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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 Unlike his father, he was usually amiable in his private character, and grave and dignified in his bearing; but, like his father, he had monstrously exaggerated notions of the rights of a king, and was evasive, and not to be trusted.
age
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From this reading Baby Charles became King Charles the First, in the twenty-fifth year of his age.
amiable
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From this reading Unlike his father, he was usually amiable in his private character, and grave and dignified in his bearing; but, like his father, he had monstrously exaggerated notions of the rights of a king, and was evasive, and not to be trusted.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The English people were very well disposed to like their new Queen, and to receive her with great favour when she came among them as a stranger.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Unlike his father, he was usually amiable in his private character, and grave and dignified in his bearing; but, like his father, he had monstrously exaggerated notions of the rights of a king, and was evasive, and not to be trusted.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The English people were very well disposed to like their new Queen, and to receive her with great favour when she came among them as a stranger.
audacitynounUS /ɑːˈdæs.ə.t̬i/
A willingness to take bold risks; insolent and daring boldness that defies all authority.
From this reading His first care was to send over that insolent upstart, Buckingham, to bring Henrietta Maria from Paris to be his Queen; upon which occasion Buckingham—with his usual audacity—made love to the young Queen of Austria, and was very indignant indeed with Cardinal Richelieu, the French Minister, for thwarting his intentions.
Austria
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From this reading His first care was to send over that insolent upstart, Buckingham, to bring Henrietta Maria from Paris to be his Queen; upon which occasion Buckingham—with his usual audacity—made love to the young Queen of Austria, and was very indignant indeed with Cardinal Richelieu, the French Minister, for thwarting his intentions.
Baby
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From this reading Baby Charles became King Charles the First, in the twenty-fifth year of his age.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Unlike his father, he was usually amiable in his private character, and grave and dignified in his bearing; but, like his father, he had monstrously exaggerated notions of the rights of a king, and was evasive, and not to be trusted.
bearing
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From this reading Unlike his father, he was usually amiable in his private character, and grave and dignified in his bearing; but, like his father, he had monstrously exaggerated notions of the rights of a king, and was evasive, and not to be trusted.
became
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From this reading Baby Charles became King Charles the First, in the twenty-fifth year of his age.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If his word could have been relied upon, his history might have had a different end.
bring
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From this reading His first care was to send over that insolent upstart, Buckingham, to bring Henrietta Maria from Paris to be his Queen; upon which occasion Buckingham—with his usual audacity—made love to the young Queen of Austria, and was very indignant indeed with Cardinal Richelieu, the French Minister, for thwarting his intentions.
Buckingham
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From this reading His first care was to send over that insolent upstart, Buckingham, to bring Henrietta Maria from Paris to be his Queen; upon which occasion Buckingham—with his usual audacity—made love to the young Queen of Austria, and was very indignant indeed with Cardinal Richelieu, the French Minister, for thwarting his intentions.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Unlike his father, he was usually amiable in his private character, and grave and dignified in his bearing; but, like his father, he had monstrously exaggerated notions of the rights of a king, and was evasive, and not to be trusted.
came
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From this reading The English people were very well disposed to like their new Queen, and to receive her with great favour when she came among them as a stranger.
Cardinal
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From this reading His first care was to send over that insolent upstart, Buckingham, to bring Henrietta Maria from Paris to be his Queen; upon which occasion Buckingham—with his usual audacity—made love to the young Queen of Austria, and was very indignant indeed with Cardinal Richelieu, the French Minister, for thwarting his intentions.
care
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From this reading His first care was to send over that insolent upstart, Buckingham, to bring Henrietta Maria from Paris to be his Queen; upon which occasion Buckingham—with his usual audacity—made love to the young Queen of Austria, and was very indignant indeed with Cardinal Richelieu, the French Minister, for thwarting his intentions.
character
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From this reading Unlike his father, he was usually amiable in his private character, and grave and dignified in his bearing; but, like his father, he had monstrously exaggerated notions of the rights of a king, and was evasive, and not to be trusted.
Charles
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From this reading Baby Charles became King Charles the First, in the twenty-fifth year of his age.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading If his word could have been relied upon, his history might have had a different end.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading If his word could have been relied upon, his history might have had a different end.
dignified
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From this reading Unlike his father, he was usually amiable in his private character, and grave and dignified in his bearing; but, like his father, he had monstrously exaggerated notions of the rights of a king, and was evasive, and not to be trusted.
disposednounUS /ˈdisposed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The English people were very well disposed to like their new Queen, and to receive her with great favour when she came among them as a stranger.
end
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From this reading If his word could have been relied upon, his history might have had a different end.
