againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading make war against Sir Launcelot, and laid siege to his castle called Joyous Gard.
AlasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading Alas, said Sir Gawaine, now is my joy gone.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading make war against Sir Launcelot, and laid siege to his castle called Joyous Gard.
aroseverbUS /ərˈoʊz/
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading And then, when he arose of his swoon, he cried out sorrowfully, and said: Alas!
ArthurnounUS /ˈɑːrθər/
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading And right so Sir Gawaine ran to the king, crying and weeping: O King Arthur, mine uncle, my good brother Sir Gareth is slain, and so is my brother Sir Gaheris, the which were two noble knights.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And then he fell down and swooned, and long he lay there as he had been dead.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And then he fell down and swooned, and long he lay there as he had been dead.
brothernounUS /ˈbrʌðər/
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading And right so Sir Gawaine ran to the king, crying and weeping: O King Arthur, mine uncle, my good brother Sir Gareth is slain, and so is my brother Sir Gaheris, the which were two noble knights.
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading make war against Sir Launcelot, and laid siege to his castle called Joyous Gard.
castlenounUS /ˈkæsəl/
a large and stately mansion
From this reading make war against Sir Launcelot, and laid siege to his castle called Joyous Gard.
criedverbUS /kraɪd/
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading And then, when he arose of his swoon, he cried out sorrowfully, and said: Alas!
cryingadjectiveUS /ˈkraɪɪŋ/
demanding attention
From this reading And right so Sir Gawaine ran to the king, crying and weeping: O King Arthur, mine uncle, my good brother Sir Gareth is slain, and so is my brother Sir Gaheris, the which were two noble knights.
deadadjectiveUS /ded/
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading And then he fell down and swooned, and long he lay there as he had been dead.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading And then he fell down and swooned, and long he lay there as he had been dead.
fellverbUS /fel/
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading And then he fell down and swooned, and long he lay there as he had been dead.
Gaheris
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From this reading And right so Sir Gawaine ran to the king, crying and weeping: O King Arthur, mine uncle, my good brother Sir Gareth is slain, and so is my brother Sir Gaheris, the which were two noble knights.
Gard
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From this reading make war against Sir Launcelot, and laid siege to his castle called Joyous Gard.
Gareth
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From this reading And right so Sir Gawaine ran to the king, crying and weeping: O King Arthur, mine uncle, my good brother Sir Gareth is slain, and so is my brother Sir Gaheris, the which were two noble knights.
Gawaine
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From this reading Alas, said Sir Gawaine, now is my joy gone.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading Alas, said Sir Gawaine, now is my joy gone.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading And right so Sir Gawaine ran to the king, crying and weeping: O King Arthur, mine uncle, my good brother Sir Gareth is slain, and so is my brother Sir Gaheris, the which were two noble knights.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And then he fell down and swooned, and long he lay there as he had been dead.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And then he fell down and swooned, and long he lay there as he had been dead.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading make war against Sir Launcelot, and laid siege to his castle called Joyous Gard.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Alas, said Sir Gawaine, now is my joy gone.
joynounUS /dʒɔɪ/
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Alas, said Sir Gawaine, now is my joy gone.
JoyousadjectiveUS /ˈdʒɔɪəs/
full of or characterized by joy
From this reading make war against Sir Launcelot, and laid siege to his castle called Joyous Gard.
kingnounUS /kɪŋ/
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading And right so Sir Gawaine ran to the king, crying and weeping: O King Arthur, mine uncle, my good brother Sir Gareth is slain, and so is my brother Sir Gaheris, the which were two noble knights.
knightsnounUS /naɪts/
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 And right so Sir Gawaine ran to the king, crying and weeping: O King Arthur, mine uncle, my good brother Sir Gareth is slain, and so is my brother Sir Gaheris, the which were two noble knights.
laidadjectiveUS /leɪd/
set down according to a plan
From this reading make war against Sir Launcelot, and laid siege to his castle called Joyous Gard.
