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Chapter I
Some royal names are predestined to misfortune: in France, there is the name "Henry". Henry I was poisoned, Henry II was killed in a tournament, Henry III and Henry IV were assassinated. As to Henry V, for whom the past is so fatal already, God alone knows what the future has in store for him. In Scotland, the unlucky name is "Stuart". Robert I, founder of the race, died at twenty-eight of a lingering illness.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As to Henry V, for whom the past is so fatal already, God alone knows what the future has in store for him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As to Henry V, for whom the past is so fatal already, God alone knows what the future has in store for him.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “As to Henry V, for whom the past is so fatal already, God alone knows what the future has in store for him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Some royal names are predestined to misfortune: in France, there is the name "Henry".”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Henry I was poisoned, Henry II was killed in a tournament, Henry III and Henry IV were assassinated.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As to Henry V, for whom the past is so fatal already, God alone knows what the future has in store for him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As to Henry V, for whom the past is so fatal already, God alone knows what the future has in store for him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Henry I was poisoned, Henry II was killed in a tournament, Henry III and Henry IV were assassinated.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Some royal names are predestined to misfortune: in France, there is the name "Henry".
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As to Henry V, for whom the past is so fatal already, God alone knows what the future has in store for him.
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From this reading Henry I was poisoned, Henry II was killed in a tournament, Henry III and Henry IV were assassinated.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Robert I, founder of the race, died at twenty-eight of a lingering illness.
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From this reading Robert I, founder of the race, died at twenty-eight of a lingering illness.
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From this reading As to Henry V, for whom the past is so fatal already, God alone knows what the future has in store for him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As to Henry V, for whom the past is so fatal already, God alone knows what the future has in store for him.
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From this reading Robert I, founder of the race, died at twenty-eight of a lingering illness.
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From this reading Some royal names are predestined to misfortune: in France, there is the name "Henry".
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From this reading As to Henry V, for whom the past is so fatal already, God alone knows what the future has in store for him.
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From this reading As to Henry V, for whom the past is so fatal already, God alone knows what the future has in store for him.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As to Henry V, for whom the past is so fatal already, God alone knows what the future has in store for him.
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From this reading Some royal names are predestined to misfortune: in France, there is the name "Henry".
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As to Henry V, for whom the past is so fatal already, God alone knows what the future has in store for him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Henry I was poisoned, Henry II was killed in a tournament, Henry III and Henry IV were assassinated.
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From this reading Henry I was poisoned, Henry II was killed in a tournament, Henry III and Henry IV were assassinated.
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From this reading Henry I was poisoned, Henry II was killed in a tournament, Henry III and Henry IV were assassinated.
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From this reading Robert I, founder of the race, died at twenty-eight of a lingering illness.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some royal names are predestined to misfortune: in France, there is the name "Henry".
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Some royal names are predestined to misfortune: in France, there is the name "Henry".
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From this reading Henry I was poisoned, Henry II was killed in a tournament, Henry III and Henry IV were assassinated.
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From this reading Henry I was poisoned, Henry II was killed in a tournament, Henry III and Henry IV were assassinated.
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From this reading As to Henry V, for whom the past is so fatal already, God alone knows what the future has in store for him.
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From this reading Robert I, founder of the race, died at twenty-eight of a lingering illness.
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From this reading Some royal names are predestined to misfortune: in France, there is the name "Henry".
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some royal names are predestined to misfortune: in France, there is the name "Henry".
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From this reading Some royal names are predestined to misfortune: in France, there is the name "Henry".
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Robert I, founder of the race, died at twenty-eight of a lingering illness.
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From this reading As to Henry V, for whom the past is so fatal already, God alone knows what the future has in store for him.
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From this reading Henry I was poisoned, Henry II was killed in a tournament, Henry III and Henry IV were assassinated.
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From this reading Some royal names are predestined to misfortune: in France, there is the name "Henry".
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From this reading Robert I, founder of the race, died at twenty-eight of a lingering illness.
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From this reading Robert I, founder of the race, died at twenty-eight of a lingering illness.
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From this reading Some royal names are predestined to misfortune: in France, there is the name "Henry".
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From this reading In Scotland, the unlucky name is "Stuart".
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As to Henry V, for whom the past is so fatal already, God alone knows what the future has in store for him.
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From this reading Some royal names are predestined to misfortune: in France, there is the name "Henry".
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From this reading As to Henry V, for whom the past is so fatal already, God alone knows what the future has in store for him.
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From this reading In Scotland, the unlucky name is "Stuart".
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Some royal names are predestined to misfortune: in France, there is the name "Henry".
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From this reading Some royal names are predestined to misfortune: in France, there is the name "Henry".
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Some royal names are predestined to misfortune: in France, there is the name "Henry".
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From this reading Henry I was poisoned, Henry II was killed in a tournament, Henry III and Henry IV were assassinated.
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From this reading Robert I, founder of the race, died at twenty-eight of a lingering illness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In Scotland, the unlucky name is "Stuart".
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From this reading As to Henry V, for whom the past is so fatal already, God alone knows what the future has in store for him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Henry I was poisoned, Henry II was killed in a tournament, Henry III and Henry IV were assassinated.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Henry I was poisoned, Henry II was killed in a tournament, Henry III and Henry IV were assassinated.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading As to Henry V, for whom the past is so fatal already, God alone knows what the future has in store for him.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As to Henry V, for whom the past is so fatal already, God alone knows what the future has in store for him.
