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Chapter XII · Chapter 12

Chapter 12 of The High History of the Holy Graal is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Sebastian [Translator] Evans • Curated US English Learning Edition

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"Sir, herewithin none harboureth save the Lord God alone, for earthly man hath never entered herewithin but me this forty year, but see, here in front is the castle wherein the good knights are lodged."

"What is the castle?"

"Sir, the good King Fisherman's, that is surrounded with great waters and plenteous in all things good, so the lord were in joy.

But behoveth them harbour none there save good knights only."

"God grant," saith Messire Gawain, "that I may come therein."

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Chapter XII

Chapter 12

Chapter 12 of The High History of the Holy Graal is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

"Sir, herewithin none harboureth save the Lord God alone, for earthly man hath never entered herewithin but me this forty year, but see, here in front is the castle wherein the good knights are lodged." "What is the castle?" "Sir, the good King Fisherman's, that is surrounded with great waters and plenteous in all things good, so the lord were in joy. But behoveth them harbour none there save good knights only." "God grant," saith Messire Gawain, "that I may come therein."

The High History of the Holy Graal

Chapter XII · Chapter 12

Chapter 12 of The High History of the Holy Graal is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/34 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

"Sir, herewithin none harboureth save the Lord God alone, for earthly man hath never entered herewithin but me this forty year, but see, here in front is the castle wherein the good knights are lodged."

Line 2

"What is the castle?"

Line 3

"Sir, the good King Fisherman's, that is surrounded with great waters and plenteous in all things good, so the lord were in joy.

Line 4

But behoveth them harbour none there save good knights only."

Line 5

"God grant," saith Messire Gawain, "that I may come therein."

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Alone adjective US /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading “"Sir, herewithin none harboureth save the Lord God alone, for earthly man hath never entered herewithin but me this forty year, but see, here in front is the castle wherein the good knights are lodged."”

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all

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From this reading "Sir, the good King Fisherman's, that is surrounded with great waters and plenteous in all things good, so the lord were in joy.

aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading "Sir, herewithin none harboureth save the Lord God alone, for earthly man hath never entered herewithin but me this forty year, but see, here in front is the castle wherein the good knights are lodged."

and

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From this reading "Sir, the good King Fisherman's, that is surrounded with great waters and plenteous in all things good, so the lord were in joy.

are

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From this reading "Sir, herewithin none harboureth save the Lord God alone, for earthly man hath never entered herewithin but me this forty year, but see, here in front is the castle wherein the good knights are lodged."

behoveth

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From this reading But behoveth them harbour none there save good knights only."

but

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From this reading "Sir, herewithin none harboureth save the Lord God alone, for earthly man hath never entered herewithin but me this forty year, but see, here in front is the castle wherein the good knights are lodged."

castle

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From this reading "Sir, herewithin none harboureth save the Lord God alone, for earthly man hath never entered herewithin but me this forty year, but see, here in front is the castle wherein the good knights are lodged."

come

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From this reading "God grant," saith Messire Gawain, "that I may come therein."

earthly

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From this reading "Sir, herewithin none harboureth save the Lord God alone, for earthly man hath never entered herewithin but me this forty year, but see, here in front is the castle wherein the good knights are lodged."

entered

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From this reading "Sir, herewithin none harboureth save the Lord God alone, for earthly man hath never entered herewithin but me this forty year, but see, here in front is the castle wherein the good knights are lodged."

Fisherman's

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From this reading "Sir, the good King Fisherman's, that is surrounded with great waters and plenteous in all things good, so the lord were in joy.

for

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From this reading "Sir, herewithin none harboureth save the Lord God alone, for earthly man hath never entered herewithin but me this forty year, but see, here in front is the castle wherein the good knights are lodged."

forty

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From this reading "Sir, herewithin none harboureth save the Lord God alone, for earthly man hath never entered herewithin but me this forty year, but see, here in front is the castle wherein the good knights are lodged."

front

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From this reading "Sir, herewithin none harboureth save the Lord God alone, for earthly man hath never entered herewithin but me this forty year, but see, here in front is the castle wherein the good knights are lodged."

Gawain

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From this reading "God grant," saith Messire Gawain, "that I may come therein."

God

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From this reading "Sir, herewithin none harboureth save the Lord God alone, for earthly man hath never entered herewithin but me this forty year, but see, here in front is the castle wherein the good knights are lodged."

good

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From this reading "Sir, herewithin none harboureth save the Lord God alone, for earthly man hath never entered herewithin but me this forty year, but see, here in front is the castle wherein the good knights are lodged."

grant

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From this reading "God grant," saith Messire Gawain, "that I may come therein."

great

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From this reading "Sir, the good King Fisherman's, that is surrounded with great waters and plenteous in all things good, so the lord were in joy.

harbour

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From this reading But behoveth them harbour none there save good knights only."

harboureth

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From this reading "Sir, herewithin none harboureth save the Lord God alone, for earthly man hath never entered herewithin but me this forty year, but see, here in front is the castle wherein the good knights are lodged."

hath

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From this reading "Sir, herewithin none harboureth save the Lord God alone, for earthly man hath never entered herewithin but me this forty year, but see, here in front is the castle wherein the good knights are lodged."

here

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From this reading "Sir, herewithin none harboureth save the Lord God alone, for earthly man hath never entered herewithin but me this forty year, but see, here in front is the castle wherein the good knights are lodged."

herewithin

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From this reading "Sir, herewithin none harboureth save the Lord God alone, for earthly man hath never entered herewithin but me this forty year, but see, here in front is the castle wherein the good knights are lodged."

