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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But, the stout Earl of Warwick leading for the young King, and the young King himself closely following him, and the English people crowding round the Royal standard, the White and the Red Roses met, on a wild March day when the snow was falling heavily, at Towton; and there such a furious battle raged between them, that the total loss amounted to forty thousand men—all Englishmen, fighting, upon English ground, against one another.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading But, the stout Earl of Warwick leading for the young King, and the young King himself closely following him, and the English people crowding round the Royal standard, the White and the Red Roses met, on a wild March day when the snow was falling heavily, at Towton; and there such a furious battle raged between them, that the total loss amounted to forty thousand men—all Englishmen, fighting, upon English ground, against one another.
age
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From this reading King Edward the Fourth was not quite twenty-one years of age when he took that unquiet seat upon the throne of England.
all
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From this reading But, the stout Earl of Warwick leading for the young King, and the young King himself closely following him, and the English people crowding round the Royal standard, the White and the Red Roses met, on a wild March day when the snow was falling heavily, at Towton; and there such a furious battle raged between them, that the total loss amounted to forty thousand men—all Englishmen, fighting, upon English ground, against one another.
amounted
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From this reading But, the stout Earl of Warwick leading for the young King, and the young King himself closely following him, and the English people crowding round the Royal standard, the White and the Red Roses met, on a wild March day when the snow was falling heavily, at Towton; and there such a furious battle raged between them, that the total loss amounted to forty thousand men—all Englishmen, fighting, upon English ground, against one another.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Lancaster party, the Red Roses, were then assembling in great numbers near York, and it was necessary to give them battle instantly.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But, the stout Earl of Warwick leading for the young King, and the young King himself closely following him, and the English people crowding round the Royal standard, the White and the Red Roses met, on a wild March day when the snow was falling heavily, at Towton; and there such a furious battle raged between them, that the total loss amounted to forty thousand men—all Englishmen, fighting, upon English ground, against one another.
assembling
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From this reading The Lancaster party, the Red Roses, were then assembling in great numbers near York, and it was necessary to give them battle instantly.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But, the stout Earl of Warwick leading for the young King, and the young King himself closely following him, and the English people crowding round the Royal standard, the White and the Red Roses met, on a wild March day when the snow was falling heavily, at Towton; and there such a furious battle raged between them, that the total loss amounted to forty thousand men—all Englishmen, fighting, upon English ground, against one another.
battle
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From this reading The Lancaster party, the Red Roses, were then assembling in great numbers near York, and it was necessary to give them battle instantly.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading But, the stout Earl of Warwick leading for the young King, and the young King himself closely following him, and the English people crowding round the Royal standard, the White and the Red Roses met, on a wild March day when the snow was falling heavily, at Towton; and there such a furious battle raged between them, that the total loss amounted to forty thousand men—all Englishmen, fighting, upon English ground, against one another.
brother
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From this reading The young King gained the day, took down the heads of his father and brother from the walls of York, and put up the heads of some of the most famous noblemen engaged in the battle on the other side.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, the stout Earl of Warwick leading for the young King, and the young King himself closely following him, and the English people crowding round the Royal standard, the White and the Red Roses met, on a wild March day when the snow was falling heavily, at Towton; and there such a furious battle raged between them, that the total loss amounted to forty thousand men—all Englishmen, fighting, upon English ground, against one another.
closely
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From this reading But, the stout Earl of Warwick leading for the young King, and the young King himself closely following him, and the English people crowding round the Royal standard, the White and the Red Roses met, on a wild March day when the snow was falling heavily, at Towton; and there such a furious battle raged between them, that the total loss amounted to forty thousand men—all Englishmen, fighting, upon English ground, against one another.
crowding
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From this reading But, the stout Earl of Warwick leading for the young King, and the young King himself closely following him, and the English people crowding round the Royal standard, the White and the Red Roses met, on a wild March day when the snow was falling heavily, at Towton; and there such a furious battle raged between them, that the total loss amounted to forty thousand men—all Englishmen, fighting, upon English ground, against one another.
