Chapter XXVI
“Hear me, people. You may enter the house of Quetzalcoatl. Men must go to the right and left, and remove their shoes, and stand erect. To the new God no man shall kneel. “Women must go down the centre, and cover their faces.
The Plumed Serpent
Chapter XXVI
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“Hear
me,
people.
You
may
enter
the
house
of
Quetzalcoatl.
Men
must
go
to
the
right
and
left,
and
remove
their
shoes,
and
stand
erect.
To
the
new
God
no
man
shall
kneel.
“Women
must
go
down
the
centre,
and
cover
their
faces.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Hear
me,
people.
Line 2
You
may
enter
the
house
of
Quetzalcoatl.
Line 3
Men
must
go
to
the
right
and
left,
and
remove
their
shoes,
and
stand
erect.
Line 4
To
the
new
God
no
man
shall
kneel.
Line 5
“Women
must
go
down
the
centre,
and
cover
their
faces.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Hear
noun
US /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Hear me, people.”
Left
noun
US /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Men must go to the right and left, and remove their shoes, and stand erect.”
May
modal verb
US /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “You may enter the house of Quetzalcoatl.”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Men must go to the right and left, and remove their shoes, and stand erect.”
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Men must go to the right and left, and remove their shoes, and stand erect.”
Shall
modal verb
US /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “To the new God no man shall kneel.”
Stand
noun
US /stand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Men must go to the right and left, and remove their shoes, and stand erect.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Men must go to the right and left, and remove their shoes, and stand erect.
centre
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From this reading “Women must go down the centre, and cover their faces.
cover
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down
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From this reading “Women must go down the centre, and cover their faces.
enter
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From this reading You may enter the house of Quetzalcoatl.
erect
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From this reading Men must go to the right and left, and remove their shoes, and stand erect.
faces
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From this reading “Women must go down the centre, and cover their faces.
go
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From this reading Men must go to the right and left, and remove their shoes, and stand erect.
God
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From this reading To the new God no man shall kneel.
HearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hear me, people.
house
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From this reading You may enter the house of Quetzalcoatl.
kneel
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From this reading To the new God no man shall kneel.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Men must go to the right and left, and remove their shoes, and stand erect.
man
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From this reading To the new God no man shall kneel.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading You may enter the house of Quetzalcoatl.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Hear me, people.
Men
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From this reading Men must go to the right and left, and remove their shoes, and stand erect.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Men must go to the right and left, and remove their shoes, and stand erect.
new
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From this reading To the new God no man shall kneel.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading To the new God no man shall kneel.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You may enter the house of Quetzalcoatl.
people
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From this reading “Hear me, people.
Quetzalcoatl
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From this reading You may enter the house of Quetzalcoatl.
remove
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From this reading Men must go to the right and left, and remove their shoes, and stand erect.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Men must go to the right and left, and remove their shoes, and stand erect.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading To the new God no man shall kneel.
shoes
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From this reading Men must go to the right and left, and remove their shoes, and stand erect.
stand
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From this reading Men must go to the right and left, and remove their shoes, and stand erect.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You may enter the house of Quetzalcoatl.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Men must go to the right and left, and remove their shoes, and stand erect.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Men must go to the right and left, and remove their shoes, and stand erect.
Women
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From this reading “Women must go down the centre, and cover their faces.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You may enter the house of Quetzalcoatl.