1485
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From this reading 1485--1509.
1509
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From this reading 1485--1509.
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.
AbbeynounUS /ˈæbi/
a church associated with a monastery or convent
From this reading You may see it carved all over the beautiful chapel that he built on to Westminster Abbey to be buried in.
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 You may see it carved all over the beautiful chapel that he built on to Westminster Abbey to be buried in.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Henry Tudor married the Lady Bessee as soon as he came to London, and by this marriage the causes of the Red and white Roses were united; so that he took for his badge a great rose--half red and half white.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Henry Tudor married the Lady Bessee as soon as he came to London, and by this marriage the causes of the Red and white Roses were united; so that he took for his badge a great rose--half red and half white.
badgenounUS /bædʒ/
an emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.)
From this reading Henry Tudor married the Lady Bessee as soon as he came to London, and by this marriage the causes of the Red and white Roses were united; so that he took for his badge a great rose--half red and half white.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You may see it carved all over the beautiful chapel that he built on to Westminster Abbey to be buried in.
beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading You may see it carved all over the beautiful chapel that he built on to Westminster Abbey to be buried in.
Bessee
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From this reading Henry Tudor married the Lady Bessee as soon as he came to London, and by this marriage the causes of the Red and white Roses were united; so that he took for his badge a great rose--half red and half white.
builtadjectiveUS /bɪlt/
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading You may see it carved all over the beautiful chapel that he built on to Westminster Abbey to be buried in.
buriedadjectiveUS /ˈberid/
placed in a grave
From this reading You may see it carved all over the beautiful chapel that he built on to Westminster Abbey to be buried in.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Henry Tudor married the Lady Bessee as soon as he came to London, and by this marriage the causes of the Red and white Roses were united; so that he took for his badge a great rose--half red and half white.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Henry Tudor married the Lady Bessee as soon as he came to London, and by this marriage the causes of the Red and white Roses were united; so that he took for his badge a great rose--half red and half white.
carvedadjectiveUS /kɑːrvd/
made for or formed by carving (“carven” is archaic or literary)
From this reading You may see it carved all over the beautiful chapel that he built on to Westminster Abbey to be buried in.
causesnounUS /ˈkɑːzəz/
plural of “cause” — events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading Henry Tudor married the Lady Bessee as soon as he came to London, and by this marriage the causes of the Red and white Roses were united; so that he took for his badge a great rose--half red and half white.
chapelnounUS /ˈtʃæpəl/
a place of worship that has its own altar
From this reading You may see it carved all over the beautiful chapel that he built on to Westminster Abbey to be buried in.
DnounUS /diː/
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading A.D.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Henry Tudor married the Lady Bessee as soon as he came to London, and by this marriage the causes of the Red and white Roses were united; so that he took for his badge a great rose--half red and half white.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Henry Tudor married the Lady Bessee as soon as he came to London, and by this marriage the causes of the Red and white Roses were united; so that he took for his badge a great rose--half red and half white.
halfadjectiveUS /hæf/
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Henry Tudor married the Lady Bessee as soon as he came to London, and by this marriage the causes of the Red and white Roses were united; so that he took for his badge a great rose--half red and half white.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Henry Tudor married the Lady Bessee as soon as he came to London, and by this marriage the causes of the Red and white Roses were united; so that he took for his badge a great rose--half red and half white.
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 VII.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Henry Tudor married the Lady Bessee as soon as he came to London, and by this marriage the causes of the Red and white Roses were united; so that he took for his badge a great rose--half red and half white.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You may see it carved all over the beautiful chapel that he built on to Westminster Abbey to be buried in.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You may see it carved all over the beautiful chapel that he built on to Westminster Abbey to be buried in.
LadynounUS /ˈleɪdi/
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Henry Tudor married the Lady Bessee as soon as he came to London, and by this marriage the causes of the Red and white Roses were united; so that he took for his badge a great rose--half red and half white.