crowned
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From this reading Then, he went to London and was crowned with great splendour.
day
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From this reading But, the stout Earl of Warwick leading for the young King, and the young King himself closely following him, and the English people crowding round the Royal standard, the White and the Red Roses met, on a wild March day when the snow was falling heavily, at Towton; and there such a furious battle raged between them, that the total loss amounted to forty thousand men—all Englishmen, fighting, upon English ground, against one another.
down
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From this reading The young King gained the day, took down the heads of his father and brother from the walls of York, and put up the heads of some of the most famous noblemen engaged in the battle on the other side.
Earl
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From this reading But, the stout Earl of Warwick leading for the young King, and the young King himself closely following him, and the English people crowding round the Royal standard, the White and the Red Roses met, on a wild March day when the snow was falling heavily, at Towton; and there such a furious battle raged between them, that the total loss amounted to forty thousand men—all Englishmen, fighting, upon English ground, against one another.
Edward
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From this reading King Edward the Fourth was not quite twenty-one years of age when he took that unquiet seat upon the throne of England.
engaged
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From this reading The young King gained the day, took down the heads of his father and brother from the walls of York, and put up the heads of some of the most famous noblemen engaged in the battle on the other side.
England
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From this reading King Edward the Fourth was not quite twenty-one years of age when he took that unquiet seat upon the throne of England.
English
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From this reading But, the stout Earl of Warwick leading for the young King, and the young King himself closely following him, and the English people crowding round the Royal standard, the White and the Red Roses met, on a wild March day when the snow was falling heavily, at Towton; and there such a furious battle raged between them, that the total loss amounted to forty thousand men—all Englishmen, fighting, upon English ground, against one another.
Englishmen
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From this reading But, the stout Earl of Warwick leading for the young King, and the young King himself closely following him, and the English people crowding round the Royal standard, the White and the Red Roses met, on a wild March day when the snow was falling heavily, at Towton; and there such a furious battle raged between them, that the total loss amounted to forty thousand men—all Englishmen, fighting, upon English ground, against one another.
falling
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From this reading But, the stout Earl of Warwick leading for the young King, and the young King himself closely following him, and the English people crowding round the Royal standard, the White and the Red Roses met, on a wild March day when the snow was falling heavily, at Towton; and there such a furious battle raged between them, that the total loss amounted to forty thousand men—all Englishmen, fighting, upon English ground, against one another.
famous
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From this reading The young King gained the day, took down the heads of his father and brother from the walls of York, and put up the heads of some of the most famous noblemen engaged in the battle on the other side.
father
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From this reading The young King gained the day, took down the heads of his father and brother from the walls of York, and put up the heads of some of the most famous noblemen engaged in the battle on the other side.
fighting
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From this reading But, the stout Earl of Warwick leading for the young King, and the young King himself closely following him, and the English people crowding round the Royal standard, the White and the Red Roses met, on a wild March day when the snow was falling heavily, at Towton; and there such a furious battle raged between them, that the total loss amounted to forty thousand men—all Englishmen, fighting, upon English ground, against one another.
following
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From this reading But, the stout Earl of Warwick leading for the young King, and the young King himself closely following him, and the English people crowding round the Royal standard, the White and the Red Roses met, on a wild March day when the snow was falling heavily, at Towton; and there such a furious battle raged between them, that the total loss amounted to forty thousand men—all Englishmen, fighting, upon English ground, against one another.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But, the stout Earl of Warwick leading for the young King, and the young King himself closely following him, and the English people crowding round the Royal standard, the White and the Red Roses met, on a wild March day when the snow was falling heavily, at Towton; and there such a furious battle raged between them, that the total loss amounted to forty thousand men—all Englishmen, fighting, upon English ground, against one another.
forty
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From this reading But, the stout Earl of Warwick leading for the young King, and the young King himself closely following him, and the English people crowding round the Royal standard, the White and the Red Roses met, on a wild March day when the snow was falling heavily, at Towton; and there such a furious battle raged between them, that the total loss amounted to forty thousand men—all Englishmen, fighting, upon English ground, against one another.
