Ährenlese: A German Reader with Practical Exercises
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Ährenlese: A German Reader with Practical Exercises
German language -- Readers
=sprechen=, spricht, sprāch, gesprochen ~speak, say, talk;~ bei sich
sprechen ~say to one’s self; speak with _or_ to, interview, “see”;~ ich
bin (für niemand) zu sprechen ~I am (not) at home (to anybody)~
=sprichst= ~_2nd pers. sg. pres. ind. of_~ sprechen
das =Sprichwort=, ⸗wörter ~proverb~
=springen=, sprang, ist gesprungen ~jump, spring, leap, bound along~
=spritzen= ~squirt, spout, spurt~
der =Sprung=, ̈–e ~leap~
der =Spūk=, -e ~ghostly apparition (visitation), ghostly crew~
die =Spūr=, -en ~trace, trail, scent, track;~ einer Sache ~[_dat._]~
auf die Spur kommen ~get a clue to (on the track of, find out) a thing~
sich =spūten= ~make haste, be quick (about it)~
die =Stadt=, ̈–e ~[~ä ~_preferably long in the pl._] city, town~
das =Stǟdtchen= ~small town~
der =Stadtherr=, ~[_gen., dat., acc. sg._]~ -n, -en ~gentleman from the
city~
=stāk= ~_see (intr.)_~ stecken
der =Stăll=, ̈–e ~stable, stall~
der =Stamm=, ̈–e ~race, tribe~
=stammen= ~derive one’s origin from, come from [~von, aus~]~
die =Stammform=, -en ~stem form, [_pl._] principal parts~
=stănd= ~_see_~ stehen
der =Stand=, ̈–e ~position, class, station, condition;~ mit jemand
einen schweren Stand haben ~have a great deal of trouble (a hard
struggle) with someone~
die =Stange=, -n ~bar, rod [_Cf. note on_~ Sack~.]~
=stărb= ~_see_~ sterben
=stărk=, stärker, der stärkste ~strong; [_often expressing intensity_];
sudden, rapid; [_adv._] hard, strongly~
=starr= ~inflexible, stiff; stubborn;~ starr vor Schrecken ~paralyzed
with fright~
=statt= ~[_gen._] instead of; _cf._~ anstatt
die =Stätte=, -n ~place, spot~
=stattfinden=, fand statt´, stattgefunden ~take place, occur, come off,
happen~
=stattlich= ~stately; fine (looking), handsome; large; imposing~
der =Staub=, des Staub(e)s ~dust~
=stechen=, sticht, stāch, gestochen ~sting, stab, pierce;~ das sticht
ihm in die Augen ~that catches his eye, strikes his fancy~
=stecken=, stāk ~_or_~ steckte, gesteckt ~be (somewhere); stick _or_ be
sticking (in~ in ~+ _dat._), be stuck fast;~ er steckt voll... ~he is
full of...~
=stecken= ~[_tr._] stick, put, stuff, thrust~
=stehen=, stănd ~(_past subj. often_~ stünde~),~ gestănden ~stand;~ es
wird ihm teuer zu stehen kommen ~it will cost him dear, it will prove
expensive for him;~ =stehen= haben ~have (=standing=, _i.e._,) on
hand;~ es steht geschrieben, daß... ~it =is= written that...~
=stehenbleiben=, blieb ste´hen, ist stehengeblieben ~stand still, stop;
remain standing~
=stehenlassen=, lǟßt ste´hen, ließ ste´hen, stehenlassen ~let a thing
stand, leave a thing (standing, _i.e._, untouched _or_) behind~
=stehlen=, stiehlt, stahl, gestohlen ~steal [_a thing_ (_acc._) from a
person (_dat., without a prep._)]~
=steif= ~stiff~
der =Steig=, -e ~(narrow _or_ steep) path~
=steigen=, stieg, ist gestiegen ~climb (up _or_ down); ascend, rise,
mount; descend; go up (down)~
=steil= ~precipitous, steep~
der =Stein=, -e ~stone~
die =Steinbank=, ⸗bänke ~stone bench~
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