Chapter 10 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.
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Chapter 10 of Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 is here in full — 11 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
wife to have slain her, and how he said to him. there were recounted all his noble feats and acts. three petitions of King Arthur. Kay mocked Beaumains, and of a damosel which desired a knight to fight for a lady. to him, and how he desired to be made knight of Sir Launcelot.
Chapter 10 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 New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome
From this reading “there were recounted all his noble feats and acts.”
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading “three petitions of King Arthur.”
wanted intensely
From this reading “Kay mocked Beaumains, and of a damosel which desired a knight to fight for a lady.”
plural of “feat” — a notable achievement
From this reading “there were recounted all his noble feats and acts.”
past form of “mock” — treat with contempt
From this reading “Kay mocked Beaumains, and of a damosel which desired a knight to fight for a lady.”
plural of “petition” — a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
From this reading “three petitions of King Arthur.”
past form of “recount” — narrate or give a detailed account of
From this reading “there were recounted all his noble feats and acts.”
people who have been slain (as in battle)
From this reading “wife to have slain her, and how he said to him.”
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 Kay mocked Beaumains, and of a damosel which desired a knight to fight for a lady.
a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome
From this reading there were recounted all his noble feats and acts.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading there were recounted all his noble feats and acts.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading wife to have slain her, and how he said to him.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading three petitions of King Arthur.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading to him, and how he desired to be made knight of Sir Launcelot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kay mocked Beaumains, and of a damosel which desired a knight to fight for a lady.
a young unmarried woman
From this reading Kay mocked Beaumains, and of a damosel which desired a knight to fight for a lady.
wanted intensely
From this reading Kay mocked Beaumains, and of a damosel which desired a knight to fight for a lady.
plural of “feat” — a notable achievement
From this reading there were recounted all his noble feats and acts.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading Kay mocked Beaumains, and of a damosel which desired a knight to fight for a lady.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Kay mocked Beaumains, and of a damosel which desired a knight to fight for a lady.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading wife to have slain her, and how he said to him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading wife to have slain her, and how he said to him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading wife to have slain her, and how he said to him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading wife to have slain her, and how he said to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading there were recounted all his noble feats and acts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading wife to have slain her, and how he said to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kay mocked Beaumains, and of a damosel which desired a knight to fight for a lady.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading three petitions of King Arthur.
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 Kay mocked Beaumains, and of a damosel which desired a knight to fight for a lady.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Kay mocked Beaumains, and of a damosel which desired a knight to fight for a lady.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading to him, and how he desired to be made knight of Sir Launcelot.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading to him, and how he desired to be made knight of Sir Launcelot.
past form of “mock” — treat with contempt
From this reading Kay mocked Beaumains, and of a damosel which desired a knight to fight for a lady.
impressive in appearance
From this reading there were recounted all his noble feats and acts.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading three petitions of King Arthur.
plural of “petition” — a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
From this reading three petitions of King Arthur.
past form of “recount” — narrate or give a detailed account of
From this reading there were recounted all his noble feats and acts.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading wife to have slain her, and how he said to him.
term of address for a man
From this reading to him, and how he desired to be made knight of Sir Launcelot.
people who have been slain (as in battle)
From this reading wife to have slain her, and how he said to him.
in or at that place or location
From this reading there were recounted all his noble feats and acts.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading three petitions of King Arthur.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading wife to have slain her, and how he said to him.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading there were recounted all his noble feats and acts.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Kay mocked Beaumains, and of a damosel which desired a knight to fight for a lady.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading wife to have slain her, and how he said to him.
Chapter 10 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 10 holds 11 sentences of Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1, unabridged, divided into 3 reading sections.
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