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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 These three brethren told King Arthur how they were overcome by a knight that a damsel had with her, and called him Fair-hands.
all
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From this reading And there came the Green Knight with his fifty knights, and they yielded themselves all unto King Arthur.
Also
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From this reading Also there came the Blue Knight, brother to them, and his hundred knights, and yielded themselves.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW SIR GARETH RETURNED TO THE COURT OF KING ARTHUR Now leave we Sir Gareth there with Sir Gringamore and his sisters, Liones and Linet, and turn we unto King Arthur that held the next feast of Pentecost at Carlion.
ARTHUR
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From this reading HOW SIR GARETH RETURNED TO THE COURT OF KING ARTHUR Now leave we Sir Gareth there with Sir Gringamore and his sisters, Liones and Linet, and turn we unto King Arthur that held the next feast of Pentecost at Carlion.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading HOW SIR GARETH RETURNED TO THE COURT OF KING ARTHUR Now leave we Sir Gareth there with Sir Gringamore and his sisters, Liones and Linet, and turn we unto King Arthur that held the next feast of Pentecost at Carlion.
Blue
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From this reading Also there came the Blue Knight, brother to them, and his hundred knights, and yielded themselves.
brethren
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From this reading These three brethren told King Arthur how they were overcome by a knight that a damsel had with her, and called him Fair-hands.
brother
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From this reading And so there came the Red Knight, his brother, and yielded himself and three-score knights with him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading These three brethren told King Arthur how they were overcome by a knight that a damsel had with her, and called him Fair-hands.
called
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From this reading These three brethren told King Arthur how they were overcome by a knight that a damsel had with her, and called him Fair-hands.
came
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From this reading And there came the Green Knight with his fifty knights, and they yielded themselves all unto King Arthur.
Carlion
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From this reading HOW SIR GARETH RETURNED TO THE COURT OF KING ARTHUR Now leave we Sir Gareth there with Sir Gringamore and his sisters, Liones and Linet, and turn we unto King Arthur that held the next feast of Pentecost at Carlion.
COURTnounUS /kɔːrt/
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading HOW SIR GARETH RETURNED TO THE COURT OF KING ARTHUR Now leave we Sir Gareth there with Sir Gringamore and his sisters, Liones and Linet, and turn we unto King Arthur that held the next feast of Pentecost at Carlion.
damsel
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From this reading These three brethren told King Arthur how they were overcome by a knight that a damsel had with her, and called him Fair-hands.
Fair-hands
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From this reading These three brethren told King Arthur how they were overcome by a knight that a damsel had with her, and called him Fair-hands.
feast
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From this reading HOW SIR GARETH RETURNED TO THE COURT OF KING ARTHUR Now leave we Sir Gareth there with Sir Gringamore and his sisters, Liones and Linet, and turn we unto King Arthur that held the next feast of Pentecost at Carlion.
fifty
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From this reading And there came the Green Knight with his fifty knights, and they yielded themselves all unto King Arthur.
GARETH
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From this reading HOW SIR GARETH RETURNED TO THE COURT OF KING ARTHUR Now leave we Sir Gareth there with Sir Gringamore and his sisters, Liones and Linet, and turn we unto King Arthur that held the next feast of Pentecost at Carlion.
Green
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From this reading And there came the Green Knight with his fifty knights, and they yielded themselves all unto King Arthur.
Gringamore
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From this reading HOW SIR GARETH RETURNED TO THE COURT OF KING ARTHUR Now leave we Sir Gareth there with Sir Gringamore and his sisters, Liones and Linet, and turn we unto King Arthur that held the next feast of Pentecost at Carlion.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading These three brethren told King Arthur how they were overcome by a knight that a damsel had with her, and called him Fair-hands.
held
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From this reading HOW SIR GARETH RETURNED TO THE COURT OF KING ARTHUR Now leave we Sir Gareth there with Sir Gringamore and his sisters, Liones and Linet, and turn we unto King Arthur that held the next feast of Pentecost at Carlion.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading These three brethren told King Arthur how they were overcome by a knight that a damsel had with her, and called him Fair-hands.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And so there came the Red Knight, his brother, and yielded himself and three-score knights with him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading And so there came the Red Knight, his brother, and yielded himself and three-score knights with him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HOW SIR GARETH RETURNED TO THE COURT OF KING ARTHUR Now leave we Sir Gareth there with Sir Gringamore and his sisters, Liones and Linet, and turn we unto King Arthur that held the next feast of Pentecost at Carlion.
HOW
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From this reading HOW SIR GARETH RETURNED TO THE COURT OF KING ARTHUR Now leave we Sir Gareth there with Sir Gringamore and his sisters, Liones and Linet, and turn we unto King Arthur that held the next feast of Pentecost at Carlion.
hundred
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From this reading Also there came the Blue Knight, brother to them, and his hundred knights, and yielded themselves.
KING
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From this reading HOW SIR GARETH RETURNED TO THE COURT OF KING ARTHUR Now leave we Sir Gareth there with Sir Gringamore and his sisters, Liones and Linet, and turn we unto King Arthur that held the next feast of Pentecost at Carlion.
Knight
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From this reading And there came the Green Knight with his fifty knights, and they yielded themselves all unto King Arthur.
knights
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From this reading And there came the Green Knight with his fifty knights, and they yielded themselves all unto King Arthur.
leave
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From this reading HOW SIR GARETH RETURNED TO THE COURT OF KING ARTHUR Now leave we Sir Gareth there with Sir Gringamore and his sisters, Liones and Linet, and turn we unto King Arthur that held the next feast of Pentecost at Carlion.
