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LIFE DOUBLED BY THE ECONOMY OF TIME. }

DAS LEBEN VERDOPPELT DURCH DIE WIRTSCHAFT DER ZEIT. }

Either of these two Works separately. 1s. 6d. cloth.

Jedes dieser beiden Werke einzeln. 1s. 6d. gebunden.

WONDERFUL THINGS OF ALL NATIONS. Two Series, each 2s. 6d.

WUNDERBARE DINGE ALLER NATIONEN. Zwei Serien, je 2s. 6d.

THE HISTORICAL FINGER-POST. 2s. 6d.

DER HISTORISCHE WEGWEISER. 2s. 6d.

BY THE SAME EDITOR.

VOM SELBEN HERAUSGEBER.

HISTORY OF PROGRESS IN GREAT BRITAIN. _Two Series, each_ 6s.

GESCHICHTE DES FORTSCHRITTS IN GROSSBRITANNIEN. _Zwei Serien, je_ 6s.

THAT'S IT; OR, PLAIN TEACHING. _Cloth, gilt edges_, 3s. 6d.

DAS IST ES; ODER, EINFACHES LEHREN. _Gebunden, vergoldete Ränder_, 3s. 6d.

WALKS ABROAD AND EVENINGS AT HOME. _Cloth, gilt edges_, 3s. 6d.

SPAZIERGÄNGE IM FREIEN UND ABENDE ZU HAUSE. _Gebunden, vergoldete Ränder_, 3s. 6d.

ELEGANT WORK FOR DELICATE FINGERS. 1s.

ELEGANTE ARBEIT FÜR ZARTE FINGER. 1s.

PHILOSOPHY AND MIRTH UNITED BY PEN AND PENCIL. 1s.

PHILOSOPHIE UND HEITERKEIT VEREINT DURCH FEDER UND BLEISTIFT. 1s.

HANDY BOOK OF SHOPKEEPING; OR SHOPKEEPER'S GUIDE. 1s.

PRAKTISCHES BUCH DES LADENBETRIEBS; ODER LEITFADEN FÜR LADENBESITZER. 1s.

SHILLING KITCHINER; OR, ORACLE OF COOKERY FOR THE MILLION. 1s.

DER SHILLING-KITCHINER; ODER, ORAKEL DER KOCHKUNST FÜR DIE MASSEN. 1s.

EDITOR'S PREFACE.

VORWORT DES HERAUSGEBERS.

If there be any among my Readers who, having turned over the pages of "ENQUIRE WITHIN," have hastily pronounced them to be confused and ill-arranged, let them at once refer to THE INDEX, at page 389*, and for ever hold their peace.

Wenn es unter meinen Lesern solche geben sollte, die, nachdem sie die Seiten von „ENQUIRE WITHIN" durchgeblättert haben, voreilig geurteilt haben, diese seien verworren und schlecht geordnet, so mögen sie sogleich auf DEN INDEX auf Seite 389* verweisen und für immer schweigen.

The INDEX is, to the vast congregation of useful hints and receipts that fill the pages of this volume, what the DIRECTORY is to the great aggregation of houses and people in London.

Der INDEX verhält sich zu der großen Sammlung nützlicher Hinweise und Rezepte, die die Seiten dieses Bandes füllen, wie das ADRESSBUCH zu der großen Ansammlung von Häusern und Menschen in London.

No one, being a stranger to London, would run about asking for "MR. SMITH."

Niemand, der London nicht kennt, würde umherlaufen und nach „HERRN SCHMIDT" fragen.

But, remembering the Christian name and the profession of the individual wanted, he would turn to the DIRECTORY, and trace him out.

Aber indem er sich den Vornamen und den Beruf der gesuchten Person ins Gedächtnis ruft, würde er das ADRESSBUCH aufschlagen und sie darin ausfindig machen.

Like a house, every paragraph in "ENQUIRE WITHIN" has its number,--and the INDEX is the DIRECTORY which will explain what Facts, Hints, and Instructions _inhabit_ that number.

Wie ein Haus hat jeder Absatz in „ENQUIRE WITHIN" seine Nummer – und der INDEX ist das ADRESSBUCH, das erklären wird, welche Fakten, Hinweise und Anleitungen unter dieser Nummer _wohnen_.

