Chapter 16 of The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke — Vol. 07 is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke — Vol. 07 is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
REIGN OF HENRY I. [Sidenote: A.D. 1100.] Henry, the youngest son of the Conqueror, was hunting at the same time and in the same forest in which his brother met his fate. He was not long before he came to a resolution of seizing on the vacant crown.
Chapter 16 of The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke — Vol. 07 is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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someone who is victorious by force of arms
From this reading “Henry, the youngest son of the Conqueror, was hunting at the same time and in the same forest in which his brother met his fate.”
the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
From this reading “He was not long before he came to a resolution of seizing on the vacant crown.”
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading “Henry, the youngest son of the Conqueror, was hunting at the same time and in the same forest in which his brother met his fate.”
have sovereign power
From this reading “REIGN OF HENRY I.”
a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
From this reading “He was not long before he came to a resolution of seizing on the vacant crown.”
small stuff that is used for lashing two or more ropes together
From this reading “He was not long before he came to a resolution of seizing on the vacant crown.”
void of intelligence or thought
From this reading “He was not long before he came to a resolution of seizing on the vacant crown.”
superlative of “young” — (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “Henry, the youngest son of the Conqueror, was hunting at the same time and in the same forest in which his brother met his fate.”
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From this reading 1100.]
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading [Sidenote: A.D.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Henry, the youngest son of the Conqueror, was hunting at the same time and in the same forest in which his brother met his fate.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Henry, the youngest son of the Conqueror, was hunting at the same time and in the same forest in which his brother met his fate.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He was not long before he came to a resolution of seizing on the vacant crown.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Henry, the youngest son of the Conqueror, was hunting at the same time and in the same forest in which his brother met his fate.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He was not long before he came to a resolution of seizing on the vacant crown.
someone who is victorious by force of arms
From this reading Henry, the youngest son of the Conqueror, was hunting at the same time and in the same forest in which his brother met his fate.
the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
From this reading He was not long before he came to a resolution of seizing on the vacant crown.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading [Sidenote: A.D.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading Henry, the youngest son of the Conqueror, was hunting at the same time and in the same forest in which his brother met his fate.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Henry, the youngest son of the Conqueror, was hunting at the same time and in the same forest in which his brother met his fate.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was not long before he came to a resolution of seizing on the vacant crown.
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 REIGN OF HENRY I.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Henry, the youngest son of the Conqueror, was hunting at the same time and in the same forest in which his brother met his fate.
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading Henry, the youngest son of the Conqueror, was hunting at the same time and in the same forest in which his brother met his fate.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading REIGN OF HENRY I.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Henry, the youngest son of the Conqueror, was hunting at the same time and in the same forest in which his brother met his fate.
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 He was not long before he came to a resolution of seizing on the vacant crown.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Henry, the youngest son of the Conqueror, was hunting at the same time and in the same forest in which his brother met his fate.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was not long before he came to a resolution of seizing on the vacant crown.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading REIGN OF HENRY I.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was not long before he came to a resolution of seizing on the vacant crown.
have sovereign power
From this reading REIGN OF HENRY I.
a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
From this reading He was not long before he came to a resolution of seizing on the vacant crown.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Henry, the youngest son of the Conqueror, was hunting at the same time and in the same forest in which his brother met his fate.
small stuff that is used for lashing two or more ropes together
From this reading He was not long before he came to a resolution of seizing on the vacant crown.
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From this reading [Sidenote: A.D.
a male human offspring
From this reading Henry, the youngest son of the Conqueror, was hunting at the same time and in the same forest in which his brother met his fate.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Henry, the youngest son of the Conqueror, was hunting at the same time and in the same forest in which his brother met his fate.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Henry, the youngest son of the Conqueror, was hunting at the same time and in the same forest in which his brother met his fate.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was not long before he came to a resolution of seizing on the vacant crown.
void of intelligence or thought
From this reading He was not long before he came to a resolution of seizing on the vacant crown.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Henry, the youngest son of the Conqueror, was hunting at the same time and in the same forest in which his brother met his fate.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Henry, the youngest son of the Conqueror, was hunting at the same time and in the same forest in which his brother met his fate.
superlative of “young” — (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Henry, the youngest son of the Conqueror, was hunting at the same time and in the same forest in which his brother met his fate.
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