The Tale of Tom Kitten — Page 4
And I think that some day I shall have to make another, larger, book, to tell you more about Tom Kitten!
En ik denk dat ik op een dag een ander, groter boek zal moeten maken, om u meer te vertellen over Tom Kitten!
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As for the Puddle-Ducks--they went into a pond.
Wat de Puddle-Ducks betreft -- zij gingen een vijver in.
The clothes all came off directly, because there were no buttons.
De kleren vielen er meteen allemaal af, omdat er geen knopen waren.
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And Mr. Drake Puddle-Duck, and Jemima and Rebeccah, have been looking for them ever since.
En meneer Drake Puddle-Duck, en Jemima en Rebeccah, zijn ze sindsdien blijven zoeken.
Vocabulary
- denk
- Think; first person present tense of 'denken'.
- dag
- Day; a 24-hour period of time.
- ander
- Other, another; referring to a different thing.
- groter
- Bigger, larger; comparative form of 'groot'.
- boek
- Book; a written or printed literary work.
- zal
- Will; auxiliary verb expressing future tense.
- moeten
- Must, have to; modal verb expressing obligation.
- maken
- Make, create; to produce or construct something.
- u
- You; formal second person singular pronoun.
- meer
- More; comparative adverb indicating greater quantity.
- vertellen
- To tell, to narrate; sharing information or stories.
- Kitten
- Kitten; a young cat, used here as a name.
- Illustratie
- Illustration; a picture or drawing in a book.
- betreft
- Concerns, regards; third person singular of 'betreffen'.
- zij
- They or she; third person pronoun in Dutch.
- gingen
- Went; past tense plural of the verb 'gaan'.
- vijver
- Pond; a small body of still water.
- kleren
- Clothes, clothing; garments worn on the body.
- vielen
- Fell; past tense plural of the verb 'vallen'.
- er
- There; locative pronoun used in Dutch sentences.
- meteen
- Immediately, right away; without any delay.
- allemaal
- All, everyone; referring to an entire group.
- af
- Off, down; separable verb particle indicating removal.
- omdat
- Because; subordinating conjunction giving a reason.
- geen
- No, none; negating the existence of something.
- knopen
- Buttons; small fasteners used to close clothing.
- waren
- Were; past tense plural of the verb 'zijn'.
- meneer
- Mister, sir; formal title for addressing a man.
- Drake
- Drake; a male duck, used here as a name.
- zijn
- Are, to be; also possessive pronoun meaning 'his'.
- sindsdien
- Since then, ever since; from that moment onward.
- blijven
- To stay, to keep; to continue doing something.
- zoeken
- To search, to look for; seeking something lost.
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