--- title: S — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 105 description: The 2316 words of the English dictionary under S, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/page/105/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / S # S — The English dictionary · page 105 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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*Everyday, meaning 1:* To walk slowly and in a relaxed way, for pleasure, not in a hurry.[↗](../../stroll/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A slow, relaxed walk.[↗](../../stroll/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (informal) Something very easy to win or do: «the match was a stroll».[↗](../../stroll/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We went for a stroll along the beach after lunch.[↗](../../stroll/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandpa likes to stroll around the park.[↗](../../stroll/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She strolled into class five minutes late, as if nothing was wrong.[↗](../../stroll/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Let's take a stroll to the shops.[↗](../../stroll/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The couple strolled hand in hand.[↗](../../stroll/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · (informal) The final was a stroll — we won 6 to 0.[↗](../../stroll/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · If you stroll at 4 km an hour, you cover 2 km in half an hour.[↗](../../stroll/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · One day he went out for a stroll.[↗](../../stroll/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **strong** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Having a lot of power in your body.[↗](../../strong/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "a strong man".[↗](../../strong/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Not easy to break or damage.[↗](../../strong/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "a strong rope".[↗](../../strong/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Having a big effect.[↗](../../strong/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "strong wind", "a strong smell".[↗](../../strong/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* With a lot of flavour.[↗](../../strong/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "strong tea".[↗](../../strong/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* Firm and sure.[↗](../../strong/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "a strong belief".[↗](../../strong/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* Good at something.[↗](../../strong/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "a strong reader".[↗](../../strong/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Exercise makes your muscles strong.[↗](../../strong/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · This rope is very strong.[↗](../../strong/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A strong wind blew down the tree.[↗](../../strong/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The coffee is too strong.[↗](../../strong/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Bleach has a strong smell.[↗](../../strong/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Maths is her strong subject.[↗](../../strong/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandpa is still going strong.[↗](../../strong/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Steel is stronger than wood.[↗](../../strong/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · It was very large and strong.[↗](../../strong/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · but when the flock were feeble, he put them not in; so the feebler were Laban's, and the stronger Jacob's.[↗](../../strong/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.30.42, JPS 1917)[↗](../../strong/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And he said: 'Thou shalt not pass through.'[↗](../../strong/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") And Edom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand.[↗](../../strong/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.20.20, JPS 1917)[↗](../../strong/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Ye have not eaten bread, neither have ye drunk wine or strong drink; that ye might know that I am the LORD your God.[↗](../../strong/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.29.6, JPS 1917)[↗](../../strong/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Why is thy strong one overthrown?[↗](../../strong/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JER.46.15, JPS 1917)[↗](../../strong/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · A gracious woman obtaineth honour; and strong men obtain riches.[↗](../../strong/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.11.16, JPS 1917)[↗](../../strong/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · She girdeth her loins with strength, and maketh strong her arms.[↗](../../strong/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.31.17, JPS 1917)[↗](../../strong/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") **stronghold** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A stronghold is a strong, well-defended place such as a castle or fort that is hard to attack.[↗](../../stronghold/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A stronghold is also a place where a group, idea, animal or plant is still strong and common.[↗](../../stronghold/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "The Highlands are a stronghold of the red squirrel."[↗](../../stronghold/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* In politics, a stronghold is an area where most people support one party.[↗](../../stronghold/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The knights retreated to their stronghold on the hill.[↗](../../stronghold/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The castle was a stronghold that no army could take.[↗](../../stronghold/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Scotland is a stronghold for red squirrels.[↗](../../stronghold/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The rebels held a stronghold in the mountains.[↗](../../stronghold/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · This town is a stronghold of the Labour Party.[↗](../../stronghold/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The villain's stronghold was hidden under the sea.[↗](../../stronghold/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The island is the last stronghold of the rare bird.[↗](../../stronghold/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · She travelled in the direction of Iollan’s stronghold.