Chapter 40 of Young Folks' History of England is here in full — 28 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 40 of Young Folks' History of England is here in full — 28 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
VICTORIA. A.D. 1860--1872. One more chapter, which, however, does not finish the history of good Queen Victoria, and these Stories of the History of England will be over. All the nation rejoiced very much when the queen's eldest son, Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales, married Alexandra, daughter to the king of Denmark.
Chapter 40 of Young Folks' History of England is here in full — 28 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861)
From this reading “All the nation rejoiced very much when the queen's eldest son, Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales, married Alexandra, daughter to the king of Denmark.”
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “One more chapter, which, however, does not finish the history of good Queen Victoria, and these Stories of the History of England will be over.”
a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe; consists of the mainland of Jutland and many islands between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea
From this reading “All the nation rejoiced very much when the queen's eldest son, Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales, married Alexandra, daughter to the king of Denmark.”
first in order of birth
From this reading “All the nation rejoiced very much when the queen's eldest son, Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales, married Alexandra, daughter to the king of Denmark.”
possessive form of “queen” — 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 “All the nation rejoiced very much when the queen's eldest son, Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales, married Alexandra, daughter to the king of Denmark.”
past form of “rejoice” — feel happiness or joy
From this reading “All the nation rejoiced very much when the queen's eldest son, Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales, married Alexandra, daughter to the king of Denmark.”
queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)
From this reading “VICTORIA.”
one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; during Roman times the region was known as Cambria
From this reading “All the nation rejoiced very much when the queen's eldest son, Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales, married Alexandra, daughter to the king of Denmark.”
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From this reading 1860--1872.
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From this reading 1860--1872.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A.D.
prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861)
From this reading All the nation rejoiced very much when the queen's eldest son, Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales, married Alexandra, daughter to the king of Denmark.
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From this reading All the nation rejoiced very much when the queen's eldest son, Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales, married Alexandra, daughter to the king of Denmark.
(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 All the nation rejoiced very much when the queen's eldest son, Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales, married Alexandra, daughter to the king of Denmark.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One more chapter, which, however, does not finish the history of good Queen Victoria, and these Stories of the History of England will be over.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading One more chapter, which, however, does not finish the history of good Queen Victoria, and these Stories of the History of England will be over.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading One more chapter, which, however, does not finish the history of good Queen Victoria, and these Stories of the History of England will be over.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading A.D.
a female human offspring
From this reading All the nation rejoiced very much when the queen's eldest son, Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales, married Alexandra, daughter to the king of Denmark.
a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe; consists of the mainland of Jutland and many islands between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea
From this reading All the nation rejoiced very much when the queen's eldest son, Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales, married Alexandra, daughter to the king of Denmark.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One more chapter, which, however, does not finish the history of good Queen Victoria, and these Stories of the History of England will be over.
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 All the nation rejoiced very much when the queen's eldest son, Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales, married Alexandra, daughter to the king of Denmark.
first in order of birth
From this reading All the nation rejoiced very much when the queen's eldest son, Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales, married Alexandra, daughter to the king of Denmark.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading One more chapter, which, however, does not finish the history of good Queen Victoria, and these Stories of the History of England will be over.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading One more chapter, which, however, does not finish the history of good Queen Victoria, and these Stories of the History of England will be over.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading One more chapter, which, however, does not finish the history of good Queen Victoria, and these Stories of the History of England will be over.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading One more chapter, which, however, does not finish the history of good Queen Victoria, and these Stories of the History of England will be over.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading One more chapter, which, however, does not finish the history of good Queen Victoria, and these Stories of the History of England will be over.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading All the nation rejoiced very much when the queen's eldest son, Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales, married Alexandra, daughter to the king of Denmark.
joined in matrimony
From this reading All the nation rejoiced very much when the queen's eldest son, Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales, married Alexandra, daughter to the king of Denmark.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading One more chapter, which, however, does not finish the history of good Queen Victoria, and these Stories of the History of England will be over.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading All the nation rejoiced very much when the queen's eldest son, Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales, married Alexandra, daughter to the king of Denmark.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading All the nation rejoiced very much when the queen's eldest son, Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales, married Alexandra, daughter to the king of Denmark.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading One more chapter, which, however, does not finish the history of good Queen Victoria, and these Stories of the History of England will be over.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One more chapter, which, however, does not finish the history of good Queen Victoria, and these Stories of the History of England will be over.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One more chapter, which, however, does not finish the history of good Queen Victoria, and these Stories of the History of England will be over.
above and across; more than
From this reading One more chapter, which, however, does not finish the history of good Queen Victoria, and these Stories of the History of England will be over.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading All the nation rejoiced very much when the queen's eldest son, Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales, married Alexandra, daughter to the king of Denmark.
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 One more chapter, which, however, does not finish the history of good Queen Victoria, and these Stories of the History of England will be over.
possessive form of “queen” — 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 All the nation rejoiced very much when the queen's eldest son, Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales, married Alexandra, daughter to the king of Denmark.
past form of “rejoice” — feel happiness or joy
From this reading All the nation rejoiced very much when the queen's eldest son, Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales, married Alexandra, daughter to the king of Denmark.
a male human offspring
From this reading All the nation rejoiced very much when the queen's eldest son, Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales, married Alexandra, daughter to the king of Denmark.
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading One more chapter, which, however, does not finish the history of good Queen Victoria, and these Stories of the History of England will be over.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One more chapter, which, however, does not finish the history of good Queen Victoria, and these Stories of the History of England will be over.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading One more chapter, which, however, does not finish the history of good Queen Victoria, and these Stories of the History of England will be over.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All the nation rejoiced very much when the queen's eldest son, Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales, married Alexandra, daughter to the king of Denmark.
precisely as stated
From this reading All the nation rejoiced very much when the queen's eldest son, Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales, married Alexandra, daughter to the king of Denmark.
queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)
From this reading VICTORIA.
one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; during Roman times the region was known as Cambria
From this reading All the nation rejoiced very much when the queen's eldest son, Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales, married Alexandra, daughter to the king of Denmark.
at the time that
From this reading All the nation rejoiced very much when the queen's eldest son, Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales, married Alexandra, daughter to the king of Denmark.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading One more chapter, which, however, does not finish the history of good Queen Victoria, and these Stories of the History of England will be over.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading One more chapter, which, however, does not finish the history of good Queen Victoria, and these Stories of the History of England will be over.
Chapter 40 of Young Folks' History of England by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge holds 28 sentences, grouped into 6 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.
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