Won from the Waves — Page 6

Vocabulary

Sie

They or you (formal), third/second person pronoun

waren

Were, past tense of 'sein' (to be)

ein

A, an; indefinite article or the number one

paar

A few, couple; small indefinite number of things

Schritte

Steps, paces; plural of Schritt

zurückgewichen

Stepped back, retreated; past participle of zurückweichen

um

In order to; preposition meaning around or at

den

The; definite article in accusative or dative case

auszuweichen

To avoid, dodge, evade something or someone

schien

Seemed, appeared; past tense of scheinen

noch

Still, yet; adverb indicating continuation of state

immer

Always, still; adverb indicating constancy or continuation

etwas

Something, somewhat; indefinite pronoun or adverb

unwillig

Reluctant, unwilling; adjective describing lack of willingness

Gedanken

Thoughts, ideas; plural of Gedanke

aufzugeben

To give up, abandon; infinitive of aufgeben

in

In, into; preposition indicating location or direction

See

Sea, lake; large body of water

zu

To, too, at; preposition or infinitive particle

stechen

To put to sea; also means to sting or stab

als

When, as, than; conjunction used in comparisons or time

der

The; definite article, masculine nominative or genitive plural

dumpfe

Dull, muffled; adjective describing a low muted sound

Klang

Sound, tone, ring; a noise produced by something

eines

Of a, one; indefinite article in genitive case

Schusses

Of a shot; genitive singular of Schuss

aus

From, out of; preposition indicating origin or direction

Ferne

Distance, far away; noun describing remote space

ihre

Their, her; possessive pronoun in feminine or plural form

Ohren

Ears; plural of Ohr, organs of hearing

erreichte

Reached, attained; past tense of erreichen

Ein

A, one; indefinite article or numeral

weiterer

Another, further; adjective indicating one more of something

und

And; coordinating conjunction linking words or clauses

einer

One, a; indefinite pronoun or article in certain cases

folgten

Followed; past tense plural of folgen

Zwei

Two; the cardinal number 2

weitere

Further, additional; adjective indicating more of something

dann

Then, afterward; adverb indicating sequence in time

kamen

Came; past tense plural of kommen (to come)

die

The; definite article, feminine or plural nominative/accusative

Berichte

Reports, accounts; plural of Bericht

von

Of, from, by; preposition indicating origin or possession

mehreren

Several, multiple; adjective indicating more than two things

gleichzeitig

Simultaneously, at the same time; adverb of timing

abgefeuert

Fired, discharged; past participle of abfeuern (to fire)

wurden

Were; past tense passive auxiliary of werden

Ich

I; first person singular personal pronoun

war

Was; past tense singular of sein (to be)

sicher

Sure, certain, safe; adjective expressing certainty or security

dass

That; subordinating conjunction introducing a dependent clause

das

The, that; definite article or demonstrative pronoun, neuter

keine

No, none, not any; negative article or pronoun

Wer

Who, whoever; interrogative or relative pronoun

auch

Also, too, even; adverb adding emphasis or inclusion

Sieg

Victory, win; triumph over an opponent or challenge

erringt

Wins, achieves; third person singular of erringen

sie

They, she, her; third person pronoun singular or plural

werden

Will, become; auxiliary or main verb indicating future or change

sich

Themselves, himself, herself; reflexive pronoun third person

schlimmen

Bad, severe, terrible; adjective in inflected form

Lage

Situation, position, location; state of affairs or place

befinden

To be, find oneself; reflexive verb indicating a state

wie

How, like, as; conjunction or adverb of comparison

ich

I; first person singular personal pronoun

befürchte

Fear, dread; first person singular of befürchten

denn

For, because, then; conjunction giving reason or emphasis

es

It; third person singular neuter personal pronoun

wird

Will, becomes; third person singular of werden

letztendlich

Ultimately, in the end; adverb indicating final outcome

eine

A, an; indefinite article, feminine nominative or accusative

ungemütliche

Uncomfortable, unpleasant; adjective describing disagreeable conditions

Nacht

Night; the dark period between sunset and sunrise

Der

The; definite article, masculine nominative singular

Wind

Wind; moving air, a natural atmospheric phenomenon

hat

Has; third person singular present of haben (to have)

seit

Since, for; preposition indicating duration or starting point

meiner

My; possessive pronoun in genitive or dative case

Abreise

Departure, leaving; the act of departing from a place

Hause

Home, house; dative form used in fixed expressions

drei

Three; the cardinal number 3

Striche

Points, strokes, marks; here compass points or degrees

nach

To, after, according to; preposition of direction or time

Osten

East; the cardinal direction opposite of west

gedreht

Turned, rotated; past participle of drehen (to turn)

er

He, it; third person singular masculine personal pronoun

bläst

Blows; third person singular of blasen (to blow)

doppelt

Double, twice; adverb or adjective indicating twofold amount

so

So, thus, such; adverb of degree or comparison

stark

Strong, powerful, intense; adjective describing great strength

vor

Before, in front of, ago; preposition of time or place

zehn

Ten; the cardinal number 10

Minuten

Minutes; plural of Minute, units of time