Ährenlese: A German Reader with Practical Exercises
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Ährenlese: A German Reader with Practical Exercises
German language -- Readers
das =Vāterland=, ⸗länder ~native land, (native) country;~ mein engeres
Vaterland ~my own (home, native) state [_e.g.,_~ Sachsen~, _as
contrasted with one’s_~ Vaterland~, ~Deutschland~]~
das =Vāterun´ser= ~Lord’s Prayer;~ ein Vaterunser beten ~say (repeat)
the Lord’s Prayer, say a paternoster~
die =Vēran´dā=, Veranden ~[~v ~= v] veranda~
die =Vĕrä̆n´derung=, -en ~change, alteration~
=vĕrbarg= ~_see_~ verbergen
sich =vĕrbeißen=, verbĭß, verbissen ~set one’s teeth in, stick
obstinately to (~in ~+ _acc._)~
=vĕrbergen=, verbirgt, verbarg, verborgen ~conceal, hide (from _dat.
or_~ vor ~+ _dat._)~
die =Vĕrbin´dung=, -en ~union; connection, relation; communication;~ in
Verbindung ~[_acc._]~ treten ~get in touch (into communication)~
=vĕrbissen= ~[_see_~ verbeißen~] firmly (tightly) set~
das =Vĕrbre´chen= ~offense, crime~
der =Vĕrbre´cher= ~offender, criminal~
=vĕrbringen=, verbrăchte ~(_past subj._~ verbrächte~),~ verbrăcht
~spend, pass [_time_]~
=vĕrdammen= ~condemn~
=vĕrdanken= ~be indebted to a person [_dat._] for a thing [_acc., or_~
daß~_-clause_];~ er hat dir das Leben zu verdanken ~he has you to thank
for his life, he owes his life to you~
=vĕrderben=, verdirbt, verdarb (verdürbe), ~[_intr._~ ist~]~ verdorben
~spoil~
=vĕrdienen= ~earn~
=vĕrdorben= ~_see_~ verderben
=vĕrdrießen=, verdrŏß, verdrossen ~annoy, vex~
=vĕrdrossen= ~vexed, annoyed, disgusted~
=vĕreinigen= ~unite, join, combine~
=vĕrgāß= ~_see_~ vergessen
=vĕrgēbens= ~[-ens, NOT -enz] in vain~
=vĕrgēblich= ~[~⸗gēp⸗~] vain, fruitless, useless~
=vĕrgehen=, verging, ist vergangen ~pass (away); elapse [_time_];
vanish, cease, fail;~ ihm verging Hören und Sehen ~sight and hearing
failed him, his senses left him, he lost consciousness~
=vĕrgessen=, vergĭßt, vergāß, vergessen ~forget; overlook; leave out,
omit [_The gen., instead of the acc., was formerly the case of the
object but is now rare, save in elevated diction._]~
=vĕrging= ~_see_~ vergehen
=vĕrgĭß= ~_imper. sg. of_~ vergessen
=vĕrgittern= ~(close with a) grate, bar~
=vĕrgnügen= ~amuse, divert;~ sich ~[_acc._]~ an etwas [_dat._]
vergnügen ~amuse (divert) one’s self with, find amusement (take
pleasure) in~
das =Vĕrgnü´gen= ~pleasure~
=vĕrgnǖgt= ~_participial adj._ gratified, pleased, delighted~
=vĕrgönnen= ~allow, grant~
=vĕrgrāben=, vergrǟbt, vergrūb, vergrāben ~hide in the ground, bury~
=vĕrhält′nismä´ßig= ~comparatively (speaking)~
=vĕrhandeln= ~try, hear [_a case in court_]~
die =Vĕrhand´lung=, -en ~trial, hearing~
=vĕrhängnisvoll= ~fateful, momentous~
=vĕrhöhnen= ~mock (jeer) at; make fun of~
=vĕrirren= ~[~ist verirrt~] _or_~
sich =verirren= ~stray, go astray; lose one’s way~
der =Vĕrkauf´=, ⸗käufe ~sale~
=vĕrkaufen= ~sell, dispose of~
der =Vĕrkehr´=, des -(e)s ~traffic~
=vĕrklāgen= ~bring suit against~
=vĕrklären= ~shed a flood of light upon, transfigure, glorify~
=vĕrkürzen= ~shorten; while away, beguile~
=vĕrlăngen= ~demand, require; ask~
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