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GERMAN COMPOSITION
HUMOROUS STORIES
CARLA WENCKEBACH
Professor of German in Wellesley College
NEW YORK
HENRY HOLT AND COMPANY
1899
IN MEMORFAM
gffi?$ >V*—- \ Swr
Copyright, 1899
BY
Henry Holt and Co.
PREFACE.
This book is intended for students who have had
some training in elementary German grammar and trans-
lation. The material is taken from noted German
humorists, such as Fritz Reuter, Rudolf Baumbach,
Christoph Martin Wieland, Ernst Eckstein and others.
In the first part, the subject matter is printed in
parallel columns, the German story on one page, an
English paraphrase of it on the opposite page and, in
footnotes, a number of German questions recapitulating
the contents of the story. This arrangement makes
possible a close combination of reading, composition
and conversation.
The second part contains humorous stories in English
to be translated into German without the help of a
German version; also material for a thorough drill in
letter-writing, subjects for original composition work, a
comprehensive exposition of word-order and a vocab-
ulary.
Directions for the use of this book are given on pages
165 and 166.
Wellesley College, Wellesley, Mass.
June. 1899.
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iii
CONTENTS.
Preface
PAGES
iii
PART FIRST
1. (£in englifd) fbredjenber $eutjd)er
An English-speaking German
2. Umfonft gelebt
Lived in Vain
3. $e§ fleinen ^olob erfter ©djultag
Little Jacob's First Day at School
4. 2)ie neue 9ftetf)obe
The New Method
5. 2)er neue paletot
The New Great-coat
6. 3)e3 SieutenantS ^JJittageffen
The Lieutenant's Dinner
7. 3)ic Slbenteuer be3 ftretyerrn Don SJliintf^ciufen
The Adventures of Baron von Munchhause
8. 2)te Xeufel auf ber ,£immel3tuiefe, tion Saumbad)
The Devils in the Meadows of Heaven
9. $er ^rosefe urn be§ (SfelS 8d)atten, t>on 28ielanb
The Suit about the Donkey's Shadow .
I nad) $ri{3 Neuter
t nad) ftrifc Neuter .
[■ naci) $ri£ 3?euter
2-4
3-5
4-6
5-7
8-10
9-11
[ 10-16
1 11-17
[ 16-26
( 17-27
( 26-36
i 27-37
36-44
37-45
46-54
47-55
54-108
55-109
PART SECOND.
10. The Princess on the Pea, by Andersen . 113-114
11. The Blessings of Logic 114-120
12. Liszt Expected at an Evening Party, by
Kossak 120-130
VI
CONTENTS.
13. A Visit to the Carcer, by Eckstein
14. Letters
I. Familiar Letters ....
II. Formal Letters ....
III. Business Letters ....
15. Oral and Written Exercises
16. Subjects for Original Compositions in
German
17. Word-Order .
1. Position of the Verb
2. Position of the Infinitive
3. Position of the Articles
4. Position of Nouns
5. Position of Pronouns
6. Position of Adjectives and Participles
7. Position of the Appositive
8. Position of Adverbs
9. Position of Adverbial Clauses .
18. Some Special Points of Difficulty in
man Composition
19. Division of Syllables
20. Punctuation .
21. List of Idioms .
22. yocarulary
I. German-English Vocabulary
II. English-German Vocabulary
23. List of Strong and Irregular Verbs
Ger-
PAGES
130-147
148-164
153-157
157-161
162-164
165-176
177-178
179-197
179-187
187-188
188-189
189
190
190-191
191
192-196
197
197-200
200
201-202
203-210
213-277
213-247
249-277
278-282
PART FIRST
2 ENGLISCH SPRECHENDER DEUTSCHER.
(£in engltfd) .tyredjenber $eutfd)er*
Gsinft re'tfte em junger ©eaiff&et in ©nglanb. (£r fonnte r
ttur ^$%f^Sfdp; ;£)te gefaljrtidje $Iugen)of)nf)eit, beutfcfje
Shorter oft mtt dfjnttcij fttngenben englifcfyen §u uberfe§en,
brac&te if)tt in mantfje llngetegentjett @o tiberfe^te er §um
$eifpiel ba3 gelb mit the felt, ber Slafe mit the case, ba$
(£i mtt the eye, betommen mtt to become unb fo raeiter.
(£ine3 £age§ font er in einem Heinen ©ebirg^orte an 2 unb
oerlebte bort einige Stage. Sine frembe £)ame !am anf iljtt
§u unb fragte ifyn, ob er triettetdjt 3 miffe,* mo fie ein from-
me£ SReitpferb befommen !onne.*
greubigft ergriff ber t)5flid)e junge SDfonn bie (Megenfyeit,
ber $>ame 9tu£funft §u geben. " There are no horses here,
Madam, but if you go to the foot of the mountain, you
will become a donkey."
Gsir drgerte fief) fefyr itber ba$ unf)oflicf)e SBenefymen ber
£)ame, roelcrje ttjn mtt einer unbefcr)reiC)lict)en SD^tene Oon
oben bi£ unten anfaf) f4 aitftatt ib,m gu banfen.
3n einem na^eliegenben §ote(, mo er fein SDlittageffen be*
fteEte, mufjte er lange marten, ef)e ba§ geroitnfdjte (Sffen fam.
1. Ser reifte einft in Grngfanb? 2. Soburdj rourbe er in
mancfye Ungetegenljett gebradjt ? 3. s J£ennen @ie 33eifpiele t)on
feiner gefafyrticfyen Slngerooljttljett ! 4. So oerlebte ber junge
£)eutfd)e einige £age? 5. Ser lam ba auf Urn $u? 6. SaS
fragte bie £)ame ifm? 7. Soritber freute er ftd)? 8. Seldjen
gefyfer macfyte er in feiner 2mtroort ? 9. Sarum l)iett er bie
£)ame fitr fet)r unfybflid) ? 10. So ging er bann f)in ? 11. Sa$
tooltte er ba tlmn? 12. Se^atb tourbe er ungebutbig?
* In German the subjunctive is the mood of indirect narration.
AN ENGLISH-SPEAKING GERMAN 3
An English-speaking German.*
A young German, who a knows t little English, is trav-
elling 2 in England. He has a dangerous habit: he
often 3 translates German words by similar sounding
English [ones]. 4 So, for instance, he translates 5 „bct£
getb" by "the felt," „ber Slafe" by « the case," „\)a$ ©i"
by "the eye," „befommen" by "become," etc.
One day when 6 he arrives at a little place 2 in the
mountains, a strange lady asks him 7 : " Sir, 8 do 9 you
happen 3 to know where 10 I can procure a gentle saddle-
horse ? "
The polite young man gladly gives [the] information,
" There are no horses here, Madam, but if you go to the
foot of the mountain, you will become a donkey."
Instead of thanking him, 11 the lady looks him over 12
from head to foot, 4 with an indescribable expression.
Angered at such (an) 13 impolite behavior, 14 he goes
into 15 a neighboring hotel and orders his dinner. He
waits [a] long [time], but 16 the food he wants 17 does not
1 21, 23, 17. These numbers (heavy figures) refer to a chapter
on word-order, p. 179-203. "Inferior" (below the line) numbers
refer to a list of idioms, p. 203. 2 is travelling, translate travels.
German conjugation lacks the forms constructed with I am and
I do. 3 52. 4 Words in [ ] are not to be translated. 5 13.
6 " When" referring to definite time of the past must always be
rendered by aU, 21, 22, 17, 29. "* Z7 1 . 8 Sir = Wltin £err.
9 Translate by happen you to know; see note 2. 10 21, 24, 17.
II 29, 71 l . 12 to look over, an'fetjen; separable verb, 72. 13 Words
in ( ) have to be used. 14 47, 29. 1& in, with accusative. M 15.
17 Use verbal adjective, 45.
* See page 165.
4 UMSONST GELEBT.
(£in unbefd)aftigt baftel)enber $eftner erregte feine Ungebulb.
Untoillig rief er if)m enbtid) $u : " Waiter, when shall I
ever become a beef-steak ! "
" Never, Sir," ernriberte ber berbu|te Slellner, roorauf fid)
ber SDeutfd^e emport entfernte.
Umfonft gelefci
%{% id) nodj ein fteiner Sunge roar, fagte id) einft 5U met-
item $ater, ba£ id) rubern (ernett toollte. 2)er $ater fanb
meinen $orfd)tag gut unb fagte, id) bitrfe rubern lernen.
9xad)bem id) nun enbttd) rubern fonnte unb id) bie £eute
rotebertjott in einem $al)n iiber ben S^eiu gerubert tjatte,
lam eineS %age3 ein fet)r eleganter |jerr unb fagte, id) folle
trjrt einmat an ba£ jenfeitige lifer rubern.
3d) roar bamit einoerftanben unb 6at t£)n, fid) in ba3 Soot
§u fegen.5 51(3 id) ^u rubern anfing, fat) mid) ber §err eine
2Bei(e an unb fragte mid), 06 id) tefen fonne.
%l% id) e£ Oerneinte, entgegnete er, bann rjtitte idj ein
S^iertel meine3 Seben^ umfonft gelebt.
3d) fagte, e£ roitrbe roinbig unb fdjaute in bk §ot)e. 6
13. 2Ba$ rief er bem $etlner unroUlig ^u? 14. 2Beld)en get)*
(er mad)te er aud) r)ier ttrieber? 15. 2£arum entfernte er fid)?
1. 2Betd)en 2Bunfrf) aufterte (expressed) etnft ein f (enter
3unge? 2. 2BaS bacfyte ber 23ater oon f einem 23orfdj(ag?
3. 2Ba$ ertaubte er tfmt? 4. 2Ba$ tfyat ber 3wtge, a(3 er ru*
bent fomtte? 5. 2Ber !am eineS £age$ $u tfnn? 6. 2Ba$
roolfte ber §err oon ifun? 1, 2£ie erfitftte ber 3uuge \)cn
Sunfd) be$ §errn? 8. 2$e(d)e grage mufete ber 3tmge ^^
netnen? 9. 2Ba$ fagte ber §errbaju? 10. 2Barum fa>ute
LIVED IN VAIN. 5
come. 1 Indignantly 2 he calls to a waiter standing there
unemployed, 3 " Waiter, when shall I ever become a beef-
steak ! "
The puzzled waiter replies, " Never, Sir," and 4 the
German departs in disgust. 6
Lived in Vain.
I once 6 said to my father: "I want 7 [to] learn [to]
row." " Good," said my father, " learn [to] row."
At last 8 I knew how to row, and 9 I often rowed 10
people across the Rhine. One day u a very elegant man
came and said : " Boy, 12 row me 13 to the opposite shore."
" Good," I said, " sit down 5 in the boat." And then
I began 14 to row. The gentleman looked at 15 me a
while, and said, "Boy, can you read?"
" No," I said. 16 " Then you have lived 17 a quarter of
your life in vain," he replied.
" It is getting 18 windy," I said, and looked upward. 6
1 Translate comes not; p. 3, note 2. 2 13. 8 Use verbal adjec-
tive or relative clause, 45 1 . 4 15. 5 51.
6 52. 7 ftioHen, after the modal auxiliaries and taffen, the infini-
tive stands without gu, 31. 8 13. 9 15,52. 10 Insert the definite
article ; it is always required before nouns used in a generic sense.
11 13. 12 3unge, vn., address the boy in the 2d person singular.
13 Insert einmd, 64. 14 13, 30. 15 2. 16 13. 17 2. 18 p. 3, note 2.
b UMSONST GELEBT.
£)ann fragte er midj, ob id) fcfyreiben fonne, ma3 id) ttrieber*
urn oerneinte. $)er £err befyauptete, bann \)attt id) bie
^dlfte meine3 £eben3 umfonft gelebt.
3d) fagte, e§ miirbe fef)r minbig unb fd)aute nodjmalS in
bie ^o^e. 9tuf feme grage, ob id) redjnen tonne, antmor^
tete id) mieberum mit nein. „$)ann tfyuft bu mtr fe^r teib," 7
fagte ber §err, „meit bu bann brei SBiertel beine3 £eben£
umfonft gelebt fjaft."
Sftun fing e§ an, unget)euer minbig gu raerben, fo bafc id)
mieberum angfttid) in bie §5t)e fdjaute. (Sin f)eftiger 2Binb=
ftoft mad)te ba$ $oot ploglid) umfippen.
%U rair nun hd^ im Staffer tagen, fagte id) : „®onnen
©ie fdjnnmmen ?" „9tan, ntein Sunge," fagte er. „£)ann
f)aben <Sie 3fyr gan^e^ Seben umfonft gelebt, mein £>err,
fagte id). „Hbieu \" (Stfitdlidjerroeife maren einige gifd)er in
ber $lav)t r meldje \v)n nod) (ebenbig fyerau^ogen.
ber -Sunge in bie §oI)e? 11. 2Ba$ fragte ber §err metter?
12. 2Ba$ fagte ber §err, at$ ber 3wige „nem" antmortete?
13. SBelrfje 33emertung (remark) mad)te ber 3^nge uber baS
Setter? 14. SBarum beljauptete ber §err, ber 3^nge fyabe
brei $ierte( feineS £eben§ umfonft gelebt? 15. Sarum ttmrbe
ber 3unge angfttid) ? 16. 2Bela> £f)atfad)e (fact) bemteS
(proved), ba§ er red)t f»atte r dttgftlicr; 3U fein? IT. SBarum
mar ber §err in ber grbfcten ®efaf)r (danger)? 18. 2Ba$ be*
fjauptete ber 3unge, al$ er Meg fjbrte? 19. Sarum ertranl ber
§err nid)t ?
LIVED IN VAIN. 7
Then he asked me, " Boy, can you write ? " " No," I
said again. "Then you have lived 1 half your life in
vain," he answered. 2
I said, " it is getting very windy," and looked upward 6
again. Then he asked, " Boy, can you do arithmetic ?"
" No," I answered. He was very sorry for me, 7 and (he)
said, " Then you have lived 3 three quarters of your
life in vain."
" It is beginning 4 to get terribly windy," I said, and
again looked anxiously upward. Suddenly the boat
capsized and we were 5 both in the water.
I asked if 6 he could swim. When 7 he answered in
the negative, 8 I said that he had 9 lived the whole of
his life in vain. But fortunately some fishermen pulled
him out alive.
1 2. 2 13. 8 2. 4 p. 3, note 2. 5 were, trans, by Uegen, tag,
gelegen. 6 if, ob, 21, 22, 17; ob is usually followed by the subjunc-
tive. 7 p. 3, note 6. 8 to answer in the negative = e$ oerneinen.
9 In German the subjunctive is the mood of indirect narration.
8 JAKOBS ERSTER SCHULTAG.
$e3 flcittcn ^atob erfter Sdjuftag*
£)er Heine Safob, ber auf bent Sanbe 8 aufgett)ad)fett \%
ttrirb enblid) in eine offentlirfje ©djule gefcrjidt. SSeit er mefyr
bom ©tf)ttrimmen nnb SHettern aU Don getefyrten 2)ingen ber-
ftef)t, erf)a(t er bafelbft einen yfilafy anf ber nnterften $anf.*
Sn ber erften <3tunbe, toeld)e eine beutfcrje ®rammatif=
ftunbe ift, Id%t 9 ber Sefyrer iiber beftimmte ^anptniorter
@d|e bilben. Xro^bem 3a!ob t)on allebem !ein SBort ner-
ftetjt, rjdrt er bennod) aufmerffam gu. 21(3 ber Sefyrer aud)
tf)n enblid) anrebet: „3afr)b, madje einmal einen @a$f iiber
ben £ifd)," fpringt ber SHeine mit greuben auf nnb ntadjt einen
turjuen (Sprung iiber ben £ifdj. Safob toeifj fid) nid)t $u
erflaren, ttJctrum ein rjerglicfjeiS ©elcictjter feiten3 ber iibrigen
®inber biefer gefd)idten Seiftung folgt.
£>a bk gtoeite ftunbe eine ©djreibftunbe ift, ert)a(ten bie
Slinber bie SSorf thrift: „®ety treu unb rebttd^ burd) bie
2Be(t, ba$ ift ba$ befte SReifegelb." SBorauf ber Heine Safob
gang nab fdjreibt : „(M)' treu unb rebltc^ burd) bie 2Belt,
ba£ SBefte ift \>a$ SReifegelb."
1. 2Bo roar ^atob auf getoacfyfen ? 2. Sofyin ttmrbe er ge*
fdjidt? 3. 2Ba$ fitr einen ^ta^ erfyiett er in ber (Salute?
4. SKarunt nutate er auf biefer 23anf fi^en ? 5. 2Ba$ fatten
bie $inber in ber erften <Stmtbe ? 6. 2Ba$ tmtfjten bie $inber
tfyun? T. 2Btetrie( tonnte ber fteine Qaiob batjon fcerftefyen?
8. 2Be(d)e 5Iufgabe (exercise) ftettte (gave) tfym ber £ef)rer?
9. 2Bie tbfte (solve) er bie Slufgabe ? 10. 2Mrf)e$ SBort tjatte
Safob falfdj Derftanben? 11. 2Ba§ tfjaten bie anberen $inber,
al8 fie ba$ faljen? 12. 2Ba$ fitr eine <Stmtbe tr»ar bie £tr>eite?
13. SaS fur eine 23orfd)rift er^ielten bie tinber? 14. 2Bte
cmberte Sdob bie 23orfd)rift?
JACOB'S FIRST DAY AT SCHOOL. 9
Little Jacobs First Day at School.
1 Little Jacob had 2 grown up 3 in the country. 8 He
understood more about swimming 4 and climbing 4 than
about learned matters. At last he was sent 5 to a
public school and was given 6 a place on the lowest
bench.*
In the first hour the children had German grammar.
The teacher had 9 7 them form sentences about certain
nouns. Jacob did not understand a word of it all. At
lasl^the teacher spoke 8 to him too: „3ctfob, mctdje etrtmal
etnen @cn3 fitter ben Sliftf)." The little [fellow] sprang
up joyfully and made a bold leap over the table. When
the hearty laughter from the other children followed
this skilful performance, Jacob did not know why they
laughed. 9
During 10 the second hour [there] was a writing
lesson. The children were given 6 the copy, "Go
through the world true and honest, that is the best
travelling money." Little Jacob wrote n naively, " Go
through the world true and honest, the best [thing] is
the travelling money."
1 Insert the def. article. The definite article is used when an
adjective precedes the proper name. 2 Use fein, to be ; fein is used
with verbs denoting motion (fahren, gehen) or a change of condition
(ttadjfen, luerben, erfranfen) and with the verbs bfeiben, fein. 8 auf»
gefuacftfen 73. 4 verbal noun and def. article. 5 2. 6 To be given
= edjalten, evhielt, erfyalten. 7 laffen, Ue$, gefaffen. 8 an'reben ; I, 2, 72.
9 to laugh, ladjen, 21, 22, 29. 10 tofijjrenb, 21, 22. u Insert ganj.
* In Germany good students sit on the upper bench, poor ones
on the lower.
t ©afc has two meanings, "sentence" and "leap."
10 DIE NEUE METHODE.
$>er eng(ifd)e Sefyrer, ber bie britte ©tunbe v)at unb bie
border aufgegebene Seftion oBftagt, finbct bie ®naben fcfjtedjt
toorbereitet. $)aritber, baf$ i§m niemanb fagen fann, tx>te
neun auf @ng(ifdj f)ei6t, 10 gerat ber eifrige 9ftann in gorn.
2tuf fein ungebulbigeS gragen folgt tiefe ©tide. (Snbltdfj
toenbet er fid) an Salob, 06 er uietteidjt ftriffe, tt>ie n e n n
l)d^t 91(3 btefer treut)crgig „nein" ertnibert, fetjt itm ber
erfreute £ef)rer auf bie oberfte $anf unb fagt: „£)u fteiner
Safob Ijaft tneine grage aHein rtdjtig beanttoortet. 3f)r
gaufyelge lonntet e3 atte nicr)t. "
$te neuc Sttetljobe*
9^ad) gri^ Neuter.
(£inft fam ber ©djulrat 3? au3 Ssenftein, urn bie ©djute
be<3 <Sd)u(meifter3 9?ofengrun $u infpi^ieren. 2)er ,£>err
©d)utrat wax a(3 geftrenger ,£>err befannt. (£r bat ben fetjr
nert>o3 getnorbenen ©djulmeifter, eine £et)rprobe uor xv)m
ab§ul)a(teu. u 2Bie gut ber aite Sefyrer audj fonft eine ©tunbe
$u geben ttuifcte, in biefem petntictjen Sftomente fd)ien ifym
15. Ser gab bie britte (Stunbe? 16. SaS tljat ber Scorer ju*
erft? 17. Snwiefent fatten bie $naben tyre ^ftityt (duty)
nitytgetyan? 18. SBarum geriet ber ^el)rer in 30m? 19. 2In
men menbete er fid) enblity? 20. Sa$ fragte er 3<rfob?
21. 2Bof)in fefcte er ben $teinen, al$ er „nein" emnberte?
22. SettyeS £ob (praise) fpraty er liter tyn au$? 23. 2Bte
nannte er bie anberen tnaben?
1. 2Ber mar §err 9?ofengrim? 2. 2Ber infpigierte einft feme
Styute ? 3. 2Ba$ fi'tr ein §err mar ber ©dmlrat ? 4. SBettye
THE NEW METHOD. 11
In the third hour the English teacher came and asked
them questions 1 [on] the lesson previously given out. 2
Since 3 the boys were poorly prepared, the zealous
man became angry. " Can no one really 4 tell 5 me
what 6 „neun" is 10 in English? " he asked impatiently.
Deep silence. " Perhaps you know what „n e il n" is, he
said, turning 7 to Jacob. „9^etn" f replied the latter 8
candidly. " Right, my child," said the delighted teacher.
u Only one of you lazy fellows could answer my ques-
tion. Take your seat 9 on the upper bench, little
The New Method.
After Fritz Reuter.
The superintendent of schools, Ix from Ixenstein, was
once inspecting the school of Master Rosengrun. When 10
he had to give a test-lesson n before the severe superin-
tendent, the old master got very nervous. Everything n
he knew so well before seemed to have been whisked
SBirhmg (effect) Ijatte beS ©d)uh*at3 ©egemnart (presence)
auf §errn 9?of ettgrim ? 5. 2Barutn furdjtete fid) ber £efjrer?
1 to ask questions = ab'fragen, 72. 2 verbal adjective or relative
clause 45 l , 8 Since = ta. When 8ince denotes cause it should be
rendered by ba ; 21, 22, 18, 29. 4 ttmf(id). 5 teW = fagen, if you
speak but a few words; teW = er$al)len, if you tell a story. 6 21, 24.
7 Use preterit introduced by inbem ; 67, 68. 8 the latter = bicfer.
9 Transl. seat yourself.
10 p. 2, note 6. n cttteS, ttms, 23, 18.
12 DIE NEUE METHODE.
alleS, toa£ er fagen tooUte, tote auS bem ©ebadjtnte geblafen. 12
2lud) bie $inber Oermocrjten nur bummed $eug S u f a H n i3
nub fcfjienen gar nirf)t3 §u toiffen.
(£nbtttf) tourbe ber Sefyrer au§ feiner peinlidjen (Situation
erloft $)er ©d)ittrat fd^lug 0or f er mofle mit ifym ben ^lat$
taufcfyen 14 unb tfjn eine neue 9ftetr)obe terjren. S)er Sefjrer,
toelcfyer nur nacf) ber atten SCRett)obe §it unterridjten oerftanb,
roar nur gu gtitcf(icf), alfo unterbrodjen §u roerben unb tjorte
bem ©dfjutrat aufmerffam 511.
£)a bte SHnber gerabe ©eograprjieftunbe fatten, toollte ber
<Sd)ulrat fie gunctdjft auf ben Sftamen be£ an bem 2)orfe oor*
beifliefienben gtiifjdjenS bringen.
£)a3 erfte ®inb, roetct)e3 er aufrief, ]6 ein Ketner $nabe,
toufete ni(f)t f toie ber glufj tjiefe. $Mc ©djulrat toottte it)it
auf bie ©pur bringen 17 unb bat ifyn einmal baritber nad^u-
benfen, tva§ man tpte, roenn man eine ©itnbe begangen tjdtte.
,;$ielteid)t toeifjt bit $u anttoorten, meine £ocf)ter f " fagte
er ju bem Heinen 9)?aried)en.
£)iefe rief eifrig, baf$ man atebann $uf$e tfyatt £)arauf er^
fla'rte ber ©djulrat, ba$ mare gan§ red)t; fie mitffe nur
SBuffe ftatt $u{3e fagen, urn ben Sftamen be3 gtuffe§ ^u
ertjalten.
9?un erjdtjtte ber ©djulrat, ba^ bie SBuffe in einen anbern
glufc mitnbere. Urn ben Sftamen be3 (e^teren au^ufinben,
follten fie einmat nadjbenten unb ifym att bie 2)inge nennen,
bie Oom ^immel rjernieberfielen.
6. Seldje Sirhmg fyatte be$ ©djulratS ©egentoart auf bie ®in*
ber ? 1, SBoburd) rourbe ber ?ef)rer cms fetner pemlidjen ©itua*
tion ertoft ? 8. 2£a$ tfjat ber Sefyrer, mcitjrenb ber ©djulrat bie
$mber unterridjtete ? 9. Sa$ fitr eine ©tunbe Ijattcn bie $iu=
THE NEW METHOD. 13
out of his 1 head. 12 The children either 2 knew nothing
or talked nonsense. 13
At last the inspector interrupts the lesson. " My
dear friend," he says, " you teach by the old method. I
will teach you a new method."
Glad to be released 3 from his painful situation, the
teacher changes 4 places 14 with the superintendent.
" Tell me, 5 my child," says the superintendent to a
small boy, "what is the name of the river that 6 flows
by your village. Think now. 7 You do not know it?
Well, I will guide you 15 to the name. What do we do, 8
when 9 we have committed a sin ? You may 10 answer,
my daughter."
" We do penance " ($3uJ3e), cries little Mary.
"Quite right! 11 Now instead [of] SBufje, say SBuffe.
Then you have the name of the river."
" Into 12 what river does the Busse flow ?"
" Now, children, consider ! 13 Which are 14 all [the]
things that 15 fall from the sky ? I will call on 16 the
boys this time." 16
ber ? 10. Sa$ mottle er btc ttnber gucrft Ieln*en? 11. £)urd)
loetdje grage bracfyte er fie auf ben Harnett beS gluffeS?
12. Seiche ®mber rief er auf ? 13. 2Ba3 antioortete 9ftaried)en ?
14. 2Bte braud)te (use) er biefe Ittttuort? 15. 2Ba8 niollte er
junadjft auSfinben ? 16. ffiie fjatf er bieSmat ben £inbern ?
1 his = def. art. The English possessive pronoun is rendered in
German by the definite article if the ownership is clear. 2 either
... or, entmeber . . . obcr; 15 8 . 3 30, 47 1 . 4 29. 6 Use the second
person singular. 6 that = bev; 21, 23. ~ Use nad)'benfen and insert
einmal. 8 See p. 3, note 2. » 21, 22. 10 biiifen, burfte, gebttrft.
11 ©an$ red)t. 12 in lt>eld)en. 13 Use nacft'benfen and insert einmal.
14 fynfeen. 16 meldje; 21 , 23. le bieSmal.
14 DIE NEUE METHODE.
£)ie ®inber nannten $egen, ©ctjnee, Sftebel, u. f. Id. „2Bet*
ter ! 18 2Ba£ nod) ?" fagte ber ©cfjutrat, bi£ fie enblic^ „$a*
gel" fagten. £)a tiefj er fie ftatt beffen „§aD el" fagen unb
erftdrte, bie SBuffe flte&e alfo in bie «£)at>eL
3e£t foflten fie nocf) benjenigcn gluJ3 nennen, Don tuetcfjem
W §abe( aufgenommen toirb. 2)ie3mal fyalf ifyncn ber
©tf)ulrat ein faenig baburrf), ba$ er fie jafylett liefe. 2H3 fie
enbtid) „acrjte, neune, ^etjne, elfe" $&tyliett, tief er „§alt!"
benn ff elf e " toar beinatj baSfelbe 2$ort, tote ber getoimfdjte
Plaint „(£(be."
2)er ©ctjutmeifter, ber bie neue !D^ett)obe nun gut ^u begrei-
fen glaubte, bat ben <8crjutrat urn bie (£rlaubni3, eine ^robe
ablegen 19 gu burfen.
$>er ©djulrat erttuberte: n Qb§ toirb mir ein befonbere£
SBergmigen bereiten f2 o ©te, tieber greunb, nad) ber neuen
9ftett)obe unterricfjten 511 f)oren."
3)er Scorer rjiejs 2i bie timber aufpaffen unb begann £U*
ndd)ft Don ber 2Bei3f)eit ®otte3 ^u er^atjten : tute er bie
©cfjiffafyrt baburd) ermog(td)t (jdtte, bafj er bei jeber grofeen
©tabt einen grofeen gtuf$ ttorbetfliefcen (affe. „3f)r fef)t,
Hebe ®inber, ttne toeife ©ott e£ eingericrjtet fyat, ba$ bie @(be
bei ber groften ©tabt Hamburg Dorbeiflte&t, bamit bie §ax\?
betStuelt aud) t)ier grofce ©d)iffat)rt betreiben fann."
£)er Setjrer fragte nun nad) ber Sftimbung ber (Slbe, aber
It. 2Ba$ fiir £)inge nannten bie tinber? 18. 2Bie braud)te
er biefe 9lntroort? 19. SMdjen glu§ toollte ber (Sctntlrat
nod) Ijaben? 20. 2Ba3 lieg er bie $inber tl)un? 21. 23ei
meldjer 3 a W Heft er bie ^inber auffybren (stop) $u galjlen?
22. Sarum tjbrten fie tjter auf ? 23. Sarunt rooUte ber Set)*
rer biefe Sttettyobe nun aud) &erfua)en? 24. Urn was bat er bm
THE NEW METHOD. 15
" Rain." — " What else ?" — " Snow." — " What be-
sides ?" — "Mist." — « Go on." 18 — « Hail." —
" Right ! 1 Now I have given you the clue. 17 If you
say Havel instead [of] Hagel, you have 2 the river into 3
which the Busse empties."
" But what river receives the Havel ? Who can name
that river? No one ? I will help you a little. Count !"
" One, two, three, four, five, six, seven — " — " Go
on ! " — " eight, nine, ten, eleven — "
* Stop ! Instead [of] elfe say ©(be, it is almost the
same word."
" Mr. Superintendent," says the teacher, " I have al-
ready grasped the new method. Permit me also to give
an illustration of it." 19
" Certainly, 4 my dear friend ; that would give me [an]
especial pleasure." 20
" Then pay attention, dear children ! " begins the
master. " Since 5 we are now at 6 the Elbe, 7 we will see
where 8 it flows. First 9 it flows by the city [of] Ham-
burg, where there is a great deal of navigation. Thus 10
we see again how wisely God u has ordered that a great
river shall flow by every great city, in order that 12
navigation may be possible." 13
But now tell me, Charles, into what u does the Elbe
<§rf)utrat? 25. SBaS cmttoortete ber ©djulrat auf feiue 33itte?
26. 2Be(d)en 23eU)eiS (proof) oon ber SBeiSfjett ©otteS gab ber
£ef)rer? 27. "Mt tnirb bie 8d)tffaf)rt bet §amburg ermoglidjt?
28. 2Ba$ ttolite ber £ef)rer bie ttnber auSfmben laffen?
1 SRecfyt. 2 29. 3 in, with accusative. 4 genrife. 6 P- 11, note 3.
6 bet with dative. 7 (Slbe,/. 8 tnobin. 9 juerft. 10 jo or bafjer. n in-
sert c8; 21,24. 12 bamit bie. 18 ermbglidjt roerbe, 14 luoljinein, 24.
16 DER NEUE PALETOT.
ber Heine ®arl fonnte e£ ntd)t fagen unb ber Heine ^3eter
nmftte aucrj nid^t, tnorjinein bie (£(be miinbete.
„$)ann toollen roir nerfuctjen e3 au<^ufinben," fagte ber
Setter, „tf)r braudjt nur einmatju gabjen."
9Ufo ga^tten bie SHnber toteber : „@in3, gtoei, brei, trier,
fiinf, fecp, fieben, atfjt, neun, §e§tt, elf — , bi3 ber Sefyrer
bet ber Q/cSfL „3tuo(f" t) a 1 1 fommanbierte.
$crgeben3 fuctjten bie ®inber itber bie Sftiinbung ber (£(be
nad)5itbenfcn 2 2 nnb babei bie gafyl „^wol\" $u nrieberfyoten.
£>er 9^ame rooUte feinem t)on irjnen einfallen.
ff 3tno(f! gtnolf!" fcf)rte |)err SRofengrim fjeftig. „®5nnt
itjr furrfjtbaren £)ummf opfe nicrjt anf ben 9?amen lommen ! 23
©tatt „stodlf" mujst ifyr „9?orbfee" fagen.
$>er neue ^a'letot
9?ad) grit? Neuter.
§err SBotjtn roar mit gran unb %oct)ter in bie (Stabt gego-
gen. 25 (£r mar jarjrelang £)!onom getuefen, fjatte aber nor
fur^em feine garm auf bent £anbe Derfauft. SSafyrenb bie
beiben £)amen it)re einfacfje bauerfidje SHeibung mit bem e(e=
ganten ^oftiirn ber (Stabtbamcn Dertaufcrjten, geigte $ater
S3o^m eine fyeftige 2{bneigung, in irgenb melctjer 3Seife feincn
fyerfommlicfyen ®teiberfcr)nitt 511 anbcrn. £)a3 tuar ben £)a-
29. 2SMe afjmte (imitate) er ben ©tfjutrat nad) ? 30, 2Barum
murbe §err SRofengrim fjeftig ? 31. 2Bie nannte er bie ®mber?
32. 2Ba3 foflten fie ftatt B gtt81f* fagen?
1. 2Ba$ wax §err 33olnn jafyrelang gemefen? 2. SSofyin 309
er, al$ er feme garm Dertauft fyatte? 3. Sie pftegten bie £)a*
THE NEW GREAT-COAT. 17
flow ? You don't know ? Then you say (it), Peter !
