Chapter 12 of Lancelot of the Laik is here in full — 373 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Lancelot of the Laik is here in full — 373 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
3357. _soght_, came on; see Glossary. 3359. _Ne war_, etc., “Had it not been that they were, individually, the better men.” 3364.
Chapter 12 of Lancelot of the Laik is here in full — 373 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “_Ne war_, etc., “Had it not been that they were, individually, the better men.””
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “_Ne war_, etc., “Had it not been that they were, individually, the better men.””
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “_soght_, came on; see Glossary.”
an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field
From this reading “_soght_, came on; see Glossary.”
apart from others
From this reading “_Ne war_, etc., “Had it not been that they were, individually, the better men.””
the force of workers available
From this reading “_Ne war_, etc., “Had it not been that they were, individually, the better men.””
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “_soght_, came on; see Glossary.”
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
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From this reading 3357.
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From this reading 3359.
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From this reading 3364.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading _Ne war_, etc., “Had it not been that they were, individually, the better men.”
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading _Ne war_, etc., “Had it not been that they were, individually, the better men.”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading _soght_, came on; see Glossary.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Ne war_, etc., “Had it not been that they were, individually, the better men.”
an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field
From this reading _soght_, came on; see Glossary.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Ne war_, etc., “Had it not been that they were, individually, the better men.”
apart from others
From this reading _Ne war_, etc., “Had it not been that they were, individually, the better men.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Ne war_, etc., “Had it not been that they were, individually, the better men.”
the force of workers available
From this reading _Ne war_, etc., “Had it not been that they were, individually, the better men.”
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 _Ne war_, etc., “Had it not been that they were, individually, the better men.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Ne war_, etc., “Had it not been that they were, individually, the better men.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _soght_, came on; see Glossary.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading _soght_, came on; see Glossary.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _soght_, came on; see Glossary.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Ne war_, etc., “Had it not been that they were, individually, the better men.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Ne war_, etc., “Had it not been that they were, individually, the better men.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Ne war_, etc., “Had it not been that they were, individually, the better men.”
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading _Ne war_, etc., “Had it not been that they were, individually, the better men.”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Ne war_, etc., “Had it not been that they were, individually, the better men.”
Chapter 12 of Lancelot of the Laik by Walter W. (Walter William) [Editor] Skeat holds 373 sentences, grouped into 75 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.
Chapter 12 holds 373 sentences of Lancelot of the Laik, unabridged, divided into 75 reading sections.
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