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The Red Badge of Courage
The Red Badge of Courage

Chapter XXII · Chapter 22

Chapter 22 of The Red Badge of Courage is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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When the woods again began to pour forth the dark-hued masses of the enemy the youth felt serene self-confidence.
He smiled briefly when he saw men dodge and duck at the long screechings of shells that were thrown in giant handfuls over them.
He stood, erect and tranquil, watching the attack begin against a part of the line that made a blue curve along the side of an adjacent hill.
His vision being unmolested by smoke from the rifles of his companions, he had opportunities to see parts of the hard fight.
It was a relief to perceive at last from whence came some of these noises which had been roared into his ears.
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The Red Badge of Courage

Chapter XXII · Chapter 22

Chapter 22 of The Red Badge of Courage is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/20 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
When the woods again began to pour forth the dark-hued masses of the enemy the youth felt serene self-confidence.
Line 2
He smiled briefly when he saw men dodge and duck at the long screechings of shells that were thrown in giant handfuls over them.
Line 3
He stood, erect and tranquil, watching the attack begin against a part of the line that made a blue curve along the side of an adjacent hill.
Line 4
His vision being unmolested by smoke from the rifles of his companions, he had opportunities to see parts of the hard fight.
Line 5
It was a relief to perceive at last from whence came some of these noises which had been roared into his ears.

Learner Dictionary

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Stood verb US /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading “He stood, erect and tranquil, watching the attack begin against a part of the line that made a blue curve along the side of an adjacent hill.”

All words in this reading · 84

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a

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adjacent

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again

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From this reading When the woods again began to pour forth the dark-hued masses of the enemy the youth felt serene self-confidence.

against

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From this reading He stood, erect and tranquil, watching the attack begin against a part of the line that made a blue curve along the side of an adjacent hill.

along

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From this reading He stood, erect and tranquil, watching the attack begin against a part of the line that made a blue curve along the side of an adjacent hill.

an

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From this reading He stood, erect and tranquil, watching the attack begin against a part of the line that made a blue curve along the side of an adjacent hill.

and

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From this reading He smiled briefly when he saw men dodge and duck at the long screechings of shells that were thrown in giant handfuls over them.

at

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From this reading He smiled briefly when he saw men dodge and duck at the long screechings of shells that were thrown in giant handfuls over them.

attack

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From this reading He stood, erect and tranquil, watching the attack begin against a part of the line that made a blue curve along the side of an adjacent hill.

been

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began

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From this reading When the woods again began to pour forth the dark-hued masses of the enemy the youth felt serene self-confidence.

begin

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From this reading He stood, erect and tranquil, watching the attack begin against a part of the line that made a blue curve along the side of an adjacent hill.

being

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From this reading His vision being unmolested by smoke from the rifles of his companions, he had opportunities to see parts of the hard fight.

blue

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briefly

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by

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came

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companions

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curve

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dark-hued

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dodge

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duck

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ears

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enemy

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From this reading When the woods again began to pour forth the dark-hued masses of the enemy the youth felt serene self-confidence.

erect

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From this reading He stood, erect and tranquil, watching the attack begin against a part of the line that made a blue curve along the side of an adjacent hill.

felt

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From this reading When the woods again began to pour forth the dark-hued masses of the enemy the youth felt serene self-confidence.

fight

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From this reading His vision being unmolested by smoke from the rifles of his companions, he had opportunities to see parts of the hard fight.

forth

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From this reading When the woods again began to pour forth the dark-hued masses of the enemy the youth felt serene self-confidence.

from

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giant

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had

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handfuls

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hard

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He

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hill

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His

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From this reading His vision being unmolested by smoke from the rifles of his companions, he had opportunities to see parts of the hard fight.

in

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into

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It

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last

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line

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From this reading He stood, erect and tranquil, watching the attack begin against a part of the line that made a blue curve along the side of an adjacent hill.

long

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From this reading He smiled briefly when he saw men dodge and duck at the long screechings of shells that were thrown in giant handfuls over them.

made

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From this reading He stood, erect and tranquil, watching the attack begin against a part of the line that made a blue curve along the side of an adjacent hill.