You too [can] not? Then just 1 count, children?"
" One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine,
ten, eleven, twelve — "
" Stop ! " commands Herr Rosengriin. u Now, into
what does the Elbe flow? Does the name occur 24 to
nobody? Yet it is so easy ! Twelve! Twelve! Think
about 22 the number twelve. What 2 dreadful dunces
}'ou are ! Instead [of ] " twelve " you must say, "North
Sea!"
The New Great-coat.
After Fritz Keuter.
Mr. Bohm having lived for 3 years in the country as
[a] farmer, sold 4 his farm, and removed 5 with his wife
and daughter to the city. 26 The two women soon ac-
customed themselves to 6 city-life and exchanged their
simple peasant's garb for the more elegant attire of the
city. It was a great trial 7 to them that 8 Mr. Bohm
showed a strong dislike for any change 9 in 10 the accus-
tomed cut of his clothes. His daughter Sophie espe-
men fid) cmf bem gcmbe ju fteiben ? 4. ^nitriefem onberten
fie ir)ren ©efcrjmacf (taste)? 5. 2Bog.eg.en getcjte 23ater 23of)m
eine fjeftige 2lbneigung ?
1 einmal. 2 what, roaS fiir.
8 feit, with dative. 4 Use clause with narfjbem; 22, 67, 68. 5 29.
6 an, with accusative; Insert the def. article. 7 Summer, m.
8 21, 22. • &nberung, /. *° in, with dative.
18 DER NEUE PALETOT.
men ein gro&er Summer, befonberS ba fie fief) fo balb unb fo
feiefjt an ba3 ©tabtfeben gemofynt fatten. Sn biefem Winter
maren fur |)erren nur lange ^a'fetot3 Sftobe. 26 Xrofcbem
ging §err SBofmt ftetS mit einer furgen 3aefe auf bte ^rome*
nabe, 27 toorii6er ftd6) feine Soefjter <Sopf)ieef)en befonber£
gramte.
(£ine3 XageS baten Gutter unb %oefjter ben $ater, mtt
if)nen am genfter §u fi|en unb au^ufefjauen. ©o^^te jetgte
auf bte menfefjenbefebte ©trafee unb bemerfte, baf$ letn
Sftenfdj in einer lur^en Saefe fpa^ieren ginge. 28
©ie hat ben $ater, fief) bocf) aucf) einen (angen neuen $a^
letot $u faufen unb uerfuefjte, itjn tottttg §u ftimmcrt, baburcf)
bafe fie tf)m ^artftef) bte SBange ftreiefjefte.
§err $of)m abet roefyrte fie ab, inbem er befjauptete, bafj
if)n bie neuen $ftoben mef)t3 angtngen. 29
9taef)bem gran SBofjm ifjre SBtttcn mit benen if)rer %ocf)ter
Dereinigt fjatte, fonnte ber gute Wann bem £)rangen nicfjt
langer miberftefyen unb fagte :
fr 9^unmot)t! Sef) t>erfpred)e f euefj ben ©efaden §u tfyun
unb mir einen neuen paletot 5U laufen. 3ef) tuerbe fogfeief)
5um ©ef)neiber gefyen unb if)n fragen, ob er fertige ^aletot^
f)at. u
Unb £jerr ©o§m ging. Site er gum ©djnetber lam,
^eigte if)m biefer einen braunen ^afetot unb bat if)tt, benfef*
htn einmaf aupprobieren.
§err 33ot)m mar t)on impofanter gigur. £)a3 elegante
6. Soritber gramte fief) feine Xoef)ter (Sophie bef embers ? 7. Urn
roa« baten Gutter unb Xocfyter ben 33ater ? 8. Seiche Werner*
!ung macfyte (Sophie? 9. Sefcfje 33itte fpracf) @opf)ie au$?
10. SBoburct) Derfucfjte fie ifjn nuflig $u ftimmen? 11. 2Kit
THE NEW GREAT-COAT. 19
cially fretted, because 1 he always took a walk in a short
jacket, despite the fact, 2 that only long great-coats were
the fashion. 26
One day father, mother and daughter sat at the win-
dow, looking out 3 on the street, which [was] alive
with passers-by. 4
" Dear father," said 5 little Sophie, stroking 6 his
cheek tenderly, " please buy a new great-coat [for]
yourself. 7 See, nobody goes to walk 28 here in a short
jacket."
u Pooh ! Pooh ! 8 child," evaded Mr. Bohm, " what
have I to do 9 with the new styles ? " 29
But 10 Mrs. Bohm joined her entreaties to those of her
daughter, and together they pressed the good man,
until, 11 to please them, 12 he promised to buy 13 a new
great-coat. He went straightway to the tailor and
inquired.
" Have you any ready-made great-coats?"
" Certainly, sir," 14 replied the man. " Here is a brown
[one] that 15 will suit you. Pray, try it on."
Mr. Bohm put on the handsome garment over 16 his
weidjtv 23ef)auptum3 toebrte §err SBohm bte 23itte ab ? 12. Ste
gelcmg eS (succeed) enMid) gvau 23ol)m ifyren Wlatttx toillig 311
fthmnen? 13. &>a$ nerfpractj gerr 23otnn? 14. $u ^em
ging §err 23otun? 15. $3onad) fragte er ben <Sd)tteiber ?
16. 2Ba3 fitr em ^letbungSftiicf fanb er betm @d)netber?
1 tt>eU, 21, 22. 2 tro^bem bafe; 21, 22. 3 unb fdjauten au§. 4 Use
verbal adjective or relative clause, 45 K 6 See p. 9, note 1. 6 Use
clause with inbem; 68, 21, 22. 7 bir, 36. 8< ?lcftn)a8! 9 31. 10 15.
11 bi8; 21, 22. 12 to please them, ibnen jit gefallen. 13 30. 14 mein
Jpeiv. 15 brr; 21, 23. 16 iiber, with accusative.
20 DER NEUE PALETOT.
®leibung3ftud, toeldjeS er ange^ogen ijattc, pa^te il)m oor=
trefftid). 9?ur unten fctjien ber paletot .jperrn 23ot)m 311 tang
gu feirt, im iibrigen faf$ er oorgiiglid).
@r fragte be^t)at6 ben ©d)neiber fct)alff)aft, 06 er g(au6e f
bafc er nod) roadjfen raerbe.
$>er ©djneiber Derfictjerte, ba$ it)m ba3 geroijs nictjt in ben
©inn gefommen fei. 30 ©r tjabe §unberte oon tangen ^ale^
tots berfauft, fie feien nun einmat SD^obe. (Sin jebcr triige fie.
$on biefem eteganten ©cfjnitt v)abt er nur nod) biefen einen
iiberberjatten.
9?ad)bem ^err $ot)m fid) nod) einmat im ©pieget 6efet)en
fyatte, entfcrjtoft er fid), ben Dfod gu nefymen nnb gu be§at)ten.
2(13 er ertjobenen «g>aupte^ nacl) |)aufe fd)ritt, tourbe er
freubig oon feiner grau empfangen. ©ie berounberte itjn
fetjr unb fagte, er fet)e get)n 3>at)re jiinger bartn au3.
©opt)ie, bie fdmett tjerbeigeftiirgt mar, !onnte nid)t umt)in, 31
it)rer 2krounberung mit (autem Subet $tu£brucf gu geben unb
itjren $ater Oolter greube gu umtan^en. (Bie fd)aute it)n
immer unb immer roteber an unb bcmerfte, tote priidjtig ber
paletot it)m ftunbe 32 unb toie elegant er au^fetjen roerbe,
menu fie morgen anf bie ^romenabe gingen.
„%xo§ Oorgitgtid)en ©ij3en3 33 ift ber paletot ein toenig gu
lang geraten," fagte grau 23o()m. „£)cm fleinen gerjter ift
aber teid)t abgurjetfcn, 34 baburd) baft man ben paletot urn
eine ^iertelelle fiirger mad)t."
11. SaS ttjat er batnit? 18. ^nmiefern geftel (please) ber
paletot germ 33ofym ? 19. 2Ba$ l)atte er baran ju tabeln (find
fault with)? 20. 2Beld)e $xaa,t rtctjtete er beSfydb an ben
©dnteiber? 21. 9&a$ antmortete ber ©dmeiber barauf?
22. Wxt roelcfyen Morten ones ber (gajnetber Un diod an
THE NEW GREATCOAT. 21
portly figure and said, "Up here J it fits me capitally,
but it is too long below. You don't suppose, 2 I am
going to grow [any taller ] '
" Oh no, sir, certainly not, that did not occur to me. 30
But this style 3 is just [the] fashion now. Everybody
wears a very long coat, I have sold hundreds of the
same cut, and have only this one left."
Mr. Bohm looked [at] himself 4 once more in the mir-
ror, paid [for] the coat, and walked home with his head
in the air.
His wife received him with delight. l< How becom-
ing the coat is to you !" 32 she cried admiringly. " You
look ten years younger. Come quick, Sophie, the great-
coat is here. Just look at your father ! "
Sophie rushed to the spot and danced round her
father full 5 [of ] admiration. 6
" How fine you will look to-morrow when 7 we go on
the promenade ! " she cried out in exultation. 8
" The coat fits 33 excellently," said Mrs. Bohm. " It
has only one little fault, — it might 9 be a bit shorter."
(commend)? 23. 2£o$it entfdtfofc fid) §err 33of)m enbtid)?
24. 23etnetfen ©ie (prove), baft §err 33of)m ftol^ auf ben ^a=
letot mar. 25. Ste empftng ifjn fetne grau? 26. 2£efd)e$
Compliment madjte fie U)m? 27.. $Me britcfte (gopfjie ifyre
grcubc cms ? 28. SJetdje SBemerfwtg mad)te fie ? 29. 2Be(=
djen getter bemerfte grau SBofym on bem Mod? 30. 2Bie
tootlte fie bem gel)(er abt)e(fen ?
1 f)ier oben. 2 Insert bafe; 21, 22. 8 style, ©rfjnitt, m. 4 himself
= ftrf). 5 bolter. 6 SBehrenbenreg,/. 7 metre; 21, 22, 17, 20. 8 Transl.
she exulted. 9 fonnen; preterite subjunctive.
22 DER NEUE PALETOT.
„£)a3 fjctk id) bem elenben (Sdjneiber gleidj gefagt," erroiberte
£>err $of)m triumpfyierenb. $ber menu e£ fid) urn bie neite
SJcobe t)anbe(t f35 tuotlen bie Seute nid)t$ bom Snbcrn fyoren."
„($& ift nidjt notig, fid) baritbcr ju erregen," entgegnete
grau SBofmt. „2Benn unten §tuet |)anbbreit abgefdjnttten
merben, rairb bir ber paletot nid)t mefyr h\§ auf bie §aden
gefyen. 36 9Q?orgen Dor bem ©pajtergang fonnen totr biefe
SHeinigteit (eidjt beforgen."
91m nadjften SCftorgen in aller grille 37 nafjm grau $ofym,
et)e ®emaf)l unb £od)ter fid) erf)oben fatten, ben ^atetot
au3 bem ©durante. @te fafy irjn t)oEer greube an nnb mm>
melte teife oor ftcf) fyin : 38 „Se|t roerbe id) @d)ere, Isabel
unb ^mira fjolen unb ^raei §anbureit oon bem paletot ab-
fdjneiben, bamit er genau nad) ber Sftobe au3fief)t unb bem
SSater bod) bequem ft|t, menu er barin fjerumfpagiert."
21(3 fie ben 9tod uerfiirjt unb einen neuen ©aum fyerum-
gendtjt Ijatte, tjtng fie ifyn mieber in ben <3d)ranf.
©opf)ie mar bie nacfjfte, bie aufmadjte. ©o gegen fieben
Uf)r 39 mar eS and) i()r in ben ©inn gefommen, 40 mie ber QSater
ftcf> freuen murbe, menu er ben bereit3 oerfitr^ten paletot tm
©djranf fdnbe. 2Sieberum murben §raei ^anbbreit Oon bem
$od abgefd)nitten unb ein neuer ©aum fyerumgenaljt. „2Bie
mirb ber gute $ater iiberrafd)t fein," fliifterte ©opfyiecfyen,
aU bie Arbeit ooltenbet mar.
31. -3ttftriefem triumpfyierte §err 33otnn liber ben ©djneiber?
32. Sa$ antmortete grau 33ofnn ifyrem 9Wanne? 33. 2Bann
nafym grau 23ot)m ben paletot au$ bem ©djranfe ? 34. 2Ba$
tr)at fie mit ber ©djere? 35. 2Ba$ tfyat fie mit 9tobel unb
^mirn? 36. SeSljatb berfitqte fie ben paletot ? 37. SBann
mad)te ©opfyie auf? 38. SBetcfyer ©ebanfe lam ifyr in ben
THE NEW GREAT-COAT. 23
" Didn't I say it was 1 too long ! " cried Mr. Bohm in
triumph. " But that miserable tailor would hear no-
thing of it. 2 He said this was 3 the new style."
" Ah, well, 4 don't excite yourself. 5 The coat reaches 6
to your 7 heels, 36 and two handsbreadths must be cut
off the bottom. But that is a small matter and 8 can
easily be attended to before our walk to-morrow."
Very early 37 the next morning while 9 husband and
daughter were still asleep, 10 Mrs. Bohm rose, went to n
the closet, and took out 12 the great-coat. Then she took
her thread, needle and scissors, cut off two hands-
breadths from the coat, and made a new hem around
[it]. " There, 13 father, there," she murmured joyfully
to herself, 38 " now you can walk comfortably in it; now
it is quite in the fashion." — Then she hung it back in
the closet.
About seven o'clock 39 Sophie awoke. It occurred to
her 40 that 14 she might 15 surprise her father. So 16 she
took the great-coat from the closet, cut off two hands^
breadths, and made a new hem.
"Now it is comfortable and in the latest style," she
said joyfully. " How glad father will be !"
topf ? 39. 2Ba$ n)at fie mit bem paletot ? 40. 2£a* flitfterte
(£opI)ted)en our fid) f)in ?
1 pret. subjunctive. The subjunctive is used in dependent
clauses after verbs of telling, thinking, wishing, hoping, supposing,
fearing. 2 of it = bauoit. 3 indirect discourse, see p. 7, note 7.
4 nun ja. 6 bid). 6 flehen. 7 see p. 13, note 1. 8 Use relative in-
stead of "and"; 21, 23, 18. 9 nnihrenb; 21, 22. 10 to be asleep,
fcfrtafen, fdjltef, gefcfolafen. u narf), with dative. 12 IjevauS. 18 fo.
14 baft; 21, 22. 16 fonnen. 16 baljer, 13.
24 DER NEUE PALETOT.
®$ roar mm gang naturltd), ba$ ber erfte ©ebanfe be£
$ater3, ber fidj erft gegen neun ttfjr oon fement roetdjen £a^
ger erfjob, bem neuen paletot gettcn 4X foflte. @ofort be*
fdjtofc er, benfetbert gum ©cfjnetber gu tragen unb etne 95ier-
telelle abfd)neiben gu taffen, urn fetner gratt unb £od)ter
etne angenefyme ttberrafdjung gu bcretten.
(£r rtef gang letfe ba$ £)tenftmdbd)en unb fliifterte i£)r gu,
fie fofle ben 9^ocf oom ©djnetber berfitrgen laffen, aber ben
2)amen nid)t3 baoon fagen.
£)a3 £)tenftmdbd)en fam ebenfo fd)nel( guritd rote fie ge-
gangen roar. @te beridjtete, baf$ ber ©djnetber fid) uber btn
2Bunfd) germ $of)m§ fefyr gerounbcrt Ijabc. 42 @r roetgere fid)
oon bem fctjon gu lurgen paletot nod) ?ttva$ abgufcbjnetben.
gerr $orjm braufte unrotflig auf. „2Ste etgenftnntg bte-
fer ©dmetber tft ! Sft e3 feme &ad)t ober metne ! $lber rote
fjal^ftarrtg er aud) fetn mag, er foil bennodj oon metnem
paletot etne S5terte(eEe fjerunterfcfjnetben."
Dbgletd) ber ©djnetber tjefttg tnit bem $opfe fd)itttelte, 43
btteb itjm ntd)t3 itbrtg, 44 aU bem SBefefyl be3 gerrn $o()m
gu getjorcrjen unb em ©tiid abgufcfjnetben. ©arfafttfd)
ladjelnb fagte er gu bem $)ienftmdbd)en, er bjoffe, §err $of)m
fdnbe ben paletot nun lurg genug.
41. $Bcmn erfyob fid) §err 33oInn? 42. SBoran baa^te er gucrft?
43. 2Bte glaubte er fetner grau unb Xodjter etne angenel)me
Uberrafdjung $u bereiten? 44. Seld)en 5Iuftrag (order) gab
er bem £>tenftmabd)en ? 45. SBarum follte ba$ ^tenftmabdjen
ben £)amen ntdjts bacon fagen? 46. 2S3te erfiittte ba$ Dienft-
mdbdjen ben Sluftrag? 47. $3a$ u'ejs ber ©dmeiber gerrn
33of)m fagen? 48. £)urd) roetdje 2£orte brttdte gerr 33ofun
feinen Unrotlleu (displeasure) au3? 49. $3te britdte ber
THE NEW GREAT-COAT. 25
About nine, Father Bohm, too, arose from his downy
couch. His first thought was 1 of 41 the new great-coat.
He determined to surprise his wife and daughter.
"Dorothea!" he whispered, "there in 2 the closet
hangs a great-coat. Take it to the tailor and tell him
that I was 3 quite right, and it is too long. Tell 4 him
to cut off a good quarter of a yard. But say nothing
about it to my wife, 5 for 6 I want to give her a pleasant
surprise."
The servant went, but came back quickly.
" Mr. Bohm," said she, u the tailor was surprised 42
that 7 he was 8 to cut off still more of the coat. He said
it was 9 too short already."
" Tell that 10 stiff-necked tailor that n this is my
affair," blustered out Mr. Bohm. M I ought 12 [to] know
better than he how 13 long I want to have my coat.
Just 14 because 15 he is so obstinate, he shall cut off a
quarter [of a] yard."
The maid started off again and soon returned.
" Mr. Bohm," said she, the tailor shook his 16 head 43
violently, but at last he cut off a piece and said, he
hoped that 17 now it would be short enough for 18 you."
@d)neiber feme DJftpUltguttg (disapproval) iiber ben ameiten
33efel)f au$ ? 50. 2£a$ fagte er 311 bent ©tenfrmabdjen, al$ er
ben paletot uerfitqt fyatte ?
1 gelten, gait, gegolten, with dative. 2 in, with dative. 8 Use fjaben;
indirect discourse. 4 bejeljlen, befafyl, befotjlen, with dative. 5 §rau,/.
6 benn, 15. 7 baft; 21, 22. 8 Use fotten. 9 indirect discourse.
10 bem. u bag; 21, 22. u Use muffeii. 13 luic; 21, 24, 33. 14 gcrabe.
16 h)ei(, 21, 22. 16 See p. 13, note 1. 17 baft; 21, 22. I8 for, with
accusative.
26 DES LIEUTENANTS MITTAGESSEN.
©err 23 o fun ftefe ben ^ocf bom £)ienftmabd)en in ben
©cfyranf fyangen unb roartete rut)ig anf ben 3ettpunft, roo er
barin anf ber ©traftc erfdjeinen fonnte.
2LI& bie ,Qtit gum ©pagierengerjn fjerangefommen roar, go*
gen beibe 3)amen ©ut nnb 9Jiante( an, fief) beibe anf ben
5(ugenb(icf freuenb, ba ber SSater im oollen ©lange be3
neuen paletots mit ifynen auSgefjen roiirbe.
Unterbeffen fjatte fid) ©err 23of)tn Oor bie ©tubentfjiir ge*
ftcftt nnb ben paletot brtngen laffett. $aum fjatte er 3 e ^r
ifjn mit ©itlje be3 £)ienftmabd)en3 ftinf angugiefyen, a(3 bie
(Stnbentrjiir aufflog nnb bie entfefcten 3)amen tfjtt in einer —
furgen Sact'e baftefjen fallen.
3)e3 lieutenants -iJJftttageffett.
9?atf) gri^ Neuter.
Unter ben SBauern in SSolbeg! roar einft eine Rebellion
au§gebrod)en. 2) a biefe nur burd) mi(itdrifcr)e Snterocntion
gefdjlidjtet roerben lonnte, erljtelt ber Sieutenant oon ®arfun*
fetftetn ben ftrengen S3efef)t, mit feinem Regiment narf) 3So(=
beg! gu mar)d)ieren.
2)en SBefetjl in ber ©anb (jaltenb, tarn er nad) ©aufe. 45
©ein erfter 23Ucf fie( auf feinen 2Irbeit3tifd). Sfuf bemfelbcn
51. 2Ba$ befall ©err 23ofym bem £)ienftmabd)en ? 52. 2BeId)en
3eitpunft erroartete ©err 33ofnn rufjtg? 53. 2£ann jogen bie
£)amen ©ut unb Mantel an? 54. 2tuf roetdjen foment freu?
ten fie fid)? 55. 2Bo fteitte fid) ©err 33ot)tn auf ? 56. 2Ber
t;alf it)m beim ^Injietjen be3 paletots? 57. Onroiefern roar
e$ eine ilberrafdjung fitr atfe brei ?
THE LIEUTENANT'S DINNER. 27
" Very good," said Mr. Bohm. " Hang the coat in
the closet."
At last comes the time for a walk. The two ladies
rejoice in anticipation of the moment when Mr. Bohm
will appear on the street with them, in the full glory of
his new great-coat.
While l they are donning hats and mantles, Mr. Bohm
stations himself before the parlor door.
" Dorothea," he calls out, " now bring me my new
great-coat."
The maid quickly helps him put on the coat. The
door flies open.
Mr. Bohm stands before 2 the horrified women in —
a short jacket !
The Lieutenants Dinner.
After Fritz Keuter.
3 Lieutenant von Karfunkelstein comes home 45 one
day. 4 He holds in his 5 hand a strict order to inarch
with his regiment to Woldegk, for 6 a rebellion has broken
out there 7 which 8 can be put down only by military
force.
1. 2Be(d)en 23efd)t erfyteltber lieutenant Don tarfunfelftem?
2. SBarum foUte er nad) Solbegf marfdjieren ? 3. $Bte fonnte
tie ^Rebellion nur gefd)(id)tet toerben? 4. 2Bofnn gtng er nmadjft?
1 toafyreub. 2 before, with dative.
8 Insert the def. article. 4 eine§ £age8. 5 See p. 13, note 1.
6 bentt;15. 7 bort. 8 21, 23.
28 DES LIEUTENANTS MITTAGESSEN
tag em $rief. (£r glaubte bie |)anbfd)rift 511 erfennen. £)en
2kief f)aftig aufreifeen unb burctjfliegen 46 mar ba§> SSerf
eine§ 5rugenMid3. (Seine ^erjettSbame, bie junge 2Stttx>e
grau bon ©tamant, erfrcute itjtt mit einer freunbtidjen (£in*
(abung gum tjeutigen 9)?ittageffen.
28a3 fjalf bem lieutenant fern Samment unb ^lagen ! (£r
t)atte ben ftrengften SBefefyl, in einer ©tunbe marfdjbereit §u
fein. 2Bie gern ptte er bie ©inlabung, mit ber retgenben
grau gu fpeifen, angenommen ! (Btatt bcffen mufete er nun
gegen rebefltf cfje $auern marfcfjieren. @§ mar ^u fctjabe ! 47
£)er Sieutenant fjdtte t>or Srger rajenb merben mogen.
(£3 btieb i^m nicrjt3 anbere3 iibrig, ate Sodjen $afet, fei*
nen $urfd)en, §it rufen unb ifym gu befeljten, ber gndbigen
grau t>oit 3)tdmarii feine 2t6mefen()eit §« erflaren.
„£)u giebft iljr einen gcnauen 23efdjeib itber meine Sage
unb fagft if)r, ba& e3 mir fet)r (eib tl)dte, 48 nict)t it)r ©aft
fein §u !dnnen."
£)ann fragte ber Sieutenaut feinen SBurfdjen, 06 er nun aud)
genau miffe, raa3 er fagen fofle.
„Q n 95efet)(, 49 §err Sieutenant," entgegnete ber gute
Socmen $afet, gruf$te mititdrtfc^ unb madjte fid) fofort auf
ben2Beg. 50
2)a eg gerabe OTttag^eit mar, fiet e3 bem Sieutenant ein, 51
fid) fein gemor;nte3 SO?tttageffen au<S bem §ote( tjolen 311 Cap
fen. (Sr rief baf)er bem batjineilenben Sodjett burd) ba§ ge*
5. 2Ba$ fanb er auf feinem Sirbettsttfdj ? 6. 2Ba3 tt)at er
mit bem 33rief? 7. $on toern tear ber 23rief? 8. 2Ba3
enttjtelt ber 4Brtef ? 9. Sarum lonnte ber lieutenant bie
(ginlabung nidjt annetjmen? 10. (Scfyitbern @ie feme ®e*
fiiljte? 11. Sen rief er? 12. ©elc&eti 23cfet)l gab er feinem
THE LIEUTENANT'S DINNER. 29
The lieutenant's first glance falls on a letter that x lies
on his work-table. He recognizes the handwriting. The
letter is from his lady love, the young widow, Frau von
Diamant. 2 Hastily he opens the letter, and glances
through it. 46 It contains 3 a friendly invitation for din-
ner that day. 4
The lieutenant is furiously angry. 5 To march against
rebellious peasants instead of dining 6 with his charm-
ing lady, — that is indeed a pity. 47 But complaints and
bewailings do no good; in an hour he must be ready to
march.
He calls Jochen Pasel, his servant, 7 and gives him a
precise account of his plight. He bids him go at once
to Frau von Diamant and explain the absence of her in-
vited guest.
u Do you 8 know exactly what you are 9 to say?" asks 10
the lieutenant of the boy.
"Surely, sir, 11 " replies the good Jochen Pasel, and
goes [on] his way. 12
Now the lieutenant is accustomed to have his dinner
brought 13 from a hotel. As 14 it is just dinner-time, he
SBurfdjen? 13. 2Ba$ foflte 3od)en ber . £)ame facjen?
14. $Me empfing 3od)en ben 33efel)I? 15. SaS rief ber lieu-
tenant bem bafyinetlenben 3od)en nad)? 16. Sarum ftel e3
t()tn jefct ein bteS ju tljun? 17. 2Barum gfanbte er, bog Qo*
1 roelcfier 21, 23. 2 An appositive agrees in case with its ante-
cedent. 8 entljatten, enthielt, entfjatteit. 4 Use adjective. 5 Translate
rages from (oor) vexation. 6 Use infinitive with ju. 7 93itricf)e, m.
8 Use the second person singular. 9 follen. 10 fragen governs the
accusative. n §err lieutenant. 12 feineS 2Beg8. 18 to have brought,
fief) Ijoleu taffeu. 14 ta ; see p. 11, note 3.
30 DES LIEUTENANTS MITTAGESSEN.
offnete genfter nad), er folle bamt gleid) ba§ (Sffert mtt*
bringen.
Stfe Sodden ^afel gu ber gnabigen grail Don Clamant
!am urtb biefe ifyn ganj freunblid) fragte, \va§ e3 benn gabe, 52
ermiberte er, er bringe etne (Smpfefylung an bte gnabige grew
oon bent §errn Sieutenant. SSegen be£ 2(u£bred)en3 einer
Rebellion in SBolbegl mitffe ber £>err £ieutenant in einer
©tunbe bortljin ntarfdjieTen unb be3r)atb fet e3 ifym unmog-
licr), Ijeute bet ber gnabigen gran gu btnteren.
£)te £)ame, ber biefe 9^acr)ricf)t letb tfyat, fagte, ba§ mare
ja fet)r fd)abe, er ntoge feinem |jerrn tfjr Skbauern au3-
britden.
@te erlDartete, baf$ Socmen nun rjeimgefjen foltte, unb
lonnte nid)t begreifen, marunt ber nodj immer baftet)enbe
£htrfd)e bte Wliifyt fo berlegen in ber §anb rjerumbrerjte.
(Snbltd) erllarte er attf ifjre grage, marum er benn nid)t
nad) |>aufe ginge, ba§ ber Sieutenant it)m befor)len fyabe, ba$
(£ffen gleid) mitgubringen.
$)ie junge SBitroe lonnte einen ©paf3 oerftetjn. 53 9?id)t
orjne letfe in fid) tjinein §u lactjen, 54 lief? fie Sodjen einen
graven nut @ffen oollgepadten ®orb mitgeben.
S3a(b erfefjten Sodden bamit Dor bent ntittlermetfe redjt
Ijttngrig gemorbenen Sientenant liefer fetjte fid) fofort
nieber, t»erbrte^ttcr), ba$ er nidjt ntit feiner 2lngebeteten fpei=
fen lonnte, fonbern elenbe§ 2Sirt3t)au3effen rjinuntermitrgen
d)en miffen tuixrbe, mofyer er ba% G?ffen ()olen fotfte? 18. 2Bte
hntrbe ^odjen Don ber gnabtgen Stem empfangen? 19. 28a$
er$al)tte er tt)r? 23. 2&a3 ermtberte bte £)ame barauf?
21. 2Ba3 lam ber £)ante in feinem 33etragen (behavior) fon*
berbar t>or? 22. S8a$ fragte fie ifnt beSljalb? 23. SBarum
THE LIEUTENANT'S DINNER. 31
opens the window and calls after the hurrying Jochen,
"And then bring the food along with you."
Jochen comes to the gracious Frau von Diamant.
"What is it, 52 my boy? 1 " asks the lady kindly.
"Compliments from my master to the gracious lady
and my gracious 2 lieutenant cannot come to dinner to-
day. He must march in an hour to Woldegk, where 3 a
rebellion has 4 broken out, and therefore the lieutenant
cannot accept your invitation for dinner."
"That is a pity! 47 I am very sorry !" 48
And Jochen Pasel stands and stands and whirls his
cap round in his 5 hand in embarrassment. 6
"Well, 7 Jochen, why do you 8 not go home."
"He said that 9 I was to 10 bring the dinner with [me]
gracious lady."
The young widow laughs softly to herself. 54 She
knows how to take a joke, 53 and she packs a great bas-
ket full [of] food and gives it [to] Jochen.
In the meantime, the lieutenant has n grown very hun-
gry and when 12 Jochen appeal's with the food, he sits
down to it in ill-humor.
"Instead of dining 13 off the rarest dishes with my
adored," he murmurs, "I must 14 swallow this miserable
toartete er? 24. 2£te naljm bte £)ame feme 23otftf)aft auf?
25. 2Ba$ Itefs fie Qotym mttgeben? 26. $n IMS fitr enter
©timntuna, (mood) fanb $od)tn ben lieutenant ? 21. 2£arunt
mar ber lieutenant uerbriegttrf) ?
1 @of)n, m. 2 Insert §err. 3 21, 24. 4 Auxiliary, see page 9,
note 2. 6 Seep. 13, note 1. 6 SJerlegenljeit,/. 7 9hin. 8 Use second
person singular. 9 21, 22. 10 foUen. n See p. 9, note 2. 12 See
p. 3, note 6. 13 git tyetjen. 14 29.
32 DES LIEUTENANTS MITTAGES8EN.
nutfete. 2U)er \tatt be£ eroigen <Sd)tt)ein= unb £ammelbraten3
fat) er bie feltenften @erid)te oor fid). „2Sa3 Ijab 1 id) benn
tjier ?" murmelte er, inbem er ®efiuge(, ^afteten r @efrorene3
unb ®ud)en entbedte. 5113 fogar eine gtafcfje (Srjampagner
gum $orfd)etn fam, 65 bad)te er, e£ fonnte oiefleidjt ein §od)*
geitgfcfjmau^ im 28irt3t)au3 fein. 2(ber ba er Socmen gerufen
unb itjn bariiber befragt fyatte, erraiberte biefer, ba$ (£ffen fet
ja toon irjr.
„9$a3?" fdjrie ber lieutenant, „tt)o fagteft bit, bafi ba3
©ffen f)er fei?" 56
Site Socmen naio erftarte, er ijabe ba$ ©ffen bod) oon ber
gnabigen grau gleid) mitbringen follen, fcfjien ber Qorn be3
Sieutenant^ fetne ©rengen gu fennen.
Sr nannte Sodjen ben allergro^ten (5fe(, ber je auf gtoet
SBeinen rjerumgelaufen fei unb toetterte lange unb rjeftig gegen
feine beifpiellofe 2)ummf)ett.
(Snbtid) tobt fid) aud) ein Sieutenant^orn au3. ^acfjbem
er ein bifedjen rufjiger geraorben, befcfjlofj er, bie fcrjonfte Sorte
tm Stonbitortaben gu !aufen unb biefelbe an grau oon £)ia=
mant gu fcfjiden. £>af)er gab er Socrjen brei %fydec* au§
feiner 23orfe unb befatjl irjm, eine £orte gu f auf en unb ber
gnabigen grau gu iiberbringen.
„©age if)r bieS radrttidV' befafjl ber Sieutenant: „3d) bin
alS (£fe( langft belannt unb bitte, baf$ ©ie mir meine S)umm-
28. 2Borin beftanb (consist) ba$ 2Birt$hau$effen gemblmttd)?
29. 2£a3 fanb ber lieutenant in bem $orbe? 30. 2Bie erftarte
er fict) bie Uberrafdmng (surprise)? 31. SBeldje (Srflarung
gab 3<>d)en? 32. 33efd)reiben fie bie (Scene, roetdje biefer
(Srflarung folgte. 33. 2Bie beabfidjtigte ber lieutenant ba%
* one thaler = 75 cents.
THE LIEUTENANT'S DINNER. 33
hotel-fare, the everlasting pork and mutton roast. But
what is this? Fowl, pastry, ices, cake, and even a bottle
of champagne ! "
"Jochen," he calls, "is there a wedding feast at
the hotel?"
"No, sir, this is from her."
"Where did that food come from?" 66 shouts the lieu-
tenant.
"Why, 1 from Frau von Diamant. I was to bring the
food with me."
The lieutenant's wrath knows no bounds.
