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The Child's Pictorial History of England From the Earliest Period to

Chapter VI

Chapter 6 of The Child's Pictorial History of England From the Earliest Period to is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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FROM THE DEATH OF ALFRED TO THE NORMAN CONQUEST.
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Alfred was succeeded by his son Edward, who was a very good king, though not so clever as his father.
He built walls round a great many of the towns, to defend them in case the Danes should come again; for, although so many of them were living quietly in the country, those who did not live here were still enemies, and the resident Danes were always ready to join their countrymen.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Child's Pictorial History of England From the Earliest Period to

Chapter VI

Chapter 6 of The Child's Pictorial History of England From the Earliest Period to is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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FROM THE DEATH OF ALFRED TO THE NORMAN CONQUEST.
/frʌm ðə deθ ʌv ˈælfrəd tuː ðə ˈnɔːrmən ˈkɑːŋkwest/
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Alfred was succeeded by his son Edward, who was a very good king, though not so clever as his father.
/ˈælfrəd wɑːz səkˈsiːdɪd baɪ hɪz sʌn ˈedwərd huː wɑːz ə ˈveri ɡʊd kɪŋ ðoʊ nɑːt soʊ ˈklevər æz hɪz ˈfɑːðər/
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He built walls round a great many of the towns, to defend them in case the Danes should come again; for, although so many of them were living quietly in the country, those who did not live here were still enemies, and the resident Danes were always ready to join their countrymen.
/hiː bɪlt wɔːlz raʊnd ə ɡreɪt ˈmeni ʌv ðə taʊnz tuː dɪˈfend ðem ɪn keɪs ðə deɪnz ʃʊd kʌm əˈɡen fɔːr ˌɔːlˈðoʊ soʊ ˈmeni ʌv ðem wɜːr ˈlɪvɪŋ ˈkwaɪətli ɪn ðə ˈkʌntri ðoʊz huː dɪd nɑːt laɪv hiːr wɜːr stɪl ˈenəmiz ənd ðə ˈrezɪdənt deɪnz wɜːr ˈɔːlweɪz ˈredi tuː dʒɔɪn ðer ˈkʌntrimɪn/
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alfred noun US /ˈælfrəd/

king of Wessex; defeated the Vikings and encouraged writing in English (849-899)

From this reading “FROM THE DEATH OF ALFRED TO THE NORMAN CONQUEST.”

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conquest noun US /ˈkɑːŋkwest/

the act of conquering

From this reading “FROM THE DEATH OF ALFRED TO THE NORMAN CONQUEST.”

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countrymen noun US /ˈkʌntrimɪn/

plural of “countryman” — a man from your own country

From this reading “He built walls round a great many of the towns, to defend them in case the Danes should come again; for, although so many of them were living quietly in the country, those who did not live here were still enemies, and the resident Danes were always ready to join their countrymen.”

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Danes noun US /deɪnz/

plural of “dane” — a native or inhabitant of Denmark

From this reading “He built walls round a great many of the towns, to defend them in case the Danes should come again; for, although so many of them were living quietly in the country, those who did not live here were still enemies, and the resident Danes were always ready to join their countrymen.”

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defend verb US /dɪˈfend/

argue or speak in defense of

From this reading “He built walls round a great many of the towns, to defend them in case the Danes should come again; for, although so many of them were living quietly in the country, those who did not live here were still enemies, and the resident Danes were always ready to join their countrymen.”

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norman noun US /ˈnɔːrmən/

United States operatic soprano (born in 1945)

From this reading “FROM THE DEATH OF ALFRED TO THE NORMAN CONQUEST.”

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resident adjective US /ˈrezɪdənt/

living in a particular place

From this reading “He built walls round a great many of the towns, to defend them in case the Danes should come again; for, although so many of them were living quietly in the country, those who did not live here were still enemies, and the resident Danes were always ready to join their countrymen.”

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towns noun US /taʊnz/

plural of “town” — an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading “He built walls round a great many of the towns, to defend them in case the Danes should come again; for, although so many of them were living quietly in the country, those who did not live here were still enemies, and the resident Danes were always ready to join their countrymen.”

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Word partnerships in these lines

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

always ready adverb + adjective

In this reading “He built walls round a great many of the towns, to defend them in case the Danes should come again; for, although so many of them were living quietly in the country, those who did not live here were still enemies, and the resident Danes were always ready to join their countrymen.”

