10
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104
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From this reading _The Lady Layonnesse_ 76 _The Lady Layonnesse cometh to the Pavilion of Sir Gareth_ 90 _Tail Piece_ 104 _How Sir Launcelot held discourse with ye Merry Minstrels_ 106 _Head Piece_ 107 _Sir Launcelot slayeth the Worm of Corbin_ 116 _Sir Launcelot confideth his Shield to Elaine the Fair_ 124
106
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From this reading _The Lady Layonnesse_ 76 _The Lady Layonnesse cometh to the Pavilion of Sir Gareth_ 90 _Tail Piece_ 104 _How Sir Launcelot held discourse with ye Merry Minstrels_ 106 _Head Piece_ 107 _Sir Launcelot slayeth the Worm of Corbin_ 116 _Sir Launcelot confideth his Shield to Elaine the Fair_ 124
107
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From this reading _The Lady Layonnesse_ 76 _The Lady Layonnesse cometh to the Pavilion of Sir Gareth_ 90 _Tail Piece_ 104 _How Sir Launcelot held discourse with ye Merry Minstrels_ 106 _Head Piece_ 107 _Sir Launcelot slayeth the Worm of Corbin_ 116 _Sir Launcelot confideth his Shield to Elaine the Fair_ 124
11
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From this reading _Head Piece_ 11 _How Sir Launcelot rode errant in a cart_ 18 _The Damsel Elouise the Fair rescues Sir Launcelot_ 28 _Sir Gareth of Orkney_ 38 _Head Piece_ 39 _The Damsel Lynette_ 48 _Sir Gareth doeth Battle with the Knight of the River Ford_ 62
116
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From this reading _The Lady Layonnesse_ 76 _The Lady Layonnesse cometh to the Pavilion of Sir Gareth_ 90 _Tail Piece_ 104 _How Sir Launcelot held discourse with ye Merry Minstrels_ 106 _Head Piece_ 107 _Sir Launcelot slayeth the Worm of Corbin_ 116 _Sir Launcelot confideth his Shield to Elaine the Fair_ 124
124
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From this reading _The Lady Layonnesse_ 76 _The Lady Layonnesse cometh to the Pavilion of Sir Gareth_ 90 _Tail Piece_ 104 _How Sir Launcelot held discourse with ye Merry Minstrels_ 106 _Head Piece_ 107 _Sir Launcelot slayeth the Worm of Corbin_ 116 _Sir Launcelot confideth his Shield to Elaine the Fair_ 124
18
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From this reading _Head Piece_ 11 _How Sir Launcelot rode errant in a cart_ 18 _The Damsel Elouise the Fair rescues Sir Launcelot_ 28 _Sir Gareth of Orkney_ 38 _Head Piece_ 39 _The Damsel Lynette_ 48 _Sir Gareth doeth Battle with the Knight of the River Ford_ 62
2
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28
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From this reading _Head Piece_ 11 _How Sir Launcelot rode errant in a cart_ 18 _The Damsel Elouise the Fair rescues Sir Launcelot_ 28 _Sir Gareth of Orkney_ 38 _Head Piece_ 39 _The Damsel Lynette_ 48 _Sir Gareth doeth Battle with the Knight of the River Ford_ 62
3
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311
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From this reading How They Parted Company, and What Befell Sir Gawaine Thereafter_ 311 Chapter Second _How Sir Bors and Sir Gawaine Came to a Priory in the Forest, and How Galahad Was Born at That Place_ 325 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS _The Lady Elaine the Fair_ _Frontispiece_ _PAGE_
325
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38
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From this reading _Head Piece_ 11 _How Sir Launcelot rode errant in a cart_ 18 _The Damsel Elouise the Fair rescues Sir Launcelot_ 28 _Sir Gareth of Orkney_ 38 _Head Piece_ 39 _The Damsel Lynette_ 48 _Sir Gareth doeth Battle with the Knight of the River Ford_ 62
39
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From this reading _Head Piece_ 11 _How Sir Launcelot rode errant in a cart_ 18 _The Damsel Elouise the Fair rescues Sir Launcelot_ 28 _Sir Gareth of Orkney_ 38 _Head Piece_ 39 _The Damsel Lynette_ 48 _Sir Gareth doeth Battle with the Knight of the River Ford_ 62
48
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From this reading _Head Piece_ 11 _How Sir Launcelot rode errant in a cart_ 18 _The Damsel Elouise the Fair rescues Sir Launcelot_ 28 _Sir Gareth of Orkney_ 38 _Head Piece_ 39 _The Damsel Lynette_ 48 _Sir Gareth doeth Battle with the Knight of the River Ford_ 62
62
