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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 King Henry the Seventh did not turn out to be as fine a fellow as the nobility and people hoped, in the first joy of their deliverance from Richard the Third.
ability
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From this reading He possessed considerable ability, but his chief merit appears to have been that he was not cruel when there was nothing to be got by it.
almost
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From this reading He was very cold, crafty, and calculating, and would do almost anything for money.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading King Henry the Seventh did not turn out to be as fine a fellow as the nobility and people hoped, in the first joy of their deliverance from Richard the Third.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading He was very cold, crafty, and calculating, and would do almost anything for money.
appears
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From this reading He possessed considerable ability, but his chief merit appears to have been that he was not cruel when there was nothing to be got by it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading King Henry the Seventh did not turn out to be as fine a fellow as the nobility and people hoped, in the first joy of their deliverance from Richard the Third.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading King Henry the Seventh did not turn out to be as fine a fellow as the nobility and people hoped, in the first joy of their deliverance from Richard the Third.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He possessed considerable ability, but his chief merit appears to have been that he was not cruel when there was nothing to be got by it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He possessed considerable ability, but his chief merit appears to have been that he was not cruel when there was nothing to be got by it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He possessed considerable ability, but his chief merit appears to have been that he was not cruel when there was nothing to be got by it.
calculating
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From this reading He was very cold, crafty, and calculating, and would do almost anything for money.
care
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From this reading The first thing he did, was, to direct her to be removed from the castle of Sheriff Hutton in Yorkshire, where Richard had placed her, and restored to the care of her mother in London.
castle
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From this reading The first thing he did, was, to direct her to be removed from the castle of Sheriff Hutton in Yorkshire, where Richard had placed her, and restored to the care of her mother in London.
cause
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From this reading The new King had promised the nobles who had espoused his cause that he would marry the Princess Elizabeth.
chief
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From this reading He possessed considerable ability, but his chief merit appears to have been that he was not cruel when there was nothing to be got by it.
cold
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From this reading He was very cold, crafty, and calculating, and would do almost anything for money.
considerable
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From this reading He possessed considerable ability, but his chief merit appears to have been that he was not cruel when there was nothing to be got by it.
crafty
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From this reading He was very cold, crafty, and calculating, and would do almost anything for money.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading He possessed considerable ability, but his chief merit appears to have been that he was not cruel when there was nothing to be got by it.
deliverance
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From this reading King Henry the Seventh did not turn out to be as fine a fellow as the nobility and people hoped, in the first joy of their deliverance from Richard the Third.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading King Henry the Seventh did not turn out to be as fine a fellow as the nobility and people hoped, in the first joy of their deliverance from Richard the Third.
direct
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From this reading The first thing he did, was, to direct her to be removed from the castle of Sheriff Hutton in Yorkshire, where Richard had placed her, and restored to the care of her mother in London.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He was very cold, crafty, and calculating, and would do almost anything for money.
Elizabeth
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From this reading The new King had promised the nobles who had espoused his cause that he would marry the Princess Elizabeth.
espoused
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From this reading The new King had promised the nobles who had espoused his cause that he would marry the Princess Elizabeth.
fellow
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From this reading King Henry the Seventh did not turn out to be as fine a fellow as the nobility and people hoped, in the first joy of their deliverance from Richard the Third.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading King Henry the Seventh did not turn out to be as fine a fellow as the nobility and people hoped, in the first joy of their deliverance from Richard the Third.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading King Henry the Seventh did not turn out to be as fine a fellow as the nobility and people hoped, in the first joy of their deliverance from Richard the Third.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was very cold, crafty, and calculating, and would do almost anything for money.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading King Henry the Seventh did not turn out to be as fine a fellow as the nobility and people hoped, in the first joy of their deliverance from Richard the Third.
got
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From this reading He possessed considerable ability, but his chief merit appears to have been that he was not cruel when there was nothing to be got by it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The new King had promised the nobles who had espoused his cause that he would marry the Princess Elizabeth.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He possessed considerable ability, but his chief merit appears to have been that he was not cruel when there was nothing to be got by it.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was very cold, crafty, and calculating, and would do almost anything for money.
Henry
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From this reading King Henry the Seventh did not turn out to be as fine a fellow as the nobility and people hoped, in the first joy of their deliverance from Richard the Third.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The first thing he did, was, to direct her to be removed from the castle of Sheriff Hutton in Yorkshire, where Richard had placed her, and restored to the care of her mother in London.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He possessed considerable ability, but his chief merit appears to have been that he was not cruel when there was nothing to be got by it.
hoped
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From this reading King Henry the Seventh did not turn out to be as fine a fellow as the nobility and people hoped, in the first joy of their deliverance from Richard the Third.
Hutton
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From this reading The first thing he did, was, to direct her to be removed from the castle of Sheriff Hutton in Yorkshire, where Richard had placed her, and restored to the care of her mother in London.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading King Henry the Seventh did not turn out to be as fine a fellow as the nobility and people hoped, in the first joy of their deliverance from Richard the Third.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He possessed considerable ability, but his chief merit appears to have been that he was not cruel when there was nothing to be got by it.
joy
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From this reading King Henry the Seventh did not turn out to be as fine a fellow as the nobility and people hoped, in the first joy of their deliverance from Richard the Third.
