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1290
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From this reading This was certainly an improvement on the Expulsion of 1290, when the Jews were deprived of all they possessed, and cast adrift in such a manner that many of them succumbed before reaching the other side of the Channel.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This was certainly an improvement on the Expulsion of 1290, when the Jews were deprived of all they possessed, and cast adrift in such a manner that many of them succumbed before reaching the other side of the Channel.
abroad
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From this reading The immigration of aliens from abroad, whether _en route_ for other countries or not, was immediately stopped, no foreign Jew of whatever status being allowed to land.
Act
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From this reading The Jews’ Expulsion Bill had been passed through the House of Lords at last, but the Act would not be put into full force until the April of the next year.
adrift
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From this reading This was certainly an improvement on the Expulsion of 1290, when the Jews were deprived of all they possessed, and cast adrift in such a manner that many of them succumbed before reaching the other side of the Channel.
affairs
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From this reading The fourteen months’ grace was given for charity’s sake, in order that those Jews who came under the ban might have time to settle up their affairs.
aliens
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From this reading The immigration of aliens from abroad, whether _en route_ for other countries or not, was immediately stopped, no foreign Jew of whatever status being allowed to land.
all
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From this reading This was certainly an improvement on the Expulsion of 1290, when the Jews were deprived of all they possessed, and cast adrift in such a manner that many of them succumbed before reaching the other side of the Channel.
allowed
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From this reading The immigration of aliens from abroad, whether _en route_ for other countries or not, was immediately stopped, no foreign Jew of whatever status being allowed to land.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading This was certainly an improvement on the Expulsion of 1290, when the Jews were deprived of all they possessed, and cast adrift in such a manner that many of them succumbed before reaching the other side of the Channel.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This was certainly an improvement on the Expulsion of 1290, when the Jews were deprived of all they possessed, and cast adrift in such a manner that many of them succumbed before reaching the other side of the Channel.
April
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From this reading The Jews’ Expulsion Bill had been passed through the House of Lords at last, but the Act would not be put into full force until the April of the next year.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Jews’ Expulsion Bill had been passed through the House of Lords at last, but the Act would not be put into full force until the April of the next year.
Athelstan
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From this reading Nevertheless, Athelstan Moore and his party had taken care to impose certain restrictions, so that the interim would not be entirely a respite.
ban
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From this reading The fourteen months’ grace was given for charity’s sake, in order that those Jews who came under the ban might have time to settle up their affairs.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Jews’ Expulsion Bill had been passed through the House of Lords at last, but the Act would not be put into full force until the April of the next year.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Jews’ Expulsion Bill had been passed through the House of Lords at last, but the Act would not be put into full force until the April of the next year.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading This was certainly an improvement on the Expulsion of 1290, when the Jews were deprived of all they possessed, and cast adrift in such a manner that many of them succumbed before reaching the other side of the Channel.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The immigration of aliens from abroad, whether _en route_ for other countries or not, was immediately stopped, no foreign Jew of whatever status being allowed to land.
Bill
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From this reading The Jews’ Expulsion Bill had been passed through the House of Lords at last, but the Act would not be put into full force until the April of the next year.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Jews’ Expulsion Bill had been passed through the House of Lords at last, but the Act would not be put into full force until the April of the next year.
came
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From this reading The fourteen months’ grace was given for charity’s sake, in order that those Jews who came under the ban might have time to settle up their affairs.
care
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From this reading Nevertheless, Athelstan Moore and his party had taken care to impose certain restrictions, so that the interim would not be entirely a respite.
cast
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From this reading This was certainly an improvement on the Expulsion of 1290, when the Jews were deprived of all they possessed, and cast adrift in such a manner that many of them succumbed before reaching the other side of the Channel.
certain
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From this reading Nevertheless, Athelstan Moore and his party had taken care to impose certain restrictions, so that the interim would not be entirely a respite.
certainly
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From this reading This was certainly an improvement on the Expulsion of 1290, when the Jews were deprived of all they possessed, and cast adrift in such a manner that many of them succumbed before reaching the other side of the Channel.
