Chapter 17 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 17 of Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 2 is here in full — 13 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
were sore hurt in fighting. how Sir Meliagrance laid a bushment for Launcelot. rode in a cart for to rescue the queen. how she appeased Sir Launcelot; and other matters. with her, and how Sir Meliagrance appeached the queen of treason.
Chapter 17 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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past form of “appease” — cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
From this reading “how she appeased Sir Launcelot; and other matters.”
a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
From this reading “rode in a cart for to rescue the queen.”
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading “were sore hurt in fighting.”
be the source of pain
From this reading “were sore hurt in fighting.”
free from harm or evil
From this reading “rode in a cart for to rescue the queen.”
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading “rode in a cart for to rescue the queen.”
hurting
From this reading “were sore hurt in fighting.”
a crime that undermines the offender's government
From this reading “with her, and how Sir Meliagrance appeached the queen of treason.”
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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 how Sir Meliagrance laid a bushment for Launcelot.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading how she appeased Sir Launcelot; and other matters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading with her, and how Sir Meliagrance appeached the queen of treason.
past form of “appease” — cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
From this reading how she appeased Sir Launcelot; and other matters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading how Sir Meliagrance laid a bushment for Launcelot.
a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
From this reading rode in a cart for to rescue the queen.
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading were sore hurt in fighting.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading how Sir Meliagrance laid a bushment for Launcelot.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading with her, and how Sir Meliagrance appeached the queen of treason.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading how Sir Meliagrance laid a bushment for Launcelot.
be the source of pain
From this reading were sore hurt in fighting.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading were sore hurt in fighting.
set down according to a plan
From this reading how Sir Meliagrance laid a bushment for Launcelot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading how Sir Meliagrance laid a bushment for Launcelot.
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading how she appeased Sir Launcelot; and other matters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading how Sir Meliagrance laid a bushment for Launcelot.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading with her, and how Sir Meliagrance appeached the queen of treason.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading how she appeased Sir Launcelot; and other matters.
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 rode in a cart for to rescue the queen.
free from harm or evil
From this reading rode in a cart for to rescue the queen.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading rode in a cart for to rescue the queen.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading how she appeased Sir Launcelot; and other matters.
term of address for a man
From this reading how Sir Meliagrance laid a bushment for Launcelot.
hurting
From this reading were sore hurt in fighting.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading rode in a cart for to rescue the queen.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading rode in a cart for to rescue the queen.
a crime that undermines the offender's government
From this reading with her, and how Sir Meliagrance appeached the queen of treason.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading were sore hurt in fighting.
in the company of; together with
From this reading with her, and how Sir Meliagrance appeached the queen of treason.
Chapter 17 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.
Chapter 17 holds 13 sentences of Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 2, unabridged, divided into 3 reading sections.
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