Ährenlese: A German Reader with Practical Exercises
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Ährenlese: A German Reader with Practical Exercises
German language -- Readers
=betrēten=, betritt, betrāt, betrēten ~step (set foot) upon (in),
enter~
=betrōg= ~_see_~ betrügen
=betrōgen= ~_see_~ betrügen
=betrüben= ~grieve, distress;~ betrübt ~grieved, distressed;
disappointed; dejected~
=betrügen=, betrōg, betrōgen ~deceive, dupe; trick, cheat (a pers.
[_acc._] out of~ um~); impose upon, “take in”~
das =Bett=, -(e)s, -en ~bed, couch; feather bed, bedding, bedclothes;~
sich ins Bett legen = zu Bett(e) gehen = sich schlafen legen ~go to bed~
der =Bettler= ~beggar~
=beugen= ~bend (down)~
=bevōr´= ~[_always followed by transposition_] before~
=bewaffnen= ~arm~
=bewahren= ~guard, keep (from~ vor ~+ _dat._)~
=bewegen= ~move, agitate~
der =Beweis´=, Beweise ~proof, evidence~
der =Bewoh´ner= ~occupant, inhabitant~
=bezahlen= ~pay; pay for [_The following six sentences illustrate its
use:_]~ er hat mich bezahlt ~he (has) paid me;~ er hat seine Rechnung
bezahlt ~he (has) paid his bill;~ er hat die Eier bezahlt ~he (has)
paid for the eggs;~ er hat (mir) das Geld bezahlt ~he (has) paid (me)
the money;~ er hat mir die Eier bezahlt ~_or_~ er hat mich für die Eier
bezahlt ~he (has) paid me for the eggs;~ ohne bezahlt zu haben ~[=
_French_ sans avoir payé] without having paid (for) [_Cf._~ ohne~.]~
=biegen=, bōg, gebōgen ~bend~
das =Bier=, -e ~beer~
=bieten=, bōt, gebōten ~offer~
=bilden= ~form~
der =Bildstock=, ⸗stöcke ~wayside shrine (with a crucifix)~
die =Bildung= ~form~
=billig= ~just, fair; reasonable; proper~
=bĭn= ~[_1st pers. sg. pres. ind. of_~ sein~] am~
=bĭnden=, band, gebunden ~bind, tie~
das =Bĭnden=, des -s ~(act of) binding~
der =Birnbaum=, ⸗bäume ~pear tree~
die =Birne=, -n ~pear~
=bĭs= ~_prep._ [_acc._] till, until, (up) to, by [_time_]; [_place_]
to, up to, as far as, clear [_usually followed by_~ an~, ~auf~,~
hinter~,~ in~,~ über~,~ vor ~(acc.) or~ zu ~(_dat._)];~ alle =bis= auf
einen ~all [_down to, i.e.,_] except (but) one~
=bĭs= ~_conj._ [_always followed by transposition_] till, until, up to
the time when (that), before~
=bĭshēr´= ~hitherto, till now, as yet, so far~
=bĭßchen= ~[_invariable_] a little (wee) bit;~ ein bißchen ~a little, a
trifle; rather, somewhat~
der =Bissen= ~mouthful; titbit, morsel~
=bist= ~[_2nd pers. sg. pres. ind. of_~ sein~] are, art~
=biswei´len= ~sometimes, occasionally, now and then~
=bitt’= = bitte
=bitte= ~please [_Really the first pers. sg. pres. ind. of_ ~bitten~: I
beg you~]
die =Bitte=, -n ~request (_to make of [i.e., to address to, hence]_~ an
~+ ACC.)~
=bitten=, bāt, gebēten ~beg, ask, implore a person [ACC.] (to do
something~ etwas zu tun ~_or_~ daß...); ~ask a person [ACC.] =for=...~
=um=...
das =Bitten=, des -s ~entreaty~
=bit´terbö´se= ~[_drops the final vowel before the_~ e ~_of an
inflectional syllable_] very wicked (malicious, cantankerous)~
=bit´terkălt´= ~bitterly cold~
=blank= ~shining, bright, glittering; sleek~
der =Blāsbalg=, ⸗bälge ~(pair of) bellows~
=blāsen=, blǟst, blies, geblāsen ~blow~
=blau= ~blue~
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