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1118
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From this reading She died in 1118, leaving three children--Maude, already married to the Emperor of Germany, and William and Richard.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading His niece, the good Queen Maude, lived on in the English Court, trying to imitate her mother in her charities, and being, like her, much beloved by the poor, to whose wants she ministered with her own hands; while her youngest brother David, then a gay-tempered youth, used to laugh at her for such mean toils, as he called them.
allowed
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From this reading Edgar Etheling was soon allowed to ransom himself, and retiring to his own estates, lived there in peace.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She died in 1118, leaving three children--Maude, already married to the Emperor of Germany, and William and Richard.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Edgar Etheling was soon allowed to ransom himself, and retiring to his own estates, lived there in peace.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His niece, the good Queen Maude, lived on in the English Court, trying to imitate her mother in her charities, and being, like her, much beloved by the poor, to whose wants she ministered with her own hands; while her youngest brother David, then a gay-tempered youth, used to laugh at her for such mean toils, as he called them.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His niece, the good Queen Maude, lived on in the English Court, trying to imitate her mother in her charities, and being, like her, much beloved by the poor, to whose wants she ministered with her own hands; while her youngest brother David, then a gay-tempered youth, used to laugh at her for such mean toils, as he called them.
beasts
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From this reading William Etheling is reported to have been as proud as his sister Maude, and to have talked of using the churl Saxons as beasts of burden.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading William Etheling is reported to have been as proud as his sister Maude, and to have talked of using the churl Saxons as beasts of burden.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading His niece, the good Queen Maude, lived on in the English Court, trying to imitate her mother in her charities, and being, like her, much beloved by the poor, to whose wants she ministered with her own hands; while her youngest brother David, then a gay-tempered youth, used to laugh at her for such mean toils, as he called them.
beloved
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From this reading His niece, the good Queen Maude, lived on in the English Court, trying to imitate her mother in her charities, and being, like her, much beloved by the poor, to whose wants she ministered with her own hands; while her youngest brother David, then a gay-tempered youth, used to laugh at her for such mean toils, as he called them.
brother
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From this reading His niece, the good Queen Maude, lived on in the English Court, trying to imitate her mother in her charities, and being, like her, much beloved by the poor, to whose wants she ministered with her own hands; while her youngest brother David, then a gay-tempered youth, used to laugh at her for such mean toils, as he called them.
burden
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From this reading William Etheling is reported to have been as proud as his sister Maude, and to have talked of using the churl Saxons as beasts of burden.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His niece, the good Queen Maude, lived on in the English Court, trying to imitate her mother in her charities, and being, like her, much beloved by the poor, to whose wants she ministered with her own hands; while her youngest brother David, then a gay-tempered youth, used to laugh at her for such mean toils, as he called them.
called
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From this reading His niece, the good Queen Maude, lived on in the English Court, trying to imitate her mother in her charities, and being, like her, much beloved by the poor, to whose wants she ministered with her own hands; while her youngest brother David, then a gay-tempered youth, used to laugh at her for such mean toils, as he called them.
charities
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From this reading His niece, the good Queen Maude, lived on in the English Court, trying to imitate her mother in her charities, and being, like her, much beloved by the poor, to whose wants she ministered with her own hands; while her youngest brother David, then a gay-tempered youth, used to laugh at her for such mean toils, as he called them.
children
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From this reading She died in 1118, leaving three children--Maude, already married to the Emperor of Germany, and William and Richard.
churl
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From this reading William Etheling is reported to have been as proud as his sister Maude, and to have talked of using the churl Saxons as beasts of burden.
Court
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From this reading His niece, the good Queen Maude, lived on in the English Court, trying to imitate her mother in her charities, and being, like her, much beloved by the poor, to whose wants she ministered with her own hands; while her youngest brother David, then a gay-tempered youth, used to laugh at her for such mean toils, as he called them.
cruelty
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From this reading No help, such as her father had given St. Margaret, did Maude receive from her husband; she had only the pain of watching his harshness, cruelty, and hypocrisy, during the eighteen years of her marriage.
