1327
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From this reading 1327--1377.
1377
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From this reading 1327--1377.
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.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading For about three years, the cruel Queen Isabel and her friends managed all the country; but as soon as her son--Edward III., who had been crowned instead of his father--understood how wicked she had been, and was strong enough to deal with her party, he made them prisoners, put the worst of them to death, and kept the queen shut up in a castle as long as she lived.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading For about three years, the cruel Queen Isabel and her friends managed all the country; but as soon as her son--Edward III., who had been crowned instead of his father--understood how wicked she had been, and was strong enough to deal with her party, he made them prisoners, put the worst of them to death, and kept the queen shut up in a castle as long as she lived.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For about three years, the cruel Queen Isabel and her friends managed all the country; but as soon as her son--Edward III., who had been crowned instead of his father--understood how wicked she had been, and was strong enough to deal with her party, he made them prisoners, put the worst of them to death, and kept the queen shut up in a castle as long as she lived.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For about three years, the cruel Queen Isabel and her friends managed all the country; but as soon as her son--Edward III., who had been crowned instead of his father--understood how wicked she had been, and was strong enough to deal with her party, he made them prisoners, put the worst of them to death, and kept the queen shut up in a castle as long as she lived.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For about three years, the cruel Queen Isabel and her friends managed all the country; but as soon as her son--Edward III., who had been crowned instead of his father--understood how wicked she had been, and was strong enough to deal with her party, he made them prisoners, put the worst of them to death, and kept the queen shut up in a castle as long as she lived.
beganverbUS /bɪˈɡæn/
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading He had a very good queen of his own, named Phillipa, who brought cloth-workers over from he own country Hainault (now part of Belgium), to teach the English their trade, and thus began to render England the chief country in the world for wool and cloth.
BelgiumnounUS /ˈbeldʒəm/
a monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
From this reading He had a very good queen of his own, named Phillipa, who brought cloth-workers over from he own country Hainault (now part of Belgium), to teach the English their trade, and thus began to render England the chief country in the world for wool and cloth.
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading He had a very good queen of his own, named Phillipa, who brought cloth-workers over from he own country Hainault (now part of Belgium), to teach the English their trade, and thus began to render England the chief country in the world for wool and cloth.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For about three years, the cruel Queen Isabel and her friends managed all the country; but as soon as her son--Edward III., who had been crowned instead of his father--understood how wicked she had been, and was strong enough to deal with her party, he made them prisoners, put the worst of them to death, and kept the queen shut up in a castle as long as she lived.
castlenounUS /ˈkæsəl/
a large and stately mansion
From this reading For about three years, the cruel Queen Isabel and her friends managed all the country; but as soon as her son--Edward III., who had been crowned instead of his father--understood how wicked she had been, and was strong enough to deal with her party, he made them prisoners, put the worst of them to death, and kept the queen shut up in a castle as long as she lived.
chiefnounUS /tʃiːf/
a person who is in charge
From this reading He had a very good queen of his own, named Phillipa, who brought cloth-workers over from he own country Hainault (now part of Belgium), to teach the English their trade, and thus began to render England the chief country in the world for wool and cloth.
clothnounUS /klɔːθ/
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading He had a very good queen of his own, named Phillipa, who brought cloth-workers over from he own country Hainault (now part of Belgium), to teach the English their trade, and thus began to render England the chief country in the world for wool and cloth.
cloth-workers
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From this reading He had a very good queen of his own, named Phillipa, who brought cloth-workers over from he own country Hainault (now part of Belgium), to teach the English their trade, and thus began to render England the chief country in the world for wool and cloth.
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading For about three years, the cruel Queen Isabel and her friends managed all the country; but as soon as her son--Edward III., who had been crowned instead of his father--understood how wicked she had been, and was strong enough to deal with her party, he made them prisoners, put the worst of them to death, and kept the queen shut up in a castle as long as she lived.
crownedadjectiveUS /kraʊnd/
having an (artificial) crown on a tooth
From this reading For about three years, the cruel Queen Isabel and her friends managed all the country; but as soon as her son--Edward III., who had been crowned instead of his father--understood how wicked she had been, and was strong enough to deal with her party, he made them prisoners, put the worst of them to death, and kept the queen shut up in a castle as long as she lived.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading For about three years, the cruel Queen Isabel and her friends managed all the country; but as soon as her son--Edward III., who had been crowned instead of his father--understood how wicked she had been, and was strong enough to deal with her party, he made them prisoners, put the worst of them to death, and kept the queen shut up in a castle as long as she lived.
