Chapter 7 of Fix Bay'nets: The Regiment in the Hills is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Fix Bay'nets: The Regiment in the Hills is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Bad enough, sir. I don't like this exit so close to the vertebrae.-- That hurt?" "No; it feels dull and cold just there." "Raise that hand a little." "Can't, Doctor; I'm so tightly bandaged."
Chapter 7 of Fix Bay'nets: The Regiment in the Hills is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
covered or wrapped with a bandage
From this reading “"Can't, Doctor; I'm so tightly bandaged."”
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading “"No; it feels dull and cold just there."”
an opening that permits escape or release
From this reading “I don't like this exit so close to the vertebrae.-- That hurt?"”
plural of “feel” — an intuitive awareness
From this reading “"No; it feels dull and cold just there."”
be the source of pain
From this reading “I don't like this exit so close to the vertebrae.-- That hurt?"”
raise the level or amount of something
From this reading “"Raise that hand a little."”
in a tight or constricted manner
From this reading “"Can't, Doctor; I'm so tightly bandaged."”
plural of “vertebra” — one of the bony segments of the spinal column
From this reading “I don't like this exit so close to the vertebrae.-- That hurt?"”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Raise that hand a little."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "No; it feels dull and cold just there."
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading "Bad enough, sir.
covered or wrapped with a bandage
From this reading "Can't, Doctor; I'm so tightly bandaged."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Can't, Doctor; I'm so tightly bandaged."
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading I don't like this exit so close to the vertebrae.-- That hurt?"
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading "No; it feels dull and cold just there."
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "Can't, Doctor; I'm so tightly bandaged."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't like this exit so close to the vertebrae.-- That hurt?"
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading "No; it feels dull and cold just there."
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "Bad enough, sir.
an opening that permits escape or release
From this reading I don't like this exit so close to the vertebrae.-- That hurt?"
plural of “feel” — an intuitive awareness
From this reading "No; it feels dull and cold just there."
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "Raise that hand a little."
be the source of pain
From this reading I don't like this exit so close to the vertebrae.-- That hurt?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don't like this exit so close to the vertebrae.-- That hurt?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Can't, Doctor; I'm so tightly bandaged."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "No; it feels dull and cold just there."
and nothing more
From this reading "No; it feels dull and cold just there."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I don't like this exit so close to the vertebrae.-- That hurt?"
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Raise that hand a little."
not any; not one
From this reading "No; it feels dull and cold just there."
raise the level or amount of something
From this reading "Raise that hand a little."
term of address for a man
From this reading "Bad enough, sir.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I don't like this exit so close to the vertebrae.-- That hurt?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I don't like this exit so close to the vertebrae.-- That hurt?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I don't like this exit so close to the vertebrae.-- That hurt?"
in or at that place or location
From this reading "No; it feels dull and cold just there."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I don't like this exit so close to the vertebrae.-- That hurt?"
in a tight or constricted manner
From this reading "Can't, Doctor; I'm so tightly bandaged."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I don't like this exit so close to the vertebrae.-- That hurt?"
plural of “vertebra” — one of the bony segments of the spinal column
From this reading I don't like this exit so close to the vertebrae.-- That hurt?"
Chapter 7 of Fix Bay'nets: The Regiment in the Hills by George Manville Fenn holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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.
Chapter 7 holds 421 sentences of Fix Bay'nets: The Regiment in the Hills, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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