← Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1

Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 — Page 6

English → Pt Preface Level 9/10

How King Pellinore rode after the lady and the knight that led her away, and how a lady desired help of him, and how he fought with two knights for that lady, of whom he slew the one at the first stroke.

Como o Rei Pellinore cavalgou após a dama e o cavaleiro que a levou, e como uma dama lhe pediu ajuda, e como ele lutou com dois cavaleiros por essa dama, dos quais matou um ao primeiro golpe.

CHAPTER XIII. How King Pellinore gat the lady and brought her to Camelot to the court of King Arthur.

CAPÍTULO XIII. Como o Rei Pellinore obteve a dama e a trouxe a Camelot à corte do Rei Artur.

CHAPTER XIV. How on the way he heard two knights, as he lay by night in a valley, and of their adventures.

CAPÍTULO XIV. Como no caminho ele ouviu dois cavaleiros, enquanto estava deitado de noite num vale, e de suas aventuras.

CHAPTER XV. How when he was come to Camelot he was sworn upon a book to tell the truth of his quest.

CAPÍTULO XV. Como quando chegou a Camelot foi obrigado a jurar sobre um livro contar a verdade de sua demanda.

BOOK IV.

LIVRO IV.

CHAPTER I. How Merlin was assotted and doted on one of the ladies of the lake, and how he was shut in a rock under a stone and there died.

CAPÍTULO I. Como Merlim ficou encantado e apaixonado por uma das damas do lago, e como foi encerrado numa rocha sob uma pedra e ali morreu.

CHAPTER II. How five kings came into this land to war against King Arthur, and what counsel Arthur had against them.

CAPÍTULO II. Como cinco reis vieram a esta terra para guerrear contra o Rei Artur, e qual conselho Artur teve contra eles.

CHAPTER III. How King Arthur had ado with them and overthrew them, and slew the five kings and made the remnant to flee.

CAPÍTULO III. Como o Rei Artur teve combate com eles e os derrubou, e matou os cinco reis e fez o restante fugir.

CHAPTER IV. How the battle was finished or he came, and how King Arthur founded an abbey where the battle was.

CAPÍTULO IV. Como a batalha foi concluída antes que ele chegasse, e como o Rei Artur fundou uma abadia onde a batalha ocorreu.

CHAPTER V. How Sir Tor was made knight of the Round Table, and how Bagdemagus was displeased.

CAPÍTULO V. Como Sir Tor foi feito cavaleiro da Távola Redonda, e como Bagdemagus ficou descontente.

CHAPTER VI. How King Arthur, King Uriens, and Sir Accolon of Gaul, chased an hart, and of their marvellous adventures.

CAPÍTULO VI. Como o Rei Artur, o Rei Uriens e Sir Accolon da Gália perseguiram um cervo, e de suas maravilhosas aventuras.

CHAPTER VII.

CAPÍTULO VII.

