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1  It was crowded with retreating infantry.
The Red Badge of Courage By Stephen Crane
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 18
2  And now the retreat of the mule drivers was a march of shame to him.
The Red Badge of Courage By Stephen Crane
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 20
3  Leaning upon this he retreated, step by step, with his face still toward the thing.
The Red Badge of Courage By Stephen Crane
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 7
4  There were crows and catcalls showered upon him when he retreated without the horse.
The Red Badge of Courage By Stephen Crane
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 2
5  He threw aside his mental pamphlets on the philosophy of the retreated and rules for the guidance of the damned.
The Red Badge of Courage By Stephen Crane
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 12
6  They slowly retreated, with their faces still toward the spluttering woods, and their hot rifles still replying to the din.
The Red Badge of Courage By Stephen Crane
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 20
7  The youth, after rushing about and throwing interrogations at the heedless bands of retreating infantry, finally clutched a man by the arm.
The Red Badge of Courage By Stephen Crane
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 12
8  Immediately, as if the uplifting of the smoke had been prearranged, the discovered troops burst into a rasping yell, and a hundred flames jetted toward the retreating band.
The Red Badge of Courage By Stephen Crane
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 20
9  Frequently over this tumult could be heard the grim jokes of the critical veterans; but the retreating men apparently were not even conscious of the presence of an audience.
The Red Badge of Courage By Stephen Crane
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 4