English
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From this reading The English people were very well disposed to like their new Queen, and to receive her with great favour when she came among them as a stranger.
evasive
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From this reading Unlike his father, he was usually amiable in his private character, and grave and dignified in his bearing; but, like his father, he had monstrously exaggerated notions of the rights of a king, and was evasive, and not to be trusted.
exaggerated
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From this reading Unlike his father, he was usually amiable in his private character, and grave and dignified in his bearing; but, like his father, he had monstrously exaggerated notions of the rights of a king, and was evasive, and not to be trusted.
father
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From this reading Unlike his father, he was usually amiable in his private character, and grave and dignified in his bearing; but, like his father, he had monstrously exaggerated notions of the rights of a king, and was evasive, and not to be trusted.
favour
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From this reading The English people were very well disposed to like their new Queen, and to receive her with great favour when she came among them as a stranger.
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Baby Charles became King Charles the First, in the twenty-fifth year of his age.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His first care was to send over that insolent upstart, Buckingham, to bring Henrietta Maria from Paris to be his Queen; upon which occasion Buckingham—with his usual audacity—made love to the young Queen of Austria, and was very indignant indeed with Cardinal Richelieu, the French Minister, for thwarting his intentions.
French
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From this reading His first care was to send over that insolent upstart, Buckingham, to bring Henrietta Maria from Paris to be his Queen; upon which occasion Buckingham—with his usual audacity—made love to the young Queen of Austria, and was very indignant indeed with Cardinal Richelieu, the French Minister, for thwarting his intentions.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His first care was to send over that insolent upstart, Buckingham, to bring Henrietta Maria from Paris to be his Queen; upon which occasion Buckingham—with his usual audacity—made love to the young Queen of Austria, and was very indignant indeed with Cardinal Richelieu, the French Minister, for thwarting his intentions.
grave
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From this reading Unlike his father, he was usually amiable in his private character, and grave and dignified in his bearing; but, like his father, he had monstrously exaggerated notions of the rights of a king, and was evasive, and not to be trusted.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The English people were very well disposed to like their new Queen, and to receive her with great favour when she came among them as a stranger.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Unlike his father, he was usually amiable in his private character, and grave and dignified in his bearing; but, like his father, he had monstrously exaggerated notions of the rights of a king, and was evasive, and not to be trusted.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If his word could have been relied upon, his history might have had a different end.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Unlike his father, he was usually amiable in his private character, and grave and dignified in his bearing; but, like his father, he had monstrously exaggerated notions of the rights of a king, and was evasive, and not to be trusted.
Henrietta
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From this reading His first care was to send over that insolent upstart, Buckingham, to bring Henrietta Maria from Paris to be his Queen; upon which occasion Buckingham—with his usual audacity—made love to the young Queen of Austria, and was very indignant indeed with Cardinal Richelieu, the French Minister, for thwarting his intentions.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The English people were very well disposed to like their new Queen, and to receive her with great favour when she came among them as a stranger.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Baby Charles became King Charles the First, in the twenty-fifth year of his age.
history
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From this reading If his word could have been relied upon, his history might have had a different end.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If his word could have been relied upon, his history might have had a different end.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Baby Charles became King Charles the First, in the twenty-fifth year of his age.
indeed
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From this reading His first care was to send over that insolent upstart, Buckingham, to bring Henrietta Maria from Paris to be his Queen; upon which occasion Buckingham—with his usual audacity—made love to the young Queen of Austria, and was very indignant indeed with Cardinal Richelieu, the French Minister, for thwarting his intentions.
indignant
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From this reading His first care was to send over that insolent upstart, Buckingham, to bring Henrietta Maria from Paris to be his Queen; upon which occasion Buckingham—with his usual audacity—made love to the young Queen of Austria, and was very indignant indeed with Cardinal Richelieu, the French Minister, for thwarting his intentions.
insolent
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From this reading His first care was to send over that insolent upstart, Buckingham, to bring Henrietta Maria from Paris to be his Queen; upon which occasion Buckingham—with his usual audacity—made love to the young Queen of Austria, and was very indignant indeed with Cardinal Richelieu, the French Minister, for thwarting his intentions.
intentions
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From this reading His first care was to send over that insolent upstart, Buckingham, to bring Henrietta Maria from Paris to be his Queen; upon which occasion Buckingham—with his usual audacity—made love to the young Queen of Austria, and was very indignant indeed with Cardinal Richelieu, the French Minister, for thwarting his intentions.
