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Chapter VII

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HENRY VIII.—1509 to 1547.
How Henry the Eighth made war upon Scotland and France, and gained the battle of Flodden and the battle of the Spurs; how he met the King of France in the Field of the Cloth of Gold; how
Cardinal Wolsey fell into disgrace and died 138 HENRY VIII.—_continued._ How King Henry married six times; and how he got rid of his wives when he was tired of them 142 HENRY VIII.—_continued._ How the Pope and the
friars imposed upon the people; how disputes arose in England about religion; how King Henry seized the convents and turned out the monks and nuns; how he called himself Supreme Head of the Church, and put many people
to death who did not agree with him in all things 147
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Little Arthur's history of England

Chapter VII

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HENRY VIII.—1509 to 1547.
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How Henry the Eighth made war upon Scotland and France, and gained the battle of Flodden and the battle of the Spurs; how he met the King of France in the Field of the Cloth of Gold; how
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Cardinal Wolsey fell into disgrace and died 138 HENRY VIII.—_continued._ How King Henry married six times; and how he got rid of his wives when he was tired of them 142 HENRY VIII.—_continued._ How the Pope and the
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friars imposed upon the people; how disputes arose in England about religion; how King Henry seized the convents and turned out the monks and nuns; how he called himself Supreme Head of the Church, and put many people
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to death who did not agree with him in all things 147

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convents noun US /ˈkɑːnvənts/

plural of “convent” — a religious residence especially for nuns

From this reading “friars imposed upon the people; how disputes arose in England about religion; how King Henry seized the convents and turned out the monks and nuns; how he called himself Supreme Head of the Church, and put many people”

disputes noun US /dɪsˈpjuːts/

plural of “dispute” — a disagreement or argument about something important

From this reading “friars imposed upon the people; how disputes arose in England about religion; how King Henry seized the convents and turned out the monks and nuns; how he called himself Supreme Head of the Church, and put many people”

Eighth adjective US /eɪtθ/

coming next after the seventh and just before the ninth in position

From this reading “How Henry the Eighth made war upon Scotland and France, and gained the battle of Flodden and the battle of the Spurs; how he met the King of France in the Field of the Cloth of Gold; how”

friars noun US /ˈfraɪərz/

plural of “friar” — a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms

From this reading “friars imposed upon the people; how disputes arose in England about religion; how King Henry seized the convents and turned out the monks and nuns; how he called himself Supreme Head of the Church, and put many people”

imposed adjective US /ˌɪmˈpoʊzd/

set forth authoritatively as obligatory

From this reading “friars imposed upon the people; how disputes arose in England about religion; how King Henry seized the convents and turned out the monks and nuns; how he called himself Supreme Head of the Church, and put many people”

monks noun US /mʌŋks/

plural of “monk” — a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work

From this reading “friars imposed upon the people; how disputes arose in England about religion; how King Henry seized the convents and turned out the monks and nuns; how he called himself Supreme Head of the Church, and put many people”

nuns noun US /nʌnz/

plural of “nun” — a woman religious

From this reading “friars imposed upon the people; how disputes arose in England about religion; how King Henry seized the convents and turned out the monks and nuns; how he called himself Supreme Head of the Church, and put many people”

Spurs noun US /spɜːrz/

plural of “spur” — a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something

From this reading “How Henry the Eighth made war upon Scotland and France, and gained the battle of Flodden and the battle of the Spurs; how he met the King of France in the Field of the Cloth of Gold; how”

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agree with verb + particle

In this reading “to death who did not agree with him in all things 147”

six times noun + noun

by a factor of six

In this reading “Cardinal Wolsey fell into disgrace and died 138 HENRY VIII.—_continued._ How King Henry married six times; and how he got rid of his wives when he was tired of them 142 HENRY VIII.—_continued._ How the Pope and the”

fell into verb + particle

In this reading “Cardinal Wolsey fell into disgrace and died 138 HENRY VIII.—_continued._ How King Henry married six times; and how he got rid of his wives when he was tired of them 142 HENRY VIII.—_continued._ How the Pope and the”

many people adjective + noun

In this reading “friars imposed upon the people; how disputes arose in England about religion; how King Henry seized the convents and turned out the monks and nuns; how he called himself Supreme Head of the Church, and put many people”

rid of verb + particle

do away with

In this reading “Cardinal Wolsey fell into disgrace and died 138 HENRY VIII.—_continued._ How King Henry married six times; and how he got rid of his wives when he was tired of them 142 HENRY VIII.—_continued._ How the Pope and the”

all things adjective + noun

In this reading “to death who did not agree with him in all things 147”

in the Field preposition + article + noun counted as “in … field”

