used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading LADY JANE GREY There once lived a girl who was called Queen of England for twenty days, but who was never crowned; who lived a good and innocent life, yet was beheaded when she was only sixteen.
(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 At that time England had lately established the Protestant religion, the Church of England as we have it now, and all Roman Catholics had been forced to become Protestants or to leave the churches to those who were.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LADY JANE GREY There once lived a girl who was called Queen of England for twenty days, but who was never crowned; who lived a good and innocent life, yet was beheaded when she was only sixteen.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At that time England had lately established the Protestant religion, the Church of England as we have it now, and all Roman Catholics had been forced to become Protestants or to leave the churches to those who were.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At that time England had lately established the Protestant religion, the Church of England as we have it now, and all Roman Catholics had been forced to become Protestants or to leave the churches to those who were.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading At that time England had lately established the Protestant religion, the Church of England as we have it now, and all Roman Catholics had been forced to become Protestants or to leave the churches to those who were.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading At that time England had lately established the Protestant religion, the Church of England as we have it now, and all Roman Catholics had been forced to become Protestants or to leave the churches to those who were.
beheadedadjectiveUS /bɪˈhedɪd/
having had the head cut off
From this reading LADY JANE GREY There once lived a girl who was called Queen of England for twenty days, but who was never crowned; who lived a good and innocent life, yet was beheaded when she was only sixteen.
a youthful male person
From this reading She was a cousin of young King Edward VI., who succeeded his father Henry VIII. when he was a little boy of nine.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading LADY JANE GREY There once lived a girl who was called Queen of England for twenty days, but who was never crowned; who lived a good and innocent life, yet was beheaded when she was only sixteen.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading LADY JANE GREY There once lived a girl who was called Queen of England for twenty days, but who was never crowned; who lived a good and innocent life, yet was beheaded when she was only sixteen.
CatholicsnounUS /ˈkæθlɪks/
plural of “catholic” — a member of a Catholic church
From this reading At that time England had lately established the Protestant religion, the Church of England as we have it now, and all Roman Catholics had been forced to become Protestants or to leave the churches to those who were.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Edward was a delicate little boy, and he had only reigned five years when he caught measles.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading At that time England had lately established the Protestant religion, the Church of England as we have it now, and all Roman Catholics had been forced to become Protestants or to leave the churches to those who were.
churchesnounUS /ˈtʃɜːrtʃɪz/
plural of “church” — one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading At that time England had lately established the Protestant religion, the Church of England as we have it now, and all Roman Catholics had been forced to become Protestants or to leave the churches to those who were.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading She was a cousin of young King Edward VI., who succeeded his father Henry VIII. when he was a little boy of nine.
crownedadjectiveUS /kraʊnd/
having an (artificial) crown on a tooth
From this reading LADY JANE GREY There once lived a girl who was called Queen of England for twenty days, but who was never crowned; who lived a good and innocent life, yet was beheaded when she was only sixteen.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading LADY JANE GREY There once lived a girl who was called Queen of England for twenty days, but who was never crowned; who lived a good and innocent life, yet was beheaded when she was only sixteen.
exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
From this reading Edward was a delicate little boy, and he had only reigned five years when he caught measles.
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 She was a cousin of young King Edward VI., who succeeded his father Henry VIII. when he was a little boy of nine.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading LADY JANE GREY There once lived a girl who was called Queen of England for twenty days, but who was never crowned; who lived a good and innocent life, yet was beheaded when she was only sixteen.
brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established
From this reading At that time England had lately established the Protestant religion, the Church of England as we have it now, and all Roman Catholics had been forced to become Protestants or to leave the churches to those who were.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading She was a cousin of young King Edward VI., who succeeded his father Henry VIII. when he was a little boy of nine.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Edward was a delicate little boy, and he had only reigned five years when he caught measles.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading LADY JANE GREY There once lived a girl who was called Queen of England for twenty days, but who was never crowned; who lived a good and innocent life, yet was beheaded when she was only sixteen.