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From this reading _Head Piece_ 11 _How Sir Launcelot rode errant in a cart_ 18 _The Damsel Elouise the Fair rescues Sir Launcelot_ 28 _Sir Gareth of Orkney_ 38 _Head Piece_ 39 _The Damsel Lynette_ 48 _Sir Gareth doeth Battle with the Knight of the River Ford_ 62
76
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From this reading _The Lady Layonnesse_ 76 _The Lady Layonnesse cometh to the Pavilion of Sir Gareth_ 90 _Tail Piece_ 104 _How Sir Launcelot held discourse with ye Merry Minstrels_ 106 _Head Piece_ 107 _Sir Launcelot slayeth the Worm of Corbin_ 116 _Sir Launcelot confideth his Shield to Elaine the Fair_ 124
8
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90
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From this reading _The Lady Layonnesse_ 76 _The Lady Layonnesse cometh to the Pavilion of Sir Gareth_ 90 _Tail Piece_ 104 _How Sir Launcelot held discourse with ye Merry Minstrels_ 106 _Head Piece_ 107 _Sir Launcelot slayeth the Worm of Corbin_ 116 _Sir Launcelot confideth his Shield to Elaine the Fair_ 124
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading How They Parted Company, and What Befell Sir Gawaine Thereafter_ 311 Chapter Second _How Sir Bors and Sir Gawaine Came to a Priory in the Forest, and How Galahad Was Born at That Place_ 325 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS _The Lady Elaine the Fair_ _Frontispiece_ _PAGE_
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE NATIVITY OF GALAHAD Chapter First _How Sir Bors de Ganis and Sir Gawaine Went Forth in Search of Sir Launcelot.
ArmornounUS /ˈɑːrmər/
protective covering made of metal and used in combat
From this reading _Head Piece--Table of Contents_ v _Tail Piece--Table of Contents_ x _Head Piece--List of Illustrations_ xi _Tail Piece--List of Illustrations_ xii _Sir Mellegrans interrupts the sport of the Queen_ 2 _Head Piece--Prologue_ 3 _Tail Piece--Prologue_ 8 _Denneys and the Hermit help Sir Launcelot to his Armor_ 10
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading How They Parted Company, and What Befell Sir Gawaine Thereafter_ 311 Chapter Second _How Sir Bors and Sir Gawaine Came to a Priory in the Forest, and How Galahad Was Born at That Place_ 325 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS _The Lady Elaine the Fair_ _Frontispiece_ _PAGE_
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading _Head Piece_ 11 _How Sir Launcelot rode errant in a cart_ 18 _The Damsel Elouise the Fair rescues Sir Launcelot_ 28 _Sir Gareth of Orkney_ 38 _Head Piece_ 39 _The Damsel Lynette_ 48 _Sir Gareth doeth Battle with the Knight of the River Ford_ 62
BefellverbUS /bɪˈfel/
inflected form of “befall” — become of; happen to
From this reading How They Parted Company, and What Befell Sir Gawaine Thereafter_ 311 Chapter Second _How Sir Bors and Sir Gawaine Came to a Priory in the Forest, and How Galahad Was Born at That Place_ 325 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS _The Lady Elaine the Fair_ _Frontispiece_ _PAGE_
brought into existence
From this reading How They Parted Company, and What Befell Sir Gawaine Thereafter_ 311 Chapter Second _How Sir Bors and Sir Gawaine Came to a Priory in the Forest, and How Galahad Was Born at That Place_ 325 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS _The Lady Elaine the Fair_ _Frontispiece_ _PAGE_
Bors
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From this reading THE NATIVITY OF GALAHAD Chapter First _How Sir Bors de Ganis and Sir Gawaine Went Forth in Search of Sir Launcelot.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading How They Parted Company, and What Befell Sir Gawaine Thereafter_ 311 Chapter Second _How Sir Bors and Sir Gawaine Came to a Priory in the Forest, and How Galahad Was Born at That Place_ 325 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS _The Lady Elaine the Fair_ _Frontispiece_ _PAGE_
cartnounUS /kɑːrt/
a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
From this reading _Head Piece_ 11 _How Sir Launcelot rode errant in a cart_ 18 _The Damsel Elouise the Fair rescues Sir Launcelot_ 28 _Sir Gareth of Orkney_ 38 _Head Piece_ 39 _The Damsel Lynette_ 48 _Sir Gareth doeth Battle with the Knight of the River Ford_ 62
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading THE NATIVITY OF GALAHAD Chapter First _How Sir Bors de Ganis and Sir Gawaine Went Forth in Search of Sir Launcelot.
