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Young Folks' History of England

Chapter XX

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HENRY VII.
A.D.
1485--1509.
Henry Tudor married the Lady Bessee as soon as he came to London, and by this marriage the causes of the Red and white Roses were united; so that he took for his badge a great rose--half red and half white.
You may see it carved all over the beautiful chapel that he built on to Westminster Abbey to be buried in.
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Young Folks' History of England

Chapter XX

Reading 1/8 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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HENRY VII.
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A.D.
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1485--1509.
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Henry Tudor married the Lady Bessee as soon as he came to London, and by this marriage the causes of the Red and white Roses were united; so that he took for his badge a great rose--half red and half white.
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You may see it carved all over the beautiful chapel that he built on to Westminster Abbey to be buried in.

Learner Dictionary

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

Great noun US /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Henry Tudor married the Lady Bessee as soon as he came to London, and by this marriage the causes of the Red and white Roses were united; so that he took for his badge a great rose--half red and half white.”

Half noun US /half/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Henry Tudor married the Lady Bessee as soon as he came to London, and by this marriage the causes of the Red and white Roses were united; so that he took for his badge a great rose--half red and half white.”

May modal verb US /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading “You may see it carved all over the beautiful chapel that he built on to Westminster Abbey to be buried in.”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “You may see it carved all over the beautiful chapel that he built on to Westminster Abbey to be buried in.”

Soon noun US /soon/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Henry Tudor married the Lady Bessee as soon as he came to London, and by this marriage the causes of the Red and white Roses were united; so that he took for his badge a great rose--half red and half white.”

Took noun US /took/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Henry Tudor married the Lady Bessee as soon as he came to London, and by this marriage the causes of the Red and white Roses were united; so that he took for his badge a great rose--half red and half white.”

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1485

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From this reading 1485--1509.

1509

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From this reading 1485--1509.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A.D.

Abbey

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From this reading You may see it carved all over the beautiful chapel that he built on to Westminster Abbey to be buried in.

all

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From this reading You may see it carved all over the beautiful chapel that he built on to Westminster Abbey to be buried in.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Henry Tudor married the Lady Bessee as soon as he came to London, and by this marriage the causes of the Red and white Roses were united; so that he took for his badge a great rose--half red and half white.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Henry Tudor married the Lady Bessee as soon as he came to London, and by this marriage the causes of the Red and white Roses were united; so that he took for his badge a great rose--half red and half white.

badge

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From this reading Henry Tudor married the Lady Bessee as soon as he came to London, and by this marriage the causes of the Red and white Roses were united; so that he took for his badge a great rose--half red and half white.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading You may see it carved all over the beautiful chapel that he built on to Westminster Abbey to be buried in.

beautiful

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From this reading You may see it carved all over the beautiful chapel that he built on to Westminster Abbey to be buried in.

Bessee

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From this reading Henry Tudor married the Lady Bessee as soon as he came to London, and by this marriage the causes of the Red and white Roses were united; so that he took for his badge a great rose--half red and half white.

built

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From this reading You may see it carved all over the beautiful chapel that he built on to Westminster Abbey to be buried in.

buried

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From this reading You may see it carved all over the beautiful chapel that he built on to Westminster Abbey to be buried in.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Henry Tudor married the Lady Bessee as soon as he came to London, and by this marriage the causes of the Red and white Roses were united; so that he took for his badge a great rose--half red and half white.

came

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From this reading Henry Tudor married the Lady Bessee as soon as he came to London, and by this marriage the causes of the Red and white Roses were united; so that he took for his badge a great rose--half red and half white.

carved

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From this reading You may see it carved all over the beautiful chapel that he built on to Westminster Abbey to be buried in.

causes

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From this reading Henry Tudor married the Lady Bessee as soon as he came to London, and by this marriage the causes of the Red and white Roses were united; so that he took for his badge a great rose--half red and half white.

chapel

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From this reading You may see it carved all over the beautiful chapel that he built on to Westminster Abbey to be buried in.

D

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From this reading A.D.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Henry Tudor married the Lady Bessee as soon as he came to London, and by this marriage the causes of the Red and white Roses were united; so that he took for his badge a great rose--half red and half white.

greatnounUS /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Henry Tudor married the Lady Bessee as soon as he came to London, and by this marriage the causes of the Red and white Roses were united; so that he took for his badge a great rose--half red and half white.

halfnounUS /half/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Henry Tudor married the Lady Bessee as soon as he came to London, and by this marriage the causes of the Red and white Roses were united; so that he took for his badge a great rose--half red and half white.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Henry Tudor married the Lady Bessee as soon as he came to London, and by this marriage the causes of the Red and white Roses were united; so that he took for his badge a great rose--half red and half white.

