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Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 2

Chapter XXXI · Chapter 31

Chapter 31 of Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 2 is here in full — 324 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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of the good ensamples which were shewed him.
Then Sir Launcelot wept with heavy cheer, and said: Now I know well ye say me sooth.
Sir, said the good man, hide none old sin from me.
Truly, said Sir Launcelot, that were me full loath to discover.
For this fourteen year I never discovered one thing that I have used, and that may I now wite my shame and my disadventure.
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Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 2

Chapter XXXI · Chapter 31

Chapter 31 of Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 2 is here in full — 324 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/64 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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of the good ensamples which were shewed him.
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Then Sir Launcelot wept with heavy cheer, and said: Now I know well ye say me sooth.
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Sir, said the good man, hide none old sin from me.
/sɜːr sed ðə ɡʊd mæn haɪd nʌn oʊld sɪn frʌm miː/
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Truly, said Sir Launcelot, that were me full loath to discover.
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For this fourteen year I never discovered one thing that I have used, and that may I now wite my shame and my disadventure.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

cheer verb US /tʃɪr/

give encouragement to

From this reading “Then Sir Launcelot wept with heavy cheer, and said: Now I know well ye say me sooth.”

discover verb US /dɪˈskʌvər/

discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of

From this reading “Truly, said Sir Launcelot, that were me full loath to discover.”

fourteen noun US /ˈfɔːrˈtiːn/

the cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one

From this reading “For this fourteen year I never discovered one thing that I have used, and that may I now wite my shame and my disadventure.”

hide verb US /haɪd/

prevent from being seen or discovered

From this reading “Sir, said the good man, hide none old sin from me.”

loath adjective US /loʊθ/

unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom

From this reading “Truly, said Sir Launcelot, that were me full loath to discover.”

sin noun US /sɪn/

estrangement from god

From this reading “Sir, said the good man, hide none old sin from me.”

Truly adverb US /ˈtruːli/

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading “Truly, said Sir Launcelot, that were me full loath to discover.”

wept verb US /wept/

inflected form of “weep” — shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain

From this reading “Then Sir Launcelot wept with heavy cheer, and said: Now I know well ye say me sooth.”

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Then Sir Launcelot wept with heavy cheer, and said: Now I know well ye say me sooth.

cheerverbUS /tʃɪr/

give encouragement to

From this reading Then Sir Launcelot wept with heavy cheer, and said: Now I know well ye say me sooth.

disadventure

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading For this fourteen year I never discovered one thing that I have used, and that may I now wite my shame and my disadventure.

discoververbUS /dɪˈskʌvər/

discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of

From this reading Truly, said Sir Launcelot, that were me full loath to discover.

discoveredadjectiveUS /dɪˈskʌvərd/

discovered or determined by scientific observation

From this reading For this fourteen year I never discovered one thing that I have used, and that may I now wite my shame and my disadventure.

ensamples

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From this reading of the good ensamples which were shewed him.

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For this fourteen year I never discovered one thing that I have used, and that may I now wite my shame and my disadventure.

fourteennounUS /ˈfɔːrˈtiːn/

the cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one

From this reading For this fourteen year I never discovered one thing that I have used, and that may I now wite my shame and my disadventure.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Sir, said the good man, hide none old sin from me.

fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading Truly, said Sir Launcelot, that were me full loath to discover.

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading of the good ensamples which were shewed him.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading For this fourteen year I never discovered one thing that I have used, and that may I now wite my shame and my disadventure.

heavyadjectiveUS /ˈhevi/

of comparatively great physical weight or density

From this reading Then Sir Launcelot wept with heavy cheer, and said: Now I know well ye say me sooth.

hideverbUS /haɪd/

prevent from being seen or discovered

From this reading Sir, said the good man, hide none old sin from me.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading of the good ensamples which were shewed him.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Then Sir Launcelot wept with heavy cheer, and said: Now I know well ye say me sooth.

knowverbUS /noʊ/

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading Then Sir Launcelot wept with heavy cheer, and said: Now I know well ye say me sooth.

Launcelot

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Then Sir Launcelot wept with heavy cheer, and said: Now I know well ye say me sooth.

loathadjectiveUS /loʊθ/

unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom

From this reading Truly, said Sir Launcelot, that were me full loath to discover.

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Sir, said the good man, hide none old sin from me.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading For this fourteen year I never discovered one thing that I have used, and that may I now wite my shame and my disadventure.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Then Sir Launcelot wept with heavy cheer, and said: Now I know well ye say me sooth.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading For this fourteen year I never discovered one thing that I have used, and that may I now wite my shame and my disadventure.

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading For this fourteen year I never discovered one thing that I have used, and that may I now wite my shame and my disadventure.

nonepronounUS /nʌn/

not one, and not any

From this reading Sir, said the good man, hide none old sin from me.

NowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Then Sir Launcelot wept with heavy cheer, and said: Now I know well ye say me sooth.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading of the good ensamples which were shewed him.

oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading Sir, said the good man, hide none old sin from me.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading For this fourteen year I never discovered one thing that I have used, and that may I now wite my shame and my disadventure.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Then Sir Launcelot wept with heavy cheer, and said: Now I know well ye say me sooth.

sayverbUS /seɪ/

express in words

From this reading Then Sir Launcelot wept with heavy cheer, and said: Now I know well ye say me sooth.

shamenounUS /ʃeɪm/

a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt

From this reading For this fourteen year I never discovered one thing that I have used, and that may I now wite my shame and my disadventure.

shewed

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading of the good ensamples which were shewed him.

sinnounUS /sɪn/

estrangement from god

From this reading Sir, said the good man, hide none old sin from me.

SirnounUS /sɜːr/

term of address for a man

From this reading Then Sir Launcelot wept with heavy cheer, and said: Now I know well ye say me sooth.

soothnoun

truth or reality

From this reading Then Sir Launcelot wept with heavy cheer, and said: Now I know well ye say me sooth.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Truly, said Sir Launcelot, that were me full loath to discover.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading of the good ensamples which were shewed him.

ThenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then Sir Launcelot wept with heavy cheer, and said: Now I know well ye say me sooth.

thingnounUS /θɪŋ/

a special situation

From this reading For this fourteen year I never discovered one thing that I have used, and that may I now wite my shame and my disadventure.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading For this fourteen year I never discovered one thing that I have used, and that may I now wite my shame and my disadventure.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Truly, said Sir Launcelot, that were me full loath to discover.

TrulyadverbUS /ˈtruːli/

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading Truly, said Sir Launcelot, that were me full loath to discover.

usedadjectiveUS /juːzd/

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading For this fourteen year I never discovered one thing that I have used, and that may I now wite my shame and my disadventure.

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 Then Sir Launcelot wept with heavy cheer, and said: Now I know well ye say me sooth.

weptverbUS /wept/

inflected form of “weep” — shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain

From this reading Then Sir Launcelot wept with heavy cheer, and said: Now I know well ye say me sooth.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading of the good ensamples which were shewed him.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading of the good ensamples which were shewed him.

wite

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading For this fourteen year I never discovered one thing that I have used, and that may I now wite my shame and my disadventure.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Then Sir Launcelot wept with heavy cheer, and said: Now I know well ye say me sooth.

yepronounUS /jiː/

an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person

From this reading Then Sir Launcelot wept with heavy cheer, and said: Now I know well ye say me sooth.

yearnounUS /jɪr/

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading For this fourteen year I never discovered one thing that I have used, and that may I now wite my shame and my disadventure.

Chapter 31 of Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 2 by Thomas, Sir, -1471 Malory holds 324 sentences, grouped into 65 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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