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Chapter IV

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Vell, dot vas pig fool anyvays; so I left him and gone me home to Maria, und she pud mustard boultice on my schmeller.
I vill sent dot feller up to blay "scheckers mit his nose," yust so soon as I catch him again!
DER MULE SHTOOD ON DER STEAMBOAD DECK.
Der mule shtood on der steamboad deck, For der land he wouldn't dread.
Dhey tied a halder rount his neck, Und vacked him over der headt.
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Medley Dialect Recitations, Comprising a Series of the Most Popular

Chapter IV

Chapter 4 of Medley Dialect Recitations, Comprising a Series of the Most Popular is here in full — 440 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/88 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Vell, dot vas pig fool anyvays; so I left him and gone me home to Maria, und she pud mustard boultice on my schmeller.
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I vill sent dot feller up to blay "scheckers mit his nose," yust so soon as I catch him again!
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DER MULE SHTOOD ON DER STEAMBOAD DECK.
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Der mule shtood on der steamboad deck, For der land he wouldn't dread.
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Dhey tied a halder rount his neck, Und vacked him over der headt.

Learner Dictionary

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dot noun US /dɑːt/

a very small circular shape

From this reading “Vell, dot vas pig fool anyvays; so I left him and gone me home to Maria, und she pud mustard boultice on my schmeller.”

dread noun US /dred/

fearful expectation or anticipation

From this reading “Der mule shtood on der steamboad deck, For der land he wouldn't dread.”

feller noun US /ˈfelər/

a person who fells trees

From this reading “I vill sent dot feller up to blay "scheckers mit his nose," yust so soon as I catch him again!”

Maria noun US /mərˈiːə/

a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon

From this reading “Vell, dot vas pig fool anyvays; so I left him and gone me home to Maria, und she pud mustard boultice on my schmeller.”

mit noun US /ˈeˈmaɪˈtiː/

an engineering university in Cambridge

From this reading “I vill sent dot feller up to blay "scheckers mit his nose," yust so soon as I catch him again!”

mule noun US /mjuːl/

hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile

From this reading “DER MULE SHTOOD ON DER STEAMBOAD DECK.”

mustard noun US /ˈmʌstərd/

any of several cruciferous plants of the genus Brassica

From this reading “Vell, dot vas pig fool anyvays; so I left him and gone me home to Maria, und she pud mustard boultice on my schmeller.”

pig noun US /pɪɡ/

domestic swine

From this reading “Vell, dot vas pig fool anyvays; so I left him and gone me home to Maria, und she pud mustard boultice on my schmeller.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Dhey tied a halder rount his neck, Und vacked him over der headt.

againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading I vill sent dot feller up to blay "scheckers mit his nose," yust so soon as I catch him again!

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Vell, dot vas pig fool anyvays; so I left him and gone me home to Maria, und she pud mustard boultice on my schmeller.

anyvays

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From this reading Vell, dot vas pig fool anyvays; so I left him and gone me home to Maria, und she pud mustard boultice on my schmeller.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading I vill sent dot feller up to blay "scheckers mit his nose," yust so soon as I catch him again!

blay

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From this reading I vill sent dot feller up to blay "scheckers mit his nose," yust so soon as I catch him again!

boultice

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From this reading Vell, dot vas pig fool anyvays; so I left him and gone me home to Maria, und she pud mustard boultice on my schmeller.

catchverbUS /kætʃ/

discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state

From this reading I vill sent dot feller up to blay "scheckers mit his nose," yust so soon as I catch him again!

DECKnounUS /dek/

any of various platforms built into a vessel

From this reading DER MULE SHTOOD ON DER STEAMBOAD DECK.

DER

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From this reading DER MULE SHTOOD ON DER STEAMBOAD DECK.

Dhey

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From this reading Dhey tied a halder rount his neck, Und vacked him over der headt.

dotnounUS /dɑːt/

a very small circular shape

From this reading Vell, dot vas pig fool anyvays; so I left him and gone me home to Maria, und she pud mustard boultice on my schmeller.

dreadnounUS /dred/

fearful expectation or anticipation

From this reading Der mule shtood on der steamboad deck, For der land he wouldn't dread.

fellernounUS /ˈfelər/

a person who fells trees

From this reading I vill sent dot feller up to blay "scheckers mit his nose," yust so soon as I catch him again!

foolnounUS /fuːl/

a person who lacks good judgment

From this reading Vell, dot vas pig fool anyvays; so I left him and gone me home to Maria, und she pud mustard boultice on my schmeller.

