McGuffey's Eclectic Primer, Revised Edition — Page 8
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The ship has run on a rock.
Das Schiff ist auf einen Felsen aufgelaufen.
Five men are on the ship.
Fünf Männer sind auf dem Schiff.
If the boat can not get to them, they will drown.
Wenn das Boot sie nicht erreichen kann, werden sie ertrinken.
The boat has brave men in it. They will save the five men.
Das Boot hat tapfere Männer an Bord. Sie werden die fünf Männer retten.
LESSON XXV.--REVIEW.
LEKTION XXV. -- WIEDERHOLUNG.
Come, boys, and feed the cows. The sun has set, and they are at the barn.
Kommt, Jungs, und füttert die Kühe. Die Sonne ist untergegangen, und sie sind bei der Scheune.
Sue has a bell on the neck of her pet cat.
Sue hat ihrer Hauskatze eine Glocke um den Hals gebunden.
One hot day Ann and Nell sat on the grass in the shade of a big tree. They like to rock their dolls, and sing to them.
An einem heißen Tag saßen Ann und Nell auf dem Gras im Schatten eines großen Baumes. Sie schaukeln gerne ihre Puppen und singen ihnen vor.
The brave men in our boat are on their way to the ship. They will save the men in the ship, if they can. They will not let them drown.
Die tapferen Männer in unserem Boot sind auf dem Weg zum Schiff. Sie werden die Männer auf dem Schiff retten, wenn sie können. Sie werden sie nicht ertrinken lassen.
What bird has big eyes? The owl. Can an owl see at night? Yes, an owl can see best at night.
Welcher Vogel hat große Augen? Die Eule. Kann eine Eule nachts sehen? Ja, eine Eule kann nachts am besten sehen.
LESSON XXVI.
LEKTION XXVI.
fall ice skates cry with had stone did
Fall Eis Schlittschuhe weinen mit hatte Stein tat
a c sk
a c sk
[Illustration: Children skating on pond in winter.]
[Illustration: Kinder laufen im Winter auf einem Teich Schlittschuh.]
The boys are on the ice with their skates.
Die Jungen sind mit ihren Schlittschuhen auf dem Eis.
There is a stone on the ice.
Es liegt ein Stein auf dem Eis.
One boy did not see it, and has had a fall.
Ein Junge hat ihn nicht gesehen und ist hingefallen.
But he is a brave boy, and will not cry.
Aber er ist ein tapferer Junge und wird nicht weinen.
[Illustration: Sawmill near river; town and hillside in background. two children playing near river in foreground.]
[Illustration: Sägemühle in der Nähe eines Flusses; Stadt und Hügel im Hintergrund. Zwei Kinder spielen im Vordergrund in der Nähe des Flusses.]
LESSON XXVII.
LEKTION XXVII.
look go John here all wheel mill have round
schauen gehen John hier alle Rad Mühle haben rund
oo j
oo j
Look! there are John and Sue by the mill pond.
Schau! Da sind John und Sue am Mühlteich.
Vocabulary
- Das
- The (neuter definite article in German)
- Schiff
- A vessel that travels on water; ship
- ist
- Third person singular of 'sein'; is
- auf
- Preposition meaning on, onto, or upon
- einen
- Indefinite article, masculine accusative; a, an
- Felsen
- A large mass of rock; boulder or cliff
- aufgelaufen
- Past participle of auflaufen; run aground, stranded
- Fünf
- The number five in German
- Männer
- Plural of Mann; adult male humans, men
- sind
- Plural form of 'sein'; are
- dem
- Definite article, dative case; to the
- Wenn
- Conjunction meaning if or when conditionally
- das
- Neuter definite article or pronoun; the, that
- Boot
- A small watercraft used for travel; boat
- sie
- Third person pronoun meaning she, they, or them
- nicht
- Negation word meaning not in German
- erreichen
- To arrive at or attain something; to reach
- kann
- Modal verb; third person singular of können, can
- werden
- Auxiliary verb indicating future or passive; will, become
- ertrinken
- To die by submersion in water; to drown
- hat
- Third person singular of haben; has
- tapfere
- Adjective meaning courageous or brave
- an
- Preposition meaning at, on, or to
- Bord
- Edge of a ship or craft; on board
- Sie
- Formal or third person plural pronoun; they, you
- die
- Definite article for feminine or plural nouns; the
- fünf
- The cardinal number five
- retten
- To save someone from danger or harm
- LEKTION
- A unit of instruction or study; lesson
- WIEDERHOLUNG
- The act of repeating material for review; repetition
- Kommt
- Imperative or third person plural of kommen; come
- Jungs
- Informal plural of Junge; boys, guys
- und
- Coordinating conjunction connecting words or clauses; and
- füttert
- To give food to animals; feeds
- Kühe
- Plural of Kuh; female bovine animals, cows
- Die
- Definite article for feminine or plural; the
- Sonne
- The star at the center of our solar system; sun
- untergegangen
- Past participle of untergehen; set, gone down
- bei
- Preposition meaning near, at, or by
- der
- Definite article for masculine or genitive; the
- Scheune
- A farm building for storing hay or animals; barn
- ihrer
- Possessive pronoun, genitive or dative; her, their
- Hauskatze
- A domesticated cat kept as a pet; house cat
- eine
- Indefinite article, feminine nominative or accusative; a, an
- Glocke
- A hollow metal object that rings when struck; bell
- um