In this reading “How Henry the Eighth made war upon Scotland and France, and gained the battle of Flodden and the battle of the Spurs; how he met the King of France in the Field of the Cloth of Gold; how”

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138

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From this reading Cardinal Wolsey fell into disgrace and died 138 HENRY VIII.—_continued._ How King Henry married six times; and how he got rid of his wives when he was tired of them 142 HENRY VIII.—_continued._ How the Pope and the

142

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From this reading Cardinal Wolsey fell into disgrace and died 138 HENRY VIII.—_continued._ How King Henry married six times; and how he got rid of his wives when he was tired of them 142 HENRY VIII.—_continued._ How the Pope and the

147

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From this reading to death who did not agree with him in all things 147

1509

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From this reading HENRY VIII.—1509 to 1547.

1547

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From this reading HENRY VIII.—1509 to 1547.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading friars imposed upon the people; how disputes arose in England about religion; how King Henry seized the convents and turned out the monks and nuns; how he called himself Supreme Head of the Church, and put many people

agreeverbUS /əˈɡriː/

be in accord; be in agreement

From this reading to death who did not agree with him in all things 147

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading to death who did not agree with him in all things 147

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading How Henry the Eighth made war upon Scotland and France, and gained the battle of Flodden and the battle of the Spurs; how he met the King of France in the Field of the Cloth of Gold; how

aroseverbUS /ərˈoʊz/

inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape

From this reading friars imposed upon the people; how disputes arose in England about religion; how King Henry seized the convents and turned out the monks and nuns; how he called himself Supreme Head of the Church, and put many people

battlenounUS /ˈbætəl/

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

From this reading How Henry the Eighth made war upon Scotland and France, and gained the battle of Flodden and the battle of the Spurs; how he met the King of France in the Field of the Cloth of Gold; how

calledverbUS /kɔːld/

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading friars imposed upon the people; how disputes arose in England about religion; how King Henry seized the convents and turned out the monks and nuns; how he called himself Supreme Head of the Church, and put many people

CardinalnounUS /ˈkɑːrdənəl/

(Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes

From this reading Cardinal Wolsey fell into disgrace and died 138 HENRY VIII.—_continued._ How King Henry married six times; and how he got rid of his wives when he was tired of them 142 HENRY VIII.—_continued._ How the Pope and the

ChurchnounUS /tʃɜːrtʃ/

one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

From this reading friars imposed upon the people; how disputes arose in England about religion; how King Henry seized the convents and turned out the monks and nuns; how he called himself Supreme Head of the Church, and put many people

ClothnounUS /klɔːθ/

artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

From this reading How Henry the Eighth made war upon Scotland and France, and gained the battle of Flodden and the battle of the Spurs; how he met the King of France in the Field of the Cloth of Gold; how

continuedadjectiveUS /kənˈtɪnjuːd/

without stop or interruption

From this reading Cardinal Wolsey fell into disgrace and died 138 HENRY VIII.—_continued._ How King Henry married six times; and how he got rid of his wives when he was tired of them 142 HENRY VIII.—_continued._ How the Pope and the

conventsnounUS /ˈkɑːnvənts/

plural of “convent” — a religious residence especially for nuns

From this reading friars imposed upon the people; how disputes arose in England about religion; how King Henry seized the convents and turned out the monks and nuns; how he called himself Supreme Head of the Church, and put many people

deathnounUS /deθ/

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading to death who did not agree with him in all things 147

