the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Religious intolerance was at an extreme, with burnings at the stake and other very nasty tortures being applied to persons of an opposite sect.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ The date is sometime during the reign of Philip and Mary, the Catholic interlude between the Protestant times of Henry the Eighth and his son Edward the Sixth, and Queen Elizabeth.
concerned with concrete problems or data rather than with fundamental principles
From this reading Religious intolerance was at an extreme, with burnings at the stake and other very nasty tortures being applied to persons of an opposite sect.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Religious intolerance was at an extreme, with burnings at the stake and other very nasty tortures being applied to persons of an opposite sect.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading His young cousin Mary Seton is with him in the opening scene, and she introduces him to the young royals who happen to be walking in the same garden.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Religious intolerance was at an extreme, with burnings at the stake and other very nasty tortures being applied to persons of an opposite sect.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ The date is sometime during the reign of Philip and Mary, the Catholic interlude between the Protestant times of Henry the Eighth and his son Edward the Sixth, and Queen Elizabeth.
burningsnounUS /ˈbɜːrnɪŋz/
plural of “burning” — the act of burning something
From this reading Religious intolerance was at an extreme, with burnings at the stake and other very nasty tortures being applied to persons of an opposite sect.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Villegagnon, by W.H.G. Kingston.
CatholicadjectiveUS /ˈkæθlɪk/
of or relating to or supporting Catholicism
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ The date is sometime during the reign of Philip and Mary, the Catholic interlude between the Protestant times of Henry the Eighth and his son Edward the Sixth, and Queen Elizabeth.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Nigel Melvin comes to the Court of France with some letters to deliver.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading Nigel Melvin comes to the Court of France with some letters to deliver.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading His young cousin Mary Seton is with him in the opening scene, and she introduces him to the young royals who happen to be walking in the same garden.
the specified day of the month
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ The date is sometime during the reign of Philip and Mary, the Catholic interlude between the Protestant times of Henry the Eighth and his son Edward the Sixth, and Queen Elizabeth.
deliververbUS /dɪˈlɪvər/
deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading Nigel Melvin comes to the Court of France with some letters to deliver.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ The date is sometime during the reign of Philip and Mary, the Catholic interlude between the Protestant times of Henry the Eighth and his son Edward the Sixth, and Queen Elizabeth.
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 ________________________________________________________________________ The date is sometime during the reign of Philip and Mary, the Catholic interlude between the Protestant times of Henry the Eighth and his son Edward the Sixth, and Queen Elizabeth.
EighthadjectiveUS /eɪtθ/
coming next after the seventh and just before the ninth in position
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ The date is sometime during the reign of Philip and Mary, the Catholic interlude between the Protestant times of Henry the Eighth and his son Edward the Sixth, and Queen Elizabeth.
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 ________________________________________________________________________ The date is sometime during the reign of Philip and Mary, the Catholic interlude between the Protestant times of Henry the Eighth and his son Edward the Sixth, and Queen Elizabeth.
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading Religious intolerance was at an extreme, with burnings at the stake and other very nasty tortures being applied to persons of an opposite sect.
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading Nigel Melvin comes to the Court of France with some letters to deliver.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading Villegagnon, by W.H.G. Kingston.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading His young cousin Mary Seton is with him in the opening scene, and she introduces him to the young royals who happen to be walking in the same garden.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading Villegagnon, by W.H.G. Kingston.
come to pass
From this reading His young cousin Mary Seton is with him in the opening scene, and she introduces him to the young royals who happen to be walking in the same garden.
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 ________________________________________________________________________ The date is sometime during the reign of Philip and Mary, the Catholic interlude between the Protestant times of Henry the Eighth and his son Edward the Sixth, and Queen Elizabeth.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His young cousin Mary Seton is with him in the opening scene, and she introduces him to the young royals who happen to be walking in the same garden.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ The date is sometime during the reign of Philip and Mary, the Catholic interlude between the Protestant times of Henry the Eighth and his son Edward the Sixth, and Queen Elizabeth.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His young cousin Mary Seton is with him in the opening scene, and she introduces him to the young royals who happen to be walking in the same garden.
interludenounUS /ˈɪntərluːd/
an intervening period or episode
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ The date is sometime during the reign of Philip and Mary, the Catholic interlude between the Protestant times of Henry the Eighth and his son Edward the Sixth, and Queen Elizabeth.
intolerancenounUS /ˌɪnˈtɑːlərəns/
impatience with annoyances
From this reading Religious intolerance was at an extreme, with burnings at the stake and other very nasty tortures being applied to persons of an opposite sect.
introducesverbUS /ˌɪntrəˈduːsɪz/
third-person singular of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally
From this reading His young cousin Mary Seton is with him in the opening scene, and she introduces him to the young royals who happen to be walking in the same garden.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ The date is sometime during the reign of Philip and Mary, the Catholic interlude between the Protestant times of Henry the Eighth and his son Edward the Sixth, and Queen Elizabeth.
KingstonnounUS /ˈkɪŋstən/
a town on the Hudson River in New York
From this reading Villegagnon, by W.H.G. Kingston.
the literary culture
From this reading Nigel Melvin comes to the Court of France with some letters to deliver.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ The date is sometime during the reign of Philip and Mary, the Catholic interlude between the Protestant times of Henry the Eighth and his son Edward the Sixth, and Queen Elizabeth.
