McGuffey's Eclectic Primer, Revised Edition — Page 6

Vocabulary

Puppe

Doll; a toy figure resembling a person

Kleid

Dress; a garment worn by women or girls

neu

New; recently made or acquired

ihr

Her, their, or you (plural); possessive or pronoun

lassen

To let, allow, or leave something or someone

Illustration

Illustration; a picture or drawing explaining something

Zwei

Two; the number 2

Mädchen

Girl; a young female person

sitzen

To sit; to be in a seated position

bei

Near, at, or by; a common German preposition

einem

Dative form of indefinite article 'ein' (a/an)

Baum

Tree; a large woody plant with a trunk

und

And; a coordinating conjunction joining words or clauses

spielen

To play; to engage in games or recreational activity

mit

With; a preposition indicating accompaniment or tool

Puppen

Dolls; plural of Puppe, toy figures

hat

Has; third-person singular present of 'haben' (to have)

eine

A/an; feminine indefinite article in nominative case

Sie

She or formal 'you'; personal pronoun in German

ein

A/an; indefinite article for masculine or neuter nouns

neues

New; adjective 'neu' with neuter strong declension ending

wird

Will/becomes; third-person singular future or werden form

die

The; definite article for feminine or plural nouns

in

In; preposition indicating location or direction

ihren

Her/their; accusative or dative form of possessive 'ihr'

Händen

Hands; dative plural of 'Hand'

halten

To hold; to keep something in one's grasp

sie

She or they; third-person pronoun in German

ist

Is; third-person singular present of 'sein' (to be)

freundlich

Friendly, kind; describing a pleasant and warm manner

zu

To, too, closed; preposition or adverb with multiple uses

LEKTION

Lesson; a unit of instruction in a textbook

dort

There; an adverb indicating a distant location

fünf

Five; the number 5

Vogel

Bird; a feathered winged animal

rauben

To rob, steal; to take something by force

tun

To do; to perform an action

Katze

Cat; a common domesticated feline animal

beobachtet

Observes/watched; third-person form of 'beobachten' (to observe)

Eier

Eggs; plural of 'Ei', oval objects laid by birds

im

In the; contraction of 'in dem' (dative)

Nest

Nest; a bird's home made of twigs or grass

auf

On, upon; preposition indicating surface or location

der

The; definite article for masculine or genitive feminine

Baumspitze

Treetop; the very top of a tree

Ein

A/an; indefinite article, capitalized at sentence start

Er

He; third-person masculine singular pronoun

Das

The; definite article for neuter nouns or demonstrative pronoun

darin

In it/there; adverb referring to something inside

Raubt

Robs/steals; third-person singular of 'rauben'

das

The; neuter definite article or relative/demonstrative pronoun

nicht

Not; negation adverb in German sentences

aus

Out of, from; preposition indicating origin or exit

Wird

Will/becomes; capitalized third-person form of 'werden'

an

At, on, to; preposition with dative or accusative

seine

His; masculine possessive adjective with feminine/plural endings

Käfig

Cage; an enclosure for keeping animals or birds

Haustier

Pet; a domesticated animal kept in the home

singen

To sing; to produce musical sounds with the voice

lebt

Lives; third-person singular present of 'leben' (to live)

so

So, thus; adverb indicating manner or consequence

liebt

Loves; third-person singular present of 'lieben' (to love)

sitzt

Sits; third-person singular present of 'sitzen'

dem

The; dative singular definite article for masculine/neuter

Hand

Hand; the body part at the end of the arm

eines

Of a; genitive form of indefinite article 'ein'

Dies

This; demonstrative pronoun referring to a nearby thing

Haustiervogel

Pet bird; a bird kept as a domestic pet

neuen

New; adjective 'neu' in accusative or dative declined form

stehen

To stand; to be in an upright vertical position

So

So, thus; adverb indicating result or manner

liebe

Love; first-person singular or adjective form of 'lieben'

auch

Also, too; adverb indicating addition or similarity

ich

I; first-person singular personal pronoun

ihn

Him; accusative form of third-person masculine pronoun

sind

Are; plural or formal present form of 'sein' (to be)

du

You; second-person singular informal personal pronoun

ja

Yes; affirmative reply or discourse particle

schnell

Fast, quick; adjective or adverb describing speed

mögen

To like; modal verb expressing fondness or preference

Jungen

Boys; plural of 'Junge', young male persons

von

From, of, by; preposition with dative case

Schnee

Snow; frozen precipitation that falls as white flakes

Kanal

Canal, channel; an artificial waterway or TV channel

Stadt

City, town; a large urban settlement

Hintergrund

Background; the area behind the main subject

Siehst

See (you); second-person singular present of 'sehen'

beim

At the, while; contraction of 'bei dem'

Spielen

Playing; gerund or infinitive noun form of 'spielen'

Ja

Yes; affirmative response or emphatic particle

sehe

See; first-person singular present of 'sehen' (to see)

es

It; neuter third-person singular personal pronoun

ihnen

Them/to them; dative form of third-person plural pronoun

dick

Thick, fat; adjective describing size or weight

um

Around, at, in order to; preposition or conjunction

laufen

To run, walk; to move on foot at speed

kann

Can; third-person or first-person singular of 'können'

fangen

To catch; to capture or seize something in motion

Ich

I; first-person singular pronoun, capitalized at sentence start

gerne

Gladly, with pleasure; adverb expressing willingness or enjoyment

WIEDERHOLUNG

Review, repetition; a section repeating previously learned material

einen

A/an; accusative masculine form of indefinite article 'ein'

Ihre

Your (formal) or her/their; possessive pronoun, capitalized formal

Mütze

Cap, hat; a soft brimless head covering

Der

The; masculine nominative definite article or relative pronoun