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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 His pretty little nephew Arthur had the best claim to the throne; but John seized the treasure, and made fine promises to the nobility, and got himself crowned at Westminster within a few weeks after his brother Richard’s death.
acknowledge
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From this reading The French King, Philip, refused to acknowledge the right of John to his new dignity, and declared in favour of Arthur.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading His pretty little nephew Arthur had the best claim to the throne; but John seized the treasure, and made fine promises to the nobility, and got himself crowned at Westminster within a few weeks after his brother Richard’s death.
age
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From this reading At two-and-thirty years of age, John became King of England.
ambitious
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From this reading You must not suppose that he had any generosity of feeling for the fatherless boy; it merely suited his ambitious schemes to oppose the King of England.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His pretty little nephew Arthur had the best claim to the throne; but John seized the treasure, and made fine promises to the nobility, and got himself crowned at Westminster within a few weeks after his brother Richard’s death.
any
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From this reading You must not suppose that he had any generosity of feeling for the fatherless boy; it merely suited his ambitious schemes to oppose the King of England.
Arthur
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From this reading His pretty little nephew Arthur had the best claim to the throne; but John seized the treasure, and made fine promises to the nobility, and got himself crowned at Westminster within a few weeks after his brother Richard’s death.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At two-and-thirty years of age, John became King of England.
became
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From this reading At two-and-thirty years of age, John became King of England.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I doubt whether the crown could possibly have been put upon the head of a meaner coward, or a more detestable villain, if England had been searched from end to end to find him out.
best
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From this reading His pretty little nephew Arthur had the best claim to the throne; but John seized the treasure, and made fine promises to the nobility, and got himself crowned at Westminster within a few weeks after his brother Richard’s death.
boy
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From this reading You must not suppose that he had any generosity of feeling for the fatherless boy; it merely suited his ambitious schemes to oppose the King of England.
brother
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From this reading His pretty little nephew Arthur had the best claim to the throne; but John seized the treasure, and made fine promises to the nobility, and got himself crowned at Westminster within a few weeks after his brother Richard’s death.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading His pretty little nephew Arthur had the best claim to the throne; but John seized the treasure, and made fine promises to the nobility, and got himself crowned at Westminster within a few weeks after his brother Richard’s death.
claim
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From this reading His pretty little nephew Arthur had the best claim to the throne; but John seized the treasure, and made fine promises to the nobility, and got himself crowned at Westminster within a few weeks after his brother Richard’s death.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I doubt whether the crown could possibly have been put upon the head of a meaner coward, or a more detestable villain, if England had been searched from end to end to find him out.
coward
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From this reading I doubt whether the crown could possibly have been put upon the head of a meaner coward, or a more detestable villain, if England had been searched from end to end to find him out.
crown
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From this reading I doubt whether the crown could possibly have been put upon the head of a meaner coward, or a more detestable villain, if England had been searched from end to end to find him out.
crowned
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From this reading His pretty little nephew Arthur had the best claim to the throne; but John seized the treasure, and made fine promises to the nobility, and got himself crowned at Westminster within a few weeks after his brother Richard’s death.
death
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From this reading His pretty little nephew Arthur had the best claim to the throne; but John seized the treasure, and made fine promises to the nobility, and got himself crowned at Westminster within a few weeks after his brother Richard’s death.
declared
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From this reading The French King, Philip, refused to acknowledge the right of John to his new dignity, and declared in favour of Arthur.
detestable
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From this reading I doubt whether the crown could possibly have been put upon the head of a meaner coward, or a more detestable villain, if England had been searched from end to end to find him out.
dignity
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From this reading The French King, Philip, refused to acknowledge the right of John to his new dignity, and declared in favour of Arthur.
doubt
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From this reading I doubt whether the crown could possibly have been put upon the head of a meaner coward, or a more detestable villain, if England had been searched from end to end to find him out.
end
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From this reading I doubt whether the crown could possibly have been put upon the head of a meaner coward, or a more detestable villain, if England had been searched from end to end to find him out.
England
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From this reading At two-and-thirty years of age, John became King of England.
fatherless
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From this reading You must not suppose that he had any generosity of feeling for the fatherless boy; it merely suited his ambitious schemes to oppose the King of England.
favour
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From this reading The French King, Philip, refused to acknowledge the right of John to his new dignity, and declared in favour of Arthur.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading You must not suppose that he had any generosity of feeling for the fatherless boy; it merely suited his ambitious schemes to oppose the King of England.
few
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From this reading His pretty little nephew Arthur had the best claim to the throne; but John seized the treasure, and made fine promises to the nobility, and got himself crowned at Westminster within a few weeks after his brother Richard’s death.
find
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From this reading I doubt whether the crown could possibly have been put upon the head of a meaner coward, or a more detestable villain, if England had been searched from end to end to find him out.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His pretty little nephew Arthur had the best claim to the throne; but John seized the treasure, and made fine promises to the nobility, and got himself crowned at Westminster within a few weeks after his brother Richard’s death.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You must not suppose that he had any generosity of feeling for the fatherless boy; it merely suited his ambitious schemes to oppose the King of England.
