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Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1

Chapter XXXIX · Chapter 39

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Tristram out of Cornwall the term of ten years.
Then the queen departed, but the brachet would not from him; and therewithal came King Mark, and the brachet set upon him, and bayed at them all.
There withal Sir Andred spake and said: Sir, this is Sir Tristram, I see by the brachet.
Nay, said the king, I cannot suppose that.
Then the king asked him upon his faith what he was, and what was his name.
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Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1

Chapter XXXIX · Chapter 39

Chapter 39 of Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 is here in full — 318 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/63 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Tristram out of Cornwall the term of ten years.
/ˈtrɪstrəm aʊt ʌv ˈkɔːrnwɔːl ðə tɜːrm ʌv ten jɪrz/
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Then the queen departed, but the brachet would not from him; and therewithal came King Mark, and the brachet set upon him, and bayed at them all.
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There withal Sir Andred spake and said: Sir, this is Sir Tristram, I see by the brachet.
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Nay, said the king, I cannot suppose that.
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Then the king asked him upon his faith what he was, and what was his name.
/ðen ðə kɪŋ æskt hɪm əˈpɑːn hɪz feɪθ wʌt hiː wɑːz ənd wʌt wɑːz hɪz neɪm/

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bayed verb US /beɪd/

past form of “bay” — utter in deep prolonged tones

From this reading “Then the queen departed, but the brachet would not from him; and therewithal came King Mark, and the brachet set upon him, and bayed at them all.”

Cornwall noun US /ˈkɔːrnwɔːl/

a hilly county in southwestern England

From this reading “Tristram out of Cornwall the term of ten years.”

departed adjective US /dɪˈpɑːrtɪd/

well in the past; former

From this reading “Then the queen departed, but the brachet would not from him; and therewithal came King Mark, and the brachet set upon him, and bayed at them all.”

faith noun US /feɪθ/

a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny

From this reading “Then the king asked him upon his faith what he was, and what was his name.”

Mark verb US /mɑːrk/

attach a tag or label to

From this reading “Then the queen departed, but the brachet would not from him; and therewithal came King Mark, and the brachet set upon him, and bayed at them all.”

Nay exclamation US /neɪ/

an old word for “no”

From this reading “Nay, said the king, I cannot suppose that.”

term noun US /tɜːrm/

a word or expression used for some particular thing

From this reading “Tristram out of Cornwall the term of ten years.”

Tristram noun US /ˈtrɪstrəm/

(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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alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading Then the queen departed, but the brachet would not from him; and therewithal came King Mark, and the brachet set upon him, and bayed at them all.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Then the queen departed, but the brachet would not from him; and therewithal came King Mark, and the brachet set upon him, and bayed at them all.

Andred

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From this reading There withal Sir Andred spake and said: Sir, this is Sir Tristram, I see by the brachet.

askedverbUS /æskt/

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading Then the king asked him upon his faith what he was, and what was his name.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Then the queen departed, but the brachet would not from him; and therewithal came King Mark, and the brachet set upon him, and bayed at them all.

bayedverbUS /beɪd/

past form of “bay” — utter in deep prolonged tones

From this reading Then the queen departed, but the brachet would not from him; and therewithal came King Mark, and the brachet set upon him, and bayed at them all.

brachet

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From this reading Then the queen departed, but the brachet would not from him; and therewithal came King Mark, and the brachet set upon him, and bayed at them all.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Then the queen departed, but the brachet would not from him; and therewithal came King Mark, and the brachet set upon him, and bayed at them all.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading There withal Sir Andred spake and said: Sir, this is Sir Tristram, I see by the brachet.

cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Then the queen departed, but the brachet would not from him; and therewithal came King Mark, and the brachet set upon him, and bayed at them all.

cannot

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From this reading Nay, said the king, I cannot suppose that.