[↗](../../stronghold/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · and what the land is that they dwell in, whether it is good or bad; and what cities they are that they dwell in, whether in camps, or in strongholds; (Torah NUM.13.19, JPS 1917)[↗](../../stronghold/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · God in her palaces hath made Himself known for a stronghold.[↗](../../stronghold/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.48.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../stronghold/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Howl, ye ships of Tarshish, for your stronghold is laid waste.[↗](../../stronghold/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.23.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../stronghold/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · And David went up from thence, and dwelt in the strongholds of En-gedi.[↗](../../stronghold/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1SA.24.1, JPS 1917)[↗](../../stronghold/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") **strongly** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Strongly means with a lot of strength or force.[↗](../../strongly/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Strongly means very much or very firmly, about feelings and opinions, like «strongly agree».[↗](../../strongly/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Strongly can mean with a strong taste or smell, like «smells strongly of fish».[↗](../../strongly/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I strongly agree that we need a longer playtime.[↗](../../strongly/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The room smelled strongly of paint.[↗](../../strongly/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She strongly believes in being kind to animals.[↗](../../strongly/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The wind blew strongly all night.[↗](../../strongly/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The magnet pulls strongly on the paper clip.[↗](../../strongly/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The doctor strongly advised him to rest.[↗](../../strongly/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · He is a strongly built rugby player.[↗](../../strongly/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · I strongly disagree with that idea.[↗](../../strongly/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · She was now twelve years old, and strongly built.[↗](../../strongly/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Now these are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who held strongly with him in his kingdom, together with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of the LORD concerning Israel.[↗](../../strongly/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 1CH.11.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../strongly/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **strontium** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Strontium is a soft, silvery metal, a chemical element with the symbol Sr and atomic number 38.[↗](../../strontium/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Strontium compounds give fireworks and flares a bright red colour.[↗](../../strontium/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Strontium makes fireworks burn bright red.[↗](../../strontium/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The symbol for strontium is Sr.[↗](../../strontium/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Strontium was named after a village in Scotland.[↗](../../strontium/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Strontium is a metal in the same group as calcium.[↗](../../strontium/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Red emergency flares contain strontium.[↗](../../strontium/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Strontium-90 is a dangerous radioactive form.[↗](../../strontium/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **struck** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Hit someone or something hard.[↗](../../struck/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Of lightning: hit something.[↗](../../struck/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Of a clock: rang a bell to show the time.[↗](../../struck/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Of an idea or feeling: came suddenly to someone's mind.[↗](../../struck/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* Lit a match by rubbing it.[↗](../../struck/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* Stopped work as a protest (as in a strike).[↗](../../struck/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 7:* To strike terror into someone is to make them suddenly very frightened.[↗](../../struck/#m7 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Lightning struck the old oak tree.[↗](../../struck/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The clock struck twelve at midnight.[↗](../../struck/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · It suddenly struck me that I'd left my bag on the bus.[↗](../../struck/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The ship struck a rock and began to sink.[↗](../../struck/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · He struck a match to light the candle.[↗](../../struck/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The ball struck the window and cracked it.[↗](../../struck/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · We were struck by how big the whale was.[↗](../../struck/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The workers struck for better pay.[↗](../../struck/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The command struck terror among the beasts.[↗](../../struck/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And the LORD struck the child that Uriah's wife bore unto David, and it was very sick.[↗](../../struck/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 2SA.12.15, JPS 1917)[↗](../../struck/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · My son, if thou art become surety for thy neighbour, if thou hast struck thy hands for a stranger — (Writings PRO.6.1, JPS 1917)[↗](../../struck/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · 'They have struck me, and I felt it not, they have beaten me, and I knew it not; when shall I awake?[↗](../../struck/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.23.35, JPS 1917)[↗](../../struck/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") **structural** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Structural means to do with the structure of something: how its parts are built, joined or organised.[↗](../../structural/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Structural damage is damage to the main frame of a building or object, which can make it unsafe.[↗](../../structural/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The earthquake caused structural damage to the school.