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The Breitmann Ballads

Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

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De lady see his glances So noble und so game, Und yust as he reflected She dink of him de same, Und she say, "Wie gehts?" in English, "Du galiant cavalier, Who art pecome de captive All of my bow und spear.
"I am a gal dis mornin', Yestreen I vas a knight, Old hoss - you nearly smashedme, I guess, in that small fight; And if I hadn't shot you I think I should have ran."
"Gottshimmel mit Potzbomben!
Egsclaim der Breitemann.
"But say, O nople lady, Vot got you in dot set Of plackgards - vilt dou dell me?"
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The Breitmann Ballads

Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

Chapter 14 of The Breitmann Ballads is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/28 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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De lady see his glances So noble und so game, Und yust as he reflected She dink of him de same, Und she say, "Wie gehts?" in English, "Du galiant cavalier, Who art pecome de captive All of my bow und spear.
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"I am a gal dis mornin', Yestreen I vas a knight, Old hoss - you nearly smashedme, I guess, in that small fight; And if I hadn't shot you I think I should have ran."
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"Gottshimmel mit Potzbomben!
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Egsclaim der Breitemann.
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"But say, O nople lady, Vot got you in dot set Of plackgards - vilt dou dell me?"

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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

captive noun US /ˈkæptɪv/

a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war

From this reading “De lady see his glances So noble und so game, Und yust as he reflected She dink of him de same, Und she say, "Wie gehts?" in English, "Du galiant cavalier, Who art pecome de captive All of my bow und spear.”

cavalier noun US /ˌkævəˈlɪr/

a gallant or courtly gentleman

From this reading “De lady see his glances So noble und so game, Und yust as he reflected She dink of him de same, Und she say, "Wie gehts?" in English, "Du galiant cavalier, Who art pecome de captive All of my bow und spear.”

dell noun US /del/

a small wooded hollow

From this reading “"But say, O nople lady, Vot got you in dot set Of plackgards - vilt dou dell me?"”

dink noun US /dɪŋk/

a couple who both have careers and no children (an acronym for dual income no kids)

From this reading “De lady see his glances So noble und so game, Und yust as he reflected She dink of him de same, Und she say, "Wie gehts?" in English, "Du galiant cavalier, Who art pecome de captive All of my bow und spear.”

dis noun US /dɪs/

(Roman mythology) god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Hades

From this reading “"I am a gal dis mornin', Yestreen I vas a knight, Old hoss - you nearly smashedme, I guess, in that small fight; And if I hadn't shot you I think I should have ran."”

dot noun US /dɑːt/

a very small circular shape

From this reading “"But say, O nople lady, Vot got you in dot set Of plackgards - vilt dou dell me?"”

gal noun US /ɡæl/

United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters

From this reading “"I am a gal dis mornin', Yestreen I vas a knight, Old hoss - you nearly smashedme, I guess, in that small fight; And if I hadn't shot you I think I should have ran."”

mit noun US /ˈeˈmaɪˈtiː/

an engineering university in Cambridge

From this reading “"Gottshimmel mit Potzbomben!”

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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 "I am a gal dis mornin', Yestreen I vas a knight, Old hoss - you nearly smashedme, I guess, in that small fight; And if I hadn't shot you I think I should have ran."

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 De lady see his glances So noble und so game, Und yust as he reflected She dink of him de same, Und she say, "Wie gehts?" in English, "Du galiant cavalier, Who art pecome de captive All of my bow und spear.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading "I am a gal dis mornin', Yestreen I vas a knight, Old hoss - you nearly smashedme, I guess, in that small fight; And if I hadn't shot you I think I should have ran."

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "I am a gal dis mornin', Yestreen I vas a knight, Old hoss - you nearly smashedme, I guess, in that small fight; And if I hadn't shot you I think I should have ran."

artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading De lady see his glances So noble und so game, Und yust as he reflected She dink of him de same, Und she say, "Wie gehts?" in English, "Du galiant cavalier, Who art pecome de captive All of my bow und spear.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading De lady see his glances So noble und so game, Und yust as he reflected She dink of him de same, Und she say, "Wie gehts?" in English, "Du galiant cavalier, Who art pecome de captive All of my bow und spear.

bownounUS /baʊ/

a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces

From this reading De lady see his glances So noble und so game, Und yust as he reflected She dink of him de same, Und she say, "Wie gehts?" in English, "Du galiant cavalier, Who art pecome de captive All of my bow und spear.

