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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 HOW SIR LAUNCELOT CAME INTO THE CHAPEL PERILOUS On a day as Sir Launcelot rode a great while in a deep forest, he was ware of an old manor beyond a bridge.
aggrieved
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From this reading "Why say ye so?" said Sir Launcelot; "I did never this knight any harm; therefore, fair lady, be not displeased with me, for I am full sore aggrieved at your grievance."
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Why say ye so?" said Sir Launcelot; "I did never this knight any harm; therefore, fair lady, be not displeased with me, for I am full sore aggrieved at your grievance."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading HOW SIR LAUNCELOT CAME INTO THE CHAPEL PERILOUS On a day as Sir Launcelot rode a great while in a deep forest, he was ware of an old manor beyond a bridge.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And he passed over the bridge, that was old and feeble, and came into a great hall, where he saw lie a dead knight, that was a seemly man.
any
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From this reading "Why say ye so?" said Sir Launcelot; "I did never this knight any harm; therefore, fair lady, be not displeased with me, for I am full sore aggrieved at your grievance."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading HOW SIR LAUNCELOT CAME INTO THE CHAPEL PERILOUS On a day as Sir Launcelot rode a great while in a deep forest, he was ware of an old manor beyond a bridge.
assure
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From this reading "Truly sir," she said, "I know it is not ye that have slain my husband, for he that did that deed is sore wounded, and he is never likely to recover; that I assure you."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Why say ye so?" said Sir Launcelot; "I did never this knight any harm; therefore, fair lady, be not displeased with me, for I am full sore aggrieved at your grievance."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Why say ye so?" said Sir Launcelot; "I did never this knight any harm; therefore, fair lady, be not displeased with me, for I am full sore aggrieved at your grievance."
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading HOW SIR LAUNCELOT CAME INTO THE CHAPEL PERILOUS On a day as Sir Launcelot rode a great while in a deep forest, he was ware of an old manor beyond a bridge.
bridge
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From this reading HOW SIR LAUNCELOT CAME INTO THE CHAPEL PERILOUS On a day as Sir Launcelot rode a great while in a deep forest, he was ware of an old manor beyond a bridge.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And therewithal came out a lady weeping and wringing her hands, and she said: "Oh, knight, too much sorrow hast thou brought me."
CAMEverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading HOW SIR LAUNCELOT CAME INTO THE CHAPEL PERILOUS On a day as Sir Launcelot rode a great while in a deep forest, he was ware of an old manor beyond a bridge.
CHAPEL
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From this reading HOW SIR LAUNCELOT CAME INTO THE CHAPEL PERILOUS On a day as Sir Launcelot rode a great while in a deep forest, he was ware of an old manor beyond a bridge.
day
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From this reading HOW SIR LAUNCELOT CAME INTO THE CHAPEL PERILOUS On a day as Sir Launcelot rode a great while in a deep forest, he was ware of an old manor beyond a bridge.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And he passed over the bridge, that was old and feeble, and came into a great hall, where he saw lie a dead knight, that was a seemly man.
deed
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From this reading "Truly sir," she said, "I know it is not ye that have slain my husband, for he that did that deed is sore wounded, and he is never likely to recover; that I assure you."
deep
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From this reading HOW SIR LAUNCELOT CAME INTO THE CHAPEL PERILOUS On a day as Sir Launcelot rode a great while in a deep forest, he was ware of an old manor beyond a bridge.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Why say ye so?" said Sir Launcelot; "I did never this knight any harm; therefore, fair lady, be not displeased with me, for I am full sore aggrieved at your grievance."
displeased
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From this reading "Why say ye so?" said Sir Launcelot; "I did never this knight any harm; therefore, fair lady, be not displeased with me, for I am full sore aggrieved at your grievance."