FourthnounUS /fourth/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading King Edward the Fourth was not quite twenty-one years of age when he took that unquiet seat upon the throne of England.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The young King gained the day, took down the heads of his father and brother from the walls of York, and put up the heads of some of the most famous noblemen engaged in the battle on the other side.
furious
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From this reading But, the stout Earl of Warwick leading for the young King, and the young King himself closely following him, and the English people crowding round the Royal standard, the White and the Red Roses met, on a wild March day when the snow was falling heavily, at Towton; and there such a furious battle raged between them, that the total loss amounted to forty thousand men—all Englishmen, fighting, upon English ground, against one another.
gained
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From this reading The young King gained the day, took down the heads of his father and brother from the walls of York, and put up the heads of some of the most famous noblemen engaged in the battle on the other side.
give
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From this reading The Lancaster party, the Red Roses, were then assembling in great numbers near York, and it was necessary to give them battle instantly.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Lancaster party, the Red Roses, were then assembling in great numbers near York, and it was necessary to give them battle instantly.
ground
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From this reading But, the stout Earl of Warwick leading for the young King, and the young King himself closely following him, and the English people crowding round the Royal standard, the White and the Red Roses met, on a wild March day when the snow was falling heavily, at Towton; and there such a furious battle raged between them, that the total loss amounted to forty thousand men—all Englishmen, fighting, upon English ground, against one another.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading King Edward the Fourth was not quite twenty-one years of age when he took that unquiet seat upon the throne of England.
heads
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From this reading The young King gained the day, took down the heads of his father and brother from the walls of York, and put up the heads of some of the most famous noblemen engaged in the battle on the other side.
heavily
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From this reading But, the stout Earl of Warwick leading for the young King, and the young King himself closely following him, and the English people crowding round the Royal standard, the White and the Red Roses met, on a wild March day when the snow was falling heavily, at Towton; and there such a furious battle raged between them, that the total loss amounted to forty thousand men—all Englishmen, fighting, upon English ground, against one another.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But, the stout Earl of Warwick leading for the young King, and the young King himself closely following him, and the English people crowding round the Royal standard, the White and the Red Roses met, on a wild March day when the snow was falling heavily, at Towton; and there such a furious battle raged between them, that the total loss amounted to forty thousand men—all Englishmen, fighting, upon English ground, against one another.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading But, the stout Earl of Warwick leading for the young King, and the young King himself closely following him, and the English people crowding round the Royal standard, the White and the Red Roses met, on a wild March day when the snow was falling heavily, at Towton; and there such a furious battle raged between them, that the total loss amounted to forty thousand men—all Englishmen, fighting, upon English ground, against one another.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The young King gained the day, took down the heads of his father and brother from the walls of York, and put up the heads of some of the most famous noblemen engaged in the battle on the other side.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Lancaster party, the Red Roses, were then assembling in great numbers near York, and it was necessary to give them battle instantly.
instantly
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From this reading The Lancaster party, the Red Roses, were then assembling in great numbers near York, and it was necessary to give them battle instantly.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Lancaster party, the Red Roses, were then assembling in great numbers near York, and it was necessary to give them battle instantly.
King
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From this reading King Edward the Fourth was not quite twenty-one years of age when he took that unquiet seat upon the throne of England.
Lancaster
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From this reading The Lancaster party, the Red Roses, were then assembling in great numbers near York, and it was necessary to give them battle instantly.
leading
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From this reading But, the stout Earl of Warwick leading for the young King, and the young King himself closely following him, and the English people crowding round the Royal standard, the White and the Red Roses met, on a wild March day when the snow was falling heavily, at Towton; and there such a furious battle raged between them, that the total loss amounted to forty thousand men—all Englishmen, fighting, upon English ground, against one another.