King
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From this reading Baby Charles became King Charles the First, in the twenty-fifth year of his age.
like
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From this reading Unlike his father, he was usually amiable in his private character, and grave and dignified in his bearing; but, like his father, he had monstrously exaggerated notions of the rights of a king, and was evasive, and not to be trusted.
love
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From this reading His first care was to send over that insolent upstart, Buckingham, to bring Henrietta Maria from Paris to be his Queen; upon which occasion Buckingham—with his usual audacity—made love to the young Queen of Austria, and was very indignant indeed with Cardinal Richelieu, the French Minister, for thwarting his intentions.
made
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From this reading His first care was to send over that insolent upstart, Buckingham, to bring Henrietta Maria from Paris to be his Queen; upon which occasion Buckingham—with his usual audacity—made love to the young Queen of Austria, and was very indignant indeed with Cardinal Richelieu, the French Minister, for thwarting his intentions.
Maria
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From this reading His first care was to send over that insolent upstart, Buckingham, to bring Henrietta Maria from Paris to be his Queen; upon which occasion Buckingham—with his usual audacity—made love to the young Queen of Austria, and was very indignant indeed with Cardinal Richelieu, the French Minister, for thwarting his intentions.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading If his word could have been relied upon, his history might have had a different end.
Minister
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From this reading His first care was to send over that insolent upstart, Buckingham, to bring Henrietta Maria from Paris to be his Queen; upon which occasion Buckingham—with his usual audacity—made love to the young Queen of Austria, and was very indignant indeed with Cardinal Richelieu, the French Minister, for thwarting his intentions.
monstrously
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From this reading Unlike his father, he was usually amiable in his private character, and grave and dignified in his bearing; but, like his father, he had monstrously exaggerated notions of the rights of a king, and was evasive, and not to be trusted.
new
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From this reading The English people were very well disposed to like their new Queen, and to receive her with great favour when she came among them as a stranger.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Unlike his father, he was usually amiable in his private character, and grave and dignified in his bearing; but, like his father, he had monstrously exaggerated notions of the rights of a king, and was evasive, and not to be trusted.
notions
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From this reading Unlike his father, he was usually amiable in his private character, and grave and dignified in his bearing; but, like his father, he had monstrously exaggerated notions of the rights of a king, and was evasive, and not to be trusted.
occasion
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From this reading His first care was to send over that insolent upstart, Buckingham, to bring Henrietta Maria from Paris to be his Queen; upon which occasion Buckingham—with his usual audacity—made love to the young Queen of Austria, and was very indignant indeed with Cardinal Richelieu, the French Minister, for thwarting his intentions.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Baby Charles became King Charles the First, in the twenty-fifth year of his age.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading His first care was to send over that insolent upstart, Buckingham, to bring Henrietta Maria from Paris to be his Queen; upon which occasion Buckingham—with his usual audacity—made love to the young Queen of Austria, and was very indignant indeed with Cardinal Richelieu, the French Minister, for thwarting his intentions.
Paris
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From this reading His first care was to send over that insolent upstart, Buckingham, to bring Henrietta Maria from Paris to be his Queen; upon which occasion Buckingham—with his usual audacity—made love to the young Queen of Austria, and was very indignant indeed with Cardinal Richelieu, the French Minister, for thwarting his intentions.
people
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From this reading The English people were very well disposed to like their new Queen, and to receive her with great favour when she came among them as a stranger.
private
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From this reading Unlike his father, he was usually amiable in his private character, and grave and dignified in his bearing; but, like his father, he had monstrously exaggerated notions of the rights of a king, and was evasive, and not to be trusted.
Queen
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From this reading His first care was to send over that insolent upstart, Buckingham, to bring Henrietta Maria from Paris to be his Queen; upon which occasion Buckingham—with his usual audacity—made love to the young Queen of Austria, and was very indignant indeed with Cardinal Richelieu, the French Minister, for thwarting his intentions.
receive
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From this reading The English people were very well disposed to like their new Queen, and to receive her with great favour when she came among them as a stranger.
relied
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From this reading If his word could have been relied upon, his history might have had a different end.
Richelieu
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From this reading His first care was to send over that insolent upstart, Buckingham, to bring Henrietta Maria from Paris to be his Queen; upon which occasion Buckingham—with his usual audacity—made love to the young Queen of Austria, and was very indignant indeed with Cardinal Richelieu, the French Minister, for thwarting his intentions.
rights
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From this reading Unlike his father, he was usually amiable in his private character, and grave and dignified in his bearing; but, like his father, he had monstrously exaggerated notions of the rights of a king, and was evasive, and not to be trusted.
