurance held out, when the need was great, by sheer force of nerve and will.

HAPPY

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From this reading A HAPPY WARRIOR The Field Hospital in which Jane was at work was now seeing its busiest days.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Surgeons and nurses worked to the limit and beyond it; they kept on long after they should have been released.

heavily

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From this reading A steady stream of wounded men poured into it, day and night, frequently augmented after a serious engagement at the Front by such a torrent of extra cases that every resource was heavily overtaxed.

held

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From this reading It was amazing how endurance held out, when the need was great, by sheer force of nerve and will.

Hospital

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From this reading A HAPPY WARRIOR The Field Hospital in which Jane was at work was now seeing its busiest days.

how

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From this reading It was amazing how endurance held out, when the need was great, by sheer force of nerve and will.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading A HAPPY WARRIOR The Field Hospital in which Jane was at work was now seeing its busiest days.

inability

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From this reading In Jane’s whole experience in this place no doctor or nurse ever gave up and was sent to the rear until actually forced to do so, by pure physical inability longer to continue.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading A steady stream of wounded men poured into it, day and night, frequently augmented after a serious engagement at the Front by such a torrent of extra cases that every resource was heavily overtaxed.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading A steady stream of wounded men poured into it, day and night, frequently augmented after a serious engagement at the Front by such a torrent of extra cases that every resource was heavily overtaxed.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading A HAPPY WARRIOR The Field Hospital in which Jane was at work was now seeing its busiest days.

Jane

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From this reading A HAPPY WARRIOR The Field Hospital in which Jane was at work was now seeing its busiest days.

Jane's

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From this reading In Jane’s whole experience in this place no doctor or nurse ever gave up and was sent to the rear until actually forced to do so, by pure physical inability longer to continue.

kept

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From this reading Surgeons and nurses worked to the limit and beyond it; they kept on long after they should have been released.

limit

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From this reading Surgeons and nurses worked to the limit and beyond it; they kept on long after they should have been released.

long

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From this reading Surgeons and nurses worked to the limit and beyond it; they kept on long after they should have been released.

longer

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From this reading In Jane’s whole experience in this place no doctor or nurse ever gave up and was sent to the rear until actually forced to do so, by pure physical inability longer to continue.

men

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From this reading A steady stream of wounded men poured into it, day and night, frequently augmented after a serious engagement at the Front by such a torrent of extra cases that every resource was heavily overtaxed.

need

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From this reading It was amazing how endurance held out, when the need was great, by sheer force of nerve and will.

nerve

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From this reading It was amazing how endurance held out, when the need was great, by sheer force of nerve and will.

night

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From this reading A steady stream of wounded men poured into it, day and night, frequently augmented after a serious engagement at the Front by such a torrent of extra cases that every resource was heavily overtaxed.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading In Jane’s whole experience in this place no doctor or nurse ever gave up and was sent to the rear until actually forced to do so, by pure physical inability longer to continue.

now

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From this reading A HAPPY WARRIOR The Field Hospital in which Jane was at work was now seeing its busiest days.

nurse

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From this reading In Jane’s whole experience in this place no doctor or nurse ever gave up and was sent to the rear until actually forced to do so, by pure physical inability longer to continue.

nurses

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From this reading Surgeons and nurses worked to the limit and beyond it; they kept on long after they should have been released.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A steady stream of wounded men poured into it, day and night, frequently augmented after a serious engagement at the Front by such a torrent of extra cases that every resource was heavily overtaxed.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Surgeons and nurses worked to the limit and beyond it; they kept on long after they should have been released.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading In Jane’s whole experience in this place no doctor or nurse ever gave up and was sent to the rear until actually forced to do so, by pure physical inability longer to continue.

out

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From this reading It was amazing how endurance held out, when the need was great, by sheer force of nerve and will.

overtaxed

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From this reading A steady stream of wounded men poured into it, day and night, frequently augmented after a serious engagement at the Front by such a torrent of extra cases that every resource was heavily overtaxed.

physical

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From this reading In Jane’s whole experience in this place no doctor or nurse ever gave up and was sent to the rear until actually forced to do so, by pure physical inability longer to continue.

place

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From this reading In Jane’s whole experience in this place no doctor or nurse ever gave up and was sent to the rear until actually forced to do so, by pure physical inability longer to continue.

