Chapter 7 of Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 is here in full — 11 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 is here in full — 11 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
damosels, and each of them took one. because he would have a sight of his lady, and how Sir Gawaine promised him to get to him the love of his lady. Pelleas found them sleeping. Damosel of the Lake, whom he loved ever after. to the Duke of the South Marches.
Chapter 7 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 British peer of the highest rank
From this reading “to the Duke of the South Marches.”
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading “Damosel of the Lake, whom he loved ever after.”
held dear
From this reading “Damosel of the Lake, whom he loved ever after.”
a region in central Italy
From this reading “to the Duke of the South Marches.”
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading “because he would have a sight of his lady, and how Sir Gawaine promised him to get to him the love of his lady.”
an instance of visual perception
From this reading “because he would have a sight of his lady, and how Sir Gawaine promised him to get to him the love of his lady.”
the state of being asleep
From this reading “Pelleas found them sleeping.”
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading “to the Duke of the South Marches.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 because he would have a sight of his lady, and how Sir Gawaine promised him to get to him the love of his lady.
later than; following
From this reading Damosel of the Lake, whom he loved ever after.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading damosels, and each of them took one.
for the reason that
From this reading because he would have a sight of his lady, and how Sir Gawaine promised him to get to him the love of his lady.
a young unmarried woman
From this reading Damosel of the Lake, whom he loved ever after.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading damosels, and each of them took one.
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading to the Duke of the South Marches.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading damosels, and each of them took one.
at any time
From this reading Damosel of the Lake, whom he loved ever after.
set up or found
From this reading Pelleas found them sleeping.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading because he would have a sight of his lady, and how Sir Gawaine promised him to get to him the love of his lady.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading because he would have a sight of his lady, and how Sir Gawaine promised him to get to him the love of his lady.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading because he would have a sight of his lady, and how Sir Gawaine promised him to get to him the love of his lady.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading because he would have a sight of his lady, and how Sir Gawaine promised him to get to him the love of his lady.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading because he would have a sight of his lady, and how Sir Gawaine promised him to get to him the love of his lady.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading because he would have a sight of his lady, and how Sir Gawaine promised him to get to him the love of his lady.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading because he would have a sight of his lady, and how Sir Gawaine promised him to get to him the love of his lady.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading because he would have a sight of his lady, and how Sir Gawaine promised him to get to him the love of his lady.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading Damosel of the Lake, whom he loved ever after.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading because he would have a sight of his lady, and how Sir Gawaine promised him to get to him the love of his lady.
held dear
From this reading Damosel of the Lake, whom he loved ever after.
a region in central Italy
From this reading to the Duke of the South Marches.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading damosels, and each of them took one.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading damosels, and each of them took one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pelleas found them sleeping.
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading because he would have a sight of his lady, and how Sir Gawaine promised him to get to him the love of his lady.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading because he would have a sight of his lady, and how Sir Gawaine promised him to get to him the love of his lady.
term of address for a man
From this reading because he would have a sight of his lady, and how Sir Gawaine promised him to get to him the love of his lady.
the state of being asleep
From this reading Pelleas found them sleeping.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading to the Duke of the South Marches.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading because he would have a sight of his lady, and how Sir Gawaine promised him to get to him the love of his lady.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading damosels, and each of them took one.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading because he would have a sight of his lady, and how Sir Gawaine promised him to get to him the love of his lady.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading damosels, and each of them took one.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Damosel of the Lake, whom he loved ever after.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading because he would have a sight of his lady, and how Sir Gawaine promised him to get to him the love of his lady.
Chapter 7 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 7 holds 11 sentences of Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1, unabridged, divided into 3 reading sections.
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