send
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From this reading His first care was to send over that insolent upstart, Buckingham, to bring Henrietta Maria from Paris to be his Queen; upon which occasion Buckingham—with his usual audacity—made love to the young Queen of Austria, and was very indignant indeed with Cardinal Richelieu, the French Minister, for thwarting his intentions.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The English people were very well disposed to like their new Queen, and to receive her with great favour when she came among them as a stranger.
stranger
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From this reading The English people were very well disposed to like their new Queen, and to receive her with great favour when she came among them as a stranger.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His first care was to send over that insolent upstart, Buckingham, to bring Henrietta Maria from Paris to be his Queen; upon which occasion Buckingham—with his usual audacity—made love to the young Queen of Austria, and was very indignant indeed with Cardinal Richelieu, the French Minister, for thwarting his intentions.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Baby Charles became King Charles the First, in the twenty-fifth year of his age.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The English people were very well disposed to like their new Queen, and to receive her with great favour when she came among them as a stranger.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The English people were very well disposed to like their new Queen, and to receive her with great favour when she came among them as a stranger.
thwarting
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From this reading His first care was to send over that insolent upstart, Buckingham, to bring Henrietta Maria from Paris to be his Queen; upon which occasion Buckingham—with his usual audacity—made love to the young Queen of Austria, and was very indignant indeed with Cardinal Richelieu, the French Minister, for thwarting his intentions.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Unlike his father, he was usually amiable in his private character, and grave and dignified in his bearing; but, like his father, he had monstrously exaggerated notions of the rights of a king, and was evasive, and not to be trusted.
trusted
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From this reading Unlike his father, he was usually amiable in his private character, and grave and dignified in his bearing; but, like his father, he had monstrously exaggerated notions of the rights of a king, and was evasive, and not to be trusted.
twenty-fifth
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From this reading Baby Charles became King Charles the First, in the twenty-fifth year of his age.
Unlike
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From this reading Unlike his father, he was usually amiable in his private character, and grave and dignified in his bearing; but, like his father, he had monstrously exaggerated notions of the rights of a king, and was evasive, and not to be trusted.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading If his word could have been relied upon, his history might have had a different end.
upstart
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From this reading His first care was to send over that insolent upstart, Buckingham, to bring Henrietta Maria from Paris to be his Queen; upon which occasion Buckingham—with his usual audacity—made love to the young Queen of Austria, and was very indignant indeed with Cardinal Richelieu, the French Minister, for thwarting his intentions.
usual
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From this reading His first care was to send over that insolent upstart, Buckingham, to bring Henrietta Maria from Paris to be his Queen; upon which occasion Buckingham—with his usual audacity—made love to the young Queen of Austria, and was very indignant indeed with Cardinal Richelieu, the French Minister, for thwarting his intentions.
usually
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From this reading Unlike his father, he was usually amiable in his private character, and grave and dignified in his bearing; but, like his father, he had monstrously exaggerated notions of the rights of a king, and was evasive, and not to be trusted.
very
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From this reading His first care was to send over that insolent upstart, Buckingham, to bring Henrietta Maria from Paris to be his Queen; upon which occasion Buckingham—with his usual audacity—made love to the young Queen of Austria, and was very indignant indeed with Cardinal Richelieu, the French Minister, for thwarting his intentions.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Unlike his father, he was usually amiable in his private character, and grave and dignified in his bearing; but, like his father, he had monstrously exaggerated notions of the rights of a king, and was evasive, and not to be trusted.
well
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From this reading The English people were very well disposed to like their new Queen, and to receive her with great favour when she came among them as a stranger.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The English people were very well disposed to like their new Queen, and to receive her with great favour when she came among them as a stranger.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The English people were very well disposed to like their new Queen, and to receive her with great favour when she came among them as a stranger.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading His first care was to send over that insolent upstart, Buckingham, to bring Henrietta Maria from Paris to be his Queen; upon which occasion Buckingham—with his usual audacity—made love to the young Queen of Austria, and was very indignant indeed with Cardinal Richelieu, the French Minister, for thwarting his intentions.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading His first care was to send over that insolent upstart, Buckingham, to bring Henrietta Maria from Paris to be his Queen; upon which occasion Buckingham—with his usual audacity—made love to the young Queen of Austria, and was very indignant indeed with Cardinal Richelieu, the French Minister, for thwarting his intentions.
word
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From this reading If his word could have been relied upon, his history might have had a different end.
year
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From this reading Baby Charles became King Charles the First, in the twenty-fifth year of his age.
young
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From this reading His first care was to send over that insolent upstart, Buckingham, to bring Henrietta Maria from Paris to be his Queen; upon which occasion Buckingham—with his usual audacity—made love to the young Queen of Austria, and was very indignant indeed with Cardinal Richelieu, the French Minister, for thwarting his intentions.
