Ährenlese: A German Reader with Practical Exercises
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Ährenlese: A German Reader with Practical Exercises
German language -- Readers
=eins= = eines ~one (thing); [_often used as cognate object_]~ eins
trinken ~take a drink (glass, drop);~ eins singen ~sing (have) a song;~
eins tanzen ~have a dance;~ den Leuten eins aufspielen ~give (play) the
people a tune; [in counting]~ eins, zwei ... ~one, two ...~
=einsām= ~lonely~
die =Einsāmkeit= ~solitude~
=einsammeln=, sammelte ein´, eingesammelt ~gather (in)~
=einschenken=, schenkte ein´, eingeschenkt ~pour out~
das =Einschlāfen=, des -s ~(the act of) falling asleep~
=einschließen=, schlŏß ein´, eingeschlossen ~lock (up) in (~in ~+
_acc._)~
=einschneiden=, schnitt ein´, eingeschnitten ~cut in(to) (~in ~+
_acc._)~
der =Einsiedel= ~hermit~
die =Einsiedelei´=, -en ~hermitage~
=einst= ~once (upon a time), in days gone by, of yore; some (one) day,
at some future time, one of these days~
=einst´wei´len= ~for the time being (present), temporarily~
=eintönig= ~monotonous~
=eintrāf= ~_see_~ eintreffen
=eintreffen=, trifft ein´, trāf ein´, ist eingetroffen ~arrive [_at a
definite time and place, as planned_]~
=eintrēten=, tritt ein´, trāt ein´, ist eingetrēten ~enter; step (go,
walk) in; appear, begin, set in [_weather or seasons_]~
=einüben=, übte ein´, eingeübt ~practice;~ das muß ich mir einüben ~I
must practice (and master) that~
der =Einwohner= ~inhabitant~
=ein′zelgelē´gen= ~solitary, scattered~
=einzeln= ~single, isolated, solitary, separate; [_adv., also_] by
one’s self (themselves, etc.)~
=einzig= ~single [_without a duplicate_], sole, only, one;~ das
einzige, was... ~the only thing that...~
der =Einzūg=, ⸗züge ~(triumphal) entry~
=einzuhōlen= ~_see_~ einholen
=einzulassen= ~_see_~ einlassen
=einzunehmen= ~_see_~ einnehmen
=einzusammeln= ~_see_~ einsammeln
das =Eisen=, des -s ~iron; _also_ =~ Hufeisen~ (horse)shoe~
=ei′senbeschlā´gen= ~iron-bound, with iron fastenings~
die =Eisenstange=, -n ~iron bar (rod)~
=eisern= ~(of) iron~
=eisig= ~icy, freezing~
=eis´kalt´= ~as cold as ice, icy~
=ēla´stisch= ~elastic, springy~
das =Elend=, des -(e)s ~misery, distress~
die =Elle=, -n ~ell [_a former unit of measurement = about seven tenths
of a yard_; _cf._~ Fuß~.]~
=Emden= ~Emden, a flourishing port and industrial city of about 25,000
inhabitants, situated at the mouth of the Ems, some six miles from the
Dutch border~
=Emdener= ~_adj._ (of) Emden [_Proper adjectives are derived from
the names of towns and cities by adding the suffix_~ ⸗er~ _and are
indeclinable._]~
=empfangen=, empfängt, empfing, empfangen ~receive [_persons or
things_]~
=empfehlen=, empfiehlt, empfahl, empfohlen ~recommend;~ empfohlen sein
~have a letter of introduction (to~ an ~+ _acc._)~
die =Empfin´dung=, -en ~feeling, sentiment~
=empfohlen= ~_see_~ empfehlen
=empōr´= ~_sep. pref._ [_expressing direction upward_] up(ward)~
=empōr´flattern=, flatterte empor´, ist empor´geflattert ~flutter
up(ward) [_Cf._~ kommen~.]~
=empōr´geflattert= ~_see_~ emporflattern
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