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The Iron Pincers
The Iron Pincers

Chapter XVI

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THE HERETICS' WAR SONG.
Aye, behold them on the march to Lavaur, The fagot in one hand, The sword in the other, The Catholic Crusaders!
Aye, behold what they've done until now.
Oh, valiant sons of Languedoc!
Oh, ye sons of ancient Gaul, Who, like our fathers, have known how to re-conquer freedom, Read on the flag of the Catholic Crusaders, Read--read these lines traced in blood and in fire: "Chasseneuil," "Beziers," "Carcassonne."
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The Iron Pincers

Chapter XVI

Reading 1/10 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE HERETICS' WAR SONG.
Line 2
Aye, behold them on the march to Lavaur, The fagot in one hand, The sword in the other, The Catholic Crusaders!
Line 3
Aye, behold what they've done until now.
Line 4
Oh, valiant sons of Languedoc!
Line 5
Oh, ye sons of ancient Gaul, Who, like our fathers, have known how to re-conquer freedom, Read on the flag of the Catholic Crusaders, Read--read these lines traced in blood and in fire: "Chasseneuil," "Beziers," "Carcassonne."

Learner Dictionary

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

Ancient adjective US /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.

From this reading “Oh, ye sons of ancient Gaul, Who, like our fathers, have known how to re-conquer freedom, Read on the flag of the Catholic Crusaders, Read--read these lines traced in blood and in fire: "Chasseneuil," "Beziers," "Carcassonne."”

Blood noun US /blood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Oh, ye sons of ancient Gaul, Who, like our fathers, have known how to re-conquer freedom, Read on the flag of the Catholic Crusaders, Read--read these lines traced in blood and in fire: "Chasseneuil," "Beziers," "Carcassonne."”

Done noun US /done/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Aye, behold what they've done until now.”

Hand noun US /hand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Aye, behold them on the march to Lavaur, The fagot in one hand, The sword in the other, The Catholic Crusaders!”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Oh, ye sons of ancient Gaul, Who, like our fathers, have known how to re-conquer freedom, Read on the flag of the Catholic Crusaders, Read--read these lines traced in blood and in fire: "Chasseneuil," "Beziers," "Carcassonne."”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “Aye, behold them on the march to Lavaur, The fagot in one hand, The sword in the other, The Catholic Crusaders!”

These determiner US /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading “Oh, ye sons of ancient Gaul, Who, like our fathers, have known how to re-conquer freedom, Read on the flag of the Catholic Crusaders, Read--read these lines traced in blood and in fire: "Chasseneuil," "Beziers," "Carcassonne."”

Until preposition US /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading “Aye, behold what they've done until now.”

Valiant adj US /ˈvæl.jənt/

Possessing or showing courage or determination; heroic. (Dũng cảm, quả cảm, anh hùng.)

From this reading “Oh, valiant sons of Languedoc!”

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ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.

From this reading Oh, ye sons of ancient Gaul, Who, like our fathers, have known how to re-conquer freedom, Read on the flag of the Catholic Crusaders, Read--read these lines traced in blood and in fire: "Chasseneuil," "Beziers," "Carcassonne."

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Oh, ye sons of ancient Gaul, Who, like our fathers, have known how to re-conquer freedom, Read on the flag of the Catholic Crusaders, Read--read these lines traced in blood and in fire: "Chasseneuil," "Beziers," "Carcassonne."

Aye

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From this reading Aye, behold them on the march to Lavaur, The fagot in one hand, The sword in the other, The Catholic Crusaders!

behold

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From this reading Aye, behold them on the march to Lavaur, The fagot in one hand, The sword in the other, The Catholic Crusaders!

Beziers

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From this reading Oh, ye sons of ancient Gaul, Who, like our fathers, have known how to re-conquer freedom, Read on the flag of the Catholic Crusaders, Read--read these lines traced in blood and in fire: "Chasseneuil," "Beziers," "Carcassonne."

bloodnounUS /blood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Oh, ye sons of ancient Gaul, Who, like our fathers, have known how to re-conquer freedom, Read on the flag of the Catholic Crusaders, Read--read these lines traced in blood and in fire: "Chasseneuil," "Beziers," "Carcassonne."