French
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From this reading The French King, Philip, refused to acknowledge the right of John to his new dignity, and declared in favour of Arthur.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I doubt whether the crown could possibly have been put upon the head of a meaner coward, or a more detestable villain, if England had been searched from end to end to find him out.
generosity
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From this reading You must not suppose that he had any generosity of feeling for the fatherless boy; it merely suited his ambitious schemes to oppose the King of England.
got
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From this reading His pretty little nephew Arthur had the best claim to the throne; but John seized the treasure, and made fine promises to the nobility, and got himself crowned at Westminster within a few weeks after his brother Richard’s death.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His pretty little nephew Arthur had the best claim to the throne; but John seized the treasure, and made fine promises to the nobility, and got himself crowned at Westminster within a few weeks after his brother Richard’s death.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I doubt whether the crown could possibly have been put upon the head of a meaner coward, or a more detestable villain, if England had been searched from end to end to find him out.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading You must not suppose that he had any generosity of feeling for the fatherless boy; it merely suited his ambitious schemes to oppose the King of England.
head
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From this reading I doubt whether the crown could possibly have been put upon the head of a meaner coward, or a more detestable villain, if England had been searched from end to end to find him out.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I doubt whether the crown could possibly have been put upon the head of a meaner coward, or a more detestable villain, if England had been searched from end to end to find him out.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading His pretty little nephew Arthur had the best claim to the throne; but John seized the treasure, and made fine promises to the nobility, and got himself crowned at Westminster within a few weeks after his brother Richard’s death.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His pretty little nephew Arthur had the best claim to the throne; but John seized the treasure, and made fine promises to the nobility, and got himself crowned at Westminster within a few weeks after his brother Richard’s death.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I doubt whether the crown could possibly have been put upon the head of a meaner coward, or a more detestable villain, if England had been searched from end to end to find him out.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I doubt whether the crown could possibly have been put upon the head of a meaner coward, or a more detestable villain, if England had been searched from end to end to find him out.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The French King, Philip, refused to acknowledge the right of John to his new dignity, and declared in favour of Arthur.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You must not suppose that he had any generosity of feeling for the fatherless boy; it merely suited his ambitious schemes to oppose the King of England.
John
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From this reading At two-and-thirty years of age, John became King of England.
King
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From this reading At two-and-thirty years of age, John became King of England.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His pretty little nephew Arthur had the best claim to the throne; but John seized the treasure, and made fine promises to the nobility, and got himself crowned at Westminster within a few weeks after his brother Richard’s death.
made
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From this reading His pretty little nephew Arthur had the best claim to the throne; but John seized the treasure, and made fine promises to the nobility, and got himself crowned at Westminster within a few weeks after his brother Richard’s death.
meaner
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From this reading I doubt whether the crown could possibly have been put upon the head of a meaner coward, or a more detestable villain, if England had been searched from end to end to find him out.
merely
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From this reading You must not suppose that he had any generosity of feeling for the fatherless boy; it merely suited his ambitious schemes to oppose the King of England.
more
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From this reading I doubt whether the crown could possibly have been put upon the head of a meaner coward, or a more detestable villain, if England had been searched from end to end to find him out.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must not suppose that he had any generosity of feeling for the fatherless boy; it merely suited his ambitious schemes to oppose the King of England.
nephew
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From this reading His pretty little nephew Arthur had the best claim to the throne; but John seized the treasure, and made fine promises to the nobility, and got himself crowned at Westminster within a few weeks after his brother Richard’s death.
new
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From this reading The French King, Philip, refused to acknowledge the right of John to his new dignity, and declared in favour of Arthur.
nobility
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From this reading His pretty little nephew Arthur had the best claim to the throne; but John seized the treasure, and made fine promises to the nobility, and got himself crowned at Westminster within a few weeks after his brother Richard’s death.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You must not suppose that he had any generosity of feeling for the fatherless boy; it merely suited his ambitious schemes to oppose the King of England.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At two-and-thirty years of age, John became King of England.
oppose
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From this reading You must not suppose that he had any generosity of feeling for the fatherless boy; it merely suited his ambitious schemes to oppose the King of England.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I doubt whether the crown could possibly have been put upon the head of a meaner coward, or a more detestable villain, if England had been searched from end to end to find him out.
out
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From this reading I doubt whether the crown could possibly have been put upon the head of a meaner coward, or a more detestable villain, if England had been searched from end to end to find him out.
