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From this reading Upon the death of his brother Henry, Richard, surnamed the Lion-hearted, became the heir apparent and succeeded to the throne after the death of his father in 1189.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Translated from the German of Henriette Jeanrenaud_ BY GEORGE P. UPTON _Translator of “Memories,” etc._ The University Press, Cambridge, U. S. A.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Upon the death of his brother Henry, Richard, surnamed the Lion-hearted, became the heir apparent and succeeded to the throne after the death of his father in 1189.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Richard shortly afterward became one of the leaders of the Third Crusade, which ended disastrously.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “The Duke of Brittany” is the story of the brief but eventful career of Arthur, son of Geoffrey Plantagenet and Constance of Brittany.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading Upon the death of his brother Henry, Richard, surnamed the Lion-hearted, became the heir apparent and succeeded to the throne after the death of his father in 1189.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading “The Duke of Brittany” is the story of the brief but eventful career of Arthur, son of Geoffrey Plantagenet and Constance of Brittany.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Upon the death of his brother Henry, Richard, surnamed the Lion-hearted, became the heir apparent and succeeded to the throne after the death of his father in 1189.
of short duration or distance
From this reading “The Duke of Brittany” is the story of the brief but eventful career of Arthur, son of Geoffrey Plantagenet and Constance of Brittany.
BrittanynounUS /ˈbrɪtəni/
a former province of northwestern France on a peninsula between the English Channel and the Bay of Biscay
From this reading “The Duke of Brittany” is the story of the brief but eventful career of Arthur, son of Geoffrey Plantagenet and Constance of Brittany.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Upon the death of his brother Henry, Richard, surnamed the Lion-hearted, became the heir apparent and succeeded to the throne after the death of his father in 1189.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “The Duke of Brittany” is the story of the brief but eventful career of Arthur, son of Geoffrey Plantagenet and Constance of Brittany.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Translated from the German of Henriette Jeanrenaud_ BY GEORGE P. UPTON _Translator of “Memories,” etc._ The University Press, Cambridge, U. S. A.
CambridgenounUS /ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ/
a university in England
From this reading _Translated from the German of Henriette Jeanrenaud_ BY GEORGE P. UPTON _Translator of “Memories,” etc._ The University Press, Cambridge, U. S. A.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading “The Duke of Brittany” is the story of the brief but eventful career of Arthur, son of Geoffrey Plantagenet and Constance of Brittany.
ConstancenounUS /ˈkɑːnstəns/
a lake in southeastern Germany on the northern side of the Swiss Alps; forms part of the Rhine River
From this reading “The Duke of Brittany” is the story of the brief but eventful career of Arthur, son of Geoffrey Plantagenet and Constance of Brittany.
CrusadenounUS /kruːˈseɪd/
a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
From this reading Richard shortly afterward became one of the leaders of the Third Crusade, which ended disastrously.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Upon the death of his brother Henry, Richard, surnamed the Lion-hearted, became the heir apparent and succeeded to the throne after the death of his father in 1189.
disastrouslyadverbUS /dɪˈzæstrəsli/
in a disastrous manner
From this reading Richard shortly afterward became one of the leaders of the Third Crusade, which ended disastrously.
DuchessnounUS /ˈdʌtʃəs/
the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
From this reading Geoffrey was the fourth son of Henry the Second of England and Eleanor, Duchess of Guienne.
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading “The Duke of Brittany” is the story of the brief but eventful career of Arthur, son of Geoffrey Plantagenet and Constance of Brittany.
Eleanor
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From this reading Geoffrey was the fourth son of Henry the Second of England and Eleanor, Duchess of Guienne.
endedadjectiveUS /ˈendəd/
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading Richard shortly afterward became one of the leaders of the Third Crusade, which ended disastrously.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading Geoffrey was the fourth son of Henry the Second of England and Eleanor, Duchess of Guienne.
etc
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From this reading _Translated from the German of Henriette Jeanrenaud_ BY GEORGE P. UPTON _Translator of “Memories,” etc._ The University Press, Cambridge, U. S. A.
eventfuladjectiveUS /ɪˈventfəl/
full of events or incidents
From this reading “The Duke of Brittany” is the story of the brief but eventful career of Arthur, son of Geoffrey Plantagenet and Constance of Brittany.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Upon the death of his brother Henry, Richard, surnamed the Lion-hearted, became the heir apparent and succeeded to the throne after the death of his father in 1189.
following the third position; number four in a countable series
From this reading Geoffrey was the fourth son of Henry the Second of England and Eleanor, Duchess of Guienne.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _Translated from the German of Henriette Jeanrenaud_ BY GEORGE P. UPTON _Translator of “Memories,” etc._ The University Press, Cambridge, U. S. A.
Geoffrey
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From this reading “The Duke of Brittany” is the story of the brief but eventful career of Arthur, son of Geoffrey Plantagenet and Constance of Brittany.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading _Translated from the German of Henriette Jeanrenaud_ BY GEORGE P. UPTON _Translator of “Memories,” etc._ The University Press, Cambridge, U. S. A.
a person of German nationality
From this reading _Translated from the German of Henriette Jeanrenaud_ BY GEORGE P. UPTON _Translator of “Memories,” etc._ The University Press, Cambridge, U. S. A.
Guienne
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From this reading Geoffrey was the fourth son of Henry the Second of England and Eleanor, Duchess of Guienne.
heirnounUS /er/
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading Upon the death of his brother Henry, Richard, surnamed the Lion-hearted, became the heir apparent and succeeded to the throne after the death of his father in 1189.
