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18,000
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From this reading In 832, the Danes, having made two descents before, landed a third time with great force at the Isle of Sheppey, in Kent; and in some few months afterwards at Charmouth, in Dorsetshire, with 18,000 men.
36
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From this reading Soon after which, this Prince having reigned King of the West Saxons 36 years, and sole monarch of England upwards of eight, died as great as he lived, and was buried at Winchester, where he was crowned.
832
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From this reading In 832, the Danes, having made two descents before, landed a third time with great force at the Isle of Sheppey, in Kent; and in some few months afterwards at Charmouth, in Dorsetshire, with 18,000 men.
835
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From this reading In 835, they landed again in Cornwall; but Egbert was then prepared for them, and gave them a total defeat.
836
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From this reading They renewed their depredations, however, in 836, but were again repulsed.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In 832, the Danes, having made two descents before, landed a third time with great force at the Isle of Sheppey, in Kent; and in some few months afterwards at Charmouth, in Dorsetshire, with 18,000 men.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Soon after which, this Prince having reigned King of the West Saxons 36 years, and sole monarch of England upwards of eight, died as great as he lived, and was buried at Winchester, where he was crowned.
afterwards
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From this reading In 832, the Danes, having made two descents before, landed a third time with great force at the Isle of Sheppey, in Kent; and in some few months afterwards at Charmouth, in Dorsetshire, with 18,000 men.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In 835, they landed again in Cornwall; but Egbert was then prepared for them, and gave them a total defeat.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In 832, the Danes, having made two descents before, landed a third time with great force at the Isle of Sheppey, in Kent; and in some few months afterwards at Charmouth, in Dorsetshire, with 18,000 men.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Soon after which, this Prince having reigned King of the West Saxons 36 years, and sole monarch of England upwards of eight, died as great as he lived, and was buried at Winchester, where he was crowned.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In 832, the Danes, having made two descents before, landed a third time with great force at the Isle of Sheppey, in Kent; and in some few months afterwards at Charmouth, in Dorsetshire, with 18,000 men.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading In 832, the Danes, having made two descents before, landed a third time with great force at the Isle of Sheppey, in Kent; and in some few months afterwards at Charmouth, in Dorsetshire, with 18,000 men.
buried
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From this reading Soon after which, this Prince having reigned King of the West Saxons 36 years, and sole monarch of England upwards of eight, died as great as he lived, and was buried at Winchester, where he was crowned.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In 835, they landed again in Cornwall; but Egbert was then prepared for them, and gave them a total defeat.
Charmouth
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From this reading In 832, the Danes, having made two descents before, landed a third time with great force at the Isle of Sheppey, in Kent; and in some few months afterwards at Charmouth, in Dorsetshire, with 18,000 men.
Cornwall
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From this reading In 835, they landed again in Cornwall; but Egbert was then prepared for them, and gave them a total defeat.
crowned
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From this reading Soon after which, this Prince having reigned King of the West Saxons 36 years, and sole monarch of England upwards of eight, died as great as he lived, and was buried at Winchester, where he was crowned.
Danes
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From this reading In 832, the Danes, having made two descents before, landed a third time with great force at the Isle of Sheppey, in Kent; and in some few months afterwards at Charmouth, in Dorsetshire, with 18,000 men.
defeat
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From this reading In 835, they landed again in Cornwall; but Egbert was then prepared for them, and gave them a total defeat.
depredations
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From this reading They renewed their depredations, however, in 836, but were again repulsed.
descents
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From this reading In 832, the Danes, having made two descents before, landed a third time with great force at the Isle of Sheppey, in Kent; and in some few months afterwards at Charmouth, in Dorsetshire, with 18,000 men.
died
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From this reading Soon after which, this Prince having reigned King of the West Saxons 36 years, and sole monarch of England upwards of eight, died as great as he lived, and was buried at Winchester, where he was crowned.
Dorsetshire
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From this reading In 832, the Danes, having made two descents before, landed a third time with great force at the Isle of Sheppey, in Kent; and in some few months afterwards at Charmouth, in Dorsetshire, with 18,000 men.
Egbert
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From this reading In 835, they landed again in Cornwall; but Egbert was then prepared for them, and gave them a total defeat.
eight
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From this reading Soon after which, this Prince having reigned King of the West Saxons 36 years, and sole monarch of England upwards of eight, died as great as he lived, and was buried at Winchester, where he was crowned.
England
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From this reading Soon after which, this Prince having reigned King of the West Saxons 36 years, and sole monarch of England upwards of eight, died as great as he lived, and was buried at Winchester, where he was crowned.
