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Chapter 7 of King Arthur and His Knights is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
But poor Sir Lancelot said: "Talk not to me of diamonds. Give me air. I fear me I have received my death wound. Let me go hence, and I bid you follow me not." Sir Lavaine helped him upon his horse, and they two rode slowly off the field.
Chapter 7 of King Arthur and His Knights is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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propose a payment
From this reading “Let me go hence, and I bid you follow me not."”
plural of “diamond” — a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading “But poor Sir Lancelot said: "Talk not to me of diamonds.”
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading “Sir Lavaine helped him upon his horse, and they two rode slowly off the field.”
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “Sir Lavaine helped him upon his horse, and they two rode slowly off the field.”
for this reason
From this reading “Let me go hence, and I bid you follow me not."”
(Arthurian legend) one of the knights of the Round Table; friend of King Arthur until (according to some versions of the legend) he became the lover of Arthur's wife Guinevere
From this reading “But poor Sir Lancelot said: "Talk not to me of diamonds.”
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading “Sir Lavaine helped him upon his horse, and they two rode slowly off the field.”
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading “I fear me I have received my death wound.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Give me air.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Let me go hence, and I bid you follow me not."
propose a payment
From this reading Let me go hence, and I bid you follow me not."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But poor Sir Lancelot said: "Talk not to me of diamonds.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading I fear me I have received my death wound.
plural of “diamond” — a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading But poor Sir Lancelot said: "Talk not to me of diamonds.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading I fear me I have received my death wound.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading Sir Lavaine helped him upon his horse, and they two rode slowly off the field.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Let me go hence, and I bid you follow me not."
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Give me air.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Let me go hence, and I bid you follow me not."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I fear me I have received my death wound.
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Sir Lavaine helped him upon his horse, and they two rode slowly off the field.
for this reason
From this reading Let me go hence, and I bid you follow me not."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sir Lavaine helped him upon his horse, and they two rode slowly off the field.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sir Lavaine helped him upon his horse, and they two rode slowly off the field.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Sir Lavaine helped him upon his horse, and they two rode slowly off the field.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I fear me I have received my death wound.
(Arthurian legend) one of the knights of the Round Table; friend of King Arthur until (according to some versions of the legend) he became the lover of Arthur's wife Guinevere
From this reading But poor Sir Lancelot said: "Talk not to me of diamonds.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sir Lavaine helped him upon his horse, and they two rode slowly off the field.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let me go hence, and I bid you follow me not."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But poor Sir Lancelot said: "Talk not to me of diamonds.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I fear me I have received my death wound.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But poor Sir Lancelot said: "Talk not to me of diamonds.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But poor Sir Lancelot said: "Talk not to me of diamonds.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Sir Lavaine helped him upon his horse, and they two rode slowly off the field.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading But poor Sir Lancelot said: "Talk not to me of diamonds.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading I fear me I have received my death wound.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading Sir Lavaine helped him upon his horse, and they two rode slowly off the field.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading But poor Sir Lancelot said: "Talk not to me of diamonds.
term of address for a man
From this reading But poor Sir Lancelot said: "Talk not to me of diamonds.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Sir Lavaine helped him upon his horse, and they two rode slowly off the field.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading But poor Sir Lancelot said: "Talk not to me of diamonds.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sir Lavaine helped him upon his horse, and they two rode slowly off the field.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sir Lavaine helped him upon his horse, and they two rode slowly off the field.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But poor Sir Lancelot said: "Talk not to me of diamonds.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Sir Lavaine helped him upon his horse, and they two rode slowly off the field.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Sir Lavaine helped him upon his horse, and they two rode slowly off the field.
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading I fear me I have received my death wound.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Let me go hence, and I bid you follow me not."
Chapter 7 of King Arthur and His Knights by Maude Radford Warren holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
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