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Stories from Wagner

Chapter VI

Chapter 6 of Stories from Wagner is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Then while the swan bent its head in sad obedience and sailed away on the current, the knight turned to the King.
"Hail, O King!" he said courteously.
"I have come in answer to your summons to do battle in Elsa’s cause."
"You are right welcome, noble knight, from wheresoever you come," answered the King.
Then turning to Elsa, he continued, "Do you accept this knight to be your champion?"
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Stories from Wagner

Chapter VI

Chapter 6 of Stories from Wagner is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Then while the swan bent its head in sad obedience and sailed away on the current, the knight turned to the King.
/ðen waɪl ðə swɑːn bent ɪts hed ɪn sæd oʊˈbiːdiəns ənd seɪld əˈweɪ ɑːn ðə ˈkɜːrənt ðə naɪt tɜːrnd tuː ðə kɪŋ/
Line 2
"Hail, O King!" he said courteously.
Line 3
"I have come in answer to your summons to do battle in Elsa’s cause."
Line 4
"You are right welcome, noble knight, from wheresoever you come," answered the King.
Line 5
Then turning to Elsa, he continued, "Do you accept this knight to be your champion?"

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.

accept verb US /ækˈsept/

consider or hold as true

From this reading “Then turning to Elsa, he continued, "Do you accept this knight to be your champion?"”

champion noun US /ˈtʃæmpiən/

someone who has won first place in a competition

From this reading “Then turning to Elsa, he continued, "Do you accept this knight to be your champion?"”

current noun US /ˈkɜːrənt/

a flow of electricity through a conductor

From this reading “Then while the swan bent its head in sad obedience and sailed away on the current, the knight turned to the King.”

Hail verb US /heɪl/

praise vociferously

From this reading “"Hail, O King!" he said courteously.”

obedience noun US /oʊˈbiːdiəns/

the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person

From this reading “Then while the swan bent its head in sad obedience and sailed away on the current, the knight turned to the King.”

sailed verb US /seɪld/

past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)

From this reading “Then while the swan bent its head in sad obedience and sailed away on the current, the knight turned to the King.”

summons noun US /ˈsʌmənz/

a request to be present

From this reading “"I have come in answer to your summons to do battle in Elsa’s cause."”

swan verb US /swɑːn/

to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true

From this reading “Then while the swan bent its head in sad obedience and sailed away on the current, the knight turned to the King.”

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

noble knight adjective + noun

In this reading “"You are right welcome, noble knight, from wheresoever you come," answered the King.”

sailed away verb + particle counted as “sail away”

In this reading “Then while the swan bent its head in sad obedience and sailed away on the current, the knight turned to the King.”

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acceptverbUS /ækˈsept/

consider or hold as true

From this reading Then turning to Elsa, he continued, "Do you accept this knight to be your champion?"

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Then while the swan bent its head in sad obedience and sailed away on the current, the knight turned to the King.

answerverbUS /ˈænsər/

react verbally

From this reading "I have come in answer to your summons to do battle in Elsa’s cause."

answeredverbUS /ˈænsərd/

past form of “answer” — react verbally

From this reading "You are right welcome, noble knight, from wheresoever you come," answered the King.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading "You are right welcome, noble knight, from wheresoever you come," answered the King.

awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Then while the swan bent its head in sad obedience and sailed away on the current, the knight turned to the King.

battlenounUS /ˈbætəl/

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

From this reading "I have come in answer to your summons to do battle in Elsa’s cause."

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Then turning to Elsa, he continued, "Do you accept this knight to be your champion?"

bentnounUS /bent/

a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way

From this reading Then while the swan bent its head in sad obedience and sailed away on the current, the knight turned to the King.

causenounUS /kɑːz/

events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

From this reading "I have come in answer to your summons to do battle in Elsa’s cause."

championnounUS /ˈtʃæmpiən/

someone who has won first place in a competition

From this reading Then turning to Elsa, he continued, "Do you accept this knight to be your champion?"