Carcassonne

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From this reading Oh, ye sons of ancient Gaul, Who, like our fathers, have known how to re-conquer freedom, Read on the flag of the Catholic Crusaders, Read--read these lines traced in blood and in fire: "Chasseneuil," "Beziers," "Carcassonne."

Catholic

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From this reading Aye, behold them on the march to Lavaur, The fagot in one hand, The sword in the other, The Catholic Crusaders!

Chasseneuil

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From this reading Oh, ye sons of ancient Gaul, Who, like our fathers, have known how to re-conquer freedom, Read on the flag of the Catholic Crusaders, Read--read these lines traced in blood and in fire: "Chasseneuil," "Beziers," "Carcassonne."

Crusaders

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From this reading Aye, behold them on the march to Lavaur, The fagot in one hand, The sword in the other, The Catholic Crusaders!

donenounUS /done/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Aye, behold what they've done until now.

fagot

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From this reading Aye, behold them on the march to Lavaur, The fagot in one hand, The sword in the other, The Catholic Crusaders!

fathers

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From this reading Oh, ye sons of ancient Gaul, Who, like our fathers, have known how to re-conquer freedom, Read on the flag of the Catholic Crusaders, Read--read these lines traced in blood and in fire: "Chasseneuil," "Beziers," "Carcassonne."

fire

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From this reading Oh, ye sons of ancient Gaul, Who, like our fathers, have known how to re-conquer freedom, Read on the flag of the Catholic Crusaders, Read--read these lines traced in blood and in fire: "Chasseneuil," "Beziers," "Carcassonne."

flag

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From this reading Oh, ye sons of ancient Gaul, Who, like our fathers, have known how to re-conquer freedom, Read on the flag of the Catholic Crusaders, Read--read these lines traced in blood and in fire: "Chasseneuil," "Beziers," "Carcassonne."

freedom

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From this reading Oh, ye sons of ancient Gaul, Who, like our fathers, have known how to re-conquer freedom, Read on the flag of the Catholic Crusaders, Read--read these lines traced in blood and in fire: "Chasseneuil," "Beziers," "Carcassonne."

Gaul

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From this reading Oh, ye sons of ancient Gaul, Who, like our fathers, have known how to re-conquer freedom, Read on the flag of the Catholic Crusaders, Read--read these lines traced in blood and in fire: "Chasseneuil," "Beziers," "Carcassonne."

hand

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From this reading Aye, behold them on the march to Lavaur, The fagot in one hand, The sword in the other, The Catholic Crusaders!

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Oh, ye sons of ancient Gaul, Who, like our fathers, have known how to re-conquer freedom, Read on the flag of the Catholic Crusaders, Read--read these lines traced in blood and in fire: "Chasseneuil," "Beziers," "Carcassonne."

HERETICS

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From this reading THE HERETICS' WAR SONG.

how

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From this reading Oh, ye sons of ancient Gaul, Who, like our fathers, have known how to re-conquer freedom, Read on the flag of the Catholic Crusaders, Read--read these lines traced in blood and in fire: "Chasseneuil," "Beziers," "Carcassonne."

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Aye, behold them on the march to Lavaur, The fagot in one hand, The sword in the other, The Catholic Crusaders!

known

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From this reading Oh, ye sons of ancient Gaul, Who, like our fathers, have known how to re-conquer freedom, Read on the flag of the Catholic Crusaders, Read--read these lines traced in blood and in fire: "Chasseneuil," "Beziers," "Carcassonne."

Languedoc

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From this reading Oh, valiant sons of Languedoc!

