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Idylls of the King

Chapter XXIV · Chapter 24

Chapter 24 of Idylls of the King is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Down in a casement sat, A low sea-sunset glorying round her hair And glossy-throated grace, Isolt the Queen.
And when she heard the feet of Tristram grind The spiring stone that scaled about her tower, Flushed, started, met him at the doors, and there Belted his body with her white embrace, Crying aloud, Not Marknot Mark, my soul!
The footstep fluttered me at first: not he: Catlike through his own castle steals my Mark, But warrior-wise thou stridest through his halls Who hates thee, as I himeven to the death.
My soul, I felt my hatred for my Mark Quicken within me, and knew that thou wert nigh.”
To whom Sir Tristram smiling, I am here.
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Idylls of the King

Chapter XXIV · Chapter 24

Chapter 24 of Idylls of the King is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Down in a casement sat, A low sea-sunset glorying round her hair And glossy-throated grace, Isolt the Queen.
Line 2
And when she heard the feet of Tristram grind The spiring stone that scaled about her tower, Flushed, started, met him at the doors, and there Belted his body with her white embrace, Crying aloud, “Not Marknot Mark, my soul!
Line 3
The footstep fluttered me at first: not he: Catlike through his own castle steals my Mark, But warrior-wise thou stridest through his halls Who hates thee, as I himeven to the death.
Line 4
My soul, I felt my hatred for my Mark Quicken within me, and knew that thou wert nigh.”
Line 5
To whom Sir Tristram smiling, “I am here.

All words in this reading · 85

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a

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From this reading Down in a casement sat, A low sea-sunset glorying round her hair And glossy-throated grace, Isolt the Queen.

about

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From this reading And when she heard the feet of Tristram grind The spiring stone that scaled about her tower, Flushed, started, met him at the doors, and there Belted his body with her white embrace, Crying aloud, “Not Mark—not Mark, my soul!

aloud

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From this reading And when she heard the feet of Tristram grind The spiring stone that scaled about her tower, Flushed, started, met him at the doors, and there Belted his body with her white embrace, Crying aloud, “Not Mark—not Mark, my soul!

am

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From this reading To whom Sir Tristram smiling, “I am here.

And

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From this reading Down in a casement sat, A low sea-sunset glorying round her hair And glossy-throated grace, Isolt the Queen.

as

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From this reading The footstep fluttered me at first: not he: Catlike through his own castle steals my Mark, But warrior-wise thou stridest through his halls Who hates thee, as I him—even to the death.

at

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From this reading And when she heard the feet of Tristram grind The spiring stone that scaled about her tower, Flushed, started, met him at the doors, and there Belted his body with her white embrace, Crying aloud, “Not Mark—not Mark, my soul!

Belted

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From this reading And when she heard the feet of Tristram grind The spiring stone that scaled about her tower, Flushed, started, met him at the doors, and there Belted his body with her white embrace, Crying aloud, “Not Mark—not Mark, my soul!

body

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From this reading And when she heard the feet of Tristram grind The spiring stone that scaled about her tower, Flushed, started, met him at the doors, and there Belted his body with her white embrace, Crying aloud, “Not Mark—not Mark, my soul!

But

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From this reading The footstep fluttered me at first: not he: Catlike through his own castle steals my Mark, But warrior-wise thou stridest through his halls Who hates thee, as I him—even to the death.

casement

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From this reading Down in a casement sat, A low sea-sunset glorying round her hair And glossy-throated grace, Isolt the Queen.

castle

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From this reading The footstep fluttered me at first: not he: Catlike through his own castle steals my Mark, But warrior-wise thou stridest through his halls Who hates thee, as I him—even to the death.

Catlike

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From this reading The footstep fluttered me at first: not he: Catlike through his own castle steals my Mark, But warrior-wise thou stridest through his halls Who hates thee, as I him—even to the death.

Crying

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From this reading And when she heard the feet of Tristram grind The spiring stone that scaled about her tower, Flushed, started, met him at the doors, and there Belted his body with her white embrace, Crying aloud, “Not Mark—not Mark, my soul!

death

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From this reading The footstep fluttered me at first: not he: Catlike through his own castle steals my Mark, But warrior-wise thou stridest through his halls Who hates thee, as I him—even to the death.

doors

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From this reading And when she heard the feet of Tristram grind The spiring stone that scaled about her tower, Flushed, started, met him at the doors, and there Belted his body with her white embrace, Crying aloud, “Not Mark—not Mark, my soul!

