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ELIZABETH'S REIGN. A.D. 1587--1602. No reign ever was more glorious or better for the people than Queen Elizabeth's. It was a time when there were many very great men living --soldiers, sailors, writers, poets--and they all loved and look up to the queen as the mother of her country.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No reign ever was more glorious or better for the people than Queen Elizabeth's.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was a time when there were many very great men living --soldiers, sailors, writers, poets--and they all loved and look up to the queen as the mother of her country.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was a time when there were many very great men living --soldiers, sailors, writers, poets--and they all loved and look up to the queen as the mother of her country.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was a time when there were many very great men living --soldiers, sailors, writers, poets--and they all loved and look up to the queen as the mother of her country.”
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From this reading 1587--1602.
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From this reading 1587--1602.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A.D.
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From this reading It was a time when there were many very great men living --soldiers, sailors, writers, poets--and they all loved and look up to the queen as the mother of her country.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a time when there were many very great men living --soldiers, sailors, writers, poets--and they all loved and look up to the queen as the mother of her country.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was a time when there were many very great men living --soldiers, sailors, writers, poets--and they all loved and look up to the queen as the mother of her country.
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From this reading No reign ever was more glorious or better for the people than Queen Elizabeth's.
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From this reading It was a time when there were many very great men living --soldiers, sailors, writers, poets--and they all loved and look up to the queen as the mother of her country.
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From this reading A.D.
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From this reading ELIZABETH'S REIGN.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No reign ever was more glorious or better for the people than Queen Elizabeth's.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading No reign ever was more glorious or better for the people than Queen Elizabeth's.
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From this reading No reign ever was more glorious or better for the people than Queen Elizabeth's.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a time when there were many very great men living --soldiers, sailors, writers, poets--and they all loved and look up to the queen as the mother of her country.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a time when there were many very great men living --soldiers, sailors, writers, poets--and they all loved and look up to the queen as the mother of her country.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a time when there were many very great men living --soldiers, sailors, writers, poets--and they all loved and look up to the queen as the mother of her country.
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From this reading It was a time when there were many very great men living --soldiers, sailors, writers, poets--and they all loved and look up to the queen as the mother of her country.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a time when there were many very great men living --soldiers, sailors, writers, poets--and they all loved and look up to the queen as the mother of her country.
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From this reading It was a time when there were many very great men living --soldiers, sailors, writers, poets--and they all loved and look up to the queen as the mother of her country.
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From this reading It was a time when there were many very great men living --soldiers, sailors, writers, poets--and they all loved and look up to the queen as the mother of her country.
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From this reading It was a time when there were many very great men living --soldiers, sailors, writers, poets--and they all loved and look up to the queen as the mother of her country.
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From this reading No reign ever was more glorious or better for the people than Queen Elizabeth's.
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From this reading It was a time when there were many very great men living --soldiers, sailors, writers, poets--and they all loved and look up to the queen as the mother of her country.
not any; not one
From this reading No reign ever was more glorious or better for the people than Queen Elizabeth's.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a time when there were many very great men living --soldiers, sailors, writers, poets--and they all loved and look up to the queen as the mother of her country.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading No reign ever was more glorious or better for the people than Queen Elizabeth's.
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From this reading No reign ever was more glorious or better for the people than Queen Elizabeth's.
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From this reading It was a time when there were many very great men living --soldiers, sailors, writers, poets--and they all loved and look up to the queen as the mother of her country.
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From this reading No reign ever was more glorious or better for the people than Queen Elizabeth's.
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From this reading ELIZABETH'S REIGN.
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From this reading It was a time when there were many very great men living --soldiers, sailors, writers, poets--and they all loved and look up to the queen as the mother of her country.
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From this reading It was a time when there were many very great men living --soldiers, sailors, writers, poets--and they all loved and look up to the queen as the mother of her country.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading No reign ever was more glorious or better for the people than Queen Elizabeth's.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading No reign ever was more glorious or better for the people than Queen Elizabeth's.
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From this reading It was a time when there were many very great men living --soldiers, sailors, writers, poets--and they all loved and look up to the queen as the mother of her country.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was a time when there were many very great men living --soldiers, sailors, writers, poets--and they all loved and look up to the queen as the mother of her country.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a time when there were many very great men living --soldiers, sailors, writers, poets--and they all loved and look up to the queen as the mother of her country.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a time when there were many very great men living --soldiers, sailors, writers, poets--and they all loved and look up to the queen as the mother of her country.
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From this reading It was a time when there were many very great men living --soldiers, sailors, writers, poets--and they all loved and look up to the queen as the mother of her country.
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From this reading It was a time when there were many very great men living --soldiers, sailors, writers, poets--and they all loved and look up to the queen as the mother of her country.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No reign ever was more glorious or better for the people than Queen Elizabeth's.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was a time when there were many very great men living --soldiers, sailors, writers, poets--and they all loved and look up to the queen as the mother of her country.
at the time that
From this reading It was a time when there were many very great men living --soldiers, sailors, writers, poets--and they all loved and look up to the queen as the mother of her country.
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From this reading It was a time when there were many very great men living --soldiers, sailors, writers, poets--and they all loved and look up to the queen as the mother of her country.