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live here verb + particle

In this reading “He built walls round a great many of the towns, to defend them in case the Danes should come again; for, although so many of them were living quietly in the country, those who did not live here were still enemies, and the resident Danes were always ready to join their countrymen.”

7,383 times in 426,211 chapters
succeeded by verb + particle counted as “succeed by”

In this reading “Alfred was succeeded by his son Edward, who was a very good king, though not so clever as his father.”

3,968 times in 426,211 chapters
come again verb + particle

In this reading “He built walls round a great many of the towns, to defend them in case the Danes should come again; for, although so many of them were living quietly in the country, those who did not live here were still enemies, and the resident Danes were always ready to join their countrymen.”

16,776 times in 426,211 chapters
in case preposition + noun

if there happens to be need

In this reading “He built walls round a great many of the towns, to defend them in case the Danes should come again; for, although so many of them were living quietly in the country, those who did not live here were still enemies, and the resident Danes were always ready to join their countrymen.”

24,817 times in 426,211 chapters
in the country preposition + article + noun counted as “in … country”

In this reading “He built walls round a great many of the towns, to defend them in case the Danes should come again; for, although so many of them were living quietly in the country, those who did not live here were still enemies, and the resident Danes were always ready to join their countrymen.”

27,645 times in 426,211 chapters

All words in this reading · 61

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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 Alfred was succeeded by his son Edward, who was a very good king, though not so clever as his father.

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againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading He built walls round a great many of the towns, to defend them in case the Danes should come again; for, although so many of them were living quietly in the country, those who did not live here were still enemies, and the resident Danes were always ready to join their countrymen.

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ALFREDnounUS /ˈælfrəd/

king of Wessex; defeated the Vikings and encouraged writing in English (849-899)

From this reading FROM THE DEATH OF ALFRED TO THE NORMAN CONQUEST.

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althoughconjunctionUS /ˌɔːlˈðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading He built walls round a great many of the towns, to defend them in case the Danes should come again; for, although so many of them were living quietly in the country, those who did not live here were still enemies, and the resident Danes were always ready to join their countrymen.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading He built walls round a great many of the towns, to defend them in case the Danes should come again; for, although so many of them were living quietly in the country, those who did not live here were still enemies, and the resident Danes were always ready to join their countrymen.

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading He built walls round a great many of the towns, to defend them in case the Danes should come again; for, although so many of them were living quietly in the country, those who did not live here were still enemies, and the resident Danes were always ready to join their countrymen.

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asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading Alfred was succeeded by his son Edward, who was a very good king, though not so clever as his father.

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builtadjectiveUS /bɪlt/

(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness

From this reading He built walls round a great many of the towns, to defend them in case the Danes should come again; for, although so many of them were living quietly in the country, those who did not live here were still enemies, and the resident Danes were always ready to join their countrymen.

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byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Alfred was succeeded by his son Edward, who was a very good king, though not so clever as his father.

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casenounUS /keɪs/

an occurrence of something

From this reading He built walls round a great many of the towns, to defend them in case the Danes should come again; for, although so many of them were living quietly in the country, those who did not live here were still enemies, and the resident Danes were always ready to join their countrymen.

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cleveradjectiveUS /ˈklevər/

showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others

From this reading Alfred was succeeded by his son Edward, who was a very good king, though not so clever as his father.

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comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading He built walls round a great many of the towns, to defend them in case the Danes should come again; for, although so many of them were living quietly in the country, those who did not live here were still enemies, and the resident Danes were always ready to join their countrymen.

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CONQUESTnounUS /ˈkɑːŋkwest/

the act of conquering

From this reading FROM THE DEATH OF ALFRED TO THE NORMAN CONQUEST.

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countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading He built walls round a great many of the towns, to defend them in case the Danes should come again; for, although so many of them were living quietly in the country, those who did not live here were still enemies, and the resident Danes were always ready to join their countrymen.

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countrymennounUS /ˈkʌntrimɪn/

plural of “countryman” — a man from your own country

From this reading He built walls round a great many of the towns, to defend them in case the Danes should come again; for, although so many of them were living quietly in the country, those who did not live here were still enemies, and the resident Danes were always ready to join their countrymen.

