Chapter 13 of Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 is here in full — 12 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 is here in full — 12 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
died at his birth, wherefore she named him Tristram. to have poisoned Sir Tristram. govern him named Gouvernail, and how he learned to harp, hawk, and hunt. Cornwall, or else he would fight therefore. of Cornwall, and how he was made knight.
Chapter 13 of Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 is here in full — 12 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 “Cornwall, or else he would fight therefore.”
bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
From this reading “govern him named Gouvernail, and how he learned to harp, hawk, and hunt.”
a chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck; the strings stretched between the neck and the soundbox are plucked with the fingers
From this reading “govern him named Gouvernail, and how he learned to harp, hawk, and hunt.”
diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
From this reading “govern him named Gouvernail, and how he learned to harp, hawk, and hunt.”
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading “govern him named Gouvernail, and how he learned to harp, hawk, and hunt.”
past form of “poison” — spoil as if by poison
From this reading “to have poisoned Sir Tristram.”
(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 “died at his birth, wherefore she named him Tristram.”
an old word meaning “why” or “for that reason”
From this reading “died at his birth, wherefore she named him Tristram.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading govern him named Gouvernail, and how he learned to harp, hawk, and hunt.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading died at his birth, wherefore she named him Tristram.
the time when something begins (especially life)
From this reading died at his birth, wherefore she named him Tristram.
a hilly county in southwestern England
From this reading Cornwall, or else he would fight therefore.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading died at his birth, wherefore she named him Tristram.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cornwall, or else he would fight therefore.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading Cornwall, or else he would fight therefore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading govern him named Gouvernail, and how he learned to harp, hawk, and hunt.
bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
From this reading govern him named Gouvernail, and how he learned to harp, hawk, and hunt.
a chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck; the strings stretched between the neck and the soundbox are plucked with the fingers
From this reading govern him named Gouvernail, and how he learned to harp, hawk, and hunt.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading to have poisoned Sir Tristram.
diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
From this reading govern him named Gouvernail, and how he learned to harp, hawk, and hunt.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading govern him named Gouvernail, and how he learned to harp, hawk, and hunt.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading died at his birth, wherefore she named him Tristram.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading died at his birth, wherefore she named him Tristram.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading govern him named Gouvernail, and how he learned to harp, hawk, and hunt.
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading govern him named Gouvernail, and how he learned to harp, hawk, and hunt.
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 of Cornwall, and how he was made knight.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading govern him named Gouvernail, and how he learned to harp, hawk, and hunt.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading of Cornwall, and how he was made knight.
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading died at his birth, wherefore she named him Tristram.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading of Cornwall, and how he was made knight.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Cornwall, or else he would fight therefore.
past form of “poison” — spoil as if by poison
From this reading to have poisoned Sir Tristram.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading died at his birth, wherefore she named him Tristram.
term of address for a man
From this reading to have poisoned Sir Tristram.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Cornwall, or else he would fight therefore.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading to have poisoned Sir Tristram.
(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 died at his birth, wherefore she named him Tristram.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading of Cornwall, and how he was made knight.
an old word meaning “why” or “for that reason”
From this reading died at his birth, wherefore she named him Tristram.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Cornwall, or else he would fight therefore.
Chapter 13 of Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 by Thomas, Sir, -1471 Malory holds 12 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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