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading At that time England had lately established the Protestant religion, the Church of England as we have it now, and all Roman Catholics had been forced to become Protestants or to leave the churches to those who were.
a young female
From this reading LADY JANE GREY There once lived a girl who was called Queen of England for twenty days, but who was never crowned; who lived a good and innocent life, yet was beheaded when she was only sixteen.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading LADY JANE GREY There once lived a girl who was called Queen of England for twenty days, but who was never crowned; who lived a good and innocent life, yet was beheaded when she was only sixteen.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading LADY JANE GREY There once lived a girl who was called Queen of England for twenty days, but who was never crowned; who lived a good and innocent life, yet was beheaded when she was only sixteen.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At that time England had lately established the Protestant religion, the Church of England as we have it now, and all Roman Catholics had been forced to become Protestants or to leave the churches to those who were.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading At that time England had lately established the Protestant religion, the Church of England as we have it now, and all Roman Catholics had been forced to become Protestants or to leave the churches to those who were.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was a cousin of young King Edward VI., who succeeded his father Henry VIII. when he was a little boy of nine.
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 was a cousin of young King Edward VI., who succeeded his father Henry VIII. when he was a little boy of nine.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She was a cousin of young King Edward VI., who succeeded his father Henry VIII. when he was a little boy of nine.
free from evil or guilt
From this reading LADY JANE GREY There once lived a girl who was called Queen of England for twenty days, but who was never crowned; who lived a good and innocent life, yet was beheaded when she was only sixteen.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At that time England had lately established the Protestant religion, the Church of England as we have it now, and all Roman Catholics had been forced to become Protestants or to leave the churches to those who were.
JANE
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From this reading LADY JANE GREY There once lived a girl who was called Queen of England for twenty days, but who was never crowned; who lived a good and innocent life, yet was beheaded when she was only sixteen.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading She was a cousin of young King Edward VI., who succeeded his father Henry VIII. when he was a little boy of nine.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading LADY JANE GREY There once lived a girl who was called Queen of England for twenty days, but who was never crowned; who lived a good and innocent life, yet was beheaded when she was only sixteen.
in the recent past
From this reading At that time England had lately established the Protestant religion, the Church of England as we have it now, and all Roman Catholics had been forced to become Protestants or to leave the churches to those who were.
go away from a place
From this reading At that time England had lately established the Protestant religion, the Church of England as we have it now, and all Roman Catholics had been forced to become Protestants or to leave the churches to those who were.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading LADY JANE GREY There once lived a girl who was called Queen of England for twenty days, but who was never crowned; who lived a good and innocent life, yet was beheaded when she was only sixteen.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She was a cousin of young King Edward VI., who succeeded his father Henry VIII. when he was a little boy of nine.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading LADY JANE GREY There once lived a girl who was called Queen of England for twenty days, but who was never crowned; who lived a good and innocent life, yet was beheaded when she was only sixteen.
measlesnounUS /ˈmiːzəlz/
an acute and highly contagious viral disease marked by distinct red spots followed by a rash; occurs primarily in children
From this reading Edward was a delicate little boy, and he had only reigned five years when he caught measles.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading LADY JANE GREY There once lived a girl who was called Queen of England for twenty days, but who was never crowned; who lived a good and innocent life, yet was beheaded when she was only sixteen.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading She was a cousin of young King Edward VI., who succeeded his father Henry VIII. when he was a little boy of nine.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading At that time England had lately established the Protestant religion, the Church of England as we have it now, and all Roman Catholics had been forced to become Protestants or to leave the churches to those who were.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LADY JANE GREY There once lived a girl who was called Queen of England for twenty days, but who was never crowned; who lived a good and innocent life, yet was beheaded when she was only sixteen.
on one occasion
From this reading LADY JANE GREY There once lived a girl who was called Queen of England for twenty days, but who was never crowned; who lived a good and innocent life, yet was beheaded when she was only sixteen.
and nothing more
From this reading LADY JANE GREY There once lived a girl who was called Queen of England for twenty days, but who was never crowned; who lived a good and innocent life, yet was beheaded when she was only sixteen.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading At that time England had lately established the Protestant religion, the Church of England as we have it now, and all Roman Catholics had been forced to become Protestants or to leave the churches to those who were.
ProtestantnounUS /ˈprɑːtəstənt/
an adherent of Protestantism
From this reading At that time England had lately established the Protestant religion, the Church of England as we have it now, and all Roman Catholics had been forced to become Protestants or to leave the churches to those who were.
