Chapter 12 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 XII
Chapter 12 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.
"Could you eat now?" whispered Bracy. "Could I eat now, sir?" said the lad wonderingly. "It's couldn't I eat! My! If you only knew what I've been feeling ever since dinner-time you wouldn't ask that."
Chapter 12 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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make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “If you only knew what I've been feeling ever since dinner-time you wouldn't ask that."”
take in solid food
From this reading “"Could you eat now?" whispered Bracy.”
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading “If you only knew what I've been feeling ever since dinner-time you wouldn't ask that."”
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “If you only knew what I've been feeling ever since dinner-time you wouldn't ask that."”
a boy or man
From this reading “"Could I eat now, sir?" said the lad wonderingly.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “If you only knew what I've been feeling ever since dinner-time you wouldn't ask that."”
term of address for a man
From this reading “"Could I eat now, sir?" said the lad wonderingly.”
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “"Could you eat now?" whispered Bracy.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading If you only knew what I've been feeling ever since dinner-time you wouldn't ask that."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If you only knew what I've been feeling ever since dinner-time you wouldn't ask that."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Could you eat now?" whispered Bracy.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Could you eat now?" whispered Bracy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's couldn't I eat!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you only knew what I've been feeling ever since dinner-time you wouldn't ask that."
take in solid food
From this reading "Could you eat now?" whispered Bracy.
at any time
From this reading If you only knew what I've been feeling ever since dinner-time you wouldn't ask that."
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading If you only knew what I've been feeling ever since dinner-time you wouldn't ask that."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Could I eat now, sir?" said the lad wonderingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you only knew what I've been feeling ever since dinner-time you wouldn't ask that."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you only knew what I've been feeling ever since dinner-time you wouldn't ask that."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's couldn't I eat!
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading If you only knew what I've been feeling ever since dinner-time you wouldn't ask that."
a boy or man
From this reading "Could I eat now, sir?" said the lad wonderingly.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Could you eat now?" whispered Bracy.
and nothing more
From this reading If you only knew what I've been feeling ever since dinner-time you wouldn't ask that."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Could I eat now, sir?" said the lad wonderingly.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading If you only knew what I've been feeling ever since dinner-time you wouldn't ask that."
term of address for a man
From this reading "Could I eat now, sir?" said the lad wonderingly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If you only knew what I've been feeling ever since dinner-time you wouldn't ask that."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Could I eat now, sir?" said the lad wonderingly.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading If you only knew what I've been feeling ever since dinner-time you wouldn't ask that."
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading "Could you eat now?" whispered Bracy.
in a curious and questioning manner
From this reading "Could I eat now, sir?" said the lad wonderingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you only knew what I've been feeling ever since dinner-time you wouldn't ask that."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Could you eat now?" whispered Bracy.
Chapter 12 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 12 holds 421 sentences of Fix Bay'nets: The Regiment in the Hills, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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