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Jaufry the Knight and the Fair Brunissende

Chapter III · Estout de Verfeil

Chapter III of Jaufry the Knight and the Fair Brunissende, “Estout de Verfeil,” is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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The {033}charger, which was fleet and fair to view, started off like an arrow from its bow.
So that, as Jaufry left the castle-gates, he hoped he yet should overtake the knight; and therefore cried aloud to two men on the way:
Good fellows, if you can, tell me the road just taken by the lord who left the castle yonder even now.
If naught prevent you, point me out the way.”
One of those men replied: Speak you of him whose armour was so bright?”
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Jaufry the Knight and the Fair Brunissende

Chapter III · Estout de Verfeil

Chapter III of Jaufry the Knight and the Fair Brunissende, “Estout de Verfeil,” is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/25 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The {033}charger, which was fleet and fair to view, started off like an arrow from its bow.
Line 2
So that, as Jaufry left the castle-gates, he hoped he yet should overtake the knight; and therefore cried aloud to two men on the way:
Line 3
Good fellows, if you can, tell me the road just taken by the lord who left the castle yonder even now.
/ɡʊd ˈfeloʊz ɪf juː kæn tel miː ðə roʊd dʒʌst ˈteɪkən baɪ ðə lɔːrd huː left ðə ˈkæsəl ˈjɑːndər ˈiːvɪn naʊ/
Line 4
If naught prevent you, point me out the way.”
/ɪf nɔːt prɪˈvent juː pɔɪnt miː aʊt ðə weɪ/
Line 5
One of those men replied: “Speak you of him whose armour was so bright?”
/wʌn ʌv ðoʊz men rɪˈplaɪd spiːk juː ʌv hɪm huːz ˈɑːrmər wɑːz soʊ braɪt/

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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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aloud adverb US /əˈlaʊd/

using the voice; not silently

From this reading “So that, as Jaufry left the castle-gates, he hoped he yet should overtake the knight; and therefore cried aloud to two men on the way:”

armour noun US /ˈɑːrmər/

a military unit consisting of armored fighting vehicles

From this reading “One of those men replied: “Speak you of him whose armour was so bright?””

arrow noun US /ˈæroʊ/

a mark to indicate a direction or relation

From this reading “The {033}charger, which was fleet and fair to view, started off like an arrow from its bow.”

charger noun US /ˈtʃɑːrdʒər/

formerly a strong swift horse ridden into battle

From this reading “The {033}charger, which was fleet and fair to view, started off like an arrow from its bow.”

fleet noun US /fliːt/

group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership

From this reading “The {033}charger, which was fleet and fair to view, started off like an arrow from its bow.”

naught noun US /nɔːt/

a quantity of no importance

From this reading “If naught prevent you, point me out the way.””

overtake verb US /ˈoʊvərteɪk/

catch up with and possibly overtake

From this reading “So that, as Jaufry left the castle-gates, he hoped he yet should overtake the knight; and therefore cried aloud to two men on the way:”

yonder adjective US /ˈjɑːndər/

distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)

From this reading ““Good fellows, if you can, tell me the road just taken by the lord who left the castle yonder even now.”

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

cried aloud verb + particle counted as “cry aloud”

In this reading “So that, as Jaufry left the castle-gates, he hoped he yet should overtake the knight; and therefore cried aloud to two men on the way:”

started off verb + particle counted as “start off”

In this reading “The {033}charger, which was fleet and fair to view, started off like an arrow from its bow.”

two men noun + noun

In this reading “So that, as Jaufry left the castle-gates, he hoped he yet should overtake the knight; and therefore cried aloud to two men on the way:”

Good fellows adjective + noun counted as “good fellow”

In this reading ““Good fellows, if you can, tell me the road just taken by the lord who left the castle yonder even now.”

like an arrow verb + article + noun counted as “like … arrow”

In this reading “The {033}charger, which was fleet and fair to view, started off like an arrow from its bow.”

