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Le Morte Darthur

Chapter XVIII

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Then Sir Tristram said, Fair knight, hold thy hand, and tell me of whence thou art, and what is thy name.
As for that, said the knight, I will be advised, but and thou wilt tell me thy name, peradventure I will tell thee mine.
CHAP.
XI.
_How Sir Tristram met with Sir Lamorak de Galis, and how they fought, and after accorded never to fight together._ Now fair knight, he said, my name is Sir Tristram de Liones.
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Le Morte Darthur

Chapter XVIII

Chapter 18 of Le Morte Darthur is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Then Sir Tristram said, Fair knight, hold thy hand, and tell me of whence thou art, and what is thy name.
/ðen sɜːr ˈtrɪstrəm sed fer naɪt hoʊld ðaɪ hænd ənd tel miː ʌv wens ðaʊ ɑːrt ənd wʌt ɪz ðaɪ neɪm/
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As for that, said the knight, I will be advised, but and thou wilt tell me thy name, peradventure I will tell thee mine.
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CHAP.
/tʃæp/
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XI.
/ʃiː/
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_How Sir Tristram met with Sir Lamorak de Galis, and how they fought, and after accorded never to fight together._ Now fair knight, he said, my name is Sir Tristram de Liones.

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accorded verb US /əˈkɔːrdɪd/

past form of “accord” — go together

From this reading “_How Sir Tristram met with Sir Lamorak de Galis, and how they fought, and after accorded never to fight together._ Now fair knight, he said, my name is Sir Tristram de Liones.”

advised adjective US /ædˈvaɪzd/

having the benefit of careful prior consideration or counsel

From this reading “As for that, said the knight, I will be advised, but and thou wilt tell me thy name, peradventure I will tell thee mine.”

chap noun US /tʃæp/

a boy or man

From this reading “CHAP.”

fought verb US /fɔːt/

inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading “_How Sir Tristram met with Sir Lamorak de Galis, and how they fought, and after accorded never to fight together._ Now fair knight, he said, my name is Sir Tristram de Liones.”

knight noun US /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 “Then Sir Tristram said, Fair knight, hold thy hand, and tell me of whence thou art, and what is thy name.”

Tristram noun US /ˈtrɪstrəm/

(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 “Then Sir Tristram said, Fair knight, hold thy hand, and tell me of whence thou art, and what is thy name.”

whence adverb US /wens/

an old word meaning “from where”

From this reading “Then Sir Tristram said, Fair knight, hold thy hand, and tell me of whence thou art, and what is thy name.”

wilt modal verb US /wɪlt/

an old form of “will”, used with “thou”

From this reading “As for that, said the knight, I will be advised, but and thou wilt tell me thy name, peradventure I will tell thee mine.”

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Fair knight adjective + noun

In this reading “Then Sir Tristram said, Fair knight, hold thy hand, and tell me of whence thou art, and what is thy name.”

met with verb + particle counted as “meet with”

In this reading “_How Sir Tristram met with Sir Lamorak de Galis, and how they fought, and after accorded never to fight together._ Now fair knight, he said, my name is Sir Tristram de Liones.”

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accordedverbUS /əˈkɔːrdɪd/

past form of “accord” — go together

From this reading _How Sir Tristram met with Sir Lamorak de Galis, and how they fought, and after accorded never to fight together._ Now fair knight, he said, my name is Sir Tristram de Liones.

advisedadjectiveUS /ædˈvaɪzd/

having the benefit of careful prior consideration or counsel

From this reading As for that, said the knight, I will be advised, but and thou wilt tell me thy name, peradventure I will tell thee mine.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading _How Sir Tristram met with Sir Lamorak de Galis, and how they fought, and after accorded never to fight together._ Now fair knight, he said, my name is Sir Tristram de Liones.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Then Sir Tristram said, Fair knight, hold thy hand, and tell me of whence thou art, and what is thy name.

artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading Then Sir Tristram said, Fair knight, hold thy hand, and tell me of whence thou art, and what is thy name.

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading As for that, said the knight, I will be advised, but and thou wilt tell me thy name, peradventure I will tell thee mine.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading As for that, said the knight, I will be advised, but and thou wilt tell me thy name, peradventure I will tell thee mine.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading As for that, said the knight, I will be advised, but and thou wilt tell me thy name, peradventure I will tell thee mine.

CHAPnounUS /tʃæp/

a boy or man

From this reading CHAP.

denounUS /diː/

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

From this reading _How Sir Tristram met with Sir Lamorak de Galis, and how they fought, and after accorded never to fight together._ Now fair knight, he said, my name is Sir Tristram de Liones.

FairadjectiveUS /fer/

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading Then Sir Tristram said, Fair knight, hold thy hand, and tell me of whence thou art, and what is thy name.

fightverbUS /faɪt/

be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading _How Sir Tristram met with Sir Lamorak de Galis, and how they fought, and after accorded never to fight together._ Now fair knight, he said, my name is Sir Tristram de Liones.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading As for that, said the knight, I will be advised, but and thou wilt tell me thy name, peradventure I will tell thee mine.

foughtverbUS /fɔːt/

inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading _How Sir Tristram met with Sir Lamorak de Galis, and how they fought, and after accorded never to fight together._ Now fair knight, he said, my name is Sir Tristram de Liones.

