Chapter V

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From this reading It was at York, and in the minster of that capital of the North, that, one Sunday in January, 1328, Edward the king, then sixteen, espoused Philippa, one of the four daughters whom William, Count of Hainault, surnamed the Good, had by his wife Joan, who was a princess of the line of Capet, and sister of Philip of Valois, to whom the Parliament of France adjudged the crown which St. Louis had worn.

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading EDWARD THE BLACK PRINCE To enable my readers to form some idea of the position which was occupied by the Prince of Wales at the time when I, Arthur Winram--for by this surname I was now known--was admitted to the castle of Windsor, and taken into his service as page, I must go back a few years to relate such particulars as to his birth and boyhood as may convey a notion of the advantages he had inherited and the training he had received.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading The marriage, being brought about by the king's mother, Isabel, and Roger de Mortimer, was not at first regarded with favour in England.

past form of “adjudge” — declare to be

From this reading It was at York, and in the minster of that capital of the North, that, one Sunday in January, 1328, Edward the king, then sixteen, espoused Philippa, one of the four daughters whom William, Count of Hainault, surnamed the Good, had by his wife Joan, who was a princess of the line of Capet, and sister of Philip of Valois, to whom the Parliament of France adjudged the crown which St. Louis had worn.

inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of

From this reading EDWARD THE BLACK PRINCE To enable my readers to form some idea of the position which was occupied by the Prince of Wales at the time when I, Arthur Winram--for by this surname I was now known--was admitted to the castle of Windsor, and taken into his service as page, I must go back a few years to relate such particulars as to his birth and boyhood as may convey a notion of the advantages he had inherited and the training he had received.

plural of “advantage” — the quality of having a superior or more favorable position

From this reading EDWARD THE BLACK PRINCE To enable my readers to form some idea of the position which was occupied by the Prince of Wales at the time when I, Arthur Winram--for by this surname I was now known--was admitted to the castle of Windsor, and taken into his service as page, I must go back a few years to relate such particulars as to his birth and boyhood as may convey a notion of the advantages he had inherited and the training he had received.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading EDWARD THE BLACK PRINCE To enable my readers to form some idea of the position which was occupied by the Prince of Wales at the time when I, Arthur Winram--for by this surname I was now known--was admitted to the castle of Windsor, and taken into his service as page, I must go back a few years to relate such particulars as to his birth and boyhood as may convey a notion of the advantages he had inherited and the training he had received.

elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)

From this reading EDWARD THE BLACK PRINCE To enable my readers to form some idea of the position which was occupied by the Prince of Wales at the time when I, Arthur Winram--for by this surname I was now known--was admitted to the castle of Windsor, and taken into his service as page, I must go back a few years to relate such particulars as to his birth and boyhood as may convey a notion of the advantages he had inherited and the training he had received.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading EDWARD THE BLACK PRINCE To enable my readers to form some idea of the position which was occupied by the Prince of Wales at the time when I, Arthur Winram--for by this surname I was now known--was admitted to the castle of Windsor, and taken into his service as page, I must go back a few years to relate such particulars as to his birth and boyhood as may convey a notion of the advantages he had inherited and the training he had received.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading EDWARD THE BLACK PRINCE To enable my readers to form some idea of the position which was occupied by the Prince of Wales at the time when I, Arthur Winram--for by this surname I was now known--was admitted to the castle of Windsor, and taken into his service as page, I must go back a few years to relate such particulars as to his birth and boyhood as may convey a notion of the advantages he had inherited and the training he had received.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading EDWARD THE BLACK PRINCE To enable my readers to form some idea of the position which was occupied by the Prince of Wales at the time when I, Arthur Winram--for by this surname I was now known--was admitted to the castle of Windsor, and taken into his service as page, I must go back a few years to relate such particulars as to his birth and boyhood as may convey a notion of the advantages he had inherited and the training he had received.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading The marriage, being brought about by the king's mother, Isabel, and Roger de Mortimer, was not at first regarded with favour in England.

the time when something begins (especially life)

From this reading EDWARD THE BLACK PRINCE To enable my readers to form some idea of the position which was occupied by the Prince of Wales at the time when I, Arthur Winram--for by this surname I was now known--was admitted to the castle of Windsor, and taken into his service as page, I must go back a few years to relate such particulars as to his birth and boyhood as may convey a notion of the advantages he had inherited and the training he had received.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading EDWARD THE BLACK PRINCE To enable my readers to form some idea of the position which was occupied by the Prince of Wales at the time when I, Arthur Winram--for by this surname I was now known--was admitted to the castle of Windsor, and taken into his service as page, I must go back a few years to relate such particulars as to his birth and boyhood as may convey a notion of the advantages he had inherited and the training he had received.

the childhood of a boy

From this reading EDWARD THE BLACK PRINCE To enable my readers to form some idea of the position which was occupied by the Prince of Wales at the time when I, Arthur Winram--for by this surname I was now known--was admitted to the castle of Windsor, and taken into his service as page, I must go back a few years to relate such particulars as to his birth and boyhood as may convey a notion of the advantages he had inherited and the training he had received.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading The marriage, being brought about by the king's mother, Isabel, and Roger de Mortimer, was not at first regarded with favour in England.

