=Ackermann= ~Rudolf Ackermann (1764-1834), a native of Schneeberg in Saxony, learned the saddler’s trade, at which he worked in various cities in Germany and later in Paris and London, acquiring a reputation as a designer of elegant models for coach builders. Ackermann was an enterprising inventor and publisher (cf. Encycl. Brit. I. 148). After the battle of Leipzig he collected over a million dollars for the German sufferers.~ der =Advent´=, -e ~[-tv- _or_ -dv-] advent; Advent;~ =im= Advent ~=in= Advent~ der =Advōkāt´=, -en ~[-tv- _or_ -dv-] =~ Rechtsanwalt ~lawyer;~ einen Advokaten annehmen ~hire a lawyer, engage counsel~ =Ägypten(land)= ~[~ǟgĭp´ten~] (the land of) Egypt~ =āhā´= ~aha~ =ähnlich= ~similar~ die =Ähre=, -n ~ear [_of grain_]~ die =Ährenlese=, -n ~gleaning(s)~ der =Alarm´schŭß=, ⸗schüsse ~alarm shot~ =Ālexan´der= ~Alexander~ =all= ~[_infl. like_~ dieser, ~_hence a following adj. has the weak ending._~ all ~_is usually uninfl. before the def. art., and frequently so before a demonstr. or a poss. pron._] all;~ alles ~everything, all; [_usually before a pl., but occasionally before a sg._] every;~ alle Tage = jeden Tag ~every day [_After_~ all, der ~_is used only when it specifies definite individuals, usually identified in addition by a relat. clause. Note also that German does not say_ all =of= the pears, _but_~ alle Birnen.] =allein´= ~alone, (all) by one’s self~ =allein´= ~_conj._ [_without effect on the order of words_] but [_Less common, and therefore more forcible, than_~ aber ~_in making a contrasting statement_]~ =al´lemāl´= = alle Male ~each time, always, invariably~ =al´lenthal´ben= ~everywhere, on all sides~ =al´lerdings´= ~[_corroboratory or concessive_] to be sure; it must be admitted~ =al´lergnä´digst= ~most gracious~ =al´lerhand´= ~[_invariable_] =~ allerlei ~all kinds (sorts) of, various~ =al´lerhȫch´ste=, der, die, das ~[~ch ~_as in_~ ich~] very highest (of all)~ =al´lerlei´= ~[_invariable_] _adj._, of all kinds, all sorts of; _subst._, all sorts of things~ =alles= ~everything, all [_A following substantivized adj. has the weak ending_];~ es hilft alles nichts ~it’s all (of no use) in vain;~ das alles ~all (of) that, the whole story (thing);~ alles, was... ~all (everything) that...~ =al´lezeit´= ~always, at all times~ =all´gemein´= ~general, of all~ =allmäh´lich= ~gradual; [_adv._, _also_] by degrees, little by little~ =all´zu= ~too, too... by far, much too; utterly;~ nicht allzu... ~not _too_..., not so very...~ =all´zulan´ge= ~far (altogether) too long (a time)~ =all´zumāl´= ~all together, one and all~ =all´zuviel´= ~(altogether) too much~ =all´zuweit´= ~(altogether, quite) too far~ die =Alpen= ~[_pl._] the Alps~