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033

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From this reading The {033}charger, which was fleet and fair to view, started off like an arrow from its bow.

aloudadverbUS /əˈlaʊd/

using the voice; not silently

From this reading So that, as Jaufry left the castle-gates, he hoped he yet should overtake the knight; and therefore cried aloud to two men on the way:

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading The {033}charger, which was fleet and fair to view, started off like an arrow from its bow.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The {033}charger, which was fleet and fair to view, started off like an arrow from its bow.

armournounUS /ˈɑːrmər/

a military unit consisting of armored fighting vehicles

From this reading One of those men replied: “Speak you of him whose armour was so bright?”

arrownounUS /ˈæroʊ/

a mark to indicate a direction or relation

From this reading The {033}charger, which was fleet and fair to view, started off like an arrow from its bow.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading So that, as Jaufry left the castle-gates, he hoped he yet should overtake the knight; and therefore cried aloud to two men on the way:

bownounUS /baʊ/

a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces

From this reading The {033}charger, which was fleet and fair to view, started off like an arrow from its bow.

brightadjectiveUS /braɪt/

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading One of those men replied: “Speak you of him whose armour was so bright?”

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading “Good fellows, if you can, tell me the road just taken by the lord who left the castle yonder even now.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading “Good fellows, if you can, tell me the road just taken by the lord who left the castle yonder even now.

castlenounUS /ˈkæsəl/

a large and stately mansion

From this reading “Good fellows, if you can, tell me the road just taken by the lord who left the castle yonder even now.

castle-gates

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading So that, as Jaufry left the castle-gates, he hoped he yet should overtake the knight; and therefore cried aloud to two men on the way:

chargernounUS /ˈtʃɑːrdʒər/

formerly a strong swift horse ridden into battle

From this reading The {033}charger, which was fleet and fair to view, started off like an arrow from its bow.

criedverbUS /kraɪd/

inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading So that, as Jaufry left the castle-gates, he hoped he yet should overtake the knight; and therefore cried aloud to two men on the way:

evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/

divisible by two

From this reading “Good fellows, if you can, tell me the road just taken by the lord who left the castle yonder even now.

fairadjectiveUS /fer/

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading The {033}charger, which was fleet and fair to view, started off like an arrow from its bow.

fellowsnounUS /ˈfeloʊz/

plural of “fellow” — a boy or man

From this reading “Good fellows, if you can, tell me the road just taken by the lord who left the castle yonder even now.

fleetnounUS /fliːt/

group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership

From this reading The {033}charger, which was fleet and fair to view, started off like an arrow from its bow.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The {033}charger, which was fleet and fair to view, started off like an arrow from its bow.

GoodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading “Good fellows, if you can, tell me the road just taken by the lord who left the castle yonder even now.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading So that, as Jaufry left the castle-gates, he hoped he yet should overtake the knight; and therefore cried aloud to two men on the way:

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading One of those men replied: “Speak you of him whose armour was so bright?”

hopedverbUS /hoʊpt/

past form of “hope” — expect and wish

From this reading So that, as Jaufry left the castle-gates, he hoped he yet should overtake the knight; and therefore cried aloud to two men on the way:

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading “Good fellows, if you can, tell me the road just taken by the lord who left the castle yonder even now.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading The {033}charger, which was fleet and fair to view, started off like an arrow from its bow.

Jaufry

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading So that, as Jaufry left the castle-gates, he hoped he yet should overtake the knight; and therefore cried aloud to two men on the way:

justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading “Good fellows, if you can, tell me the road just taken by the lord who left the castle yonder even now.

knightnounUS /naɪt/

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 So that, as Jaufry left the castle-gates, he hoped he yet should overtake the knight; and therefore cried aloud to two men on the way:

leftnounUS /left/

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading So that, as Jaufry left the castle-gates, he hoped he yet should overtake the knight; and therefore cried aloud to two men on the way:

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading The {033}charger, which was fleet and fair to view, started off like an arrow from its bow.

lordnounUS /lɔːrd/

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading “Good fellows, if you can, tell me the road just taken by the lord who left the castle yonder even now.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “Good fellows, if you can, tell me the road just taken by the lord who left the castle yonder even now.

mennounUS /men/

the force of workers available

From this reading So that, as Jaufry left the castle-gates, he hoped he yet should overtake the knight; and therefore cried aloud to two men on the way:

naughtnounUS /nɔːt/

a quantity of no importance

From this reading If naught prevent you, point me out the way.”