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading In fact, people expressed much discontent with the business.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But for once the instincts of the English deceived them.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading EDWARD THE BLACK PRINCE To enable my readers to form some idea of the position which was occupied by the Prince of Wales at the time when I, Arthur Winram--for by this surname I was now known--was admitted to the castle of Windsor, and taken into his service as page, I must go back a few years to relate such particulars as to his birth and boyhood as may convey a notion of the advantages he had inherited and the training he had received.

King of France elected in 987 and founding the Capetian dynasty (940-996)

From this reading It was at York, and in the minster of that capital of the North, that, one Sunday in January, 1328, Edward the king, then sixteen, espoused Philippa, one of the four daughters whom William, Count of Hainault, surnamed the Good, had by his wife Joan, who was a princess of the line of Capet, and sister of Philip of Valois, to whom the Parliament of France adjudged the crown which St. Louis had worn.

assets available for use in the production of further assets

From this reading It was at York, and in the minster of that capital of the North, that, one Sunday in January, 1328, Edward the king, then sixteen, espoused Philippa, one of the four daughters whom William, Count of Hainault, surnamed the Good, had by his wife Joan, who was a princess of the line of Capet, and sister of Philip of Valois, to whom the Parliament of France adjudged the crown which St. Louis had worn.

a large and stately mansion

From this reading EDWARD THE BLACK PRINCE To enable my readers to form some idea of the position which was occupied by the Prince of Wales at the time when I, Arthur Winram--for by this surname I was now known--was admitted to the castle of Windsor, and taken into his service as page, I must go back a few years to relate such particulars as to his birth and boyhood as may convey a notion of the advantages he had inherited and the training he had received.

(of information) make known; pass on

From this reading EDWARD THE BLACK PRINCE To enable my readers to form some idea of the position which was occupied by the Prince of Wales at the time when I, Arthur Winram--for by this surname I was now known--was admitted to the castle of Windsor, and taken into his service as page, I must go back a few years to relate such particulars as to his birth and boyhood as may convey a notion of the advantages he had inherited and the training he had received.

determine the number or amount of

From this reading It was at York, and in the minster of that capital of the North, that, one Sunday in January, 1328, Edward the king, then sixteen, espoused Philippa, one of the four daughters whom William, Count of Hainault, surnamed the Good, had by his wife Joan, who was a princess of the line of Capet, and sister of Philip of Valois, to whom the Parliament of France adjudged the crown which St. Louis had worn.

the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy

From this reading It was at York, and in the minster of that capital of the North, that, one Sunday in January, 1328, Edward the king, then sixteen, espoused Philippa, one of the four daughters whom William, Count of Hainault, surnamed the Good, had by his wife Joan, who was a princess of the line of Capet, and sister of Philip of Valois, to whom the Parliament of France adjudged the crown which St. Louis had worn.

plural of “daughter” — a female human offspring

From this reading It was at York, and in the minster of that capital of the North, that, one Sunday in January, 1328, Edward the king, then sixteen, espoused Philippa, one of the four daughters whom William, Count of Hainault, surnamed the Good, had by his wife Joan, who was a princess of the line of Capet, and sister of Philip of Valois, to whom the Parliament of France adjudged the crown which St. Louis had worn.

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading The marriage, being brought about by the king's mother, Isabel, and Roger de Mortimer, was not at first regarded with favour in England.

past form of “deceive” — be false to; be dishonest with

From this reading But for once the instincts of the English deceived them.

a longing for something better than the present situation

From this reading In fact, people expressed much discontent with the business.

King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)

From this reading EDWARD THE BLACK PRINCE To enable my readers to form some idea of the position which was occupied by the Prince of Wales at the time when I, Arthur Winram--for by this surname I was now known--was admitted to the castle of Windsor, and taken into his service as page, I must go back a few years to relate such particulars as to his birth and boyhood as may convey a notion of the advantages he had inherited and the training he had received.

render capable or able for some task

From this reading EDWARD THE BLACK PRINCE To enable my readers to form some idea of the position which was occupied by the Prince of Wales at the time when I, Arthur Winram--for by this surname I was now known--was admitted to the castle of Windsor, and taken into his service as page, I must go back a few years to relate such particulars as to his birth and boyhood as may convey a notion of the advantages he had inherited and the training he had received.

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading The marriage, being brought about by the king's mother, Isabel, and Roger de Mortimer, was not at first regarded with favour in England.

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading But for once the instincts of the English deceived them.

past form of “espouse” — choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans

From this reading It was at York, and in the minster of that capital of the North, that, one Sunday in January, 1328, Edward the king, then sixteen, espoused Philippa, one of the four daughters whom William, Count of Hainault, surnamed the Good, had by his wife Joan, who was a princess of the line of Capet, and sister of Philip of Valois, to whom the Parliament of France adjudged the crown which St. Louis had worn.

communicated in words

From this reading In fact, people expressed much discontent with the business.

