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Chapter III · Chapter 3

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[Footnote 2: 'Great Edward.'
Edward III., who added the Fleur-de-lis of France to the arms of England.
He founded Trinity College.] [Footnote 3: 'Chatillon:' Mary de Valentia, Countess of Pembroke, daughter of Guy de Chatillon, Comte de St Paul, in France, who lost her husband on the day of his marriage.
She was the foundress of Pembroke College or Hall, under the name of Aula Marias de Valentia.] [Footnote 4; 'Clare:' Elizabeth de Burg, Countess of Clare, was wife of John de Burg, son and heir of the Earl of Ulster, and daughter of Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester, by Joan of Acres, daughter of Edward I.; hence the poet gives her the epithet of 'princely.'
She founded Clare Hall.] [Footnote 5: 'Anjou's heroine:' Margaret of Anjou, wife of Henry VI., foundress of Queen's College.] [Footnote 6: 'Rose:' Elizabeth Widville, wife of Henry IV.
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Poetical Works of Johnson, Parnell, Gray

Chapter III · Chapter 3

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[Footnote 2: 'Great Edward.'
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Edward III., who added the Fleur-de-lis of France to the arms of England.
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He founded Trinity College.] [Footnote 3: 'Chatillon:' Mary de Valentia, Countess of Pembroke, daughter of Guy de Chatillon, Comte de St Paul, in France, who lost her husband on the day of his marriage.
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She was the foundress of Pembroke College or Hall, under the name of Aula Marias de Valentia.] [Footnote 4; 'Clare:' Elizabeth de Burg, Countess of Clare, was wife of John de Burg, son and heir of the Earl of Ulster, and daughter of Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester, by Joan of Acres, daughter of Edward I.; hence the poet gives her the epithet of 'princely.'
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She founded Clare Hall.] [Footnote 5: 'Anjou's heroine:' Margaret of Anjou, wife of Henry VI., foundress of Queen's College.] [Footnote 6: 'Rose:' Elizabeth Widville, wife of Henry IV.

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Burg noun US /bɜːrɡ/

colloquial American term for a town

From this reading “She was the foundress of Pembroke College or Hall, under the name of Aula Marias de Valentia.] [Footnote 4; 'Clare:' Elizabeth de Burg, Countess of Clare, was wife of John de Burg, son and heir of the Earl of Ulster, and daughter of Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester, by Joan of Acres, daughter of Edward I.; hence the poet gives her the epithet of 'princely.'”

epithet noun US /ˈepəθet/

a defamatory or abusive word or phrase

From this reading “She was the foundress of Pembroke College or Hall, under the name of Aula Marias de Valentia.] [Footnote 4; 'Clare:' Elizabeth de Burg, Countess of Clare, was wife of John de Burg, son and heir of the Earl of Ulster, and daughter of Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester, by Joan of Acres, daughter of Edward I.; hence the poet gives her the epithet of 'princely.'”

Gloucester noun US /ˈɡlɑːstər/

a town in northeastern Massachusetts on Cape Ann to the northeast of Boston; the harbor has been a fishing center for centuries

From this reading “She was the foundress of Pembroke College or Hall, under the name of Aula Marias de Valentia.] [Footnote 4; 'Clare:' Elizabeth de Burg, Countess of Clare, was wife of John de Burg, son and heir of the Earl of Ulster, and daughter of Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester, by Joan of Acres, daughter of Edward I.; hence the poet gives her the epithet of 'princely.'”

heroine noun US /ˈheroʊən/

the main good female character in a work of fiction

From this reading “She founded Clare Hall.] [Footnote 5: 'Anjou's heroine:' Margaret of Anjou, wife of Henry VI., foundress of Queen's College.] [Footnote 6: 'Rose:' Elizabeth Widville, wife of Henry IV.”