DnounUS /diː/
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading A.D.
dealverbUS /diːl/
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading For about three years, the cruel Queen Isabel and her friends managed all the country; but as soon as her son--Edward III., who had been crowned instead of his father--understood how wicked she had been, and was strong enough to deal with her party, he made them prisoners, put the worst of them to death, and kept the queen shut up in a castle as long as she lived.
deathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading For about three years, the cruel Queen Isabel and her friends managed all the country; but as soon as her son--Edward III., who had been crowned instead of his father--understood how wicked she had been, and was strong enough to deal with her party, he made them prisoners, put the worst of them to death, and kept the queen shut up in a castle as long as she lived.
EDWARDnounUS /ˈedwərd/
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 EDWARD III.
EnglandnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlənd/
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading He had a very good queen of his own, named Phillipa, who brought cloth-workers over from he own country Hainault (now part of Belgium), to teach the English their trade, and thus began to render England the chief country in the world for wool and cloth.
EnglishnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading He had a very good queen of his own, named Phillipa, who brought cloth-workers over from he own country Hainault (now part of Belgium), to teach the English their trade, and thus began to render England the chief country in the world for wool and cloth.
enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading For about three years, the cruel Queen Isabel and her friends managed all the country; but as soon as her son--Edward III., who had been crowned instead of his father--understood how wicked she had been, and was strong enough to deal with her party, he made them prisoners, put the worst of them to death, and kept the queen shut up in a castle as long as she lived.
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading For about three years, the cruel Queen Isabel and her friends managed all the country; but as soon as her son--Edward III., who had been crowned instead of his father--understood how wicked she had been, and was strong enough to deal with her party, he made them prisoners, put the worst of them to death, and kept the queen shut up in a castle as long as she lived.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For about three years, the cruel Queen Isabel and her friends managed all the country; but as soon as her son--Edward III., who had been crowned instead of his father--understood how wicked she had been, and was strong enough to deal with her party, he made them prisoners, put the worst of them to death, and kept the queen shut up in a castle as long as she lived.
friendsnounUS /frendz/
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading For about three years, the cruel Queen Isabel and her friends managed all the country; but as soon as her son--Edward III., who had been crowned instead of his father--understood how wicked she had been, and was strong enough to deal with her party, he made them prisoners, put the worst of them to death, and kept the queen shut up in a castle as long as she lived.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had a very good queen of his own, named Phillipa, who brought cloth-workers over from he own country Hainault (now part of Belgium), to teach the English their trade, and thus began to render England the chief country in the world for wool and cloth.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading He had a very good queen of his own, named Phillipa, who brought cloth-workers over from he own country Hainault (now part of Belgium), to teach the English their trade, and thus began to render England the chief country in the world for wool and cloth.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For about three years, the cruel Queen Isabel and her friends managed all the country; but as soon as her son--Edward III., who had been crowned instead of his father--understood how wicked she had been, and was strong enough to deal with her party, he made them prisoners, put the worst of them to death, and kept the queen shut up in a castle as long as she lived.
Hainault
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From this reading He had a very good queen of his own, named Phillipa, who brought cloth-workers over from he own country Hainault (now part of Belgium), to teach the English their trade, and thus began to render England the chief country in the world for wool and cloth.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For about three years, the cruel Queen Isabel and her friends managed all the country; but as soon as her son--Edward III., who had been crowned instead of his father--understood how wicked she had been, and was strong enough to deal with her party, he made them prisoners, put the worst of them to death, and kept the queen shut up in a castle as long as she lived.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For about three years, the cruel Queen Isabel and her friends managed all the country; but as soon as her son--Edward III., who had been crowned instead of his father--understood how wicked she had been, and was strong enough to deal with her party, he made them prisoners, put the worst of them to death, and kept the queen shut up in a castle as long as she lived.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For about three years, the cruel Queen Isabel and her friends managed all the country; but as soon as her son--Edward III., who had been crowned instead of his father--understood how wicked she had been, and was strong enough to deal with her party, he made them prisoners, put the worst of them to death, and kept the queen shut up in a castle as long as she lived.
how
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From this reading For about three years, the cruel Queen Isabel and her friends managed all the country; but as soon as her son--Edward III., who had been crowned instead of his father--understood how wicked she had been, and was strong enough to deal with her party, he made them prisoners, put the worst of them to death, and kept the queen shut up in a castle as long as she lived.
IIInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading EDWARD III.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For about three years, the cruel Queen Isabel and her friends managed all the country; but as soon as her son--Edward III., who had been crowned instead of his father--understood how wicked she had been, and was strong enough to deal with her party, he made them prisoners, put the worst of them to death, and kept the queen shut up in a castle as long as she lived.
insteadadverbUS /ˌɪnˈsted/
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading For about three years, the cruel Queen Isabel and her friends managed all the country; but as soon as her son--Edward III., who had been crowned instead of his father--understood how wicked she had been, and was strong enough to deal with her party, he made them prisoners, put the worst of them to death, and kept the queen shut up in a castle as long as she lived.
Isabel
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From this reading For about three years, the cruel Queen Isabel and her friends managed all the country; but as soon as her son--Edward III., who had been crowned instead of his father--understood how wicked she had been, and was strong enough to deal with her party, he made them prisoners, put the worst of them to death, and kept the queen shut up in a castle as long as she lived.
keptadjectiveUS /kept/
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading For about three years, the cruel Queen Isabel and her friends managed all the country; but as soon as her son--Edward III., who had been crowned instead of his father--understood how wicked she had been, and was strong enough to deal with her party, he made them prisoners, put the worst of them to death, and kept the queen shut up in a castle as long as she lived.
livedverbUS /lɪvd/
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading For about three years, the cruel Queen Isabel and her friends managed all the country; but as soon as her son--Edward III., who had been crowned instead of his father--understood how wicked she had been, and was strong enough to deal with her party, he made them prisoners, put the worst of them to death, and kept the queen shut up in a castle as long as she lived.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading For about three years, the cruel Queen Isabel and her friends managed all the country; but as soon as her son--Edward III., who had been crowned instead of his father--understood how wicked she had been, and was strong enough to deal with her party, he made them prisoners, put the worst of them to death, and kept the queen shut up in a castle as long as she lived.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading For about three years, the cruel Queen Isabel and her friends managed all the country; but as soon as her son--Edward III., who had been crowned instead of his father--understood how wicked she had been, and was strong enough to deal with her party, he made them prisoners, put the worst of them to death, and kept the queen shut up in a castle as long as she lived.
managedverbUS /ˈmænədʒd/
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading For about three years, the cruel Queen Isabel and her friends managed all the country; but as soon as her son--Edward III., who had been crowned instead of his father--understood how wicked she had been, and was strong enough to deal with her party, he made them prisoners, put the worst of them to death, and kept the queen shut up in a castle as long as she lived.
namedverbUS /neɪmd/
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading He had a very good queen of his own, named Phillipa, who brought cloth-workers over from he own country Hainault (now part of Belgium), to teach the English their trade, and thus began to render England the chief country in the world for wool and cloth.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He had a very good queen of his own, named Phillipa, who brought cloth-workers over from he own country Hainault (now part of Belgium), to teach the English their trade, and thus began to render England the chief country in the world for wool and cloth.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For about three years, the cruel Queen Isabel and her friends managed all the country; but as soon as her son--Edward III., who had been crowned instead of his father--understood how wicked she had been, and was strong enough to deal with her party, he made them prisoners, put the worst of them to death, and kept the queen shut up in a castle as long as she lived.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He had a very good queen of his own, named Phillipa, who brought cloth-workers over from he own country Hainault (now part of Belgium), to teach the English their trade, and thus began to render England the chief country in the world for wool and cloth.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading He had a very good queen of his own, named Phillipa, who brought cloth-workers over from he own country Hainault (now part of Belgium), to teach the English their trade, and thus began to render England the chief country in the world for wool and cloth.
partnounUS /pɑːrt/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading He had a very good queen of his own, named Phillipa, who brought cloth-workers over from he own country Hainault (now part of Belgium), to teach the English their trade, and thus began to render England the chief country in the world for wool and cloth.
partynounUS /ˈpɑːrti/
an organization to gain political power
From this reading For about three years, the cruel Queen Isabel and her friends managed all the country; but as soon as her son--Edward III., who had been crowned instead of his father--understood how wicked she had been, and was strong enough to deal with her party, he made them prisoners, put the worst of them to death, and kept the queen shut up in a castle as long as she lived.
