Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave — Page 1

Vocabulary

Erzählung

A narrative or story told in detail

des

Genitive article meaning 'of the'

Lebens

Genitive form of 'Leben', meaning 'of life'

von

Preposition meaning 'of' or 'by'

EINES

Indefinite article in genitive, meaning 'of a'

AMERIKANISCHEN

Adjective meaning 'American' in declined form

SKLAVEN

Genitive or plural noun meaning 'slave' or 'slaves'

VON

Preposition meaning 'by' or 'from'

IHM

Dative pronoun meaning 'him' or 'himself'

SELBST

Reflexive word meaning 'himself' or 'self'

GESCHRIEBEN

Past participle of 'schreiben', meaning 'written'

VERÖFFENTLICHT

Past participle meaning 'published' or 'released'

IM

Contraction of 'in dem', meaning 'in the'

NR

Abbreviation for 'Nummer', meaning 'number'

EINGETRAGEN

Past participle meaning 'registered' or 'entered officially'

GEMÄSS

Preposition meaning 'in accordance with'

DEM

Dative definite article meaning 'the'

GESETZ

Noun meaning 'law' or 'statute'

DES

Genitive definite article meaning 'of the'

KONGRESSES

Genitive form of 'Kongress', meaning 'of Congress'

JAHR

Noun meaning 'year'

BÜRO

Noun meaning 'office' or 'bureau'

Anmerkung

Noun meaning 'note' or 'remark'

aus

Preposition meaning 'from' or 'out of'

der

Definite article meaning 'the'

Dieses

Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this'

elektronische

Adjective meaning 'electronic'

Buch

Noun meaning 'book'

wird

Third-person singular of 'werden', meaning 'is' or 'becomes'

zu

Preposition meaning 'to' or 'at'

diesem

Dative demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this'

Zeitpunkt

Noun meaning 'point in time' or 'moment'

veröffentlicht

Verb/participle meaning 'published' or 'made public'

um

Preposition meaning 'in order to' or 'around'

den

Accusative definite article meaning 'the'

Geburtstag

Noun meaning 'birthday'

ehren

Verb meaning 'to honor' or 'to respect'

Geboren

Past participle meaning 'born'

am

Contraction of 'an dem', meaning 'on the'

Januar

Noun meaning 'January'

Offiziell

Adverb meaning 'officially'

gefeiert

Past participle meaning 'celebrated'

Inhalt

Noun meaning 'content' or 'table of contents'

VORWORT

Noun meaning 'preface' or 'foreword'

BRIEF

Noun meaning 'letter' or 'written correspondence'

KAPITEL

Noun meaning 'chapter'

ANHANG

Noun meaning 'appendix' or 'supplement'

EINE

Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one'

PARODIE

Noun meaning 'parody' or 'satirical imitation'

Im

Contraction of 'in dem', meaning 'in the'

August

Noun meaning 'August', the eighth month

nahm

Simple past of 'nehmen', meaning 'took'

ich

First-person singular pronoun meaning 'I'

an

Preposition meaning 'at', 'on', or 'to'

einer

Dative indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one'

in

Preposition meaning 'in' or 'into'

teil

Separable verb prefix of 'teilnehmen', meaning 'participate'

bei

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

das

Definite article or pronoun meaning 'the' or 'that'

Glück

Noun meaning 'luck', 'happiness', or 'fortune'

hatte

Simple past of 'haben', meaning 'had'

kennenzulernen

Infinitive meaning 'to get to know someone'

Verfasser

Noun meaning 'author' or 'writer'

folgenden

Adjective meaning 'following' or 'subsequent'

Er

Third-person singular pronoun meaning 'he'

war

Simple past of 'sein', meaning 'was'

fast

Adverb meaning 'almost' or 'nearly'

jedem

Dative form of 'jeder', meaning 'every' or 'each'

Mitglied

Noun meaning 'member' of a group

dieser

Genitive demonstrative pronoun meaning 'of this'

Versammlung

Noun meaning 'assembly', 'meeting', or 'gathering'

unbekannt

Adjective meaning 'unknown' or 'unfamiliar'

aber

Conjunction meaning 'but' or 'however'

nachdem

Subordinating conjunction meaning 'after'

er

Third-person singular pronoun meaning 'he'

kürzlich

Adverb meaning 'recently' or 'lately'

dem

Dative definite article meaning 'the'

südlichen

Adjective meaning 'southern' in declined form

Kerker

Noun meaning 'dungeon' or 'prison'

Knechtschaft

Noun meaning 'bondage', 'servitude', or 'slavery'

geflohen

Past participle of 'fliehen', meaning 'fled'

und

Conjunction meaning 'and'

seine

Possessive pronoun meaning 'his'

Neugier

Noun meaning 'curiosity'

verspürte

Simple past meaning 'felt' or 'sensed'

die

Definite article meaning 'the'

Grundsätze

Plural noun meaning 'principles' or 'fundamentals'

Maßnahmen

Plural noun meaning 'measures' or 'actions taken'

denen

Dative relative pronoun meaning 'whom' or 'which'

als

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

Sklave

Noun meaning 'slave'

eine

Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'

eher

Adverb meaning 'rather' or 'more likely'

vage

Adjective meaning 'vague' or 'unclear'

Beschreibung

Noun meaning 'description' or 'account'

gehört

Past participle of 'hören', meaning 'heard'

ließ

Simple past of 'lassen', meaning 'let' or 'allowed'

sich

Reflexive pronoun meaning 'himself', 'herself', 'itself'

dazu

Adverb meaning 'to do so' or 'for that'

bewegen

Verb meaning 'to move' or 'to persuade'

erwähnten

Adjective meaning 'mentioned' or 'aforementioned'

Gelegenheit

Noun meaning 'opportunity' or 'occasion'

anwesend

Adjective meaning 'present' or 'in attendance'

sein

Infinitive meaning 'to be'

obwohl

Subordinating conjunction meaning 'although' or 'even though'

jener

Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that' or 'at that'

Zeit

Noun meaning 'time'

wohnhaft

Adjective meaning 'residing' or 'domiciled'

Glücklicher

Comparative adjective meaning 'luckier' or 'happier'

höchst

Superlative adverb meaning 'most' or 'extremely'

glücklicher

Adjective meaning 'luckier' or 'happier'

Zufall

Noun meaning 'coincidence' or 'chance'

glücklich

Adjective meaning 'happy' or 'fortunate'

für

Preposition meaning 'for'

Millionen

Plural noun meaning 'millions'

seiner

Genitive possessive pronoun meaning 'of his'

gefesselten

Past participle adjective meaning 'chained' or 'shackled'

Brüder

Plural noun meaning 'brothers'

noch

Adverb meaning 'still', 'yet', or 'even'

nach

Preposition meaning 'after' or 'toward'

Befreiung

Noun meaning 'liberation' or 'emancipation'

ihrer

Genitive possessive pronoun meaning 'of their'

schrecklichen

Adjective meaning 'terrible' or 'dreadful'

lechzen

Verb meaning 'to yearn' or 'to thirst for'

Sache

Noun meaning 'cause', 'matter', or 'thing'

Emanzipation

Noun meaning 'emancipation' or 'liberation'

Schwarzen

Noun meaning 'Black people', used as a group noun

universellen

Adjective meaning 'universal' in declined form

Freiheit

Noun meaning 'freedom' or 'liberty'