Pembroke noun US /ˈpembroʊk/

the smaller and straight-legged variety of corgi having pointed ears and a short tail

From this reading “He founded Trinity College.] [Footnote 3: 'Chatillon:' Mary de Valentia, Countess of Pembroke, daughter of Guy de Chatillon, Comte de St Paul, in France, who lost her husband on the day of his marriage.”

princely adjective US /ˈprɪnsli/

ostentatiously rich and superior in quality

From this reading “She was the foundress of Pembroke College or Hall, under the name of Aula Marias de Valentia.] [Footnote 4; 'Clare:' Elizabeth de Burg, Countess of Clare, was wife of John de Burg, son and heir of the Earl of Ulster, and daughter of Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester, by Joan of Acres, daughter of Edward I.; hence the poet gives her the epithet of 'princely.'”

Trinity noun US /ˈtrɪnəti/

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

From this reading “He founded Trinity College.] [Footnote 3: 'Chatillon:' Mary de Valentia, Countess of Pembroke, daughter of Guy de Chatillon, Comte de St Paul, in France, who lost her husband on the day of his marriage.”

Ulster noun US /ˈʌlstər/

a historic division of Ireland located in the northeastern part of the island; six of Ulster's nine counties are in Northern Ireland

From this reading “She was the foundress of Pembroke College or Hall, under the name of Aula Marias de Valentia.] [Footnote 4; 'Clare:' Elizabeth de Burg, Countess of Clare, was wife of John de Burg, son and heir of the Earl of Ulster, and daughter of Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester, by Joan of Acres, daughter of Edward I.; hence the poet gives her the epithet of 'princely.'”

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From this reading [Footnote 2: 'Great Edward.'

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From this reading He founded Trinity College.] [Footnote 3: 'Chatillon:' Mary de Valentia, Countess of Pembroke, daughter of Guy de Chatillon, Comte de St Paul, in France, who lost her husband on the day of his marriage.

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From this reading She was the foundress of Pembroke College or Hall, under the name of Aula Marias de Valentia.] [Footnote 4; 'Clare:' Elizabeth de Burg, Countess of Clare, was wife of John de Burg, son and heir of the Earl of Ulster, and daughter of Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester, by Joan of Acres, daughter of Edward I.; hence the poet gives her the epithet of 'princely.'

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From this reading She founded Clare Hall.] [Footnote 5: 'Anjou's heroine:' Margaret of Anjou, wife of Henry VI., foundress of Queen's College.] [Footnote 6: 'Rose:' Elizabeth Widville, wife of Henry IV.

6

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From this reading She founded Clare Hall.] [Footnote 5: 'Anjou's heroine:' Margaret of Anjou, wife of Henry VI., foundress of Queen's College.] [Footnote 6: 'Rose:' Elizabeth Widville, wife of Henry IV.

AcresnounUS /ˈeɪkərz/

extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use

From this reading She was the foundress of Pembroke College or Hall, under the name of Aula Marias de Valentia.] [Footnote 4; 'Clare:' Elizabeth de Burg, Countess of Clare, was wife of John de Burg, son and heir of the Earl of Ulster, and daughter of Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester, by Joan of Acres, daughter of Edward I.; hence the poet gives her the epithet of 'princely.'

addedverbUS /ˈædəd/

past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of

From this reading Edward III., who added the Fleur-de-lis of France to the arms of England.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading She was the foundress of Pembroke College or Hall, under the name of Aula Marias de Valentia.] [Footnote 4; 'Clare:' Elizabeth de Burg, Countess of Clare, was wife of John de Burg, son and heir of the Earl of Ulster, and daughter of Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester, by Joan of Acres, daughter of Edward I.; hence the poet gives her the epithet of 'princely.'

Anjounoun

a former province of western France in the Loire valley

From this reading She founded Clare Hall.] [Footnote 5: 'Anjou's heroine:' Margaret of Anjou, wife of Henry VI., foundress of Queen's College.] [Footnote 6: 'Rose:' Elizabeth Widville, wife of Henry IV.

Anjou's

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From this reading She founded Clare Hall.] [Footnote 5: 'Anjou's heroine:' Margaret of Anjou, wife of Henry VI., foundress of Queen's College.] [Footnote 6: 'Rose:' Elizabeth Widville, wife of Henry IV.

armsnounUS /ɑːrmz/

weapons considered collectively

From this reading Edward III., who added the Fleur-de-lis of France to the arms of England.