" Jochen Pasel, you are the greatest ass that goes about
on two legs!" he shouts in anger. "You were to bring
the food from the hotel, not from Frau von Diamant ! "
After 2 the lieutenant has vented his fury, he takes
three thalers from his purse and says to Jochen, "Here
are three thalers. Go at once to the confectioner's and
buy the finest cake 3 he has in the shop. Do you under-
stand me correctly, you ass?"
"At your service, 4 lieutenant," responds Jochen Pasel.
" Take the cake to Frau von Diamant. Say that you
have long been known as [an] ass, and that she must 5
graciously pardon you. If 6 the cake tastes half as good
SJSevferjen (mistake) feineS 33urfdjen tuteber gut ju tnatfjen?
34. Witoxti ©elb gab er 3od)en? 35. SaS folfte er batntt
tfjim? 36. Selcfje 4Botfd»aft fottte er ber gnabigen grau
iDortlid) uberbringen?
1 nun. 2 nadjbem, 21, 22, 29. 3 Supply the relative pronoun
"which;" the relative pronoun can never be omitted in German.
4 Insert §evr. 6 mbgcn. 6 wemi, 21, 22, 29.
34 DES LIEUTENANTS MITTAGESSEN.
f)eit gnabigft oergeitjen mogen. ©3 rotrb meinem |jerra Steu-
tenant bie gr5j$te SBonne fettt, iDenn bie £orte 3f)nen fyatb fo
gut fdjmeden follte, tote ifmt 3f)r ERtttageffeit*
Qtoeimal fragte ber Sieuteuant, ob Socmen and) redjt ber-
ftanben t)abe, roie er'3 fagen folk, unb ^toeimal entgegnete ber
gute Socmen ^cifel n >$a SBefeljf, §crr Stentenant. "
3od)en mad)te fid) fofort auf ben 28eg, ber gndbigen gran
ben $ud)en §n it6erbringen.
2113 er tf)r etne @mpfcf)Iung Don bent |jerrn lieutenant
metbete, tmterbrad) fie iljn mit ber grage, roa3 er ba ©djoneS
bringe. 9Iber Socmen furjr unbefummert mtt feiner $otfd)aft
fort: „9Jten |>err Steutenant ift af$ (£fet tangft Belannt
nnb —
„©t! @t!" Iad)te bte gnabtge grau, „ba$ Ijaben fair fd)on
geftmfjt" —
ff Unb bittet <Ste, itmt bte £)ummt)eit gnabigft $u oer^eifyen
nnb fdjtcft 3fynen eine %orte, bte foil fur <Ste etne 2Bonne
fehi. -
£)ie gnabtge gran, toetdje toafyrenb btefer s JM>e fyeqtid)
geladjt Ijatte, britdte etnen Skater in bie §anb be3 SBurfdjeit
nnb fagte, fie roiirbe mit bem §errn lieutenant fpater, nad)
fcincr r 3 uru ^ un ftf uber bie ©ac^e fprerfjen.
Statt nnn fort^ngetjen, ftanb Sodjcn ba, a& ob er niema(3
Hon ber ©telle raeic^en raollte.
2)ie £)anb t>or fid) fytnfjaltenb, 57 ftarrte er auf ben Ztjakx,
mtt roeldjem iv)n bte £)ame fur feine Wltye belofynen raollte.
Wan follte meinen, er fyatte nie oortjer einen Scaler ge-
fefyen.
37, 2Barum fragte ber lieutenant ^eitnat, ob $od)en iljn aud)
red)t oerftanben fyabe? 38. 2£ie (autete bie ^Introort be$ guten
THE LIEUTENANT'S DINNER. 35
to her as her dinner [did] to me, I shall be more than
happy. Have you understood, stupid donkey?"
"At your service, 49 lieutenant," replies the servant.
And Jochen goes and takes the cake to the
lady. 1
"The lieutenant's compliments to 2 Frau von Dia-
mant" —
"What are you bringing there, my good lad?"
— "and says he has long been known as [an] ass," —
"St! St!" laughs the lady, "we know that already. "
— "and you must 3 graciously pardon him, and here is a
cake to give 4 you joy."
The lady laughs heartily.
"Tell the lieutenant we will talk about the matter
later, when he comes back." While speaking, 5 she
presses a thaler into his hand as 6 [a] reward for his
trouble.
She thinks that 7 now Jochen will go, but 8 he does not
stir from the spot. He holds out his hand and stares
into it 9 as if 10 he never had seen 11 a thaler before.
3od)en ^pftfel? 39. 2£a$ melbete ^odjtn ber anabigen grau
juerft? 40. 9)2tt meldjer grage unterbradj fie ifyn? 41. Qn*
nnefern cinberte Qodjcn bte SBotfdjaft be$ lieutenants?
42. gitfyren @te bte Sttebe .^djenS tDortttcf) an ! 43. SBetdjen
(Stnbrutf (impression) ntadjte bte 9?ebe auf bte £)ame?
44. SBarum brMte fie $od)en einen Scaler in bte ganb?
45. 33efd)retben <Ste 3od)en$ $3etragen !
1 36. 2 an. 8 mogen; preterit subjunctive. 4 bereiten.
5 Use clause introduced by mafyrenb, 21, 22, 68. c urn . . . 311,
use infinitive with git. 7 21, 23. 8 15. 9 ijtnein. 10 al8 ob, 21, 22.
11 pluperfect subjunctive.
36 MtiNCHHAUSENS ABENTEUER.
gran oon SBtamani, toe&fje glaubte, baft je£t ctKe3 in Orb*
mmg 58 fet f fragte ityn enbltd^, raoranf er nod) raarte.
Socmen entgegnete, bie gnabige grau fyabe if)m ja nnr
einen Stealer gegeben, ber Stufym tyaben itynen aber felber
brei gefoftet.
$ie ^knteuer be$ grei^crrn turn Sttimdjljaufetu
£)er greityerr Don ^iind^anfen, raetd)er im oorigen Satyr*
tyunbert anf fetnem ^nte in ber probing ^annooer lebte,
pflegte feinen grennben nnb Sagbgenoffen gern oon feiner
SBergangentyeit ^u er^atylen.
„(£inft," tynb er an, „reifte id) gu $ferbe 59 bnrcty bm
norblictyen £eil *)3oten3. Qt§ tear ein nngemotynlicty fctynee*
reidjer Winter, ©tunbenlang reite id) bnrcty bie obe ©ctynee*
toitfte batyin. @3 tonnbert mid), baft id^ im Sanfe etne3
gangen Staged !ein ein^ige^ 2)orf, leine ©ctyente nod) fonft
ein ein^elneS |>au3 antreffe.
Xobmiibe fteige id) enbltcf) bei 5tnbructy ber dactyl oom
^Sferbe nnb preife mid) gliidlicty, ein grofte<3 $rot mitgenommen
$n tyaben, ba$ id) e^rltd) mit meinem 9toftletn teile. 3)aranf
binbe id) mein ^ferb an eine 5lrt SBanmftnmpf, ber au£ bem
46. £)urd) tr>e(rf)e neue £)ummtyeit redjtferttgte (justify) er be$
SieutencmtS Sfteimmg : „& Soctyen 'pfel, toaS bift bu fitr'n @fel"?
1. 2Bie tyeiftf ber §e(b (hero) ber ®efrf)id)te? 2. Sann
lebte ber grettyerr Don 3ftimd)l)aufen? 3. 2Bo lebte ber gret*
tyerr? 4. 2Bte amiifterte er oft feme greunbe? 5. $n meldjem
Sanbe retfte er etnft? 6. 3n toelcfyer S^re^eit (season)?
7. 23efctyreiben Sie bie ^anbferjaft ! 8. 2Boriiber nmnberte er
ADVENTURES OF MUNCHHAUSEN. 37
"Why do you still stand there? What are you waiting
for?" finally asks the lady. "It is all right now!" 58
"No," replies Jochen, "this is only one thaler. The
cake costs us 1 three."
The Adventures of Baron von Munchhausen.
2 Baron von Munchhausen is said 3 to have lived in
the last century on an estate in the province of Hano-
ver. Among 4 the stories of 5 his past life which he
used to relate to his friends, was one about 6 a journey
on horseback through Poland.
He used to begin with a description 7 of the unusually
snowy winter, and of the barren waste of snow through
which he had 8 to ride for hours at a time. 9
He began to wonder (at it), he said, that 10 he did not
come to a village nor n [to] a single house in the course
of a whole day. But at nightfall he was so tired that
he had to dismount were he was. After 12 he had tied
his horse to a sort of stump projecting 13 out of the snow,
and had shared with the animal a large piece of bread
which he had been so provident 14 [as] to bring with
fid) auf btefer SRetfe? 9. 3Barum ftteg er enblid) t>om ^ferbe?
10. 2£e3f)a(b burfte er fid) gutcfltd) preifen?
1 Insert felbcr.
2 Insert the def. article. 8 Use active : man fagt . bafj ; see p. 23,
note 1. 4 unter, with dative. 6 auS, with dative. 6 iiber, with ac-
cusative. 7 ©efdjreibwtg. /. 8 miiffen. 9 At a time, fyintereinanber.
10 21,22. n tueber . . . nod). 12 itadjbem; 21, 22. 13 Relative clause
or adjective, 46 l , 71 2 . M tootftajtig.
38 MUNCHHAUSENS ABENTEUER.
@d)nee bjeroorragt. 3d) felber aber ftrede mid) auf ben
©d^nee au£ unb netjme ben battel a(3 ®opffiffen.
£)anfbar empfinbe id) e£, bafc ber fdjarfe Sftorbnrinb ptd^tid)
in einen fanften Stauroinb iiberger)t.
28ei( id) fo abgefpannt bin, oerfaHe id) in einen roafyren
£obe£fd)Iaf, au3 bent id) erft ettoad)e, al$ e3 feller Stag
geraorben ift.
Ungcnnf3, ob id) nod) trdume, blide id) umfyer. 2Bie grofc
ift mein (£rftaunen, at£ id) mid) mitten in einem 2)orfe untoeit
ber S!ird)e liegen finbe.
5m erften 2lugenbitde fetje id) nid)t3 t)on meinem ^ferbe,
aber ptotrtid) f)b're id) eS l)od) in ber £uft itber mir roietjern.
3d) fctjaue in bie |)d()e unb rua3 glauben ©ie root)!, ma3 id)
fet)e? |)0d) oben an ber <Spi£e be£ Stird)turme3 fydngt mein
Perb.
©ogleid) roirb mir alle3 liar. 3d) t)atte ba$ £>orf gctn^ltdt)
Oom ©d)nee bebedt gefunben, bie £urmfpi£e fitr einen 2kum=
ftumpf get)atten 60 unb mein ^ferb baran gebunben. SSatjrenb
meine3 ©d)(afe£ mar nun alter ®d)nee toeggefcrjmotgen unb id)
fo affmdrjtid) bi<$ auf ben 53oben fjerabgefunten.
$or alien 2)ingen mufete id) mein ^Sferb auS feiner unbe-
quemen Sage befreien. Sd) netjme meine ^iftote unb §erfd)ief;e
bie guget, fo bafc mein braOer SReifegefdfyrte fad)t am S£urm
fjeruntergteitet unb mid) fefjr erfreut begriif$t. 2Sir fcljren in
11. 2Beld)e 33orberettungen (preparations) mad)te er fiir bie
9?ad)t? 12. (gdu'lbern @te ben Sitterung&oedjfel! 13. 2Ba$
bemeift, bag er fet)r mitbe mar? 14. SBarum gtaubte er nod) ju
traumen, a(3 er erroadjte? 15. Sie mad)te fid) fetn ^Pferb be-
merfbar? 16. So [)ing fetn ^ferb? If. $3te erltarte er fid)
bteS atteS? 18. 2£te befretre er ba3 ^Pferb?
ADVENTURES OF MUNCHHAUSEN. 39
him, 1 he was thankful to stretch himself out upon the
snow, with his saddle for [a] pillow.
He called himself fortunate when he perceived that
the cold north wind had 2 suddenly changed to a softer
wind, and soon he closed 3 his eyes.
"On awaking 4 from 5 the deep sleep into which 6 I
had fallen, and looking 7 around," the baron con-
tinued, 8 " where do you suppose 9 I found myself ? "
And he would describe 10 his astonishment as he looked
about. To find himself lying u in the midst of a village
made him uncertain whether 12 he was still dreaming or
not. But he could hear his horse whinnying, 13 and when
at last he looked upward and saw it hanging 13 from the
top of the church tower, everything became clear to him.
He saw that since 14 the snow had entirely covered the
village, the evening before it was not strange that he
should have taken 60 the tower for a stump and tied his
horse to it, because the snow had entirely covered the
village the evening before. Then as the snow gradu-
ally melted away during his sleep he had sunk down to
the ground without waking. 15
The baron now hastened 16 to free his horse from its
uncomfortable situation by shooting 17 through the reins,
so that it could slide gently down the tower. After 18
he had joyfully greeted his old comrade, he decided to
1 him = ftd). 2 See p. 9, note 2. 8 fdjftefjen, fdjlofc, gefdjfoffen. 4 93eim
Slufroadjen. 5 ou«. 6 21, 23. 7 Clause with tnbem, 68. 8 fort'fatyren,
fuhr fort, fortgefaljren. 9 Insert bafj. 10 Preterite of befrfjreibeit, be-
fdjrieb, befcbrieben. n Infinitive. 12 ob, with subjunctive; 21, 22.
i 8 Use infinitive, 71. " See p. 11, note 3. 15 Infinitive with 311, 71.
10 (id) beeilen. " Clause with iubem, 68. 18 nad)bem; 21, 22.
40 MUNCHHAUSENS ABENTEUER.
einem @aftf)ofe ein unb erquiden un3 betbe an etnent erfrt-
fdjenben griifyftiid.
3d) mad)e bafetbft bie $efanntfd)aft eineS *poftitton3, ber
roie idj tm ©d)nee ubernad)tet rjatte. @r fyingt feirt §orn an
einen Jftagel am tamin unb fe£t fid) §u %ifcfje. 5(ber tua3
glauben ©tc too^t, ma£ gefd^tet)t ? £rara, trara ! £)a£ £oro
beginnt Don felbft $u blafeu.
2)ie SDMobien, meld)e ber ^ofttlfon geftem rjineingeblafen
fyatte, maren namlid) in bcm |)ornc cingefroren. £)a bie
2Barme bie %one nad) unb nad) fdjmoi^, brangen fie Har unb
melobifd) l)eroor. 28ir fatten o()ne 90M)e ba^ intereffantefte
Xafelfon^ert.
©ie raiffen, meine §erren, baft id) em paffionierter Sager
bin. (£ine£ %age3 oerfotge id) einen nmnberlidjen §afen f ber
oier giifje am $aud)e unb bier auf bcm SRitden rjatte. 2Benn
bie beiben unteren $)3aare mube maren, brefjte er fid) gefdjidt
urn unb fyrang mit feinen beiben frifdjen ^aaren mciter. 3d)
fyabe nie mieber einen arjniicfjen §afen gefef)n, unb id) tyatte
U)n and) mofjl nie of)ne meinen oor^uglicrjen SSinbrmnb ge^
fangen. £)iefe3 Heine %kx lief fo auf3erorbent(idj rafd), ba$
er ben |>afen uberrjoite. 53et Sag unb bei 9rad)t mar er gteid)
gut gu braudjen. 3n ber 9iad)t banb id) ibjm eine Saterne an
ben ©crjman^, mit ber er meinen *)3fab bclcud)tete. S)iefe3
28inbfpiel lief f o lange in meinem SDienfte, bis er fid) £ulct$t bie
19. 2Ba3 tljat er urn fid) $u ertyolen (refresh)? 20. SBeffen
33efamttfd)aft mad)te er tm ©aftfyofe? 21. So tjatte and) ber
^oftiflon ubernadjtet. 22. 2Be(d)e$ ttmnberbare (Sreignte fanb
ftatt? 23. Sie erflarte er bie$? 24. 2Ba$ fitr ein lounberbareS
Xier oerfolgte er einrnal auf ber -3agb? 25. 2£eSf)atb wax e$
fo farmer, ben §afen ju fangen? 26. -Snnnefern wax ber §unb
bem greitjerrn bei %laa)t nii^Iia) ?
ADVENTURES OF MUNCHHAUSEN. 41
stop at a hotel ; and here, he had another strange ad-
venture. 1
While 2 he was eating a refreshing breakfast, he made
the acquaintance of a man who had seated himself at 3
the same table. The latter, 4 a postillion, said that he
had also spent the night in the snow. " Suddenly," the
baron said, " [there] came clear and melodious tones
from 5 the postillion's horn, which 6 was hanging on a
nail by the chimney.
The horn was playing of itself! The melodies
which, 7 the day before, 8 were frozen into the horn as 9
soon as the postillion had blown them in, were now be-
ing gradually thawed 10 out by n the heat. 12 A more
interesting table concert would be hard 13 to find.
Another of this passionate hunter's adventures is as
follows. 14 A hare was once being pursued by 15 a grey-
hound, when 16 the baron noticed, 17 that the former had
eight legs, four on its back. When 18 its two lower
pairs were tired, it would turn over and spring away on
its two fresh [pairs]. He hardly 19 expected 20 to get it,
for he saw that it could be overtaken only by 21 a dog
which could run remarkably fast. But his excellent
greyhound finally caught 22 it.
The baron could use this little dog at night as well
as 23 in the day-time, for with a lantern tied 24 to its tail,
1 5tbentcucr, n. 2 luahreno, 68. 8 an, with accusative. 4 Slefcterev.
6 au8. 6 and 7 21, 23. 8 am Sage border. 9 as . . . as, fo . . . tine.
10 auf tauen. n burd), with accusative. 12 £>ifce,/. 13 fd)tt)er. 14 fol*
genbe8. 15 Hon, with dative. 16 See p. 3, note 6. 17 bemerfen.
18 If when is equal to whenever, it must be translated by luenn; 21,
22. 19 faum. 20 erroarten. 21 Don. 22 faugen, fing, gefangen. 23 jo»
tt)oI)t al8. 24 Verbal adjective or relative clause, 45 *.
42 MUNCHHAUSENS ABENTEUER.
SBetrte b\§ btcf)t unter bem Seibe meggetaufen tjatte. $Cuf feine
alten %age fonnte id) ba£ £ier baf)er frequent at£ £)ad)3f)unb
gebraudjen.
(£ine£ £age£ fdjeittfjt mein Sinblumb einen prad)tigen §trjd}
auf, gerabe in bem foment, a(3 id) alle meine Shtgetn uerfd)uffen
Ijatte. 3d) labe fofort mit ^uluer unb tt)ue eine §anbt)oK
S!irfd)ferae barauf, bie id) gxifdlltg in ber £afd)e fjatte. 3)aimt
fdjiefje id) nad) bem |)irfd)e unb treffe ifjn genau in ber SO^ttte
§tt)tfd)en bem ©emeit). ©inen 5lugcnbtid mar er betaubt, fdjtoanft,
rafft fid) jebod) mieber auf unb crgreift ba§ |jafenpamer. 62
(Sin obcr ^mei Safyre fpciter jagte id) mieber in bemfetben
SSalbe. £)a lommt ein ungemofyntid) ftarler §trfdj gerabe
auf mid) gu mit einem itber gefyn gufj f)ot)en fd)5nen SHrfd)-
baume gmifdjen bem @emeify. Dcatitrlid) faltt mir gleid) mein
friirjerer ©dmfj mit ben Strfdjfernett ein. fofort fdjide id)
bem £)irfd) eine ®ugel buret) ben Slopf unb aU er $u $oben
fattt, Ijabe id) gfetdj 2Sitbbraten unb Comport, benn ber 8aum
f>tng uoll ber t)errtid)ften reifen ^trfdjen.
(£inft (duft ein §afe, ben id) Derfotge, quer iiber ben 2Seg.
3n biefem 2lugenbttde fiifyrt eine $utfd)e mit gtoei fdjoncn
£)amen auf bemfelben 2$ege ^toifdjen mir unb bem ^afen
21. 2Betd)en (Smfmjs (influence) t)atte ba$ mete £aufen auf ben
§unb? 28. 2Bie tieg fid) ba$ 2Binbfpiel auf feine alten £age
gebraudjen? 29. 2Ba$ fiir ein £ter fd)eud)te ber §tmb eme$
£age$ auf? 30. Sarum gefcfyal) bie$ in einem ungimftigen
(unfavorable) foment? 31. 2Barum t»ermod)te ber greifyerr
boa) gu fd)ie^en? 32. 2Bo traf er ben girfd)? 33. ^mtuefent
mar ber ©djuft ein Sttifterfolg? 34. 23efd)reiben ©ie ben ©irfd),
a(3 ber gretfyerr il)n mieber fat) ! 35. 2£ie tbtete er beu ©irfd)?
36. 2Bol)er nat)tn er ba$ tompott gum 23raten? 37. Soburd)
murbe ber 23aron' baran oerfyinbert, einen §afen p uerfolgen?
ADVENTURES OF MUNCHHAUSEN. 43
it served him to light his path. It finally wore off its
legs close under its body. But, as 1 it could then be
used as [a] "Dachshund," it remained in his service
until its last days.
One day the baron found so much game, 2 that he shot
away all his bullets. Just then a fine stag was started
by 3 his dog. Taking 4 some cherry-stones from his 5
pocket, the baron at once decided 6 to load with powder,
put in a handful [of the] cherry-stones from his pocket,
and shot at the stag.
The animal was hit in the middle of the forehead, 7
but in spite of 8 some staggering 9 it succeeded 61 in tak-
ing 10 to its heels and escaping. 10
Two years later, when n the baron went to the same
wood to hunt, he saw a strong stag coming 12 up to him.
He says that he remembered 13 his former shot. He no-
ticed that a cherry-tree, ten feet high, 14 full of the finest
cherries, was growing 15 between the horns of the animal.
Therefore he only had to send a bullet through its
head to have both, 16 venison 17 and sauce.
Once the baron saw a hare running 18 diagonally across
the road. In pursuing 19 it, his horse gracefully sprang
through the open windows of a carriage which had 20
(just) come between him and the hare. The baron
would have taken off his hat and begged pardon of the
1 See p. 11, note 3. 2 2BUb, n. 3 Don. 4 clause with iitbcm; 68.
6 see p. 13, note 1. 6 befdjltefien, befd)toft, befrfjloffen. 7 @tirn, /.
8 tro^bem, 21, 22. 9 Use preterite. 10 Use infinitive with jit, 71 1 .
11 See p. 3, note 6. 12 Use infinitive. 13 fid) eminent. 14 Insert :
which was full, 71, 2. 15 roadmen, nmdjs, gettmdjfen. 16 beibeS.
17 SSitbbret, n. * 8 Use infinitive. 19 Clause with u)(if)renb; 21, 22.
20 See p. 9, note 2.
44 MUNCHHAUSENS ABENTEUER.
norbei. Wtm $)3ferb fefct fo gra§io3 unb rafdj buret) ben
2Sagen, beffen genfter geoffnet marcn, bafy id) meber ben §ut
abnetjmen nod) bie 3)amen um SBe^eifyung bitten fonnte.
9xad)bem id) an bemfctben 9?ad)mittage 25 bi£ 30 §afen ge-
rjegt nnb gefangen Ijatte, fommt mir etn <2umpf in ben 2Seg. 3d)
gebe meinem 9toffe bie (Sporen, allein ber @aut fpringt gu fur^
nnb SRofj nnb Dietter fallen bi£ an ben |xtfe in ben SCtforaft.
£)a, metne |>erren, gait e£ fcfjnelle §iilfe. 63 3d) um=
flammere mit beiben ©djenfeln feft ba$ eble Sier, erfaffe mit
ber red)ten §anb meinen eigenen $opf * unb — giefje mid) mtfe
famt bem ^ferbe gtudftd) in bie |)ol)e.
3n bemfelben 2lugenblide fliegt eine 9lttgaf)l nrilber (Snten
au£ bem ®ebitfd) be3 fumpfigen Ufer3 auf. 3d) mill fofort
einen ficfyeren ©djufj tfjun, allein id) bemcrfe $u meinem fcger,
baf3 ber (Stein town gtintenfyafyne abgefprungen ift.
SRafd) entfdjtoffen bffne id) ben §at)n nnb lege bag ©emerjr
an bk 33ade r64 §tcle 65 unb fd)(age mid) felber mit ber gauft
rjeftig in3 $luge, gcuer nnb gunfen ftieben mir au§ ben 5(ugen
nnb entgnnben ba§ ^ufoer. 2)er ©djufj Qefjt lo3 66 unb trifft
fiinf ^aar (Snten, t)ier ($dnfe unb einige 2Bafferrjiir)ner.
3a, ja ! @eifte3gegenraart ift bie ©eele manntjafter %t)aten,
fie l)itft im Seben gu unerroarteten (Srfotgen.
Unb nun, meine §erren r fei ? 3 fiir fyeute genug. giir ben
ndcfjften 5(benb nerfpredje id) itjnen einige befonberg merf-
miirbige 3agbgefcrjicfjten."
38. ^luf tr>eld)e 2Beife triumpfyierte er itber bie (Sdjnuertgfeit?
39. SSc^alb !am er fid) unt)oflicr) (impolite) Dor? 40. Qxi*
mtefern t)atte er am fetben 9?ad)mittage ®Utd? 41. SSeldjeS
gefdfyrltdje 5lbenteuer ertebte er? 42. 2Bte l)alf er fid) au$ ber
©efaljr? 43. 2Ba$ gefdjat) in bemfelben Slugenbtide? 44. 2Bel*
d)e$ war bte Urfacfye feineS 2irger$? 45. 28oburd) crfefete er ben
ADVENTURES OF MUNCHHAUSEX. 45
ladies sitting 1 in the carriage, if 2 his horse had not
gone 3 so quickly that he could not do this. 4
The baron says that on the afternoon of this wonder-
ful adventure, he also hunted and caught [from] twen-
ty-five to thirty hares. Then, however, 5 his horse,
in trying 6 to leap across a slough which lay in his way,
had the misfortune 7 to sink up to his neck in the mud.
Never could there be greater need of immediate help. 63
In an instant the baron had gripped the horse firmly with
his legs and seized his own queue * with his right hand.
Thus hunter and horse were drawn safely into the air.
At this moment he noticed a number of wild ducks
flying 8 out of the bushes. He could have made a sure
shot if the flint of the musket had not sprung off. But
he knew what to do. He relates that when he had
taken aim, 66 he struck himself in the eye, and so many
sparks flew out that the powder was set on fire and the
shot went off. 66 Five pair of ducks, four geese and a
few water-hens were hit.
At the end 9 of this story the baron always used to re-
mark, 10 that presence of mind often led u to unexpected
results in life and was the soul of manly deeds. And
when he had related enough for one evening, he would
promise still more remarkable stories for the next.
SScrluft (loss) be* @teine« tjom gUntenl)ctl)n? * 46. 2Ba$ traf
er mtt bent (gd)uffe? 47. 2£e(d)e Sefyre gog er au$ alien biefen
®eftf)irf)ten? 48. Sa$ oerfprad) er ben §erren?
1 71 2 . 2 roeim, 21, 22. 8 laufen, lief, getaufen. 4 Transl. e«. 5 je*
botf). 6 Clause with tnbem ; 68. 7 Unglfidf , n. 8 Use either infinitive
or relative clause. 9 2tm (Snbc. 10 bemerfen. u fttljren.
* In olden times gentlemen wore pig-tails or queues.
46 DIE TEVFEL AUF DER HIMMELSWIESE.
$>ie £eufel auf ber $umtte&toiefe«
SBefannttid) fommen gute ®inber, tuenn fie fterben, in ben
pummel itnb roerben GnigeL SSenn ifjr aber zttoa glaubt, baft
fie bort ben tieben langen £ag md)t§ tf)un, aU fjerumfliegen
nnb tjinter ben SKolfen ^Berftecfen fpielen, fo irrt ifjr end).
£)ie ©ngelfinber finb fdmfyf(id)tig roie bie 2ktben nnb
SDcabdjen auf ber (£rbe. ©ie mitffen an ben 28od)entagen
t)ormittag£ brei nnb nadjmittagS ^roei ©tunben in ber (£nge^
fdmk ftfcert.
£)a fdjreiben fte ntit golbenen ©riffeln auf filbernen £afeln
unb \tatt ber 9I$(£'23ud)er fjaben fie TOird)enbud)er ntit
bunten SBilbern. ($eograpl)ie (emeu fie nid)t, benn roogu
braud)t man int .grimmet Qsrbfunbe, unb ba§ (£inmaletn<§ !ennt
man in ber (Sroigfeit gar nid)t
©ngelfdmttefyrer ift ber horror gauft. £)er roar auf (Srben
SOtogifter, unb roegen einer gettnffen ®efdj)id)te, bie nid)t f)terf)er
geljort, muft er nod) breitaufenb Safjre im ^immel @d)u(e
f)a(teu, efye bie grof3en gerien fitr itjtt beginnen.
TOttrood^ unb ©onnabenbnadpittag fjaben bie Heinen
(£ngel frei ; bann tuerben fie uom £)oftor gauft auf ber ffiildy
ftrafse fpa^ieren gefiifjrt. ©onntagg aber biirfen fie t)or bem
»
l. 2Ba3 nrirb au$ guten $tnbent, foenn fie fterben? 2. 2Ba$
glauben mete £eute, ba$ fie im §immel tfyun ? 3. -Sntmefern
l)aben bie Qmgelfmber nid)t$ t)or ben (Srbenlinbern uorau$?
4. 2Bie tange fi^en fie in ber @d)ute? 5. 2Bie unterfdjeibet
(distinguish) fia) bie ($ngel$fdmfe oon Qrrbenfdjuten ? 6. $3er
ift Gmgelfdmlfefyrer? t. 2Bie fommt gauft baju, (SngelfdjuUel^
rer su fete? ©telje ®oetf)e$ „gauft", II. Steil, 33. T211 ff.
8. 2Bte (ange muft er nod) ©cfyute fatten? 9. 2fa ir>e(d)en
DEVILS IN THE MEADOWS OF HEAVEN. 47
The Devils in the Meadows of Heaven.
By Rudolph Baumbach.
Many people : suppose 2 that good children who have 3
died and gone to (the) heaven, have nothing to do but 4
(to) amuse 5 themselves. But these people are mistaken, 6
for if the angel-children merely flew about all day long
and played hide-and-seek behind the clouds, the angel-
school would not exist. 7
In this school, where the multiplication table is not
known 8 and no geography is needed 9 , the little angels
learn to read out [of] fairy-story books with bright pic-
tures instead [of] out [of] A-B-C books, and for 10 writ-
ing 11 they have silver slates and golden slate pencils.
And when they have been in school three hours in the
morning and two in the afternoon, they are not at all
tired. 12
Doctor Faust is the school-teacher in heaven. If a
certain story belonged here, you would see why he has
to keep school, after having taught 13 on earth. They
say 14 however, that in three thousand years the great
vacation will begin for him.
Every Wednesday and Saturday afternoon, which the
little angels have free, Doctor Faust takes them to walk
on the milky way. But what 15 they especially delight in,
9tod)mittaa,en fjaben bte (Sngel fret ? 10. $>a3 tl)ut ber £>r. gauft
tnit tfynen an ben freten Xagen?
1 £eute, pi. 2 Qtaitben. 8 See p. 9, note 2. 4 al§. 5 ftcf) amii-
jteren. 6 ftd) trrcu. 7 bafein or friftieren. 8 befannt. 9 uotig. 10 jit,
11 Verbal noun with def. article. 12 niiibe. 13 lefyren. 14 man jagt.
15 tuo ruber.
48 DIE TEUFEL AUF DER fflMMELSWIESE.
|nmmet<8tf)or auf ber groften 2Btefe fpielen, unb barauf freucn
fte ftdj fd)on bie gauge 3Bod)e. SDie SKiefe ift nidjt grim, fon*
bern btau, unb taufenb unb abertaufenb filberne unb gotbene
SBlumen mad)fen barauf. (Sie fdjeinen in ber Sftacfjt, unb fair
9ftenfd)en nennen fie ©terne.
SKenn fid) bie (Sngel bor bent |rimmet3tf)or t)erumtummeln,
ift ber SDottor Sauft nid)t gugegen, benn ber muf3 fid) am
©onntag oon ber 9ftuf)fa{ ber oergangenen 2$od)e ert)oten.
£)ie 2luffid)t fitfjrt bann ber tjeilige ^etru^, ber am Inmmel^
tt)or SSac^e tjatt. (£r $a$t auf, baft e3 beim ©piel pbfd)
orbentlid) -mgetjt, unb ba$ fid) feiner berlciuft ober oerfliegt.
SBenn fid) aber einer gu meit oom £l)ore entfernt, fo pfetft er
auf fetnem golbenen (Sdjtiiffel, ba§ tjeiftt „%uvMl"
(Sinmal, e£ mar gerabe fetjr I)etJ5 im ^immel, ift ber tjetftge
^etru^ eingefd)lafen. 2Bie ba$ bie (Sngel gemerft tjaben, finb
fie auggefdjroarmt bat) in unb borttjin unb Ijaben fid) itber bit
gauge 2Bie)e gerftreut. £)ie Unternetjmenbften Don ifjnen aber
finb auf (Sntbedungcn au^gegangen unb finb am (Snbe an bie
©telle gelommen, mo bie 2Bctt mit 23rettern gugefdjtagen ift.
(£rft fyahtn fie gefucrjt, ob nictjt irgenbmo etne fRi^e mare, burd)
metcfje man btingeln tonne, bann aber, raie fie teine £itde ge^
funben, finb fie bie SBrettermanb t)inaufgeftettert unb geftattert
unb tjaben rjittiibergefcrjaut.
£)ruben auf ber anbern ©eite mar bie |joEe, unb Dor bem
11. SBorauf freuen fie fid) fdjon bie ganje Sodje? 12. 23e*
fdjreiben ©te bie §immet3roieje ! 13. 2£er fitfyrt fyier bie
2tuffid)t? 14. Sarum ift ber £)r. gauft nicfyt pgegen?
15. 2Md)e3 finb bie ^flidjten be$ fyeiligen ^3etru3? 16. 2Ba$
fitr ein Signal' giebt er 3Utr>ei(en ben (Sngem? 17. Scum
giebt er ba§ (Signal' ? 18. 2Bie lam e$, bag fie einmat oljne
2tufftd)t fm'etten? 19. S03U benu^ten fie biefen foment'?
