afore
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From this reading Sir, said Eliot, dare I sing this song afore King Mark?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading and sang the lay that Dinadan had made.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And at the great feast that King Mark made for joy that the Sessoins were put out of his country, then came Eliot the harper with the lay that Dinadan had made and secretly brought it unto Sir Tristram, and told him the lay that Dinadan had made by King Mark.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And when Sir Tristram heard it, he said: O Lord Jesu, that Dinadan can make wonderly well and ill, thereas it shall be.
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading And at the great feast that King Mark made for joy that the Sessoins were put out of his country, then came Eliot the harper with the lay that Dinadan had made and secretly brought it unto Sir Tristram, and told him the lay that Dinadan had made by King Mark.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And at the great feast that King Mark made for joy that the Sessoins were put out of his country, then came Eliot the harper with the lay that Dinadan had made and secretly brought it unto Sir Tristram, and told him the lay that Dinadan had made by King Mark.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And at the great feast that King Mark made for joy that the Sessoins were put out of his country, then came Eliot the harper with the lay that Dinadan had made and secretly brought it unto Sir Tristram, and told him the lay that Dinadan had made by King Mark.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading And when Sir Tristram heard it, he said: O Lord Jesu, that Dinadan can make wonderly well and ill, thereas it shall be.
CornwallnounUS /ˈkɔːrnwɔːl/
a hilly county in southwestern England
From this reading Now will we pass of this matter, and speak we of the harpers that Sir Launcelot and Sir Dinadan had sent into Cornwall.
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading And at the great feast that King Mark made for joy that the Sessoins were put out of his country, then came Eliot the harper with the lay that Dinadan had made and secretly brought it unto Sir Tristram, and told him the lay that Dinadan had made by King Mark.
dareverbUS /der/
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading Sir, said Eliot, dare I sing this song afore King Mark?
Dinadan
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From this reading and sang the lay that Dinadan had made.
EliotnounUS /ˈeliət/
British poet (born in the United States) who won the Nobel prize for literature; his plays are outstanding examples of modern verse drama (1888-1965)
From this reading And at the great feast that King Mark made for joy that the Sessoins were put out of his country, then came Eliot the harper with the lay that Dinadan had made and secretly brought it unto Sir Tristram, and told him the lay that Dinadan had made by King Mark.
feastnounUS /fiːst/
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading And at the great feast that King Mark made for joy that the Sessoins were put out of his country, then came Eliot the harper with the lay that Dinadan had made and secretly brought it unto Sir Tristram, and told him the lay that Dinadan had made by King Mark.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And at the great feast that King Mark made for joy that the Sessoins were put out of his country, then came Eliot the harper with the lay that Dinadan had made and secretly brought it unto Sir Tristram, and told him the lay that Dinadan had made by King Mark.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading And at the great feast that King Mark made for joy that the Sessoins were put out of his country, then came Eliot the harper with the lay that Dinadan had made and secretly brought it unto Sir Tristram, and told him the lay that Dinadan had made by King Mark.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading and sang the lay that Dinadan had made.
harpernounUS /ˈhɑːrpər/
someone who plays the harp
From this reading And at the great feast that King Mark made for joy that the Sessoins were put out of his country, then came Eliot the harper with the lay that Dinadan had made and secretly brought it unto Sir Tristram, and told him the lay that Dinadan had made by King Mark.
harpersnounUS /ˈhɑːrpərz/
plural of “harper” — someone who plays the harp
From this reading Now will we pass of this matter, and speak we of the harpers that Sir Launcelot and Sir Dinadan had sent into Cornwall.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And when Sir Tristram heard it, he said: O Lord Jesu, that Dinadan can make wonderly well and ill, thereas it shall be.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading And when Sir Tristram heard it, he said: O Lord Jesu, that Dinadan can make wonderly well and ill, thereas it shall be.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And at the great feast that King Mark made for joy that the Sessoins were put out of his country, then came Eliot the harper with the lay that Dinadan had made and secretly brought it unto Sir Tristram, and told him the lay that Dinadan had made by King Mark.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And at the great feast that King Mark made for joy that the Sessoins were put out of his country, then came Eliot the harper with the lay that Dinadan had made and secretly brought it unto Sir Tristram, and told him the lay that Dinadan had made by King Mark.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Sir, said Eliot, dare I sing this song afore King Mark?