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Why say ye so?" said Sir Launcelot; "I did never this knight any harm; therefore, fair lady, be not displeased with me, for I am full sore aggrieved at your grievance."
feeble
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From this reading And he passed over the bridge, that was old and feeble, and came into a great hall, where he saw lie a dead knight, that was a seemly man.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Why say ye so?" said Sir Launcelot; "I did never this knight any harm; therefore, fair lady, be not displeased with me, for I am full sore aggrieved at your grievance."
forest
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From this reading HOW SIR LAUNCELOT CAME INTO THE CHAPEL PERILOUS On a day as Sir Launcelot rode a great while in a deep forest, he was ware of an old manor beyond a bridge.
full
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From this reading "Why say ye so?" said Sir Launcelot; "I did never this knight any harm; therefore, fair lady, be not displeased with me, for I am full sore aggrieved at your grievance."
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW SIR LAUNCELOT CAME INTO THE CHAPEL PERILOUS On a day as Sir Launcelot rode a great while in a deep forest, he was ware of an old manor beyond a bridge.
grievance
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From this reading "Why say ye so?" said Sir Launcelot; "I did never this knight any harm; therefore, fair lady, be not displeased with me, for I am full sore aggrieved at your grievance."
hall
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From this reading And he passed over the bridge, that was old and feeble, and came into a great hall, where he saw lie a dead knight, that was a seemly man.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading And therewithal came out a lady weeping and wringing her hands, and she said: "Oh, knight, too much sorrow hast thou brought me."
harm
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From this reading "Why say ye so?" said Sir Launcelot; "I did never this knight any harm; therefore, fair lady, be not displeased with me, for I am full sore aggrieved at your grievance."
hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading And therewithal came out a lady weeping and wringing her hands, and she said: "Oh, knight, too much sorrow hast thou brought me."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Truly sir," she said, "I know it is not ye that have slain my husband, for he that did that deed is sore wounded, and he is never likely to recover; that I assure you."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HOW SIR LAUNCELOT CAME INTO THE CHAPEL PERILOUS On a day as Sir Launcelot rode a great while in a deep forest, he was ware of an old manor beyond a bridge.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And therewithal came out a lady weeping and wringing her hands, and she said: "Oh, knight, too much sorrow hast thou brought me."
HOW
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From this reading HOW SIR LAUNCELOT CAME INTO THE CHAPEL PERILOUS On a day as Sir Launcelot rode a great while in a deep forest, he was ware of an old manor beyond a bridge.
husband
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From this reading "Truly sir," she said, "I know it is not ye that have slain my husband, for he that did that deed is sore wounded, and he is never likely to recover; that I assure you."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Why say ye so?" said Sir Launcelot; "I did never this knight any harm; therefore, fair lady, be not displeased with me, for I am full sore aggrieved at your grievance."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HOW SIR LAUNCELOT CAME INTO THE CHAPEL PERILOUS On a day as Sir Launcelot rode a great while in a deep forest, he was ware of an old manor beyond a bridge.
INTOprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading HOW SIR LAUNCELOT CAME INTO THE CHAPEL PERILOUS On a day as Sir Launcelot rode a great while in a deep forest, he was ware of an old manor beyond a bridge.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Truly sir," she said, "I know it is not ye that have slain my husband, for he that did that deed is sore wounded, and he is never likely to recover; that I assure you."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Truly sir," she said, "I know it is not ye that have slain my husband, for he that did that deed is sore wounded, and he is never likely to recover; that I assure you."
knight
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From this reading And he passed over the bridge, that was old and feeble, and came into a great hall, where he saw lie a dead knight, that was a seemly man.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Truly sir," she said, "I know it is not ye that have slain my husband, for he that did that deed is sore wounded, and he is never likely to recover; that I assure you."
lady
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From this reading And therewithal came out a lady weeping and wringing her hands, and she said: "Oh, knight, too much sorrow hast thou brought me."
