McGuffey's Eclectic Primer, Revised Edition — Page 15

Vocabulary

Er

Third person singular masculine pronoun meaning 'he'

saß

Past tense of 'sitzen'; sat, was seated

bei

Preposition meaning 'at', 'near', or 'with'

uns

First person plural pronoun meaning 'us'

und

Conjunction meaning 'and', connecting words or clauses

ließ

Past tense of 'lassen'; let, allowed, caused something

die

Definite article or pronoun meaning 'the' or 'they'

Schafe

Plural of 'Schaf'; sheep, domesticated woolly animals

das

Neuter definite article meaning 'the'

Gras

Noun meaning 'grass', low green ground-covering plant

fressen

To eat, used for animals consuming food

Wie

Interrogative or conjunction meaning 'how' or 'as'

schön

Adjective meaning 'beautiful', 'lovely', or 'nice'

ist

Third person singular of 'sein'; is, exists

es

Neuter pronoun meaning 'it'

Lämmer

Plural of 'Lamm'; lambs, young sheep

spielen

To play, engage in playful or recreational activity

zu

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

sehen

To see, perceive visually with one's eyes

Es

Neuter pronoun meaning 'it', used as subject

brachte

Past tense of 'bringen'; brought, caused or delivered

zum

Contraction of 'zu dem'; to the, toward the

Lachen

Laughing or laughter, expression of amusement

sie

Pronoun meaning 'she', 'they', or 'her'

Der

Masculine definite article meaning 'the'

Mann

Noun meaning 'man', adult male person

sagte

Past tense of 'sagen'; said, expressed verbally

dass

Subordinating conjunction meaning 'that'

einmal

Adverb meaning 'once', 'one time', or 'someday'

als

Conjunction meaning 'when', 'as', or 'than'

draußen

Adverb meaning 'outside', beyond an enclosed space

im

Contraction of 'in dem'; in the

Schnee

Noun meaning 'snow', frozen precipitation

waren

Past tense plural of 'sein'; were, existed

ein

Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'

alter

Inflected form of 'alt'; old, aged, elderly

Wolf

Noun meaning 'wolf', large wild canine predator

eines

Genitive form of 'ein'; of a, one's

nahm

Past tense of 'nehmen'; took, seized, grabbed

damit

Conjunction or adverb meaning 'with it' or 'so that'

weglief

Past tense of 'weglaufen'; ran away, fled quickly

Ich

First person singular pronoun meaning 'I'

denke

First person singular of 'denken'; think, believe

Männer

Plural of 'Mann'; men, adult male persons

ihre

Possessive pronoun meaning 'their' or 'her'

bewachen

To guard, watch over, or protect something

sollten

Past subjunctive of 'sollen'; should, ought to

nicht

Negation adverb meaning 'not'

fangen

To catch, capture, or trap something or someone

kann

Modal verb meaning 'can', expressing ability

LEKTION

Noun meaning 'lesson', a unit of learning

während

Conjunction or preposition meaning 'while' or 'during'

könnte

Subjunctive of 'können'; could, might be able to

Zeit

Noun meaning 'time', duration or moment

Dinge

Plural of 'Ding'; things, objects or matters

getan

Past participle of 'tun'; done, performed, completed

richtig

Adjective or adverb meaning 'correct', 'right', 'proper'

dein

Possessive pronoun meaning 'your' (singular informal)

Hälften

Plural of 'Hälfte'; halves, two equal divided parts

Arbeite

Imperative of 'arbeiten'; work, do your work now

wenn

Conjunction meaning 'when', 'if', or 'whenever'

du

Second person singular informal pronoun meaning 'you'

arbeitest

Second person singular of 'arbeiten'; you work

Spiele

Imperative of 'spielen' or noun; play, games

spielst

Second person singular of 'spielen'; you play

Eine

Feminine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one'

Sache

Noun meaning 'thing', 'matter', or 'affair'

auf

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

So

Adverb meaning 'so', 'thus', 'in this way'

Alles

Pronoun meaning 'everything', all things combined

was

Relative pronoun or conjunction meaning 'what' or 'that'

tust

Second person singular of 'tun'; you do, you perform

Tu

Imperative of 'tun'; do, perform an action now

mit

Preposition meaning 'with', together or using something

aller

Inflected form of 'all'; of all, with all

Kraft

Noun meaning 'strength', 'power', or 'force'

halbherzig

Adjective meaning 'halfhearted', without full commitment

werden

To become, or auxiliary for future and passive

Sind

Third person plural of 'sein'; are, they exist

ging

Past tense of 'gehen'; went, moved on foot

Fisch

Noun meaning 'fish', aquatic vertebrate animal

fiel

Past tense of 'fallen'; fell, dropped down

sicher

Adjective meaning 'safe', 'certain', or 'secure'

Arme

Plural of 'Arm'; arms, upper limbs of body

sprang

Past tense of 'springen'; jumped, leaped suddenly

war

Past tense singular of 'sein'; was, existed

danken

To thank, express gratitude to someone

bekam

Past tense of 'bekommen'; received, got something

Eines

Genitive of 'ein'; one, used in 'eines Tages' (one day)

Tages

Genitive of 'Tag'; of the day, daytime period

Teich

Noun meaning 'pond', small body of still water

um

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

angeln

To fish with a rod and line, go angling

Sein

Possessive pronoun meaning 'his'; or infinitive 'to be'

Hund

Noun meaning 'dog', common domestic canine animal

ihm

Dative pronoun meaning 'him', indirect object form

eine

Feminine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one'

Weile

Noun meaning 'a while', a short period of time

einem

Dative indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one'

Baumstamm

Noun meaning 'tree trunk', main woody stem of tree

fing

Past tense of 'fangen'; caught, captured something

aber

Conjunction meaning 'but', indicating contrast

keinen

Accusative of 'kein'; no, not a single one

Als

Conjunction meaning 'when' or 'as' (past events)

aufstand

Past tense of 'aufstehen'; stood up, rose

gehen

To go, walk, move from one place to another

vom

Contraction of 'von dem'; from the, of the

hinein

Adverb meaning 'into', direction into an enclosed space

ihn

Accusative pronoun meaning 'him', direct object form

retten

To rescue, save someone from danger or harm

legte

Past tense of 'legen'; laid, placed something down

seine

Possessive pronoun meaning 'his', masculine or neuter

den

Accusative masculine definite article meaning 'the'

Hals

Noun meaning 'neck' or 'throat', part of body

des

Genitive masculine or neuter article meaning 'of the'

Hundes

Genitive of 'Hund'; of the dog

bald

Adverb meaning 'soon', in a short time

wieder

Adverb meaning 'again', once more, returning

dem

Dative masculine or neuter article meaning 'the'

fragt

Third person singular of 'fragen'; asks a question

warm

Adjective meaning 'warm', moderately hot temperature

Stadt

Noun meaning 'city' or 'town', urban settlement

dann

Adverb meaning 'then', afterwards, at that time

fährt

Third person singular of 'fahren'; drives, travels

gewesen

Past participle of 'sein'; been, having existed

bin

First person singular of 'sein'; am, I exist

zeigen

To show, point out, or demonstrate something

zur

Contraction of 'zu der'; to the (feminine)

Mühle

Noun meaning 'mill', building for grinding grain

Tag

Noun meaning 'day', 24-hour period of time

lässt

Third person singular of 'lassen'; lets, allows, leaves

sein

Infinitive 'to be', or possessive pronoun 'his'

Pferd

Noun meaning 'horse', large domesticated riding animal

Schatten

Noun meaning 'shadow' or 'shade', dark area

stehen

To stand, be in an upright stationary position