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Lancelot of the Laik

Chapter IV

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[Sidenote: Sent to seek for your knight,” says he.] dame,” fait il, quant il pourra | car ie lay enuoye querre, et croy que il ne demourra mye longuement.”
De leur conseil entendit ung peu la dame de mallehault qui sen prenoit garde et nen faisoit mye semblant.
[Sidenote: Galiot returns to his men, and tells his Seneschal to bring Lancelot when he sends for him.]
Lors sen partit gallehault et vient a ses gens qui estoyent logez la ou il auoit commande.
++QVant il fut descendu, il parla a son Seneschal et luy deist | quant ie vous enuoyeray querir, venez a moy, vous & mon compaignon en ce lieu la.”
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Lancelot of the Laik

Chapter IV

Chapter 4 of Lancelot of the Laik is here in full — 344 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/68 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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[Sidenote: “Sent to seek for your knight,” says he.] “dame,” fait il, “quant il pourra | car ie lay enuoye querre, et croy que il ne demourra mye longuement.”
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De leur conseil entendit ung peu la dame de mallehault qui sen prenoit garde et nen faisoit mye semblant.
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[Sidenote: Galiot returns to his men, and tells his Seneschal to bring Lancelot when he sends for him.]
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Lors sen partit gallehault et vient a ses gens qui estoyent logez la ou il auoit commande.
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++QVant il fut descendu, il parla a son Seneschal et luy deist | “quant ie vous enuoyeray querir, venez a moy, vous & mon compaignon en ce lieu la.”

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deist noun US /ˈdiːɪst/

a person who believes that God created the universe and then abandoned it

From this reading “++QVant il fut descendu, il parla a son Seneschal et luy deist | “quant ie vous enuoyeray querir, venez a moy, vous & mon compaignon en ce lieu la.””

gens noun US /dʒenz/

family based on male descent

From this reading “Lors sen partit gallehault et vient a ses gens qui estoyent logez la ou il auoit commande.”

Lancelot noun US /ˈlænsəlɑːt/

(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 “[Sidenote: Galiot returns to his men, and tells his Seneschal to bring Lancelot when he sends for him.]”

lieu noun US /luː/

the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another

From this reading “++QVant il fut descendu, il parla a son Seneschal et luy deist | “quant ie vous enuoyeray querir, venez a moy, vous & mon compaignon en ce lieu la.””

mon noun US /moʊn/

the second day of the week; the first working day

From this reading “++QVant il fut descendu, il parla a son Seneschal et luy deist | “quant ie vous enuoyeray querir, venez a moy, vous & mon compaignon en ce lieu la.””

returns noun US /rɪˈtɜːrnz/

plural of “return” — document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability

From this reading “[Sidenote: Galiot returns to his men, and tells his Seneschal to bring Lancelot when he sends for him.]”

sen noun US /sen/

a fractional monetary unit of Japan and Indonesia and Cambodia; equal to one hundredth of a yen or rupiah or riel

From this reading “De leur conseil entendit ung peu la dame de mallehault qui sen prenoit garde et nen faisoit mye semblant.”

sends verb US /sendz/

third-person singular of “send” — cause to go somewhere

From this reading “[Sidenote: Galiot returns to his men, and tells his Seneschal to bring Lancelot when he sends for him.]”

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il ne noun + noun

In this reading “[Sidenote: “Sent to seek for your knight,” says he.] “dame,” fait il, “quant il pourra | car ie lay enuoye querre, et croy que il ne demourra mye longuement.””

sends for verb + particle counted as “send for”

order, request, or command to come

In this reading “[Sidenote: Galiot returns to his men, and tells his Seneschal to bring Lancelot when he sends for him.]”

seek for verb + particle

In this reading “[Sidenote: “Sent to seek for your knight,” says he.] “dame,” fait il, “quant il pourra | car ie lay enuoye querre, et croy que il ne demourra mye longuement.””

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adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading Lors sen partit gallehault et vient a ses gens qui estoyent logez la ou il auoit commande.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading [Sidenote: Galiot returns to his men, and tells his Seneschal to bring Lancelot when he sends for him.]

auoit

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From this reading Lors sen partit gallehault et vient a ses gens qui estoyent logez la ou il auoit commande.

bringverbUS /brɪŋ/

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading [Sidenote: Galiot returns to his men, and tells his Seneschal to bring Lancelot when he sends for him.]

carnounUS /kɑːr/

a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine

From this reading [Sidenote: “Sent to seek for your knight,” says he.] “dame,” fait il, “quant il pourra | car ie lay enuoye querre, et croy que il ne demourra mye longuement.”