cometh
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From this reading _The Lady Layonnesse_ 76 _The Lady Layonnesse cometh to the Pavilion of Sir Gareth_ 90 _Tail Piece_ 104 _How Sir Launcelot held discourse with ye Merry Minstrels_ 106 _Head Piece_ 107 _Sir Launcelot slayeth the Worm of Corbin_ 116 _Sir Launcelot confideth his Shield to Elaine the Fair_ 124
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading How They Parted Company, and What Befell Sir Gawaine Thereafter_ 311 Chapter Second _How Sir Bors and Sir Gawaine Came to a Priory in the Forest, and How Galahad Was Born at That Place_ 325 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS _The Lady Elaine the Fair_ _Frontispiece_ _PAGE_
confideth
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From this reading _The Lady Layonnesse_ 76 _The Lady Layonnesse cometh to the Pavilion of Sir Gareth_ 90 _Tail Piece_ 104 _How Sir Launcelot held discourse with ye Merry Minstrels_ 106 _Head Piece_ 107 _Sir Launcelot slayeth the Worm of Corbin_ 116 _Sir Launcelot confideth his Shield to Elaine the Fair_ 124
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading _Head Piece--Table of Contents_ v _Tail Piece--Table of Contents_ x _Head Piece--List of Illustrations_ xi _Tail Piece--List of Illustrations_ xii _Sir Mellegrans interrupts the sport of the Queen_ 2 _Head Piece--Prologue_ 3 _Tail Piece--Prologue_ 8 _Denneys and the Hermit help Sir Launcelot to his Armor_ 10
Corbin
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From this reading _The Lady Layonnesse_ 76 _The Lady Layonnesse cometh to the Pavilion of Sir Gareth_ 90 _Tail Piece_ 104 _How Sir Launcelot held discourse with ye Merry Minstrels_ 106 _Head Piece_ 107 _Sir Launcelot slayeth the Worm of Corbin_ 116 _Sir Launcelot confideth his Shield to Elaine the Fair_ 124
DamselnounUS /ˈdæmzəl/
a young unmarried woman
From this reading _Head Piece_ 11 _How Sir Launcelot rode errant in a cart_ 18 _The Damsel Elouise the Fair rescues Sir Launcelot_ 28 _Sir Gareth of Orkney_ 38 _Head Piece_ 39 _The Damsel Lynette_ 48 _Sir Gareth doeth Battle with the Knight of the River Ford_ 62
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading THE NATIVITY OF GALAHAD Chapter First _How Sir Bors de Ganis and Sir Gawaine Went Forth in Search of Sir Launcelot.
Denneys
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discoursenounUS /ˈdɪskɔːrs/
extended verbal expression in speech or writing
From this reading _The Lady Layonnesse_ 76 _The Lady Layonnesse cometh to the Pavilion of Sir Gareth_ 90 _Tail Piece_ 104 _How Sir Launcelot held discourse with ye Merry Minstrels_ 106 _Head Piece_ 107 _Sir Launcelot slayeth the Worm of Corbin_ 116 _Sir Launcelot confideth his Shield to Elaine the Fair_ 124
doeth
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From this reading _Head Piece_ 11 _How Sir Launcelot rode errant in a cart_ 18 _The Damsel Elouise the Fair rescues Sir Launcelot_ 28 _Sir Gareth of Orkney_ 38 _Head Piece_ 39 _The Damsel Lynette_ 48 _Sir Gareth doeth Battle with the Knight of the River Ford_ 62
Elaine
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From this reading How They Parted Company, and What Befell Sir Gawaine Thereafter_ 311 Chapter Second _How Sir Bors and Sir Gawaine Came to a Priory in the Forest, and How Galahad Was Born at That Place_ 325 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS _The Lady Elaine the Fair_ _Frontispiece_ _PAGE_
Elouise
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From this reading _Head Piece_ 11 _How Sir Launcelot rode errant in a cart_ 18 _The Damsel Elouise the Fair rescues Sir Launcelot_ 28 _Sir Gareth of Orkney_ 38 _Head Piece_ 39 _The Damsel Lynette_ 48 _Sir Gareth doeth Battle with the Knight of the River Ford_ 62
errantadjectiveUS /ˈerənt/
straying from the right course or from accepted standards
From this reading _Head Piece_ 11 _How Sir Launcelot rode errant in a cart_ 18 _The Damsel Elouise the Fair rescues Sir Launcelot_ 28 _Sir Gareth of Orkney_ 38 _Head Piece_ 39 _The Damsel Lynette_ 48 _Sir Gareth doeth Battle with the Knight of the River Ford_ 62
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading How They Parted Company, and What Befell Sir Gawaine Thereafter_ 311 Chapter Second _How Sir Bors and Sir Gawaine Came to a Priory in the Forest, and How Galahad Was Born at That Place_ 325 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS _The Lady Elaine the Fair_ _Frontispiece_ _PAGE_
FirstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE NATIVITY OF GALAHAD Chapter First _How Sir Bors de Ganis and Sir Gawaine Went Forth in Search of Sir Launcelot.
