adventureverbUS /ædˈventʃər/
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading "Damsel," saith Messire Gawain, "Good adventure may you have!"
afreshadverbUS /əˈfreʃ/
again but in a new or different way
From this reading She cometh toward the dead knight, thinking that his wounds should have begun to bleed afresh, but they did not.
answerverbUS /ˈænsər/
react verbally
From this reading The damsel that was weeping right tenderly, saith to him: "Sir, I will answer you not."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Sir," saith she to Messire Gawain, "Welcome may you be!"
begunverbUS /bɪˈɡʌn/
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading She cometh toward the dead knight, thinking that his wounds should have begun to bleed afresh, but they did not.
bleedverbUS /bliːd/
To lose or emit fluid, or metaphorically to seep magical essence from an enchanted tome.
From this reading She cometh toward the dead knight, thinking that his wounds should have begun to bleed afresh, but they did not.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She cometh toward the dead knight, thinking that his wounds should have begun to bleed afresh, but they did not.
cometh
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From this reading She cometh toward the dead knight, thinking that his wounds should have begun to bleed afresh, but they did not.
DamselnounUS /ˈdæmzəl/
a young unmarried woman
From this reading "Damsel," saith Messire Gawain, "Good adventure may you have!"
deadadjectiveUS /ded/
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading She cometh toward the dead knight, thinking that his wounds should have begun to bleed afresh, but they did not.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She cometh toward the dead knight, thinking that his wounds should have begun to bleed afresh, but they did not.
GawainnounUS /ˈɡɑːwən/
(Arthurian legend) a nephew of Arthur and one of the knights of the Round Table
From this reading "Damsel," saith Messire Gawain, "Good adventure may you have!"
GoodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Damsel," saith Messire Gawain, "Good adventure may you have!"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Damsel," saith Messire Gawain, "Good adventure may you have!"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Damsel," saith he.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The damsel that was weeping right tenderly, saith to him: "Sir, I will answer you not."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She cometh toward the dead knight, thinking that his wounds should have begun to bleed afresh, but they did not.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The damsel that was weeping right tenderly, saith to him: "Sir, I will answer you not."
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 She cometh toward the dead knight, thinking that his wounds should have begun to bleed afresh, but they did not.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Damsel," saith Messire Gawain, "Good adventure may you have!"
Messire
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From this reading "Damsel," saith Messire Gawain, "Good adventure may you have!"
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The damsel that was weeping right tenderly, saith to him: "Sir, I will answer you not."
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading The damsel that was weeping right tenderly, saith to him: "Sir, I will answer you not."
saith
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From this reading "Damsel," saith Messire Gawain, "Good adventure may you have!"
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She cometh toward the dead knight, thinking that his wounds should have begun to bleed afresh, but they did not.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading She cometh toward the dead knight, thinking that his wounds should have begun to bleed afresh, but they did not.
SirnounUS /sɜːr/
term of address for a man
From this reading The damsel that was weeping right tenderly, saith to him: "Sir, I will answer you not."
tenderlyadverbUS /ˈtendərli/
with tenderness; in a tender manner
From this reading The damsel that was weeping right tenderly, saith to him: "Sir, I will answer you not."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The damsel that was weeping right tenderly, saith to him: "Sir, I will answer you not."
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The damsel that was weeping right tenderly, saith to him: "Sir, I will answer you not."
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She cometh toward the dead knight, thinking that his wounds should have begun to bleed afresh, but they did not.
thinkingnounUS /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading She cometh toward the dead knight, thinking that his wounds should have begun to bleed afresh, but they did not.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The damsel that was weeping right tenderly, saith to him: "Sir, I will answer you not."
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading She cometh toward the dead knight, thinking that his wounds should have begun to bleed afresh, but they did not.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The damsel that was weeping right tenderly, saith to him: "Sir, I will answer you not."
weepingadjectiveUS /ˈwiːpɪŋ/
showing sorrow
From this reading The damsel that was weeping right tenderly, saith to him: "Sir, I will answer you not."
WelcomeverbUS /ˈwelkəm/
accept gladly
From this reading "Sir," saith she to Messire Gawain, "Welcome may you be!"
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The damsel that was weeping right tenderly, saith to him: "Sir, I will answer you not."
woundsnounUS /wuːndz/
plural of “wound” — an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading She cometh toward the dead knight, thinking that his wounds should have begun to bleed afresh, but they did not.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Damsel," saith Messire Gawain, "Good adventure may you have!"
