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addressed
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From this reading The king, agreeably with the martial objects he had had long at heart, had then declared war on Louis XI., and parliament was addressed and troops were raised for that impolitic purpose.
affectionate
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From this reading Warwick and his family had returned to London, and the meeting between Edward and the earl had been cordial and affectionate.
agreeably
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From this reading The king, agreeably with the martial objects he had had long at heart, had then declared war on Louis XI., and parliament was addressed and troops were raised for that impolitic purpose.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Warwick and his family had returned to London, and the meeting between Edward and the earl had been cordial and affectionate.
apparently
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From this reading Warwick was reinstated in the offices which gave him apparently the supreme rule in England.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Princess Margaret had left England as the bride of Charles the Bold; and the earl had attended the procession in honour of her nuptials.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The king, agreeably with the martial objects he had had long at heart, had then declared war on Louis XI., and parliament was addressed and troops were raised for that impolitic purpose.
attended
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From this reading The Princess Margaret had left England as the bride of Charles the Bold; and the earl had attended the procession in honour of her nuptials.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Warwick and his family had returned to London, and the meeting between Edward and the earl had been cordial and affectionate.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Warwick and his family had returned to London, and the meeting between Edward and the earl had been cordial and affectionate.
Bold
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From this reading The Princess Margaret had left England as the bride of Charles the Bold; and the earl had attended the procession in honour of her nuptials.
bride
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From this reading The Princess Margaret had left England as the bride of Charles the Bold; and the earl had attended the procession in honour of her nuptials.
Charles
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From this reading The Princess Margaret had left England as the bride of Charles the Bold; and the earl had attended the procession in honour of her nuptials.
cordialnounUS /cordial/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Warwick and his family had returned to London, and the meeting between Edward and the earl had been cordial and affectionate.
declared
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From this reading The king, agreeably with the martial objects he had had long at heart, had then declared war on Louis XI., and parliament was addressed and troops were raised for that impolitic purpose.
earl
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From this reading Warwick and his family had returned to London, and the meeting between Edward and the earl had been cordial and affectionate.
Edward
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From this reading Warwick and his family had returned to London, and the meeting between Edward and the earl had been cordial and affectionate.
England
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From this reading Warwick was reinstated in the offices which gave him apparently the supreme rule in England.
family
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From this reading Warwick and his family had returned to London, and the meeting between Edward and the earl had been cordial and affectionate.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The king, agreeably with the martial objects he had had long at heart, had then declared war on Louis XI., and parliament was addressed and troops were raised for that impolitic purpose.
gave
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From this reading Warwick was reinstated in the offices which gave him apparently the supreme rule in England.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Warwick and his family had returned to London, and the meeting between Edward and the earl had been cordial and affectionate.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The king, agreeably with the martial objects he had had long at heart, had then declared war on Louis XI., and parliament was addressed and troops were raised for that impolitic purpose.
heart
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From this reading The king, agreeably with the martial objects he had had long at heart, had then declared war on Louis XI., and parliament was addressed and troops were raised for that impolitic purpose.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Princess Margaret had left England as the bride of Charles the Bold; and the earl had attended the procession in honour of her nuptials.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Warwick was reinstated in the offices which gave him apparently the supreme rule in England.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Warwick and his family had returned to London, and the meeting between Edward and the earl had been cordial and affectionate.
honour
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From this reading The Princess Margaret had left England as the bride of Charles the Bold; and the earl had attended the procession in honour of her nuptials.
impolitic
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From this reading The king, agreeably with the martial objects he had had long at heart, had then declared war on Louis XI., and parliament was addressed and troops were raised for that impolitic purpose.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Warwick was reinstated in the offices which gave him apparently the supreme rule in England.
king
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From this reading The king, agreeably with the martial objects he had had long at heart, had then declared war on Louis XI., and parliament was addressed and troops were raised for that impolitic purpose.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Princess Margaret had left England as the bride of Charles the Bold; and the earl had attended the procession in honour of her nuptials.
London
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From this reading Warwick and his family had returned to London, and the meeting between Edward and the earl had been cordial and affectionate.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The king, agreeably with the martial objects he had had long at heart, had then declared war on Louis XI., and parliament was addressed and troops were raised for that impolitic purpose.
