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How the brother of the knight that was slain met with Beaumains, and fought with Beaumains till he was yielden.

Cómo el hermano del caballero que fue muerto se encontró con Beaumains, y luchó con Beaumains hasta que fue vencido.

CHAPTER IX. How the damosel again rebuked Beaumains, and would not suffer him to sit at her table, but called him kitchen boy.

CAPÍTULO IX. Cómo la doncella reprendió de nuevo a Beaumains, y no consintió que se sentara a su mesa, sino que lo llamó chico de cocina.

CHAPTER X. How the third brother, called the Red Knight, jousted and fought against Beaumains, and how Beaumains overcame him.

CAPÍTULO X. Cómo el tercer hermano, llamado el Caballero Rojo, justó y luchó contra Beaumains, y cómo Beaumains lo venció.

CHAPTER XI. How Sir Beaumains suffered great rebukes of the damosel, and he suffered it patiently.

CAPÍTULO XI. Cómo Sir Beaumains sufrió grandes reprensiones de la doncella, y las soportó con paciencia.

CHAPTER XII. How Beaumains fought with Sir Persant of Inde, and made him to be yielden.

CAPÍTULO XII. Cómo Beaumains luchó con Sir Persant de Inde, y lo hizo rendir.

CHAPTER XIII. Of the goodly communication between Sir Persant and Beaumains, and how he told him that his name was Sir Gareth.

CAPÍTULO XIII. De la amable conversación entre Sir Persant y Beaumains, y cómo le dijo que su nombre era Sir Gareth.

CHAPTER XIV. How the lady that was besieged had word from her sister how she had brought a knight to fight for her, and what battles he had achieved.

CAPÍTULO XIV. Cómo la dama que estaba sitiada recibió noticias de su hermana de que había traído a un caballero para luchar por ella, y qué batallas había logrado.

CHAPTER XV. How the damosel and Beaumains came to the siege; and came to a sycamore tree, and there Beaumains blew a horn, and then the Knight of the Red Launds came to fight with him.

CAPÍTULO XV. Cómo la doncella y Beaumains llegaron al asedio; y llegaron a un sicómoro, y allí Beaumains tocó un cuerno, y entonces el Caballero de las Tierras Rojas vino a luchar con él.

CHAPTER XVI. How the two knights met together, and of their talking, and how they began their battle.

CAPÍTULO XVI. Cómo los dos caballeros se encontraron, y de su conversación, y cómo comenzaron su batalla.

CHAPTER XVII. How after long fighting Beaumains overcame the knight and would have slain him, but at the request of the lords he saved his life, and made him to yield him to the lady.

CAPÍTULO XVII. Cómo tras larga lucha Beaumains venció al caballero y habría de haberlo matado, pero a petición de los señores le salvó la vida, y lo hizo rendirse ante la dama.

CHAPTER XVIII.

CAPÍTULO XVIII.