Aula

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From this reading She was the foundress of Pembroke College or Hall, under the name of Aula Marias de Valentia.] [Footnote 4; 'Clare:' Elizabeth de Burg, Countess of Clare, was wife of John de Burg, son and heir of the Earl of Ulster, and daughter of Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester, by Joan of Acres, daughter of Edward I.; hence the poet gives her the epithet of 'princely.'

BurgnounUS /bɜːrɡ/

colloquial American term for a town

From this reading She was the foundress of Pembroke College or Hall, under the name of Aula Marias de Valentia.] [Footnote 4; 'Clare:' Elizabeth de Burg, Countess of Clare, was wife of John de Burg, son and heir of the Earl of Ulster, and daughter of Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester, by Joan of Acres, daughter of Edward I.; hence the poet gives her the epithet of 'princely.'

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading She was the foundress of Pembroke College or Hall, under the name of Aula Marias de Valentia.] [Footnote 4; 'Clare:' Elizabeth de Burg, Countess of Clare, was wife of John de Burg, son and heir of the Earl of Ulster, and daughter of Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester, by Joan of Acres, daughter of Edward I.; hence the poet gives her the epithet of 'princely.'

Chatillon

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From this reading He founded Trinity College.] [Footnote 3: 'Chatillon:' Mary de Valentia, Countess of Pembroke, daughter of Guy de Chatillon, Comte de St Paul, in France, who lost her husband on the day of his marriage.

Clare

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From this reading She was the foundress of Pembroke College or Hall, under the name of Aula Marias de Valentia.] [Footnote 4; 'Clare:' Elizabeth de Burg, Countess of Clare, was wife of John de Burg, son and heir of the Earl of Ulster, and daughter of Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester, by Joan of Acres, daughter of Edward I.; hence the poet gives her the epithet of 'princely.'

CollegenounUS /ˈkɑːlɪdʒ/

the body of faculty and students of a college

From this reading He founded Trinity College.] [Footnote 3: 'Chatillon:' Mary de Valentia, Countess of Pembroke, daughter of Guy de Chatillon, Comte de St Paul, in France, who lost her husband on the day of his marriage.

Comtenoun

French philosopher remembered as the founder of positivism; he also established sociology as a systematic field of study

From this reading He founded Trinity College.] [Footnote 3: 'Chatillon:' Mary de Valentia, Countess of Pembroke, daughter of Guy de Chatillon, Comte de St Paul, in France, who lost her husband on the day of his marriage.

CountessnounUS /ˈkaʊntəs/

female equivalent of a count or earl

From this reading He founded Trinity College.] [Footnote 3: 'Chatillon:' Mary de Valentia, Countess of Pembroke, daughter of Guy de Chatillon, Comte de St Paul, in France, who lost her husband on the day of his marriage.

daughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/

a female human offspring

From this reading He founded Trinity College.] [Footnote 3: 'Chatillon:' Mary de Valentia, Countess of Pembroke, daughter of Guy de Chatillon, Comte de St Paul, in France, who lost her husband on the day of his marriage.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading He founded Trinity College.] [Footnote 3: 'Chatillon:' Mary de Valentia, Countess of Pembroke, daughter of Guy de Chatillon, Comte de St Paul, in France, who lost her husband on the day of his marriage.

denounUS /diː/

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading He founded Trinity College.] [Footnote 3: 'Chatillon:' Mary de Valentia, Countess of Pembroke, daughter of Guy de Chatillon, Comte de St Paul, in France, who lost her husband on the day of his marriage.

EarlnounUS /ɜːrl/

a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount

From this reading She was the foundress of Pembroke College or Hall, under the name of Aula Marias de Valentia.] [Footnote 4; 'Clare:' Elizabeth de Burg, Countess of Clare, was wife of John de Burg, son and heir of the Earl of Ulster, and daughter of Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester, by Joan of Acres, daughter of Edward I.; hence the poet gives her the epithet of 'princely.'

EdwardnounUS /ˈedwərd/

King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)

From this reading [Footnote 2: 'Great Edward.'

ElizabethnounUS /ɪˈlɪzəbəθ/

daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)

From this reading She was the foundress of Pembroke College or Hall, under the name of Aula Marias de Valentia.] [Footnote 4; 'Clare:' Elizabeth de Burg, Countess of Clare, was wife of John de Burg, son and heir of the Earl of Ulster, and daughter of Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester, by Joan of Acres, daughter of Edward I.; hence the poet gives her the epithet of 'princely.'

EnglandnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlənd/

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading Edward III., who added the Fleur-de-lis of France to the arms of England.

epithetnounUS /ˈepəθet/

a defamatory or abusive word or phrase

From this reading She was the foundress of Pembroke College or Hall, under the name of Aula Marias de Valentia.] [Footnote 4; 'Clare:' Elizabeth de Burg, Countess of Clare, was wife of John de Burg, son and heir of the Earl of Ulster, and daughter of Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester, by Joan of Acres, daughter of Edward I.; hence the poet gives her the epithet of 'princely.'

Fleur-de-lisnoun

plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals

From this reading Edward III., who added the Fleur-de-lis of France to the arms of England.

FootnotenounUS /ˈfʊtnoʊt/

a printed note placed below the text on a printed page

From this reading [Footnote 2: 'Great Edward.'

foundedverbUS /ˈfaʊndɪd/

past form of “found” — set up or found

From this reading He founded Trinity College.] [Footnote 3: 'Chatillon:' Mary de Valentia, Countess of Pembroke, daughter of Guy de Chatillon, Comte de St Paul, in France, who lost her husband on the day of his marriage.

foundressnoun

a woman founder

From this reading She was the foundress of Pembroke College or Hall, under the name of Aula Marias de Valentia.] [Footnote 4; 'Clare:' Elizabeth de Burg, Countess of Clare, was wife of John de Burg, son and heir of the Earl of Ulster, and daughter of Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester, by Joan of Acres, daughter of Edward I.; hence the poet gives her the epithet of 'princely.'

FrancenounUS /fræns/

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

From this reading Edward III., who added the Fleur-de-lis of France to the arms of England.

GilbertnounUS /ˈɡɪlbərt/

a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns

From this reading She was the foundress of Pembroke College or Hall, under the name of Aula Marias de Valentia.] [Footnote 4; 'Clare:' Elizabeth de Burg, Countess of Clare, was wife of John de Burg, son and heir of the Earl of Ulster, and daughter of Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester, by Joan of Acres, daughter of Edward I.; hence the poet gives her the epithet of 'princely.'

givesnounUS /ɡɪvz/

plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length

From this reading She was the foundress of Pembroke College or Hall, under the name of Aula Marias de Valentia.] [Footnote 4; 'Clare:' Elizabeth de Burg, Countess of Clare, was wife of John de Burg, son and heir of the Earl of Ulster, and daughter of Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester, by Joan of Acres, daughter of Edward I.; hence the poet gives her the epithet of 'princely.'

GloucesternounUS /ˈɡlɑːstər/

a town in northeastern Massachusetts on Cape Ann to the northeast of Boston; the harbor has been a fishing center for centuries

From this reading She was the foundress of Pembroke College or Hall, under the name of Aula Marias de Valentia.] [Footnote 4; 'Clare:' Elizabeth de Burg, Countess of Clare, was wife of John de Burg, son and heir of the Earl of Ulster, and daughter of Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester, by Joan of Acres, daughter of Edward I.; hence the poet gives her the epithet of 'princely.'

GreatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading [Footnote 2: 'Great Edward.'

GuynounUS /ɡaɪ/

an informal term for a youth or man

From this reading He founded Trinity College.] [Footnote 3: 'Chatillon:' Mary de Valentia, Countess of Pembroke, daughter of Guy de Chatillon, Comte de St Paul, in France, who lost her husband on the day of his marriage.

HallnounUS /hɔːl/

an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading She was the foundress of Pembroke College or Hall, under the name of Aula Marias de Valentia.] [Footnote 4; 'Clare:' Elizabeth de Burg, Countess of Clare, was wife of John de Burg, son and heir of the Earl of Ulster, and daughter of Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester, by Joan of Acres, daughter of Edward I.; hence the poet gives her the epithet of 'princely.'

HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading He founded Trinity College.] [Footnote 3: 'Chatillon:' Mary de Valentia, Countess of Pembroke, daughter of Guy de Chatillon, Comte de St Paul, in France, who lost her husband on the day of his marriage.

heirnounUS /er/

A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.

