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Chapter XXXIV
GEORGE II. A.D. 1725--1760. The reign of George II. was a very warlike one. Indeed he was the last king of England who ever was personally in a battle; and, curiously enough, this battle--that of Fontenoy--was the last that a king of France also was present in.
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From this reading “Indeed he was the last king of England who ever was personally in a battle; and, curiously enough, this battle--that of Fontenoy--was the last that a king of France also was present in.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Indeed he was the last king of England who ever was personally in a battle; and, curiously enough, this battle--that of Fontenoy--was the last that a king of France also was present in.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The reign of George II. was a very warlike one.”
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From this reading 1725--1760.
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From this reading 1725--1760.
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 Indeed he was the last king of England who ever was personally in a battle; and, curiously enough, this battle--that of Fontenoy--was the last that a king of France also was present in.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Indeed he was the last king of England who ever was personally in a battle; and, curiously enough, this battle--that of Fontenoy--was the last that a king of France also was present in.
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From this reading Indeed he was the last king of England who ever was personally in a battle; and, curiously enough, this battle--that of Fontenoy--was the last that a king of France also was present in.
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From this reading Indeed he was the last king of England who ever was personally in a battle; and, curiously enough, this battle--that of Fontenoy--was the last that a king of France also was present in.
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From this reading A.D.
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From this reading Indeed he was the last king of England who ever was personally in a battle; and, curiously enough, this battle--that of Fontenoy--was the last that a king of France also was present in.
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From this reading Indeed he was the last king of England who ever was personally in a battle; and, curiously enough, this battle--that of Fontenoy--was the last that a king of France also was present in.
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From this reading Indeed he was the last king of England who ever was personally in a battle; and, curiously enough, this battle--that of Fontenoy--was the last that a king of France also was present in.
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From this reading Indeed he was the last king of England who ever was personally in a battle; and, curiously enough, this battle--that of Fontenoy--was the last that a king of France also was present in.
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From this reading Indeed he was the last king of England who ever was personally in a battle; and, curiously enough, this battle--that of Fontenoy--was the last that a king of France also was present in.
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From this reading GEORGE II.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Indeed he was the last king of England who ever was personally in a battle; and, curiously enough, this battle--that of Fontenoy--was the last that a king of France also was present in.
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From this reading GEORGE II.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Indeed he was the last king of England who ever was personally in a battle; and, curiously enough, this battle--that of Fontenoy--was the last that a king of France also was present in.
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From this reading Indeed he was the last king of England who ever was personally in a battle; and, curiously enough, this battle--that of Fontenoy--was the last that a king of France also was present in.
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From this reading Indeed he was the last king of England who ever was personally in a battle; and, curiously enough, this battle--that of Fontenoy--was the last that a king of France also was present in.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Indeed he was the last king of England who ever was personally in a battle; and, curiously enough, this battle--that of Fontenoy--was the last that a king of France also was present in.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The reign of George II. was a very warlike one.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The reign of George II. was a very warlike one.
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From this reading Indeed he was the last king of England who ever was personally in a battle; and, curiously enough, this battle--that of Fontenoy--was the last that a king of France also was present in.
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From this reading Indeed he was the last king of England who ever was personally in a battle; and, curiously enough, this battle--that of Fontenoy--was the last that a king of France also was present in.
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From this reading The reign of George II. was a very warlike one.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Indeed he was the last king of England who ever was personally in a battle; and, curiously enough, this battle--that of Fontenoy--was the last that a king of France also was present in.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The reign of George II. was a very warlike one.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Indeed he was the last king of England who ever was personally in a battle; and, curiously enough, this battle--that of Fontenoy--was the last that a king of France also was present in.
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From this reading The reign of George II. was a very warlike one.
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From this reading The reign of George II. was a very warlike one.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The reign of George II. was a very warlike one.
which person or people
From this reading Indeed he was the last king of England who ever was personally in a battle; and, curiously enough, this battle--that of Fontenoy--was the last that a king of France also was present in.
