McGuffey's Eclectic Primer, Revised Edition — Page 7
Sue and Mary will stand by the cage, and the bird will sing.
Sue en Mary zullen bij de kooi staan, en de vogel zal zingen.
There are birds in the tree by the pond. Can you see them?
Er zijn vogels in de boom bij de vijver. Kun je ze zien?
Yes; there are five of them in a nest.
Ja; er zijn er vijf van hen in een nest.
Tom will not rob a bird's nest. He is too kind to do so.
Tom zal geen vogelnest beroven. Hij is te vriendelijk om dat te doen.
Nell will feed the ducks.
Nell zal de eenden voeren.
Sue has a new dress.
Sue heeft een nieuwe jurk.
What bird is this? It is an owl.
Wat voor vogel is dit? Het is een uil.
What big eyes it has!
Wat heeft hij grote ogen!
Yes, but it can not see well by day.
Ja, maar hij kan overdag niet goed zien.
The owl can see best at night.
De uil kan het best zien 's nachts.
Nat Pond has a pet owl.
Nat Pond heeft een tam uiltje.
The day is hot.
De dag is heet.
The cows are in the shade of the big tree.
De koeien staan in de schaduw van de grote boom.
They feed on the new grass.
Ze grazen op het nieuwe gras.
Our cows do not run off.
Onze koeien lopen niet weg.
At night they come to the barn.
's Nachts komen ze naar de schuur.
The sun will soon set.
De zon zal spoedig ondergaan.
The cows are on their way to the barn.
De koeien zijn op weg naar de schuur.
One old cow has a bell on her neck. She sees our dog, but she will not run.
Een oude koe heeft een bel om haar nek. Ze ziet onze hond, maar ze zal niet weglopen.
Our dog is kind to the cows.
Onze hond is vriendelijk voor de koeien.
Vocabulary
- en
- And; conjunction connecting words or clauses
- zullen
- Will; auxiliary verb indicating future tense
- bij
- Near, by, at; preposition indicating location
- de
- The; definite article for common-gender nouns
- kooi
- Cage; enclosure for keeping animals
- staan
- To stand; to be in an upright position
- vogel
- Bird; a feathered, winged animal
- zal
- Will; singular future auxiliary verb form
- zingen
- To sing; to produce musical vocal sounds
- Er
- There; expletive pronoun used in sentences
- zijn
- To be; also third-person plural possessive pronoun
- vogels
- Birds; plural of vogel, feathered animals
- in
- In; preposition indicating location inside something
- boom
- Tree; a large woody perennial plant
- vijver
- Pond; a small body of still water
- Kun
- Can; informal second-person singular of kunnen
- je
- You; informal second-person singular pronoun
- ze
- They or them; third-person plural pronoun
- zien
- To see; to perceive with the eyes
- Ja
- Yes; affirmative response word
- er
- There; expletive or locative pronoun
- vijf
- Five; the number 5
- van
- Of, from; preposition indicating origin or belonging
- hen
- Them; third-person plural object pronoun
- een
- A, an; indefinite article or number one
- nest
- Nest; a bird's structure for laying eggs
- geen
- No, not any; negative determiner in Dutch
- vogelnest
- Bird's nest; structure built by birds for eggs
- beroven
- To rob, to plunder; to take something unlawfully
- Hij
- He; third-person singular masculine pronoun
- is
- Is; third-person singular present tense of zijn
- te
- Too; adverb indicating excess, or infinitive marker
- vriendelijk
- Friendly, kind; having a pleasant agreeable manner
- om
- Around, in order to; preposition or conjunction
- dat
- That; demonstrative pronoun or conjunction
- doen
- To do; to perform an action
- eenden
- Ducks; plural of eend, aquatic birds
- voeren
- To feed; to give food to animals
- heeft
- Has; third-person singular present of hebben
- nieuwe
- New; adjective describing something recently made
- jurk
- Dress; a one-piece garment worn by women
- Wat
- What; interrogative pronoun asking about something
- voor
- For, before; preposition with multiple meanings
- dit
- This; demonstrative pronoun indicating something nearby
- Het
- The or it; neuter definite article or pronoun
- uil
- Owl; a nocturnal bird of prey
- grote
- Large, big; adjective describing something of size
- ogen
- Eyes; plural of oog, organs of sight
- maar
- But; conjunction indicating contrast or exception
- kan
- Can; first or third-person singular of kunnen
- overdag
- During the day; adverb for daytime activity
- niet
- Not; adverb of negation in Dutch
- goed
- Good, well; adjective or adverb of quality
- De
- The; definite article for common-gender nouns
- het
- The or it; neuter definite article or pronoun
- best
- Best; superlative form of goed, highest quality
- s
- Contraction used in expressions like 's nachts
- nachts
- At night; adverb indicating nighttime activity
- Nat
- Wet; adjective meaning soaked or moist
- Pond
- Pond; small body of still water (also weight unit)
- tam
- Tame; adjective describing a domesticated animal
- uiltje
- Little owl; diminutive form of uil
- dag
- Day; a period of 24 hours; also hello/goodbye
- heet
- Hot; adjective describing high temperature
- koeien
- Cows; plural of koe, female cattle
- schaduw
- Shadow, shade; dark area caused by blocked light
- Ze
- They, she; third-person pronoun, singular or plural
- grazen
- To graze; to feed on grass in a field
- op
- On, upon; preposition indicating surface or position
- gras
- Grass; green vegetation covering fields and lawns
- Onze
- Our; first-person plural possessive determiner
- lopen
- To walk, to run; to move on foot
- weg
- Away; adverb of direction, or road as noun
- Nachts
- At night; adverb indicating nighttime occurrence
- komen
- To come; to move toward a place or person
- naar
- To, toward; preposition indicating direction
- schuur
- Barn, shed; a farm building for storage
- zon
- Sun; the star at the center of our solar system
- spoedig
- Soon, shortly; adverb indicating near future time
- ondergaan
- To set, to go under; said of the sun setting
- Een
- A, an; indefinite article or number one
- oude
- Old; adjective describing age of a person or thing
- koe
- Cow; a female bovine farm animal
- bel
- Bell; a hollow metal instrument that rings
- haar
- Her or hair; possessive pronoun or body feature
- nek
- Neck; the body part connecting head to torso
- ziet
- Sees; third-person singular present of zien
- onze
- Our; first-person plural possessive determiner
- hond
- Dog; a common domesticated canine animal
- weglopen
- To run away, to walk away; to leave quickly
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