Phillipa
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From this reading He had a very good queen of his own, named Phillipa, who brought cloth-workers over from he own country Hainault (now part of Belgium), to teach the English their trade, and thus began to render England the chief country in the world for wool and cloth.
prisonersnounUS /ˈprɪzənərz/
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading For about three years, the cruel Queen Isabel and her friends managed all the country; but as soon as her son--Edward III., who had been crowned instead of his father--understood how wicked she had been, and was strong enough to deal with her party, he made them prisoners, put the worst of them to death, and kept the queen shut up in a castle as long as she lived.
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading For about three years, the cruel Queen Isabel and her friends managed all the country; but as soon as her son--Edward III., who had been crowned instead of his father--understood how wicked she had been, and was strong enough to deal with her party, he made them prisoners, put the worst of them to death, and kept the queen shut up in a castle as long as she lived.
QueennounUS /kwiːn/
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 For about three years, the cruel Queen Isabel and her friends managed all the country; but as soon as her son--Edward III., who had been crowned instead of his father--understood how wicked she had been, and was strong enough to deal with her party, he made them prisoners, put the worst of them to death, and kept the queen shut up in a castle as long as she lived.
renderverbUS /ˈrendər/
cause to become
From this reading He had a very good queen of his own, named Phillipa, who brought cloth-workers over from he own country Hainault (now part of Belgium), to teach the English their trade, and thus began to render England the chief country in the world for wool and cloth.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For about three years, the cruel Queen Isabel and her friends managed all the country; but as soon as her son--Edward III., who had been crowned instead of his father--understood how wicked she had been, and was strong enough to deal with her party, he made them prisoners, put the worst of them to death, and kept the queen shut up in a castle as long as she lived.
shutverbUS /ʃʌt/
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading For about three years, the cruel Queen Isabel and her friends managed all the country; but as soon as her son--Edward III., who had been crowned instead of his father--understood how wicked she had been, and was strong enough to deal with her party, he made them prisoners, put the worst of them to death, and kept the queen shut up in a castle as long as she lived.
sonnounUS /sʌn/
a male human offspring
From this reading For about three years, the cruel Queen Isabel and her friends managed all the country; but as soon as her son--Edward III., who had been crowned instead of his father--understood how wicked she had been, and was strong enough to deal with her party, he made them prisoners, put the worst of them to death, and kept the queen shut up in a castle as long as she lived.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading For about three years, the cruel Queen Isabel and her friends managed all the country; but as soon as her son--Edward III., who had been crowned instead of his father--understood how wicked she had been, and was strong enough to deal with her party, he made them prisoners, put the worst of them to death, and kept the queen shut up in a castle as long as she lived.
strongadjectiveUS /strɔːŋ/
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading For about three years, the cruel Queen Isabel and her friends managed all the country; but as soon as her son--Edward III., who had been crowned instead of his father--understood how wicked she had been, and was strong enough to deal with her party, he made them prisoners, put the worst of them to death, and kept the queen shut up in a castle as long as she lived.
teachverbUS /tiːtʃ/
impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading He had a very good queen of his own, named Phillipa, who brought cloth-workers over from he own country Hainault (now part of Belgium), to teach the English their trade, and thus began to render England the chief country in the world for wool and cloth.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For about three years, the cruel Queen Isabel and her friends managed all the country; but as soon as her son--Edward III., who had been crowned instead of his father--understood how wicked she had been, and was strong enough to deal with her party, he made them prisoners, put the worst of them to death, and kept the queen shut up in a castle as long as she lived.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He had a very good queen of his own, named Phillipa, who brought cloth-workers over from he own country Hainault (now part of Belgium), to teach the English their trade, and thus began to render England the chief country in the world for wool and cloth.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading For about three years, the cruel Queen Isabel and her friends managed all the country; but as soon as her son--Edward III., who had been crowned instead of his father--understood how wicked she had been, and was strong enough to deal with her party, he made them prisoners, put the worst of them to death, and kept the queen shut up in a castle as long as she lived.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading For about three years, the cruel Queen Isabel and her friends managed all the country; but as soon as her son--Edward III., who had been crowned instead of his father--understood how wicked she had been, and was strong enough to deal with her party, he made them prisoners, put the worst of them to death, and kept the queen shut up in a castle as long as she lived.
