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The Breitmann Ballads
The Breitmann Ballads

Chapter III

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In de Bowery each beer-haus mit crape vas oopdone, Vhen dey read in de papers dat Breitmann vas gone; Und de Dootch all cot troonk oopon lager und wein, At the great Trauer-fest of de Turner Verein.
Dere vas wein - en mit weinen ven beoplesh did dink Dat Sherman's great Sharman cood nefer more trink.
Und in Villiam Shtreet veepin' und vailen' vas hoor'd, Pecause der Hans Breitmann vas lost at de ford.
SECOND PART.
In dulce jubilo now ve all sings, A-vaifin' de panners like efery dings.
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The Breitmann Ballads

Chapter III

Reading 1/70 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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In de Bowery each beer-haus mit crape vas oopdone, Vhen dey read in de papers dat Breitmann vas gone; Und de Dootch all cot troonk oopon lager und wein, At the great Trauer-fest of de Turner Verein.
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Dere vas wein - en mit weinen ven beoplesh did dink Dat Sherman's great Sharman cood nefer more trink.
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Und in Villiam Shtreet veepin' und vailen' vas hoor'd, Pecause der Hans Breitmann vas lost at de ford.
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SECOND PART.
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In dulce jubilo now ve all sings, A-vaifin' de panners like efery dings.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Great noun US /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “In de Bowery each beer-haus mit crape vas oopdone, Vhen dey read in de papers dat Breitmann vas gone; Und de Dootch all cot troonk oopon lager und wein, At the great Trauer-fest of de Turner Verein.”

PART noun US /part/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “SECOND PART.”

SECOND noun US /second/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “SECOND PART.”

All words in this reading · 66

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A-vaifin

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From this reading In dulce jubilo now ve all sings, A-vaifin' de panners like efery dings.

all

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From this reading In de Bowery each beer-haus mit crape vas oopdone, Vhen dey read in de papers dat Breitmann vas gone; Und de Dootch all cot troonk oopon lager und wein, At the great Trauer-fest of de Turner Verein.

AtprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading In de Bowery each beer-haus mit crape vas oopdone, Vhen dey read in de papers dat Breitmann vas gone; Und de Dootch all cot troonk oopon lager und wein, At the great Trauer-fest of de Turner Verein.

beer-haus

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From this reading In de Bowery each beer-haus mit crape vas oopdone, Vhen dey read in de papers dat Breitmann vas gone; Und de Dootch all cot troonk oopon lager und wein, At the great Trauer-fest of de Turner Verein.

beoplesh

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From this reading Dere vas wein - en mit weinen ven beoplesh did dink Dat Sherman's great Sharman cood nefer more trink.

Bowery

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From this reading In de Bowery each beer-haus mit crape vas oopdone, Vhen dey read in de papers dat Breitmann vas gone; Und de Dootch all cot troonk oopon lager und wein, At the great Trauer-fest of de Turner Verein.

Breitmann

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From this reading In de Bowery each beer-haus mit crape vas oopdone, Vhen dey read in de papers dat Breitmann vas gone; Und de Dootch all cot troonk oopon lager und wein, At the great Trauer-fest of de Turner Verein.

cood

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From this reading Dere vas wein - en mit weinen ven beoplesh did dink Dat Sherman's great Sharman cood nefer more trink.

cot

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From this reading In de Bowery each beer-haus mit crape vas oopdone, Vhen dey read in de papers dat Breitmann vas gone; Und de Dootch all cot troonk oopon lager und wein, At the great Trauer-fest of de Turner Verein.

crape

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From this reading In de Bowery each beer-haus mit crape vas oopdone, Vhen dey read in de papers dat Breitmann vas gone; Und de Dootch all cot troonk oopon lager und wein, At the great Trauer-fest of de Turner Verein.

dat

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From this reading In de Bowery each beer-haus mit crape vas oopdone, Vhen dey read in de papers dat Breitmann vas gone; Und de Dootch all cot troonk oopon lager und wein, At the great Trauer-fest of de Turner Verein.

de

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From this reading In de Bowery each beer-haus mit crape vas oopdone, Vhen dey read in de papers dat Breitmann vas gone; Und de Dootch all cot troonk oopon lager und wein, At the great Trauer-fest of de Turner Verein.

der

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From this reading Und in Villiam Shtreet veepin' und vailen' vas hoor'd, Pecause der Hans Breitmann vas lost at de ford.

