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The Red Cross Girls on the French Firing Line
The Red Cross Girls on the French Firing Line

Chapter XVIII

Chapter 18 of The Red Cross Girls on the French Firing Line is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Margaret Vandercook • Curated US English Learning Edition
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All one night Eugenia feared that Captain Castaigne would die.
This was the fourteenth night after the beginning of his fever and a crisis in the disease.
So for twenty-four hours she did not have one-half hour of uninterrupted sleep.
It was not because the young man needed her constant care, for indeed he was never conscious of her existence.
When he called it was always to ask for some one else, and yet it was always Eugenia who answered.
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The Red Cross Girls on the French Firing Line

Chapter XVIII

Chapter 18 of The Red Cross Girls on the French Firing Line is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/25 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
All one night Eugenia feared that Captain Castaigne would die.
Line 2
This was the fourteenth night after the beginning of his fever and a crisis in the disease.
/ðɪs wɑːz ðə ˈfɔːrˈtiːnθ naɪt ˈæftər ðə bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ ʌv hɪz ˈfiːvər ənd ə ˈkraɪsəs ɪn ðə dɪˈziːz/
Line 3
So for twenty-four hours she did not have one-half hour of uninterrupted sleep.
Line 4
It was not because the young man needed her constant care, for indeed he was never conscious of her existence.
/ɪt wɑːz nɑːt bɪˈkɔːz ðə jʌŋ mæn ˈniːdəd hɜːr ˈkɑːnstənt ker fɔːr ˌɪnˈdiːd hiː wɑːz ˈnevər ˈkɑːnʃəs ʌv hɜːr eɡˈzɪstəns/
Line 5
When he called it was always to ask for some one else, and yet it was always Eugenia who answered.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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

constant adjective US /ˈkɑːnstənt/

unvarying in nature

From this reading “It was not because the young man needed her constant care, for indeed he was never conscious of her existence.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
crisis noun US /ˈkraɪsəs/

an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty

From this reading “This was the fourteenth night after the beginning of his fever and a crisis in the disease.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
disease noun US /dɪˈziːz/

an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning

From this reading “This was the fourteenth night after the beginning of his fever and a crisis in the disease.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Eugenia noun US /ˌjuːˈdʒiːniə/

tropical trees and shrubs with aromatic leaves and often valuable hard wood

From this reading “All one night Eugenia feared that Captain Castaigne would die.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fever noun US /ˈfiːvər/

a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection

From this reading “This was the fourteenth night after the beginning of his fever and a crisis in the disease.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fourteenth adjective US /ˈfɔːrˈtiːnθ/

coming next after the thirteenth in position

From this reading “This was the fourteenth night after the beginning of his fever and a crisis in the disease.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
twenty-four adjective US /ˈtwentifɔːr/

being four more than twenty

From this reading “So for twenty-four hours she did not have one-half hour of uninterrupted sleep.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
uninterrupted adjective US /ˌʌnɪntərˈʌptɪd/

having undisturbed continuity

From this reading “So for twenty-four hours she did not have one-half hour of uninterrupted sleep.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

twenty-four hours adjective + noun

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

In this reading “So for twenty-four hours she did not have one-half hour of uninterrupted sleep.”

8,825 times in 426,211 chapters
young man adjective + noun

a teenager or a young adult male

In this reading “It was not because the young man needed her constant care, for indeed he was never conscious of her existence.”

130,774 times in 426,211 chapters
constant care adjective + noun

In this reading “It was not because the young man needed her constant care, for indeed he was never conscious of her existence.”

310 times in 426,211 chapters

All words in this reading · 59

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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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 This was the fourteenth night after the beginning of his fever and a crisis in the disease.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading This was the fourteenth night after the beginning of his fever and a crisis in the disease.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
AlladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading All one night Eugenia feared that Captain Castaigne would die.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading When he called it was always to ask for some one else, and yet it was always Eugenia who answered.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading This was the fourteenth night after the beginning of his fever and a crisis in the disease.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
answeredverbUS /ˈænsərd/

past form of “answer” — react verbally

From this reading When he called it was always to ask for some one else, and yet it was always Eugenia who answered.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
askverbUS /æsk/

make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading When he called it was always to ask for some one else, and yet it was always Eugenia who answered.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading It was not because the young man needed her constant care, for indeed he was never conscious of her existence.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
beginningnounUS /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/

the event consisting of the start of something

From this reading This was the fourteenth night after the beginning of his fever and a crisis in the disease.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
calledverbUS /kɔːld/

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading When he called it was always to ask for some one else, and yet it was always Eugenia who answered.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
CaptainnounUS /ˈkæptən/

an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

From this reading All one night Eugenia feared that Captain Castaigne would die.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
carenounUS /ker/

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading It was not because the young man needed her constant care, for indeed he was never conscious of her existence.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Castaigne

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading All one night Eugenia feared that Captain Castaigne would die.