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading to death who did not agree with him in all things 147

diedverbUS /daɪd/

past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading Cardinal Wolsey fell into disgrace and died 138 HENRY VIII.—_continued._ How King Henry married six times; and how he got rid of his wives when he was tired of them 142 HENRY VIII.—_continued._ How the Pope and the

disgraceverbUS /dɪsˈɡreɪs/

bring shame or dishonor upon

From this reading Cardinal Wolsey fell into disgrace and died 138 HENRY VIII.—_continued._ How King Henry married six times; and how he got rid of his wives when he was tired of them 142 HENRY VIII.—_continued._ How the Pope and the

disputesnounUS /dɪsˈpjuːts/

plural of “dispute” — a disagreement or argument about something important

From this reading friars imposed upon the people; how disputes arose in England about religion; how King Henry seized the convents and turned out the monks and nuns; how he called himself Supreme Head of the Church, and put many people

EighthadjectiveUS /eɪtθ/

coming next after the seventh and just before the ninth in position

From this reading How Henry the Eighth made war upon Scotland and France, and gained the battle of Flodden and the battle of the Spurs; how he met the King of France in the Field of the Cloth of Gold; how

EnglandnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlənd/

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading friars imposed upon the people; how disputes arose in England about religion; how King Henry seized the convents and turned out the monks and nuns; how he called himself Supreme Head of the Church, and put many people

fellverbUS /fel/

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading Cardinal Wolsey fell into disgrace and died 138 HENRY VIII.—_continued._ How King Henry married six times; and how he got rid of his wives when he was tired of them 142 HENRY VIII.—_continued._ How the Pope and the

FieldnounUS /fiːld/

a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed

From this reading How Henry the Eighth made war upon Scotland and France, and gained the battle of Flodden and the battle of the Spurs; how he met the King of France in the Field of the Cloth of Gold; how

Floddennoun

a hill in Northumberland where the invading Scots were defeated by the English in 1513

From this reading How Henry the Eighth made war upon Scotland and France, and gained the battle of Flodden and the battle of the Spurs; how he met the King of France in the Field of the Cloth of Gold; how

FrancenounUS /fræns/

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

From this reading How Henry the Eighth made war upon Scotland and France, and gained the battle of Flodden and the battle of the Spurs; how he met the King of France in the Field of the Cloth of Gold; how

friarsnounUS /ˈfraɪərz/

plural of “friar” — a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms

From this reading friars imposed upon the people; how disputes arose in England about religion; how King Henry seized the convents and turned out the monks and nuns; how he called himself Supreme Head of the Church, and put many people

gainedverbUS /ɡeɪnd/

past form of “gain” — obtain

From this reading How Henry the Eighth made war upon Scotland and France, and gained the battle of Flodden and the battle of the Spurs; how he met the King of France in the Field of the Cloth of Gold; how

GoldnounUS /ɡoʊld/

coins made of gold

From this reading How Henry the Eighth made war upon Scotland and France, and gained the battle of Flodden and the battle of the Spurs; how he met the King of France in the Field of the Cloth of Gold; how

gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Cardinal Wolsey fell into disgrace and died 138 HENRY VIII.—_continued._ How King Henry married six times; and how he got rid of his wives when he was tired of them 142 HENRY VIII.—_continued._ How the Pope and the

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading How Henry the Eighth made war upon Scotland and France, and gained the battle of Flodden and the battle of the Spurs; how he met the King of France in the Field of the Cloth of Gold; how

HeadnounUS /hed/

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading friars imposed upon the people; how disputes arose in England about religion; how King Henry seized the convents and turned out the monks and nuns; how he called himself Supreme Head of the Church, and put many people

HENRYnounUS /ˈhenri/

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 VIII.—1509 to 1547.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading to death who did not agree with him in all things 147

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading friars imposed upon the people; how disputes arose in England about religion; how King Henry seized the convents and turned out the monks and nuns; how he called himself Supreme Head of the Church, and put many people

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading Cardinal Wolsey fell into disgrace and died 138 HENRY VIII.—_continued._ How King Henry married six times; and how he got rid of his wives when he was tired of them 142 HENRY VIII.—_continued._ How the Pope and the

