Zigzag Journeys in Northern Lands

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

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FIFTH MEETING FOR RHINE STORIES.

SEVEN NIGHTS ON THE RHINE:--WORMS.--LUTHER'S MONUMENT.--THE STORY OF SIEGFRIED AND THE DRAGON.--MAYENCE.--BOAT JOURNEY.--STORIES OF THE CASTLES ON THE MIDDLE RHINE.--THE WONDERFUL STORY OF THE LORELEI.--KERNER.

Mr. Beal continued the narrative of travel at the fifth meeting of the Club for the rehearsal of Rhine stories.

* * * * * "We passed over a road along the right bank of the Rhine towards Worms.

We journeyed amid green forests, and past fields which had heaped up harvests for a thousand years.

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Zigzag Journeys in Northern Lands Hezekiah Butterworth

Chapter IX

Chapter 9

Chapter 9 of Zigzag Journeys in Northern Lands is here in full — 271 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

FIFTH MEETING FOR RHINE STORIES. SEVEN NIGHTS ON THE RHINE:--WORMS.--LUTHER'S MONUMENT.--THE STORY OF SIEGFRIED AND THE DRAGON.--MAYENCE.--BOAT JOURNEY.--STORIES OF THE CASTLES ON THE MIDDLE RHINE.--THE WONDERFUL STORY OF THE LORELEI.--KERNER. Mr. Beal continued the narrative of travel at the fifth meeting of the Club for the rehearsal of Rhine stories. * * * * * "We passed over a road along the right bank of the Rhine towards Worms. We journeyed amid green forests, and past fields which had heaped up harvests for a thousand years.

Zigzag Journeys in Northern Lands

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

Chapter 9 of Zigzag Journeys in Northern Lands is here in full — 271 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/54 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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FIFTH MEETING FOR RHINE STORIES.

/fɪfθ ˈmiːtɪŋ fɔːr raɪn ˈstɔːriz/

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Mr. Beal continued the narrative of travel at the fifth meeting of the Club for the rehearsal of Rhine stories.

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* * * * * "We passed over a road along the right bank of the Rhine towards Worms.

/wiː pæst ˈoʊvər ə roʊd əˈlɔːŋ ðə raɪt bæŋk ʌv ðə raɪn təˈwɔːrdz wɜːrmz/

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We journeyed amid green forests, and past fields which had heaped up harvests for a thousand years.

/wiː ˈdʒɜːrnid əˈmɪd ɡriːn ˈfɔːrəsts ənd pæst fiːldz wɪtʃ hæd hiːpt ʌp ˈhɑːrvəsts fɔːr ə ˈθaʊzənd jɪrz/

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castles noun US /ˈkæsəlz/

plural of “castle” — a large and stately mansion

From this reading “SEVEN NIGHTS ON THE RHINE:--WORMS.--LUTHER'S MONUMENT.--THE STORY OF SIEGFRIED AND THE DRAGON.--MAYENCE.--BOAT JOURNEY.--STORIES OF THE CASTLES ON THE MIDDLE RHINE.--THE WONDERFUL STORY OF THE LORELEI.--KERNER.”

harvests noun US /ˈhɑːrvəsts/

plural of “harvest” — the yield from plants in a single growing season

From this reading “We journeyed amid green forests, and past fields which had heaped up harvests for a thousand years.”

journeyed verb US /ˈdʒɜːrnid/

past form of “journey” — undertake a journey or trip

From this reading “We journeyed amid green forests, and past fields which had heaped up harvests for a thousand years.”

lorelei noun US /ˈlɔːrɪlaɪ/

a Siren of German legend who lured boatmen in the Rhine to destruction

rehearsal noun US /rɪˈhɜːrsəl/

a practice session in preparation for a public performance (as of a play or speech or concert)

From this reading “Mr. Beal continued the narrative of travel at the fifth meeting of the Club for the rehearsal of Rhine stories.”

rhine noun US /raɪn/

United States parapsychologist (1895-1980)

From this reading “FIFTH MEETING FOR RHINE STORIES.”

siegfried noun US /ˈsiːɡfriːd/

(German mythology) mythical German warrior hero of the Nibelungenlied who takes possession of the accursed treasure of the Nibelungs by slaying the dragon that guards it and awakens Brynhild and is eventually killed

worms noun US /wɜːrmz/

plural of “worm” — any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae

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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 * * * * * "We passed over a road along the right bank of the Rhine towards Worms.

alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading * * * * * "We passed over a road along the right bank of the Rhine towards Worms.

amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/

in the middle of; surrounded by

From this reading We journeyed amid green forests, and past fields which had heaped up harvests for a thousand years.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading SEVEN NIGHTS ON THE RHINE:--WORMS.--LUTHER'S MONUMENT.--THE STORY OF SIEGFRIED AND THE DRAGON.--MAYENCE.--BOAT JOURNEY.--STORIES OF THE CASTLES ON THE MIDDLE RHINE.--THE WONDERFUL STORY OF THE LORELEI.--KERNER.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Mr. Beal continued the narrative of travel at the fifth meeting of the Club for the rehearsal of Rhine stories.

banknounUS /bæŋk/

sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)

From this reading * * * * * "We passed over a road along the right bank of the Rhine towards Worms.

