History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1 — Page 13

Vocabulary

fährt

drives, travels, goes (third person singular present)

fort

away, onward; continuing or moving forward

seine

his, its (masculine/neuter possessive pronoun)

eigenen

own (adjective, inflected form of eigen)

Eindrücke

impressions, perceptions received from experiences

beim

at the, while doing (contraction of bei dem)

Lesen

reading, the act of reading text

von

of, from, by (preposition indicating origin or possession)

Geschichte

history, story; account of past events

darzulegen

to present, explain, set forth clearly

und

and (basic coordinating conjunction)

keine

no, none (negating article or pronoun)

Autorität

authority, expert recognized for their knowledge

wird

will, becomes (auxiliary verb, third person singular)

bei

at, near, with, among (preposition of proximity)

denen

those, whom (relative or demonstrative pronoun, dative)

mehr

more (comparative adverb or adjective)

Gewicht

weight, importance, significance of something

haben

to have (basic auxiliary and main verb)

der

the (definite article, masculine nominative or genitive)

Umfang

scope, extent, volume, size of something

die

the (definite article, feminine or plural)

Genauigkeit

accuracy, precision, exactness in detail

seiner

his, its (genitive possessive pronoun, masculine)

historischen

historical (adjective, inflected form of historisch)

Forschungen

research, investigations, scholarly inquiries

bekannt

known, familiar, well-known to others

sind

are (third person plural present of sein)

Nach

after, following, according to (preposition)

einer

a, one (indefinite article, feminine dative/genitive)

ersten

first (ordinal adjective, inflected form)

flüchtigen

fleeting, cursory, quick and superficial

Lektüre

reading, a piece of text read for study

mir

me, to me (dative first person pronoun)

nichts

nothing (indefinite pronoun of negation)

als

than, as, when (conjunction of comparison or time)

das

the, that (definite article or demonstrative pronoun)

Interesse

interest, curiosity, engagement with a subject

an

at, on, to (preposition of position or direction)

Erzählung

narration, story, account of events

spüren

to feel, sense, perceive something physically or emotionally

ließ

let, allowed, caused (past tense of lassen)

stets

always, constantly, at all times

lebendig

lively, vivid, alive and full of energy

ungeachtet

regardless of, notwithstanding, despite something

ihres

its, her (genitive possessive pronoun, feminine)

Umfangs

scope, extent (genitive form of Umfang)

Vielfalt

variety, diversity, multitude of different things

Gegenstände

objects, subjects, topics under consideration

sie

she, they, it (third person pronoun)

am

at the, on the (contraction of an dem)

Blick

glance, gaze, look directed at something

vorbeiziehen

to pass by, drift past one's view

lässt

lets, allows, causes (third person singular of lassen)

klar

clear, evident, understandable without ambiguity

ist

is (third person singular present of sein)

begab

betook, proceeded (past tense of sich begeben)

ich

I (first person singular nominative pronoun)

mich

me, myself (first person accusative pronoun)

in

in, into (preposition of location or direction)

eine

a, one (indefinite article, feminine nominative/accusative)

genaue

precise, exact, thorough (adjective, inflected form)

Prüfung

examination, test, careful scrutiny of something

Einzelheiten

details, particulars, individual specific points

aus

out of, from, made of (preposition)

es

it (third person neuter pronoun)

bestand

consisted, existed, passed (past tense of bestehen)

Meinung

opinion, view, personal judgment on something

damals

at that time, back then, in those days

bildete

formed, shaped (past tense of bilden)

war

was (first/third person singular past of sein)

gestehe

I confess, I admit (first person singular of gestehen)

merkwürdig

remarkable, strange, peculiar, noteworthy

streng

strict, severe, rigorous in judgment or standards

Ich

I (first person singular nominative pronoun)

entdeckte

discovered, found (past tense of entdecken)

bestimmten

certain, specific, particular (adjective, inflected form)

Kapiteln

chapters (dative plural of Kapitel)

Fehler

errors, mistakes, faults in a text or work

bedeutsam

significant, meaningful, of considerable importance

zahlreich

numerous, many, occurring in large numbers

genug

enough, sufficient in quantity or degree

erschienen

appeared, seemed (past participle of erscheinen)

um

in order to, around, at (preposition or conjunction)

glauben

to believe, think, suppose something is true

zu

to, too, at (preposition or infinitive particle)

lassen

to let, allow, cause, have something done

dass

that (subordinating conjunction introducing a clause)

mit

with, by means of (preposition indicating accompaniment)

