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Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

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CAMBRIDGE, RICHARD PLANTAGENET, EARL OF ("DICKON").
Third and youngest child of Edmund Duke of York and his first wife Isabel of Castilla: born at Conisborough Castle, Yorkshire, whence, according to the custom of his time, he was usually known as Richard of Conisborough.
The only record extant of his father's visiting the castle is a charter dated thence, September 11th, 1376.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The White Rose of Langley A Story of

Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

Chapter 13 of The White Rose of Langley A Story of is here in full — 447 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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CAMBRIDGE, RICHARD PLANTAGENET, EARL OF ("DICKON").
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Third and youngest child of Edmund Duke of York and his first wife Isabel of Castilla: born at Conisborough Castle, Yorkshire, whence, according to the custom of his time, he was usually known as Richard of Conisborough.
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The only record extant of his father's visiting the castle is a charter dated thence, September 11th, 1376.
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(_Rot.
/rɑːt/
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Pat_.
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cambridge noun US /ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ/

a university in England

From this reading “CAMBRIDGE, RICHARD PLANTAGENET, EARL OF ("DICKON").”

Castilla noun US /kɑːˈstɪlə/

a region of central Spain; a former kingdom that comprised most of modern Spain and united with Aragon to form Spain in 1479

From this reading “Third and youngest child of Edmund Duke of York and his first wife Isabel of Castilla: born at Conisborough Castle, Yorkshire, whence, according to the custom of his time, he was usually known as Richard of Conisborough.”

charter verb US /ˈtʃɑːrtər/

hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services

From this reading “The only record extant of his father's visiting the castle is a charter dated thence, September 11th, 1376.”

dated adjective US /ˈdeɪtɪd/

marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past

From this reading “The only record extant of his father's visiting the castle is a charter dated thence, September 11th, 1376.”

extant adjective US /ˈekstənt/

still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost

From this reading “The only record extant of his father's visiting the castle is a charter dated thence, September 11th, 1376.”

Pat verb US /pæt/

pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin

Rot noun US /rɑːt/

a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor

Yorkshire noun US /ˈjɔːrkʃər/

a former large county in northern England; in 1974 it was divided into three smaller counties

From this reading “Third and youngest child of Edmund Duke of York and his first wife Isabel of Castilla: born at Conisborough Castle, Yorkshire, whence, according to the custom of his time, he was usually known as Richard of Conisborough.”

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11th

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From this reading The only record extant of his father's visiting the castle is a charter dated thence, September 11th, 1376.

1376

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From this reading The only record extant of his father's visiting the castle is a charter dated thence, September 11th, 1376.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The only record extant of his father's visiting the castle is a charter dated thence, September 11th, 1376.

accordingadjectiveUS /əˈkɔːrdɪŋ/

(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with

From this reading Third and youngest child of Edmund Duke of York and his first wife Isabel of Castilla: born at Conisborough Castle, Yorkshire, whence, according to the custom of his time, he was usually known as Richard of Conisborough.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Third and youngest child of Edmund Duke of York and his first wife Isabel of Castilla: born at Conisborough Castle, Yorkshire, whence, according to the custom of his time, he was usually known as Richard of Conisborough.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading Third and youngest child of Edmund Duke of York and his first wife Isabel of Castilla: born at Conisborough Castle, Yorkshire, whence, according to the custom of his time, he was usually known as Richard of Conisborough.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Third and youngest child of Edmund Duke of York and his first wife Isabel of Castilla: born at Conisborough Castle, Yorkshire, whence, according to the custom of his time, he was usually known as Richard of Conisborough.

bornadjectiveUS /bɔːrn/

brought into existence

From this reading Third and youngest child of Edmund Duke of York and his first wife Isabel of Castilla: born at Conisborough Castle, Yorkshire, whence, according to the custom of his time, he was usually known as Richard of Conisborough.

CAMBRIDGEnounUS /ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ/

a university in England

From this reading CAMBRIDGE, RICHARD PLANTAGENET, EARL OF ("DICKON").

