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Chapter 8 of The Knights of the Round Table is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"’I do not know,’ said the abbot. ’Last night a great company of ladies came here and brought a dead man and begged me to bury him. And I buried him in that tomb there before the altar, but they did not tell me who he was.’ "’Then I will tell you,’ said Bedivere. ’If a company of ladies brought him, it was King Arthur.’
Chapter 8 of The Knights of the Round Table is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the superior of an abbey of monks
From this reading “"’I do not know,’ said the abbot.”
the table in Christian churches where communion is given
From this reading “And I buried him in that tomb there before the altar, but they did not tell me who he was.’”
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading “’If a company of ladies brought him, it was King Arthur.’”
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “’Last night a great company of ladies came here and brought a dead man and begged me to bury him.”
placed in a grave
From this reading “And I buried him in that tomb there before the altar, but they did not tell me who he was.’”
cover from sight
From this reading “’Last night a great company of ladies came here and brought a dead man and begged me to bury him.”
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading “’Last night a great company of ladies came here and brought a dead man and begged me to bury him.”
a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
From this reading “And I buried him in that tomb there before the altar, but they did not tell me who he was.’”
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.
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In this reading “’Last night a great company of ladies came here and brought a dead man and begged me to bury him.”
In this reading “And I buried him in that tomb there before the altar, but they did not tell me who he was.’”
In this reading “’Last night a great company of ladies came here and brought a dead man and begged me to bury him.”
In this reading “’Last night a great company of ladies came here and brought a dead man and begged me to bury him.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ’Last night a great company of ladies came here and brought a dead man and begged me to bury him.
the superior of an abbey of monks
From this reading "’I do not know,’ said the abbot.
the table in Christian churches where communion is given
From this reading And I buried him in that tomb there before the altar, but they did not tell me who he was.’
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ’Last night a great company of ladies came here and brought a dead man and begged me to bury him.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading ’If a company of ladies brought him, it was King Arthur.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "’Then I will tell you,’ said Bedivere.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And I buried him in that tomb there before the altar, but they did not tell me who he was.’
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading ’Last night a great company of ladies came here and brought a dead man and begged me to bury him.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading ’Last night a great company of ladies came here and brought a dead man and begged me to bury him.
placed in a grave
From this reading And I buried him in that tomb there before the altar, but they did not tell me who he was.’
cover from sight
From this reading ’Last night a great company of ladies came here and brought a dead man and begged me to bury him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And I buried him in that tomb there before the altar, but they did not tell me who he was.’
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading ’Last night a great company of ladies came here and brought a dead man and begged me to bury him.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading ’Last night a great company of ladies came here and brought a dead man and begged me to bury him.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading ’Last night a great company of ladies came here and brought a dead man and begged me to bury him.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And I buried him in that tomb there before the altar, but they did not tell me who he was.’
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "’I do not know,’ said the abbot.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading ’Last night a great company of ladies came here and brought a dead man and begged me to bury him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And I buried him in that tomb there before the altar, but they did not tell me who he was.’
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading ’Last night a great company of ladies came here and brought a dead man and begged me to bury him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ’Last night a great company of ladies came here and brought a dead man and begged me to bury him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "’I do not know,’ said the abbot.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading ’If a company of ladies brought him, it was King Arthur.’
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And I buried him in that tomb there before the altar, but they did not tell me who he was.’
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ’If a company of ladies brought him, it was King Arthur.’
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading ’If a company of ladies brought him, it was King Arthur.’
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "’I do not know,’ said the abbot.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading ’Last night a great company of ladies came here and brought a dead man and begged me to bury him.
immediately past
From this reading ’Last night a great company of ladies came here and brought a dead man and begged me to bury him.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading ’Last night a great company of ladies came here and brought a dead man and begged me to bury him.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ’Last night a great company of ladies came here and brought a dead man and begged me to bury him.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading ’Last night a great company of ladies came here and brought a dead man and begged me to bury him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "’I do not know,’ said the abbot.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ’Last night a great company of ladies came here and brought a dead man and begged me to bury him.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "’I do not know,’ said the abbot.
express in words
From this reading And I buried him in that tomb there before the altar, but they did not tell me who he was.’
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And I buried him in that tomb there before the altar, but they did not tell me who he was.’
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "’I do not know,’ said the abbot.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "’Then I will tell you,’ said Bedivere.
in or at that place or location
From this reading And I buried him in that tomb there before the altar, but they did not tell me who he was.’
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And I buried him in that tomb there before the altar, but they did not tell me who he was.’
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ’Last night a great company of ladies came here and brought a dead man and begged me to bury him.
a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
From this reading And I buried him in that tomb there before the altar, but they did not tell me who he was.’
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And I buried him in that tomb there before the altar, but they did not tell me who he was.’
which person or people
From this reading And I buried him in that tomb there before the altar, but they did not tell me who he was.’
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "’Then I will tell you,’ said Bedivere.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "’Then I will tell you,’ said Bedivere.
Chapter 8 of The Knights of the Round Table by William Henry Frost holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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.
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