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Chapter IX
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.
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energetic and quick
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 important story-specific word used in this passage
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 important story-specific word used in this passage
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.”
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.”
full of energy and determination
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.”
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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.
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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 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.
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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.
energetic and quick
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.
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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 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 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 A.D.
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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 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 important story-specific word used in this passage
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 Henry Fitz-Empress is counted as the first king of the Plantagenet family, also called the House of Anjou.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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.
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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 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.
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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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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 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.
full of energy and determination
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.
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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.
