Chapter 9 of Young Folks' History of England is here in full — 37 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Young Folks' History of England is here in full — 37 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HENRY II., FITZ-EMPRESS. A.D. 1154-1189. Henry Fitz-Empress is counted as the first king of the Plantagenet family, also called the House of Anjou. He was a very clever, brisk, spirited man, who hardly ever sat down, but was always going from place to place, and who would let no one disobey him.
Chapter 9 of Young Folks' History of England is here in full — 37 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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quick and energetic
From this reading “He was a very clever, brisk, spirited man, who hardly ever sat down, but was always going from place to place, and who would let no one disobey him.”
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading “He was a very clever, brisk, spirited man, who hardly ever sat down, but was always going from place to place, and who would let no one disobey him.”
past form of “count” — determine the number or amount of
From this reading “Henry Fitz-Empress is counted as the first king of the Plantagenet family, also called the House of Anjou.”
refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient
From this reading “He was a very clever, brisk, spirited man, who hardly ever sat down, but was always going from place to place, and who would let no one disobey him.”
a social unit living together
From this reading “Henry Fitz-Empress is counted as the first king of the Plantagenet family, also called the House of Anjou.”
only a very short time before
From this reading “He was a very clever, brisk, spirited man, who hardly ever sat down, but was always going from place to place, and who would let no one disobey him.”
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 “HENRY II., FITZ-EMPRESS.”
displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness
From this reading “He was a very clever, brisk, spirited man, who hardly ever sat down, but was always going from place to place, and who would let no one disobey him.”
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From this reading 1154-1189.
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From this reading 1154-1189.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A.D.
in addition
From this reading Henry Fitz-Empress is counted as the first king of the Plantagenet family, also called the House of Anjou.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading He was a very clever, brisk, spirited man, who hardly ever sat down, but was always going from place to place, and who would let no one disobey him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was a very clever, brisk, spirited man, who hardly ever sat down, but was always going from place to place, and who would let no one disobey him.
a former province of western France in the Loire valley
From this reading Henry Fitz-Empress is counted as the first king of the Plantagenet family, also called the House of Anjou.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Henry Fitz-Empress is counted as the first king of the Plantagenet family, also called the House of Anjou.
quick and energetic
From this reading He was a very clever, brisk, spirited man, who hardly ever sat down, but was always going from place to place, and who would let no one disobey him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was a very clever, brisk, spirited man, who hardly ever sat down, but was always going from place to place, and who would let no one disobey him.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Henry Fitz-Empress is counted as the first king of the Plantagenet family, also called the House of Anjou.
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading He was a very clever, brisk, spirited man, who hardly ever sat down, but was always going from place to place, and who would let no one disobey him.
past form of “count” — determine the number or amount of
From this reading Henry Fitz-Empress is counted as the first king of the Plantagenet family, also called the House of Anjou.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading A.D.
refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient
From this reading He was a very clever, brisk, spirited man, who hardly ever sat down, but was always going from place to place, and who would let no one disobey him.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He was a very clever, brisk, spirited man, who hardly ever sat down, but was always going from place to place, and who would let no one disobey him.
at any time
From this reading He was a very clever, brisk, spirited man, who hardly ever sat down, but was always going from place to place, and who would let no one disobey him.
a social unit living together
From this reading Henry Fitz-Empress is counted as the first king of the Plantagenet family, also called the House of Anjou.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Henry Fitz-Empress is counted as the first king of the Plantagenet family, also called the House of Anjou.
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From this reading HENRY II., FITZ-EMPRESS.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was a very clever, brisk, spirited man, who hardly ever sat down, but was always going from place to place, and who would let no one disobey him.
the act of departing
From this reading He was a very clever, brisk, spirited man, who hardly ever sat down, but was always going from place to place, and who would let no one disobey him.
only a very short time before
From this reading He was a very clever, brisk, spirited man, who hardly ever sat down, but was always going from place to place, and who would let no one disobey him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a very clever, brisk, spirited man, who hardly ever sat down, but was always going from place to place, and who would let no one disobey him.
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 HENRY II., FITZ-EMPRESS.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was a very clever, brisk, spirited man, who hardly ever sat down, but was always going from place to place, and who would let no one disobey him.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Henry Fitz-Empress is counted as the first king of the Plantagenet family, also called the House of Anjou.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading HENRY II., FITZ-EMPRESS.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Henry Fitz-Empress is counted as the first king of the Plantagenet family, also called the House of Anjou.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Henry Fitz-Empress is counted as the first king of the Plantagenet family, also called the House of Anjou.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading He was a very clever, brisk, spirited man, who hardly ever sat down, but was always going from place to place, and who would let no one disobey him.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He was a very clever, brisk, spirited man, who hardly ever sat down, but was always going from place to place, and who would let no one disobey him.
not any; not one
From this reading He was a very clever, brisk, spirited man, who hardly ever sat down, but was always going from place to place, and who would let no one disobey him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Henry Fitz-Empress is counted as the first king of the Plantagenet family, also called the House of Anjou.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He was a very clever, brisk, spirited man, who hardly ever sat down, but was always going from place to place, and who would let no one disobey him.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading He was a very clever, brisk, spirited man, who hardly ever sat down, but was always going from place to place, and who would let no one disobey him.
the family name of a line of English kings that reigned from 1154 to 1485
From this reading Henry Fitz-Empress is counted as the first king of the Plantagenet family, also called the House of Anjou.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading He was a very clever, brisk, spirited man, who hardly ever sat down, but was always going from place to place, and who would let no one disobey him.
displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness
From this reading He was a very clever, brisk, spirited man, who hardly ever sat down, but was always going from place to place, and who would let no one disobey him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Henry Fitz-Empress is counted as the first king of the Plantagenet family, also called the House of Anjou.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was a very clever, brisk, spirited man, who hardly ever sat down, but was always going from place to place, and who would let no one disobey him.
precisely as stated
From this reading He was a very clever, brisk, spirited man, who hardly ever sat down, but was always going from place to place, and who would let no one disobey him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a very clever, brisk, spirited man, who hardly ever sat down, but was always going from place to place, and who would let no one disobey him.
which person or people
From this reading He was a very clever, brisk, spirited man, who hardly ever sat down, but was always going from place to place, and who would let no one disobey him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He was a very clever, brisk, spirited man, who hardly ever sat down, but was always going from place to place, and who would let no one disobey him.
Chapter 9 of Young Folks' History of England by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge holds 37 sentences, grouped into 8 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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