The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse — Page 1

Vocabulary

Geproduceerd

Produced or manufactured something for distribution

door

By or through; common preposition in Dutch

en

And; basic coordinating conjunction

het

The; neuter definite article in Dutch

Online

Connected to or accessible via the internet

Gedistribueerd

Distributed or spread out among recipients

Proefleesteam

Proofreading team that checks texts for errors

op

On or at; common Dutch preposition

Illustratie

Illustration; a picture accompanying a text

Mevrouw

Mrs or Madam; formal title for a woman

Bijen

Bees; plural of bij, flying insects making honey

HET

The; neuter definite article, written in caps

VERHAAL

Story or tale; a narrative account

VAN

Of or from; very common Dutch preposition

MEVROUW

Mrs or Madam; formal address for a woman

Door

By or through; preposition indicating authorship

Auteur

Author; person who writes books or texts

van

Of or from; very common Dutch preposition

Het

The; neuter definite article in Dutch

Verhaal

Story or tale; a narrative account

Konijn

Rabbit; small furry burrowing mammal

etc

Et cetera; and so forth, indicating continuation

Vlinder

Butterfly; colorful winged insect

Engeland

England; a country forming part of Great Britain

West

West; one of the four cardinal directions

V.S.A.

Verenigde Staten van Amerika; United States of America

Australië

Australia; country and continent in Southern Hemisphere

N.Z.

Abbreviation for Nieuw-Zeeland; New Zealand

Nieuw-Zeeland

New Zealand; island country in the Pacific Ocean

Eerste

First; the ordinal number one in Dutch

uitgave

Edition or publication; a version of a book

Deze

This or these; demonstrative pronoun in Dutch

druk

Print or edition; a printing of a publication

Universele

Universal; applying to all cases or situations

Auteursrechtvermelding

Copyright notice; statement declaring ownership of work

Auteursrecht

Copyright; legal right over creative work

in

In; preposition indicating location or inclusion

alle

All or every; indicating totality

landen

Countries; plural of land, sovereign nations

die

That or those; relative pronoun or demonstrative

partij

Party; a group or signatory to an agreement

zijn

Are or to be; also his or its possessive

bij

At, by, or with; common Dutch preposition

de

The; common Dutch definite article for de-words

Conventie

Convention; a formal agreement between parties

Alle

All or every; indicating totality

rechten

Rights; entitlements or legal claims

voorbehouden

Reserved; kept back or set aside exclusively

Zonder

Without; indicating the absence of something

beperking

Limitation or restriction on something allowed

hierboven

Above here; referring to something mentioned earlier

auteursrechten

Copyrights; plural of auteursrecht, intellectual property rights

mag

May; expressing permission or possibility

geen

No or none; negating a noun in Dutch

enkel

Single or any; referring to one individual part

deel

Part or portion; a section of a whole

deze

This or these; demonstrative pronoun in Dutch

publicatie

Publication; a printed or distributed work

worden

To become or to be; auxiliary verb in Dutch

gereproduceerd

Reproduced; copied or duplicated from an original

opgeslagen

Stored; saved or kept in a storage system

of

Or; conjunction presenting an alternative choice

ingevoerd

Entered or imported into a system or database

een

A or an; indefinite article in Dutch

gegevenssysteem

Data system; a system for storing information

verzonden

Sent or transmitted; dispatched to a destination

welke

Which or what; interrogative or relative pronoun

vorm

Form or shape; manner or format of something

wijze

Way or manner; also means wise person

dan

Then or than; used in comparisons or sequences

ook

Also or too; indicating addition or inclusion

elektronisch

Electronic; relating to electronic devices or signals

mechanisch

Mechanical; relating to machines or mechanisms

fotokopiëren

To photocopy; to reproduce documents using a machine

opnemen

To record or include; to take up something

anderszins

Otherwise; in any other way or manner

zonder

Without; indicating the absence of something

voorafgaande

Prior or preceding; coming before in time

schriftelijke

Written; in written form, not spoken

toestemming

Permission or consent; approval to do something

zowel

Both or as well as; used in paired constructions

auteursrechthebbende

Copyright holder; person owning the copyright

als

As or when; used in comparisons or conditions

bovengenoemde

Above-mentioned; previously referred to entity

uitgever

Publisher; person or company publishing books

dit

This; demonstrative pronoun for neuter nouns

boek

Book; a written or printed literary work

Gedrukt

Printed; produced by a printing process

gebonden

Bound; having pages fastened together in a cover

Groot-Brittannië

Great Britain; island nation including England, Scotland, Wales

Londen

London; capital city of England and the UK

KLEINE

Small or little; adjective describing size

BOEK

Book; a written or printed literary work

aan

To or at; common Dutch preposition

Deur

Door; an entrance or exit of a building

Er

There; existential pronoun used with zijn

was

Was; past tense of zijn, to be

eens

Once; one time, used in fairy tale openings

bosmuis

Wood mouse; a small wild mouse living in forests

haar

Her or her; possessive pronoun or personal pronoun

naam

Name; the word used to identify a person

Ze

She or they; personal pronoun in Dutch

woonde

Lived or resided; past tense of wonen

aarden

Earthen; made of earth or soil

wal

Bank or embankment; a raised mound of earth

onder

Under or beneath; preposition indicating lower position

heg

Hedge; a dense row of bushes or shrubs

Zo'n

Such a; used to indicate a type or quality

grappig

Funny or amusing; causing laughter or amusement

huis

House; a building where people live