cenounUS /ˌsiːˈiː/

a ductile grey metallic element of the lanthanide series; used in lighter flints; the most abundant of the rare-earth group

From this reading ++QVant il fut descendu, il parla a son Seneschal et luy deist | “quant ie vous enuoyeray querir, venez a moy, vous & mon compaignon en ce lieu la.”

commande

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From this reading Lors sen partit gallehault et vient a ses gens qui estoyent logez la ou il auoit commande.

compaignon

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From this reading ++QVant il fut descendu, il parla a son Seneschal et luy deist | “quant ie vous enuoyeray querir, venez a moy, vous & mon compaignon en ce lieu la.”

conseil

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From this reading De leur conseil entendit ung peu la dame de mallehault qui sen prenoit garde et nen faisoit mye semblant.

croy

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From this reading [Sidenote: “Sent to seek for your knight,” says he.] “dame,” fait il, “quant il pourra | car ie lay enuoye querre, et croy que il ne demourra mye longuement.”

damenounUS /deɪm/

informal terms for a (young) woman

From this reading [Sidenote: “Sent to seek for your knight,” says he.] “dame,” fait il, “quant il pourra | car ie lay enuoye querre, et croy que il ne demourra mye longuement.”

DenounUS /diː/

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading De leur conseil entendit ung peu la dame de mallehault qui sen prenoit garde et nen faisoit mye semblant.

deistnounUS /ˈdiːɪst/

a person who believes that God created the universe and then abandoned it

From this reading ++QVant il fut descendu, il parla a son Seneschal et luy deist | “quant ie vous enuoyeray querir, venez a moy, vous & mon compaignon en ce lieu la.”

demourra

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From this reading [Sidenote: “Sent to seek for your knight,” says he.] “dame,” fait il, “quant il pourra | car ie lay enuoye querre, et croy que il ne demourra mye longuement.”

descendu

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From this reading ++QVant il fut descendu, il parla a son Seneschal et luy deist | “quant ie vous enuoyeray querir, venez a moy, vous & mon compaignon en ce lieu la.”

ennounUS /en/

half the width of an em

From this reading ++QVant il fut descendu, il parla a son Seneschal et luy deist | “quant ie vous enuoyeray querir, venez a moy, vous & mon compaignon en ce lieu la.”

entendit

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From this reading De leur conseil entendit ung peu la dame de mallehault qui sen prenoit garde et nen faisoit mye semblant.

enuoye

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From this reading [Sidenote: “Sent to seek for your knight,” says he.] “dame,” fait il, “quant il pourra | car ie lay enuoye querre, et croy que il ne demourra mye longuement.”

enuoyeray

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From this reading ++QVant il fut descendu, il parla a son Seneschal et luy deist | “quant ie vous enuoyeray querir, venez a moy, vous & mon compaignon en ce lieu la.”

estoyent

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From this reading Lors sen partit gallehault et vient a ses gens qui estoyent logez la ou il auoit commande.

et

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From this reading [Sidenote: “Sent to seek for your knight,” says he.] “dame,” fait il, “quant il pourra | car ie lay enuoye querre, et croy que il ne demourra mye longuement.”

faisoit

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From this reading De leur conseil entendit ung peu la dame de mallehault qui sen prenoit garde et nen faisoit mye semblant.

fait

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From this reading [Sidenote: “Sent to seek for your knight,” says he.] “dame,” fait il, “quant il pourra | car ie lay enuoye querre, et croy que il ne demourra mye longuement.”

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading [Sidenote: “Sent to seek for your knight,” says he.] “dame,” fait il, “quant il pourra | car ie lay enuoye querre, et croy que il ne demourra mye longuement.”

fut

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From this reading ++QVant il fut descendu, il parla a son Seneschal et luy deist | “quant ie vous enuoyeray querir, venez a moy, vous & mon compaignon en ce lieu la.”

Galiot

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From this reading [Sidenote: Galiot returns to his men, and tells his Seneschal to bring Lancelot when he sends for him.]

gallehault

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From this reading Lors sen partit gallehault et vient a ses gens qui estoyent logez la ou il auoit commande.

garde

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From this reading De leur conseil entendit ung peu la dame de mallehault qui sen prenoit garde et nen faisoit mye semblant.

gensnounUS /dʒenz/

family based on male descent

From this reading Lors sen partit gallehault et vient a ses gens qui estoyent logez la ou il auoit commande.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading [Sidenote: “Sent to seek for your knight,” says he.] “dame,” fait il, “quant il pourra | car ie lay enuoye querre, et croy que il ne demourra mye longuement.”

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading [Sidenote: Galiot returns to his men, and tells his Seneschal to bring Lancelot when he sends for him.]