HENRY

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From this reading HENRY VII.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Henry Tudor married the Lady Bessee as soon as he came to London, and by this marriage the causes of the Red and white Roses were united; so that he took for his badge a great rose--half red and half white.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading You may see it carved all over the beautiful chapel that he built on to Westminster Abbey to be buried in.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading You may see it carved all over the beautiful chapel that he built on to Westminster Abbey to be buried in.

Lady

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From this reading Henry Tudor married the Lady Bessee as soon as he came to London, and by this marriage the causes of the Red and white Roses were united; so that he took for his badge a great rose--half red and half white.

London

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From this reading Henry Tudor married the Lady Bessee as soon as he came to London, and by this marriage the causes of the Red and white Roses were united; so that he took for his badge a great rose--half red and half white.

marriage

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From this reading Henry Tudor married the Lady Bessee as soon as he came to London, and by this marriage the causes of the Red and white Roses were united; so that he took for his badge a great rose--half red and half white.

married

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From this reading Henry Tudor married the Lady Bessee as soon as he came to London, and by this marriage the causes of the Red and white Roses were united; so that he took for his badge a great rose--half red and half white.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading You may see it carved all over the beautiful chapel that he built on to Westminster Abbey to be buried in.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Henry Tudor married the Lady Bessee as soon as he came to London, and by this marriage the causes of the Red and white Roses were united; so that he took for his badge a great rose--half red and half white.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading You may see it carved all over the beautiful chapel that he built on to Westminster Abbey to be buried in.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading You may see it carved all over the beautiful chapel that he built on to Westminster Abbey to be buried in.

Red

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From this reading Henry Tudor married the Lady Bessee as soon as he came to London, and by this marriage the causes of the Red and white Roses were united; so that he took for his badge a great rose--half red and half white.

rose

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From this reading Henry Tudor married the Lady Bessee as soon as he came to London, and by this marriage the causes of the Red and white Roses were united; so that he took for his badge a great rose--half red and half white.

Roses

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From this reading Henry Tudor married the Lady Bessee as soon as he came to London, and by this marriage the causes of the Red and white Roses were united; so that he took for his badge a great rose--half red and half white.

see

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From this reading You may see it carved all over the beautiful chapel that he built on to Westminster Abbey to be buried in.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Henry Tudor married the Lady Bessee as soon as he came to London, and by this marriage the causes of the Red and white Roses were united; so that he took for his badge a great rose--half red and half white.

soon

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From this reading Henry Tudor married the Lady Bessee as soon as he came to London, and by this marriage the causes of the Red and white Roses were united; so that he took for his badge a great rose--half red and half white.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Henry Tudor married the Lady Bessee as soon as he came to London, and by this marriage the causes of the Red and white Roses were united; so that he took for his badge a great rose--half red and half white.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Henry Tudor married the Lady Bessee as soon as he came to London, and by this marriage the causes of the Red and white Roses were united; so that he took for his badge a great rose--half red and half white.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Henry Tudor married the Lady Bessee as soon as he came to London, and by this marriage the causes of the Red and white Roses were united; so that he took for his badge a great rose--half red and half white.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Henry Tudor married the Lady Bessee as soon as he came to London, and by this marriage the causes of the Red and white Roses were united; so that he took for his badge a great rose--half red and half white.

tooknounUS /took/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Henry Tudor married the Lady Bessee as soon as he came to London, and by this marriage the causes of the Red and white Roses were united; so that he took for his badge a great rose--half red and half white.

Tudor

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From this reading Henry Tudor married the Lady Bessee as soon as he came to London, and by this marriage the causes of the Red and white Roses were united; so that he took for his badge a great rose--half red and half white.

united

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From this reading Henry Tudor married the Lady Bessee as soon as he came to London, and by this marriage the causes of the Red and white Roses were united; so that he took for his badge a great rose--half red and half white.

VII

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From this reading HENRY VII.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Henry Tudor married the Lady Bessee as soon as he came to London, and by this marriage the causes of the Red and white Roses were united; so that he took for his badge a great rose--half red and half white.

Westminster

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From this reading You may see it carved all over the beautiful chapel that he built on to Westminster Abbey to be buried in.

white

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From this reading Henry Tudor married the Lady Bessee as soon as he came to London, and by this marriage the causes of the Red and white Roses were united; so that he took for his badge a great rose--half red and half white.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You may see it carved all over the beautiful chapel that he built on to Westminster Abbey to be buried in.