Down

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From this reading Down in a casement sat, A low sea-sunset glorying round her hair And glossy-throated grace, Isolt the Queen.

embrace

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From this reading And when she heard the feet of Tristram grind The spiring stone that scaled about her tower, Flushed, started, met him at the doors, and there Belted his body with her white embrace, Crying aloud, “Not Mark—not Mark, my soul!

even

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From this reading The footstep fluttered me at first: not he: Catlike through his own castle steals my Mark, But warrior-wise thou stridest through his halls Who hates thee, as I him—even to the death.

feet

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From this reading And when she heard the feet of Tristram grind The spiring stone that scaled about her tower, Flushed, started, met him at the doors, and there Belted his body with her white embrace, Crying aloud, “Not Mark—not Mark, my soul!

felt

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From this reading My soul, I felt my hatred for my Mark Quicken within me, and knew that thou wert nigh.”

first

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From this reading The footstep fluttered me at first: not he: Catlike through his own castle steals my Mark, But warrior-wise thou stridest through his halls Who hates thee, as I him—even to the death.

Flushed

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From this reading And when she heard the feet of Tristram grind The spiring stone that scaled about her tower, Flushed, started, met him at the doors, and there Belted his body with her white embrace, Crying aloud, “Not Mark—not Mark, my soul!

fluttered

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From this reading The footstep fluttered me at first: not he: Catlike through his own castle steals my Mark, But warrior-wise thou stridest through his halls Who hates thee, as I him—even to the death.

footstep

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From this reading The footstep fluttered me at first: not he: Catlike through his own castle steals my Mark, But warrior-wise thou stridest through his halls Who hates thee, as I him—even to the death.

for

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From this reading My soul, I felt my hatred for my Mark Quicken within me, and knew that thou wert nigh.”

glorying

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From this reading Down in a casement sat, A low sea-sunset glorying round her hair And glossy-throated grace, Isolt the Queen.

glossy-throated

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From this reading Down in a casement sat, A low sea-sunset glorying round her hair And glossy-throated grace, Isolt the Queen.

grace

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From this reading Down in a casement sat, A low sea-sunset glorying round her hair And glossy-throated grace, Isolt the Queen.

grind

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From this reading And when she heard the feet of Tristram grind The spiring stone that scaled about her tower, Flushed, started, met him at the doors, and there Belted his body with her white embrace, Crying aloud, “Not Mark—not Mark, my soul!

hair

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From this reading Down in a casement sat, A low sea-sunset glorying round her hair And glossy-throated grace, Isolt the Queen.

halls

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From this reading The footstep fluttered me at first: not he: Catlike through his own castle steals my Mark, But warrior-wise thou stridest through his halls Who hates thee, as I him—even to the death.

hates

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From this reading The footstep fluttered me at first: not he: Catlike through his own castle steals my Mark, But warrior-wise thou stridest through his halls Who hates thee, as I him—even to the death.

hatred

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From this reading My soul, I felt my hatred for my Mark Quicken within me, and knew that thou wert nigh.”

he

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From this reading The footstep fluttered me at first: not he: Catlike through his own castle steals my Mark, But warrior-wise thou stridest through his halls Who hates thee, as I him—even to the death.

heard

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From this reading And when she heard the feet of Tristram grind The spiring stone that scaled about her tower, Flushed, started, met him at the doors, and there Belted his body with her white embrace, Crying aloud, “Not Mark—not Mark, my soul!

her

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From this reading Down in a casement sat, A low sea-sunset glorying round her hair And glossy-throated grace, Isolt the Queen.

here

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From this reading To whom Sir Tristram smiling, “I am here.

him

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From this reading And when she heard the feet of Tristram grind The spiring stone that scaled about her tower, Flushed, started, met him at the doors, and there Belted his body with her white embrace, Crying aloud, “Not Mark—not Mark, my soul!

his

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From this reading And when she heard the feet of Tristram grind The spiring stone that scaled about her tower, Flushed, started, met him at the doors, and there Belted his body with her white embrace, Crying aloud, “Not Mark—not Mark, my soul!