poured

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From this reading A steady stream of wounded men poured into it, day and night, frequently augmented after a serious engagement at the Front by such a torrent of extra cases that every resource was heavily overtaxed.

pure

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From this reading In Jane’s whole experience in this place no doctor or nurse ever gave up and was sent to the rear until actually forced to do so, by pure physical inability longer to continue.

rear

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From this reading In Jane’s whole experience in this place no doctor or nurse ever gave up and was sent to the rear until actually forced to do so, by pure physical inability longer to continue.

released

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From this reading Surgeons and nurses worked to the limit and beyond it; they kept on long after they should have been released.

resource

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From this reading A steady stream of wounded men poured into it, day and night, frequently augmented after a serious engagement at the Front by such a torrent of extra cases that every resource was heavily overtaxed.

seeing

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From this reading A HAPPY WARRIOR The Field Hospital in which Jane was at work was now seeing its busiest days.

sent

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From this reading In Jane’s whole experience in this place no doctor or nurse ever gave up and was sent to the rear until actually forced to do so, by pure physical inability longer to continue.

serious

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From this reading A steady stream of wounded men poured into it, day and night, frequently augmented after a serious engagement at the Front by such a torrent of extra cases that every resource was heavily overtaxed.

sheer

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From this reading It was amazing how endurance held out, when the need was great, by sheer force of nerve and will.

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Surgeons and nurses worked to the limit and beyond it; they kept on long after they should have been released.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading In Jane’s whole experience in this place no doctor or nurse ever gave up and was sent to the rear until actually forced to do so, by pure physical inability longer to continue.

steady

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From this reading A steady stream of wounded men poured into it, day and night, frequently augmented after a serious engagement at the Front by such a torrent of extra cases that every resource was heavily overtaxed.

stream

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From this reading A steady stream of wounded men poured into it, day and night, frequently augmented after a serious engagement at the Front by such a torrent of extra cases that every resource was heavily overtaxed.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading A steady stream of wounded men poured into it, day and night, frequently augmented after a serious engagement at the Front by such a torrent of extra cases that every resource was heavily overtaxed.

Surgeons

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From this reading Surgeons and nurses worked to the limit and beyond it; they kept on long after they should have been released.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading A steady stream of wounded men poured into it, day and night, frequently augmented after a serious engagement at the Front by such a torrent of extra cases that every resource was heavily overtaxed.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading A HAPPY WARRIOR The Field Hospital in which Jane was at work was now seeing its busiest days.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

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

From this reading Surgeons and nurses worked to the limit and beyond it; they kept on long after they should have been released.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading In Jane’s whole experience in this place no doctor or nurse ever gave up and was sent to the rear until actually forced to do so, by pure physical inability longer to continue.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Surgeons and nurses worked to the limit and beyond it; they kept on long after they should have been released.

torrent

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From this reading A steady stream of wounded men poured into it, day and night, frequently augmented after a serious engagement at the Front by such a torrent of extra cases that every resource was heavily overtaxed.

untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading In Jane’s whole experience in this place no doctor or nurse ever gave up and was sent to the rear until actually forced to do so, by pure physical inability longer to continue.

up

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From this reading In Jane’s whole experience in this place no doctor or nurse ever gave up and was sent to the rear until actually forced to do so, by pure physical inability longer to continue.

WARRIOR

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From this reading A HAPPY WARRIOR The Field Hospital in which Jane was at work was now seeing its busiest days.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading A HAPPY WARRIOR The Field Hospital in which Jane was at work was now seeing its busiest days.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading It was amazing how endurance held out, when the need was great, by sheer force of nerve and will.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading A HAPPY WARRIOR The Field Hospital in which Jane was at work was now seeing its busiest days.

whole

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From this reading In Jane’s whole experience in this place no doctor or nurse ever gave up and was sent to the rear until actually forced to do so, by pure physical inability longer to continue.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading It was amazing how endurance held out, when the need was great, by sheer force of nerve and will.

work

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From this reading A HAPPY WARRIOR The Field Hospital in which Jane was at work was now seeing its busiest days.

worked

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From this reading Surgeons and nurses worked to the limit and beyond it; they kept on long after they should have been released.

wounded

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From this reading A steady stream of wounded men poured into it, day and night, frequently augmented after a serious engagement at the Front by such a torrent of extra cases that every resource was heavily overtaxed.