Chapter XXII
HENRY VIII. AND HIS WIVES. A.D. 1528--1547. When Henry VIII. had so ungratefully treated Cardinal Wolsey, there was no one to keep him in order.
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HENRY
VIII.
AND
HIS
WIVES.
A.D.
1528--1547.
When
Henry
VIII.
had
so
ungratefully
treated
Cardinal
Wolsey,
there
was
no
one
to
keep
him
in
order.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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HENRY
VIII.
Line 2
AND
HIS
WIVES.
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A.D.
Line 4
1528--1547.
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When
Henry
VIII.
had
so
ungratefully
treated
Cardinal
Wolsey,
there
was
no
one
to
keep
him
in
order.
Learner Dictionary
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One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “When Henry VIII. had so ungratefully treated Cardinal Wolsey, there was no one to keep him in order.”
Order
noun
US /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When Henry VIII. had so ungratefully treated Cardinal Wolsey, there was no one to keep him in order.”
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1528
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From this reading 1528--1547.
1547
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From this reading 1528--1547.
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.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AND HIS WIVES.
Cardinal
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From this reading When Henry VIII. had so ungratefully treated Cardinal Wolsey, there was no one to keep him in order.
D
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From this reading A.D.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Henry VIII. had so ungratefully treated Cardinal Wolsey, there was no one to keep him in order.
HENRY
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From this reading HENRY VIII.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When Henry VIII. had so ungratefully treated Cardinal Wolsey, there was no one to keep him in order.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AND HIS WIVES.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Henry VIII. had so ungratefully treated Cardinal Wolsey, there was no one to keep him in order.
keep
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From this reading When Henry VIII. had so ungratefully treated Cardinal Wolsey, there was no one to keep him in order.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading When Henry VIII. had so ungratefully treated Cardinal Wolsey, there was no one to keep him in order.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When Henry VIII. had so ungratefully treated Cardinal Wolsey, there was no one to keep him in order.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Henry VIII. had so ungratefully treated Cardinal Wolsey, there was no one to keep him in order.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading When Henry VIII. had so ungratefully treated Cardinal Wolsey, there was no one to keep him in order.
there
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From this reading When Henry VIII. had so ungratefully treated Cardinal Wolsey, there was no one to keep him in order.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Henry VIII. had so ungratefully treated Cardinal Wolsey, there was no one to keep him in order.
treated
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From this reading When Henry VIII. had so ungratefully treated Cardinal Wolsey, there was no one to keep him in order.
ungratefully
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From this reading When Henry VIII. had so ungratefully treated Cardinal Wolsey, there was no one to keep him in order.
VIII
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From this reading HENRY VIII.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Henry VIII. had so ungratefully treated Cardinal Wolsey, there was no one to keep him in order.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Henry VIII. had so ungratefully treated Cardinal Wolsey, there was no one to keep him in order.
WIVES
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From this reading AND HIS WIVES.
Wolsey
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From this reading When Henry VIII. had so ungratefully treated Cardinal Wolsey, there was no one to keep him in order.