Dere

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From this reading Dere vas wein - en mit weinen ven beoplesh did dink Dat Sherman's great Sharman cood nefer more trink.

dey

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From this reading In de Bowery each beer-haus mit crape vas oopdone, Vhen dey read in de papers dat Breitmann vas gone; Und de Dootch all cot troonk oopon lager und wein, At the great Trauer-fest of de Turner Verein.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Dere vas wein - en mit weinen ven beoplesh did dink Dat Sherman's great Sharman cood nefer more trink.

dings

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From this reading In dulce jubilo now ve all sings, A-vaifin' de panners like efery dings.

dink

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From this reading Dere vas wein - en mit weinen ven beoplesh did dink Dat Sherman's great Sharman cood nefer more trink.

Dootch

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From this reading In de Bowery each beer-haus mit crape vas oopdone, Vhen dey read in de papers dat Breitmann vas gone; Und de Dootch all cot troonk oopon lager und wein, At the great Trauer-fest of de Turner Verein.

dulce

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From this reading In dulce jubilo now ve all sings, A-vaifin' de panners like efery dings.

eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading In de Bowery each beer-haus mit crape vas oopdone, Vhen dey read in de papers dat Breitmann vas gone; Und de Dootch all cot troonk oopon lager und wein, At the great Trauer-fest of de Turner Verein.

efery

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From this reading In dulce jubilo now ve all sings, A-vaifin' de panners like efery dings.

en

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From this reading Dere vas wein - en mit weinen ven beoplesh did dink Dat Sherman's great Sharman cood nefer more trink.

ford

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From this reading Und in Villiam Shtreet veepin' und vailen' vas hoor'd, Pecause der Hans Breitmann vas lost at de ford.

gone

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From this reading In de Bowery each beer-haus mit crape vas oopdone, Vhen dey read in de papers dat Breitmann vas gone; Und de Dootch all cot troonk oopon lager und wein, At the great Trauer-fest of de Turner Verein.

greatnounUS /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading In de Bowery each beer-haus mit crape vas oopdone, Vhen dey read in de papers dat Breitmann vas gone; Und de Dootch all cot troonk oopon lager und wein, At the great Trauer-fest of de Turner Verein.

Hans

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From this reading Und in Villiam Shtreet veepin' und vailen' vas hoor'd, Pecause der Hans Breitmann vas lost at de ford.

hoor'd

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From this reading Und in Villiam Shtreet veepin' und vailen' vas hoor'd, Pecause der Hans Breitmann vas lost at de ford.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading In de Bowery each beer-haus mit crape vas oopdone, Vhen dey read in de papers dat Breitmann vas gone; Und de Dootch all cot troonk oopon lager und wein, At the great Trauer-fest of de Turner Verein.

jubilo

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From this reading In dulce jubilo now ve all sings, A-vaifin' de panners like efery dings.

lager

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From this reading In de Bowery each beer-haus mit crape vas oopdone, Vhen dey read in de papers dat Breitmann vas gone; Und de Dootch all cot troonk oopon lager und wein, At the great Trauer-fest of de Turner Verein.

like

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From this reading In dulce jubilo now ve all sings, A-vaifin' de panners like efery dings.

lost

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From this reading Und in Villiam Shtreet veepin' und vailen' vas hoor'd, Pecause der Hans Breitmann vas lost at de ford.

mit

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From this reading In de Bowery each beer-haus mit crape vas oopdone, Vhen dey read in de papers dat Breitmann vas gone; Und de Dootch all cot troonk oopon lager und wein, At the great Trauer-fest of de Turner Verein.

more

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From this reading Dere vas wein - en mit weinen ven beoplesh did dink Dat Sherman's great Sharman cood nefer more trink.

nefer

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From this reading Dere vas wein - en mit weinen ven beoplesh did dink Dat Sherman's great Sharman cood nefer more trink.

now

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From this reading In dulce jubilo now ve all sings, A-vaifin' de panners like efery dings.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading In de Bowery each beer-haus mit crape vas oopdone, Vhen dey read in de papers dat Breitmann vas gone; Und de Dootch all cot troonk oopon lager und wein, At the great Trauer-fest of de Turner Verein.

oopdone

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From this reading In de Bowery each beer-haus mit crape vas oopdone, Vhen dey read in de papers dat Breitmann vas gone; Und de Dootch all cot troonk oopon lager und wein, At the great Trauer-fest of de Turner Verein.

oopon

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From this reading In de Bowery each beer-haus mit crape vas oopdone, Vhen dey read in de papers dat Breitmann vas gone; Und de Dootch all cot troonk oopon lager und wein, At the great Trauer-fest of de Turner Verein.

panners

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From this reading In dulce jubilo now ve all sings, A-vaifin' de panners like efery dings.

papers

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From this reading In de Bowery each beer-haus mit crape vas oopdone, Vhen dey read in de papers dat Breitmann vas gone; Und de Dootch all cot troonk oopon lager und wein, At the great Trauer-fest of de Turner Verein.