FordnounUS /fɔːrd/
United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading _Head Piece_ 11 _How Sir Launcelot rode errant in a cart_ 18 _The Damsel Elouise the Fair rescues Sir Launcelot_ 28 _Sir Gareth of Orkney_ 38 _Head Piece_ 39 _The Damsel Lynette_ 48 _Sir Gareth doeth Battle with the Knight of the River Ford_ 62
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading How They Parted Company, and What Befell Sir Gawaine Thereafter_ 311 Chapter Second _How Sir Bors and Sir Gawaine Came to a Priory in the Forest, and How Galahad Was Born at That Place_ 325 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS _The Lady Elaine the Fair_ _Frontispiece_ _PAGE_
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading THE NATIVITY OF GALAHAD Chapter First _How Sir Bors de Ganis and Sir Gawaine Went Forth in Search of Sir Launcelot.
Frontispiecenoun
an ornamental facade
From this reading How They Parted Company, and What Befell Sir Gawaine Thereafter_ 311 Chapter Second _How Sir Bors and Sir Gawaine Came to a Priory in the Forest, and How Galahad Was Born at That Place_ 325 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS _The Lady Elaine the Fair_ _Frontispiece_ _PAGE_
GALAHADnounUS /ˈɡæləhæd/
(Arthurian legend) the most virtuous knight of the Round Table; was able to see the Holy Grail
From this reading THE NATIVITY OF GALAHAD Chapter First _How Sir Bors de Ganis and Sir Gawaine Went Forth in Search of Sir Launcelot.
Ganis
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From this reading THE NATIVITY OF GALAHAD Chapter First _How Sir Bors de Ganis and Sir Gawaine Went Forth in Search of Sir Launcelot.
Gareth
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From this reading _Head Piece_ 11 _How Sir Launcelot rode errant in a cart_ 18 _The Damsel Elouise the Fair rescues Sir Launcelot_ 28 _Sir Gareth of Orkney_ 38 _Head Piece_ 39 _The Damsel Lynette_ 48 _Sir Gareth doeth Battle with the Knight of the River Ford_ 62
Gawaine
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From this reading THE NATIVITY OF GALAHAD Chapter First _How Sir Bors de Ganis and Sir Gawaine Went Forth in Search of Sir Launcelot.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading _Head Piece--Table of Contents_ v _Tail Piece--Table of Contents_ x _Head Piece--List of Illustrations_ xi _Tail Piece--List of Illustrations_ xii _Sir Mellegrans interrupts the sport of the Queen_ 2 _Head Piece--Prologue_ 3 _Tail Piece--Prologue_ 8 _Denneys and the Hermit help Sir Launcelot to his Armor_ 10
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading _The Lady Layonnesse_ 76 _The Lady Layonnesse cometh to the Pavilion of Sir Gareth_ 90 _Tail Piece_ 104 _How Sir Launcelot held discourse with ye Merry Minstrels_ 106 _Head Piece_ 107 _Sir Launcelot slayeth the Worm of Corbin_ 116 _Sir Launcelot confideth his Shield to Elaine the Fair_ 124
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading _Head Piece--Table of Contents_ v _Tail Piece--Table of Contents_ x _Head Piece--List of Illustrations_ xi _Tail Piece--List of Illustrations_ xii _Sir Mellegrans interrupts the sport of the Queen_ 2 _Head Piece--Prologue_ 3 _Tail Piece--Prologue_ 8 _Denneys and the Hermit help Sir Launcelot to his Armor_ 10
HermitnounUS /ˈhɜːrmət/
one retired from society for religious reasons
From this reading _Head Piece--Table of Contents_ v _Tail Piece--Table of Contents_ x _Head Piece--List of Illustrations_ xi _Tail Piece--List of Illustrations_ xii _Sir Mellegrans interrupts the sport of the Queen_ 2 _Head Piece--Prologue_ 3 _Tail Piece--Prologue_ 8 _Denneys and the Hermit help Sir Launcelot to his Armor_ 10
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Head Piece--Table of Contents_ v _Tail Piece--Table of Contents_ x _Head Piece--List of Illustrations_ xi _Tail Piece--List of Illustrations_ xii _Sir Mellegrans interrupts the sport of the Queen_ 2 _Head Piece--Prologue_ 3 _Tail Piece--Prologue_ 8 _Denneys and the Hermit help Sir Launcelot to his Armor_ 10
How
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From this reading THE NATIVITY OF GALAHAD Chapter First _How Sir Bors de Ganis and Sir Gawaine Went Forth in Search of Sir Launcelot.