ProtestantsnounUS /ˈprɑːtəstənts/
plural of “protestant” — an adherent of Protestantism
From this reading At that time England had lately established the Protestant religion, the Church of England as we have it now, and all Roman Catholics had been forced to become Protestants or to leave the churches to those who were.
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 LADY JANE GREY There once lived a girl who was called Queen of England for twenty days, but who was never crowned; who lived a good and innocent life, yet was beheaded when she was only sixteen.
reignedverbUS /reɪnd/
past form of “reign” — have sovereign power
From this reading Edward was a delicate little boy, and he had only reigned five years when he caught measles.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading At that time England had lately established the Protestant religion, the Church of England as we have it now, and all Roman Catholics had been forced to become Protestants or to leave the churches to those who were.
RomanadjectiveUS /ˈroʊmən/
relating to or characteristic of people of Rome
From this reading At that time England had lately established the Protestant religion, the Church of England as we have it now, and all Roman Catholics had been forced to become Protestants or to leave the churches to those who were.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading LADY JANE GREY There once lived a girl who was called Queen of England for twenty days, but who was never crowned; who lived a good and innocent life, yet was beheaded when she was only sixteen.
sixteenadjectiveUS /sɪkˈstiːn/
being one more than fifteen
From this reading LADY JANE GREY There once lived a girl who was called Queen of England for twenty days, but who was never crowned; who lived a good and innocent life, yet was beheaded when she was only sixteen.
past form of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading She was a cousin of young King Edward VI., who succeeded his father Henry VIII. when he was a little boy of nine.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At that time England had lately established the Protestant religion, the Church of England as we have it now, and all Roman Catholics had been forced to become Protestants or to leave the churches to those who were.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At that time England had lately established the Protestant religion, the Church of England as we have it now, and all Roman Catholics had been forced to become Protestants or to leave the churches to those who were.
in or at that place or location
From this reading LADY JANE GREY There once lived a girl who was called Queen of England for twenty days, but who was never crowned; who lived a good and innocent life, yet was beheaded when she was only sixteen.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was Lady Jane Grey.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading At that time England had lately established the Protestant religion, the Church of England as we have it now, and all Roman Catholics had been forced to become Protestants or to leave the churches to those who were.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading At that time England had lately established the Protestant religion, the Church of England as we have it now, and all Roman Catholics had been forced to become Protestants or to leave the churches to those who were.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At that time England had lately established the Protestant religion, the Church of England as we have it now, and all Roman Catholics had been forced to become Protestants or to leave the churches to those who were.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading LADY JANE GREY There once lived a girl who was called Queen of England for twenty days, but who was never crowned; who lived a good and innocent life, yet was beheaded when she was only sixteen.
VInounUS /vaɪ/
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading She was a cousin of young King Edward VI., who succeeded his father Henry VIII. when he was a little boy of nine.
VIIInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one
From this reading She was a cousin of young King Edward VI., who succeeded his father Henry VIII. when he was a little boy of nine.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LADY JANE GREY There once lived a girl who was called Queen of England for twenty days, but who was never crowned; who lived a good and innocent life, yet was beheaded when she was only sixteen.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading At that time England had lately established the Protestant religion, the Church of England as we have it now, and all Roman Catholics had been forced to become Protestants or to leave the churches to those who were.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At that time England had lately established the Protestant religion, the Church of England as we have it now, and all Roman Catholics had been forced to become Protestants or to leave the churches to those who were.
at the time that
From this reading LADY JANE GREY There once lived a girl who was called Queen of England for twenty days, but who was never crowned; who lived a good and innocent life, yet was beheaded when she was only sixteen.
which person or people
From this reading LADY JANE GREY There once lived a girl who was called Queen of England for twenty days, but who was never crowned; who lived a good and innocent life, yet was beheaded when she was only sixteen.
a late time of life
From this reading Edward was a delicate little boy, and he had only reigned five years when he caught measles.
but in spite of that
From this reading LADY JANE GREY There once lived a girl who was called Queen of England for twenty days, but who was never crowned; who lived a good and innocent life, yet was beheaded when she was only sixteen.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading She was a cousin of young King Edward VI., who succeeded his father Henry VIII. when he was a little boy of nine.
