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1888
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From this reading Vienna, 1888.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Dis is de vondrous shtory vot de Ritter Breitmann told Besides the rooshin' Danube of de schloss so grey und old, Vhile a shmokin' of his meerschaum; und till all time pe gone The rustlin' of de vasser tells de tale for ever on.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Und dis de shinin' moral dot in de oyster lies- Some day you may roon after de dings you vonce despise!
all
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From this reading Dis is de vondrous shtory vot de Ritter Breitmann told Besides the rooshin' Danube of de schloss so grey und old, Vhile a shmokin' of his meerschaum; und till all time pe gone The rustlin' of de vasser tells de tale for ever on.
alt
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From this reading Dat is an alt legende, und yet 'tis efer new, Und to efery von dot hears it it fits yoost like a shoe.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Dat is an alt legende, und yet 'tis efer new, Und to efery von dot hears it it fits yoost like a shoe.
BesidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Dis is de vondrous shtory vot de Ritter Breitmann told Besides the rooshin' Danube of de schloss so grey und old, Vhile a shmokin' of his meerschaum; und till all time pe gone The rustlin' of de vasser tells de tale for ever on.
Breitmann
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From this reading Dis is de vondrous shtory vot de Ritter Breitmann told Besides the rooshin' Danube of de schloss so grey und old, Vhile a shmokin' of his meerschaum; und till all time pe gone The rustlin' of de vasser tells de tale for ever on.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Glossary THIS Glossary was prepared entirely by Mr. NICHOLAS TRUBNER.
Danube
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From this reading Dis is de vondrous shtory vot de Ritter Breitmann told Besides the rooshin' Danube of de schloss so grey und old, Vhile a shmokin' of his meerschaum; und till all time pe gone The rustlin' of de vasser tells de tale for ever on.
Dat
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From this reading Dat is an alt legende, und yet 'tis efer new, Und to efery von dot hears it it fits yoost like a shoe.
day
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From this reading Und dis de shinin' moral dot in de oyster lies- Some day you may roon after de dings you vonce despise!
de
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From this reading Dis is de vondrous shtory vot de Ritter Breitmann told Besides the rooshin' Danube of de schloss so grey und old, Vhile a shmokin' of his meerschaum; und till all time pe gone The rustlin' of de vasser tells de tale for ever on.
despise
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From this reading Und dis de shinin' moral dot in de oyster lies- Some day you may roon after de dings you vonce despise!
dings
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From this reading Und dis de shinin' moral dot in de oyster lies- Some day you may roon after de dings you vonce despise!
Dis
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From this reading Dis is de vondrous shtory vot de Ritter Breitmann told Besides the rooshin' Danube of de schloss so grey und old, Vhile a shmokin' of his meerschaum; und till all time pe gone The rustlin' of de vasser tells de tale for ever on.
dot
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From this reading Dat is an alt legende, und yet 'tis efer new, Und to efery von dot hears it it fits yoost like a shoe.
efer
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From this reading Dat is an alt legende, und yet 'tis efer new, Und to efery von dot hears it it fits yoost like a shoe.
efery
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From this reading Dat is an alt legende, und yet 'tis efer new, Und to efery von dot hears it it fits yoost like a shoe.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Glossary THIS Glossary was prepared entirely by Mr. NICHOLAS TRUBNER.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dis is de vondrous shtory vot de Ritter Breitmann told Besides the rooshin' Danube of de schloss so grey und old, Vhile a shmokin' of his meerschaum; und till all time pe gone The rustlin' of de vasser tells de tale for ever on.
fits
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From this reading Dat is an alt legende, und yet 'tis efer new, Und to efery von dot hears it it fits yoost like a shoe.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Dis is de vondrous shtory vot de Ritter Breitmann told Besides the rooshin' Danube of de schloss so grey und old, Vhile a shmokin' of his meerschaum; und till all time pe gone The rustlin' of de vasser tells de tale for ever on.
Glossary
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gone
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From this reading Dis is de vondrous shtory vot de Ritter Breitmann told Besides the rooshin' Danube of de schloss so grey und old, Vhile a shmokin' of his meerschaum; und till all time pe gone The rustlin' of de vasser tells de tale for ever on.
grey
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From this reading Dis is de vondrous shtory vot de Ritter Breitmann told Besides the rooshin' Danube of de schloss so grey und old, Vhile a shmokin' of his meerschaum; und till all time pe gone The rustlin' of de vasser tells de tale for ever on.
