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Young Folks' History of England
Young Folks' History of England

Chapter IV

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THE DANISH CONQUEST.
A.D.
958--1035.
The last very prosperous king was Alfred's great-grandson, Edgar, who was owned as their over-lord by all the kings of the remains of the Britons in Wales and Scotland.
Once, eight of these kings came to meet him at Chester, and rowed him in his barge along the river Dee.
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Young Folks' History of England

Chapter IV

Reading 1/8 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE DANISH CONQUEST.
Line 2
A.D.
Line 3
958--1035.
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The last very prosperous king was Alfred's great-grandson, Edgar, who was owned as their over-lord by all the kings of the remains of the Britons in Wales and Scotland.
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Once, eight of these kings came to meet him at Chester, and rowed him in his barge along the river Dee.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Along preposition US /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading “Once, eight of these kings came to meet him at Chester, and rowed him in his barge along the river Dee.”

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The last very prosperous king was Alfred's great-grandson, Edgar, who was owned as their over-lord by all the kings of the remains of the Britons in Wales and Scotland.”

Once noun US /once/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Once, eight of these kings came to meet him at Chester, and rowed him in his barge along the river Dee.”

Prosperous adjective US /ˈprɑspərəs/

successful and without serious problems

From this reading “The last very prosperous king was Alfred's great-grandson, Edgar, who was owned as their over-lord by all the kings of the remains of the Britons in Wales and Scotland.”

These determiner US /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading “Once, eight of these kings came to meet him at Chester, and rowed him in his barge along the river Dee.”

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1035

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From this reading 958--1035.

958

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From this reading 958--1035.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading A.D.

Alfred's

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From this reading The last very prosperous king was Alfred's great-grandson, Edgar, who was owned as their over-lord by all the kings of the remains of the Britons in Wales and Scotland.

all

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From this reading The last very prosperous king was Alfred's great-grandson, Edgar, who was owned as their over-lord by all the kings of the remains of the Britons in Wales and Scotland.

alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading Once, eight of these kings came to meet him at Chester, and rowed him in his barge along the river Dee.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading The last very prosperous king was Alfred's great-grandson, Edgar, who was owned as their over-lord by all the kings of the remains of the Britons in Wales and Scotland.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading The last very prosperous king was Alfred's great-grandson, Edgar, who was owned as their over-lord by all the kings of the remains of the Britons in Wales and Scotland.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Once, eight of these kings came to meet him at Chester, and rowed him in his barge along the river Dee.

barge

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From this reading Once, eight of these kings came to meet him at Chester, and rowed him in his barge along the river Dee.

Britons

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From this reading The last very prosperous king was Alfred's great-grandson, Edgar, who was owned as their over-lord by all the kings of the remains of the Britons in Wales and Scotland.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The last very prosperous king was Alfred's great-grandson, Edgar, who was owned as their over-lord by all the kings of the remains of the Britons in Wales and Scotland.

came

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From this reading Once, eight of these kings came to meet him at Chester, and rowed him in his barge along the river Dee.

Chester

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From this reading Once, eight of these kings came to meet him at Chester, and rowed him in his barge along the river Dee.

CONQUEST

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From this reading THE DANISH CONQUEST.

D

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From this reading A.D.

DANISH

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From this reading THE DANISH CONQUEST.

Dee

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From this reading Once, eight of these kings came to meet him at Chester, and rowed him in his barge along the river Dee.

Edgar

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From this reading The last very prosperous king was Alfred's great-grandson, Edgar, who was owned as their over-lord by all the kings of the remains of the Britons in Wales and Scotland.

eight

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From this reading Once, eight of these kings came to meet him at Chester, and rowed him in his barge along the river Dee.

great-grandson

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From this reading The last very prosperous king was Alfred's great-grandson, Edgar, who was owned as their over-lord by all the kings of the remains of the Britons in Wales and Scotland.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Once, eight of these kings came to meet him at Chester, and rowed him in his barge along the river Dee.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading Once, eight of these kings came to meet him at Chester, and rowed him in his barge along the river Dee.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The last very prosperous king was Alfred's great-grandson, Edgar, who was owned as their over-lord by all the kings of the remains of the Britons in Wales and Scotland.

king

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From this reading The last very prosperous king was Alfred's great-grandson, Edgar, who was owned as their over-lord by all the kings of the remains of the Britons in Wales and Scotland.

kings

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From this reading The last very prosperous king was Alfred's great-grandson, Edgar, who was owned as their over-lord by all the kings of the remains of the Britons in Wales and Scotland.

lastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The last very prosperous king was Alfred's great-grandson, Edgar, who was owned as their over-lord by all the kings of the remains of the Britons in Wales and Scotland.

meet

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From this reading Once, eight of these kings came to meet him at Chester, and rowed him in his barge along the river Dee.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The last very prosperous king was Alfred's great-grandson, Edgar, who was owned as their over-lord by all the kings of the remains of the Britons in Wales and Scotland.

Once

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From this reading Once, eight of these kings came to meet him at Chester, and rowed him in his barge along the river Dee.

over-lord

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From this reading The last very prosperous king was Alfred's great-grandson, Edgar, who was owned as their over-lord by all the kings of the remains of the Britons in Wales and Scotland.

owned

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From this reading The last very prosperous king was Alfred's great-grandson, Edgar, who was owned as their over-lord by all the kings of the remains of the Britons in Wales and Scotland.

prosperousadjectiveUS /ˈprɑspərəs/

successful and without serious problems

From this reading The last very prosperous king was Alfred's great-grandson, Edgar, who was owned as their over-lord by all the kings of the remains of the Britons in Wales and Scotland.

remains

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From this reading The last very prosperous king was Alfred's great-grandson, Edgar, who was owned as their over-lord by all the kings of the remains of the Britons in Wales and Scotland.

river

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From this reading Once, eight of these kings came to meet him at Chester, and rowed him in his barge along the river Dee.

rowed

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From this reading Once, eight of these kings came to meet him at Chester, and rowed him in his barge along the river Dee.

Scotland

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From this reading The last very prosperous king was Alfred's great-grandson, Edgar, who was owned as their over-lord by all the kings of the remains of the Britons in Wales and Scotland.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE DANISH CONQUEST.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The last very prosperous king was Alfred's great-grandson, Edgar, who was owned as their over-lord by all the kings of the remains of the Britons in Wales and Scotland.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Once, eight of these kings came to meet him at Chester, and rowed him in his barge along the river Dee.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Once, eight of these kings came to meet him at Chester, and rowed him in his barge along the river Dee.

very

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From this reading The last very prosperous king was Alfred's great-grandson, Edgar, who was owned as their over-lord by all the kings of the remains of the Britons in Wales and Scotland.

Wales

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From this reading The last very prosperous king was Alfred's great-grandson, Edgar, who was owned as their over-lord by all the kings of the remains of the Britons in Wales and Scotland.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading The last very prosperous king was Alfred's great-grandson, Edgar, who was owned as their over-lord by all the kings of the remains of the Britons in Wales and Scotland.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading The last very prosperous king was Alfred's great-grandson, Edgar, who was owned as their over-lord by all the kings of the remains of the Britons in Wales and Scotland.