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consciousadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːnʃəs/

intentionally conceived

From this reading It was not because the young man needed her constant care, for indeed he was never conscious of her existence.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
constantadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːnstənt/

unvarying in nature

From this reading It was not because the young man needed her constant care, for indeed he was never conscious of her existence.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
crisisnounUS /ˈkraɪsəs/

an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty

From this reading This was the fourteenth night after the beginning of his fever and a crisis in the disease.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading So for twenty-four hours she did not have one-half hour of uninterrupted sleep.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
dieverbUS /daɪ/

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading All one night Eugenia feared that Captain Castaigne would die.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
diseasenounUS /dɪˈziːz/

an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning

From this reading This was the fourteenth night after the beginning of his fever and a crisis in the disease.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
else

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading When he called it was always to ask for some one else, and yet it was always Eugenia who answered.

Pending verification
EugenianounUS /ˌjuːˈdʒiːniə/

tropical trees and shrubs with aromatic leaves and often valuable hard wood

From this reading All one night Eugenia feared that Captain Castaigne would die.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
existencenounUS /eɡˈzɪstəns/

the state or fact of existing

From this reading It was not because the young man needed her constant care, for indeed he was never conscious of her existence.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fearedverbUS /fɪrd/

past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading All one night Eugenia feared that Captain Castaigne would die.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fevernounUS /ˈfiːvər/

a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection

From this reading This was the fourteenth night after the beginning of his fever and a crisis in the disease.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading So for twenty-four hours she did not have one-half hour of uninterrupted sleep.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
fourteenthadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrˈtiːnθ/

coming next after the thirteenth in position

From this reading This was the fourteenth night after the beginning of his fever and a crisis in the disease.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading So for twenty-four hours she did not have one-half hour of uninterrupted sleep.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading It was not because the young man needed her constant care, for indeed he was never conscious of her existence.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading It was not because the young man needed her constant care, for indeed he was never conscious of her existence.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading This was the fourteenth night after the beginning of his fever and a crisis in the disease.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hournounUS /ˈaʊər/

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading So for twenty-four hours she did not have one-half hour of uninterrupted sleep.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hoursnounUS /ˈaʊərz/

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading So for twenty-four hours she did not have one-half hour of uninterrupted sleep.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading This was the fourteenth night after the beginning of his fever and a crisis in the disease.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
indeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading It was not because the young man needed her constant care, for indeed he was never conscious of her existence.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was not because the young man needed her constant care, for indeed he was never conscious of her existence.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading It was not because the young man needed her constant care, for indeed he was never conscious of her existence.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
neededadjectiveUS /ˈniːdəd/

necessary for relief or supply

From this reading It was not because the young man needed her constant care, for indeed he was never conscious of her existence.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading It was not because the young man needed her constant care, for indeed he was never conscious of her existence.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
nightnounUS /naɪt/

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading All one night Eugenia feared that Captain Castaigne would die.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading So for twenty-four hours she did not have one-half hour of uninterrupted sleep.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading This was the fourteenth night after the beginning of his fever and a crisis in the disease.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading All one night Eugenia feared that Captain Castaigne would die.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
one-halfnoun

one of two equal parts of a divisible whole

From this reading So for twenty-four hours she did not have one-half hour of uninterrupted sleep.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading So for twenty-four hours she did not have one-half hour of uninterrupted sleep.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
sleepnounUS /sliːp/

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading So for twenty-four hours she did not have one-half hour of uninterrupted sleep.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So for twenty-four hours she did not have one-half hour of uninterrupted sleep.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading When he called it was always to ask for some one else, and yet it was always Eugenia who answered.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading All one night Eugenia feared that Captain Castaigne would die.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading This was the fourteenth night after the beginning of his fever and a crisis in the disease.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading This was the fourteenth night after the beginning of his fever and a crisis in the disease.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading When he called it was always to ask for some one else, and yet it was always Eugenia who answered.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
twenty-fouradjectiveUS /ˈtwentifɔːr/

being four more than twenty

From this reading So for twenty-four hours she did not have one-half hour of uninterrupted sleep.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
uninterruptedadjectiveUS /ˌʌnɪntərˈʌptɪd/

having undisturbed continuity

From this reading So for twenty-four hours she did not have one-half hour of uninterrupted sleep.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading This was the fourteenth night after the beginning of his fever and a crisis in the disease.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading When he called it was always to ask for some one else, and yet it was always Eugenia who answered.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading When he called it was always to ask for some one else, and yet it was always Eugenia who answered.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading All one night Eugenia feared that Captain Castaigne would die.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading When he called it was always to ask for some one else, and yet it was always Eugenia who answered.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading It was not because the young man needed her constant care, for indeed he was never conscious of her existence.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Chapter 18 of The Red Cross Girls on the French Firing Line by Margaret Vandercook holds 126 sentences, grouped into 26 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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