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The High History of the Holy Graal

Chapter XXXVIII · Chapter 38

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"Sir, the Lord of the Red Tower hath made bring Messire Gawain into a launde of this forest, and there, all unarmed, must he do battle with a lion.
So my lord is waiting for the Knight of the Galley, that is to bring two damsels thither that the lion will devour when he shall have slain Messire Gawain."
"Will the battle be presently?" saith Meliot.
"Yea, Sir," saith the knight, "Soon enough betimes, for Messire Gawain hath already been led thither and there bound to a stake until such time as the lion shall be come.
Then will he be unbound, but even then two knights all armed will keep watch on him.
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The High History of the Holy Graal

Chapter XXXVIII · Chapter 38

Chapter 38 of The High History of the Holy Graal is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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"Sir, the Lord of the Red Tower hath made bring Messire Gawain into a launde of this forest, and there, all unarmed, must he do battle with a lion.
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So my lord is waiting for the Knight of the Galley, that is to bring two damsels thither that the lion will devour when he shall have slain Messire Gawain."
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"Will the battle be presently?" saith Meliot.
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"Yea, Sir," saith the knight, "Soon enough betimes, for Messire Gawain hath already been led thither and there bound to a stake until such time as the lion shall be come.
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Then will he be unbound, but even then two knights all armed will keep watch on him.
/ðen wɪl hiː biː ʌnˈbaʊnd bʌt ˈiːvɪn ðen tuː naɪts ɔːl ɑːrmd wɪl kiːp wɑːtʃ ɑːn hɪm/

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devour verb US /dɪˈvaʊər/

destroy completely

From this reading “So my lord is waiting for the Knight of the Galley, that is to bring two damsels thither that the lion will devour when he shall have slain Messire Gawain."”

Galley noun US /ˈɡæli/

a large medieval vessel with a single deck propelled by sails and oars with guns at stern and prow; a complement of 1,000 men; used mainly in the Mediterranean for war and trading

From this reading “So my lord is waiting for the Knight of the Galley, that is to bring two damsels thither that the lion will devour when he shall have slain Messire Gawain."”

Gawain noun US /ˈɡɑːwən/

(Arthurian legend) a nephew of Arthur and one of the knights of the Round Table

From this reading “"Sir, the Lord of the Red Tower hath made bring Messire Gawain into a launde of this forest, and there, all unarmed, must he do battle with a lion.”

slain noun US /sleɪn/

people who have been slain (as in battle)

From this reading “So my lord is waiting for the Knight of the Galley, that is to bring two damsels thither that the lion will devour when he shall have slain Messire Gawain."”

stake noun US /steɪk/

(law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something

From this reading “"Yea, Sir," saith the knight, "Soon enough betimes, for Messire Gawain hath already been led thither and there bound to a stake until such time as the lion shall be come.”

unarmed adjective US /əˈnɑːrmd/

(used of persons or the military) not having or using arms

From this reading “"Sir, the Lord of the Red Tower hath made bring Messire Gawain into a launde of this forest, and there, all unarmed, must he do battle with a lion.”

unbound adjective US /ʌnˈbaʊnd/

Released from physical or magical bonds; free and unrestricted.

From this reading “Then will he be unbound, but even then two knights all armed will keep watch on him.”

Yea exclamation US /jeɪ/

an old word for “yes”

From this reading “"Yea, Sir," saith the knight, "Soon enough betimes, for Messire Gawain hath already been led thither and there bound to a stake until such time as the lion shall be come.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "Sir, the Lord of the Red Tower hath made bring Messire Gawain into a launde of this forest, and there, all unarmed, must he do battle with a lion.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading "Sir, the Lord of the Red Tower hath made bring Messire Gawain into a launde of this forest, and there, all unarmed, must he do battle with a lion.

alreadyadverbUS /ɔːlˈredi/

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading "Yea, Sir," saith the knight, "Soon enough betimes, for Messire Gawain hath already been led thither and there bound to a stake until such time as the lion shall be come.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "Sir, the Lord of the Red Tower hath made bring Messire Gawain into a launde of this forest, and there, all unarmed, must he do battle with a lion.

armedadjectiveUS /ɑːrmd/

(used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms

From this reading Then will he be unbound, but even then two knights all armed will keep watch on him.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "Yea, Sir," saith the knight, "Soon enough betimes, for Messire Gawain hath already been led thither and there bound to a stake until such time as the lion shall be come.

battlenounUS /ˈbætəl/

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

From this reading "Sir, the Lord of the Red Tower hath made bring Messire Gawain into a launde of this forest, and there, all unarmed, must he do battle with a lion.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading "Will the battle be presently?" saith Meliot.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading "Yea, Sir," saith the knight, "Soon enough betimes, for Messire Gawain hath already been led thither and there bound to a stake until such time as the lion shall be come.

betimesadverb

in good time

From this reading "Yea, Sir," saith the knight, "Soon enough betimes, for Messire Gawain hath already been led thither and there bound to a stake until such time as the lion shall be come.

