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The Fifth Queen Crowned
The Fifth Queen Crowned

Chapter I

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The two previous | | books of the trilogy are _The Fifth Queen_ and _Privy | | Seal: His Last Venture_.
| | | | Inconsistent hyphenation in the original document has | | been preserved.
| +-----------------------------------------------------------+ _"Da habt Ihr schon das End vom Lied"_ Thomas Cranmer began a hesitating speech.
In the pause after the words the King himself hesitated, as if he poised between a heavy rage and a sardonic humour.
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The Fifth Queen Crowned

Chapter I

Reading 1/90 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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The two previous | | books of the trilogy are _The Fifth Queen_ and _Privy | | Seal: His Last Venture_.
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| | | | Inconsistent hyphenation in the original document has | | been preserved.
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| +-----------------------------------------------------------+ _"Da habt Ihr schon das End vom Lied"_ Thomas Cranmer began a hesitating speech.
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In the pause after the words the King himself hesitated, as if he poised between a heavy rage and a sardonic humour.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “In the pause after the words the King himself hesitated, as if he poised between a heavy rage and a sardonic humour.”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “| | | | Inconsistent hyphenation in the original document has | | been preserved.”

Began noun US /began/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “| +-----------------------------------------------------------+ _"Da habt Ihr schon das End vom Lied"_ Thomas Cranmer began a hesitating speech.”

Between preposition US /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading “In the pause after the words the King himself hesitated, as if he poised between a heavy rage and a sardonic humour.”

Books noun US /bʊks/

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading “The two previous | | books of the trilogy are _The Fifth Queen_ and _Privy | | Seal: His Last Venture_.”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “| | | | Inconsistent hyphenation in the original document has | | been preserved.”

Himself pronoun US /hɪmˈself/

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

From this reading “In the pause after the words the King himself hesitated, as if he poised between a heavy rage and a sardonic humour.”

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The two previous | | books of the trilogy are _The Fifth Queen_ and _Privy | | Seal: His Last Venture_.”

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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 | +-----------------------------------------------------------+ _"Da habt Ihr schon das End vom Lied"_ Thomas Cranmer began a hesitating speech.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading In the pause after the words the King himself hesitated, as if he poised between a heavy rage and a sardonic humour.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading The two previous | | books of the trilogy are _The Fifth Queen_ and _Privy | | Seal: His Last Venture_.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading The two previous | | books of the trilogy are _The Fifth Queen_ and _Privy | | Seal: His Last Venture_.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading In the pause after the words the King himself hesitated, as if he poised between a heavy rage and a sardonic humour.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading | | | | Inconsistent hyphenation in the original document has | | been preserved.

begannounUS /began/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading | +-----------------------------------------------------------+ _"Da habt Ihr schon das End vom Lied"_ Thomas Cranmer began a hesitating speech.

betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading In the pause after the words the King himself hesitated, as if he poised between a heavy rage and a sardonic humour.

booksnounUS /bʊks/

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading The two previous | | books of the trilogy are _The Fifth Queen_ and _Privy | | Seal: His Last Venture_.

Cranmer

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From this reading | +-----------------------------------------------------------+ _"Da habt Ihr schon das End vom Lied"_ Thomas Cranmer began a hesitating speech.

Da

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From this reading | +-----------------------------------------------------------+ _"Da habt Ihr schon das End vom Lied"_ Thomas Cranmer began a hesitating speech.

das

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From this reading | +-----------------------------------------------------------+ _"Da habt Ihr schon das End vom Lied"_ Thomas Cranmer began a hesitating speech.

document

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From this reading | | | | Inconsistent hyphenation in the original document has | | been preserved.

End

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From this reading | +-----------------------------------------------------------+ _"Da habt Ihr schon das End vom Lied"_ Thomas Cranmer began a hesitating speech.

