1399
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From this reading 1399--1413.
1413
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From this reading 1399--1413.
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.
alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading The English people had often chosen their king out of the royal family in old times, but from John to Richard II., he had always been the son and heir of the last king.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The English people had often chosen their king out of the royal family in old times, but from John to Richard II., he had always been the son and heir of the last king.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Now, though poor Richard had no child, Henry of Lancaster was not the next of kin to him, for Lionel, Duke of Clarence, had come between the Black Prince and John of Gaunt; and his great grandson, Edmund Mortimer, was thought by many to have a better right to be king than Henry.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The English people had often chosen their king out of the royal family in old times, but from John to Richard II., he had always been the son and heir of the last king.
betteradjectiveUS /ˈbetər/
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Now, though poor Richard had no child, Henry of Lancaster was not the next of kin to him, for Lionel, Duke of Clarence, had come between the Black Prince and John of Gaunt; and his great grandson, Edmund Mortimer, was thought by many to have a better right to be king than Henry.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Now, though poor Richard had no child, Henry of Lancaster was not the next of kin to him, for Lionel, Duke of Clarence, had come between the Black Prince and John of Gaunt; and his great grandson, Edmund Mortimer, was thought by many to have a better right to be king than Henry.
BlackadjectiveUS /blæk/
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Now, though poor Richard had no child, Henry of Lancaster was not the next of kin to him, for Lionel, Duke of Clarence, had come between the Black Prince and John of Gaunt; and his great grandson, Edmund Mortimer, was thought by many to have a better right to be king than Henry.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The English people had often chosen their king out of the royal family in old times, but from John to Richard II., he had always been the son and heir of the last king.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Now, though poor Richard had no child, Henry of Lancaster was not the next of kin to him, for Lionel, Duke of Clarence, had come between the Black Prince and John of Gaunt; and his great grandson, Edmund Mortimer, was thought by many to have a better right to be king than Henry.
childnounUS /tʃaɪld/
a young person of either sex
From this reading Now, though poor Richard had no child, Henry of Lancaster was not the next of kin to him, for Lionel, Duke of Clarence, had come between the Black Prince and John of Gaunt; and his great grandson, Edmund Mortimer, was thought by many to have a better right to be king than Henry.
chosennounUS /ˈtʃoʊzən/
one who is the object of choice; who is given preference
From this reading The English people had often chosen their king out of the royal family in old times, but from John to Richard II., he had always been the son and heir of the last king.
ClarencenounUS /ˈklerəns/
a closed carriage with four wheels and seats for four passengers
From this reading Now, though poor Richard had no child, Henry of Lancaster was not the next of kin to him, for Lionel, Duke of Clarence, had come between the Black Prince and John of Gaunt; and his great grandson, Edmund Mortimer, was thought by many to have a better right to be king than Henry.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Now, though poor Richard had no child, Henry of Lancaster was not the next of kin to him, for Lionel, Duke of Clarence, had come between the Black Prince and John of Gaunt; and his great grandson, Edmund Mortimer, was thought by many to have a better right to be king than Henry.
DnounUS /diː/
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading A.D.
DukenounUS /duːk/
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading Now, though poor Richard had no child, Henry of Lancaster was not the next of kin to him, for Lionel, Duke of Clarence, had come between the Black Prince and John of Gaunt; and his great grandson, Edmund Mortimer, was thought by many to have a better right to be king than Henry.
Edmund
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From this reading Now, though poor Richard had no child, Henry of Lancaster was not the next of kin to him, for Lionel, Duke of Clarence, had come between the Black Prince and John of Gaunt; and his great grandson, Edmund Mortimer, was thought by many to have a better right to be king than Henry.
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 The English people had often chosen their king out of the royal family in old times, but from John to Richard II., he had always been the son and heir of the last king.
familynounUS /ˈfæməli/
a social unit living together
From this reading The English people had often chosen their king out of the royal family in old times, but from John to Richard II., he had always been the son and heir of the last king.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now, though poor Richard had no child, Henry of Lancaster was not the next of kin to him, for Lionel, Duke of Clarence, had come between the Black Prince and John of Gaunt; and his great grandson, Edmund Mortimer, was thought by many to have a better right to be king than Henry.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The English people had often chosen their king out of the royal family in old times, but from John to Richard II., he had always been the son and heir of the last king.