How

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From this reading How Henry the Eighth made war upon Scotland and France, and gained the battle of Flodden and the battle of the Spurs; how he met the King of France in the Field of the Cloth of Gold; how

imposedadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpoʊzd/

set forth authoritatively as obligatory

From this reading friars imposed upon the people; how disputes arose in England about religion; how King Henry seized the convents and turned out the monks and nuns; how he called himself Supreme Head of the Church, and put many people

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading How Henry the Eighth made war upon Scotland and France, and gained the battle of Flodden and the battle of the Spurs; how he met the King of France in the Field of the Cloth of Gold; how

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Cardinal Wolsey fell into disgrace and died 138 HENRY VIII.—_continued._ How King Henry married six times; and how he got rid of his wives when he was tired of them 142 HENRY VIII.—_continued._ How the Pope and the

KingnounUS /kɪŋ/

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading How Henry the Eighth made war upon Scotland and France, and gained the battle of Flodden and the battle of the Spurs; how he met the King of France in the Field of the Cloth of Gold; how

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading How Henry the Eighth made war upon Scotland and France, and gained the battle of Flodden and the battle of the Spurs; how he met the King of France in the Field of the Cloth of Gold; how

manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/

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 friars imposed upon the people; how disputes arose in England about religion; how King Henry seized the convents and turned out the monks and nuns; how he called himself Supreme Head of the Church, and put many people

marriedadjectiveUS /ˈmerid/

joined in matrimony

From this reading Cardinal Wolsey fell into disgrace and died 138 HENRY VIII.—_continued._ How King Henry married six times; and how he got rid of his wives when he was tired of them 142 HENRY VIII.—_continued._ How the Pope and the

metverbUS /met/

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading How Henry the Eighth made war upon Scotland and France, and gained the battle of Flodden and the battle of the Spurs; how he met the King of France in the Field of the Cloth of Gold; how

monksnounUS /mʌŋks/

plural of “monk” — a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work

From this reading friars imposed upon the people; how disputes arose in England about religion; how King Henry seized the convents and turned out the monks and nuns; how he called himself Supreme Head of the Church, and put many people

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading to death who did not agree with him in all things 147

nunsnounUS /nʌnz/

plural of “nun” — a woman religious

From this reading friars imposed upon the people; how disputes arose in England about religion; how King Henry seized the convents and turned out the monks and nuns; how he called himself Supreme Head of the Church, and put many people

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading How Henry the Eighth made war upon Scotland and France, and gained the battle of Flodden and the battle of the Spurs; how he met the King of France in the Field of the Cloth of Gold; how

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading friars imposed upon the people; how disputes arose in England about religion; how King Henry seized the convents and turned out the monks and nuns; how he called himself Supreme Head of the Church, and put many people

peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/

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

From this reading friars imposed upon the people; how disputes arose in England about religion; how King Henry seized the convents and turned out the monks and nuns; how he called himself Supreme Head of the Church, and put many people

PopenounUS /poʊp/

the head of the Roman Catholic Church

From this reading Cardinal Wolsey fell into disgrace and died 138 HENRY VIII.—_continued._ How King Henry married six times; and how he got rid of his wives when he was tired of them 142 HENRY VIII.—_continued._ How the Pope and the

putverbUS /pʊt/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading friars imposed upon the people; how disputes arose in England about religion; how King Henry seized the convents and turned out the monks and nuns; how he called himself Supreme Head of the Church, and put many people

religionnounUS /rɪˈlɪdʒən/

a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny

From this reading friars imposed upon the people; how disputes arose in England about religion; how King Henry seized the convents and turned out the monks and nuns; how he called himself Supreme Head of the Church, and put many people

ridverbUS /rɪd/

relieve from

From this reading Cardinal Wolsey fell into disgrace and died 138 HENRY VIII.—_continued._ How King Henry married six times; and how he got rid of his wives when he was tired of them 142 HENRY VIII.—_continued._ How the Pope and the