Lavaur

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From this reading Aye, behold them on the march to Lavaur, The fagot in one hand, The sword in the other, The Catholic Crusaders!

like

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From this reading Oh, ye sons of ancient Gaul, Who, like our fathers, have known how to re-conquer freedom, Read on the flag of the Catholic Crusaders, Read--read these lines traced in blood and in fire: "Chasseneuil," "Beziers," "Carcassonne."

lines

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From this reading Oh, ye sons of ancient Gaul, Who, like our fathers, have known how to re-conquer freedom, Read on the flag of the Catholic Crusaders, Read--read these lines traced in blood and in fire: "Chasseneuil," "Beziers," "Carcassonne."

march

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From this reading Aye, behold them on the march to Lavaur, The fagot in one hand, The sword in the other, The Catholic Crusaders!

now

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From this reading Aye, behold what they've done until now.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Oh, valiant sons of Languedoc!

Oh

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From this reading Oh, valiant sons of Languedoc!

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Aye, behold them on the march to Lavaur, The fagot in one hand, The sword in the other, The Catholic Crusaders!

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Aye, behold them on the march to Lavaur, The fagot in one hand, The sword in the other, The Catholic Crusaders!

other

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From this reading Aye, behold them on the march to Lavaur, The fagot in one hand, The sword in the other, The Catholic Crusaders!

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Oh, ye sons of ancient Gaul, Who, like our fathers, have known how to re-conquer freedom, Read on the flag of the Catholic Crusaders, Read--read these lines traced in blood and in fire: "Chasseneuil," "Beziers," "Carcassonne."

re-conquer

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From this reading Oh, ye sons of ancient Gaul, Who, like our fathers, have known how to re-conquer freedom, Read on the flag of the Catholic Crusaders, Read--read these lines traced in blood and in fire: "Chasseneuil," "Beziers," "Carcassonne."

Read

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From this reading Oh, ye sons of ancient Gaul, Who, like our fathers, have known how to re-conquer freedom, Read on the flag of the Catholic Crusaders, Read--read these lines traced in blood and in fire: "Chasseneuil," "Beziers," "Carcassonne."

SONG

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From this reading THE HERETICS' WAR SONG.

sons

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From this reading Oh, valiant sons of Languedoc!

sword

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From this reading Aye, behold them on the march to Lavaur, The fagot in one hand, The sword in the other, The Catholic Crusaders!

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE HERETICS' WAR SONG.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Aye, behold them on the march to Lavaur, The fagot in one hand, The sword in the other, The Catholic Crusaders!

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Oh, ye sons of ancient Gaul, Who, like our fathers, have known how to re-conquer freedom, Read on the flag of the Catholic Crusaders, Read--read these lines traced in blood and in fire: "Chasseneuil," "Beziers," "Carcassonne."

they've

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From this reading Aye, behold what they've done until now.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Aye, behold them on the march to Lavaur, The fagot in one hand, The sword in the other, The Catholic Crusaders!

traced

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From this reading Oh, ye sons of ancient Gaul, Who, like our fathers, have known how to re-conquer freedom, Read on the flag of the Catholic Crusaders, Read--read these lines traced in blood and in fire: "Chasseneuil," "Beziers," "Carcassonne."

untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading Aye, behold what they've done until now.

valiantadjUS /ˈvæl.jənt/

Possessing or showing courage or determination; heroic. (Dũng cảm, quả cảm, anh hùng.)

From this reading Oh, valiant sons of Languedoc!

WAR

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From this reading THE HERETICS' WAR SONG.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Aye, behold what they've done until now.

WhopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading Oh, ye sons of ancient Gaul, Who, like our fathers, have known how to re-conquer freedom, Read on the flag of the Catholic Crusaders, Read--read these lines traced in blood and in fire: "Chasseneuil," "Beziers," "Carcassonne."

yepronounUS /jiː/

an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person

From this reading Oh, ye sons of ancient Gaul, Who, like our fathers, have known how to re-conquer freedom, Read on the flag of the Catholic Crusaders, Read--read these lines traced in blood and in fire: "Chasseneuil," "Beziers," "Carcassonne."