The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The African: Written By Himself — Page 1

Vocabulary

Des

Genitive article 'of the' (masculine/neuter)

Autors

Of the author; genitive form of Autor

Bericht

A report or account of events

über

Preposition meaning 'about' or 'over'

sein

His; possessive pronoun or infinitive 'to be'

Land

Country, land, or rural region

sowie

As well as; conjunction connecting related items

dessen

Whose; genitive demonstrative or relative pronoun

Sitten

Customs, morals, or social manners of a people

und

And; basic coordinating conjunction

Gebräuche

Customs, practices, or habitual traditions

Rechtspflege

Administration of justice; legal system operations

Hochzeitszeremonie

Wedding ceremony; formal marriage celebration ritual

öffentliche

Public; relating to the general community or populace

Unterhaltungen

Entertainments or conversations; leisure activities

Lebensweise

Way of life; manner in which one lives

Kleidung

Clothing; garments worn on the body

Handwerk

Handicraft or trade; skilled manual work

Gebäude

Building or structure used for habitation or work

Handel

Trade or commerce; exchange of goods

Landwirtschaft

Agriculture; farming and cultivation of land

Krieg

War; armed conflict between groups or nations

Religion

Religion; system of spiritual beliefs and practices

Aberglaube

Superstition; irrational belief in supernatural influences

der

Definite article 'the' (masculine nominative)

Einheimischen

Of the natives or locals; indigenous inhabitants

Begräbniszeremonien

Burial ceremonies; rituals performed at funerals

Priester

Priest; ordained religious officiant or clergyman

oder

Or; disjunctive conjunction presenting alternatives

Zauberer

Sorcerer or magician; one who practices magic

Merkwürdige

Remarkable or strange; worthy of notice or attention

Methode

Method; systematic procedure for achieving a goal

zur

Contraction of zu der; to the (feminine)

Entdeckung

Discovery; act of finding something previously unknown

von

Of or from; common preposition indicating origin

Gift

Poison; toxic substance harmful to living beings

Einige

Some; an indefinite number of things or people

Hinweise

Hints or references; pointers toward further information

Herkunft

Origin or background; where someone or something comes from

Landsleute

Compatriots; people from the same country or region

des

Genitive article 'of the' (masculine/neuter)

nebst

Together with; along with; in addition to

den

Definite article 'the' (dative plural or accusative masculine)

Meinungen

Opinions; personal views or judgments on topics

verschiedener

Of various; genitive of 'various' or 'different'

Schriftsteller

Writer or author; person who writes literary works

zu

To; preposition or infinitive marker in German

diesem

This; dative masculine/neuter demonstrative pronoun

Thema

Topic or theme; subject under discussion

Ich

I; first-person singular nominative pronoun

glaube

I believe; first-person present of glauben

dass

That; subordinating conjunction introducing a clause

es

It; third-person singular neuter pronoun

für

For; preposition indicating purpose or benefit

jene

Those; demonstrative pronoun referring to distant persons

die

The; definite article or relative pronoun (feminine/plural)

ihre

Their; third-person plural possessive pronoun

eigenen

Own; one's personal or individual possessions

Memoiren

Memoirs; written personal account of one's experiences

veröffentlichen

To publish; to make available to the public

schwer

Difficult or heavy; hard to do or carry

ist

Is; third-person singular present of sein

dem

The; dative masculine/neuter definite article

Vorwurf

Accusation or reproach; blame directed at someone

Eitelkeit

Vanity; excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements

entgehen

To escape or evade; to avoid something unpleasant

dies

This; neuter demonstrative pronoun

auch

Also or too; additive adverb

nicht

Not; basic negation adverb in German

einzige

Only or sole; the one and only

Nachteil

Disadvantage; unfavorable aspect of a situation

unter

Under or among; preposition indicating position or group

sie

They or she; third-person pronoun

leiden

To suffer; to endure pain or hardship

Es

It; neuter third-person pronoun, often impersonal

überdies

Moreover; furthermore; in addition to what was said

ihr

Their or her; possessive pronoun (third person)

