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Chapter XIX
EDWARD V. A.D. 1483. Edward IV. left several daughters and two sons--Edward, Prince of Wales, who was fourteen years old, and Richard, Duke of York, who was eleven. Edward was at Ludlow Castle--where the princes of Wales were always brought up--with his mother's brother, Lord Rivers; his half- brother, Richard Grey; and other gentlemen. When the tidings came of his father's death, they set out to bring him to London to be crowned king.
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From this reading “Edward was at Ludlow Castle--where the princes of Wales were always brought up--with his mother's brother, Lord Rivers; his half- brother, Richard Grey; and other gentlemen.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Edward was at Ludlow Castle--where the princes of Wales were always brought up--with his mother's brother, Lord Rivers; his half- brother, Richard Grey; and other gentlemen.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Edward was at Ludlow Castle--where the princes of Wales were always brought up--with his mother's brother, Lord Rivers; his half- brother, Richard Grey; and other gentlemen.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Edward IV. left several daughters and two sons--Edward, Prince of Wales, who was fourteen years old, and Richard, Duke of York, who was eleven.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Edward IV. left several daughters and two sons--Edward, Prince of Wales, who was fourteen years old, and Richard, Duke of York, who was eleven.”
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From this reading 1483.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading EDWARD V. A.D.
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From this reading Edward was at Ludlow Castle--where the princes of Wales were always brought up--with his mother's brother, Lord Rivers; his half- brother, Richard Grey; and other gentlemen.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Edward IV. left several daughters and two sons--Edward, Prince of Wales, who was fourteen years old, and Richard, Duke of York, who was eleven.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Edward was at Ludlow Castle--where the princes of Wales were always brought up--with his mother's brother, Lord Rivers; his half- brother, Richard Grey; and other gentlemen.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When the tidings came of his father's death, they set out to bring him to London to be crowned king.
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From this reading When the tidings came of his father's death, they set out to bring him to London to be crowned king.
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From this reading Edward was at Ludlow Castle--where the princes of Wales were always brought up--with his mother's brother, Lord Rivers; his half- brother, Richard Grey; and other gentlemen.
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From this reading Edward was at Ludlow Castle--where the princes of Wales were always brought up--with his mother's brother, Lord Rivers; his half- brother, Richard Grey; and other gentlemen.
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From this reading When the tidings came of his father's death, they set out to bring him to London to be crowned king.
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From this reading Edward was at Ludlow Castle--where the princes of Wales were always brought up--with his mother's brother, Lord Rivers; his half- brother, Richard Grey; and other gentlemen.
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From this reading When the tidings came of his father's death, they set out to bring him to London to be crowned king.
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From this reading EDWARD V. A.D.
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From this reading Edward IV. left several daughters and two sons--Edward, Prince of Wales, who was fourteen years old, and Richard, Duke of York, who was eleven.
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From this reading When the tidings came of his father's death, they set out to bring him to London to be crowned king.
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From this reading Edward IV. left several daughters and two sons--Edward, Prince of Wales, who was fourteen years old, and Richard, Duke of York, who was eleven.
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From this reading EDWARD V. A.D.
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From this reading Edward IV. left several daughters and two sons--Edward, Prince of Wales, who was fourteen years old, and Richard, Duke of York, who was eleven.
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From this reading When the tidings came of his father's death, they set out to bring him to London to be crowned king.
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From this reading Edward IV. left several daughters and two sons--Edward, Prince of Wales, who was fourteen years old, and Richard, Duke of York, who was eleven.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Edward was at Ludlow Castle--where the princes of Wales were always brought up--with his mother's brother, Lord Rivers; his half- brother, Richard Grey; and other gentlemen.
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From this reading Edward was at Ludlow Castle--where the princes of Wales were always brought up--with his mother's brother, Lord Rivers; his half- brother, Richard Grey; and other gentlemen.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Edward was at Ludlow Castle--where the princes of Wales were always brought up--with his mother's brother, Lord Rivers; his half- brother, Richard Grey; and other gentlemen.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When the tidings came of his father's death, they set out to bring him to London to be crowned king.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Edward was at Ludlow Castle--where the princes of Wales were always brought up--with his mother's brother, Lord Rivers; his half- brother, Richard Grey; and other gentlemen.
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From this reading Edward IV. left several daughters and two sons--Edward, Prince of Wales, who was fourteen years old, and Richard, Duke of York, who was eleven.
