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The Banished: A Swabian Historical Tale

Chapter XXVI · Chapter 26

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Deserted as thou art, by all forsaken, Thy fortunes ruin'd and thy power gone, Thou still shalt find fidelity unshaken, Although you find it in myself alone.
Thy humble vassal, 'till the hour of death, I'll hail my sovereign with my latest breath.
L. UHLAND.
Albert's expectation was also raised to the highest pitch.
His eye examined the two men as they entered, and he at once recognised the fifer of Hardt as one, and the pedlar he had met at the Golden Stag of Pfullingen as the other.
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The Banished: A Swabian Historical Tale

Chapter XXVI · Chapter 26

Chapter 26 of The Banished: A Swabian Historical Tale is here in full — 252 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Deserted as thou art, by all forsaken, Thy fortunes ruin'd and thy power gone, Thou still shalt find fidelity unshaken, Although you find it in myself alone.
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Thy humble vassal, 'till the hour of death, I'll hail my sovereign with my latest breath.
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L. UHLAND.
/el ˈuːlənd/
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Albert's expectation was also raised to the highest pitch.
/ˈælbərts ˌekspekˈteɪʃən wɑːz ˈɔːlsoʊ reɪzd tuː ðə ˈhaɪəst pɪtʃ/
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His eye examined the two men as they entered, and he at once recognised the fifer of Hardt as one, and the pedlar he had met at the Golden Stag of Pfullingen as the other.

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Albert's noun US /ˈælbərts/

possessive form of “albert” — prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861)

From this reading “Albert's expectation was also raised to the highest pitch.”

fidelity noun US /fəˈdeləti/

accuracy with which an electronic system reproduces the sound or image of its input signal

From this reading “Deserted as thou art, by all forsaken, Thy fortunes ruin'd and thy power gone, Thou still shalt find fidelity unshaken, Although you find it in myself alone.”

forsaken verb US /fɔːrˈseɪkən/

inflected form of “forsake” — leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

From this reading “Deserted as thou art, by all forsaken, Thy fortunes ruin'd and thy power gone, Thou still shalt find fidelity unshaken, Although you find it in myself alone.”

hail verb US /heɪl/

praise vociferously

From this reading “Thy humble vassal, 'till the hour of death, I'll hail my sovereign with my latest breath.”

Stag verb US /stæɡ/

attend a dance or a party without a female companion

From this reading “His eye examined the two men as they entered, and he at once recognised the fifer of Hardt as one, and the pedlar he had met at the Golden Stag of Pfullingen as the other.”

uhland noun US /ˈuːlənd/

German romantic poet (1787-1862)

From this reading “L. UHLAND.”

unshaken adjective US /ənˈʃeɪkən/

unshaken in purpose

From this reading “Deserted as thou art, by all forsaken, Thy fortunes ruin'd and thy power gone, Thou still shalt find fidelity unshaken, Although you find it in myself alone.”

vassal noun US /ˈvæsəl/

a person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord

From this reading “Thy humble vassal, 'till the hour of death, I'll hail my sovereign with my latest breath.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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highest pitch adjective + noun counted as “high pitch”

a pitch that is perceived as above other pitches

In this reading “Albert's expectation was also raised to the highest pitch.”

latest breath adjective + noun

In this reading “Thy humble vassal, 'till the hour of death, I'll hail my sovereign with my latest breath.”

at once preposition + adverb

without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

In this reading “His eye examined the two men as they entered, and he at once recognised the fifer of Hardt as one, and the pedlar he had met at the Golden Stag of Pfullingen as the other.”

two men noun + noun

In this reading “His eye examined the two men as they entered, and he at once recognised the fifer of Hardt as one, and the pedlar he had met at the Golden Stag of Pfullingen as the other.”

once recognised adverb + adjective

In this reading “His eye examined the two men as they entered, and he at once recognised the fifer of Hardt as one, and the pedlar he had met at the Golden Stag of Pfullingen as the other.”

met at verb + particle counted as “meet at”

In this reading “His eye examined the two men as they entered, and he at once recognised the fifer of Hardt as one, and the pedlar he had met at the Golden Stag of Pfullingen as the other.”