King
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From this reading King Henry the Seventh did not turn out to be as fine a fellow as the nobility and people hoped, in the first joy of their deliverance from Richard the Third.
London
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From this reading The first thing he did, was, to direct her to be removed from the castle of Sheriff Hutton in Yorkshire, where Richard had placed her, and restored to the care of her mother in London.
marry
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From this reading The new King had promised the nobles who had espoused his cause that he would marry the Princess Elizabeth.
merit
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From this reading He possessed considerable ability, but his chief merit appears to have been that he was not cruel when there was nothing to be got by it.
money
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From this reading He was very cold, crafty, and calculating, and would do almost anything for money.
mother
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From this reading The first thing he did, was, to direct her to be removed from the castle of Sheriff Hutton in Yorkshire, where Richard had placed her, and restored to the care of her mother in London.
new
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From this reading The new King had promised the nobles who had espoused his cause that he would marry the Princess Elizabeth.
nobility
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From this reading King Henry the Seventh did not turn out to be as fine a fellow as the nobility and people hoped, in the first joy of their deliverance from Richard the Third.
nobles
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From this reading The new King had promised the nobles who had espoused his cause that he would marry the Princess Elizabeth.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading King Henry the Seventh did not turn out to be as fine a fellow as the nobility and people hoped, in the first joy of their deliverance from Richard the Third.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He possessed considerable ability, but his chief merit appears to have been that he was not cruel when there was nothing to be got by it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading King Henry the Seventh did not turn out to be as fine a fellow as the nobility and people hoped, in the first joy of their deliverance from Richard the Third.
out
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From this reading King Henry the Seventh did not turn out to be as fine a fellow as the nobility and people hoped, in the first joy of their deliverance from Richard the Third.
people
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From this reading King Henry the Seventh did not turn out to be as fine a fellow as the nobility and people hoped, in the first joy of their deliverance from Richard the Third.
placed
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From this reading The first thing he did, was, to direct her to be removed from the castle of Sheriff Hutton in Yorkshire, where Richard had placed her, and restored to the care of her mother in London.
possessed
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From this reading He possessed considerable ability, but his chief merit appears to have been that he was not cruel when there was nothing to be got by it.
PrincessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading The new King had promised the nobles who had espoused his cause that he would marry the Princess Elizabeth.
promised
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From this reading The new King had promised the nobles who had espoused his cause that he would marry the Princess Elizabeth.
removed
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From this reading The first thing he did, was, to direct her to be removed from the castle of Sheriff Hutton in Yorkshire, where Richard had placed her, and restored to the care of her mother in London.
restored
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From this reading The first thing he did, was, to direct her to be removed from the castle of Sheriff Hutton in Yorkshire, where Richard had placed her, and restored to the care of her mother in London.
Richard
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From this reading King Henry the Seventh did not turn out to be as fine a fellow as the nobility and people hoped, in the first joy of their deliverance from Richard the Third.
Seventh
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From this reading King Henry the Seventh did not turn out to be as fine a fellow as the nobility and people hoped, in the first joy of their deliverance from Richard the Third.
Sheriff
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From this reading The first thing he did, was, to direct her to be removed from the castle of Sheriff Hutton in Yorkshire, where Richard had placed her, and restored to the care of her mother in London.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He possessed considerable ability, but his chief merit appears to have been that he was not cruel when there was nothing to be got by it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading King Henry the Seventh did not turn out to be as fine a fellow as the nobility and people hoped, in the first joy of their deliverance from Richard the Third.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading King Henry the Seventh did not turn out to be as fine a fellow as the nobility and people hoped, in the first joy of their deliverance from Richard the Third.
there
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From this reading He possessed considerable ability, but his chief merit appears to have been that he was not cruel when there was nothing to be got by it.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first thing he did, was, to direct her to be removed from the castle of Sheriff Hutton in Yorkshire, where Richard had placed her, and restored to the care of her mother in London.
ThirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading King Henry the Seventh did not turn out to be as fine a fellow as the nobility and people hoped, in the first joy of their deliverance from Richard the Third.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading King Henry the Seventh did not turn out to be as fine a fellow as the nobility and people hoped, in the first joy of their deliverance from Richard the Third.
turn
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From this reading King Henry the Seventh did not turn out to be as fine a fellow as the nobility and people hoped, in the first joy of their deliverance from Richard the Third.
very
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From this reading He was very cold, crafty, and calculating, and would do almost anything for money.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was very cold, crafty, and calculating, and would do almost anything for money.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He possessed considerable ability, but his chief merit appears to have been that he was not cruel when there was nothing to be got by it.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The first thing he did, was, to direct her to be removed from the castle of Sheriff Hutton in Yorkshire, where Richard had placed her, and restored to the care of her mother in London.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The new King had promised the nobles who had espoused his cause that he would marry the Princess Elizabeth.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He was very cold, crafty, and calculating, and would do almost anything for money.
Yorkshire
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From this reading The first thing he did, was, to direct her to be removed from the castle of Sheriff Hutton in Yorkshire, where Richard had placed her, and restored to the care of her mother in London.
