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Chapter 15, section 1: HOW A KITCHEN-PAGE CAME TO HONOUR Arthur was holding the high feast of Pentecost at a city and castle called in those days Kink-Kenadon, upon the sands nigh Wales, and he sat at me
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HOW A KITCHEN-PAGE CAME TO HONOUR Arthur was holding the high feast of Pentecost at a city and castle called in those days Kink-Kenadon, upon the sands nigh Wales, and he sat at meat with all the knights of the Round Table.
Then came into the hall two men well beseen and richly, and upon their shoulders there leaned the goodliest young man and the fairest that ever any of the knights had seen.
He was higher than the other two by a foot and a half, broad in the shoulders, well visaged, and the fairest and largest handed that ever man saw; but he acted as though he might not walk nor support himself unless he leaned upon their shoulders.
They went with him right unto the high dais without saying of any words.
Then this much young man pulled himself away, and easily stretched up straight, saying: "King Arthur, God you bless and all your fair fellowship of the Round Table.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table

Chapter XV

Reading 1/17 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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HOW A KITCHEN-PAGE CAME TO HONOUR Arthur was holding the high feast of Pentecost at a city and castle called in those days Kink-Kenadon, upon the sands nigh Wales, and he sat at meat with all the knights of the Round Table.
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Then came into the hall two men well beseen and richly, and upon their shoulders there leaned the goodliest young man and the fairest that ever any of the knights had seen.
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He was higher than the other two by a foot and a half, broad in the shoulders, well visaged, and the fairest and largest handed that ever man saw; but he acted as though he might not walk nor support himself unless he leaned upon their shoulders.
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They went with him right unto the high dais without saying of any words.
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Then this much young man pulled himself away, and easily stretched up straight, saying: "King Arthur, God you bless and all your fair fellowship of the Round Table.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

came verb US /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading “HOW A KITCHEN-PAGE CAME TO HONOUR Arthur was holding the high feast of Pentecost at a city and castle called in those days Kink-Kenadon, upon the sands nigh Wales, and he sat at meat with all the knights of the Round Table.”

Collocations
HOW AA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
A KITCHEN-PAGEA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
All words in this reading · 102

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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 A KITCHEN-PAGE CAME TO HONOUR Arthur was holding the high feast of Pentecost at a city and castle called in those days Kink-Kenadon, upon the sands nigh Wales, and he sat at meat with all the knights of the Round Table.

acted

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From this reading He was higher than the other two by a foot and a half, broad in the shoulders, well visaged, and the fairest and largest handed that ever man saw; but he acted as though he might not walk nor support himself unless he leaned upon their shoulders.

all

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From this reading HOW A KITCHEN-PAGE CAME TO HONOUR Arthur was holding the high feast of Pentecost at a city and castle called in those days Kink-Kenadon, upon the sands nigh Wales, and he sat at meat with all the knights of the Round Table.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading HOW A KITCHEN-PAGE CAME TO HONOUR Arthur was holding the high feast of Pentecost at a city and castle called in those days Kink-Kenadon, upon the sands nigh Wales, and he sat at meat with all the knights of the Round Table.

any

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From this reading Then came into the hall two men well beseen and richly, and upon their shoulders there leaned the goodliest young man and the fairest that ever any of the knights had seen.

Arthur

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From this reading HOW A KITCHEN-PAGE CAME TO HONOUR Arthur was holding the high feast of Pentecost at a city and castle called in those days Kink-Kenadon, upon the sands nigh Wales, and he sat at meat with all the knights of the Round Table.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading He was higher than the other two by a foot and a half, broad in the shoulders, well visaged, and the fairest and largest handed that ever man saw; but he acted as though he might not walk nor support himself unless he leaned upon their shoulders.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading HOW A KITCHEN-PAGE CAME TO HONOUR Arthur was holding the high feast of Pentecost at a city and castle called in those days Kink-Kenadon, upon the sands nigh Wales, and he sat at meat with all the knights of the Round Table.

away

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From this reading Then this much young man pulled himself away, and easily stretched up straight, saying: "King Arthur, God you bless and all your fair fellowship of the Round Table.

beseen

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From this reading Then came into the hall two men well beseen and richly, and upon their shoulders there leaned the goodliest young man and the fairest that ever any of the knights had seen.

bless

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From this reading Then this much young man pulled himself away, and easily stretched up straight, saying: "King Arthur, God you bless and all your fair fellowship of the Round Table.

