Anne of Green Gables — Page 8

Vocabulary

verlangte

demanded or required something from someone

sie

she, they, or formal 'you' pronoun

zu

to, too, or closed; versatile preposition

wissen

to know a fact or information

als

when, as, or than; conjunction and preposition

ihr

her, their, or your (plural) possessive pronoun

die

the; definite article for feminine/plural nouns

Sprache

language or speech; ability to communicate verbally

wiederkehrte

returned or came back to a previous state

Frau

woman, wife, or Mrs.; polite address for women

hatte

had; past tense form of 'haben'

das

the; definite article for neuter nouns

Gefühl

feeling, emotion, or sense of something

einen

a/an; indefinite article in accusative masculine

heftigen

intense, violent, or vehement; strong adjective form

geistigen

mental, intellectual, or spiritual; adjective form

Stoß

a blow, shock, push, or sudden impact

erhalten

to receive, obtain, or preserve something

haben

to have; auxiliary or main verb

Sie

formal 'you'; polite second-person pronoun

dachte

thought; past tense of 'denken'

in

in, into, or inside; common preposition

Ausrufezeichen

exclamation mark; punctuation symbol expressing emphasis

Ein

a/an; indefinite article for masculine/neuter nouns

Junge

boy; a male child or youth

Ausgerechnet

of all things; expressing surprise or irony

Jungen

boys; plural of Junge, male children

adoptieren

to adopt; legally take a child into family

Aus

from, out of; preposition indicating origin

einem

a/an; indefinite article in dative case

Waisenhaus

orphanage; institution housing children without parents

Nun

now, well; interjection or temporal adverb

Welt

world; the earth or a particular realm

stellte

placed, set, or posed; past tense of 'stellen'

sich

reflexive pronoun; himself, herself, itself, themselves

gewiss

certainly, surely, or a certain; confident adverb

auf

on, upon, onto; common German preposition

den

the; definite article in accusative masculine/dative plural

Kopf

head; the uppermost body part or mind

Nach

after, to, according to; common preposition

diesem

this; demonstrative pronoun in dative case

Erlebnis

experience or event; something personally lived through

würde

would; subjunctive/conditional form of 'werden'

über

over, about, above; versatile preposition

nichts

nothing; no thing whatsoever

mehr

more; greater quantity or additional amount

wundern

to wonder at or be surprised by something

Über

over, about, above; versatile preposition

gar

at all, even, fully cooked; intensifying particle

Dies

this; demonstrative pronoun referring to something near

war

was; past tense singular of 'sein'

geschehen

to happen or occur; used for events taking place

ohne

without; preposition indicating absence of something

dass

that; subordinating conjunction introducing a clause

man

one, you, people in general; impersonal pronoun

um

around, at, for, in order to; preposition

Rat

advice, counsel, or council; guidance offered

gefragt

asked; past participle of 'fragen'

musste

had to; past tense of modal verb 'müssen'

daher

therefore, hence, from there; causal adverb

zwangsläufig

inevitably, necessarily; something that must follow logically

missbilligt

disapproved; past participle of 'missbilligen'

werden

to become or will; auxiliary or main verb

kurz

short, brief, or shortly; adjective or adverb

vor

before, in front of, ago; common preposition

Weihnachten

Christmas; the Christian holiday celebrated December 25

eines

one, of a; genitive form of indefinite article

Tages

one day; genitive of 'Tag', used in expressions

hier

here; indicating this place or location

oben

above, up, upstairs; indicating a higher location

sagte

said; past tense of 'sagen'

wolle

wanted to; subjunctive form of 'wollen'

im

in the; contraction of 'in dem'

Frühjahr

spring; the season between winter and summer

ein

a/an; indefinite article for neuter/masculine nouns

kleines

small, little; adjective in neuter/accusative form

Mädchen

girl; a female child or young woman

aus

from, out of; preposition indicating origin or exit

dem

the; dative definite article for masculine/neuter

drüben

over there; indicating a distant or opposite location

holen

to fetch, get, or pick up something or someone

Ihre

her, their, or formal 'your'; possessive pronoun

Cousine

female cousin; a relative's daughter

wohnt

lives, resides; third-person singular of 'wohnen'

dort

there; indicating a specific or distant location

hat

has; third-person singular present of 'haben'

besucht

visited; past participle of 'besuchen'

weiß

knows or white; first/third-person singular of 'wissen'

alles

everything, all; indefinite pronoun covering totality

darüber

about it, over it; prepositional adverb for reference

Also

so, well, therefore; discourse particle or conjunction

ich

I; first-person singular nominative pronoun

seitdem

since then; temporal conjunction or adverb

immer

always, ever; indicating constant or repeated occurrence

wieder

again, once more; indicating repetition of action

gesprochen

spoken; past participle of 'sprechen'

Wir

we; first-person plural nominative pronoun

dachten

thought; past tense plural of 'denken'

würden

would; conditional plural form of 'werden'

uns

us; first-person plural accusative/dative pronoun

kommt

comes; third-person singular present of 'kommen'

Jahre

years; plural of 'Jahr'

er

he; third-person masculine singular pronoun

ist

is; third-person singular present of 'sein'

sechzig

sixty; the number 60

nicht

not; standard negation particle in German

so

so, such, as; adverb of degree or manner

flink

nimble, quick, agile; moving swiftly and easily

wie

how, like, as; comparison or question particle

früher

earlier, formerly, before; comparative of 'früh'

Sein

his or to be; possessive pronoun or infinitive

Herz

heart; the organ or seat of emotions

macht

makes, does; third-person singular of 'machen'

ihm

him; third-person masculine dative pronoun

sehr

very, much; intensifying adverb

schaffen

to create, manage, or cause trouble; versatile verb

Und

and; basic coordinating conjunction

verzweifelt

desperate, despairing; feeling or showing hopelessness

schwierig

difficult, hard; presenting challenges or complexity

es

it; third-person neuter singular pronoun

geworden

become; past participle of 'werden'

bezahlte

paid; past tense of 'bezahlen'

Arbeitskräfte

workers, labor force; people employed for work

bekommen

to get, receive, or obtain something