From this reading She was the foundress of Pembroke College or Hall, under the name of Aula Marias de Valentia.] [Footnote 4; 'Clare:' Elizabeth de Burg, Countess of Clare, was wife of John de Burg, son and heir of the Earl of Ulster, and daughter of Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester, by Joan of Acres, daughter of Edward I.; hence the poet gives her the epithet of 'princely.'

henceadverbUS /hens/

for this reason

From this reading She was the foundress of Pembroke College or Hall, under the name of Aula Marias de Valentia.] [Footnote 4; 'Clare:' Elizabeth de Burg, Countess of Clare, was wife of John de Burg, son and heir of the Earl of Ulster, and daughter of Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester, by Joan of Acres, daughter of Edward I.; hence the poet gives her the epithet of 'princely.'

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 She founded Clare Hall.] [Footnote 5: 'Anjou's heroine:' Margaret of Anjou, wife of Henry VI., foundress of Queen's College.] [Footnote 6: 'Rose:' Elizabeth Widville, wife of Henry IV.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading He founded Trinity College.] [Footnote 3: 'Chatillon:' Mary de Valentia, Countess of Pembroke, daughter of Guy de Chatillon, Comte de St Paul, in France, who lost her husband on the day of his marriage.

heroinenounUS /ˈheroʊən/

the main good female character in a work of fiction

From this reading She founded Clare Hall.] [Footnote 5: 'Anjou's heroine:' Margaret of Anjou, wife of Henry VI., foundress of Queen's College.] [Footnote 6: 'Rose:' Elizabeth Widville, wife of Henry IV.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading He founded Trinity College.] [Footnote 3: 'Chatillon:' Mary de Valentia, Countess of Pembroke, daughter of Guy de Chatillon, Comte de St Paul, in France, who lost her husband on the day of his marriage.

husbandnounUS /ˈhʌzbənd/

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading He founded Trinity College.] [Footnote 3: 'Chatillon:' Mary de Valentia, Countess of Pembroke, daughter of Guy de Chatillon, Comte de St Paul, in France, who lost her husband on the day of his marriage.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading She was the foundress of Pembroke College or Hall, under the name of Aula Marias de Valentia.] [Footnote 4; 'Clare:' Elizabeth de Burg, Countess of Clare, was wife of John de Burg, son and heir of the Earl of Ulster, and daughter of Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester, by Joan of Acres, daughter of Edward I.; hence the poet gives her the epithet of 'princely.'

IIInoun

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

From this reading Edward III., who added the Fleur-de-lis of France to the arms of England.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading He founded Trinity College.] [Footnote 3: 'Chatillon:' Mary de Valentia, Countess of Pembroke, daughter of Guy de Chatillon, Comte de St Paul, in France, who lost her husband on the day of his marriage.

IVnoun

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading She founded Clare Hall.] [Footnote 5: 'Anjou's heroine:' Margaret of Anjou, wife of Henry VI., foundress of Queen's College.] [Footnote 6: 'Rose:' Elizabeth Widville, wife of Henry IV.

Joan

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From this reading She was the foundress of Pembroke College or Hall, under the name of Aula Marias de Valentia.] [Footnote 4; 'Clare:' Elizabeth de Burg, Countess of Clare, was wife of John de Burg, son and heir of the Earl of Ulster, and daughter of Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester, by Joan of Acres, daughter of Edward I.; hence the poet gives her the epithet of 'princely.'

JohnnounUS /dʒɑːn/

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading She was the foundress of Pembroke College or Hall, under the name of Aula Marias de Valentia.] [Footnote 4; 'Clare:' Elizabeth de Burg, Countess of Clare, was wife of John de Burg, son and heir of the Earl of Ulster, and daughter of Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester, by Joan of Acres, daughter of Edward I.; hence the poet gives her the epithet of 'princely.'

lostadjectiveUS /lɔːst/

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading He founded Trinity College.] [Footnote 3: 'Chatillon:' Mary de Valentia, Countess of Pembroke, daughter of Guy de Chatillon, Comte de St Paul, in France, who lost her husband on the day of his marriage.