broad

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From this reading He was higher than the other two by a foot and a half, broad in the shoulders, well visaged, and the fairest and largest handed that ever man saw; but he acted as though he might not walk nor support himself unless he leaned upon their shoulders.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading He was higher than the other two by a foot and a half, broad in the shoulders, well visaged, and the fairest and largest handed that ever man saw; but he acted as though he might not walk nor support himself unless he leaned upon their shoulders.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading He was higher than the other two by a foot and a half, broad in the shoulders, well visaged, and the fairest and largest handed that ever man saw; but he acted as though he might not walk nor support himself unless he leaned upon their shoulders.

called

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From this reading HOW A KITCHEN-PAGE CAME TO HONOUR Arthur was holding the high feast of Pentecost at a city and castle called in those days Kink-Kenadon, upon the sands nigh Wales, and he sat at meat with all the knights of the Round Table.

CAMEverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading HOW A KITCHEN-PAGE CAME TO HONOUR Arthur was holding the high feast of Pentecost at a city and castle called in those days Kink-Kenadon, upon the sands nigh Wales, and he sat at meat with all the knights of the Round Table.

castle

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From this reading HOW A KITCHEN-PAGE CAME TO HONOUR Arthur was holding the high feast of Pentecost at a city and castle called in those days Kink-Kenadon, upon the sands nigh Wales, and he sat at meat with all the knights of the Round Table.

city

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From this reading HOW A KITCHEN-PAGE CAME TO HONOUR Arthur was holding the high feast of Pentecost at a city and castle called in those days Kink-Kenadon, upon the sands nigh Wales, and he sat at meat with all the knights of the Round Table.

dais

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From this reading They went with him right unto the high dais without saying of any words.

days

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From this reading HOW A KITCHEN-PAGE CAME TO HONOUR Arthur was holding the high feast of Pentecost at a city and castle called in those days Kink-Kenadon, upon the sands nigh Wales, and he sat at meat with all the knights of the Round Table.

easily

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From this reading Then this much young man pulled himself away, and easily stretched up straight, saying: "King Arthur, God you bless and all your fair fellowship of the Round Table.

evernounUS /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Then came into the hall two men well beseen and richly, and upon their shoulders there leaned the goodliest young man and the fairest that ever any of the knights had seen.

fairnounUS /fair/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Then this much young man pulled himself away, and easily stretched up straight, saying: "King Arthur, God you bless and all your fair fellowship of the Round Table.

fairest

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From this reading Then came into the hall two men well beseen and richly, and upon their shoulders there leaned the goodliest young man and the fairest that ever any of the knights had seen.

feast

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From this reading HOW A KITCHEN-PAGE CAME TO HONOUR Arthur was holding the high feast of Pentecost at a city and castle called in those days Kink-Kenadon, upon the sands nigh Wales, and he sat at meat with all the knights of the Round Table.

fellowship

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From this reading Then this much young man pulled himself away, and easily stretched up straight, saying: "King Arthur, God you bless and all your fair fellowship of the Round Table.

footnounUS /foot/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He was higher than the other two by a foot and a half, broad in the shoulders, well visaged, and the fairest and largest handed that ever man saw; but he acted as though he might not walk nor support himself unless he leaned upon their shoulders.

God

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From this reading Then this much young man pulled himself away, and easily stretched up straight, saying: "King Arthur, God you bless and all your fair fellowship of the Round Table.

goodliest

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From this reading Then came into the hall two men well beseen and richly, and upon their shoulders there leaned the goodliest young man and the fairest that ever any of the knights had seen.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Then came into the hall two men well beseen and richly, and upon their shoulders there leaned the goodliest young man and the fairest that ever any of the knights had seen.

halfnounUS /half/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He was higher than the other two by a foot and a half, broad in the shoulders, well visaged, and the fairest and largest handed that ever man saw; but he acted as though he might not walk nor support himself unless he leaned upon their shoulders.

hall

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From this reading Then came into the hall two men well beseen and richly, and upon their shoulders there leaned the goodliest young man and the fairest that ever any of the knights had seen.

handed

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From this reading He was higher than the other two by a foot and a half, broad in the shoulders, well visaged, and the fairest and largest handed that ever man saw; but he acted as though he might not walk nor support himself unless he leaned upon their shoulders.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading HOW A KITCHEN-PAGE CAME TO HONOUR Arthur was holding the high feast of Pentecost at a city and castle called in those days Kink-Kenadon, upon the sands nigh Wales, and he sat at meat with all the knights of the Round Table.