London
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From this reading Then, he went to London and was crowned with great splendour.
loss
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From this reading But, the stout Earl of Warwick leading for the young King, and the young King himself closely following him, and the English people crowding round the Royal standard, the White and the Red Roses met, on a wild March day when the snow was falling heavily, at Towton; and there such a furious battle raged between them, that the total loss amounted to forty thousand men—all Englishmen, fighting, upon English ground, against one another.
March
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From this reading But, the stout Earl of Warwick leading for the young King, and the young King himself closely following him, and the English people crowding round the Royal standard, the White and the Red Roses met, on a wild March day when the snow was falling heavily, at Towton; and there such a furious battle raged between them, that the total loss amounted to forty thousand men—all Englishmen, fighting, upon English ground, against one another.
men
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From this reading But, the stout Earl of Warwick leading for the young King, and the young King himself closely following him, and the English people crowding round the Royal standard, the White and the Red Roses met, on a wild March day when the snow was falling heavily, at Towton; and there such a furious battle raged between them, that the total loss amounted to forty thousand men—all Englishmen, fighting, upon English ground, against one another.
met
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From this reading But, the stout Earl of Warwick leading for the young King, and the young King himself closely following him, and the English people crowding round the Royal standard, the White and the Red Roses met, on a wild March day when the snow was falling heavily, at Towton; and there such a furious battle raged between them, that the total loss amounted to forty thousand men—all Englishmen, fighting, upon English ground, against one another.
most
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From this reading The young King gained the day, took down the heads of his father and brother from the walls of York, and put up the heads of some of the most famous noblemen engaged in the battle on the other side.
near
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From this reading The Lancaster party, the Red Roses, were then assembling in great numbers near York, and it was necessary to give them battle instantly.
necessary
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From this reading The Lancaster party, the Red Roses, were then assembling in great numbers near York, and it was necessary to give them battle instantly.
noblemen
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From this reading The young King gained the day, took down the heads of his father and brother from the walls of York, and put up the heads of some of the most famous noblemen engaged in the battle on the other side.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading King Edward the Fourth was not quite twenty-one years of age when he took that unquiet seat upon the throne of England.
numbers
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From this reading The Lancaster party, the Red Roses, were then assembling in great numbers near York, and it was necessary to give them battle instantly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading King Edward the Fourth was not quite twenty-one years of age when he took that unquiet seat upon the throne of England.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But, the stout Earl of Warwick leading for the young King, and the young King himself closely following him, and the English people crowding round the Royal standard, the White and the Red Roses met, on a wild March day when the snow was falling heavily, at Towton; and there such a furious battle raged between them, that the total loss amounted to forty thousand men—all Englishmen, fighting, upon English ground, against one another.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But, the stout Earl of Warwick leading for the young King, and the young King himself closely following him, and the English people crowding round the Royal standard, the White and the Red Roses met, on a wild March day when the snow was falling heavily, at Towton; and there such a furious battle raged between them, that the total loss amounted to forty thousand men—all Englishmen, fighting, upon English ground, against one another.
other
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From this reading The young King gained the day, took down the heads of his father and brother from the walls of York, and put up the heads of some of the most famous noblemen engaged in the battle on the other side.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Lancaster party, the Red Roses, were then assembling in great numbers near York, and it was necessary to give them battle instantly.
people
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From this reading But, the stout Earl of Warwick leading for the young King, and the young King himself closely following him, and the English people crowding round the Royal standard, the White and the Red Roses met, on a wild March day when the snow was falling heavily, at Towton; and there such a furious battle raged between them, that the total loss amounted to forty thousand men—all Englishmen, fighting, upon English ground, against one another.
put
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From this reading The young King gained the day, took down the heads of his father and brother from the walls of York, and put up the heads of some of the most famous noblemen engaged in the battle on the other side.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading King Edward the Fourth was not quite twenty-one years of age when he took that unquiet seat upon the throne of England.
raged
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From this reading But, the stout Earl of Warwick leading for the young King, and the young King himself closely following him, and the English people crowding round the Royal standard, the White and the Red Roses met, on a wild March day when the snow was falling heavily, at Towton; and there such a furious battle raged between them, that the total loss amounted to forty thousand men—all Englishmen, fighting, upon English ground, against one another.
