Chapter 6 of The Lady of the Lake is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Lady of the Lake is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
XXX. Beside its embers red and clear Basked in his plaid a mountaineer; And up he sprung with sword in hand,-- 'Thy name and purpose! Saxon, stand!' 'A stranger.' 'What dost thou require?'
Chapter 6 of The Lady of the Lake is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “bask” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading “Beside its embers red and clear Basked in his plaid a mountaineer; And up he sprung with sword in hand,-- 'Thy name and purpose!”
an old form of “do”, used with “thou”
From this reading “'What dost thou require?'”
plural of “ember” — a hot fragment of wood or coal that is left from a fire and is glowing or smoldering
From this reading “Beside its embers red and clear Basked in his plaid a mountaineer; And up he sprung with sword in hand,-- 'Thy name and purpose!”
someone who climbs mountains
From this reading “Beside its embers red and clear Basked in his plaid a mountaineer; And up he sprung with sword in hand,-- 'Thy name and purpose!”
a cloth having a crisscross design
From this reading “Beside its embers red and clear Basked in his plaid a mountaineer; And up he sprung with sword in hand,-- 'Thy name and purpose!”
require as useful, just, or proper
From this reading “'What dost thou require?'”
a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Angles and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons; dominant in England until the Norman Conquest
From this reading “Saxon, stand!'”
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “Beside its embers red and clear Basked in his plaid a mountaineer; And up he sprung with sword in hand,-- 'Thy name and purpose!”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Beside its embers red and clear Basked in his plaid a mountaineer; And up he sprung with sword in hand,-- 'Thy name and purpose!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Beside its embers red and clear Basked in his plaid a mountaineer; And up he sprung with sword in hand,-- 'Thy name and purpose!
past form of “bask” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading Beside its embers red and clear Basked in his plaid a mountaineer; And up he sprung with sword in hand,-- 'Thy name and purpose!
next to; at the side of
From this reading Beside its embers red and clear Basked in his plaid a mountaineer; And up he sprung with sword in hand,-- 'Thy name and purpose!
rid of obstructions
From this reading Beside its embers red and clear Basked in his plaid a mountaineer; And up he sprung with sword in hand,-- 'Thy name and purpose!
an old form of “do”, used with “thou”
From this reading 'What dost thou require?'
plural of “ember” — a hot fragment of wood or coal that is left from a fire and is glowing or smoldering
From this reading Beside its embers red and clear Basked in his plaid a mountaineer; And up he sprung with sword in hand,-- 'Thy name and purpose!
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Beside its embers red and clear Basked in his plaid a mountaineer; And up he sprung with sword in hand,-- 'Thy name and purpose!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Beside its embers red and clear Basked in his plaid a mountaineer; And up he sprung with sword in hand,-- 'Thy name and purpose!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Beside its embers red and clear Basked in his plaid a mountaineer; And up he sprung with sword in hand,-- 'Thy name and purpose!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Beside its embers red and clear Basked in his plaid a mountaineer; And up he sprung with sword in hand,-- 'Thy name and purpose!
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Beside its embers red and clear Basked in his plaid a mountaineer; And up he sprung with sword in hand,-- 'Thy name and purpose!
someone who climbs mountains
From this reading Beside its embers red and clear Basked in his plaid a mountaineer; And up he sprung with sword in hand,-- 'Thy name and purpose!
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Beside its embers red and clear Basked in his plaid a mountaineer; And up he sprung with sword in hand,-- 'Thy name and purpose!
a cloth having a crisscross design
From this reading Beside its embers red and clear Basked in his plaid a mountaineer; And up he sprung with sword in hand,-- 'Thy name and purpose!
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading Beside its embers red and clear Basked in his plaid a mountaineer; And up he sprung with sword in hand,-- 'Thy name and purpose!
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Beside its embers red and clear Basked in his plaid a mountaineer; And up he sprung with sword in hand,-- 'Thy name and purpose!
require as useful, just, or proper
From this reading 'What dost thou require?'
a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Angles and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons; dominant in England until the Norman Conquest
From this reading Saxon, stand!'
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Beside its embers red and clear Basked in his plaid a mountaineer; And up he sprung with sword in hand,-- 'Thy name and purpose!
be standing; be upright
From this reading Saxon, stand!'
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading 'A stranger.'
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading Beside its embers red and clear Basked in his plaid a mountaineer; And up he sprung with sword in hand,-- 'Thy name and purpose!
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading 'What dost thou require?'
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Beside its embers red and clear Basked in his plaid a mountaineer; And up he sprung with sword in hand,-- 'Thy name and purpose!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Beside its embers red and clear Basked in his plaid a mountaineer; And up he sprung with sword in hand,-- 'Thy name and purpose!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'What dost thou require?'
in the company of; together with
From this reading Beside its embers red and clear Basked in his plaid a mountaineer; And up he sprung with sword in hand,-- 'Thy name and purpose!
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading XXX.
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