Chapter 13 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 XIII
Chapter 13 of Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 2 is here in full — 13 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Bors to have lain by her, and how by God’s grace he escaped. how the Abbot counselled him. Lionel would have slain Sir Bors. Sir Bors, and how the hermit was slain. would have slain Sir Bors.
Chapter 13 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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the superior of an abbey of monks
From this reading “how the Abbot counselled him.”
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading “Bors to have lain by her, and how by God’s grace he escaped.”
possessive form of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading “Bors to have lain by her, and how by God’s grace he escaped.”
one retired from society for religious reasons
From this reading “Sir Bors, and how the hermit was slain.”
inflected form of “lie” — be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading “Bors to have lain by her, and how by God’s grace he escaped.”
term of address for a man
From this reading “Lionel would have slain Sir Bors.”
people who have been slain (as in battle)
From this reading “Lionel would have slain Sir Bors.”
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the superior of an abbey of monks
From this reading how the Abbot counselled him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bors to have lain by her, and how by God’s grace he escaped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bors to have lain by her, and how by God’s grace he escaped.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Bors to have lain by her, and how by God’s grace he escaped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading how the Abbot counselled him.
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading Bors to have lain by her, and how by God’s grace he escaped.
possessive form of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Bors to have lain by her, and how by God’s grace he escaped.
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading Bors to have lain by her, and how by God’s grace he escaped.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Bors to have lain by her, and how by God’s grace he escaped.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Bors to have lain by her, and how by God’s grace he escaped.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Bors to have lain by her, and how by God’s grace he escaped.
one retired from society for religious reasons
From this reading Sir Bors, and how the hermit was slain.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading how the Abbot counselled him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bors to have lain by her, and how by God’s grace he escaped.
inflected form of “lie” — be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading Bors to have lain by her, and how by God’s grace he escaped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lionel would have slain Sir Bors.
term of address for a man
From this reading Lionel would have slain Sir Bors.
people who have been slain (as in battle)
From this reading Lionel would have slain Sir Bors.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading how the Abbot counselled him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bors to have lain by her, and how by God’s grace he escaped.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sir Bors, and how the hermit was slain.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Lionel would have slain Sir Bors.
Chapter 13 of Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 2 by Thomas, Sir, -1471 Malory holds 13 sentences, grouped into 3 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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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