ILLUSTRATIONSnounUS /ˌɪləˈstreɪʃənz/
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading How They Parted Company, and What Befell Sir Gawaine Thereafter_ 311 Chapter Second _How Sir Bors and Sir Gawaine Came to a Priory in the Forest, and How Galahad Was Born at That Place_ 325 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS _The Lady Elaine the Fair_ _Frontispiece_ _PAGE_
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE NATIVITY OF GALAHAD Chapter First _How Sir Bors de Ganis and Sir Gawaine Went Forth in Search of Sir Launcelot.
interruptsnounUS /ˌɪntərˈʌpts/
plural of “interrupt” — a signal that temporarily stops the execution of a program so that another procedure can be carried out
From this reading _Head Piece--Table of Contents_ v _Tail Piece--Table of Contents_ x _Head Piece--List of Illustrations_ xi _Tail Piece--List of Illustrations_ xii _Sir Mellegrans interrupts the sport of the Queen_ 2 _Head Piece--Prologue_ 3 _Tail Piece--Prologue_ 8 _Denneys and the Hermit help Sir Launcelot to his Armor_ 10
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 _Head Piece_ 11 _How Sir Launcelot rode errant in a cart_ 18 _The Damsel Elouise the Fair rescues Sir Launcelot_ 28 _Sir Gareth of Orkney_ 38 _Head Piece_ 39 _The Damsel Lynette_ 48 _Sir Gareth doeth Battle with the Knight of the River Ford_ 62
a polite name for any woman
From this reading How They Parted Company, and What Befell Sir Gawaine Thereafter_ 311 Chapter Second _How Sir Bors and Sir Gawaine Came to a Priory in the Forest, and How Galahad Was Born at That Place_ 325 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS _The Lady Elaine the Fair_ _Frontispiece_ _PAGE_
Launcelot
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From this reading THE NATIVITY OF GALAHAD Chapter First _How Sir Bors de Ganis and Sir Gawaine Went Forth in Search of Sir Launcelot.
Layonnesse
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From this reading _The Lady Layonnesse_ 76 _The Lady Layonnesse cometh to the Pavilion of Sir Gareth_ 90 _Tail Piece_ 104 _How Sir Launcelot held discourse with ye Merry Minstrels_ 106 _Head Piece_ 107 _Sir Launcelot slayeth the Worm of Corbin_ 116 _Sir Launcelot confideth his Shield to Elaine the Fair_ 124
give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
From this reading How They Parted Company, and What Befell Sir Gawaine Thereafter_ 311 Chapter Second _How Sir Bors and Sir Gawaine Came to a Priory in the Forest, and How Galahad Was Born at That Place_ 325 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS _The Lady Elaine the Fair_ _Frontispiece_ _PAGE_
Lynette
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From this reading _Head Piece_ 11 _How Sir Launcelot rode errant in a cart_ 18 _The Damsel Elouise the Fair rescues Sir Launcelot_ 28 _Sir Gareth of Orkney_ 38 _Head Piece_ 39 _The Damsel Lynette_ 48 _Sir Gareth doeth Battle with the Knight of the River Ford_ 62
Mellegrans
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From this reading _Head Piece--Table of Contents_ v _Tail Piece--Table of Contents_ x _Head Piece--List of Illustrations_ xi _Tail Piece--List of Illustrations_ xii _Sir Mellegrans interrupts the sport of the Queen_ 2 _Head Piece--Prologue_ 3 _Tail Piece--Prologue_ 8 _Denneys and the Hermit help Sir Launcelot to his Armor_ 10
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading _The Lady Layonnesse_ 76 _The Lady Layonnesse cometh to the Pavilion of Sir Gareth_ 90 _Tail Piece_ 104 _How Sir Launcelot held discourse with ye Merry Minstrels_ 106 _Head Piece_ 107 _Sir Launcelot slayeth the Worm of Corbin_ 116 _Sir Launcelot confideth his Shield to Elaine the Fair_ 124
MinstrelsnounUS /ˈmɪnstrəlz/
plural of “minstrel” — a singer of folk songs
From this reading _The Lady Layonnesse_ 76 _The Lady Layonnesse cometh to the Pavilion of Sir Gareth_ 90 _Tail Piece_ 104 _How Sir Launcelot held discourse with ye Merry Minstrels_ 106 _Head Piece_ 107 _Sir Launcelot slayeth the Worm of Corbin_ 116 _Sir Launcelot confideth his Shield to Elaine the Fair_ 124
NATIVITYnounUS /nəˈtɪvəti/
the event of being born
From this reading THE NATIVITY OF GALAHAD Chapter First _How Sir Bors de Ganis and Sir Gawaine Went Forth in Search of Sir Launcelot.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE NATIVITY OF GALAHAD Chapter First _How Sir Bors de Ganis and Sir Gawaine Went Forth in Search of Sir Launcelot.