CastillanounUS /kɑːˈstɪlə/

a region of central Spain; a former kingdom that comprised most of modern Spain and united with Aragon to form Spain in 1479

From this reading Third and youngest child of Edmund Duke of York and his first wife Isabel of Castilla: born at Conisborough Castle, Yorkshire, whence, according to the custom of his time, he was usually known as Richard of Conisborough.

CastlenounUS /ˈkæsəl/

a large and stately mansion

From this reading Third and youngest child of Edmund Duke of York and his first wife Isabel of Castilla: born at Conisborough Castle, Yorkshire, whence, according to the custom of his time, he was usually known as Richard of Conisborough.

charterverbUS /ˈtʃɑːrtər/

hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services

From this reading The only record extant of his father's visiting the castle is a charter dated thence, September 11th, 1376.

childnounUS /tʃaɪld/

a young person of either sex

From this reading Third and youngest child of Edmund Duke of York and his first wife Isabel of Castilla: born at Conisborough Castle, Yorkshire, whence, according to the custom of his time, he was usually known as Richard of Conisborough.

Conisborough

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From this reading Third and youngest child of Edmund Duke of York and his first wife Isabel of Castilla: born at Conisborough Castle, Yorkshire, whence, according to the custom of his time, he was usually known as Richard of Conisborough.

customnounUS /ˈkʌstəm/

accepted or habitual practice

From this reading Third and youngest child of Edmund Duke of York and his first wife Isabel of Castilla: born at Conisborough Castle, Yorkshire, whence, according to the custom of his time, he was usually known as Richard of Conisborough.

datedadjectiveUS /ˈdeɪtɪd/

marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past

From this reading The only record extant of his father's visiting the castle is a charter dated thence, September 11th, 1376.

DICKON

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From this reading CAMBRIDGE, RICHARD PLANTAGENET, EARL OF ("DICKON").

DukenounUS /duːk/

a British peer of the highest rank

From this reading Third and youngest child of Edmund Duke of York and his first wife Isabel of Castilla: born at Conisborough Castle, Yorkshire, whence, according to the custom of his time, he was usually known as Richard of Conisborough.

EARLnounUS /ɜːrl/

a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount

From this reading CAMBRIDGE, RICHARD PLANTAGENET, EARL OF ("DICKON").

Edmund

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From this reading Third and youngest child of Edmund Duke of York and his first wife Isabel of Castilla: born at Conisborough Castle, Yorkshire, whence, according to the custom of his time, he was usually known as Richard of Conisborough.

extantadjectiveUS /ˈekstənt/

still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost

From this reading The only record extant of his father's visiting the castle is a charter dated thence, September 11th, 1376.

father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/

possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading The only record extant of his father's visiting the castle is a charter dated thence, September 11th, 1376.

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Third and youngest child of Edmund Duke of York and his first wife Isabel of Castilla: born at Conisborough Castle, Yorkshire, whence, according to the custom of his time, he was usually known as Richard of Conisborough.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading Third and youngest child of Edmund Duke of York and his first wife Isabel of Castilla: born at Conisborough Castle, Yorkshire, whence, according to the custom of his time, he was usually known as Richard of Conisborough.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading Third and youngest child of Edmund Duke of York and his first wife Isabel of Castilla: born at Conisborough Castle, Yorkshire, whence, according to the custom of his time, he was usually known as Richard of Conisborough.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading The only record extant of his father's visiting the castle is a charter dated thence, September 11th, 1376.

Isabel

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From this reading Third and youngest child of Edmund Duke of York and his first wife Isabel of Castilla: born at Conisborough Castle, Yorkshire, whence, according to the custom of his time, he was usually known as Richard of Conisborough.

knownadjectiveUS /noʊn/

apprehended with certainty

From this reading Third and youngest child of Edmund Duke of York and his first wife Isabel of Castilla: born at Conisborough Castle, Yorkshire, whence, according to the custom of his time, he was usually known as Richard of Conisborough.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading CAMBRIDGE, RICHARD PLANTAGENET, EARL OF ("DICKON").

onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading The only record extant of his father's visiting the castle is a charter dated thence, September 11th, 1376.