hears
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From this reading Dat is an alt legende, und yet 'tis efer new, Und to efery von dot hears it it fits yoost like a shoe.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dis is de vondrous shtory vot de Ritter Breitmann told Besides the rooshin' Danube of de schloss so grey und old, Vhile a shmokin' of his meerschaum; und till all time pe gone The rustlin' of de vasser tells de tale for ever on.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Und dis de shinin' moral dot in de oyster lies- Some day you may roon after de dings you vonce despise!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dis is de vondrous shtory vot de Ritter Breitmann told Besides the rooshin' Danube of de schloss so grey und old, Vhile a shmokin' of his meerschaum; und till all time pe gone The rustlin' of de vasser tells de tale for ever on.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Dat is an alt legende, und yet 'tis efer new, Und to efery von dot hears it it fits yoost like a shoe.
legende
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From this reading Dat is an alt legende, und yet 'tis efer new, Und to efery von dot hears it it fits yoost like a shoe.
lies
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From this reading Und dis de shinin' moral dot in de oyster lies- Some day you may roon after de dings you vonce despise!
like
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From this reading Dat is an alt legende, und yet 'tis efer new, Und to efery von dot hears it it fits yoost like a shoe.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Und dis de shinin' moral dot in de oyster lies- Some day you may roon after de dings you vonce despise!
meerschaum
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From this reading Dis is de vondrous shtory vot de Ritter Breitmann told Besides the rooshin' Danube of de schloss so grey und old, Vhile a shmokin' of his meerschaum; und till all time pe gone The rustlin' of de vasser tells de tale for ever on.
moral
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From this reading Und dis de shinin' moral dot in de oyster lies- Some day you may roon after de dings you vonce despise!
Mr
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From this reading Glossary THIS Glossary was prepared entirely by Mr. NICHOLAS TRUBNER.
new
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From this reading Dat is an alt legende, und yet 'tis efer new, Und to efery von dot hears it it fits yoost like a shoe.
NICHOLAS
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From this reading Glossary THIS Glossary was prepared entirely by Mr. NICHOLAS TRUBNER.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dis is de vondrous shtory vot de Ritter Breitmann told Besides the rooshin' Danube of de schloss so grey und old, Vhile a shmokin' of his meerschaum; und till all time pe gone The rustlin' of de vasser tells de tale for ever on.
old
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From this reading Dis is de vondrous shtory vot de Ritter Breitmann told Besides the rooshin' Danube of de schloss so grey und old, Vhile a shmokin' of his meerschaum; und till all time pe gone The rustlin' of de vasser tells de tale for ever on.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Dis is de vondrous shtory vot de Ritter Breitmann told Besides the rooshin' Danube of de schloss so grey und old, Vhile a shmokin' of his meerschaum; und till all time pe gone The rustlin' of de vasser tells de tale for ever on.
oyster
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From this reading Und dis de shinin' moral dot in de oyster lies- Some day you may roon after de dings you vonce despise!
pe
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From this reading Dis is de vondrous shtory vot de Ritter Breitmann told Besides the rooshin' Danube of de schloss so grey und old, Vhile a shmokin' of his meerschaum; und till all time pe gone The rustlin' of de vasser tells de tale for ever on.
prepared
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Ritter
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From this reading Dis is de vondrous shtory vot de Ritter Breitmann told Besides the rooshin' Danube of de schloss so grey und old, Vhile a shmokin' of his meerschaum; und till all time pe gone The rustlin' of de vasser tells de tale for ever on.
roon
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From this reading Und dis de shinin' moral dot in de oyster lies- Some day you may roon after de dings you vonce despise!
rooshin
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From this reading Dis is de vondrous shtory vot de Ritter Breitmann told Besides the rooshin' Danube of de schloss so grey und old, Vhile a shmokin' of his meerschaum; und till all time pe gone The rustlin' of de vasser tells de tale for ever on.
rustlin
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From this reading Dis is de vondrous shtory vot de Ritter Breitmann told Besides the rooshin' Danube of de schloss so grey und old, Vhile a shmokin' of his meerschaum; und till all time pe gone The rustlin' of de vasser tells de tale for ever on.
schloss
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From this reading Dis is de vondrous shtory vot de Ritter Breitmann told Besides the rooshin' Danube of de schloss so grey und old, Vhile a shmokin' of his meerschaum; und till all time pe gone The rustlin' of de vasser tells de tale for ever on.
shinin
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From this reading Und dis de shinin' moral dot in de oyster lies- Some day you may roon after de dings you vonce despise!
shmokin
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From this reading Dis is de vondrous shtory vot de Ritter Breitmann told Besides the rooshin' Danube of de schloss so grey und old, Vhile a shmokin' of his meerschaum; und till all time pe gone The rustlin' of de vasser tells de tale for ever on.
shoe
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From this reading Dat is an alt legende, und yet 'tis efer new, Und to efery von dot hears it it fits yoost like a shoe.
shtory
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From this reading Dis is de vondrous shtory vot de Ritter Breitmann told Besides the rooshin' Danube of de schloss so grey und old, Vhile a shmokin' of his meerschaum; und till all time pe gone The rustlin' of de vasser tells de tale for ever on.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Dis is de vondrous shtory vot de Ritter Breitmann told Besides the rooshin' Danube of de schloss so grey und old, Vhile a shmokin' of his meerschaum; und till all time pe gone The rustlin' of de vasser tells de tale for ever on.