Vocabulary

LEBEN
Life; to live; existence or way of living
VERDOPPELT
Doubled; increased to twice the original amount
DURCH
Through; by means of; across
WIRTSCHAFT
Economy; business; inn or tavern
ZEIT
Time; period; era or point in time
Jedes
Each; every single one of a group
dieser
Of these; genitive/dative form of 'this'
beiden
Both; referring to two specific things or people
Werke
Works; literary or artistic creations or productions
einzeln
Individually; separately; one at a time
gebunden
Bound; hardcover; tied or fastened together
WUNDERBARE
Wonderful; marvellous; amazing or extraordinary things
DINGE
Things; objects; matters or affairs
ALLER
Of all; genitive plural of 'all'
NATIONEN
Nations; countries; distinct peoples or states
Zwei
Two; the number 2
Serien
Series; sequences; sets of related volumes
je
Each; per; ever; respectively
HISTORISCHE
Historical; relating to history or past events
WEGWEISER
Signpost; guide; indicator pointing the way
VOM
From the; contraction of 'von dem'
SELBEN
Same; the very same person or thing
HERAUSGEBER
Editor; publisher; one who issues a publication
GESCHICHTE
History; story; account of past events
FORTSCHRITTS
Of progress; advancement; genitive of Fortschritt
GROSSBRITANNIEN
Great Britain; island nation of England, Scotland, Wales
ODER
Or; presenting an alternative option or choice
EINFACHES
Simple; easy; plain or uncomplicated
LEHREN
To teach; teachings; instruction or lessons
_Gebunden
Bound; hardcover edition of a book
vergoldete
Gilded; gold-edged; covered with gold decoration
Ränder
Edges; margins; borders of a book or object
SPAZIERGÄNGE
Walks; strolls; leisurely outings on foot
FREIEN
Outdoors; in the open air; outside
ABENDE
Evenings; the latter part of the day
HAUSE
Home; dative of Haus, used in 'zu Hause'
ELEGANTE
Elegant; refined; stylish and graceful
ARBEIT
Work; labour; task or employment
ZARTE
Delicate; tender; gentle or fine
FINGER
Fingers; digits of the hand
PHILOSOPHIE
Philosophy; study of fundamental questions about existence
HEITERKEIT
Cheerfulness; serenity; brightness of mood or weather
VEREINT
United; combined; joined together
FEDER
Pen; feather; quill used for writing
BLEISTIFT
Pencil; drawing instrument with graphite core
PRAKTISCHES
Practical; useful; applied rather than theoretical
BUCH
Book; written or printed publication
LADENBETRIEBS
Of shop management; genitive of Ladenbetrieb
LEITFADEN
Guide; manual; introductory handbook or primer
LADENBESITZER
Shopkeeper; owner of a retail shop or store
ORAKEL
Oracle; authoritative source of wisdom or prophecy
KOCHKUNST
Culinary art; cookery; the art of cooking
MASSEN
Masses; large quantities; crowds of people
VORWORT
Preface; foreword; introductory remarks in a book
HERAUSGEBERS
Of the editor/publisher; genitive of Herausgeber
Wenn
When; if; introducing a conditional or temporal clause
unter
Among; under; beneath or within a group
meinen
My; accusative/dative plural of 'mein'
Lesern
Readers; people who read a text or publication
solche
Such; of that kind; those of a certain type
geben
To give; to provide; to exist or be present
sollte
Should; ought to; past subjunctive of 'sollen'
nachdem
After; once; following a completed action
Seiten
Pages; sides; pages of a book or document
durchgeblättert
Flipped through; browsed; leafed through a publication
haben
To have; auxiliary verb forming perfect tenses
voreilig
Hasty; rash; premature in judgment or action
geurteilt
Judged; formed a judgment or opinion about something
diese
These; this; demonstrative pronoun or adjective
seien
Are; be; subjunctive of 'sein' expressing supposition
verworren
Confused; muddled; disorganised and difficult to understand
schlecht
Bad; poorly; of low quality or badly done
geordnet
Ordered; arranged; organised in a systematic way
so
So; then; thus; in that case or manner
mögen
May; to like; expressing permission or possibility
sogleich
Immediately; at once; right away without delay
auf
On; onto; upon; open; towards a surface
INDEX
Index; alphabetical list of topics in a book
Seite
Page; side; a single page of a book
verweisen
To refer; to direct someone to another source
immer
Always; ever; at all times continuously
schweigen
To be silent; to say nothing; to keep quiet
verhält
Relates; behaves; third person of 'sich verhalten'
sich
Oneself; reflexive pronoun for third person
großen
Large; great; big; adjective in inflected form
Sammlung
Collection; compilation; gathered set of items
nützlicher
More useful; of useful; genitive plural of nützlich
Hinweise
Tips; hints; references or pointers to information
Rezepte
Recipes; instructions for preparing food or medicine
dieses
Of this; genitive singular demonstrative pronoun
Bandes
Of the volume; genitive of Band meaning book volume
füllen
To fill; to fill up; occupy available space
wie
How; as; like; in what way or manner
ADRESSBUCH
Address book; directory listing names and addresses
Ansammlung
Accumulation; collection; gathering of things or people
Häusern
Houses; buildings; dative plural of Haus
Menschen
People; human beings; persons in general
Niemand
Nobody; no one; not a single person
nicht
Not; negation particle in German sentences
kennt
Knows; is familiar with; third person of kennen
würde
Would; conditional form of 'werden' auxiliary verb
umherlaufen
To wander around; to run about aimlessly
nach
After; to; towards; in search of something
HERRN
Mr; to/of the gentleman; dative of Herr
fragen
To ask; to inquire; to pose a question
Aber
But; however; introducing a contrasting statement
indem
By; while; by doing something simultaneously
Vornamen
First name; given name; personal name before surname
Beruf
Profession; occupation; job or career
gesuchten
Sought; searched for; adjective from suchen inflected
Person
Person; individual human being
ins
Into the; contraction of 'in das'
Gedächtnis
Memory; recollection; ability to remember things
ruft
Calls; recalls; third person singular of rufen
aufschlagen
To open a book; to look up; to strike open
darin
In it; therein; inside that place or thing
ausfindig
Found; tracked down; used in 'ausfindig machen'
machen
To make; to do; to carry out an action
Wie
How; as; like; in what way
Haus
House; building used as a home or residence
jeder
Every; each; every single one individually
Absatz
Paragraph; section; also heel of a shoe
seine
His; its; possessive pronoun third person singular
Nummer
Number; assigned numeral identifying something
erklären
To explain; to declare; to make something clear
wird
Will; becomes; third person singular of werden
welche
Which; what; relative or interrogative pronoun
Fakten
Facts; verified pieces of information or data
Anleitungen
Instructions; directions; step-by-step guides
_wohnen_
To live; to reside; to dwell in a place
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