DEVILS IN THE MEADOWS OF HEAVEN. 49
is playing on the great blue meadow before the gate of
heaven. On Sunday they are allowed 1 to play here,
where grow the thousands upon thousands [of] shining 2
golden and silver flowers which are called stars by us
mortals.
There 3 they are supervised 4 by 5 Saint Peter, whose
duty 6 it is to keep watch at 7 the gate. Doctor Faust is
not present, for he needs rest 8 in order to recover from
the toil of the past week. Saint Peter takes care that
none of the little angels go too far from the gate. He
has a golden key on which he can blow if any of them
should try to run or fly away, and they know that means
"Come back."
Usually 9 everything goes very nicely in their play. But
once, on a very hot day, Saint Peter fell asleep. The lit-
tle angels soon noticed it, and scattered hither and thither
over the whole meadow. Some were so enterprising [as]
to go on explorations, until they finally came to the place
where long ago 10 the world was shut in with boards. Af-
ter diligent 11 search they could not find the smallest
crack through which they could peep, so 12 they had Jo
flutter up and look over.
There on the other side they saw a crowd of little coal-
20. 2Ba$ fljaten bie Unterneljmenbften ? 21. 5(n toelcfye ©telle
finb emtge gelommett? 22. Seldjen 23erfud) madjten fie, burd)
hit 23rettertDcmb gu fef)ti? 23. $Me gelang e$ ifynett enblicr),
itber bie 33retteni)cmb gu fdjauen ? 24. 2£a$ bef anb fid) auf ber
anberen (Sette?
1 Trans., is it to them allowed. 2 gtanjenb. 8 bort. 4 beaufftdjttgen.
6 Don. • Wicf)t, /• 7 an. 8 9htf)e, /. 9 ©ewotynltdj. 10 Dor longer
3eit. "fletfjig. 12 jo bafe.
50 DIE TEUFEL AVE DER HIMMELSWIESE.
.JpoHentfyor Ijctt fid) gerabe erne Sftenge lletner %eufel Ijerum-
getrieben. £)ie Waxen foljlfdjroarg unb Ijattcn Corner am
®opf unb Ijmten lange ©djtoanse. 3 u f^^9 errac ^l e f a *) e * ner
Oon ben Steufeln in bie ,£>of)e unb nafyn bic ©ugel toafjr, unb
afebalfc baten fie fk^entlic^ urn GSMajj.
„£af$t un3 bod) auf lurge 3ett in ben $immd," fle^ten fie.
„2Btr Oerfpredjen, un£ ba gang fein unb maniertid) aufgu-
fiitjren."
Querft fjaben bie lleinen, fcfyoargen ®er(e ben (Sngetn gc-
fallen.
„$)ie erbarmen ntid)," flufterten ctnigc.
„£aJ3t un£ bm arnten Sxufetn ba§ unfdjulbige SSergnitgeu
gonnen, e<3 fonnte roofyt ntcf)t^ fd)abett, M 67 meinten anbere.
„3d) toeif}, too bie SafoMcitcr ftel)t," fagte einer oon itjnen.
„©ie ift in ber 9iumpellammer. £af$t vm8 fie Ijerbeifdjleppen."
£>ie anbern toilligten ein, unb balb v)abm fie bte Setter itber
bie SBretterOergdunung gefyoben unb in bie |)oIIe gelaffen.
©ogleicf) fiub bie gefdjrodngten $urfd)e bte ©prof fen t)erauf=
geHettert nne bie ?(ffen, bie Qsngel fjaben ifynen bie |)dnbe ge^
reirfjt, unb fo finb bie Xeufct auf bie §tmmeb3tt)ieje gclommen.
9(ttfang3 betrugen fie fid) gang orbentlid). ©tttfam fctjrttten
fie einrjer unb trugen i()re ©djttmnge al§ <3d)(cppen im Strm,
tuie ifynen ba$ be3 Xeufete (Sfroftmutter, bie Die! auf Slnftanb 68
v)ait, beigebracfjt rjatte.
(£3 bauerte aber ntcrjt langc r 69 fo ttmrben fie au^gelaffcit,
fdjlugen SRdber unb ^urgetbdume nub grofylten bagu \vk
25. 33efdn*etben @ie bte (Scene t>or bem goftentljor ! 26. 2Bte
!am e$, ba£ bte £eufel bteQntgel getoafyr ttmrben? 2t. Urn \va%
baten bie £eufe(? 28. Sa$ t>erfprad)en fie ? 29. 5lu§ meldjen
©ritnben (reasons) gerodfyrten bte (Sngel bte 23ttte ? 30. 28ie
nmr e$ iiberfyaupt mogUa); bte £eufe( in ben gimme! ju (affen ?
DEVILS IN THE MEADOWS OF HEAVEN. 51
black devils, with horns on their heads and long tails be-
hind, idling a about before the gate of hell. No sooner 2
had the angels been perceived by one of the little devils,
who happened to be looking upward, than all his com-
panions 3 began to beg for admission into (the) heaven.
They begged that the angels would 4 let them in for
just a short time, and promised that they would behave
themselves very properly.
The angels, who were pleased 5 with the little black
fellows, began to whisper that they were sorry for the
poor little devils, and to think that they might safety 6
grant them this innocent pleasure.
One of them said that he knew 7 where (the) Jacob's
ladder was standing and proposed 8 that they bring it
there. They succeeded in raising 9 it over the barricade
of boards and letting it down. The little tailed fellows
there below could climb like apes, and were soon in the
heavenly meadows.
The devil's grandmother is said 10 to have a great re-
gard for propriety 68 and to have taught them all to carry
their tails over their arms like trains, and to walk about
properly. But such orderly behavior 11 was not often to
be expected 12 from them, and it was not long 69 before
they began to be ungovernable, to turn cart-wheels and
81. So ftanb bie 3afob$leiter ? 32. SBefdjretben Sie bte to
funft (arrival) ber £eufel ! 33. 3 : titDtcfcm tOQX \\)x SSetragen
cmfcmgS orbetttttd) ? 34. SBcr fjatte tljnett 3faftanb betgebradjt ?
35. SKoburd) belief en fie, bag fie edjte £eufel ttmren?
1 Kelative clause. 2 fobalb trif. 8 ®efaf)rte, m. (-n). 4 Subjunc-
tive of niogen. 6 Use active. 6 ofyne ®efaf)r. 7 miffen. 8 t)or'frf)tageu.
9 Infinitive with ju. 10 follen. n 23etragen, n. u Active, infinitive.
52 DIE TEUFEL AUF DER HIMMELSWIESE.
etfjte XeufelSrangen. 2)en bratien 3#onb, ber freunblid) au3
einem .'pimmetSfenfter f)erDorfd)aute, fpotteten fie au$, miefen
ifym bie 3 un Q e im ^ ntadjtett tfjm lange Deafen. 70 ©cC)lie^ttc6)
fingen fie an, bte 53lumen, bie auf ber 2$iefe ftanben, au^u-
raufen unb auf bie (£rbe fjinuntequroerfen.
3>e|t rourbe c<3 ben (£ngeln bang, unb fie bereuten e3 bit*
ter, bafy fie bie unfauberen ©dfte in ben |)immet gelaffen
fatten. <Sie baten unb brotjten, a6er bie £eufel fefyrten fid)
an nid)t<3 71 unb trieben e3 immer toller.
3)a raedten bie Qntgel in Ujrer 5(ngft ben fyeiligen $)3etru3
unb geftanben ilnn reumutig, raaS fie getfyan fatten, ©er
fd)lug bie §anbe itber bem $£op\ gufammen, al§ er ben Un*
fug, bm bie Steufel trieben, geroafyr tourbe. 72
,,9Jtorfd), t)inein !" bonnerte er, unb bie SHeinen fd)lid)en
mit l)dngenben Sliigeln buret) ba§ %fyov in ben <§immef.
SDann rief @an!t ^eter ein paar tjanbfefte Qhtget tjerbei.
£)ie fingen bie £eufetSbraten unb bradjten fie baf)in, raofu'n
fie get)5rten.
SDte (Strafe blieb nicfyt au£. £)rei ©onntage f)intereinan~
ber burften bie fleinen (Snget nidfjt t)or ba§ ,£)immef3tf)or.
SBenn fie fpa^ieren gefiit)rf ttmrben, mufcten fie §uDor ifjre
gliigel lo^fcf)nalIen unb ben §eiligenfd)ein ablegen, unb fur
einen (Sngel ift e§ eine grofje ©cfjanbe, menu er ot)ne gtugel
unb t geitigenfdjein t)erumlaufen mufe.
(£tma3 ©ute3 fyatte bie ©ac£)e aber bod). £)ie ©lumen,
36. SBte benafymen fie fid) gegen ben Sftonb? 37. Sag tfyaten
fie mit ben 33lumen, bie auf ber Siefe ftanben? 38. 23efdjrei*
ben ©ie bie ©efitfyle ber (Sngel ! 39. 2Bie t)erfud)ten fie bie
£euf el gur dlutyt ju beroegen ? 40. SBeldjen (Srfotg (success)
fatten tfjre £)rot)ungen ? 41. 2Bo$u entfd)loffen fid) bie (§ngel
in ifyrer 2lngft? 42. $n toefdjer 2Beife britdte @an!t 'peter
DEVILS IN THE MEADOWS OF HEAVEN. 53
to shriek like real devils. Then they dared 1 to ridicule
the moon, which they saw looking out of a window in
heaven. Finally they noticed the flowers on the meadow,
and soon they had torn up many and thrown them down
to the earth. In spite of 2 their entreaties 3 and threats, 4
the little angels, who had now become frightened, could
not prevent 5 their guests from carrying 6 on more and
more madly.
Then the angels, bitterly regretting 7 their deed, de-
cided 8 to wake Saint Peter and confess everything to
him. When he became aware of the mischief 72 which
the devils were doing in heaven, he was very angry. 9
Clapping 10 his hands together over his head, he com-
manded n the angels with thundering voice to march in.
When the last little [one] had 12 crept through the gate,
he had a few strong angels called to him. The devils
were soon caught and carried where they belonged.
The little angels were told that 13 punishment would
not be delayed, and that they might not go before the
gate [for] three Sundays in succession. And a greater
disgrace was their having to take off their wings and
lay aside their halos when they went to walk.
Nevertheless, 14 the affair was not without some good.
fetnen ,3orn cms ? 43. 2BaS befall er ben (Sngetn ? 44. 2Bte
fdjltdjen fie bnrd)$ ghnmetstyor ? 45. 2Ben rief @anft ^eter
gur ©ttlfc? 46. 2Ba$ gefdjat) mit ben £eufein? 47. #e*
fdjretben Sie bie (Strafe, roeldje bic (Sncjel erfyielten 1
1 hmgen. 2 trofc, with genitive. 8 and * S3ittcu unb S)rot)ungen.
5 I)inbern. 6 Infinitive with ju. 7 Relative clause. 8 befdjliejjen*
9 sormg. 10 Clause with inbem. n befeljleH. 12 See p. 9, note 2.
13 Insert def. art. u trofebem.
54 DER PROZESS.
toeldje bie Xeufet auSgertffen unb auf bie (Srbe getoorfen
fatten, fdjlugen SSurget unb mefyrten jtd) Don 3afyr gu Safyr.
greilid) oerlor bie ©ternblume ute( oon ifyrer rjimmlifdjen
©d)one, aber Itebli^ angufefyn ift fie immer nod) mit ifjrer
golbgelben @d)eibe unb bent fUbertoetfjen ©trcdjlenfrang.
Unb toeit fie fyimmlifdjen UrfprungS tft, fo toofjnt tfjr etne
gang befonbere $raft inne. SBernt ein SOfagblein mit Qtvd-
fel tm ©emitt bie raeifeen flatter be3 £Uutenftern3 eingetn
ab^upft unb bagu einen geroiffen @prudj raunt, fo raeife fie
beim le^ten SBtattlein gang fidjer, roa3 fie gu hriffen begefyrt.
$er $roge$ urn be£ @fcl^ Srfjattetu
2lu8 2Btdanb8 ©efd)id)te ber Slbberiten. (SBerfiirjt.)
1. ftapittl.
(Sin 3 a f)nargt f uamen3 (Strutfyion, raelcrjer in ber (&tabt
5Ibbera in ®ried)enianb anfdffig mar, mietete eine§ %age£
fiir ein beftimmte3 (Mb einen (£fel al£ fReittter, um in ber
benadjbarten ©rabt ©erania feinen SBeruf au§guiiben.
^Intfyraj, ber (Sigentiimer be<3 (SfelS, begteitete tfjn gu gufte, 73
um ba$ Stter gu beforgen unb abcnb£ roieber nad) ^aufe gu
bringen. $)er SSeg fiiljrte itber eine grofje §eibe. (§& roar
48. 2Ba$ nmrbe cm$ ben 33tumen, toeldje bie £eufe( auf bie @rbe
getoorfen fatten? 49. 2Beld)e 23eranberung (change) erlitten
bie 33lumen? 50. 2Bie nennen toir \>k fyimmtif d)en 33htmen?
51. Sie fiet)t bie ©ternbfume mis? 52. 2Be(d)en 33etoei$
(proof) ttjre^ hjmmlifdjen UrfprungS giebt fie nod) fyeute?
53. SBeldje 2Borte fprtd)t ba$ Sftaabteht beim 2Iu$rutofen ber
flatter ? (£r (iebt mid) — liebt mid) nidjt.
THE SUIT. 55
People say 1 that the flowers thrown 2 upon the earth by
the little devils, took root and increased from year to
year. We all like 3 to look at the golden disk and white
crown of the star-flower. Although 4 much of its heavenly
beauty is of course lost, a special power is said to re-
side in it, by virtue of 5 its heavenly origin. Many [a]
maiden has pulled off its petals one by one, while 6 she
whispered a certain formula, so that with the last petal
she might know what she was longing to find out.
The Suit about the Donkey's Shadow.
From Wieland's History of the Abderites. (Abbreviated.)
Chapter 1.
One day Struthion, a dentist established in the city
[of] Abdera, wished to practice his calling in the neigh-
boring city of Gerania. Since the way which led there
was very long, he rented a donkey for a certain sum.
" 1 shall accompany you on foot, 73 Sir," said the
owner, a mule-driver named Anthrax, " because I want
to take care of the donkey and bring it home in the
evening."
As they were going over a great plain, the dentist be-
1. 2Ber war (gtrurtjton? 2. 2Bo war (gtrutljiott anfcifftg?
2Be$t)a(b mtetete er fid) ehten (Sfel? 4. 2Ber war Stntljrar?
5. 2Be3f)atb beateitete 2fatf)ra$ ben ^aljttarjt ? 6. SBofjin fuljrte
ber 2Beg?
1 man fagt. 2 Relative clause. 3 to like, gent mogeu. 4 trofebem.
6 megen, with genitive. tufifjrenb.
56 DER PROZESS.
mitten im ©ommer unb bie $\§e be3 £age£ fefyr groJ3. £)er
gatmargt fat) fid) (edjgenb nad) einem fd)attigen Pa£ urn,
mo er einen 2Iugenblicf abftcigen unb ettpaS frtfcfje Suft
fdjityfen fdnnte. 2lber tocit unb breit 74 mar meber 23aum
nod) ©tranc^ gu fef)en. Grnblid), aU bie §i|e itnertrdgttdf)
gu merben anfing, mad)te er fealt, 75 ftieg ab unb fetjte fid) in
ben ©fatten be3 (Sfefo
ff 9^nn f §err, ma3 mad)t 3§t ba," fagte ber ©feltreiber,
„ma3 foil ba£?" 76
„3d) fe|e mid) ein menig in ben <Sd)atten," oerfe(3te
(Strutfyion, „benn bie (Sonne praflt mir gang un(eiblid) auf
ben ©djabel"
„ Stout," mein guter §err," erttriberte ber anbere, „fo fyaben
mir ntc^t gef)anbe(t ! 77 3d) oermietete cud) ben (£fe(, aber
be§ ©djatten£ murbe mit leinem 28orte babei gebad)t."
„3f)r fpafjt, guter greunb," fagte ber S^narji lad)enb,
„ber ©fatten gefyt mit bem (£fe(, ba3 Oerftetjt fid)." 78
„(£i, beim ^immel! ba§ Oerftet)t fid) nid)t," rief ber (£fe(=
maun gang tro^ig ; „ein anbere^ ift ber (£fe(, tin anbere^ ift
be3 (SfelS ©d)atten. 79 3f)r fyabt mir ben (£fel urn fo unb fo*
trie! abgemietet. ^attet 3f)r ben ©fatten aud) ba%n mieten
moUen, fo fjattet Sf)r'3 fagcn miiffen. SCRit einem 2$ort, 80
§err f ftel)t auf unb fefct Sure 9toife fort, ober begat)(t mir fur
be£ (£fe(3 ©fatten, ma<8 bitfig ift."
„2Ba3?" fd)rie ber gatjnarjt, „id) tjabe fur ben ©fe( be=
gafjtt unb foil je£t aud) nod) fiir feinen ©djatten bega()(en ?
9tonnt mid) felbft einen breifad)en (£fel, menu id) ba§ ttjue !
3)er (£fe( ift einmal biefen gangen £ag mein, unb id) mill
mid) in feinen ©djatten fefcen, fo oft mir'3 bcltcbt, 81 unb ba-
vin fi^en btetben, fo fange mir'3 beliebt ; barauf !onnt Sfyr
(£ud) oerlaffen ! " 82
THE SUIT. 57
gan to find the heat of the summer day almost unendu-
rable. He could scarcely 1 get a breath of fresh air, and
far and wide 74 no shady place was to be found. At last
the sun shone so unbearably hot upon his head, that,
after he had looked about him in vain 2 for a tree or
bush, he determined 3 to stop 75 and to sit down a minute
in the shadow of the donkey. As he dismounted, how-
ever, Anthrax asked him, what he was doing and what
it meant, 76 and demanded 4 that he should either 5 pay
for the shadow or get up and continue his journey.
The dentist, who thought that the mule-driver was only
joking, laughed and answered that it was understood 78
that the shadow went with the donkey. The defiant
mule-driver, however, said that the donkey was one thing
and the shadow another, 79 and that he was entirely in
earnest. Neither he nor Struthion had said a word about
the shadow when they bargained about the donkey.
Struthion ought 6 to have paid for the shadow when
he hired the donkey, if he wanted to have that besides.
" I should be a threefold ass myself, if I did that,"
cried the dentist, and insisted 7 that the donkey was his
for the whole day, and that he should sit in its shadow
as long as he chose. 81
l. Sefcfye ^oljreSjett (season) roar e$? 2. 2Bie roar baS
Setter? 3. 2£o$u uercmlafcte (induced) Me §i^e ben 3al)n=
argt? 4. SBarum fefcte er fid) in ben @d)atten bee (SfelS?
5. SaS fjatte Shttljrar. bagegen ? 6. gonnulieren ©te bie 9Ir=
gumente be$ (Sfettreiber^ ! 7. gormutteren @te bie ®egen*
argumente be$ ,3aljnargte$ !
1 fa urn. 2 toergebenS. 8 befd)Ucfccn. 4 uertangen. 6 entweber . .
obcr. • foUen. 7 beftefyen, beftanb, beftanben; insert barauf.
58 DER PROZESS.
w Sft ba§ im (Srnft (Sure 90?einung?" fragte ber anbere mit
ber gangcn Mtblutigfeit eine3 abberitifdjen (£{ettreiber3.
„3m garden (Srnfte," uerfe^te ©trutfyion.
„<So fomme ber §err nur gleid) raieber guriicf nad) 5I6bera
Dor bie Dbrigfeit," fagte jener, „ba raoHen toir fet)en f raelcrjer
Don un3 beibeu redjt bcfjalten rairb. 3d) milt boct) fel;en f
taer mir ben ©fatten metne$ @fcfe ftnber meinen SBillen ab=
tro£en foil!"
£)er 3^^nctr§t t)atte grofee £uft, ben (Sfeltreiber bnrdj bte
(Starfe fetneS 9lrme§ gur ©ebitfyr gu meifen. 83 ©djon ballte
er feine gait ft gufammen, fcrjon l)ob [id) fetn furger $lrm;
aber aU er fciuen 9ftann genaner in& 2(uge fafste, 84 fanb er
fiir beffer, ben ertjobenen 9lrm allmafylid) mieber finfen gu
laffen nnb e$ noctj einmal mit gelinberen $?af3regeln git oer=
fucfjcn. 5Iber er Dertor feinen 2ltem babei. 2)er unge^
fd)(ad)te 9J?enfdj beftanb barauf, bafc er fiir ben ©djatten
feine3 (SfelS begafylt fetn mollte. 2) a <Strutf)ton ebenfo tjart-
nddig babei blieb, nicfjt begarjlen git toolkit, fa mar fetn an-
berer 2Beg itbrig, al$ nad) ^Ibbera guriidguferjren unb bte
@ad)e Dor ben ©tabtridjter gu bringen.
£)er (Stabtrtctjter ?p£)tlipptbe^ mar ein SDfonn Don Dielen
guten (Sigenfdjaften ; ein efyrbarer, niicrjterner, feinem 5tmte
fleiftig Dorfteljenber 3^ann, ber jebermann mit grower ©ebnlb
anfyorte, bie Seute mit S0?t(be betjanbette nnb im allgemeincn
9iufe ftanb, 85 baft er unbcftedjtidj fei.
23ei alien biefen ^Serbtenften Ijatte ber gute ^Iji(ippibe§
nur einen eingigen fleinen gefjter unb ber tear, bafc fo oft
groei ^arteien oor U)n fanten, ifmt aEemal berjenige redjt gu
THE SUIT. 59
" Then you must come to the city judge at Abdera
without delay," said Anthrax with all the obstinacy of a
cold-blooded Abderite mule-driver. " You may depend
upon it, 82 he will not allow l you to take the shadow of
my donkey from me against my will."
The dentist would have liked to bring the mule-
driver to terms 83 by the strength of his arm. But when
he had measured his man with his eyes, 84 his raised
arm gradually sank and he stopped 2 clenching his fist.
No way remained in short, 80 but to try once more, with
milder measures. Anthrax, however, relying 3 on ob-
taining 4 his rights, was obstinate. At last, instead of
wasting more breath, Struthion returned with him to
Abdera.
Chapter 2.
The judge before whom the dentist and the mule-
driver now brought their case, was called Philippides.
He was diligent in his office, and had the reputation 85
of judging 5 (the) people with great clemency. It is
true 6 when he listened to two parties the one who spoke
1. Sag roar bag SKefnltat beg ©treiteg (quarrel)? 2. 2Bo$u
Ijatte ber ^Gtyttargt groge £uft? 3. 2Barum ertjob er ben 2lrm
ntdjt gegen Smtfjrar? 4. Somtt oerfncfyte er eg nod) etrnnal?
5. SBorauf beftanb ber (Sfeltreiber ? 6. ^nttriefern jetgte fid)
ber 3af)nar$t ebenfo hartnadtg? 7. $or ioetd)e Slutorttat brad)*
ten fie itjre ®ad)e? 8. Ser war iphtlipptbeS? 9. 9?ennen
Bit feme guten (Sigenf d)af ten ! 10. SBeldjeg mar ber einstge
Setter, ben er t>attc?
1 ertauben with dative. 2 ctuf'fjoren. 8 relative clause. 4 Use
infinitive with git. » beurteilen. • gtuav.
60 DER PROZESS.
fjaben fdjien, ber jutefct gefprodjen fjcttte. ©tc Slbberiten
tDaren fo bumm nic£)t r baf3 fie bag nxcfjt gemerft gotten ; aber
fie glaubten einem Wlannt, ber fo t)iele gute (£igenfd)aften be-
ft|c, fonne man ja moljl einen etngtgen geljler gu gute fatten. 86
„3a," fagten fie, „menn $)3l)itippibe3 biefen getter ntcr;t t)atte,
mare er ber befte ©tabtridjter, ben 2Ibbera jemal3 gelannt t)at I"
£)er galjnar^t ©trittf)ion unb ber (Sfeltreiber Slntfyrar,
famen tote brennenb t)or biefen murbigen ©tabtridjter gelau^
fen unb bracfjten beibe §ugleicf) mit grofeem @efd)rei tt)re
SHage t)or. (Sr fyorte fie mit feiner gcmotjnlid)en Sangmut
an, unb ba fie enblicrj fertig unb be3 ©djretenS miibe maren,
gud'te er bie 5ld)feln, benn ber ^anbel biinfte tfjm einer ber
oerroorrenften Don alien, bie it)tn jemal3 oorgefommen. „2Ber
oon eud) beiben ift benn eigentlid) ber stager ?"
„3d) ftage gegen ben (£fe(mann," antroortete ©trutt)ion,
„ba6 er unferen ^ontralt gebrodjen fyat"
„Unb tdj," fagte biefer, „flage gegen ben 3<*l)uargt, baf? er
fid) unentgeltlid) eine @ad)e angemafet fjat, 87 bie id) if)m
nid)t oermietet fjatte."
„£)a Ijaben toir gmei ®lager," fagte ber ©tabtrtd)ter, „unb
mo ift ber $eflagte ? (Sin munberlicrjer §anbet ! (Srgcirjlt
mir bie ©ad)e nod) einmat mit alien ilmftanbcn — aber
einer nad) bem anbern — benn e3 ift unmoglid) ling barau3
gu merben, 88 menu beibe gugletcf) fcr)reicn."
„|jod)gcacrjteter §err ©tabtridjter, " fagte ber Qafynaxtf, „idj
rjabe il)m ben ©ebrauc^ be£ (5fel3 auf einen Xag abgemietet.
(£<3 ift mal)r, be£ @fel§ ©fatten murbe babei nictjt ermaljnt.
5lber tuer f)at aud) jemal3 getjort, bajs bei einer foldjen 9ftiete
eine ^laufct megen be3 ©d)atten£ mare eingefdjattet morben?
(£3 ift ja, beim |>erfule3, nid)t ber erfte (£fel, ber gu 2lbbera
Oermietet tturb."
THE SUIT. 61
last could always convince 1 him that he was in the right.
But aside from tins little peculiarity 2 Philippides had so
many merits, that the Abderites made allowances 86 for
this one fault. They thought that without it a man of
such patience and honesty would have been one of the
best judges among those who had been known in Abdera.
This worthy judge thought 3 the case of the two men
who now came running before him [was] very confused,
for each of the two seemed to be a plaintiff. They both
told the affair at the same time with all its attendant
circumstances, and screamed so loud that the judge could
make neither head nor tail 88 of the case. He shrugged
his shoulders and with his usual forbearance begged
them to state their case once more, one after the other.
Struthion complained of the mule-driver that he had
prevented 4 him from having 5 the benefit of the shadow
of the donkey 6 he had hired for the day. He said that
the shadow was never mentioned in such a contract, but
that 7 it always went with the donkey. Therefore the
contract had been broken by the mule-driver.
1. 2Be$f)alb fyietten ir)m bie ^bberiten biefen gefyler $u pte?
2. 2£ie brad)ten @trutf)ion unb Stotfyrajr irjre $lage oor ben
(gtabiridjter? 3. 3Bte empfing (receive) er fie? 4. Sarum
3itcfte er bie 2ld)fem? 5. Sarunt bimfte tym biefer §anbet fo
oenoorren? 6. 2Ba3 fitr erne $(age brad)te (Struthion Dor?
1. SBte lautete bie SUaae bc$ (SfettreiberS? 8. SBantm fief fid)
ber (gtabtrtdjrer bie &ad)t nod) einmat eqafylen? 9. gormnlie-
ren @ie bie Strpmen'te @trutt)ion$!
1 iiberjeucjen, with accusative. 2 (SigentiimUcftfeit,/. 8 bitufen, with
dative of the person. 4 hinbern, insert baran. 5 infinitive with ju.
6 Insert relative pronoun, see p. 33, note 3. 7 fonbmt ; it is used
only after a negative, and introduces an opposite statement, 74.
62 DER PROZESS.
„£>a §at ber $err redjt," fagte ber ^idjter.
„2)er (£fel unb fein ©djatten gerjen mit einanber," fufyr
©trutfjion fort, „unb raarum foHtc ber f ber ben @fe( felftft
gemietet fyat, nidjt audi ben ■ftiejj&raudj feine3 <Sdjatten3
fjaften ?"
„£)er ©fatten ift em Accessorium, ba§ ift liar," Oerfe^te
ber ©tabtrid)ter.
„®eftrenger £err," fdjrie ber (Sfeltreifter, „id) bin nur em
gemeiner Wtam nnb Oerftefje nid)t£ oon (Suren 9Irien unb
Orten ; after ba§ fagen mir meine titer ©inne, bafj id) nid)t
oerpf lid) tet bin, meinen @fe( umfonft in ber (Sonne ftefjen ^u
faffen, bamit fief) ein auberer in feinen ©fatten fefce. 3d)
fyafte bent |jerm ben @fet Oermietet, unb er fyat mir bie |>a(fte
ooraugfte^arjlt, ba3 gefteft/ id) ; after ein anbere3 ift ber (£fel,
ein anbereg ift fein ©fatten." 79
„2ludj raaf)r," murmette ber ©tabtricrjter.
„2Bi(l er biefen fyaften, fo mag er fjalft fo Oiel bafiir beaten
aU fitr ben (Sfet felbft ; benn id) Oerlange nid)t3, aU roaS
ftiEig ift f unb idj ftitte, mir $u meinem 3?ed)te ^u t>ert)elfen. "
„2)ag ©efte, toaS 3f)r tjierftei trmn fount," fagte ^t)tltpptbe^ r
„ift, @ucr) in @iite mit einanber aftgufinben. 89 3t)r, et)rtict)er
Sftann, lafjt immerrjin be£ (£fet3 ©djatten, raeit e3 boct) nur
ein ©djatten ift, mit in bie Wlkte getjen; unb 3fyr, ^err
©trutrjion, geftt if)m eine fyatfte 2)rad)me bafiir, fo lonnen fteibe
Xeile ^ufrieben fein."
„3d) gefte nid)t ben oierten SLeil Oon einem fetter," fd)rie
ber gatjnargt, „id) Oertange mein s JM)t!"
„Unb icf)," fd)rie fein ©egenpart, „ftcften/ auf bem meinigen.
2Senn ber (£fel mein ift, fo ift ber ©djatten and) mein, unb idj
faun bamit, al£ mit meinem Qrigentum, madden, tva§ id) will
2£eit ber Wlann ba mdjiS Oon SRedjt unb SOTigfeit tyoren to'iil,
THE SUIT. 63
" As the shadow is an accessory of the donkey," said
the judge, " the one who rented the donkey should have
the benefit of the shadow also."
Anthrax, however, 1 answered : " I must confess, that
I rented the donkey, and that I was paid 2 half 3 the
price in advance. But the donkey is one thing and the
shadow another, 79 and since I had rented only the
former, I had a right to dispose of the latter as I chose. 4
The dentist made my donkey stand in the sun, in
order that he might sit in its shadow. It is clear that
he has appropriated to himself a thing 87 that he had
not rented. It is only right that he should pay for
the shadow at least half of what he paid for the
donkey."
In great perplexity the judge counselled them, " Settle
with each other amicably." 89 He advised Struthion to
give the mule-driver half a drachma and tried 5 to
convince 6 Anthrax that a shadow was nothing but a
shadow and should therefore be included in the
rent.
But each insisted on his rights. The dentist demanded
his, and said he would not pay the smallest part of a
drachma for the shadow.
Anthrax answered that he could control his own prop-
1. SSMdjeS Argument' §ab ber 9itc()ter $u? 2. Wit wddjm
2Irpmen'ten cmtttortete ber (Sfettreiber '? 3. 2£out riet ^l)tttp=
pibeS ben beiben SD'ftmnern? 4. Sa3 fiir etnen (Srfolg l)atte
feme ftebe?
1 fytnflegen. 2 Use dative with impers. passive verb. 8 Use noun.
4 nad) SBelieben. 5 Derfucfyen. 6 itbcrjcugen.
64 DER PROZESS.
fo oerlang' id) jetjt ba$ 3)opt>elte; unb id) totH bod) fefyen, 06
nod) 3uftt5 in 9Ibbera ift!"
£)er fRtc^ter mar in grower SBerlegenfjeit. „28o ift benn
ber @fel?" fragte er enblid), ba tf)m in ber 2lngft nidjtS an=
bereg einfallen toollte, nm ettoaS $eit 8 U 9ett)innen.
„$)er ftef)t nnten anf ber ©affe Dor ber Satire, geftrenger
§err!"
„gitf)rt ifjn in ben |>of herein!" fagte $f)ilippibe3.
£)er (Sigentitmer be£ ®fcte gef)ord)te rait greuben, benn er
fjtelt e3 fitr ein gute3 3eitf)en, oa fe oer 9?id)ter bie ^anptperfon
im <Spie(e fef)en toollte. £>er (£fel tuurbe t)er6eigefut)rt.
(Bfyabe, ba$ er feine Sfteinung nidjt aud) ^ur @ac^e fagen
lonnte ! 9lber er ftanb gan£ gelaffen ba, fdjaute mit geredten
Dt)ren erft ben beiben ^perren, bann feinem Sfteifter in3 @eftd)t,
Der§og ba$ Wlaul, liefj bie Dfyren toicber finfen nnb fagte lein
23ort.
„$)a fefjt nnn felbft, gndbiger §err <8tabtrid)ter," rief 5(n-
tfjraj, „ob ber fatten eine3 fo fdjonen, ftattfidjen (Sfefe nid)t
feine gtoei £)radjmen nnter SBriibern toert ift, 90 §umal an einem
fo fyeiften Xage roie ber tjeutige!"
£)er ©tabtrid)ter Derfucr)te bie ®iite nod) einmal, nnb bk
^arteien fingen fcfjon an, einen 35erg(etct) anguftreben, 91 als urn
glMlidjertoeife $t)t)fignatu3 nnb $olt)pt)onu3, gloei Oon bm
namfjafteften Hboofaten in 2lbbera, ba§u lamen unb, nad)bem
fie gefjort, toooon bie fRebe tear, ber ©ac^e anf einmal eine
anbere SSenbung gaben.
