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Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England

Produziert von Nick Hodson aus London, England

Won from the Waves, by W.H.G. Kingston.

Dem Meer abgerungen, von W.H.G. Kingston.

This is a splendid book, one of Kingston's very best, written and published at the very end of his life, and it will give you a very good read.

Dies ist ein hervorragendes Buch, eines von Kingstons allerbesten, geschrieben und veröffentlicht am Ende seines Lebens, und es wird Ihnen eine sehr gute Lektüre bieten.

Of course there are the usual swimming exercises, but there is just so much more going on, that you will always be wanting to turn the next page to see what happens.

Natürlich gibt es die üblichen Schwimmübungen, aber es passiert einfach so viel mehr, dass man immer die nächste Seite umblättern möchte, um zu sehen, was als nächstes geschieht.

WON FROM THE WAVES, BY W.H.G. KINGSTON.

DEM MEER ABGERUNGEN, VON W.H.G. KINGSTON.

Vocabulary

Produziert
Produced; created or manufactured something
von
From or by; common preposition indicating origin or possession
aus
From or out of; preposition indicating origin or exit
Dem
Dative form of the definite article 'the'
Meer
Sea or ocean; large body of saltwater
abgerungen
Wrested or reclaimed; gained through struggle or effort
Dies
This; demonstrative pronoun referring to something nearby
ist
Is; third person singular of 'sein' (to be)
ein
A or an; indefinite article for singular nouns
hervorragendes
Excellent or outstanding; of exceptionally high quality
Buch
Book; a written or printed literary work
eines
One of or genitive form of indefinite article 'ein'
allerbesten
Very best; superlative form emphasizing highest quality
geschrieben
Written; past participle of 'schreiben' (to write)
und
And; coordinating conjunction joining words or clauses
veröffentlicht
Published; made available to the public officially
am
At the or on the; contraction of 'an dem'
Ende
End; the final part of something
seines
His or its; genitive possessive pronoun referring to him
Lebens
Life; genitive form of 'Leben' meaning one's existence
es
It; third person singular neuter pronoun
wird
Will; auxiliary verb forming future tense in German
Ihnen
You; formal dative pronoun used in polite address
eine
A or an; feminine indefinite article for singular nouns
sehr
Very; adverb intensifying adjectives or other adverbs
gute
Good; adjective describing something of high quality
Lektüre
Reading or reading material; something enjoyable to read
bieten
To offer or provide; to present something for consideration
Natürlich
Naturally or of course; expressing something self-evident
gibt
Gives or there is/are; from 'geben' in present tense
die
The; definite article for feminine or plural nouns
üblichen
Usual or customary; referring to standard expected things
Schwimmübungen
Swimming exercises; practice drills performed in water
aber
But; coordinating conjunction indicating contrast or exception
passiert
Happens or occurs; third person singular of 'passieren'
einfach
Simply or just; adverb meaning easily or merely
so
So or thus; adverb indicating degree or manner
viel
Much or a lot; indicating a large quantity or degree
mehr
More; comparative adverb indicating greater quantity or degree
dass
That; subordinating conjunction introducing a dependent clause
man
One or you; impersonal pronoun referring to people generally
immer
Always or continually; adverb expressing constant repetition
nächste
Next; adjective referring to the following item in sequence
Seite
Page or side; a single leaf of a book
umblättern
To turn a page; to flip to the next page
möchte
Would like; polite modal verb expressing a desire
um
In order to; preposition used with infinitive clauses
zu
To; particle used before infinitives in German
sehen
To see; to perceive visually or to witness something
was
What; interrogative or relative pronoun introducing a clause
als
As or than; conjunction used in comparisons or clauses
nächstes
Next; neuter form referring to the following thing
geschieht
Happens or occurs; third person singular of 'geschehen'
DEM
Dative definite article 'the'; capitalized for emphasis
MEER
Sea; large body of saltwater, capitalized for emphasis
ABGERUNGEN
Wrested away; reclaimed with great effort, capitalized for emphasis
VON
By or from; preposition capitalized for title emphasis
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