McGuffey's Eclectic Primer, Revised Edition — Page 5
LESSON XI
LES XI
nest this eggs she in get box hen
nest dit eieren zij in pakken doos hen
e x sh
e x sh
[Illustration: Cat watching hen, watching eggs in nest.]
[Illustratie: Kat die hen bewaakt, eieren in nest bewaakt.]
the box a nest
de doos een nest
This is a fat hen.
Dit is een vette hen.
The hen has a nest in the box.
De hen heeft een nest in de doos.
She has eggs in the nest.
Ze heeft eieren in het nest.
A cat sees the nest, and can get the eggs.
Een kat ziet het nest, en kan de eieren pakken.
LESSON XII.
LES XII.
old run fox o u
oud rennen vos o u
[Illustration: Dog chasing fox away from a hen.]
[Illustratie: Hond die vos wegjaagt van een hen.]
Can this old fox catch the hen?
Kan deze oude vos de hen vangen?
The fox can catch the hen, and get the eggs in the nest.
De vos kan de hen vangen, en de eieren in het nest pakken.
Run, Rab, and catch the fox.
Ren, Rab, en vang de vos.
[Illustration: Script Exercise: This nest has eggs in it. ]
[Illustratie: Schrijfoefening: Dit nest heeft eieren erin. ]
LESSON XIII.
LES XIII.
pond ducks them feed Nell I by will
vijver eenden hen voeren Nell ik bij zal
i y ch w
i y ch w
[Illustration: Girl watching ducks on pond.]
[Illustratie: Meisje dat eenden op vijver bekijkt.]
Nell is by the pond.
Nell is bij de vijver.
I see ducks on the pond.
Ik zie eenden op de vijver.
Nell sees the ducks, and will feed them.
Nell ziet de eenden, en zal ze voeren.
She can not get the ducks
Ze kan de eenden niet pakken
LESSON XIV.
LES XIV.
holds to blind Mary hand kind
houdt aan blind Mary hand aardig
a o k y
a o k y
[Illustration: Girl lead old, blind man.]
[Illustratie: Meisje leidt oude, blinde man.]
This old man can not see.
Deze oude man kan niet zien.
He is blind.
Hij is blind.
Mary holds him by the hand.
Mary houdt hem bij de hand.
She is kind to the old blind man.
Ze is aardig voor de oude blinde man.
LESSON XV.--REVIEW.
LES XV.--HERHALING.
I see ducks on the pond; Tom will feed them.
Ik zie eenden op de vijver; Tom zal ze voeren.
Tom is blind; he holds a box in his hand.
Tom is blind; hij houdt een doos in zijn hand.
Nell is kind to him.
Nell is aardig voor hem.
This old hen has a nest.
Deze oude hen heeft een nest.
Mary will run and get the eggs.
Mary zal rennen en de eieren pakken.
LESSON XVI.
LES XVI.
Vocabulary
- LES
- Lesson or class in a school setting
- nest
- A bird's home made of twigs and grass
- dit
- This, demonstrative pronoun for nearby objects
- eieren
- Eggs, plural of egg
- zij
- She or they, third person pronoun
- in
- In, preposition indicating location inside something
- pakken
- To grab, catch, or take hold of something
- doos
- A box or container for storing items
- hen
- Them, object pronoun referring to a group
- Illustratie
- Illustration, a picture accompanying a text
- Kat
- Cat, a common domestic feline animal
- die
- That or who, relative or demonstrative pronoun
- bewaakt
- Guards or watches over something protectively
- de
- The, definite article for common gender nouns
- een
- A or an, indefinite article for singular nouns
- Dit
- This, demonstrative pronoun pointing to something nearby
- is
- Is, third person singular of to be
- vette
- Fat or fatty, adjective describing a plump creature
- De
- The, definite article for common gender nouns
- heeft
- Has, third person singular of to have
- Ze
- She or they, informal third person pronoun
- het
- The, definite article for neuter gender nouns
- Een
- A or an, indefinite article beginning a sentence
- kat
- Cat, a common domestic feline animal
- ziet
- Sees, third person singular of to see
- en
- And, conjunction connecting words or clauses
- kan
- Can, expresses ability or possibility
- oud
- Old, adjective describing age of a person or thing
- rennen
- To run, move quickly on foot
- vos
- Fox, a wild cunning red-furred animal
- u
- You, formal second person singular pronoun
- Hond
- Dog, a common domestic canine animal
- wegjaagt
- Chases away or drives something off
- van
- Of or from, common Dutch preposition
- Kan
- Can, expresses ability at start of question
- deze
- This or these, demonstrative adjective or pronoun
- oude
- Old, adjective with inflection before a noun
- vangen
- To catch or capture something or someone
- Ren
- Run, imperative command to move quickly
- vang
- Catch, imperative command to grab something
- Schrijfoefening
- Writing exercise, practice for improving handwriting or writing
- erin
- In it or into it, locative pronoun adverb
- vijver
- Pond, a small body of standing water
- eenden
- Ducks, plural of duck, waterbirds
- voeren
- To feed animals or carry out an action
- ik
- I, first person singular subject pronoun
- bij
- Near, at, or by, common Dutch preposition
- zal
- Will, auxiliary verb indicating future tense
- Meisje
- Girl, a young female person
- dat
- That, demonstrative pronoun or conjunction
- op
- On or up, common Dutch preposition
- bekijkt
- Looks at or examines something carefully
- Ik
- I, first person singular subject pronoun
- zie
- See, first person singular of to see
- ze
- Her, them, or she, informal pronoun
- niet
- Not, negation word in Dutch sentences
- houdt
- Holds or keeps, third person singular verb
- aan
- On or to, common Dutch preposition or particle
- blind
- Blind, unable to see, lacking vision
- hand
- Hand, the body part at the end of the arm
- aardig
- Nice or kind, describing a pleasant person
- leidt
- Leads or guides someone somewhere
- blinde
- Blind, adjective with inflection before a noun
- man
- Man, an adult male person
- Deze
- This or these, demonstrative adjective or pronoun
- zien
- To see, infinitive form of the verb
- Hij
- He, third person masculine singular pronoun
- hem
- Him, object form of the pronoun he
- voor
- For or in front of, common Dutch preposition
- HERHALING
- Repetition or review, revision of learned material
- hij
- He, third person masculine singular pronoun
- zijn
- His or to be, possessive or infinitive verb
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