David
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From this reading His niece, the good Queen Maude, lived on in the English Court, trying to imitate her mother in her charities, and being, like her, much beloved by the poor, to whose wants she ministered with her own hands; while her youngest brother David, then a gay-tempered youth, used to laugh at her for such mean toils, as he called them.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading No help, such as her father had given St. Margaret, did Maude receive from her husband; she had only the pain of watching his harshness, cruelty, and hypocrisy, during the eighteen years of her marriage.
died
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From this reading She died in 1118, leaving three children--Maude, already married to the Emperor of Germany, and William and Richard.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading No help, such as her father had given St. Margaret, did Maude receive from her husband; she had only the pain of watching his harshness, cruelty, and hypocrisy, during the eighteen years of her marriage.
Edgar
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From this reading Edgar Etheling was soon allowed to ransom himself, and retiring to his own estates, lived there in peace.
eighteen
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From this reading No help, such as her father had given St. Margaret, did Maude receive from her husband; she had only the pain of watching his harshness, cruelty, and hypocrisy, during the eighteen years of her marriage.
Emperor
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From this reading She died in 1118, leaving three children--Maude, already married to the Emperor of Germany, and William and Richard.
English
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From this reading His niece, the good Queen Maude, lived on in the English Court, trying to imitate her mother in her charities, and being, like her, much beloved by the poor, to whose wants she ministered with her own hands; while her youngest brother David, then a gay-tempered youth, used to laugh at her for such mean toils, as he called them.
estates
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From this reading Edgar Etheling was soon allowed to ransom himself, and retiring to his own estates, lived there in peace.
Etheling
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From this reading Edgar Etheling was soon allowed to ransom himself, and retiring to his own estates, lived there in peace.
father
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From this reading No help, such as her father had given St. Margaret, did Maude receive from her husband; she had only the pain of watching his harshness, cruelty, and hypocrisy, during the eighteen years of her marriage.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His niece, the good Queen Maude, lived on in the English Court, trying to imitate her mother in her charities, and being, like her, much beloved by the poor, to whose wants she ministered with her own hands; while her youngest brother David, then a gay-tempered youth, used to laugh at her for such mean toils, as he called them.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading No help, such as her father had given St. Margaret, did Maude receive from her husband; she had only the pain of watching his harshness, cruelty, and hypocrisy, during the eighteen years of her marriage.
gay-tempered
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From this reading His niece, the good Queen Maude, lived on in the English Court, trying to imitate her mother in her charities, and being, like her, much beloved by the poor, to whose wants she ministered with her own hands; while her youngest brother David, then a gay-tempered youth, used to laugh at her for such mean toils, as he called them.
Germany
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From this reading She died in 1118, leaving three children--Maude, already married to the Emperor of Germany, and William and Richard.
given
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From this reading No help, such as her father had given St. Margaret, did Maude receive from her husband; she had only the pain of watching his harshness, cruelty, and hypocrisy, during the eighteen years of her marriage.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His niece, the good Queen Maude, lived on in the English Court, trying to imitate her mother in her charities, and being, like her, much beloved by the poor, to whose wants she ministered with her own hands; while her youngest brother David, then a gay-tempered youth, used to laugh at her for such mean toils, as he called them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading No help, such as her father had given St. Margaret, did Maude receive from her husband; she had only the pain of watching his harshness, cruelty, and hypocrisy, during the eighteen years of her marriage.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading His niece, the good Queen Maude, lived on in the English Court, trying to imitate her mother in her charities, and being, like her, much beloved by the poor, to whose wants she ministered with her own hands; while her youngest brother David, then a gay-tempered youth, used to laugh at her for such mean toils, as he called them.
harshness
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From this reading No help, such as her father had given St. Margaret, did Maude receive from her husband; she had only the pain of watching his harshness, cruelty, and hypocrisy, during the eighteen years of her marriage.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading William Etheling is reported to have been as proud as his sister Maude, and to have talked of using the churl Saxons as beasts of burden.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His niece, the good Queen Maude, lived on in the English Court, trying to imitate her mother in her charities, and being, like her, much beloved by the poor, to whose wants she ministered with her own hands; while her youngest brother David, then a gay-tempered youth, used to laugh at her for such mean toils, as he called them.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No help, such as her father had given St. Margaret, did Maude receive from her husband; she had only the pain of watching his harshness, cruelty, and hypocrisy, during the eighteen years of her marriage.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading His niece, the good Queen Maude, lived on in the English Court, trying to imitate her mother in her charities, and being, like her, much beloved by the poor, to whose wants she ministered with her own hands; while her youngest brother David, then a gay-tempered youth, used to laugh at her for such mean toils, as he called them.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Edgar Etheling was soon allowed to ransom himself, and retiring to his own estates, lived there in peace.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Edgar Etheling was soon allowed to ransom himself, and retiring to his own estates, lived there in peace.
