Chapter 4 of Le Morte Darthur is here in full — 298 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Le Morte Darthur is here in full — 298 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
How Sir Tristram and Sir Dinadan came to a lodging where they must just with two knights. Chap. xxiv. How Sir Tristram justed with Sir Kay and Sir Sagramor le Desirous, and how Sir Gawaine turned Sir Tristram from Morgan le Fay. Chap. xxv. How Sir Tristram and Sir Gawaine rode to have fought against the thirty knights, but they durst not come out.
Chapter 4 of Le Morte Darthur is here in full — 298 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a boy or man
From this reading “Chap. xxiv.”
having or expressing desire for something
From this reading “How Sir Tristram justed with Sir Kay and Sir Sagramor le Desirous, and how Sir Gawaine turned Sir Tristram from Morgan le Fay.”
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading “How Sir Tristram justed with Sir Kay and Sir Sagramor le Desirous, and how Sir Gawaine turned Sir Tristram from Morgan le Fay.”
inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading “How Sir Tristram and Sir Gawaine rode to have fought against the thirty knights, but they durst not come out.”
plural of “knight” — 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 “How Sir Tristram and Sir Dinadan came to a lodging where they must just with two knights.”
structures collectively in which people are housed
From this reading “How Sir Tristram and Sir Dinadan came to a lodging where they must just with two knights.”
United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
From this reading “How Sir Tristram justed with Sir Kay and Sir Sagramor le Desirous, and how Sir Gawaine turned Sir Tristram from Morgan le Fay.”
(Middle Ages) the nephew of the king of Cornwall who (according to legend) fell in love with his uncle's bride (Iseult) after they mistakenly drank a love potion that left them eternally in love with each other
From this reading “How Sir Tristram and Sir Dinadan came to a lodging where they must just with two knights.”
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In this reading “How Sir Tristram and Sir Gawaine rode to have fought against the thirty knights, but they durst not come out.”
appear or become visible; make a showing
In this reading “How Sir Tristram and Sir Gawaine rode to have fought against the thirty knights, but they durst not come out.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading How Sir Tristram and Sir Dinadan came to a lodging where they must just with two knights.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading How Sir Tristram and Sir Gawaine rode to have fought against the thirty knights, but they durst not come out.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading How Sir Tristram and Sir Gawaine rode to have fought against the thirty knights, but they durst not come out.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading How Sir Tristram and Sir Dinadan came to a lodging where they must just with two knights.
a boy or man
From this reading Chap. xxiv.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading How Sir Tristram and Sir Gawaine rode to have fought against the thirty knights, but they durst not come out.
having or expressing desire for something
From this reading How Sir Tristram justed with Sir Kay and Sir Sagramor le Desirous, and how Sir Gawaine turned Sir Tristram from Morgan le Fay.
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From this reading How Sir Tristram and Sir Dinadan came to a lodging where they must just with two knights.
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From this reading How Sir Tristram and Sir Gawaine rode to have fought against the thirty knights, but they durst not come out.
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading How Sir Tristram justed with Sir Kay and Sir Sagramor le Desirous, and how Sir Gawaine turned Sir Tristram from Morgan le Fay.
inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
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showing where something starts, or who sent it
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From this reading How Sir Tristram justed with Sir Kay and Sir Sagramor le Desirous, and how Sir Gawaine turned Sir Tristram from Morgan le Fay.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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and nothing more
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From this reading How Sir Tristram justed with Sir Kay and Sir Sagramor le Desirous, and how Sir Gawaine turned Sir Tristram from Morgan le Fay.
plural of “knight” — originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
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a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading How Sir Tristram justed with Sir Kay and Sir Sagramor le Desirous, and how Sir Gawaine turned Sir Tristram from Morgan le Fay.
structures collectively in which people are housed
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United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
From this reading How Sir Tristram justed with Sir Kay and Sir Sagramor le Desirous, and how Sir Gawaine turned Sir Tristram from Morgan le Fay.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
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used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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not allowed to continue to bat or run
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inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
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term of address for a man
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
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the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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(Middle Ages) the nephew of the king of Cornwall who (according to legend) fell in love with his uncle's bride (Iseult) after they mistakenly drank a love potion that left them eternally in love with each other
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moved around an axis or center
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the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
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in or at the place that
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in the company of; together with
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the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-three and one
From this reading Chap. xxiv.
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-four and one
From this reading Chap. xxv.
Chapter 4 of Le Morte Darthur by Thomas, Sir, -1471 Malory holds 298 sentences, grouped into 60 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 4 holds 298 sentences of Le Morte Darthur, unabridged, divided into 60 reading sections.
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