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading In fact, people expressed much discontent with the business.

a feeling of favorable regard

From this reading The marriage, being brought about by the king's mother, Isabel, and Roger de Mortimer, was not at first regarded with favour in England.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading EDWARD THE BLACK PRINCE To enable my readers to form some idea of the position which was occupied by the Prince of Wales at the time when I, Arthur Winram--for by this surname I was now known--was admitted to the castle of Windsor, and taken into his service as page, I must go back a few years to relate such particulars as to his birth and boyhood as may convey a notion of the advantages he had inherited and the training he had received.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading The marriage, being brought about by the king's mother, Isabel, and Roger de Mortimer, was not at first regarded with favour in England.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading EDWARD THE BLACK PRINCE To enable my readers to form some idea of the position which was occupied by the Prince of Wales at the time when I, Arthur Winram--for by this surname I was now known--was admitted to the castle of Windsor, and taken into his service as page, I must go back a few years to relate such particulars as to his birth and boyhood as may convey a notion of the advantages he had inherited and the training he had received.

the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading EDWARD THE BLACK PRINCE To enable my readers to form some idea of the position which was occupied by the Prince of Wales at the time when I, Arthur Winram--for by this surname I was now known--was admitted to the castle of Windsor, and taken into his service as page, I must go back a few years to relate such particulars as to his birth and boyhood as may convey a notion of the advantages he had inherited and the training he had received.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading It was at York, and in the minster of that capital of the North, that, one Sunday in January, 1328, Edward the king, then sixteen, espoused Philippa, one of the four daughters whom William, Count of Hainault, surnamed the Good, had by his wife Joan, who was a princess of the line of Capet, and sister of Philip of Valois, to whom the Parliament of France adjudged the crown which St. Louis had worn.

a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe

From this reading It was at York, and in the minster of that capital of the North, that, one Sunday in January, 1328, Edward the king, then sixteen, espoused Philippa, one of the four daughters whom William, Count of Hainault, surnamed the Good, had by his wife Joan, who was a princess of the line of Capet, and sister of Philip of Valois, to whom the Parliament of France adjudged the crown which St. Louis had worn.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading EDWARD THE BLACK PRINCE To enable my readers to form some idea of the position which was occupied by the Prince of Wales at the time when I, Arthur Winram--for by this surname I was now known--was admitted to the castle of Windsor, and taken into his service as page, I must go back a few years to relate such particulars as to his birth and boyhood as may convey a notion of the advantages he had inherited and the training he had received.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading It was at York, and in the minster of that capital of the North, that, one Sunday in January, 1328, Edward the king, then sixteen, espoused Philippa, one of the four daughters whom William, Count of Hainault, surnamed the Good, had by his wife Joan, who was a princess of the line of Capet, and sister of Philip of Valois, to whom the Parliament of France adjudged the crown which St. Louis had worn.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading EDWARD THE BLACK PRINCE To enable my readers to form some idea of the position which was occupied by the Prince of Wales at the time when I, Arthur Winram--for by this surname I was now known--was admitted to the castle of Windsor, and taken into his service as page, I must go back a few years to relate such particulars as to his birth and boyhood as may convey a notion of the advantages he had inherited and the training he had received.

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From this reading It was at York, and in the minster of that capital of the North, that, one Sunday in January, 1328, Edward the king, then sixteen, espoused Philippa, one of the four daughters whom William, Count of Hainault, surnamed the Good, had by his wife Joan, who was a princess of the line of Capet, and sister of Philip of Valois, to whom the Parliament of France adjudged the crown which St. Louis had worn.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading EDWARD THE BLACK PRINCE To enable my readers to form some idea of the position which was occupied by the Prince of Wales at the time when I, Arthur Winram--for by this surname I was now known--was admitted to the castle of Windsor, and taken into his service as page, I must go back a few years to relate such particulars as to his birth and boyhood as may convey a notion of the advantages he had inherited and the training he had received.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading EDWARD THE BLACK PRINCE To enable my readers to form some idea of the position which was occupied by the Prince of Wales at the time when I, Arthur Winram--for by this surname I was now known--was admitted to the castle of Windsor, and taken into his service as page, I must go back a few years to relate such particulars as to his birth and boyhood as may convey a notion of the advantages he had inherited and the training he had received.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading EDWARD THE BLACK PRINCE To enable my readers to form some idea of the position which was occupied by the Prince of Wales at the time when I, Arthur Winram--for by this surname I was now known--was admitted to the castle of Windsor, and taken into his service as page, I must go back a few years to relate such particulars as to his birth and boyhood as may convey a notion of the advantages he had inherited and the training he had received.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading EDWARD THE BLACK PRINCE To enable my readers to form some idea of the position which was occupied by the Prince of Wales at the time when I, Arthur Winram--for by this surname I was now known--was admitted to the castle of Windsor, and taken into his service as page, I must go back a few years to relate such particulars as to his birth and boyhood as may convey a notion of the advantages he had inherited and the training he had received.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading It was at York, and in the minster of that capital of the North, that, one Sunday in January, 1328, Edward the king, then sixteen, espoused Philippa, one of the four daughters whom William, Count of Hainault, surnamed the Good, had by his wife Joan, who was a princess of the line of Capet, and sister of Philip of Valois, to whom the Parliament of France adjudged the crown which St. Louis had worn.