husband
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From this reading No help, such as her father had given St. Margaret, did Maude receive from her husband; she had only the pain of watching his harshness, cruelty, and hypocrisy, during the eighteen years of her marriage.
hypocrisy
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From this reading No help, such as her father had given St. Margaret, did Maude receive from her husband; she had only the pain of watching his harshness, cruelty, and hypocrisy, during the eighteen years of her marriage.
imitate
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From this reading His niece, the good Queen Maude, lived on in the English Court, trying to imitate her mother in her charities, and being, like her, much beloved by the poor, to whose wants she ministered with her own hands; while her youngest brother David, then a gay-tempered youth, used to laugh at her for such mean toils, as he called them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Edgar Etheling was soon allowed to ransom himself, and retiring to his own estates, lived there in peace.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading William Etheling is reported to have been as proud as his sister Maude, and to have talked of using the churl Saxons as beasts of burden.
laugh
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From this reading His niece, the good Queen Maude, lived on in the English Court, trying to imitate her mother in her charities, and being, like her, much beloved by the poor, to whose wants she ministered with her own hands; while her youngest brother David, then a gay-tempered youth, used to laugh at her for such mean toils, as he called them.
leaving
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From this reading She died in 1118, leaving three children--Maude, already married to the Emperor of Germany, and William and Richard.
like
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From this reading His niece, the good Queen Maude, lived on in the English Court, trying to imitate her mother in her charities, and being, like her, much beloved by the poor, to whose wants she ministered with her own hands; while her youngest brother David, then a gay-tempered youth, used to laugh at her for such mean toils, as he called them.
lived
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From this reading Edgar Etheling was soon allowed to ransom himself, and retiring to his own estates, lived there in peace.
Margaret
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From this reading No help, such as her father had given St. Margaret, did Maude receive from her husband; she had only the pain of watching his harshness, cruelty, and hypocrisy, during the eighteen years of her marriage.
marriage
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From this reading No help, such as her father had given St. Margaret, did Maude receive from her husband; she had only the pain of watching his harshness, cruelty, and hypocrisy, during the eighteen years of her marriage.
married
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From this reading She died in 1118, leaving three children--Maude, already married to the Emperor of Germany, and William and Richard.
Maude
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From this reading His niece, the good Queen Maude, lived on in the English Court, trying to imitate her mother in her charities, and being, like her, much beloved by the poor, to whose wants she ministered with her own hands; while her youngest brother David, then a gay-tempered youth, used to laugh at her for such mean toils, as he called them.
mean
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From this reading His niece, the good Queen Maude, lived on in the English Court, trying to imitate her mother in her charities, and being, like her, much beloved by the poor, to whose wants she ministered with her own hands; while her youngest brother David, then a gay-tempered youth, used to laugh at her for such mean toils, as he called them.
ministered
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From this reading His niece, the good Queen Maude, lived on in the English Court, trying to imitate her mother in her charities, and being, like her, much beloved by the poor, to whose wants she ministered with her own hands; while her youngest brother David, then a gay-tempered youth, used to laugh at her for such mean toils, as he called them.
mother
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From this reading His niece, the good Queen Maude, lived on in the English Court, trying to imitate her mother in her charities, and being, like her, much beloved by the poor, to whose wants she ministered with her own hands; while her youngest brother David, then a gay-tempered youth, used to laugh at her for such mean toils, as he called them.
much
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From this reading His niece, the good Queen Maude, lived on in the English Court, trying to imitate her mother in her charities, and being, like her, much beloved by the poor, to whose wants she ministered with her own hands; while her youngest brother David, then a gay-tempered youth, used to laugh at her for such mean toils, as he called them.
