Adventures of Huckleberry Finn — Page 3

Vocabulary

Nach

After; following in time or sequence

dem

The (dative masculine/neuter definite article)

Abendessen

Evening meal; dinner or supper

holte

Fetched; past tense of holen (to get/fetch)

sie

She, they, or formal you (pronoun)

ihr

Her, their, or your (possessive/dative pronoun)

Buch

Book; a bound written or printed publication

hervor

Forth, out; used in separable verbs indicating emergence

und

And; coordinating conjunction connecting words or clauses

brachte

Brought; past tense of bringen (to bring)

mir

Me; first-person singular dative pronoun

etwas

Something; a little, somewhat, or an unspecified thing

über

About, over, above; preposition indicating topic or position

die

The (feminine/plural definite article); also relative pronoun

bei

At, near, with; preposition indicating proximity or company

ich

I; first-person singular nominative pronoun

war

Was; past tense of sein (to be)

ganz

Quite, entirely, whole; indicating completeness or intensity

heiß

Hot; high in temperature or intensely eager

darauf

On it, thereupon; referring to something previously mentioned

alles

Everything; referring to the totality of things

ihn

Him; third-person masculine accusative pronoun

herauszufinden

To find out; to discover or ascertain information

aber

But, however; coordinating conjunction indicating contrast

nach

After, to, according to; preposition with multiple uses

ließ

Let, allowed; past tense of lassen (to let/leave)

durchblicken

To hint, imply; to let something be understood indirectly

dass

That; subordinating conjunction introducing a clause

schon

Already, quite; indicating something has happened or emphasis

seit

Since, for; preposition indicating duration or starting point

Zeit

Time; the ongoing sequence of past, present, future

tot

Dead; no longer alive

da

There, since, then; indicating place, reason, or time

kümmerte

Cared; past tense of kümmern (to care about)

mich

Me; first-person singular accusative/reflexive pronoun

nicht

Not; negation particle in German sentences

mehr

More, anymore; indicating greater quantity or continuance

um

Around, at, about; preposition with various uses

weil

Because; subordinating conjunction giving a reason

nichts

Nothing; not anything at all

übrig

Left over, remaining; having something extra or remaining

habe

Have; first-person singular present of haben (to have)

für

For; preposition indicating purpose, duration, or recipient

tote

Dead (adjective, inflected); deceased persons or things

Leute

People; a group of persons in general

Bald

Soon; in a short time from now

wollte

Wanted; past tense of wollen (to want)

rauchen

To smoke; to inhale and exhale tobacco smoke

bat

Asked, requested; past tense of bitten (to ask/request)

Witwe

Widow; a woman whose husband has died

es

It; third-person singular neuter pronoun

zu

To, too, at; preposition or infinitive particle

erlauben

To allow, permit; to give permission for something

Aber

But; conjunction indicating contrast or objection

Sie

She, they, or formal you; capitalized as polite address

sagte

Said; past tense of sagen (to say)

sei

Be; subjunctive form of sein used in reported speech

eine

A, an; feminine indefinite article in German

schlechte

Bad, poor (adjective, inflected); of low quality

Angewohnheit

Habit; a regularly practiced personal behavior or custom

sauber

Clean, tidy; free from dirt or impurity

solle

Should; subjunctive of sollen (to be supposed to)

versuchen

To try, attempt; to make an effort to do something

tun

To do; to perform an action or carry something out

So

So, thus; in this way or to this degree

sind

Are; third-person plural present tense of sein (to be)

manche

Some, many a; referring to an indefinite number of people

nun

Now, well; indicating the present moment or transition

mal

Just, once; softening particle or time reference

machen

To make, do; to perform or create something

schlecht

Bad, poorly; of low quality or moral standing

wenn

When, if; conjunction for time or conditional clauses

gar

At all, even; intensifying or negating particle

davon

Of it, about it, from it; referring to something mentioned

verstehen

To understand; to comprehend meaning or information

Da

There, since; indicating place or introducing a reason

sich

Himself, herself, itself; reflexive pronoun

der

The (masculine nominative definite article); also relative pronoun

weder

Neither; used in neither…nor constructions

mit

With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means

verwandt

Related; connected by family ties or kinship

noch

Still, yet, nor; indicating continuation or addition

jemandem

Someone (dative); an unspecified person as indirect object

nützte

Was useful; past tense of nützen (to benefit/be useful)

er

He; third-person masculine singular nominative pronoun

längst

Long since, by far; for a long time already

fort

Away, gone; indicating departure or absence

dennoch

Nevertheless, still; indicating contrast despite circumstances

fand

Found; past tense of finden (to find)

jede

Every, each; referring to all members of a group

Menge

Lot, amount; a large quantity of something

auszusetzen

To object to, criticize; to find fault with something

an

At, on, to; preposition indicating position or direction

tat

Did; past tense of tun (to do)

das

The (neuter article); also demonstrative pronoun meaning that

durchaus

Absolutely, quite; expressing strong affirmation or emphasis

seinen

His, its (accusative masculine); possessive pronoun form

Nutzen

Use, benefit; practical advantage or utility of something

hatte

Had; past tense of haben (to have)

Und

And; coordinating conjunction linking elements together

auch

Also, too; indicating addition or agreement

natürlich

Naturally, of course; expressing something expected or obvious

völlig

Completely, totally; indicating full extent or degree

in

In, into; preposition indicating location or direction

Ordnung

Order; proper arrangement or condition, also meaning okay

selbst

Even, oneself; emphatic particle or reflexive reference

Ihre

Her, their, Your (formal); possessive pronoun, capitalized formal

Schwester

Sister; a female sibling

ziemlich

Rather, quite; moderately or to a considerable degree

alte

Old (adjective, inflected); advanced in age

Brille

Glasses, spectacles; eyewear for correcting vision

gerade

Just, straight; recently or exactly at this moment

eingezogen

Moved in; past participle of einziehen (to move in)

nahm

Took; past tense of nehmen (to take)

einem

A, one (dative); indefinite article in dative case

meiner

My (genitive); first-person singular possessive pronoun form

plagte

Plagued, drilled; past tense of plagen (to torment/drill)

etwa

About, approximately; indicating an estimated quantity

Stunde

Hour; a period of sixty minutes

lang

Long; extending over a considerable distance or time

hart

Hard; intensely or rigorously, with great effort

dann

Then, after that; indicating sequence of events in time

dazu

To that, in addition; relating to something previously mentioned

nachzulassen

To let up, ease off; to reduce effort or intensity

Ich

I; first-person singular nominative pronoun

hätte

Would have; subjunctive II of haben (to have)

viel

Much, a lot; indicating a large quantity or degree

länger

Longer; comparative of lang (long), more extended in time

ausgehalten

Endured; past participle of aushalten (to bear/endure)

Dann

Then; at that time or following that point

todlangweilig

Deadly boring; extremely tedious and dull

wurde

Became; past tense of werden (to become)

zappelig

Fidgety, restless; unable to keep still due to boredom