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Chapter 5 of Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 is here in full — 11 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
assailed him for the said brachet. at the request of a lady. that led her away, and how a lady desired help of him, and how he fought with two knights for that lady, of whom he slew the one at the first stroke. Camelot to the court of King Arthur. in a valley, and of their adventures.
Chapter 5 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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plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading “in a valley, and of their adventures.”
past form of “assail” — attack someone physically or emotionally
From this reading “assailed him for the said brachet.”
(Arthurian legend) the capital of King Arthur's kingdom; according to the legend, truth and goodness and beauty reigned there
From this reading “Camelot to the court of King Arthur.”
inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading “that led her away, and how a lady desired help of him, and how he fought with two knights for that lady, of whom he slew the one at the first stroke.”
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 “that led her away, and how a lady desired help of him, and how he fought with two knights for that lady, of whom he slew the one at the first stroke.”
express the need or desire for
From this reading “at the request of a lady.”
turn sharply; change direction abruptly
From this reading “that led her away, and how a lady desired help of him, and how he fought with two knights for that lady, of whom he slew the one at the first stroke.”
(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
From this reading “that led her away, and how a lady desired help of him, and how he fought with two knights for that lady, of whom he slew the one at the first stroke.”
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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 at the request of a lady.
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading in a valley, and of their adventures.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading that led her away, and how a lady desired help of him, and how he fought with two knights for that lady, of whom he slew the one at the first stroke.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading Camelot to the court of King Arthur.
past form of “assail” — attack someone physically or emotionally
From this reading assailed him for the said brachet.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading at the request of a lady.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading that led her away, and how a lady desired help of him, and how he fought with two knights for that lady, of whom he slew the one at the first stroke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading assailed him for the said brachet.
(Arthurian legend) the capital of King Arthur's kingdom; according to the legend, truth and goodness and beauty reigned there
From this reading Camelot to the court of King Arthur.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading Camelot to the court of King Arthur.
wanted intensely
From this reading that led her away, and how a lady desired help of him, and how he fought with two knights for that lady, of whom he slew the one at the first stroke.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading that led her away, and how a lady desired help of him, and how he fought with two knights for that lady, of whom he slew the one at the first stroke.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading assailed him for the said brachet.
inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading that led her away, and how a lady desired help of him, and how he fought with two knights for that lady, of whom he slew the one at the first stroke.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading that led her away, and how a lady desired help of him, and how he fought with two knights for that lady, of whom he slew the one at the first stroke.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading that led her away, and how a lady desired help of him, and how he fought with two knights for that lady, of whom he slew the one at the first stroke.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading that led her away, and how a lady desired help of him, and how he fought with two knights for that lady, of whom he slew the one at the first stroke.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading assailed him for the said brachet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading that led her away, and how a lady desired help of him, and how he fought with two knights for that lady, of whom he slew the one at the first stroke.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading in a valley, and of their adventures.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Camelot to the court of King Arthur.
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 that led her away, and how a lady desired help of him, and how he fought with two knights for that lady, of whom he slew the one at the first stroke.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading at the request of a lady.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading that led her away, and how a lady desired help of him, and how he fought with two knights for that lady, of whom he slew the one at the first stroke.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading at the request of a lady.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading that led her away, and how a lady desired help of him, and how he fought with two knights for that lady, of whom he slew the one at the first stroke.
express the need or desire for
From this reading at the request of a lady.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading assailed him for the said brachet.
turn sharply; change direction abruptly
From this reading that led her away, and how a lady desired help of him, and how he fought with two knights for that lady, of whom he slew the one at the first stroke.
(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
From this reading that led her away, and how a lady desired help of him, and how he fought with two knights for that lady, of whom he slew the one at the first stroke.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading that led her away, and how a lady desired help of him, and how he fought with two knights for that lady, of whom he slew the one at the first stroke.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading assailed him for the said brachet.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading in a valley, and of their adventures.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Camelot to the court of King Arthur.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading that led her away, and how a lady desired help of him, and how he fought with two knights for that lady, of whom he slew the one at the first stroke.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading in a valley, and of their adventures.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading that led her away, and how a lady desired help of him, and how he fought with two knights for that lady, of whom he slew the one at the first stroke.
in the company of; together with
From this reading that led her away, and how a lady desired help of him, and how he fought with two knights for that lady, of whom he slew the one at the first stroke.
Chapter 5 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.
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