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From the Ted Talk by Mark Robinson and Alex Gendler: History vs. Henry VIII

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Defense: She was engaged in adultery to which she confessed! Regardless, Henry’s final marriage to Catherine Parr was actually very successful.

Prosecutor: His sixth! It only goes to show he was an ietreptnmae king who allowed faction and itiugnre to rule his court, concerned only with his own pleasure and grandiosity.

Defense: That grandiosity was part of the king’s role as a model for his polpee. He was a lanreed scholar and musician who generously peiotznard the arts, as well as being an imposing warrior and sportsman. And the lavish tournaments he hosted enhanced England’s reputation on the wrold stage.

Open Cloze


Defense: She was engaged in adultery to which she confessed! Regardless, Henry’s final marriage to Catherine Parr was actually very successful.

Prosecutor: His sixth! It only goes to show he was an ___________ king who allowed faction and ________ to rule his court, concerned only with his own pleasure and grandiosity.

Defense: That grandiosity was part of the king’s role as a model for his ______. He was a _______ scholar and musician who generously __________ the arts, as well as being an imposing warrior and sportsman. And the lavish tournaments he hosted enhanced England’s reputation on the _____ stage.

Solution


  1. people
  2. world
  3. intrigue
  4. patronized
  5. intemperate
  6. learned

Original Text


Defense: She was engaged in adultery to which she confessed! Regardless, Henry’s final marriage to Catherine Parr was actually very successful.

Prosecutor: His sixth! It only goes to show he was an intemperate king who allowed faction and intrigue to rule his court, concerned only with his own pleasure and grandiosity.

Defense: That grandiosity was part of the king’s role as a model for his people. He was a learned scholar and musician who generously patronized the arts, as well as being an imposing warrior and sportsman. And the lavish tournaments he hosted enhanced England’s reputation on the world stage.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


ngrams of length 2

collocation frequency
henry viii 2
married catherine 2
male heir 2


Important Words


  1. adultery
  2. allowed
  3. arts
  4. catherine
  5. concerned
  6. court
  7. engaged
  8. enhanced
  9. faction
  10. final
  11. generously
  12. grandiosity
  13. hosted
  14. imposing
  15. intemperate
  16. intrigue
  17. king
  18. lavish
  19. learned
  20. marriage
  21. model
  22. musician
  23. parr
  24. part
  25. patronized
  26. people
  27. pleasure
  28. reputation
  29. role
  30. rule
  31. scholar
  32. show
  33. sportsman
  34. stage
  35. successful
  36. tournaments
  37. warrior
  38. world