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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 But if you mean his father, the late King of England, he has been dead ever since his son has worn the crown; and if he still pretends to be a king, I will soon find a cure.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the elder Henry sent to Paris to desire the restoration of the fugitive, the messengers found him royally robed, and seated by the side of the French King, who received them, asking from whom they came.
Anjou
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From this reading “From Henry, King of England, Duke of Normandy and Aquitaine, Count of Anjou and Maine.”
Aquitaine
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From this reading “From Henry, King of England, Duke of Normandy and Aquitaine, Count of Anjou and Maine.”
asking
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From this reading When the elder Henry sent to Paris to desire the restoration of the fugitive, the messengers found him royally robed, and seated by the side of the French King, who received them, asking from whom they came.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But if you mean his father, the late King of England, he has been dead ever since his son has worn the crown; and if he still pretends to be a king, I will soon find a cure.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But if you mean his father, the late King of England, he has been dead ever since his son has worn the crown; and if he still pretends to be a king, I will soon find a cure.”
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But if you mean his father, the late King of England, he has been dead ever since his son has worn the crown; and if he still pretends to be a king, I will soon find a cure.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When the elder Henry sent to Paris to desire the restoration of the fugitive, the messengers found him royally robed, and seated by the side of the French King, who received them, asking from whom they came.
came
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From this reading When the elder Henry sent to Paris to desire the restoration of the fugitive, the messengers found him royally robed, and seated by the side of the French King, who received them, asking from whom they came.
Count
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From this reading “From Henry, King of England, Duke of Normandy and Aquitaine, Count of Anjou and Maine.”
crown
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From this reading But if you mean his father, the late King of England, he has been dead ever since his son has worn the crown; and if he still pretends to be a king, I will soon find a cure.”
cure
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From this reading But if you mean his father, the late King of England, he has been dead ever since his son has worn the crown; and if he still pretends to be a king, I will soon find a cure.”
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But if you mean his father, the late King of England, he has been dead ever since his son has worn the crown; and if he still pretends to be a king, I will soon find a cure.”
desire
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From this reading When the elder Henry sent to Paris to desire the restoration of the fugitive, the messengers found him royally robed, and seated by the side of the French King, who received them, asking from whom they came.
Duke
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From this reading “From Henry, King of England, Duke of Normandy and Aquitaine, Count of Anjou and Maine.”
elder
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From this reading When the elder Henry sent to Paris to desire the restoration of the fugitive, the messengers found him royally robed, and seated by the side of the French King, who received them, asking from whom they came.
England
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From this reading “From Henry, King of England, Duke of Normandy and Aquitaine, Count of Anjou and Maine.”
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But if you mean his father, the late King of England, he has been dead ever since his son has worn the crown; and if he still pretends to be a king, I will soon find a cure.”
father
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From this reading But if you mean his father, the late King of England, he has been dead ever since his son has worn the crown; and if he still pretends to be a king, I will soon find a cure.”
find
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From this reading But if you mean his father, the late King of England, he has been dead ever since his son has worn the crown; and if he still pretends to be a king, I will soon find a cure.”
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the elder Henry sent to Paris to desire the restoration of the fugitive, the messengers found him royally robed, and seated by the side of the French King, who received them, asking from whom they came.
French
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From this reading When the elder Henry sent to Paris to desire the restoration of the fugitive, the messengers found him royally robed, and seated by the side of the French King, who received them, asking from whom they came.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When the elder Henry sent to Paris to desire the restoration of the fugitive, the messengers found him royally robed, and seated by the side of the French King, who received them, asking from whom they came.
fugitive
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From this reading When the elder Henry sent to Paris to desire the restoration of the fugitive, the messengers found him royally robed, and seated by the side of the French King, who received them, asking from whom they came.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here sits Henry, King of England, who has no message to send me by you.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But if you mean his father, the late King of England, he has been dead ever since his son has worn the crown; and if he still pretends to be a king, I will soon find a cure.”
Henry
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From this reading When the elder Henry sent to Paris to desire the restoration of the fugitive, the messengers found him royally robed, and seated by the side of the French King, who received them, asking from whom they came.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here sits Henry, King of England, who has no message to send me by you.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When the elder Henry sent to Paris to desire the restoration of the fugitive, the messengers found him royally robed, and seated by the side of the French King, who received them, asking from whom they came.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But if you mean his father, the late King of England, he has been dead ever since his son has worn the crown; and if he still pretends to be a king, I will soon find a cure.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But if you mean his father, the late King of England, he has been dead ever since his son has worn the crown; and if he still pretends to be a king, I will soon find a cure.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But if you mean his father, the late King of England, he has been dead ever since his son has worn the crown; and if he still pretends to be a king, I will soon find a cure.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That is not true.
King
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From this reading When the elder Henry sent to Paris to desire the restoration of the fugitive, the messengers found him royally robed, and seated by the side of the French King, who received them, asking from whom they came.
late
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From this reading But if you mean his father, the late King of England, he has been dead ever since his son has worn the crown; and if he still pretends to be a king, I will soon find a cure.”