GauntadjectiveUS /ɡɔːnt/
very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
From this reading Now, though poor Richard had no child, Henry of Lancaster was not the next of kin to him, for Lionel, Duke of Clarence, had come between the Black Prince and John of Gaunt; and his great grandson, Edmund Mortimer, was thought by many to have a better right to be king than Henry.
grandsonnounUS /ˈɡrændsʌn/
a male grandchild
From this reading Now, though poor Richard had no child, Henry of Lancaster was not the next of kin to him, for Lionel, Duke of Clarence, had come between the Black Prince and John of Gaunt; and his great grandson, Edmund Mortimer, was thought by many to have a better right to be king than Henry.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Now, though poor Richard had no child, Henry of Lancaster was not the next of kin to him, for Lionel, Duke of Clarence, had come between the Black Prince and John of Gaunt; and his great grandson, Edmund Mortimer, was thought by many to have a better right to be king than Henry.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The English people had often chosen their king out of the royal family in old times, but from John to Richard II., he had always been the son and heir of the last king.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Now, though poor Richard had no child, Henry of Lancaster was not the next of kin to him, for Lionel, Duke of Clarence, had come between the Black Prince and John of Gaunt; and his great grandson, Edmund Mortimer, was thought by many to have a better right to be king than Henry.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The English people had often chosen their king out of the royal family in old times, but from John to Richard II., he had always been the son and heir of the last king.
heirnounUS /er/
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading The English people had often chosen their king out of the royal family in old times, but from John to Richard II., he had always been the son and heir of the last king.
HENRYnounUS /ˈhenri/
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 IV.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now, though poor Richard had no child, Henry of Lancaster was not the next of kin to him, for Lionel, Duke of Clarence, had come between the Black Prince and John of Gaunt; and his great grandson, Edmund Mortimer, was thought by many to have a better right to be king than Henry.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Now, though poor Richard had no child, Henry of Lancaster was not the next of kin to him, for Lionel, Duke of Clarence, had come between the Black Prince and John of Gaunt; and his great grandson, Edmund Mortimer, was thought by many to have a better right to be king than Henry.
IInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The English people had often chosen their king out of the royal family in old times, but from John to Richard II., he had always been the son and heir of the last king.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The English people had often chosen their king out of the royal family in old times, but from John to Richard II., he had always been the son and heir of the last king.
IVnoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading HENRY IV.
JohnnounUS /dʒɑːn/
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading The English people had often chosen their king out of the royal family in old times, but from John to Richard II., he had always been the son and heir of the last king.
kinnounUS /kɪn/
a person having kinship with another or others
From this reading Now, though poor Richard had no child, Henry of Lancaster was not the next of kin to him, for Lionel, Duke of Clarence, had come between the Black Prince and John of Gaunt; and his great grandson, Edmund Mortimer, was thought by many to have a better right to be king than Henry.
kingnounUS /kɪŋ/
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading The English people had often chosen their king out of the royal family in old times, but from John to Richard II., he had always been the son and heir of the last king.
LancasternounUS /ˈlænkæstər/
a city in northwestern England
From this reading Now, though poor Richard had no child, Henry of Lancaster was not the next of kin to him, for Lionel, Duke of Clarence, had come between the Black Prince and John of Gaunt; and his great grandson, Edmund Mortimer, was thought by many to have a better right to be king than Henry.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading The English people had often chosen their king out of the royal family in old times, but from John to Richard II., he had always been the son and heir of the last king.
Lionel
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From this reading Now, though poor Richard had no child, Henry of Lancaster was not the next of kin to him, for Lionel, Duke of Clarence, had come between the Black Prince and John of Gaunt; and his great grandson, Edmund Mortimer, was thought by many to have a better right to be king than Henry.
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Now, though poor Richard had no child, Henry of Lancaster was not the next of kin to him, for Lionel, Duke of Clarence, had come between the Black Prince and John of Gaunt; and his great grandson, Edmund Mortimer, was thought by many to have a better right to be king than Henry.
MortimernounUS /ˈmɔːrtɪmər/
English nobleman who deposed Edward II and was executed by Edward III (1287-1330)
From this reading Now, though poor Richard had no child, Henry of Lancaster was not the next of kin to him, for Lionel, Duke of Clarence, had come between the Black Prince and John of Gaunt; and his great grandson, Edmund Mortimer, was thought by many to have a better right to be king than Henry.
