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FROM THE ACCESSION OF RICHARD THE SECOND TO THE WAR OF THE ROSES.--1377 TO 1422.
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Richard the Second, the son of Edward, the Black Prince, was but eleven years old when, by the death of his grandfather, he became king of England.
His uncles governed the country till he was old enough to act for himself; but they did not teach him to be a wise, nor a just man, and this injustice was the cause of all his misfortunes.
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The Child's Pictorial History of England From the Earliest Period to

Chapter XI

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FROM THE ACCESSION OF RICHARD THE SECOND TO THE WAR OF THE ROSES.--1377 TO 1422.
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Richard the Second, the son of Edward, the Black Prince, was but eleven years old when, by the death of his grandfather, he became king of England.
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His uncles governed the country till he was old enough to act for himself; but they did not teach him to be a wise, nor a just man, and this injustice was the cause of all his misfortunes.
/hɪz ˈʌŋkəlz ˈɡʌvərnd ðə ˈkʌntri tɪl hiː wɑːz oʊld ɪˈnʌf tuː ækt fɔːr hɪmˈself bʌt ðeɪ dɪd nɑːt tiːtʃ hɪm tuː biː ə waɪz nɔːr ə dʒʌst mæn ənd ðɪs ˌɪnˈdʒʌstɪs wɑːz ðə kɑːz ʌv ɔːl hɪz mɪˈsfɔːrtʃənz/
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accession noun US /əkˈseʃən/

a process of increasing by addition (as to a collection or group)

From this reading “FROM THE ACCESSION OF RICHARD THE SECOND TO THE WAR OF THE ROSES.--1377 TO 1422.”

eleven adjective US /ɪˈlevən/

being one more than ten

From this reading “Richard the Second, the son of Edward, the Black Prince, was but eleven years old when, by the death of his grandfather, he became king of England.”

governed noun US /ˈɡʌvərnd/

the body of people who are citizens of a particular government

From this reading “His uncles governed the country till he was old enough to act for himself; but they did not teach him to be a wise, nor a just man, and this injustice was the cause of all his misfortunes.”

grandfather noun US /ˈɡrændfɑːðər/

the father of your father or mother

From this reading “Richard the Second, the son of Edward, the Black Prince, was but eleven years old when, by the death of his grandfather, he became king of England.”

injustice noun US /ˌɪnˈdʒʌstɪs/

an unjust act

From this reading “His uncles governed the country till he was old enough to act for himself; but they did not teach him to be a wise, nor a just man, and this injustice was the cause of all his misfortunes.”

misfortunes noun US /mɪˈsfɔːrtʃənz/

plural of “misfortune” — unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event

From this reading “His uncles governed the country till he was old enough to act for himself; but they did not teach him to be a wise, nor a just man, and this injustice was the cause of all his misfortunes.”

roses noun US /ˈroʊzɪz/

plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading “FROM THE ACCESSION OF RICHARD THE SECOND TO THE WAR OF THE ROSES.--1377 TO 1422.”

uncles noun US /ˈʌŋkəlz/

plural of “uncle” — the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

From this reading “His uncles governed the country till he was old enough to act for himself; but they did not teach him to be a wise, nor a just man, and this injustice was the cause of all his misfortunes.”

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eleven years adjective + noun

In this reading “Richard the Second, the son of Edward, the Black Prince, was but eleven years old when, by the death of his grandfather, he became king of England.”

old enough adjective + noun

In this reading “His uncles governed the country till he was old enough to act for himself; but they did not teach him to be a wise, nor a just man, and this injustice was the cause of all his misfortunes.”

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1377

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From this reading FROM THE ACCESSION OF RICHARD THE SECOND TO THE WAR OF THE ROSES.--1377 TO 1422.

1422

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From this reading FROM THE ACCESSION OF RICHARD THE SECOND TO THE WAR OF THE ROSES.--1377 TO 1422.

2

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From this reading 2.

adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading His uncles governed the country till he was old enough to act for himself; but they did not teach him to be a wise, nor a just man, and this injustice was the cause of all his misfortunes.