masses

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From this reading When the woods again began to pour forth the dark-hued masses of the enemy the youth felt serene self-confidence.

men

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From this reading He smiled briefly when he saw men dodge and duck at the long screechings of shells that were thrown in giant handfuls over them.

noises

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From this reading It was a relief to perceive at last from whence came some of these noises which had been roared into his ears.

of

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From this reading When the woods again began to pour forth the dark-hued masses of the enemy the youth felt serene self-confidence.

opportunities

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From this reading His vision being unmolested by smoke from the rifles of his companions, he had opportunities to see parts of the hard fight.

over

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part

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From this reading He stood, erect and tranquil, watching the attack begin against a part of the line that made a blue curve along the side of an adjacent hill.

parts

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From this reading His vision being unmolested by smoke from the rifles of his companions, he had opportunities to see parts of the hard fight.

perceive

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pour

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From this reading When the woods again began to pour forth the dark-hued masses of the enemy the youth felt serene self-confidence.

relief

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rifles

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From this reading His vision being unmolested by smoke from the rifles of his companions, he had opportunities to see parts of the hard fight.

roared

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saw

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From this reading He smiled briefly when he saw men dodge and duck at the long screechings of shells that were thrown in giant handfuls over them.

screechings

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see

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From this reading His vision being unmolested by smoke from the rifles of his companions, he had opportunities to see parts of the hard fight.

self-confidence

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From this reading When the woods again began to pour forth the dark-hued masses of the enemy the youth felt serene self-confidence.

serene

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From this reading When the woods again began to pour forth the dark-hued masses of the enemy the youth felt serene self-confidence.

shells

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From this reading He smiled briefly when he saw men dodge and duck at the long screechings of shells that were thrown in giant handfuls over them.

side

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From this reading He stood, erect and tranquil, watching the attack begin against a part of the line that made a blue curve along the side of an adjacent hill.

smiled

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smoke

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From this reading His vision being unmolested by smoke from the rifles of his companions, he had opportunities to see parts of the hard fight.

some

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From this reading It was a relief to perceive at last from whence came some of these noises which had been roared into his ears.

stoodverbUS /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading He stood, erect and tranquil, watching the attack begin against a part of the line that made a blue curve along the side of an adjacent hill.

that

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the

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From this reading When the woods again began to pour forth the dark-hued masses of the enemy the youth felt serene self-confidence.

them

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these

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From this reading It was a relief to perceive at last from whence came some of these noises which had been roared into his ears.

thrown

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From this reading He smiled briefly when he saw men dodge and duck at the long screechings of shells that were thrown in giant handfuls over them.

to

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From this reading When the woods again began to pour forth the dark-hued masses of the enemy the youth felt serene self-confidence.

tranquil

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From this reading He stood, erect and tranquil, watching the attack begin against a part of the line that made a blue curve along the side of an adjacent hill.

unmolested

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From this reading His vision being unmolested by smoke from the rifles of his companions, he had opportunities to see parts of the hard fight.

vision

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From this reading His vision being unmolested by smoke from the rifles of his companions, he had opportunities to see parts of the hard fight.

was

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From this reading It was a relief to perceive at last from whence came some of these noises which had been roared into his ears.

watching

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From this reading He stood, erect and tranquil, watching the attack begin against a part of the line that made a blue curve along the side of an adjacent hill.

were

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From this reading He smiled briefly when he saw men dodge and duck at the long screechings of shells that were thrown in giant handfuls over them.

When

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From this reading When the woods again began to pour forth the dark-hued masses of the enemy the youth felt serene self-confidence.

whence

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which

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woods

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From this reading When the woods again began to pour forth the dark-hued masses of the enemy the youth felt serene self-confidence.

youth

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From this reading When the woods again began to pour forth the dark-hued masses of the enemy the youth felt serene self-confidence.

Chapter 22 of The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane holds 101 sentences, grouped into 21 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 22 holds 101 sentences of The Red Badge of Courage, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 22 of The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 101 sentences, grouped into 21 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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Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

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About 293 minutes of reading across 705 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in The Red Badge of Courage

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Red Badge of Courage, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

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
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Earth
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Retiring
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