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.
Como todas as crianças que nasceram no dia de maio foram mandadas buscar, e como Mordred foi salvo.
BOOK II.
LIVRO 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 uma donzela que veio cingida com uma espada para encontrar um homem de tal virtude que a tirasse da bainha.
CHAPTER II. How Balin, arrayed like a poor knight, pulled out the sword, which afterward was the cause of his death.
CAPÍTULO II. Como Balin, trajado como um pobre cavaleiro, sacou a espada, que depois veio a ser a causa de sua morte.
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. Como a Senhora do Lago exigiu a cabeça do cavaleiro que havia conquistado a espada, ou a cabeça da donzela.
CHAPTER IV. How Merlin told the adventure of this damosel.
CAPÍTULO IV. Como Merlin contou a aventura desta donzela.
CHAPTER V. How Balin was pursued by Sir Lanceor, knight of Ireland, and how he jousted and slew him.
CAPÍTULO V. Como Balin foi perseguido por Sir Lanceor, cavaleiro da Irlanda, e como ele torneou e o matou.
CHAPTER VI. How a damosel, which was love to Lanceor, slew herself for love, and how Balin met with his brother Balan.
CAPÍTULO VI. Como uma donzela, que amava Lanceor, se matou por amor, e como Balin encontrou seu irmão 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. Como um anão repreendeu Balin pela morte de Lanceor, e como o Rei Marcos da Cornualha os encontrou e ergueu uma tumba sobre eles.
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. Como Merlin profetizou que dois dos melhores cavaleiros do mundo lutariam ali, que eram Sir Lancelot e 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. Como Balin e seu irmão, pelo conselho de Merlin, capturaram o Rei Rience e o levaram ao Rei Artur.
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. Como o Rei Artur travou uma batalha contra Nero e o Rei Lot de Orkney, e como o Rei Lot foi enganado por Merlin, e como doze reis foram mortos.
CHAPTER XI.
CAPÍTULO XI.
Vocabulary
- Como
- How; conjunction introducing manner or comparison
- todas
- All, every (feminine plural form)
- as
- The (definite article, feminine plural)
- crianças
- Children; young human beings
- que
- That, which, who; relative or subordinating conjunction
- nasceram
- Were born; past tense of nascer
- no
- In the; contraction of em + o
- dia
- Day; a 24-hour period
- de
- Of, from; common preposition indicating origin or possession
- maio
- May; the fifth month of the year
- foram
- Were, went; past tense of ser/ir
- mandadas
- Sent, ordered (feminine plural past participle)
- buscar
- To fetch, to seek, to go get
- e
- And; basic coordinating conjunction
- como
- How, as, like; conjunction or adverb
- foi
- Was, went; past tense of ser/ir
- salvo
- Saved, rescued; past participle of salvar
- LIVRO
- Book; a written or printed literary work
- CAPÍTULO
- Chapter; a main division of a book
- De
- Of, from; preposition indicating origin or topic
- uma
- A, an; indefinite article, feminine singular
- donzela
- Maiden, young unmarried woman or damsel
- veio
- Came; past tense of vir
- com
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or instrument
- espada
- Sword; bladed weapon used in combat
- para
- For, to; preposition indicating purpose or direction
- encontrar
- To find, to meet, to encounter someone
- um
- A, an; indefinite article, masculine singular
- homem
- Man; adult male human being
- tal
- Such, such a; indicating a degree or kind
- virtude
- Virtue; moral excellence or admirable quality
- a
- The (feminine singular); also preposition meaning 'to'
- da
- Of the; contraction of de + a
- pobre
- Poor; lacking wealth or resources
- cavaleiro
- Knight; mounted armored warrior of medieval times
- depois
- After, afterwards, later; indicating sequence in time
- ser
- To be; fundamental linking or existential verb
- causa
- Cause, reason; that which produces an effect
- sua
- His, her, its, your; possessive adjective
- morte
- Death; the end of life
- Senhora
- Lady, madam; title of respect for a woman
- do
- Of the; contraction of de + o
- Lago
- Lake; a large inland body of water
- exigiu
- Demanded, required; past tense of exigir
- cabeça
- Head; the uppermost part of the body
- havia
- Had, there was; past imperfect of haver
- conquistado
- Conquered, won; past participle of conquistar
- ou
- Or; disjunctive coordinating conjunction
- contou
- Told, recounted; past tense of contar
- aventura
- Adventure; an exciting or dangerous undertaking
- desta
- Of this; contraction of de + esta
- perseguido
- Pursued, chased; past participle of perseguir
- por
- By, for, through; preposition with multiple uses
- Irlanda
- Ireland; island nation in northwestern Europe
- ele
- He, him; third-person masculine singular pronoun
- o
- The (masculine singular); definite article
- matou
- Killed; past tense of matar
- amava
- Loved; past imperfect tense of amar
- se
- Himself, herself, itself; reflexive pronoun
- amor
- Love; deep affection or romantic feeling
- encontrou
- Found, met, encountered; past tense of encontrar
- seu
- His, her, its, your; possessive adjective, masculine
- irmão
- Brother; male sibling
- anão
- Dwarf; a very small person or mythical creature
- pela
- By the, for the; contraction of por + a
- Rei
- King; a male monarch ruling a kingdom
- os
- The (masculine plural); definite article
- ergueu
- Raised, erected; past tense of erguer
- tumba
- Tomb; a burial vault or grave monument
- sobre
- On, over, about; preposition indicating position or topic
- eles
- They, them; third-person masculine plural pronoun
- profetizou
- Prophesied, foretold; past tense of profetizar
- dois
- Two; the cardinal number 2
- dos
- Of the; contraction of de + os
- melhores
- Best, better; superlative/comparative of bom
- cavaleiros
- Knights; plural of cavaleiro, mounted warriors
- mundo
- World; the earth and all its inhabitants
- lutariam
- Would fight; conditional tense of lutar
- ali
- There; indicating a specific nearby place
- eram
- Were; past imperfect tense of ser
- pelo
- By the, through the; contraction of por + o
- conselho
- Advice, council; guidance or advisory body
- capturaram
- Captured, seized; past tense of capturar
- levaram
- Took, brought, carried; past tense of levar
- ao
- To the; contraction of a + o
- batalha
- Battle; a large-scale armed military conflict
- contra
- Against; preposition indicating opposition
- enganado
- Deceived, tricked; past participle of enganar
- doze
- Twelve; the cardinal number 12
- reis
- Kings; plural of rei, male monarchs
- mortos
- Dead, killed; plural past participle of morrer
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