Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 — Page 3
How all the children were sent for that were born on May-day, and how Mordred was saved.
Cómo todos los niños que habían nacido el día de Mayo fueron enviados a buscar, y cómo Mordred fue salvado.
BOOK II.
LIBRO II.
CHAPTER I. Of a damosel which came girt with a sword for to find a man of such virtue to draw it out of the scabbard.
CAPÍTULO I. De una doncella que vino ceñida con una espada para encontrar a un hombre de tal virtud que pudiera sacarla de la vaina.
CHAPTER II. How Balin, arrayed like a poor knight, pulled out the sword, which afterward was the cause of his death.
CAPÍTULO II. Cómo Balin, vestido como un pobre caballero, sacó la espada, que después fue la causa de su muerte.
CHAPTER III. How the Lady of the Lake demanded the knight's head that had won the sword, or the maiden's head.
CAPÍTULO III. Cómo la Dama del Lago exigió la cabeza del caballero que había ganado la espada, o la cabeza de la doncella.
CHAPTER IV. How Merlin told the adventure of this damosel.
CAPÍTULO IV. Cómo Merlín contó la aventura de esta doncella.
CHAPTER V. How Balin was pursued by Sir Lanceor, knight of Ireland, and how he jousted and slew him.
CAPÍTULO V. Cómo Balin fue perseguido por Sir Lanceor, caballero de Irlanda, y cómo joustó y lo mató.
CHAPTER VI. How a damosel, which was love to Lanceor, slew herself for love, and how Balin met with his brother Balan.
CAPÍTULO VI. Cómo una doncella, que amaba a Lanceor, se mató por amor, y cómo Balin se encontró con su hermano Balan.
CHAPTER VII. How a dwarf reproved Balin for the death of Lanceor, and how King Mark of Cornwall found them, and made a tomb over them.
CAPÍTULO VII. Cómo un enano reprendió a Balin por la muerte de Lanceor, y cómo el Rey Marco de Cornualles los encontró e hizo una tumba sobre ellos.
CHAPTER VIII. How Merlin prophesied that two the best knights of the world should fight there, which were Sir Lancelot and Sir Tristram.
CAPÍTULO VIII. Cómo Merlín profetizó que los dos mejores caballeros del mundo lucharían allí, que eran Sir Lancelot y Sir Tristram.
CHAPTER IX. How Balin and his brother, by the counsel of Merlin, took King Rience and brought him to King Arthur.
CAPÍTULO IX. Cómo Balin y su hermano, por consejo de Merlín, capturaron al Rey Rience y lo llevaron ante el Rey Arturo.
CHAPTER X. How King Arthur had a battle against Nero and King Lot of Orkney, and how King Lot was deceived by Merlin, and how twelve kings were slain.
CAPÍTULO X. Cómo el Rey Arturo libró una batalla contra Nero y el Rey Lot de Orkney, y cómo el Rey Lot fue engañado por Merlín, y cómo doce reyes fueron muertos.
CHAPTER XI.
CAPÍTULO XI.
