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Fair Rosamond, history of.
Falaise, William the Conqueror born at; Prince Arthur in captivity there.
Falkirk, battle of.
Fescamp, Abbey of, Richard the Fearless buried there.
Fitzadhelm, William, Governor of Ireland.
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II

Chapter XVI

Reading 1/68 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Fair Rosamond, history of.
Line 2
Falaise, William the Conqueror born at; Prince Arthur in captivity there.
Line 3
Falkirk, battle of.
Line 4
Fescamp, Abbey of, Richard the Fearless buried there.
Line 5
Fitzadhelm, William, Governor of Ireland.

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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Born noun US /born/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Falaise, William the Conqueror born at; Prince Arthur in captivity there.”

Fair noun US /fair/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Fair Rosamond, history of.”

All words in this reading · 25

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Abbey

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From this reading Fescamp, Abbey of, Richard the Fearless buried there.

Arthur

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From this reading Falaise, William the Conqueror born at; Prince Arthur in captivity there.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Falaise, William the Conqueror born at; Prince Arthur in captivity there.

battle

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From this reading Falkirk, battle of.

bornnounUS /born/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Falaise, William the Conqueror born at; Prince Arthur in captivity there.

buried

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From this reading Fescamp, Abbey of, Richard the Fearless buried there.

captivity

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From this reading Falaise, William the Conqueror born at; Prince Arthur in captivity there.

Conqueror

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From this reading Falaise, William the Conqueror born at; Prince Arthur in captivity there.

FairnounUS /fair/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Fair Rosamond, history of.

Falaise

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From this reading Falaise, William the Conqueror born at; Prince Arthur in captivity there.

Falkirk

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From this reading Falkirk, battle of.

Fearless

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From this reading Fescamp, Abbey of, Richard the Fearless buried there.

Fescamp

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From this reading Fescamp, Abbey of, Richard the Fearless buried there.

Fitzadhelm

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From this reading Fitzadhelm, William, Governor of Ireland.

Governor

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From this reading Fitzadhelm, William, Governor of Ireland.

history

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From this reading Fair Rosamond, history of.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Falaise, William the Conqueror born at; Prince Arthur in captivity there.

Ireland

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From this reading Fitzadhelm, William, Governor of Ireland.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Fair Rosamond, history of.

Prince

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From this reading Falaise, William the Conqueror born at; Prince Arthur in captivity there.

Richard

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From this reading Fescamp, Abbey of, Richard the Fearless buried there.

Rosamond

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From this reading Fair Rosamond, history of.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Falaise, William the Conqueror born at; Prince Arthur in captivity there.

there

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From this reading Falaise, William the Conqueror born at; Prince Arthur in captivity there.

William

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From this reading Falaise, William the Conqueror born at; Prince Arthur in captivity there.