„§err <Strutf)ion fyat ba$ $ie<§t ooftig anf feiner <Seite,"
fagte $)3f)t)fignatu3, ber ben S^narjt fur einen too^ftjafcnben
nnb babei fefyr t)t^tgen unb eigenfinnigen Wamx lannte. £)er
anbere 2IbDofat, rDteroor;! ein ioenig Oerbriefjlid), baf3 Up fein
§anbtoerl^genoffe fo eilfertig guoorgefommen toar, toarf einen
THE SUIT. 65
erty. And instead 1 of letting the shadow be included
in the rent, he now demanded twice as much for it.
At last it occurred to the judge who could think
of no other pretext to gain time, to have the chief char-
acter in the play brought into court. But after the
donkey had stood there and stared them all in the face,
had snapped his jaws and dropped his cars, Philippides
was still in perplexity. It was a pity that its opinion of
the affair could not be given.
The owner of the donkey, considering it a good sign
that the gentlemen inspected 2 the donkey, claimed that
on so hot a day as this, the shadow of the tall, handsome
beast was worth at least two drachmas. 90
The judge had to try conciliation again, and the oppo-
nents were approaching an agreement 91 when a new turn
was given to the affair by two lawyers. They came up
and asked what the conversation was about. Since Stru-
thion was considered a prosperous man, one of the law-
yers rushed in ahead of his comrade and proclaimed him-
self on the side of the dentist. The other, after a side-
1. SeSfyalb ttmr ber 9ftd)ter in $er(egetu)ett ? 2. Sie
fud)te er gtit 311 gennnnen? 3. 2Bo ftctnb ber (Sfel imter=
beffen? 4. Se^atb freute fid) SIntfjrcu; baritber? 5. S3e=
fdjretben @ie tote ber (Sfel baftanb! 6. 3£ie fndjte 2lntl)ra£
feme (&atf)t gts oerftarfen? 7. 2Be(d)en 23erfucf) madjte ber
9ftd)ter? 8. 2Bo$u ttaren bte ^arteien bereit? 9. ^Barunt
lamen bie ^arteien gu fetnem 33ergleid)? 10. 2£er tnaren
^ficmatus unb ^ofypl)onu$ ? 11. Sa$ gefdjal) burd) tyre
S^nnfdjenfunft (intervention)? 12. Sarum erftcirte fid)
^r)t)ficjnatu^ fitr ben 3 a ^ nar ^? l3 » 2Be$l)alb tnar ber anbere
Slboofat Derbrtefelid)?
1 anjtott, with infinitive with ju. 2 beftd)ttgen.
66 PER PROZESS.
©eitenblid cmf ben @fet, ber irjm ein pbfcf)e3 f tuo^tgertd^rteS
%ier §u fein fctjien, unb erHdrte fid) fogtetd) mit bent grofetcn
Dfacfybrud fi'tr 92 bm (Sfeltreiber. $eibe ^arteten roollten nun
Ictn SSort mcfjr bom $ergleicfjen fjiken, nnb ber efyrlicfje pji*
tippibe^ fal) fid) genotigt, etnen 9^ecf)t^tag angufetjen. @ie be-
gaben ftcf) l)ierauf, jeber mit feinem 9(bbofaten, nad) ^anfe.
£>er (£fet aber mit fetnem ©djatten, al3 bag Dbjeft be£ 9£ed)t^
fyanbete, rourbe bi$ ^um 9(u3trag ber ©acfje in ben SDfarftad
ber &tabt $lbbera abgefitfjrt.
3. ®apittl
(£in fftetf)tfy<mb& itber etne§ (Sfete ©crjatten raiirbe fonber
Qtneifet in jeber &tabt ber 2Mt ?tuffel)en mad)en. !>0can
bcnle alfo, roa3 er in 5lbbera tfjim mufete !
$aum mar ba§ @erud)t bat>on erfcrjoften, aU t>on ©tunb'
an alle anberen ©egenftanbe ber gefellfcr)aftlid)en Unter^al-
tung auffyorten. Sebermann fpract) mit eben f-o biel Xeit=
nal)me uon biefem SHed)t3f)anbe(, aU oh er ein ©rofeeg babei
gu geroinnen ober gu Derlieren t)dtte. 3)ie einen erflarten fid)
fiir ben gatmargt, bie anberen fitr ben Qrfeltreiber. 3a, fogar
ber @fe( felbft t)atte feine greunbe, rae(d)e bafiir {)teiten r 93 baJ3
berfelbe gang mol)l bered)tigt mare, urn ©crjabenerfat} 5 it !(a-
gen, ba er burcf) bie gumutung, oen 3 a ^) nar 5^ in feinem
©djatten fi^en &u laffen unb unterbeffen in ber brennenben
©onnenrjijje gu ftetjen, offenbar am meiften itberuorteilt toor-
ben fei. Sftit e i n e m 28ortc : ber befagte (£fel f)atte feinen
©fatten auf gang $6bera gemorfen, unb bie ©ac^e raurbe
1. Sarum I)iett e$ ber anbere 2lboowt fitr ber ))M$z roert,
ben (Sfettretber $u t>ertetbigert (defend)? 2. 2Ba$ tr<ar ba& 9fe=
fultat oon bem S^nrifdjentreten (interference) ber $b&ofateu?
THE SUIT. 61
glance at the donkey, which looked as if it was worth a
good price, 1 promised 2 the mule-driver to help him to his
rights. Therefore they began again to dispute. 3
44 Since you will not hear a word of compromise," said
the judge, finally, " I must appoint a trial, the donkey,
as object of the lawsuit, shall be taken to the public sta-
ble." The two men therefore went home to wait 4 until
the appointed day.
Chapter 3.
When the rumor of the lawsuit spread abroad, it imme-
diately 5 made [a] sensation in the city of Abdera. Only
think with what interest every one would talk of such
a case. Scarcely had some taken the side of the dentist
or the mule-driver when others began to insist that the
donkey also must have his rights.
44 He would be justified," they said, 44 in claiming 6 in-
demnity. He was evidently most defrauded by the de-
mand that he should stand in the sun while 7 the dentist
sat in his shadow."
From this hour they could not have carried on the
affair with more zeal if they had had a great deal to win
or lose by it. In a word, all other subjects of conversa-
tion were dropped, 8 as if the said donkey had cast his
3. 2Ba$ gefdjaf) mtt bem (Sfet? 4. 23efdjreiben @ie ben (Sin*
brucf, u>e(d)en ber 9?ed)t3l)cmbe( auf bie Slbberiten madjte!
5. Sarimt erllarten fid) emtge fitr ben <5fet fetbft? 6. 2£oran$
erfefyen hrir, ba§ bie 2lbberiten ben ^ro^eft fitr aufcerorbentlid)
tt)td)ttg (important) fytelten?
1 ^vei«, m. 2 uerfpredjen, tierfpvatf), toerfprotheu. 8 ftretteu, ftritt, ge*
firitten. 4 marten. 6 fofort. c infinitive with git. 7 wfibrenb. 8 faflen
laffen.
68 DER PROZESS.
mit einer Sebfyaftigfeit, einem Qsifer, einem Sntereffe betrieben,
bie faum grower fatten fetrt fonnen, racnn ba§ §et( ber
&tabt unb Dftepubtif 2Ibbera auf bem ©piele geftanben Ijatte. 94
£)ie famttidje 23iirgerfd)aft bott 9lbbera war in 3iinfte ab*
geteilt. (£iner atten ©itte jufotge gefyorte ber ^atjnar^t
in bie ©djufterjunft. £)er ©rnnb baoon mar, trjte bie ©ritnbe
ber 2lbberiten immer $u fein pftegten, mcidjtig fpti5finbig.
Sn bm erften Qeittn ber SRepublif fyatte niimtid) bicfe 3unft
btof$ bie ©cfjufter nnb ©rf)nt)flicfer in ftdj begriffeu. 9^ad)-
ma(3 ttmrben alle 5Irten Don glicfern in bie 3unft aufgenom-
men unb jo lam e$, bafc in ber $o(ge aud) bie SBunbar^te,
ate SD?enfd)enftider, unb gule^t and) bie ^almargte $ur ©cfju-
ftergilbe geredjnet ttmrben. ©trutf)ion fjatte bemnad) bie
gan^e (oblige ©djuftequnft unb befonber§ alle ©djutjflicfer
auf feiner ©cite, 9?aturlid)ertt)eife roanbte fid) a(fo ber Saljn-
argt Dor alien anberen fogteid) an feinen QSorgefe^ten, ben
^unftmeifter ^Pfriem. liefer 9Q?ann, beffen patrtotifc^er
(£ifer fur bie greifyeiten ber SRepublif atlbefamtt tear, erftarte
fogleid) mit feiner geraoljnlidjen §i|e, baft er fid) ef)er
mit feiner eigenen ©d)ufteral)Ie erfted)en, ate gefdjeljen (affen
mollte, bafc bie 9^ec£)te unb greiljeiten Don 5lbbera in ber ^er*
fon eine3 feiner $unftgenoffen fo grobtid) Derlettf raitrben.
„$&o, u fagte er f „foK e£ mit unferer greifyeit (n'nfommen,
menu einem 23iirger Don 5Ibbera ntct)t einmal freiftetjen foil,
ftcf) in ben ©djatten eineS ©fete $u fegen ? @teid) ate ob
ein (5fetefd)atten Dornetjmer mare ate ber (Bdjattm be3 $iaU
IjaufeS, in ben fid) ftetlen, fegen unb legen mag f toer ba mid.
©fatten ift ©fatten, er !omme Don einem $aum ober Don
ciner (£t)renfau(e, Don einem @fel ober Don @r. ©naben bem
^rafibenten fefbft! ^ur^ unb gut," fefcte SMftet ^friem
t)tn§u f „Der(aJ3t @udj auf mid), £>err ©trutf)ion. £)er ®ro*
THE SUIT. 69
shadow over all Abdera, and the welfare of the repub-
lic was at stake. 94
In the early times of the republic, the Abderites di-
vided all the citizens into guilds. In the guild to which
Struthion according to an old custom belonged were
included at first only shoemakers and cobblers. But
afterward they admitted all kinds of menders, and finally
menders of people. Therefore, by virtue of this old
custom, surgeons and dentists belonged to .the cobbler's
guild. Struthion's superior, the guildmaster Pfriem,
to whom he now naturally turned, and all the cobblers
were on his side.
Pfriem, in his well known patriotic zeal for the lib-
erties of the republic, immediately declared : " The
rights of Abdera shall never be violated in your person.
I would sooner be stabbed with my own awl than let
that happen."
With his usual heat, he asked what would become of
their freedom if a citizen was not free to sit in a shadow,
whether l it was the shadow of a donkey, a tree, or even
of the great court-house. Struthion might rely upon
1. 2Bte roar bte 23itrgerfd)aft toon Slbbera abgetetlt? 2. 3 U
toeldjer 3unft geljorten bte gafymxitt? 3. Sarum ttmrben
bte 3af)ttar$te gur 8d)ufter$unft geredmet? 4. 2Ber tear na*
titrttd) auf <2trutI)ion3 <2eite? 5. 2ln men nwnbte er fid) fo=
gleidj? 6. &>oburd) roar pfriem alien 2lbbertren befcmnt?
1. Ste ntujm pfriem feme 23ttte anf? 8. 2Ba$ fitr em 3(r*
gmnent fanb er auf <Struu)ton$ 8ette? 9. 2£a$ uerfprad)
er bent .Salmarat? 1°- $M e uwnte er ben (Sfeltreiber ?
1 ob, with subjunctive.
70 DER PROZESS.
btcm foil (£ucf) nid)t nur ben ©fatten, fonbern ^u (Surer ge-
biitjrenben (Satisfaction bert (£fe( nod) obenbrein laffen, ober e£
mu^te roeber gretr)ett nod) (Sigentum tnefyr in 2lbbera fein ;
unb bafyin fofl'3 ntct)t fommen, 95 fo lang' id) ber gunftmeifter
^Pfrtem fyeifee!"
SSctyrenb ber g^ar^t fid) ber @unft eineS fo roid)tigen
9ftanne3 ocrfidjert tjatte, tiefj z§> ber (£fe(trei6er $ntf)rar, aud)
ntdjt fct)(en, 96 fid) urn einen 53efd)ii^er &u beroerben, ber jenem
tuentgften^ ba3 @(eid)gett)id)t Ijalten 98 fonnte. 2(ntf)ra£ mar
cigent(id) lent burger Oon Slbbera, fonbern nur ein gretge=
laffener, ber fid) in bent SBe^irfe be£ 3afontempet3 auff)ielt
(Sr ftanb aU ein ©d)nt$oeru)anbter beSfetben unter ber unmit=
tetbaren ©eridjtsbarfeit bc3 (£r;#riefter3, biefe£ $u $bbera
gottlid) berefyrten Dberf)auote3 be3 SafontempeR
2113 ber (Sr^riefter bie 53ttte be£ (£fettreiber£ Oernommen
fyatte, erlldrte er, baf$ er ntdjt gefonnen 99 fei, autf) ben altera
geringften ©djuijOertoanbten beS 3afontempel<3 ben ©djifanen
be3 5tbbofaten $pt)t)fignatu3 unb ber ^artctUdjfett be3 3 un fc
metfterS ^fricm prei-^ngcben. ©o ldd)erlid) biefer «!panbe(
an fid) felbft fei, fagte er, fo lonne bod) nid)t §ugege6en roer=
ben, bajs ein armer Wlann, ber unter bem ©djutje 5afon3
ftefje, burd) etne offen6are Stahak unterbritdt roerbe.
2Sir muff en e3 gur Steuer ber 2Ba()rf)eit 100 fagen, anfang<§ gab
e£ oerfdjiebene Oernimftige SBiirger, roetdje bie @act)e ungefd()r fo
anfafyen, mie fie an-utfefjen roar, unb e3 bem (Stabtric^ter ^()i*
%pibe3 fe()r ocrbadjten, 101 baft er nid)t SBefomtentyett genug
gefjabt, einen fo ungereimten groift gteict; in ber (Murt $u er=
fttden. 102 villein unOermerft dnberten fid) bie ®efinnungen,
unb ber ©djroinbelgeift, ber bereit3 einen SLctl ber $itrgerfd)aft
anf ben $opf gcfteftt 103 (jatte, ergriff enblid) aud) ben grofeeren
^eil ber 9tot3f)erren Oon §C6bera (£inige fingen an, bie ©ac^e
THE SUIT. 71
him, he would never let it come 95 to that * as long as
his name was Pfriem. The mule-driver ought to allow
him the donkey also for his due satisfaction.
Anthrax in the mean time 2 had also sought a pro-
tector. The latter, the chief priest of the Jason temple,
easily held his own with 98 the guild-master, for the peo-
ple revered him like a god. As Anthrax was a freed
man who had long 3 lived in the precincts of the Jason
temple and so been under its direct jurisdiction, he knew
he must not fail 97 to secure the favor of the head of the
temple. His request was kindly received by the chief
priest who was not inclined 99 to permit that a man
standing under the protection of Jason should be ex-
posed to the tricks of a lawyer.
" The case is absurd in itself," he said, " but no open
cabal nor 4 partial 5 guildmaster shall oppress 6 the least
protdge* of this temple."
But although the chief priest took the matter so se-
riously, many of the citizens at first regarded it as an
absurd dispute, and blamed the judge for not having 7
nipped it in the bud. 102 As the affair began to turn the
heads 103 of the citizens, however, the greater part of the
councilmen were also infected with this strange mad-
1. 28a$ toerfangte er oon bem Grf eltretber ? 2. SBeffett ©unft
tterfirfjerte ftd) 2(ntf)rar ? 3. 3mt>iefero Ijatte 2lntfyrar Sfafprutfj
(claim) auf ben edut£ be$ (SqprtefterS ? 4. SBeSfjatb erfi'tttte
btefer btc 33ttte beg (gfeftrefberS? 5. 28a$ fogtc bcr (grgpricfter
gu bem ganbel? 6. 2£orau3 erfetjen tok, ba§ ntd)t afle 2Ibbe*
rtten g(etd) tfjoridjt (silly) nmren ?
1 bagu. 2 unterbeffen. 8 fcit lantern. 4 Insert indef. art. 5 paxteu
ifd). c fdjaben, 7 Us© clause with bctfj.
72 DER PROZESS.
fiir roid)tiger angufefyen, roeil ein Mann tute ber (Srgpriefter ftd^
berfelben fo ernftttc^ angunerjmen fcrjicn. m $(nbere ergrtffen
bie ^artet 105 be3 (Sfettret6er3 blofe auS 9Siberfprurf)^gcift r anbcre
cm3 einem ttrirflid)en ©efufyt, baft tf)m Unrest gefd)e()e, unb
nod) anbere erfTarten fid) fiir ben gafjnargt, toett getuiffe ^er^
fonen, mit benen'fie nie einer Sfteimmg fcut roollten, [id) fiir
feinen ®egner er!(drt fatten.
Sn biefer (Mrung befanbcn fid) bie ©adjett, afe-auf etnmal
bie Sftamen ©fatten unb (£ f e I in 9lbbera gc^drt unb in
furgem burdjgdngig bagu gebraud)t murben, bie beiben ^ar*
teien gu begeicfjnen.
£)ie Wnfjanger be3 3 a ^ nar 5 te ^ fatten ben 2lnfang gemad)t,
fid) felbft, roeil fie fiir ©irut^imtS 9M)t an be£ (SfelS ©fatten
ftritten, bie ©fatten, unb tfjre ©egner, toett fie ben <Sd)at=
ten gleidjfam 511m (Sfel felbft madjen roollten, anS ©pott nnb
$8erad)tung bie (Sfet gu nennen. £)ie 2lnf)anger bcS (Sr^
priefter3 fatten ben ©£ief3 umgebretjt 106 unb ba$ 35erddt)tlicf)e
mit bent ©crjatten unb ba$ (StjrenDode mit bem (Sfet oer=
fnityft.
„2Bemt e3 ja ein3 oon beiben fein foil," fagten fie, „fo roirb
jeber braOe StYrl bod) immer lieber ein roirftidjer tcibtjafter
@fe( mit allem feinen 3 UDe ^ r , a ^ oer D ^°6 e ©fatten Don
einem (£fel fein roollen."
©obatb bie ^arteien einen Stamen fatten, nat)m ber (Sifer
auf beiben ©eiten fo fdmell unb tjeftig gu, ba$ e3 gar nidjt
mefyr ertaubt mar, neutral gu bteiben. „$ift bu ein ©fatten
ober ein (Sfel ? u roar immer bie erfte grage, roetdje bie S3iirgcr
an einanber rid)tcten, menu fie fid) auf ber ©trafte ober in ber
©djenfe antrafen. SScnn einen ©djatten gerabe ba$ Ungliid
traf, an einem fotdjcn Drte ber eingige fcmcSgleidjen unter
einer $lngat)( t>on ©fein gu fein, fo blieb it)m nttfjtS iibrig, a&
THE SUIT. 73
ness. It must be said for the sake of truth, 100 that some
seem to have taken the side 105 of the mule-driver because
they really felt that injustice had been done him. But
there were others who joined a party from a mere spirit
of opposition, in order to be the opponents of certain
people with whom they were never of the same opinion.
Things had not been in this ferment long before the
adherents of Struthion's party began to designate them-
selves as the "Shadows," and those who were not of the
same opinion about his right to the shadow as "Donkeys."
Their opponents took the name given in scorn and de-
rision, and found it easy to turn the tables 106 and con-
nect the idea of contempt 1 with the Shadows and that of
honor 2 with the Donkeys. They said that any brave
fellow who must be one of the two, would rather be a
real live donkey than the mere shadow of one.
After these names began to be universally used, and
the zeal on both sides had increased violently, great dis-
order arose from it. It was soon a real misfortune for
either a Shadow or a Donkey to be the only one of his
party in a house with a number of citizens. If he did
1. 2Iu3 luetdjen ©rimben (reasons) ergriffen fie ctber bod)
^artet? 2. 2Ba3 fitr ^amen erfyelten jefct bte ^arteten?
3. SBarnnt nannten fid) bte einen bte „(5fe(" imb bte ember en
bie „<Sd)atten" ? 4. 353arum fytelten bte „(Sfel" tl)ren Xiamen fitr
ben efyrenootteren ? 5. 2Ba# betoetft, ba§ ber (Stfer fitr bte
@ad)e hnmer ntefyr gunatnn? 6. SBetdje grage rtdjteten bte
burger cm emember, menn fie fid) anf ber ©trage trafen?
?. -Snnnefern wax e$ ein Ungli'ttf, toenn em „(Sd)atten" erne 2ln*
$afyl Don „(5fem" antraf?
i ana 2 genitive,
74 DER PROZESS.
enttoeber auf ber ©telle feme s D?cimmg gu dnbern ober fid) mtt
titdjtigen ©tofeen gttr £f)itr fyinaustuerfen gu taffen.
2Sie t)tele unb grofte llnorbnungen f)ierau3 entftefyen rmtifc
ten, fcmn man fid) ofyne unfer gutfjun oorftelten. 3)ie @r6it*
terung ging in htrgem fo toeit, baft em ©fatten fid) Iteber uor
£mnger gum lotrflidjen ©efpenft abgegefyrt, ate einem SBdcfer
Oon ber ©egenpartei fitr einen §eller $rot abgefauft l)dtte.
^luct) bie SBeiber nafymen, uric ktd)t gu erad)ten, ^artet, 105
nnb getoift mtfjt mit ber ttenigften $>i§e. £)enn ba$ erfte
SBlut, ba3 bei (Megenljeit btefeS feltfamen 23urgerfricg3 ber*
goffen nmrbe, lam Don ben Sftdgeln gtoetcr §oteoeiber fjer, bie
etnanber auf offcnt(id)em Sftarfte in bte ^tyfiognomie geraten
tt>aren. 107 28o in einem |>aufe ber Wilann ein ©fatten toot,
ba lonnte man fid) barauf Dcrlaffcn, bie gran toar eine (Sfefitt
unb gemeinigtid) eine fo f)it>ige unb unbdnbige (Sfelin, ate man
fid) eine benfen lann.
Sine ber Dielen gotgen biefe£ ^arteigeifte§ toar, ba$ mam
d)er £iebe3l)anbet baburd) auf einmat abgebrod)en nmrbe, toed
ber eigenfinnige Siebfjaber lieber feine 2(nfprud)e ate feme
^artei aufgeben toolltc. Wlanfycx I)ingegen, ber fid) fd)on
jal)relang Dergeben3 urn bie ®unft einer (Sdjonen betoorben
t)atte, beburfte je|t auf cinmal fewei anbcren ^itete urn gtiid=
ltc£) gu toerben, ate feine £)ame §u ubcrgeugcn, ba$ cr — ein
(Sfel fei.
£)a lein @efe(5 in 5(bbera Dorf)anben toar, toetd)e3 in ber fo
ernft getoorbenen (£fetefad)e f)dtte angcfufjrt toerben fonnen,
befdjfofc man ben ^anbel ioegcn be£ (£fetefd)atten<3 Dor ben
„®rof$en Wat" ber 9iepub(il gu bringen. 9?adj Oorau^gegan-
gener fturmifcfycn 3)cuatte nmrbe ber erfte £ag be3 folgenben
9ftonat3 gur (£ntfd)eibung biefer, alle 2(bbertten auf3 dufjerfte
erregenben grage anberaumt
THE SUIT. 75
not change his views on the spot, he would soon be
thrust out of the door with violent blows.
In a little while the bitterness had gone so far that
whenever two citizens met on the street they were com-
pelled to ask which side each was taking 105 in the contest,
instead of exchanging the usual questions ; and a Don-
key would not buy bread of a Shadow, even 1 if starva-
tion 2 were reducing him to a real ghost.
While the men were taking sides so hotly, we may
rely upon it that the women would not remain neutral
long, and we may easily imagine the consequences.
Many a fair [maid] broke off a love affair because her
lover had not been able to convince her that he was a Don-
key, and many a lover instead of having to sue years for
favor, needed only to give up his party to be happy. Even
the fishwives in the public market took sides, and it is
said that 3 two of these women once scratched each other's
faces, 107 and so shed the first blood in this civil war.
Since no existing law could be quoted for the decision 4
of this most serious case about the shadow, the affair
was brought before the " Great Council" of the republic.
A stormy debate preceded the decision 5 to give the first
day of the following month to this question.
1. Bennett @tc 33etfm'ele ber roadjfenben (grbitterung !
2. 23on toem Nurbe bciS crftc 33lut in biefem Wtrgerfrtege ber*
goffen ? 3. ©eWjen Crinflujj fyatte ber (Streit auf Me grauett ?
4. 5luf bte £tebe$ljcmbel ? 5. 2Ba$ befdjlog man enbltd), tint
biefer @fel$frage jn tfjun ? 6. 2Be$f)alb bracfjte man fie t)or htn
„©rojjen SRat" ? 7. 2Bann foflte ber £ag ber (Sntfcfjetbnng fetn?
i felbft. 2 hunger, w. 8 man fagt, bafj. 4 (Sntfcfjeibung, /. 5 59e»
76 DER PROZESS.
4, ®apittl.
WU ber grofje (£ntfd)eibung3tag f)er annate, ftanb gan^ 5(6-
bera in gitternber SBeracgung, erraarrnnggooll be3 2Iu3gang3,
ben ein jo uncdjbrter 9M)t3f)anbel nef)tnen toitrbe. Sftiemanb
^atte fetrt griifjftftcf orbentlid) genommen, miemot)l alk$ fdpn
mit Xage^anbrud) auf ben giifcen mar. 2)ie oierfymbert
Scanner, toetdje ben „®rof3en ^Rat" bilbeten, Oerfammelten
fid) auf bem erfyofyten SBorpfatse ber £empet bc3 Wpollo nnb
ber £)iana, bem grofeen Sftarftylatje gegeniiber.
£)ie ©djatten erfd)ienen mit tiid)ttgen Shtitttc(n nnb 90?effern
berfetjert anf bem ($erid)t3pla|e, bie (£fel trngcn £)old)e nnter
it)ren langen SHeibern berborgen. $ud) ber Stlciger nnb 95e-
llagte mit ifyren nadjftcn ^Inbermanbtcn unb mit ifyren beiben
$lboofaten fatten ftd) bereit<3 friit) eingefunben nnb itjren gefyo^
rigen ?$ta§ eingenommen.
£)er gange Wlaxtt t)atte fid) mit einer 9#enge $otf3 ange-
fitllt, beffen ($efinnungcn burd) ein tdrmenbeg £mrrcd), fo oft
eat 9fat£f)err ober Qunftmeifter Don ber ©cfyattenpartei einf)er^
gefd)ritten tarn, fid) beuttid) genng oerrieten.
OTeS roartete nnn anf ben ^rcifibenten be§ „@rof$en $ate3,"
ber, afe ein grower 2ln()tinger ber (Sttfettc, getoofynt mar, bet
bergleidjen ©elcgentjeitcn auf fid) marten §n laffen. (£r k)atte
jebod) bafiir geforgt, ba$ bie $erfammtung unterbeffen mit
einer SOZufif Don f einer $ompofition unterljalten nnb (roie er
fagte) §n einer fo feierlidjen ^anblung Oorbereitet miirbe.
SDiefe 9^nfil gab benen Oon ber ^artei be3 (£r-#riefter3 gu
einer SDfenge fpafttjafter ©nfalte ^Intaft, fiber roekfye fict) Oon
Qeit gn Qtit ein grofteg (§5etdct)ter erfyob. (Sincr fagte: „^)iefe^
Allegro Kingt \a roie ein (Sd)(ad)tgefang'' — „%u einem 3Bac^=
telfampfe," fiel ein anbercr ein. , f bafiir tont aber aud)," fagte
THE SUIT. 77
Chapter 4.
At last the decisive day approached. By daybreak
Shadows and Donkeys were on their feet. They were
in too great agitation to take 1 breakfast properly, and
all provided themselves with strong clubs and knives,
or hid daggers under their clothes.
The Shadows filled the whole market-place, and be-
trayed their sentiments by a noisy cheer whenever a
judge of the Shadow-party ascended to the porch of the
temple opposite them. Complainant and defendant were
there early 2 to take their proper places and the four
hundred men of which the " Great Council" was com-
posed, had all assembled, but still they waited for the
president who always appeared late on such occasions.
In the mean time, however, the whole assembly was re-
stored to its natural good humor by some music of the
president's composition. The witty conceits to which
occasion was thus given, caused great laughter. After
they had interrupted the music continually, with stale
jokes, and had compared, for instance, the allegro with a
battle-cry, the adagio with a funeral song 3 the party
1. 33efd)retben <2ie ^bbera am 9ftorg,en be$ (5ntfd)eibtmg>
ta§t% ! 2. 2Bo fcerfammelte fid) ber „®roge Wat" ? 3. $?eld)c
3>orbereitimg,en fatten bie (streitenben gemadjt ? 4. Ser tyatte
fid) bereits fritf) cmgefunben ? 5. 2Bic $ab ba3 33oIf feme ©e*
juttrattg lunb? 6. &>atm fdjrieen fie ©urralj? 7. 2£e3l)alb
mm ber ^rafibent 311 fptit? 8. 2£ie nmrben fie imterbcffett
lmtertjatten ? 9. $3a$ fiir emeu (Srfolg ()atte hit 3)hiftf?
4. Bennett <Ste erntge ber fpajtyaften (Sinfcitfe !
1 Insert itjr. 2 friif). 8 ©vabgefang, w.
78 t)ER PROZESS.
em britter, „ba$ ^bagio, a\$ ob e3 bm 3cd)nbred)er ©trutfyion
unb bm @d)ufter ^friem, feinen @d)u($atron, $u @rabe fin=
gen follte." „£)ie gange ^ufif," meinte ein t)terter f „t)erbiene,
Don ©fatten gemad)t unb Don (Sfeln gel)ort §n toerben," u. f. to.
2Bie fabe nun aud) biefe ©emerge roaren, fo braud)te e£ bod)
bet etnem fo jobiafifdjen $olfd)en nid)t3 mefyr, um bie gange
$erfammlung unDermerft in iljre natitrlid)e fomifd)e Saune urn-
guftimmen. £)tefe Saune ncujm ber $)3arteiraut, rooDon fie nodj
befeffen roar, unoermutet ifyr ®tft unb trug oielleid)t mefyr a(3
irgenb etroa£ anbere3 gur ©rfyaltung be3 <Staate3 in biefem
fritifdjen 2(ugenblide Wl
(£nblid) erfd)ien ber ^rdfibent mit feiner £eibroad)e oon
armen |)anbroerfera, toeldje, mit ftumpfen |)eflebarben unb mit
einer friebfamen 9lrt Oon eingerofteten £)egen betoaffnet, mefjr
ba3 5Infeb,en ber ldd)ertid)en giguren fatten, roomit man in
(Garten bie $ogel fdjredt, a(3 Oon $rieg3mdnnern, bie bem
($ericr;te beim ^3obel SSiirbe unb gurdjtbarfeit Derfcfyaffen foil-
ten. -Jpeil ber SRepubltf, bie §ur 2kfd)irmung ifyrer £fyore unb
innerlidjen ©id)erf)eit leine anberen |jefben notig f)at atS fotdje.
£)er ^Cnbltcf biefer grotegfen Wilift unb bie ungefdjidte,
poffiertid)e 5lrt, roie fie fid) in bem friegerifdjcn 5Iuf^uge gebdr-
beten, erroedte bei bem §ufd)auenben $olfe cinen neuen 5lu^
brud) Oon Suftigleit, fo baf$ ber ^erolb Diele 5D?ub,e fyatte, bie
Seute enbtid) gu einer leiblidjen ©tille unb gu bem S^efpeft, ben
fie bem t)od)ften @erid)te fd)u(big ioaren, gu bringen.
SDer ^rdfibent eroffnete nunmetjr bie ©i^ung mit einer fur-
gen SRebe, ber |)erolb gebot ein aberma(ige3 @tittfd)tt)eigen,
unb bie 5(boolaten beiber £eite rourben aufgeforbert, itjre
®lage unb ^erteibigung miinblid) Dorgubringen.
£)en 5lbDofaten, roelcfye fiir grof$e SD^etfter in ifyrer 5(rt gal-
ten, mufste bie (Megenfyeit, itjre $unft an einem (£feb§fd)atten
THE SUIT. 79
violence that still possessed them, had, unnoticed by
them, lost its venom. Thus they were prepared for the
trial, and the music, instead of merely entertaining
them, seems to have contributed more than anything
else to the preservation of the state.
A new outburst of merriment was caused by the ap-
pearance of the president's body-guard. It was grotesque
to see the clumsiness 1 of these poor workmen, who had
been armed with dull halberds and rusty swords in
order to give the court dignity in the eyes of the people.
The way they looked might have frightened the birds.
That war-like outfit could never give them the appear-
ance of soldiers.
With much difficulty the herald got the people to keep
quiet. The meeting was opened by a short speech from
the president. Then the herald, after he had again com-
manded silence, summoned the lawyers. They, of
course, 2 treated the case with the greatest seriousness.
For, to be a master of his art, a lawyer must have such
1. SeldjeS Urtetl fprad) em 23uraer itber bte SJhtfif cuts?
2. 2£elrf)e Crtmiurfung (influence) fatten bie ©djeqe auf ba#
2>o(f? 3. '^nunefern trugeu btefe 2d)eqe 3m* (Srfyaltung be$
StaateS bet? 4. &>eld)e3 (SretgntS gab ifyren ©ebanfen erne
cmbere Senbung (turn) ? 5. 33efd)retben 2ie bte £etbmarf;c
be# 'prafibenten ! 6. 33Md)en (Smbntcf madjte btefe auf ba$
33olf? T. 2£arum ift erne ^epublif glitd'(id) $u pretfen, bie
nur foldjer gelben jur 23efd)irmung bebarf? 8. Sarum
Derurfad)te bte £ufttgfett be$ <M!e$ bem £erolb biel Dfllfye?
9. Sie wmrbe bte ^ung eroffnet? 10. ^nnuefern wax btefe
(Megenfyeit an fid) fdjon eitte grope 2lufmunterung fur hk
2lbuofaten ?