LAUNCELOT
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From this reading HOW SIR LAUNCELOT CAME INTO THE CHAPEL PERILOUS On a day as Sir Launcelot rode a great while in a deep forest, he was ware of an old manor beyond a bridge.
lie
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From this reading And he passed over the bridge, that was old and feeble, and came into a great hall, where he saw lie a dead knight, that was a seemly man.
likely
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From this reading "Truly sir," she said, "I know it is not ye that have slain my husband, for he that did that deed is sore wounded, and he is never likely to recover; that I assure you."
man
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From this reading And he passed over the bridge, that was old and feeble, and came into a great hall, where he saw lie a dead knight, that was a seemly man.
manor
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From this reading HOW SIR LAUNCELOT CAME INTO THE CHAPEL PERILOUS On a day as Sir Launcelot rode a great while in a deep forest, he was ware of an old manor beyond a bridge.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And therewithal came out a lady weeping and wringing her hands, and she said: "Oh, knight, too much sorrow hast thou brought me."
much
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From this reading And therewithal came out a lady weeping and wringing her hands, and she said: "Oh, knight, too much sorrow hast thou brought me."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Truly sir," she said, "I know it is not ye that have slain my husband, for he that did that deed is sore wounded, and he is never likely to recover; that I assure you."
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Why say ye so?" said Sir Launcelot; "I did never this knight any harm; therefore, fair lady, be not displeased with me, for I am full sore aggrieved at your grievance."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Why say ye so?" said Sir Launcelot; "I did never this knight any harm; therefore, fair lady, be not displeased with me, for I am full sore aggrieved at your grievance."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOW SIR LAUNCELOT CAME INTO THE CHAPEL PERILOUS On a day as Sir Launcelot rode a great while in a deep forest, he was ware of an old manor beyond a bridge.
Oh
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From this reading And therewithal came out a lady weeping and wringing her hands, and she said: "Oh, knight, too much sorrow hast thou brought me."
old
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From this reading HOW SIR LAUNCELOT CAME INTO THE CHAPEL PERILOUS On a day as Sir Launcelot rode a great while in a deep forest, he was ware of an old manor beyond a bridge.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading HOW SIR LAUNCELOT CAME INTO THE CHAPEL PERILOUS On a day as Sir Launcelot rode a great while in a deep forest, he was ware of an old manor beyond a bridge.
out
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From this reading And therewithal came out a lady weeping and wringing her hands, and she said: "Oh, knight, too much sorrow hast thou brought me."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading And he passed over the bridge, that was old and feeble, and came into a great hall, where he saw lie a dead knight, that was a seemly man.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And he passed over the bridge, that was old and feeble, and came into a great hall, where he saw lie a dead knight, that was a seemly man.
PERILOUS
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From this reading HOW SIR LAUNCELOT CAME INTO THE CHAPEL PERILOUS On a day as Sir Launcelot rode a great while in a deep forest, he was ware of an old manor beyond a bridge.
recover
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From this reading "Truly sir," she said, "I know it is not ye that have slain my husband, for he that did that deed is sore wounded, and he is never likely to recover; that I assure you."
rode
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From this reading HOW SIR LAUNCELOT CAME INTO THE CHAPEL PERILOUS On a day as Sir Launcelot rode a great while in a deep forest, he was ware of an old manor beyond a bridge.
said
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From this reading And therewithal came out a lady weeping and wringing her hands, and she said: "Oh, knight, too much sorrow hast thou brought me."
saw
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From this reading And he passed over the bridge, that was old and feeble, and came into a great hall, where he saw lie a dead knight, that was a seemly man.
say
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From this reading "Why say ye so?" said Sir Launcelot; "I did never this knight any harm; therefore, fair lady, be not displeased with me, for I am full sore aggrieved at your grievance."
seemly
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From this reading And he passed over the bridge, that was old and feeble, and came into a great hall, where he saw lie a dead knight, that was a seemly man.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And therewithal came out a lady weeping and wringing her hands, and she said: "Oh, knight, too much sorrow hast thou brought me."
