Chapter XXIX
Then he turned once more, to the other, imprisoned peons. Cipriano: “Who are these four?” Guards: “Four who came to kill Don Ramón.” Cipriano: “Four men, against one man?” Guards: “They were more than four, my Lord.”
The Plumed Serpent
Chapter XXIX
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Then
he
turned
once
more,
to
the
other,
imprisoned
peons.
Cipriano:
“Who
are
these
four?”
Guards:
“Four
who
came
to
kill
Don
Ramón.”
Cipriano:
“Four
men,
against
one
man?”
Guards:
“They
were
more
than
four,
my
Lord.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
Then
he
turned
once
more,
to
the
other,
imprisoned
peons.
Line 2
Cipriano:
“Who
are
these
four?”
Line 3
Guards:
“Four
who
came
to
kill
Don
Ramón.”
Line 4
Cipriano:
“Four
men,
against
one
man?”
Line 5
Guards:
“They
were
more
than
four,
my
Lord.”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Against
preposition
US /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “Cipriano: “Four men, against one man?””
Once
noun
US /once/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then he turned once more, to the other, imprisoned peons.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Cipriano: “Four men, against one man?””
These
determiner
US /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Cipriano: “Who are these four?””
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againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Cipriano: “Four men, against one man?”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Cipriano: “Who are these four?”
came
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From this reading Guards: “Four who came to kill Don Ramón.”
Cipriano
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From this reading Cipriano: “Who are these four?”
Don
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From this reading Guards: “Four who came to kill Don Ramón.”
four
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From this reading Cipriano: “Who are these four?”
Guards
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From this reading Guards: “Four who came to kill Don Ramón.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he turned once more, to the other, imprisoned peons.
imprisoned
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From this reading Then he turned once more, to the other, imprisoned peons.
kill
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From this reading Guards: “Four who came to kill Don Ramón.”
Lord
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From this reading Guards: “They were more than four, my Lord.”
man
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From this reading Cipriano: “Four men, against one man?”
men
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From this reading Cipriano: “Four men, against one man?”
more
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From this reading Then he turned once more, to the other, imprisoned peons.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Guards: “They were more than four, my Lord.”
once
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From this reading Then he turned once more, to the other, imprisoned peons.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Cipriano: “Four men, against one man?”
other
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From this reading Then he turned once more, to the other, imprisoned peons.
peons
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From this reading Then he turned once more, to the other, imprisoned peons.
Ramón
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From this reading Guards: “Four who came to kill Don Ramón.”
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Guards: “They were more than four, my Lord.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then he turned once more, to the other, imprisoned peons.
Then
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From this reading Then he turned once more, to the other, imprisoned peons.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Cipriano: “Who are these four?”
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Guards: “They were more than four, my Lord.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then he turned once more, to the other, imprisoned peons.
turned
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From this reading Then he turned once more, to the other, imprisoned peons.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Guards: “They were more than four, my Lord.”
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Cipriano: “Who are these four?”