Chapter 18 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 18 of Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 is here in full — 11 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Beale Isoud would have slain herself. borne home to Tintagil, and how he was there known by a brachet. Tristram out of Cornwall the term of ten years. thirty knights, and how Sir Tristram fought with them. where they must joust with two knights.
Chapter 18 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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inflected form of “bear” — have
From this reading “borne home to Tintagil, and how he was there known by a brachet.”
a hilly county in southwestern England
From this reading “Tristram out of Cornwall the term of ten years.”
inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading “thirty knights, and how Sir Tristram fought with them.”
a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances
From this reading “where they must joust with two knights.”
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 “thirty knights, and how Sir Tristram fought with them.”
people who have been slain (as in battle)
From this reading “Beale Isoud would have slain herself.”
a word or expression used for some particular thing
From this reading “Tristram out of Cornwall the term of ten years.”
(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 “Tristram out of Cornwall the term of ten years.”
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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 borne home to Tintagil, and how he was there known by a brachet.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading borne home to Tintagil, and how he was there known by a brachet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Beale Isoud would have slain herself.
inflected form of “bear” — have
From this reading borne home to Tintagil, and how he was there known by a brachet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading borne home to Tintagil, and how he was there known by a brachet.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading borne home to Tintagil, and how he was there known by a brachet.
a hilly county in southwestern England
From this reading Tristram out of Cornwall the term of ten years.
inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading thirty knights, and how Sir Tristram fought with them.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Beale Isoud would have slain herself.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading borne home to Tintagil, and how he was there known by a brachet.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Beale Isoud would have slain herself.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading borne home to Tintagil, and how he was there known by a brachet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading borne home to Tintagil, and how he was there known by a brachet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Beale Isoud would have slain herself.
a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances
From this reading where they must joust with two knights.
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 thirty knights, and how Sir Tristram fought with them.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading borne home to Tintagil, and how he was there known by a brachet.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading where they must joust with two knights.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Tristram out of Cornwall the term of ten years.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Tristram out of Cornwall the term of ten years.
term of address for a man
From this reading thirty knights, and how Sir Tristram fought with them.
people who have been slain (as in battle)
From this reading Beale Isoud would have slain herself.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Tristram out of Cornwall the term of ten years.
a word or expression used for some particular thing
From this reading Tristram out of Cornwall the term of ten years.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tristram out of Cornwall the term of ten years.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading thirty knights, and how Sir Tristram fought with them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading borne home to Tintagil, and how he was there known by a brachet.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading where they must joust with two knights.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading thirty knights, and how Sir Tristram fought with them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading borne home to Tintagil, and how he was there known by a brachet.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading borne home to Tintagil, and how he was there known by a brachet.
(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 Tristram out of Cornwall the term of ten years.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading where they must joust with two knights.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading borne home to Tintagil, and how he was there known by a brachet.
in or at the place that
From this reading where they must joust with two knights.
in the company of; together with
From this reading thirty knights, and how Sir Tristram fought with them.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Beale Isoud would have slain herself.
a late time of life
From this reading Tristram out of Cornwall the term of ten years.
Chapter 18 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.
Chapter 18 holds 11 sentences of Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1, unabridged, divided into 3 reading sections.
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