ScotlandnounUS /ˈskɑːtlənd/

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 How Henry the Eighth made war upon Scotland and France, and gained the battle of Flodden and the battle of the Spurs; how he met the King of France in the Field of the Cloth of Gold; how

seizedverbUS /siːzd/

past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab

From this reading friars imposed upon the people; how disputes arose in England about religion; how King Henry seized the convents and turned out the monks and nuns; how he called himself Supreme Head of the Church, and put many people

sixnounUS /sɪks/

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading Cardinal Wolsey fell into disgrace and died 138 HENRY VIII.—_continued._ How King Henry married six times; and how he got rid of his wives when he was tired of them 142 HENRY VIII.—_continued._ How the Pope and the

SpursnounUS /spɜːrz/

plural of “spur” — a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something

From this reading How Henry the Eighth made war upon Scotland and France, and gained the battle of Flodden and the battle of the Spurs; how he met the King of France in the Field of the Cloth of Gold; how

SupremeadjectiveUS /səˈpriːm/

final or last in your life or progress

From this reading friars imposed upon the people; how disputes arose in England about religion; how King Henry seized the convents and turned out the monks and nuns; how he called himself Supreme Head of the Church, and put many people

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading How Henry the Eighth made war upon Scotland and France, and gained the battle of Flodden and the battle of the Spurs; how he met the King of France in the Field of the Cloth of Gold; how

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Cardinal Wolsey fell into disgrace and died 138 HENRY VIII.—_continued._ How King Henry married six times; and how he got rid of his wives when he was tired of them 142 HENRY VIII.—_continued._ How the Pope and the

thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading to death who did not agree with him in all things 147

timesnounUS /taɪmz/

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading Cardinal Wolsey fell into disgrace and died 138 HENRY VIII.—_continued._ How King Henry married six times; and how he got rid of his wives when he was tired of them 142 HENRY VIII.—_continued._ How the Pope and the

tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/

depleted of strength or energy

From this reading Cardinal Wolsey fell into disgrace and died 138 HENRY VIII.—_continued._ How King Henry married six times; and how he got rid of his wives when he was tired of them 142 HENRY VIII.—_continued._ How the Pope and the

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading HENRY VIII.—1509 to 1547.

turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/

moved around an axis or center

From this reading friars imposed upon the people; how disputes arose in England about religion; how King Henry seized the convents and turned out the monks and nuns; how he called himself Supreme Head of the Church, and put many people

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading How Henry the Eighth made war upon Scotland and France, and gained the battle of Flodden and the battle of the Spurs; how he met the King of France in the Field of the Cloth of Gold; how

VIIInoun

the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one

From this reading HENRY VIII.—1509 to 1547.

warnounUS /wɔːr/

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading How Henry the Eighth made war upon Scotland and France, and gained the battle of Flodden and the battle of the Spurs; how he met the King of France in the Field of the Cloth of Gold; how

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Cardinal Wolsey fell into disgrace and died 138 HENRY VIII.—_continued._ How King Henry married six times; and how he got rid of his wives when he was tired of them 142 HENRY VIII.—_continued._ How the Pope and the

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Cardinal Wolsey fell into disgrace and died 138 HENRY VIII.—_continued._ How King Henry married six times; and how he got rid of his wives when he was tired of them 142 HENRY VIII.—_continued._ How the Pope and the

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading to death who did not agree with him in all things 147

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading to death who did not agree with him in all things 147

wivesnounUS /waɪvz/

plural of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading Cardinal Wolsey fell into disgrace and died 138 HENRY VIII.—_continued._ How King Henry married six times; and how he got rid of his wives when he was tired of them 142 HENRY VIII.—_continued._ How the Pope and the

Wolsey

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From this reading Cardinal Wolsey fell into disgrace and died 138 HENRY VIII.—_continued._ How King Henry married six times; and how he got rid of his wives when he was tired of them 142 HENRY VIII.—_continued._ How the Pope and the

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Yes. All 2388 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #70529 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Little Arthur's history of England is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #70529, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Little Arthur's history of England take to read?

About 199 minutes of reading across 478 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Little Arthur's history of England section by section

How to work through Little Arthur's history of England section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 31 chapters of Little Arthur's history of England to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in Little Arthur's history of England

Words and structures a reader meets early in Little Arthur's history of England, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Italic
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History
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England
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