Philip
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From this reading The French King, Philip, refused to acknowledge the right of John to his new dignity, and declared in favour of Arthur.
possibly
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From this reading I doubt whether the crown could possibly have been put upon the head of a meaner coward, or a more detestable villain, if England had been searched from end to end to find him out.
pretty
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From this reading His pretty little nephew Arthur had the best claim to the throne; but John seized the treasure, and made fine promises to the nobility, and got himself crowned at Westminster within a few weeks after his brother Richard’s death.
promises
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From this reading His pretty little nephew Arthur had the best claim to the throne; but John seized the treasure, and made fine promises to the nobility, and got himself crowned at Westminster within a few weeks after his brother Richard’s death.
put
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From this reading I doubt whether the crown could possibly have been put upon the head of a meaner coward, or a more detestable villain, if England had been searched from end to end to find him out.
refused
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From this reading The French King, Philip, refused to acknowledge the right of John to his new dignity, and declared in favour of Arthur.
Richard's
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From this reading His pretty little nephew Arthur had the best claim to the throne; but John seized the treasure, and made fine promises to the nobility, and got himself crowned at Westminster within a few weeks after his brother Richard’s death.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The French King, Philip, refused to acknowledge the right of John to his new dignity, and declared in favour of Arthur.
schemes
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From this reading You must not suppose that he had any generosity of feeling for the fatherless boy; it merely suited his ambitious schemes to oppose the King of England.
searched
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From this reading I doubt whether the crown could possibly have been put upon the head of a meaner coward, or a more detestable villain, if England had been searched from end to end to find him out.
seized
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From this reading His pretty little nephew Arthur had the best claim to the throne; but John seized the treasure, and made fine promises to the nobility, and got himself crowned at Westminster within a few weeks after his brother Richard’s death.
suited
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From this reading You must not suppose that he had any generosity of feeling for the fatherless boy; it merely suited his ambitious schemes to oppose the King of England.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading You must not suppose that he had any generosity of feeling for the fatherless boy; it merely suited his ambitious schemes to oppose the King of England.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You must not suppose that he had any generosity of feeling for the fatherless boy; it merely suited his ambitious schemes to oppose the King of England.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His pretty little nephew Arthur had the best claim to the throne; but John seized the treasure, and made fine promises to the nobility, and got himself crowned at Westminster within a few weeks after his brother Richard’s death.
throne
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From this reading His pretty little nephew Arthur had the best claim to the throne; but John seized the treasure, and made fine promises to the nobility, and got himself crowned at Westminster within a few weeks after his brother Richard’s death.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His pretty little nephew Arthur had the best claim to the throne; but John seized the treasure, and made fine promises to the nobility, and got himself crowned at Westminster within a few weeks after his brother Richard’s death.
treasure
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From this reading His pretty little nephew Arthur had the best claim to the throne; but John seized the treasure, and made fine promises to the nobility, and got himself crowned at Westminster within a few weeks after his brother Richard’s death.
two-and-thirty
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From this reading At two-and-thirty years of age, John became King of England.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I doubt whether the crown could possibly have been put upon the head of a meaner coward, or a more detestable villain, if England had been searched from end to end to find him out.
villain
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From this reading I doubt whether the crown could possibly have been put upon the head of a meaner coward, or a more detestable villain, if England had been searched from end to end to find him out.
weeks
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From this reading His pretty little nephew Arthur had the best claim to the throne; but John seized the treasure, and made fine promises to the nobility, and got himself crowned at Westminster within a few weeks after his brother Richard’s death.
Westminster
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From this reading His pretty little nephew Arthur had the best claim to the throne; but John seized the treasure, and made fine promises to the nobility, and got himself crowned at Westminster within a few weeks after his brother Richard’s death.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading I doubt whether the crown could possibly have been put upon the head of a meaner coward, or a more detestable villain, if England had been searched from end to end to find him out.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading His pretty little nephew Arthur had the best claim to the throne; but John seized the treasure, and made fine promises to the nobility, and got himself crowned at Westminster within a few weeks after his brother Richard’s death.
years
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From this reading At two-and-thirty years of age, John became King of England.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You must not suppose that he had any generosity of feeling for the fatherless boy; it merely suited his ambitious schemes to oppose the King of England.