high

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From this reading HOW A KITCHEN-PAGE CAME TO HONOUR Arthur was holding the high feast of Pentecost at a city and castle called in those days Kink-Kenadon, upon the sands nigh Wales, and he sat at meat with all the knights of the Round Table.

higher

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From this reading He was higher than the other two by a foot and a half, broad in the shoulders, well visaged, and the fairest and largest handed that ever man saw; but he acted as though he might not walk nor support himself unless he leaned upon their shoulders.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading They went with him right unto the high dais without saying of any words.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading He was higher than the other two by a foot and a half, broad in the shoulders, well visaged, and the fairest and largest handed that ever man saw; but he acted as though he might not walk nor support himself unless he leaned upon their shoulders.

holding

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From this reading HOW A KITCHEN-PAGE CAME TO HONOUR Arthur was holding the high feast of Pentecost at a city and castle called in those days Kink-Kenadon, upon the sands nigh Wales, and he sat at meat with all the knights of the Round Table.

HONOUR

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From this reading HOW A KITCHEN-PAGE CAME TO HONOUR Arthur was holding the high feast of Pentecost at a city and castle called in those days Kink-Kenadon, upon the sands nigh Wales, and he sat at meat with all the knights of the Round Table.

HOW

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From this reading HOW A KITCHEN-PAGE CAME TO HONOUR Arthur was holding the high feast of Pentecost at a city and castle called in those days Kink-Kenadon, upon the sands nigh Wales, and he sat at meat with all the knights of the Round Table.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading HOW A KITCHEN-PAGE CAME TO HONOUR Arthur was holding the high feast of Pentecost at a city and castle called in those days Kink-Kenadon, upon the sands nigh Wales, and he sat at meat with all the knights of the Round Table.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Then came into the hall two men well beseen and richly, and upon their shoulders there leaned the goodliest young man and the fairest that ever any of the knights had seen.

King

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From this reading Then this much young man pulled himself away, and easily stretched up straight, saying: "King Arthur, God you bless and all your fair fellowship of the Round Table.

Kink-Kenadon

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From this reading HOW A KITCHEN-PAGE CAME TO HONOUR Arthur was holding the high feast of Pentecost at a city and castle called in those days Kink-Kenadon, upon the sands nigh Wales, and he sat at meat with all the knights of the Round Table.

KITCHEN-PAGE

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From this reading HOW A KITCHEN-PAGE CAME TO HONOUR Arthur was holding the high feast of Pentecost at a city and castle called in those days Kink-Kenadon, upon the sands nigh Wales, and he sat at meat with all the knights of the Round Table.

knights

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From this reading HOW A KITCHEN-PAGE CAME TO HONOUR Arthur was holding the high feast of Pentecost at a city and castle called in those days Kink-Kenadon, upon the sands nigh Wales, and he sat at meat with all the knights of the Round Table.

largest

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From this reading He was higher than the other two by a foot and a half, broad in the shoulders, well visaged, and the fairest and largest handed that ever man saw; but he acted as though he might not walk nor support himself unless he leaned upon their shoulders.

leaned

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From this reading Then came into the hall two men well beseen and richly, and upon their shoulders there leaned the goodliest young man and the fairest that ever any of the knights had seen.

man

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From this reading Then came into the hall two men well beseen and richly, and upon their shoulders there leaned the goodliest young man and the fairest that ever any of the knights had seen.

meat

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From this reading HOW A KITCHEN-PAGE CAME TO HONOUR Arthur was holding the high feast of Pentecost at a city and castle called in those days Kink-Kenadon, upon the sands nigh Wales, and he sat at meat with all the knights of the Round Table.

men

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From this reading Then came into the hall two men well beseen and richly, and upon their shoulders there leaned the goodliest young man and the fairest that ever any of the knights had seen.