niece
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From this reading His niece, the good Queen Maude, lived on in the English Court, trying to imitate her mother in her charities, and being, like her, much beloved by the poor, to whose wants she ministered with her own hands; while her youngest brother David, then a gay-tempered youth, used to laugh at her for such mean toils, as he called them.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No help, such as her father had given St. Margaret, did Maude receive from her husband; she had only the pain of watching his harshness, cruelty, and hypocrisy, during the eighteen years of her marriage.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No help, such as her father had given St. Margaret, did Maude receive from her husband; she had only the pain of watching his harshness, cruelty, and hypocrisy, during the eighteen years of her marriage.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading His niece, the good Queen Maude, lived on in the English Court, trying to imitate her mother in her charities, and being, like her, much beloved by the poor, to whose wants she ministered with her own hands; while her youngest brother David, then a gay-tempered youth, used to laugh at her for such mean toils, as he called them.
only
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From this reading No help, such as her father had given St. Margaret, did Maude receive from her husband; she had only the pain of watching his harshness, cruelty, and hypocrisy, during the eighteen years of her marriage.
own
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From this reading Edgar Etheling was soon allowed to ransom himself, and retiring to his own estates, lived there in peace.
pain
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From this reading No help, such as her father had given St. Margaret, did Maude receive from her husband; she had only the pain of watching his harshness, cruelty, and hypocrisy, during the eighteen years of her marriage.
peace
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From this reading Edgar Etheling was soon allowed to ransom himself, and retiring to his own estates, lived there in peace.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His niece, the good Queen Maude, lived on in the English Court, trying to imitate her mother in her charities, and being, like her, much beloved by the poor, to whose wants she ministered with her own hands; while her youngest brother David, then a gay-tempered youth, used to laugh at her for such mean toils, as he called them.
proud
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From this reading William Etheling is reported to have been as proud as his sister Maude, and to have talked of using the churl Saxons as beasts of burden.
Queen
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From this reading His niece, the good Queen Maude, lived on in the English Court, trying to imitate her mother in her charities, and being, like her, much beloved by the poor, to whose wants she ministered with her own hands; while her youngest brother David, then a gay-tempered youth, used to laugh at her for such mean toils, as he called them.
ransom
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From this reading Edgar Etheling was soon allowed to ransom himself, and retiring to his own estates, lived there in peace.
receive
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From this reading No help, such as her father had given St. Margaret, did Maude receive from her husband; she had only the pain of watching his harshness, cruelty, and hypocrisy, during the eighteen years of her marriage.
reported
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From this reading William Etheling is reported to have been as proud as his sister Maude, and to have talked of using the churl Saxons as beasts of burden.
retiring
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From this reading Edgar Etheling was soon allowed to ransom himself, and retiring to his own estates, lived there in peace.
Richard
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From this reading She died in 1118, leaving three children--Maude, already married to the Emperor of Germany, and William and Richard.
Saxons
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From this reading William Etheling is reported to have been as proud as his sister Maude, and to have talked of using the churl Saxons as beasts of burden.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His niece, the good Queen Maude, lived on in the English Court, trying to imitate her mother in her charities, and being, like her, much beloved by the poor, to whose wants she ministered with her own hands; while her youngest brother David, then a gay-tempered youth, used to laugh at her for such mean toils, as he called them.
sister
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From this reading William Etheling is reported to have been as proud as his sister Maude, and to have talked of using the churl Saxons as beasts of burden.
soon
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From this reading Edgar Etheling was soon allowed to ransom himself, and retiring to his own estates, lived there in peace.
St
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From this reading No help, such as her father had given St. Margaret, did Maude receive from her husband; she had only the pain of watching his harshness, cruelty, and hypocrisy, during the eighteen years of her marriage.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading His niece, the good Queen Maude, lived on in the English Court, trying to imitate her mother in her charities, and being, like her, much beloved by the poor, to whose wants she ministered with her own hands; while her youngest brother David, then a gay-tempered youth, used to laugh at her for such mean toils, as he called them.
