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Chapter 40 of The High History of the Holy Graal is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Go!" saith he to his wife, "and do great honour to the knight, but take heed you sit not otherwise than you are wont." "Sir," saith she, "I will not." XX. The damsel maketh Perceval sit at meat. When he had washen, he thought that the lady should have come to sit beside him, but she would not disobey her lord's commandment.
Chapter 40 of The High History of the Holy Graal is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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something that is commanded
From this reading “When he had washen, he thought that the lady should have come to sit beside him, but she would not disobey her lord's commandment.”
a young unmarried woman
From this reading “The damsel maketh Perceval sit at meat.”
refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient
From this reading “When he had washen, he thought that the lady should have come to sit beside him, but she would not disobey her lord's commandment.”
paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)
From this reading “"Go!" saith he to his wife, "and do great honour to the knight, but take heed you sit not otherwise than you are wont."”
possessive form of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “When he had washen, he thought that the lady should have come to sit beside him, but she would not disobey her lord's commandment.”
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading “The damsel maketh Perceval sit at meat.”
in other respects or ways
From this reading “"Go!" saith he to his wife, "and do great honour to the knight, but take heed you sit not otherwise than you are wont."”
an established custom
From this reading “"Go!" saith he to his wife, "and do great honour to the knight, but take heed you sit not otherwise than you are wont."”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Go!" saith he to his wife, "and do great honour to the knight, but take heed you sit not otherwise than you are wont."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Go!" saith he to his wife, "and do great honour to the knight, but take heed you sit not otherwise than you are wont."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The damsel maketh Perceval sit at meat.
next to; at the side of
From this reading When he had washen, he thought that the lady should have come to sit beside him, but she would not disobey her lord's commandment.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Go!" saith he to his wife, "and do great honour to the knight, but take heed you sit not otherwise than you are wont."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When he had washen, he thought that the lady should have come to sit beside him, but she would not disobey her lord's commandment.
something that is commanded
From this reading When he had washen, he thought that the lady should have come to sit beside him, but she would not disobey her lord's commandment.
a young unmarried woman
From this reading The damsel maketh Perceval sit at meat.
refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient
From this reading When he had washen, he thought that the lady should have come to sit beside him, but she would not disobey her lord's commandment.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Go!" saith he to his wife, "and do great honour to the knight, but take heed you sit not otherwise than you are wont."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Go!" saith he to his wife, "and do great honour to the knight, but take heed you sit not otherwise than you are wont."
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "Go!" saith he to his wife, "and do great honour to the knight, but take heed you sit not otherwise than you are wont."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When he had washen, he thought that the lady should have come to sit beside him, but she would not disobey her lord's commandment.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading When he had washen, he thought that the lady should have come to sit beside him, but she would not disobey her lord's commandment.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Go!" saith he to his wife, "and do great honour to the knight, but take heed you sit not otherwise than you are wont."
paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)
From this reading "Go!" saith he to his wife, "and do great honour to the knight, but take heed you sit not otherwise than you are wont."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When he had washen, he thought that the lady should have come to sit beside him, but she would not disobey her lord's commandment.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When he had washen, he thought that the lady should have come to sit beside him, but she would not disobey her lord's commandment.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Go!" saith he to his wife, "and do great honour to the knight, but take heed you sit not otherwise than you are wont."
the state of being honored
From this reading "Go!" saith he to his wife, "and do great honour to the knight, but take heed you sit not otherwise than you are wont."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Sir," saith she, "I will not."
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 "Go!" saith he to his wife, "and do great honour to the knight, but take heed you sit not otherwise than you are wont."
a polite name for any woman
From this reading When he had washen, he thought that the lady should have come to sit beside him, but she would not disobey her lord's commandment.
possessive form of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading When he had washen, he thought that the lady should have come to sit beside him, but she would not disobey her lord's commandment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The damsel maketh Perceval sit at meat.
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading The damsel maketh Perceval sit at meat.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Go!" saith he to his wife, "and do great honour to the knight, but take heed you sit not otherwise than you are wont."
in other respects or ways
From this reading "Go!" saith he to his wife, "and do great honour to the knight, but take heed you sit not otherwise than you are wont."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The damsel maketh Perceval sit at meat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Go!" saith he to his wife, "and do great honour to the knight, but take heed you sit not otherwise than you are wont."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Sir," saith she, "I will not."
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading When he had washen, he thought that the lady should have come to sit beside him, but she would not disobey her lord's commandment.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Sir," saith she, "I will not."
be seated
From this reading "Go!" saith he to his wife, "and do great honour to the knight, but take heed you sit not otherwise than you are wont."
carry out
From this reading "Go!" saith he to his wife, "and do great honour to the knight, but take heed you sit not otherwise than you are wont."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Go!" saith he to his wife, "and do great honour to the knight, but take heed you sit not otherwise than you are wont."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When he had washen, he thought that the lady should have come to sit beside him, but she would not disobey her lord's commandment.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Go!" saith he to his wife, "and do great honour to the knight, but take heed you sit not otherwise than you are wont."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading When he had washen, he thought that the lady should have come to sit beside him, but she would not disobey her lord's commandment.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Go!" saith he to his wife, "and do great honour to the knight, but take heed you sit not otherwise than you are wont."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When he had washen, he thought that the lady should have come to sit beside him, but she would not disobey her lord's commandment.
at the time that
From this reading When he had washen, he thought that the lady should have come to sit beside him, but she would not disobey her lord's commandment.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading "Go!" saith he to his wife, "and do great honour to the knight, but take heed you sit not otherwise than you are wont."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Sir," saith she, "I will not."
an established custom
From this reading "Go!" saith he to his wife, "and do great honour to the knight, but take heed you sit not otherwise than you are wont."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading When he had washen, he thought that the lady should have come to sit beside him, but she would not disobey her lord's commandment.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading XX.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Go!" saith he to his wife, "and do great honour to the knight, but take heed you sit not otherwise than you are wont."
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