The Tale of Two Bad Mice — Page 1

Vocabulary

HET

Definite article for neuter nouns, meaning 'the'

VERHAAL

A story or narrative told or written

VAN

Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from'

TWEE

The number two

STOUTE

Naughty or mischievous, used as adjective

MUIZEN

Plural of mouse; small rodents

VOOR

Preposition meaning 'for' or 'before'

KLEINE

Small or little, adjective form

MEISJE

A young girl or little girl

DAT

Demonstrative pronoun or conjunction meaning 'that'

POPPENHUIS

A dollhouse; miniature house for dolls

HAD

Past tense of 'hebben'; had or possessed

DOOR

Preposition meaning 'through' or 'by'

Auteur

Author; person who writes books or stories

van

Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from'

Het

Definite article for neuter nouns, meaning 'the'

Verhaal

A story or narrative told or written

Konijn

A rabbit; small fluffy-tailed animal

enz

Abbreviation of 'enzovoort', meaning 'et cetera'

LONDEN

Dutch name for the city London

EN

Conjunction meaning 'and'

Alle

All or every; adjective indicating entirety

rechten

Rights; legal entitlements or claims

voorbehouden

Reserved; kept exclusively for particular use

INGESCHREVEN

Registered or enrolled in an official record

BIJ

Preposition meaning 'at', 'by', or 'near'

ER

Existential pronoun meaning 'there' as in 'there is'

was

Past tense of 'zijn'; was, existed

eens

Once; used in 'er was eens' meaning 'once upon a time'

een

Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'

heel

Very or quite; intensifier used before adjectives

mooi

Beautiful, pretty, or lovely

poppenhuis

A dollhouse; miniature house for playing with dolls

het

Definite article for neuter nouns, meaning 'the'

rode

Red, adjective in inflected form

baksteen

Brick; rectangular block used in construction

met

Preposition meaning 'with'

witte

White, adjective in inflected form

ramen

Plural of raam; windows in a building

en

Conjunction meaning 'and'

had

Past tense of 'hebben'; had or possessed

echte

Real or genuine, adjective in inflected form

gordijnen

Plural of gordijn; curtains hanging in windows

voordeur

Front door; the main entrance of a building

schoorsteen

Chimney; vertical structure for smoke to escape

behoorde

Belonged; past tense of 'behoren' meaning to belong

toe

Particle used in 'toebehoren' meaning to belong to

aan

Preposition meaning 'to' or 'at'

twee

The number two

Poppen

Plural of pop; dolls or puppets

genaamd

Named or called; past participle of 'noemen'

althans

At least or at any rate; a qualifying conjunction

maar

But or however; conjunction showing contrast

zij

Personal pronoun meaning 'she' or 'they'

bestelde

Ordered; past tense of 'bestellen'

nooit

Never; at no time whatsoever

maaltijden

Plural of maaltijd; meals eaten at regular times

de

Definite article for common gender nouns, meaning 'the'

Kok

Cook; person who prepares food professionally

kookte

Cooked; past tense of 'koken'

omdat

Because; conjunction introducing a reason or cause

eten

Food or to eat; noun or infinitive verb

kant

Side or edge; also lace fabric

klaar

Ready or finished; adjective indicating completion

gekocht

Bought; past participle of 'kopen'

in

Preposition meaning 'in' or 'inside'

doos

A box or container for storing things

vol

Full; filled to capacity with something

krullen

Curls; ringlets of hair or curled shapes

waren

Past tense plural of 'zijn'; were, existed

kreeften

Plural of kreeft; lobsters or crayfish

ham

Ham; cured meat from a pig's leg

vis

Fish; aquatic animal used as food

pudding

Pudding; a sweet dessert dish

wat

What or some; pronoun or determiner

peren

Plural of peer; pears, a sweet fruit

sinaasappels

Plural of sinaasappel; oranges, a citrus fruit

Ze

Personal pronoun meaning 'they' or 'she'

wilden

Wanted; past tense plural of 'willen'

niet

Negation word meaning 'not'

borden

Plural of bord; plates used for serving food

af

Particle meaning 'off' or 'down from'

komen

To come; infinitive of movement verb

ze

Personal pronoun meaning 'they', 'she', or 'it'

buitengewoon

Extraordinary or exceptionally; adverb or adjective

OP

Preposition meaning 'on' or 'upon'

ochtend

Morning; the early part of the day

uitgereden

Driven or ridden out; past participle of 'uitrijden'

poppenkinderwagen

A doll's pram or toy baby carriage

Er

Existential pronoun meaning 'there' as in 'there is'

niemand

Nobody; no person at all

kinderkamer

Children's room; nursery or bedroom for children

erg

Very or extremely; intensifier adverb

stil

Quiet or still; absence of noise or movement

Weldra

Soon or shortly; indicating something will happen quickly

er

Existential pronoun meaning 'there' as in 'there is'

zacht

Soft or gentle; adjective describing texture or sound

geritsel

A rustling sound made by small movements

krabbelend

Scratching or scrabbling; present participle of 'krabbelen'

geluid

Sound or noise; audible vibration perceived by ears

hoek

Corner or angle; where two surfaces meet

bij

Preposition meaning 'at', 'by', or 'near'

open

Open; not closed or blocked

haard

Fireplace or hearth; place for burning fire indoors

waar

Where; relative adverb indicating location

gat

A hole or gap in a surface

zat

Sat; past tense of 'zitten', to sit

onder

Under or beneath; preposition indicating lower position

plint

Baseboard or skirting board along a wall's base

Duim

Thumb; also 'Tom Thumb', name meaning tiny person

stak

Stuck or poked; past tense of 'steken'

even

Just or briefly; adverb indicating a short moment

zijn

His or to be; possessive pronoun or verb

hoofd

Head; the uppermost part of the body

naar

To or toward; preposition indicating direction

buiten

Outside; beyond the interior of something

trok

Pulled; past tense of 'trekken'

toen

Then; at that time or afterward

weer

Again or weather; adverb or noun

terug

Back; returning to a previous position

muis

A mouse; small rodent with a long tail