🌲 Legends of the conquest of Spain, Expedition of Magued Against Cordova.—defence of the Patriot Pelistes., sentence 29

Drawing their scimitars, they now hastened to the gate which opened towards the bridge; the guards, suspecting no assault from within, were taken by surprise, and easily overpowered; the gate was thrown open, and the army that had remained in ambush rushed over the bridge, and entered without opposition.

Who acts: cords, gate, surprise · What happens: draw, hasten, open, suspect, take, overpower · To what, where: scimitars, guards, gate, assault, army, ambush

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