The King in Yellow — Page 1

Vocabulary

HÖLLE

Hell; a place of punishment or extreme suffering

DIE

Definite article: the (feminine/plural)

STRASSE

Street; a road in a town or city

UNSERER

Our (genitive/dative feminine form of possessive pronoun)

LIEBEN

To love; or beloved (adjective form)

FRAU

Woman; wife; or respectful title Mrs/Ms

DER

Definite article: the (masculine/genitive feminine)

FELDER

Fields; open areas of land used for farming

Am

Contraction of an dem: at the, on the

Ufer

Shore; bank of a river, lake, or sea

brechen

To break; to shatter or fracture something

sich

Reflexive pronoun: oneself, himself, herself, itself

die

Definite article: the (feminine/plural nominative/accusative)

Die

Definite article: the (feminine/plural form)

sinken

To sink; to descend or go lower gradually

hinter

Behind; at the back of something

dem

Dative definite article: the (masculine/neuter dative)

See

Lake; a large inland body of water

Schatten

Shadow; darkness cast by blocking light

werden

To become; auxiliary verb for future/passive

länger

Longer; comparative form of lang (long)

In

In; preposition indicating location inside something

Seltsam

Strange; unusual or odd in nature

ist

Is; third person singular of sein (to be)

Nacht

Night; the dark period between sunset and sunrise

wo

Where; relative or interrogative pronoun of place

schwarze

Black (adjective, inflected); dark in color

Sterne

Stars; luminous celestial bodies visible at night

aufgehen

To rise; to ascend (as stars or sun)

Und

And; coordinating conjunction linking words or clauses

seltsame

Strange (inflected adjective); weird or eerie things

Monde

Moons; natural satellites orbiting a planet

ziehen

To move; to travel or pass through space

durch

Through; across or passing from one side

den

Definite article: the (masculine accusative/dative plural)

Himmel

Sky; heaven; the expanse above the earth

Doch

Yet; but; however; emphatic contradicting particle

noch

Still; yet; even (used with comparatives)

seltsamer

Stranger; comparative form of seltsam (strange)

Das

The (neuter nominative/accusative); also: that (pronoun)

verlorene

Lost (adjective, inflected); missing or forgotten things

Lieder

Songs; musical compositions or lyrical pieces

singen

To sing; to produce musical vocal sounds

Wo

Where; interrogative or relative adverb of place

Fetzen

Rags; tatters; torn scraps of fabric

des

Genitive definite article: of the (masculine/neuter)

Königs

Of the king; genitive form of König

flattern

To flutter; to flap loosely in the wind

Müssen

Must; modal verb expressing necessity or obligation

ungehört

Unheard; not listened to or acknowledged by anyone

sterben

To die; to cease living or existing

in

In; preposition of location or direction inside

Dunklem

In darkness; dative form of dunkel (dark)

Lied

Song; a single musical or lyrical composition

meiner

My (genitive/dative feminine); possessive pronoun form

Seele

Soul; the spiritual or inner essence of a person

meine

My (feminine nominative); first person possessive adjective

Stimme

Voice; the sound produced by a person speaking

tot

Dead; no longer alive or active

Stirb

Die! (imperative singular of sterben); command to die

du

You (singular informal); second person singular pronoun

unbesungen

Unsung; not celebrated or commemorated in song

wie

Like; as; how; comparison or manner conjunction

Tränen

Tears; drops of liquid shed from the eyes

Vertrocknen

To dry up; to wither or desiccate completely

und

And; basic coordinating conjunction joining elements

Verlorenem

To the lost; dative form of verloren (lost)

König

King; a male monarch ruling over a kingdom

Gelb

Yellow; the color yellow; also fictional king's title

Akt

Act; a major division of a theatrical play

Szene

Scene; a subdivision of an act in theater