occurring among members of a family usually by heredity

From this reading EDWARD THE BLACK PRINCE To enable my readers to form some idea of the position which was occupied by the Prince of Wales at the time when I, Arthur Winram--for by this surname I was now known--was admitted to the castle of Windsor, and taken into his service as page, I must go back a few years to relate such particulars as to his birth and boyhood as may convey a notion of the advantages he had inherited and the training he had received.

plural of “instinct” — inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli

From this reading But for once the instincts of the English deceived them.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading EDWARD THE BLACK PRINCE To enable my readers to form some idea of the position which was occupied by the Prince of Wales at the time when I, Arthur Winram--for by this surname I was now known--was admitted to the castle of Windsor, and taken into his service as page, I must go back a few years to relate such particulars as to his birth and boyhood as may convey a notion of the advantages he had inherited and the training he had received.

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From this reading The marriage, being brought about by the king's mother, Isabel, and Roger de Mortimer, was not at first regarded with favour in England.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was at York, and in the minster of that capital of the North, that, one Sunday in January, 1328, Edward the king, then sixteen, espoused Philippa, one of the four daughters whom William, Count of Hainault, surnamed the Good, had by his wife Joan, who was a princess of the line of Capet, and sister of Philip of Valois, to whom the Parliament of France adjudged the crown which St. Louis had worn.

the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice

From this reading It was at York, and in the minster of that capital of the North, that, one Sunday in January, 1328, Edward the king, then sixteen, espoused Philippa, one of the four daughters whom William, Count of Hainault, surnamed the Good, had by his wife Joan, who was a princess of the line of Capet, and sister of Philip of Valois, to whom the Parliament of France adjudged the crown which St. Louis had worn.

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From this reading It was at York, and in the minster of that capital of the North, that, one Sunday in January, 1328, Edward the king, then sixteen, espoused Philippa, one of the four daughters whom William, Count of Hainault, surnamed the Good, had by his wife Joan, who was a princess of the line of Capet, and sister of Philip of Valois, to whom the Parliament of France adjudged the crown which St. Louis had worn.

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading It was at York, and in the minster of that capital of the North, that, one Sunday in January, 1328, Edward the king, then sixteen, espoused Philippa, one of the four daughters whom William, Count of Hainault, surnamed the Good, had by his wife Joan, who was a princess of the line of Capet, and sister of Philip of Valois, to whom the Parliament of France adjudged the crown which St. Louis had worn.

possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading The marriage, being brought about by the king's mother, Isabel, and Roger de Mortimer, was not at first regarded with favour in England.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading EDWARD THE BLACK PRINCE To enable my readers to form some idea of the position which was occupied by the Prince of Wales at the time when I, Arthur Winram--for by this surname I was now known--was admitted to the castle of Windsor, and taken into his service as page, I must go back a few years to relate such particulars as to his birth and boyhood as may convey a notion of the advantages he had inherited and the training he had received.

a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading It was at York, and in the minster of that capital of the North, that, one Sunday in January, 1328, Edward the king, then sixteen, espoused Philippa, one of the four daughters whom William, Count of Hainault, surnamed the Good, had by his wife Joan, who was a princess of the line of Capet, and sister of Philip of Valois, to whom the Parliament of France adjudged the crown which St. Louis had worn.

United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)

From this reading It was at York, and in the minster of that capital of the North, that, one Sunday in January, 1328, Edward the king, then sixteen, espoused Philippa, one of the four daughters whom William, Count of Hainault, surnamed the Good, had by his wife Joan, who was a princess of the line of Capet, and sister of Philip of Valois, to whom the Parliament of France adjudged the crown which St. Louis had worn.

the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)

From this reading The marriage, being brought about by the king's mother, Isabel, and Roger de Mortimer, was not at first regarded with favour in England.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading EDWARD THE BLACK PRINCE To enable my readers to form some idea of the position which was occupied by the Prince of Wales at the time when I, Arthur Winram--for by this surname I was now known--was admitted to the castle of Windsor, and taken into his service as page, I must go back a few years to relate such particulars as to his birth and boyhood as may convey a notion of the advantages he had inherited and the training he had received.

any of certain cathedrals and large churches; originally connected to a monastery

From this reading It was at York, and in the minster of that capital of the North, that, one Sunday in January, 1328, Edward the king, then sixteen, espoused Philippa, one of the four daughters whom William, Count of Hainault, surnamed the Good, had by his wife Joan, who was a princess of the line of Capet, and sister of Philip of Valois, to whom the Parliament of France adjudged the crown which St. Louis had worn.

