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The Plumed Serpent
The Plumed Serpent

Chapter XXVIII

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“Be very clean, clean in your bodies and your clothes.
It is like a star, that will not shine in dirt.
“Be very brave, and do not drink till you are drunk, nor soil yourself with bad women, nor steal.
Because a drunken man has lost his second strength, and a man loses his strength in bad women, and a thief is a coward, and the red Huitzilopochtli hates a coward.
“Try!
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The Plumed Serpent

Chapter XXVIII

Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“Be very clean, clean in your bodies and your clothes.
Line 2
It is like a star, that will not shine in dirt.
Line 3
“Be very brave, and do not drink till you are drunk, nor soil yourself with bad women, nor steal.
Line 4
Because a drunken man has lost his second strength, and a man loses his strength in bad women, and a thief is a coward, and the red Huitzilopochtli hates a coward.
Line 5
“Try!

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Because conjunction US /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading “Because a drunken man has lost his second strength, and a man loses his strength in bad women, and a thief is a coward, and the red Huitzilopochtli hates a coward.”

Drink noun US /drink/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Be very brave, and do not drink till you are drunk, nor soil yourself with bad women, nor steal.”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “Because a drunken man has lost his second strength, and a man loses his strength in bad women, and a thief is a coward, and the red Huitzilopochtli hates a coward.”

Second noun US /second/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Because a drunken man has lost his second strength, and a man loses his strength in bad women, and a thief is a coward, and the red Huitzilopochtli hates a coward.”

Strength noun US /ˈstrength/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Because a drunken man has lost his second strength, and a man loses his strength in bad women, and a thief is a coward, and the red Huitzilopochtli hates a coward.”

Till preposition US /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading ““Be very brave, and do not drink till you are drunk, nor soil yourself with bad women, nor steal.”

Yourself pronoun US /jərˈself/

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading ““Be very brave, and do not drink till you are drunk, nor soil yourself with bad women, nor steal.”

All words in this reading · 48

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading It is like a star, that will not shine in dirt.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading “Be very clean, clean in your bodies and your clothes.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading “Be very brave, and do not drink till you are drunk, nor soil yourself with bad women, nor steal.

bad

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From this reading “Be very brave, and do not drink till you are drunk, nor soil yourself with bad women, nor steal.

Beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading “Be very clean, clean in your bodies and your clothes.

BecauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading Because a drunken man has lost his second strength, and a man loses his strength in bad women, and a thief is a coward, and the red Huitzilopochtli hates a coward.

bodies

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From this reading “Be very clean, clean in your bodies and your clothes.

brave

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From this reading “Be very brave, and do not drink till you are drunk, nor soil yourself with bad women, nor steal.

clean

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From this reading “Be very clean, clean in your bodies and your clothes.

clothes

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From this reading “Be very clean, clean in your bodies and your clothes.

coward

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From this reading Because a drunken man has lost his second strength, and a man loses his strength in bad women, and a thief is a coward, and the red Huitzilopochtli hates a coward.

dirt

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From this reading It is like a star, that will not shine in dirt.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading “Be very brave, and do not drink till you are drunk, nor soil yourself with bad women, nor steal.

drink

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From this reading “Be very brave, and do not drink till you are drunk, nor soil yourself with bad women, nor steal.

drunk

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From this reading “Be very brave, and do not drink till you are drunk, nor soil yourself with bad women, nor steal.

drunken

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From this reading Because a drunken man has lost his second strength, and a man loses his strength in bad women, and a thief is a coward, and the red Huitzilopochtli hates a coward.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Because a drunken man has lost his second strength, and a man loses his strength in bad women, and a thief is a coward, and the red Huitzilopochtli hates a coward.

hates

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From this reading Because a drunken man has lost his second strength, and a man loses his strength in bad women, and a thief is a coward, and the red Huitzilopochtli hates a coward.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Because a drunken man has lost his second strength, and a man loses his strength in bad women, and a thief is a coward, and the red Huitzilopochtli hates a coward.

Huitzilopochtli

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From this reading Because a drunken man has lost his second strength, and a man loses his strength in bad women, and a thief is a coward, and the red Huitzilopochtli hates a coward.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading “Be very clean, clean in your bodies and your clothes.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It is like a star, that will not shine in dirt.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It is like a star, that will not shine in dirt.

like

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From this reading It is like a star, that will not shine in dirt.

loses

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From this reading Because a drunken man has lost his second strength, and a man loses his strength in bad women, and a thief is a coward, and the red Huitzilopochtli hates a coward.

lost

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From this reading Because a drunken man has lost his second strength, and a man loses his strength in bad women, and a thief is a coward, and the red Huitzilopochtli hates a coward.

man

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From this reading Because a drunken man has lost his second strength, and a man loses his strength in bad women, and a thief is a coward, and the red Huitzilopochtli hates a coward.

norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading “Be very brave, and do not drink till you are drunk, nor soil yourself with bad women, nor steal.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading It is like a star, that will not shine in dirt.

red

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From this reading Because a drunken man has lost his second strength, and a man loses his strength in bad women, and a thief is a coward, and the red Huitzilopochtli hates a coward.

second

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From this reading Because a drunken man has lost his second strength, and a man loses his strength in bad women, and a thief is a coward, and the red Huitzilopochtli hates a coward.

shine

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From this reading It is like a star, that will not shine in dirt.

soil

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From this reading “Be very brave, and do not drink till you are drunk, nor soil yourself with bad women, nor steal.

star

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From this reading It is like a star, that will not shine in dirt.

steal

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From this reading “Be very brave, and do not drink till you are drunk, nor soil yourself with bad women, nor steal.

strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Because a drunken man has lost his second strength, and a man loses his strength in bad women, and a thief is a coward, and the red Huitzilopochtli hates a coward.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It is like a star, that will not shine in dirt.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Because a drunken man has lost his second strength, and a man loses his strength in bad women, and a thief is a coward, and the red Huitzilopochtli hates a coward.

thief

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From this reading Because a drunken man has lost his second strength, and a man loses his strength in bad women, and a thief is a coward, and the red Huitzilopochtli hates a coward.

tillprepositionUS /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading “Be very brave, and do not drink till you are drunk, nor soil yourself with bad women, nor steal.

Try

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From this reading “Try!

very

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From this reading “Be very clean, clean in your bodies and your clothes.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading It is like a star, that will not shine in dirt.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading “Be very brave, and do not drink till you are drunk, nor soil yourself with bad women, nor steal.

women

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From this reading “Be very brave, and do not drink till you are drunk, nor soil yourself with bad women, nor steal.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Be very brave, and do not drink till you are drunk, nor soil yourself with bad women, nor steal.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Be very clean, clean in your bodies and your clothes.

yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading “Be very brave, and do not drink till you are drunk, nor soil yourself with bad women, nor steal.