Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 6

Vocabulary

werde

First person singular future auxiliary verb 'will'

vierzehn

The number fourteen

Tagen

Plural dative of Tag; meaning 'days'

Wochen

Plural of Woche; meaning 'weeks'

letztgenannte

Adjective meaning 'last-mentioned' or 'latter'

Stadt

Noun meaning 'city' or 'town'

abreisen

Verb meaning 'to depart' or 'to set off'

Absicht

Noun meaning 'intention' or 'purpose'

dort

Adverb meaning 'there' indicating a place

Schiff

Noun meaning 'ship' or 'vessel'

mieten

Verb meaning 'to rent' or 'to hire'

leicht

Adjective or adverb meaning 'easy' or 'light'

bewerkstelligt

Past participle of bewerkstelligen meaning 'accomplished' or 'achieved'

werden

Auxiliary or main verb meaning 'to become' or 'will'

indem

Conjunction meaning 'by doing' or 'while'

man

Indefinite pronoun meaning 'one' or 'you' generally

Versicherung

Noun meaning 'insurance' or 'assurance'

Eigentümer

Noun meaning 'owner' or 'proprietor'

bezahlt

Past participle or third person of bezahlen meaning 'paid'

viele

Adjective meaning 'many' or 'a lot of'

Matrosen

Plural of Matrose; meaning 'sailors' or 'seamen'

anzuheuern

Infinitive meaning 'to hire' or 'to recruit sailors'

notwendig

Adjective meaning 'necessary' or 'essential'

halte

First person singular of halten meaning 'consider' or 'hold'

unter

Preposition meaning 'under', 'among', or 'below'

denen

Relative or demonstrative pronoun dative plural 'whom' or 'those'

Walfischfang

Compound noun meaning 'whaling' or 'whale hunting'

gewöhnt

Past participle of gewöhnen meaning 'accustomed' or 'used to'

beabsichtige

First person singular of beabsichtigen meaning 'intend' or 'plan'

vor

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

Monat

Noun meaning 'month'

Juni

Noun meaning 'June', the sixth month

See

Noun meaning 'sea' or 'lake' depending on gender

stechen

Verb meaning 'to sting' or 'in See stechen: to set sail'

wann

Interrogative adverb meaning 'when'

zurückkehren

Verb meaning 'to return' or 'to come back'

Ach

Interjection expressing emotion meaning 'oh' or 'alas'

liebe

Adjective meaning 'dear' or 'beloved' used in address

Schwester

Noun meaning 'sister'

diese

Demonstrative pronoun or adjective meaning 'this' or 'these'

Frage

Noun meaning 'question'

beantworten

Verb meaning 'to answer' or 'to respond to a question'

Wenn

Conjunction meaning 'if' or 'when' in conditional clauses

Erfolg

Noun meaning 'success' or 'achievement'

Monate

Plural of Monat meaning 'months'

vielleicht

Adverb meaning 'perhaps' or 'maybe'

Jahre

Plural of Jahr meaning 'years'

vergehen

Verb meaning 'to pass' referring to time passing

bevor

Conjunction meaning 'before' introducing a temporal clause

uns

First person plural accusative or dative pronoun meaning 'us'

wiedersehen

Verb meaning 'to see again' or 'to meet again'

können

Modal verb meaning 'can' or 'to be able to'

scheitere

First person singular of scheitern meaning 'fail' or 'founder'

wirst

Second person singular future auxiliary meaning 'will'

bald

Adverb meaning 'soon'

niemals

Adverb meaning 'never' with strong emphasis

Lebe

Imperative of leben; in 'lebe wohl' means 'farewell'

wohl

Adverb meaning 'well' or 'probably'; used in farewells

vortreffliche

Adjective meaning 'excellent' or 'admirable'

Himmel

Noun meaning 'sky' or 'heaven'

möge

Subjunctive of mögen meaning 'may' expressing a wish

Segnungen

Plural of Segnung meaning 'blessings'

dich

Second person singular accusative pronoun meaning 'you'

herabregnen

Verb meaning 'to rain down' or 'to shower upon'

lassen

Verb meaning 'to let', 'to allow', or 'to have done'

bewahren

Verb meaning 'to preserve', 'to protect', or 'to keep safe'

damit

Conjunction meaning 'so that' or 'in order that'

immer

Adverb meaning 'always' or 'ever'

wieder

Adverb meaning 'again' or 'once more'

Dankbarkeit

Noun meaning 'gratitude' or 'thankfulness'

deine

Possessive pronoun meaning 'your' second person singular

Liebe

Noun meaning 'love' or 'affection'

Güte

Noun meaning 'kindness' or 'goodness'

bezeugen

Verb meaning 'to testify to' or 'to bear witness to'

Dein

Possessive pronoun meaning 'your' used in letter closings

liebevoller

Adjective meaning 'loving' or 'affectionate'

Bruder

Noun meaning 'brother'

Brief

Noun meaning 'letter' as in written correspondence

März

Noun meaning 'March', the third month

langsam

Adjective or adverb meaning 'slow' or 'slowly'

vergeht

Third person singular of vergehen meaning 'passes' for time

Zeit

Noun meaning 'time'

umgeben

Past participle of umgeben meaning 'surrounded' or 'encircled'

Frost

Noun meaning 'frost' or 'freezing cold'

Schnee

Noun meaning 'snow'

Dennoch

Adverb or conjunction meaning 'nevertheless' or 'yet'

zweiter

Ordinal adjective meaning 'second'

Schritt

Noun meaning 'step' or 'pace'

Richtung

Noun meaning 'direction' or 'course'

meines

Possessive genitive pronoun meaning 'of my'

Vorhabens

Genitive of Vorhaben meaning 'of the plan' or 'enterprise'

getan

Past participle of tun meaning 'done'

gemietet

Past participle of mieten meaning 'rented' or 'hired'

beschäftigt

Adjective or past participle meaning 'busy' or 'occupied'

zusammenzustellen

Infinitive meaning 'to assemble' or 'to put together'

diejenigen

Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'those' referring to specific people

bereits

Adverb meaning 'already'

angeheuert

Past participle of anheuern meaning 'hired' referring to crew

scheinen

Verb meaning 'to seem' or 'to appear' or 'to shine'

Männer

Plural of Mann meaning 'men'

verlassen

Verb meaning 'to leave' or 'to abandon'; also 'determined'

gewiss

Adjective or adverb meaning 'certain' or 'certainly'

unerschrockenem

Dative adjective meaning 'undaunted' or 'fearless'

Mut

Noun meaning 'courage' or 'bravery'

ausgestattet

Past participle of ausstatten meaning 'equipped' or 'endowed'