McGuffey's Eclectic Primer, Revised Edition — Page 8
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The ship has run on a rock.
Het schip is op een rots gelopen.
Five men are on the ship.
Vijf mannen zijn op het schip.
If the boat can not get to them, they will drown.
Als de boot hen niet kan bereiken, zullen zij verdrinken.
The boat has brave men in it. They will save the five men.
De boot heeft dappere mannen aan boord. Zij zullen de vijf mannen redden.
LESSON XXV.--REVIEW.
LES XXV.--HERHALING.
Come, boys, and feed the cows. The sun has set, and they are at the barn.
Kom, jongens, en voer de koeien. De zon is ondergegaan, en zij staan bij de schuur.
Sue has a bell on the neck of her pet cat.
Sue heeft een belletje om de nek van haar lievelingskat.
One hot day Ann and Nell sat on the grass in the shade of a big tree.
Op een hete dag zaten Ann en Nell op het gras in de schaduw van een grote boom.
They like to rock their dolls, and sing to them.
Ze wiegen graag hun poppen en zingen voor hen.
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.
De dappere mannen in onze boot zijn op weg naar het schip. Zij zullen de mannen op het schip redden, als zij kunnen. Zij zullen hen niet laten verdrinken.
What bird has big eyes? The owl. Can an owl see at night? Yes, an owl can see best at night.
Welke vogel heeft grote ogen? De uil. Kan een uil 's nachts zien? Ja, een uil kan 's nachts het best zien.
LESSON XXVI.
LES XXVI.
fall ice skates cry with had stone did
val ijs schaatsen huilen met had steen deed
a c sk
a c sk
The boys are on the ice with their skates.
De jongens zijn op het ijs met hun schaatsen.
There is a stone on the ice.
Er ligt een steen op het ijs.
One boy did not see it, and has had a fall.
Een jongen zag het niet en is gevallen.
But he is a brave boy, and will not cry.
Maar hij is een dappere jongen en zal niet huilen.
LESSON XXVII.
LES XXVII.
look go John here all wheel mill have round
kijk ga John hier alle wiel molen hebben rond
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Look! there are John and Sue by the mill pond.
Kijk! daar zijn John en Sue bij de molenvijver.
Vocabulary
- Het
- Neuter definite article meaning 'the'.
- schip
- A vessel used for traveling on water.
- is
- Third person singular present tense of 'to be'.
- op
- Preposition meaning 'on' or 'upon'.
- een
- Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'.
- rots
- A large, solid mass of stone.
- gelopen
- Past participle of 'lopen', meaning 'walked' or 'run'.
- Vijf
- The number five.
- mannen
- Plural of 'man', meaning adult male persons.
- zijn
- Plural present tense of 'to be'; also 'his'.
- het
- Neuter definite article or pronoun meaning 'the' or 'it'.
- Als
- Conjunction meaning 'if' or 'when'.
- de
- Common gender definite article meaning 'the'.
- boot
- A small watercraft used for transportation.
- hen
- Object pronoun meaning 'them'.
- niet
- Negation word meaning 'not'.
- kan
- Modal verb meaning 'can' or 'is able to'.
- bereiken
- To reach or arrive at a destination.
- zullen
- Auxiliary verb indicating future tense, 'will' or 'shall'.
- zij
- Pronoun meaning 'she' or 'they'.
- verdrinken
- To drown or die by submersion in water.
- De
- Common gender definite article meaning 'the'.
- heeft
- Third person singular present tense of 'to have'.
- dappere
- Adjective meaning brave or courageous.
- aan
- Preposition meaning 'at', 'on', or 'to'.
- boord
- The side or deck of a ship; 'aan boord' means aboard.
- Zij
- Pronoun meaning 'she' or 'they'.
- vijf
- The number five.
- redden
- To save or rescue someone from danger.
- LES
- The word for 'lesson' in Dutch.
- HERHALING
- Repetition or review of previously learned material.
- Kom
- Imperative form of 'komen', meaning 'come'.
- jongens
- Plural of 'jongen', meaning boys or guys.
- en
- Conjunction meaning 'and'.
- voer
- Animal feed; or past tense of 'varen' meaning 'sailed'.
- koeien
- Plural of 'koe', meaning cows.
- zon
- The sun, the star at the center of the solar system.
