Chapter 9 of Fix Bay'nets: The Regiment in the Hills is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Fix Bay'nets: The Regiment in the Hills is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Ha!" sighed Bracy: "then may it come. But why is it? I never heard of such a thing before." "Naturally; and I never encountered such a case. It is all due to the irritation of the spinal nerves, and until we can get rid of the cause we cannot arrive at the cure."
Chapter 9 of Fix Bay'nets: The Regiment in the Hills is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading “It is all due to the irritation of the spinal nerves, and until we can get rid of the cause we cannot arrive at the cure."”
provide a cure for, make healthy again
From this reading “It is all due to the irritation of the spinal nerves, and until we can get rid of the cause we cannot arrive at the cure."”
past form of “encounter” — come together
From this reading “"Naturally; and I never encountered such a case.”
the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
From this reading “It is all due to the irritation of the spinal nerves, and until we can get rid of the cause we cannot arrive at the cure."”
an uneasy psychological state
From this reading “It is all due to the irritation of the spinal nerves, and until we can get rid of the cause we cannot arrive at the cure."”
relieve from
From this reading “It is all due to the irritation of the spinal nerves, and until we can get rid of the cause we cannot arrive at the cure."”
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “"Ha!" sighed Bracy: "then may it come.”
anesthesia of the lower half of the body; caused by injury to the spinal cord or by injecting an anesthetic beneath the arachnoid membrane that surrounds the spinal cord
From this reading “It is all due to the irritation of the spinal nerves, and until we can get rid of the cause we cannot arrive at the cure."”
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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 I never heard of such a thing before."
(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 It is all due to the irritation of the spinal nerves, and until we can get rid of the cause we cannot arrive at the cure."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Naturally; and I never encountered such a case.
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading It is all due to the irritation of the spinal nerves, and until we can get rid of the cause we cannot arrive at the cure."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It is all due to the irritation of the spinal nerves, and until we can get rid of the cause we cannot arrive at the cure."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I never heard of such a thing before."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ha!" sighed Bracy: "then may it come.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But why is it?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading It is all due to the irritation of the spinal nerves, and until we can get rid of the cause we cannot arrive at the cure."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is all due to the irritation of the spinal nerves, and until we can get rid of the cause we cannot arrive at the cure."
an occurrence of something
From this reading "Naturally; and I never encountered such a case.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading It is all due to the irritation of the spinal nerves, and until we can get rid of the cause we cannot arrive at the cure."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Ha!" sighed Bracy: "then may it come.
provide a cure for, make healthy again
From this reading It is all due to the irritation of the spinal nerves, and until we can get rid of the cause we cannot arrive at the cure."
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading It is all due to the irritation of the spinal nerves, and until we can get rid of the cause we cannot arrive at the cure."
past form of “encounter” — come together
From this reading "Naturally; and I never encountered such a case.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It is all due to the irritation of the spinal nerves, and until we can get rid of the cause we cannot arrive at the cure."
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading "Ha!" sighed Bracy: "then may it come.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I never heard of such a thing before."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I never heard of such a thing before."
the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
From this reading It is all due to the irritation of the spinal nerves, and until we can get rid of the cause we cannot arrive at the cure."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But why is it?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Ha!" sighed Bracy: "then may it come.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Ha!" sighed Bracy: "then may it come.
as might be expected
From this reading "Naturally; and I never encountered such a case.
an uneasy psychological state
From this reading It is all due to the irritation of the spinal nerves, and until we can get rid of the cause we cannot arrive at the cure."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I never heard of such a thing before."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I never heard of such a thing before."
relieve from
From this reading It is all due to the irritation of the spinal nerves, and until we can get rid of the cause we cannot arrive at the cure."
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading "Ha!" sighed Bracy: "then may it come.
anesthesia of the lower half of the body; caused by injury to the spinal cord or by injecting an anesthetic beneath the arachnoid membrane that surrounds the spinal cord
From this reading It is all due to the irritation of the spinal nerves, and until we can get rid of the cause we cannot arrive at the cure."
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I never heard of such a thing before."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is all due to the irritation of the spinal nerves, and until we can get rid of the cause we cannot arrive at the cure."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Ha!" sighed Bracy: "then may it come.
a special situation
From this reading I never heard of such a thing before."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is all due to the irritation of the spinal nerves, and until we can get rid of the cause we cannot arrive at the cure."
up to a particular time
From this reading It is all due to the irritation of the spinal nerves, and until we can get rid of the cause we cannot arrive at the cure."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It is all due to the irritation of the spinal nerves, and until we can get rid of the cause we cannot arrive at the cure."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading But why is it?
Chapter 9 of Fix Bay'nets: The Regiment in the Hills by George Manville Fenn holds 412 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.
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