Channel
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From this reading This was certainly an improvement on the Expulsion of 1290, when the Jews were deprived of all they possessed, and cast adrift in such a manner that many of them succumbed before reaching the other side of the Channel.
charity's
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From this reading The fourteen months’ grace was given for charity’s sake, in order that those Jews who came under the ban might have time to settle up their affairs.
countries
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From this reading The immigration of aliens from abroad, whether _en route_ for other countries or not, was immediately stopped, no foreign Jew of whatever status being allowed to land.
deprived
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From this reading This was certainly an improvement on the Expulsion of 1290, when the Jews were deprived of all they possessed, and cast adrift in such a manner that many of them succumbed before reaching the other side of the Channel.
en
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From this reading The immigration of aliens from abroad, whether _en route_ for other countries or not, was immediately stopped, no foreign Jew of whatever status being allowed to land.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Nevertheless, Athelstan Moore and his party had taken care to impose certain restrictions, so that the interim would not be entirely a respite.
Expulsion
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From this reading The Jews’ Expulsion Bill had been passed through the House of Lords at last, but the Act would not be put into full force until the April of the next year.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The fourteen months’ grace was given for charity’s sake, in order that those Jews who came under the ban might have time to settle up their affairs.
force
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From this reading The Jews’ Expulsion Bill had been passed through the House of Lords at last, but the Act would not be put into full force until the April of the next year.
foreign
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From this reading The immigration of aliens from abroad, whether _en route_ for other countries or not, was immediately stopped, no foreign Jew of whatever status being allowed to land.
fourteen
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From this reading The fourteen months’ grace was given for charity’s sake, in order that those Jews who came under the ban might have time to settle up their affairs.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The immigration of aliens from abroad, whether _en route_ for other countries or not, was immediately stopped, no foreign Jew of whatever status being allowed to land.
full
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From this reading The Jews’ Expulsion Bill had been passed through the House of Lords at last, but the Act would not be put into full force until the April of the next year.
given
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From this reading The fourteen months’ grace was given for charity’s sake, in order that those Jews who came under the ban might have time to settle up their affairs.
grace
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From this reading The fourteen months’ grace was given for charity’s sake, in order that those Jews who came under the ban might have time to settle up their affairs.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Jews’ Expulsion Bill had been passed through the House of Lords at last, but the Act would not be put into full force until the April of the next year.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The fourteen months’ grace was given for charity’s sake, in order that those Jews who came under the ban might have time to settle up their affairs.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nevertheless, Athelstan Moore and his party had taken care to impose certain restrictions, so that the interim would not be entirely a respite.
House
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From this reading The Jews’ Expulsion Bill had been passed through the House of Lords at last, but the Act would not be put into full force until the April of the next year.
immediately
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From this reading The immigration of aliens from abroad, whether _en route_ for other countries or not, was immediately stopped, no foreign Jew of whatever status being allowed to land.
immigration
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From this reading The immigration of aliens from abroad, whether _en route_ for other countries or not, was immediately stopped, no foreign Jew of whatever status being allowed to land.
impose
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From this reading Nevertheless, Athelstan Moore and his party had taken care to impose certain restrictions, so that the interim would not be entirely a respite.
improvement
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From this reading This was certainly an improvement on the Expulsion of 1290, when the Jews were deprived of all they possessed, and cast adrift in such a manner that many of them succumbed before reaching the other side of the Channel.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The fourteen months’ grace was given for charity’s sake, in order that those Jews who came under the ban might have time to settle up their affairs.
interim
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From this reading Nevertheless, Athelstan Moore and his party had taken care to impose certain restrictions, so that the interim would not be entirely a respite.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The Jews’ Expulsion Bill had been passed through the House of Lords at last, but the Act would not be put into full force until the April of the next year.
Jew
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From this reading The immigration of aliens from abroad, whether _en route_ for other countries or not, was immediately stopped, no foreign Jew of whatever status being allowed to land.