thusadverbUS /ðʌs/
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading He had a very good queen of his own, named Phillipa, who brought cloth-workers over from he own country Hainault (now part of Belgium), to teach the English their trade, and thus began to render England the chief country in the world for wool and cloth.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For about three years, the cruel Queen Isabel and her friends managed all the country; but as soon as her son--Edward III., who had been crowned instead of his father--understood how wicked she had been, and was strong enough to deal with her party, he made them prisoners, put the worst of them to death, and kept the queen shut up in a castle as long as she lived.
tradenounUS /treɪd/
the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
From this reading He had a very good queen of his own, named Phillipa, who brought cloth-workers over from he own country Hainault (now part of Belgium), to teach the English their trade, and thus began to render England the chief country in the world for wool and cloth.
understoodadjectiveUS /ˌʌndərˈstʊd/
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading For about three years, the cruel Queen Isabel and her friends managed all the country; but as soon as her son--Edward III., who had been crowned instead of his father--understood how wicked she had been, and was strong enough to deal with her party, he made them prisoners, put the worst of them to death, and kept the queen shut up in a castle as long as she lived.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading For about three years, the cruel Queen Isabel and her friends managed all the country; but as soon as her son--Edward III., who had been crowned instead of his father--understood how wicked she had been, and was strong enough to deal with her party, he made them prisoners, put the worst of them to death, and kept the queen shut up in a castle as long as she lived.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading He had a very good queen of his own, named Phillipa, who brought cloth-workers over from he own country Hainault (now part of Belgium), to teach the English their trade, and thus began to render England the chief country in the world for wool and cloth.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For about three years, the cruel Queen Isabel and her friends managed all the country; but as soon as her son--Edward III., who had been crowned instead of his father--understood how wicked she had been, and was strong enough to deal with her party, he made them prisoners, put the worst of them to death, and kept the queen shut up in a castle as long as she lived.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading For about three years, the cruel Queen Isabel and her friends managed all the country; but as soon as her son--Edward III., who had been crowned instead of his father--understood how wicked she had been, and was strong enough to deal with her party, he made them prisoners, put the worst of them to death, and kept the queen shut up in a castle as long as she lived.
wickedadjectiveUS /ˈwɪkəd/
morally bad in principle or practice
From this reading For about three years, the cruel Queen Isabel and her friends managed all the country; but as soon as her son--Edward III., who had been crowned instead of his father--understood how wicked she had been, and was strong enough to deal with her party, he made them prisoners, put the worst of them to death, and kept the queen shut up in a castle as long as she lived.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading For about three years, the cruel Queen Isabel and her friends managed all the country; but as soon as her son--Edward III., who had been crowned instead of his father--understood how wicked she had been, and was strong enough to deal with her party, he made them prisoners, put the worst of them to death, and kept the queen shut up in a castle as long as she lived.
woolnounUS /wʊl/
a fabric made from the hair of sheep
From this reading He had a very good queen of his own, named Phillipa, who brought cloth-workers over from he own country Hainault (now part of Belgium), to teach the English their trade, and thus began to render England the chief country in the world for wool and cloth.
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading He had a very good queen of his own, named Phillipa, who brought cloth-workers over from he own country Hainault (now part of Belgium), to teach the English their trade, and thus began to render England the chief country in the world for wool and cloth.
worstnounUS /wɜːrst/
the least favorable outcome
From this reading For about three years, the cruel Queen Isabel and her friends managed all the country; but as soon as her son--Edward III., who had been crowned instead of his father--understood how wicked she had been, and was strong enough to deal with her party, he made them prisoners, put the worst of them to death, and kept the queen shut up in a castle as long as she lived.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading For about three years, the cruel Queen Isabel and her friends managed all the country; but as soon as her son--Edward III., who had been crowned instead of his father--understood how wicked she had been, and was strong enough to deal with her party, he made them prisoners, put the worst of them to death, and kept the queen shut up in a castle as long as she lived.