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Der mule shtood on der steamboad deck, For der land he wouldn't dread.

goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/

destroyed or killed

From this reading Vell, dot vas pig fool anyvays; so I left him and gone me home to Maria, und she pud mustard boultice on my schmeller.

halder

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From this reading Dhey tied a halder rount his neck, Und vacked him over der headt.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Der mule shtood on der steamboad deck, For der land he wouldn't dread.

headt

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From this reading Dhey tied a halder rount his neck, Und vacked him over der headt.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Vell, dot vas pig fool anyvays; so I left him and gone me home to Maria, und she pud mustard boultice on my schmeller.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading I vill sent dot feller up to blay "scheckers mit his nose," yust so soon as I catch him again!

homenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading Vell, dot vas pig fool anyvays; so I left him and gone me home to Maria, und she pud mustard boultice on my schmeller.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Vell, dot vas pig fool anyvays; so I left him and gone me home to Maria, und she pud mustard boultice on my schmeller.

landnounUS /lænd/

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading Der mule shtood on der steamboad deck, For der land he wouldn't dread.

leftnounUS /left/

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading Vell, dot vas pig fool anyvays; so I left him and gone me home to Maria, und she pud mustard boultice on my schmeller.

MarianounUS /mərˈiːə/

a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon

From this reading Vell, dot vas pig fool anyvays; so I left him and gone me home to Maria, und she pud mustard boultice on my schmeller.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Vell, dot vas pig fool anyvays; so I left him and gone me home to Maria, und she pud mustard boultice on my schmeller.

mitnounUS /ˈeˈmaɪˈtiː/

an engineering university in Cambridge

From this reading I vill sent dot feller up to blay "scheckers mit his nose," yust so soon as I catch him again!

MULEnounUS /mjuːl/

hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile

From this reading DER MULE SHTOOD ON DER STEAMBOAD DECK.

mustardnounUS /ˈmʌstərd/

any of several cruciferous plants of the genus Brassica

From this reading Vell, dot vas pig fool anyvays; so I left him and gone me home to Maria, und she pud mustard boultice on my schmeller.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Vell, dot vas pig fool anyvays; so I left him and gone me home to Maria, und she pud mustard boultice on my schmeller.

necknounUS /nek/

the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body

From this reading Dhey tied a halder rount his neck, Und vacked him over der headt.

nosenounUS /noʊz/

the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals

From this reading I vill sent dot feller up to blay "scheckers mit his nose," yust so soon as I catch him again!

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Vell, dot vas pig fool anyvays; so I left him and gone me home to Maria, und she pud mustard boultice on my schmeller.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading Dhey tied a halder rount his neck, Und vacked him over der headt.

pignounUS /pɪɡ/

domestic swine

From this reading Vell, dot vas pig fool anyvays; so I left him and gone me home to Maria, und she pud mustard boultice on my schmeller.

pudnoun

(British) the dessert course of a meal (“pud” is used informally)

From this reading Vell, dot vas pig fool anyvays; so I left him and gone me home to Maria, und she pud mustard boultice on my schmeller.

rount

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From this reading Dhey tied a halder rount his neck, Und vacked him over der headt.

scheckers

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From this reading I vill sent dot feller up to blay "scheckers mit his nose," yust so soon as I catch him again!

schmeller

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From this reading Vell, dot vas pig fool anyvays; so I left him and gone me home to Maria, und she pud mustard boultice on my schmeller.

sentnounUS /sent/

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading I vill sent dot feller up to blay "scheckers mit his nose," yust so soon as I catch him again!

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Vell, dot vas pig fool anyvays; so I left him and gone me home to Maria, und she pud mustard boultice on my schmeller.

SHTOOD

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading DER MULE SHTOOD ON DER STEAMBOAD DECK.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Vell, dot vas pig fool anyvays; so I left him and gone me home to Maria, und she pud mustard boultice on my schmeller.

soonadverbUS /suːn/

in the near future

From this reading I vill sent dot feller up to blay "scheckers mit his nose," yust so soon as I catch him again!

STEAMBOAD

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading DER MULE SHTOOD ON DER STEAMBOAD DECK.

tiedadjectiveUS /taɪd/

bound or secured closely

From this reading Dhey tied a halder rount his neck, Und vacked him over der headt.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Vell, dot vas pig fool anyvays; so I left him and gone me home to Maria, und she pud mustard boultice on my schmeller.

und

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From this reading Vell, dot vas pig fool anyvays; so I left him and gone me home to Maria, und she pud mustard boultice on my schmeller.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading I vill sent dot feller up to blay "scheckers mit his nose," yust so soon as I catch him again!

vacked

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From this reading Dhey tied a halder rount his neck, Und vacked him over der headt.

vasnoun

a tube in which a body fluid circulates

From this reading Vell, dot vas pig fool anyvays; so I left him and gone me home to Maria, und she pud mustard boultice on my schmeller.

Vell

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From this reading Vell, dot vas pig fool anyvays; so I left him and gone me home to Maria, und she pud mustard boultice on my schmeller.

vill

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From this reading I vill sent dot feller up to blay "scheckers mit his nose," yust so soon as I catch him again!

wouldn't

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From this reading Der mule shtood on der steamboad deck, For der land he wouldn't dread.

yust

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From this reading I vill sent dot feller up to blay "scheckers mit his nose," yust so soon as I catch him again!

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