Orkney
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From this reading _Head Piece_ 11 _How Sir Launcelot rode errant in a cart_ 18 _The Damsel Elouise the Fair rescues Sir Launcelot_ 28 _Sir Gareth of Orkney_ 38 _Head Piece_ 39 _The Damsel Lynette_ 48 _Sir Gareth doeth Battle with the Knight of the River Ford_ 62
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading How They Parted Company, and What Befell Sir Gawaine Thereafter_ 311 Chapter Second _How Sir Bors and Sir Gawaine Came to a Priory in the Forest, and How Galahad Was Born at That Place_ 325 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS _The Lady Elaine the Fair_ _Frontispiece_ _PAGE_
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading How They Parted Company, and What Befell Sir Gawaine Thereafter_ 311 Chapter Second _How Sir Bors and Sir Gawaine Came to a Priory in the Forest, and How Galahad Was Born at That Place_ 325 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS _The Lady Elaine the Fair_ _Frontispiece_ _PAGE_
PavilionnounUS /pəˈvɪljən/
large and often sumptuous tent
From this reading _The Lady Layonnesse_ 76 _The Lady Layonnesse cometh to the Pavilion of Sir Gareth_ 90 _Tail Piece_ 104 _How Sir Launcelot held discourse with ye Merry Minstrels_ 106 _Head Piece_ 107 _Sir Launcelot slayeth the Worm of Corbin_ 116 _Sir Launcelot confideth his Shield to Elaine the Fair_ 124
a separate part of a whole
From this reading _Head Piece--Table of Contents_ v _Tail Piece--Table of Contents_ x _Head Piece--List of Illustrations_ xi _Tail Piece--List of Illustrations_ xii _Sir Mellegrans interrupts the sport of the Queen_ 2 _Head Piece--Prologue_ 3 _Tail Piece--Prologue_ 8 _Denneys and the Hermit help Sir Launcelot to his Armor_ 10
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading How They Parted Company, and What Befell Sir Gawaine Thereafter_ 311 Chapter Second _How Sir Bors and Sir Gawaine Came to a Priory in the Forest, and How Galahad Was Born at That Place_ 325 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS _The Lady Elaine the Fair_ _Frontispiece_ _PAGE_
PriorynounUS /ˈpraɪəri/
religious residence in a monastery governed by a prior or a convent governed by a prioress
From this reading How They Parted Company, and What Befell Sir Gawaine Thereafter_ 311 Chapter Second _How Sir Bors and Sir Gawaine Came to a Priory in the Forest, and How Galahad Was Born at That Place_ 325 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS _The Lady Elaine the Fair_ _Frontispiece_ _PAGE_
ProloguenounUS /ˈproʊlɑːɡ/
an introduction to a play
From this reading _Head Piece--Table of Contents_ v _Tail Piece--Table of Contents_ x _Head Piece--List of Illustrations_ xi _Tail Piece--List of Illustrations_ xii _Sir Mellegrans interrupts the sport of the Queen_ 2 _Head Piece--Prologue_ 3 _Tail Piece--Prologue_ 8 _Denneys and the Hermit help Sir Launcelot to his Armor_ 10
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading _Head Piece--Table of Contents_ v _Tail Piece--Table of Contents_ x _Head Piece--List of Illustrations_ xi _Tail Piece--List of Illustrations_ xii _Sir Mellegrans interrupts the sport of the Queen_ 2 _Head Piece--Prologue_ 3 _Tail Piece--Prologue_ 8 _Denneys and the Hermit help Sir Launcelot to his Armor_ 10
rescuesnounUS /ˈreskjuːz/
plural of “rescue” — recovery or preservation from loss or danger
From this reading _Head Piece_ 11 _How Sir Launcelot rode errant in a cart_ 18 _The Damsel Elouise the Fair rescues Sir Launcelot_ 28 _Sir Gareth of Orkney_ 38 _Head Piece_ 39 _The Damsel Lynette_ 48 _Sir Gareth doeth Battle with the Knight of the River Ford_ 62