Vocabulary
- Cómo
- Interrogative/relative word meaning 'how'
- todos
- All, every one of a group
- los
- Definite article 'the' for masculine plural nouns
- niños
- Children, young boys, or kids
- que
- Relative pronoun or conjunction meaning 'that/who'
- habían
- Third-person plural past perfect auxiliary 'had'
- nacido
- Past participle of nacer; born
- el
- Definite article 'the' for masculine singular nouns
- día
- Day, a 24-hour period
- de
- Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from'
- Mayo
- May, the fifth month of the year
- fueron
- Third-person plural preterite of ser/ir; 'were/went'
- enviados
- Sent, dispatched to a place or person
- a
- Preposition meaning 'to' or 'at'
- buscar
- To search for, to look for something
- y
- Conjunction meaning 'and'
- cómo
- How; used in questions or exclamations
- fue
- Third-person singular preterite of ser/ir; 'was/went'
- salvado
- Saved, rescued from danger or death
- LIBRO
- Book, a major division of a literary work
- CAPÍTULO
- Chapter, a section or division of a book
- De
- Preposition meaning 'of,' 'from,' or 'about'
- una
- Indefinite article 'a/an' for feminine singular nouns
- doncella
- Maiden, a young unmarried woman or lady
- vino
- Came; third-person singular preterite of venir
- ceñida
- Girded, wearing something fastened around the waist
- con
- Preposition meaning 'with'
- espada
- Sword, a bladed weapon used in combat
- para
- Preposition meaning 'for' or 'in order to'
- encontrar
- To find, to meet, or to encounter someone
- un
- Indefinite article 'a/an' for masculine singular nouns
- hombre
- Man, an adult male person
- tal
- Such, of that kind or degree
- virtud
- Virtue, moral excellence or a good quality
- pudiera
- Could, past subjunctive of poder; to be able
- sacarla
- To draw it out, pull it from something
- la
- Definite article 'the' or direct object pronoun 'her/it'
- vaina
- Scabbard, the sheath that holds a sword
- vestido
- Dressed, wearing clothing; also a dress or garment
- como
- As, like; used to make comparisons
- pobre
- Poor, lacking wealth or resources
- caballero
- Knight, a noble mounted warrior or gentleman
- sacó
- Drew out, pulled out; preterite of sacar
- después
- Afterwards, later, after a point in time
- causa
- Cause, the reason something happens
- su
- Possessive adjective meaning 'his,' 'her,' or 'its'
- muerte
- Death, the end of life
- Dama
- Lady, a noblewoman or woman of high rank
- del
- Contraction of 'de' and 'el,' meaning 'of the'
- Lago
- Lake, a large body of still water
- exigió
- Demanded, required something firmly; preterite of exigir
- cabeza
- Head, the uppermost part of the body
- había
- Had; third-person singular past perfect auxiliary
- ganado
- Won, earned; past participle of ganar
- o
- Conjunction meaning 'or'
- contó
- Told, recounted; preterite of contar
- aventura
- Adventure, an exciting or daring undertaking
- esta
- This; feminine demonstrative adjective or pronoun
- perseguido
- Pursued, chased; past participle of perseguir
- por
- Preposition meaning 'by,' 'for,' or 'through'
- lo
- Direct object pronoun meaning 'him,' 'it'
- mató
- Killed; third-person singular preterite of matar
- amaba
- Loved; third-person singular imperfect of amar
- se
- Reflexive pronoun meaning 'himself,' 'herself,' or 'itself'
- amor
- Love, deep affection for someone or something
- encontró
- Found, met; third-person singular preterite of encontrar
- hermano
- Brother, a male sibling
- enano
- Dwarf, a person or creature of very small stature
- reprendió
- Rebuked, scolded; preterite of reprender
- Rey
- King, the male ruler of a kingdom
- e
- Conjunction 'and,' used before words starting with i/hi
- hizo
- Made, did; third-person singular preterite of hacer
- tumba
- Tomb, a burial place or grave monument
- sobre
- On, over, above, or about something
- ellos
- They, them; third-person masculine plural pronoun
- profetizó
- Prophesied, foretold future events; preterite of profetizar
- dos
- Two, the number 2
- mejores
- Best, better; plural comparative of bueno
- mundo
- World, the earth or all of humanity
- lucharían
- Would fight; conditional of luchar
- allí
- There, in or at that place
- eran
- Were; third-person plural imperfect of ser
- consejo
- Advice, counsel, or a governing council
- capturaron
- Captured, seized; preterite of capturar
- al
- Contraction of 'a' and 'el,' meaning 'to the'
- llevaron
- Brought, took; preterite of llevar
- ante
- Before, in front of; preposition indicating presence
- libró
- Waged, fought; preterite of librar (a battle)
- batalla
- Battle, a large-scale military fight or combat
- contra
- Against, in opposition to someone or something
- engañado
- Deceived, tricked; past participle of engañar
- doce
- Twelve, the number 12
- reyes
- Kings, plural of rey; male rulers of kingdoms
- muertos
- Dead, deceased; plural past participle of morir
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