A German Reader with Practical Exercises 21

A German Reader with Practical Exercises 21

ăbsitzen=, sāß ab´, abgesessen ~“sit out,” serve [_time in prison_]~

 

=ăbspringen=, sprang ab´, ist abgesprungen ~leap (jump) off (down)~

 

der =Ăbsprung=, ⸗sprünge ~(place for) leaping off; place to leap from~

 

=ăbsterben=, stirbt ab´, starb (stürbe) ab´, ist abgestorben ~die

(off); wither~

 

=ăbtrāgen=, trǟgt ab´, trūg ab´, abgetrāgen ~wear threadbare~

 

=ăbwarten=, wartete ab´, abgewartet ~wait for [_the accomplishment of a

thing_], wait (to see what will happen)~

 

=ăbwăschen=, wäscht ab´, wūsch ab´, abgewăschen ~wash off~

 

=ăbwechselnd= ~[~chs = ks~] alternately, by turns~

 

=ăbwenden=, wandte ~_or_~ wendete (~_past subj._~ wendete) ab´,

abgewandt ~_or_~ abgewendet ~turn away~

 

=ăbzehren=, zehrte ab´, ist abgezehrt ~waste away, become emaciated~

 

der =Ăbzūg=, ⸗züge ~deduction, reduction~

 

=ăbzuholen= ~_see_~ abholen

 

=ăbzunehmen= ~_see_~ abnehmen

 

=ach= ~ah, oh; alas;~ Ach du! ~Oh hush!~

 

=acht= ~eight;~ acht Tage ~a week [_Cf. French_ huit jours.]~

 

=achtjährig= ~of eight years, eight year(s) old~

 

der =Acker= ~[_invariable after a numeral_] acre [_Cf._~ Sack~.]~

 

das =Ackerland=, des -(e)s ~tillable land~

 

=Ackermann= ~Rudolf Ackermann (1764-1834), a native of Schneeberg in

Saxony, learned the saddler’s trade, at which he worked in various

cities in Germany and later in Paris and London, acquiring a reputation

as a designer of elegant models for coach builders. Ackermann was an

enterprising inventor and publisher (cf. Encycl. Brit. I. 148). After

the battle of Leipzig he collected over a million dollars for the

German sufferers.~

 

der =Advent´=, -e ~[-tv- _or_ -dv-] advent; Advent;~ =im= Advent ~=in=

Advent~

 

der =Advōkāt´=, -en ~[-tv- _or_ -dv-] =~ Rechtsanwalt ~lawyer;~ einen

Advokaten annehmen ~hire a lawyer, engage counsel~

 

=Ägypten(land)= ~[~ǟgĭp´ten~] (the land of) Egypt~

 

=āhā´= ~aha~

 

=ähnlich= ~similar~

 

die =Ähre=, -n ~ear [_of grain_]~

 

die =Ährenlese=, -n ~gleaning(s)~

 

der =Alarm´schŭß=, ⸗schüsse ~alarm shot~

 

=Ālexan´der= ~Alexander~

 

=all= ~[_infl. like_~ dieser, ~_hence a following adj. has the weak

ending._~ all ~_is usually uninfl. before the def. art., and frequently

so before a demonstr. or a poss. pron._] all;~ alles ~everything, all;

[_usually before a pl., but occasionally before a sg._] every;~ alle

Tage = jeden Tag ~every day [_After_~ all, der ~_is used only when it

specifies definite individuals, usually identified in addition by a

relat. clause. Note also that German does not say_ all =of= the pears,

_but_~ alle Birnen.]

 

=allein´= ~alone, (all) by one’s self~

 

=allein´= ~_conj._ [_without effect on the order of words_] but

[_Less common, and therefore more forcible, than_~ aber ~_in making a

contrasting statement_]~

 

=al´lemāl´= = alle Male ~each time, always, invariably~

 

=al´lenthal´ben= ~everywhere, on all sides~

 

=al´lerdings´= ~[_corroboratory or concessive_] to be sure; it must be

admitted~

 

=al´lergnä´digst= ~most gracious~

 

=al´lerhand´= ~[_invariable_] =~ allerlei ~all kinds (sorts) of,

various~

 

=al´lerhȫch´ste=, der, die, das ~[~ch ~_as in_~ ich~] very highest (of

all)~

 

=al´lerlei´= ~[_invariable_] _adj._, of all kinds, all sorts of;

_subst._, all sorts of things~

 

=alles= ~everything, all [_A following substantivized adj. has the

weak ending_];~ es hilft alles nichts ~it’s all (of no use) in vain;~

das alles ~all (of) that, the whole story (thing);~ alles, was... ~all

(everything) that...~

 