I

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From this reading The footstep fluttered me at first: not he: Catlike through his own castle steals my Mark, But warrior-wise thou stridest through his halls Who hates thee, as I him—even to the death.

in

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From this reading Down in a casement sat, A low sea-sunset glorying round her hair And glossy-throated grace, Isolt the Queen.

Isolt

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From this reading Down in a casement sat, A low sea-sunset glorying round her hair And glossy-throated grace, Isolt the Queen.

knew

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From this reading My soul, I felt my hatred for my Mark Quicken within me, and knew that thou wert nigh.”

low

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From this reading Down in a casement sat, A low sea-sunset glorying round her hair And glossy-throated grace, Isolt the Queen.

Mark

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From this reading And when she heard the feet of Tristram grind The spiring stone that scaled about her tower, Flushed, started, met him at the doors, and there Belted his body with her white embrace, Crying aloud, “Not Mark—not Mark, my soul!

me

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From this reading The footstep fluttered me at first: not he: Catlike through his own castle steals my Mark, But warrior-wise thou stridest through his halls Who hates thee, as I him—even to the death.

met

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From this reading And when she heard the feet of Tristram grind The spiring stone that scaled about her tower, Flushed, started, met him at the doors, and there Belted his body with her white embrace, Crying aloud, “Not Mark—not Mark, my soul!

my

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From this reading And when she heard the feet of Tristram grind The spiring stone that scaled about her tower, Flushed, started, met him at the doors, and there Belted his body with her white embrace, Crying aloud, “Not Mark—not Mark, my soul!

nigh

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From this reading My soul, I felt my hatred for my Mark Quicken within me, and knew that thou wert nigh.”

Not

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From this reading And when she heard the feet of Tristram grind The spiring stone that scaled about her tower, Flushed, started, met him at the doors, and there Belted his body with her white embrace, Crying aloud, “Not Mark—not Mark, my soul!

of

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From this reading And when she heard the feet of Tristram grind The spiring stone that scaled about her tower, Flushed, started, met him at the doors, and there Belted his body with her white embrace, Crying aloud, “Not Mark—not Mark, my soul!

own

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From this reading The footstep fluttered me at first: not he: Catlike through his own castle steals my Mark, But warrior-wise thou stridest through his halls Who hates thee, as I him—even to the death.

Queen

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From this reading Down in a casement sat, A low sea-sunset glorying round her hair And glossy-throated grace, Isolt the Queen.

Quicken

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From this reading My soul, I felt my hatred for my Mark Quicken within me, and knew that thou wert nigh.”

round

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From this reading Down in a casement sat, A low sea-sunset glorying round her hair And glossy-throated grace, Isolt the Queen.

sat

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From this reading Down in a casement sat, A low sea-sunset glorying round her hair And glossy-throated grace, Isolt the Queen.

scaled

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From this reading And when she heard the feet of Tristram grind The spiring stone that scaled about her tower, Flushed, started, met him at the doors, and there Belted his body with her white embrace, Crying aloud, “Not Mark—not Mark, my soul!

sea-sunset

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From this reading Down in a casement sat, A low sea-sunset glorying round her hair And glossy-throated grace, Isolt the Queen.

she

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From this reading And when she heard the feet of Tristram grind The spiring stone that scaled about her tower, Flushed, started, met him at the doors, and there Belted his body with her white embrace, Crying aloud, “Not Mark—not Mark, my soul!

