Chapter 15 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 15 of Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 is here in full — 12 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
and how Sir Tristram and Isoud drank the love drink. fought for her beauty, and smote off another lady's head. last smote off his head. Tristram yielded him and promised to fellowship with Launcelot. Sir Gawaine, and of the rescue of Sir Gawaine.
Chapter 15 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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inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids
From this reading “and how Sir Tristram and Isoud drank the love drink.”
an association of people who share common beliefs or activities
From this reading “Tristram yielded him and promised to fellowship with Launcelot.”
inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading “fought for her beauty, and smote off another lady's head.”
possessive form of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading “fought for her beauty, and smote off another lady's head.”
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading “Tristram yielded him and promised to fellowship with Launcelot.”
free from harm or evil
From this reading “Sir Gawaine, and of the rescue of Sir Gawaine.”
(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 “and how Sir Tristram and Isoud drank the love drink.”
past form of “yield” — be the cause or source of
From this reading “Tristram yielded him and promised to fellowship with Launcelot.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading and how Sir Tristram and Isoud drank the love drink.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading fought for her beauty, and smote off another lady's head.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading fought for her beauty, and smote off another lady's head.
inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids
From this reading and how Sir Tristram and Isoud drank the love drink.
take in liquids
From this reading and how Sir Tristram and Isoud drank the love drink.
an association of people who share common beliefs or activities
From this reading Tristram yielded him and promised to fellowship with Launcelot.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading fought for her beauty, and smote off another lady's head.
inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading fought for her beauty, and smote off another lady's head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sir Gawaine, and of the rescue of Sir Gawaine.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading fought for her beauty, and smote off another lady's head.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading fought for her beauty, and smote off another lady's head.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tristram yielded him and promised to fellowship with Launcelot.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading last smote off his head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading and how Sir Tristram and Isoud drank the love drink.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading and how Sir Tristram and Isoud drank the love drink.
possessive form of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading fought for her beauty, and smote off another lady's head.
immediately past
From this reading last smote off his head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tristram yielded him and promised to fellowship with Launcelot.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading and how Sir Tristram and Isoud drank the love drink.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sir Gawaine, and of the rescue of Sir Gawaine.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading fought for her beauty, and smote off another lady's head.
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading Tristram yielded him and promised to fellowship with Launcelot.
free from harm or evil
From this reading Sir Gawaine, and of the rescue of Sir Gawaine.
term of address for a man
From this reading and how Sir Tristram and Isoud drank the love drink.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading fought for her beauty, and smote off another lady's head.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading and how Sir Tristram and Isoud drank the love drink.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tristram yielded him and promised to fellowship with Launcelot.
(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 and how Sir Tristram and Isoud drank the love drink.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Tristram yielded him and promised to fellowship with Launcelot.
past form of “yield” — be the cause or source of
From this reading Tristram yielded him and promised to fellowship with Launcelot.
Chapter 15 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 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.
Chapter 15 holds 12 sentences of Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1, unabridged, divided into 3 reading sections.
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