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Zigzag Journeys in Northern Lands

Chapter XIV

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THE SONGS OF THE RHINE.
THE WATCHMAN'S SONG.--THE WILD HUNT OF LUeTZOW.--THE AUTHOR OF THE ERL KING.--BEETHOVEN'S BOYHOOD.--THE ORGAN-TEMPEST OF LUCERNE.
Rhineland is the land of song.
It is the wings of song that have given it its fame.
Every town on the Rhine has its own songs; every mountain, hill, and river.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Zigzag Journeys in Northern Lands

Chapter XIV

Reading 1/63 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE SONGS OF THE RHINE.
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THE WATCHMAN'S SONG.--THE WILD HUNT OF LUeTZOW.--THE AUTHOR OF THE ERL KING.--BEETHOVEN'S BOYHOOD.--THE ORGAN-TEMPEST OF LUCERNE.
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Rhineland is the land of song.
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It is the wings of song that have given it its fame.
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Every town on the Rhine has its own songs; every mountain, hill, and river.

Learner Dictionary

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

Every determiner US /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “Every town on the Rhine has its own songs; every mountain, hill, and river.”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

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

From this reading “Every town on the Rhine has its own songs; every mountain, hill, and river.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “It is the wings of song that have given it its fame.”

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Every town on the Rhine has its own songs; every mountain, hill, and river.

AUTHOR

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From this reading THE WATCHMAN'S SONG.--THE WILD HUNT OF LUeTZOW.--THE AUTHOR OF THE ERL KING.--BEETHOVEN'S BOYHOOD.--THE ORGAN-TEMPEST OF LUCERNE.

BEETHOVEN'S

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From this reading THE WATCHMAN'S SONG.--THE WILD HUNT OF LUeTZOW.--THE AUTHOR OF THE ERL KING.--BEETHOVEN'S BOYHOOD.--THE ORGAN-TEMPEST OF LUCERNE.

BOYHOOD

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From this reading THE WATCHMAN'S SONG.--THE WILD HUNT OF LUeTZOW.--THE AUTHOR OF THE ERL KING.--BEETHOVEN'S BOYHOOD.--THE ORGAN-TEMPEST OF LUCERNE.

ERL

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From this reading THE WATCHMAN'S SONG.--THE WILD HUNT OF LUeTZOW.--THE AUTHOR OF THE ERL KING.--BEETHOVEN'S BOYHOOD.--THE ORGAN-TEMPEST OF LUCERNE.

EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Every town on the Rhine has its own songs; every mountain, hill, and river.

fame

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From this reading It is the wings of song that have given it its fame.

given

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From this reading It is the wings of song that have given it its fame.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

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

From this reading Every town on the Rhine has its own songs; every mountain, hill, and river.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading It is the wings of song that have given it its fame.

hill

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From this reading Every town on the Rhine has its own songs; every mountain, hill, and river.

HUNT

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From this reading THE WATCHMAN'S SONG.--THE WILD HUNT OF LUeTZOW.--THE AUTHOR OF THE ERL KING.--BEETHOVEN'S BOYHOOD.--THE ORGAN-TEMPEST OF LUCERNE.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Rhineland is the land of song.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It is the wings of song that have given it its fame.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading It is the wings of song that have given it its fame.

KING

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From this reading THE WATCHMAN'S SONG.--THE WILD HUNT OF LUeTZOW.--THE AUTHOR OF THE ERL KING.--BEETHOVEN'S BOYHOOD.--THE ORGAN-TEMPEST OF LUCERNE.

land

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From this reading Rhineland is the land of song.

LUCERNE

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From this reading THE WATCHMAN'S SONG.--THE WILD HUNT OF LUeTZOW.--THE AUTHOR OF THE ERL KING.--BEETHOVEN'S BOYHOOD.--THE ORGAN-TEMPEST OF LUCERNE.

LUeTZOW

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From this reading THE WATCHMAN'S SONG.--THE WILD HUNT OF LUeTZOW.--THE AUTHOR OF THE ERL KING.--BEETHOVEN'S BOYHOOD.--THE ORGAN-TEMPEST OF LUCERNE.

mountain

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From this reading Every town on the Rhine has its own songs; every mountain, hill, and river.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE SONGS OF THE RHINE.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Every town on the Rhine has its own songs; every mountain, hill, and river.

ORGAN-TEMPEST

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From this reading THE WATCHMAN'S SONG.--THE WILD HUNT OF LUeTZOW.--THE AUTHOR OF THE ERL KING.--BEETHOVEN'S BOYHOOD.--THE ORGAN-TEMPEST OF LUCERNE.

own

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From this reading Every town on the Rhine has its own songs; every mountain, hill, and river.

RHINE

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From this reading THE SONGS OF THE RHINE.

Rhineland

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From this reading Rhineland is the land of song.

river

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From this reading Every town on the Rhine has its own songs; every mountain, hill, and river.

SONG

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From this reading THE WATCHMAN'S SONG.--THE WILD HUNT OF LUeTZOW.--THE AUTHOR OF THE ERL KING.--BEETHOVEN'S BOYHOOD.--THE ORGAN-TEMPEST OF LUCERNE.

SONGS

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From this reading THE SONGS OF THE RHINE.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It is the wings of song that have given it its fame.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE SONGS OF THE RHINE.

town

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From this reading Every town on the Rhine has its own songs; every mountain, hill, and river.

WATCHMAN'S

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From this reading THE WATCHMAN'S SONG.--THE WILD HUNT OF LUeTZOW.--THE AUTHOR OF THE ERL KING.--BEETHOVEN'S BOYHOOD.--THE ORGAN-TEMPEST OF LUCERNE.

WILD

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From this reading THE WATCHMAN'S SONG.--THE WILD HUNT OF LUeTZOW.--THE AUTHOR OF THE ERL KING.--BEETHOVEN'S BOYHOOD.--THE ORGAN-TEMPEST OF LUCERNE.

wings

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From this reading It is the wings of song that have given it its fame.