McGuffey's Eclectic Primer, Revised Edition — Page 12
school child church when books skates
school kind kerk wanneer boeken lei
[Illustration: Several people standing in front of school that appears similar to a small church.]
[Illustratie: Verschillende mensen staan voor een school die lijkt op een kleine kerk.]
What kind of house is this?
Wat voor soort huis is dit?
Do you think it is a schoolhouse, or a church?
Denk je dat het een schoolgebouw is, of een kerk?
It looks like a church, but I think it is a schoolhouse.
Het lijkt op een kerk, maar ik denk dat het een schoolgebouw is.
I see the boys and girls with their books and slates.
Ik zie de jongens en meisjes met hun boeken en leien.
When the bell rings, they will go in.
Wanneer de bel rinkelt, gaan ze naar binnen.
A good child likes to go to school.
Een braaf kind gaat graag naar school.
LESSON XXXVIII.
LES XXXVIII.
quail quick seen kill me oh eat first know Henry
kwartel snel gezien doden mij oh eten eerst weten Henry
qu
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[Illustration: Quail in brush.]
[Illustratie: Kwartel in het struikgewas.]
"John! come here. Be quick, and tell me what kind of bird this is."
"Jan! kom hier. Wees snel, en vertel me wat voor soort vogel dit is."
"Do you not know, Henry?"
"Weet je het niet, Henry?"
"Oh, no! what is it?" "It is a quail."
"Oh, nee! wat is het?" "Het is een kwartel."
"It is the first quail I have seen. Is it good to eat?"
"Het is de eerste kwartel die ik heb gezien. Is het lekker om te eten?"
"Yes; but I should not like to kill it."
"Ja; maar ik zou het niet graag willen doden."
LESSON XXXIX.
LES XXXIX.
Kate dear name blue baby near shut crib sit
Kate lief naam blauw baby dichtbij dicht wieg zitten
[Illustration: Baby sleeping in crib.]
[Illustratie: Baby slapend in wieg.]
Is not this a dear baby in the crib?
Is dit geen lief kindje in de wieg?
Her name is Kate, and she has big, blue eyes.
Haar naam is Kate, en ze heeft grote, blauwe ogen.
You can not see her eyes, for they are shut.
Je kunt haar ogen niet zien, want ze zijn dicht.
Kate is a good baby; but she will cry if she is hurt, or if she is not well.
Kate is een brave baby; maar ze zal huilen als ze pijn heeft, of als ze niet lekker is.
Bess likes to sit near the baby, and to rock her in the crib.
Bess zit graag bij de baby, en wigt haar in de wieg.
LESSON XL.--REVIEW.
LES XL.--HERHALING.
Henry Black and Ned Bell live near our house.
Henry Black en Ned Bell wonen dichtbij ons huis.
Vocabulary
- school
- Institution where students receive education
- kind
- A child; young human being
- kerk
- A church; building for Christian worship
- wanneer
- When; at what time or moment
- boeken
- Books; written or printed works bound together
- lei
- Slate; flat writing board used by students
- Illustratie
- Illustration; a picture accompanying text
- Verschillende
- Various; several different kinds or types
- mensen
- People; human beings in general
- staan
- To stand; be in an upright position
- voor
- Before, in front of, or for something
- een
- A or an; indefinite article in Dutch
- die
- That or those; demonstrative or relative pronoun
- lijkt
- Seems or looks like; resembles something
- op
- On, up, or upon; common preposition
- kleine
- Small; little in size or degree
- Wat
- What; interrogative or relative pronoun
- soort
- Sort or type; a kind or category
- huis
- House; a building people live in
- is
- Is; third-person singular of 'to be'
- dit
- This; demonstrative pronoun for nearby thing
- Denk
- Think; to believe or consider something
- je
- You; informal second-person singular pronoun
- dat
- That; conjunction or demonstrative pronoun
- het
- The or it; neuter definite article or pronoun
- schoolgebouw
- School building; the physical structure of a school
- of
- Or; conjunction presenting an alternative option
- Het
- The or it; neuter definite article or pronoun
- maar
- But; conjunction introducing a contrasting idea
- ik
- I; first-person singular personal pronoun
- Ik
- I; first-person singular personal pronoun
- zie
- See; to perceive with the eyes
- de
- The; common gender definite article in Dutch
