Ährenlese: A German Reader with Practical Exercises
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Ährenlese: A German Reader with Practical Exercises
German language -- Readers
=wŭrde= ~_see_~ werden
=wü̆rde= ~_past subj. of_~ werden ~should _or_ would (become)~
die =Wü̆rde=, -n ~dignity; post (of honor)~
der =Wurfspieß=, -e ~javelin~
=Würzburger= ~_adj._ (of) Würzburg [_pronounced as in German!_], a
university city on the Main in Bavaria, some fifty miles southeast of
Frankfort [_Cf._~ Emdener~.]~
die =Wurzel=, -n ~root; foot~
=wŭßte= ~_see_~ wissen
=wü̆ßte= ~_past subj. of_~ wissen; ~_with a negative_ (~nicht~,~ kein~,
_etc._) _often_ = (if I were asked,) I shouldn’t know... _i.e._, I
couldn’t tell (mention, name)~
=wüten= ~(be in a) rage, be in a fury~
=wütend= ~_pres. part. of_~ wüten ~raging, enraged, furious, wild~
Z.
=zahlen= ~pay (off), settle~
=zählen= ~count, tell;~ so oft, daß es nicht zu zählen ist ~times
without number~
der =Zahn=, ̈–e ~tooth; fang, tush~
=zappeln= ~flounder, squirm, wriggle, writhe~
der =Zauberer= ~magician~
=zauberkräftig= ~(possessing) magic (virtue or power)~
der =Zaun=, Zäune ~fence~
der =Zaunpfahl=, ⸗pfähle ~fence post~
=zehn= ~ten~
=zehnjährig= ~of (lasting) ten years, ten years’~
das =Zeichen= ~sign~
=zeichnen= ~draw, sketch~
der =Zeigefinger= ~forefinger~
=zeigen= ~show, point (out); display, manifest;~ sich zeigen ~show
one’s self, appear, come to light, be seen~
die =Zeile=, -n ~line [_written or printed_]~
die =Zeit=, -en ~time;~ in (zu) den Zeiten ~at the time, in the days~
=zeitig= ~early, in good time (season)~
eine =Zeitlang= ~[_acc._] =~ eine Weile ~for some time (a while)~
das =Zeitwort=, ⸗wörter ~verb [_i.e., a =word= whose different stems
show difference of =time=_]~
=Zell= ~Zell, a little town in the Black Forest. Besides its churches
Zell has a chapel to which pilgrims resort.~
die =Zelle=, -n ~cell, (hermit’s) hut~
=zĕrbrechen=, zerbricht, zerbrāch, zerbrochen ~break (to pieces),
shatter~
=zĕrbrochen= ~_see_~ zerbrechen
=zĕrmartern= ~torture~
=zĕrquĕtschen= ~crush~
=zĕrreißen=, zerrĭß, zerrissen ~tear (up), wear out~
=zĕr´ren= ~pull, tug; haul, drag~
=zĕrrissen= ~_see_~ zerreißen
=zĕrspringen=, zersprang, ist zersprungen ~burst (fly) asunder; crack,
split, break~
der =Zettel= ~slip of paper~
das =Zettelchen= ~little slip of paper~
das =Zeug=, -e ~apparatus, thing; stuff, material; things
[_collectively_]; trash, rubbish, nonsense~
der =Zeugschuh=, -e ~cloth shoe~
=zieh’= = ziehe
=ziehen=, zōg, ~[_intr._~ ist~]~ gezōgen ~draw, pull; raise, grow;
[_intr._] go, march, pass, move (by degrees), travel, sweep, drive;~
ins Ausland ziehen ~leave the country~
das =Ziel=, -e ~goal~
=zielen= ~(take) aim~
=ziemlich= ~considerable; [_adv., also_] pretty, rather~
das =Zimmer= ~room [_a somewhat choicer word than_ ~Stube~]~
die =Zim′mergesellenher´berge=, -n ~journeyman carpenters’ inn~
der =Zins=, Zinses, Zinsen ~interest [_on money_]~
der =Zipfel= ~tip, point~
=zītie´ren= ~[_past part._~ zitiert´~] quote, cite~
=zōg= ~_see_~ ziehen
der =Zopf=, ̈–e ~braid, queue~
der =Zorn=, des -(e)s ~anger, wrath~
=zornig= ~angry~
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