Chapter 17 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 17 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 named her the Damosel Bienpensant. rescued by Sir Launcelot, and how Sir Launcelot overcame four brethren. Castle of Pendragon, and after was made knight of the Round Table. Bragwaine, and of divers adventures of Sir Tristram. they fought, and after accorded never to fight together.
Chapter 17 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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past form of “accord” — go together
From this reading “they fought, and after accorded never to fight together.”
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading “Bragwaine, and of divers adventures of Sir Tristram.”
(plural) the lay members of a male religious order
From this reading “rescued by Sir Launcelot, and how Sir Launcelot overcame four brethren.”
many and different
From this reading “Bragwaine, and of divers adventures of Sir Tristram.”
inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading “they fought, and after accorded never to fight together.”
inflected form of “overcome” — win a victory over
From this reading “rescued by Sir Launcelot, and how Sir Launcelot overcame four brethren.”
delivered from danger
From this reading “rescued by Sir Launcelot, and how Sir Launcelot overcame four brethren.”
(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 “Bragwaine, and of divers adventures of Sir Tristram.”
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past form of “accord” — go together
From this reading they fought, and after accorded never to fight together.
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading Bragwaine, and of divers adventures of Sir Tristram.
later than; following
From this reading Castle of Pendragon, and after was made knight of the Round Table.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading and named her the Damosel Bienpensant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading and named her the Damosel Bienpensant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bragwaine, and of divers adventures of Sir Tristram.
(plural) the lay members of a male religious order
From this reading rescued by Sir Launcelot, and how Sir Launcelot overcame four brethren.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading rescued by Sir Launcelot, and how Sir Launcelot overcame four brethren.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading Castle of Pendragon, and after was made knight of the Round Table.
a young unmarried woman
From this reading and named her the Damosel Bienpensant.
many and different
From this reading Bragwaine, and of divers adventures of Sir Tristram.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading they fought, and after accorded never to fight together.
inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading they fought, and after accorded never to fight together.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading rescued by Sir Launcelot, and how Sir Launcelot overcame four brethren.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading and named her the Damosel Bienpensant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading rescued by Sir Launcelot, and how Sir Launcelot overcame four brethren.
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 Castle of Pendragon, and after was made knight of the Round Table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading rescued by Sir Launcelot, and how Sir Launcelot overcame four brethren.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Castle of Pendragon, and after was made knight of the Round Table.
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading and named her the Damosel Bienpensant.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading they fought, and after accorded never to fight together.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Castle of Pendragon, and after was made knight of the Round Table.
inflected form of “overcome” — win a victory over
From this reading rescued by Sir Launcelot, and how Sir Launcelot overcame four brethren.
the supreme war chief of the ancient Britons
From this reading Castle of Pendragon, and after was made knight of the Round Table.
delivered from danger
From this reading rescued by Sir Launcelot, and how Sir Launcelot overcame four brethren.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Castle of Pendragon, and after was made knight of the Round Table.
term of address for a man
From this reading rescued by Sir Launcelot, and how Sir Launcelot overcame four brethren.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Castle of Pendragon, and after was made knight of the Round Table.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading and named her the Damosel Bienpensant.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading they fought, and after accorded never to fight together.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading they fought, and after accorded never to fight together.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading they fought, and after accorded never to fight together.
(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 Bragwaine, and of divers adventures of Sir Tristram.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Castle of Pendragon, and after was made knight of the Round Table.
Chapter 17 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.
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