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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 DEPARTED FROM THE KING AND FROM JOYOUS GARD There came one unto Sir Gawaine, and told him how the Queen was led away by Sir Launcelot, and nigh a twenty-four knights slain.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW SIR LAUNCELOT DEPARTED FROM THE KING AND FROM JOYOUS GARD There came one unto Sir Gawaine, and told him how the Queen was led away by Sir Launcelot, and nigh a twenty-four knights slain.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But where are my brethren?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To say the truth, had he not rescued the Queen he would not have been a man of honour, inasmuch as she was to have been burned for his sake.
away
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From this reading HOW SIR LAUNCELOT DEPARTED FROM THE KING AND FROM JOYOUS GARD There came one unto Sir Gawaine, and told him how the Queen was led away by Sir Launcelot, and nigh a twenty-four knights slain.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading To say the truth, had he not rescued the Queen he would not have been a man of honour, inasmuch as she was to have been burned for his sake.
brethren
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From this reading But where are my brethren?
burned
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From this reading To say the truth, had he not rescued the Queen he would not have been a man of honour, inasmuch as she was to have been burned for his sake.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He hath done but knightly, and as I would have done myself, had I stood in like case.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading HOW SIR LAUNCELOT DEPARTED FROM THE KING AND FROM JOYOUS GARD There came one unto Sir Gawaine, and told him how the Queen was led away by Sir Launcelot, and nigh a twenty-four knights slain.
came
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From this reading HOW SIR LAUNCELOT DEPARTED FROM THE KING AND FROM JOYOUS GARD There came one unto Sir Gawaine, and told him how the Queen was led away by Sir Launcelot, and nigh a twenty-four knights slain.
case
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From this reading He hath done but knightly, and as I would have done myself, had I stood in like case.
DEPARTEDadjectiveUS /dɪˈpɑːrtɪd/
well in the past; former
From this reading HOW SIR LAUNCELOT DEPARTED FROM THE KING AND FROM JOYOUS GARD There came one unto Sir Gawaine, and told him how the Queen was led away by Sir Launcelot, and nigh a twenty-four knights slain.
die
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From this reading "Full well wist I," said then Sir Gawaine, "that Sir Launcelot would rescue her, or else he would die in that field.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He hath done but knightly, and as I would have done myself, had I stood in like case.
else
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From this reading "Full well wist I," said then Sir Gawaine, "that Sir Launcelot would rescue her, or else he would die in that field.
field
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From this reading "Full well wist I," said then Sir Gawaine, "that Sir Launcelot would rescue her, or else he would die in that field.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To say the truth, had he not rescued the Queen he would not have been a man of honour, inasmuch as she was to have been burned for his sake.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading HOW SIR LAUNCELOT DEPARTED FROM THE KING AND FROM JOYOUS GARD There came one unto Sir Gawaine, and told him how the Queen was led away by Sir Launcelot, and nigh a twenty-four knights slain.
Full
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From this reading "Full well wist I," said then Sir Gawaine, "that Sir Launcelot would rescue her, or else he would die in that field.
GARD
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From this reading HOW SIR LAUNCELOT DEPARTED FROM THE KING AND FROM JOYOUS GARD There came one unto Sir Gawaine, and told him how the Queen was led away by Sir Launcelot, and nigh a twenty-four knights slain.