Margaret

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From this reading She founded Clare Hall.] [Footnote 5: 'Anjou's heroine:' Margaret of Anjou, wife of Henry VI., foundress of Queen's College.] [Footnote 6: 'Rose:' Elizabeth Widville, wife of Henry IV.

Marias

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From this reading She was the foundress of Pembroke College or Hall, under the name of Aula Marias de Valentia.] [Footnote 4; 'Clare:' Elizabeth de Burg, Countess of Clare, was wife of John de Burg, son and heir of the Earl of Ulster, and daughter of Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester, by Joan of Acres, daughter of Edward I.; hence the poet gives her the epithet of 'princely.'

marriagenounUS /ˈmerɪdʒ/

the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)

From this reading He founded Trinity College.] [Footnote 3: 'Chatillon:' Mary de Valentia, Countess of Pembroke, daughter of Guy de Chatillon, Comte de St Paul, in France, who lost her husband on the day of his marriage.

MarynounUS /ˈmeri/

the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

From this reading He founded Trinity College.] [Footnote 3: 'Chatillon:' Mary de Valentia, Countess of Pembroke, daughter of Guy de Chatillon, Comte de St Paul, in France, who lost her husband on the day of his marriage.

nameverbUS /neɪm/

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading She was the foundress of Pembroke College or Hall, under the name of Aula Marias de Valentia.] [Footnote 4; 'Clare:' Elizabeth de Burg, Countess of Clare, was wife of John de Burg, son and heir of the Earl of Ulster, and daughter of Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester, by Joan of Acres, daughter of Edward I.; hence the poet gives her the epithet of 'princely.'

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Edward III., who added the Fleur-de-lis of France to the arms of England.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading He founded Trinity College.] [Footnote 3: 'Chatillon:' Mary de Valentia, Countess of Pembroke, daughter of Guy de Chatillon, Comte de St Paul, in France, who lost her husband on the day of his marriage.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading She was the foundress of Pembroke College or Hall, under the name of Aula Marias de Valentia.] [Footnote 4; 'Clare:' Elizabeth de Burg, Countess of Clare, was wife of John de Burg, son and heir of the Earl of Ulster, and daughter of Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester, by Joan of Acres, daughter of Edward I.; hence the poet gives her the epithet of 'princely.'

PaulnounUS /pɔːl/

United States feminist (1885-1977)

From this reading He founded Trinity College.] [Footnote 3: 'Chatillon:' Mary de Valentia, Countess of Pembroke, daughter of Guy de Chatillon, Comte de St Paul, in France, who lost her husband on the day of his marriage.

PembrokenounUS /ˈpembroʊk/

the smaller and straight-legged variety of corgi having pointed ears and a short tail

From this reading He founded Trinity College.] [Footnote 3: 'Chatillon:' Mary de Valentia, Countess of Pembroke, daughter of Guy de Chatillon, Comte de St Paul, in France, who lost her husband on the day of his marriage.

poetnounUS /ˈpoʊət/

a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)

From this reading She was the foundress of Pembroke College or Hall, under the name of Aula Marias de Valentia.] [Footnote 4; 'Clare:' Elizabeth de Burg, Countess of Clare, was wife of John de Burg, son and heir of the Earl of Ulster, and daughter of Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester, by Joan of Acres, daughter of Edward I.; hence the poet gives her the epithet of 'princely.'

princelyadjectiveUS /ˈprɪnsli/

ostentatiously rich and superior in quality

From this reading She was the foundress of Pembroke College or Hall, under the name of Aula Marias de Valentia.] [Footnote 4; 'Clare:' Elizabeth de Burg, Countess of Clare, was wife of John de Burg, son and heir of the Earl of Ulster, and daughter of Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester, by Joan of Acres, daughter of Edward I.; hence the poet gives her the epithet of 'princely.'

Queen'snounUS /kwiːnz/

possessive form of “queen” — the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs

From this reading She founded Clare Hall.] [Footnote 5: 'Anjou's heroine:' Margaret of Anjou, wife of Henry VI., foundress of Queen's College.] [Footnote 6: 'Rose:' Elizabeth Widville, wife of Henry IV.

