adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading let cry a tourney at her castle, whereas came many knights.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading beheaded again, and how at the feast of Pentecost all the knights that Sir Gareth had overcome came and yielded them to King Arthur.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(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 beheaded again, and how at the feast of Pentecost all the knights that Sir Gareth had overcome came and yielded them to King Arthur.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading beheaded again, and how at the feast of Pentecost all the knights that Sir Gareth had overcome came and yielded them to King Arthur.
ArthurnounUS /ˈɑːrθər/
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading beheaded again, and how at the feast of Pentecost all the knights that Sir Gareth had overcome came and yielded them to King Arthur.
askverbUS /æsk/
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading and Sir Gawaine and his brethren came to ask her blessing.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading beheaded again, and how at the feast of Pentecost all the knights that Sir Gareth had overcome came and yielded them to King Arthur.
beheadedadjectiveUS /bɪˈhedɪd/
having had the head cut off
From this reading beheaded again, and how at the feast of Pentecost all the knights that Sir Gareth had overcome came and yielded them to King Arthur.
blessingnounUS /ˈblesɪŋ/
the formal act of approving
From this reading and Sir Gawaine and his brethren came to ask her blessing.
brethrennounUS /ˈbreðrən/
(plural) the lay members of a male religious order
From this reading and Sir Gawaine and his brethren came to ask her blessing.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading beheaded again, and how at the feast of Pentecost all the knights that Sir Gareth had overcome came and yielded them to King Arthur.
castlenounUS /ˈkæsəl/
a large and stately mansion
From this reading let cry a tourney at her castle, whereas came many knights.
cryverbUS /kraɪ/
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading let cry a tourney at her castle, whereas came many knights.
encounteredverbUS /ɪnˈkaʊntərd/
past form of “encounter” — come together
From this reading knights, and how the lady received him worshipfully, and how the knights encountered.
feastnounUS /fiːst/
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading beheaded again, and how at the feast of Pentecost all the knights that Sir Gareth had overcome came and yielded them to King Arthur.
Gareth
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From this reading beheaded again, and how at the feast of Pentecost all the knights that Sir Gareth had overcome came and yielded them to King Arthur.
Gawaine
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From this reading and Sir Gawaine and his brethren came to ask her blessing.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading beheaded again, and how at the feast of Pentecost all the knights that Sir Gareth had overcome came and yielded them to King Arthur.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading and Sir Gawaine and his brethren came to ask her blessing.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading knights, and how the lady received him worshipfully, and how the knights encountered.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading and Sir Gawaine and his brethren came to ask her blessing.
how
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From this reading beheaded again, and how at the feast of Pentecost all the knights that Sir Gareth had overcome came and yielded them to King Arthur.
KingnounUS /kɪŋ/
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading beheaded again, and how at the feast of Pentecost all the knights that Sir Gareth had overcome came and yielded them to King Arthur.
knightsnounUS /naɪts/
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 beheaded again, and how at the feast of Pentecost all the knights that Sir Gareth had overcome came and yielded them to King Arthur.
ladynounUS /ˈleɪdi/
a polite name for any woman
From this reading knights, and how the lady received him worshipfully, and how the knights encountered.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading let cry a tourney at her castle, whereas came many knights.
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading let cry a tourney at her castle, whereas came many knights.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading beheaded again, and how at the feast of Pentecost all the knights that Sir Gareth had overcome came and yielded them to King Arthur.
overcomeverbUS /ˈoʊvərkʌm/
win a victory over
From this reading beheaded again, and how at the feast of Pentecost all the knights that Sir Gareth had overcome came and yielded them to King Arthur.
PentecostnounUS /ˈpentəkɔːst/
seventh Sunday after Easter; commemorates the emanation of the Holy Spirit to the Apostles; a quarter day in Scotland
From this reading beheaded again, and how at the feast of Pentecost all the knights that Sir Gareth had overcome came and yielded them to King Arthur.
receivedadjectiveUS /rəˈsiːvd/
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading knights, and how the lady received him worshipfully, and how the knights encountered.
SirnounUS /sɜːr/
term of address for a man
From this reading beheaded again, and how at the feast of Pentecost all the knights that Sir Gareth had overcome came and yielded them to King Arthur.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading beheaded again, and how at the feast of Pentecost all the knights that Sir Gareth had overcome came and yielded them to King Arthur.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading beheaded again, and how at the feast of Pentecost all the knights that Sir Gareth had overcome came and yielded them to King Arthur.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading beheaded again, and how at the feast of Pentecost all the knights that Sir Gareth had overcome came and yielded them to King Arthur.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading beheaded again, and how at the feast of Pentecost all the knights that Sir Gareth had overcome came and yielded them to King Arthur.
tourneynounUS /ˈtɜːrni/
a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner
From this reading let cry a tourney at her castle, whereas came many knights.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading where Sir Gareth was.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading where Sir Gareth was.
whereasconjunctionUS /weˈræz/
in contrast with the fact that
From this reading let cry a tourney at her castle, whereas came many knights.
worshipfully
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From this reading knights, and how the lady received him worshipfully, and how the knights encountered.
yieldedverbUS /ˈjiːldɪd/
past form of “yield” — be the cause or source of
From this reading beheaded again, and how at the feast of Pentecost all the knights that Sir Gareth had overcome came and yielded them to King Arthur.
