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Chapter XVII
HENRY VI., OF WINDSOR. A.D. 1423--1461. The poor little baby, Henry VI., was but nine months old when--over the grave of his father in England, and his grandfather in France--he was proclaimed King of France and England. The crown of England was held over his head, and his lords made their oaths to him: and when he was nine years old he was sent to Paris, and there crowned King of France.
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From this reading “The poor little baby, Henry VI., was but nine months old when--over the grave of his father in England, and his grandfather in France--he was proclaimed King of France and England.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “The poor little baby, Henry VI., was but nine months old when--over the grave of his father in England, and his grandfather in France--he was proclaimed King of France and England.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The poor little baby, Henry VI., was but nine months old when--over the grave of his father in England, and his grandfather in France--he was proclaimed King of France and England.”
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From this reading 1423--1461.
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From this reading 1423--1461.
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 poor little baby, Henry VI., was but nine months old when--over the grave of his father in England, and his grandfather in France--he was proclaimed King of France and England.
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From this reading The poor little baby, Henry VI., was but nine months old when--over the grave of his father in England, and his grandfather in France--he was proclaimed King of France and England.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The poor little baby, Henry VI., was but nine months old when--over the grave of his father in England, and his grandfather in France--he was proclaimed King of France and England.
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From this reading The crown of England was held over his head, and his lords made their oaths to him: and when he was nine years old he was sent to Paris, and there crowned King of France.
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From this reading The crown of England was held over his head, and his lords made their oaths to him: and when he was nine years old he was sent to Paris, and there crowned King of France.
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From this reading A.D.
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From this reading The poor little baby, Henry VI., was but nine months old when--over the grave of his father in England, and his grandfather in France--he was proclaimed King of France and England.
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From this reading The poor little baby, Henry VI., was but nine months old when--over the grave of his father in England, and his grandfather in France--he was proclaimed King of France and England.
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From this reading The poor little baby, Henry VI., was but nine months old when--over the grave of his father in England, and his grandfather in France--he was proclaimed King of France and England.
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From this reading The poor little baby, Henry VI., was but nine months old when--over the grave of his father in England, and his grandfather in France--he was proclaimed King of France and England.
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From this reading The poor little baby, Henry VI., was but nine months old when--over the grave of his father in England, and his grandfather in France--he was proclaimed King of France and England.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The poor little baby, Henry VI., was but nine months old when--over the grave of his father in England, and his grandfather in France--he was proclaimed King of France and England.
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From this reading The crown of England was held over his head, and his lords made their oaths to him: and when he was nine years old he was sent to Paris, and there crowned King of France.
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From this reading The crown of England was held over his head, and his lords made their oaths to him: and when he was nine years old he was sent to Paris, and there crowned King of France.
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From this reading HENRY VI., OF WINDSOR.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The crown of England was held over his head, and his lords made their oaths to him: and when he was nine years old he was sent to Paris, and there crowned King of France.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The poor little baby, Henry VI., was but nine months old when--over the grave of his father in England, and his grandfather in France--he was proclaimed King of France and England.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The poor little baby, Henry VI., was but nine months old when--over the grave of his father in England, and his grandfather in France--he was proclaimed King of France and England.
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From this reading The poor little baby, Henry VI., was but nine months old when--over the grave of his father in England, and his grandfather in France--he was proclaimed King of France and England.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The poor little baby, Henry VI., was but nine months old when--over the grave of his father in England, and his grandfather in France--he was proclaimed King of France and England.
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From this reading The crown of England was held over his head, and his lords made their oaths to him: and when he was nine years old he was sent to Paris, and there crowned King of France.
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From this reading The crown of England was held over his head, and his lords made their oaths to him: and when he was nine years old he was sent to Paris, and there crowned King of France.
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From this reading The poor little baby, Henry VI., was but nine months old when--over the grave of his father in England, and his grandfather in France--he was proclaimed King of France and England.
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From this reading The poor little baby, Henry VI., was but nine months old when--over the grave of his father in England, and his grandfather in France--he was proclaimed King of France and England.
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From this reading The crown of England was held over his head, and his lords made their oaths to him: and when he was nine years old he was sent to Paris, and there crowned King of France.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HENRY VI., OF WINDSOR.
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From this reading The poor little baby, Henry VI., was but nine months old when--over the grave of his father in England, and his grandfather in France--he was proclaimed King of France and England.
above and across; more than
From this reading The poor little baby, Henry VI., was but nine months old when--over the grave of his father in England, and his grandfather in France--he was proclaimed King of France and England.
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From this reading The crown of England was held over his head, and his lords made their oaths to him: and when he was nine years old he was sent to Paris, and there crowned King of France.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The poor little baby, Henry VI., was but nine months old when--over the grave of his father in England, and his grandfather in France--he was proclaimed King of France and England.
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From this reading The poor little baby, Henry VI., was but nine months old when--over the grave of his father in England, and his grandfather in France--he was proclaimed King of France and England.
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From this reading The crown of England was held over his head, and his lords made their oaths to him: and when he was nine years old he was sent to Paris, and there crowned King of France.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The poor little baby, Henry VI., was but nine months old when--over the grave of his father in England, and his grandfather in France--he was proclaimed King of France and England.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The crown of England was held over his head, and his lords made their oaths to him: and when he was nine years old he was sent to Paris, and there crowned King of France.
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From this reading The crown of England was held over his head, and his lords made their oaths to him: and when he was nine years old he was sent to Paris, and there crowned King of France.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The crown of England was held over his head, and his lords made their oaths to him: and when he was nine years old he was sent to Paris, and there crowned King of France.
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From this reading HENRY VI., OF WINDSOR.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The poor little baby, Henry VI., was but nine months old when--over the grave of his father in England, and his grandfather in France--he was proclaimed King of France and England.
at the time that
From this reading The poor little baby, Henry VI., was but nine months old when--over the grave of his father in England, and his grandfather in France--he was proclaimed King of France and England.
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From this reading HENRY VI., OF WINDSOR.
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From this reading The crown of England was held over his head, and his lords made their oaths to him: and when he was nine years old he was sent to Paris, and there crowned King of France.