Gawaine
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From this reading HOW SIR LAUNCELOT DEPARTED FROM THE KING AND FROM JOYOUS GARD There came one unto Sir Gawaine, and told him how the Queen was led away by Sir Launcelot, and nigh a twenty-four knights slain.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To say the truth, had he not rescued the Queen he would not have been a man of honour, inasmuch as she was to have been burned for his sake.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading He hath done but knightly, and as I would have done myself, had I stood in like case.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading To say the truth, had he not rescued the Queen he would not have been a man of honour, inasmuch as she was to have been burned for his sake.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Full well wist I," said then Sir Gawaine, "that Sir Launcelot would rescue her, or else he would die in that field.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Full well wist I," said then Sir Gawaine, "that Sir Launcelot would rescue her, or else he would die in that field.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading HOW SIR LAUNCELOT DEPARTED FROM THE KING AND FROM JOYOUS GARD There came one unto Sir Gawaine, and told him how the Queen was led away by Sir Launcelot, and nigh a twenty-four knights slain.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To say the truth, had he not rescued the Queen he would not have been a man of honour, inasmuch as she was to have been burned for his sake.
honour
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From this reading To say the truth, had he not rescued the Queen he would not have been a man of honour, inasmuch as she was to have been burned for his sake.
HOW
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From this reading HOW SIR LAUNCELOT DEPARTED FROM THE KING AND FROM JOYOUS GARD There came one unto Sir Gawaine, and told him how the Queen was led away by Sir Launcelot, and nigh a twenty-four knights slain.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Full well wist I," said then Sir Gawaine, "that Sir Launcelot would rescue her, or else he would die in that field.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Full well wist I," said then Sir Gawaine, "that Sir Launcelot would rescue her, or else he would die in that field.
inasmuch
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From this reading To say the truth, had he not rescued the Queen he would not have been a man of honour, inasmuch as she was to have been burned for his sake.
JOYOUS
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From this reading HOW SIR LAUNCELOT DEPARTED FROM THE KING AND FROM JOYOUS GARD There came one unto Sir Gawaine, and told him how the Queen was led away by Sir Launcelot, and nigh a twenty-four knights slain.
KING
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From this reading HOW SIR LAUNCELOT DEPARTED FROM THE KING AND FROM JOYOUS GARD There came one unto Sir Gawaine, and told him how the Queen was led away by Sir Launcelot, and nigh a twenty-four knights slain.
knightly
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From this reading He hath done but knightly, and as I would have done myself, had I stood in like case.
knights
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From this reading HOW SIR LAUNCELOT DEPARTED FROM THE KING AND FROM JOYOUS GARD There came one unto Sir Gawaine, and told him how the Queen was led away by Sir Launcelot, and nigh a twenty-four knights slain.
LAUNCELOT
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From this reading HOW SIR LAUNCELOT DEPARTED FROM THE KING AND FROM JOYOUS GARD There came one unto Sir Gawaine, and told him how the Queen was led away by Sir Launcelot, and nigh a twenty-four knights slain.
led
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From this reading HOW SIR LAUNCELOT DEPARTED FROM THE KING AND FROM JOYOUS GARD There came one unto Sir Gawaine, and told him how the Queen was led away by Sir Launcelot, and nigh a twenty-four knights slain.
like
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From this reading He hath done but knightly, and as I would have done myself, had I stood in like case.
man
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From this reading To say the truth, had he not rescued the Queen he would not have been a man of honour, inasmuch as she was to have been burned for his sake.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But where are my brethren?
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading He hath done but knightly, and as I would have done myself, had I stood in like case.
nigh
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From this reading HOW SIR LAUNCELOT DEPARTED FROM THE KING AND FROM JOYOUS GARD There came one unto Sir Gawaine, and told him how the Queen was led away by Sir Launcelot, and nigh a twenty-four knights slain.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To say the truth, had he not rescued the Queen he would not have been a man of honour, inasmuch as she was to have been burned for his sake.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To say the truth, had he not rescued the Queen he would not have been a man of honour, inasmuch as she was to have been burned for his sake.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading HOW SIR LAUNCELOT DEPARTED FROM THE KING AND FROM JOYOUS GARD There came one unto Sir Gawaine, and told him how the Queen was led away by Sir Launcelot, and nigh a twenty-four knights slain.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Full well wist I," said then Sir Gawaine, "that Sir Launcelot would rescue her, or else he would die in that field.
