1216
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From this reading HENRY III.—1216 to 1272.
1272
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From this reading HENRY III.—1216 to 1272.
1307
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78
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81
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From this reading 81 EDWARD I.—_continued._ How King Edward went to war with the Welsh; how Prince Llewellyn and his brother David were put to death for defending their country; how he made war upon Scotland, and put Sir William Wallace
84
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From this reading to death; and how ambition was the cause of his cruelty 84
to or in a foreign country
From this reading 1307. How Edward the First learnt many good things abroad, and did many more to make the people happy; how he caused the burgesses to come to parliament; how he made good laws; why he was called Longshanks
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Why taxes are paid; how Henry the Third robbed the people; how Simon de Montfort fought against King Henry, and made him agree not to tax the people without the consent of the Parliament 78 EDWARD I.—1272 to
be in accord; be in agreement
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a cherished desire
From this reading to death; and how ambition was the cause of his cruelty 84
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading 81 EDWARD I.—_continued._ How King Edward went to war with the Welsh; how Prince Llewellyn and his brother David were put to death for defending their country; how he made war upon Scotland, and put Sir William Wallace
burgesses
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From this reading 1307. How Edward the First learnt many good things abroad, and did many more to make the people happy; how he caused the burgesses to come to parliament; how he made good laws; why he was called Longshanks
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading 1307. How Edward the First learnt many good things abroad, and did many more to make the people happy; how he caused the burgesses to come to parliament; how he made good laws; why he was called Longshanks
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading to death; and how ambition was the cause of his cruelty 84
past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
From this reading 1307. How Edward the First learnt many good things abroad, and did many more to make the people happy; how he caused the burgesses to come to parliament; how he made good laws; why he was called Longshanks
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading 1307. How Edward the First learnt many good things abroad, and did many more to make the people happy; how he caused the burgesses to come to parliament; how he made good laws; why he was called Longshanks
permission to do something
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without stop or interruption
From this reading 81 EDWARD I.—_continued._ How King Edward went to war with the Welsh; how Prince Llewellyn and his brother David were put to death for defending their country; how he made war upon Scotland, and put Sir William Wallace
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading 81 EDWARD I.—_continued._ How King Edward went to war with the Welsh; how Prince Llewellyn and his brother David were put to death for defending their country; how he made war upon Scotland, and put Sir William Wallace
crueltynounUS /ˈkruːlti/
a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering
From this reading to death; and how ambition was the cause of his cruelty 84
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading 81 EDWARD I.—_continued._ How King Edward went to war with the Welsh; how Prince Llewellyn and his brother David were put to death for defending their country; how he made war upon Scotland, and put Sir William Wallace
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
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the event of dying or departure from life
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defendingadjectiveUS /dɪˈfendɪŋ/
attempting to or designed to prevent an opponent from winning or scoring
From this reading 81 EDWARD I.—_continued._ How King Edward went to war with the Welsh; how Prince Llewellyn and his brother David were put to death for defending their country; how he made war upon Scotland, and put Sir William Wallace
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading 1307. How Edward the First learnt many good things abroad, and did many more to make the people happy; how he caused the burgesses to come to parliament; how he made good laws; why he was called Longshanks
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
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FirstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 81 EDWARD I.—_continued._ How King Edward went to war with the Welsh; how Prince Llewellyn and his brother David were put to death for defending their country; how he made war upon Scotland, and put Sir William Wallace
inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
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having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading 1307. How Edward the First learnt many good things abroad, and did many more to make the people happy; how he caused the burgesses to come to parliament; how he made good laws; why he was called Longshanks
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading 1307. How Edward the First learnt many good things abroad, and did many more to make the people happy; how he caused the burgesses to come to parliament; how he made good laws; why he was called Longshanks
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 1307. How Edward the First learnt many good things abroad, and did many more to make the people happy; how he caused the burgesses to come to parliament; how he made good laws; why he was called Longshanks
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading HENRY III.—1216 to 1272.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
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belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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how
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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IIInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading HENRY III.—1216 to 1272.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
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the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit
From this reading 1307. How Edward the First learnt many good things abroad, and did many more to make the people happy; how he caused the burgesses to come to parliament; how he made good laws; why he was called Longshanks