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading “Good fellows, if you can, tell me the road just taken by the lord who left the castle yonder even now.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading One of those men replied: “Speak you of him whose armour was so bright?”

offadverbUS /ɔːf/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading The {033}charger, which was fleet and fair to view, started off like an arrow from its bow.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading So that, as Jaufry left the castle-gates, he hoped he yet should overtake the knight; and therefore cried aloud to two men on the way:

OnepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One of those men replied: “Speak you of him whose armour was so bright?”

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading If naught prevent you, point me out the way.”

overtakeverbUS /ˈoʊvərteɪk/

catch up with and possibly overtake

From this reading So that, as Jaufry left the castle-gates, he hoped he yet should overtake the knight; and therefore cried aloud to two men on the way:

pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/

a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading If naught prevent you, point me out the way.”

preventverbUS /prɪˈvent/

keep from happening or arising; make impossible

From this reading If naught prevent you, point me out the way.”

repliedverbUS /rɪˈplaɪd/

inflected form of “reply” — react verbally

From this reading One of those men replied: “Speak you of him whose armour was so bright?”

roadnounUS /roʊd/

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading “Good fellows, if you can, tell me the road just taken by the lord who left the castle yonder even now.

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading So that, as Jaufry left the castle-gates, he hoped he yet should overtake the knight; and therefore cried aloud to two men on the way:

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So that, as Jaufry left the castle-gates, he hoped he yet should overtake the knight; and therefore cried aloud to two men on the way:

SpeakverbUS /spiːk/

express in speech

From this reading One of those men replied: “Speak you of him whose armour was so bright?”

startedverbUS /ˈstɑːrtɪd/

past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading The {033}charger, which was fleet and fair to view, started off like an arrow from its bow.

takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading “Good fellows, if you can, tell me the road just taken by the lord who left the castle yonder even now.

tellverbUS /tel/

express in words

From this reading “Good fellows, if you can, tell me the road just taken by the lord who left the castle yonder even now.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading So that, as Jaufry left the castle-gates, he hoped he yet should overtake the knight; and therefore cried aloud to two men on the way:

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The {033}charger, which was fleet and fair to view, started off like an arrow from its bow.

thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/

for that reason; as a result

From this reading So that, as Jaufry left the castle-gates, he hoped he yet should overtake the knight; and therefore cried aloud to two men on the way:

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading One of those men replied: “Speak you of him whose armour was so bright?”

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The {033}charger, which was fleet and fair to view, started off like an arrow from its bow.

twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading So that, as Jaufry left the castle-gates, he hoped he yet should overtake the knight; and therefore cried aloud to two men on the way:

viewnounUS /vjuː/

a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading The {033}charger, which was fleet and fair to view, started off like an arrow from its bow.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The {033}charger, which was fleet and fair to view, started off like an arrow from its bow.

waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading So that, as Jaufry left the castle-gates, he hoped he yet should overtake the knight; and therefore cried aloud to two men on the way:

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading The {033}charger, which was fleet and fair to view, started off like an arrow from its bow.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading “Good fellows, if you can, tell me the road just taken by the lord who left the castle yonder even now.

whosedeterminerUS /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading One of those men replied: “Speak you of him whose armour was so bright?”

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading So that, as Jaufry left the castle-gates, he hoped he yet should overtake the knight; and therefore cried aloud to two men on the way:

yonderadjectiveUS /ˈjɑːndər/

distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)

From this reading “Good fellows, if you can, tell me the road just taken by the lord who left the castle yonder even now.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Good fellows, if you can, tell me the road just taken by the lord who left the castle yonder even now.

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