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading He was higher than the other two by a foot and a half, broad in the shoulders, well visaged, and the fairest and largest handed that ever man saw; but he acted as though he might not walk nor support himself unless he leaned upon their shoulders.

much

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From this reading Then this much young man pulled himself away, and easily stretched up straight, saying: "King Arthur, God you bless and all your fair fellowship of the Round Table.

nigh

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From this reading HOW A KITCHEN-PAGE CAME TO HONOUR Arthur was holding the high feast of Pentecost at a city and castle called in those days Kink-Kenadon, upon the sands nigh Wales, and he sat at meat with all the knights of the Round Table.

norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading He was higher than the other two by a foot and a half, broad in the shoulders, well visaged, and the fairest and largest handed that ever man saw; but he acted as though he might not walk nor support himself unless he leaned upon their shoulders.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading He was higher than the other two by a foot and a half, broad in the shoulders, well visaged, and the fairest and largest handed that ever man saw; but he acted as though he might not walk nor support himself unless he leaned upon their shoulders.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading HOW A KITCHEN-PAGE CAME TO HONOUR Arthur was holding the high feast of Pentecost at a city and castle called in those days Kink-Kenadon, upon the sands nigh Wales, and he sat at meat with all the knights of the Round Table.

other

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From this reading He was higher than the other two by a foot and a half, broad in the shoulders, well visaged, and the fairest and largest handed that ever man saw; but he acted as though he might not walk nor support himself unless he leaned upon their shoulders.

Pentecost

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From this reading HOW A KITCHEN-PAGE CAME TO HONOUR Arthur was holding the high feast of Pentecost at a city and castle called in those days Kink-Kenadon, upon the sands nigh Wales, and he sat at meat with all the knights of the Round Table.

pullednounUS /pulled/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Then this much young man pulled himself away, and easily stretched up straight, saying: "King Arthur, God you bless and all your fair fellowship of the Round Table.

richly

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From this reading Then came into the hall two men well beseen and richly, and upon their shoulders there leaned the goodliest young man and the fairest that ever any of the knights had seen.

rightnounUS /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading They went with him right unto the high dais without saying of any words.

Round

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From this reading HOW A KITCHEN-PAGE CAME TO HONOUR Arthur was holding the high feast of Pentecost at a city and castle called in those days Kink-Kenadon, upon the sands nigh Wales, and he sat at meat with all the knights of the Round Table.

sands

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From this reading HOW A KITCHEN-PAGE CAME TO HONOUR Arthur was holding the high feast of Pentecost at a city and castle called in those days Kink-Kenadon, upon the sands nigh Wales, and he sat at meat with all the knights of the Round Table.

sat

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From this reading HOW A KITCHEN-PAGE CAME TO HONOUR Arthur was holding the high feast of Pentecost at a city and castle called in those days Kink-Kenadon, upon the sands nigh Wales, and he sat at meat with all the knights of the Round Table.

saw

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From this reading He was higher than the other two by a foot and a half, broad in the shoulders, well visaged, and the fairest and largest handed that ever man saw; but he acted as though he might not walk nor support himself unless he leaned upon their shoulders.

saying

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From this reading They went with him right unto the high dais without saying of any words.

seen

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From this reading Then came into the hall two men well beseen and richly, and upon their shoulders there leaned the goodliest young man and the fairest that ever any of the knights had seen.

shoulders

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From this reading Then came into the hall two men well beseen and richly, and upon their shoulders there leaned the goodliest young man and the fairest that ever any of the knights had seen.

straight

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From this reading Then this much young man pulled himself away, and easily stretched up straight, saying: "King Arthur, God you bless and all your fair fellowship of the Round Table.

stretched

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From this reading Then this much young man pulled himself away, and easily stretched up straight, saying: "King Arthur, God you bless and all your fair fellowship of the Round Table.

supportverbUS /səˈpɔːrt/

to provide what someone needs in order to live

From this reading He was higher than the other two by a foot and a half, broad in the shoulders, well visaged, and the fairest and largest handed that ever man saw; but he acted as though he might not walk nor support himself unless he leaned upon their shoulders.

Table

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From this reading HOW A KITCHEN-PAGE CAME TO HONOUR Arthur was holding the high feast of Pentecost at a city and castle called in those days Kink-Kenadon, upon the sands nigh Wales, and he sat at meat with all the knights of the Round Table.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading He was higher than the other two by a foot and a half, broad in the shoulders, well visaged, and the fairest and largest handed that ever man saw; but he acted as though he might not walk nor support himself unless he leaned upon their shoulders.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Then came into the hall two men well beseen and richly, and upon their shoulders there leaned the goodliest young man and the fairest that ever any of the knights had seen.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading HOW A KITCHEN-PAGE CAME TO HONOUR Arthur was holding the high feast of Pentecost at a city and castle called in those days Kink-Kenadon, upon the sands nigh Wales, and he sat at meat with all the knights of the Round Table.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Then came into the hall two men well beseen and richly, and upon their shoulders there leaned the goodliest young man and the fairest that ever any of the knights had seen.