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Albert'snounUS /ˈælbərts/

possessive form of “albert” — prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861)

From this reading Albert's expectation was also raised to the highest pitch.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading Deserted as thou art, by all forsaken, Thy fortunes ruin'd and thy power gone, Thou still shalt find fidelity unshaken, Although you find it in myself alone.

aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading Deserted as thou art, by all forsaken, Thy fortunes ruin'd and thy power gone, Thou still shalt find fidelity unshaken, Although you find it in myself alone.

alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/

in addition

From this reading Albert's expectation was also raised to the highest pitch.

AlthoughconjunctionUS /ˌɔːlˈðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Deserted as thou art, by all forsaken, Thy fortunes ruin'd and thy power gone, Thou still shalt find fidelity unshaken, Although you find it in myself alone.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Deserted as thou art, by all forsaken, Thy fortunes ruin'd and thy power gone, Thou still shalt find fidelity unshaken, Although you find it in myself alone.

artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading Deserted as thou art, by all forsaken, Thy fortunes ruin'd and thy power gone, Thou still shalt find fidelity unshaken, Although you find it in myself alone.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading Deserted as thou art, by all forsaken, Thy fortunes ruin'd and thy power gone, Thou still shalt find fidelity unshaken, Although you find it in myself alone.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading His eye examined the two men as they entered, and he at once recognised the fifer of Hardt as one, and the pedlar he had met at the Golden Stag of Pfullingen as the other.

breathnounUS /breθ/

the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing

From this reading Thy humble vassal, 'till the hour of death, I'll hail my sovereign with my latest breath.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Deserted as thou art, by all forsaken, Thy fortunes ruin'd and thy power gone, Thou still shalt find fidelity unshaken, Although you find it in myself alone.

deathnounUS /deθ/

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading Thy humble vassal, 'till the hour of death, I'll hail my sovereign with my latest breath.

DesertedadjectiveUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/

forsaken by owner or inhabitants

From this reading Deserted as thou art, by all forsaken, Thy fortunes ruin'd and thy power gone, Thou still shalt find fidelity unshaken, Although you find it in myself alone.

enteredverbUS /ˈentərd/

past form of “enter” — to come or go into

From this reading His eye examined the two men as they entered, and he at once recognised the fifer of Hardt as one, and the pedlar he had met at the Golden Stag of Pfullingen as the other.

examinedverbUS /ɪɡˈzæmənd/

past form of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning

From this reading His eye examined the two men as they entered, and he at once recognised the fifer of Hardt as one, and the pedlar he had met at the Golden Stag of Pfullingen as the other.

expectationnounUS /ˌekspekˈteɪʃən/

belief about (or mental picture of) the future

From this reading Albert's expectation was also raised to the highest pitch.

eyenounUS /aɪ/

the organ of sight

From this reading His eye examined the two men as they entered, and he at once recognised the fifer of Hardt as one, and the pedlar he had met at the Golden Stag of Pfullingen as the other.

fidelitynounUS /fəˈdeləti/

accuracy with which an electronic system reproduces the sound or image of its input signal

From this reading Deserted as thou art, by all forsaken, Thy fortunes ruin'd and thy power gone, Thou still shalt find fidelity unshaken, Although you find it in myself alone.

fifer

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From this reading His eye examined the two men as they entered, and he at once recognised the fifer of Hardt as one, and the pedlar he had met at the Golden Stag of Pfullingen as the other.

findverbUS /faɪnd/

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading Deserted as thou art, by all forsaken, Thy fortunes ruin'd and thy power gone, Thou still shalt find fidelity unshaken, Although you find it in myself alone.

forsakenverbUS /fɔːrˈseɪkən/

inflected form of “forsake” — leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

From this reading Deserted as thou art, by all forsaken, Thy fortunes ruin'd and thy power gone, Thou still shalt find fidelity unshaken, Although you find it in myself alone.

fortunesnounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənz/

plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

From this reading Deserted as thou art, by all forsaken, Thy fortunes ruin'd and thy power gone, Thou still shalt find fidelity unshaken, Although you find it in myself alone.

