Chapter 10 of The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke — Vol. 07 is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke — Vol. 07 is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SUCCESSION OF KINGS FROM ALFRED TO HAROLD. [Sidenote: Edward, A.D. 900.] [Sidenote: Athelstan A.D. 925.]
Chapter 10 of The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke — Vol. 07 is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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king of Wessex; defeated the Vikings and encouraged writing in English (849-899)
From this reading “SUCCESSION OF KINGS FROM ALFRED TO HAROLD.”
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 “[Sidenote: Edward, A.D.”
plural of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “SUCCESSION OF KINGS FROM ALFRED TO HAROLD.”
a following of one thing after another in time
From this reading “SUCCESSION OF KINGS FROM ALFRED TO HAROLD.”
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From this reading 900.]
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From this reading 925.]
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading [Sidenote: Edward, A.D.
king of Wessex; defeated the Vikings and encouraged writing in English (849-899)
From this reading SUCCESSION OF KINGS FROM ALFRED TO HAROLD.
the first Saxon ruler who extended his kingdom to include nearly all of England (895-939)
From this reading [Sidenote: Athelstan A.D.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading [Sidenote: Edward, A.D.
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 [Sidenote: Edward, A.D.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading SUCCESSION OF KINGS FROM ALFRED TO HAROLD.
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From this reading SUCCESSION OF KINGS FROM ALFRED TO HAROLD.
plural of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading SUCCESSION OF KINGS FROM ALFRED TO HAROLD.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SUCCESSION OF KINGS FROM ALFRED TO HAROLD.
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From this reading [Sidenote: Edward, A.D.
a following of one thing after another in time
From this reading SUCCESSION OF KINGS FROM ALFRED TO HAROLD.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SUCCESSION OF KINGS FROM ALFRED TO HAROLD.
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