Jews
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From this reading The Jews’ Expulsion Bill had been passed through the House of Lords at last, but the Act would not be put into full force until the April of the next year.
land
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From this reading The immigration of aliens from abroad, whether _en route_ for other countries or not, was immediately stopped, no foreign Jew of whatever status being allowed to land.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Jews’ Expulsion Bill had been passed through the House of Lords at last, but the Act would not be put into full force until the April of the next year.
Lords
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From this reading The Jews’ Expulsion Bill had been passed through the House of Lords at last, but the Act would not be put into full force until the April of the next year.
manner
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From this reading This was certainly an improvement on the Expulsion of 1290, when the Jews were deprived of all they possessed, and cast adrift in such a manner that many of them succumbed before reaching the other side of the Channel.
many
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From this reading This was certainly an improvement on the Expulsion of 1290, when the Jews were deprived of all they possessed, and cast adrift in such a manner that many of them succumbed before reaching the other side of the Channel.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The fourteen months’ grace was given for charity’s sake, in order that those Jews who came under the ban might have time to settle up their affairs.
months
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From this reading The fourteen months’ grace was given for charity’s sake, in order that those Jews who came under the ban might have time to settle up their affairs.
Moore
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From this reading Nevertheless, Athelstan Moore and his party had taken care to impose certain restrictions, so that the interim would not be entirely a respite.
NeverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Nevertheless, Athelstan Moore and his party had taken care to impose certain restrictions, so that the interim would not be entirely a respite.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Jews’ Expulsion Bill had been passed through the House of Lords at last, but the Act would not be put into full force until the April of the next year.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The immigration of aliens from abroad, whether _en route_ for other countries or not, was immediately stopped, no foreign Jew of whatever status being allowed to land.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Jews’ Expulsion Bill had been passed through the House of Lords at last, but the Act would not be put into full force until the April of the next year.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Jews’ Expulsion Bill had been passed through the House of Lords at last, but the Act would not be put into full force until the April of the next year.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This was certainly an improvement on the Expulsion of 1290, when the Jews were deprived of all they possessed, and cast adrift in such a manner that many of them succumbed before reaching the other side of the Channel.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The immigration of aliens from abroad, whether _en route_ for other countries or not, was immediately stopped, no foreign Jew of whatever status being allowed to land.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fourteen months’ grace was given for charity’s sake, in order that those Jews who came under the ban might have time to settle up their affairs.
other
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From this reading This was certainly an improvement on the Expulsion of 1290, when the Jews were deprived of all they possessed, and cast adrift in such a manner that many of them succumbed before reaching the other side of the Channel.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nevertheless, Athelstan Moore and his party had taken care to impose certain restrictions, so that the interim would not be entirely a respite.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Jews’ Expulsion Bill had been passed through the House of Lords at last, but the Act would not be put into full force until the April of the next year.
possessed
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From this reading This was certainly an improvement on the Expulsion of 1290, when the Jews were deprived of all they possessed, and cast adrift in such a manner that many of them succumbed before reaching the other side of the Channel.
put
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From this reading The Jews’ Expulsion Bill had been passed through the House of Lords at last, but the Act would not be put into full force until the April of the next year.
reaching
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From this reading This was certainly an improvement on the Expulsion of 1290, when the Jews were deprived of all they possessed, and cast adrift in such a manner that many of them succumbed before reaching the other side of the Channel.
respite
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From this reading Nevertheless, Athelstan Moore and his party had taken care to impose certain restrictions, so that the interim would not be entirely a respite.
restrictions
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From this reading Nevertheless, Athelstan Moore and his party had taken care to impose certain restrictions, so that the interim would not be entirely a respite.
route
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From this reading The immigration of aliens from abroad, whether _en route_ for other countries or not, was immediately stopped, no foreign Jew of whatever status being allowed to land.
sake
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From this reading The fourteen months’ grace was given for charity’s sake, in order that those Jews who came under the ban might have time to settle up their affairs.
settle
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From this reading The fourteen months’ grace was given for charity’s sake, in order that those Jews who came under the ban might have time to settle up their affairs.