- jongens
- Boys; young male children or youths
- en
- And; conjunction connecting words or clauses
- meisjes
- Girls; young female children or youths
- met
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- hun
- Their; third-person plural possessive pronoun
- leien
- Slates; plural of lei, writing boards used by students
- Wanneer
- When; at what time or moment
- bel
- Bell; device that makes a ringing sound
- rinkelt
- Rings; makes a tinkling or bell sound
- gaan
- To go; to move toward a place
- ze
- They or she; third-person pronoun in Dutch
- naar
- To; preposition indicating direction or destination
- binnen
- Inside; toward or within the interior
- Een
- A or an; indefinite article in Dutch
- braaf
- Well-behaved; obedient and good in conduct
- gaat
- Goes; third-person singular of 'to go'
- graag
- Gladly; willingly or with pleasure
- LES
- Lesson; a unit of learning or instruction
- kwartel
- Quail; a small ground-dwelling game bird
- snel
- Fast or quickly; moving at high speed
- gezien
- Seen; past participle of 'to see'
- doden
- To kill; to cause death of living beings
- mij
- Me; first-person singular object pronoun
- oh
- Oh; exclamation expressing surprise or realization
- eten
- To eat; to consume food
- eerst
- First; before anything else in order
- weten
- To know; to have knowledge of something
- Kwartel
- Quail; a small ground-dwelling game bird
- in
- In; preposition indicating location or inclusion
- struikgewas
- Shrubbery or bushes; dense low woody vegetation
- kom
- Come; imperative of 'to come'
- hier
- Here; at or in this place
- Wees
- Be; imperative form of 'to be'
- vertel
- Tell; imperative of 'to tell or narrate'
- me
- Me; first-person singular object pronoun
- wat
- What; interrogative or relative pronoun
- vogel
- Bird; a feathered winged animal
- Weet
- Know; first/third-person singular of 'to know'
- niet
- Not; negation word in Dutch
- Oh
- Oh; exclamation expressing surprise or emotion
- nee
- No; negative response or refusal
- eerste
- First; ordinal number, coming before all others
- heb
- Have; first-person singular of 'to have'
- Is
- Is; third-person singular of 'to be'
- lekker
- Delicious or nice; pleasant especially regarding taste
- om
- To or around; preposition or infinitive marker
- te
- To; infinitive particle used before verbs
- Ja
- Yes; affirmative response or agreement
- zou
- Would; conditional form of 'zullen'
- willen
- To want; to wish or desire something
- lief
- Sweet or dear; lovable and kind
- naam
- Name; word by which someone is known
- blauw
- Blue; the color of sky and water
- baby
- Baby; a very young infant or child
- dichtbij
- Close by; near in distance or proximity
- dicht
- Close or shut; near or tightly closed
- wieg
- Cradle; a rocking bed for a baby
- zitten
- To sit; to be in a seated position
- Baby
- Baby; a very young infant or child
- slapend
- Sleeping; being in a state of sleep
- geen
- No or none; negation of a noun
- kindje
- Little child; diminutive of kind (child)
- Haar
- Her or hair; possessive pronoun or noun
- heeft
- Has; third-person singular of 'to have'
- grote
- Big or large; of considerable size
- blauwe
- Blue; adjective form of blauw with ending
- ogen
- Eyes; organs of sight on a face
- Je
- You or your; informal second-person pronoun
- kunt
- Can; second-person form of 'kunnen' (to be able)
- haar
- Her or hair; possessive pronoun or noun
- zien
- To see; to perceive visually
- want
- Because; conjunction explaining a reason
- zijn
- To be or his; infinitive or possessive pronoun
- brave
- Well-behaved; good and obedient in conduct
- zal
- Will; future auxiliary verb in Dutch
- huilen
- To cry; to weep or shed tears
- als
- If or when; conditional or temporal conjunction
- pijn
- Pain; physical or emotional suffering or hurt
- zit
- Sits; third-person singular of 'to sit'
- bij
- At, near, or with; common preposition
- HERHALING
- Repetition or review; going over material again
- wonen
- To live or reside; to dwell somewhere
- ons
- Us or our; first-person plural pronoun
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