PARTnounUS /part/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading SECOND PART.

Pecause

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From this reading Und in Villiam Shtreet veepin' und vailen' vas hoor'd, Pecause der Hans Breitmann vas lost at de ford.

read

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From this reading In de Bowery each beer-haus mit crape vas oopdone, Vhen dey read in de papers dat Breitmann vas gone; Und de Dootch all cot troonk oopon lager und wein, At the great Trauer-fest of de Turner Verein.

SECOND

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From this reading SECOND PART.

Sharman

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From this reading Dere vas wein - en mit weinen ven beoplesh did dink Dat Sherman's great Sharman cood nefer more trink.

Sherman's

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From this reading Dere vas wein - en mit weinen ven beoplesh did dink Dat Sherman's great Sharman cood nefer more trink.

Shtreet

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From this reading Und in Villiam Shtreet veepin' und vailen' vas hoor'd, Pecause der Hans Breitmann vas lost at de ford.

sings

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From this reading In dulce jubilo now ve all sings, A-vaifin' de panners like efery dings.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading In de Bowery each beer-haus mit crape vas oopdone, Vhen dey read in de papers dat Breitmann vas gone; Und de Dootch all cot troonk oopon lager und wein, At the great Trauer-fest of de Turner Verein.

Trauer-fest

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From this reading In de Bowery each beer-haus mit crape vas oopdone, Vhen dey read in de papers dat Breitmann vas gone; Und de Dootch all cot troonk oopon lager und wein, At the great Trauer-fest of de Turner Verein.

trink

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From this reading Dere vas wein - en mit weinen ven beoplesh did dink Dat Sherman's great Sharman cood nefer more trink.

troonk

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From this reading In de Bowery each beer-haus mit crape vas oopdone, Vhen dey read in de papers dat Breitmann vas gone; Und de Dootch all cot troonk oopon lager und wein, At the great Trauer-fest of de Turner Verein.

Turner

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From this reading In de Bowery each beer-haus mit crape vas oopdone, Vhen dey read in de papers dat Breitmann vas gone; Und de Dootch all cot troonk oopon lager und wein, At the great Trauer-fest of de Turner Verein.

Und

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From this reading In de Bowery each beer-haus mit crape vas oopdone, Vhen dey read in de papers dat Breitmann vas gone; Und de Dootch all cot troonk oopon lager und wein, At the great Trauer-fest of de Turner Verein.

vailen

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From this reading Und in Villiam Shtreet veepin' und vailen' vas hoor'd, Pecause der Hans Breitmann vas lost at de ford.

vas

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From this reading In de Bowery each beer-haus mit crape vas oopdone, Vhen dey read in de papers dat Breitmann vas gone; Und de Dootch all cot troonk oopon lager und wein, At the great Trauer-fest of de Turner Verein.

ve

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From this reading In dulce jubilo now ve all sings, A-vaifin' de panners like efery dings.

veepin

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

From this reading Und in Villiam Shtreet veepin' und vailen' vas hoor'd, Pecause der Hans Breitmann vas lost at de ford.

ven

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From this reading Dere vas wein - en mit weinen ven beoplesh did dink Dat Sherman's great Sharman cood nefer more trink.

Verein

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From this reading In de Bowery each beer-haus mit crape vas oopdone, Vhen dey read in de papers dat Breitmann vas gone; Und de Dootch all cot troonk oopon lager und wein, At the great Trauer-fest of de Turner Verein.

Vhen

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From this reading In de Bowery each beer-haus mit crape vas oopdone, Vhen dey read in de papers dat Breitmann vas gone; Und de Dootch all cot troonk oopon lager und wein, At the great Trauer-fest of de Turner Verein.

Villiam

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

From this reading Und in Villiam Shtreet veepin' und vailen' vas hoor'd, Pecause der Hans Breitmann vas lost at de ford.

wein

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From this reading In de Bowery each beer-haus mit crape vas oopdone, Vhen dey read in de papers dat Breitmann vas gone; Und de Dootch all cot troonk oopon lager und wein, At the great Trauer-fest of de Turner Verein.

weinen

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From this reading Dere vas wein - en mit weinen ven beoplesh did dink Dat Sherman's great Sharman cood nefer more trink.