illadjectiveUS /ɪl/
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading And when Sir Tristram heard it, he said: O Lord Jesu, that Dinadan can make wonderly well and ill, thereas it shall be.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Now will we pass of this matter, and speak we of the harpers that Sir Launcelot and Sir Dinadan had sent into Cornwall.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And at the great feast that King Mark made for joy that the Sessoins were put out of his country, then came Eliot the harper with the lay that Dinadan had made and secretly brought it unto Sir Tristram, and told him the lay that Dinadan had made by King Mark.
Jesu
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From this reading And when Sir Tristram heard it, he said: O Lord Jesu, that Dinadan can make wonderly well and ill, thereas it shall be.
joynounUS /dʒɔɪ/
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading And at the great feast that King Mark made for joy that the Sessoins were put out of his country, then came Eliot the harper with the lay that Dinadan had made and secretly brought it unto Sir Tristram, and told him the lay that Dinadan had made by King Mark.
KingnounUS /kɪŋ/
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading And at the great feast that King Mark made for joy that the Sessoins were put out of his country, then came Eliot the harper with the lay that Dinadan had made and secretly brought it unto Sir Tristram, and told him the lay that Dinadan had made by King Mark.
Launcelot
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From this reading Now will we pass of this matter, and speak we of the harpers that Sir Launcelot and Sir Dinadan had sent into Cornwall.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading and sang the lay that Dinadan had made.
LordnounUS /lɔːrd/
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading And when Sir Tristram heard it, he said: O Lord Jesu, that Dinadan can make wonderly well and ill, thereas it shall be.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading and sang the lay that Dinadan had made.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading And when Sir Tristram heard it, he said: O Lord Jesu, that Dinadan can make wonderly well and ill, thereas it shall be.
MarkverbUS /mɑːrk/
attach a tag or label to
From this reading And at the great feast that King Mark made for joy that the Sessoins were put out of his country, then came Eliot the harper with the lay that Dinadan had made and secretly brought it unto Sir Tristram, and told him the lay that Dinadan had made by King Mark.
matternounUS /ˈmætər/
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Now will we pass of this matter, and speak we of the harpers that Sir Launcelot and Sir Dinadan had sent into Cornwall.
NowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now will we pass of this matter, and speak we of the harpers that Sir Launcelot and Sir Dinadan had sent into Cornwall.
OnounUS /oʊ/
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading And when Sir Tristram heard it, he said: O Lord Jesu, that Dinadan can make wonderly well and ill, thereas it shall be.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now will we pass of this matter, and speak we of the harpers that Sir Launcelot and Sir Dinadan had sent into Cornwall.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading And at the great feast that King Mark made for joy that the Sessoins were put out of his country, then came Eliot the harper with the lay that Dinadan had made and secretly brought it unto Sir Tristram, and told him the lay that Dinadan had made by King Mark.
passverbUS /pæs/
go across or through
From this reading Now will we pass of this matter, and speak we of the harpers that Sir Launcelot and Sir Dinadan had sent into Cornwall.
