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Chapter 10 of Fix Bay'nets: The Regiment in the Hills is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"No; you retire with the nurse and Gedge, and I will hold them at bay till you get in. Make the men present their bayonets as soon as we are in. Just give the word, and they will know. It will check the wretches while we try to get the door closed." "No," cried the Sergeant's wife through her teeth.
Chapter 10 of Fix Bay'nets: The Regiment in the Hills is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading “"No; you retire with the nurse and Gedge, and I will hold them at bay till you get in.”
plural of “bayonet” — a knife that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon
From this reading “Make the men present their bayonets as soon as we are in.”
examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
From this reading “It will check the wretches while we try to get the door closed."”
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading “It will check the wretches while we try to get the door closed."”
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading “"No; you retire with the nurse and Gedge, and I will hold them at bay till you get in.”
go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
From this reading “"No; you retire with the nurse and Gedge, and I will hold them at bay till you get in.”
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading “"No," cried the Sergeant's wife through her teeth.”
make an effort or attempt
From this reading “It will check the wretches while we try to get the door closed."”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "No; you retire with the nurse and Gedge, and I will hold them at bay till you get in.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Make the men present their bayonets as soon as we are in.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Make the men present their bayonets as soon as we are in.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "No; you retire with the nurse and Gedge, and I will hold them at bay till you get in.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading "No; you retire with the nurse and Gedge, and I will hold them at bay till you get in.
plural of “bayonet” — a knife that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon
From this reading Make the men present their bayonets as soon as we are in.
examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
From this reading It will check the wretches while we try to get the door closed."
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading It will check the wretches while we try to get the door closed."
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "No," cried the Sergeant's wife through her teeth.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading It will check the wretches while we try to get the door closed."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No; you retire with the nurse and Gedge, and I will hold them at bay till you get in.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "No; you retire with the nurse and Gedge, and I will hold them at bay till you get in.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Just give the word, and they will know.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "No," cried the Sergeant's wife through her teeth.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "No; you retire with the nurse and Gedge, and I will hold them at bay till you get in.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No; you retire with the nurse and Gedge, and I will hold them at bay till you get in.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "No; you retire with the nurse and Gedge, and I will hold them at bay till you get in.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It will check the wretches while we try to get the door closed."
and nothing more
From this reading Just give the word, and they will know.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Just give the word, and they will know.
engage in
From this reading Make the men present their bayonets as soon as we are in.
the force of workers available
From this reading Make the men present their bayonets as soon as we are in.
not any; not one
From this reading "No; you retire with the nurse and Gedge, and I will hold them at bay till you get in.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading "No; you retire with the nurse and Gedge, and I will hold them at bay till you get in.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Make the men present their bayonets as soon as we are in.
go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
From this reading "No; you retire with the nurse and Gedge, and I will hold them at bay till you get in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No," cried the Sergeant's wife through her teeth.
in the near future
From this reading Make the men present their bayonets as soon as we are in.
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading "No," cried the Sergeant's wife through her teeth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "No; you retire with the nurse and Gedge, and I will hold them at bay till you get in.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Make the men present their bayonets as soon as we are in.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "No; you retire with the nurse and Gedge, and I will hold them at bay till you get in.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Just give the word, and they will know.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "No," cried the Sergeant's wife through her teeth.
up to a particular time
From this reading "No; you retire with the nurse and Gedge, and I will hold them at bay till you get in.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It will check the wretches while we try to get the door closed."
make an effort or attempt
From this reading It will check the wretches while we try to get the door closed."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Make the men present their bayonets as soon as we are in.
during the time that
From this reading It will check the wretches while we try to get the door closed."
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading "No," cried the Sergeant's wife through her teeth.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "No; you retire with the nurse and Gedge, and I will hold them at bay till you get in.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "No; you retire with the nurse and Gedge, and I will hold them at bay till you get in.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Just give the word, and they will know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It will check the wretches while we try to get the door closed."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "No; you retire with the nurse and Gedge, and I will hold them at bay till you get in.
Chapter 10 of Fix Bay'nets: The Regiment in the Hills by George Manville Fenn holds 425 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 10 holds 425 sentences of Fix Bay'nets: The Regiment in the Hills, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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