Enquire within upon everything: The great Victorian-era domestic standby — Page 3

Vocabulary

Denn

Conjunction meaning 'because' or 'for'

wenn

Conjunction meaning 'when' or 'if'

es

Third person singular neuter pronoun meaning 'it'

kein

Negative article meaning 'no' or 'not any'

Missbrauch

Misuse or abuse of something

des

Genitive definite article meaning 'of the'

Wortes

Genitive form of 'Wort', meaning 'of the word'

ist

Third person singular present of 'sein', meaning 'is'

sind

Plural present form of 'sein', meaning 'are'

wir

First person plural pronoun meaning 'we'

veranlasst

Prompted or caused to do something

zu

Preposition or infinitive particle meaning 'to'

sagen

Infinitive verb meaning 'to say'

dass

Subordinating conjunction meaning 'that'

mit

Preposition meaning 'with'

Hunderten

Dative plural of 'Hundert', meaning 'hundreds'

von

Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from'

Damen

Plural of 'Dame', meaning 'ladies'

und

Coordinating conjunction meaning 'and'

Herren

Plural of 'Herr', meaning 'gentlemen' or 'sirs'

_bevölkert_

Populated or filled with people

die

Definite article or relative pronoun meaning 'the' or 'who'

den

Accusative definite article meaning 'the'

Plan

Plan or layout of something

Werkes

Genitive of 'Werk', meaning 'of the work'

gebilligt

Approved or endorsed something

etwas

Indefinite pronoun meaning 'something' or 'some'

seinem

Dative possessive pronoun meaning 'its' or 'his'

Vorrat

Stock or supply of something stored

an

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

nützlichen

Adjective meaning 'useful' in inflected form

Informationen

Plural noun meaning 'information' or 'data'

beigetragen

Past participle of 'beitragen', meaning 'contributed'

haben

Auxiliary verb meaning 'to have'

Dort

Adverb meaning 'there' indicating a place

sie

Third person pronoun meaning 'she', 'they', or 'you'

bereit

Adjective meaning 'ready' or 'prepared'

befragt

Past participle of 'befragen', meaning 'questioned'

werden

Auxiliary verb meaning 'to become' or 'will'

antworten

Infinitive verb meaning 'to answer' or 'reply'

Auf

Preposition meaning 'on', 'at', or 'upon'

jeder

Determiner meaning 'every' or 'each'

Seite

Noun meaning 'page' or 'side'

lebt

Third person singular of 'leben', meaning 'lives'

jemand

Indefinite pronoun meaning 'someone' or 'somebody'

um

Preposition or conjunction meaning 'around' or 'in order to'

für

Preposition meaning 'for'

Richtigkeit

Noun meaning 'correctness' or 'accuracy'

der

Definite article meaning 'the' in various cases

mitgeteilten

Adjective from 'mitteilen', meaning 'communicated' or 'shared'

einzustehen

To vouch for or stand behind something

genauso

Adverb meaning 'just as' or 'equally'

gewiss

Adjective meaning 'certain' or 'sure'

wie

Conjunction or adverb meaning 'as' or 'how'

Sie

Formal second person pronoun meaning 'you'

im

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

Fenster

Noun meaning 'window'

einer

Indefinite article in dative, meaning 'a' or 'an'

Wohnung

Noun meaning 'apartment' or 'residence'

einen

Accusative indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'

Zettel

Noun meaning 'note' or 'slip of paper'

sehen

Infinitive verb meaning 'to see'

auffordert

Third person singular of 'auffordern', meaning 'invites to ask'

nachzufragen

Infinitive meaning 'to inquire' or 'to ask further'

da

Adverb or conjunction meaning 'there' or 'since'

Ihnen

Formal dative pronoun meaning 'you' (indirect object)

Erfahrene

Adjective used as noun meaning 'experienced persons'

HAUSWIRTSCHAFTERINNEN

Plural noun meaning 'housekeepers' or 'household managers'

wohnen

Verb meaning 'to live' or 'to reside'

unter

Preposition meaning 'under' or 'among'

alte

Adjective meaning 'old' in inflected form

wohnt

Third person singular of 'wohnen', meaning 'lives at'

finden

Verb meaning 'to find'

bekannte

Adjective meaning 'known' or 'well-known'