Vocabulary

Como
KOH-moo — How; used to introduce manner or comparison
o
oo — The; masculine singular definite article
Rei
HEY — King; male monarch or ruler
cavalgou
kah-vahl-GOH — Rode on horseback; past tense of cavalgar
após
ah-POHS — After; following in time or sequence
a
ah — The; feminine singular definite article
dama
DAH-mah — Lady; a noblewoman or refined woman
e
eh — And; basic coordinating conjunction
cavaleiro
kah-vah-LAY-roo — Knight; an armed mounted warrior of nobility
que
keh — That/who/which; relative or subordinating conjunction
levou
leh-VOH — Took away; carried off, past tense of levar
como
KOH-moo — As/how; introduces comparison or manner clause
uma
OO-mah — A/one; feminine indefinite article or numeral
lhe
lyeh — To him/her/you; indirect object pronoun
pediu
peh-JEE-oo — Asked for; requested, past tense of pedir
ajuda
ah-ZHOO-dah — Help; assistance given to someone in need
ele
EH-leh — He; third person masculine singular pronoun
lutou
loo-TOH — Fought; battled, past tense of lutar
com
kohng — With; preposition indicating accompaniment or instrument
dois
DOYSH — Two; masculine form of the numeral two
cavaleiros
kah-vah-LAY-roosh — Knights; plural of cavaleiro, armed mounted warriors
por
pohr — For/by/through; versatile Portuguese preposition
essa
EH-sah — That; feminine demonstrative pronoun or adjective
dos
doosh — Of the; contraction of de and os
quais
KWAYSH — Which; plural relative or interrogative pronoun
matou
mah-TOH — Killed; slew, past tense of matar
um
oong — One/a; masculine indefinite article or numeral
ao
ow — To the; contraction of a and o
primeiro
pree-MAY-roo — First; ordinal number indicating initial position
golpe
GOHL-peh — Blow; a strike or hit delivered forcefully
CAPÍTULO
kah-PEE-too-loo — Chapter; a main division of a book
obteve
ohb-TEH-veh — Obtained; got or acquired, past tense of obter
trouxe
TROH-sheh — Brought; carried here, past tense of trazer
à
ah — To the; feminine contraction of a and a
corte
KOHR-teh — Court; the royal household and its surroundings
do
doo — Of the; masculine contraction of de and o
no
noo — In the; masculine contraction of em and o
caminho
kah-MEE-nyoo — Path/way; a road or route taken
ouviu
oh-VEE-oo — Heard; perceived sound, past tense of ouvir
enquanto
eng-KWAHN-too — While; during the time that something occurs
estava
esh-TAH-vah — Was; imperfect past tense of estar
deitado
day-TAH-doo — Lying down; in a reclined or horizontal position
de
deh — Of/from; fundamental Portuguese preposition
noite
NOY-teh — Night; the dark period between sunset and sunrise
num
noong — In a; masculine contraction of em and um
vale
VAH-leh — Valley; a low area between hills or mountains
suas
SOO-ahsh — His/her/their; feminine plural possessive pronoun
aventuras
ah-veng-TOO-rahsh — Adventures; exciting or daring experiences and exploits
quando
KWAHN-doo — When; temporal conjunction introducing a time clause
chegou
sheh-GOH — Arrived; reached a place, past tense of chegar
foi
foy — Was/went; past tense of ser or ir
obrigado
oh-bree-GAH-doo — Forced/obliged; also used as thank you
jurar
zhoo-RAHR — To swear; to take a solemn oath or vow
sobre
SOH-breh — On/about; preposition indicating surface or topic
livro
LEE-vroo — Book; a written or printed literary work
contar
kohn-TAHR — To tell/count; to narrate or enumerate something
verdade
vehr-DAH-deh — Truth; the state of being accurate and honest
sua
SOO-ah — His/her/your; feminine singular possessive pronoun
demanda
deh-MAHN-dah — Quest/demand; a mission or formal request
LIVRO
LEE-vroo — Book; used as a major division label here
ficou
fee-KOH — Became/stayed; past tense of ficar
encantado
eng-kahn-TAH-doo — Enchanted; put under a magical spell or charm
apaixonado
ah-pay-shoh-NAH-doo — In love; deeply enamored or infatuated with someone
das
dahsh — Of the; feminine plural contraction of de and as
damas
DAH-mahsh — Ladies; plural of dama, noblewomen or refined women
lago
LAH-goo — Lake; a large body of still inland water
encerrado
eng-seh-HAH-doo — Enclosed/imprisoned; shut inside, past participle of encerrar
numa
NOO-mah — In a; feminine contraction of em and uma
rocha
HOH-shah — Rock; a large solid mass of stone
sob
sohb — Under; preposition indicating a position beneath
pedra
PEH-drah — Stone/rock; a hard mineral material or piece
ali
ah-LEE — There; indicating a specific nearby location
morreu
moh-HEH-oo — Died; passed away, past tense of morrer
cinco
SEENG-koo — Five; the cardinal number between four and six
reis
HAYSH — Kings; plural of rei, male monarchs or rulers
vieram
vee-EH-rahng — Came; arrived, past tense plural of vir
esta
EHS-tah — This; feminine singular demonstrative adjective or pronoun
terra
TEH-hah — Land/earth; territory or the ground underfoot
para
PAH-rah — For/to; preposition indicating purpose or direction
guerrear
geh-HEH-ahr — To wage war; to fight in military conflict
contra
KOHN-trah — Against; in opposition or in conflict with
qual
kwahl — Which/who; singular relative or interrogative pronoun
conselho
kohn-SEH-lyoo — Advice/council; guidance or a governing body
teve
TEH-veh — Had; possessed, past tense of ter
eles
EH-lesh — They; third person masculine plural pronoun
combate
kohm-BAH-teh — Combat; a fight or battle between opposing forces
os
oosh — The; masculine plural definite article
derrubou
deh-hoo-BOH — Knocked down; overthrew, past tense of derrubar
fez
fehsh — Did/made; past tense of fazer
restante
hesh-TAHN-teh — Remaining; the rest or leftover portion
fugir
foo-ZHEER — To flee; to run away from danger or pursuit
batalha
bah-TAH-lyah — Battle; a large-scale military engagement or fight
concluída
kohn-kloo-EE-dah — Concluded; finished or completed, past participle
antes
AHN-tesh — Before; earlier in time or prior to something
chegasse
sheh-GAH-seh — Arrived; subjunctive past of chegar, hypothetical arrival
fundou
foon-DOH — Founded; established, past tense of fundar
abadia
ah-bah-JEE-ah — Abbey; a monastery or convent led by an abbot
onde
OHN-deh — Where; relative adverb indicating place or location
ocorreu
oh-koh-HEH-oo — Occurred; happened, past tense of ocorrer
feito
FAY-too — Made/done; also deed or achievement, past participle
da
dah — Of the; feminine contraction of de and a
Távola
TAH-voh-lah — Table; used in Távola Redonda, Round Table
Redonda
heh-DOHN-dah — Round; circular, as in the legendary Round Table
descontente
desh-kohn-TEHN-teh — Discontented; unhappy or dissatisfied with a situation
perseguiram
pehr-seh-GEE-rahng — Pursued; chased after, past tense plural of perseguir
cervo
SEHR-voo — Stag/deer; a male deer often hunted in tales
maravilhosas
mah-rah-vee-LYOH-zahsh — Wonderful; marvelous or extraordinary, feminine plural adjective
← Previous Next →

Unlock audio playback, vocabulary games, and reading progress tracking.

Create free account →