Chapter 14 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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Chapter 14 of Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 is here in full — 11 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
love of a knight's wife. fought with Sir Tristram. court, whom he took away, and how he was fought with. Table. and how the lady was put to choice to whom she would go.
Chapter 14 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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the person or thing chosen or selected
From this reading “and how the lady was put to choice to whom she would go.”
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading “court, whom he took away, and how he was fought with.”
inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading “fought with Sir Tristram.”
possessive form 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 “love of a knight's wife.”
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “and how the lady was put to choice to whom she would go.”
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading “Table.”
(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 “fought with Sir Tristram.”
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading “love of a knight's wife.”
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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 love of a knight's wife.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading court, whom he took away, and how he was fought with.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading court, whom he took away, and how he was fought with.
the person or thing chosen or selected
From this reading and how the lady was put to choice to whom she would go.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading court, whom he took away, and how he was fought with.
inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading fought with Sir Tristram.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading and how the lady was put to choice to whom she would go.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading court, whom he took away, and how he was fought with.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading court, whom he took away, and how he was fought with.
possessive form 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 love of a knight's wife.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading and how the lady was put to choice to whom she would go.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading love of a knight's wife.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading love of a knight's wife.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading and how the lady was put to choice to whom she would go.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading and how the lady was put to choice to whom she would go.
term of address for a man
From this reading fought with Sir Tristram.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Table.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading and how the lady was put to choice to whom she would go.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading and how the lady was put to choice to whom she would go.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading court, whom he took away, and how he was fought with.
(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 fought with Sir Tristram.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading court, whom he took away, and how he was fought with.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading court, whom he took away, and how he was fought with.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading love of a knight's wife.
in the company of; together with
From this reading fought with Sir Tristram.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading and how the lady was put to choice to whom she would go.
Chapter 14 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 public-domain source, 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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