The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 2 — Page 6

Vocabulary

Meine

My; first-person singular possessive pronoun

erste

First; ordinal number indicating position one

Sorge

Worry, concern; a feeling of anxiety or care

war

Was; past tense of 'sein' (to be)

das

The; definite article for neuter nouns

Hotel

Hotel; a building providing lodging for guests

Ministers

Minister's; genitive of government official or minister

gründlich

Thoroughly; in a careful and complete manner

zu

To; preposition or infinitive marker in German

durchsuchen

To search through; to examine thoroughly

und

And; basic coordinating conjunction

hier

Here; indicating this place or location

lag

Lay; past tense of 'liegen' (to lie)

meine

My; first-person singular possessive determiner

größte

Greatest, largest; superlative form of 'groß'

Schwierigkeit

Difficulty; a problem or challenging situation

in

In; preposition indicating location or inclusion

der

The; definite article for feminine or genitive nouns

Notwendigkeit

Necessity; the state of being absolutely required

die

The; definite article for feminine or plural nouns

Suche

Search; the act of looking for something

ohne

Without; indicating absence or exclusion of something

sein

His or to be; possessive pronoun or infinitive verb

Wissen

Knowledge; awareness or understanding of information

durchzuführen

To carry out; to execute or conduct an action

ja

Yes; affirmative response or emphatic particle

aus

From, out of; preposition indicating origin or exit

diesem

This; dative singular demonstrative pronoun or determiner

Grund

Reason, ground; basis or cause for something

habe

Have; first-person singular present of 'haben'

nicht

Not; negation particle in German sentences

verzweifelt

Despaired, desperate; feeling or showing hopelessness

Die

The; definite article for feminine or plural nouns

Gewohnheiten

Habits; regular patterns of behavior or routine

gaben

Gave; past tense plural of 'geben' (to give)

mir

Me; first-person singular dative pronoun

ebenfalls

Also, likewise; in addition or similarly

einen

A, an; indefinite article accusative masculine form

großen

Great, large; adjective in inflected accusative form

Vorteil

Advantage; a favorable condition or beneficial factor

Er

He; third-person singular masculine personal pronoun

ist

Is; third-person singular present of 'sein'

häufig

Frequently, often; occurring many times regularly

ganze

Whole, entire; complete without any part missing

Nacht

Night; the dark period between sunset and sunrise

von

From, of; preposition indicating origin or belonging

Hause

Home; dative form of 'Haus' used in expressions

abwesend

Absent; not present or away from a place

Sein

His; third-person singular masculine possessive pronoun

keineswegs

By no means; absolutely not, in no way

zahlreich

Numerous; existing in large numbers or quantities

Sie

They or you (formal); pronoun for group or politeness

schlafen

To sleep; to rest in a state of unconsciousness

weit

Far, wide; at a great distance or extent

entfernt

Remote, distant; located far away from something

den

The; definite article in dative or accusative plural

ihres

Their, her; genitive form of third-person possessive

Herrn

Master, lord; genitive or accusative form of 'Herr'

sind

Are; third-person plural present of 'sein'

da

Since, because, there; causal conjunction or adverb

sie

She, they; third-person feminine or plural pronoun

hauptsächlich

Mainly, primarily; for the most part or chiefly

leicht

Easily, light; without difficulty or of low weight

betrunken

Drunk; in a state of intoxication from alcohol

machen

To make, do; to create or perform an action

Ich

I; first-person singular personal pronoun

besitze

Possess, own; first-person singular of 'besitzen'

Schlüssel

Keys; instruments used to lock or unlock things

wie

How, as, like; conjunction or adverb of comparison

Ihr

You (plural); second-person plural pronoun in German

wisst

Know; second-person plural present of 'wissen'

mit

With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means

denen

Which, those; dative plural relative or demonstrative pronoun

jedes

Every, each; genitive or nominative of 'jeder'

Zimmer

Room; an enclosed space within a building

oder

Or; coordinating conjunction presenting alternatives

jeden

Every, each; accusative masculine form of 'jeder'

Schrank

Cabinet, wardrobe; a large enclosed storage furniture

öffnen

To open; to move so as to allow access

kann

Can; third-person singular present of 'können'

Seit

Since, for; preposition indicating duration from a point

drei

Three; the cardinal number 3

Monaten

Months; dative plural of 'Monat'

keine

No, none; negating determiner in German

vergangen

Passed, past; gone by in time

während

During, while; preposition or conjunction of time

deren

Whose, of which; genitive relative or demonstrative pronoun

größten

Greatest; superlative genitive or dative form of 'groß'

Teil

Part, portion; a section of a whole thing

persönlich

Personally; in person or relating to oneself

damit

With it, so that; pronoun or conjunction of purpose

beschäftigt

Occupied, busy; engaged with a task or activity

durchstöbern

To rummage through; to search by sifting thoroughly

Ehre

Honor; high respect or esteem for someone

steht

Stands; third-person singular present of 'stehen'

auf

On, upon; preposition indicating surface or position

dem

The; dative singular definite article (masculine/neuter)

Spiel

Game, play; an activity for amusement or at stake

um

Around, in order to; preposition or purpose conjunction

ein

A, an; indefinite article for singular nouns

großes

Great, big; nominative neuter adjective form of 'groß'

Geheimnis

Secret; something kept hidden from others

nennen

To name, call; to refer to by a specific term

Belohnung

Reward; something given in return for good service

enorm

Enormous; very large in size, amount, or degree