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The Red Badge of Courage

Chapter XIX · Chapter 19

Chapter 19 of The Red Badge of Courage is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Stephen Crane • Curated US English Learning Edition

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The youth stared at the land in front of him.

Its foliages now seemed to veil powers and horrors.

He was unaware of the machinery of orders that started the charge, although from the corners of his eyes he saw an officer, who looked like a boy a-horseback, come galloping, waving his hat.

Suddenly he felt a straining and heaving among the men.

The line fell slowly forward like a toppling wall, and, with a convulsive gasp that was intended for a cheer, the regiment began its journey.

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The Red Badge of Courage

Chapter XIX · Chapter 19

Chapter 19 of The Red Badge of Courage is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/29 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

The youth stared at the land in front of him.

Line 2

Its foliages now seemed to veil powers and horrors.

Line 3

He was unaware of the machinery of orders that started the charge, although from the corners of his eyes he saw an officer, who looked like a boy a-horseback, come galloping, waving his hat.

Line 4

Suddenly he felt a straining and heaving among the men.

Line 5

The line fell slowly forward like a toppling wall, and, with a convulsive gasp that was intended for a cheer, the regiment began its journey.

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a

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From this reading He was unaware of the machinery of orders that started the charge, although from the corners of his eyes he saw an officer, who looked like a boy a-horseback, come galloping, waving his hat.

a-horseback

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From this reading He was unaware of the machinery of orders that started the charge, although from the corners of his eyes he saw an officer, who looked like a boy a-horseback, come galloping, waving his hat.

although

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From this reading He was unaware of the machinery of orders that started the charge, although from the corners of his eyes he saw an officer, who looked like a boy a-horseback, come galloping, waving his hat.

among

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From this reading Suddenly he felt a straining and heaving among the men.

an

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From this reading He was unaware of the machinery of orders that started the charge, although from the corners of his eyes he saw an officer, who looked like a boy a-horseback, come galloping, waving his hat.

and

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From this reading Its foliages now seemed to veil powers and horrors.

at

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From this reading The youth stared at the land in front of him.

began

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From this reading The line fell slowly forward like a toppling wall, and, with a convulsive gasp that was intended for a cheer, the regiment began its journey.

boy

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From this reading He was unaware of the machinery of orders that started the charge, although from the corners of his eyes he saw an officer, who looked like a boy a-horseback, come galloping, waving his hat.

charge

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cheer

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From this reading The line fell slowly forward like a toppling wall, and, with a convulsive gasp that was intended for a cheer, the regiment began its journey.

come

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From this reading He was unaware of the machinery of orders that started the charge, although from the corners of his eyes he saw an officer, who looked like a boy a-horseback, come galloping, waving his hat.

convulsive

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From this reading The line fell slowly forward like a toppling wall, and, with a convulsive gasp that was intended for a cheer, the regiment began its journey.

corners

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eyes

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fell

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From this reading The line fell slowly forward like a toppling wall, and, with a convulsive gasp that was intended for a cheer, the regiment began its journey.

felt

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From this reading Suddenly he felt a straining and heaving among the men.

foliages

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From this reading Its foliages now seemed to veil powers and horrors.

for

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From this reading The line fell slowly forward like a toppling wall, and, with a convulsive gasp that was intended for a cheer, the regiment began its journey.

forward

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From this reading The line fell slowly forward like a toppling wall, and, with a convulsive gasp that was intended for a cheer, the regiment began its journey.

from

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front

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From this reading The youth stared at the land in front of him.

galloping

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gasp

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From this reading The line fell slowly forward like a toppling wall, and, with a convulsive gasp that was intended for a cheer, the regiment began its journey.

hat

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He

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From this reading He was unaware of the machinery of orders that started the charge, although from the corners of his eyes he saw an officer, who looked like a boy a-horseback, come galloping, waving his hat.

heaving

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From this reading Suddenly he felt a straining and heaving among the men.

him

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From this reading The youth stared at the land in front of him.

his

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From this reading He was unaware of the machinery of orders that started the charge, although from the corners of his eyes he saw an officer, who looked like a boy a-horseback, come galloping, waving his hat.

horrors

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From this reading Its foliages now seemed to veil powers and horrors.

in

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intended

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From this reading The line fell slowly forward like a toppling wall, and, with a convulsive gasp that was intended for a cheer, the regiment began its journey.

