Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 — Page 10
How Sir Ector followed for to seek Sir Launcelot, and how he was taken by Sir Turquine.
Comment Sir Ector suivit pour chercher Sir Launcelot, et comment il fut pris par Sir Turquine.
CHAPTER III How four queens found Launcelot sleeping, and how by enchantment he was taken and led into a castle.
CHAPITRE III Comment quatre reines trouvèrent Launcelot endormi, et comment par enchantement il fut pris et conduit dans un château.
CHAPTER IV. How Sir Launcelot was delivered by the mean of a damosel.
CHAPITRE IV. Comment Sir Launcelot fut délivré par le moyen d'une demoiselle.
CHAPTER V. How a knight found Sir Launcelot lying in his leman's bed, and how Sir Launcelot fought with the knight.
CHAPITRE V. Comment un chevalier trouva Sir Launcelot couché dans le lit de sa bien-aimée, et comment Sir Launcelot combattit contre le chevalier.
CHAPTER VI. How Sir Launcelot was received of King Bagdemagus' daughter, and how he made his complaint to her father.
CHAPITRE VI. Comment Sir Launcelot fut reçu par la fille du roi Bagdemagus, et comment il fit sa plainte à son père.
CHAPTER VII. How Sir Launcelot behaved him in a tournament, and how he met with Sir Turquine leading Sir Gaheris.
CHAPITRE VII. Comment Sir Launcelot se comporta dans un tournoi, et comment il rencontra Sir Turquine conduisant Sir Gaheris.
CHAPTER VIII. How Sir Launcelot and Sir Turquine fought together.
CHAPITRE VIII. Comment Sir Launcelot et Sir Turquine combattirent ensemble.
CHAPTER IX. How Sir Turquine was slain, and how Sir Launcelot bade Sir Gaheris deliver all the prisoners.
CHAPITRE IX. Comment Sir Turquine fut tué, et comment Sir Launcelot ordonna à Sir Gaheris de délivrer tous les prisonniers.
CHAPTER X. How Sir Launcelot rode with a damosel and slew a knight that distressed all ladies and also a villain that kept a bridge.
CHAPITRE X. Comment Sir Launcelot chevaucha avec une demoiselle et tua un chevalier qui maltraitait toutes les dames ainsi qu'un vilain qui gardait un pont.
CHAPTER XI. How Sir Launcelot slew two giants, and made a castle free.
CHAPITRE XI. Comment Sir Launcelot tua deux géants, et libéra un château.
CHAPTER XII. How Sir Launcelot rode disguised in Sir Kay's harness, and how he smote down a knight.
CHAPITRE XII. Comment Sir Launcelot chevaucha déguisé dans l'armure de Sir Kay, et comment il renversa un chevalier.
CHAPTER XIII. How Sir Launcelot jousted against four knights of the Round Table and overthrew them.
CHAPITRE XIII. Comment Sir Launcelot jouta contre quatre chevaliers de la Table Ronde et les renversa.
CHAPTER XIV. How Sir Launcelot followed a brachet into a castle, where he found a dead knight, and how he after was required of a damosel to heal her brother.
CHAPITRE XIV. Comment Sir Launcelot suivit un braque dans un château, où il trouva un chevalier mort, et comment il fut ensuite requis par une demoiselle de guérir son frère.
CHAPTER XV.
CHAPITRE XV.