I

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From this reading "God grant," saith Messire Gawain, "that I may come therein."

in

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From this reading "Sir, herewithin none harboureth save the Lord God alone, for earthly man hath never entered herewithin but me this forty year, but see, here in front is the castle wherein the good knights are lodged."

is

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From this reading "Sir, herewithin none harboureth save the Lord God alone, for earthly man hath never entered herewithin but me this forty year, but see, here in front is the castle wherein the good knights are lodged."

joy

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From this reading "Sir, the good King Fisherman's, that is surrounded with great waters and plenteous in all things good, so the lord were in joy.

King

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From this reading "Sir, the good King Fisherman's, that is surrounded with great waters and plenteous in all things good, so the lord were in joy.

knights

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From this reading "Sir, herewithin none harboureth save the Lord God alone, for earthly man hath never entered herewithin but me this forty year, but see, here in front is the castle wherein the good knights are lodged."

lodged

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From this reading "Sir, herewithin none harboureth save the Lord God alone, for earthly man hath never entered herewithin but me this forty year, but see, here in front is the castle wherein the good knights are lodged."

Lord

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From this reading "Sir, herewithin none harboureth save the Lord God alone, for earthly man hath never entered herewithin but me this forty year, but see, here in front is the castle wherein the good knights are lodged."

man

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From this reading "Sir, herewithin none harboureth save the Lord God alone, for earthly man hath never entered herewithin but me this forty year, but see, here in front is the castle wherein the good knights are lodged."

may

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From this reading "God grant," saith Messire Gawain, "that I may come therein."

me

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From this reading "Sir, herewithin none harboureth save the Lord God alone, for earthly man hath never entered herewithin but me this forty year, but see, here in front is the castle wherein the good knights are lodged."

Messire

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From this reading "God grant," saith Messire Gawain, "that I may come therein."

never

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From this reading "Sir, herewithin none harboureth save the Lord God alone, for earthly man hath never entered herewithin but me this forty year, but see, here in front is the castle wherein the good knights are lodged."

none

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From this reading "Sir, herewithin none harboureth save the Lord God alone, for earthly man hath never entered herewithin but me this forty year, but see, here in front is the castle wherein the good knights are lodged."

only

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From this reading But behoveth them harbour none there save good knights only."

plenteous

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From this reading "Sir, the good King Fisherman's, that is surrounded with great waters and plenteous in all things good, so the lord were in joy.

saith

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From this reading "God grant," saith Messire Gawain, "that I may come therein."

save

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From this reading "Sir, herewithin none harboureth save the Lord God alone, for earthly man hath never entered herewithin but me this forty year, but see, here in front is the castle wherein the good knights are lodged."

see

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From this reading "Sir, herewithin none harboureth save the Lord God alone, for earthly man hath never entered herewithin but me this forty year, but see, here in front is the castle wherein the good knights are lodged."

Sir

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From this reading "Sir, herewithin none harboureth save the Lord God alone, for earthly man hath never entered herewithin but me this forty year, but see, here in front is the castle wherein the good knights are lodged."

so

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From this reading "Sir, the good King Fisherman's, that is surrounded with great waters and plenteous in all things good, so the lord were in joy.

surrounded

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From this reading "Sir, the good King Fisherman's, that is surrounded with great waters and plenteous in all things good, so the lord were in joy.

that

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From this reading "Sir, the good King Fisherman's, that is surrounded with great waters and plenteous in all things good, so the lord were in joy.

the

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From this reading "Sir, herewithin none harboureth save the Lord God alone, for earthly man hath never entered herewithin but me this forty year, but see, here in front is the castle wherein the good knights are lodged."

them

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From this reading But behoveth them harbour none there save good knights only."

there

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From this reading But behoveth them harbour none there save good knights only."

therein

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From this reading "God grant," saith Messire Gawain, "that I may come therein."

things

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From this reading "Sir, the good King Fisherman's, that is surrounded with great waters and plenteous in all things good, so the lord were in joy.

this

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From this reading "Sir, herewithin none harboureth save the Lord God alone, for earthly man hath never entered herewithin but me this forty year, but see, here in front is the castle wherein the good knights are lodged."

waters

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From this reading "Sir, the good King Fisherman's, that is surrounded with great waters and plenteous in all things good, so the lord were in joy.

were

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From this reading "Sir, the good King Fisherman's, that is surrounded with great waters and plenteous in all things good, so the lord were in joy.

What

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From this reading "What is the castle?"

wherein

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From this reading "Sir, herewithin none harboureth save the Lord God alone, for earthly man hath never entered herewithin but me this forty year, but see, here in front is the castle wherein the good knights are lodged."

with

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From this reading "Sir, the good King Fisherman's, that is surrounded with great waters and plenteous in all things good, so the lord were in joy.

year

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From this reading "Sir, herewithin none harboureth save the Lord God alone, for earthly man hath never entered herewithin but me this forty year, but see, here in front is the castle wherein the good knights are lodged."

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Chapter 12 of The High History of the Holy Graal by Sebastian [Translator] Evans holds 170 sentences, grouped into 34 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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