The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom — Complete — Page 14

Vocabulary

Abgesehen

Apart from, aside from something mentioned

von

Of, from, by; common preposition with many uses

seiner

His, its; genitive/dative possessive pronoun

Handlung

Plot, action, or storyline of a narrative

die

The; definite article, also relative pronoun

nicht

Not; basic negation word in German

wenige

Few, not many; indicating small number

Autoren

Authors, writers; plural of Autor

Detektivgeschichten

Detective stories, mystery fiction narratives

des

Of the; genitive definite article form

neunzehnten

Nineteenth; ordinal number in genitive form

Jahrhunderts

Century; genitive form of Jahrhundert

hätten

Would have; subjunctive II of haben

verbessern

To improve, to make better or refine

können

To be able to, can; modal verb

ist

Is; third person singular of sein

Die

The; feminine/plural definite article

Abenteuer

Adventure, exciting or daring experience

Graf

Count, earl; noble title of rank

für

For; preposition indicating purpose or behalf

sich

Itself, oneself; reflexive pronoun

genommen

Taken; past participle of nehmen

weniger

Less, fewer; comparative form of wenig

interessant

Interesting, engaging, worthy of attention

als

Than, as; used in comparisons or clauses

jedes

Every, each; indefinite pronoun form

andere

Other, another; different from what is mentioned

Prosawerk

Prose work, a literary piece written in prose

aus

From, out of; preposition of origin or source

Feder

Pen, quill; figuratively an author's writing

Für

For; preposition indicating purpose or audience

einen

A, an; accusative indefinite article masculine

jedoch

However, yet, nevertheless; contrastive conjunction

es

It; neuter personal pronoun

großem

Great, significant; dative adjective form

Interesse

Interest, curiosity, or significance in something

da

Since, there, as; conjunction or adverb

romantischen

Romantic; adjective in inflected attributive form

melodramatischen

Melodramatic; exaggeratedly emotional or theatrical

Neigungen

Tendencies, inclinations, personal predispositions

Autors

Author's; genitive singular of Autor

sowie

As well as, and also; additive conjunction

Entwicklung

Development, growth, or evolution of something

konstruktiven

Constructive; adjective in inflected attributive form

Technik

Technique, skill, or technical method used

aufzeigt

Reveals, demonstrates, shows clearly; third person singular

DIE

The; definite article, capitalized for emphasis

ABENTEUER

Adventures; capitalized as part of a title

DES

Of the; genitive article, capitalized in title

GRAF

Count; noble title, capitalized in title

AN

To, at; preposition indicating address or direction

DOKTOR

Doctor; academic or medical title

Sie

You (formal), they; pronoun with multiple uses

und

And; basic coordinating conjunction

ich

I; first person singular nominative pronoun

mein

My; first person singular possessive pronoun

guter

Good; adjective in predicate or strong declension

Freund

Friend, male companion, close acquaintance

haben

To have; auxiliary and main verb

oft

Often, frequently; common adverb of frequency

über

About, over, above; versatile preposition

Schwierigkeit

Difficulty, challenge, or problem encountered

nachgedacht

Reflected, thought deeply; past participle of nachdenken

eine

A, an; feminine or nominative indefinite article

solche

Such, of that kind; demonstrative pronoun or adjective

Widmung

Dedication; inscribed tribute in a book

zu

To, too; preposition or infinitive marker

verfassen

To compose, write, or draft a text

Selbstgefälligkeit

Complacency, self-satisfaction, or smug contentment

eines

Of a; genitive indefinite article form

Gönners

Patron's; genitive of Gönner, benefactor or sponsor

befriedigen

To satisfy, to fulfill someone's expectations or desires

könnte

Could; subjunctive II of können

ohne

Without; preposition indicating absence or exclusion

den

The; accusative masculine definite article

Autor

Author, writer of a literary work

dem

The; dative masculine or neuter definite article

Gespött

Mockery, ridicule, object of public scorn

oder

Or; basic coordinating disjunctive conjunction

Tadel

Blame, criticism, reproach directed at someone

der

The; definite article or relative pronoun

Öffentlichkeit

The public, public opinion or sphere

auszusetzen