English nobleman who deposed Edward II and was executed by Edward III (1287-1330)

From this reading The marriage, being brought about by the king's mother, Isabel, and Roger de Mortimer, was not at first regarded with favour in England.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading The marriage, being brought about by the king's mother, Isabel, and Roger de Mortimer, was not at first regarded with favour in England.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading In fact, people expressed much discontent with the business.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading EDWARD THE BLACK PRINCE To enable my readers to form some idea of the position which was occupied by the Prince of Wales at the time when I, Arthur Winram--for by this surname I was now known--was admitted to the castle of Windsor, and taken into his service as page, I must go back a few years to relate such particulars as to his birth and boyhood as may convey a notion of the advantages he had inherited and the training he had received.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading EDWARD THE BLACK PRINCE To enable my readers to form some idea of the position which was occupied by the Prince of Wales at the time when I, Arthur Winram--for by this surname I was now known--was admitted to the castle of Windsor, and taken into his service as page, I must go back a few years to relate such particulars as to his birth and boyhood as may convey a notion of the advantages he had inherited and the training he had received.

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading It was at York, and in the minster of that capital of the North, that, one Sunday in January, 1328, Edward the king, then sixteen, espoused Philippa, one of the four daughters whom William, Count of Hainault, surnamed the Good, had by his wife Joan, who was a princess of the line of Capet, and sister of Philip of Valois, to whom the Parliament of France adjudged the crown which St. Louis had worn.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The marriage, being brought about by the king's mother, Isabel, and Roger de Mortimer, was not at first regarded with favour in England.

a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

From this reading EDWARD THE BLACK PRINCE To enable my readers to form some idea of the position which was occupied by the Prince of Wales at the time when I, Arthur Winram--for by this surname I was now known--was admitted to the castle of Windsor, and taken into his service as page, I must go back a few years to relate such particulars as to his birth and boyhood as may convey a notion of the advantages he had inherited and the training he had received.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading EDWARD THE BLACK PRINCE To enable my readers to form some idea of the position which was occupied by the Prince of Wales at the time when I, Arthur Winram--for by this surname I was now known--was admitted to the castle of Windsor, and taken into his service as page, I must go back a few years to relate such particulars as to his birth and boyhood as may convey a notion of the advantages he had inherited and the training he had received.

held or filled or in use

From this reading EDWARD THE BLACK PRINCE To enable my readers to form some idea of the position which was occupied by the Prince of Wales at the time when I, Arthur Winram--for by this surname I was now known--was admitted to the castle of Windsor, and taken into his service as page, I must go back a few years to relate such particulars as to his birth and boyhood as may convey a notion of the advantages he had inherited and the training he had received.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading EDWARD THE BLACK PRINCE To enable my readers to form some idea of the position which was occupied by the Prince of Wales at the time when I, Arthur Winram--for by this surname I was now known--was admitted to the castle of Windsor, and taken into his service as page, I must go back a few years to relate such particulars as to his birth and boyhood as may convey a notion of the advantages he had inherited and the training he had received.

on one occasion

From this reading But for once the instincts of the English deceived them.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading It was at York, and in the minster of that capital of the North, that, one Sunday in January, 1328, Edward the king, then sixteen, espoused Philippa, one of the four daughters whom William, Count of Hainault, surnamed the Good, had by his wife Joan, who was a princess of the line of Capet, and sister of Philip of Valois, to whom the Parliament of France adjudged the crown which St. Louis had worn.

one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

From this reading EDWARD THE BLACK PRINCE To enable my readers to form some idea of the position which was occupied by the Prince of Wales at the time when I, Arthur Winram--for by this surname I was now known--was admitted to the castle of Windsor, and taken into his service as page, I must go back a few years to relate such particulars as to his birth and boyhood as may convey a notion of the advantages he had inherited and the training he had received.

a legislative assembly in certain countries

From this reading It was at York, and in the minster of that capital of the North, that, one Sunday in January, 1328, Edward the king, then sixteen, espoused Philippa, one of the four daughters whom William, Count of Hainault, surnamed the Good, had by his wife Joan, who was a princess of the line of Capet, and sister of Philip of Valois, to whom the Parliament of France adjudged the crown which St. Louis had worn.

plural of “particular” — a fact about some part (as opposed to general)

From this reading EDWARD THE BLACK PRINCE To enable my readers to form some idea of the position which was occupied by the Prince of Wales at the time when I, Arthur Winram--for by this surname I was now known--was admitted to the castle of Windsor, and taken into his service as page, I must go back a few years to relate such particulars as to his birth and boyhood as may convey a notion of the advantages he had inherited and the training he had received.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading In fact, people expressed much discontent with the business.

Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)

From this reading It was at York, and in the minster of that capital of the North, that, one Sunday in January, 1328, Edward the king, then sixteen, espoused Philippa, one of the four daughters whom William, Count of Hainault, surnamed the Good, had by his wife Joan, who was a princess of the line of Capet, and sister of Philip of Valois, to whom the Parliament of France adjudged the crown which St. Louis had worn.

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From this reading It was at York, and in the minster of that capital of the North, that, one Sunday in January, 1328, Edward the king, then sixteen, espoused Philippa, one of the four daughters whom William, Count of Hainault, surnamed the Good, had by his wife Joan, who was a princess of the line of Capet, and sister of Philip of Valois, to whom the Parliament of France adjudged the crown which St. Louis had worn.

the particular portion of space occupied by something

From this reading EDWARD THE BLACK PRINCE To enable my readers to form some idea of the position which was occupied by the Prince of Wales at the time when I, Arthur Winram--for by this surname I was now known--was admitted to the castle of Windsor, and taken into his service as page, I must go back a few years to relate such particulars as to his birth and boyhood as may convey a notion of the advantages he had inherited and the training he had received.

a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)

From this reading EDWARD THE BLACK PRINCE To enable my readers to form some idea of the position which was occupied by the Prince of Wales at the time when I, Arthur Winram--for by this surname I was now known--was admitted to the castle of Windsor, and taken into his service as page, I must go back a few years to relate such particulars as to his birth and boyhood as may convey a notion of the advantages he had inherited and the training he had received.

The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.

From this reading It was at York, and in the minster of that capital of the North, that, one Sunday in January, 1328, Edward the king, then sixteen, espoused Philippa, one of the four daughters whom William, Count of Hainault, surnamed the Good, had by his wife Joan, who was a princess of the line of Capet, and sister of Philip of Valois, to whom the Parliament of France adjudged the crown which St. Louis had worn.

plural of “reader” — a person who enjoys reading

From this reading EDWARD THE BLACK PRINCE To enable my readers to form some idea of the position which was occupied by the Prince of Wales at the time when I, Arthur Winram--for by this surname I was now known--was admitted to the castle of Windsor, and taken into his service as page, I must go back a few years to relate such particulars as to his birth and boyhood as may convey a notion of the advantages he had inherited and the training he had received.

conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers

From this reading EDWARD THE BLACK PRINCE To enable my readers to form some idea of the position which was occupied by the Prince of Wales at the time when I, Arthur Winram--for by this surname I was now known--was admitted to the castle of Windsor, and taken into his service as page, I must go back a few years to relate such particulars as to his birth and boyhood as may convey a notion of the advantages he had inherited and the training he had received.

past form of “regard” — deem to be

From this reading The marriage, being brought about by the king's mother, Isabel, and Roger de Mortimer, was not at first regarded with favour in England.

make a logical or causal connection

From this reading EDWARD THE BLACK PRINCE To enable my readers to form some idea of the position which was occupied by the Prince of Wales at the time when I, Arthur Winram--for by this surname I was now known--was admitted to the castle of Windsor, and taken into his service as page, I must go back a few years to relate such particulars as to his birth and boyhood as may convey a notion of the advantages he had inherited and the training he had received.

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From this reading The marriage, being brought about by the king's mother, Isabel, and Roger de Mortimer, was not at first regarded with favour in England.

work done by one person or group that benefits another

From this reading EDWARD THE BLACK PRINCE To enable my readers to form some idea of the position which was occupied by the Prince of Wales at the time when I, Arthur Winram--for by this surname I was now known--was admitted to the castle of Windsor, and taken into his service as page, I must go back a few years to relate such particulars as to his birth and boyhood as may convey a notion of the advantages he had inherited and the training he had received.

a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading It was at York, and in the minster of that capital of the North, that, one Sunday in January, 1328, Edward the king, then sixteen, espoused Philippa, one of the four daughters whom William, Count of Hainault, surnamed the Good, had by his wife Joan, who was a princess of the line of Capet, and sister of Philip of Valois, to whom the Parliament of France adjudged the crown which St. Louis had worn.

being one more than fifteen

From this reading It was at York, and in the minster of that capital of the North, that, one Sunday in January, 1328, Edward the king, then sixteen, espoused Philippa, one of the four daughters whom William, Count of Hainault, surnamed the Good, had by his wife Joan, who was a princess of the line of Capet, and sister of Philip of Valois, to whom the Parliament of France adjudged the crown which St. Louis had worn.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading EDWARD THE BLACK PRINCE To enable my readers to form some idea of the position which was occupied by the Prince of Wales at the time when I, Arthur Winram--for by this surname I was now known--was admitted to the castle of Windsor, and taken into his service as page, I must go back a few years to relate such particulars as to his birth and boyhood as may convey a notion of the advantages he had inherited and the training he had received.