Breitemann

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

From this reading Egsclaim der Breitemann.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "But say, O nople lady, Vot got you in dot set Of plackgards - vilt dou dell me?"

captivenounUS /ˈkæptɪv/

a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war

From this reading De lady see his glances So noble und so game, Und yust as he reflected She dink of him de same, Und she say, "Wie gehts?" in English, "Du galiant cavalier, Who art pecome de captive All of my bow und spear.

cavaliernounUS /ˌkævəˈlɪr/

a gallant or courtly gentleman

From this reading De lady see his glances So noble und so game, Und yust as he reflected She dink of him de same, Und she say, "Wie gehts?" in English, "Du galiant cavalier, Who art pecome de captive All of my bow und spear.

DenounUS /diː/

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

From this reading De lady see his glances So noble und so game, Und yust as he reflected She dink of him de same, Und she say, "Wie gehts?" in English, "Du galiant cavalier, Who art pecome de captive All of my bow und spear.

dellnounUS /del/

a small wooded hollow

From this reading "But say, O nople lady, Vot got you in dot set Of plackgards - vilt dou dell me?"

der

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From this reading Egsclaim der Breitemann.

dinknounUS /dɪŋk/

a couple who both have careers and no children (an acronym for dual income no kids)

From this reading De lady see his glances So noble und so game, Und yust as he reflected She dink of him de same, Und she say, "Wie gehts?" in English, "Du galiant cavalier, Who art pecome de captive All of my bow und spear.

disnounUS /dɪs/

(Roman mythology) god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Hades

From this reading "I am a gal dis mornin', Yestreen I vas a knight, Old hoss - you nearly smashedme, I guess, in that small fight; And if I hadn't shot you I think I should have ran."

dotnounUS /dɑːt/

a very small circular shape

From this reading "But say, O nople lady, Vot got you in dot set Of plackgards - vilt dou dell me?"

dou

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From this reading "But say, O nople lady, Vot got you in dot set Of plackgards - vilt dou dell me?"

Du

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From this reading De lady see his glances So noble und so game, Und yust as he reflected She dink of him de same, Und she say, "Wie gehts?" in English, "Du galiant cavalier, Who art pecome de captive All of my bow und spear.

Egsclaim

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From this reading Egsclaim der Breitemann.

EnglishnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading De lady see his glances So noble und so game, Und yust as he reflected She dink of him de same, Und she say, "Wie gehts?" in English, "Du galiant cavalier, Who art pecome de captive All of my bow und spear.

fightverbUS /faɪt/

be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading "I am a gal dis mornin', Yestreen I vas a knight, Old hoss - you nearly smashedme, I guess, in that small fight; And if I hadn't shot you I think I should have ran."

galnounUS /ɡæl/

United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters

From this reading "I am a gal dis mornin', Yestreen I vas a knight, Old hoss - you nearly smashedme, I guess, in that small fight; And if I hadn't shot you I think I should have ran."

galiant

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From this reading De lady see his glances So noble und so game, Und yust as he reflected She dink of him de same, Und she say, "Wie gehts?" in English, "Du galiant cavalier, Who art pecome de captive All of my bow und spear.

gamenounUS /ɡeɪm/

a contest with rules to determine a winner

From this reading De lady see his glances So noble und so game, Und yust as he reflected She dink of him de same, Und she say, "Wie gehts?" in English, "Du galiant cavalier, Who art pecome de captive All of my bow und spear.

gehts

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From this reading De lady see his glances So noble und so game, Und yust as he reflected She dink of him de same, Und she say, "Wie gehts?" in English, "Du galiant cavalier, Who art pecome de captive All of my bow und spear.

glancesnounUS /ˈɡlænsɪz/

plural of “glance” — a quick look

From this reading De lady see his glances So noble und so game, Und yust as he reflected She dink of him de same, Und she say, "Wie gehts?" in English, "Du galiant cavalier, Who art pecome de captive All of my bow und spear.

gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading "But say, O nople lady, Vot got you in dot set Of plackgards - vilt dou dell me?"

Gottshimmel

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From this reading "Gottshimmel mit Potzbomben!

guessverbUS /ɡes/

expect, believe, or suppose

From this reading "I am a gal dis mornin', Yestreen I vas a knight, Old hoss - you nearly smashedme, I guess, in that small fight; And if I hadn't shot you I think I should have ran."

hadn't

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From this reading "I am a gal dis mornin', Yestreen I vas a knight, Old hoss - you nearly smashedme, I guess, in that small fight; And if I hadn't shot you I think I should have ran."