Vocabulary

Cómo
How; interrogative or relative adverb of manner
el
The; definite article, masculine singular
hermano
Brother; male sibling
del
Of the; contraction of de and el
caballero
Knight; gentleman or horseman of noble rank
que
That, which, who; common relative or conjunction word
fue
Was, went; past tense of ser or ir
muerto
Dead, killed; past participle of morir
se
Reflexive pronoun; himself, herself, itself, themselves
encontró
Met, found, encountered; third person singular preterite
con
With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
y
And; basic coordinating conjunction
luchó
Fought, struggled; third person singular preterite of luchar
hasta
Until, up to; preposition or conjunction of limit
vencido
Defeated, conquered; past participle of vencer
CAPÍTULO
Chapter; main division of a book
la
The; definite article, feminine singular
doncella
Maiden, young lady; unmarried woman or handmaiden
reprendió
Reprimanded, scolded; third person singular preterite of reprender
de
Of, from; very common preposition indicating origin or possession
nuevo
New, again; adjective or adverb of repetition
a
To, at; preposition indicating direction or indirect object
no
No, not; basic negation word
consintió
Consented, allowed; third person singular preterite of consentir
sentara
Would sit; past subjunctive of sentar
su
His, her, its, their; possessive adjective
mesa
Table; piece of furniture for eating or working
sino
But rather; conjunction expressing contrast or exception
lo
Him, it; direct object pronoun, masculine
llamó
Called, named; third person singular preterite of llamar
chico
Boy, kid, small; informal term for young male
cocina
Kitchen; room where food is prepared
tercer
Third; ordinal number before a masculine noun
llamado
Called, named; past participle used as adjective
Caballero
Knight; title for a noble mounted warrior
Rojo
Red; color adjective, masculine form
contra
Against; preposition indicating opposition
cómo
How; interrogative adverb asking manner or way
venció
Defeated, won; third person singular preterite of vencer
sufrió
Suffered, endured; third person singular preterite of sufrir
grandes
Great, large; plural adjective indicating size or magnitude
reprensiones
Reproaches, rebukes; plural noun for verbal criticism or scolding
las
The; definite article, feminine plural
soportó
Endured, bore, tolerated; third person singular preterite of soportar
paciencia
Patience; calm endurance of hardship or delay
hizo
Did, made; third person singular preterite of hacer
rendir
To surrender, yield; infinitive verb of submission
De
Of, from; preposition indicating origin or topic
amable
Kind, friendly; adjective describing pleasant behavior
conversación
Conversation; spoken exchange between two or more people
entre
Between, among; preposition indicating position or relationship
le
To him, to her; indirect object pronoun
dijo
Said, told; third person singular preterite of decir
nombre
Name; word used to identify a person or thing
era
Was; third person singular imperfect of ser
dama
Lady; noblewoman or woman of high social rank
estaba
Was; third person singular imperfect of estar
sitiada
Besieged; feminine past participle of sitiar, under siege
recibió
Received; third person singular preterite of recibir
noticias
News, notices; plural noun for pieces of information
hermana
Sister; female sibling
había
Had; third person singular imperfect of haber
traído
Brought; past participle of traer
un
A, an; indefinite article, masculine singular
para
For, in order to; preposition of purpose or destination
luchar
To fight, struggle; infinitive verb of combat
por
For, by, through; preposition of cause or exchange
ella
She, her; third person feminine singular pronoun
qué
What, which; interrogative or exclamatory pronoun
batallas
Battles; plural noun for armed military engagements
logrado
Achieved, accomplished; past participle of lograr
llegaron
Arrived, reached; third person plural preterite of llegar
al
To the; contraction of a and el
asedio
Siege; military blockade of a fortress or city
allí
There; adverb indicating a specific distant place
tocó
Touched, played, sounded; third person singular preterite of tocar
cuerno
Horn; animal horn or wind instrument made from one
entonces
Then, at that time; temporal adverb or connector
Tierras
Lands; plural noun for territories or regions
Rojas
Red; feminine plural adjective indicating the color red
vino
Came; third person singular preterite of venir
él
He, him; third person masculine singular pronoun
los
The; definite article, masculine plural
dos
Two; the cardinal number two
caballeros
Knights, gentlemen; plural of caballero
encontraron
Met, found; third person plural preterite of encontrar
comenzaron
Began, started; third person plural preterite of comenzar
batalla
Battle; armed fight between opposing forces
tras
After, behind; preposition indicating sequence or position
larga
Long; feminine adjective describing extended duration or length
lucha
Fight, struggle; noun for physical or figurative combat
habría
Would have; conditional of haber, auxiliary verb
haberlo
To have him; infinitive haber with direct object pronoun
matado
Killed; past participle of matar
pero
But; coordinating conjunction expressing contrast
petición
Request, petition; formal appeal made to someone
señores
Lords, gentlemen; plural of señor, men of rank
salvó
Saved, rescued; third person singular preterite of salvar
vida
Life; existence or living state of a person
rendirse
To surrender oneself; reflexive infinitive of rendir
ante
Before, in front of; preposition indicating presence or authority
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