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Vocabulary

von

Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from'

Bild

Image, picture, or illustration

einer

Indefinite article 'a/an' in feminine/genitive case

Dame

A lady or distinguished woman

beim

Contraction of 'bei dem', meaning 'at the' or 'while'

Teeeinschenken

The act of pouring tea into cups

Mit

Preposition meaning 'with'

fünfundzwanzig

The number twenty-five

farbigen

Colored, referring to illustrations in color

Illustrationen

Illustrations or pictures accompanying a text

Dekoratives

Decorative, used to describe ornamental design elements

INHALT

Table of contents or contents of a book

KAPITEL

Chapter, a division of a book

UNSERE

Our, first-person plural possessive pronoun

GESELLSCHAFT

Society, company, or social group of people

DER

Definite article 'the' for masculine nouns

HAUPTMANN

Captain, a military officer rank

EINE

Indefinite article 'a' for feminine nouns

LIEBESGESCHICHTE

A love story or romantic tale

AUS

Preposition meaning 'from' or 'out of'

LÄNGST

Long ago, referring to a distant past time

VERGANGENER

Past or bygone, describing elapsed time

ZEIT

Time or era, a period in history

EIN

Indefinite article 'a' for masculine/neuter nouns

BESUCH

A visit to a person or place

BEI

Preposition meaning 'at', 'near', or 'with'

EINEM

Indefinite article 'a' in dative case

ALTEN

Old, adjective in inflected form

JUNGGESELLEN

A bachelor, an unmarried man

ALTE

Old, adjective referring to aged things or people

BRIEFE

Letters, written correspondence sent to someone

ARME

Poor or wretched, expressing sympathy for someone

ZU

Preposition meaning 'to' or 'too'

DIE

Definite article 'the' for feminine or plural nouns

PANIK

Panic, a sudden feeling of fear or alarm

VERLOBT

Engaged to be married, betrothed to someone

ZAHLUNGSEINSTELLUNG

Suspension of payments, financial insolvency or bankruptcy

FREUNDE

Friends, people one has a close bond with

IN

Preposition meaning 'in' or 'into'

NOT

Need, distress, or hardship in a difficult situation

GLÜCKLICHE

Happy or fortunate, describing a joyful condition

RÜCKKEHR

Return, the act of coming back somewhere

FRIEDEN

Peace, a state of calm and harmony

FÜR

Preposition meaning 'for'

ABBILDUNGSVERZEICHNIS

List of illustrations or figures in a book

Ein

Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'

prächtiger

Splendid, magnificent, or gorgeous in appearance

roter

Red, adjective in inflected masculine form

Familien

Families, plural of family, related group of people

Seidenschirm

A silk screen or silk shade, decorative household item

Sanftmütig

Gentle, meek, or mild in temperament or manner

auf

Preposition meaning 'on' or 'onto'

ihre

Her or their, third-person possessive pronoun

Weide

Pasture or willow; grazing land for animals

gehend

Going, walking, present participle of 'gehen'

Sie

She, they, or formal you in German

zu

Preposition or particle meaning 'to' or 'too'

einem

Dative indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'

Gespräch

A conversation or discussion between people

verleiten

To entice, tempt, or lead someone astray

versuchend

Attempting or trying, present participle of 'versuchen'

brachte

Brought, past tense of 'bringen' to bring

den

Definite article 'the' in accusative masculine case

erschrockenen

Frightened or startled, adjective in inflected form

Fuhrmann

A coachman or carter who drives a horse-drawn vehicle

in

Preposition meaning 'in' or 'into'

Salon

A drawing room or elegant reception room

Herr

Mister or sir, a polite title for a man

verabschiedete

Said goodbye, past tense of 'verabschieden'

sich

Reflexive pronoun meaning 'himself', 'herself', or 'itself'

uns

Us, first-person plural accusative or dative pronoun

Nun

Now or well, used to introduce a statement

welche

Which or what, an interrogative or relative pronoun

Farbe

Color or paint, describing hue or pigment

haben

To have, auxiliary verb used in perfect tense

Eschenknospen

Ash tree buds, small growths on ash branches

im

Contraction of 'in dem', meaning 'in the'

März

March, the third month of the year

Ich

I, the first-person singular subject pronoun

nutzte

Used or utilized, past tense of 'nutzen'

die

Definite article 'the' for feminine or plural nouns

Zeit

Time, a period or duration of existence

um

Around, at, or in order to, preposition

an

Preposition meaning 'at', 'on', or 'to'

viele

Many, indicating a large number of things

andere

Other or different, referring to additional things

Dinge

Things, objects, or matters of any kind

denken

To think, to use one's mind or reflect

Die

Definite article 'the' for feminine or plural nouns

Versuchung

Temptation, a strong urge to do something

des

Genitive definite article 'of the' for masculine/neuter

bequemen

Comfortable, adjective in inflected genitive form

Lehnsessels

Armchair, a comfortable padded chair with armrests

war

Was, past tense singular of 'sein' to be

groß

Big, large, or great in size or importance

für

Preposition meaning 'for'

sie

She, her, or they depending on context

gewesen

Been, past participle of 'sein' to be

Wir

We, the first-person plural subject pronoun

gaben

Gave, past tense plural of 'geben' to give

ihr

Her or to her, dative or possessive pronoun

einen

Indefinite article 'a' in masculine accusative case

Teelöffel

A teaspoon, small spoon used for stirring tea

Johannisbeergelee

Currant jelly, a preserve made from currant berries

Aus

Preposition meaning 'out of' or 'from'

Angst

Fear or anxiety, a strong feeling of worry

vor

Preposition meaning 'before', 'in front of', or 'from'

Heiratsgerüchten

Marriage rumors, gossip about someone getting married

Ihn

Him, third-person singular masculine accusative pronoun

gebeten

Asked or requested, past participle of 'bitten'

sorgen

To care for or worry about something or someone

Mörderische

Murderous or deadly, describing something extremely harmful

und

And, a coordinating conjunction connecting words or clauses

wahllose

Random or indiscriminate, without careful selection or order

Anweisungen

Instructions or directions given to someone to follow

Würden

Would, conditional auxiliary verb form of 'werden'

kleinen

Small or little, adjective in inflected accusative form

Arme

Arms, the upper limbs of the human body

ausstrecken

To stretch out or extend one's arms or limbs

Was

What, an interrogative pronoun asking about something