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "I am a gal dis mornin', Yestreen I vas a knight, Old hoss - you nearly smashedme, I guess, in that small fight; And if I hadn't shot you I think I should have ran."

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading De lady see his glances So noble und so game, Und yust as he reflected She dink of him de same, Und she say, "Wie gehts?" in English, "Du galiant cavalier, Who art pecome de captive All of my bow und spear.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading De lady see his glances So noble und so game, Und yust as he reflected She dink of him de same, Und she say, "Wie gehts?" in English, "Du galiant cavalier, Who art pecome de captive All of my bow und spear.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading De lady see his glances So noble und so game, Und yust as he reflected She dink of him de same, Und she say, "Wie gehts?" in English, "Du galiant cavalier, Who art pecome de captive All of my bow und spear.

hoss

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From this reading "I am a gal dis mornin', Yestreen I vas a knight, Old hoss - you nearly smashedme, I guess, in that small fight; And if I hadn't shot you I think I should have ran."

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "I am a gal dis mornin', Yestreen I vas a knight, Old hoss - you nearly smashedme, I guess, in that small fight; And if I hadn't shot you I think I should have ran."

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "I am a gal dis mornin', Yestreen I vas a knight, Old hoss - you nearly smashedme, I guess, in that small fight; And if I hadn't shot you I think I should have ran."

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading De lady see his glances So noble und so game, Und yust as he reflected She dink of him de same, Und she say, "Wie gehts?" in English, "Du galiant cavalier, Who art pecome de captive All of my bow und spear.

knightnounUS /naɪt/

originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit

From this reading "I am a gal dis mornin', Yestreen I vas a knight, Old hoss - you nearly smashedme, I guess, in that small fight; And if I hadn't shot you I think I should have ran."

ladynounUS /ˈleɪdi/

a polite name for any woman

From this reading De lady see his glances So noble und so game, Und yust as he reflected She dink of him de same, Und she say, "Wie gehts?" in English, "Du galiant cavalier, Who art pecome de captive All of my bow und spear.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "But say, O nople lady, Vot got you in dot set Of plackgards - vilt dou dell me?"

mitnounUS /ˈeˈmaɪˈtiː/

an engineering university in Cambridge

From this reading "Gottshimmel mit Potzbomben!

mornin

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From this reading "I am a gal dis mornin', Yestreen I vas a knight, Old hoss - you nearly smashedme, I guess, in that small fight; And if I hadn't shot you I think I should have ran."

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading De lady see his glances So noble und so game, Und yust as he reflected She dink of him de same, Und she say, "Wie gehts?" in English, "Du galiant cavalier, Who art pecome de captive All of my bow und spear.

nearlyadverbUS /ˈnɪrli/

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading "I am a gal dis mornin', Yestreen I vas a knight, Old hoss - you nearly smashedme, I guess, in that small fight; And if I hadn't shot you I think I should have ran."

nobleadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊbəl/

impressive in appearance

From this reading De lady see his glances So noble und so game, Und yust as he reflected She dink of him de same, Und she say, "Wie gehts?" in English, "Du galiant cavalier, Who art pecome de captive All of my bow und spear.

nople

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From this reading "But say, O nople lady, Vot got you in dot set Of plackgards - vilt dou dell me?"

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 "But say, O nople lady, Vot got you in dot set Of plackgards - vilt dou dell me?"

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading De lady see his glances So noble und so game, Und yust as he reflected She dink of him de same, Und she say, "Wie gehts?" in English, "Du galiant cavalier, Who art pecome de captive All of my bow und spear.

OldadjectiveUS /oʊld/

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading "I am a gal dis mornin', Yestreen I vas a knight, Old hoss - you nearly smashedme, I guess, in that small fight; And if I hadn't shot you I think I should have ran."

pecome

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From this reading De lady see his glances So noble und so game, Und yust as he reflected She dink of him de same, Und she say, "Wie gehts?" in English, "Du galiant cavalier, Who art pecome de captive All of my bow und spear.

plackgards

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

From this reading "But say, O nople lady, Vot got you in dot set Of plackgards - vilt dou dell me?"