English
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From this reading He was the father, in short, of the English monarchy, and therefore justly entitled to the name of Egbert the Great.
entitled
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From this reading He was the father, in short, of the English monarchy, and therefore justly entitled to the name of Egbert the Great.
father
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From this reading He was the father, in short, of the English monarchy, and therefore justly entitled to the name of Egbert the Great.
few
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From this reading In 832, the Danes, having made two descents before, landed a third time with great force at the Isle of Sheppey, in Kent; and in some few months afterwards at Charmouth, in Dorsetshire, with 18,000 men.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In 835, they landed again in Cornwall; but Egbert was then prepared for them, and gave them a total defeat.
force
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From this reading In 832, the Danes, having made two descents before, landed a third time with great force at the Isle of Sheppey, in Kent; and in some few months afterwards at Charmouth, in Dorsetshire, with 18,000 men.
gave
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From this reading In 835, they landed again in Cornwall; but Egbert was then prepared for them, and gave them a total defeat.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In 832, the Danes, having made two descents before, landed a third time with great force at the Isle of Sheppey, in Kent; and in some few months afterwards at Charmouth, in Dorsetshire, with 18,000 men.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading In 832, the Danes, having made two descents before, landed a third time with great force at the Isle of Sheppey, in Kent; and in some few months afterwards at Charmouth, in Dorsetshire, with 18,000 men.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Soon after which, this Prince having reigned King of the West Saxons 36 years, and sole monarch of England upwards of eight, died as great as he lived, and was buried at Winchester, where he was crowned.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading They renewed their depredations, however, in 836, but were again repulsed.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In 832, the Danes, having made two descents before, landed a third time with great force at the Isle of Sheppey, in Kent; and in some few months afterwards at Charmouth, in Dorsetshire, with 18,000 men.
Isle
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From this reading In 832, the Danes, having made two descents before, landed a third time with great force at the Isle of Sheppey, in Kent; and in some few months afterwards at Charmouth, in Dorsetshire, with 18,000 men.
justly
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From this reading He was the father, in short, of the English monarchy, and therefore justly entitled to the name of Egbert the Great.
Kent
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From this reading In 832, the Danes, having made two descents before, landed a third time with great force at the Isle of Sheppey, in Kent; and in some few months afterwards at Charmouth, in Dorsetshire, with 18,000 men.
King
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From this reading Soon after which, this Prince having reigned King of the West Saxons 36 years, and sole monarch of England upwards of eight, died as great as he lived, and was buried at Winchester, where he was crowned.
landed
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From this reading In 832, the Danes, having made two descents before, landed a third time with great force at the Isle of Sheppey, in Kent; and in some few months afterwards at Charmouth, in Dorsetshire, with 18,000 men.
lived
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From this reading Soon after which, this Prince having reigned King of the West Saxons 36 years, and sole monarch of England upwards of eight, died as great as he lived, and was buried at Winchester, where he was crowned.
made
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From this reading In 832, the Danes, having made two descents before, landed a third time with great force at the Isle of Sheppey, in Kent; and in some few months afterwards at Charmouth, in Dorsetshire, with 18,000 men.
men
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From this reading In 832, the Danes, having made two descents before, landed a third time with great force at the Isle of Sheppey, in Kent; and in some few months afterwards at Charmouth, in Dorsetshire, with 18,000 men.
monarch
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From this reading Soon after which, this Prince having reigned King of the West Saxons 36 years, and sole monarch of England upwards of eight, died as great as he lived, and was buried at Winchester, where he was crowned.
monarchy
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From this reading He was the father, in short, of the English monarchy, and therefore justly entitled to the name of Egbert the Great.
months
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From this reading In 832, the Danes, having made two descents before, landed a third time with great force at the Isle of Sheppey, in Kent; and in some few months afterwards at Charmouth, in Dorsetshire, with 18,000 men.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was the father, in short, of the English monarchy, and therefore justly entitled to the name of Egbert the Great.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In 832, the Danes, having made two descents before, landed a third time with great force at the Isle of Sheppey, in Kent; and in some few months afterwards at Charmouth, in Dorsetshire, with 18,000 men.
prepared
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From this reading In 835, they landed again in Cornwall; but Egbert was then prepared for them, and gave them a total defeat.
