Ährenlese: A German Reader with Practical Exercises
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Ährenlese: A German Reader with Practical Exercises
German language -- Readers
der =Wirt=, -e ~host, landlord, innkeeper~
die =Wirtin=, -nen ~hostess~
das =Wirtshaus=, ⸗häuser ~inn, tavern~
=wischen= ~wipe (with a cloth)~
=wissen=, weiß, wŭßte ~(_past subj._~ wü̆ßte~),~ gewŭßt ~[= _French_
savoir] know [_facts_];~ noch wissen ~(not to have forgotten, _i.e._,)
remember; know how, (_hence_) be in a position, be able, manage (to...~
zu ~+ _infin._)~
=wissen’s= = wissen es
die =Witwe=, -n ~widow~
das =Witweib=, -er = Witwe
=wō= ~_interrog. adv._ where; _relat. adv._ [_always followed by
transposition_] where, when [~wo ~(_or, before vowels,_~ wor~) _is
compounded with a prep._ (_e.g.,_~ womit ~_or_~ worin~,) _as a
substitute for the lacking dat. of_~ was ~_or, frequently, for the dat.
of a relat. pron. when its antecedent denotes something inanimate._]~
=wobei´= ~in (at, near) what~
die =Woche=, -n ~week~
=Wōdan= ~[vō-] Wodan~
die =Wōdansmühle= ~[vō-; -ns, NOT -nz] Wodan’s Mill~
=Wōde= ~[vō-] _alternative form of_~ Wodan ~Woden~
=wodurch´= ~by what (means)~
=wogen= ~sway~
=wohēr´= ~whence, from what place (source, cause), from where; [_with_~
wissen~] how~
=wohĭn´= ~whither, to what place, where (to)~
=wohl= ~well; [_adv._] well; clearly; easily; indeed, to be sure; very
likely, [_with past ind. often_ =] would (very likely...) [_expressing
customary or repeated action, i.e.,_] frequently (regularly, always)
did [_the thing expressed by the finite verb_];~ 55, 5 dann antwortete
die Hausfrau wohl ~then... would (very likely) answer; probably,
perhaps, I (do you) suppose;~ kann wohl sein ~[_colloqu., with
subject_~ es ~_omitted_] maybe (so), very likely;~ er mochte wohl...
liegen ~he probably was lying...;~ ist er wohl krank? ~I wonder whether
he is ill~
=wohlăn´= ~(very) well (then), now then~
=wohl´gerun´det= ~well-rounded, well-turned~
=wohlhăbend= ~wealthy, well-to-do~
der =Wohltäter= ~benefactor~
=wohnen= ~live, reside~
=wohnlich= ~habitable, comfortable~
die =Wohnstūbe=, -n ~living (sitting) room~
die =Wohnung=, -en ~dwelling, abode, home~
die =Wolke=, -n ~cloud~
die =Wolkenwand= ~(mass, wall) of clouds~
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