Chapter III
THEODOTUS. Let the King's general speak! ACHILLAS. But two Roman legions, O King. Three thousand soldiers and scarce a thousand horsemen.
Caesar and Cleopatra
Chapter III
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THEODOTUS.
Let
the
King's
general
speak!
ACHILLAS.
But
two
Roman
legions,
O
King.
Three
thousand
soldiers
and
scarce
a
thousand
horsemen.
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THEODOTUS.
Line 2
Let
the
King's
general
speak!
Line 3
ACHILLAS.
Line 4
But
two
Roman
legions,
O
King.
Line 5
Three
thousand
soldiers
and
scarce
a
thousand
horsemen.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Let
auxiliary verb
US /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let the King's general speak!”
Scarce
adjective
US /skɛrs/
hard to find or in short supply
From this reading “Three thousand soldiers and scarce a thousand horsemen.”
Speak
noun
US /speak/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Let the King's general speak!”
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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 Three thousand soldiers and scarce a thousand horsemen.
ACHILLAS
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From this reading ACHILLAS.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Three thousand soldiers and scarce a thousand horsemen.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But two Roman legions, O King.
general
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From this reading Let the King's general speak!
horsemen
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From this reading Three thousand soldiers and scarce a thousand horsemen.
King
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From this reading But two Roman legions, O King.
King's
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From this reading Let the King's general speak!
legions
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From this reading But two Roman legions, O King.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let the King's general speak!
O
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From this reading But two Roman legions, O King.
Roman
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From this reading But two Roman legions, O King.
scarceadjectiveUS /skɛrs/
hard to find or in short supply
From this reading Three thousand soldiers and scarce a thousand horsemen.
soldiers
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From this reading Three thousand soldiers and scarce a thousand horsemen.
speak
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From this reading Let the King's general speak!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Let the King's general speak!
THEODOTUS
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From this reading THEODOTUS.
thousand
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From this reading Three thousand soldiers and scarce a thousand horsemen.
Three
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From this reading Three thousand soldiers and scarce a thousand horsemen.
two
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From this reading But two Roman legions, O King.