Light O' the Morning: The Story of an Irish Girl — Page 1

Vocabulary

war

Was; past tense of 'sein' (to be)

ein

A, an; indefinite article or the number one

großer

Big, large, tall; inflected form of 'groß'

kräftig

Strong, sturdy, powerfully built

gebauter

Built; inflected past participle of 'bauen'

Mann

Man; an adult male person

mit

With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means

tief

Deep, low; describes depth or position

liegenden

Lying, situated; inflected form of 'liegen'

Augen

Eyes; plural of 'Auge'

und

And; basic coordinating conjunction

rauen

Rough, coarse; inflected form of 'rau'

überhängenden

Overhanging, protruding; inflected form of 'überhängen'

Brauen

Eyebrows; plural of 'Braue'

sein

His; possessive pronoun, or 'to be' infinitive

Haar

Hair; the hair on a person's head

von

Of, from; preposition indicating origin or possession

einem

A, an; dative indefinite article form

Grau

Grey; the color grey

sehr

Very, extremely; intensifying adverb

dick

Thick, fat; describes size or density

üppig

Lush, abundant, luxuriant; richly full

er

He; third-person singular masculine pronoun

hatte

Had; past tense of 'haben' (to have)

auch

Also, too; additive adverb

einen

A, an; accusative indefinite article form

Bart

Beard; facial hair on the chin and jaw

langen

Long; inflected form of 'lang'

Schnurrbart

Mustache; hair grown above the upper lip

Er

He; third-person singular masculine pronoun

betrat

Entered, stepped into; past tense of 'betreten'

den

The; definite article in accusative masculine form

nördlichen

Northern; inflected form of 'nördlich'

Salon

Salon, drawing room; a formal reception room

noch

Still, yet, even; adverb of continuation or degree

lauter

Louder; comparative form of 'laut'

als

Than, as, when; conjunction for comparison or time

es

It; third-person singular neuter pronoun

getan

Done; past participle of 'tun' (to do)

Die

The; definite article, feminine or plural form

Hunde

Dogs; plural of 'Hund'

jaulten

Yelped, whined; past tense of 'jaulen'

vor

Before, in front of, from; preposition of place or cause

Freude

Joy, delight; a feeling of great happiness

warfen

Threw; past tense plural of 'werfen' (to throw)

sich

Themselves, oneself; reflexive pronoun

auf

On, onto, upon; preposition of position or direction

ihn

Him; accusative form of 'er' (he)

Ach

Oh, ah; exclamation expressing surprise or emotion

sie

She, they, her; third-person pronoun

sind

Are; present tense plural of 'sein' (to be)

genauso

Just as, equally; adverb expressing equal degree

bezaubernd

Charming, enchanting, delightful

wie

How, as, like; conjunction or adverb of comparison

du

You; second-person singular informal pronoun

kleine

Little, small; inflected form of 'klein'

Frau

Woman, wife, Mrs.; adult female person

Ich

I; first-person singular subject pronoun

bin

Am; first-person singular present of 'sein'

stolz

Proud; feeling satisfaction and pride

beide

Both; referring to two things or people together

überquerte

Crossed; past tense of 'überqueren' (to cross)

Raum

Room, space; an enclosed area or space

schloss

Closed, locked; past tense of 'schließen'

die

The; definite article feminine or plural form

Tür

Door; a movable barrier closing an entrance

Fuß

Foot; the lower extremity of the leg

bemüht

Endeavoring, trying; making an effort at something

um

Around, at, for; preposition of purpose or time

Stille

Silence, stillness, quiet

dann

Then, afterward; adverb indicating sequence

setzte

Sat, placed; past tense of 'setzen' (to set/sit)

neben

Next to, beside; preposition of position

seine

His; possessive pronoun, feminine/plural inflection

des

Of the; genitive definite article form

füllten

Filled; past tense plural of 'füllen' (to fill)

unterdrücktem

Suppressed, restrained; dative inflection of 'unterdrückt'

Vergnügen

Pleasure, enjoyment, amusement

Ist

Is; third-person singular present of 'sein'

das

That, the; neuter definite article or demonstrative

nicht

Not; negation particle

Mein

My; first-person singular possessive adjective

Gott

God; the supreme deity; also used as exclamation

was

What; interrogative or relative pronoun

für

For; preposition indicating purpose or exchange

Tag

Day; a 24-hour period

geworden

Become; past participle of 'werden' (to become)

ist

Is; third-person singular present of 'sein'

Wir

We; first-person plural subject pronoun

bekommen

Get, receive; to obtain or come to have something

endlich

Finally, at last; after a long wait

Sommerwetter

Summer weather; warm, sunny seasonal conditions

Was

What; interrogative pronoun asking about something

sagst

Say; second-person singular present of 'sagen'

dazu

To that, about it; adverb of reference or addition

eine

A, an; feminine indefinite article

Ausfahrt

Outing, excursion by vehicle; also exit on road

zu

To, at, too; preposition or infinitive marker

machen

To do, make; general-purpose action verb

meine

My; first-person singular possessive adjective feminine

ich

I; first-person singular subject pronoun