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_All rights reserved.

No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without the permission of Charles Scribner's Sons_ INTRODUCTION.

In the library of Jesus College, Oxford, is an ancient Welsh MS. called _Llyfr[1] Coch[2] O Hergest_;[3] that is, _The Red Book of Hergest_.

This MS. was written in the fourteenth century, though some of the compositions which it has collected are of a much earlier date.

It contains a number of poems, together with a body of prose romances called _Mabinogion_.[4] [Footnote 1: "Llyfr" means _book_ (compare French _livre_, Latin _liber_).

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Knightly Legends of Wales Sidney Lanier

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Knightly Legends of Wales is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

_All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without the permission of Charles Scribner's Sons_ INTRODUCTION. In the library of Jesus College, Oxford, is an ancient Welsh MS. called _Llyfr[1] Coch[2] O Hergest_;[3] that is, _The Red Book of Hergest_. This MS. was written in the fourteenth century, though some of the compositions which it has collected are of a much earlier date. It contains a number of poems, together with a body of prose romances called _Mabinogion_.[4] [Footnote 1: "Llyfr" means _book_ (compare French _livre_, Latin _liber_).

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_All rights reserved.

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No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without the permission of Charles Scribner's Sons_ INTRODUCTION.

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In the library of Jesus College, Oxford, is an ancient Welsh MS. called _Llyfr[1] Coch[2] O Hergest_;[3] that is, _The Red Book of Hergest_.

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This MS. was written in the fourteenth century, though some of the compositions which it has collected are of a much earlier date.

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It contains a number of poems, together with a body of prose romances called _Mabinogion_.[4] [Footnote 1: "Llyfr" means _book_ (compare French _livre_, Latin _liber_).

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Ancient adjective US /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.

From this reading “In the library of Jesus College, Oxford, is an ancient Welsh MS. called _Llyfr[1] Coch[2] O Hergest_;[3] that is, _The Red Book of Hergest_.”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “This MS. was written in the fourteenth century, though some of the compositions which it has collected are of a much earlier date.”

May modal verb US /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading “No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without the permission of Charles Scribner's Sons_ INTRODUCTION.”

Though conjunction US /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading “This MS. was written in the fourteenth century, though some of the compositions which it has collected are of a much earlier date.”

Without preposition US /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading “No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without the permission of Charles Scribner's Sons_ INTRODUCTION.”

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From this reading In the library of Jesus College, Oxford, is an ancient Welsh MS. called _Llyfr[1] Coch[2] O Hergest_;[3] that is, _The Red Book of Hergest_.

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From this reading In the library of Jesus College, Oxford, is an ancient Welsh MS. called _Llyfr[1] Coch[2] O Hergest_;[3] that is, _The Red Book of Hergest_.

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From this reading In the library of Jesus College, Oxford, is an ancient Welsh MS. called _Llyfr[1] Coch[2] O Hergest_;[3] that is, _The Red Book of Hergest_.

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From this reading It contains a number of poems, together with a body of prose romances called _Mabinogion_.[4] [Footnote 1: "Llyfr" means _book_ (compare French _livre_, Latin _liber_).

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading This MS. was written in the fourteenth century, though some of the compositions which it has collected are of a much earlier date.

All

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From this reading _All rights reserved.

andeterminerUS /æn/

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

From this reading In the library of Jesus College, Oxford, is an ancient Welsh MS. called _Llyfr[1] Coch[2] O Hergest_;[3] that is, _The Red Book of Hergest_.

ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.

From this reading In the library of Jesus College, Oxford, is an ancient Welsh MS. called _Llyfr[1] Coch[2] O Hergest_;[3] that is, _The Red Book of Hergest_.

any

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From this reading No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without the permission of Charles Scribner's Sons_ INTRODUCTION.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading This MS. was written in the fourteenth century, though some of the compositions which it has collected are of a much earlier date.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without the permission of Charles Scribner's Sons_ INTRODUCTION.

body

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From this reading It contains a number of poems, together with a body of prose romances called _Mabinogion_.[4] [Footnote 1: "Llyfr" means _book_ (compare French _livre_, Latin _liber_).

book

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From this reading No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without the permission of Charles Scribner's Sons_ INTRODUCTION.

called

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From this reading In the library of Jesus College, Oxford, is an ancient Welsh MS. called _Llyfr[1] Coch[2] O Hergest_;[3] that is, _The Red Book of Hergest_.

century

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Charles

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From this reading No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without the permission of Charles Scribner's Sons_ INTRODUCTION.