Louis
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From this reading The king, agreeably with the martial objects he had had long at heart, had then declared war on Louis XI., and parliament was addressed and troops were raised for that impolitic purpose.
Margaret
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From this reading The Princess Margaret had left England as the bride of Charles the Bold; and the earl had attended the procession in honour of her nuptials.
martial
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From this reading The king, agreeably with the martial objects he had had long at heart, had then declared war on Louis XI., and parliament was addressed and troops were raised for that impolitic purpose.
meeting
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From this reading Warwick and his family had returned to London, and the meeting between Edward and the earl had been cordial and affectionate.
months
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From this reading We must pass over some months.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We must pass over some months.
nuptials
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From this reading The Princess Margaret had left England as the bride of Charles the Bold; and the earl had attended the procession in honour of her nuptials.
objects
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From this reading The king, agreeably with the martial objects he had had long at heart, had then declared war on Louis XI., and parliament was addressed and troops were raised for that impolitic purpose.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Princess Margaret had left England as the bride of Charles the Bold; and the earl had attended the procession in honour of her nuptials.
offices
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From this reading Warwick was reinstated in the offices which gave him apparently the supreme rule in England.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The king, agreeably with the martial objects he had had long at heart, had then declared war on Louis XI., and parliament was addressed and troops were raised for that impolitic purpose.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading We must pass over some months.
parliament
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From this reading The king, agreeably with the martial objects he had had long at heart, had then declared war on Louis XI., and parliament was addressed and troops were raised for that impolitic purpose.
pass
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From this reading We must pass over some months.
PrincessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading The Princess Margaret had left England as the bride of Charles the Bold; and the earl had attended the procession in honour of her nuptials.
procession
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From this reading The Princess Margaret had left England as the bride of Charles the Bold; and the earl had attended the procession in honour of her nuptials.
purpose
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From this reading The king, agreeably with the martial objects he had had long at heart, had then declared war on Louis XI., and parliament was addressed and troops were raised for that impolitic purpose.
raised
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From this reading The king, agreeably with the martial objects he had had long at heart, had then declared war on Louis XI., and parliament was addressed and troops were raised for that impolitic purpose.
reinstated
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From this reading Warwick was reinstated in the offices which gave him apparently the supreme rule in England.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Warwick and his family had returned to London, and the meeting between Edward and the earl had been cordial and affectionate.
rule
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From this reading Warwick was reinstated in the offices which gave him apparently the supreme rule in England.
some
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From this reading We must pass over some months.
supreme
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From this reading Warwick was reinstated in the offices which gave him apparently the supreme rule in England.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The king, agreeably with the martial objects he had had long at heart, had then declared war on Louis XI., and parliament was addressed and troops were raised for that impolitic purpose.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Warwick and his family had returned to London, and the meeting between Edward and the earl had been cordial and affectionate.
then
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From this reading The king, agreeably with the martial objects he had had long at heart, had then declared war on Louis XI., and parliament was addressed and troops were raised for that impolitic purpose.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Warwick and his family had returned to London, and the meeting between Edward and the earl had been cordial and affectionate.
troops
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From this reading The king, agreeably with the martial objects he had had long at heart, had then declared war on Louis XI., and parliament was addressed and troops were raised for that impolitic purpose.
war
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From this reading The king, agreeably with the martial objects he had had long at heart, had then declared war on Louis XI., and parliament was addressed and troops were raised for that impolitic purpose.
Warwick
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From this reading Warwick and his family had returned to London, and the meeting between Edward and the earl had been cordial and affectionate.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Warwick was reinstated in the offices which gave him apparently the supreme rule in England.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We must pass over some months.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The king, agreeably with the martial objects he had had long at heart, had then declared war on Louis XI., and parliament was addressed and troops were raised for that impolitic purpose.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Warwick was reinstated in the offices which gave him apparently the supreme rule in England.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The king, agreeably with the martial objects he had had long at heart, had then declared war on Louis XI., and parliament was addressed and troops were raised for that impolitic purpose.
XI
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From this reading The king, agreeably with the martial objects he had had long at heart, had then declared war on Louis XI., and parliament was addressed and troops were raised for that impolitic purpose.