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Now, though poor Richard had no child, Henry of Lancaster was not the next of kin to him, for Lionel, Duke of Clarence, had come between the Black Prince and John of Gaunt; and his great grandson, Edmund Mortimer, was thought by many to have a better right to be king than Henry.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Now, though poor Richard had no child, Henry of Lancaster was not the next of kin to him, for Lionel, Duke of Clarence, had come between the Black Prince and John of Gaunt; and his great grandson, Edmund Mortimer, was thought by many to have a better right to be king than Henry.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Now, though poor Richard had no child, Henry of Lancaster was not the next of kin to him, for Lionel, Duke of Clarence, had come between the Black Prince and John of Gaunt; and his great grandson, Edmund Mortimer, was thought by many to have a better right to be king than Henry.
NowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, though poor Richard had no child, Henry of Lancaster was not the next of kin to him, for Lionel, Duke of Clarence, had come between the Black Prince and John of Gaunt; and his great grandson, Edmund Mortimer, was thought by many to have a better right to be king than Henry.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The English people had often chosen their king out of the royal family in old times, but from John to Richard II., he had always been the son and heir of the last king.
oftenadverbUS /ˈɔːfən/
many times at short intervals
From this reading The English people had often chosen their king out of the royal family in old times, but from John to Richard II., he had always been the son and heir of the last king.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The English people had often chosen their king out of the royal family in old times, but from John to Richard II., he had always been the son and heir of the last king.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The English people had often chosen their king out of the royal family in old times, but from John to Richard II., he had always been the son and heir of the last king.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The English people had often chosen their king out of the royal family in old times, but from John to Richard II., he had always been the son and heir of the last king.
pooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Now, though poor Richard had no child, Henry of Lancaster was not the next of kin to him, for Lionel, Duke of Clarence, had come between the Black Prince and John of Gaunt; and his great grandson, Edmund Mortimer, was thought by many to have a better right to be king than Henry.
PrincenounUS /prɪns/
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading Now, though poor Richard had no child, Henry of Lancaster was not the next of kin to him, for Lionel, Duke of Clarence, had come between the Black Prince and John of Gaunt; and his great grandson, Edmund Mortimer, was thought by many to have a better right to be king than Henry.
Richard
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From this reading The English people had often chosen their king out of the royal family in old times, but from John to Richard II., he had always been the son and heir of the last king.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading Now, though poor Richard had no child, Henry of Lancaster was not the next of kin to him, for Lionel, Duke of Clarence, had come between the Black Prince and John of Gaunt; and his great grandson, Edmund Mortimer, was thought by many to have a better right to be king than Henry.
royaladjectiveUS /ˈrɔɪəl/
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading The English people had often chosen their king out of the royal family in old times, but from John to Richard II., he had always been the son and heir of the last king.
sonnounUS /sʌn/
a male human offspring
From this reading The English people had often chosen their king out of the royal family in old times, but from John to Richard II., he had always been the son and heir of the last king.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Now, though poor Richard had no child, Henry of Lancaster was not the next of kin to him, for Lionel, Duke of Clarence, had come between the Black Prince and John of Gaunt; and his great grandson, Edmund Mortimer, was thought by many to have a better right to be king than Henry.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The English people had often chosen their king out of the royal family in old times, but from John to Richard II., he had always been the son and heir of the last king.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The English people had often chosen their king out of the royal family in old times, but from John to Richard II., he had always been the son and heir of the last king.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Now, though poor Richard had no child, Henry of Lancaster was not the next of kin to him, for Lionel, Duke of Clarence, had come between the Black Prince and John of Gaunt; and his great grandson, Edmund Mortimer, was thought by many to have a better right to be king than Henry.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Now, though poor Richard had no child, Henry of Lancaster was not the next of kin to him, for Lionel, Duke of Clarence, had come between the Black Prince and John of Gaunt; and his great grandson, Edmund Mortimer, was thought by many to have a better right to be king than Henry.
timesnounUS /taɪmz/
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading The English people had often chosen their king out of the royal family in old times, but from John to Richard II., he had always been the son and heir of the last king.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The English people had often chosen their king out of the royal family in old times, but from John to Richard II., he had always been the son and heir of the last king.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now, though poor Richard had no child, Henry of Lancaster was not the next of kin to him, for Lionel, Duke of Clarence, had come between the Black Prince and John of Gaunt; and his great grandson, Edmund Mortimer, was thought by many to have a better right to be king than Henry.
