Chapter 12 of The Breitmann Ballads is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Breitmann Ballads is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AM RHEIN. - No. II. IM KAHN. "Were diu werlt alle min, Von deme mere unze an den Rin. Des wolt ih mih darben, Daz diu dame von Engellant Lege an minen armen."
Chapter 12 of The Breitmann Ballads is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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informal terms for a (young) woman
From this reading “Des wolt ih mih darben, Daz diu dame von Engellant Lege an minen armen."”
the habitation of wild animals
From this reading “"Were diu werlt alle min, Von deme mere unze an den Rin.”
a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
From this reading “Des wolt ih mih darben, Daz diu dame von Engellant Lege an minen armen."”
United States architect (born in Estonia) (1901-1974)
From this reading “IM KAHN.”
being nothing more than specified
From this reading “"Were diu werlt alle min, Von deme mere unze an den Rin.”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “"Were diu werlt alle min, Von deme mere unze an den Rin.”
a major European river carrying more traffic than any other river in the world; flows into the North Sea
From this reading “AM RHEIN.”
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From this reading "Were diu werlt alle min, Von deme mere unze an den Rin.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading AM RHEIN.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Were diu werlt alle min, Von deme mere unze an den Rin.
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From this reading Des wolt ih mih darben, Daz diu dame von Engellant Lege an minen armen."
informal terms for a (young) woman
From this reading Des wolt ih mih darben, Daz diu dame von Engellant Lege an minen armen."
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From this reading Des wolt ih mih darben, Daz diu dame von Engellant Lege an minen armen."
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From this reading Des wolt ih mih darben, Daz diu dame von Engellant Lege an minen armen."
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From this reading "Were diu werlt alle min, Von deme mere unze an den Rin.
the habitation of wild animals
From this reading "Were diu werlt alle min, Von deme mere unze an den Rin.
a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
From this reading Des wolt ih mih darben, Daz diu dame von Engellant Lege an minen armen."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Were diu werlt alle min, Von deme mere unze an den Rin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Des wolt ih mih darben, Daz diu dame von Engellant Lege an minen armen."
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From this reading Des wolt ih mih darben, Daz diu dame von Engellant Lege an minen armen."
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From this reading - No. II.
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From this reading IM KAHN.
United States architect (born in Estonia) (1901-1974)
From this reading IM KAHN.
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From this reading Des wolt ih mih darben, Daz diu dame von Engellant Lege an minen armen."
being nothing more than specified
From this reading "Were diu werlt alle min, Von deme mere unze an den Rin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Des wolt ih mih darben, Daz diu dame von Engellant Lege an minen armen."
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading "Were diu werlt alle min, Von deme mere unze an den Rin.
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From this reading Des wolt ih mih darben, Daz diu dame von Engellant Lege an minen armen."
not any; not one
From this reading - No. II.
a major European river carrying more traffic than any other river in the world; flows into the North Sea
From this reading AM RHEIN.
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From this reading "Were diu werlt alle min, Von deme mere unze an den Rin.
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From this reading "Were diu werlt alle min, Von deme mere unze an den Rin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Were diu werlt alle min, Von deme mere unze an den Rin.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Were diu werlt alle min, Von deme mere unze an den Rin.
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From this reading "Were diu werlt alle min, Von deme mere unze an den Rin.
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From this reading Des wolt ih mih darben, Daz diu dame von Engellant Lege an minen armen."
Chapter 12 of The Breitmann Ballads by Charles Godfrey Leland holds 155 sentences, grouped into 31 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 12 holds 155 sentences of The Breitmann Ballads, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of The Breitmann Ballads by Charles Godfrey Leland exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 155 sentences, grouped into 31 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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