Chapter 34 of Young Folks' History of England is here in full — 40 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 34 of Young Folks' History of England is here in full — 40 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GEORGE II. A.D. 1725--1760. The reign of George II. was a very warlike one. Indeed he was the last king of England who ever was personally in a battle; and, curiously enough, this battle--that of Fontenoy--was the last that a king of France also was present in.
Chapter 34 of Young Folks' History of England is here in full — 40 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading “Indeed he was the last king of England who ever was personally in a battle; and, curiously enough, this battle--that of Fontenoy--was the last that a king of France also was present in.”
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading “Indeed he was the last king of England who ever was personally in a battle; and, curiously enough, this battle--that of Fontenoy--was the last that a king of France also was present in.”
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading “Indeed he was the last king of England who ever was personally in a battle; and, curiously enough, this battle--that of Fontenoy--was the last that a king of France also was present in.”
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading “Indeed he was the last king of England who ever was personally in a battle; and, curiously enough, this battle--that of Fontenoy--was the last that a king of France also was present in.”
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading “GEORGE II.”
as yourself
From this reading “Indeed he was the last king of England who ever was personally in a battle; and, curiously enough, this battle--that of Fontenoy--was the last that a king of France also was present in.”
have sovereign power
From this reading “The reign of George II. was a very warlike one.”
disposed to warfare or hard-line policies
From this reading “The reign of George II. was a very warlike one.”
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From this reading 1725--1760.
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From this reading 1725--1760.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A.D.
in addition
From this reading Indeed he was the last king of England who ever was personally in a battle; and, curiously enough, this battle--that of Fontenoy--was the last that a king of France also was present in.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Indeed he was the last king of England who ever was personally in a battle; and, curiously enough, this battle--that of Fontenoy--was the last that a king of France also was present in.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading Indeed he was the last king of England who ever was personally in a battle; and, curiously enough, this battle--that of Fontenoy--was the last that a king of France also was present in.
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading Indeed he was the last king of England who ever was personally in a battle; and, curiously enough, this battle--that of Fontenoy--was the last that a king of France also was present in.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading A.D.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading Indeed he was the last king of England who ever was personally in a battle; and, curiously enough, this battle--that of Fontenoy--was the last that a king of France also was present in.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Indeed he was the last king of England who ever was personally in a battle; and, curiously enough, this battle--that of Fontenoy--was the last that a king of France also was present in.
at any time
From this reading Indeed he was the last king of England who ever was personally in a battle; and, curiously enough, this battle--that of Fontenoy--was the last that a king of France also was present in.
a battle in 1745 in which the French army under Marshal Saxe defeated the English army and their allies under the duke of Cumberland
From this reading Indeed he was the last king of England who ever was personally in a battle; and, curiously enough, this battle--that of Fontenoy--was the last that a king of France also was present in.
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading Indeed he was the last king of England who ever was personally in a battle; and, curiously enough, this battle--that of Fontenoy--was the last that a king of France also was present in.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading GEORGE II.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Indeed he was the last king of England who ever was personally in a battle; and, curiously enough, this battle--that of Fontenoy--was the last that a king of France also was present in.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading GEORGE II.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Indeed he was the last king of England who ever was personally in a battle; and, curiously enough, this battle--that of Fontenoy--was the last that a king of France also was present in.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Indeed he was the last king of England who ever was personally in a battle; and, curiously enough, this battle--that of Fontenoy--was the last that a king of France also was present in.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Indeed he was the last king of England who ever was personally in a battle; and, curiously enough, this battle--that of Fontenoy--was the last that a king of France also was present in.
immediately past
From this reading Indeed he was the last king of England who ever was personally in a battle; and, curiously enough, this battle--that of Fontenoy--was the last that a king of France also was present in.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The reign of George II. was a very warlike one.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The reign of George II. was a very warlike one.
as yourself
From this reading Indeed he was the last king of England who ever was personally in a battle; and, curiously enough, this battle--that of Fontenoy--was the last that a king of France also was present in.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Indeed he was the last king of England who ever was personally in a battle; and, curiously enough, this battle--that of Fontenoy--was the last that a king of France also was present in.
have sovereign power
From this reading The reign of George II. was a very warlike one.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Indeed he was the last king of England who ever was personally in a battle; and, curiously enough, this battle--that of Fontenoy--was the last that a king of France also was present in.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The reign of George II. was a very warlike one.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Indeed he was the last king of England who ever was personally in a battle; and, curiously enough, this battle--that of Fontenoy--was the last that a king of France also was present in.
precisely as stated
From this reading The reign of George II. was a very warlike one.
disposed to warfare or hard-line policies
From this reading The reign of George II. was a very warlike one.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The reign of George II. was a very warlike one.
which person or people
From this reading Indeed he was the last king of England who ever was personally in a battle; and, curiously enough, this battle--that of Fontenoy--was the last that a king of France also was present in.
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