Melvin
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From this reading Nigel Melvin comes to the Court of France with some letters to deliver.
nastyadjectiveUS /ˈnæsti/
offensive or even (of persons) malicious
From this reading Religious intolerance was at an extreme, with burnings at the stake and other very nasty tortures being applied to persons of an opposite sect.
Nigel
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From this reading Nigel Melvin comes to the Court of France with some letters to deliver.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ The date is sometime during the reign of Philip and Mary, the Catholic interlude between the Protestant times of Henry the Eighth and his son Edward the Sixth, and Queen Elizabeth.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading His young cousin Mary Seton is with him in the opening scene, and she introduces him to the young royals who happen to be walking in the same garden.
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading Religious intolerance was at an extreme, with burnings at the stake and other very nasty tortures being applied to persons of an opposite sect.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Religious intolerance was at an extreme, with burnings at the stake and other very nasty tortures being applied to persons of an opposite sect.
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading Religious intolerance was at an extreme, with burnings at the stake and other very nasty tortures being applied to persons of an opposite sect.
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ The date is sometime during the reign of Philip and Mary, the Catholic interlude between the Protestant times of Henry the Eighth and his son Edward the Sixth, and Queen Elizabeth.
ProtestantnounUS /ˈprɑːtəstənt/
an adherent of Protestantism
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ The date is sometime during the reign of Philip and Mary, the Catholic interlude between the Protestant times of Henry the Eighth and his son Edward the Sixth, and Queen Elizabeth.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ The date is sometime during the reign of Philip and Mary, the Catholic interlude between the Protestant times of Henry the Eighth and his son Edward the Sixth, and Queen Elizabeth.
reignverbUS /reɪn/
have sovereign power
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ The date is sometime during the reign of Philip and Mary, the Catholic interlude between the Protestant times of Henry the Eighth and his son Edward the Sixth, and Queen Elizabeth.
concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
From this reading Religious intolerance was at an extreme, with burnings at the stake and other very nasty tortures being applied to persons of an opposite sect.
royalsnounUS /ˈrɔɪəlz/
plural of “royal” — a sail set next above the topgallant on a royal mast
From this reading His young cousin Mary Seton is with him in the opening scene, and she introduces him to the young royals who happen to be walking in the same garden.
Identical; not different.
From this reading His young cousin Mary Seton is with him in the opening scene, and she introduces him to the young royals who happen to be walking in the same garden.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading His young cousin Mary Seton is with him in the opening scene, and she introduces him to the young royals who happen to be walking in the same garden.
sectnounUS /sekt/
a subdivision of a larger religious group
From this reading Religious intolerance was at an extreme, with burnings at the stake and other very nasty tortures being applied to persons of an opposite sect.
SetonnounUS /ˈsiːtən/
United States religious leader who was the first person born in the United States to be canonized (1774-1821)
From this reading His young cousin Mary Seton is with him in the opening scene, and she introduces him to the young royals who happen to be walking in the same garden.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His young cousin Mary Seton is with him in the opening scene, and she introduces him to the young royals who happen to be walking in the same garden.
SixthadjectiveUS /sɪksθ/
coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ The date is sometime during the reign of Philip and Mary, the Catholic interlude between the Protestant times of Henry the Eighth and his son Edward the Sixth, and Queen Elizabeth.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Nigel Melvin comes to the Court of France with some letters to deliver.
sometimeadverbUS /ˈsʌmtaɪm/
at some indefinite or unstated time
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ The date is sometime during the reign of Philip and Mary, the Catholic interlude between the Protestant times of Henry the Eighth and his son Edward the Sixth, and Queen Elizabeth.
a male human offspring
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ The date is sometime during the reign of Philip and Mary, the Catholic interlude between the Protestant times of Henry the Eighth and his son Edward the Sixth, and Queen Elizabeth.
stakenounUS /steɪk/
(law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something
From this reading Religious intolerance was at an extreme, with burnings at the stake and other very nasty tortures being applied to persons of an opposite sect.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ The date is sometime during the reign of Philip and Mary, the Catholic interlude between the Protestant times of Henry the Eighth and his son Edward the Sixth, and Queen Elizabeth.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ The date is sometime during the reign of Philip and Mary, the Catholic interlude between the Protestant times of Henry the Eighth and his son Edward the Sixth, and Queen Elizabeth.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Religious intolerance was at an extreme, with burnings at the stake and other very nasty tortures being applied to persons of an opposite sect.
torturesnounUS /ˈtɔːrtʃərz/
plural of “torture” — extreme mental distress
From this reading Religious intolerance was at an extreme, with burnings at the stake and other very nasty tortures being applied to persons of an opposite sect.
precisely as stated
From this reading Religious intolerance was at an extreme, with burnings at the stake and other very nasty tortures being applied to persons of an opposite sect.
Villegagnon
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From this reading Villegagnon, by W.H.G. Kingston.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading Villegagnon, by W.H.G. Kingston.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading His young cousin Mary Seton is with him in the opening scene, and she introduces him to the young royals who happen to be walking in the same garden.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Religious intolerance was at an extreme, with burnings at the stake and other very nasty tortures being applied to persons of an opposite sect.
which person or people
From this reading His young cousin Mary Seton is with him in the opening scene, and she introduces him to the young royals who happen to be walking in the same garden.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Religious intolerance was at an extreme, with burnings at the stake and other very nasty tortures being applied to persons of an opposite sect.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading His young cousin Mary Seton is with him in the opening scene, and she introduces him to the young royals who happen to be walking in the same garden.
