The Breitmann Ballads

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O der Breitmann ish on, Und der Breitmann is on, Und mit him de Uhlans Are ploonderin gone.

De demon of fengeance His wings o'er em vave, Mit deir fingers like hooks, Und mit maws like de grafe.

Dey coom to a castel, So shplendid, of bricks; Franzosen defend it, Das help em gar nichts.

For de Uhlans hafe take it, Dey smash in de gate, Und inshpired by Gott's fury, Dey shdole all de plate.

From shamber to shamber Dey fighted deir way, Till dead in de hall De Franzosen all lay; Und dere shtood a madchen, So lieblich und hold, Who laugh at de dead Troo her ringlocks of gold.

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Chapter 10

Chapter 10 of The Breitmann Ballads is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

O der Breitmann ish on, Und der Breitmann is on, Und mit him de Uhlans Are ploonderin gone. De demon of fengeance His wings o'er em vave, Mit deir fingers like hooks, Und mit maws like de grafe. Dey coom to a castel, So shplendid, of bricks; Franzosen defend it, Das help em gar nichts. For de Uhlans hafe take it, Dey smash in de gate, Und inshpired by Gott's fury, Dey shdole all de plate. From shamber to shamber Dey fighted deir way, Till dead in de hall De Franzosen all lay; Und dere shtood a madchen, So lieblich und hold, Who laugh at de dead Troo her ringlocks of gold.

The Breitmann Ballads

Chapter X · Chapter 10

Chapter 10 of The Breitmann Ballads is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Line 1

O der Breitmann ish on, Und der Breitmann is on, Und mit him de Uhlans Are ploonderin gone.

Line 2

De demon of fengeance His wings o'er em vave, Mit deir fingers like hooks, Und mit maws like de grafe.

Line 3

Dey coom to a castel, So shplendid, of bricks; Franzosen defend it, Das help em gar nichts.

Line 4

For de Uhlans hafe take it, Dey smash in de gate, Und inshpired by Gott's fury, Dey shdole all de plate.

Line 5

From shamber to shamber Dey fighted deir way, Till dead in de hall De Franzosen all lay; Und dere shtood a madchen, So lieblich und hold, Who laugh at de dead Troo her ringlocks of gold.

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bricks noun US /brɪks/

plural of “brick” — rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material

From this reading “Dey coom to a castel, So shplendid, of bricks; Franzosen defend it, Das help em gar nichts.”

Das noun US /dæs/

any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes

From this reading “Dey coom to a castel, So shplendid, of bricks; Franzosen defend it, Das help em gar nichts.”

defend verb US /dɪˈfend/

argue or speak in defense of

From this reading “Dey coom to a castel, So shplendid, of bricks; Franzosen defend it, Das help em gar nichts.”

demon noun US /ˈdiːmən/

an evil supernatural being

From this reading “De demon of fengeance His wings o'er em vave, Mit deir fingers like hooks, Und mit maws like de grafe.”

gar noun US /ɡɑːr/

primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth

From this reading “Dey coom to a castel, So shplendid, of bricks; Franzosen defend it, Das help em gar nichts.”

hooks noun US /hʊks/

large strong hand (as of a fighter)

From this reading “De demon of fengeance His wings o'er em vave, Mit deir fingers like hooks, Und mit maws like de grafe.”

mit noun US /ˈeˈmaɪˈtiː/

an engineering university in Cambridge

From this reading “O der Breitmann ish on, Und der Breitmann is on, Und mit him de Uhlans Are ploonderin gone.”

smash verb US /smæʃ/

hit hard

From this reading “For de Uhlans hafe take it, Dey smash in de gate, Und inshpired by Gott's fury, Dey shdole all de plate.”

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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 Dey coom to a castel, So shplendid, of bricks; Franzosen defend it, Das help em gar nichts.

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 For de Uhlans hafe take it, Dey smash in de gate, Und inshpired by Gott's fury, Dey shdole all de plate.

Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading O der Breitmann ish on, Und der Breitmann is on, Und mit him de Uhlans Are ploonderin gone.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading From shamber to shamber Dey fighted deir way, Till dead in de hall De Franzosen all lay; Und dere shtood a madchen, So lieblich und hold, Who laugh at de dead Troo her ringlocks of gold.

