used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In saving the life of Charles, Henry had done more than save the life of a man,--he had prevented three kingdoms from changing sovereigns.
(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 Had Charles IX. been killed, the Duc d'Anjou would have become King of France, and the Duc d'Alençon in all probability would have been King of Poland.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Had Charles IX. been killed, the Duc d'Anjou would have become King of France, and the Duc d'Alençon in all probability would have been King of Poland.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As to Navarre, as Monsieur le Duc d'Anjou was the lover of Madame de Condé, its crown would probably have paid to the husband the complacency of his wife.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Had Charles IX. been killed, the Duc d'Anjou would have become King of France, and the Duc d'Alençon in all probability would have been King of Poland.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had Charles IX. been killed, the Duc d'Anjou would have become King of France, and the Duc d'Alençon in all probability would have been King of Poland.
changingadjectiveUS /ˈtʃeɪndʒɪŋ/
marked by continuous change or effective action
From this reading In saving the life of Charles, Henry had done more than save the life of a man,--he had prevented three kingdoms from changing sovereigns.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading In saving the life of Charles, Henry had done more than save the life of a man,--he had prevented three kingdoms from changing sovereigns.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Now in all this no good would have come to Henry.
complacencynounUS /kəmˈpleɪsənsi/
the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
From this reading As to Navarre, as Monsieur le Duc d'Anjou was the lover of Madame de Condé, its crown would probably have paid to the husband the complacency of his wife.
Condé
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From this reading As to Navarre, as Monsieur le Duc d'Anjou was the lover of Madame de Condé, its crown would probably have paid to the husband the complacency of his wife.
the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
From this reading As to Navarre, as Monsieur le Duc d'Anjou was the lover of Madame de Condé, its crown would probably have paid to the husband the complacency of his wife.
d'Alençon
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From this reading Had Charles IX. been killed, the Duc d'Anjou would have become King of France, and the Duc d'Alençon in all probability would have been King of Poland.
d'Anjou
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From this reading Had Charles IX. been killed, the Duc d'Anjou would have become King of France, and the Duc d'Alençon in all probability would have been King of Poland.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading As to Navarre, as Monsieur le Duc d'Anjou was the lover of Madame de Condé, its crown would probably have paid to the husband the complacency of his wife.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading In saving the life of Charles, Henry had done more than save the life of a man,--he had prevented three kingdoms from changing sovereigns.
Duc
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From this reading Had Charles IX. been killed, the Duc d'Anjou would have become King of France, and the Duc d'Alençon in all probability would have been King of Poland.
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading Had Charles IX. been killed, the Duc d'Anjou would have become King of France, and the Duc d'Alençon in all probability would have been King of Poland.
FRATERNITYnounUS /frəˈtɜːrnəti/
a social club for male undergraduates
From this reading FRATERNITY.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In saving the life of Charles, Henry had done more than save the life of a man,--he had prevented three kingdoms from changing sovereigns.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Now in all this no good would have come to Henry.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In saving the life of Charles, Henry had done more than save the life of a man,--he had prevented three kingdoms from changing sovereigns.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had Charles IX. been killed, the Duc d'Anjou would have become King of France, and the Duc d'Alençon in all probability would have been King of Poland.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In saving the life of Charles, Henry had done more than save the life of a man,--he had prevented three kingdoms from changing sovereigns.
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 In saving the life of Charles, Henry had done more than save the life of a man,--he had prevented three kingdoms from changing sovereigns.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As to Navarre, as Monsieur le Duc d'Anjou was the lover of Madame de Condé, its crown would probably have paid to the husband the complacency of his wife.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading As to Navarre, as Monsieur le Duc d'Anjou was the lover of Madame de Condé, its crown would probably have paid to the husband the complacency of his wife.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In saving the life of Charles, Henry had done more than save the life of a man,--he had prevented three kingdoms from changing sovereigns.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading As to Navarre, as Monsieur le Duc d'Anjou was the lover of Madame de Condé, its crown would probably have paid to the husband the complacency of his wife.
IXnoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading Had Charles IX. been killed, the Duc d'Anjou would have become King of France, and the Duc d'Alençon in all probability would have been King of Poland.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading Had Charles IX. been killed, the Duc d'Anjou would have become King of France, and the Duc d'Alençon in all probability would have been King of Poland.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Had Charles IX. been killed, the Duc d'Anjou would have become King of France, and the Duc d'Alençon in all probability would have been King of Poland.
kingdomsnounUS /ˈkɪŋdəmz/
plural of “kingdom” — a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading In saving the life of Charles, Henry had done more than save the life of a man,--he had prevented three kingdoms from changing sovereigns.
a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading As to Navarre, as Monsieur le Duc d'Anjou was the lover of Madame de Condé, its crown would probably have paid to the husband the complacency of his wife.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading In saving the life of Charles, Henry had done more than save the life of a man,--he had prevented three kingdoms from changing sovereigns.
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading As to Navarre, as Monsieur le Duc d'Anjou was the lover of Madame de Condé, its crown would probably have paid to the husband the complacency of his wife.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading As to Navarre, as Monsieur le Duc d'Anjou was the lover of Madame de Condé, its crown would probably have paid to the husband the complacency of his wife.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading In saving the life of Charles, Henry had done more than save the life of a man,--he had prevented three kingdoms from changing sovereigns.
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading As to Navarre, as Monsieur le Duc d'Anjou was the lover of Madame de Condé, its crown would probably have paid to the husband the complacency of his wife.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading In saving the life of Charles, Henry had done more than save the life of a man,--he had prevented three kingdoms from changing sovereigns.
Navarre
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From this reading As to Navarre, as Monsieur le Duc d'Anjou was the lover of Madame de Condé, its crown would probably have paid to the husband the complacency of his wife.
not any; not one
From this reading Now in all this no good would have come to Henry.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now in all this no good would have come to Henry.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In saving the life of Charles, Henry had done more than save the life of a man,--he had prevented three kingdoms from changing sovereigns.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading As to Navarre, as Monsieur le Duc d'Anjou was the lover of Madame de Condé, its crown would probably have paid to the husband the complacency of his wife.
PolandnounUS /ˈpoʊlənd/
a republic in central Europe; the invasion of Poland by Germany in 1939 started World War II
From this reading Had Charles IX. been killed, the Duc d'Anjou would have become King of France, and the Duc d'Alençon in all probability would have been King of Poland.
preventedverbUS /prɪˈventɪd/
past form of “prevent” — keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading In saving the life of Charles, Henry had done more than save the life of a man,--he had prevented three kingdoms from changing sovereigns.
probabilitynounUS /ˌprɑːbəˈbɪlətiː/
a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible
From this reading Had Charles IX. been killed, the Duc d'Anjou would have become King of France, and the Duc d'Alençon in all probability would have been King of Poland.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading As to Navarre, as Monsieur le Duc d'Anjou was the lover of Madame de Condé, its crown would probably have paid to the husband the complacency of his wife.
except for; apart from
From this reading In saving the life of Charles, Henry had done more than save the life of a man,--he had prevented three kingdoms from changing sovereigns.
savingnounUS /ˈseɪvɪŋ/
an act of economizing; reduction in cost
From this reading In saving the life of Charles, Henry had done more than save the life of a man,--he had prevented three kingdoms from changing sovereigns.
sovereignsnounUS /ˈsɑːvrənz/
plural of “sovereign” — a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right
From this reading In saving the life of Charles, Henry had done more than save the life of a man,--he had prevented three kingdoms from changing sovereigns.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading In saving the life of Charles, Henry had done more than save the life of a man,--he had prevented three kingdoms from changing sovereigns.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In saving the life of Charles, Henry had done more than save the life of a man,--he had prevented three kingdoms from changing sovereigns.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Now in all this no good would have come to Henry.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading In saving the life of Charles, Henry had done more than save the life of a man,--he had prevented three kingdoms from changing sovereigns.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As to Navarre, as Monsieur le Duc d'Anjou was the lover of Madame de Condé, its crown would probably have paid to the husband the complacency of his wife.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As to Navarre, as Monsieur le Duc d'Anjou was the lover of Madame de Condé, its crown would probably have paid to the husband the complacency of his wife.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading As to Navarre, as Monsieur le Duc d'Anjou was the lover of Madame de Condé, its crown would probably have paid to the husband the complacency of his wife.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Had Charles IX. been killed, the Duc d'Anjou would have become King of France, and the Duc d'Alençon in all probability would have been King of Poland.
