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Chapter XII
EDWARD I., LONGSHANKS. A.D. 1272--1307. The son of Henry III. returned from the Holy Land to be one of our noblest, best, and wisest kings. Edward I.--called Longshanks in a kind of joke, because he was the tallest man in the Court--was very grand-looking and handsome; and could leap, run, ride, and fight in his heavy armor better than anyone else.
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any person at all
From this reading “Edward I.--called Longshanks in a kind of joke, because he was the tallest man in the Court--was very grand-looking and handsome; and could leap, run, ride, and fight in his heavy armor better than anyone else.”
for the reason that
From this reading “Edward I.--called Longshanks in a kind of joke, because he was the tallest man in the Court--was very grand-looking and handsome; and could leap, run, ride, and fight in his heavy armor better than anyone else.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Edward I.--called Longshanks in a kind of joke, because he was the tallest man in the Court--was very grand-looking and handsome; and could leap, run, ride, and fight in his heavy armor better than anyone else.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Edward I.--called Longshanks in a kind of joke, because he was the tallest man in the Court--was very grand-looking and handsome; and could leap, run, ride, and fight in his heavy armor better than anyone else.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The son of Henry III. returned from the Holy Land to be one of our noblest, best, and wisest kings.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The son of Henry III. returned from the Holy Land to be one of our noblest, best, and wisest kings.”
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From this reading 1272--1307.
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From this reading 1272--1307.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A.D.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The son of Henry III. returned from the Holy Land to be one of our noblest, best, and wisest kings.
any person at all
From this reading Edward I.--called Longshanks in a kind of joke, because he was the tallest man in the Court--was very grand-looking and handsome; and could leap, run, ride, and fight in his heavy armor better than anyone else.
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From this reading Edward I.--called Longshanks in a kind of joke, because he was the tallest man in the Court--was very grand-looking and handsome; and could leap, run, ride, and fight in his heavy armor better than anyone else.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The son of Henry III. returned from the Holy Land to be one of our noblest, best, and wisest kings.
for the reason that
From this reading Edward I.--called Longshanks in a kind of joke, because he was the tallest man in the Court--was very grand-looking and handsome; and could leap, run, ride, and fight in his heavy armor better than anyone else.
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From this reading The son of Henry III. returned from the Holy Land to be one of our noblest, best, and wisest kings.
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From this reading Edward I.--called Longshanks in a kind of joke, because he was the tallest man in the Court--was very grand-looking and handsome; and could leap, run, ride, and fight in his heavy armor better than anyone else.
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From this reading Edward I.--called Longshanks in a kind of joke, because he was the tallest man in the Court--was very grand-looking and handsome; and could leap, run, ride, and fight in his heavy armor better than anyone else.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Edward I.--called Longshanks in a kind of joke, because he was the tallest man in the Court--was very grand-looking and handsome; and could leap, run, ride, and fight in his heavy armor better than anyone else.
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From this reading Edward I.--called Longshanks in a kind of joke, because he was the tallest man in the Court--was very grand-looking and handsome; and could leap, run, ride, and fight in his heavy armor better than anyone else.
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From this reading A.D.
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From this reading EDWARD I., LONGSHANKS.
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From this reading Edward I.--called Longshanks in a kind of joke, because he was the tallest man in the Court--was very grand-looking and handsome; and could leap, run, ride, and fight in his heavy armor better than anyone else.
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From this reading Edward I.--called Longshanks in a kind of joke, because he was the tallest man in the Court--was very grand-looking and handsome; and could leap, run, ride, and fight in his heavy armor better than anyone else.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The son of Henry III. returned from the Holy Land to be one of our noblest, best, and wisest kings.
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From this reading Edward I.--called Longshanks in a kind of joke, because he was the tallest man in the Court--was very grand-looking and handsome; and could leap, run, ride, and fight in his heavy armor better than anyone else.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Edward I.--called Longshanks in a kind of joke, because he was the tallest man in the Court--was very grand-looking and handsome; and could leap, run, ride, and fight in his heavy armor better than anyone else.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Edward I.--called Longshanks in a kind of joke, because he was the tallest man in the Court--was very grand-looking and handsome; and could leap, run, ride, and fight in his heavy armor better than anyone else.