learntverbUS /lɜːrnt/
inflected form of “learn” — gain knowledge or skills
From this reading 1307. How Edward the First learnt many good things abroad, and did many more to make the people happy; how he caused the burgesses to come to parliament; how he made good laws; why he was called Longshanks
Llewellyn
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Longshanks
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From this reading 1307. How Edward the First learnt many good things abroad, and did many more to make the people happy; how he caused the burgesses to come to parliament; how he made good laws; why he was called Longshanks
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Why taxes are paid; how Henry the Third robbed the people; how Simon de Montfort fought against King Henry, and made him agree not to tax the people without the consent of the Parliament 78 EDWARD I.—1272 to
engage in
From this reading 1307. How Edward the First learnt many good things abroad, and did many more to make the people happy; how he caused the burgesses to come to parliament; how he made good laws; why he was called Longshanks
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading 1307. How Edward the First learnt many good things abroad, and did many more to make the people happy; how he caused the burgesses to come to parliament; how he made good laws; why he was called Longshanks
MontfortnounUS /ˈmɑːntfərt/
an English nobleman who led the baronial rebellion against Henry III (1208-1265)
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(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading 1307. How Edward the First learnt many good things abroad, and did many more to make the people happy; how he caused the burgesses to come to parliament; how he made good laws; why he was called Longshanks
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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marked by the reception of pay
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ParliamentnounUS /ˈpɑːrləmənt/
a legislative assembly in certain countries
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(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
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a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading 81 EDWARD I.—_continued._ How King Edward went to war with the Welsh; how Prince Llewellyn and his brother David were put to death for defending their country; how he made war upon Scotland, and put Sir William Wallace
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading 81 EDWARD I.—_continued._ How King Edward went to war with the Welsh; how Prince Llewellyn and his brother David were put to death for defending their country; how he made war upon Scotland, and put Sir William Wallace
robbedverbUS /rɑːbd/
inflected form of “rob” — take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
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one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts
From this reading 81 EDWARD I.—_continued._ How King Edward went to war with the Welsh; how Prince Llewellyn and his brother David were put to death for defending their country; how he made war upon Scotland, and put Sir William Wallace
SimonnounUS /ˈsaɪmən/
one of the twelve Apostles (first century)
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term of address for a man
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taxverbUS /tæks/
levy a tax on
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taxesnounUS /ˈtæksəz/
plural of “tax” — charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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belonging to the people or things already mentioned
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any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading 1307. How Edward the First learnt many good things abroad, and did many more to make the people happy; how he caused the burgesses to come to parliament; how he made good laws; why he was called Longshanks
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading Why taxes are paid; how Henry the Third robbed the people; how Simon de Montfort fought against King Henry, and made him agree not to tax the people without the consent of the Parliament 78 EDWARD I.—1272 to
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HENRY III.—1216 to 1272.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading 81 EDWARD I.—_continued._ How King Edward went to war with the Welsh; how Prince Llewellyn and his brother David were put to death for defending their country; how he made war upon Scotland, and put Sir William Wallace
WallacenounUS /ˈwɔːləs/
Scottish insurgent who led the resistance to Edward I; in 1297 he gained control of Scotland briefly until Edward invaded Scotland again and defeated Wallace and subsequently executed him (1270-1305)
From this reading 81 EDWARD I.—_continued._ How King Edward went to war with the Welsh; how Prince Llewellyn and his brother David were put to death for defending their country; how he made war upon Scotland, and put Sir William Wallace
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading 81 EDWARD I.—_continued._ How King Edward went to war with the Welsh; how Prince Llewellyn and his brother David were put to death for defending their country; how he made war upon Scotland, and put Sir William Wallace
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 1307. How Edward the First learnt many good things abroad, and did many more to make the people happy; how he caused the burgesses to come to parliament; how he made good laws; why he was called Longshanks
WelshnounUS /weltʃ/
a native or resident of Wales
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inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading 81 EDWARD I.—_continued._ How King Edward went to war with the Welsh; how Prince Llewellyn and his brother David were put to death for defending their country; how he made war upon Scotland, and put Sir William Wallace
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
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William
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From this reading 81 EDWARD I.—_continued._ How King Edward went to war with the Welsh; how Prince Llewellyn and his brother David were put to death for defending their country; how he made war upon Scotland, and put Sir William Wallace
in the company of; together with
From this reading 81 EDWARD I.—_continued._ How King Edward went to war with the Welsh; how Prince Llewellyn and his brother David were put to death for defending their country; how he made war upon Scotland, and put Sir William Wallace
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
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