Galis

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From this reading _How Sir Tristram met with Sir Lamorak de Galis, and how they fought, and after accorded never to fight together._ Now fair knight, he said, my name is Sir Tristram de Liones.

handnounUS /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading Then Sir Tristram said, Fair knight, hold thy hand, and tell me of whence thou art, and what is thy name.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading _How Sir Tristram met with Sir Lamorak de Galis, and how they fought, and after accorded never to fight together._ Now fair knight, he said, my name is Sir Tristram de Liones.

holdverbUS /hoʊld/

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading Then Sir Tristram said, Fair knight, hold thy hand, and tell me of whence thou art, and what is thy name.

How

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From this reading _How Sir Tristram met with Sir Lamorak de Galis, and how they fought, and after accorded never to fight together._ Now fair knight, he said, my name is Sir Tristram de Liones.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading As for that, said the knight, I will be advised, but and thou wilt tell me thy name, peradventure I will tell thee mine.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Then Sir Tristram said, Fair knight, hold thy hand, and tell me of whence thou art, and what is thy name.

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 Then Sir Tristram said, Fair knight, hold thy hand, and tell me of whence thou art, and what is thy name.

Lamorak

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _How Sir Tristram met with Sir Lamorak de Galis, and how they fought, and after accorded never to fight together._ Now fair knight, he said, my name is Sir Tristram de Liones.

Liones

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From this reading _How Sir Tristram met with Sir Lamorak de Galis, and how they fought, and after accorded never to fight together._ Now fair knight, he said, my name is Sir Tristram de Liones.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Then Sir Tristram said, Fair knight, hold thy hand, and tell me of whence thou art, and what is thy name.

metverbUS /met/

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading _How Sir Tristram met with Sir Lamorak de Galis, and how they fought, and after accorded never to fight together._ Now fair knight, he said, my name is Sir Tristram de Liones.

minepronounUS /maɪn/

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading As for that, said the knight, I will be advised, but and thou wilt tell me thy name, peradventure I will tell thee mine.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading _How Sir Tristram met with Sir Lamorak de Galis, and how they fought, and after accorded never to fight together._ Now fair knight, he said, my name is Sir Tristram de Liones.

nameverbUS /neɪm/

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Then Sir Tristram said, Fair knight, hold thy hand, and tell me of whence thou art, and what is thy name.

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading _How Sir Tristram met with Sir Lamorak de Galis, and how they fought, and after accorded never to fight together._ Now fair knight, he said, my name is Sir Tristram de Liones.

NowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading _How Sir Tristram met with Sir Lamorak de Galis, and how they fought, and after accorded never to fight together._ Now fair knight, he said, my name is Sir Tristram de Liones.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Then Sir Tristram said, Fair knight, hold thy hand, and tell me of whence thou art, and what is thy name.

peradventurenoun

doubt or uncertainty as to whether something is the case

From this reading As for that, said the knight, I will be advised, but and thou wilt tell me thy name, peradventure I will tell thee mine.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Then Sir Tristram said, Fair knight, hold thy hand, and tell me of whence thou art, and what is thy name.

SirnounUS /sɜːr/

term of address for a man

From this reading Then Sir Tristram said, Fair knight, hold thy hand, and tell me of whence thou art, and what is thy name.

tellverbUS /tel/

express in words

From this reading Then Sir Tristram said, Fair knight, hold thy hand, and tell me of whence thou art, and what is thy name.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading As for that, said the knight, I will be advised, but and thou wilt tell me thy name, peradventure I will tell thee mine.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading As for that, said the knight, I will be advised, but and thou wilt tell me thy name, peradventure I will tell thee mine.

theepronounUS /ðiː/

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading As for that, said the knight, I will be advised, but and thou wilt tell me thy name, peradventure I will tell thee mine.

ThenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then Sir Tristram said, Fair knight, hold thy hand, and tell me of whence thou art, and what is thy name.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading _How Sir Tristram met with Sir Lamorak de Galis, and how they fought, and after accorded never to fight together._ Now fair knight, he said, my name is Sir Tristram de Liones.

thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading Then Sir Tristram said, Fair knight, hold thy hand, and tell me of whence thou art, and what is thy name.

thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading Then Sir Tristram said, Fair knight, hold thy hand, and tell me of whence thou art, and what is thy name.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading _How Sir Tristram met with Sir Lamorak de Galis, and how they fought, and after accorded never to fight together._ Now fair knight, he said, my name is Sir Tristram de Liones.

togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading _How Sir Tristram met with Sir Lamorak de Galis, and how they fought, and after accorded never to fight together._ Now fair knight, he said, my name is Sir Tristram de Liones.

TristramnounUS /ˈtrɪstrəm/

(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 Then Sir Tristram said, Fair knight, hold thy hand, and tell me of whence thou art, and what is thy name.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Then Sir Tristram said, Fair knight, hold thy hand, and tell me of whence thou art, and what is thy name.

whenceadverbUS /wens/

an old word meaning “from where”

From this reading Then Sir Tristram said, Fair knight, hold thy hand, and tell me of whence thou art, and what is thy name.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading As for that, said the knight, I will be advised, but and thou wilt tell me thy name, peradventure I will tell thee mine.

wiltmodal verbUS /wɪlt/

an old form of “will”, used with “thou”

From this reading As for that, said the knight, I will be advised, but and thou wilt tell me thy name, peradventure I will tell thee mine.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading _How Sir Tristram met with Sir Lamorak de Galis, and how they fought, and after accorded never to fight together._ Now fair knight, he said, my name is Sir Tristram de Liones.

XInounUS /ʃiː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and one

From this reading XI.

Chapter 18 of Le Morte Darthur by Thomas, Sir, -1471 Malory holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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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