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading [Sidenote: Galiot returns to his men, and tells his Seneschal to bring Lancelot when he sends for him.]

ienoun

a commercial browser

From this reading [Sidenote: “Sent to seek for your knight,” says he.] “dame,” fait il, “quant il pourra | car ie lay enuoye querre, et croy que il ne demourra mye longuement.”

ilnounUS /ɪl/

a midwestern state in north-central United States

From this reading [Sidenote: “Sent to seek for your knight,” says he.] “dame,” fait il, “quant il pourra | car ie lay enuoye querre, et croy que il ne demourra mye longuement.”

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 [Sidenote: “Sent to seek for your knight,” says he.] “dame,” fait il, “quant il pourra | car ie lay enuoye querre, et croy que il ne demourra mye longuement.”

lanounUS /lɑː/

a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth

From this reading De leur conseil entendit ung peu la dame de mallehault qui sen prenoit garde et nen faisoit mye semblant.

LancelotnounUS /ˈlænsəlɑːt/

(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 [Sidenote: Galiot returns to his men, and tells his Seneschal to bring Lancelot when he sends for him.]

layverbUS /leɪ/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading [Sidenote: “Sent to seek for your knight,” says he.] “dame,” fait il, “quant il pourra | car ie lay enuoye querre, et croy que il ne demourra mye longuement.”

leur

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From this reading De leur conseil entendit ung peu la dame de mallehault qui sen prenoit garde et nen faisoit mye semblant.

lieunounUS /luː/

the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another

From this reading ++QVant il fut descendu, il parla a son Seneschal et luy deist | “quant ie vous enuoyeray querir, venez a moy, vous & mon compaignon en ce lieu la.”

logez

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From this reading Lors sen partit gallehault et vient a ses gens qui estoyent logez la ou il auoit commande.

longuement

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From this reading [Sidenote: “Sent to seek for your knight,” says he.] “dame,” fait il, “quant il pourra | car ie lay enuoye querre, et croy que il ne demourra mye longuement.”

Lors

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From this reading Lors sen partit gallehault et vient a ses gens qui estoyent logez la ou il auoit commande.

luy

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From this reading ++QVant il fut descendu, il parla a son Seneschal et luy deist | “quant ie vous enuoyeray querir, venez a moy, vous & mon compaignon en ce lieu la.”

mallehault

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From this reading De leur conseil entendit ung peu la dame de mallehault qui sen prenoit garde et nen faisoit mye semblant.

mennounUS /men/

the force of workers available

From this reading [Sidenote: Galiot returns to his men, and tells his Seneschal to bring Lancelot when he sends for him.]

monnounUS /moʊn/

the second day of the week; the first working day

From this reading ++QVant il fut descendu, il parla a son Seneschal et luy deist | “quant ie vous enuoyeray querir, venez a moy, vous & mon compaignon en ce lieu la.”

moy

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From this reading ++QVant il fut descendu, il parla a son Seneschal et luy deist | “quant ie vous enuoyeray querir, venez a moy, vous & mon compaignon en ce lieu la.”

mye

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From this reading [Sidenote: “Sent to seek for your knight,” says he.] “dame,” fait il, “quant il pourra | car ie lay enuoye querre, et croy que il ne demourra mye longuement.”

nenounUS /niː/

a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts

From this reading [Sidenote: “Sent to seek for your knight,” says he.] “dame,” fait il, “quant il pourra | car ie lay enuoye querre, et croy que il ne demourra mye longuement.”

nen

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From this reading De leur conseil entendit ung peu la dame de mallehault qui sen prenoit garde et nen faisoit mye semblant.

ou

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From this reading Lors sen partit gallehault et vient a ses gens qui estoyent logez la ou il auoit commande.

parla

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From this reading ++QVant il fut descendu, il parla a son Seneschal et luy deist | “quant ie vous enuoyeray querir, venez a moy, vous & mon compaignon en ce lieu la.”

partit

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From this reading Lors sen partit gallehault et vient a ses gens qui estoyent logez la ou il auoit commande.

peu

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From this reading De leur conseil entendit ung peu la dame de mallehault qui sen prenoit garde et nen faisoit mye semblant.

pourra

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From this reading [Sidenote: “Sent to seek for your knight,” says he.] “dame,” fait il, “quant il pourra | car ie lay enuoye querre, et croy que il ne demourra mye longuement.”

prenoit

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From this reading De leur conseil entendit ung peu la dame de mallehault qui sen prenoit garde et nen faisoit mye semblant.

quant

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From this reading [Sidenote: “Sent to seek for your knight,” says he.] “dame,” fait il, “quant il pourra | car ie lay enuoye querre, et croy que il ne demourra mye longuement.”

que

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From this reading [Sidenote: “Sent to seek for your knight,” says he.] “dame,” fait il, “quant il pourra | car ie lay enuoye querre, et croy que il ne demourra mye longuement.”

querir

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From this reading ++QVant il fut descendu, il parla a son Seneschal et luy deist | “quant ie vous enuoyeray querir, venez a moy, vous & mon compaignon en ce lieu la.”

querre

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From this reading [Sidenote: “Sent to seek for your knight,” says he.] “dame,” fait il, “quant il pourra | car ie lay enuoye querre, et croy que il ne demourra mye longuement.”

qui

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From this reading De leur conseil entendit ung peu la dame de mallehault qui sen prenoit garde et nen faisoit mye semblant.