GoldenadjectiveUS /ˈɡoʊldən/

having the deep slightly brownish color of gold

From this reading His eye examined the two men as they entered, and he at once recognised the fifer of Hardt as one, and the pedlar he had met at the Golden Stag of Pfullingen as the other.

goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/

destroyed or killed

From this reading Deserted as thou art, by all forsaken, Thy fortunes ruin'd and thy power gone, Thou still shalt find fidelity unshaken, Although you find it in myself alone.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading His eye examined the two men as they entered, and he at once recognised the fifer of Hardt as one, and the pedlar he had met at the Golden Stag of Pfullingen as the other.

hailverbUS /heɪl/

praise vociferously

From this reading Thy humble vassal, 'till the hour of death, I'll hail my sovereign with my latest breath.

Hardt

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From this reading His eye examined the two men as they entered, and he at once recognised the fifer of Hardt as one, and the pedlar he had met at the Golden Stag of Pfullingen as the other.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading His eye examined the two men as they entered, and he at once recognised the fifer of Hardt as one, and the pedlar he had met at the Golden Stag of Pfullingen as the other.

highestadjectiveUS /ˈhaɪəst/

superlative of “high” — greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading Albert's expectation was also raised to the highest pitch.

HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading His eye examined the two men as they entered, and he at once recognised the fifer of Hardt as one, and the pedlar he had met at the Golden Stag of Pfullingen as the other.

hournounUS /ˈaʊər/

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading Thy humble vassal, 'till the hour of death, I'll hail my sovereign with my latest breath.

humbleadjectiveUS /ˈhʌmbəl/

low or inferior in station or quality

From this reading Thy humble vassal, 'till the hour of death, I'll hail my sovereign with my latest breath.

I'll

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From this reading Thy humble vassal, 'till the hour of death, I'll hail my sovereign with my latest breath.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Deserted as thou art, by all forsaken, Thy fortunes ruin'd and thy power gone, Thou still shalt find fidelity unshaken, Although you find it in myself alone.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Deserted as thou art, by all forsaken, Thy fortunes ruin'd and thy power gone, Thou still shalt find fidelity unshaken, Although you find it in myself alone.

LnounUS /el/

a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)

From this reading L. UHLAND.

latestadjectiveUS /ˈleɪtəst/

up to the immediate present; most recent or most up-to-date

From this reading Thy humble vassal, 'till the hour of death, I'll hail my sovereign with my latest breath.

mennounUS /men/

the force of workers available

From this reading His eye examined the two men as they entered, and he at once recognised the fifer of Hardt as one, and the pedlar he had met at the Golden Stag of Pfullingen as the other.

metverbUS /met/

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading His eye examined the two men as they entered, and he at once recognised the fifer of Hardt as one, and the pedlar he had met at the Golden Stag of Pfullingen as the other.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Thy humble vassal, 'till the hour of death, I'll hail my sovereign with my latest breath.

myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading Deserted as thou art, by all forsaken, Thy fortunes ruin'd and thy power gone, Thou still shalt find fidelity unshaken, Although you find it in myself alone.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Thy humble vassal, 'till the hour of death, I'll hail my sovereign with my latest breath.

onceadverbUS /wʌns/

on one occasion

From this reading His eye examined the two men as they entered, and he at once recognised the fifer of Hardt as one, and the pedlar he had met at the Golden Stag of Pfullingen as the other.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading His eye examined the two men as they entered, and he at once recognised the fifer of Hardt as one, and the pedlar he had met at the Golden Stag of Pfullingen as the other.