LondonnounUS /ˈlʌndən/
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading Henry Tudor married the Lady Bessee as soon as he came to London, and by this marriage the causes of the Red and white Roses were united; so that he took for his badge a great rose--half red and half white.
marriagenounUS /ˈmerɪdʒ/
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading Henry Tudor married the Lady Bessee as soon as he came to London, and by this marriage the causes of the Red and white Roses were united; so that he took for his badge a great rose--half red and half white.
marriedadjectiveUS /ˈmerid/
joined in matrimony
From this reading Henry Tudor married the Lady Bessee as soon as he came to London, and by this marriage the causes of the Red and white Roses were united; so that he took for his badge a great rose--half red and half white.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading You may see it carved all over the beautiful chapel that he built on to Westminster Abbey to be buried in.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Henry Tudor married the Lady Bessee as soon as he came to London, and by this marriage the causes of the Red and white Roses were united; so that he took for his badge a great rose--half red and half white.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading You may see it carved all over the beautiful chapel that he built on to Westminster Abbey to be buried in.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading You may see it carved all over the beautiful chapel that he built on to Westminster Abbey to be buried in.
RednounUS /red/
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Henry Tudor married the Lady Bessee as soon as he came to London, and by this marriage the causes of the Red and white Roses were united; so that he took for his badge a great rose--half red and half white.
rosenounUS /roʊz/
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Henry Tudor married the Lady Bessee as soon as he came to London, and by this marriage the causes of the Red and white Roses were united; so that he took for his badge a great rose--half red and half white.
RosesnounUS /ˈroʊzɪz/
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Henry Tudor married the Lady Bessee as soon as he came to London, and by this marriage the causes of the Red and white Roses were united; so that he took for his badge a great rose--half red and half white.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading You may see it carved all over the beautiful chapel that he built on to Westminster Abbey to be buried in.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Henry Tudor married the Lady Bessee as soon as he came to London, and by this marriage the causes of the Red and white Roses were united; so that he took for his badge a great rose--half red and half white.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading Henry Tudor married the Lady Bessee as soon as he came to London, and by this marriage the causes of the Red and white Roses were united; so that he took for his badge a great rose--half red and half white.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Henry Tudor married the Lady Bessee as soon as he came to London, and by this marriage the causes of the Red and white Roses were united; so that he took for his badge a great rose--half red and half white.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Henry Tudor married the Lady Bessee as soon as he came to London, and by this marriage the causes of the Red and white Roses were united; so that he took for his badge a great rose--half red and half white.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Henry Tudor married the Lady Bessee as soon as he came to London, and by this marriage the causes of the Red and white Roses were united; so that he took for his badge a great rose--half red and half white.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Henry Tudor married the Lady Bessee as soon as he came to London, and by this marriage the causes of the Red and white Roses were united; so that he took for his badge a great rose--half red and half white.
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Henry Tudor married the Lady Bessee as soon as he came to London, and by this marriage the causes of the Red and white Roses were united; so that he took for his badge a great rose--half red and half white.
TudornounUS /ˈtuːdər/
an English dynasty descended from Henry Tudor; Tudor monarchs ruled from Henry VII to Elizabeth I (from 1485 to 1603)
From this reading Henry Tudor married the Lady Bessee as soon as he came to London, and by this marriage the causes of the Red and white Roses were united; so that he took for his badge a great rose--half red and half white.
unitedadjectiveUS /juːˈnaɪtɪd/
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading Henry Tudor married the Lady Bessee as soon as he came to London, and by this marriage the causes of the Red and white Roses were united; so that he took for his badge a great rose--half red and half white.
VIInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading HENRY VII.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Henry Tudor married the Lady Bessee as soon as he came to London, and by this marriage the causes of the Red and white Roses were united; so that he took for his badge a great rose--half red and half white.
WestminsternounUS /ˌwestˈmɪnstər/
a borough of Greater London on the Thames; contains Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey
From this reading You may see it carved all over the beautiful chapel that he built on to Westminster Abbey to be buried in.
whitenounUS /waɪt/
a Caucasian
From this reading Henry Tudor married the Lady Bessee as soon as he came to London, and by this marriage the causes of the Red and white Roses were united; so that he took for his badge a great rose--half red and half white.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You may see it carved all over the beautiful chapel that he built on to Westminster Abbey to be buried in.
