Chapter 1 of Guingamor, Lanval, Tyolet, Bisclaveret is here in full — 727 sentences across 146 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Guingamor, Lanval, Tyolet, Bisclaveret is here in full — 727 sentences across 146 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Guingamor, Lanval, Tyolet, Le Bisclaveret. I. SIR GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT. A Middle-English Romance retold in Modern Prose, with Introduction and Notes, by JESSIE L. WESTON. With Designs by M. M. CRAWFORD. 2nd Edition, 1909.
Chapter 1 of Guingamor, Lanval, Tyolet, Bisclaveret is here in full — 727 sentences across 146 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States neoclassical sculptor (1814-1857)
From this reading “With Designs by M. M. CRAWFORD.”
plural of “design” — the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
From this reading “With Designs by M. M. CRAWFORD.”
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading “2nd Edition, 1909.”
(Arthurian legend) a nephew of Arthur and one of the knights of the Round Table
From this reading “I. SIR GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT.”
the act of beginning something new
From this reading “A Middle-English Romance retold in Modern Prose, with Introduction and Notes, by JESSIE L. WESTON.”
ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
From this reading “A Middle-English Romance retold in Modern Prose, with Introduction and Notes, by JESSIE L. WESTON.”
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading “A Middle-English Romance retold in Modern Prose, with Introduction and Notes, by JESSIE L. WESTON.”
United States photographer(1886-1958)
From this reading “A Middle-English Romance retold in Modern Prose, with Introduction and Notes, by JESSIE L. WESTON.”
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In this reading “2nd Edition, 1909.”
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From this reading 2nd Edition, 1909.
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From this reading 2nd Edition, 1909.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Middle-English Romance retold in Modern Prose, with Introduction and Notes, by JESSIE L. WESTON.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I. SIR GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT.
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From this reading Guingamor, Lanval, Tyolet, Le Bisclaveret.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A Middle-English Romance retold in Modern Prose, with Introduction and Notes, by JESSIE L. WESTON.
United States neoclassical sculptor (1814-1857)
From this reading With Designs by M. M. CRAWFORD.
plural of “design” — the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
From this reading With Designs by M. M. CRAWFORD.
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading 2nd Edition, 1909.
(Arthurian legend) a nephew of Arthur and one of the knights of the Round Table
From this reading I. SIR GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading I. SIR GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT.
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From this reading Guingamor, Lanval, Tyolet, Le Bisclaveret.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I. SIR GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A Middle-English Romance retold in Modern Prose, with Introduction and Notes, by JESSIE L. WESTON.
the act of beginning something new
From this reading A Middle-English Romance retold in Modern Prose, with Introduction and Notes, by JESSIE L. WESTON.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Middle-English Romance retold in Modern Prose, with Introduction and Notes, by JESSIE L. WESTON.
originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading I. SIR GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading A Middle-English Romance retold in Modern Prose, with Introduction and Notes, by JESSIE L. WESTON.
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a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading Guingamor, Lanval, Tyolet, Le Bisclaveret.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading With Designs by M. M. CRAWFORD.
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From this reading A Middle-English Romance retold in Modern Prose, with Introduction and Notes, by JESSIE L. WESTON.
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
From this reading A Middle-English Romance retold in Modern Prose, with Introduction and Notes, by JESSIE L. WESTON.
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading A Middle-English Romance retold in Modern Prose, with Introduction and Notes, by JESSIE L. WESTON.
ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
From this reading A Middle-English Romance retold in Modern Prose, with Introduction and Notes, by JESSIE L. WESTON.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Middle-English Romance retold in Modern Prose, with Introduction and Notes, by JESSIE L. WESTON.
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading A Middle-English Romance retold in Modern Prose, with Introduction and Notes, by JESSIE L. WESTON.
term of address for a man
From this reading I. SIR GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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From this reading Guingamor, Lanval, Tyolet, Le Bisclaveret.
United States photographer(1886-1958)
From this reading A Middle-English Romance retold in Modern Prose, with Introduction and Notes, by JESSIE L. WESTON.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A Middle-English Romance retold in Modern Prose, with Introduction and Notes, by JESSIE L. WESTON.
Chapter 1 of Guingamor, Lanval, Tyolet, Bisclaveret by de France, active 12th century Marie holds 727 sentences, grouped into 146 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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.
Chapter 1 holds 727 sentences of Guingamor, Lanval, Tyolet, Bisclaveret, unabridged, divided into 146 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Guingamor, Lanval, Tyolet, Bisclaveret by de France, active 12th century Marie exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 727 sentences, grouped into 146 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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