Then

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From this reading Then came into the hall two men well beseen and richly, and upon their shoulders there leaned the goodliest young man and the fairest that ever any of the knights had seen.

there

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From this reading Then came into the hall two men well beseen and richly, and upon their shoulders there leaned the goodliest young man and the fairest that ever any of the knights had seen.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They went with him right unto the high dais without saying of any words.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Then this much young man pulled himself away, and easily stretched up straight, saying: "King Arthur, God you bless and all your fair fellowship of the Round Table.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading HOW A KITCHEN-PAGE CAME TO HONOUR Arthur was holding the high feast of Pentecost at a city and castle called in those days Kink-Kenadon, upon the sands nigh Wales, and he sat at meat with all the knights of the Round Table.

thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading He was higher than the other two by a foot and a half, broad in the shoulders, well visaged, and the fairest and largest handed that ever man saw; but he acted as though he might not walk nor support himself unless he leaned upon their shoulders.

TOparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading HOW A KITCHEN-PAGE CAME TO HONOUR Arthur was holding the high feast of Pentecost at a city and castle called in those days Kink-Kenadon, upon the sands nigh Wales, and he sat at meat with all the knights of the Round Table.

two

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From this reading Then came into the hall two men well beseen and richly, and upon their shoulders there leaned the goodliest young man and the fairest that ever any of the knights had seen.

unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/

except if; if not

From this reading He was higher than the other two by a foot and a half, broad in the shoulders, well visaged, and the fairest and largest handed that ever man saw; but he acted as though he might not walk nor support himself unless he leaned upon their shoulders.

untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/

an old word for “to”

From this reading They went with him right unto the high dais without saying of any words.

up

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From this reading Then this much young man pulled himself away, and easily stretched up straight, saying: "King Arthur, God you bless and all your fair fellowship of the Round Table.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading HOW A KITCHEN-PAGE CAME TO HONOUR Arthur was holding the high feast of Pentecost at a city and castle called in those days Kink-Kenadon, upon the sands nigh Wales, and he sat at meat with all the knights of the Round Table.

visaged

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From this reading He was higher than the other two by a foot and a half, broad in the shoulders, well visaged, and the fairest and largest handed that ever man saw; but he acted as though he might not walk nor support himself unless he leaned upon their shoulders.

Wales

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From this reading HOW A KITCHEN-PAGE CAME TO HONOUR Arthur was holding the high feast of Pentecost at a city and castle called in those days Kink-Kenadon, upon the sands nigh Wales, and he sat at meat with all the knights of the Round Table.

walk

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From this reading He was higher than the other two by a foot and a half, broad in the shoulders, well visaged, and the fairest and largest handed that ever man saw; but he acted as though he might not walk nor support himself unless he leaned upon their shoulders.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading HOW A KITCHEN-PAGE CAME TO HONOUR Arthur was holding the high feast of Pentecost at a city and castle called in those days Kink-Kenadon, upon the sands nigh Wales, and he sat at meat with all the knights of the Round Table.

well

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From this reading Then came into the hall two men well beseen and richly, and upon their shoulders there leaned the goodliest young man and the fairest that ever any of the knights had seen.

wentnounUS /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading They went with him right unto the high dais without saying of any words.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading HOW A KITCHEN-PAGE CAME TO HONOUR Arthur was holding the high feast of Pentecost at a city and castle called in those days Kink-Kenadon, upon the sands nigh Wales, and he sat at meat with all the knights of the Round Table.

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading They went with him right unto the high dais without saying of any words.

words

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From this reading They went with him right unto the high dais without saying of any words.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Then this much young man pulled himself away, and easily stretched up straight, saying: "King Arthur, God you bless and all your fair fellowship of the Round Table.

young

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From this reading Then came into the hall two men well beseen and richly, and upon their shoulders there leaned the goodliest young man and the fairest that ever any of the knights had seen.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Then this much young man pulled himself away, and easily stretched up straight, saying: "King Arthur, God you bless and all your fair fellowship of the Round Table.