Vocabulary
- Comment
- How; used to introduce a narrative or question
- suivit
- Followed; past historic of 'suivre'
- pour
- For; in order to
- chercher
- To look for; to search for something
- et
- And; basic coordinating conjunction
- comment
- How; in what manner or way
- il
- He; third-person singular masculine pronoun
- fut
- Was; past historic of 'être'
- pris
- Taken; captured; past participle of 'prendre'
- par
- By; through; indicates agent or means
- CHAPITRE
- Chapter; a division of a book
- quatre
- Four; the number 4
- reines
- Queens; plural of 'reine'
- trouvèrent
- Found; past historic of 'trouver'
- endormi
- Asleep; fallen asleep; past participle of 'endormir'
- enchantement
- Enchantment; a magical spell cast on someone
- conduit
- Led; brought; past participle of 'conduire'
- dans
- In; inside; preposition of location
- un
- A; an; indefinite article masculine singular
- château
- Castle; a large medieval fortified building
- délivré
- Freed; rescued; past participle of 'délivrer'
- le
- The; definite article masculine singular
- moyen
- Means; way; method of doing something
- d'
- Of; from; elided form of 'de'
- une
- A; an; indefinite article feminine singular
- demoiselle
- Young lady; maiden; unmarried noble woman
- chevalier
- Knight; an armed warrior of noble rank
- trouva
- Found; discovered; past historic of 'trouver'
- couché
- Lying down; in bed; past participle of 'coucher'
- lit
- Bed; a piece of furniture for sleeping
- de
- Of; from; basic preposition of possession
- sa
- His; her; possessive adjective feminine singular
- bien-aimée
- Beloved; dearly loved one; sweetheart
- combattit
- Fought; past historic of 'combattre'
- contre
- Against; in opposition to someone or something
- reçu
- Received; welcomed; past participle of 'recevoir'
- la
- The; definite article feminine singular
- fille
- Girl; daughter; young female person
- du
- Of the; contracted form of 'de le'
- roi
- King; male monarch of a kingdom
- fit
- Made; did; past historic of 'faire'
- plainte
- Complaint; grievance expressed to someone
- à
- To; at; basic preposition of direction or location
- son
- His; her; its; possessive adjective masculine singular
- père
- Father; male parent of a person
- se
- Himself; herself; reflexive pronoun third person
- comporta
- Behaved; conducted himself; past historic of 'se comporter'
- tournoi
- Tournament; a medieval knightly competition
- rencontra
- Met; encountered; past historic of 'rencontrer'
- conduisant
- Leading; driving; present participle of 'conduire'
- combattirent
- Fought; past historic plural of 'combattre'
- ensemble
- Together; jointly; at the same time
- tué
- Killed; slain; past participle of 'tuer'
- ordonna
- Ordered; commanded; past historic of 'ordonner'
- délivrer
- To free; to liberate someone from captivity
- tous
- All; every one; masculine plural of 'tout'
- les
- The; definite article plural masculine or feminine
- prisonniers
- Prisoners; people held captive against their will
- chevaucha
- Rode on horseback; past historic of 'chevaucher'
- avec
- With; in the company of someone
- tua
- Killed; past historic of 'tuer'
- qui
- Who; which; relative or interrogative pronoun
- maltraitait
- Was mistreating; imperfect of 'maltraiter'
- toutes
- All; every; feminine plural of 'tout'
- dames
- Ladies; noblewomen; plural of 'dame'
- ainsi
- Thus; so; in this manner
- qu'
- That; as; elided conjunction before vowel
- vilain
- Villain; wicked or low-born man
- gardait
- Was guarding; kept watch; imperfect of 'garder'
- pont
- Bridge; a structure built over a river
- deux
- Two; the number 2
- géants
- Giants; enormous mythical or fearsome men
- libéra
- Freed; liberated; past historic of 'libérer'
- déguisé
- Disguised; wearing a disguise; past participle of 'déguiser'
- l'
- The; elided definite article before a vowel
- armure
- Armor; protective metal suit worn by knights
- renversa
- Knocked down; overturned; past historic of 'renverser'
- jouta
- Jousted; competed in a joust; past historic of 'jouter'
- chevaliers
- Knights; plural of 'chevalier'; noble warriors
- Table
- Table; as in the Round Table of King Arthur
- Ronde
- Round; circular; feminine adjective describing the table
- braque
- Hound; a type of hunting dog
- où
- Where; in which; relative adverb of place
- mort
- Death; dead; the end of life
- ensuite
- Then; afterwards; next in sequence
- requis
- Asked; requested; past participle of 'requérir'
- guérir
- To heal; to cure someone of an illness
- frère
- Brother; male sibling of a person
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