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The Breitmann Ballads
The Breitmann Ballads

Chapter VIII

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Lanze,(Ger.) - Lance.
Lager, Lagerbeer, (Ger.
Lagerbier, i.e., Stockbeer) - Sometimes in these poems abbreviated into Lager.
A kind of beer introduced into the American cities by the Germans, and now much in vogue among all classes.
Lager Wirthschaft,(Ger.) - Beerhouse.
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The Breitmann Ballads

Chapter VIII

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

Line 1
Lanze,(Ger.) - Lance.
Line 2
Lager, Lagerbeer, (Ger.
Line 3
Lagerbier, i.e., Stockbeer) - Sometimes in these poems abbreviated into Lager.
Line 4
A kind of beer introduced into the American cities by the Germans, and now much in vogue among all classes.
Line 5
Lager Wirthschaft,(Ger.) - Beerhouse.

Learner Dictionary

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

Among preposition US /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading “A kind of beer introduced into the American cities by the Germans, and now much in vogue among all classes.”

Sometimes noun US /sometimes/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Lagerbier, i.e., Stockbeer) - Sometimes in these poems abbreviated into Lager.”

These determiner US /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading “Lagerbier, i.e., Stockbeer) - Sometimes in these poems abbreviated into Lager.”

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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 A kind of beer introduced into the American cities by the Germans, and now much in vogue among all classes.

abbreviated

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From this reading Lagerbier, i.e., Stockbeer) - Sometimes in these poems abbreviated into Lager.

all

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From this reading A kind of beer introduced into the American cities by the Germans, and now much in vogue among all classes.

American

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From this reading A kind of beer introduced into the American cities by the Germans, and now much in vogue among all classes.

amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading A kind of beer introduced into the American cities by the Germans, and now much in vogue among all classes.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading A kind of beer introduced into the American cities by the Germans, and now much in vogue among all classes.

beer

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From this reading A kind of beer introduced into the American cities by the Germans, and now much in vogue among all classes.

Beerhouse

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From this reading Lager Wirthschaft,(Ger.) - Beerhouse.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading A kind of beer introduced into the American cities by the Germans, and now much in vogue among all classes.

cities

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From this reading A kind of beer introduced into the American cities by the Germans, and now much in vogue among all classes.

classes

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From this reading A kind of beer introduced into the American cities by the Germans, and now much in vogue among all classes.

e

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From this reading Lagerbier, i.e., Stockbeer) - Sometimes in these poems abbreviated into Lager.

Ger

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From this reading Lanze,(Ger.) - Lance.

Germans

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From this reading A kind of beer introduced into the American cities by the Germans, and now much in vogue among all classes.

ipronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading Lagerbier, i.e., Stockbeer) - Sometimes in these poems abbreviated into Lager.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Lagerbier, i.e., Stockbeer) - Sometimes in these poems abbreviated into Lager.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Lagerbier, i.e., Stockbeer) - Sometimes in these poems abbreviated into Lager.

introduced

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From this reading A kind of beer introduced into the American cities by the Germans, and now much in vogue among all classes.

kind

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From this reading A kind of beer introduced into the American cities by the Germans, and now much in vogue among all classes.

Lager

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From this reading Lager, Lagerbeer, (Ger.

Lagerbeer

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From this reading Lager, Lagerbeer, (Ger.

Lagerbier

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From this reading Lagerbier, i.e., Stockbeer) - Sometimes in these poems abbreviated into Lager.

Lance

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From this reading Lanze,(Ger.) - Lance.

Lanze

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From this reading Lanze,(Ger.) - Lance.

much

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From this reading A kind of beer introduced into the American cities by the Germans, and now much in vogue among all classes.

now

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From this reading A kind of beer introduced into the American cities by the Germans, and now much in vogue among all classes.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A kind of beer introduced into the American cities by the Germans, and now much in vogue among all classes.

poems

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From this reading Lagerbier, i.e., Stockbeer) - Sometimes in these poems abbreviated into Lager.

Sometimes

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From this reading Lagerbier, i.e., Stockbeer) - Sometimes in these poems abbreviated into Lager.

Stockbeer

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From this reading Lagerbier, i.e., Stockbeer) - Sometimes in these poems abbreviated into Lager.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading A kind of beer introduced into the American cities by the Germans, and now much in vogue among all classes.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Lagerbier, i.e., Stockbeer) - Sometimes in these poems abbreviated into Lager.

vogue

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From this reading A kind of beer introduced into the American cities by the Germans, and now much in vogue among all classes.

Wirthschaft

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From this reading Lager Wirthschaft,(Ger.) - Beerhouse.