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From this reading Edward I.--called Longshanks in a kind of joke, because he was the tallest man in the Court--was very grand-looking and handsome; and could leap, run, ride, and fight in his heavy armor better than anyone else.
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From this reading The son of Henry III. returned from the Holy Land to be one of our noblest, best, and wisest kings.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Edward I.--called Longshanks in a kind of joke, because he was the tallest man in the Court--was very grand-looking and handsome; and could leap, run, ride, and fight in his heavy armor better than anyone else.
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From this reading The son of Henry III. returned from the Holy Land to be one of our noblest, best, and wisest kings.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading EDWARD I., LONGSHANKS.
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From this reading The son of Henry III. returned from the Holy Land to be one of our noblest, best, and wisest kings.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Edward I.--called Longshanks in a kind of joke, because he was the tallest man in the Court--was very grand-looking and handsome; and could leap, run, ride, and fight in his heavy armor better than anyone else.
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From this reading Edward I.--called Longshanks in a kind of joke, because he was the tallest man in the Court--was very grand-looking and handsome; and could leap, run, ride, and fight in his heavy armor better than anyone else.
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From this reading Edward I.--called Longshanks in a kind of joke, because he was the tallest man in the Court--was very grand-looking and handsome; and could leap, run, ride, and fight in his heavy armor better than anyone else.
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From this reading The son of Henry III. returned from the Holy Land to be one of our noblest, best, and wisest kings.
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From this reading The son of Henry III. returned from the Holy Land to be one of our noblest, best, and wisest kings.
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From this reading Edward I.--called Longshanks in a kind of joke, because he was the tallest man in the Court--was very grand-looking and handsome; and could leap, run, ride, and fight in his heavy armor better than anyone else.
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From this reading EDWARD I., LONGSHANKS.
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From this reading Edward I.--called Longshanks in a kind of joke, because he was the tallest man in the Court--was very grand-looking and handsome; and could leap, run, ride, and fight in his heavy armor better than anyone else.
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From this reading The son of Henry III. returned from the Holy Land to be one of our noblest, best, and wisest kings.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The son of Henry III. returned from the Holy Land to be one of our noblest, best, and wisest kings.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The son of Henry III. returned from the Holy Land to be one of our noblest, best, and wisest kings.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The son of Henry III. returned from the Holy Land to be one of our noblest, best, and wisest kings.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The son of Henry III. returned from the Holy Land to be one of our noblest, best, and wisest kings.
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From this reading Edward I.--called Longshanks in a kind of joke, because he was the tallest man in the Court--was very grand-looking and handsome; and could leap, run, ride, and fight in his heavy armor better than anyone else.
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From this reading Edward I.--called Longshanks in a kind of joke, because he was the tallest man in the Court--was very grand-looking and handsome; and could leap, run, ride, and fight in his heavy armor better than anyone else.
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From this reading The son of Henry III. returned from the Holy Land to be one of our noblest, best, and wisest kings.
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From this reading Edward I.--called Longshanks in a kind of joke, because he was the tallest man in the Court--was very grand-looking and handsome; and could leap, run, ride, and fight in his heavy armor better than anyone else.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Edward I.--called Longshanks in a kind of joke, because he was the tallest man in the Court--was very grand-looking and handsome; and could leap, run, ride, and fight in his heavy armor better than anyone else.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The son of Henry III. returned from the Holy Land to be one of our noblest, best, and wisest kings.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The son of Henry III. returned from the Holy Land to be one of our noblest, best, and wisest kings.
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From this reading Edward I.--called Longshanks in a kind of joke, because he was the tallest man in the Court--was very grand-looking and handsome; and could leap, run, ride, and fight in his heavy armor better than anyone else.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Edward I.--called Longshanks in a kind of joke, because he was the tallest man in the Court--was very grand-looking and handsome; and could leap, run, ride, and fight in his heavy armor better than anyone else.
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From this reading The son of Henry III. returned from the Holy Land to be one of our noblest, best, and wisest kings.
