Chapter 3 of Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 is here in full — 11 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 is here in full — 11 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
love, and how Balin met with his brother Balan. how King Mark of Cornwall found them, and made a tomb over them. world should fight there, which were Sir Lancelot and Sir Tristram. King Rience and brought him to King Arthur. Orkney, and how King Lot was deceived by Merlin, and how twelve kings were slain.
Chapter 3 of Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 is here in full — 11 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a hilly county in southwestern England
From this reading “how King Mark of Cornwall found them, and made a tomb over them.”
past form of “deceive” — be false to; be dishonest with
From this reading “Orkney, and how King Lot was deceived by Merlin, and how twelve kings were slain.”
plural of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “Orkney, and how King Lot was deceived by Merlin, and how twelve kings were slain.”
(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 “world should fight there, which were Sir Lancelot and Sir Tristram.”
(Arthurian legend) the magician who acted as King Arthur's advisor
From this reading “Orkney, and how King Lot was deceived by Merlin, and how twelve kings were slain.”
people who have been slain (as in battle)
From this reading “Orkney, and how King Lot was deceived by Merlin, and how twelve kings were slain.”
a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
From this reading “how King Mark of Cornwall found them, and made a tomb over them.”
(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 “world should fight there, which were Sir Lancelot and Sir Tristram.”
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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 King Mark of Cornwall found them, and made a tomb over them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading love, and how Balin met with his brother Balan.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading King Rience and brought him to King Arthur.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading love, and how Balin met with his brother Balan.
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From this reading love, and how Balin met with his brother Balan.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading love, and how Balin met with his brother Balan.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading King Rience and brought him to King Arthur.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Orkney, and how King Lot was deceived by Merlin, and how twelve kings were slain.
a hilly county in southwestern England
From this reading how King Mark of Cornwall found them, and made a tomb over them.
past form of “deceive” — be false to; be dishonest with
From this reading Orkney, and how King Lot was deceived by Merlin, and how twelve kings were slain.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading world should fight there, which were Sir Lancelot and Sir Tristram.
set up or found
From this reading how King Mark of Cornwall found them, and made a tomb over them.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading King Rience and brought him to King Arthur.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading love, and how Balin met with his brother Balan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading love, and how Balin met with his brother Balan.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading how King Mark of Cornwall found them, and made a tomb over them.
plural of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Orkney, and how King Lot was deceived by Merlin, and how twelve kings were slain.
(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 world should fight there, which were Sir Lancelot and Sir Tristram.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading Orkney, and how King Lot was deceived by Merlin, and how twelve kings were slain.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading love, and how Balin met with his brother Balan.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading how King Mark of Cornwall found them, and made a tomb over them.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading how King Mark of Cornwall found them, and made a tomb over them.
(Arthurian legend) the magician who acted as King Arthur's advisor
From this reading Orkney, and how King Lot was deceived by Merlin, and how twelve kings were slain.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading love, and how Balin met with his brother Balan.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading how King Mark of Cornwall found them, and made a tomb over them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Orkney, and how King Lot was deceived by Merlin, and how twelve kings were slain.
above and across; more than
From this reading how King Mark of Cornwall found them, and made a tomb over them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading King Rience and brought him to King Arthur.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading world should fight there, which were Sir Lancelot and Sir Tristram.
term of address for a man
From this reading world should fight there, which were Sir Lancelot and Sir Tristram.
people who have been slain (as in battle)
From this reading Orkney, and how King Lot was deceived by Merlin, and how twelve kings were slain.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading how King Mark of Cornwall found them, and made a tomb over them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading world should fight there, which were Sir Lancelot and Sir Tristram.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading King Rience and brought him to King Arthur.
a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
From this reading how King Mark of Cornwall found them, and made a tomb over them.
(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 world should fight there, which were Sir Lancelot and Sir Tristram.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading Orkney, and how King Lot was deceived by Merlin, and how twelve kings were slain.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Orkney, and how King Lot was deceived by Merlin, and how twelve kings were slain.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading world should fight there, which were Sir Lancelot and Sir Tristram.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading world should fight there, which were Sir Lancelot and Sir Tristram.
in the company of; together with
From this reading love, and how Balin met with his brother Balan.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading world should fight there, which were Sir Lancelot and Sir Tristram.
Chapter 3 of Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 by Thomas, Sir, -1471 Malory holds 11 sentences, grouped into 3 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 3 holds 11 sentences of Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1, unabridged, divided into 3 reading sections.
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