Fifth

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From this reading The two previous | | books of the trilogy are _The Fifth Queen_ and _Privy | | Seal: His Last Venture_.

habt

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From this reading | +-----------------------------------------------------------+ _"Da habt Ihr schon das End vom Lied"_ Thomas Cranmer began a hesitating speech.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading | | | | Inconsistent hyphenation in the original document has | | been preserved.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading In the pause after the words the King himself hesitated, as if he poised between a heavy rage and a sardonic humour.

heavy

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From this reading In the pause after the words the King himself hesitated, as if he poised between a heavy rage and a sardonic humour.

hesitated

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From this reading In the pause after the words the King himself hesitated, as if he poised between a heavy rage and a sardonic humour.

hesitating

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From this reading | +-----------------------------------------------------------+ _"Da habt Ihr schon das End vom Lied"_ Thomas Cranmer began a hesitating speech.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

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

From this reading In the pause after the words the King himself hesitated, as if he poised between a heavy rage and a sardonic humour.

HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading The two previous | | books of the trilogy are _The Fifth Queen_ and _Privy | | Seal: His Last Venture_.

humour

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From this reading In the pause after the words the King himself hesitated, as if he poised between a heavy rage and a sardonic humour.

hyphenation

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From this reading | | | | Inconsistent hyphenation in the original document has | | been preserved.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading In the pause after the words the King himself hesitated, as if he poised between a heavy rage and a sardonic humour.

Ihr

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From this reading | +-----------------------------------------------------------+ _"Da habt Ihr schon das End vom Lied"_ Thomas Cranmer began a hesitating speech.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading | | | | Inconsistent hyphenation in the original document has | | been preserved.

Inconsistent

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From this reading | | | | Inconsistent hyphenation in the original document has | | been preserved.

King

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From this reading In the pause after the words the King himself hesitated, as if he poised between a heavy rage and a sardonic humour.

LastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The two previous | | books of the trilogy are _The Fifth Queen_ and _Privy | | Seal: His Last Venture_.

Lied

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From this reading | +-----------------------------------------------------------+ _"Da habt Ihr schon das End vom Lied"_ Thomas Cranmer began a hesitating speech.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The two previous | | books of the trilogy are _The Fifth Queen_ and _Privy | | Seal: His Last Venture_.

original

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From this reading | | | | Inconsistent hyphenation in the original document has | | been preserved.

pause

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From this reading In the pause after the words the King himself hesitated, as if he poised between a heavy rage and a sardonic humour.

poised

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From this reading In the pause after the words the King himself hesitated, as if he poised between a heavy rage and a sardonic humour.

preserved

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From this reading | | | | Inconsistent hyphenation in the original document has | | been preserved.

previous

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From this reading The two previous | | books of the trilogy are _The Fifth Queen_ and _Privy | | Seal: His Last Venture_.

Privy

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From this reading The two previous | | books of the trilogy are _The Fifth Queen_ and _Privy | | Seal: His Last Venture_.

Queen

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From this reading The two previous | | books of the trilogy are _The Fifth Queen_ and _Privy | | Seal: His Last Venture_.

rage

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From this reading In the pause after the words the King himself hesitated, as if he poised between a heavy rage and a sardonic humour.

sardonic

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From this reading In the pause after the words the King himself hesitated, as if he poised between a heavy rage and a sardonic humour.

schon

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From this reading | +-----------------------------------------------------------+ _"Da habt Ihr schon das End vom Lied"_ Thomas Cranmer began a hesitating speech.

Seal

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From this reading The two previous | | books of the trilogy are _The Fifth Queen_ and _Privy | | Seal: His Last Venture_.

speech

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From this reading | +-----------------------------------------------------------+ _"Da habt Ihr schon das End vom Lied"_ Thomas Cranmer began a hesitating speech.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The two previous | | books of the trilogy are _The Fifth Queen_ and _Privy | | Seal: His Last Venture_.

Thomas

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From this reading | +-----------------------------------------------------------+ _"Da habt Ihr schon das End vom Lied"_ Thomas Cranmer began a hesitating speech.

trilogy

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From this reading The two previous | | books of the trilogy are _The Fifth Queen_ and _Privy | | Seal: His Last Venture_.

two

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From this reading The two previous | | books of the trilogy are _The Fifth Queen_ and _Privy | | Seal: His Last Venture_.

Venture

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From this reading The two previous | | books of the trilogy are _The Fifth Queen_ and _Privy | | Seal: His Last Venture_.

vom

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From this reading | +-----------------------------------------------------------+ _"Da habt Ihr schon das End vom Lied"_ Thomas Cranmer began a hesitating speech.

words

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From this reading In the pause after the words the King himself hesitated, as if he poised between a heavy rage and a sardonic humour.