Chapter 18 of Young Folks' History of England is here in full — 44 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Young Folks' History of England is here in full — 44 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
EDWARD IV. A.D. 1461--1483. Though Edward IV. was made king, the wars of the Red and White Roses were not over yet. Queen Margaret and her friends were always trying to get help for poor King Henry.
Chapter 18 of Young Folks' History of England is here in full — 44 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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 IV.”
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “Queen Margaret and her friends were always trying to get help for poor King Henry.”
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 “Queen Margaret and her friends were always trying to get help for poor King Henry.”
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 “Queen Margaret and her friends were always trying to get help for poor King Henry.”
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading “Though Edward IV. was made king, the wars of the Red and White Roses were not over yet.”
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading “Though Edward IV. was made king, the wars of the Red and White Roses were not over yet.”
hard to endure
From this reading “Queen Margaret and her friends were always trying to get help for poor King Henry.”
plural of “war” — the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading “Though Edward IV. was made king, the wars of the Red and White Roses were not over yet.”
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From this reading 1461--1483.
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From this reading 1461--1483.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A.D.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Queen Margaret and her friends were always trying to get help for poor King Henry.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Though Edward IV. was made king, the wars of the Red and White Roses were not over yet.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading A.D.
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 IV.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Queen Margaret and her friends were always trying to get help for poor King Henry.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Queen Margaret and her friends were always trying to get help for poor King Henry.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Queen Margaret and her friends were always trying to get help for poor King Henry.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Queen Margaret and her friends were always trying to get help for poor King Henry.
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 Queen Margaret and her friends were always trying to get help for poor King Henry.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Queen Margaret and her friends were always trying to get help for poor King Henry.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading EDWARD IV.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Though Edward IV. was made king, the wars of the Red and White Roses were not over yet.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Though Edward IV. was made king, the wars of the Red and White Roses were not over yet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Queen Margaret and her friends were always trying to get help for poor King Henry.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Though Edward IV. was made king, the wars of the Red and White Roses were not over yet.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Though Edward IV. was made king, the wars of the Red and White Roses were not over yet.
above and across; more than
From this reading Though Edward IV. was made king, the wars of the Red and White Roses were not over yet.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Queen Margaret and her friends were always trying to get help for poor King Henry.
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 Queen Margaret and her friends were always trying to get help for poor King Henry.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Though Edward IV. was made king, the wars of the Red and White Roses were not over yet.
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Though Edward IV. was made king, the wars of the Red and White Roses were not over yet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Though Edward IV. was made king, the wars of the Red and White Roses were not over yet.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though Edward IV. was made king, the wars of the Red and White Roses were not over yet.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Queen Margaret and her friends were always trying to get help for poor King Henry.
hard to endure
From this reading Queen Margaret and her friends were always trying to get help for poor King Henry.
plural of “war” — the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading Though Edward IV. was made king, the wars of the Red and White Roses were not over yet.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Though Edward IV. was made king, the wars of the Red and White Roses were not over yet.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Though Edward IV. was made king, the wars of the Red and White Roses were not over yet.
a Caucasian
From this reading Though Edward IV. was made king, the wars of the Red and White Roses were not over yet.
but in spite of that
From this reading Though Edward IV. was made king, the wars of the Red and White Roses were not over yet.
Chapter 18 of Young Folks' History of England by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge holds 44 sentences, grouped into 9 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.
Chapter 18 holds 44 sentences of Young Folks' History of England, unabridged, divided into 9 reading sections.
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