Chapter 8 of Fix Bay'nets: The Regiment in the Hills is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Fix Bay'nets: The Regiment in the Hills is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Yes, sir; d'reckly after breakfast." "So you did. I went to sleep afterwards, and it passed out of my memory. I'm getting weaker, I suppose." "Not you," cried Drummond.
Chapter 8 of Fix Bay'nets: The Regiment in the Hills is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading “I went to sleep afterwards, and it passed out of my memory.”
eat an early morning meal
From this reading “"Yes, sir; d'reckly after breakfast."”
the act of acquiring something
From this reading “I'm getting weaker, I suppose."”
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading “I went to sleep afterwards, and it passed out of my memory.”
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading “I went to sleep afterwards, and it passed out of my memory.”
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “I went to sleep afterwards, and it passed out of my memory.”
express a supposition
From this reading “I'm getting weaker, I suppose."”
comparative of “weak” — wanting in physical strength
From this reading “I'm getting weaker, I suppose."”
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later than; following
From this reading "Yes, sir; d'reckly after breakfast."
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading I went to sleep afterwards, and it passed out of my memory.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I went to sleep afterwards, and it passed out of my memory.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading "Yes, sir; d'reckly after breakfast."
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Not you," cried Drummond.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, sir; d'reckly after breakfast."
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "So you did.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Not you," cried Drummond.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading I'm getting weaker, I suppose."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I went to sleep afterwards, and it passed out of my memory.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm getting weaker, I suppose."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I went to sleep afterwards, and it passed out of my memory.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading I went to sleep afterwards, and it passed out of my memory.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I went to sleep afterwards, and it passed out of my memory.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not you," cried Drummond.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I went to sleep afterwards, and it passed out of my memory.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I went to sleep afterwards, and it passed out of my memory.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading I went to sleep afterwards, and it passed out of my memory.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Yes, sir; d'reckly after breakfast."
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading I went to sleep afterwards, and it passed out of my memory.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So you did.
express a supposition
From this reading I'm getting weaker, I suppose."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I went to sleep afterwards, and it passed out of my memory.
comparative of “weak” — wanting in physical strength
From this reading I'm getting weaker, I suppose."
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I went to sleep afterwards, and it passed out of my memory.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, sir; d'reckly after breakfast."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "So you did.
Chapter 8 of Fix Bay'nets: The Regiment in the Hills by George Manville Fenn holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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 8 holds 415 sentences of Fix Bay'nets: The Regiment in the Hills, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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