Ährenlese: A German Reader with Practical Exercises
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Ährenlese: A German Reader with Practical Exercises
German language -- Readers
die =Hŏchzeit=, -en ~wedding;~ Hochzeit halten ~hold (have, celebrate)
a wedding~
das =Hŏchzeitsbrōt=, -e ~(batch _or_ loaf of) wedding bread~
das =Hŏch′zeitsgeschenk´=, -e ~wedding present~
der =Hŏchzeitsteig=, -e ~dough for the wedding bread~
der =Hōf=, ̈–e ~farm; yard; court~
der =Hōfārzt=, ⸗ärzte ~court physician~
der =Hōfbauer=, -s ~_or_~ -n, -n ~farmer [_usually one living on his
own farm as distinguished from the tenant farmer_]~
der =Hŏffārtsteufel= ~demon of pride~
=hoffen= ~hope (for~ auf ~+ _acc._)~
die =Hoffnung=, -en ~hope, expectation (of~ auf ~+ _acc._)~
der =Hōfhund=, -e ~watchdog~
=hȫflich=, ~polite, civil, courteous~
die =Hōfmauer=, -n ~wall around the yard~
der =Hōfschuhmachermeister= ~Court Bootmaker~
das =Hōftōr=, -e ~(yard) gate~
die =Höhe=, -n ~height, hill;~ in die Höhe ~up(ward), (up) into the air~
=hohe=~(~=r=, ~_etc._) _see_~ hoch
=höher= ~_or_~ hoch
=hohl= ~hollow~
die =Höhle=, -n ~cave, cavern~
der =Hohn=, des -(e)s ~mockery, derision~
=höhnen= ~mock, sneer, jeer;~ 51, 25 Der höhnt auch noch ~(He’s also
even mocking, _i.e._,) He’s adding insult to injury~
=holen= ~go and get, bring, fetch; come for;~ der Teufel hole es! ~the
devil take it! hang it!~
=hŏl´lā= or hŏllā´ ~hello! see here!~
=Holland= ~[~⸗nt~] Holland~
der =Holländer= ~Hollander, Dutchman~
=holländisch= ~Dutch, Netherlandish [_Adjs. of nationality are
capitalized only when used in fixed titles, e.g.,_~ der Deutsche
Kaiser~_, or as substantives, e.g._,~ das Deutsche ~(the) German
(language).]~
die =Hölle=, -n ~hell;~ das Leben zur Hölle machen ~make life a hell
[_Cf._~ machen~.]~
das =Höllentōr=, -e ~gate of hell~
=höllisch= ~infernal, “confounded”~
das =Holz=, ̈–er ~wood~
der =Holzapfel=, ⸗äpfel ~crab apple~
=hölzern= ~wooden~
=hȫr’= = höre
=horchen= ~listen~
die =Hŏrde=, -n horde
=hȫren= ~[_past part., if preceded by a dependent infin._,~ hören~]
hear;~ höre! ~I say,... _See also_~ aufhören~. [_In English the object
of_ hear _may be followed by either the infin., or the pres. part.:_ I
heard him walk or walking in; _in German only the infin. is so used:_~
ich hörte ihn hereintreten~.]~
das =Hȫren=, des -s ~hearing~
der =Hōrīzont´=, -e ~[~z ~= ts] horizon~
=Horn= ~W. O. von Horn, pseudonym of Philipp Friedrich Wilhelm Örtel
(1798-1867), author of numerous didactic stories~
das =Horn=, ̈–er ~horn~
=hūb= ~_see_~ heben ~_or_~ anheben
=hǖben= ~over here, on this side~
=hübsch= ~[~hü̆psch~] pretty, delightful, nice, fine; [_adv., also_]
“nice and...”~
das =Hūfeisen= ~horseshoe~
=hūfen= ~[~ist gehūft~] back (up, off)~
der =Hūfschlāg=, ⸗schläge ~hoofbeat, trampling of horses’ feet~
der =Hūfschmied=, -e ~horseshoer, farrier~
der =Hüftknochen= ~haunch (bone)~
der =Hügel= ~hill;~ sie gingen =den Hügel= hinab ~[_Note that the acc.
is used -- =without= a prep. -- to indicate the route taken._]~
das =Huhn=, ̈–er ~hen; [_pl._] poultry, chickens~
die =Hü̆lse=, -n ~socket, shell~
der =Hund=, -e ~dog~
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