Its

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From this reading Its foliages now seemed to veil powers and horrors.

journey

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From this reading The line fell slowly forward like a toppling wall, and, with a convulsive gasp that was intended for a cheer, the regiment began its journey.

land

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From this reading The youth stared at the land in front of him.

like

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From this reading He was unaware of the machinery of orders that started the charge, although from the corners of his eyes he saw an officer, who looked like a boy a-horseback, come galloping, waving his hat.

line

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From this reading The line fell slowly forward like a toppling wall, and, with a convulsive gasp that was intended for a cheer, the regiment began its journey.

looked

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From this reading He was unaware of the machinery of orders that started the charge, although from the corners of his eyes he saw an officer, who looked like a boy a-horseback, come galloping, waving his hat.

machinery

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From this reading He was unaware of the machinery of orders that started the charge, although from the corners of his eyes he saw an officer, who looked like a boy a-horseback, come galloping, waving his hat.

men

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From this reading Suddenly he felt a straining and heaving among the men.

now

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From this reading Its foliages now seemed to veil powers and horrors.

of

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From this reading The youth stared at the land in front of him.

officer

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From this reading He was unaware of the machinery of orders that started the charge, although from the corners of his eyes he saw an officer, who looked like a boy a-horseback, come galloping, waving his hat.

orders

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From this reading He was unaware of the machinery of orders that started the charge, although from the corners of his eyes he saw an officer, who looked like a boy a-horseback, come galloping, waving his hat.

powers

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From this reading Its foliages now seemed to veil powers and horrors.

regiment

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From this reading The line fell slowly forward like a toppling wall, and, with a convulsive gasp that was intended for a cheer, the regiment began its journey.

saw

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From this reading He was unaware of the machinery of orders that started the charge, although from the corners of his eyes he saw an officer, who looked like a boy a-horseback, come galloping, waving his hat.

seemed

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From this reading Its foliages now seemed to veil powers and horrors.

slowly

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From this reading The line fell slowly forward like a toppling wall, and, with a convulsive gasp that was intended for a cheer, the regiment began its journey.

stared

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From this reading The youth stared at the land in front of him.

started

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From this reading He was unaware of the machinery of orders that started the charge, although from the corners of his eyes he saw an officer, who looked like a boy a-horseback, come galloping, waving his hat.

straining

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From this reading Suddenly he felt a straining and heaving among the men.

Suddenly

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From this reading Suddenly he felt a straining and heaving among the men.

that

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From this reading He was unaware of the machinery of orders that started the charge, although from the corners of his eyes he saw an officer, who looked like a boy a-horseback, come galloping, waving his hat.

The

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From this reading The youth stared at the land in front of him.

to

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From this reading Its foliages now seemed to veil powers and horrors.

toppling

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From this reading The line fell slowly forward like a toppling wall, and, with a convulsive gasp that was intended for a cheer, the regiment began its journey.

unaware

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From this reading He was unaware of the machinery of orders that started the charge, although from the corners of his eyes he saw an officer, who looked like a boy a-horseback, come galloping, waving his hat.

veil

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From this reading Its foliages now seemed to veil powers and horrors.

wall

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From this reading The line fell slowly forward like a toppling wall, and, with a convulsive gasp that was intended for a cheer, the regiment began its journey.

was

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From this reading He was unaware of the machinery of orders that started the charge, although from the corners of his eyes he saw an officer, who looked like a boy a-horseback, come galloping, waving his hat.

waving

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From this reading He was unaware of the machinery of orders that started the charge, although from the corners of his eyes he saw an officer, who looked like a boy a-horseback, come galloping, waving his hat.

who

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From this reading He was unaware of the machinery of orders that started the charge, although from the corners of his eyes he saw an officer, who looked like a boy a-horseback, come galloping, waving his hat.

with

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From this reading The line fell slowly forward like a toppling wall, and, with a convulsive gasp that was intended for a cheer, the regiment began its journey.

youth

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From this reading The youth stared at the land in front of him.

Chapter 19 of The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane holds 147 sentences, grouped into 30 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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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.
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