To expose, subject someone to criticism or danger

glaube

I believe, think; first person of glauben

wir

We; first person plural nominative pronoun

waren

Were; past tense plural of sein

uns

Us, ourselves; dative/accusative of wir

im

In the; contraction of in dem

Allgemeinen

In general; commonly used set phrase

einig

Agreed, united in opinion; adjective

dass

That; subordinating conjunction introducing clauses

Aufgabe

Task, assignment, or challenge to complete

völlig

Completely, entirely, absolutely; adverb of degree

undurchführbar

Unfeasible, impractical, impossible to carry out

sei

Be; subjunctive I of sein, used in reported speech

In

In; preposition of location or time

Tat

Deed, act; in der Tat means indeed

war

Was; simple past of sein

dies

This; neuter demonstrative pronoun

wenigen

Few; dative or genitive form of wenig

Themen

Topics, subjects, themes; plural of Thema

stets

Always, constantly, at all times

gleicher

Same, equal; strong adjective genitive or dative form

Meinung

Opinion, view, belief on a matter

Denn

For, because; coordinating causal conjunction

ungeachtet

Regardless of, notwithstanding; preposition with genitive

jener

That, those; demonstrative pronoun or adjective

gegenseitigen

Mutual, reciprocal; adjective in inflected form

Ehrerbietung

Reverence, deference, respectful regard for another

Hochachtung

High esteem, deep respect for someone

einander

Each other, one another; reciprocal pronoun

entgegenbringen

To show, extend feeling or respect toward someone

steht

Stands, is; third person singular of stehen

fest

Firm, fixed; feststehen means to be certain

verschiedener

Different, various; genitive strong adjective form

je

Ever, each; used in comparisons or distributions

nach

After, according to; versatile German preposition

Überwiegen

Predominance, prevalence, outweighing of one factor

verschiedenen

Various, different; adjective in inflected dative form

Leidenschaften

Passions, strong emotions; plural of Leidenschaft

häufig

Frequently, often; adjective or adverb

das

The; neuter definite article or demonstrative

Urteil

Judgment, verdict, or opinion on something

verzerren

To distort, warp, or skew perception or reality

Verstand

Reason, intellect, understanding, mental faculty

selbst

Even, self; intensifier or reflexive particle

Besonnensten

Most prudent, most composed; superlative of besonnen

verwirren

To confuse, perplex, or bewilder someone

Bei

At, with, in; preposition indicating proximity or context

gibt

Gives, there is; third person of geben

wie

As, how, like; comparison or manner conjunction

in

In, into; basic locative or directional preposition

Dichtkunst

Poetry, poetic art; art of literary composition

keinen

No, not a; accusative masculine form of kein

Mittelweg

Middle ground, compromise, moderate path

denn

Because, for; causal conjunction or particle

wenn

If, when; conditional or temporal conjunction

auch

Also, even, too; additive or emphatic particle

nur

Only, just; limiting or restrictive adverb

menschlichen

Human; adjective in inflected attributive form

Tugenden

Virtues, moral qualities; plural of Tugend

Aufzählung

Enumeration, listing, recitation of items

guten

Good; adjective in inflected dative or accusative form

Eigenschaften

Qualities, characteristics, properties of a person

ausgelassen

Omitted, left out; past participle of auslassen

wird

Becomes, is; third person singular of werden

so

So, thus, then; adverb or conjunction of consequence

gesamte

Entire, whole, total; adjective in attributive form

Ansprache

Address, speech, formal spoken message

Beleidigung

Insult, offense, affront to someone's dignity

ausgelegt

Interpreted, construed; past participle of auslegen

Schriftsteller

Writer, author of literary or journalistic works

muss

Must, has to; modal verb of necessity

mit

With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means

Verdruß

Vexation, annoyance, frustration or displeasure

feststellen

To determine, establish, or realize something

sein

His, its; possessive pronoun or infinitive of to be

Lob

Praise, commendation, flattering acknowledgment

sehr

Very, much; adverb of high degree

geringem

Little, slight; adjective in dative inflected form

Zweck

Purpose, aim, goal, intended function

missbraucht

Misused, abused; past participle of missbrauchen

wurde

Was, became; simple past of werden