talked
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From this reading William Etheling is reported to have been as proud as his sister Maude, and to have talked of using the churl Saxons as beasts of burden.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His niece, the good Queen Maude, lived on in the English Court, trying to imitate her mother in her charities, and being, like her, much beloved by the poor, to whose wants she ministered with her own hands; while her youngest brother David, then a gay-tempered youth, used to laugh at her for such mean toils, as he called them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading His niece, the good Queen Maude, lived on in the English Court, trying to imitate her mother in her charities, and being, like her, much beloved by the poor, to whose wants she ministered with her own hands; while her youngest brother David, then a gay-tempered youth, used to laugh at her for such mean toils, as he called them.
then
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From this reading His niece, the good Queen Maude, lived on in the English Court, trying to imitate her mother in her charities, and being, like her, much beloved by the poor, to whose wants she ministered with her own hands; while her youngest brother David, then a gay-tempered youth, used to laugh at her for such mean toils, as he called them.
there
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From this reading Edgar Etheling was soon allowed to ransom himself, and retiring to his own estates, lived there in peace.
three
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From this reading She died in 1118, leaving three children--Maude, already married to the Emperor of Germany, and William and Richard.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Edgar Etheling was soon allowed to ransom himself, and retiring to his own estates, lived there in peace.
toils
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From this reading His niece, the good Queen Maude, lived on in the English Court, trying to imitate her mother in her charities, and being, like her, much beloved by the poor, to whose wants she ministered with her own hands; while her youngest brother David, then a gay-tempered youth, used to laugh at her for such mean toils, as he called them.
trying
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From this reading His niece, the good Queen Maude, lived on in the English Court, trying to imitate her mother in her charities, and being, like her, much beloved by the poor, to whose wants she ministered with her own hands; while her youngest brother David, then a gay-tempered youth, used to laugh at her for such mean toils, as he called them.
used
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From this reading His niece, the good Queen Maude, lived on in the English Court, trying to imitate her mother in her charities, and being, like her, much beloved by the poor, to whose wants she ministered with her own hands; while her youngest brother David, then a gay-tempered youth, used to laugh at her for such mean toils, as he called them.
using
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From this reading William Etheling is reported to have been as proud as his sister Maude, and to have talked of using the churl Saxons as beasts of burden.
wants
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From this reading His niece, the good Queen Maude, lived on in the English Court, trying to imitate her mother in her charities, and being, like her, much beloved by the poor, to whose wants she ministered with her own hands; while her youngest brother David, then a gay-tempered youth, used to laugh at her for such mean toils, as he called them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Edgar Etheling was soon allowed to ransom himself, and retiring to his own estates, lived there in peace.
watching
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From this reading No help, such as her father had given St. Margaret, did Maude receive from her husband; she had only the pain of watching his harshness, cruelty, and hypocrisy, during the eighteen years of her marriage.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading His niece, the good Queen Maude, lived on in the English Court, trying to imitate her mother in her charities, and being, like her, much beloved by the poor, to whose wants she ministered with her own hands; while her youngest brother David, then a gay-tempered youth, used to laugh at her for such mean toils, as he called them.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading His niece, the good Queen Maude, lived on in the English Court, trying to imitate her mother in her charities, and being, like her, much beloved by the poor, to whose wants she ministered with her own hands; while her youngest brother David, then a gay-tempered youth, used to laugh at her for such mean toils, as he called them.
William
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From this reading She died in 1118, leaving three children--Maude, already married to the Emperor of Germany, and William and Richard.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading His niece, the good Queen Maude, lived on in the English Court, trying to imitate her mother in her charities, and being, like her, much beloved by the poor, to whose wants she ministered with her own hands; while her youngest brother David, then a gay-tempered youth, used to laugh at her for such mean toils, as he called them.
years
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From this reading No help, such as her father had given St. Margaret, did Maude receive from her husband; she had only the pain of watching his harshness, cruelty, and hypocrisy, during the eighteen years of her marriage.
youngest
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From this reading His niece, the good Queen Maude, lived on in the English Court, trying to imitate her mother in her charities, and being, like her, much beloved by the poor, to whose wants she ministered with her own hands; while her youngest brother David, then a gay-tempered youth, used to laugh at her for such mean toils, as he called them.
youth
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From this reading His niece, the good Queen Maude, lived on in the English Court, trying to imitate her mother in her charities, and being, like her, much beloved by the poor, to whose wants she ministered with her own hands; while her youngest brother David, then a gay-tempered youth, used to laugh at her for such mean toils, as he called them.
