Chapter 16 of Fix Bay'nets: The Regiment in the Hills is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Fix Bay'nets: The Regiment in the Hills is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"No; but my ears tell me pretty plainly," said Bracy excitedly. "Mr Bracy, sir." "Yes?" "We aren't worse, are we, and all this a sort o' nightmare before we loses ourselves altogether?" "No, man, no.
Chapter 16 of Fix Bay'nets: The Regiment in the Hills is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading “"We aren't worse, are we, and all this a sort o' nightmare before we loses ourselves altogether?"”
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading “"No; but my ears tell me pretty plainly," said Bracy excitedly.”
with excitement; in an excited manner
From this reading “"No; but my ears tell me pretty plainly," said Bracy excitedly.”
third-person singular of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading “"We aren't worse, are we, and all this a sort o' nightmare before we loses ourselves altogether?"”
A terrifying or distressing dream.
From this reading “"We aren't worse, are we, and all this a sort o' nightmare before we loses ourselves altogether?"”
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading “"We aren't worse, are we, and all this a sort o' nightmare before we loses ourselves altogether?"”
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading “"No; but my ears tell me pretty plainly," said Bracy excitedly.”
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading “"We aren't worse, are we, and all this a sort o' nightmare before we loses ourselves altogether?"”
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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 "We aren't worse, are we, and all this a sort o' nightmare before we loses ourselves altogether?"
(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 "We aren't worse, are we, and all this a sort o' nightmare before we loses ourselves altogether?"
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading "We aren't worse, are we, and all this a sort o' nightmare before we loses ourselves altogether?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "We aren't worse, are we, and all this a sort o' nightmare before we loses ourselves altogether?"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We aren't worse, are we, and all this a sort o' nightmare before we loses ourselves altogether?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We aren't worse, are we, and all this a sort o' nightmare before we loses ourselves altogether?"
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "We aren't worse, are we, and all this a sort o' nightmare before we loses ourselves altogether?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No; but my ears tell me pretty plainly," said Bracy excitedly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "No; but my ears tell me pretty plainly," said Bracy excitedly.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading "No; but my ears tell me pretty plainly," said Bracy excitedly.
with excitement; in an excited manner
From this reading "No; but my ears tell me pretty plainly," said Bracy excitedly.
third-person singular of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading "We aren't worse, are we, and all this a sort o' nightmare before we loses ourselves altogether?"
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "No, man, no.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "No; but my ears tell me pretty plainly," said Bracy excitedly.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Mr Bracy, sir."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "No; but my ears tell me pretty plainly," said Bracy excitedly.
A terrifying or distressing dream.
From this reading "We aren't worse, are we, and all this a sort o' nightmare before we loses ourselves altogether?"
not any; not one
From this reading "No; but my ears tell me pretty plainly," said Bracy excitedly.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "We aren't worse, are we, and all this a sort o' nightmare before we loses ourselves altogether?"
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading "We aren't worse, are we, and all this a sort o' nightmare before we loses ourselves altogether?"
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading "No; but my ears tell me pretty plainly," said Bracy excitedly.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading "No; but my ears tell me pretty plainly," said Bracy excitedly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "No; but my ears tell me pretty plainly," said Bracy excitedly.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Mr Bracy, sir."
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading "We aren't worse, are we, and all this a sort o' nightmare before we loses ourselves altogether?"
express in words
From this reading "No; but my ears tell me pretty plainly," said Bracy excitedly.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "We aren't worse, are we, and all this a sort o' nightmare before we loses ourselves altogether?"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We aren't worse, are we, and all this a sort o' nightmare before we loses ourselves altogether?"
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading "We aren't worse, are we, and all this a sort o' nightmare before we loses ourselves altogether?"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes?"
Chapter 16 of Fix Bay'nets: The Regiment in the Hills by George Manville Fenn holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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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