(of mail) marked with a destination
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.
affectionateadjectiveUS /əˈfekʃənət/
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading Warwick and his family had returned to London, and the meeting between Edward and the earl had been cordial and affectionate.
agreeablyadverb
in an enjoyable manner
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.
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.
from appearances alone
From this reading Warwick was reinstated in the offices which gave him apparently the supreme rule in England.
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.
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.
playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment
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.
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.
fearless and daring
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.
a woman who has recently been married
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.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
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.
cordialadjectiveUS /ˈkɔːrdʒəl/
diffusing warmth and friendliness
From this reading Warwick and his family had returned to London, and the meeting between Edward and the earl had been cordial and affectionate.
made known or openly avowed
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.
a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading Warwick and his family had returned to London, and the meeting between Edward and the earl had been cordial and affectionate.
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 Warwick and his family had returned to London, and the meeting between Edward and the earl had been cordial and affectionate.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading Warwick was reinstated in the offices which gave him apparently the supreme rule in England.
a social unit living 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.
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.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
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.
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.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
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.
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.
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.
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.
the state of being honored
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.
impoliticadjectiveUS /ˌɪmpɔːˈlɪtɪk/
not politic
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.
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.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
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.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
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.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading Warwick and his family had returned to London, and the meeting between Edward and the earl had been cordial and affectionate.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
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.
United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)
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.
martialadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːrʃəl/
(of persons) befitting a warrior
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.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading Warwick and his family had returned to London, and the meeting between Edward and the earl had been cordial and affectionate.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading We must pass over some months.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We must pass over some months.
nuptialsnounUS /ˈnʌptʃəlz/
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
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.
plural of “object” — a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
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.
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.
officesnounUS /ˈɔːfəsəz/
plural of “office” — place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Warwick was reinstated in the offices which gave him apparently the supreme rule in England.
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.
parliamentnounUS /ˈpɑːrləmənt/
a legislative assembly in certain countries
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.
go across or through
From this reading We must pass over some months.
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.
(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
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.
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
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.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal 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.
reinstatedverbUS /ˌriːɪnˈsteɪtɪd/
past form of “reinstate” — restore to the previous state or rank
From this reading Warwick was reinstated in the offices which gave him apparently the supreme rule in England.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Warwick and his family had returned to London, and the meeting between Edward and the earl had been cordial and affectionate.
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading Warwick was reinstated in the offices which gave him apparently the supreme rule in England.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading We must pass over some months.
supremeadjectiveUS /səˈpriːm/
final or last in your life or progress
From this reading Warwick was reinstated in the offices which gave him apparently the supreme rule in England.
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.
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.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
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.
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.
soldiers collectively
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.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
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.
WarwicknounUS /ˈwɔːrwɪk/
English statesman; during the War of the Roses he fought first for the house of York and secured the throne for Edward IV and then changed sides to fight for the house of Lancaster and secured the throne for Henry VI (1428-1471)
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.
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.
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.
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.
XInounUS /ʃiː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and one
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.