1 Unbet)olfent)cit,/. 2 natitrtid).
80 DER PROZESS.
fetjen gu Ictffett, an fid) allein fdjon ettte grojse ^Tnfmunternng
fein. (Sett em 5lbbera in ber 2Mt raar, ^atte man nod)
feinen 9M)t3f)anbe( gefef)en, ber fo tdc^erltc^ an fic£) fetbft nnb
fo ernft^aft bnrd) bte 2lrt, rate er gefitfjrt 108 raurbe, geraefen
ractre. (£in $lb0ofat mitf$te and) gan§ nnb gar fein ©ente nnb
feinen 2lboofatenfinn gef)abt fjaben, ber bet etner fold)en (Me-
gen^ett fid) ntdjt felbft itbertroffen Ijtitte.
2)er 5lb0ofat $pf)t)fignatu3, ber a& ©adjoerraalter be3 3af)n^
ar§te3 ©trutf)ion §uerft fprac§, mar ein Wdann Don Wlitteh
grof^e, ftarfen Wu$Mn nnb mad)tiger £nnge. ©etne gro^te
$nnft beftanb barin, bafc er, urn feinem $ortrag bnrd) bte
lobulation feiner ©timme mefyr £ebf)aftigfeit nnb 2lu3brud
gn geben, in bent Umfang con anbertf)alb DftaOen t)on einem
SnterOall gum anberen rate ein @id)f)ora fyerumf prang nnb fo
Oiele ©rtmaffert nnb ®eftifulationen ba^n mad)te, aU ob er
feinen Querent nnr bnrd) ©ebarben Oerftanbtid) raerben
lonnte.
$)3f)t)fignatu3 trat mit ber gan^en UnOerfd)dmtf)eit eineg %fc
Oofaten auf, ber fid) baranf Oerlaf$t, ba$ er Wbberiten gu $#=
fjorern f)at, nnb fing alfo an :
„(£ble, e^renfefte nnb raeife, grof$mdd)tige $ierf)unbert-
manner !
2Benn jemal3 ein %ag raar, an raetdjem fid) bk $ortrefflid)-
!eit ber $erfaffung unfcrer Dfcpublif in it)rem grofcten ©fang
enttjnEt fjat, nnb raenn jemate id) mit bent ®efitt)I, raa3 e3 ift,
ein burger oon 2lbbera gu fetn, unter (£ud) aufgetreten bin, fo
ift e3 an btefem gro^en £age. |)eute foil Oor biefe£ ef)rrau>
bige tjoc^fte ®erid)t, Oor biefe erraartung^oolle nnb teifnef)-
menbe SDtege be3 $olfe£, oor biefen cmfetynltdjen Q$omnm?
flufj Oon gremben ein 9ied)t3t)anbef gur Ghttfdjeibimg, gebrad)t
raerben, ber in einem minber freien ©taate, ber fetbft in einem
THE SUIT. 81
a legal mind that he seizes with enthusiasm any * oppor-
tunity to be heard even in such an absurd case as this.
Struthions counsel Physignatus was the first who
showed his genius and his power as an advocate by car-
rying on with seriousness and pathos 2 a suit 108 which
was so ludicrous in itself. Being a man of strong and
mighty lungs he was sure of success. Since he could
rely on having Abderites for hearers he made his art
consist merely in giving life and expression to his ad-
dress by the modulation of his voice within the compass
of an octave and a half. To-day he surpassed him-
self by letting his voice spring from one interval to
another. He made moreover so many grimaces and
gesticulations that merely through them, he would have
made himself intelligible to his hearers.
Stepping 3 forward, he addressed the Four-hundred by
calling them noble, wise and powerful and then began
to praise 4 the lawgivers of Abdera, who were busied
with a case the decision of which the magistrates in a
less free state would not have considered important
1. 2Ba# fur einett SftedjtSljanbel tjattt man felbft in Slbbera
nod) nidjt gefyabt? 2. Sie nntrbe ber ^rojeg gefttyrt? 3. 3n s
roiefent gab biefer ^rogeg ben 2lboofaten ©elegenljett, iljr
©enie gu geigen? 4. Setter Slboofat fprad) guerft? 5. $3e*
fdjreiben <Sie $$tyflpattt&! 6. SBorin beftanb feme groge
$unft? 7. SeSljalb roagte er eS mit Unoerfdjamtljeit aufju*
treten? 8. 2Bie rebete er ben „®roj$en 9?at" an? 9. ©arum
nannte er ben ©erid)t3tag einen grog en £ag? 10. 2£er
nafym an ben 23ed)anblungen (proceedings) tett? 11. 2Ba$
fotlte an biefem grogeu £age gefdjelm?
i i
irgenb cine. 2 s }3atljo$, n. 8 clause with inbem. 4 loben.
82 DER PROZESS.
Wfym ober ©fcarta tttd^t fur tmdjttg genug geljalten raorben
mitre, bie ftolgen $erroalter beg @emeinroe)cn3 nur einen
9{ugenblid gu befdjd'ftigen. (£ble<§, prei^tuitrbige^, breimal
glitcffidje§ 2(6bera ! £)u aftein lebft unter bem Sc§tt$ einer
©efetjgebung, ber and) bte geringften unb fpifcftnbtgftcit
9^ed)te ber 23urger rjeilig ftnb ! £)u aftein geniefteft eine
<Sidt)erf)ett unb gretljeit, tt)ot)on anbere SRepubiiten nur ben
©fatten ^urn minted ^aben !
„Dber, faget mir, in raeldjer anberen 9^epublif roitrbe ein
9^edt)t^r)anbel ^mifdjen einem 23itrger unb einem ber (Bering-
ften au§ bem SBotfe, itber etnen ®egenftanb, ber fo unbebett-
tenb fdjeint, bafs bie ©efefce ifnt bet SBeneimung ber £)inge,
roeldje tpS Gngentum tommen fonnen, ganoid) oergeffen
fyaben, ein §anbel fiber tttva§, bem ein fubtiler SDialeftiter
fogar ben ^amen eine$ 3)inge3 ftreitig macrjen f onnte, — mit
einem SSort, ein ©treit itber ben &&)atkn eine§ (£fete —
faget mir, in raetcfjer anberen Stepubltf raitrbe ein foldjer
9fad)t3rjanbel ^um ©egenftanb ber aftgemeinen %eilnaf)me f
§ur ©ad)e be§ gan^en &taat$ geroorben fein ? Sn metcfjer
anberen ^e0u6lif ftnb bie ®efet$e be<3 (£igentum<3 fo fdjarf
beftimmt, bie gegenfeitigen Dfocfjte ber 33itrger Dor after SSift-
fur ber obrigreitlicrjen ^erfonen fo ftdt)er gefteftt, bie gering^
fitgigften Wnforitcrje fetbft be3 Sfemftett in ben 5(ugen ber
Dbrigleit fo t)oct) angefet)en, baf$ ba§ fyocfjfte ®erid)t ber SRe=
toublit; fetbft e3 nid)t unter feiner SSiirbe fyklt, fid) feierlid) 3U
Oerfammetn, urn itber ba$ graeifettjaft fctjetnenbe %ied)t an
einem (£fel§fd)atten ein Urteil §u fatten. 109
2lber inbem id) auf ber ehtett ©eite mit bem geredjten
@totj eine3 ecfjten $Ibberiten fitrjie, me(d) ein glorrettfjcS
3eugni§ oon ber Oortrefftidjen $erfaffung unferer SRepubltf
biefer Oorliegenbe £>anbet bei ber fpdteften 9?ad)fomntenfd)aft
THE SUIT. 83
enough for discussion. 1 To live under the protection
of a court of justice to which the smallest rights of the
citizens were sacred, was to enjoy a freedom, the glory
of which was now fully revealed. When he appeared
among the expectant crowd on this great day, he felt
more fortunate than ever before in being a citizen of Ab-
dera.
The object of this lawsuit, he said seemed so insig-
nificant that it had been omitted 2 from the catalogue 3
of articles 4 which the law recognized 5 as property. It
was something to which a dialectician might even have
refused a name and yet it had become an object of uni-
versal interest. In no other republic, however sharply
the laws of property might be defined, did the government
regard the claims of the people to such an extent 6 that
the supreme court would recognize any man's right to
a mere 7 shadow.
But although 8 Physignatus gave this glorious testi-
1. 2Iu$ toeldjem ®runbe ftettte er 2Ibbera fetbft itber Sltfyen
unb (Sparta? 2. $Me nannte er Slbbera? 3. Bennett <Sie
uuet ©rimbe, toeStuegen er 9Ibbera bie glittfltdjfte 9?epublif
nannte ? 4. SBeSljalb nannte er ben $Red)t3l)anbet an fid) unbe*
bentenb? 5. 9Sa3 nmrbe ein fubttfer £)ta(efttfer gettjau
fyaben ? 6. 2Borin beftanb bie Ubertegenfyett SlbberaS itber afte
anberen SRepubltfen ? (a) in 33eutg anf bie ©efe^e be$ <5tcjen=
turns? (b) in 23entg auf bte $Red)te ber burger? (c) in
^Bejug anf bie Sfafpriidje ber fanften? 7. SBeWjeS ®efitf)(
gab iljnt biefe ®ettnj$ett? 8. &>etd)en (*inbrncf nmrbe ber
Stted)t$ljanbel anf bte 9?ad)fotmnenfd)aft madjett?
1 (Srbrterung, /. 2 auS'getaffen, toergeffen. 8 Catalog, w., £tfte, /.
4 $)tng, w. 6 an'erfenneu, bejeidjnen. 6 to such an extent, transl., so
highly. 7 blojj. 8 trofcbem.
84 DER PROZESS.
abtegen roirb : tvk fefjr mufj id) mtf ber anberen (Seitc bie
9(bnaf)me jener treutyergtgen (Sinfalt unferer $oreltern, jener
frettotHtgen ©enetgtljett, au3 Siebe unb greunbfdjaft, ettoa3
Don unferem oermeinten ftrcngen 9M)te fasten §u laffen, be*
flagen! D bu eiuft fo beritljmte SBiebertjer^igfeit unferer
guten Allien, ift eS b a Ij i n mit btr gelommen, 110 baJ3 abberi*
ttfdje SBtirger fo fetbftfiidjtig, fo larg, fo unfreunblid), toa3
fag* ld|, fo unmenfdjltd) finb, etnanber fogar ben ©fatten
eineS (5fel3 511 oerfagen ?
£)odj — oer^eifjt mir, toerte Slftitburger ! id) irrte mtd) in
bcm SSorte — oer^eifyt mtr etne unt)orfd^licf)e SMeibigung !
£)erjenige, ber etner fo niebrigen, fo rofyen unb barbartfcrjen
£)enfart fatn'g mar, tft feiner unferer SDHtbitrger. &$ ift ein
b(of$ gebufbeter ©tnroofjner unferer <&tabt, ein blower ©djut^
Oerloanbter be3 Safontempelg, ein Sftenfd) au<3 ben bidften
§efen be3 ^obel^, ein Sftenfdj, Oon beffen @eburt, (£r§ief)ung
unb £eben3art nid)t3 23effere£ $u erroarten mar, mit e i n e m
2Bort, etn ©feltreiber. ©eine ©ctjanbe ftebt an i()m allein,
u n £ farm fie nid)t befubeln. (Sin abberitifdjer 23itrger, idj
unterftelje mtdj'S $u fagen, Ijatte ftdj leiner foldjen Untfyat
fdjulbig madjen fonnen.
5Iber — nenn ? id) fie btelleidjt mtt einem gu ftrengen 9?a*
men, biefe %fyat ? — (Stetfet (£ud), id) bitte, an ben $)3(a£
(Surest guten 90?itburger3 ©trutt)ion unb — fiifjlet !
(£r retfet in feinen ©efdjdften, in ©cfdjaften feiner ebeln
$unft, bie e3 blofj mit SBermtnberung ber Seiben feiner
Sftebenmenfdjett §u ttjun t)at, Don 2(bbera nad) ©erania. £)er
Stag ift einer ber fdjroiilften ©omntertage. £)ie ftrengfte
©onnenljit^e fdjeint ben ganjen ^ori^ont in ben f)of)(en SBaud)
eine3 glitfjenben $8adofen§ berioanbett ju tjaben. ®ein
SSMfdjen, ba§ it)re fengenben ©trafylen bampfe! ®etn
THE SUIT. 85
mony to their excellent constitution he on the other
hand lamented that the whole-hearted simplicity [known]
in 1 their elders had decreased 2 lamentably 3 among them-
selves. These he said had sometimes waived their rights
out of friendship, while now there was such a decrease
of good-heartedness that a niggardly and selfish Abde-
rite could refuse a fellow-citizen even a shadow.
But here Physignatus begged pardon for the uninten-
tional insult, for no such disgrace attached to any
Abderite. The city could not be contaminated by the
misdeed of a man who was not a native 4 but merely tol-
erated as an inhabitant. Such an inhuman fellow must
have been a man from the dregs of the people, and was,
— - as was to be expected, — a mule-driver.
Then, to show that he did not call the deed by too
strong a name, the lawyer begged his hearers to put
themselves in Struthion's place as he travelled to Gera-
nia to lessen the sufferings of his fellow-beings. He pic-
tured 5 the sultry summer day, the glowing horizon
which seemed to have been transformed into an oven,
and the scorching rays of the sun, subdued by no clouds.
1. 2Beld)e £ngenben ritfjmte er an ben $oreltera? 2. 2Ba$
fanb er feljr beffagen&uert? 3. 2Bie nannte er bie je^igen
33itrger Don Slbbera? 4. Samm bat er nad) bie[en SBorten
van (Sntfdjulbtgung ? 5. Seller &enfart befdntlbtgte er
3tntf)ra£? 6. 5Ba$ t)atte fetn abberitifcfyer dinger tfynn fonnen ?
1. $n toeldjem $ert)cUtni3 ftanb lntf)ra£ gn 5lbbera? 8. $>or*
au% erftarre fid) bie niebrige £)enfart be$ 2Inrf)rar? 9. <&d)\U
bent <Ste @tmtt)ion$ 9?ei[e nad) ©erania in be$ $bt>ofaten
Morten !
i genitive. 2 ab'ne^men, 8 in bebauerlicfyer %3t\\t, 4 ©ingebore*
ner, w. 5 jcfyilbew,
86 DER PROZESS.
mef)enbes> Sitftdjen, ben oerburftenben SBano^rer ansufrifdjen !
2)te ©onne flammt uber feinem ©djeitel, faugt ba§ $(ut au§
feinen 2lbern, ba§ Wart au3 feinen ®nod)en. Sed^enb, bie
biirre Sung' am @aumen, rait triiben, uon §i^e unb ®tan$
erblinbenben $ugen, fiefyt er fid) nad) einem ©djattenplafc,
nadj irgenb einem ein^edten, mitleibigen $aum urn, unter
beffen ©d)uj$ er ftd£> ed)o(en, er einen Wunb oofl frtfcfjerer
£uft einatmen, einen Slugenblid oor bm gliifjenben ^feikn
be3 unerbittlidjen 2fyollo fic^er feut fonnte.
Umfonft ! 2$r fennet alle bie ®egenb oon 2lbbera nad)
©eranta. Qtoti ©tunben lang, gur ©djanbe be£ gan^en
X()raften3 fet e3 gefagt ! leiit 23aum, feme ©taube, bie tfym
gegen bie mittdglidje ©onne ^ufludjt geben fonnte !
£)er arme ©trutfyion fan! enb(id) bon feinem Xier fyerab.
£)ie 9?atur oermodjt' e3 ntcr)t langer au^ufyalten. (Sr liefg
ben (Sfct tjalten nnb fe^te fief) in feinen ©fatten. — ©djma-
d)e3, armfelige3 (M)omng3mittel ! 2(ber fo menig e£ mar,
mar e3 bocr) etma£!
Unb meld) em Ungefyeuer muftte ber ®eful)flofe, ber gek
fenfyer^ige fein, ber feinem (eibenben 9?ebenmenfd)en in foldjen
Umftdnben ben ©fatten eine3 (Sfel3 oerfagen lonnte ! 2SaY
e§ gtaubltd), ba$ e3 einen folc^en Sftenfdjen gabe, menn mir
ifyn nid)t mit eigenen 2(ugen oor un3 fa()en ? — %hex f)ier
ftcf)t er, unb — ma§ beinafye nod) arger, nod) unglaubticljer
aU bie Zijat felbft ift — er befennt fid) au$ freien ©tuden 1U
ba^u, fdjeint fid) feiner ©d)anbe nod) §u riifymen. 3a, er
befyauptet fogar Dor ber SDcajeftat biefe3 fyodjften ®erid)t<^
f)ofe3 ber $ierf)unbertmcmner, ba$ er red)t baran getfyan
t)abe.
Unb glaubt 3fyr, bafc mir un3 iiberreben (affen follten,
einen fatten fur ettoaS 28irf(id)e£, gefdjmeige fur etma3 f
THE SUIT. 87
The flaming sun blinded 1 the wanderer's eyes and seemed
to suck the marrow from his bones. If he could only
have breathed a mouthful of fresher air, or been safe
one instant from the severe heat of the sun, he would
have recovered a little. But however anxiously he
looked about him for a shady place, there was no refuge 2
to be found. On the road to Gerania there was no tree
nor shrub to be seen in Avhose protection he might
escape 3 the glowing arrows of remorseless Apollo.
Human nature cannot endure such heat too long, and at
last Struthion had to stop the donkey, and then sank
down exhausted.
"Under these circumstances," cried Physignatus, "be
it said to the shame of such an unfeeling monster as
this mule-driver, my client was refused even such a poor
means of recovery as a donkey's shadow. And this stony-
hearted [fellow], incredible as it seems, actually boasts
of his shame, and dares 4 to acknowledge it of his own
accord, m and to assert before this court that he did
right! We are not going to be persuaded that An-
thrax had an exclusive right to the shadow."
1. 2BeId)e ©nnrirfungen fyatte bte @onne auf (gtrut^ion?
2. SeSfyatb bebnrfte 8trntf)ion be3 ©d)atten$ fo fetyr ? 3. 33e=
fdjvetben @te ben 2Beg jtotfdjett 9lbbera nnb ©eranta! 4. ©ami
fefcte fid) (gtrutyion in ben fatten beS Qrfels? 5. 2£te
nnrfte bcr ^djatten anf iljn ? 6. SBarum nannte ^IjtjfignatnS
ben (Sfcltrctber em Ungeljeuer? 7. SBobnrd) ntadjte Slntfjrar.
feme @d)anbe nod) argev ? 8. 2£a3 befyanptete 3lntljraj oor bem
l)bd)ften ©erid)t&)of ? 9. SBoju ftar aber P)t)ftcmarn$ nidjt jn
itberreben ?
1 Menben. 2 3uflurf)t8ort, m. 8 entgetjen, * nmgen,
88 DER PR0ZES8.
an meld)e3 jemanb ein birefte3 mtb au§fd)tief$enbe3 Slctyt
fjaben f onne, gu fallen ?
„(£in fatten faun, genau 511 reben, nic£)t unter bie tvixh
lichen 3)inge gered)ttct roerbcn. SDcnn ba§, toaS if)n gum
©fatten tnadjt, ift nid)tS 9£irHid)c3 unb ^ofitioeS. @S ift
im ($cgentei( bte ©ntgiefyung be3jenigen £id)tc£, luetd)e3 auf
ben uorigen, ben ©fatten umgebenben £)ingen liegt. 3m
Oorliegenbcn gall ift bte fdjiefe ©tethmg bcr ©onne unb bte
Unburdjfidjttgfeit be£ (£fel£ (etne (Sigenfdjaft, bte Hjm nid)t,
infofern er etn (£fet, fonbern infofern cr cut btdjter unb bun!*
ter ®orpcr ift, anf(ebt) bte eingige toafjre Urfadje beS (Sdjat*
ten3, ben ber (£fet gu merfen fdjeint, nub ben jeber anbere
$orper an feincm *pia£e merfen mitrbe. 2)enn bte gigur bc£
(Sd)atten3 tljut fjier ntcfjtS gur @ad)c. 112 SOfoin Client Ijat
fid) atfo, genau gu reben, nid)t in ben ©djatten eine3 @fel3,
fonbern in ben (Btyatten etnc3 RdrperS gefe|t. 3)er llm=
ftattb, baf3 biefer $orper cin ©fel, unb bcr (£fel ein §au§ge*
noffe eine3 gemiffen 9lntf)rar. au3 bent Safontempel gu 5l6bera
roar, ging tint ebenfo menig an, 113 aU er gur <Sad)e gef)drtc.
£)enn, mie gefagt, nid)t bie (Sfetfyeit (menu icfj fo fagcn barf),
fonbern bie ®orperlid)feit unb Hnburdjfidjtigfeit be^ (£fe(3 ift
ber ®runb beS ©dj)atten§, ben er gu racrfen fdjeint.
„OTein mcnn mir audj gum Ubcrftu^ gugeocn, bafj ber
©djatten unter bie £)inge gef)ore, fo ift au§> ungafytigen
33eifpieten liar unb toettoefamtt, ba$ er gu bm gemcinen
SDmgett gu redmen ift, an roeldje ein jeber fooiet 9Rctf)t fyat
al§ ber anbere, nub an bie fid) bcrjenige b'a§ ntidjfte 9?cd)t
erroirbt, ber fie gucrft in $Befij3 nimmt.
„$)od) id) mill nod) mefyr tfjun ; id) mid fogar gugeben, ba$
be3 (Sfel£ fatten ein $uhtf)'6v bc3 (5fel3 fei, fo gut a(3 e3
feine Ofyren finb; nm3 getoinnt bie ©egenpartet baburdj?
THE SUIT. 89
Then came the real argument. He said that a shadow
could not be considered a real thing, because it was
made by nothing positive. Light was merely withdrawn
from the place where the shadow was, while it lay upon
the objects that surrounded the shadow. If it was not
the " mulishness "of the donkey but his corporeity and
opacity which made him cast the shadow, then his
client did not sit in the shadow of a donkey but in the
shadow of a body. Since therefore a shadow could
be cast by every opaque body, no one had any direct
right to a shadow, let alone 1 an exclusive [right].
What sort of (a) body it was that cast a certain shadow
had nothing to do with the case, 112 and could not
concern 113 anyone who was using it.
But, Physignatus continued, even if a shadow was
classified 2 as a thing, it must be reckoned among the
things common to all, and therefore he who had first
taken possession of it had in so doing 3 won the best
right to it. If the shadow was not an appurtenance of the
donkey, every one had as much right to it as Anthrax.
But even if the shadow were an appurtenance of the
donkey, Physignatus showed 4 that the other side could
1. 2£arum ift em fatten nicfytS &%ffid)e$? 2. 35Me entftefjt
em fatten ? 3. 2£etd)e$ ift bie ttrf acfye be§ (SdjattenS im alU
gemeinen? 4. £e« (SfelS ©djatten im befonberen? 5. 2Ba$
§ab ^tyftgnatnS ut? 6. 3 U ttetdjen £)ingen geljbrt ber
fatten? 7. 28arum \)at jeber em 9ied)t an bem (Scfyatten?
8. 2Ber f)at ba% nadjfte 9ied)t an bent fatten? 9. 2£a$ gab
^fytjfignatnS foam: m? 10. gormutieren <Sie bie bret 2lran*
mente bee 9lbfcofaten !
1 let alone, gefdjroeige bcnn. 2 ftofftftjtert. 8 in so doing, baburd).
* ertlfiren.
90 DER PROZESS.
©trutfjion fyatte ben @fel gemietet, fotgtid) aud) feinen <Sd)at-
ten. £)enn e3 oerftet)t fid) htx jebcm TOetfontraft, ba$ ber
SBermieter bem 2I6mieter bie 8ad)e mit allem ifyrem gu&efyor
5um (SJebraud) u6erlajjt. 2Ktt toeldjem ©fatten eine£ ^Rec^t^
fonnte 8titt§raj atfo begefyren, bag tf)tn @trutf)ton ben QfyaU
ten be£ ©fete nod) befonber£ be§af)te ? £)a3 dilemma* ift
anger aHer 2Siberrebe ; entmeber tft ber ©fatten be3 ©fete
ein 3 u ^^or be£ (gfefe ober ntdjt. 3ft er e3 ntcf)t f fo
t)at ©trutt)ton nnb jeber anbere eben fooiel Sftedjt baran aU
5(ntf)raj. Sft er e£ aber, fo fyattz 9(ntf)ra£, tnbem er ben
(£fe( oermietete, aud) ben @cf)attert oermietet. ©etne gorbe-
rung ift ebenfo ungereimt, aU toemt mir etner feine £eier
oertauft t)dtte nnb oertangte bann, roenn id) barauf fpielen
roollte, bafc id) ttjm aud) nod) fur iljren SHang be§at)(en miigte.
„£)od) roogu fo oiele ©riinbe in einer &ati)t, bie bem affge-
meinen 9ftenfd)enfinn fo flar ift, baf3 man fie nnr $u fyoren
braudjt, nm $u fet)en r auf meldjer ©eite ba§ 3^ed)t ift? SSa§
ift ein (gfcfef fatten ? 2M$e Unoerfdjamtfjett" uon biefem
Snt^foj, mofern er !ein 9^ecl)t an itjn f)at, ftcf> benfe(6en an^
gumagen, urn SBudjer bamit 511 treiben ! Unb mofern ber
(Sdjatten mirf(id) fein mar : me(d)e !fttebertrad)tigteit, ein fo
memgeS, ba§ menigfte, ma$ fid) nennen ober benlen taftt,
cinem 9#enfd)en, einem 9kd)bar nnb grennbe, in bem ein-
3igcn gafle §u oerfagen, mo er itjm unentbefyrlid) ift !
„£affet, ebte unb grofjmadjtige $ierf)unbertmdnner, taffet
nid)t Don 5(bbera gefagt merben, bafc ein fold)er greoet oor
einem @erid)te, oor meldjem hotter felbft nid)t erroten mur-
ben, it)re ©treitigteiten cntfct)eiben 5U taffen, ©d)u£ gefunben
fyabt ! £)ie $bmeifuug bc<3 ®tdger£ mit feiner ungeredjten
unb Itid)erlid)en SHage, bie SBerurtettung beslfelben in aHe
Soften, bie er bem unfdmtbigen 23ef(agten burd) fein SBetra*
THE SUIT. 91
gain nothing by his admitting 1 it. For it is understood
in every contract of rental, that all the appurtenances of
a thing are given with it for the use of the lessee. A
man who sold a lyre, for instance, 2 could not demand
that he be paid for its sound whenever anyone played
on it, and Anthrax' demand to have the shadow of the
donkey paid for was just as absurd. Beyond contra-
diction, Anthrax had either possessed himself of some-
thing to which he had no right, and taken usury, or in
so far as the shadow was really his, he had denied to
a neighbor to whom it was almost indispensable the
smallest thing that could be mentioned. The dilemma*
was clear to all.
Then Physignatus, speaking further to the noble and
powerful Four-hundred, said that inasmuch as the gods
themselves need not blush to lay their disputes before
the court of Abdera, so, such an outrage ought not
to find protection here, since, in order to discern on
which side the right lies one has only to hear the case
stated. No more reasons need (to) be given.
Therefore Physignatus demanded, in the name of his
client, that [the case of] the plaintiff be dismissed, and
that the latter be sentenced to pay all the costs of the
1. gormulierett ©ie ba$ ^Dilemma ber ©egenpartet ! 2. £)urd)
toelcfyeS 33etftriel ttfuftrierte ^fignatuS bte Uttgereimujett u)rer
gorberung? 3. 3ntt)tefent roar ba$ 23ettef)tnett beS Slntfjrar
boppeft ntebertrtid)tig ? 4. Sefdje <Sd)tnetd)e(et (flattery) fctgte
^fignatus bent ©ertd)t3f)of ?
1 baburd) bafj, with clause. 2 jmn 23eiftnel.
* dilemma, an argument which affords alternatives to an antag-
onist but is conclusive against him whichever alternative he
chooses.
92 DER PROZESS.
gen in biefer <Satf)e berurfadjt §at, ift je$t ba§ raenigfte, roa§
id) im ^amert meineS SHienten forbern farm. 5ludj @enug=
tfjuung, unb roafjrlid) cine ungeljeure @enugt()uung, menu fte
mit ber ©rofee feine§ grebelg im ©benmafee [terpen foil, ift ber
tmbefugte $ldger fd)ulbig! @enugtt)uung bent SBeflagten,
beffen t)du^ltd)e SRul)e, ©efdjafte unb (St)re mdfyrenb be3
£aufe3 biefe£ §anbel3 auf ungdftlige 5trt geftort unb ange-
griffen raorben ! ©enugtljuung biefent f)oct)fteu ©eric^te,
toetdjeS er mit einem fo nic^miirbigen §anbel muttoiEiger
roeife §u befjelligen fid) unterftanben ! ®enugtf)uung enblicf)
ber gangen <5tabt unb Sftepublir! $bbera, bie er hd biefer
(Megenf)eit in Unrufye, 3^tefpalt unb ®efatj)r gefe^t fyat I
„gorbere id) §u Diet, grofemdd)tige ^erren? forbere id)
cttva§ UnbiEige^? 8et)et t)ier ba§ gan^e 2I6bera, ba§ fie!)
on bie ©tufen biefer tjofyen @erid)t3ftdtte brdngt unb im
Dfamen eine§ oerbienftoollen, former ge!rdn!ten TOtbiirgcrS
\a im Sftamen ber fRepubltf felbft, ©enugtr^uung ertoartet,
®enugttmung forbert. £)a§ $ertrauen ber burger, bie
©id)ert)ett itvrer ®ered)tfame, bie 2Bieberf)erfteEung unferer
innerlidjen unb offentlidjen Sftuf)e, mit einem 2Sorte, bie
2Bof)lfat)rt unfere^ gan^en ©taate3 fydngt oon bem 9lu3fprud)
ab, ben Stvr tr)un roerbet !"
@obalb $)3f)t)fignatu3 §u reben aufgefyort tjatte, gab ba$
$olf, ba§ ben Wlavtt erfiiUte, feine SBetfttmmung mit einem
lauten ©efdjrei, mefd)e3 fo fjcftig unb anfyaltenb mar, baf$ bk
9ltcf)ter enblid) §u beforgen anfingen, bie gan^e ^anblung
modjte baburd) unterbrodjen merben. SDte ^artei be3 (£r§*
prieftcrS geriet in fidjtbare $erlegenl)eit. £)ie (Sdjattert tjin-
gegen fasten neuen Tint 114 unb oerfpradjen fid) oon bem (£in=
brud, ben biefe$ SBorfptel auf bk (£fel mad)en muftte, einen
giinfttgen ffirfolg.
THE SUIT. 93
trial. He begged the court not to let such an outrage
find protection among them in a place where disputes had
always been decided with such justice, that the gods
themselves might come before it without blushing. The
satisfaction he demanded, he said, was the least Anthrax
owed, and was 1 not at all in proportion to the greatness
of his crime. He and the other "Donkeys" had dis-
turbed and attacked the business of the dentist in count-
less ways. He had dared to trouble the highest court
of the republic with such a frivolous case. Contention
and danger had been brought into the whole state by his
contemptible behavior. Then, pointing 2 to the count-
less citizens crowded upon the terraces around the judg-
ment place, Physignatus demanded satisfaction in the
name of his injured fellow-citizens, and declared 3 that
the welfare of the republic depended on the judgment
which the court should give.
He stopped speaking, and the people in the market-
place, who had taken fresh courage 114 during his speech,
shouted their approval so loudly and continued 4 it 5 so
long that the judges feared they would break up the
whole trial. But quiet was at last restored, and the
1. 2Ba$ forberte er fur feinen Sttienten? 2. gitr men tier*
langte er ®enugtl)uung ? 3. $l*oran wax ber ^rogeg fdnuV?
4. Selcfye SBidftigfeit legte ^l)i)|ignatu3 bent 2lu$|>rud) ber
9ftd)ter bet? 5. 2£te briidte baS 5>otl feme ^eiftinrmung au$?
6 SBetcfyen (Sinbrutf tnad)te bie 9?ebe (a) auf bie SKidjter?
(b) auf bie „@fe("? (c) auf bie „<Sd)atten"?
1 Use ftct)cn (ftanb,geftanben). jetgen auf = use clause with inbem.
* befyaiupten. 4 fort'faljren (fuljv, gefat)ren). 5 bamit.
94 DER PROZESS.
9?ad)bem ber £>erolb enbtidj burd) einen breimatigen $Ruf bie
altgemeine ©tide toiebcr fjergcfteKt fyatte, trat ^ott)p()onu3, ber
2(boofat be3 (£fettreiber3, etrt unterfettfer, ftammiger Mann,
mit fur^em, fraufem |jaar unb biden, ^ectjjc^rtjar^en 2lugen^
brauen, auf, erfjob feine SBafsftimme, unb (ief$ fid) folgenber*
mafjen Dernefymen :
„($ro|3mdd)tige $ierf)unbertmanner !
„2Baf)rf)eit unb Std^t f)aben bag Dor alien anberen 2)tn-
gen in ber 2$elt oorau3, 115 ba$ fie leiner fremben Ǥi(fe bebih>
fen r urn gejet)en 511 toerben. 3d) uberlaffe meinem ©egner
raittig aKe SSortetle, bie er Don fetnen SRebnerfunftcn 5U §iet)en
Dermeint tjat. £)em, ber unrest f)at, lommt e3 §u, burd) ba$
gan§e ®aufetf{riet ber ^ct)ulrt)etortl ^inbern unb barren einen
£)unft Dor bie 2lugen 5U madden. m (S5efcf)ette Seute laffert fid)
nidtjt baburd) blenben. 3d) mitt nidt)t unterfudjen, raie Diet
(St)re unb 9tod)ru{)m bie 9?epub(if 5lbbera bei biefem ^anbel
iiber einen (£fet3jd)atten gettunnen ioirb. 3d) mill bie SKicrjter
toeber burd) grobe ©d)tneid)eleien gu beftedjen, nod) burd) Der-
ftedte £)rof)ungen gu fdjreden fudjen. 3dj roeift, raarum td)
ba bin, unb §u mem id) rebe. Shtrg, id) toerbe mid) begniigen,
3U betoeifcn, baft ber (£}eltreiber 9lntf)rar, red)t ober, urn mid)
genauer anogubruden, roeniger unredjt I)at aU fein SKiber-
facrjer. S)er 9^tct)ter roirb a(3bann fcrjon toiffcn, \va§ feine3
9tmteS 117 ift, of)ne bafj id) ifyn baran 3U erinnern braud^e. "
§ier fingen einige rnentge 00m ^obel an, ben SRcbner mtt
(§5efdt)ret r ©crjimpfreben unb $)rot)ungen $u unterbredjen. £)a
aber ber ^rdfibcnt fid) Don feinem elfenbeinernen %t)xon er-
t)ob, ber |>eroib abermalS ©title gebot, unb bie 23urgcrroad)e
bie tangen ©piefce beioegte, fo roarb plotjtid) alle3 raieber
rut)ig, unb ber SRcbner fut)r atfo fort :
„@roJ3mad)ttge |>erren, id) ftefje t)ier nid^t aU ©ad)Derraalter
THE SUIT. 95
party of the chief priest waited anxiously until Poly-
phonus, a sturdy man with curly hair and black eye-
brows, had come forward and raised his voice.