äußerster

utmost, extreme (superlative adjective, inflected form)

Nachlässigkeit

carelessness, negligence, lack of attention to detail

geschrieben

written (past participle of schreiben)

worden

been (auxiliary past participle in passive constructions)

waren

were (third person plural past of sein)

anderen

others, other (pronoun or adjective, inflected form)

fiel

fell, struck (past tense of fallen)

gewisse

certain, a certain (indefinite adjective, inflected form)

Färbung

coloring, tinge, bias giving a particular character

Parteilichkeit

partiality, bias, favoritism toward one side

Vorurteil

prejudice, preconceived bias against something or someone

auf

on, upon, onto (preposition of position or direction)

Darstellung

presentation, portrayal, representation of facts or events

Tatsachen

facts, realities, true states of affairs

jenen

those (demonstrative pronoun or adjective, dative)

Mangel

lack, deficiency, shortage of something needed

Wahrheit

truth, veracity, conformity with actual facts

Gerechtigkeit

justice, fairness, equitable treatment of all

verlieh

conferred, lent, gave (past tense of verleihen)

den

the (definite article, masculine accusative or plural dative)

Engländer

Englishman, English person

ihrem

their, her (dative possessive pronoun, masculine/neuter)

treffenden

apt, fitting, accurate (adjective, inflected form of treffend)

Begriff

concept, term, notion describing an idea

ausdrücken

to express, convey, articulate a thought or meaning

Einige

some, a few (indefinite pronoun or adjective)

unvollständige

incomplete, partial, lacking essential parts

Zitate

quotations, cited passages from a text or source

einige

some, a few (indefinite pronoun or adjective)

Passagen

passages, sections of a written text

unabsichtlich

unintentionally, accidentally, without deliberate purpose

oder

or (coordinating conjunction expressing alternative)

absichtlich

intentionally, deliberately, done on purpose

ausgelassen

omitted, left out (past participle of auslassen)

wurden

were, became (third person plural past passive auxiliary)

warfen

threw, cast (third person plural past of werfen)

einen

a, one (indefinite article, masculine accusative)

Verdacht

suspicion, doubt about someone's honesty or integrity

Redlichkeit

honesty, integrity, straightforwardness in conduct

des

of the (definite article, masculine/neuter genitive)

Autors

of the author (genitive singular of Autor)

sein

to be; his (infinitive or possessive pronoun)

Verstoß

violation, breach, infringement of a rule or law

gegen

against, contrary to (preposition indicating opposition)

erste

first (ordinal adjective, inflected form)

Gesetz

law, rule, fundamental principle governing behavior

meinen

my (accusative possessive) or to think, mean

Augen

eyes (plural of Auge)

durch

through, by means of (preposition)

anhaltende

sustained, persistent, continuing over time

Aufmerksamkeit

attention, attentiveness, careful focus on something

jedem

every, each (indefinite adjective, dative masculine/neuter)

Satz

sentence, phrase, set; a unit of written language

jeder

every, each (indefinite adjective, feminine nominative)

Anmerkung

note, annotation, remark added to a text

Überlegung

reflection, deliberation, careful consideration of something

befasste

dealt with, occupied oneself (past tense of sich befassen)

noch

still, yet, even (adverb of continuation or emphasis)

verstärkt

strengthened, reinforced, intensified (past participle of verstärken)

veranlasste

caused, prompted, induced (past tense of veranlassen)

über

over, above, about (preposition of position or topic)

gesamte

entire, whole, complete (adjective, inflected form)

Werk

work, opus, a major literary or artistic creation

ein

a, one (indefinite article, masculine/neuter)

allzu

all too, excessively, far too (adverb of excess)

strenges

strict, severe (adjective, neuter nominative inflected form)

Urteil

judgment, verdict, assessment of quality or guilt

fällen

to fell, to pass (a verdict), to render judgment

Nachdem

after, once (subordinating temporal conjunction)

meine

my (possessive adjective, feminine or plural nominative)

Arbeit

work, labor, task undertaken with effort

beendet

finished, completed (past participle of beenden)

hatte

had (first/third person singular past of haben)

Zeit

time, period, duration of moments or events

verstreichen

to pass, elapse (of time going by)

bevor

before (subordinating conjunction of time)

Ganze

the whole, entirety, complete totality of something

einmal

once, one time, at some point

durchsah

reviewed, looked through (past tense of durchsehen)