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DanesnounUS /deɪnz/

plural of “dane” — a native or inhabitant of Denmark

From this reading He built walls round a great many of the towns, to defend them in case the Danes should come again; for, although so many of them were living quietly in the country, those who did not live here were still enemies, and the resident Danes were always ready to join their countrymen.

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DEATHnounUS /deθ/

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading FROM THE DEATH OF ALFRED TO THE NORMAN CONQUEST.

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defendverbUS /dɪˈfend/

argue or speak in defense of

From this reading He built walls round a great many of the towns, to defend them in case the Danes should come again; for, although so many of them were living quietly in the country, those who did not live here were still enemies, and the resident Danes were always ready to join their countrymen.

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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading He built walls round a great many of the towns, to defend them in case the Danes should come again; for, although so many of them were living quietly in the country, those who did not live here were still enemies, and the resident Danes were always ready to join their countrymen.

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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 Alfred was succeeded by his son Edward, who was a very good king, though not so clever as his father.

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enemiesnounUS /ˈenəmiz/

plural of “enemy” — an opposing military force

From this reading He built walls round a great many of the towns, to defend them in case the Danes should come again; for, although so many of them were living quietly in the country, those who did not live here were still enemies, and the resident Danes were always ready to join their countrymen.

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fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading Alfred was succeeded by his son Edward, who was a very good king, though not so clever as his father.

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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He built walls round a great many of the towns, to defend them in case the Danes should come again; for, although so many of them were living quietly in the country, those who did not live here were still enemies, and the resident Danes were always ready to join their countrymen.

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FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading FROM THE DEATH OF ALFRED TO THE NORMAN CONQUEST.

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goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading Alfred was succeeded by his son Edward, who was a very good king, though not so clever as his father.

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greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

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

From this reading He built walls round a great many of the towns, to defend them in case the Danes should come again; for, although so many of them were living quietly in the country, those who did not live here were still enemies, and the resident Danes were always ready to join their countrymen.

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HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading He built walls round a great many of the towns, to defend them in case the Danes should come again; for, although so many of them were living quietly in the country, those who did not live here were still enemies, and the resident Danes were always ready to join their countrymen.

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hereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading He built walls round a great many of the towns, to defend them in case the Danes should come again; for, although so many of them were living quietly in the country, those who did not live here were still enemies, and the resident Danes were always ready to join their countrymen.

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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading Alfred was succeeded by his son Edward, who was a very good king, though not so clever as his father.

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inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading He built walls round a great many of the towns, to defend them in case the Danes should come again; for, although so many of them were living quietly in the country, those who did not live here were still enemies, and the resident Danes were always ready to join their countrymen.

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joinverbUS /dʒɔɪn/

become part of; become a member of a group or organization

From this reading He built walls round a great many of the towns, to defend them in case the Danes should come again; for, although so many of them were living quietly in the country, those who did not live here were still enemies, and the resident Danes were always ready to join their countrymen.

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kingnounUS /kɪŋ/

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading Alfred was succeeded by his son Edward, who was a very good king, though not so clever as his father.

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liveverbUS /laɪv/

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading He built walls round a great many of the towns, to defend them in case the Danes should come again; for, although so many of them were living quietly in the country, those who did not live here were still enemies, and the resident Danes were always ready to join their countrymen.

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livingnounUS /ˈlɪvɪŋ/

the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

From this reading He built walls round a great many of the towns, to defend them in case the Danes should come again; for, although so many of them were living quietly in the country, those who did not live here were still enemies, and the resident Danes were always ready to join their countrymen.

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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 He built walls round a great many of the towns, to defend them in case the Danes should come again; for, although so many of them were living quietly in the country, those who did not live here were still enemies, and the resident Danes were always ready to join their countrymen.

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NORMANnounUS /ˈnɔːrmən/

United States operatic soprano (born in 1945)

From this reading FROM THE DEATH OF ALFRED TO THE NORMAN CONQUEST.

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notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Alfred was succeeded by his son Edward, who was a very good king, though not so clever as his father.

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OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading FROM THE DEATH OF ALFRED TO THE NORMAN CONQUEST.

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quietlyadverbUS /ˈkwaɪətli/

with low volume

From this reading He built walls round a great many of the towns, to defend them in case the Danes should come again; for, although so many of them were living quietly in the country, those who did not live here were still enemies, and the resident Danes were always ready to join their countrymen.