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From this reading It was at York, and in the minster of that capital of the North, that, one Sunday in January, 1328, Edward the king, then sixteen, espoused Philippa, one of the four daughters whom William, Count of Hainault, surnamed the Good, had by his wife Joan, who was a princess of the line of Capet, and sister of Philip of Valois, to whom the Parliament of France adjudged the crown which St. Louis had worn.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading EDWARD THE BLACK PRINCE To enable my readers to form some idea of the position which was occupied by the Prince of Wales at the time when I, Arthur Winram--for by this surname I was now known--was admitted to the castle of Windsor, and taken into his service as page, I must go back a few years to relate such particulars as to his birth and boyhood as may convey a notion of the advantages he had inherited and the training he had received.

first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians

From this reading It was at York, and in the minster of that capital of the North, that, one Sunday in January, 1328, Edward the king, then sixteen, espoused Philippa, one of the four daughters whom William, Count of Hainault, surnamed the Good, had by his wife Joan, who was a princess of the line of Capet, and sister of Philip of Valois, to whom the Parliament of France adjudged the crown which St. Louis had worn.

the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name)

From this reading EDWARD THE BLACK PRINCE To enable my readers to form some idea of the position which was occupied by the Prince of Wales at the time when I, Arthur Winram--for by this surname I was now known--was admitted to the castle of Windsor, and taken into his service as page, I must go back a few years to relate such particulars as to his birth and boyhood as may convey a notion of the advantages he had inherited and the training he had received.

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From this reading It was at York, and in the minster of that capital of the North, that, one Sunday in January, 1328, Edward the king, then sixteen, espoused Philippa, one of the four daughters whom William, Count of Hainault, surnamed the Good, had by his wife Joan, who was a princess of the line of Capet, and sister of Philip of Valois, to whom the Parliament of France adjudged the crown which St. Louis had worn.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading EDWARD THE BLACK PRINCE To enable my readers to form some idea of the position which was occupied by the Prince of Wales at the time when I, Arthur Winram--for by this surname I was now known--was admitted to the castle of Windsor, and taken into his service as page, I must go back a few years to relate such particulars as to his birth and boyhood as may convey a notion of the advantages he had inherited and the training he had received.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It was at York, and in the minster of that capital of the North, that, one Sunday in January, 1328, Edward the king, then sixteen, espoused Philippa, one of the four daughters whom William, Count of Hainault, surnamed the Good, had by his wife Joan, who was a princess of the line of Capet, and sister of Philip of Valois, to whom the Parliament of France adjudged the crown which St. Louis had worn.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading EDWARD THE BLACK PRINCE To enable my readers to form some idea of the position which was occupied by the Prince of Wales at the time when I, Arthur Winram--for by this surname I was now known--was admitted to the castle of Windsor, and taken into his service as page, I must go back a few years to relate such particulars as to his birth and boyhood as may convey a notion of the advantages he had inherited and the training he had received.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading But for once the instincts of the English deceived them.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading It was at York, and in the minster of that capital of the North, that, one Sunday in January, 1328, Edward the king, then sixteen, espoused Philippa, one of the four daughters whom William, Count of Hainault, surnamed the Good, had by his wife Joan, who was a princess of the line of Capet, and sister of Philip of Valois, to whom the Parliament of France adjudged the crown which St. Louis had worn.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading EDWARD THE BLACK PRINCE To enable my readers to form some idea of the position which was occupied by the Prince of Wales at the time when I, Arthur Winram--for by this surname I was now known--was admitted to the castle of Windsor, and taken into his service as page, I must go back a few years to relate such particulars as to his birth and boyhood as may convey a notion of the advantages he had inherited and the training he had received.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading EDWARD THE BLACK PRINCE To enable my readers to form some idea of the position which was occupied by the Prince of Wales at the time when I, Arthur Winram--for by this surname I was now known--was admitted to the castle of Windsor, and taken into his service as page, I must go back a few years to relate such particulars as to his birth and boyhood as may convey a notion of the advantages he had inherited and the training he had received.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading EDWARD THE BLACK PRINCE To enable my readers to form some idea of the position which was occupied by the Prince of Wales at the time when I, Arthur Winram--for by this surname I was now known--was admitted to the castle of Windsor, and taken into his service as page, I must go back a few years to relate such particulars as to his birth and boyhood as may convey a notion of the advantages he had inherited and the training he had received.

activity leading to skilled behavior

From this reading EDWARD THE BLACK PRINCE To enable my readers to form some idea of the position which was occupied by the Prince of Wales at the time when I, Arthur Winram--for by this surname I was now known--was admitted to the castle of Windsor, and taken into his service as page, I must go back a few years to relate such particulars as to his birth and boyhood as may convey a notion of the advantages he had inherited and the training he had received.