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading _Head Piece_ 11 _How Sir Launcelot rode errant in a cart_ 18 _The Damsel Elouise the Fair rescues Sir Launcelot_ 28 _Sir Gareth of Orkney_ 38 _Head Piece_ 39 _The Damsel Lynette_ 48 _Sir Gareth doeth Battle with the Knight of the River Ford_ 62
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading _Head Piece_ 11 _How Sir Launcelot rode errant in a cart_ 18 _The Damsel Elouise the Fair rescues Sir Launcelot_ 28 _Sir Gareth of Orkney_ 38 _Head Piece_ 39 _The Damsel Lynette_ 48 _Sir Gareth doeth Battle with the Knight of the River Ford_ 62
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading THE NATIVITY OF GALAHAD Chapter First _How Sir Bors de Ganis and Sir Gawaine Went Forth in Search of Sir Launcelot.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading How They Parted Company, and What Befell Sir Gawaine Thereafter_ 311 Chapter Second _How Sir Bors and Sir Gawaine Came to a Priory in the Forest, and How Galahad Was Born at That Place_ 325 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS _The Lady Elaine the Fair_ _Frontispiece_ _PAGE_
ShieldnounUS /ʃiːld/
a protective covering or structure
From this reading _The Lady Layonnesse_ 76 _The Lady Layonnesse cometh to the Pavilion of Sir Gareth_ 90 _Tail Piece_ 104 _How Sir Launcelot held discourse with ye Merry Minstrels_ 106 _Head Piece_ 107 _Sir Launcelot slayeth the Worm of Corbin_ 116 _Sir Launcelot confideth his Shield to Elaine the Fair_ 124
term of address for a man
From this reading THE NATIVITY OF GALAHAD Chapter First _How Sir Bors de Ganis and Sir Gawaine Went Forth in Search of Sir Launcelot.
slayeth
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From this reading _The Lady Layonnesse_ 76 _The Lady Layonnesse cometh to the Pavilion of Sir Gareth_ 90 _Tail Piece_ 104 _How Sir Launcelot held discourse with ye Merry Minstrels_ 106 _Head Piece_ 107 _Sir Launcelot slayeth the Worm of Corbin_ 116 _Sir Launcelot confideth his Shield to Elaine the Fair_ 124
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading _Head Piece--Table of Contents_ v _Tail Piece--Table of Contents_ x _Head Piece--List of Illustrations_ xi _Tail Piece--List of Illustrations_ xii _Sir Mellegrans interrupts the sport of the Queen_ 2 _Head Piece--Prologue_ 3 _Tail Piece--Prologue_ 8 _Denneys and the Hermit help Sir Launcelot to his Armor_ 10
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading _Head Piece--Table of Contents_ v _Tail Piece--Table of Contents_ x _Head Piece--List of Illustrations_ xi _Tail Piece--List of Illustrations_ xii _Sir Mellegrans interrupts the sport of the Queen_ 2 _Head Piece--Prologue_ 3 _Tail Piece--Prologue_ 8 _Denneys and the Hermit help Sir Launcelot to his Armor_ 10
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading _Head Piece--Table of Contents_ v _Tail Piece--Table of Contents_ x _Head Piece--List of Illustrations_ xi _Tail Piece--List of Illustrations_ xii _Sir Mellegrans interrupts the sport of the Queen_ 2 _Head Piece--Prologue_ 3 _Tail Piece--Prologue_ 8 _Denneys and the Hermit help Sir Launcelot to his Armor_ 10
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How They Parted Company, and What Befell Sir Gawaine Thereafter_ 311 Chapter Second _How Sir Bors and Sir Gawaine Came to a Priory in the Forest, and How Galahad Was Born at That Place_ 325 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS _The Lady Elaine the Fair_ _Frontispiece_ _PAGE_
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NATIVITY OF GALAHAD Chapter First _How Sir Bors de Ganis and Sir Gawaine Went Forth in Search of Sir Launcelot.