Beal

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From this reading Mr. Beal continued the narrative of travel at the fifth meeting of the Club for the rehearsal of Rhine stories.

BOATnounUS /boʊt/

a small vessel for travel on water

CASTLESnounUS /ˈkæsəlz/

plural of “castle” — a large and stately mansion

ClubnounUS /klʌb/

a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together

From this reading Mr. Beal continued the narrative of travel at the fifth meeting of the Club for the rehearsal of Rhine stories.

continuedadjectiveUS /kənˈtɪnjuːd/

without stop or interruption

From this reading Mr. Beal continued the narrative of travel at the fifth meeting of the Club for the rehearsal of Rhine stories.

DRAGONnounUS /ˈdræɡən/

a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings

fieldsnounUS /fiːldz/

United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)

From this reading We journeyed amid green forests, and past fields which had heaped up harvests for a thousand years.

FIFTHnounUS /fɪfθ/

a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon

From this reading FIFTH MEETING FOR RHINE STORIES.

FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading FIFTH MEETING FOR RHINE STORIES.

forestsnounUS /ˈfɔːrəsts/

plural of “forest” — the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading We journeyed amid green forests, and past fields which had heaped up harvests for a thousand years.

greennounUS /ɡriːn/

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading We journeyed amid green forests, and past fields which had heaped up harvests for a thousand years.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading We journeyed amid green forests, and past fields which had heaped up harvests for a thousand years.

harvestsnounUS /ˈhɑːrvəsts/

plural of “harvest” — the yield from plants in a single growing season

From this reading We journeyed amid green forests, and past fields which had heaped up harvests for a thousand years.

heapedverbUS /hiːpt/

past form of “heap” — bestow in large quantities

From this reading We journeyed amid green forests, and past fields which had heaped up harvests for a thousand years.

JOURNEYverbUS /ˈdʒɜːrni/

undertake a journey or trip

journeyedverbUS /ˈdʒɜːrnid/

past form of “journey” — undertake a journey or trip

From this reading We journeyed amid green forests, and past fields which had heaped up harvests for a thousand years.

KERNER

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LORELEInounUS /ˈlɔːrɪlaɪ/

a Siren of German legend who lured boatmen in the Rhine to destruction

LUTHER'S

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MAYENCE

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MEETINGnounUS /ˈmiːtɪŋ/

a formally arranged gathering

From this reading FIFTH MEETING FOR RHINE STORIES.

MIDDLEnounUS /ˈmɪdəl/

an area that is approximately central within some larger region

MONUMENTnounUS /ˈmɑːnjuːmənt/

a structure erected to commemorate persons or events

MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

From this reading Mr. Beal continued the narrative of travel at the fifth meeting of the Club for the rehearsal of Rhine stories.

narrativenounUS /ˈnærətɪv/

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading Mr. Beal continued the narrative of travel at the fifth meeting of the Club for the rehearsal of Rhine stories.

NIGHTSnounUS /naɪts/

Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading * * * * * "We passed over a road along the right bank of the Rhine towards Worms.

passedverbUS /pæst/

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading * * * * * "We passed over a road along the right bank of the Rhine towards Worms.

pastnounUS /pæst/

the time that has elapsed

From this reading We journeyed amid green forests, and past fields which had heaped up harvests for a thousand years.

rehearsalnounUS /rɪˈhɜːrsəl/

a practice session in preparation for a public performance (as of a play or speech or concert)

From this reading Mr. Beal continued the narrative of travel at the fifth meeting of the Club for the rehearsal of Rhine stories.

RHINEnounUS /raɪn/

United States parapsychologist (1895-1980)

From this reading FIFTH MEETING FOR RHINE STORIES.

rightadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

From this reading * * * * * "We passed over a road along the right bank of the Rhine towards Worms.

roadnounUS /roʊd/

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading * * * * * "We passed over a road along the right bank of the Rhine towards Worms.

SEVENnounUS /ˈsevən/

the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one

SIEGFRIEDnounUS /ˈsiːɡfriːd/

STORIESnounUS /ˈstɔːriz/

plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading FIFTH MEETING FOR RHINE STORIES.

STORYnounUS /ˈstɔːri/

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

thousandnounUS /ˈθaʊzənd/

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading We journeyed amid green forests, and past fields which had heaped up harvests for a thousand years.

towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/

in the direction of

From this reading * * * * * "We passed over a road along the right bank of the Rhine towards Worms.

travelverbUS /ˈtrævəl/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Mr. Beal continued the narrative of travel at the fifth meeting of the Club for the rehearsal of Rhine stories.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading We journeyed amid green forests, and past fields which had heaped up harvests for a thousand years.

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading * * * * * "We passed over a road along the right bank of the Rhine towards Worms.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading We journeyed amid green forests, and past fields which had heaped up harvests for a thousand years.

WONDERFULadjectiveUS /ˈwʌndərfəl/

extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

WORMSnounUS /wɜːrmz/

yearsnounUS /jɪrz/

a late time of life

From this reading We journeyed amid green forests, and past fields which had heaped up harvests for a thousand years.

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