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading And at the great feast that King Mark made for joy that the Sessoins were put out of his country, then came Eliot the harper with the lay that Dinadan had made and secretly brought it unto Sir Tristram, and told him the lay that Dinadan had made by King Mark.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading And when Sir Tristram heard it, he said: O Lord Jesu, that Dinadan can make wonderly well and ill, thereas it shall be.
sangnounUS /sæŋ/
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading and sang the lay that Dinadan had made.
secretlyadverbUS /ˈsiːkrɪtli/
in secrecy; not openly
From this reading And at the great feast that King Mark made for joy that the Sessoins were put out of his country, then came Eliot the harper with the lay that Dinadan had made and secretly brought it unto Sir Tristram, and told him the lay that Dinadan had made by King Mark.
sentnounUS /sent/
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Now will we pass of this matter, and speak we of the harpers that Sir Launcelot and Sir Dinadan had sent into Cornwall.
Sessoins
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From this reading And at the great feast that King Mark made for joy that the Sessoins were put out of his country, then came Eliot the harper with the lay that Dinadan had made and secretly brought it unto Sir Tristram, and told him the lay that Dinadan had made by King Mark.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading And when Sir Tristram heard it, he said: O Lord Jesu, that Dinadan can make wonderly well and ill, thereas it shall be.
singverbUS /sɪŋ/
deliver by singing
From this reading Sir, said Eliot, dare I sing this song afore King Mark?
SirnounUS /sɜːr/
term of address for a man
From this reading Now will we pass of this matter, and speak we of the harpers that Sir Launcelot and Sir Dinadan had sent into Cornwall.
songnounUS /sɔːŋ/
a short musical composition with words
From this reading Sir, said Eliot, dare I sing this song afore King Mark?
speakverbUS /spiːk/
express in speech
From this reading Now will we pass of this matter, and speak we of the harpers that Sir Launcelot and Sir Dinadan had sent into Cornwall.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading and sang the lay that Dinadan had made.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading and sang the lay that Dinadan had made.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And at the great feast that King Mark made for joy that the Sessoins were put out of his country, then came Eliot the harper with the lay that Dinadan had made and secretly brought it unto Sir Tristram, and told him the lay that Dinadan had made by King Mark.
thereas
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From this reading And when Sir Tristram heard it, he said: O Lord Jesu, that Dinadan can make wonderly well and ill, thereas it shall be.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Now will we pass of this matter, and speak we of the harpers that Sir Launcelot and Sir Dinadan had sent into Cornwall.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading And at the great feast that King Mark made for joy that the Sessoins were put out of his country, then came Eliot the harper with the lay that Dinadan had made and secretly brought it unto Sir Tristram, and told him the lay that Dinadan had made by King Mark.
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 And at the great feast that King Mark made for joy that the Sessoins were put out of his country, then came Eliot the harper with the lay that Dinadan had made and secretly brought it unto Sir Tristram, and told him the lay that Dinadan had made by King Mark.
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading And at the great feast that King Mark made for joy that the Sessoins were put out of his country, then came Eliot the harper with the lay that Dinadan had made and secretly brought it unto Sir Tristram, and told him the lay that Dinadan had made by King Mark.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Now will we pass of this matter, and speak we of the harpers that Sir Launcelot and Sir Dinadan had sent into Cornwall.
welladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading And when Sir Tristram heard it, he said: O Lord Jesu, that Dinadan can make wonderly well and ill, thereas it shall be.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And at the great feast that King Mark made for joy that the Sessoins were put out of his country, then came Eliot the harper with the lay that Dinadan had made and secretly brought it unto Sir Tristram, and told him the lay that Dinadan had made by King Mark.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And when Sir Tristram heard it, he said: O Lord Jesu, that Dinadan can make wonderly well and ill, thereas it shall be.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Now will we pass of this matter, and speak we of the harpers that Sir Launcelot and Sir Dinadan had sent into Cornwall.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And at the great feast that King Mark made for joy that the Sessoins were put out of his country, then came Eliot the harper with the lay that Dinadan had made and secretly brought it unto Sir Tristram, and told him the lay that Dinadan had made by King Mark.
wonderly
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From this reading And when Sir Tristram heard it, he said: O Lord Jesu, that Dinadan can make wonderly well and ill, thereas it shall be.