[↗](../../structural/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Triangles are strong structural shapes.[↗](../../structural/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A structural engineer checked the old bridge.[↗](../../structural/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We looked at the structural features of a newspaper article.[↗](../../structural/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The tower had a structural weakness.[↗](../../structural/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Steel beams give the building structural strength.[↗](../../structural/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **structuralism** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* An approach to a subject that looks at the basic patterns and structure that hold its parts together.[↗](../../structuralism/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") **structure** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A structure is something that has been built, like a bridge, tower or building.[↗](../../structure/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The structure of something is how its parts are arranged and fit together.[↗](../../structure/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Structure means order and organisation.[↗](../../structure/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* verb.[↗](../../structure/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* To structure something means to plan and arrange its parts.[↗](../../structure/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Eiffel Tower is a famous metal structure.[↗](../../structure/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We built a structure from straws and tape.[↗](../../structure/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Triangles make a structure stronger.[↗](../../structure/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Look at the structure of the story.[↗](../../structure/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The structure of a flower includes petals and stamens.[↗](../../structure/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Structure your essay with paragraphs.[↗](../../structure/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Children need structure in their day.[↗](../../structure/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · All these structures were built neither of stone nor wood.[↗](../../structure/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · A soft and hard structure, a strong and weak structure.[↗](../../structure/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)[↗](../../structure/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · I base it off an interpretation of the SY’s internal structure, the semantic properties of the root ספ״ר SPR, and the SY’s general grammatical inventiveness.[↗](../../structure/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)[↗](../../structure/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · In this interpretation, they are ten elemental entities or properties which bind or restrain primordial תֹּהוּ tohu, 'chaos, void, waste(land)' \[Genesis 1:2\], allowing structure and order to exist in creation.[↗](../../structure/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)[↗](../../structure/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · And he built the stories of the side-structure against all the house, each five cubits high; and they rested on the house with timber of cedar.[↗](../../structure/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1KI.6.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../structure/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · The breadth of the outer wall which belonged to the side-chambers was five cubits; and so that which was left by the structure of the side-chambers that belonged to the house.[↗](../../structure/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets EZK.41.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../structure/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · And against the wall of the house he built a side-structure round about, against the walls of the house round about, both of the temple and of the sanctuary; and he made side-chambers round about; (Prophets 1KI.6.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../structure/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") **struggle** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To struggle means to try very hard to do something difficult.[↗](../../struggle/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To struggle means to fight or twist your body to get free.[↗](../../struggle/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A struggle is a hard effort or a fight.[↗](../../struggle/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I struggled with my long division at first.[↗](../../struggle/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The baby bird struggled to get out of its egg.[↗](../../struggle/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Getting up early on Monday is a struggle.[↗](../../struggle/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The cat struggled out of my arms.[↗](../../struggle/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Plants struggle to grow in the desert.[↗](../../struggle/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · He was struggling to carry the heavy box, so I helped.[↗](../../struggle/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · If you see someone struggling in the water, shout for a lifeguard.[↗](../../struggle/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The struggle began, and a terrible struggle it was.[↗](../../struggle/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · And the children struggled together within her; and she said: 'If it be so, wherefore do I live?'[↗](../../struggle/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") And she went to inquire of the LORD.[↗](../../struggle/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.25.22, JPS 1917)[↗](../../struggle/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **struggling** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Struggling means trying very hard to do something that is difficult («struggling with maths»).[↗](../../struggling/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Struggling means fighting or twisting your body to get free («The bird was struggling in the net»).[↗](../../struggling/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* As an adjective, struggling describes people or things having a hard time, such as a struggling business or team.[↗](../../struggling/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I'm struggling with my long division.[↗](../../struggling/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The swimmer was struggling, so the lifeguard threw a ring.