- ondergegaan
- Past participle meaning 'set' as in the sun setting.
- staan
- To stand or be in an upright position.
- bij
- Preposition meaning 'near', 'by', or 'at'.
- schuur
- A barn or shed used for storage or animals.
- belletje
- A small bell, diminutive form of 'bel'.
- om
- Preposition meaning 'around', 'at', or 'in order to'.
- nek
- The back part of the neck connecting head and body.
- van
- Preposition meaning 'of', 'from', or 'by'.
- haar
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'her' or 'its'.
- lievelingskat
- One's favorite cat; a beloved pet cat.
- Op
- Preposition meaning 'on' or 'upon'.
- hete
- Adjective form of 'heet', meaning hot or very warm.
- dag
- A period of twenty-four hours; a day.
- zaten
- Past tense plural of 'zitten', meaning 'sat'.
- gras
- Grass, the green ground-covering plant.
- in
- Preposition meaning 'in' or 'inside'.
- schaduw
- The dark area formed by blocking light; shadow.
- grote
- Adjective meaning large or big.
- boom
- A large woody plant with a trunk; a tree.
- Ze
- Informal pronoun meaning 'she', 'they', or 'it'.
- wiegen
- To rock or sway gently back and forth.
- graag
- Adverb meaning 'gladly' or expressing a preference.
- hun
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'their'.
- poppen
- Plural of 'pop', meaning dolls or puppets.
- zingen
- To produce musical sounds with the voice; to sing.
- voor
- Preposition meaning 'for', 'in front of', or 'before'.
- onze
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'our'.
- weg
- A road or path; also means 'away' or 'gone'.
- naar
- Preposition meaning 'to' or 'towards'.
- als
- Conjunction meaning 'if', 'when', or 'as'.
- kunnen
- Modal verb meaning 'can' or 'to be able to'.
- laten
- To let, allow, or cause someone to do something.
- Welke
- Interrogative pronoun meaning 'which' or 'what'.
- vogel
- A feathered, winged animal; a bird.
- ogen
- Plural of 'oog', meaning eyes.
- uil
- A nocturnal bird of prey known for hooting; an owl.
- Kan
- Modal verb meaning 'can' or 'is able to'.
- 's
- Contraction used in Dutch time expressions like 's nachts.
- nachts
- At night; during the nighttime hours.
- zien
- To see or perceive with the eyes.
- Ja
- Affirmative response meaning 'yes'.
- best
- Adverb meaning 'quite well' or adjective meaning 'best'.
- val
- A fall or trap; imperative of 'vallen' meaning 'fall'.
- ijs
- Frozen water; also can mean ice cream.
- schaatsen
- Ice skates; or the act of ice skating.
- huilen
- To cry or weep; to shed tears.
- met
- Preposition meaning 'with'.
- had
- Past tense of 'hebben', meaning 'had'.
- steen
- A rock or stone; solid mineral material.
- deed
- Past tense of 'doen', meaning 'did'.
- Er
- Existential pronoun meaning 'there' as in 'there is'.
- ligt
- Third person singular of 'liggen', meaning 'lies' or 'is lying'.
- Een
- Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'.
- jongen
- A male child or young man; a boy.
- zag
- Past tense of 'zien', meaning 'saw'.
- gevallen
- Past participle of 'vallen', meaning 'fallen'.
- Maar
- Conjunction meaning 'but' indicating contrast.
- hij
- Third person singular male pronoun meaning 'he'.
- zal
- Auxiliary verb indicating future tense, meaning 'will'.
- kijk
- Imperative of 'kijken', meaning 'look' or 'watch'.
- ga
- Imperative of 'gaan', meaning 'go'.
- hier
- Adverb meaning 'here', indicating this place.
- alle
- Determiner meaning 'all' or 'every'.
- wiel
- A circular object that rotates; a wheel.
- molen
- A structure using wind or water for grinding; a mill.
- hebben
- Infinitive meaning 'to have'; auxiliary verb in Dutch.
- rond
- Adjective or adverb meaning 'round' or 'around'.
- Kijk
- Imperative of 'kijken', meaning 'look' or 'see'.
- daar
- Adverb meaning 'there', indicating that place.
- molenvijver
- A pond associated with a mill; a millpond.
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