Coch

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From this reading In the library of Jesus College, Oxford, is an ancient Welsh MS. called _Llyfr[1] Coch[2] O Hergest_;[3] that is, _The Red Book of Hergest_.

collected

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College

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From this reading In the library of Jesus College, Oxford, is an ancient Welsh MS. called _Llyfr[1] Coch[2] O Hergest_;[3] that is, _The Red Book of Hergest_.

compare

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From this reading It contains a number of poems, together with a body of prose romances called _Mabinogion_.[4] [Footnote 1: "Llyfr" means _book_ (compare French _livre_, Latin _liber_).

compositions

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From this reading This MS. was written in the fourteenth century, though some of the compositions which it has collected are of a much earlier date.

contains

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From this reading It contains a number of poems, together with a body of prose romances called _Mabinogion_.[4] [Footnote 1: "Llyfr" means _book_ (compare French _livre_, Latin _liber_).

date

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From this reading This MS. was written in the fourteenth century, though some of the compositions which it has collected are of a much earlier date.

earlier

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From this reading This MS. was written in the fourteenth century, though some of the compositions which it has collected are of a much earlier date.

Footnote

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From this reading It contains a number of poems, together with a body of prose romances called _Mabinogion_.[4] [Footnote 1: "Llyfr" means _book_ (compare French _livre_, Latin _liber_).

form

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From this reading No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without the permission of Charles Scribner's Sons_ INTRODUCTION.

fourteenth

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From this reading This MS. was written in the fourteenth century, though some of the compositions which it has collected are of a much earlier date.

French

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From this reading It contains a number of poems, together with a body of prose romances called _Mabinogion_.[4] [Footnote 1: "Llyfr" means _book_ (compare French _livre_, Latin _liber_).

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading This MS. was written in the fourteenth century, though some of the compositions which it has collected are of a much earlier date.

Hergest

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From this reading In the library of Jesus College, Oxford, is an ancient Welsh MS. called _Llyfr[1] Coch[2] O Hergest_;[3] that is, _The Red Book of Hergest_.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without the permission of Charles Scribner's Sons_ INTRODUCTION.

INTRODUCTION

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From this reading No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without the permission of Charles Scribner's Sons_ INTRODUCTION.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading In the library of Jesus College, Oxford, is an ancient Welsh MS. called _Llyfr[1] Coch[2] O Hergest_;[3] that is, _The Red Book of Hergest_.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading This MS. was written in the fourteenth century, though some of the compositions which it has collected are of a much earlier date.

Jesus

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From this reading In the library of Jesus College, Oxford, is an ancient Welsh MS. called _Llyfr[1] Coch[2] O Hergest_;[3] that is, _The Red Book of Hergest_.

Latin

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From this reading It contains a number of poems, together with a body of prose romances called _Mabinogion_.[4] [Footnote 1: "Llyfr" means _book_ (compare French _livre_, Latin _liber_).

liber

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From this reading It contains a number of poems, together with a body of prose romances called _Mabinogion_.[4] [Footnote 1: "Llyfr" means _book_ (compare French _livre_, Latin _liber_).

library

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From this reading In the library of Jesus College, Oxford, is an ancient Welsh MS. called _Llyfr[1] Coch[2] O Hergest_;[3] that is, _The Red Book of Hergest_.

livre

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From this reading It contains a number of poems, together with a body of prose romances called _Mabinogion_.[4] [Footnote 1: "Llyfr" means _book_ (compare French _livre_, Latin _liber_).

Llyfr

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From this reading In the library of Jesus College, Oxford, is an ancient Welsh MS. called _Llyfr[1] Coch[2] O Hergest_;[3] that is, _The Red Book of Hergest_.

Mabinogion

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From this reading It contains a number of poems, together with a body of prose romances called _Mabinogion_.[4] [Footnote 1: "Llyfr" means _book_ (compare French _livre_, Latin _liber_).