Launcelot
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From this reading make war against Sir Launcelot, and laid siege to his castle called Joyous Gard.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading And then he fell down and swooned, and long he lay there as he had been dead.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading And then he fell down and swooned, and long he lay there as he had been dead.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading make war against Sir Launcelot, and laid siege to his castle called Joyous Gard.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And right so Sir Gawaine ran to the king, crying and weeping: O King Arthur, mine uncle, my good brother Sir Gareth is slain, and so is my brother Sir Gaheris, the which were two noble knights.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Alas, said Sir Gawaine, now is my joy gone.
nobleadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊbəl/
impressive in appearance
From this reading And right so Sir Gawaine ran to the king, crying and weeping: O King Arthur, mine uncle, my good brother Sir Gareth is slain, and so is my brother Sir Gaheris, the which were two noble knights.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Alas, said Sir Gawaine, now is my joy gone.
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 right so Sir Gawaine ran to the king, crying and weeping: O King Arthur, mine uncle, my good brother Sir Gareth is slain, and so is my brother Sir Gaheris, the which were two noble knights.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And then, when he arose of his swoon, he cried out sorrowfully, and said: Alas!
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading And then, when he arose of his swoon, he cried out sorrowfully, and said: Alas!
ranverbUS /ræn/
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading And right so Sir Gawaine ran to the king, crying and weeping: O King Arthur, mine uncle, my good brother Sir Gareth is slain, and so is my brother Sir Gaheris, the which were two noble knights.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading And right so Sir Gawaine ran to the king, crying and weeping: O King Arthur, mine uncle, my good brother Sir Gareth is slain, and so is my brother Sir Gaheris, the which were two noble knights.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Alas, said Sir Gawaine, now is my joy gone.
siegenounUS /siːdʒ/
the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
From this reading make war against Sir Launcelot, and laid siege to his castle called Joyous Gard.
SirnounUS /sɜːr/
term of address for a man
From this reading make war against Sir Launcelot, and laid siege to his castle called Joyous Gard.
slainnounUS /sleɪn/
people who have been slain (as in battle)
From this reading And right so Sir Gawaine ran to the king, crying and weeping: O King Arthur, mine uncle, my good brother Sir Gareth is slain, and so is my brother Sir Gaheris, the which were two noble knights.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And right so Sir Gawaine ran to the king, crying and weeping: O King Arthur, mine uncle, my good brother Sir Gareth is slain, and so is my brother Sir Gaheris, the which were two noble knights.
sorrowfullyadverb
in a sorrowful manner
From this reading And then, when he arose of his swoon, he cried out sorrowfully, and said: Alas!
swoonverbUS /swuːn/
pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
From this reading And then, when he arose of his swoon, he cried out sorrowfully, and said: Alas!
swoonedverbUS /swuːnd/
past form of “swoon” — pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
From this reading And then he fell down and swooned, and long he lay there as he had been dead.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And right so Sir Gawaine ran to the king, crying and weeping: O King Arthur, mine uncle, my good brother Sir Gareth is slain, and so is my brother Sir Gaheris, the which were two noble knights.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then he fell down and swooned, and long he lay there as he had been dead.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading And then he fell down and swooned, and long he lay there as he had been dead.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading make war against Sir Launcelot, and laid siege to his castle called Joyous Gard.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading And right so Sir Gawaine ran to the king, crying and weeping: O King Arthur, mine uncle, my good brother Sir Gareth is slain, and so is my brother Sir Gaheris, the which were two noble knights.
unclenounUS /ˈʌŋkəl/
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading And right so Sir Gawaine ran to the king, crying and weeping: O King Arthur, mine uncle, my good brother Sir Gareth is slain, and so is my brother Sir Gaheris, the which were two noble knights.
warnounUS /wɔːr/
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading make war against Sir Launcelot, and laid siege to his castle called Joyous Gard.
weepingadjectiveUS /ˈwiːpɪŋ/
showing sorrow
From this reading And right so Sir Gawaine ran to the king, crying and weeping: O King Arthur, mine uncle, my good brother Sir Gareth is slain, and so is my brother Sir Gaheris, the which were two noble knights.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And right so Sir Gawaine ran to the king, crying and weeping: O King Arthur, mine uncle, my good brother Sir Gareth is slain, and so is my brother Sir Gaheris, the which were two noble knights.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And then, when he arose of his swoon, he cried out sorrowfully, and said: Alas!
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And right so Sir Gawaine ran to the king, crying and weeping: O King Arthur, mine uncle, my good brother Sir Gareth is slain, and so is my brother Sir Gaheris, the which were two noble knights.