Breitmann

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From this reading O der Breitmann ish on, Und der Breitmann is on, Und mit him de Uhlans Are ploonderin gone.

bricksnounUS /brɪks/

plural of “brick” — rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material

From this reading Dey coom to a castel, So shplendid, of bricks; Franzosen defend it, Das help em gar nichts.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading For de Uhlans hafe take it, Dey smash in de gate, Und inshpired by Gott's fury, Dey shdole all de plate.

castel

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From this reading Dey coom to a castel, So shplendid, of bricks; Franzosen defend it, Das help em gar nichts.

coom

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From this reading Dey coom to a castel, So shplendid, of bricks; Franzosen defend it, Das help em gar nichts.

DasnounUS /dæs/

any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes

From this reading Dey coom to a castel, So shplendid, of bricks; Franzosen defend it, Das help em gar nichts.

denounUS /diː/

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading O der Breitmann ish on, Und der Breitmann is on, Und mit him de Uhlans Are ploonderin gone.

deadadjectiveUS /ded/

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

defendverbUS /dɪˈfend/

argue or speak in defense of

From this reading Dey coom to a castel, So shplendid, of bricks; Franzosen defend it, Das help em gar nichts.

deir

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From this reading De demon of fengeance His wings o'er em vave, Mit deir fingers like hooks, Und mit maws like de grafe.

demonnounUS /ˈdiːmən/

an evil supernatural being

From this reading De demon of fengeance His wings o'er em vave, Mit deir fingers like hooks, Und mit maws like de grafe.

der

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From this reading O der Breitmann ish on, Und der Breitmann is on, Und mit him de Uhlans Are ploonderin gone.

dere

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Dey

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From this reading Dey coom to a castel, So shplendid, of bricks; Franzosen defend it, Das help em gar nichts.

emnounUS /em/

a quad with a square body

From this reading De demon of fengeance His wings o'er em vave, Mit deir fingers like hooks, Und mit maws like de grafe.

fengeance

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From this reading De demon of fengeance His wings o'er em vave, Mit deir fingers like hooks, Und mit maws like de grafe.

fighted

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fingersnounUS /ˈfɪŋɡərz/

plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)

From this reading De demon of fengeance His wings o'er em vave, Mit deir fingers like hooks, Und mit maws like de grafe.

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For de Uhlans hafe take it, Dey smash in de gate, Und inshpired by Gott's fury, Dey shdole all de plate.

Franzosen

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From this reading Dey coom to a castel, So shplendid, of bricks; Franzosen defend it, Das help em gar nichts.

FromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

furynounUS /ˈfjʊri/

a feeling of intense anger

From this reading For de Uhlans hafe take it, Dey smash in de gate, Und inshpired by Gott's fury, Dey shdole all de plate.

garnounUS /ɡɑːr/

primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth

From this reading Dey coom to a castel, So shplendid, of bricks; Franzosen defend it, Das help em gar nichts.

gatenounUS /ɡeɪt/

a movable barrier in a fence or wall

From this reading For de Uhlans hafe take it, Dey smash in de gate, Und inshpired by Gott's fury, Dey shdole all de plate.

goldnounUS /ɡoʊld/

coins made of gold

goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/

destroyed or killed

From this reading O der Breitmann ish on, Und der Breitmann is on, Und mit him de Uhlans Are ploonderin gone.

Gott's

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From this reading For de Uhlans hafe take it, Dey smash in de gate, Und inshpired by Gott's fury, Dey shdole all de plate.

grafe

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From this reading De demon of fengeance His wings o'er em vave, Mit deir fingers like hooks, Und mit maws like de grafe.

hafe

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From this reading For de Uhlans hafe take it, Dey smash in de gate, Und inshpired by Gott's fury, Dey shdole all de plate.

hallnounUS /hɔːl/

an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

helpverbUS /help/

give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading Dey coom to a castel, So shplendid, of bricks; Franzosen defend it, Das help em gar nichts.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading O der Breitmann ish on, Und der Breitmann is on, Und mit him de Uhlans Are ploonderin gone.

HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading De demon of fengeance His wings o'er em vave, Mit deir fingers like hooks, Und mit maws like de grafe.

holdverbUS /hoʊld/

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

hooksnounUS /hʊks/

large strong hand (as of a fighter)

From this reading De demon of fengeance His wings o'er em vave, Mit deir fingers like hooks, Und mit maws like de grafe.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading For de Uhlans hafe take it, Dey smash in de gate, Und inshpired by Gott's fury, Dey shdole all de plate.

inshpired

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From this reading For de Uhlans hafe take it, Dey smash in de gate, Und inshpired by Gott's fury, Dey shdole all de plate.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading O der Breitmann ish on, Und der Breitmann is on, Und mit him de Uhlans Are ploonderin gone.

ish

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From this reading O der Breitmann ish on, Und der Breitmann is on, Und mit him de Uhlans Are ploonderin gone.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Dey coom to a castel, So shplendid, of bricks; Franzosen defend it, Das help em gar nichts.

laughnounUS /læf/

the sound of laughing

layverbUS /leɪ/

put into a certain place or abstract location

lieblich

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likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading De demon of fengeance His wings o'er em vave, Mit deir fingers like hooks, Und mit maws like de grafe.

madchen

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maws

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From this reading De demon of fengeance His wings o'er em vave, Mit deir fingers like hooks, Und mit maws like de grafe.

mitnounUS /ˈeˈmaɪˈtiː/

an engineering university in Cambridge

From this reading O der Breitmann ish on, Und der Breitmann is on, Und mit him de Uhlans Are ploonderin gone.

nichts

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From this reading Dey coom to a castel, So shplendid, of bricks; Franzosen defend it, Das help em gar nichts.

OnounUS /oʊ/

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading O der Breitmann ish on, Und der Breitmann is on, Und mit him de Uhlans Are ploonderin gone.

o'er

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From this reading De demon of fengeance His wings o'er em vave, Mit deir fingers like hooks, Und mit maws like de grafe.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading De demon of fengeance His wings o'er em vave, Mit deir fingers like hooks, Und mit maws like de grafe.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading O der Breitmann ish on, Und der Breitmann is on, Und mit him de Uhlans Are ploonderin gone.

platenounUS /pleɪt/

(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score

From this reading For de Uhlans hafe take it, Dey smash in de gate, Und inshpired by Gott's fury, Dey shdole all de plate.

ploonderin

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From this reading O der Breitmann ish on, Und der Breitmann is on, Und mit him de Uhlans Are ploonderin gone.

ringlocks

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shamber

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shdole

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From this reading For de Uhlans hafe take it, Dey smash in de gate, Und inshpired by Gott's fury, Dey shdole all de plate.

shplendid

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From this reading Dey coom to a castel, So shplendid, of bricks; Franzosen defend it, Das help em gar nichts.

shtood

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smashverbUS /smæʃ/

hit hard

From this reading For de Uhlans hafe take it, Dey smash in de gate, Und inshpired by Gott's fury, Dey shdole all de plate.

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Dey coom to a castel, So shplendid, of bricks; Franzosen defend it, Das help em gar nichts.

takeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading For de Uhlans hafe take it, Dey smash in de gate, Und inshpired by Gott's fury, Dey shdole all de plate.

TillprepositionUS /tɪl/

up to a particular time

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Dey coom to a castel, So shplendid, of bricks; Franzosen defend it, Das help em gar nichts.

Troo

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Uhlans

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From this reading O der Breitmann ish on, Und der Breitmann is on, Und mit him de Uhlans Are ploonderin gone.

Und

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From this reading O der Breitmann ish on, Und der Breitmann is on, Und mit him de Uhlans Are ploonderin gone.

vave

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From this reading De demon of fengeance His wings o'er em vave, Mit deir fingers like hooks, Und mit maws like de grafe.

waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

WhopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

wingsnounUS /wɪŋz/

a means of flight or ascent

From this reading De demon of fengeance His wings o'er em vave, Mit deir fingers like hooks, Und mit maws like de grafe.

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