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Chapter XL
VICTORIA. A.D. 1860--1872. One more chapter, which, however, does not finish the history of good Queen Victoria, and these Stories of the History of England will be over. All the nation rejoiced very much when the queen's eldest son, Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales, married Alexandra, daughter to the king of Denmark.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One more chapter, which, however, does not finish the history of good Queen Victoria, and these Stories of the History of England will be over.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “One more chapter, which, however, does not finish the history of good Queen Victoria, and these Stories of the History of England will be over.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One more chapter, which, however, does not finish the history of good Queen Victoria, and these Stories of the History of England will be over.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “One more chapter, which, however, does not finish the history of good Queen Victoria, and these Stories of the History of England will be over.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “One more chapter, which, however, does not finish the history of good Queen Victoria, and these Stories of the History of England will be over.”
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From this reading 1860--1872.
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From this reading 1860--1872.
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 All the nation rejoiced very much when the queen's eldest son, Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales, married Alexandra, daughter to the king of Denmark.
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From this reading All the nation rejoiced very much when the queen's eldest son, Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales, married Alexandra, daughter to the king of Denmark.
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From this reading All the nation rejoiced very much when the queen's eldest son, Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales, married Alexandra, daughter to the king of Denmark.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One more chapter, which, however, does not finish the history of good Queen Victoria, and these Stories of the History of England will be over.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading One more chapter, which, however, does not finish the history of good Queen Victoria, and these Stories of the History of England will be over.
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From this reading One more chapter, which, however, does not finish the history of good Queen Victoria, and these Stories of the History of England will be over.
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From this reading A.D.
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From this reading All the nation rejoiced very much when the queen's eldest son, Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales, married Alexandra, daughter to the king of Denmark.
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From this reading All the nation rejoiced very much when the queen's eldest son, Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales, married Alexandra, daughter to the king of Denmark.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One more chapter, which, however, does not finish the history of good Queen Victoria, and these Stories of the History of England will be over.
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From this reading All the nation rejoiced very much when the queen's eldest son, Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales, married Alexandra, daughter to the king of Denmark.
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From this reading All the nation rejoiced very much when the queen's eldest son, Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales, married Alexandra, daughter to the king of Denmark.
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From this reading One more chapter, which, however, does not finish the history of good Queen Victoria, and these Stories of the History of England will be over.
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From this reading One more chapter, which, however, does not finish the history of good Queen Victoria, and these Stories of the History of England will be over.
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From this reading One more chapter, which, however, does not finish the history of good Queen Victoria, and these Stories of the History of England will be over.
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From this reading One more chapter, which, however, does not finish the history of good Queen Victoria, and these Stories of the History of England will be over.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading One more chapter, which, however, does not finish the history of good Queen Victoria, and these Stories of the History of England will be over.
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From this reading All the nation rejoiced very much when the queen's eldest son, Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales, married Alexandra, daughter to the king of Denmark.
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From this reading All the nation rejoiced very much when the queen's eldest son, Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales, married Alexandra, daughter to the king of Denmark.
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From this reading One more chapter, which, however, does not finish the history of good Queen Victoria, and these Stories of the History of England will be over.
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From this reading All the nation rejoiced very much when the queen's eldest son, Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales, married Alexandra, daughter to the king of Denmark.
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From this reading All the nation rejoiced very much when the queen's eldest son, Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales, married Alexandra, daughter to the king of Denmark.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading One more chapter, which, however, does not finish the history of good Queen Victoria, and these Stories of the History of England will be over.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One more chapter, which, however, does not finish the history of good Queen Victoria, and these Stories of the History of England will be over.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One more chapter, which, however, does not finish the history of good Queen Victoria, and these Stories of the History of England will be over.
above and across; more than
From this reading One more chapter, which, however, does not finish the history of good Queen Victoria, and these Stories of the History of England will be over.
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From this reading All the nation rejoiced very much when the queen's eldest son, Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales, married Alexandra, daughter to the king of Denmark.
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From this reading One more chapter, which, however, does not finish the history of good Queen Victoria, and these Stories of the History of England will be over.
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From this reading All the nation rejoiced very much when the queen's eldest son, Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales, married Alexandra, daughter to the king of Denmark.
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From this reading All the nation rejoiced very much when the queen's eldest son, Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales, married Alexandra, daughter to the king of Denmark.
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From this reading All the nation rejoiced very much when the queen's eldest son, Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales, married Alexandra, daughter to the king of Denmark.
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From this reading One more chapter, which, however, does not finish the history of good Queen Victoria, and these Stories of the History of England will be over.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One more chapter, which, however, does not finish the history of good Queen Victoria, and these Stories of the History of England will be over.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading One more chapter, which, however, does not finish the history of good Queen Victoria, and these Stories of the History of England will be over.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All the nation rejoiced very much when the queen's eldest son, Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales, married Alexandra, daughter to the king of Denmark.
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From this reading All the nation rejoiced very much when the queen's eldest son, Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales, married Alexandra, daughter to the king of Denmark.
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From this reading VICTORIA.
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From this reading All the nation rejoiced very much when the queen's eldest son, Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales, married Alexandra, daughter to the king of Denmark.
at the time that
From this reading All the nation rejoiced very much when the queen's eldest son, Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales, married Alexandra, daughter to the king of Denmark.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading One more chapter, which, however, does not finish the history of good Queen Victoria, and these Stories of the History of England will be over.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading One more chapter, which, however, does not finish the history of good Queen Victoria, and these Stories of the History of England will be over.
