Chapter 1 of Edward the Second is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Edward the Second is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
KING EDWARD THE SECOND. PRINCE EDWARD, _his son, afterwards_ KING EDWARD THE THIRD. KENT, _brother to_ KING EDWARD THE SECOND. GAVESTON. ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY.
Chapter 1 of Edward the Second is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
a bishop of highest rank
From this reading “ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY.”
a town in Kent in southeastern England; site of the cathedral where Thomas a Becket was martyred in 1170; seat of the archbishop and primate of the Anglican Church
From this reading “ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY.”
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 “KING EDWARD THE SECOND.”
a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
From this reading “KENT, _brother to_ KING EDWARD THE SECOND.”
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading “PRINCE EDWARD, _his son, afterwards_ KING EDWARD THE THIRD.”
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “KING EDWARD THE SECOND.”
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading “PRINCE EDWARD, _his son, afterwards_ KING EDWARD THE THIRD.”
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happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading PRINCE EDWARD, _his son, afterwards_ KING EDWARD THE THIRD.
a bishop of highest rank
From this reading ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading KENT, _brother to_ KING EDWARD THE SECOND.
a town in Kent in southeastern England; site of the cathedral where Thomas a Becket was martyred in 1170; seat of the archbishop and primate of the Anglican Church
From this reading ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY.
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 KING EDWARD THE SECOND.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GAVESTON.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading PRINCE EDWARD, _his son, afterwards_ KING EDWARD THE THIRD.
a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
From this reading KENT, _brother to_ KING EDWARD THE SECOND.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading KING EDWARD THE SECOND.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading PRINCE EDWARD, _his son, afterwards_ KING EDWARD THE THIRD.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading KING EDWARD THE SECOND.
a male human offspring
From this reading PRINCE EDWARD, _his son, afterwards_ KING EDWARD THE THIRD.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading KING EDWARD THE SECOND.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading PRINCE EDWARD, _his son, afterwards_ KING EDWARD THE THIRD.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading KENT, _brother to_ KING EDWARD THE SECOND.
Chapter 1 of Edward the Second by Christopher Marlowe holds 382 sentences, grouped into 77 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 1 holds 382 sentences of Edward the Second, unabridged, divided into 77 reading sections.
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