[↗](../../struggling/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The cat was struggling to get out of the box.[↗](../../struggling/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He is struggling to make friends at his new school.[↗](../../struggling/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · They were struggling up the steep hill on their bikes.[↗](../../struggling/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · If you are struggling, ask for help.[↗](../../struggling/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The struggling shop closed last month.[↗](../../struggling/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The fly was struggling in the spider's web.[↗](../../struggling/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Then suddenly a dove was struggling in her arms, and almost flew away.[↗](../../struggling/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **strum** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To strum is to play a guitar, ukulele or similar instrument by brushing your fingers or a pick across the strings.[↗](../../strum/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A strum is one brush across the strings, or the sound it makes.[↗](../../strum/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She strummed her ukulele and sang a song.[↗](../../strum/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We learned to strum a C chord in music.[↗](../../strum/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He was strumming his guitar by the campfire.[↗](../../strum/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Down, down, up — that's the strumming pattern.[↗](../../strum/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Strum gently, not too hard.[↗](../../strum/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · With one strum, the whole room went quiet.[↗](../../strum/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad strums along when we sing in the car.[↗](../../strum/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The Prince sat down and strummed away on the lute \[gusli\].[↗](../../strum/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **strung** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Strung is a form of «string».[↗](../../strung/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") Beads strung on a thread are put on it one after another.[↗](../../strung/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Strung means hung up on a string or line: «lights strung across the street».[↗](../../strung/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A strung instrument or racket has its strings fitted.[↗](../../strung/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Highly strung means easily upset or nervous.[↗](../../strung/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* Strung up can also mean hanged on a gallows until dead.[↗](../../strung/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She strung 24 beads on a necklace.[↗](../../strung/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Lights are strung every 2 metres along the fence.[↗](../../strung/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He strung 3 red beads, then 2 blue ones, again and again.[↗](../../strung/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · How many beads are strung on 5 bracelets of 12 each?[↗](../../strung/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Flags were strung across the street for the fair.[↗](../../strung/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The walkers were strung out along the path.[↗](../../strung/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · He strung together a few words of French.[↗](../../strung/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The new guitar is strung with nylon strings.[↗](../../strung/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Now if we remain here we shall die of hunger, and if we move out we shall be strung up on the gallows.’[↗](../../strung/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **strut** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To strut is to walk in a proud, stiff way, with your chest out and head up, to show off.[↗](../../strut/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A strut is a bar or rod that holds up or strengthens part of a structure, like a bridge, a roof or an aircraft wing.[↗](../../strut/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* «Strut your stuff» (informal) means to show off what you can do, especially when dancing.[↗](../../strut/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The rooster strutted across the farmyard.[↗](../../strut/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He strutted into class wearing his new trainers.[↗](../../strut/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The peacock strutted and spread its tail.[↗](../../strut/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We used straws as struts to make our tower stronger.[↗](../../strut/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The bridge is held up by steel struts.[↗](../../strut/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The old plane had wooden struts between its wings.[↗](../../strut/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Get on the dance floor and strut your stuff\![↗](../../strut/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · She strutted around after winning the race.[↗](../../strut/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · They said, "See how that fellow struts at the head of his little flock!"[↗](../../strut/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **stuart** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (a name) Stuart is a boy's first name and also a surname, used especially in Scotland, England and other English-speaking countries.[↗](../../stuart/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (history) The Stuarts were a royal family who ruled Scotland and then England, Scotland and Ireland from 1603 to 1714, including James I, Charles I, Charles II and Queen Anne.[↗](../../stuart/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My uncle's name is Stuart.[↗](../../stuart/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The Stuarts came after the Tudors.[↗](../../stuart/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · James I was the first Stuart king of England.[↗](../../stuart/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The Great Fire of London happened in Stuart times.[↗](../../stuart/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We made a timeline of the Stuart monarchs.[↗](../../stuart/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Queen Anne was the last Stuart ruler.[↗](../../stuart/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") 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