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Chapter IX
HOW THE FUGITIVE KING AND HIS COMPANIONS RODE FROM BARBOURNE BRIDGE TO WHITE LADIES. More painful feelings were never experienced by a monarch than were those of Charles as he fled from Worcester on the evening of the battle. All was lost. The crown he hoped to win was gone. His life was in jeopardy, and after a vain attempt to escape, he might be placed in the hands of his enemies.
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later than; following
From this reading “His life was in jeopardy, and after a vain attempt to escape, he might be placed in the hands of his enemies.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “His life was in jeopardy, and after a vain attempt to escape, he might be placed in the hands of his enemies.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His life was in jeopardy, and after a vain attempt to escape, he might be placed in the hands of his enemies.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “His life was in jeopardy, and after a vain attempt to escape, he might be placed in the hands of his enemies.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “More painful feelings were never experienced by a monarch than were those of Charles as he fled from Worcester on the evening of the battle.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “More painful feelings were never experienced by a monarch than were those of Charles as he fled from Worcester on the evening of the battle.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading More painful feelings were never experienced by a monarch than were those of Charles as he fled from Worcester on the evening of the battle.
later than; following
From this reading His life was in jeopardy, and after a vain attempt to escape, he might be placed in the hands of his enemies.
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From this reading All was lost.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW THE FUGITIVE KING AND HIS COMPANIONS RODE FROM BARBOURNE BRIDGE TO WHITE LADIES.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading More painful feelings were never experienced by a monarch than were those of Charles as he fled from Worcester on the evening of the battle.
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From this reading His life was in jeopardy, and after a vain attempt to escape, he might be placed in the hands of his enemies.
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From this reading HOW THE FUGITIVE KING AND HIS COMPANIONS RODE FROM BARBOURNE BRIDGE TO WHITE LADIES.
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From this reading More painful feelings were never experienced by a monarch than were those of Charles as he fled from Worcester on the evening of the battle.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading His life was in jeopardy, and after a vain attempt to escape, he might be placed in the hands of his enemies.
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From this reading HOW THE FUGITIVE KING AND HIS COMPANIONS RODE FROM BARBOURNE BRIDGE TO WHITE LADIES.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading More painful feelings were never experienced by a monarch than were those of Charles as he fled from Worcester on the evening of the battle.
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From this reading More painful feelings were never experienced by a monarch than were those of Charles as he fled from Worcester on the evening of the battle.
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From this reading HOW THE FUGITIVE KING AND HIS COMPANIONS RODE FROM BARBOURNE BRIDGE TO WHITE LADIES.
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From this reading The crown he hoped to win was gone.
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From this reading His life was in jeopardy, and after a vain attempt to escape, he might be placed in the hands of his enemies.
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From this reading His life was in jeopardy, and after a vain attempt to escape, he might be placed in the hands of his enemies.
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From this reading More painful feelings were never experienced by a monarch than were those of Charles as he fled from Worcester on the evening of the battle.
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From this reading More painful feelings were never experienced by a monarch than were those of Charles as he fled from Worcester on the evening of the battle.
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From this reading More painful feelings were never experienced by a monarch than were those of Charles as he fled from Worcester on the evening of the battle.
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From this reading More painful feelings were never experienced by a monarch than were those of Charles as he fled from Worcester on the evening of the battle.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading HOW THE FUGITIVE KING AND HIS COMPANIONS RODE FROM BARBOURNE BRIDGE TO WHITE LADIES.
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From this reading HOW THE FUGITIVE KING AND HIS COMPANIONS RODE FROM BARBOURNE BRIDGE TO WHITE LADIES.
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From this reading The crown he hoped to win was gone.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading His life was in jeopardy, and after a vain attempt to escape, he might be placed in the hands of his enemies.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading More painful feelings were never experienced by a monarch than were those of Charles as he fled from Worcester on the evening of the battle.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HOW THE FUGITIVE KING AND HIS COMPANIONS RODE FROM BARBOURNE BRIDGE TO WHITE LADIES.
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From this reading The crown he hoped to win was gone.
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From this reading HOW THE FUGITIVE KING AND HIS COMPANIONS RODE FROM BARBOURNE BRIDGE TO WHITE LADIES.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His life was in jeopardy, and after a vain attempt to escape, he might be placed in the hands of his enemies.
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From this reading His life was in jeopardy, and after a vain attempt to escape, he might be placed in the hands of his enemies.
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From this reading HOW THE FUGITIVE KING AND HIS COMPANIONS RODE FROM BARBOURNE BRIDGE TO WHITE LADIES.
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From this reading HOW THE FUGITIVE KING AND HIS COMPANIONS RODE FROM BARBOURNE BRIDGE TO WHITE LADIES.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His life was in jeopardy, and after a vain attempt to escape, he might be placed in the hands of his enemies.
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From this reading All was lost.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading His life was in jeopardy, and after a vain attempt to escape, he might be placed in the hands of his enemies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading More painful feelings were never experienced by a monarch than were those of Charles as he fled from Worcester on the evening of the battle.
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From this reading More painful feelings were never experienced by a monarch than were those of Charles as he fled from Worcester on the evening of the battle.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading More painful feelings were never experienced by a monarch than were those of Charles as he fled from Worcester on the evening of the battle.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading More painful feelings were never experienced by a monarch than were those of Charles as he fled from Worcester on the evening of the battle.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading More painful feelings were never experienced by a monarch than were those of Charles as he fled from Worcester on the evening of the battle.
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From this reading More painful feelings were never experienced by a monarch than were those of Charles as he fled from Worcester on the evening of the battle.
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From this reading His life was in jeopardy, and after a vain attempt to escape, he might be placed in the hands of his enemies.
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From this reading HOW THE FUGITIVE KING AND HIS COMPANIONS RODE FROM BARBOURNE BRIDGE TO WHITE LADIES.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading More painful feelings were never experienced by a monarch than were those of Charles as he fled from Worcester on the evening of the battle.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW THE FUGITIVE KING AND HIS COMPANIONS RODE FROM BARBOURNE BRIDGE TO WHITE LADIES.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading More painful feelings were never experienced by a monarch than were those of Charles as he fled from Worcester on the evening of the battle.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOW THE FUGITIVE KING AND HIS COMPANIONS RODE FROM BARBOURNE BRIDGE TO WHITE LADIES.
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From this reading His life was in jeopardy, and after a vain attempt to escape, he might be placed in the hands of his enemies.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All was lost.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading More painful feelings were never experienced by a monarch than were those of Charles as he fled from Worcester on the evening of the battle.
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From this reading HOW THE FUGITIVE KING AND HIS COMPANIONS RODE FROM BARBOURNE BRIDGE TO WHITE LADIES.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The crown he hoped to win was gone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading More painful feelings were never experienced by a monarch than were those of Charles as he fled from Worcester on the evening of the battle.