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading His eye examined the two men as they entered, and he at once recognised the fifer of Hardt as one, and the pedlar he had met at the Golden Stag of Pfullingen as the other.

pedlarnoun

someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)

From this reading His eye examined the two men as they entered, and he at once recognised the fifer of Hardt as one, and the pedlar he had met at the Golden Stag of Pfullingen as the other.

Pfullingen

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

From this reading His eye examined the two men as they entered, and he at once recognised the fifer of Hardt as one, and the pedlar he had met at the Golden Stag of Pfullingen as the other.

pitchnounUS /pɪtʃ/

the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration

From this reading Albert's expectation was also raised to the highest pitch.

powernounUS /ˈpaʊər/

possession of controlling influence

From this reading Deserted as thou art, by all forsaken, Thy fortunes ruin'd and thy power gone, Thou still shalt find fidelity unshaken, Although you find it in myself alone.

raisedadjectiveUS /reɪzd/

located or moved above the surround or above the normal position

From this reading Albert's expectation was also raised to the highest pitch.

recognisedadjectiveUS /ˈrekəɡnaɪzd/

provided with a secure reputation

From this reading His eye examined the two men as they entered, and he at once recognised the fifer of Hardt as one, and the pedlar he had met at the Golden Stag of Pfullingen as the other.

ruin'd

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

From this reading Deserted as thou art, by all forsaken, Thy fortunes ruin'd and thy power gone, Thou still shalt find fidelity unshaken, Although you find it in myself alone.

shaltmodal verbUS /ʃælt/

an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”

From this reading Deserted as thou art, by all forsaken, Thy fortunes ruin'd and thy power gone, Thou still shalt find fidelity unshaken, Although you find it in myself alone.

sovereignadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːv.rən/

Possessing supreme or ultimate power; autonomous and commanding.

From this reading Thy humble vassal, 'till the hour of death, I'll hail my sovereign with my latest breath.

StagverbUS /stæɡ/

attend a dance or a party without a female companion

From this reading His eye examined the two men as they entered, and he at once recognised the fifer of Hardt as one, and the pedlar he had met at the Golden Stag of Pfullingen as the other.

stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/

not in physical motion

From this reading Deserted as thou art, by all forsaken, Thy fortunes ruin'd and thy power gone, Thou still shalt find fidelity unshaken, Although you find it in myself alone.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Thy humble vassal, 'till the hour of death, I'll hail my sovereign with my latest breath.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading His eye examined the two men as they entered, and he at once recognised the fifer of Hardt as one, and the pedlar he had met at the Golden Stag of Pfullingen as the other.

thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading Deserted as thou art, by all forsaken, Thy fortunes ruin'd and thy power gone, Thou still shalt find fidelity unshaken, Although you find it in myself alone.

ThydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading Deserted as thou art, by all forsaken, Thy fortunes ruin'd and thy power gone, Thou still shalt find fidelity unshaken, Although you find it in myself alone.

tillprepositionUS /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading Thy humble vassal, 'till the hour of death, I'll hail my sovereign with my latest breath.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Albert's expectation was also raised to the highest pitch.

twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading His eye examined the two men as they entered, and he at once recognised the fifer of Hardt as one, and the pedlar he had met at the Golden Stag of Pfullingen as the other.

UHLANDnounUS /ˈuːlənd/

German romantic poet (1787-1862)

From this reading L. UHLAND.

unshakenadjectiveUS /ənˈʃeɪkən/

unshaken in purpose

From this reading Deserted as thou art, by all forsaken, Thy fortunes ruin'd and thy power gone, Thou still shalt find fidelity unshaken, Although you find it in myself alone.

vassalnounUS /ˈvæsəl/

a person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord

From this reading Thy humble vassal, 'till the hour of death, I'll hail my sovereign with my latest breath.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Albert's expectation was also raised to the highest pitch.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Thy humble vassal, 'till the hour of death, I'll hail my sovereign with my latest breath.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Deserted as thou art, by all forsaken, Thy fortunes ruin'd and thy power gone, Thou still shalt find fidelity unshaken, Although you find it in myself alone.

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