Light O' the Morning: The Story of an Irish Girl — Page 5

Vocabulary

Dass

Conjunction introducing a subordinate clause meaning 'that'

wir

First-person plural pronoun meaning 'we'

die

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

stolzeste

Superlative form of 'proud', meaning 'proudest'

und

Coordinating conjunction meaning 'and'

älteste

Superlative of 'alt', meaning 'oldest' or 'eldest'

Familie

Noun meaning 'family', a social unit of relatives

in

Preposition meaning 'in' or 'into'

der

Definite article for masculine or genitive feminine, meaning 'the'

Grafschaft

Noun meaning 'county' or 'earldom', an administrative region

sind

Third-person plural or first-person plural form of 'sein', meaning 'are'

dass

Subordinating conjunction meaning 'that', introduces a clause

es

Third-person singular neuter pronoun meaning 'it'

kaum

Adverb meaning 'hardly', 'barely', or 'scarcely'

einen

Indefinite article in accusative masculine form meaning 'a/an'

Engländer

Noun meaning 'Englishman', a male person from England

jenseits

Preposition meaning 'beyond' or 'on the other side of'

des

Definite article in genitive case meaning 'of the'

Wassers

Genitive form of 'Wasser', meaning 'of the water'

gibt

Third-person singular of 'geben'; in 'es gibt' means 'there is/are'

nicht

Negation adverb meaning 'not'

alles

Indefinite pronoun meaning 'everything' or 'all'

was

Relative or interrogative pronoun meaning 'what' or 'that'

er

Third-person singular masculine pronoun meaning 'he'

besitzt

Third-person singular of 'besitzen', meaning 'owns' or 'possesses'

hergeben

Separable verb meaning 'to give up' or 'to hand over'

würde

Konjunktiv II form of 'werden', meaning 'would'

um

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

mit

Preposition meaning 'with' or indicating accompaniment

uns

First-person plural accusative/dative pronoun meaning 'us'

Plätze

Plural of 'Platz', meaning 'places', 'seats', or 'spots'

zu

Preposition or particle meaning 'to', 'at', or 'too'

tauschen

Verb meaning 'to swap', 'to exchange', or 'to trade'

Sie

Third-person feminine pronoun meaning 'she' or formal 'you'

legte

Past tense of 'legen', meaning 'laid' or 'placed'

ihren

Possessive pronoun accusative form meaning 'her' or 'their'

weichen

Adjective meaning 'soft' or verb meaning 'to yield/recede'

Kopf

Noun meaning 'head', the body part above the neck

auf

Preposition meaning 'on', 'onto', or 'upon'

das

Definite article for neuter nouns meaning 'the'

Sofa

Noun meaning 'sofa' or 'couch', a piece of seating furniture

drückte

Past tense of 'drücken', meaning 'pressed' or 'pushed'

ihn

Accusative form of 'er', third-person masculine pronoun meaning 'him'

an

Preposition meaning 'at', 'on', or 'against'

Schulter

Noun meaning 'shoulder', the joint connecting arm to torso

ihrer

Possessive pronoun genitive form meaning 'her' or 'their'

Mutter

Noun meaning 'mother', a female parent

haben

Infinitive of 'haben', meaning 'to have'

hier

Adverb meaning 'here', indicating this location

mein

First-person singular possessive pronoun meaning 'my'

ganzes

Adjective meaning 'whole' or 'entire'

Leben

Noun meaning 'life', the state of being alive

lang

Adjective or adverb meaning 'long' in duration or extent

gelebt

Past participle of 'leben', meaning 'lived'

Es

Neuter pronoun meaning 'it'; also used as dummy subject

stimmt

Third-person singular of 'stimmen', meaning 'is correct' or 'it's true'

ich

First-person singular pronoun meaning 'I'

habe

First-person singular of 'haben', meaning 'have'

mich

Accusative reflexive first-person pronoun meaning 'me' or 'myself'

inzwischen

Adverb meaning 'by now', 'meanwhile', or 'in the meantime'

daran

Pronominal adverb meaning 'at it', 'to it', or 'about it'

gewöhnt

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

Mama

Informal noun meaning 'mom' or 'mummy', addressing one's mother

Ich

First-person singular pronoun meaning 'I'

will

First-person singular of 'wollen', meaning 'want' or 'want to'

gefühllos

Adjective meaning 'unfeeling', 'numb', or 'insensitive'

sein

Infinitive meaning 'to be'; also possessive pronoun 'his/its'

Nun

Adverb meaning 'now' or interjection meaning 'well' or 'come on'

sieh

Imperative form of 'sehen', meaning 'look' or 'see'

mal

Particle softening a command, meaning 'just' or 'once'

sitzen

Verb meaning 'to sit', to be in a seated position

ganz

Adjective or adverb meaning 'whole', 'quite', or 'completely'

gemütlich

Adjective meaning 'cozy', 'comfortable', or 'pleasant'

beisammen

Adverb meaning 'together' or 'in each other's company'

Das

Definite article or demonstrative pronoun meaning 'the' or 'that'

Stirnrunzeln

Noun meaning 'frowning' or 'wrinkling of the forehead'

wich

Past tense of 'weichen', meaning 'receded', 'yielded', or 'gave way'

von

Preposition meaning 'from', 'of', or 'by'

Stirn

Noun meaning 'forehead', the part of the face above the eyes

mürrischen

Inflected form of 'mürrisch', meaning 'sullen', 'grumpy', or 'sulky'

Falten

Noun meaning 'wrinkles' or 'folds'; plural of 'Falte'

verschwanden

Past tense plural of 'verschwinden', meaning 'disappeared' or 'vanished'

aus

Preposition meaning 'from', 'out of', or 'made of'

ihrem

Dative form of possessive pronoun, meaning 'her' or 'their'

Gesicht

Noun meaning 'face', the front part of the head