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From this reading When the tidings came of his father's death, they set out to bring him to London to be crowned king.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Edward IV. left several daughters and two sons--Edward, Prince of Wales, who was fourteen years old, and Richard, Duke of York, who was eleven.
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From this reading When the tidings came of his father's death, they set out to bring him to London to be crowned king.
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From this reading Edward was at Ludlow Castle--where the princes of Wales were always brought up--with his mother's brother, Lord Rivers; his half- brother, Richard Grey; and other gentlemen.
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From this reading Edward was at Ludlow Castle--where the princes of Wales were always brought up--with his mother's brother, Lord Rivers; his half- brother, Richard Grey; and other gentlemen.
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From this reading Edward was at Ludlow Castle--where the princes of Wales were always brought up--with his mother's brother, Lord Rivers; his half- brother, Richard Grey; and other gentlemen.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Edward IV. left several daughters and two sons--Edward, Prince of Wales, who was fourteen years old, and Richard, Duke of York, who was eleven.
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From this reading Edward IV. left several daughters and two sons--Edward, Prince of Wales, who was fourteen years old, and Richard, Duke of York, who was eleven.
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From this reading Edward was at Ludlow Castle--where the princes of Wales were always brought up--with his mother's brother, Lord Rivers; his half- brother, Richard Grey; and other gentlemen.
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From this reading When the tidings came of his father's death, they set out to bring him to London to be crowned king.
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From this reading Edward IV. left several daughters and two sons--Edward, Prince of Wales, who was fourteen years old, and Richard, Duke of York, who was eleven.
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From this reading Edward was at Ludlow Castle--where the princes of Wales were always brought up--with his mother's brother, Lord Rivers; his half- brother, Richard Grey; and other gentlemen.
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From this reading Edward IV. left several daughters and two sons--Edward, Prince of Wales, who was fourteen years old, and Richard, Duke of York, who was eleven.
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From this reading Edward was at Ludlow Castle--where the princes of Wales were always brought up--with his mother's brother, Lord Rivers; his half- brother, Richard Grey; and other gentlemen.
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From this reading When the tidings came of his father's death, they set out to bring him to London to be crowned king.
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From this reading Edward IV. left several daughters and two sons--Edward, Prince of Wales, who was fourteen years old, and Richard, Duke of York, who was eleven.
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From this reading Edward IV. left several daughters and two sons--Edward, Prince of Wales, who was fourteen years old, and Richard, Duke of York, who was eleven.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Edward was at Ludlow Castle--where the princes of Wales were always brought up--with his mother's brother, Lord Rivers; his half- brother, Richard Grey; and other gentlemen.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the tidings came of his father's death, they set out to bring him to London to be crowned king.
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From this reading When the tidings came of his father's death, they set out to bring him to London to be crowned king.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the tidings came of his father's death, they set out to bring him to London to be crowned king.
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From this reading Edward IV. left several daughters and two sons--Edward, Prince of Wales, who was fourteen years old, and Richard, Duke of York, who was eleven.
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From this reading Edward was at Ludlow Castle--where the princes of Wales were always brought up--with his mother's brother, Lord Rivers; his half- brother, Richard Grey; and other gentlemen.
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From this reading EDWARD V. A.D.
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From this reading Edward IV. left several daughters and two sons--Edward, Prince of Wales, who was fourteen years old, and Richard, Duke of York, who was eleven.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Edward IV. left several daughters and two sons--Edward, Prince of Wales, who was fourteen years old, and Richard, Duke of York, who was eleven.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Edward was at Ludlow Castle--where the princes of Wales were always brought up--with his mother's brother, Lord Rivers; his half- brother, Richard Grey; and other gentlemen.
at the time that
From this reading When the tidings came of his father's death, they set out to bring him to London to be crowned king.
in or at the place that
From this reading Edward was at Ludlow Castle--where the princes of Wales were always brought up--with his mother's brother, Lord Rivers; his half- brother, Richard Grey; and other gentlemen.
which person or people
From this reading Edward IV. left several daughters and two sons--Edward, Prince of Wales, who was fourteen years old, and Richard, Duke of York, who was eleven.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Edward was at Ludlow Castle--where the princes of Wales were always brought up--with his mother's brother, Lord Rivers; his half- brother, Richard Grey; and other gentlemen.
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From this reading Edward IV. left several daughters and two sons--Edward, Prince of Wales, who was fourteen years old, and Richard, Duke of York, who was eleven.
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From this reading Edward IV. left several daughters and two sons--Edward, Prince of Wales, who was fourteen years old, and Richard, Duke of York, who was eleven.