Red
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From this reading The Lancaster party, the Red Roses, were then assembling in great numbers near York, and it was necessary to give them battle instantly.
Roses
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From this reading The Lancaster party, the Red Roses, were then assembling in great numbers near York, and it was necessary to give them battle instantly.
round
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From this reading But, the stout Earl of Warwick leading for the young King, and the young King himself closely following him, and the English people crowding round the Royal standard, the White and the Red Roses met, on a wild March day when the snow was falling heavily, at Towton; and there such a furious battle raged between them, that the total loss amounted to forty thousand men—all Englishmen, fighting, upon English ground, against one another.
Royal
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From this reading But, the stout Earl of Warwick leading for the young King, and the young King himself closely following him, and the English people crowding round the Royal standard, the White and the Red Roses met, on a wild March day when the snow was falling heavily, at Towton; and there such a furious battle raged between them, that the total loss amounted to forty thousand men—all Englishmen, fighting, upon English ground, against one another.
seat
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From this reading King Edward the Fourth was not quite twenty-one years of age when he took that unquiet seat upon the throne of England.
side
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From this reading The young King gained the day, took down the heads of his father and brother from the walls of York, and put up the heads of some of the most famous noblemen engaged in the battle on the other side.
snow
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From this reading But, the stout Earl of Warwick leading for the young King, and the young King himself closely following him, and the English people crowding round the Royal standard, the White and the Red Roses met, on a wild March day when the snow was falling heavily, at Towton; and there such a furious battle raged between them, that the total loss amounted to forty thousand men—all Englishmen, fighting, upon English ground, against one another.
some
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From this reading The young King gained the day, took down the heads of his father and brother from the walls of York, and put up the heads of some of the most famous noblemen engaged in the battle on the other side.
splendournounUS /ˈsplendər/
magnificent and impressive appearance
From this reading Then, he went to London and was crowned with great splendour.
standard
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From this reading But, the stout Earl of Warwick leading for the young King, and the young King himself closely following him, and the English people crowding round the Royal standard, the White and the Red Roses met, on a wild March day when the snow was falling heavily, at Towton; and there such a furious battle raged between them, that the total loss amounted to forty thousand men—all Englishmen, fighting, upon English ground, against one another.
stout
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From this reading But, the stout Earl of Warwick leading for the young King, and the young King himself closely following him, and the English people crowding round the Royal standard, the White and the Red Roses met, on a wild March day when the snow was falling heavily, at Towton; and there such a furious battle raged between them, that the total loss amounted to forty thousand men—all Englishmen, fighting, upon English ground, against one another.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But, the stout Earl of Warwick leading for the young King, and the young King himself closely following him, and the English people crowding round the Royal standard, the White and the Red Roses met, on a wild March day when the snow was falling heavily, at Towton; and there such a furious battle raged between them, that the total loss amounted to forty thousand men—all Englishmen, fighting, upon English ground, against one another.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading King Edward the Fourth was not quite twenty-one years of age when he took that unquiet seat upon the throne of England.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading King Edward the Fourth was not quite twenty-one years of age when he took that unquiet seat upon the throne of England.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The Lancaster party, the Red Roses, were then assembling in great numbers near York, and it was necessary to give them battle instantly.
then
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From this reading The Lancaster party, the Red Roses, were then assembling in great numbers near York, and it was necessary to give them battle instantly.
there
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From this reading But, the stout Earl of Warwick leading for the young King, and the young King himself closely following him, and the English people crowding round the Royal standard, the White and the Red Roses met, on a wild March day when the snow was falling heavily, at Towton; and there such a furious battle raged between them, that the total loss amounted to forty thousand men—all Englishmen, fighting, upon English ground, against one another.