side
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From this reading This was certainly an improvement on the Expulsion of 1290, when the Jews were deprived of all they possessed, and cast adrift in such a manner that many of them succumbed before reaching the other side of the Channel.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Nevertheless, Athelstan Moore and his party had taken care to impose certain restrictions, so that the interim would not be entirely a respite.
status
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From this reading The immigration of aliens from abroad, whether _en route_ for other countries or not, was immediately stopped, no foreign Jew of whatever status being allowed to land.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The immigration of aliens from abroad, whether _en route_ for other countries or not, was immediately stopped, no foreign Jew of whatever status being allowed to land.
succumbed
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From this reading This was certainly an improvement on the Expulsion of 1290, when the Jews were deprived of all they possessed, and cast adrift in such a manner that many of them succumbed before reaching the other side of the Channel.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading This was certainly an improvement on the Expulsion of 1290, when the Jews were deprived of all they possessed, and cast adrift in such a manner that many of them succumbed before reaching the other side of the Channel.
taken
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From this reading Nevertheless, Athelstan Moore and his party had taken care to impose certain restrictions, so that the interim would not be entirely a respite.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The fourteen months’ grace was given for charity’s sake, in order that those Jews who came under the ban might have time to settle up their affairs.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Jews’ Expulsion Bill had been passed through the House of Lords at last, but the Act would not be put into full force until the April of the next year.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The fourteen months’ grace was given for charity’s sake, in order that those Jews who came under the ban might have time to settle up their affairs.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading This was certainly an improvement on the Expulsion of 1290, when the Jews were deprived of all they possessed, and cast adrift in such a manner that many of them succumbed before reaching the other side of the Channel.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This was certainly an improvement on the Expulsion of 1290, when the Jews were deprived of all they possessed, and cast adrift in such a manner that many of them succumbed before reaching the other side of the Channel.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was certainly an improvement on the Expulsion of 1290, when the Jews were deprived of all they possessed, and cast adrift in such a manner that many of them succumbed before reaching the other side of the Channel.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The fourteen months’ grace was given for charity’s sake, in order that those Jews who came under the ban might have time to settle up their affairs.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Jews’ Expulsion Bill had been passed through the House of Lords at last, but the Act would not be put into full force until the April of the next year.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fourteen months’ grace was given for charity’s sake, in order that those Jews who came under the ban might have time to settle up their affairs.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The fourteen months’ grace was given for charity’s sake, in order that those Jews who came under the ban might have time to settle up their affairs.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The fourteen months’ grace was given for charity’s sake, in order that those Jews who came under the ban might have time to settle up their affairs.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The Jews’ Expulsion Bill had been passed through the House of Lords at last, but the Act would not be put into full force until the April of the next year.
up
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From this reading The fourteen months’ grace was given for charity’s sake, in order that those Jews who came under the ban might have time to settle up their affairs.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fourteen months’ grace was given for charity’s sake, in order that those Jews who came under the ban might have time to settle up their affairs.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading This was certainly an improvement on the Expulsion of 1290, when the Jews were deprived of all they possessed, and cast adrift in such a manner that many of them succumbed before reaching the other side of the Channel.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading The immigration of aliens from abroad, whether _en route_ for other countries or not, was immediately stopped, no foreign Jew of whatever status being allowed to land.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading This was certainly an improvement on the Expulsion of 1290, when the Jews were deprived of all they possessed, and cast adrift in such a manner that many of them succumbed before reaching the other side of the Channel.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading The immigration of aliens from abroad, whether _en route_ for other countries or not, was immediately stopped, no foreign Jew of whatever status being allowed to land.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The fourteen months’ grace was given for charity’s sake, in order that those Jews who came under the ban might have time to settle up their affairs.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The Jews’ Expulsion Bill had been passed through the House of Lords at last, but the Act would not be put into full force until the April of the next year.
year
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From this reading The Jews’ Expulsion Bill had been passed through the House of Lords at last, but the Act would not be put into full force until the April of the next year.
