1
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From this reading [Footnote 84-1: [From Fenn, ii.
2
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From this reading [Footnote 84-2: Elizabeth, daughter of John Talbot, first Earl of Shrewsbury, was the wife of John Mowbray, fifth Duke of Norfolk.]
3
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From this reading [Footnote 84-3: John de Vere, a staunch Lancastrian.]
50
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From this reading 50.] The contents of this letter clearly refer to the state of matters on the restoration of Henry VI.]
84
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From this reading [Footnote 84-1: [From Fenn, ii.
85
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From this reading [Footnote 85-1: John Tiptoft, Lord Treasurer and Chief-Constable of England.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading [Footnote 84-3: John de Vere, a staunch Lancastrian.]
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [Footnote 85-1: John Tiptoft, Lord Treasurer and Chief-Constable of England.
Chief-Constable
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From this reading [Footnote 85-1: John Tiptoft, Lord Treasurer and Chief-Constable of England.
without doubt or question
From this reading 50.] The contents of this letter clearly refer to the state of matters on the restoration of Henry VI.]
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading 50.] The contents of this letter clearly refer to the state of matters on the restoration of Henry VI.]
a female human offspring
From this reading [Footnote 84-2: Elizabeth, daughter of John Talbot, first Earl of Shrewsbury, was the wife of John Mowbray, fifth Duke of Norfolk.]
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading [Footnote 84-3: John de Vere, a staunch Lancastrian.]
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading [Footnote 84-2: Elizabeth, daughter of John Talbot, first Earl of Shrewsbury, was the wife of John Mowbray, fifth Duke of Norfolk.]
a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading [Footnote 84-2: Elizabeth, daughter of John Talbot, first Earl of Shrewsbury, was the wife of John Mowbray, fifth Duke of Norfolk.]
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading [Footnote 84-2: Elizabeth, daughter of John Talbot, first Earl of Shrewsbury, was the wife of John Mowbray, fifth Duke of Norfolk.]
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading [Footnote 85-1: John Tiptoft, Lord Treasurer and Chief-Constable of England.
Fenn
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From this reading [Footnote 84-1: [From Fenn, ii.
fifthnounUS /fɪfθ/
a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
From this reading [Footnote 84-2: Elizabeth, daughter of John Talbot, first Earl of Shrewsbury, was the wife of John Mowbray, fifth Duke of Norfolk.]
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading [Footnote 84-2: Elizabeth, daughter of John Talbot, first Earl of Shrewsbury, was the wife of John Mowbray, fifth Duke of Norfolk.]
a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
From this reading [Footnote 84-1: [From Fenn, ii.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading [Footnote 84-1: [From Fenn, ii.
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 50.] The contents of this letter clearly refer to the state of matters on the restoration of Henry VI.]
iinoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading [Footnote 84-1: [From Fenn, ii.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading [Footnote 84-2: Elizabeth, daughter of John Talbot, first Earl of Shrewsbury, was the wife of John Mowbray, fifth Duke of Norfolk.]
LancastriannounUS /ˌlæŋˈkæstriən/
a member (or supporter) of the house of Lancaster
From this reading [Footnote 84-3: John de Vere, a staunch Lancastrian.]
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading 50.] The contents of this letter clearly refer to the state of matters on the restoration of Henry VI.]
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading [Footnote 85-1: John Tiptoft, Lord Treasurer and Chief-Constable of England.
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading 50.] The contents of this letter clearly refer to the state of matters on the restoration of Henry VI.]
Mowbray
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From this reading [Footnote 84-2: Elizabeth, daughter of John Talbot, first Earl of Shrewsbury, was the wife of John Mowbray, fifth Duke of Norfolk.]
NorfolknounUS /ˈnɔːrfək/
port city located in southeastern Virginia on the Elizabeth River at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay; headquarters of the Atlantic fleet of the United States Navy
From this reading [Footnote 84-2: Elizabeth, daughter of John Talbot, first Earl of Shrewsbury, was the wife of John Mowbray, fifth Duke of Norfolk.]
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 50.] The contents of this letter clearly refer to the state of matters on the restoration of Henry VI.]
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 50.] The contents of this letter clearly refer to the state of matters on the restoration of Henry VI.]
referverbUS /rəˈfɜːr/
make reference to
From this reading 50.] The contents of this letter clearly refer to the state of matters on the restoration of Henry VI.]
restorationnounUS /ˌrestərˈeɪʃən/
the reign of Charles II in England; 1660-1685
From this reading 50.] The contents of this letter clearly refer to the state of matters on the restoration of Henry VI.]
Shrewsbury
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From this reading [Footnote 84-2: Elizabeth, daughter of John Talbot, first Earl of Shrewsbury, was the wife of John Mowbray, fifth Duke of Norfolk.]
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading 50.] The contents of this letter clearly refer to the state of matters on the restoration of Henry VI.]
staunchadjectiveUS /stɔːntʃ/
firm and dependable especially in loyalty
From this reading [Footnote 84-3: John de Vere, a staunch Lancastrian.]
TalbotnounUS /ˈtælbət/
English inventor and pioneer in photography who published the first book illustrated with photographs (1800-1877)
From this reading [Footnote 84-2: Elizabeth, daughter of John Talbot, first Earl of Shrewsbury, was the wife of John Mowbray, fifth Duke of Norfolk.]
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 50.] The contents of this letter clearly refer to the state of matters on the restoration of Henry VI.]
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 50.] The contents of this letter clearly refer to the state of matters on the restoration of Henry VI.]
Tiptoft
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From this reading [Footnote 85-1: John Tiptoft, Lord Treasurer and Chief-Constable of England.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 50.] The contents of this letter clearly refer to the state of matters on the restoration of Henry VI.]
TreasurernounUS /ˈtreʒərər/
an officer charged with receiving and disbursing funds
From this reading [Footnote 85-1: John Tiptoft, Lord Treasurer and Chief-Constable of England.
Vere
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From this reading [Footnote 84-3: John de Vere, a staunch Lancastrian.]
VInounUS /vaɪ/
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading 50.] The contents of this letter clearly refer to the state of matters on the restoration of Henry VI.]
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [Footnote 84-2: Elizabeth, daughter of John Talbot, first Earl of Shrewsbury, was the wife of John Mowbray, fifth Duke of Norfolk.]
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading [Footnote 84-2: Elizabeth, daughter of John Talbot, first Earl of Shrewsbury, was the wife of John Mowbray, fifth Duke of Norfolk.]