Linet
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From this reading HOW SIR GARETH RETURNED TO THE COURT OF KING ARTHUR Now leave we Sir Gareth there with Sir Gringamore and his sisters, Liones and Linet, and turn we unto King Arthur that held the next feast of Pentecost at Carlion.
Liones
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From this reading HOW SIR GARETH RETURNED TO THE COURT OF KING ARTHUR Now leave we Sir Gareth there with Sir Gringamore and his sisters, Liones and Linet, and turn we unto King Arthur that held the next feast of Pentecost at Carlion.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW SIR GARETH RETURNED TO THE COURT OF KING ARTHUR Now leave we Sir Gareth there with Sir Gringamore and his sisters, Liones and Linet, and turn we unto King Arthur that held the next feast of Pentecost at Carlion.
Now
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From this reading HOW SIR GARETH RETURNED TO THE COURT OF KING ARTHUR Now leave we Sir Gareth there with Sir Gringamore and his sisters, Liones and Linet, and turn we unto King Arthur that held the next feast of Pentecost at Carlion.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOW SIR GARETH RETURNED TO THE COURT OF KING ARTHUR Now leave we Sir Gareth there with Sir Gringamore and his sisters, Liones and Linet, and turn we unto King Arthur that held the next feast of Pentecost at Carlion.
overcome
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From this reading These three brethren told King Arthur how they were overcome by a knight that a damsel had with her, and called him Fair-hands.
Pentecost
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From this reading HOW SIR GARETH RETURNED TO THE COURT OF KING ARTHUR Now leave we Sir Gareth there with Sir Gringamore and his sisters, Liones and Linet, and turn we unto King Arthur that held the next feast of Pentecost at Carlion.
Red
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From this reading And so there came the Red Knight, his brother, and yielded himself and three-score knights with him.
RETURNEDnounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading HOW SIR GARETH RETURNED TO THE COURT OF KING ARTHUR Now leave we Sir Gareth there with Sir Gringamore and his sisters, Liones and Linet, and turn we unto King Arthur that held the next feast of Pentecost at Carlion.
SIR
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From this reading HOW SIR GARETH RETURNED TO THE COURT OF KING ARTHUR Now leave we Sir Gareth there with Sir Gringamore and his sisters, Liones and Linet, and turn we unto King Arthur that held the next feast of Pentecost at Carlion.
sisters
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From this reading HOW SIR GARETH RETURNED TO THE COURT OF KING ARTHUR Now leave we Sir Gareth there with Sir Gringamore and his sisters, Liones and Linet, and turn we unto King Arthur that held the next feast of Pentecost at Carlion.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so there came the Red Knight, his brother, and yielded himself and three-score knights with him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading HOW SIR GARETH RETURNED TO THE COURT OF KING ARTHUR Now leave we Sir Gareth there with Sir Gringamore and his sisters, Liones and Linet, and turn we unto King Arthur that held the next feast of Pentecost at Carlion.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW SIR GARETH RETURNED TO THE COURT OF KING ARTHUR Now leave we Sir Gareth there with Sir Gringamore and his sisters, Liones and Linet, and turn we unto King Arthur that held the next feast of Pentecost at Carlion.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Also there came the Blue Knight, brother to them, and his hundred knights, and yielded themselves.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading And there came the Green Knight with his fifty knights, and they yielded themselves all unto King Arthur.
there
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From this reading HOW SIR GARETH RETURNED TO THE COURT OF KING ARTHUR Now leave we Sir Gareth there with Sir Gringamore and his sisters, Liones and Linet, and turn we unto King Arthur that held the next feast of Pentecost at Carlion.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These three brethren told King Arthur how they were overcome by a knight that a damsel had with her, and called him Fair-hands.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And there came the Green Knight with his fifty knights, and they yielded themselves all unto King Arthur.
three
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From this reading These three brethren told King Arthur how they were overcome by a knight that a damsel had with her, and called him Fair-hands.
three-score
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From this reading And so there came the Red Knight, his brother, and yielded himself and three-score knights with him.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOW SIR GARETH RETURNED TO THE COURT OF KING ARTHUR Now leave we Sir Gareth there with Sir Gringamore and his sisters, Liones and Linet, and turn we unto King Arthur that held the next feast of Pentecost at Carlion.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These three brethren told King Arthur how they were overcome by a knight that a damsel had with her, and called him Fair-hands.
turn
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From this reading HOW SIR GARETH RETURNED TO THE COURT OF KING ARTHUR Now leave we Sir Gareth there with Sir Gringamore and his sisters, Liones and Linet, and turn we unto King Arthur that held the next feast of Pentecost at Carlion.
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading HOW SIR GARETH RETURNED TO THE COURT OF KING ARTHUR Now leave we Sir Gareth there with Sir Gringamore and his sisters, Liones and Linet, and turn we unto King Arthur that held the next feast of Pentecost at Carlion.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading HOW SIR GARETH RETURNED TO THE COURT OF KING ARTHUR Now leave we Sir Gareth there with Sir Gringamore and his sisters, Liones and Linet, and turn we unto King Arthur that held the next feast of Pentecost at Carlion.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These three brethren told King Arthur how they were overcome by a knight that a damsel had with her, and called him Fair-hands.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading HOW SIR GARETH RETURNED TO THE COURT OF KING ARTHUR Now leave we Sir Gareth there with Sir Gringamore and his sisters, Liones and Linet, and turn we unto King Arthur that held the next feast of Pentecost at Carlion.
yielded
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From this reading And there came the Green Knight with his fifty knights, and they yielded themselves all unto King Arthur.