- Preposition meaning around, at, or in order to
- den
- Definite article, masculine accusative or dative plural; the
- Hals
- The part of the body connecting head to torso; neck
- gebunden
- Past participle of binden; tied, bound
- An
- Preposition meaning at, on, or attached to
- einem
- Indefinite article in dative case; a, an
- heißen
- Adjective inflected form of heiß; hot, warm
- Tag
- A 24-hour period; day
- saßen
- Past tense plural of sitzen; sat, were sitting
- Gras
- Low green plant covering lawns and fields; grass
- im
- Contraction of in dem; in the
- Schatten
- An area shielded from direct sunlight; shade, shadow
- eines
- Indefinite article in genitive case; of a
- großen
- Inflected form of groß; large, big, tall
- Baumes
- Genitive of Baum; of a tree
- schaukeln
- To move back and forth rhythmically; to swing, rock
- gerne
- Adverb expressing willingness or preference; gladly, like to
- ihre
- Possessive pronoun meaning her, their, its
- Puppen
- Plural of Puppe; dolls or puppets
- singen
- To produce musical sounds with one's voice; to sing
- ihnen
- Dative pronoun meaning to them or to you (formal)
- vor
- Preposition meaning before, in front of, ago
- tapferen
- Inflected form of tapfer; brave, courageous
- in
- Preposition indicating location or direction; in, into
- unserem
- Dative form of unser; our
- Weg
- A path or route from one place to another; way
- zum
- Contraction of zu dem; to the
- wenn
- Subordinating conjunction meaning if or when
- können
- Modal verb expressing ability or possibility; can, to be able
- lassen
- To allow or cause something to happen; let, leave
- Welcher
- Interrogative pronoun meaning which or what kind
- Vogel
- A feathered, winged vertebrate animal; bird
- große
- Inflected form of groß; large, big
- Augen
- Plural of Auge; the organs used for seeing, eyes
- Eule
- A nocturnal bird of prey known for hooting; owl
- Kann
- Third person singular of können; can, is able to
- nachts
- Adverb indicating the nighttime hours; at night
- sehen
- To perceive with the eyes; to see
- Ja
- Affirmative response word; yes
- am
- Contraction of an dem; at the, on the
- besten
- Superlative of gut; best
- Fall
- An instance of dropping or tumbling; fall
- Eis
- Frozen water or ice cream in German context; ice
- Schlittschuhe
- Plural of Schlittschuh; boots with blades for skating
- weinen
- To shed tears due to emotion; to cry
- mit
- Preposition meaning with or together with
- hatte
- Simple past of haben; had
- Stein
- A hard mineral matter found in nature; stone, rock
- tat
- Simple past of tun; did, performed an action
- Illustration
- A picture or drawing that accompanies text
- Kinder
- Plural of Kind; young human beings, children
- laufen
- To move quickly on foot; to run or walk
- Winter
- The coldest season of the year; winter
- Teich
- A small body of still water; pond
- Schlittschuh
- A boot with a blade used for skating; ice skate
- Jungen
- Plural of Junge; young male children, boys
- ihren
- Accusative or dative possessive pronoun; their, her
- Schlittschuhen
- Dative plural of Schlittschuh; with ice skates
- Es
- Neuter pronoun meaning it or there (expletive)
- liegt
- Third person singular of liegen; lies, is located
- ein
- Indefinite article masculine nominative or neuter; a, an
- Ein
- Indefinite article masculine nominative or neuter; a, an
- Junge
- A young male child or teenager; boy
- ihn
- Masculine accusative personal pronoun; him
- gesehen
- Past participle of sehen; seen, observed
- hingefallen
- Past participle of hinfallen; fallen down, tripped
- Aber
- Coordinating conjunction expressing contrast; but, however
- er
- Masculine third person singular pronoun; he
- tapferer
- Comparative or predicative form of tapfer; braver
- wird
- Third person singular of werden; will, becomes
- Sägemühle
- A mill equipped with saws for cutting timber; sawmill
- Nähe
- The quality or state of being close; nearness, vicinity
- Flusses
- Genitive of Fluss; of the river
- Stadt
- A large human settlement with infrastructure; city, town
- Hügel
- A natural elevation of land, smaller than a mountain; hill
- Hintergrund
- The area behind the main subject; background
- Zwei
- The cardinal number two
- spielen
- To engage in recreational activity; to play
- Vordergrund
- The part of a scene nearest the viewer; foreground
- des
- Definite article in masculine or neuter genitive; of the
- schauen
- To direct one's gaze at something; to look
- gehen
- To move on foot from one place to another; to go
- hier
- Adverb indicating this location; here
- alle
- Pronoun or determiner meaning all, every, everyone
- Rad
- A circular object that rotates on an axle; wheel
- Mühle
- A building with machinery for grinding grain; mill
- haben
- Infinitive of haben; to have
- rund
- Having a circular or spherical shape; round
- Schau
- Imperative of schauen; look! Also means show, display
- Da
- Adverb meaning there, then, or since
- Mühlteich
- A pond supplying water to power a mill; millpond
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