ThereafteradverbUS /ðeˈræftər/
from that time on
From this reading How They Parted Company, and What Befell Sir Gawaine Thereafter_ 311 Chapter Second _How Sir Bors and Sir Gawaine Came to a Priory in the Forest, and How Galahad Was Born at That Place_ 325 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS _The Lady Elaine the Fair_ _Frontispiece_ _PAGE_
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How They Parted Company, and What Befell Sir Gawaine Thereafter_ 311 Chapter Second _How Sir Bors and Sir Gawaine Came to a Priory in the Forest, and How Galahad Was Born at That Place_ 325 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS _The Lady Elaine the Fair_ _Frontispiece_ _PAGE_
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How They Parted Company, and What Befell Sir Gawaine Thereafter_ 311 Chapter Second _How Sir Bors and Sir Gawaine Came to a Priory in the Forest, and How Galahad Was Born at That Place_ 325 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS _The Lady Elaine the Fair_ _Frontispiece_ _PAGE_
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading _Head Piece--Table of Contents_ v _Tail Piece--Table of Contents_ x _Head Piece--List of Illustrations_ xi _Tail Piece--List of Illustrations_ xii _Sir Mellegrans interrupts the sport of the Queen_ 2 _Head Piece--Prologue_ 3 _Tail Piece--Prologue_ 8 _Denneys and the Hermit help Sir Launcelot to his Armor_ 10
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How They Parted Company, and What Befell Sir Gawaine Thereafter_ 311 Chapter Second _How Sir Bors and Sir Gawaine Came to a Priory in the Forest, and How Galahad Was Born at That Place_ 325 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS _The Lady Elaine the Fair_ _Frontispiece_ _PAGE_
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE NATIVITY OF GALAHAD Chapter First _How Sir Bors de Ganis and Sir Gawaine Went Forth in Search of Sir Launcelot.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading How They Parted Company, and What Befell Sir Gawaine Thereafter_ 311 Chapter Second _How Sir Bors and Sir Gawaine Came to a Priory in the Forest, and How Galahad Was Born at That Place_ 325 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS _The Lady Elaine the Fair_ _Frontispiece_ _PAGE_
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Head Piece_ 11 _How Sir Launcelot rode errant in a cart_ 18 _The Damsel Elouise the Fair rescues Sir Launcelot_ 28 _Sir Gareth of Orkney_ 38 _Head Piece_ 39 _The Damsel Lynette_ 48 _Sir Gareth doeth Battle with the Knight of the River Ford_ 62
WormnounUS /wɜːrm/
any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae
From this reading _The Lady Layonnesse_ 76 _The Lady Layonnesse cometh to the Pavilion of Sir Gareth_ 90 _Tail Piece_ 104 _How Sir Launcelot held discourse with ye Merry Minstrels_ 106 _Head Piece_ 107 _Sir Launcelot slayeth the Worm of Corbin_ 116 _Sir Launcelot confideth his Shield to Elaine the Fair_ 124
xnounUS /eks/
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading _Head Piece--Table of Contents_ v _Tail Piece--Table of Contents_ x _Head Piece--List of Illustrations_ xi _Tail Piece--List of Illustrations_ xii _Sir Mellegrans interrupts the sport of the Queen_ 2 _Head Piece--Prologue_ 3 _Tail Piece--Prologue_ 8 _Denneys and the Hermit help Sir Launcelot to his Armor_ 10
xinounUS /ʃiː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and one
From this reading _Head Piece--Table of Contents_ v _Tail Piece--Table of Contents_ x _Head Piece--List of Illustrations_ xi _Tail Piece--List of Illustrations_ xii _Sir Mellegrans interrupts the sport of the Queen_ 2 _Head Piece--Prologue_ 3 _Tail Piece--Prologue_ 8 _Denneys and the Hermit help Sir Launcelot to his Armor_ 10
xiinoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading _Head Piece--Table of Contents_ v _Tail Piece--Table of Contents_ x _Head Piece--List of Illustrations_ xi _Tail Piece--List of Illustrations_ xii _Sir Mellegrans interrupts the sport of the Queen_ 2 _Head Piece--Prologue_ 3 _Tail Piece--Prologue_ 8 _Denneys and the Hermit help Sir Launcelot to his Armor_ 10
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading _The Lady Layonnesse_ 76 _The Lady Layonnesse cometh to the Pavilion of Sir Gareth_ 90 _Tail Piece_ 104 _How Sir Launcelot held discourse with ye Merry Minstrels_ 106 _Head Piece_ 107 _Sir Launcelot slayeth the Worm of Corbin_ 116 _Sir Launcelot confideth his Shield to Elaine the Fair_ 124
