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Vocabulary

VON

Preposition meaning 'from' or 'of'

DER

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

DÄMONOLOGIE

Study or doctrine concerning demons

UND

Conjunction meaning 'and'

ANDEREN

Adjective or pronoun meaning 'other' or 'others'

ÜBERRESTEN

Remnants or remains of something past

RELIGION

Organized system of faith and worship

HEIDEN

Pagans or heathens; non-Christian peoples

FINSTERNIS

Darkness or obscurity, literal or figurative

AUS

Preposition meaning 'from', 'out of'

EITLER

Vain, empty, or futile; inflected form of 'eitel'

PHILOSOPHIE

Academic discipline studying existence, knowledge, ethics

FABELHAFTEN

Fabulous, legendary, or mythical in character

ÜBERLIEFERUNGEN

Traditions or transmitted customs passed down generations

DEM

Dative definite article form, 'the' (dative case)

NUTZEN

Benefit, use, or utility of something

SOLCHER

Demonstrative adjective meaning 'such' or 'of this kind'

ERWÄCHST

Arises or grows from a source; third-person singular

WEM

Dative interrogative pronoun meaning 'to whom'

ER

Third-person singular masculine pronoun, 'he'

ZUGUTE

To benefit; used in phrase 'zugutekommen', to accrue to

KOMMT

Third-person singular of 'kommen', meaning 'comes'

EINE

Indefinite article, 'a' or 'an' (feminine/neuter)

ÜBERPRÜFUNG

Review, examination, or verification of something

SCHLUSSFOLGERUNG

Conclusion or logical inference drawn from reasoning

DIE

Definite article or relative pronoun, 'the' or 'which'

EINLEITUNG

Introduction or preface to a text or speech

Die

Definite article, feminine nominative form of 'the'

Natur

Nature; the natural world or inherent character

die

Definite article or relative pronoun, 'the' or 'which'

Kunst

Art or skill; human creative or technical ability

durch

Preposition meaning 'through' or 'by means of'

welche

Relative pronoun meaning 'which' or 'who'

Gott

God; supreme divine being in monotheistic religions

Welt

World; the Earth or universe as a whole

erschaffen

To create or bring into existence

hat

Third-person singular of 'haben', meaning 'has'

und

Conjunction meaning 'and'

regiert

Rules or governs; third-person singular of 'regieren'

wird

Becomes or is; auxiliary verb for passive or future

des

Genitive definite article form, 'of the'

Menschen

Human beings or people; genitive/plural of 'Mensch'

wie

Conjunction or adverb meaning 'how' or 'as'

in

Preposition meaning 'in' or 'into'

vielen

Many; dative/genitive inflected form of 'viel'

anderen

Other; inflected adjective meaning 'other things'

Dingen

Things; dative plural form of 'Ding'

so

Adverb or conjunction meaning 'so' or 'thus'

auch

Adverb meaning 'also' or 'too'

hierin

In this; adverb meaning 'in this regard'

nachgeahmt

Imitated; past participle of 'nachahmen', to imitate

dass

Subordinating conjunction meaning 'that'

sie

Pronoun meaning 'she', 'they', or 'it'

ein

Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'

künstliches

Artificial; made by human craft or skill

Lebewesen

Living creature or organism of any kind

kann

Can; modal verb indicating ability or possibility

Denn

Conjunction meaning 'for', 'because', or 'since'

da

Adverb or conjunction meaning 'there', 'since', 'as'

das

Definite article or demonstrative pronoun meaning 'the'

Leben

Life; the condition of being alive

nichts

Nothing; pronoun indicating absence of anything

anderes

Other; neuter form of 'ander', meaning something else

ist

Is; third-person singular of 'sein', to be

als

Than or as; used in comparisons or after 'nichts'

eine

Indefinite article, 'a' or 'an' (feminine)

Bewegung

Movement or motion of a body or object

der

Definite article or genitive/dative form of 'the'

Glieder

Limbs or members of a body; plural of 'Glied'

deren

Relative or possessive pronoun meaning 'whose' or 'their'

Ursprung

Origin or source of something

einem

Indefinite article dative form, 'a' or 'an'

wesentlichen

Essential or fundamental; inflected form of 'wesentlich'

inneren

Inner or internal; inflected form of 'inner'

Teil

Part or portion of a whole

liegt

Lies or is situated; third-person singular of 'liegen'

warum

Interrogative adverb meaning 'why'

sollten

Should; subjunctive/conditional form of 'sollen'

wir

First-person plural pronoun meaning 'we'

nicht

Adverb of negation meaning 'not'

sagen

To say or state something verbally

alle

All; adjective or pronoun meaning 'all' or 'every'

Automaten

Automata; self-operating machines or mechanical devices

Maschinen

Machines; mechanical devices performing specific tasks

sich

Reflexive pronoun meaning 'themselves' or 'oneself'

selbst

Self; intensive pronoun meaning 'themselves' or 'itself'

Federn

Springs or feathers; plural of 'Feder'

Räder

Wheels; plural of 'Rad'

bewegen

To move or set in motion

es

Third-person neuter pronoun meaning 'it'

Uhr

Clock or watch; timepiece

tut

Does; third-person singular of 'tun', to do

besitzen

To possess or own something

was

Interrogative or relative pronoun meaning 'what'

Herz

Heart; the organ pumping blood through the body

Feder

Spring or feather; elastic mechanical component

Nerven

Nerves; fibers transmitting signals in the body

viele

Many; adjective referring to a large number

Saiten

Strings; thin cords on musical instruments

Gelenke

Joints; connections between bones in the body

dem

Dative definite article, 'the' (dative masculine/neuter)

ganzen

Whole or entire; inflected form of 'ganz'

Körper

Body; physical structure of a living being

jene

Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'those' or 'that'

verleihen

To grant, lend, or bestow something upon someone

vom

Contraction of 'von dem', meaning 'from the'

Schöpfer

Creator; one who creates or brings into being

beabsichtigt

Intended or aimed at; past participle of 'beabsichtigen'

war

Was; simple past of 'sein', to be

geht

Goes; third-person singular of 'gehen', to go

noch

Still, yet, or even; adverb of continuation or addition

weiter

Further or onward; comparative of 'weit'

ahmt

Imitates; third-person singular of 'ahmen', to imitate

jenes

That; demonstrative pronoun in genitive/neuter form

vernunftbegabte

Endowed with reason; rational, capable of reasoning

vortrefflichste

Most excellent or outstanding; superlative of 'vortrefflich'

Werk

Work or creation; a product of effort or craft

nach

Preposition meaning 'after', 'toward', or 'according to'

den

Accusative/dative plural definite article, 'the'