Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World — Page 2

Vocabulary

um

Around, at, in order to

als

As, when, than (conjunction or preposition)

Chirurg

A medical doctor who performs surgery

auf

On, upon, onto (preposition of place)

der

Definite article: the (masculine nominative)

zu

To, too, at (preposition or particle)

dienen

To serve, to work under someone's command

unter

Under, beneath, among (preposition)

Kapitän

The commander or captain of a ship

Befehlshaber

A commanding officer or military leader

bei

At, near, with, by (preposition)

dem

Definite article: the (dative masculine/neuter)

ich

First-person singular pronoun: I

dreieinhalb

The number three and a half

Jahre

Years (plural of Jahr)

blieb

Stayed, remained (past tense of bleiben)

und

Coordinating conjunction meaning and

ein

One, a, an (numeral or indefinite article)

oder

Coordinating conjunction meaning or

zwei

The number two

Reisen

Journeys, trips, voyages (plural of Reise)

in

In, into, inside (preposition of place)

die

Definite article: the (feminine or plural)

einige

Some, a few, several (indefinite pronoun)

andere

Other, different, further (adjective/pronoun)

Gegenden

Regions, areas, districts (plural of Gegend)

unternahm

Undertook, carried out (past tense of unternehmen)

Als

When, as, once (temporal conjunction)

zurückkam

Returned, came back (past tense of zurückkommen)

beschloss

Decided, resolved (past tense of beschließen)

mich

Me, myself (first-person accusative pronoun)

niederzulassen

To settle down, establish oneself somewhere

wozu

To which, for which purpose (relative adverb)

Herr

Mister, sir, gentleman (honorific title)

mein

My, mine (first-person possessive adjective)

Meister

Master, expert, skilled professional or teacher

ermutigte

Encouraged, motivated (past tense of ermutigen)

durch

Through, by means of (preposition)

ihn

Him (third-person masculine accusative pronoun)

wurde

Was, became (past tense of werden)

mehreren

Several, various (dative plural adjective)

Patienten

Patients (plural of Patient, medical clients)

empfohlen

Recommended, referred (past participle of empfehlen)

Ich

First-person singular pronoun: I

mietete

Rented, leased (past tense of mieten)

einen

A, one (masculine accusative indefinite article)

Teil

Part, portion, section of something

eines

Of a, one's (genitive indefinite article)

kleinen

Small, little (inflected adjective, genitive)

Hauses

Of the house (genitive of Haus)

da

There, since, because (adverb or conjunction)

mir

Me, to me (first-person dative pronoun)

geraten

Advised, recommended (past participle of raten)

meinen

My (first-person possessive, accusative masculine)

Stand

Status, profession, social standing

ändern

To change, alter, modify something

heiratete

Married (past tense of heiraten)

Frau

Woman, wife, Mrs. (noun or title)

zweite

Second (ordinal numeral adjective)

Tochter

Daughter (female child of a parent)

von

Of, from, by (preposition)

Herrn

Of Mr., gentleman (genitive/dative of Herr)

mit

With, along with (preposition)

vierhundert

The number four hundred

Pfund

Pound (unit of currency or weight)

Mitgift

Dowry given by a bride's family at marriage

erhielt

Received, obtained (past tense of erhalten)

Aber

But, however (coordinating conjunction)

guter

Good (adjective, masculine nominative strong)

später

Later, afterwards (comparative adverb of time)

starb

Died (past tense of sterben)

wenige

Few, not many (indefinite quantifier adjective)

Freunde

Friends (plural of Freund)

hatte

Had (past tense of haben)

begann

Began, started (past tense of beginnen)

Geschäft

Business, shop, trade (noun)

stocken

To stall, stagnate, slow down (verb)

denn

Because, for, then (conjunction or particle)

Gewissen

Conscience, moral sense of right and wrong

erlaubte

Allowed, permitted (past tense of erlauben)

nicht

Not (negation adverb)

schlechten

Bad, poor (adjective, dative or accusative inflected)

Praktiken

Practices, methods, procedures (plural of Praktik)

allzu

All too, far too (intensifying adverb)

vieler

Of many (genitive plural of viel)

meiner

My (first-person possessive, genitive or dative)

Berufskollegen

Professional colleagues, fellow practitioners

nachzuahmen

To imitate, copy, emulate someone's behavior

Nachdem

After, once (subordinating temporal conjunction)

daher

Therefore, hence, for that reason

einigen

Some, a few (dative plural of einige)

Bekannten

Acquaintances, people one knows (plural noun)

beraten

Advised, consulted (past participle of beraten)

erneut

Again, anew, once more (adverb)

zur

To the (contraction of zu + der, dative)

See

Sea, ocean; also lake (noun, context dependent)

fahren

To travel, drive, sail (verb of motion)

war

Was (past tense of sein, to be)

nacheinander

One after another, in succession (adverb)

Schiffen

Ships (dative plural of Schiff)

sechs

The number six

lang

Long, for a duration (adjective or adverb)

mehrere

Several, a number of (indefinite adjective)

nach

To, after, according to (preposition)

Ost-

East (prefix indicating eastern direction)

wodurch

Through which, by which means (relative adverb)

Vermögen

Fortune, wealth, financial assets

etwas

Something, somewhat, a little (pronoun/adverb)

vermehren

To increase, multiply, augment something

konnte

Could, was able to (past tense of können)

Meine

My (first-person possessive, feminine nominative)

Mußestunden

Leisure hours, free time spent relaxing

verbrachte

Spent time (past tense of verbringen)

Lesen

Reading (verbal noun or infinitive of lesen)

besten

Best (superlative of gut, adjective)

Autoren

Authors, writers (plural of Autor)

alter

Old, ancient (adjective, strong nominative)

neuer

New, modern (adjective, strong nominative)

wobei

Whereby, in doing so (relative adverb)

stets

Always, constantly, at all times (adverb)

einer

A, one (feminine dative or genitive article)

guten

Good (adjective, dative or accusative inflected)

Anzahl

Number, quantity, count of items

Büchern

Books (dative plural of Buch)

versorgt

Supplied, provided, stocked (past participle of versorgen)

wenn

When, if, whenever (subordinating conjunction)

an

At, on, to (preposition of place or time)

Land

Land, country, shore (noun)

damit

With it, so that, thereby (conjunction/adverb)

Sitten

Customs, morals, manners of a society

Eigenarten

Peculiarities, characteristics, idiosyncrasies

Menschen

People, humans, persons (plural of Mensch)

beobachten

To observe, watch, study carefully

sowie

As well as, and also (conjunction)

ihre

Their, her (third-person possessive adjective)

Sprache

Language, speech, tongue (noun)

erlernen

To learn, acquire a skill or language

worin

In which, wherein (relative adverb)

dank

Thanks to, owing to (preposition)

Stärke

Strength, power, capacity (noun)

meines

My (first-person possessive, genitive masculine/neuter)

Gedächtnisses

Of memory (genitive of Gedächtnis)

eine

A, one (feminine nominative indefinite article)

große

Great, large, big (adjective, feminine nominative)

Begabung

Talent, gift, natural ability

besaß

Possessed, owned (past tense of besitzen)