SIR
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From this reading HOW SIR LAUNCELOT CAME INTO THE CHAPEL PERILOUS On a day as Sir Launcelot rode a great while in a deep forest, he was ware of an old manor beyond a bridge.
slain
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From this reading "Truly sir," she said, "I know it is not ye that have slain my husband, for he that did that deed is sore wounded, and he is never likely to recover; that I assure you."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Why say ye so?" said Sir Launcelot; "I did never this knight any harm; therefore, fair lady, be not displeased with me, for I am full sore aggrieved at your grievance."
sore
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From this reading "Why say ye so?" said Sir Launcelot; "I did never this knight any harm; therefore, fair lady, be not displeased with me, for I am full sore aggrieved at your grievance."
sorrow
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From this reading And therewithal came out a lady weeping and wringing her hands, and she said: "Oh, knight, too much sorrow hast thou brought me."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And he passed over the bridge, that was old and feeble, and came into a great hall, where he saw lie a dead knight, that was a seemly man.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW SIR LAUNCELOT CAME INTO THE CHAPEL PERILOUS On a day as Sir Launcelot rode a great while in a deep forest, he was ware of an old manor beyond a bridge.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading "Why say ye so?" said Sir Launcelot; "I did never this knight any harm; therefore, fair lady, be not displeased with me, for I am full sore aggrieved at your grievance."
therewithal
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From this reading And therewithal came out a lady weeping and wringing her hands, and she said: "Oh, knight, too much sorrow hast thou brought me."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Why say ye so?" said Sir Launcelot; "I did never this knight any harm; therefore, fair lady, be not displeased with me, for I am full sore aggrieved at your grievance."
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading And therewithal came out a lady weeping and wringing her hands, and she said: "Oh, knight, too much sorrow hast thou brought me."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Truly sir," she said, "I know it is not ye that have slain my husband, for he that did that deed is sore wounded, and he is never likely to recover; that I assure you."
too
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From this reading And therewithal came out a lady weeping and wringing her hands, and she said: "Oh, knight, too much sorrow hast thou brought me."
Truly
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From this reading "Truly sir," she said, "I know it is not ye that have slain my husband, for he that did that deed is sore wounded, and he is never likely to recover; that I assure you."
ware
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From this reading HOW SIR LAUNCELOT CAME INTO THE CHAPEL PERILOUS On a day as Sir Launcelot rode a great while in a deep forest, he was ware of an old manor beyond a bridge.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOW SIR LAUNCELOT CAME INTO THE CHAPEL PERILOUS On a day as Sir Launcelot rode a great while in a deep forest, he was ware of an old manor beyond a bridge.
weeping
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From this reading And therewithal came out a lady weeping and wringing her hands, and she said: "Oh, knight, too much sorrow hast thou brought me."
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading And he passed over the bridge, that was old and feeble, and came into a great hall, where he saw lie a dead knight, that was a seemly man.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading HOW SIR LAUNCELOT CAME INTO THE CHAPEL PERILOUS On a day as Sir Launcelot rode a great while in a deep forest, he was ware of an old manor beyond a bridge.
Why
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From this reading "Why say ye so?" said Sir Launcelot; "I did never this knight any harm; therefore, fair lady, be not displeased with me, for I am full sore aggrieved at your grievance."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Why say ye so?" said Sir Launcelot; "I did never this knight any harm; therefore, fair lady, be not displeased with me, for I am full sore aggrieved at your grievance."
wounded
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From this reading "Truly sir," she said, "I know it is not ye that have slain my husband, for he that did that deed is sore wounded, and he is never likely to recover; that I assure you."
wringing
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From this reading And therewithal came out a lady weeping and wringing her hands, and she said: "Oh, knight, too much sorrow hast thou brought me."
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "Why say ye so?" said Sir Launcelot; "I did never this knight any harm; therefore, fair lady, be not displeased with me, for I am full sore aggrieved at your grievance."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Truly sir," she said, "I know it is not ye that have slain my husband, for he that did that deed is sore wounded, and he is never likely to recover; that I assure you."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why say ye so?" said Sir Launcelot; "I did never this knight any harm; therefore, fair lady, be not displeased with me, for I am full sore aggrieved at your grievance."