Prince
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From this reading Soon after which, this Prince having reigned King of the West Saxons 36 years, and sole monarch of England upwards of eight, died as great as he lived, and was buried at Winchester, where he was crowned.
reigned
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From this reading Soon after which, this Prince having reigned King of the West Saxons 36 years, and sole monarch of England upwards of eight, died as great as he lived, and was buried at Winchester, where he was crowned.
renewed
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From this reading They renewed their depredations, however, in 836, but were again repulsed.
repulsed
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From this reading They renewed their depredations, however, in 836, but were again repulsed.
Saxons
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From this reading Soon after which, this Prince having reigned King of the West Saxons 36 years, and sole monarch of England upwards of eight, died as great as he lived, and was buried at Winchester, where he was crowned.
Sheppey
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From this reading In 832, the Danes, having made two descents before, landed a third time with great force at the Isle of Sheppey, in Kent; and in some few months afterwards at Charmouth, in Dorsetshire, with 18,000 men.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading He was the father, in short, of the English monarchy, and therefore justly entitled to the name of Egbert the Great.
sole
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From this reading Soon after which, this Prince having reigned King of the West Saxons 36 years, and sole monarch of England upwards of eight, died as great as he lived, and was buried at Winchester, where he was crowned.
some
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From this reading In 832, the Danes, having made two descents before, landed a third time with great force at the Isle of Sheppey, in Kent; and in some few months afterwards at Charmouth, in Dorsetshire, with 18,000 men.
Soon
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From this reading Soon after which, this Prince having reigned King of the West Saxons 36 years, and sole monarch of England upwards of eight, died as great as he lived, and was buried at Winchester, where he was crowned.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In 832, the Danes, having made two descents before, landed a third time with great force at the Isle of Sheppey, in Kent; and in some few months afterwards at Charmouth, in Dorsetshire, with 18,000 men.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They renewed their depredations, however, in 836, but were again repulsed.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In 835, they landed again in Cornwall; but Egbert was then prepared for them, and gave them a total defeat.
then
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From this reading In 835, they landed again in Cornwall; but Egbert was then prepared for them, and gave them a total defeat.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading He was the father, in short, of the English monarchy, and therefore justly entitled to the name of Egbert the Great.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In 835, they landed again in Cornwall; but Egbert was then prepared for them, and gave them a total defeat.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In 832, the Danes, having made two descents before, landed a third time with great force at the Isle of Sheppey, in Kent; and in some few months afterwards at Charmouth, in Dorsetshire, with 18,000 men.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Soon after which, this Prince having reigned King of the West Saxons 36 years, and sole monarch of England upwards of eight, died as great as he lived, and was buried at Winchester, where he was crowned.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In 832, the Danes, having made two descents before, landed a third time with great force at the Isle of Sheppey, in Kent; and in some few months afterwards at Charmouth, in Dorsetshire, with 18,000 men.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was the father, in short, of the English monarchy, and therefore justly entitled to the name of Egbert the Great.
total
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From this reading In 835, they landed again in Cornwall; but Egbert was then prepared for them, and gave them a total defeat.
two
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From this reading In 832, the Danes, having made two descents before, landed a third time with great force at the Isle of Sheppey, in Kent; and in some few months afterwards at Charmouth, in Dorsetshire, with 18,000 men.
upwards
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From this reading Soon after which, this Prince having reigned King of the West Saxons 36 years, and sole monarch of England upwards of eight, died as great as he lived, and was buried at Winchester, where he was crowned.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In 835, they landed again in Cornwall; but Egbert was then prepared for them, and gave them a total defeat.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They renewed their depredations, however, in 836, but were again repulsed.
West
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From this reading Soon after which, this Prince having reigned King of the West Saxons 36 years, and sole monarch of England upwards of eight, died as great as he lived, and was buried at Winchester, where he was crowned.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Soon after which, this Prince having reigned King of the West Saxons 36 years, and sole monarch of England upwards of eight, died as great as he lived, and was buried at Winchester, where he was crowned.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Soon after which, this Prince having reigned King of the West Saxons 36 years, and sole monarch of England upwards of eight, died as great as he lived, and was buried at Winchester, where he was crowned.
Winchester
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From this reading Soon after which, this Prince having reigned King of the West Saxons 36 years, and sole monarch of England upwards of eight, died as great as he lived, and was buried at Winchester, where he was crowned.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In 832, the Danes, having made two descents before, landed a third time with great force at the Isle of Sheppey, in Kent; and in some few months afterwards at Charmouth, in Dorsetshire, with 18,000 men.
years
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From this reading Soon after which, this Prince having reigned King of the West Saxons 36 years, and sole monarch of England upwards of eight, died as great as he lived, and was buried at Winchester, where he was crowned.