CornwallnounUS /ˈkɔːrnwɔːl/

a hilly county in southwestern England

From this reading Tristram out of Cornwall the term of ten years.

departedadjectiveUS /dɪˈpɑːrtɪd/

well in the past; former

From this reading Then the queen departed, but the brachet would not from him; and therewithal came King Mark, and the brachet set upon him, and bayed at them all.

faithnounUS /feɪθ/

a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny

From this reading Then the king asked him upon his faith what he was, and what was his name.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Then the queen departed, but the brachet would not from him; and therewithal came King Mark, and the brachet set upon him, and bayed at them all.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Then the king asked him upon his faith what he was, and what was his name.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Then the queen departed, but the brachet would not from him; and therewithal came King Mark, and the brachet set upon him, and bayed at them all.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Then the king asked him upon his faith what he was, and what was his name.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading There withal Sir Andred spake and said: Sir, this is Sir Tristram, I see by the brachet.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading There withal Sir Andred spake and said: Sir, this is Sir Tristram, I see by the brachet.

KingnounUS /kɪŋ/

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading Then the queen departed, but the brachet would not from him; and therewithal came King Mark, and the brachet set upon him, and bayed at them all.

MarkverbUS /mɑːrk/

attach a tag or label to

From this reading Then the queen departed, but the brachet would not from him; and therewithal came King Mark, and the brachet set upon him, and bayed at them all.

nameverbUS /neɪm/

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Then the king asked him upon his faith what he was, and what was his name.

NayexclamationUS /neɪ/

an old word for “no”

From this reading Nay, said the king, I cannot suppose that.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Then the queen departed, but the brachet would not from him; and therewithal came King Mark, and the brachet set upon him, and bayed at them all.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Tristram out of Cornwall the term of ten years.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Tristram out of Cornwall the term of ten years.

queennounUS /kwiːn/

the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs

From this reading Then the queen departed, but the brachet would not from him; and therewithal came King Mark, and the brachet set upon him, and bayed at them all.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading There withal Sir Andred spake and said: Sir, this is Sir Tristram, I see by the brachet.

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading There withal Sir Andred spake and said: Sir, this is Sir Tristram, I see by the brachet.

setverbUS /set/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Then the queen departed, but the brachet would not from him; and therewithal came King Mark, and the brachet set upon him, and bayed at them all.

SirnounUS /sɜːr/

term of address for a man

From this reading There withal Sir Andred spake and said: Sir, this is Sir Tristram, I see by the brachet.

spake

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading There withal Sir Andred spake and said: Sir, this is Sir Tristram, I see by the brachet.

supposeverbUS /səˈpoʊz/

express a supposition

From this reading Nay, said the king, I cannot suppose that.

tennounUS /ten/

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.

termnounUS /tɜːrm/

a word or expression used for some particular thing

From this reading Tristram out of Cornwall the term of ten years.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Nay, said the king, I cannot suppose that.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Then the queen departed, but the brachet would not from him; and therewithal came King Mark, and the brachet set upon him, and bayed at them all.

ThenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then the queen departed, but the brachet would not from him; and therewithal came King Mark, and the brachet set upon him, and bayed at them all.

ThereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading There withal Sir Andred spake and said: Sir, this is Sir Tristram, I see by the brachet.

therewithaladverb

together with all that; besides

From this reading Then the queen departed, but the brachet would not from him; and therewithal came King Mark, and the brachet set upon him, and bayed at them all.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading There withal Sir Andred spake and said: Sir, this is Sir Tristram, I see by the brachet.

TristramnounUS /ˈtrɪstrəm/

(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.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Then the queen departed, but the brachet would not from him; and therewithal came King Mark, and the brachet set upon him, and bayed at them all.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Then the king asked him upon his faith what he was, and what was his name.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Then the king asked him upon his faith what he was, and what was his name.

withaladverb

despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession)

From this reading There withal Sir Andred spake and said: Sir, this is Sir Tristram, I see by the brachet.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Then the queen departed, but the brachet would not from him; and therewithal came King Mark, and the brachet set upon him, and bayed at them all.

yearsnounUS /jɪrz/

a late time of life

From this reading Tristram out of Cornwall the term of ten years.

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