McGuffey's Eclectic Primer, Revised Edition — Page 5
] LESSON XI nest this eggs she in get box hen e x sh
] LEKTION XI Nest dies Eier sie in holen Schachtel Henne e x sh
[Illustration: Cat watching hen, watching eggs in nest.]
[Illustration: Katze beobachtet Henne, beobachtet Eier im Nest.]
the box a nest
die Schachtel ein Nest
This is a fat hen.
Das ist eine fette Henne.
The hen has a nest in the box.
Die Henne hat ein Nest in der Schachtel.
She has eggs in the nest.
Sie hat Eier im Nest.
A cat sees the nest, and can get the eggs.
Eine Katze sieht das Nest und kann die Eier holen.
LESSON XII. old run fox o u
LEKTION XII. alt laufen Fuchs o u
[Illustration: Dog chasing fox away from a hen.]
[Illustration: Hund jagt Fuchs von einer Henne weg.]
Can this old fox catch the hen?
Kann dieser alte Fuchs die Henne fangen?
The fox can catch the hen, and get the eggs in the nest.
Der Fuchs kann die Henne fangen und die Eier im Nest holen.
Run, Rab, and catch the fox.
Lauf, Rab, und fang den Fuchs.
[Illustration: Script Exercise: This nest has eggs in it. ]
[Illustration: Schreibübung: Dieses Nest hat Eier darin. ]
LESSON XIII. pond ducks them feed Nell I by will i y ch w
LEKTION XIII. Teich Enten ihnen füttern Nell ich bei wird i y ch w
[Illustration: Girl watching ducks on pond.]
[Illustration: Mädchen beobachtet Enten auf dem Teich.]
Nell is by the pond.
Nell ist am Teich.
I see ducks on the pond.
Ich sehe Enten auf dem Teich.
Nell sees the ducks, and will feed them.
Nell sieht die Enten und wird sie füttern.
She can not get the ducks
Sie kann die Enten nicht holen
LESSON XIV. holds to blind Mary hand kind a o k y
LEKTION XIV. hält an blind Mary Hand freundlich a o k y
[Illustration: Girl lead old, blind man.]
[Illustration: Mädchen führt alten, blinden Mann.]
This old man can not see.
Dieser alte Mann kann nicht sehen.
He is blind.
Er ist blind.
Mary holds him by the hand.
Mary hält ihn an der Hand.
She is kind to the old blind man.
Sie ist freundlich zu dem alten blinden Mann.
LESSON XV.--REVIEW.
LEKTION XV.--WIEDERHOLUNG.
I see ducks on the pond; Tom will feed them.
Ich sehe Enten auf dem Teich; Tom wird sie füttern.
Tom is blind; he holds a box in his hand.
Tom ist blind; er hält eine Schachtel in seiner Hand.
Nell is kind to him.
Nell ist freundlich zu ihm.
This old hen has a nest.
Diese alte Henne hat ein Nest.
Mary will run and get the eggs.
Mary wird laufen und die Eier holen.
LESSON XVI.
LEKTION XVI.
Vocabulary
- LEKTION
- A lesson or unit in a textbook
- Nest
- A bird's home built from twigs
- dies
- This; demonstrative pronoun for nearby things
- Eier
- Eggs; plural of Ei
- sie
- She, they, or formal you pronoun
- in
- In; preposition indicating location inside something
- holen
- To fetch or go get something
- Schachtel
- A box or carton for storing things
- Henne
- A hen; female domestic chicken
- Illustration
- A picture or drawing in a book
- Katze
- A cat; common domestic pet animal
- beobachtet
- Observes or watches something closely
- im
- Contraction of in dem; in the
- die
- The; definite article for feminine or plural nouns
- ein
- A or an; indefinite article masculine/neuter
- Das
- The; definite article for neuter nouns
- ist
- Is; third person singular of sein
- eine
- A or an; indefinite article for feminine nouns
- fette
- Fat or plump; adjective describing body size
- Die
- The; definite article for feminine or plural nouns
- hat
- Has; third person singular of haben
- der
- The; definite article for masculine nouns
- Sie
- She, they, or formal you pronoun
- Eine
- A or an; indefinite article for feminine nouns
- sieht
- Sees; third person singular of sehen
- das
- The; definite article or demonstrative for neuter
- und
- And; basic coordinating conjunction
- kann
- Can; third person singular of können
- alt
- Old; adjective describing age of person or thing
- laufen
- To run or to walk
- Fuchs
- A fox; wild cunning canine animal
- Hund
- A dog; common domestic pet animal
- jagt
- Chases or hunts; third person singular of jagen
- von
- From or of; common German preposition
- einer
- From a; indefinite article in dative feminine
- weg
- Away; adverb indicating movement away from something
- Kann
- Can; modal verb at start of question
- dieser
- This; demonstrative adjective for masculine nouns
- alte
- Old; adjective with weak declension ending
- fangen
- To catch or to capture something
- Der
- The; definite article for masculine nouns
- Lauf
- A run; the act of running fast
- fang
- Catch; imperative form of fangen
- den
- The; definite article in accusative masculine
- Schreibübung
- A writing exercise in a language lesson
- Dieses
- This; demonstrative pronoun for neuter nouns
- darin
- In it; adverb indicating something inside something
- Teich
- A pond; small body of standing water
- Enten
- Ducks; plural of Ente, a water bird
- ihnen
- Them; dative pronoun for third person plural
- füttern
- To feed animals or small children
- ich
- I; first person singular personal pronoun
- bei
- By or near; preposition indicating proximity
- wird
- Will become; third person singular of werden
- Mädchen
- A girl; young female person or child
- auf
- On or upon; common German preposition
- dem
- The; dative definite article masculine or neuter
- am
- Contraction of an dem; at the
- Ich
- I; first person singular personal pronoun
- sehe
- See; first person singular of sehen
- nicht
- Not; basic German negation adverb
- hält
- Holds; third person singular of halten
- an
- On or at; common German preposition
- blind
- Unable to see; lacking sight
- Hand
- A hand; body part at end of arm
- freundlich
- Friendly or kind; describing a pleasant manner
- führt
- Leads or guides; third person singular of führen
- alten
- Old; adjective with weak declension accusative ending
- blinden
- Blind; adjective with weak declension accusative ending
- Mann
- A man; adult male person
- Dieser
- This; demonstrative adjective for masculine nouns nominative
- sehen
- To see; basic German verb of sight
- Er
- He; third person singular masculine pronoun
- ihn
- Him; accusative form of masculine personal pronoun
- zu
- To or too; preposition or infinitive particle
- WIEDERHOLUNG
- Review or repetition; revision section in textbook
- er
- He; third person singular masculine pronoun
- seiner
- His; genitive possessive pronoun masculine or neuter
- ihm
- Him; dative form of masculine personal pronoun
- Diese
- This or these; demonstrative for feminine or plural
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