Henriette
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From this reading _Translated from the German of Henriette Jeanrenaud_ BY GEORGE P. UPTON _Translator of “Memories,” etc._ The University Press, Cambridge, U. S. A.
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 Geoffrey was the fourth son of Henry the Second of England and Eleanor, Duchess of Guienne.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Upon the death of his brother Henry, Richard, surnamed the Lion-hearted, became the heir apparent and succeeded to the throne after the death of his father in 1189.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Upon the death of his brother Henry, Richard, surnamed the Lion-hearted, became the heir apparent and succeeded to the throne after the death of his father in 1189.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The Duke of Brittany” is the story of the brief but eventful career of Arthur, son of Geoffrey Plantagenet and Constance of Brittany.
Jeanrenaud
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From this reading _Translated from the German of Henriette Jeanrenaud_ BY GEORGE P. UPTON _Translator of “Memories,” etc._ The University Press, Cambridge, U. S. A.
leadersnounUS /ˈliːdərz/
the body of people who lead a group
From this reading Richard shortly afterward became one of the leaders of the Third Crusade, which ended disastrously.
Lion-hearted
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From this reading Upon the death of his brother Henry, Richard, surnamed the Lion-hearted, became the heir apparent and succeeded to the throne after the death of his father in 1189.
MemoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading _Translated from the German of Henriette Jeanrenaud_ BY GEORGE P. UPTON _Translator of “Memories,” etc._ The University Press, Cambridge, U. S. A.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Translated from the German of Henriette Jeanrenaud_ BY GEORGE P. UPTON _Translator of “Memories,” etc._ The University Press, Cambridge, U. S. A.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Richard shortly afterward became one of the leaders of the Third Crusade, which ended disastrously.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading _Translated from the German of Henriette Jeanrenaud_ BY GEORGE P. UPTON _Translator of “Memories,” etc._ The University Press, Cambridge, U. S. A.
Plantagenetnoun
the family name of a line of English kings that reigned from 1154 to 1485
From this reading “The Duke of Brittany” is the story of the brief but eventful career of Arthur, son of Geoffrey Plantagenet and Constance of Brittany.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading _Translated from the German of Henriette Jeanrenaud_ BY GEORGE P. UPTON _Translator of “Memories,” etc._ The University Press, Cambridge, U. S. A.
Richard
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From this reading Upon the death of his brother Henry, Richard, surnamed the Lion-hearted, became the heir apparent and succeeded to the throne after the death of his father in 1189.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading _Translated from the German of Henriette Jeanrenaud_ BY GEORGE P. UPTON _Translator of “Memories,” etc._ The University Press, Cambridge, U. S. A.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Geoffrey was the fourth son of Henry the Second of England and Eleanor, Duchess of Guienne.
for a short time
From this reading Richard shortly afterward became one of the leaders of the Third Crusade, which ended disastrously.
a male human offspring
From this reading “The Duke of Brittany” is the story of the brief but eventful career of Arthur, son of Geoffrey Plantagenet and Constance of Brittany.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “The Duke of Brittany” is the story of the brief but eventful career of Arthur, son of Geoffrey Plantagenet and Constance of Brittany.
past form of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading Upon the death of his brother Henry, Richard, surnamed the Lion-hearted, became the heir apparent and succeeded to the throne after the death of his father in 1189.
surnamed
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From this reading Upon the death of his brother Henry, Richard, surnamed the Lion-hearted, became the heir apparent and succeeded to the throne after the death of his father in 1189.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Translated from the German of Henriette Jeanrenaud_ BY GEORGE P. UPTON _Translator of “Memories,” etc._ The University Press, Cambridge, U. S. A.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading Richard shortly afterward became one of the leaders of the Third Crusade, which ended disastrously.
the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.
From this reading Upon the death of his brother Henry, Richard, surnamed the Lion-hearted, became the heir apparent and succeeded to the throne after the death of his father in 1189.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Upon the death of his brother Henry, Richard, surnamed the Lion-hearted, became the heir apparent and succeeded to the throne after the death of his father in 1189.
TranslatedverbUS /trænzˈleɪtɪd/
past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language
From this reading _Translated from the German of Henriette Jeanrenaud_ BY GEORGE P. UPTON _Translator of “Memories,” etc._ The University Press, Cambridge, U. S. A.
TranslatornounUS /trænˈsleɪtər/
a person who translates written messages from one language to another
From this reading _Translated from the German of Henriette Jeanrenaud_ BY GEORGE P. UPTON _Translator of “Memories,” etc._ The University Press, Cambridge, U. S. A.
UnounUS /juː/
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading _Translated from the German of Henriette Jeanrenaud_ BY GEORGE P. UPTON _Translator of “Memories,” etc._ The University Press, Cambridge, U. S. A.
UniversitynounUS /ˌjuːnəˈvɜːrsəti/
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading _Translated from the German of Henriette Jeanrenaud_ BY GEORGE P. UPTON _Translator of “Memories,” etc._ The University Press, Cambridge, U. S. A.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon the death of his brother Henry, Richard, surnamed the Lion-hearted, became the heir apparent and succeeded to the throne after the death of his father in 1189.
UPTON
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From this reading _Translated from the German of Henriette Jeanrenaud_ BY GEORGE P. UPTON _Translator of “Memories,” etc._ The University Press, Cambridge, U. S. A.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Geoffrey was the fourth son of Henry the Second of England and Eleanor, Duchess of Guienne.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Richard shortly afterward became one of the leaders of the Third Crusade, which ended disastrously.