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readyadjectiveUS /ˈredi/

completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress

From this reading He built walls round a great many of the towns, to defend them in case the Danes should come again; for, although so many of them were living quietly in the country, those who did not live here were still enemies, and the resident Danes were always ready to join their countrymen.

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residentadjectiveUS /ˈrezɪdənt/

living in a particular place

From this reading He built walls round a great many of the towns, to defend them in case the Danes should come again; for, although so many of them were living quietly in the country, those who did not live here were still enemies, and the resident Danes were always ready to join their countrymen.

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roundnounUS /raʊnd/

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading He built walls round a great many of the towns, to defend them in case the Danes should come again; for, although so many of them were living quietly in the country, those who did not live here were still enemies, and the resident Danes were always ready to join their countrymen.

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shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading He built walls round a great many of the towns, to defend them in case the Danes should come again; for, although so many of them were living quietly in the country, those who did not live here were still enemies, and the resident Danes were always ready to join their countrymen.

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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Alfred was succeeded by his son Edward, who was a very good king, though not so clever as his father.

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sonnounUS /sʌn/

a male human offspring

From this reading Alfred was succeeded by his son Edward, who was a very good king, though not so clever as his father.

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stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/

not in physical motion

From this reading He built walls round a great many of the towns, to defend them in case the Danes should come again; for, although so many of them were living quietly in the country, those who did not live here were still enemies, and the resident Danes were always ready to join their countrymen.

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succeededverbUS /səkˈsiːdɪd/

past form of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal

From this reading Alfred was succeeded by his son Edward, who was a very good king, though not so clever as his father.

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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 FROM THE DEATH OF ALFRED TO THE NORMAN CONQUEST.

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theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading He built walls round a great many of the towns, to defend them in case the Danes should come again; for, although so many of them were living quietly in the country, those who did not live here were still enemies, and the resident Danes were always ready to join their countrymen.

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thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading He built walls round a great many of the towns, to defend them in case the Danes should come again; for, although so many of them were living quietly in the country, those who did not live here were still enemies, and the resident Danes were always ready to join their countrymen.

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thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading He built walls round a great many of the towns, to defend them in case the Danes should come again; for, although so many of them were living quietly in the country, those who did not live here were still enemies, and the resident Danes were always ready to join their countrymen.

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thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Alfred was succeeded by his son Edward, who was a very good king, though not so clever as his father.

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TOparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading FROM THE DEATH OF ALFRED TO THE NORMAN CONQUEST.

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townsnounUS /taʊnz/

plural of “town” — an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading He built walls round a great many of the towns, to defend them in case the Danes should come again; for, although so many of them were living quietly in the country, those who did not live here were still enemies, and the resident Danes were always ready to join their countrymen.

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veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading Alfred was succeeded by his son Edward, who was a very good king, though not so clever as his father.

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wallsnounUS /wɔːlz/

plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading He built walls round a great many of the towns, to defend them in case the Danes should come again; for, although so many of them were living quietly in the country, those who did not live here were still enemies, and the resident Danes were always ready to join their countrymen.

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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 Alfred was succeeded by his son Edward, who was a very good king, though not so clever as his father.

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wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading He built walls round a great many of the towns, to defend them in case the Danes should come again; for, although so many of them were living quietly in the country, those who did not live here were still enemies, and the resident Danes were always ready to join their countrymen.

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whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading Alfred was succeeded by his son Edward, who was a very good king, though not so clever as his father.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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Chapter 6 holds 91 sentences of The Child's Pictorial History of England From the Earliest Period to, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 6 of The Child's Pictorial History of England From the Earliest Period to by Miss (Julia) Corner exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 91 sentences, grouped into 19 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

How do I study chapter 6 of The Child's Pictorial History of England From the Earliest Period to?

Work through the 19 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 19 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 6 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 6 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

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Is this the complete text of The Child's Pictorial History of England From the Earliest Period to?

Yes. All 2210 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #64905 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #64905, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Child's Pictorial History of England From the Earliest Period to take to read?

About 184 minutes of reading across 442 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Words and structures a reader meets early in The Child's Pictorial History of England From the Earliest Period to, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Minor
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Changes
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History
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