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Little Arthur's history of England
Little Arthur's history of England

Chapter XXIV

Chapter 24 of Little Arthur's history of England is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Maria, Lady Callcott • Curated US English Learning Edition
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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.
I have so many things to tell you about Henry the Eighth, that I dare say I shall fill three chapters.
When he first became king, everybody liked him.
He was very handsome, and generous, and good-humoured.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Little Arthur's history of England

Chapter XXIV

Chapter 24 of Little Arthur's history of England is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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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 Cardinal Wolsey fell into disgrace and died.
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I have so many things to tell you about Henry the Eighth, that I dare say I shall fill three chapters.
/aɪ hæv soʊ ˈmeni θɪŋz tuː tel juː əˈbaʊt ˈhenri ðə eɪtθ ðæt aɪ der seɪ aɪ ʃæl fɪl θriː ˈtʃæptərz/
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When he first became king, everybody liked him.
/wen hiː fɜːrst bɪˈkeɪm kɪŋ ˈevribɑːdi laɪkt hɪm/
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He was very handsome, and generous, and good-humoured.

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Cardinal noun US /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 “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.”

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chapters noun US /ˈtʃæptərz/

plural of “chapter” — a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled

From this reading “I have so many things to tell you about Henry the Eighth, that I dare say I shall fill three chapters.”

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disgrace verb US /dɪsˈɡreɪs/

bring shame or dishonor upon

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 Cardinal Wolsey fell into disgrace and died.”

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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 Cardinal Wolsey fell into disgrace and died.”

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fill verb US /fɪl/

make full, also in a metaphorical sense

From this reading “I have so many things to tell you about Henry the Eighth, that I dare say I shall fill three chapters.”

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generous adjective US /ˈdʒenərəs/

willing to give and share unstintingly

From this reading “He was very handsome, and generous, and good-humoured.”

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Scotland noun US /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 Cardinal Wolsey fell into disgrace and died.”

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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 Cardinal Wolsey fell into disgrace and died.”

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Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

many things adjective + noun

In this reading “I have so many things to tell you about Henry the Eighth, that I dare say I shall fill three chapters.”

20,966 times in 426,211 chapters
fell into verb + particle

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 Cardinal Wolsey fell into disgrace and died.”

20,296 times in 426,211 chapters
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 Cardinal Wolsey fell into disgrace and died.”

10,122 times in 426,211 chapters

All words in this reading · 58

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1509

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From this reading HENRY VIII.—1509 to 1547.

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1547

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From this reading HENRY VIII.—1509 to 1547.

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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading I have so many things to tell you about Henry the Eighth, that I dare say I shall fill three chapters.

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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 Cardinal Wolsey fell into disgrace and died.

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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 Cardinal Wolsey fell into disgrace and died.

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becameverbUS /bɪˈkeɪm/

inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading When he first became king, everybody liked him.

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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 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.

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chaptersnounUS /ˈtʃæptərz/

plural of “chapter” — a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled

From this reading I have so many things to tell you about Henry the Eighth, that I dare say I shall fill three chapters.

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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 Cardinal Wolsey fell into disgrace and died.

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dareverbUS /der/

take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission

From this reading I have so many things to tell you about Henry the Eighth, that I dare say I shall fill three chapters.

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diedverbUS /daɪd/

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

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 Cardinal Wolsey fell into disgrace and died.

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disgraceverbUS /dɪsˈɡreɪs/

bring shame or dishonor upon

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 Cardinal Wolsey fell into disgrace and died.

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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 Cardinal Wolsey fell into disgrace and died.

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everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/

every person

From this reading When he first became king, everybody liked him.

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fellverbUS /fel/

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

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 Cardinal Wolsey fell into disgrace and died.

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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 Cardinal Wolsey fell into disgrace and died.

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fillverbUS /fɪl/

make full, also in a metaphorical sense

From this reading I have so many things to tell you about Henry the Eighth, that I dare say I shall fill three chapters.

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firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading When he first became king, everybody liked him.

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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 Cardinal Wolsey fell into disgrace and died.

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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 Cardinal Wolsey fell into disgrace and died.

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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 Cardinal Wolsey fell into disgrace and died.

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generousadjectiveUS /ˈdʒenərəs/

willing to give and share unstintingly

From this reading He was very handsome, and generous, and good-humoured.

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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 Cardinal Wolsey fell into disgrace and died.

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good-humouredadjective

disposed to please

From this reading He was very handsome, and generous, and good-humoured.

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handsomeadjectiveUS /ˈhænsəm/

pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion

From this reading He was very handsome, and generous, and good-humoured.

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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I have so many things to tell you about Henry the Eighth, that I dare say I shall fill three chapters.

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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 Cardinal Wolsey fell into disgrace and died.

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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.

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himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading When he first became king, everybody liked him.

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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 Cardinal Wolsey fell into disgrace and died.

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IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I have so many things to tell you about Henry the Eighth, that I dare say I shall fill three chapters.

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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 Cardinal Wolsey fell into disgrace and died.

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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of 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 Cardinal Wolsey fell into disgrace and died.

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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 Cardinal Wolsey fell into disgrace and died.

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likedadjectiveUS /laɪkt/

found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form

From this reading When he first became king, everybody liked him.

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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 Cardinal Wolsey fell into disgrace and died.

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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 I have so many things to tell you about Henry the Eighth, that I dare say I shall fill three chapters.

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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 Cardinal Wolsey fell into disgrace and died.

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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 Cardinal Wolsey fell into disgrace and died.

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sayverbUS /seɪ/

express in words

From this reading I have so many things to tell you about Henry the Eighth, that I dare say I shall fill three chapters.

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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 Cardinal Wolsey fell into disgrace and died.

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shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading I have so many things to tell you about Henry the Eighth, that I dare say I shall fill three chapters.

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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading I have so many things to tell you about Henry the Eighth, that I dare say I shall fill three chapters.

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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 Cardinal Wolsey fell into disgrace and died.

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tellverbUS /tel/

express in words

From this reading I have so many things to tell you about Henry the Eighth, that I dare say I shall fill three chapters.

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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I have so many things to tell you about Henry the Eighth, that I dare say I shall fill three chapters.

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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 Cardinal Wolsey fell into disgrace and died.

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thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading I have so many things to tell you about Henry the Eighth, that I dare say I shall fill three chapters.

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threenounUS /θriː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading I have so many things to tell you about Henry the Eighth, that I dare say I shall fill three chapters.

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toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading HENRY VIII.—1509 to 1547.

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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 Cardinal Wolsey fell into disgrace and died.

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veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading He was very handsome, and generous, and good-humoured.

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VIIInoun

the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one

From this reading HENRY VIII.—1509 to 1547.

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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 Cardinal Wolsey fell into disgrace and died.

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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading He was very handsome, and generous, and good-humoured.

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WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading When he first became king, everybody liked him.

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Wolsey

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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 Cardinal Wolsey fell into disgrace and died.

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youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I have so many things to tell you about Henry the Eighth, that I dare say I shall fill three chapters.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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