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Mary Stuart: Celebrated Crimes
Mary Stuart: Celebrated Crimes

Chapter I

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Some royal names are predestined to misfortune: in France, there is the name "Henry".
Henry I was poisoned, Henry II was killed in a tournament, Henry III and Henry IV were assassinated.
As to Henry V, for whom the past is so fatal already, God alone knows what the future has in store for him.
In Scotland, the unlucky name is "Stuart".
Robert I, founder of the race, died at twenty-eight of a lingering illness.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Mary Stuart: Celebrated Crimes

Chapter I

Reading 1/35 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Some royal names are predestined to misfortune: in France, there is the name "Henry".
Line 2
Henry I was poisoned, Henry II was killed in a tournament, Henry III and Henry IV were assassinated.
Line 3
As to Henry V, for whom the past is so fatal already, God alone knows what the future has in store for him.
Line 4
In Scotland, the unlucky name is "Stuart".
Line 5
Robert I, founder of the race, died at twenty-eight of a lingering illness.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Alone noun US /alone/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “As to Henry V, for whom the past is so fatal already, God alone knows what the future has in store for him.”

Already noun US /already/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “As to Henry V, for whom the past is so fatal already, God alone knows what the future has in store for him.”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “As to Henry V, for whom the past is so fatal already, God alone knows what the future has in store for him.”

Name noun US /name/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Some royal names are predestined to misfortune: in France, there is the name "Henry".”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Henry I was poisoned, Henry II was killed in a tournament, Henry III and Henry IV were assassinated.

alonenounUS /alone/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading As to Henry V, for whom the past is so fatal already, God alone knows what the future has in store for him.

alreadynounUS /already/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading As to Henry V, for whom the past is so fatal already, God alone knows what the future has in store for him.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Henry I was poisoned, Henry II was killed in a tournament, Henry III and Henry IV were assassinated.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Some royal names are predestined to misfortune: in France, there is the name "Henry".

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading As to Henry V, for whom the past is so fatal already, God alone knows what the future has in store for him.

assassinated

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From this reading Henry I was poisoned, Henry II was killed in a tournament, Henry III and Henry IV were assassinated.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Robert I, founder of the race, died at twenty-eight of a lingering illness.

died

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From this reading Robert I, founder of the race, died at twenty-eight of a lingering illness.

fatal

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From this reading As to Henry V, for whom the past is so fatal already, God alone knows what the future has in store for him.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading As to Henry V, for whom the past is so fatal already, God alone knows what the future has in store for him.

founder

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From this reading Robert I, founder of the race, died at twenty-eight of a lingering illness.

France

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From this reading Some royal names are predestined to misfortune: in France, there is the name "Henry".

future

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From this reading As to Henry V, for whom the past is so fatal already, God alone knows what the future has in store for him.

God

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From this reading As to Henry V, for whom the past is so fatal already, God alone knows what the future has in store for him.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading As to Henry V, for whom the past is so fatal already, God alone knows what the future has in store for him.

Henry

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From this reading Some royal names are predestined to misfortune: in France, there is the name "Henry".

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading As to Henry V, for whom the past is so fatal already, God alone knows what the future has in store for him.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading Henry I was poisoned, Henry II was killed in a tournament, Henry III and Henry IV were assassinated.

II

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From this reading Henry I was poisoned, Henry II was killed in a tournament, Henry III and Henry IV were assassinated.

III

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From this reading Henry I was poisoned, Henry II was killed in a tournament, Henry III and Henry IV were assassinated.

illness

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From this reading Robert I, founder of the race, died at twenty-eight of a lingering illness.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Some royal names are predestined to misfortune: in France, there is the name "Henry".

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Some royal names are predestined to misfortune: in France, there is the name "Henry".

IV

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From this reading Henry I was poisoned, Henry II was killed in a tournament, Henry III and Henry IV were assassinated.

killed

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From this reading Henry I was poisoned, Henry II was killed in a tournament, Henry III and Henry IV were assassinated.

knows

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From this reading As to Henry V, for whom the past is so fatal already, God alone knows what the future has in store for him.

lingering

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From this reading Robert I, founder of the race, died at twenty-eight of a lingering illness.

misfortune

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From this reading Some royal names are predestined to misfortune: in France, there is the name "Henry".

namenounUS /name/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Some royal names are predestined to misfortune: in France, there is the name "Henry".

names

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From this reading Some royal names are predestined to misfortune: in France, there is the name "Henry".

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Robert I, founder of the race, died at twenty-eight of a lingering illness.

past

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From this reading As to Henry V, for whom the past is so fatal already, God alone knows what the future has in store for him.

poisoned

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From this reading Henry I was poisoned, Henry II was killed in a tournament, Henry III and Henry IV were assassinated.

predestined

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From this reading Some royal names are predestined to misfortune: in France, there is the name "Henry".

race

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From this reading Robert I, founder of the race, died at twenty-eight of a lingering illness.

Robert

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From this reading Robert I, founder of the race, died at twenty-eight of a lingering illness.

royal

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From this reading Some royal names are predestined to misfortune: in France, there is the name "Henry".

Scotland

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From this reading In Scotland, the unlucky name is "Stuart".

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading As to Henry V, for whom the past is so fatal already, God alone knows what the future has in store for him.

Some

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From this reading Some royal names are predestined to misfortune: in France, there is the name "Henry".

store

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From this reading As to Henry V, for whom the past is so fatal already, God alone knows what the future has in store for him.

Stuart

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From this reading In Scotland, the unlucky name is "Stuart".

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Some royal names are predestined to misfortune: in France, there is the name "Henry".

there

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From this reading Some royal names are predestined to misfortune: in France, there is the name "Henry".

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Some royal names are predestined to misfortune: in France, there is the name "Henry".

tournament

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From this reading Henry I was poisoned, Henry II was killed in a tournament, Henry III and Henry IV were assassinated.

twenty-eight

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From this reading Robert I, founder of the race, died at twenty-eight of a lingering illness.

unlucky

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From this reading In Scotland, the unlucky name is "Stuart".

V

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From this reading As to Henry V, for whom the past is so fatal already, God alone knows what the future has in store for him.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Henry I was poisoned, Henry II was killed in a tournament, Henry III and Henry IV were assassinated.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Henry I was poisoned, Henry II was killed in a tournament, Henry III and Henry IV were assassinated.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading As to Henry V, for whom the past is so fatal already, God alone knows what the future has in store for him.

whompronounUS /huːm/

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading As to Henry V, for whom the past is so fatal already, God alone knows what the future has in store for him.