used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The last chapter is headed "Historical Appendix", and contains potted lives of most of the people whom we meet in the book, since the majority of them really existed.
AppendixnounUS /əˈpendɪks/
supplementary material that is collected and appended at the back of a book
From this reading The last chapter is headed "Historical Appendix", and contains potted lives of most of the people whom we meet in the book, since the majority of them really existed.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading However, most of the unusual words are explained as they occur, so there is no problem with comprehension.
aristocraticadjectiveUS /ərˌɪstəˈkrætɪk/
belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
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a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
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showing who or what does the action
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a period of 100 years
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a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading The last chapter is headed "Historical Appendix", and contains potted lives of most of the people whom we meet in the book, since the majority of them really existed.
circlesnounUS /ˈsɜːrkəlz/
plural of “circle” — ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
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comprehensionnounUS /ˌkɑːmpriˈhenʃən/
an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result)
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containsverbUS /kənˈteɪnz/
third-person singular of “contain” — include or contain; have as a component
From this reading The last chapter is headed "Historical Appendix", and contains potted lives of most of the people whom we meet in the book, since the majority of them really existed.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading For that reason there is a great deal of mediaeval English.
Emily
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an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading For that reason there is a great deal of mediaeval English.
existedverbUS /ɪɡˈzɪstəd/
past form of “exist” — have an existence, be extant
From this reading The last chapter is headed "Historical Appendix", and contains potted lives of most of the people whom we meet in the book, since the majority of them really existed.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading However, most of the unusual words are explained as they occur, so there is no problem with comprehension.
fifteenthadjectiveUS /fɪfˈtiːnθ/
coming next after the fourteenth and just before the sixteenth in position
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For that reason there is a great deal of mediaeval English.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading For that reason there is a great deal of mediaeval English.
headedadjectiveUS /ˈhedəd/
having a heading or course in a certain direction
From this reading The last chapter is headed "Historical Appendix", and contains potted lives of most of the people whom we meet in the book, since the majority of them really existed.
HistoricaladjectiveUS /hɪˈstɔːrɪkəl/
of or relating to the study of history
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Holt
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used to add a contrasting statement
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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LangleynounUS /ˈlæŋli/
unit of solar radiation
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immediately past
From this reading The last chapter is headed "Historical Appendix", and contains potted lives of most of the people whom we meet in the book, since the majority of them really existed.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The last chapter is headed "Historical Appendix", and contains potted lives of most of the people whom we meet in the book, since the majority of them really existed.
majoritynounUS /məˈdʒɔːrəti/
the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part
From this reading The last chapter is headed "Historical Appendix", and contains potted lives of most of the people whom we meet in the book, since the majority of them really existed.
mediaevaladjective
relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages
From this reading For that reason there is a great deal of mediaeval English.
come together
From this reading The last chapter is headed "Historical Appendix", and contains potted lives of most of the people whom we meet in the book, since the majority of them really existed.
used to form the superlative
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not any; not one
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occurverbUS /əˈkɜːr/
come to pass
From this reading However, most of the unusual words are explained as they occur, so there is no problem with comprehension.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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OldenadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldən/
relating to time long past
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(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The last chapter is headed "Historical Appendix", and contains potted lives of most of the people whom we meet in the book, since the majority of them really existed.
pottedadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːtɪd/
of plants; planted or grown in a pot
From this reading The last chapter is headed "Historical Appendix", and contains potted lives of most of the people whom we meet in the book, since the majority of them really existed.
problemnounUS /ˈprɑːbləm/
a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading However, most of the unusual words are explained as they occur, so there is no problem with comprehension.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading The last chapter is headed "Historical Appendix", and contains potted lives of most of the people whom we meet in the book, since the majority of them really existed.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading For that reason there is a great deal of mediaeval English.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading The White Rose of Langley, a Story of the Olden Time, by Emily Sarah Holt.
SarahnounUS /ˈserə/
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
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put into a certain place or abstract location
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sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The last chapter is headed "Historical Appendix", and contains potted lives of most of the people whom we meet in the book, since the majority of them really existed.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading However, most of the unusual words are explained as they occur, so there is no problem with comprehension.
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
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used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For that reason there is a great deal of mediaeval English.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The last chapter is headed "Historical Appendix", and contains potted lives of most of the people whom we meet in the book, since the majority of them really existed.
in or at that place or location
From this reading For that reason there is a great deal of mediaeval English.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
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used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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an instance or single occasion for some event
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not usual or common or ordinary
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the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The last chapter is headed "Historical Appendix", and contains potted lives of most of the people whom we meet in the book, since the majority of them really existed.
a Caucasian
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the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The last chapter is headed "Historical Appendix", and contains potted lives of most of the people whom we meet in the book, since the majority of them really existed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading However, most of the unusual words are explained as they occur, so there is no problem with comprehension.
the words that are spoken
From this reading However, most of the unusual words are explained as they occur, so there is no problem with comprehension.