boundadjectiveUS /baʊnd/

confined by bonds

From this reading "Yea, Sir," saith the knight, "Soon enough betimes, for Messire Gawain hath already been led thither and there bound to a stake until such time as the lion shall be come.

bringverbUS /brɪŋ/

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading "Sir, the Lord of the Red Tower hath made bring Messire Gawain into a launde of this forest, and there, all unarmed, must he do battle with a lion.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Then will he be unbound, but even then two knights all armed will keep watch on him.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

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

From this reading "Yea, Sir," saith the knight, "Soon enough betimes, for Messire Gawain hath already been led thither and there bound to a stake until such time as the lion shall be come.

damsels

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From this reading So my lord is waiting for the Knight of the Galley, that is to bring two damsels thither that the lion will devour when he shall have slain Messire Gawain."

devourverbUS /dɪˈvaʊər/

destroy completely

From this reading So my lord is waiting for the Knight of the Galley, that is to bring two damsels thither that the lion will devour when he shall have slain Messire Gawain."

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "Sir, the Lord of the Red Tower hath made bring Messire Gawain into a launde of this forest, and there, all unarmed, must he do battle with a lion.

enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading "Yea, Sir," saith the knight, "Soon enough betimes, for Messire Gawain hath already been led thither and there bound to a stake until such time as the lion shall be come.

evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/

divisible by two

From this reading Then will he be unbound, but even then two knights all armed will keep watch on him.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading So my lord is waiting for the Knight of the Galley, that is to bring two damsels thither that the lion will devour when he shall have slain Messire Gawain."

forestnounUS /ˈfɔːrəst/

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading "Sir, the Lord of the Red Tower hath made bring Messire Gawain into a launde of this forest, and there, all unarmed, must he do battle with a lion.

GalleynounUS /ˈɡæli/

a large medieval vessel with a single deck propelled by sails and oars with guns at stern and prow; a complement of 1,000 men; used mainly in the Mediterranean for war and trading

From this reading So my lord is waiting for the Knight of the Galley, that is to bring two damsels thither that the lion will devour when he shall have slain Messire Gawain."

GawainnounUS /ˈɡɑːwən/

(Arthurian legend) a nephew of Arthur and one of the knights of the Round Table

From this reading "Sir, the Lord of the Red Tower hath made bring Messire Gawain into a launde of this forest, and there, all unarmed, must he do battle with a lion.

hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/

an old form of “has”

From this reading "Sir, the Lord of the Red Tower hath made bring Messire Gawain into a launde of this forest, and there, all unarmed, must he do battle with a lion.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading So my lord is waiting for the Knight of the Galley, that is to bring two damsels thither that the lion will devour when he shall have slain Messire Gawain."

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading "Sir, the Lord of the Red Tower hath made bring Messire Gawain into a launde of this forest, and there, all unarmed, must he do battle with a lion.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading Then will he be unbound, but even then two knights all armed will keep watch on him.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading "Sir, the Lord of the Red Tower hath made bring Messire Gawain into a launde of this forest, and there, all unarmed, must he do battle with a lion.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading So my lord is waiting for the Knight of the Galley, that is to bring two damsels thither that the lion will devour when he shall have slain Messire Gawain."

keepverbUS /kiːp/

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading Then will he be unbound, but even then two knights all armed will keep watch on him.

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 So my lord is waiting for the Knight of the Galley, that is to bring two damsels thither that the lion will devour when he shall have slain Messire Gawain."

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 Then will he be unbound, but even then two knights all armed will keep watch on him.

launde

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From this reading "Sir, the Lord of the Red Tower hath made bring Messire Gawain into a launde of this forest, and there, all unarmed, must he do battle with a lion.

lednounUS /led/

diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

From this reading "Yea, Sir," saith the knight, "Soon enough betimes, for Messire Gawain hath already been led thither and there bound to a stake until such time as the lion shall be come.

lionnounUS /ˈlaɪən/

large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male

From this reading "Sir, the Lord of the Red Tower hath made bring Messire Gawain into a launde of this forest, and there, all unarmed, must he do battle with a lion.

LordnounUS /lɔːrd/

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading "Sir, the Lord of the Red Tower hath made bring Messire Gawain into a launde of this forest, and there, all unarmed, must he do battle with a lion.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading "Sir, the Lord of the Red Tower hath made bring Messire Gawain into a launde of this forest, and there, all unarmed, must he do battle with a lion.

Meliot

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

From this reading "Will the battle be presently?" saith Meliot.

Messire

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

From this reading "Sir, the Lord of the Red Tower hath made bring Messire Gawain into a launde of this forest, and there, all unarmed, must he do battle with a lion.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading "Sir, the Lord of the Red Tower hath made bring Messire Gawain into a launde of this forest, and there, all unarmed, must he do battle with a lion.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading So my lord is waiting for the Knight of the Galley, that is to bring two damsels thither that the lion will devour when he shall have slain Messire Gawain."