ACCESSIONnounUS /əkˈseʃən/

a process of increasing by addition (as to a collection or group)

From this reading FROM THE ACCESSION OF RICHARD THE SECOND TO THE WAR OF THE ROSES.--1377 TO 1422.

actverbUS /ækt/

perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

From this reading His uncles governed the country till he was old enough to act for himself; but they did not teach him to be a wise, nor a just man, and this injustice was the cause of all his misfortunes.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 His uncles governed the country till he was old enough to act for himself; but they did not teach him to be a wise, nor a just man, and this injustice was the cause of all his misfortunes.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading His uncles governed the country till he was old enough to act for himself; but they did not teach him to be a wise, nor a just man, and this injustice was the cause of all his misfortunes.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading His uncles governed the country till he was old enough to act for himself; but they did not teach him to be a wise, nor a just man, and this injustice was the cause of all his misfortunes.

becameverbUS /bɪˈkeɪm/

inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading Richard the Second, the son of Edward, the Black Prince, was but eleven years old when, by the death of his grandfather, he became king of England.

BlackadjectiveUS /blæk/

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading Richard the Second, the son of Edward, the Black Prince, was but eleven years old when, by the death of his grandfather, he became king of England.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Richard the Second, the son of Edward, the Black Prince, was but eleven years old when, by the death of his grandfather, he became king of England.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Richard the Second, the son of Edward, the Black Prince, was but eleven years old when, by the death of his grandfather, he became king of England.

causenounUS /kɑːz/

events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

From this reading His uncles governed the country till he was old enough to act for himself; but they did not teach him to be a wise, nor a just man, and this injustice was the cause of all his misfortunes.

countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading His uncles governed the country till he was old enough to act for himself; but they did not teach him to be a wise, nor a just man, and this injustice was the cause of all his misfortunes.

deathnounUS /deθ/

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading Richard the Second, the son of Edward, the Black Prince, was but eleven years old when, by the death of his grandfather, he became king of England.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

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

From this reading His uncles governed the country till he was old enough to act for himself; but they did not teach him to be a wise, nor a just man, and this injustice was the cause of all his misfortunes.

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 Richard the Second, the son of Edward, the Black Prince, was but eleven years old when, by the death of his grandfather, he became king of England.

elevenadjectiveUS /ɪˈlevən/

being one more than ten

From this reading Richard the Second, the son of Edward, the Black Prince, was but eleven years old when, by the death of his grandfather, he became king of England.

EnglandnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlənd/

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading Richard the Second, the son of Edward, the Black Prince, was but eleven years old when, by the death of his grandfather, he became king of England.

enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading His uncles governed the country till he was old enough to act for himself; but they did not teach him to be a wise, nor a just man, and this injustice was the cause of all his misfortunes.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading His uncles governed the country till he was old enough to act for himself; but they did not teach him to be a wise, nor a just man, and this injustice was the cause of all his misfortunes.

FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading FROM THE ACCESSION OF RICHARD THE SECOND TO THE WAR OF THE ROSES.--1377 TO 1422.

governednounUS /ˈɡʌvərnd/

the body of people who are citizens of a particular government

From this reading His uncles governed the country till he was old enough to act for himself; but they did not teach him to be a wise, nor a just man, and this injustice was the cause of all his misfortunes.

grandfathernounUS /ˈɡrændfɑːðər/

the father of your father or mother

From this reading Richard the Second, the son of Edward, the Black Prince, was but eleven years old when, by the death of his grandfather, he became king of England.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading Richard the Second, the son of Edward, the Black Prince, was but eleven years old when, by the death of his grandfather, he became king of England.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading His uncles governed the country till he was old enough to act for himself; but they did not teach him to be a wise, nor a just man, and this injustice was the cause of all his misfortunes.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading His uncles governed the country till he was old enough to act for himself; but they did not teach him to be a wise, nor a just man, and this injustice was the cause of all his misfortunes.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading Richard the Second, the son of Edward, the Black Prince, was but eleven years old when, by the death of his grandfather, he became king of England.

injusticenounUS /ˌɪnˈdʒʌstɪs/

an unjust act

From this reading His uncles governed the country till he was old enough to act for himself; but they did not teach him to be a wise, nor a just man, and this injustice was the cause of all his misfortunes.

justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading His uncles governed the country till he was old enough to act for himself; but they did not teach him to be a wise, nor a just man, and this injustice was the cause of all his misfortunes.

kingnounUS /kɪŋ/

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading Richard the Second, the son of Edward, the Black Prince, was but eleven years old when, by the death of his grandfather, he became king of England.