thousand
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From this reading But, the stout Earl of Warwick leading for the young King, and the young King himself closely following him, and the English people crowding round the Royal standard, the White and the Red Roses met, on a wild March day when the snow was falling heavily, at Towton; and there such a furious battle raged between them, that the total loss amounted to forty thousand men—all Englishmen, fighting, upon English ground, against one another.
throne
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From this reading King Edward the Fourth was not quite twenty-one years of age when he took that unquiet seat upon the throne of England.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Lancaster party, the Red Roses, were then assembling in great numbers near York, and it was necessary to give them battle instantly.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading King Edward the Fourth was not quite twenty-one years of age when he took that unquiet seat upon the throne of England.
total
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From this reading But, the stout Earl of Warwick leading for the young King, and the young King himself closely following him, and the English people crowding round the Royal standard, the White and the Red Roses met, on a wild March day when the snow was falling heavily, at Towton; and there such a furious battle raged between them, that the total loss amounted to forty thousand men—all Englishmen, fighting, upon English ground, against one another.
Towton
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From this reading But, the stout Earl of Warwick leading for the young King, and the young King himself closely following him, and the English people crowding round the Royal standard, the White and the Red Roses met, on a wild March day when the snow was falling heavily, at Towton; and there such a furious battle raged between them, that the total loss amounted to forty thousand men—all Englishmen, fighting, upon English ground, against one another.
twenty-one
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From this reading King Edward the Fourth was not quite twenty-one years of age when he took that unquiet seat upon the throne of England.
unquiet
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From this reading King Edward the Fourth was not quite twenty-one years of age when he took that unquiet seat upon the throne of England.
up
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From this reading The young King gained the day, took down the heads of his father and brother from the walls of York, and put up the heads of some of the most famous noblemen engaged in the battle on the other side.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading King Edward the Fourth was not quite twenty-one years of age when he took that unquiet seat upon the throne of England.
walls
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From this reading The young King gained the day, took down the heads of his father and brother from the walls of York, and put up the heads of some of the most famous noblemen engaged in the battle on the other side.
Warwick
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From this reading But, the stout Earl of Warwick leading for the young King, and the young King himself closely following him, and the English people crowding round the Royal standard, the White and the Red Roses met, on a wild March day when the snow was falling heavily, at Towton; and there such a furious battle raged between them, that the total loss amounted to forty thousand men—all Englishmen, fighting, upon English ground, against one another.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading King Edward the Fourth was not quite twenty-one years of age when he took that unquiet seat upon the throne of England.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, he went to London and was crowned with great splendour.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Lancaster party, the Red Roses, were then assembling in great numbers near York, and it was necessary to give them battle instantly.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading King Edward the Fourth was not quite twenty-one years of age when he took that unquiet seat upon the throne of England.
White
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From this reading But, the stout Earl of Warwick leading for the young King, and the young King himself closely following him, and the English people crowding round the Royal standard, the White and the Red Roses met, on a wild March day when the snow was falling heavily, at Towton; and there such a furious battle raged between them, that the total loss amounted to forty thousand men—all Englishmen, fighting, upon English ground, against one another.
wild
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From this reading But, the stout Earl of Warwick leading for the young King, and the young King himself closely following him, and the English people crowding round the Royal standard, the White and the Red Roses met, on a wild March day when the snow was falling heavily, at Towton; and there such a furious battle raged between them, that the total loss amounted to forty thousand men—all Englishmen, fighting, upon English ground, against one another.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then, he went to London and was crowned with great splendour.
years
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From this reading King Edward the Fourth was not quite twenty-one years of age when he took that unquiet seat upon the throne of England.
York
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From this reading The Lancaster party, the Red Roses, were then assembling in great numbers near York, and it was necessary to give them battle instantly.
young
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From this reading But, the stout Earl of Warwick leading for the young King, and the young King himself closely following him, and the English people crowding round the Royal standard, the White and the Red Roses met, on a wild March day when the snow was falling heavily, at Towton; and there such a furious battle raged between them, that the total loss amounted to forty thousand men—all Englishmen, fighting, upon English ground, against one another.
