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
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Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
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authorsnounUS /ˈɔːθərz/
plural of “author” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading By the same authors.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading WITH THE BLACK PRINCE: a Story of the Reign of Edward III.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By HERBERT STRANG and RICHARD STEAD.
having or capable of producing colors
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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 WITH THE BLACK PRINCE: a Story of the Reign of Edward III.
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 A MARINER OF ENGLAND: a Story of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading A MARINER OF ENGLAND: a Story of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth.
a boy or man
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the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading A Story of the Reign of Queen Anne RICHARD STEAD Fellow of the Royal Historical Society With Four Illustrations in Colour and a Map NOW READY IN THIS SERIES.
United States musician and composer and conductor noted for his comic operas (1859-1924)
From this reading By HERBERT STRANG and RICHARD STEAD.
HistoricaladjectiveUS /hɪˈstɔːrɪkəl/
of or relating to the study of history
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IIInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
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IllustrationsnounUS /ˌɪləˈstreɪʃənz/
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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MapverbUS /mæp/
make a map of; show or establish the features of details of
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MARINERnounUS /ˈmerənər/
a man who serves as a sailor
From this reading A MARINER OF ENGLAND: a Story of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Story of the Reign of Queen Anne RICHARD STEAD Fellow of the Royal Historical Society With Four Illustrations in Colour and a Map NOW READY IN THIS SERIES.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading WITH THE BLACK PRINCE: a Story of the Reign of Edward III.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
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completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
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ReignverbUS /reɪn/
have sovereign power
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RICHARD
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RoyaladjectiveUS /ˈrɔɪəl/
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
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Identical; not different.
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SERIESnounUS /ˈsɪriz/
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
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an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
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STEADnounUS /sted/
the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
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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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STRANG
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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in the company of; together with
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