Polyphonus said that he left all the jugglery of
rhetoric to his opponent. It was not his business to
consider whether or not the Republic [of] Abdera would
derive honor and renown from a suit over a donkey's
shadow. It did not become him to derive advantage
from oratory, to bribe the judges by flattery, or to
frighten them by threats. Only a man who was in the
wrong could need such help, for truth, like light had
this advantage over 115 all other things, that it could not
be concealed. 1
" Therefore,'' he said, "instead of trying to dazzle the
judges by my discourse, or to pull the wool over their
eyes, 116 I shall prove how much less in the wrong is my
client than his opponent. The judge will not let the
elocutionary arts of my opponent deceive 2 him, and
I shall not need to remind him of his duty." 117
Here his speech was interrupted with cries and
threats from the crowd. Polyphonus was not able to
continue, until silence was once more obtained by the
president's rising from his ivory throne, by the militia's
thrusting out their long spears and by the herald's re-
peatedly calling the people to order. 118
1. 2Ba3 war bie $ffi$t be$ gerolbs? 2. 2Ber trat bcmtt
t>or bie ^teiljuttbertma'mter ? 3. 33efdjreiben 8ie $ofyptjotm$ !
4. SSelcfye inbtreite trttt! itbte cr an ber 9?ebe femes ©ecmerS ?
5. ^nwtefent foflte feme etgene 9?ebe cjattj anber$ koerben?
6. Sarum fonnte er md)t fteiterreben ? 1. 2Bie nmrbe bie
9hif)e nnebedjergefteflt ?
1 toerbergen (oerbarg, berborgen). 2 fid) tfiufdjen.
96 DER PROZESS.
be$ (£feltreiber3 2Intt)ra£, fonbern afe $eooIlmad)tigter beg er-
(aucfyten unb Ijotfjttmrbigen (Sr^rtefterg, urn oon (£ud) §u be-
gefyren, bafe bem (Sfeltreiber 2lntf)rar, ®enugtf)uung gefcf)el)e f
meil er im ®runbe bod) am meiften red)t fyat. 3)af$ er r 3 fjabe,
fjoffe id) fo liar unb laut gu betoeifen, bafj e3 bie SBlinben
fefyen unb bte Xauben tpren foUen. $rfo, ot)ne lange $or*
rebe, 119 gur ©ac^e ! 120
„5Intf)rar. oermietete bem Qatmar^te ©trutf)ion feinen CSfel
auf etnen %ag, nic^t §u beliebigem (Mraud), fonbern urn ifm,
ben gafjnargt, nad) ©erania gu tragen, meld)e3, mie jebermann
toeif$ r afyt ftarfe Wldten t)on t)ier entfernt Heat
„2ki oer $ermietung be3 @fefe badjte naturltdjertoeife lei*
ner oon beiben an fetnen ©fatten. $ber afe ber ga^naqt
mitten auf bem gelbe abftieg unb ben (£fe( f ber maf)rltd) Don
ber §t^e nod) mefyr gelitten fyatte cd§ er, in ber <Sonne gu
ftet)en notigte, urn fid) tn beffen ©fatten gu fe£en, toar e£ gang
natiirtid), ba$ ber §err unb (Sigentitmer be£ (Sfefe babei nid)t
gtetd)git(tig blieb.
„3d) begefjre nic^t gu kugnen, bafj ^nttjrar, eine alberne
unb efetfjafte SBenbung nafym, ba er Don bem 3 a *) nDrec *) er
Oerlangte, bafc er it)rt fitr beS (SfelS ©fatten be£roegen be^a^
leu follte, toeil er ifjm ben ©fatten nid)t mit Oermietet §abe.
5lber bafitr ift er aud) nur ein ©fettreiber Don $oreltern t)er,
b. i. ein SJcann, ber eben barum, toeil er unter (auter (Sfetn
aufgetoadjfen ift unb mefyr mit (Sfeln a($ et)rltcr)en Seuten
kht, eine 2Irt Don $ietyt erroorben fyat, felbft nid)t Oiel beffer
aU ein Gsfel §u fein. 3m @runbe mar'3 alfo btofc — ber
©fcafs eine3 (£feltreiber£.
„5T6er in toelcfye piaffe oon £ieren f often fair ben fetjen,
ber au3 einem foldjen ©paft Qsrnft madjte? §dtte §err
©trutfjion mie ein berftcutbiger ffltaim gefyanbelt, fo braudjte
THE SUIT. 97
He gave the Four-hundred to understand that he
spoke as [a] deputy of the high priest, his illustrious
and reverend master, not merely as [an] advocate of the
mule-driver Anthrax. It would not be difficult to
prove that Anthrax' case was the nearer right of the
two and that due satisfaction should be given him.
Unlike his opponent, he did not intend to waste his
words 119 but to come immediately to the point. 120
His argument was that the dentist had rented the don-
key for a definite purpose, 1 to carry him eight miles to
Gerania. At the rental, neither had thought that Stru-
thion might want to dismount in the middle of the plain
and force the donkey to stand longer in the sun. And
in spite of the asinine turn given the affair by Anthrax,
which was simply the joke of a man who had always
lived among donkeys, Struthion ought to have recom-
pensed him for the loss of time caused by his dismount-
ing. Since Anthrax grew up entirely among donkeys,
he gained a sort of right to be classed with those animals.
But Struthion, who ought to have acted like a sensible
and just man, had no excuse 2 for taking 3 this joke in
earnest. If Struthion had only given the mule-driver
1. 2Ba3 fagte ^ottypIjonuS in f enter furgen 33orrebe?
2. Unter roeldjer SBorauSfefeung nermietete 5IntI)rar bem
^afynaqt ben <Sfel ? 3. 2Boran bacfyte nientanb bet ber 23er*
ntietung? 4. 23efd)retben @te bte Oietfe nad) ©ercmta in be$
5lbt?olaten Morten ! 5. 2Ba$ tabelte er an bem 23enel)men be$
3fatf|ra$? 6. 2Mtf)e (Sntfdjulbignng Ijatte er fitr 5lntf)rar?
7. £)nrd) toeldjc grage ntad)te er §emt ©trutljton lad)er(td)?
8. Sie fytitte gerr ©trutljton fyanbeln fatten?
1 Insert namlid). 2 (5ntfd)iilbigung,/. 3 Transl. by infinit. with ju.
98 DER PROZESS.
er bem ®robian ttur gu fagen : ,®uter greunb, roir molten
un3 nid)t urn eine3 (SfelSfdjattenS lot Hen cntgroeien. 9Bet( id)
bir ben (£fel nidjt abgemietet fjabe, urn mid) in feinen t&fyaU
ten ju fe|en, fonbern urn barauf nadj @erania gu reiten, fo
ift e§ 6tUtg f bag id) btr bie roentgen TOnuten gettoerluft oer=
gitte, bit btr mein 2(bfteigen oerurfadjt ; gumal ba ber (£fet
nm fo biel (anger in ber §t^e ftefjen mug unb baburd) ntcr)t
beffer roirb. $)a, $ruber, f)aft bu etne tydht £)rad)me ; lag
mid) etnen $lugenblid t)ter Oerfd)naufen, unb bann moften nrir
un3, in after (gfel tauten ! mieber auf ben 28eg madden.' —
„|jatte ber gafynar^t au3 biefem Stone gefprodjen, fo tydtte
er gefyrodjen raie ein etyrliebenber unb geredjter Wlann. £)er
(Sfeltreiber f)titte ifjm fitr bie I)aI6e 2)rad)me nod) ein ©ott
oergelt'S ! gefagt, unb bie &tabt 2Ibbera metre Oor bem
ungeroiffen 9cad)ru{)m, ben it)r mein ®egner bon biefem (£fel<^
pro^eg berfprid)t, bema£)rt gemefen. ^tatt beffen beftefyt
ber 9ttann auf feinem bobentofen $itti)tt, fid) oermoge feine£
9Jftet3fontral;t£ in bt§ @fe(3 ©fatten «$u fe|en, fo oft unb fo
lange er mofte, unb bringt baburc^ ben (Sfeltreiber in .Jpi($e, 121
bag er oor ben ©tabtrid)ter (ctuft unb eine SHage anbrtngt. ]22
„£)b e£ nun nid)t gur ^uffteftung eineS Ier)rretcr)en 2ki*
fpie(3 123 mofylgetfyan mare, menu bem 2tboofaten ^l)t)figna=
tu$, meinem roertefteu ®ol(egen — beffen 2Cuff)ei3ung eS ganj
aftein §upfd)reiben ift, bag ber Qafynhxtfytv btn Oon y$V)i*
lip£ibe3 Oorgefdfjlagenen billigen $ergleid) nid)t eingegan=
9eit 124 — fur ben 3)ienft, ben er bem abberitifdjen @emeim
mefen baburd) geteiftet, bie Oljren geftu^t, unb, jum emigett
5tnben!en, ein paar (£fe(3ot)ren bafitr angefe^t raitrben ? 2)er
ertaudjte @r§priefter, mein ^rin^ipal, rairb al^bann aU
Dberfyerr be3 ©feltreiberS $ntf)rar. nidjt ermangeln, biefem
a(3 rooljlberbiente SMofmung feine3 UnoerftanbeS fitnf unb
THE SUIT. ^ 99
half a drachma, they would not have fallen out over a
shadow, but would soon have gone peacefully on their
way.
If Struthion had been an honest or a just man he
would have remunerated the mule-driver for the time the
donkey was kept standing in the sun. If he had done
so Anthrax would gladly have consented to the dentist's
sitting in the shadow and recovering his breath. But
instead of speaking in a friendly tone, he insisted on his
rights by virtue of the contract. Anthrax flies into a
passion, 121 and thus this absurd case was brought before
the court. 122
Polyphonus ended by ascribing 1 the present lawsuit
to his colleague Physignatus. Without his intervention, 2
he said, the dentist would have made a compromise. 124
He then proposed that for the service thus rendered, the
judges should have Physignatus' ears cropped and some
donkey's ears put on instead. He promised in the name
of his principal that Anthrax should be given twenty-
1. 2BaS Ijatte er gu bem ©robtan fagen fatten? 2. $Me
fyatte er tljm ben 3dtt>er(nft t»ergitten fotten ? 3. 2Ba$ ttri'trbe
ber (Sfeltretber bann getfyan fyaben? 4. SffioDor tmtrbe bte @tabt
Slbbera alsbann betoafyrt tnorben fern ? 5 Sets fyaben beibe
ftatt beffen geujem? 6. 2Ber fyatte nad) 'ipofyMonnS 2Inftd)t
bte <Sdntlb, ba% e§ itberljanpt $n etnent ^rojeft fatn? 1. SS>ef=
djen $orfd)fag mad)te ^ofypfyonnS bejitgltd) femes £otfegen?
8. 2Ba$ uerfprad) 'potypfjonnS int Dlamen be$ (5r$prtefter$ ?
9. 2Baren beibe ©trafen geredjt ober nngeredjt getnefen?
10. Seller toon ben betben 5lbDofaten fyat bte befte SRebe gefyal-
ten ? 11. 23erg(etd)en Ste bte beiben 9?eben I
1 inbem with clause. 2 Stajnnfdjenfunft, /.
100 DER PROZESS.
Sroangig ^riigel augdfylen gu (affen. £)a aber barum ba§
SRedjt be£ (Sfeltreiber3, oon bem gafynargte ©enugtfjuung gu
forbem, nidjt3beftoraeniger in feiner gan^en Shaft beftef)t :
fo erroartet ber ertaud)te (£r-#riefter Don ber @ered)tigfeit
biefeS f)of)en @erid)t3, baft feinem Untert^anen bie gebii^renbe
(Smtfdjdbigung unb ($enugtf)uung berfdjafft roerbe."
3)iefe fur^e unb unertoartete 9M>e Brad^te auf einige 5tugen*
blide ein tiefcS <Stillfd)roeigen tjeroor.
2)a3 Sidjt, in roeld)e3 ber $boofat $o(t)pf)onu3 ben toafy
ten <Sad)Oerf)alt geftettt v)attt, macule einen fo guten (Sinbrud,
bafy nnter ben fdmtlidjen $ierf)unbertmdnnem faum ifyrer
groangig iibrig btieben, bie, nad) abbertttfdjer ($eraof)n()eit,
ntdjt oerfidjerten, bafc fie bie ©acije gleid) oom Hnfang an
ebenfo angefefjen fatten. ©8 rourbe in ^iemltcr) lebfyaften
5lu3bruden gegen biejenigen gefprodjen, toeldje ©d)ulb baran
fatten, baft eine fo fimple (Bafyt §u foldjen SBeitldufigfeiten
getrieben raorben fei. $)ie meiften fd)ienen geneigt beantra*
gen $u rooflen : ba$ bem (£r<#riefter nicr)t nur bie fitr feinen
Slngefyorigen oerlangte (Sntfdjdbigung nnb @enugtf)uung gu=
gefprodjen, fonbern aud) eine ®ommiffion au3 bem ®rof$en
9fat niebergefettf roerben foUte, urn 511 unterfudjen, mer bie
erften 2lnftifter biefe§ §anbel§ eigentlid) geroefen feien.
liefer 5lntrag mie bie beleibigenben Sufterungen be3 geg=
nerifd)en 2lboofaten ^toangen *pt)t)fignatu3 gu einer fyeftigen
(5;rroiberung :
„2lnftatt bie geredjte &ad)e feineg ^Uenten $u befyaupten, ge-
ftefyt nun mein ©egner auf etnmal felbft ein, ba$ ber (£feftrei*
ber unredjt unb unfinnig baxan getfyan fyabe, feine gegen bm
Qa^nar^t (Strutfyion erfyobene SHage auf fein t>ermeint(id)e3
(£igentum3red)t an bem (£fel3fd)atten 5U gritnben. (£r befennt
dffentlicf), baft ber stager eine ungegriinbete, frioole ®tage
THE SUIT. 101
five lashes as a reward for his indiscretion. The high
priest, however, would not fail to demand that the court
award his subordinate the damages due him.
After the deep silence caused %: tins. unexpected
speech of Polyphonus, thegooct ijnpre^ion* foe , had pro-
duced became evident. 1 Nearly ail the f our hundred men
now saw the affair in the new light in which Polyphonus
had put it, and there were scarcely twenty left who did
not want to award damages to the priest. They blamed
the instigators of the lawsuit, and wanted to appoint
a commission to discover 2 the man who had carried a
simple affair to such lengths.
But Physignatus was forced by this proposal to reply.
He reminded 3 them that his opponent had openly con-
fessed that the complaint entered 4 by his client was un-
founded, and had been based on a merely supposed right
of possession. But in spite of acknowledging that his
case was unjust, he had dared to talk of indemnification.
1. Sorauf beftanb er ntd)t$beftotoentger ? 2. SaS t>er(angte
er $ngtetd) tut Harnett be$ (£r^riefter$ ? 3. 2£etd)e SBirfung
ntadjte btefe 9?ebe? 4. 2Barum tnadjte bie SRebe einen fo
gnten (Sinbrutf ? 5. Seller 90?einnng maren bie 23tert)nnbert*
manner? 6. ®egen men rtdjteten fie U)ren 3om? ^ %$ a %
fcfyienen fie beantragen gu molten? 8. 2Ba# follte bie $om*
mtffion rtjun? 9. SKobnrd) fat) fid) <>pijt)fignatu$ jur Srttrifee*
mng ge^tonngen? 10. 2Ba§ fyat ber gegnertfdje 5lbDo!at ntd)t
gettjan ? 11. 2Ba$ l)at er im ©egentett eingeftanben ? 12. 5(uf
it»elcr)en gro^en 2$tberfpmd) in ber $Rebe femes ©egnerS nrie£
er l)m?
1 flar. 2 ousfinbig madjen. 8 erinnern . . . barart. * erljeben (erljob,
evfyoben).
102 DER PROZESS.
erfjoben fyaht, unb er unterftef)t fid), oon 9ved)t auf ©crjaben*
erfa| gu fdjtoafcen, unb in bent trotjigen %on eine3 (SfettreiberS
©emtgupung gu forbcrn? SDte 9?ebe tft int gegentodrtigen
$Retf)$§ftreite nicrjt'oou gettoerluft nnb deterioration be3 Gsfefe,
fonbern frwt -beg- (Sfef £ ©djatten. stager betyauptete, ba$ fein
€igeritVm3Ted)t nit bent ©jet fid) aud) auf beffen ©djatten
erftrede, nnb ()at e£ n i dj t betotefen. S8ef lagter befjauptete,
baf$ er fo Oiel redjt an be3 (£fefe ©fatten fjabe aU ber (Sgtgett*
turner, unb er fjat fettte 2M)auptung b e to it } t n.
„3d) ftelje alfo titer, grof$mdd)tige ^erren, unb Oertange
einen rict)terltcr)ert ©prucrj liber ba3, ft)a3 bi£f)er ben ©egenftanb
be3 ©treite£ au3gemad)t tjat. lint beffenttoiUen allein ift
gegenroartige3 I)dcr)fte^ ®erid)t eingefettf roorben! Unb id)
nnterftetje mitf)% Oor bteferrt gangen mid) tjdrenben $olfe gu
fagen : entroeber ift lein Died)t in Slbbera mef)r, ober nteine
gorberung ift gefetwtdfjtg. "
2)er Ibuofat fdnoieg, bie 3fJtct)ter ftuttfen, ba$ $otf fing oon
neuem an gu ntnrmetn nnb unrurjig gu toerben, nnb bie ^fyat*
ten redten tt)re $opfe raieber entpor.
^un," fagte ber ^rdfibent, inbem er fid) an $)3ott)pt)omt3
roanbte, „toa3 f)at ber fldgertfctje 2utroalt fyierauf gu erraibern ?"
„|)od)gead)teter §err ^rdfibent," ernnberte $)3ou#>f)onu$,
„nid)t<§ — aU alle3 Don 2Sort gu 2Bort, tva§> id) fd)on gefagt
^aht. 2)er ^ro^efe itber be3 (£fel3 ©fatten ift ein fo bofer
£>anbe(, ba$ er nid)t batb genug au3gemad)t toerben fann.
£)er SHdger t)at babei gefefjlt, ber SBeHagte Ijat gefefjtt, bie fe
toalte fjaben gefet)lt, ber fRtct)ter ber erften Snftang f)at gefefytt,
gang 5(bbera §at gefet)tt ! Hftan follte benlen, ein bofer 3Binb
fyabt un$ alle angeblafen, unb e£ fei ntcfyt jo gang rid)tig mit
un3 getoefen, 125 ate toot)l gu tounfd)en rodre. tarn' eS baratif
an, 126 un3 nod) tdnger gu btamieren, fo foftte mir'3 root)! aud)
THE SUIT. 103
One question constituted the object of the dispute,
whether right of possession in the donkey extended to
its shadow.
"Since my opponent," said Physignatus, "has not
been able to prove this, he talks about deterioration of
the donkey, which has nothing to do with the case. I
claim a just sentence for my lawful demand."
The bewildered judges were silent, but the people
murmured, and the "Shadows" began to hold up their
heads again. The president turned again to the counsel
for the plaintiff and asked what he had to say in answer
to his opponent. Polyphonus replied, but he added little
to what he had already said. He repeated 1 that every one
had been at fault, complainant, defendant, the judge who
heard the case first, and all Abdera. An evil wind
seemed to have blown upon them all. It was to be
hoped that the judges would end the procedure as soon
as they could.
"This farce does not depend upon my efforts 2 for
its success. I do not lack breath to speak for my client's
right to the shadow, and if I were commanded to do so
I could speak from sunrise to sunset. But I will leave
the case to you. Speak as the gods have inspired you."
1. 2Ba$ I)at ber stager ntd)t benriefen? 2. 2Sa$ t)at ber
33eftagte benriefen? 3. Urn n>a$ bat er bie grofjtnadjtigen
gerren? 4. 2Be6t)a(b lonnte er fo au&erfidjtltd) eaten ridjter*
Udjen <Sprutf) eriuartett? 5. 5£e(d)e ,3eid)en enaer ®efinnuna>
anberuna, fetner 3ul)brer nwdjten fid) bemerfbar? 6. 2Be(dje
grage ridjtete ber ^rafibent an ^ofypfjonnS? 7. gomudieren
<5\t ^oltypfyonuS (Snbnrteil iiber ben ^rogejH
1 ttueberljoten. 2 2Uiftrengiing,/., -en.
104 DER PROZESS.
nidjt an $tem fet)fen, fur ba$ SRedjt meine3 tlienten an feine3
(Sfefe ©fatten etne fRebe §u fallen, 127 bie Oon ©onncnaufgang
U§ §u ©onnenuntergang reitfjen follte. 2lber mir fjaben fein
red)t, bie $omobie oor einem fo efyrroitrbigen ®crid)te, mie ber
f)ot)e 9^at Don 2lbbera ift, longer fortgufyielen. SBenigftenS
fjabe itf) !einen 2Iuftrag bagu unb ixbertaffe (Sud) a(fo r grofc
mad)tige |jerren, iiber ben §anbel nun ab^uurteilen — tote e3
Qtud) bk (hotter eingeben ioerben."
2)ie $td)ter befanben ftdE> in grower $erlegenf)eit, unb e3 tft
fdjtoer ju fagen, raa3 fiir etn SD^ittel fie enb(id) ergriffen (jaben
raitrben, urn mit Qstyren au£ ber &ad)c §u fommen. 5lber ber
Sufall, ber 5U alien gotten ber grofje ©d)u|gott aller 5lbberiten
getoefen ift, nafjm ftcf) ifyrer an unb gab bem £)rama etnen un-
erroarteten $bfcf)htJ3.
5. SapittL
$)er (Sfet, beffen ©fatten etne fo feltfame $erfinfterung in
ben |)irnfd)dbe(n ber 5lbberiten angerid)tet fjatte, mar big gum
5Iu3trag ber &afye in ben offentlitfjen ©tail ber ^ejmbtif ab=
gefufyrt unb bi<%r bafelbft notbitrfttg ocrpftegt roorben.
SDiefen Sftorgen nun roar e<3 bm ^tallbebienten auf einntal
eingefallen, ber @fe(, ber eine §auptyerfon bei ber @ad)e oor*
fteflte, 128 foftte bod) billig autf) babei fein. <Sie fatten ifm
geftriegelt unb mit $anbern I)crau3gepuj5t unb brad)tcn if)n
nun, unter ber SBegleitung unga^igcr ©affcnjungen, in grofccm
5pomp fyerbei. 3)er QufafL mollte, baft fie auf bem Wlaxttc
antangten, aU $)3ott)pf)onug eben feme Dlcbc geenbigt fyattc,
unb bie armen $itf)ter fid) gar ntd)t mcfjr 5U fyetfen hmfjten.
£)er Siirrn, ben bie ®affenjungen urn ben @fel fyer madjten,
bret)te jebermamtg 9Iugen nad) ber ©eite, moljer er lam. Wlan
ftufcte unb brdngte fidj ^in^u. „§a!" rief enb(id) einer au3
THE SUIT. 105
If chance, the great protector of all Abderites, had
not taken the judges under its care at 1 this time, it is
hard to see how they would have come out of the affair
with honor. But before they could take any means to
release themselves 2 from this embarrassment, an unex-
pected close was suddenly given to the drama.
Chapter 5.
While the donkey's shadow was causing such strange
darkness in the brains of the Abderites, the donkey
itself was being cared for in the public stables, where it
had been led to stay until the outcome of the law-suit.
On the morning when the affair was to come to an end,
it occurred to the stablemen to curry the donkey, deco-
rate it with ribbons, and lead it with great pomp to the
temple. If the poor animal, which, as chance would
have it, was again to be chief actor 128 in the drama, had
not arrived at the market-place just as Polyphonus was
finishing his speech, the judges would not have known
[how] to help themselves.
Countless street-arabs were making a great noise
1. 2Ba$ ttritrbe ifym em £eidjte# fein, falls er fid) nod) tanger
blamieren mottte? 2. SBarum fyielt er feme lange $?ebe?
3. $n meldjer £age befanben fid) bie 9ttd)ter? 4. 2£a8 fam
ifynen 3it $tffe? 5. 2Bo wax ber (£fel nnterbeffen geroefen?
6. Seldjen (Sinfatt fatten bie (Stattbebtenten? 1. 2Ba8 ttjaten
fie mit bem (Sfel? 8. Ser begleitete ben (Sfel? 9. 3n meldjem
mid)ttgen Sftomente (angten fie auf bem Sttarrte an? 10. Seldje
Sttemungen aujjerte man itber ben @fel?
1 ju. 2 fid) befreien.
106 DER PROZESS.
bem $olfe, „ba !ommt ber ®fel felbft!" — „(£r mirb ben
Diidjtern tool)! gn einem 2tefprnd) tjelfen toolkit," fagte em
anberer. — „$)er oerbammte (Sfel," rief ein britter, „er f)at
nnS afle gu @runbe gerttfitet ! 129 3d) toollte, baft i^n bte
SBolfe gefreffen f)atten, et) ? er im3 biefen gottlofen ^attbel anf
ben $afe gog !" 130 — ,,$dba !" fd)rie ein ®eff elf liefer, „toc3 ein
bracer 2lbberit ift, itber ben Gsfel tjer ! 131 @r foil un3 bte
3ec^e begatjlen ! 132 Saftt nid)t etn |>aar au3 fetnent fcf)dbt=
gen ©crjaiang Don itmt iibrig bleiben \"
3n einem 21ugenblicl ftitrgte fief) bte SJ^enge anf ba3 arme
%ier, nnb in toenig 5Ingenbliden roar e3 in tanfenb ©titcfe
gerriffen. SOton fcfjlug, frattfe nnb ranfte fidj unt ein <Stitcf
mit einer |)i|e, bie nid)t it)re3gleid)en f)atte. 133 £)te meiften
liefen mit bent, tva$ fie erlampft fatten, nad) $aufe. £)a
ein jeber eine SOcenge tjinter ftcf) f)er fjatte, bie it)m feinen s $anb
ab^njagen fud^tc, fo ttmrbe ber SDcarft in toenig SJcimtten fo
leer toie nm ITOtternacfjt.
£)ie $ierf)unbertmanner toaren im erften Wugenblid biefe3
2tufrnt)r3 in grofte SBeftitrgung, geraten. Dtjne felbft §u totffen,
toa$ fie trjaten, gogen fie bie Sttorbtoertgenge t)erbor, bie fie fyeim^
lid) nnter ifjren Wlantehx bti fid) fiifjrten. £)ie §errett fafjen ein-
anber mit leinem fleinen (Srftannen an, ba anf einntal, oom
^rdfibenten bi£ 511m unterften $eifi£er, in jeber |)cmb ein
blower SDold) fnnlelte. 2113 fie aber enblid) bie Urf ad)e be3
2lnfruf)r3 fatjen, ftedten fie gefd)tt)inbe i^re ^Dceffer nneber in ben
SBnfen nnb bradjen allefamt, gleict) bm ©ottern im erften
$ud)e ber SltaS, in ein nnau3lofd)tid)eg ®elad)ter an3.
„2)anf fei bem Inmmel!" rief enblid), nad)bem bie fet)r et)r=
toitrbigen |jerren toieber §tt fid) felbft gefommen toaren, ber
^rdfibent ladjenb au3, „mit aller unferer 2$ei3t)eit fatten fair
ber t&afye leinen fdjidlicfjercn ^tegang geben lonnen. 2Bo§n
THE SUIT. 107
around the donkey, and everybody rushed and crowded
toward the side where it was coming. Some of the peo-
ple began to cry out that the donkey had ruined them
all, 129 and that it would have been better if he had been
taken by wolves before he could bring such a lawsuit
upon their heads. 130 Then a tinker shouted that the
donkey should yet atone for it, 132 and the whole crowd
rushed upon it 131 and tore it into a thousand pieces.
Not even a hair of its tail was left. The eagerness with
which they wrestled and fought and beat each other for
the fragments, had no parallel. 133 In a few minutes
those whose plunder had not been torn from them had
run home with it, the others had pursued them, and the
market-place was empty. In the meantime the four
hundred men, falling into great anxiety, had pulled out
the glittering daggers they were secretly carrying under
their cloaks. But as soon as they saw the cause of the
uproar, they could do nothing but look at each other in
amazement and then break into irrepressible laughter.
The president was the first to come to himself. He
saw that since the people had wreaked their vengeance 136
on the innocent cause of the lawsuit, it was now pos-
sible to restore the general quiet. It only depended on
1. 3 U tt>e(d)er ©etoalttfyat forberte ber $effe(flufer bie
itbrtgen 2lbberiten auf? 2. 2Ba$ gefd)<u) alsbann? 3. Sic
fam e$, bag ber Sflarft balb leer ttmrbe? 4. Sarum tvaren bie
2Merl)unbertmanner in groge 33efturgung geraten? 5. Sie be=
retteten fie fid) auf emett mbgticfyen $ampf Dor? 6. 28ann
ftetften fie ifjre Sfteffer tvieber in ifjren 33ufen? 2. -Snnrie-
fent Ijanbelten fie ttrie bie ©otter in* ber ^liaS? 3. Sa$
bacfyte ber ^rafibent oon biefem 5lu$gange ber <Bad)t?
108 DER PROZESS.
roollten fair un§ nun nod) Idnger bte Sfttyfe ^erbredjen ? 134 £)er
(£fe(, ber unfdjulbtge 2lnlaT3 biefe3 leibtgen §anbel3, ift (tote e3
gu gefyen ^flegt) ba£ Dpfer baoon geroorben. £)a§ SBoIf fjat
fern 9ftiitd)crt an ifynt abgefitfylt, 135 imb e£ lommt je|t nur auf
einen guten (Sntfdjhtfj Don unfcrer <Seite art, fo fann biefer
£ag etn £ag ber greube unb 3Siebert)erfteHung ber allgemetV
nen fRut)e Herbert. £)a ber @fet felbft md)t tnetjjr ift, toa£
Ijiilfe eft 136 nod) lange tiber feinen ©fatten $tt redjten ? Set)
beantrage, baf$ biefe gan§e (£fel3fad)e fjtermit offentltcf) fiir
beenbigt erlldrt nnrb. SBeibe ^arteien erljalten atte Soften
au§ ber (StaatSfafje oergittet. £)em armen @fel aber nrirb
auf ©tabtloften etn SDenfmal erridjtet, ba£ gugleid) un3 unb
unfern 9?ad)fontmen $ur etotgen (Srtnnerung btene, trie leicrjt
etne grofce unb blittjenbe SRepubtif fogar urn etne£ ©fetSfdjat*
tm§ iotHen t)dtte gu ©runbe get^en fonnen."
Sebermann beflatfd)te ben $tntrag be£ ^rdftbenten, aU ber
ffttgften (£ntfd)eibung r bte man tjatte treffen fonnen. 137 S3etbe
sjforteten lonnten banttt §ufrieben fcin, unb bte ^Republtf erlaufte
tf)ren grieben nod) tmnter tDot)lfetl genug.
SDie 2tbbertten ladjten nun felbft fjer^ltd) iiber tfyre %^ox-
fjett. (Siner tfjrer S3allabenmdnner (beren fie fe()r oiete unb
fef)r fd)(ed)te fatten) eilte, bte gan^e ($efd)id)te in cin ©affem
lieb §u brtngen, ba§ f ogteidj auf alien ©traften gefungen nutrbe.
£)er S)ramenntad)er %fya\)§ ma&jte binnen raenigen 3Sod)en
fogar eine ®omobie barauS, too^u ber ^rafibent eigenf)dnbig
bte SD^ufif fomponierte.
£>tefe3 fd)dne ©tiicf tourbe offentlid) ntit grofjem SBcifall auf=
gefitfyrt, unb beibe Oormalige ^arteien ladjten fo tjcr^tid) bar-
itber, aU ob fie bie ©act^e gar ntd)t£ anginge.
THE SUIT. 109
a good decision on the part of the judges. Thanking
Heaven for the fitting outcome given to the affair, he
thereupon proposed that since it would do no good 136 to
rack their brains over 134 the shadow of a donkey that no
longer existed, they should publicly declare the whole
matter ended. Also that the costs should be restored
to both parties from the public treasury, and that they
should have a monument erected to the donkey at the
expense of the state. "May this ever serve as a re-
minder to our descendants," he said, "how easily a great
republic might be destroyed." As this was certainly the
wisest decision which any one could have reached, 137 all
were glad to clap their approval of the proposal and
thus buy peace for the republic. Now that this attack
of madness was over, the Abderites themselves did not
fail to laugh at their foolishness. The story was put
into a ballad, and the people were soon singing it in all
the streets, as if the affair had never concerned them in
the least. Within a few weeks a comedy was also made
from it, for which the music was composed by the presi-
dent. And with both parties its presentation won the
greatest applause.
1. Sarunt roar bte$ em gimftiger Sutgenbtttf, bte aftgenteine
9?uf)e ttneberljequfteu'en? 2. 2Ba$ becmtragte ber ^rdfibent?
3. 2Banmt net er, bent (5fe( em £)enmtal ju errtdjten? 4. Ste
gefiel ben $terf)unbertmannern btefer $Rat? 5. Sarunt fanben
fie tint fo gnt? 6. Ste (afyen bte 2lbbertten bte ganje &ad)t nnn
on? 7. 2£a$ ntacfyte em 23alfabenntcmn au8 ber ©efd)td)te?