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Sir, the Lord of the Red Tower hath made bring Messire Gawain into a launde of this forest, and there, all unarmed, must he do battle with a lion.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Then will he be unbound, but even then two knights all armed will keep watch on him.

presentlyadverbUS /ˈprezəntli/

in the near future

From this reading "Will the battle be presently?" saith Meliot.

RednounUS /red/

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading "Sir, the Lord of the Red Tower hath made bring Messire Gawain into a launde of this forest, and there, all unarmed, must he do battle with a lion.

saith

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

From this reading "Will the battle be presently?" saith Meliot.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading So my lord is waiting for the Knight of the Galley, that is to bring two damsels thither that the lion will devour when he shall have slain Messire Gawain."

SirnounUS /sɜːr/

term of address for a man

From this reading "Sir, the Lord of the Red Tower hath made bring Messire Gawain into a launde of this forest, and there, all unarmed, must he do battle with a lion.

slainnounUS /sleɪn/

people who have been slain (as in battle)

From this reading So my lord is waiting for the Knight of the Galley, that is to bring two damsels thither that the lion will devour when he shall have slain Messire Gawain."

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So my lord is waiting for the Knight of the Galley, that is to bring two damsels thither that the lion will devour when he shall have slain Messire Gawain."

SoonadverbUS /suːn/

in the near future

From this reading "Yea, Sir," saith the knight, "Soon enough betimes, for Messire Gawain hath already been led thither and there bound to a stake until such time as the lion shall be come.

stakenounUS /steɪk/

(law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something

From this reading "Yea, Sir," saith the knight, "Soon enough betimes, for Messire Gawain hath already been led thither and there bound to a stake until such time as the lion shall be come.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading "Yea, Sir," saith the knight, "Soon enough betimes, for Messire Gawain hath already been led thither and there bound to a stake until such time as the lion shall be come.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading So my lord is waiting for the Knight of the Galley, that is to bring two damsels thither that the lion will devour when he shall have slain Messire Gawain."

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "Sir, the Lord of the Red Tower hath made bring Messire Gawain into a launde of this forest, and there, all unarmed, must he do battle with a lion.

ThenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then will he be unbound, but even then two knights all armed will keep watch on him.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading "Sir, the Lord of the Red Tower hath made bring Messire Gawain into a launde of this forest, and there, all unarmed, must he do battle with a lion.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading "Sir, the Lord of the Red Tower hath made bring Messire Gawain into a launde of this forest, and there, all unarmed, must he do battle with a lion.

thitheradverbUS /ˈðɪθɜːr/

an old word meaning “to that place”

From this reading So my lord is waiting for the Knight of the Galley, that is to bring two damsels thither that the lion will devour when he shall have slain Messire Gawain."

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading "Yea, Sir," saith the knight, "Soon enough betimes, for Messire Gawain hath already been led thither and there bound to a stake until such time as the lion shall be come.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading So my lord is waiting for the Knight of the Galley, that is to bring two damsels thither that the lion will devour when he shall have slain Messire Gawain."

TowernounUS /ˈtaʊər/

a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building

From this reading "Sir, the Lord of the Red Tower hath made bring Messire Gawain into a launde of this forest, and there, all unarmed, must he do battle with a lion.

twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading So my lord is waiting for the Knight of the Galley, that is to bring two damsels thither that the lion will devour when he shall have slain Messire Gawain."

unarmedadjectiveUS /əˈnɑːrmd/

(used of persons or the military) not having or using arms

From this reading "Sir, the Lord of the Red Tower hath made bring Messire Gawain into a launde of this forest, and there, all unarmed, must he do battle with a lion.

unboundadjectiveUS /ʌnˈbaʊnd/

Released from physical or magical bonds; free and unrestricted.

From this reading Then will he be unbound, but even then two knights all armed will keep watch on him.

untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading "Yea, Sir," saith the knight, "Soon enough betimes, for Messire Gawain hath already been led thither and there bound to a stake until such time as the lion shall be come.

waitingnounUS /ˈweɪtɪŋ/

the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

From this reading So my lord is waiting for the Knight of the Galley, that is to bring two damsels thither that the lion will devour when he shall have slain Messire Gawain."

watchverbUS /wɑːtʃ/

look attentively

From this reading Then will he be unbound, but even then two knights all armed will keep watch on him.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading So my lord is waiting for the Knight of the Galley, that is to bring two damsels thither that the lion will devour when he shall have slain Messire Gawain."

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading So my lord is waiting for the Knight of the Galley, that is to bring two damsels thither that the lion will devour when he shall have slain Messire Gawain."

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "Sir, the Lord of the Red Tower hath made bring Messire Gawain into a launde of this forest, and there, all unarmed, must he do battle with a lion.

YeaexclamationUS /jeɪ/

an old word for “yes”

From this reading "Yea, Sir," saith the knight, "Soon enough betimes, for Messire Gawain hath already been led thither and there bound to a stake until such time as the lion shall be come.

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