Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — Page 7

Vocabulary

Hier

Here; indicating a specific location or place

unten

Below, down, at the bottom

ist

Is; third person singular of 'sein' (to be)

alles

Everything, all things

so

So, thus, in such a way

merkwürdig

Strange, peculiar, odd, remarkable

dass

That; subordinating conjunction introducing a clause

ich

I; first person singular pronoun

sehr

Very, extremely, highly

wohl

Well; probably, indeed, quite possibly

denken

To think, to believe, to consider

könnte

Could; subjunctive form of 'können' (can)

es

It; third person singular neuter pronoun

kann

Can, is able to; modal verb

sprechen

To speak, to talk, to communicate

auf

On, upon, at; preposition with multiple uses

jeden

Every, each; accusative form of 'jeder'

Fall

Case, fall, instance; auf jeden Fall means 'in any case'

schadet

Harms, hurts; third person singular of 'schaden'

nichts

Nothing, not anything

zu

To, too, toward; preposition or infinitive particle

versuchen

To try, to attempt, to endeavor

Also

So, therefore, thus; discourse connector

begann

Began; simple past tense of 'beginnen'

sie

She, they, her; personal pronoun

Maus

Mouse; small rodent

weißt

Know; second person singular of 'wissen'

du

You; second person singular informal pronoun

den

The; definite article accusative masculine or relative pronoun

Weg

Way, path, route, road

aus

Out of, from; preposition indicating origin or exit

diesem

This; dative form of demonstrative pronoun 'dieser'

Teich

Pond; small body of standing water

Die

The; definite article feminine or plural

sah

Saw; simple past tense of 'sehen' (to see)

ziemlich

Rather, quite, fairly, considerably

neugierig

Curious, inquisitive, eager to know

an

At, on, to; preposition indicating position or direction

und

And; coordinating conjunction

schien

Seemed, appeared; simple past of 'scheinen'

ihr

Her, their, your (formal); personal pronoun or possessive

mit

With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means

einem

A, one; dative indefinite article

ihrer

Her, their; genitive or dative possessive pronoun

kleinen

Small, little; inflected adjective form

Augen

Eyes; plural of Auge

zuzuzwinkern

To wink at someone; inflected infinitive of 'zuzwinkern'

sagte

Said; simple past tense of 'sagen'

aber

But, however; coordinating conjunction showing contrast

Denn

Because, for; causal coordinating conjunction

trotz

Despite, in spite of; preposition with genitive

all

All, entire; indicating totality

Geschichtskenntnisse

Knowledge of history; historical knowledge or facts

hatte

Had; simple past tense of 'haben'

keine

No, none, not any; negative article

genaue

Exact, precise; inflected form of 'genau'

Vorstellung

Idea, notion, conception, imagination

davon

Of it, about it, thereof; contraction of 'da' + 'von'

wie

How, as, like; interrogative or comparative word

lange

Long, for a long time; temporal adverb

irgendetwas

Something, anything; indefinite pronoun

zurücklag

Lay back, was ago; past tense of 'zurückliegen'

machte

Made, did; simple past tense of 'machen'

einen

A, one; accusative indefinite article masculine

plötzlichen

Sudden; inflected adjective form of 'plötzlich'

Sprung

Jump, leap, sudden movement

dem

The; dative definite article masculine or neuter

Wasser

Water; liquid substance, body of water

am

At the, on the; contraction of 'an dem'

ganzen

Whole, entire; inflected adjective form of 'ganz'

Körper

Body; physical form of a person or animal

vor

Before, in front of, from; preposition with various uses

Schreck

Fright, shock, sudden fear

zittern

To tremble, to shiver, to shake with fear