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The Red Badge of Courage

Chapter III · Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of The Red Badge of Courage is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Stephen Crane • Curated US English Learning Edition

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When another night came, the columns, changed to purple streaks, filed across two pontoon bridges.

A glaring fire wine-tinted the waters of the river.

Its rays, shining upon the moving masses of troops, brought forth here and there sudden gleams of silver or gold.

Upon the other shore a dark and mysterious range of hills was curved against the sky.

The insect voices of the night sang solemnly.

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The Red Badge of Courage

Chapter III · Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of The Red Badge of Courage is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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

Line 1

When another night came, the columns, changed to purple streaks, filed across two pontoon bridges.

Line 2

A glaring fire wine-tinted the waters of the river.

Line 3

Its rays, shining upon the moving masses of troops, brought forth here and there sudden gleams of silver or gold.

Line 4

Upon the other shore a dark and mysterious range of hills was curved against the sky.

Line 5

The insect voices of the night sang solemnly.

All words in this reading · 53

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A

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across

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against

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and

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another

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From this reading When another night came, the columns, changed to purple streaks, filed across two pontoon bridges.

bridges

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From this reading When another night came, the columns, changed to purple streaks, filed across two pontoon bridges.

brought

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came

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From this reading When another night came, the columns, changed to purple streaks, filed across two pontoon bridges.

changed

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From this reading When another night came, the columns, changed to purple streaks, filed across two pontoon bridges.

columns

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curved

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dark

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filed

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fire

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forth

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glaring

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gleams

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gold

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here

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hills

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insect

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From this reading The insect voices of the night sang solemnly.

Its

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masses

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moving

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From this reading Its rays, shining upon the moving masses of troops, brought forth here and there sudden gleams of silver or gold.

mysterious

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From this reading Upon the other shore a dark and mysterious range of hills was curved against the sky.

night

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of

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or

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other

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pontoon

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purple

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range

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rays

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river

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sang

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shining

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shore

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silver

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sky

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solemnly

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streaks

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sudden

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the

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there

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to

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troops

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two

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From this reading When another night came, the columns, changed to purple streaks, filed across two pontoon bridges.

upon

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From this reading Its rays, shining upon the moving masses of troops, brought forth here and there sudden gleams of silver or gold.

voices

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From this reading The insect voices of the night sang solemnly.

was

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From this reading Upon the other shore a dark and mysterious range of hills was curved against the sky.

waters

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From this reading A glaring fire wine-tinted the waters of the river.

When

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From this reading When another night came, the columns, changed to purple streaks, filed across two pontoon bridges.

wine-tinted

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From this reading A glaring fire wine-tinted the waters of the river.

Chapter 3 of The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane holds 224 sentences, grouped into 45 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 3 holds 224 sentences of The Red Badge of Courage, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.

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Vocabulary met early in The Red Badge of Courage

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Passed: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Red Badge of Courage; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Reluctantly: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Red Badge of Courage; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
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