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Examples
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"It looks like there are over twentyscore blades just here."
Scion of Cyador Modesitt, L. E. 2000
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We killed somewhere around twentyscore barbarians.
Scion of Cyador Modesitt, L. E. 2000
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"Our count is rough, but the men say we took down almost twentyscore here on the streets."
Scion of Cyador Modesitt, L. E. 2000
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"Begging your pardon, Regent, but it is said that you took Dumar with but twentyscore lancers."
Darksong Rising Modesitt, L. E. 1999
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"Is it prudent for me to plan an attack against nearly two-hundred-score armsmen with twentyscore?" asked Anna dryly.
Darksong Rising Modesitt, L. E. 1999
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Anna doubted she could have raised twentyscore in real armsmen even if she had stripped Loiseau, Pamr, the Sand Fort. and Falcor.
Darksong Rising Modesitt, L. E. 1999
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"It took over a year to build up a force of twentyscore, and I've lost half of them in a season."
Darksong Rising Modesitt, L. E. 1999
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"But why would they leave twentyscore at Westfort?" asked Anna.
Darksong Rising Modesitt, L. E. 1999
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The mirror image was on a larger scale, less detailed, and showed not only Hanfor's forces, but a blue dot near what Anna felt was Denguic - the twentyscore Nesereans with their nominal siege of Jearle's hold.
Darksong Rising Modesitt, L. E. 1999
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Anna lowered the lutar and studied the image in the scrying pool - clear enough to see that Jearle remained behind the walls of Westfort, and that more than twentyscore Neserean lancers patrolled the heights across the valley.
Darksong Rising Modesitt, L. E. 1999
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