Chapter 18 of Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 2 is here in full — 13 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVIII
Chapter 18 of Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 2 is here in full — 13 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
how King Arthur gave them licence to take him. how Sir Agravaine and Sir Mordred came with twelve knights to slay him. his harness, and after slew Sir Agravaine, and twelve of his fellows. sped, and in what adventure he had been, and how he had escaped. and his friends for to save the queen.
Chapter 18 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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take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading “sped, and in what adventure he had been, and how he had escaped.”
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading “sped, and in what adventure he had been, and how he had escaped.”
put a harness
From this reading “his harness, and after slew Sir Agravaine, and twelve of his fellows.”
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 “how Sir Agravaine and Sir Mordred came with twelve knights to slay him.”
excessive freedom; lack of due restraint
From this reading “how King Arthur gave them licence to take him.”
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading “how Sir Agravaine and Sir Mordred came with twelve knights to slay him.”
turn sharply; change direction abruptly
From this reading “his harness, and after slew Sir Agravaine, and twelve of his fellows.”
inflected form of “speed” — move hurridly
From this reading “sped, and in what adventure he had been, and how he had escaped.”
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take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading sped, and in what adventure he had been, and how he had escaped.
later than; following
From this reading his harness, and after slew Sir Agravaine, and twelve of his fellows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading how Sir Agravaine and Sir Mordred came with twelve knights to slay him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading how Sir Agravaine and Sir Mordred came with twelve knights to slay him.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading how King Arthur gave them licence to take him.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading sped, and in what adventure he had been, and how he had escaped.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading how Sir Agravaine and Sir Mordred came with twelve knights to slay him.
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading sped, and in what adventure he had been, and how he had escaped.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading his harness, and after slew Sir Agravaine, and twelve of his fellows.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading and his friends for to save the queen.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading and his friends for to save the queen.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading how King Arthur gave them licence to take him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading sped, and in what adventure he had been, and how he had escaped.
put a harness
From this reading his harness, and after slew Sir Agravaine, and twelve of his fellows.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading sped, and in what adventure he had been, and how he had escaped.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading how King Arthur gave them licence to take him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading his harness, and after slew Sir Agravaine, and twelve of his fellows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading how King Arthur gave them licence to take him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading sped, and in what adventure he had been, and how he had escaped.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading how King Arthur gave them licence to take him.
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 how Sir Agravaine and Sir Mordred came with twelve knights to slay him.
excessive freedom; lack of due restraint
From this reading how King Arthur gave them licence to take him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading how Sir Agravaine and Sir Mordred came with twelve knights to slay him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading his harness, and after slew Sir Agravaine, and twelve of his fellows.
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 and his friends for to save the queen.
except for; apart from
From this reading and his friends for to save the queen.
term of address for a man
From this reading how Sir Agravaine and Sir Mordred came with twelve knights to slay him.
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading how Sir Agravaine and Sir Mordred came with twelve knights to slay him.
turn sharply; change direction abruptly
From this reading his harness, and after slew Sir Agravaine, and twelve of his fellows.
inflected form of “speed” — move hurridly
From this reading sped, and in what adventure he had been, and how he had escaped.
carry out
From this reading how King Arthur gave them licence to take him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading and his friends for to save the queen.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading how King Arthur gave them licence to take him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading how King Arthur gave them licence to take him.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading how Sir Agravaine and Sir Mordred came with twelve knights to slay him.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading sped, and in what adventure he had been, and how he had escaped.
in the company of; together with
From this reading how Sir Agravaine and Sir Mordred came with twelve knights to slay him.
Chapter 18 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 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 13 sentences of Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 2, unabridged, divided into 3 reading sections.
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