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without the permission of Charles Scribner's Sons_ INTRODUCTION.

means

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From this reading It contains a number of poems, together with a body of prose romances called _Mabinogion_.[4] [Footnote 1: "Llyfr" means _book_ (compare French _livre_, Latin _liber_).

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From this reading In the library of Jesus College, Oxford, is an ancient Welsh MS. called _Llyfr[1] Coch[2] O Hergest_;[3] that is, _The Red Book of Hergest_.

much

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From this reading This MS. was written in the fourteenth century, though some of the compositions which it has collected are of a much earlier date.

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without the permission of Charles Scribner's Sons_ INTRODUCTION.

number

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From this reading It contains a number of poems, together with a body of prose romances called _Mabinogion_.[4] [Footnote 1: "Llyfr" means _book_ (compare French _livre_, Latin _liber_).

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From this reading In the library of Jesus College, Oxford, is an ancient Welsh MS. called _Llyfr[1] Coch[2] O Hergest_;[3] that is, _The Red Book of Hergest_.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without the permission of Charles Scribner's Sons_ INTRODUCTION.

Oxford

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From this reading In the library of Jesus College, Oxford, is an ancient Welsh MS. called _Llyfr[1] Coch[2] O Hergest_;[3] that is, _The Red Book of Hergest_.

part

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From this reading No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without the permission of Charles Scribner's Sons_ INTRODUCTION.

permission

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From this reading No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without the permission of Charles Scribner's Sons_ INTRODUCTION.

poems

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From this reading It contains a number of poems, together with a body of prose romances called _Mabinogion_.[4] [Footnote 1: "Llyfr" means _book_ (compare French _livre_, Latin _liber_).

prose

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From this reading It contains a number of poems, together with a body of prose romances called _Mabinogion_.[4] [Footnote 1: "Llyfr" means _book_ (compare French _livre_, Latin _liber_).

Red

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From this reading In the library of Jesus College, Oxford, is an ancient Welsh MS. called _Llyfr[1] Coch[2] O Hergest_;[3] that is, _The Red Book of Hergest_.

reproduced

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From this reading No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without the permission of Charles Scribner's Sons_ INTRODUCTION.

reserved

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rights

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romances

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From this reading It contains a number of poems, together with a body of prose romances called _Mabinogion_.[4] [Footnote 1: "Llyfr" means _book_ (compare French _livre_, Latin _liber_).

Scribner's

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From this reading No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without the permission of Charles Scribner's Sons_ INTRODUCTION.

some

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From this reading This MS. was written in the fourteenth century, though some of the compositions which it has collected are of a much earlier date.

Sons

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From this reading No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without the permission of Charles Scribner's Sons_ INTRODUCTION.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading In the library of Jesus College, Oxford, is an ancient Welsh MS. called _Llyfr[1] Coch[2] O Hergest_;[3] that is, _The Red Book of Hergest_.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without the permission of Charles Scribner's Sons_ INTRODUCTION.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without the permission of Charles Scribner's Sons_ INTRODUCTION.

thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading This MS. was written in the fourteenth century, though some of the compositions which it has collected are of a much earlier date.

together

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From this reading It contains a number of poems, together with a body of prose romances called _Mabinogion_.[4] [Footnote 1: "Llyfr" means _book_ (compare French _livre_, Latin _liber_).

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading This MS. was written in the fourteenth century, though some of the compositions which it has collected are of a much earlier date.

Welsh

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From this reading In the library of Jesus College, Oxford, is an ancient Welsh MS. called _Llyfr[1] Coch[2] O Hergest_;[3] that is, _The Red Book of Hergest_.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading This MS. was written in the fourteenth century, though some of the compositions which it has collected are of a much earlier date.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading It contains a number of poems, together with a body of prose romances called _Mabinogion_.[4] [Footnote 1: "Llyfr" means _book_ (compare French _livre_, Latin _liber_).

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without the permission of Charles Scribner's Sons_ INTRODUCTION.

written

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From this reading This MS. was written in the fourteenth century, though some of the compositions which it has collected are of a much earlier date.

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