RosenounUS /roʊz/

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading She founded Clare Hall.] [Footnote 5: 'Anjou's heroine:' Margaret of Anjou, wife of Henry VI., foundress of Queen's College.] [Footnote 6: 'Rose:' Elizabeth Widville, wife of Henry IV.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She was the foundress of Pembroke College or Hall, under the name of Aula Marias de Valentia.] [Footnote 4; 'Clare:' Elizabeth de Burg, Countess of Clare, was wife of John de Burg, son and heir of the Earl of Ulster, and daughter of Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester, by Joan of Acres, daughter of Edward I.; hence the poet gives her the epithet of 'princely.'

sonnounUS /sʌn/

a male human offspring

From this reading She was the foundress of Pembroke College or Hall, under the name of Aula Marias de Valentia.] [Footnote 4; 'Clare:' Elizabeth de Burg, Countess of Clare, was wife of John de Burg, son and heir of the Earl of Ulster, and daughter of Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester, by Joan of Acres, daughter of Edward I.; hence the poet gives her the epithet of 'princely.'

St

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From this reading He founded Trinity College.] [Footnote 3: 'Chatillon:' Mary de Valentia, Countess of Pembroke, daughter of Guy de Chatillon, Comte de St Paul, in France, who lost her husband on the day of his marriage.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Edward III., who added the Fleur-de-lis of France to the arms of England.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Edward III., who added the Fleur-de-lis of France to the arms of England.

TrinitynounUS /ˈtrɪnəti/

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

From this reading He founded Trinity College.] [Footnote 3: 'Chatillon:' Mary de Valentia, Countess of Pembroke, daughter of Guy de Chatillon, Comte de St Paul, in France, who lost her husband on the day of his marriage.

UlsternounUS /ˈʌlstər/

a historic division of Ireland located in the northeastern part of the island; six of Ulster's nine counties are in Northern Ireland

From this reading She was the foundress of Pembroke College or Hall, under the name of Aula Marias de Valentia.] [Footnote 4; 'Clare:' Elizabeth de Burg, Countess of Clare, was wife of John de Burg, son and heir of the Earl of Ulster, and daughter of Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester, by Joan of Acres, daughter of Edward I.; hence the poet gives her the epithet of 'princely.'

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading She was the foundress of Pembroke College or Hall, under the name of Aula Marias de Valentia.] [Footnote 4; 'Clare:' Elizabeth de Burg, Countess of Clare, was wife of John de Burg, son and heir of the Earl of Ulster, and daughter of Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester, by Joan of Acres, daughter of Edward I.; hence the poet gives her the epithet of 'princely.'

Valentia

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From this reading He founded Trinity College.] [Footnote 3: 'Chatillon:' Mary de Valentia, Countess of Pembroke, daughter of Guy de Chatillon, Comte de St Paul, in France, who lost her husband on the day of his marriage.

VInounUS /vaɪ/

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading She founded Clare Hall.] [Footnote 5: 'Anjou's heroine:' Margaret of Anjou, wife of Henry VI., foundress of Queen's College.] [Footnote 6: 'Rose:' Elizabeth Widville, wife of Henry IV.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading She was the foundress of Pembroke College or Hall, under the name of Aula Marias de Valentia.] [Footnote 4; 'Clare:' Elizabeth de Burg, Countess of Clare, was wife of John de Burg, son and heir of the Earl of Ulster, and daughter of Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester, by Joan of Acres, daughter of Edward I.; hence the poet gives her the epithet of 'princely.'

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading Edward III., who added the Fleur-de-lis of France to the arms of England.

Widville

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From this reading She founded Clare Hall.] [Footnote 5: 'Anjou's heroine:' Margaret of Anjou, wife of Henry VI., foundress of Queen's College.] [Footnote 6: 'Rose:' Elizabeth Widville, wife of Henry IV.

wifenounUS /waɪf/

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading She was the foundress of Pembroke College or Hall, under the name of Aula Marias de Valentia.] [Footnote 4; 'Clare:' Elizabeth de Burg, Countess of Clare, was wife of John de Burg, son and heir of the Earl of Ulster, and daughter of Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester, by Joan of Acres, daughter of Edward I.; hence the poet gives her the epithet of 'princely.'

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