PatverbUS /pæt/

pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin

From this reading Pat_.

PLANTAGENETnoun

the family name of a line of English kings that reigned from 1154 to 1485

From this reading CAMBRIDGE, RICHARD PLANTAGENET, EARL OF ("DICKON").

recordnounUS /rəˈkɔːrd/

anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events

From this reading The only record extant of his father's visiting the castle is a charter dated thence, September 11th, 1376.

RICHARD

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading CAMBRIDGE, RICHARD PLANTAGENET, EARL OF ("DICKON").

RotnounUS /rɑːt/

a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor

From this reading (_Rot.

SeptembernounUS /sepˈtembər/

the month following August and preceding October

From this reading The only record extant of his father's visiting the castle is a charter dated thence, September 11th, 1376.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Third and youngest child of Edmund Duke of York and his first wife Isabel of Castilla: born at Conisborough Castle, Yorkshire, whence, according to the custom of his time, he was usually known as Richard of Conisborough.

thenceadverbUS /ðens/

from that place or that time

From this reading The only record extant of his father's visiting the castle is a charter dated thence, September 11th, 1376.

ThirdnounUS /θɜːrd/

one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

From this reading Third and youngest child of Edmund Duke of York and his first wife Isabel of Castilla: born at Conisborough Castle, Yorkshire, whence, according to the custom of his time, he was usually known as Richard of Conisborough.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Third and youngest child of Edmund Duke of York and his first wife Isabel of Castilla: born at Conisborough Castle, Yorkshire, whence, according to the custom of his time, he was usually known as Richard of Conisborough.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Third and youngest child of Edmund Duke of York and his first wife Isabel of Castilla: born at Conisborough Castle, Yorkshire, whence, according to the custom of his time, he was usually known as Richard of Conisborough.

usuallyadverbUS /ˈjuːʒəwəli/

under normal conditions

From this reading Third and youngest child of Edmund Duke of York and his first wife Isabel of Castilla: born at Conisborough Castle, Yorkshire, whence, according to the custom of his time, he was usually known as Richard of Conisborough.

visitingnounUS /ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ/

the activity of making visits

From this reading The only record extant of his father's visiting the castle is a charter dated thence, September 11th, 1376.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Third and youngest child of Edmund Duke of York and his first wife Isabel of Castilla: born at Conisborough Castle, Yorkshire, whence, according to the custom of his time, he was usually known as Richard of Conisborough.

whenceadverbUS /wens/

an old word meaning “from where”

From this reading Third and youngest child of Edmund Duke of York and his first wife Isabel of Castilla: born at Conisborough Castle, Yorkshire, whence, according to the custom of his time, he was usually known as Richard of Conisborough.

wifenounUS /waɪf/

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading Third and youngest child of Edmund Duke of York and his first wife Isabel of Castilla: born at Conisborough Castle, Yorkshire, whence, according to the custom of his time, he was usually known as Richard of Conisborough.

YorknounUS /jɔːrk/

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading Third and youngest child of Edmund Duke of York and his first wife Isabel of Castilla: born at Conisborough Castle, Yorkshire, whence, according to the custom of his time, he was usually known as Richard of Conisborough.

YorkshirenounUS /ˈjɔːrkʃər/

a former large county in northern England; in 1974 it was divided into three smaller counties

From this reading Third and youngest child of Edmund Duke of York and his first wife Isabel of Castilla: born at Conisborough Castle, Yorkshire, whence, according to the custom of his time, he was usually known as Richard of Conisborough.

youngestadjectiveUS /ˈjʌŋɡəst/

superlative of “young” — (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading Third and youngest child of Edmund Duke of York and his first wife Isabel of Castilla: born at Conisborough Castle, Yorkshire, whence, according to the custom of his time, he was usually known as Richard of Conisborough.

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