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading "I have come in answer to your summons to do battle in Elsa’s cause."

continuedadjectiveUS /kənˈtɪnjuːd/

without stop or interruption

From this reading Then turning to Elsa, he continued, "Do you accept this knight to be your champion?"

courteouslyadverb

in a polite manner

From this reading "Hail, O King!" he said courteously.

currentnounUS /ˈkɜːrənt/

a flow of electricity through a conductor

From this reading Then while the swan bent its head in sad obedience and sailed away on the current, the knight turned to the King.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "I have come in answer to your summons to do battle in Elsa’s cause."

Elsa

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

From this reading Then turning to Elsa, he continued, "Do you accept this knight to be your champion?"

Elsa's

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

From this reading "I have come in answer to your summons to do battle in Elsa’s cause."

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "You are right welcome, noble knight, from wheresoever you come," answered the King.

HailverbUS /heɪl/

praise vociferously

From this reading "Hail, O King!" he said courteously.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "I have come in answer to your summons to do battle in Elsa’s cause."

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Hail, O King!" he said courteously.

headnounUS /hed/

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading Then while the swan bent its head in sad obedience and sailed away on the current, the knight turned to the King.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "I have come in answer to your summons to do battle in Elsa’s cause."

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Then while the swan bent its head in sad obedience and sailed away on the current, the knight turned to the King.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Then while the swan bent its head in sad obedience and sailed away on the current, the knight turned to the King.

KingnounUS /kɪŋ/

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading Then while the swan bent its head in sad obedience and sailed away on the current, the knight turned to the King.

knightnounUS /naɪt/

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 Then while the swan bent its head in sad obedience and sailed away on the current, the knight turned to the King.

nobleadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊbəl/

impressive in appearance

From this reading "You are right welcome, noble knight, from wheresoever you come," answered the King.

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 "Hail, O King!" he said courteously.

obediencenounUS /oʊˈbiːdiəns/

the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person

From this reading Then while the swan bent its head in sad obedience and sailed away on the current, the knight turned to the King.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Then while the swan bent its head in sad obedience and sailed away on the current, the knight turned to the King.

rightadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

From this reading "You are right welcome, noble knight, from wheresoever you come," answered the King.

sadadjectiveUS /sæd/

experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness

From this reading Then while the swan bent its head in sad obedience and sailed away on the current, the knight turned to the King.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Hail, O King!" he said courteously.

sailedverbUS /seɪld/

past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)

From this reading Then while the swan bent its head in sad obedience and sailed away on the current, the knight turned to the King.

summonsnounUS /ˈsʌmənz/

a request to be present

From this reading "I have come in answer to your summons to do battle in Elsa’s cause."

swanverbUS /swɑːn/

to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true

From this reading Then while the swan bent its head in sad obedience and sailed away on the current, the knight turned to the King.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Then while the swan bent its head in sad obedience and sailed away on the current, the knight turned to the King.

ThenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then while the swan bent its head in sad obedience and sailed away on the current, the knight turned to the King.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading Then turning to Elsa, he continued, "Do you accept this knight to be your champion?"

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Then while the swan bent its head in sad obedience and sailed away on the current, the knight turned to the King.

turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/

moved around an axis or center

From this reading Then while the swan bent its head in sad obedience and sailed away on the current, the knight turned to the King.

turningnounUS /ˈtɜːrnɪŋ/

the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course

From this reading Then turning to Elsa, he continued, "Do you accept this knight to be your champion?"

welcomeverbUS /ˈwelkəm/

accept gladly

From this reading "You are right welcome, noble knight, from wheresoever you come," answered the King.

wheresoeveradverb

where in the world

From this reading "You are right welcome, noble knight, from wheresoever you come," answered the King.

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading Then while the swan bent its head in sad obedience and sailed away on the current, the knight turned to the King.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "You are right welcome, noble knight, from wheresoever you come," answered the King.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "I have come in answer to your summons to do battle in Elsa’s cause."

Chapter 6 of Stories from Wagner by J. Walker (Joseph Walker) McSpadden holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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.

What does chapter 6 of Stories from Wagner contain?

Chapter 6 holds 411 sentences of Stories from Wagner, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 6 of Stories from Wagner by J. Walker (Joseph Walker) McSpadden exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 411 sentences, grouped into 83 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

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