QVant

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From this reading ++QVant il fut descendu, il parla a son Seneschal et luy deist | “quant ie vous enuoyeray querir, venez a moy, vous & mon compaignon en ce lieu la.”

returnsnounUS /rɪˈtɜːrnz/

plural of “return” — document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability

From this reading [Sidenote: Galiot returns to his men, and tells his Seneschal to bring Lancelot when he sends for him.]

saysnounUS /sez/

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading [Sidenote: “Sent to seek for your knight,” says he.] “dame,” fait il, “quant il pourra | car ie lay enuoye querre, et croy que il ne demourra mye longuement.”

seekverbUS /siːk/

try to get or reach

From this reading [Sidenote: “Sent to seek for your knight,” says he.] “dame,” fait il, “quant il pourra | car ie lay enuoye querre, et croy que il ne demourra mye longuement.”

semblant

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From this reading De leur conseil entendit ung peu la dame de mallehault qui sen prenoit garde et nen faisoit mye semblant.

sennounUS /sen/

a fractional monetary unit of Japan and Indonesia and Cambodia; equal to one hundredth of a yen or rupiah or riel

From this reading De leur conseil entendit ung peu la dame de mallehault qui sen prenoit garde et nen faisoit mye semblant.

sendsverbUS /sendz/

third-person singular of “send” — cause to go somewhere

From this reading [Sidenote: Galiot returns to his men, and tells his Seneschal to bring Lancelot when he sends for him.]

Seneschalnoun

the chief steward or butler of a great household

From this reading [Sidenote: Galiot returns to his men, and tells his Seneschal to bring Lancelot when he sends for him.]

SentnounUS /sent/

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading [Sidenote: “Sent to seek for your knight,” says he.] “dame,” fait il, “quant il pourra | car ie lay enuoye querre, et croy que il ne demourra mye longuement.”

ses

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From this reading Lors sen partit gallehault et vient a ses gens qui estoyent logez la ou il auoit commande.

Sidenote

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From this reading [Sidenote: “Sent to seek for your knight,” says he.] “dame,” fait il, “quant il pourra | car ie lay enuoye querre, et croy que il ne demourra mye longuement.”

sonnounUS /sʌn/

a male human offspring

From this reading ++QVant il fut descendu, il parla a son Seneschal et luy deist | “quant ie vous enuoyeray querir, venez a moy, vous & mon compaignon en ce lieu la.”

tellsnounUS /telz/

plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer

From this reading [Sidenote: Galiot returns to his men, and tells his Seneschal to bring Lancelot when he sends for him.]

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading [Sidenote: “Sent to seek for your knight,” says he.] “dame,” fait il, “quant il pourra | car ie lay enuoye querre, et croy que il ne demourra mye longuement.”

ung

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From this reading De leur conseil entendit ung peu la dame de mallehault qui sen prenoit garde et nen faisoit mye semblant.

venez

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From this reading ++QVant il fut descendu, il parla a son Seneschal et luy deist | “quant ie vous enuoyeray querir, venez a moy, vous & mon compaignon en ce lieu la.”

vient

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From this reading Lors sen partit gallehault et vient a ses gens qui estoyent logez la ou il auoit commande.

vous

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From this reading ++QVant il fut descendu, il parla a son Seneschal et luy deist | “quant ie vous enuoyeray querir, venez a moy, vous & mon compaignon en ce lieu la.”

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading [Sidenote: Galiot returns to his men, and tells his Seneschal to bring Lancelot when he sends for him.]

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading [Sidenote: “Sent to seek for your knight,” says he.] “dame,” fait il, “quant il pourra | car ie lay enuoye querre, et croy que il ne demourra mye longuement.”

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  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 13 chapters of Lancelot of the Laik to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in Lancelot of the Laik

Words and structures a reader meets early in Lancelot of the Laik, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Over-line
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Lancelot of the Laik; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Equivalent
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Lancelot of the Laik; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Shown
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Lancelot of the Laik; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Tilde
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Lancelot of the Laik; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.