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading His uncles governed the country till he was old enough to act for himself; but they did not teach him to be a wise, nor a just man, and this injustice was the cause of all his misfortunes.

misfortunesnounUS /mɪˈsfɔːrtʃənz/

plural of “misfortune” — unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event

From this reading His uncles governed the country till he was old enough to act for himself; but they did not teach him to be a wise, nor a just man, and this injustice was the cause of all his misfortunes.

norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading His uncles governed the country till he was old enough to act for himself; but they did not teach him to be a wise, nor a just man, and this injustice was the cause of all his misfortunes.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading His uncles governed the country till he was old enough to act for himself; but they did not teach him to be a wise, nor a just man, and this injustice was the cause of all his misfortunes.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading FROM THE ACCESSION OF RICHARD THE SECOND TO THE WAR OF THE ROSES.--1377 TO 1422.

oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading Richard the Second, the son of Edward, the Black Prince, was but eleven years old when, by the death of his grandfather, he became king of England.

PrincenounUS /prɪns/

a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)

From this reading Richard the Second, the son of Edward, the Black Prince, was but eleven years old when, by the death of his grandfather, he became king of England.

RICHARD

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From this reading FROM THE ACCESSION OF RICHARD THE SECOND TO THE WAR OF THE ROSES.--1377 TO 1422.

ROSESnounUS /ˈroʊzɪz/

plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading FROM THE ACCESSION OF RICHARD THE SECOND TO THE WAR OF THE ROSES.--1377 TO 1422.

SECONDnounUS /ˈsekənd/

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading FROM THE ACCESSION OF RICHARD THE SECOND TO THE WAR OF THE ROSES.--1377 TO 1422.

sonnounUS /sʌn/

a male human offspring

From this reading Richard the Second, the son of Edward, the Black Prince, was but eleven years old when, by the death of his grandfather, he became king of England.

teachverbUS /tiːtʃ/

impart skills or knowledge to

From this reading His uncles governed the country till he was old enough to act for himself; but they did not teach him to be a wise, nor a just man, and this injustice was the cause of all his misfortunes.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading FROM THE ACCESSION OF RICHARD THE SECOND TO THE WAR OF THE ROSES.--1377 TO 1422.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading His uncles governed the country till he was old enough to act for himself; but they did not teach him to be a wise, nor a just man, and this injustice was the cause of all his misfortunes.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading His uncles governed the country till he was old enough to act for himself; but they did not teach him to be a wise, nor a just man, and this injustice was the cause of all his misfortunes.

tillprepositionUS /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading His uncles governed the country till he was old enough to act for himself; but they did not teach him to be a wise, nor a just man, and this injustice was the cause of all his misfortunes.

TOparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading FROM THE ACCESSION OF RICHARD THE SECOND TO THE WAR OF THE ROSES.--1377 TO 1422.

unclesnounUS /ˈʌŋkəlz/

plural of “uncle” — the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

From this reading His uncles governed the country till he was old enough to act for himself; but they did not teach him to be a wise, nor a just man, and this injustice was the cause of all his misfortunes.

WARnounUS /wɔːr/

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading FROM THE ACCESSION OF RICHARD THE SECOND TO THE WAR OF THE ROSES.--1377 TO 1422.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Richard the Second, the son of Edward, the Black Prince, was but eleven years old when, by the death of his grandfather, he became king of England.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Richard the Second, the son of Edward, the Black Prince, was but eleven years old when, by the death of his grandfather, he became king of England.

wiseadjectiveUS /waɪz/

having or prompted by wisdom or discernment

From this reading His uncles governed the country till he was old enough to act for himself; but they did not teach him to be a wise, nor a just man, and this injustice was the cause of all his misfortunes.

yearsnounUS /jɪrz/

a late time of life

From this reading Richard the Second, the son of Edward, the Black Prince, was but eleven years old when, by the death of his grandfather, he became king of England.

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