Maine
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From this reading “From Henry, King of England, Duke of Normandy and Aquitaine, Count of Anjou and Maine.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Here sits Henry, King of England, who has no message to send me by you.
mean
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From this reading But if you mean his father, the late King of England, he has been dead ever since his son has worn the crown; and if he still pretends to be a king, I will soon find a cure.”
message
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From this reading Here sits Henry, King of England, who has no message to send me by you.
messengers
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From this reading When the elder Henry sent to Paris to desire the restoration of the fugitive, the messengers found him royally robed, and seated by the side of the French King, who received them, asking from whom they came.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Here sits Henry, King of England, who has no message to send me by you.
Normandy
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From this reading “From Henry, King of England, Duke of Normandy and Aquitaine, Count of Anjou and Maine.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “That is not true.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When the elder Henry sent to Paris to desire the restoration of the fugitive, the messengers found him royally robed, and seated by the side of the French King, who received them, asking from whom they came.
Paris
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From this reading When the elder Henry sent to Paris to desire the restoration of the fugitive, the messengers found him royally robed, and seated by the side of the French King, who received them, asking from whom they came.
pretends
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From this reading But if you mean his father, the late King of England, he has been dead ever since his son has worn the crown; and if he still pretends to be a king, I will soon find a cure.”
received
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From this reading When the elder Henry sent to Paris to desire the restoration of the fugitive, the messengers found him royally robed, and seated by the side of the French King, who received them, asking from whom they came.
restoration
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From this reading When the elder Henry sent to Paris to desire the restoration of the fugitive, the messengers found him royally robed, and seated by the side of the French King, who received them, asking from whom they came.
robed
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From this reading When the elder Henry sent to Paris to desire the restoration of the fugitive, the messengers found him royally robed, and seated by the side of the French King, who received them, asking from whom they came.
royally
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From this reading When the elder Henry sent to Paris to desire the restoration of the fugitive, the messengers found him royally robed, and seated by the side of the French King, who received them, asking from whom they came.
seated
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From this reading When the elder Henry sent to Paris to desire the restoration of the fugitive, the messengers found him royally robed, and seated by the side of the French King, who received them, asking from whom they came.
send
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From this reading Here sits Henry, King of England, who has no message to send me by you.
sent
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From this reading When the elder Henry sent to Paris to desire the restoration of the fugitive, the messengers found him royally robed, and seated by the side of the French King, who received them, asking from whom they came.
side
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From this reading When the elder Henry sent to Paris to desire the restoration of the fugitive, the messengers found him royally robed, and seated by the side of the French King, who received them, asking from whom they came.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading But if you mean his father, the late King of England, he has been dead ever since his son has worn the crown; and if he still pretends to be a king, I will soon find a cure.”
sits
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From this reading Here sits Henry, King of England, who has no message to send me by you.
son
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From this reading But if you mean his father, the late King of England, he has been dead ever since his son has worn the crown; and if he still pretends to be a king, I will soon find a cure.”
soon
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From this reading But if you mean his father, the late King of England, he has been dead ever since his son has worn the crown; and if he still pretends to be a king, I will soon find a cure.”
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But if you mean his father, the late King of England, he has been dead ever since his son has worn the crown; and if he still pretends to be a king, I will soon find a cure.”
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That is not true.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the elder Henry sent to Paris to desire the restoration of the fugitive, the messengers found him royally robed, and seated by the side of the French King, who received them, asking from whom they came.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading When the elder Henry sent to Paris to desire the restoration of the fugitive, the messengers found him royally robed, and seated by the side of the French King, who received them, asking from whom they came.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the elder Henry sent to Paris to desire the restoration of the fugitive, the messengers found him royally robed, and seated by the side of the French King, who received them, asking from whom they came.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the elder Henry sent to Paris to desire the restoration of the fugitive, the messengers found him royally robed, and seated by the side of the French King, who received them, asking from whom they came.
true
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From this reading “That is not true.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the elder Henry sent to Paris to desire the restoration of the fugitive, the messengers found him royally robed, and seated by the side of the French King, who received them, asking from whom they came.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading When the elder Henry sent to Paris to desire the restoration of the fugitive, the messengers found him royally robed, and seated by the side of the French King, who received them, asking from whom they came.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When the elder Henry sent to Paris to desire the restoration of the fugitive, the messengers found him royally robed, and seated by the side of the French King, who received them, asking from whom they came.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading But if you mean his father, the late King of England, he has been dead ever since his son has worn the crown; and if he still pretends to be a king, I will soon find a cure.”
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading But if you mean his father, the late King of England, he has been dead ever since his son has worn the crown; and if he still pretends to be a king, I will soon find a cure.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Here sits Henry, King of England, who has no message to send me by you.