Missgeschick

Misfortune; bad luck or an unfortunate occurrence

das

The; neuter definite article or relative pronoun

Ungewöhnliche

The unusual; that which is out of the ordinary

selten

Rarely; not often; occurring infrequently

wenn

When or if; conditional or temporal conjunction

überhaupt

At all; generally; used for emphasis or negation

geglaubt

Believed; past participle of glauben

wird

Becomes or is; third-person singular of werden

Offensichtliche

The obvious; that which is clearly apparent

dazu

In addition to that; for that purpose

neigt

Tends or inclines; third-person singular of neigen

uns

Us; first-person plural accusative/dative pronoun

mit

With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means

Widerwillen

Reluctance or aversion; strong feeling of dislike

erfüllen

To fill or fulfill; to satisfy or complete something

sodass

So that; conjunction indicating result or consequence

wir

We; first-person plural nominative pronoun

Verfasser

Author or writer; person who composed a text

Unverschämtheit

Impudence or audacity; shameless boldness or cheek

vorwerfen

To accuse or reproach; to blame someone for something

Die

The; definite article (feminine nominative or plural)

Menschen

People; human beings in general

halten

To hold or consider; to keep or regard as

im

In the; contraction of in dem

Allgemeinen

In general; generally; referring to the whole

nur

Only or just; limiting adverb

lesenswert

Worth reading; deserving to be read

erinnerungswürdig

Memorable; worthy of being remembered

reich

Rich; abundant or full of something valuable

an

At or on; preposition indicating proximity or content

großen

Great or large; adjective in inflected form

eindrucksvollen

Impressive; making a strong or striking impression

Ereignissen

Events; occurrences or happenings (dative plural)

sind

Are; third-person plural present of sein

kurzum

In short; to sum up briefly

in

In; preposition indicating location or inclusion

hohem

High; adjective in dative inflected form

Maße

Degree or measure; extent to which something applies

entweder

Either; used in either…or constructions

Bewunderung

Admiration; feeling of wonder and approval

Mitleid

Compassion or pity; sympathy for another's suffering

erwecken

To awaken or arouse; to stir up a feeling

alle

All; every one; referring to the entire group

anderen

Others; the remaining ones; different people or things

werden

To become; auxiliary verb for future or passive

Verachtung

Contempt or scorn; strong disrespect for something

Vergessen

Forgetting or oblivion; the state of being forgotten

anheimgestellt

Left to; consigned or surrendered to something

daher

Therefore; consequently; for that reason

so

So or thus; adverb indicating manner or consequence

gestehe

I confess; first-person present of gestehen

ich

I; first-person singular nominative pronoun

ohne

Without; preposition indicating absence of something

erhebliches

Considerable; significant in degree or amount

Wagnis

Risk or venture; a daring undertaking with uncertainty

eine

A or an; indefinite article (feminine nominative)

Privatperson

Private individual; ordinary person without public status

besonderen

Particular or special; of a specific notable kind

Ruhm

Fame or glory; widespread recognition and praise

obendrein

On top of that; moreover; in addition

einen

A or an; indefinite article (masculine accusative)

Fremden

A stranger or foreigner; someone unknown or from elsewhere

auf

On or onto; preposition indicating surface or direction

diese

This or these; demonstrative adjective (feminine/plural)

Weise

Way or manner; method or style of doing something

nachsichtige

Indulgent or lenient; tolerant and forgiving in attitude

Aufmerksamkeit

Attention; the act of carefully noticing something

Publikums

Of the audience or public; genitive of Publikum

erbitten

To request or solicit; to ask for something formally

besonders

Especially; particularly; to a notable degree

da

Since or there; causal conjunction or location adverb

zugebe

I admit; first-person present of zugeben

hier

Here; adverb indicating the current location

weder

Neither; used in neither…nor constructions

Geschichte

Story or history; narrative of past or fictional events

eines

Of a; indefinite article genitive (masculine/neuter)

Heiligen

Of a saint; holy person venerated in religion

Helden

Of a hero; brave person admired for great deeds

noch

Nor or yet; used in negation or continuation

Tyrannen

Of a tyrant; cruel oppressive ruler or dictator

darbiete

I present or offer; first-person present of darbieten