Chapter 4 of Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 2 is here in full — 13 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 2 is here in full — 13 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Guenever’s knights should joust against all that would come. Palomides did arms there for a damosel. Sir Dinadan and Sir Galahalt. how Sir Palomides slew him. Lamorak, and other things.
Chapter 4 of Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 2 is here in full — 13 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “Guenever’s knights should joust against all that would come.”
weapons considered collectively
From this reading “Palomides did arms there for a damosel.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Guenever’s knights should joust against all that would come.”
a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances
From this reading “Guenever’s knights should joust against all that would come.”
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 “Guenever’s knights should joust against all that would come.”
term of address for a man
From this reading “Sir Dinadan and Sir Galahalt.”
turn sharply; change direction abruptly
From this reading “how Sir Palomides slew him.”
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “Lamorak, and other things.”
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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 Palomides did arms there for a damosel.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Guenever’s knights should joust against all that would come.
(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 Guenever’s knights should joust against all that would come.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sir Dinadan and Sir Galahalt.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Palomides did arms there for a damosel.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Guenever’s knights should joust against all that would come.
a young unmarried woman
From this reading Palomides did arms there for a damosel.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Palomides did arms there for a damosel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sir Dinadan and Sir Galahalt.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Palomides did arms there for a damosel.
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From this reading Sir Dinadan and Sir Galahalt.
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From this reading Guenever’s knights should joust against all that would come.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading how Sir Palomides slew him.
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From this reading how Sir Palomides slew him.
a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances
From this reading Guenever’s knights should joust against all that would come.
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 Guenever’s knights should joust against all that would come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lamorak, and other things.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Lamorak, and other things.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Palomides did arms there for a damosel.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Guenever’s knights should joust against all that would come.
term of address for a man
From this reading Sir Dinadan and Sir Galahalt.
turn sharply; change direction abruptly
From this reading how Sir Palomides slew him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Guenever’s knights should joust against all that would come.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Palomides did arms there for a damosel.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Lamorak, and other things.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Guenever’s knights should joust against all that would come.
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