Potzbomben

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

From this reading "Gottshimmel mit Potzbomben!

ranverbUS /ræn/

inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading "I am a gal dis mornin', Yestreen I vas a knight, Old hoss - you nearly smashedme, I guess, in that small fight; And if I hadn't shot you I think I should have ran."

reflectedadjectiveUS /rɪˈflektɪd/

(especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back

From this reading De lady see his glances So noble und so game, Und yust as he reflected She dink of him de same, Und she say, "Wie gehts?" in English, "Du galiant cavalier, Who art pecome de captive All of my bow und spear.

sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading De lady see his glances So noble und so game, Und yust as he reflected She dink of him de same, Und she say, "Wie gehts?" in English, "Du galiant cavalier, Who art pecome de captive All of my bow und spear.

sayverbUS /seɪ/

express in words

From this reading De lady see his glances So noble und so game, Und yust as he reflected She dink of him de same, Und she say, "Wie gehts?" in English, "Du galiant cavalier, Who art pecome de captive All of my bow und spear.

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading De lady see his glances So noble und so game, Und yust as he reflected She dink of him de same, Und she say, "Wie gehts?" in English, "Du galiant cavalier, Who art pecome de captive All of my bow und spear.

setverbUS /set/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading "But say, O nople lady, Vot got you in dot set Of plackgards - vilt dou dell me?"

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading De lady see his glances So noble und so game, Und yust as he reflected She dink of him de same, Und she say, "Wie gehts?" in English, "Du galiant cavalier, Who art pecome de captive All of my bow und spear.

shotnounUS /ʃɑːt/

the act of firing a projectile

From this reading "I am a gal dis mornin', Yestreen I vas a knight, Old hoss - you nearly smashedme, I guess, in that small fight; And if I hadn't shot you I think I should have ran."

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading "I am a gal dis mornin', Yestreen I vas a knight, Old hoss - you nearly smashedme, I guess, in that small fight; And if I hadn't shot you I think I should have ran."

smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading "I am a gal dis mornin', Yestreen I vas a knight, Old hoss - you nearly smashedme, I guess, in that small fight; And if I hadn't shot you I think I should have ran."

smashedme

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From this reading "I am a gal dis mornin', Yestreen I vas a knight, Old hoss - you nearly smashedme, I guess, in that small fight; And if I hadn't shot you I think I should have ran."

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading De lady see his glances So noble und so game, Und yust as he reflected She dink of him de same, Und she say, "Wie gehts?" in English, "Du galiant cavalier, Who art pecome de captive All of my bow und spear.

spearnounUS /spɪr/

a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon

From this reading De lady see his glances So noble und so game, Und yust as he reflected She dink of him de same, Und she say, "Wie gehts?" in English, "Du galiant cavalier, Who art pecome de captive All of my bow und spear.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "I am a gal dis mornin', Yestreen I vas a knight, Old hoss - you nearly smashedme, I guess, in that small fight; And if I hadn't shot you I think I should have ran."

thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading "I am a gal dis mornin', Yestreen I vas a knight, Old hoss - you nearly smashedme, I guess, in that small fight; And if I hadn't shot you I think I should have ran."

und

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From this reading De lady see his glances So noble und so game, Und yust as he reflected She dink of him de same, Und she say, "Wie gehts?" in English, "Du galiant cavalier, Who art pecome de captive All of my bow und spear.

vasnoun

a tube in which a body fluid circulates

From this reading "I am a gal dis mornin', Yestreen I vas a knight, Old hoss - you nearly smashedme, I guess, in that small fight; And if I hadn't shot you I think I should have ran."

vilt

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From this reading "But say, O nople lady, Vot got you in dot set Of plackgards - vilt dou dell me?"

Vot

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From this reading "But say, O nople lady, Vot got you in dot set Of plackgards - vilt dou dell me?"

WhopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading De lady see his glances So noble und so game, Und yust as he reflected She dink of him de same, Und she say, "Wie gehts?" in English, "Du galiant cavalier, Who art pecome de captive All of my bow und spear.

Wie

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From this reading De lady see his glances So noble und so game, Und yust as he reflected She dink of him de same, Und she say, "Wie gehts?" in English, "Du galiant cavalier, Who art pecome de captive All of my bow und spear.

Yestreen

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From this reading "I am a gal dis mornin', Yestreen I vas a knight, Old hoss - you nearly smashedme, I guess, in that small fight; And if I hadn't shot you I think I should have ran."

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "I am a gal dis mornin', Yestreen I vas a knight, Old hoss - you nearly smashedme, I guess, in that small fight; And if I hadn't shot you I think I should have ran."

yust

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From this reading De lady see his glances So noble und so game, Und yust as he reflected She dink of him de same, Und she say, "Wie gehts?" in English, "Du galiant cavalier, Who art pecome de captive All of my bow und spear.

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Vanilla
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Breitmann Ballads; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Ascii
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Breitmann Ballads; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Breitmann
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Breitmann Ballads; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.