Queen
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From this reading HOW SIR LAUNCELOT DEPARTED FROM THE KING AND FROM JOYOUS GARD There came one unto Sir Gawaine, and told him how the Queen was led away by Sir Launcelot, and nigh a twenty-four knights slain.
rescue
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From this reading "Full well wist I," said then Sir Gawaine, "that Sir Launcelot would rescue her, or else he would die in that field.
rescued
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From this reading To say the truth, had he not rescued the Queen he would not have been a man of honour, inasmuch as she was to have been burned for his sake.
said
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From this reading "Full well wist I," said then Sir Gawaine, "that Sir Launcelot would rescue her, or else he would die in that field.
sake
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From this reading To say the truth, had he not rescued the Queen he would not have been a man of honour, inasmuch as she was to have been burned for his sake.
say
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From this reading To say the truth, had he not rescued the Queen he would not have been a man of honour, inasmuch as she was to have been burned for his sake.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To say the truth, had he not rescued the Queen he would not have been a man of honour, inasmuch as she was to have been burned for his sake.
SIR
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From this reading HOW SIR LAUNCELOT DEPARTED FROM THE KING AND FROM JOYOUS GARD There came one unto Sir Gawaine, and told him how the Queen was led away by Sir Launcelot, and nigh a twenty-four knights slain.
slain
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From this reading HOW SIR LAUNCELOT DEPARTED FROM THE KING AND FROM JOYOUS GARD There came one unto Sir Gawaine, and told him how the Queen was led away by Sir Launcelot, and nigh a twenty-four knights slain.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He hath done but knightly, and as I would have done myself, had I stood in like case.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Full well wist I," said then Sir Gawaine, "that Sir Launcelot would rescue her, or else he would die in that field.
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 DEPARTED FROM THE KING AND FROM JOYOUS GARD There came one unto Sir Gawaine, and told him how the Queen was led away by Sir Launcelot, and nigh a twenty-four knights slain.
then
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From this reading "Full well wist I," said then Sir Gawaine, "that Sir Launcelot would rescue her, or else he would die in that field.
There
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From this reading HOW SIR LAUNCELOT DEPARTED FROM THE KING AND FROM JOYOUS GARD There came one unto Sir Gawaine, and told him how the Queen was led away by Sir Launcelot, and nigh a twenty-four knights slain.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To say the truth, had he not rescued the Queen he would not have been a man of honour, inasmuch as she was to have been burned for his sake.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW SIR LAUNCELOT DEPARTED FROM THE KING AND FROM JOYOUS GARD There came one unto Sir Gawaine, and told him how the Queen was led away by Sir Launcelot, and nigh a twenty-four knights slain.
truth
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From this reading To say the truth, had he not rescued the Queen he would not have been a man of honour, inasmuch as she was to have been burned for his sake.
twenty-four
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From this reading HOW SIR LAUNCELOT DEPARTED FROM THE KING AND FROM JOYOUS GARD There came one unto Sir Gawaine, and told him how the Queen was led away by Sir Launcelot, and nigh a twenty-four knights slain.
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading HOW SIR LAUNCELOT DEPARTED FROM THE KING AND FROM JOYOUS GARD There came one unto Sir Gawaine, and told him how the Queen was led away by Sir Launcelot, and nigh a twenty-four knights slain.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOW SIR LAUNCELOT DEPARTED FROM THE KING AND FROM JOYOUS GARD There came one unto Sir Gawaine, and told him how the Queen was led away by Sir Launcelot, and nigh a twenty-four knights slain.
well
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From this reading "Full well wist I," said then Sir Gawaine, "that Sir Launcelot would rescue her, or else he would die in that field.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading But where are my brethren?
wist
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From this reading "Full well wist I," said then Sir Gawaine, "that Sir Launcelot would rescue her, or else he would die in that field.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Full well wist I," said then Sir Gawaine, "that Sir Launcelot would rescue her, or else he would die in that field.