=al´lezeit´= ~always, at all times~

 

=all´gemein´= ~general, of all~

 

=allmäh´lich= ~gradual; [_adv._, _also_] by degrees, little by little~

 

=all´zu= ~too, too... by far, much too; utterly;~ nicht allzu... ~not

_too_..., not so very...~

 

=all´zulan´ge= ~far (altogether) too long (a time)~

 

=all´zumāl´= ~all together, one and all~

 

=all´zuviel´= ~(altogether) too much~

 

=all´zuweit´= ~(altogether, quite) too far~

 

die =Alpen= ~[_pl._] the Alps~

 

=als= ~[_time; always followed by transposition_] when, as;

[_comparison; see_~ so~] than, as; [_identity, usually =without=_~

ein ~_before the noun unless this is modified by an adj. or a relat.

clause_] as, by way of, for; [_after a negative_] but;~ als ob, als

wenn, ~_or_~ als ~_followed by inversion_ as if, as though (+ _subj._)

[_In temporal clauses_~ als ~_refers to a definite occasion or period

in the past, never to the present or the future._]~

 

=alsdann´= ~then, after that~

 

=alsō= ~[-zo] thus, in this way (manner); [_conj._] therefore, then,

consequently, “(and) so,” accordingly, for this (that) reason~

 

=al´sobald´= ~[~⸗lt⸗~] forthwith~

 

=ălt=, älter, der älteste ~old~

 

der =Alte=; (kein) Alter; ~[_pl._]~ Alte; die (keine) Alten ~old man;

[_pl._] (the) old (folks), grown-ups~

 

die =Alte=, ~[_gen. and dat. sg._]~ -n ~old woman (lady); [_in

address_] Dear, Mother~

 

das =Alter= ~(old) age~

 

=älter= ~_comp. of_~ alt

 

=älteste=, der, die, das ~_see_~ alt

 

=ältlich= ~elderly~

 

die =Altmühl= ~the Altmühl, a tributary of the Danube~

 

der =Altschuhmacher= ~chief master bootmaker (shoemaker)~

 

=ăm= = an dem

 

der =Ămbŏß=, Ambosse ~anvil~

 

das =Āmeischen= ~little ant, [_but in address_] my good (dear) ant

[_Cf._~ Krebslein.]

 

die =Āmeise=, -n ~ant~

 

=Āmē´rīkā= ~[_neut._] America~

 

=āmērīkā´nisch= ~American~

 

der =Amtmann=, ⸗männer ~magistrate~

 

die =Amtsstube=, -n ~office, bureau~

 

=ăn= ~_prep._ [_dat._] on, in [_a day, morning, afternoon, evening_];

[_location_] on, at, by, in, against, along, in the act of, on the

point of; [_relation_] in the case of, on, upon, in the way _or_ line

of; [_acc.; direction, motion, effort, thought, attention_] to, on,

of, at, against;~ glauben an + ~_acc._ believe in; [_approximation,

with numerals_] about, nearly [~an ~_implies close proximity to, or

immediate contact with, a side or edge;_~ auf ~_usually implies contact

with a horizontal surface._]~

 

=ăn= ~_adv._ on;~ von... an ~from ... on, ever since...~

 

=ăn= ~_sep. pref._ [_expressing 1. incipient action or state, 2.

direction toward the object, 3. approach, 4. contact, 5. growth_] to,

at, on, in, against, begin to, up~

 

sich =ănbauen=, baute an´, angebaut ~settle (down)~

 

=ănbieten=, bōt an´, angebōten ~offer~

 

der =Ănblick=, -e ~sight;~ ihr Anblick ~the sight of her (it, them)~

 

=ănblinzeln=, blinzelte an´, angeblinzelt ~look with twinkling eyes at~

 

das =Ăndenken= ~souvenir, memento (of~ an ~+ _acc._)~

 

=ander= ~[_never occurring in uninfl. form_] other; different;~ unter

anderm ~among other things;~ am andern Tage ~on the next (following)

day [_The_ ~e~ _is often elided before the ending_ ~⸗e~; _but the_ ~e~

_of the ending is often dropped in inflections ending in a consonant._]~

 

=anderm= = anderem

 

=andern= = anderen

 

=anders= ~[-ers, NOT -erz] otherwise, differently; else;~ anders werden

~change;~ was anders als... ~what else but...~

 

=ăndeuten=, deutete an´, angedeutet ~indicate; hint, give to understand~

 

=Andrē′as= ~Andrew~

 

=An´dres= ~[_colloqu. form of_~ Andreas~] Andy~