French royal house from 1328 to 1589

From this reading It was at York, and in the minster of that capital of the North, that, one Sunday in January, 1328, Edward the king, then sixteen, espoused Philippa, one of the four daughters whom William, Count of Hainault, surnamed the Good, had by his wife Joan, who was a princess of the line of Capet, and sister of Philip of Valois, to whom the Parliament of France adjudged the crown which St. Louis had worn.

one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; during Roman times the region was known as Cambria

From this reading EDWARD THE BLACK PRINCE To enable my readers to form some idea of the position which was occupied by the Prince of Wales at the time when I, Arthur Winram--for by this surname I was now known--was admitted to the castle of Windsor, and taken into his service as page, I must go back a few years to relate such particulars as to his birth and boyhood as may convey a notion of the advantages he had inherited and the training he had received.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading EDWARD THE BLACK PRINCE To enable my readers to form some idea of the position which was occupied by the Prince of Wales at the time when I, Arthur Winram--for by this surname I was now known--was admitted to the castle of Windsor, and taken into his service as page, I must go back a few years to relate such particulars as to his birth and boyhood as may convey a notion of the advantages he had inherited and the training he had received.

at the time that

From this reading EDWARD THE BLACK PRINCE To enable my readers to form some idea of the position which was occupied by the Prince of Wales at the time when I, Arthur Winram--for by this surname I was now known--was admitted to the castle of Windsor, and taken into his service as page, I must go back a few years to relate such particulars as to his birth and boyhood as may convey a notion of the advantages he had inherited and the training he had received.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading EDWARD THE BLACK PRINCE To enable my readers to form some idea of the position which was occupied by the Prince of Wales at the time when I, Arthur Winram--for by this surname I was now known--was admitted to the castle of Windsor, and taken into his service as page, I must go back a few years to relate such particulars as to his birth and boyhood as may convey a notion of the advantages he had inherited and the training he had received.

which person or people

From this reading It was at York, and in the minster of that capital of the North, that, one Sunday in January, 1328, Edward the king, then sixteen, espoused Philippa, one of the four daughters whom William, Count of Hainault, surnamed the Good, had by his wife Joan, who was a princess of the line of Capet, and sister of Philip of Valois, to whom the Parliament of France adjudged the crown which St. Louis had worn.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading It was at York, and in the minster of that capital of the North, that, one Sunday in January, 1328, Edward the king, then sixteen, espoused Philippa, one of the four daughters whom William, Count of Hainault, surnamed the Good, had by his wife Joan, who was a princess of the line of Capet, and sister of Philip of Valois, to whom the Parliament of France adjudged the crown which St. Louis had worn.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading It was at York, and in the minster of that capital of the North, that, one Sunday in January, 1328, Edward the king, then sixteen, espoused Philippa, one of the four daughters whom William, Count of Hainault, surnamed the Good, had by his wife Joan, who was a princess of the line of Capet, and sister of Philip of Valois, to whom the Parliament of France adjudged the crown which St. Louis had worn.

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From this reading It was at York, and in the minster of that capital of the North, that, one Sunday in January, 1328, Edward the king, then sixteen, espoused Philippa, one of the four daughters whom William, Count of Hainault, surnamed the Good, had by his wife Joan, who was a princess of the line of Capet, and sister of Philip of Valois, to whom the Parliament of France adjudged the crown which St. Louis had worn.

a city in southeastern Ontario on the Detroit River opposite Detroit

From this reading EDWARD THE BLACK PRINCE To enable my readers to form some idea of the position which was occupied by the Prince of Wales at the time when I, Arthur Winram--for by this surname I was now known--was admitted to the castle of Windsor, and taken into his service as page, I must go back a few years to relate such particulars as to his birth and boyhood as may convey a notion of the advantages he had inherited and the training he had received.

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From this reading EDWARD THE BLACK PRINCE To enable my readers to form some idea of the position which was occupied by the Prince of Wales at the time when I, Arthur Winram--for by this surname I was now known--was admitted to the castle of Windsor, and taken into his service as page, I must go back a few years to relate such particulars as to his birth and boyhood as may convey a notion of the advantages he had inherited and the training he had received.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The marriage, being brought about by the king's mother, Isabel, and Roger de Mortimer, was not at first regarded with favour in England.

Damaged or thinned by continuous use.

From this reading It was at York, and in the minster of that capital of the North, that, one Sunday in January, 1328, Edward the king, then sixteen, espoused Philippa, one of the four daughters whom William, Count of Hainault, surnamed the Good, had by his wife Joan, who was a princess of the line of Capet, and sister of Philip of Valois, to whom the Parliament of France adjudged the crown which St. Louis had worn.

a late time of life

From this reading EDWARD THE BLACK PRINCE To enable my readers to form some idea of the position which was occupied by the Prince of Wales at the time when I, Arthur Winram--for by this surname I was now known--was admitted to the castle of Windsor, and taken into his service as page, I must go back a few years to relate such particulars as to his birth and boyhood as may convey a notion of the advantages he had inherited and the training he had received.

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading It was at York, and in the minster of that capital of the North, that, one Sunday in January, 1328, Edward the king, then sixteen, espoused Philippa, one of the four daughters whom William, Count of Hainault, surnamed the Good, had by his wife Joan, who was a princess of the line of Capet, and sister of Philip of Valois, to whom the Parliament of France adjudged the crown which St. Louis had worn.