Sir

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From this reading To whom Sir Tristram smiling, “I am here.

smiling

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From this reading To whom Sir Tristram smiling, “I am here.

soul

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From this reading And when she heard the feet of Tristram grind The spiring stone that scaled about her tower, Flushed, started, met him at the doors, and there Belted his body with her white embrace, Crying aloud, “Not Mark—not Mark, my soul!

spiring

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From this reading And when she heard the feet of Tristram grind The spiring stone that scaled about her tower, Flushed, started, met him at the doors, and there Belted his body with her white embrace, Crying aloud, “Not Mark—not Mark, my soul!

started

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From this reading And when she heard the feet of Tristram grind The spiring stone that scaled about her tower, Flushed, started, met him at the doors, and there Belted his body with her white embrace, Crying aloud, “Not Mark—not Mark, my soul!

steals

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From this reading The footstep fluttered me at first: not he: Catlike through his own castle steals my Mark, But warrior-wise thou stridest through his halls Who hates thee, as I him—even to the death.

stone

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From this reading And when she heard the feet of Tristram grind The spiring stone that scaled about her tower, Flushed, started, met him at the doors, and there Belted his body with her white embrace, Crying aloud, “Not Mark—not Mark, my soul!

stridest

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From this reading The footstep fluttered me at first: not he: Catlike through his own castle steals my Mark, But warrior-wise thou stridest through his halls Who hates thee, as I him—even to the death.

that

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From this reading And when she heard the feet of Tristram grind The spiring stone that scaled about her tower, Flushed, started, met him at the doors, and there Belted his body with her white embrace, Crying aloud, “Not Mark—not Mark, my soul!

the

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From this reading Down in a casement sat, A low sea-sunset glorying round her hair And glossy-throated grace, Isolt the Queen.

thee

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From this reading The footstep fluttered me at first: not he: Catlike through his own castle steals my Mark, But warrior-wise thou stridest through his halls Who hates thee, as I him—even to the death.

there

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From this reading And when she heard the feet of Tristram grind The spiring stone that scaled about her tower, Flushed, started, met him at the doors, and there Belted his body with her white embrace, Crying aloud, “Not Mark—not Mark, my soul!

thou

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From this reading The footstep fluttered me at first: not he: Catlike through his own castle steals my Mark, But warrior-wise thou stridest through his halls Who hates thee, as I him—even to the death.

through

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From this reading The footstep fluttered me at first: not he: Catlike through his own castle steals my Mark, But warrior-wise thou stridest through his halls Who hates thee, as I him—even to the death.

to

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From this reading The footstep fluttered me at first: not he: Catlike through his own castle steals my Mark, But warrior-wise thou stridest through his halls Who hates thee, as I him—even to the death.

tower

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From this reading And when she heard the feet of Tristram grind The spiring stone that scaled about her tower, Flushed, started, met him at the doors, and there Belted his body with her white embrace, Crying aloud, “Not Mark—not Mark, my soul!

Tristram

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From this reading And when she heard the feet of Tristram grind The spiring stone that scaled about her tower, Flushed, started, met him at the doors, and there Belted his body with her white embrace, Crying aloud, “Not Mark—not Mark, my soul!

warrior-wise

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From this reading The footstep fluttered me at first: not he: Catlike through his own castle steals my Mark, But warrior-wise thou stridest through his halls Who hates thee, as I him—even to the death.

wert

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From this reading My soul, I felt my hatred for my Mark Quicken within me, and knew that thou wert nigh.”

when

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From this reading And when she heard the feet of Tristram grind The spiring stone that scaled about her tower, Flushed, started, met him at the doors, and there Belted his body with her white embrace, Crying aloud, “Not Mark—not Mark, my soul!

white

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From this reading And when she heard the feet of Tristram grind The spiring stone that scaled about her tower, Flushed, started, met him at the doors, and there Belted his body with her white embrace, Crying aloud, “Not Mark—not Mark, my soul!

Who

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From this reading The footstep fluttered me at first: not he: Catlike through his own castle steals my Mark, But warrior-wise thou stridest through his halls Who hates thee, as I him—even to the death.

whom

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From this reading To whom Sir Tristram smiling, “I am here.

with

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From this reading And when she heard the feet of Tristram grind The spiring stone that scaled about her tower, Flushed, started, met him at the doors, and there Belted his body with her white embrace, Crying aloud, “Not Mark—not Mark, my soul!

within

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From this reading My soul, I felt my hatred for my Mark Quicken within me, and knew that thou wert nigh.”

Chapter 24 of Idylls of the King by Alfred Tennyson, Baron Tennyson holds 98 sentences, grouped into 20 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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Vocabulary met early in Idylls of the King

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Regum
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Arthurus
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Joseph
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Exeter
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