Some
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From this reading Und dis de shinin' moral dot in de oyster lies- Some day you may roon after de dings you vonce despise!
tale
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From this reading Dis is de vondrous shtory vot de Ritter Breitmann told Besides the rooshin' Danube of de schloss so grey und old, Vhile a shmokin' of his meerschaum; und till all time pe gone The rustlin' of de vasser tells de tale for ever on.
tells
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From this reading Dis is de vondrous shtory vot de Ritter Breitmann told Besides the rooshin' Danube of de schloss so grey und old, Vhile a shmokin' of his meerschaum; und till all time pe gone The rustlin' of de vasser tells de tale for ever on.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dis is de vondrous shtory vot de Ritter Breitmann told Besides the rooshin' Danube of de schloss so grey und old, Vhile a shmokin' of his meerschaum; und till all time pe gone The rustlin' of de vasser tells de tale for ever on.
THISdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Glossary THIS Glossary was prepared entirely by Mr. NICHOLAS TRUBNER.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Dis is de vondrous shtory vot de Ritter Breitmann told Besides the rooshin' Danube of de schloss so grey und old, Vhile a shmokin' of his meerschaum; und till all time pe gone The rustlin' of de vasser tells de tale for ever on.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dis is de vondrous shtory vot de Ritter Breitmann told Besides the rooshin' Danube of de schloss so grey und old, Vhile a shmokin' of his meerschaum; und till all time pe gone The rustlin' of de vasser tells de tale for ever on.
tis
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From this reading Dat is an alt legende, und yet 'tis efer new, Und to efery von dot hears it it fits yoost like a shoe.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dat is an alt legende, und yet 'tis efer new, Und to efery von dot hears it it fits yoost like a shoe.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dis is de vondrous shtory vot de Ritter Breitmann told Besides the rooshin' Danube of de schloss so grey und old, Vhile a shmokin' of his meerschaum; und till all time pe gone The rustlin' of de vasser tells de tale for ever on.
TRUBNER
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From this reading Glossary THIS Glossary was prepared entirely by Mr. NICHOLAS TRUBNER.
und
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From this reading Dis is de vondrous shtory vot de Ritter Breitmann told Besides the rooshin' Danube of de schloss so grey und old, Vhile a shmokin' of his meerschaum; und till all time pe gone The rustlin' of de vasser tells de tale for ever on.
vasser
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From this reading Dis is de vondrous shtory vot de Ritter Breitmann told Besides the rooshin' Danube of de schloss so grey und old, Vhile a shmokin' of his meerschaum; und till all time pe gone The rustlin' of de vasser tells de tale for ever on.
Vhile
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From this reading Dis is de vondrous shtory vot de Ritter Breitmann told Besides the rooshin' Danube of de schloss so grey und old, Vhile a shmokin' of his meerschaum; und till all time pe gone The rustlin' of de vasser tells de tale for ever on.
Vienna
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From this reading Vienna, 1888.
von
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From this reading Dat is an alt legende, und yet 'tis efer new, Und to efery von dot hears it it fits yoost like a shoe.
vonce
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From this reading Und dis de shinin' moral dot in de oyster lies- Some day you may roon after de dings you vonce despise!
vondrous
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From this reading Dis is de vondrous shtory vot de Ritter Breitmann told Besides the rooshin' Danube of de schloss so grey und old, Vhile a shmokin' of his meerschaum; und till all time pe gone The rustlin' of de vasser tells de tale for ever on.
vot
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From this reading Dis is de vondrous shtory vot de Ritter Breitmann told Besides the rooshin' Danube of de schloss so grey und old, Vhile a shmokin' of his meerschaum; und till all time pe gone The rustlin' of de vasser tells de tale for ever on.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Glossary THIS Glossary was prepared entirely by Mr. NICHOLAS TRUBNER.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Dat is an alt legende, und yet 'tis efer new, Und to efery von dot hears it it fits yoost like a shoe.
yoost
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From this reading Dat is an alt legende, und yet 'tis efer new, Und to efery von dot hears it it fits yoost like a shoe.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Und dis de shinin' moral dot in de oyster lies- Some day you may roon after de dings you vonce despise!