8. 2Ba$ ntadjte em £)rantenmad)er barauS? 9. 2£a$ tfyat
man nut bent fdjbnen ©tittf ? 10. 2Ba$ fitr erne SBtrhmg Ijatte
ba$ (Stiitf auf bte 2Ibbertten?
PART SECOND
ill
The Princess on the Pea.
By Hans Christian Andersen.
There was once 1 a prince who wanted to marry a
princess ; but she was 2 to be a real 3 princess. So 4 he
travelled about, all through the world, 138 to find a real
one, but everywhere [there] was something in 5 the
way. There were 6 princesses enough, but whether 7
they 8 were real princesses he could not quite make out :
there was always something that did not seem quite
right. 139 So 9 he came 10 home again, and was quite
sad : for he wished so much 140 to have a real princess.
One evening 11 a terrible storm came on. It lightened
and thundered ; the rain streamed down ; it was quite
fearful! Then there was a knocking 12 at the town
gate, and the old king went out to open it.
It was a princess who stood outside 13 the gate. But,
mercy ! 14 how she looked, from the rain and the rough
weather! The water ran down from 15 her hair and
her clothes ; it ran in 16 at 17 the points of her shoes,
and out 18 at 19 the heels ; and yet she declared that she
was a real princess.
"Yes, we will soon find that out," thought the old
queen. But she said nothing, went into the bed-cham-
1 (58 toar einmal; ein'mat = once (definite time); einmal' =
once (indefinite time). 2 foflen. 8 ttrirfltdj. 4 ba. 5 in, with dative.
6 (S8 gab. 7 ob. 8 e8. 9 ba. 10 Insert benn. « (StneS SIbenbS ; the
genitive is used to express definite time. 12 Transl., then it
knocked. 18 brcmfjen Dor. M £immel! 16 au8. 16 fyinein, 17 in.
18 berauS. 19 on.
113
114 THE BLESSINGS OF LOGIC.
ber, took all the bedding 1 off, and put 2 a pea on the
flooring of the bedstead; then she took twenty mat-
tresses and laid them upon the pea and then twenty
eider-down beds upon the mattresses. On this 3 the
princess had 4 to lie all night. In the morning she was
asked how she had slept.
" O, miserably ! " said the princess. " I scarcely 5
closed my eyes all night [long]. Goodness 6 knows
what was T in my bed. I lay upon something hard, so
that I am black and blue all over. 8 It is quite dread-
ful!"
Now they saw 9 that she was a real princess, for
through the twenty mattresses and the twenty eider-
down beds she had felt the pea. No one but 10 a real
princess could be so delicate.
So the prince took her for his n wife, for now he know
that he had a true princess ; and the pea was put 12 in
the museum, where it is still to be 13 seen, unless 14 some-
body has carried it off.
Look you, 15 this is a true story.
The Blessings of Logic.
The renowned professor of logic, Dr. Gypius, sat in
his study at his writing-desk, bent over a book, with a
great pipe in his left hand. After he had read one para-
1 SBetten, pi. 2 legen, 3 barcntf. 4 miiffett. 5 faft iurf)t, faum.
6 ber £>immet. 7 TransL, has been. 8 uber tneinen garden $brper.
9 ein'feljen. 10 al8. n for his = $ur. 12 was put = fam. 13 active.
14 toetm nidjt. 15 ©ielj.
THE BLESSINGS OF LOGIC. 115
graph of the work attentively three times without grasp-
ing its meaning, 1 he leaned back in his armchair with an
astonished countenance.
" Hm, remarkable ! " he said to himself half aloud.
tt This famous book is written in the German language
and treats of logic. I understand both the German
language and logic, yet I cannot fathom the meaning of
this chapter. What follows from all this, gentlemen ? 2
The answer is clear. It is not the fault of 3 this unim-
peachable work, but of me. Good ! Now, if I do not
understand what I have read, the cause might be a weak-
ness, or a confusion of mind. But that is not the case,
for I am in a condition 4 to draw correct conclusions. I
now propound the question, ' Am I in a sober or an in-
toxicated condition?' The correctness of the answer
depends on the correct judgment 5 of the facts. This
morning about two hours ago, I drank a glass of tea, but
besides this 6 I have introduced no sort of 7 nourishment
into my body, either of a liquid or a solid nature. Now
chemistry teaches that tea boiled in water does not con-
tain an atom [of] alcohol ; consequently I am sober, con-
sequently intoxication cannot have caused my inability
to understand that chapter . . . What possibility of ex-
plaining this phenomenon have we still ? The possibil-
ity, if not also the probability, I say therefore, gentle-
men, the possibility that I am at this instant sleeping
and dreaming vividly. If this is so, 8 then it is impos-
1 @inn, m. 2 meine Qertett; the professor imagines he is lectur-
ing before his class. 8 It is not the fault of, ©« liegt nid)t an.
4 to be in a condition, imftonbe fein. 6 SBeurtetlung,/. 6 besides
this, aufcerbem. 7 no sort of, feinerlei. 8 if this is so, roenn bem fo ifl.
116 THE BLESSINGS OF LOGIC.
sible for me to assure myself of it. 1 What must I do
under such circumstances, in order to obtain certainty
about the facts ? I must cause another mature person, 2
who is in a waking condition, to determine what the
facts are."
Doctor Gypius rang the electric bell and soon the
trim servant-girl entered the room. " Anna," began the
professor, "I have — "
" I beg your pardon, 141 Professor," answered the girl,
smiling roguishly, " my name is still 3 Minna."
" Very well, dear Minna," began the professor again,
" I am in doubt, whether I am now, that is, at this in-
stant, awake or dreaming. There arises for you on the
one hand, 4 as a servant girl, on the other 5 as a fellow-
being who ought to help a neighbor at every opportun-
ity, the unavoidable duty of delivering me from my un-
certainty. Therefore ! "
Again the girl smiled, then she said: "I think you
must be 6 dreaming."
" Dear Johanna — I beg your pardon, I would say
dear Emilie," returned Professor Gypius, u allow me
to reply to your answer as follows. 7 You said first, * I
think . . .' That seems to me to be a false manner of
expression, for you must know definitely, whether I am
dreaming or awake, — unless 8 at this instant your ap-
pearance also is a dream, to which 9 I intend to return
later. Secondly, when you gave verbal expression to
your opinion of 10 my condition, you used the expression
1 of it, beffen. 2 erttmdjfenert Sftetrfdjen. 3 nod) immer. 4 on the one
hand, etnerfeitg. 5 anbererfeitS. 6 Insert tool)!. 7 as follows, $oU
genbeg. 8 unless, e8 fei bcnn baft. 9 tuorauf. 10 fiber.
THE BLESSINGS OF LOGIC. 117
„toof)(." That was superfluous, since the preceding
sentence had already shown the hypothetical character
of your opinion by * the verb ' think.' But to business. 2
I will be a little less technical, so that you may under-
stand me more easily." Therefore, dear Clara, we will
assume, that when you leave my room in the immedi-
ate 3 future, you will meet a person, who asks you
whether Professor Gypius is asleep or awake just
now, — what would be the answer you would give, on
the basis 4 of your observations?"
Minna answered, convulsively stifling her laughter,
" Professor Gypius is sitting at his writing-desk and is
not asleep."
" I thank you, dear Augusta," said Professor Gypius,
and added after serious meditation "you may go."
"Now the fact is determined beyond doubt," the
learned man resumed his monologue, " that I am awake
and not asleep nor dreaming. I can explain the strange
occurrence, that I, as a logician, do not understand a
passage in an excellent German book about logic, only
by this, 5 that I am absent-minded. But why am I so, 6
gentlemen ? "
His glance fell on his pipe and his face brightened.
"Possibly because I have not followed the custom
which has become 7 second nature to me, of smoking
while reading."
He stuck the mouthpiece between his lips and began
the reading 8 anew, again without result.
He took the pipe out of his mouth and looked at it.
1 burd). 2 to business, gur ©od)c. 8 nad)ft. 4 on the basis, auf
®vmib. 6 only by this, Diofj bamtt, 6 e$, 7 Insert $ur. 8 £efture,/.
118 THE BLESSINGS OF LOGIC.
" Since I neither feel in my mouth, the specific warmth
which one perceives when smoking, nor am sensible of
the smell of tobacco, the supposition that I have not
lighted the tobacco might be justified by the facts."
He leaned over, saw with satisfaction that his infer-
ence fully agreed with the facts and rang the bell.
Minna appeared again.
" Dear Matilda," said Professor Gypius, " will you
kindly hand me a match, so that I may convert the
tobacco into a state of combustion ? " *
Minna approached him with a burning match. In his
absent-mindedness Professor Gypius stuffed the tobacco
into place 2 with Minna's forefinger and began to smoke.
" You may go again, dear Bertha."
The scholar 3 puffed comfortably and again went to
work. Soon he knocked his pipe against the table to
shake out the ashes, and hearing the knock called,
" Come in / " 4 No one appeared, however, and after
waiting a few minutes, the professor began to read
again. But it was vain trouble. He could not find out
what the author meant. Professor Gypius now became
seriously disturbed. He bent a little over the table, as
if it were a lecturer's desk, and began in a meditative
voice :
" Although I am sober and awake, understand the
German language, am a specialist in 5 the province 6 of
logic, and am smoking my pipe, I cannot succeed in
grasping the meaning of this chapter. We have to do
with a phenomenal occurrence, gentlemen, which
1 convert . . . combustion, ben Xabat in einen glimmenben 3ufto"&
Derfe^en. 2 juredjt. 8 @eteljrte, ra. 4 Ijerein ! 6 cmf 6 (§ebtet, n.
THE BLESSINGS OF LOGIC. 119
makes a more thorough investigation necessary. A pro-
fessor of logic who does not understand an exposition
on 1 logic, would be something so illogical, that we can.
not assume 2 it otherwise than as hypothetical and pro-
visional. We will now try to solve this apparent
riddle by logic itself. After the possibilities of expla-
nation thus far enumerated have proved untenable, we
will continue to seek for other possible causes. Such
could be the presence 3 of great absent-mindedness. And
this absence of mind must be traced back to a deeper
cause. Good ! What circumstances could make me so
absent-minded? With reference to this there would
have to be considered, first, money matters. But there can
be no question of that with me, 142 for since I have no
money, there can be no money matters for me, that is clear.
" Secondly, family matters ; and (1) family matters in
a broader 4 sense, (2) the same 5 in a narrower sense ;
a) I establish the fact, that of my relatives who were
qualified either directly or indirectly to induce absent-
mindedness in me, none are now living ; 6 ^) I have to
observe, that I have no children, and that I am at
present 7 unmarrried, — yes, that I am at present un-
married. — Hm — ."
Professor Gypius paused, the wrinkles on his forehead
smoothed out, — over his face spread the sunshine of
bright joy and the learned man now continued, with
raised voice :
" But 8 future occurrences are able to call forth a con-
centration of the mental powers even in the present,
i
£ebeu
itber. 2 an'ne^men. 3 ^orljaubenfein, n. 4 n>eit. 6 foldje. 6 am
u. 7 gegentooi'tig. 8 atlein.
120 LISZT EXPECTED AT AN EVENING PARTY.
gentlemen ; and this is and was the case with me. Now
I have succeeded in finding, by purely logical discussion,
the cause of my peculiar absentrmindedness. At twelve
o'clock I am to appear at 1 the mayor's office 2 of this
place to be married to my betrothed."
Professor Gypius bowed to his imaginary hearers and
rang the bell.
Minna appeared.
" Dear Helen," said the learned man, " with regard to 3
the fact that I must arrive 4 at the mayor's office at
twelve o'clock, for the purpose of fulfilling 5 my offi-
cial marriage 6 with my betrothed, and in consideration
of the circumstance, that it is already a quarter of
twelve, I beg you to get me a carriage."
Minna got the desired conveyance. Professor Gypius
called to the coachman, " To the University, quickly ! "
In this roundabout way 7 he arrived, three quarters of an
hour late, before the office where he was anxiously
awaited.
Liszt* Expected 8 at 9 an Evening Party.
By E. Kossak.
It is enough 10 to say that Liszt had come. The whole
town spoke of him and of nothing else. . . . Not only
i cmf. 2 mayor's office, @tanbe8amt, n. 3 with regard to, im
§inbticf cmf. 4 ein' treffen, trctf, getroffen. 6 for the . . . fufilling, gtoecfS
SBornabme. 6 framing,/. 7 Wad} biefem Umroege. 8 ttrirb erfoartet,
9 cmf with dative. 10 (§8 geniigt.
* Liszt, the greatest pianist of modern times.
LISZT EXPECTED AT XN EVENING PARTY. 121
was it considered 2 an inevitable requisite for a person of
culture 2 to have heard at least one of his concerts, but
for those of musical proclivity 3 it was a question of 4 life
and death to have seen the virtuoso at 5 their own house.
A salon was greatly 6 in danger of losing 7 its painfully
acquired reputation if Liszt had not honored it with a
visit. Much 8 higher than the musical treat, which was
easily attainable for two thalers, stood the consciousness
of being able to say at the proper moment, with ap-
parent nonchalance, but with the blessed 9 assurance of
crushing 7 a less fortunate rival : " Do you know, my
dear, 10 Liszt was with 11 us on Thursday? We had only
a few H friends invited to meet him. 143 He played the
Erlkonig ! " Thereupon your 13 rival would go home,
lie down on the sofa, and have ice and cologne applied 14
to her throbbing 15 forehead.
When the excitement in 16 town had reached its height
I found, one evening after coming 17 home exhausted by
a round of lessons to untalented beginners, an invitation
from Frau Geheimrat 18 Pfeffermunze. She asked me to
put in an appearance 19 at her salon that very evening 20
at eight o'clock ; something very unusual must have oc-
curred. Her musical prote*g£s were in the habit 21 of
assembling on Saturday, once a fortnight; 22 tins was
1 Insert cttS. 2 a person of culture, ein gebitbeter Sftenfd). 8 bie
2Jhtftfbegabten, pi * auf. 6 in. 6 Transl., in the greatest. 7 in-
finitive with ju. 8 tueit. 9 befeltgenb. 10 Insert bafj. n bet. 12 ein
paax. 13 your = definite article. 14 have . . . applied, fief) legen
laffett. 16 fiebernbe. 16 Insert the def. article. 17 clause with nari)=
bem. 18 privy councillor, title of a high official. 19 to put in
an appearance, in bie (Srfcfjeimmg 311 treten. 20 benfelben s #benb.
21 Transl., had the habit. " in Dierjeljn $agen.
122 LISZT EXPECTED 'AT AN EVENING PARTY.
evidently an extra 1 under difficulties. We had never
before been asked so late.
The note bore signs of haste ; Frederick the Great
and Napoleon had granted themselves more time to sign
the orders of cabinet than had the Frau Geheimrat. I
jumped into my dress-coat head over heels, 2 for there
was not a moment to spare, and hastened to the Char-
lotten Strasse.
The first story was illuminated with an unreasonable
profusion of oil and wax. A gentle shiver passed 3 over
my back; in the little reception-room, the inviolable
sanctuary of the Geheimrat in the eyes of young and
giddy musicians, glittered the lights of a chandelier.
The hall door stood wide open with that philosophically
resigned hospitality which in general confines itself to
funerals with four horses. At 4 such supreme moments
the lesser laws of life 5 become void, and even those
beings, which would never be asked to a place 6 at 7 the
family table, were made 8 welcome.
M Heavens ! " I exclaimed in a whispered monologue,
"it cannot be that the Geheimrat has died an 9 unex-
pected death ! " The absurdity of the supposition im-
mediately became apparent, for, as 10 I passed through the
reception-room, the head of the house appeared before
me in person, at 11 the right of the gilded mirror, sur-
rounded by satellites, and saluted me graciously with a
mild wave of his hand. As long as we could remember
1 cine cmftergemoljnHdje ©i£ung. 2 $ctt8 iiber ftopf, 3 Iciufen. 4 in.
5 the lesser laws of life, bie gcluobnUdjen £eben8rcgeln. 6 to be asked
to a place, gelaben toerben. 7 ju. 8 gefyeijjett tt)crben. 9 genitive. 10 a (8
or inbem. n ju.
LISZT EXPECTED AT AN EVENING PARTY. 123
he had not condescended to receive any ordinary musi-
cians, such as we were, 1 personally, for we were never
invited to the higher esoteric fetes. To make his pres-
ence more emphatically imposing, he had adorned him-
self with three or four badges of honor instead of wear-
ing merely the ribbons belonging thereto. 2
What had occurred ? 3 What was about 4 to occur ?
The Geheimrat was to me an unapproachable entity.
I dared not 5 ask him. 6 Etiquette demanded that I
should confine myself 7 to replying if he should address
me. His lady 8 might 9 be looked upon as more con-
descending, but to-day I should have to forego 10 any po-
lite advances. Like the vestal High Priestess in Spon-
tini's opera, she stood in the centre of a group of maidens
festively arrayed. 11 Man, at any other time a much-
sought-for article, had evidently fallen in 12 price. The
young gentlemen, even the boldest lions of society, stood
close together, and did not venture above a whisper. 13
What had occurred ? What was about to occur ?
My vague forebodings became 14 certainty as I heard a
pale and criminally 15 lean gentleman, one notorious 16 for 17
his festive odes, say to his neighbor : " He is coming !
You will see the godlike youth face to face." 18 The
person addressed, 19 like the contrite Brahmin, stared at
the tip of his nose, and preserved a worshipful silence,
1 such as we were, lute ttur e8 toaren. 2 verbal adjective. 8 tvax
gefrf>ef)en. 4 was about, foHtc. 5 Insert jit. 6 Insert the def.
article. 7 Insert bo rctuf. 8 ©emafyUn,/. 9 fonnen. 10 oeqidjteu auf.
II verbal adjective. 12 Insert def. art. 18 did not . . . whisper,
ttmgten nur ju ffuftern. 14 Insert jur. 15 potijeiuubrig. 16 relative
clause. 17 ttJegett. 18 face to face, Don 2liigeftd)t 311 2tngeftd)t. 19 verbal
adjective.
124 LISZT EXPECTED AT AN EVENING PARTY.
" I breakfasted with him yesterday. A most delightful
companion ! The very picture * of unpretentious sim-
plicity," continued the other. Ah, could he but 2 break-
fast with him every day, life had looked brighter to
him ! 3
Among the bards near by 4 a wild state 5 of excite-
ment made itself felt. 6 Their leader distributed printed
leaflets among them, and the poet stepped nearer 7 to
designate a certain passage in the third stanza which re-
quired a decided crescendo. Just then the Frau Ge-
heimrat came rustling 8 into the circle.
" Would it not be better," she said, smiling benignly,
but struggling with a nervous tremor, "if the chorus
were to retire 9 into the adjoining room, so as 10 [to have]
the music come n from 12 a greater distance ? "
" Frau Geheimrat is right," exclaimed the poet en-
couragingly, urging the youths of Berlin into the next
room. " The chant should impress him 13 as coming u
from another, purer world. Then in the third and last
stanzas 15 the angels descend and greet the genius here
below as [a] brother. Carry out my suggestions, gen-
tlemen, and go into the other room."
The singers would greatly 16 have preferred to be pres-
ent from 17 beginning to 18 end, but there was nothing
for them 19 but 20 to yield. They took the desired posi-
1 the very picture, bct« ecbte Slbbilb. ? nur. 3 life . . . him, ba8
£eben toiirbe ifym Ijetterer erfdjeinen. 4 near by, umfteljenb. & wild
state, bofyer ©rab. 6 fiiljlbar. 7 Insert um. 8 Transl., rustled.
9 active; subjunctive. 10 fo baft. n Transl., would come. 12 au§.
18 auf ibn ben Gnnbrutf mod)cn. 14 Translate, as if it came; sub-
junctive. 15 singular. 16 bci n>citcm. 17 Insert the def. article.
18 bis jitm. M there ... for it, c« Meb ni(^t« aubereS iibrig. » at«.
LISZT EXPECTED AT AN EVENING PARTY. 125
tion, attentively re-read 1 the melodious lyric made to
fit 2 a well-known tune, and cleaied their throats.
The clock on the mantel struck nine ; the Geheimrat
still stood sentinel at the right of the mirror, 3 convers-
ing 4 with the aristocratic element. In the background
preparations for a sacrificial offering of tea seemed to be
going on, 5 but no one ventured to begin the solemn ce-
remony. My conjecture was that the hostess feared
thereby to offend the august spirit of the expected
genius.
It struck a quarter, it struck half-past — still no
Liszt ! —
The Geheimrat and his sesthetic wife moved nearer to
the windows, and started convulsively every time 6 a
carriage passed near enough to give one reason to sus-
pect 7 [it] of 8 an intention of stopping. 9 The assembled
guests had said everything 10 they had to say, and the
need of an impetus, 11 physical or psychical, was making
itself sadly felt. 12
44 We certainly cannot have 13 tea served now. He
may come at any moment. The effect would be 14 quite
lost ! " whispered the Frau Geheimrat as her husband
approached her, reminding 15 her of the bodily needs 16
of her guests.
A general restlessness took possession of those assem-
bled. " Punctuality is the politeness of kings, but not
1 cutfS neue lefen. 2 it was made to fit, eg wax anflepafjt. 3 Insert
unb. 4 preterit. 6 to be going on, gemacfyt ju aierben. 6 Insert
toenn. 7 Use noun : jur fSft mutUtt fl. 8 bafj, with clause. 9 infini-
tive with gu. 10 Insert toa8. n SInreig, w. 12 bemerf(id). 18 taffert.
14 Transl., go lost. 15 clause with inbem. 16 the bodily needs, ba8
tetbtitfje 2Bol)l.
126 LISZT EXPECTED AT AN EVENING PARTY.
of geniuses ! " a young lawyer, who was at * other times
the Aristophanes 2 of these receptions, ventured to re-
mark with some bitterness.
" Liszt did not name 3 the hour, I should say by way
of vindication; 4 he merely promised to come. You
know that his time is tasked 5 to the utmost. A king
may seclude himself from his worshippers, but a virtuoso
has not an hour of the 6 day to call 7 his own," said the
Geheimrat, soothingly.
A carriage came rattling wildly up to the door 8 and
stopped. " It is he ! " cried an academic youth, whom
the master of the house had stationed as [a] sentry at 9
the first window.
The moment was overwhelming. As fast as 10 cir-
cumstances would permit 11 the guests grouped pictu-
resquely. The Geheimrat took 12 the centre at the right
of the mirror : his lady, our gracious patroness, seized the
white silk ribbons on 13 which the ode had been printed
in gilt letters. The chorus of priestesses arranged itself
artistically about her ; the chorus of Berlin youths began
to sing in the adjoining room; we mutes sent greedy
glances to meet 14 the expected guest.
A nimble young man put 15 his small, coal-black head
through the door, and seemed undecided to whom to turn. 16
" Pfeffermiinze," whispered an old gentleman to the
Geheimrat, " that is not Liszt ! "
1 ju. 2 Aristophanes, a comic poet of Athens. 3 on'geben,
perfect. 4 by way of vindication, ju feiner 9ied)tferttgung. 6 in
2tnfyrutf) ne&men. 6 am. 7 relative clause. 8 to come up to the
door, toor'fobren. 9 on. 10 Insert eS. n preterit. 12 ftetlte ftd) in.
18 auf. u Transl. (to meet) by entgcgcn. 15 fteden. 16 to whom to
turn, on toen er fidj tnenben jottte.
LISZT EXPECTED AT AN EVENING PARTY. 127
" That is not the blond head of our Samson. Avaunt,
venal slave ! " muttered the manufacturer of festive
odes. The black-headed little fellow was actually one
of the secretaries of the genius sent out 1 to calm the
assembly on account of his late arrival 2 ; perhaps, also,
if I rightly judge the much-enduring virtuoso, to ward
off the boisterous ovations in store for him. 3 The in-
habitants of dangerously-situated Alpine villages erect
stone walls as a security against avalanches ; the mass
of snow is broken by them and falls powerless on either
side.
There was a universal disappointment ; the chorus of
youths was hushed with difficulty, the 4 gilt-illumined
ode was laid aside, the secretary was surrounded, and
by way of 5 reward for his good news that his master
was following, 6 he was made much of. 7 The commotion
was so great that no one noticed the entrance of a slen-
der young man, with lank arms and long yellow hair,
who had been peeled out of a magnificent sable great-
coat in the reception-room by a servant. But he did not
escape the eagle eye of our patroness.
" Mein Gott, Liszt ! " she exclaimed in 8 [a] broken
voice, and then she sank into the arms of two robust alto
singers, who, always on the alert for 9 such unaccount-
able tricks of destiny, were ever at 10 her side. There was
a sympathetic movement among the guests, only the one
most nearly concerned, the Geheimrat, retaining a pos-
1 DorauS'fenben; relative clause. on account . . . arrival, iiber fein
gufpcitfommen. 3 in store for him, tteldje feiner ttarteten. 4 Insert
mit. 6 by way of, jur. 6 was following, nadjfonunen ttntrbe. 7 to
make much of, mit befonberer 2(itfmerffantfett befyanbetn. 8 mit, 9 to
be on the alert for, auf ber §ut jciu toor. 10 an.
128 LISZT EXPECTFD AT AN EVENING PARTY.
ture of stoic composure. The master of tone also did
not seem quite inexperienced in the treatment of such
misadventures. He rapidly approached the invalid, 1
seized the right hand of the lady overcome by the inten-
sity of her feelings, 2 ordered M things strengthening 3 and
refreshing," 3 like Mozart's Don Ottavio, and raised her
spirits 4 with marvellous speed.
So Liszt had come, but all the effects 5 arranged for
his reception had failed. But his tortured soul was not
spared the ode. He was compelled to sit down between
two ladies and listen to 6 the song. Then the artistic
hostess presented the silk ribbon. It was entwined
about, a fresh laurel wreath.
During this offering of gratitude 7 I had been making
some remarks of condolence 8 to the secretary. Since
nightfall his liege lord had been visiting five families of
distinction. 9 The Erlkonig had been wrung from him
at four places. Was 10 the genius [to] escape the Erl-
konig here ? [From] out of the music-room the concert-
grand loomed forth majestically like the heavy cannons
in forts that are used to practise recruits.
The illustrious one bore with rare firmness all [the]
trials inflicted 11 upon him; he deported himself somewhat
as a prince humoring 12 a company of persons of little
estate, permitted 13 aspiring instrumentalists and singers,
professionals and amateurs, to be presented, said some-
1 tic §Uf§bebitrftige. 2 verbal adjective. 3 verbal noun; omit
"things." 4 raised her spirits, erroedfte ttjre £eben8geifter. 6 $uatt=
effefte. 6 auf, with accusative. 7 offering of gratitude, £>anfe8*
tyenbe,/. 8 SeUeibSbqeugungen,^. 9 of distinction, tjorne^m. 10 con-
ditional. n relative clause. 12 fief) Ijerablaffen ju. 13 Insert baft.
LISZT EXPECTED AT AN EVENING PARTY. 129
thing apt and encouraging to each, jested with the ladies
in a courtly manner, and endured the aged with a philo-
sophic resignation * rare in one 2 of his years. He es-
caped 3 [from] tea, [it] probably having 1 been urged
upon him five times already. The whole company was
intoxicated by the charm of his manner. More than
twenty album-leaves had been clandestinely introduced 4
by the ladies, and he wrote his name on 5 each without
[a] groan. I feared in secret that one of the fair De-
lilas might stealthily draw a pair of scissors out of her
pocket and clutch the lion's mane. But the god of the
muses watched over his precious head ; he kept his locks
and his titanic strength, and he permitted himself to be
persuaded to play. Counting 6 by 7 the programmes of
previous concerts, and the receipts consequent * upon the
high price of admission, 8 the magnanimous fellow 9 played,
at 10 [a] modest estimate, long enough to earn 950 thalers.
The Frau Geheimrat would have given a great deal
to induce him to finish the ninth hundred, and she did
her very best n to force the poor unfortunate to give her 12
the Chromatic Gallop. It was not possible. Inexorable
fate still had another reception in store 13 with which the
genius was to finish the day's task. It became necessary
to dismiss him.
As he went all the guests escorted him to 14 the ante-
chamber, and his amiable hostess personally exerted
1 relative clause. 2 Insert 2J?enfd), m. 8 entgrfjen, with dative.
* einfdjmuggeln. 6 auf. 6 Translate, if we count. 7 nad). 8 ©intrittfc
pretS, m. ; insert fo before the magnanimous. 9 Sftrnfdj. 10 nctd).
11 she . . . best, fte bemiiljte fid) auf$ aufjevfte. 12 Translate, to play.
18 in petto (from Lat. pectus = chest, heart). 14 bi« ju.
130 THE VISIT TO THE CARCER.
herself to get him into \ his sable great coat. Deep sor-
row shone in 2 the eyes of the Frau Geheimrat, perhaps
at 3 her inability to be able to induce the vocal 4 youths
of' Berlin to prostrate themselves before him by way 5
[of a] musical carpet to the master's carriage.
The reputation of her salon had been established for
one generation.
The Visit to 6 the Career. 7
By Ernst Eckstein.
The clock struck two. The Director of the Gymna-
sium, 8 Dr. Samuel Heinzerling, entered the school-court
with all his own peculiar dignity, and slowly ascended
the stairs.
Upon the steps he met Mr. Quaddler, the pedell 9 of
the school, who had just rung the bell.
" Hath anything happened, 144 Quadlaw ? " asked the
principal, acknowledging the humble salutation of his
vassal with a lordly bend of his head.
" No, sir, 10 nothing."
" The pupil Wumpf hath been abthent f aw n theveral
dayth. Go to hith wethidenthe, 12 and find out, whether
he ith weally ill. I almost doubt . . . ."
1 ibn f)tnetngufrtegen in. 2 shone in, fyrad) au§. 8 iiber. 4 fttmnt*
begabt. 5 al8. 6 in. 7 larger, m., prison in German schools and
universities. 8 ©tymnaftum, w., a school preparatory to the univer-
sities. 9 <J3ebett', m„ beadle, janitor. 10 Transl., Mr. Principal.
11 feit. 12 SBohmtng,/.
THE VISIT TO THE CARCER. 131
" I beg your pardon, 141 sir, but Rumpf is here. I saw
him 1 crossing the court."
" Ah. Tho much the bettaw." 145
Dr. Samuel Heinzerling stalked through the long cor-
ridor to the door of his class room. On this day he ar-
rived unusually early. While he was still in 2 the cor-
ridor, he heard a tremendous noise. Forty boyish voices
shouted " Bravo " and u Encore."
Samuel wrinkled his brow.
Now the roar of the chorus ceased, and a clear, pene-
trating voice began with comical pathos :
44 Well, 3 faw thith time we will let it path. 146 It
ith vewy evident you have come to clath unprepared. I
am vewy much dithatified with you. Thit down ! "
Thundering applause.
The director stood as if turned to stone. 4
By all the gods of Greece, it was his voice, his man-
ner, his very living self ! 147 A little caricatured, per-
haps — but still, so strikingly like, that only a connois-
seur could have detected the difference. Such sacrilege
had never before been known 5 in the school. A pupil
dared, from the sacred heights of his own professorial
chair, to ridicule him ! Him, the author of " The Lathi
Grammar for use in schools, 6 with special reference to 7
the higher classes." Him, the renowned pedagogue and
disciple of Kant! Proh pudor/ 8 This was a prank such
as none but 9 the soul of the arch-rogue Wilhelm Rumpf
could invent.
1 Insert bereitS. 2 auf. * mm. * as if . . . stone, tt»te oerftetnert.
6 had never been known, wax benn bod) nod) nidjt bagemejeu. 6 for use
in schools, p ©djulflebraud). 7 auf. 8 Q ©djanbc ! 9 such as
none but, tt)ie tt)n nur.
132 THE VISIT TO THE CARCER.
" Will you go on 1 tranthlating, Mowicke," the voice
of the mischievous pupil continued. "What, you are
indithpothed ? 2 Deaw me, when young men of your
age thay that they are indithpothed it maketh an unfa-
vourable impwethion. Knebel, put down 3 in the clath-
book : • * Mowicke, being called upon to tranthlate, wath
indithpothed.' "
No longer could the Principal master his indignation.
With a sudden jerk he opened the door and appeared
among his startled pupils, like a lion among a herd of
gazelles.
It was indeed Wilhelm Rumpf, the greatest good-for-
nothing in the class, who had committed the unpardon-
able offence against the majesty of his person. His col-
lar drawn high in front, 4 a huge pair of paper specta-
cles 5 on his nose, a book in his left hand, the traditional
leadpencil in his right, there 6 he stood upon the plat-
form, just about 148 to continue the comedy when the in-
dignant Principal appeared upon 7 the threshold.
"Wumpf," said Samuel with composure, "Wumpf!
you will go to 8 the cawcer faw 9 two dayth. Knebel,
put down in the clath-book : 4 Wumpf thententhed to
two dayth [in the] cawcer faw 10 childith and unworthy
conduct.' Heppenheimer, call the pedell!"
" But, sir," n stammered Rumpf, putting the paper
spectacles in his pocket, and returning to his seat.
" Not another word ! " 149
"But I only wanted, I thought . . ."
1 fort'fafyren. 2 unpaftUd). 3 Use the second person plural. 4 in
front, t»orne. 5 a pair of paper spectacles, ^apierbrille, /. 6 there
fo. 7 cmf. 8 in. 9 auf. 10 toegen. n Mr. Principal.
THE VISIT TO THE CARCER. 133
" Be thtill, I tell you ! "
44 But please, allow me, sir, let me . . ."
" Knebel, put down, Wumpf thententhed faw obthi-
nathy to another day [in the] cawcer. I am tiwed of
fighting with you faw evah. You ought to be athamed
to * the vewy depth 2 of your thoul ! "
44 Audatur et altera pars? sir. Have you not always
called our attention to it ? " 160
" Good. You thall not thay that I am untrue to my
printhipleth. What have you to thay faw yourthelf ? " 4
44 I can only assure you, Sir, that I did not mean any-
thing out of the way. 5 I only intended to practise the
art of mimicry a little."
" Exerthithe yourthelf in Latin thtyle and in Greek
compothition."
" So I do, 6 sir. But besides knowledge, art has also
its rights."
" Thertainly, I have nevah denied that. But do you
want to path off 7 your nonthenthe faw art ? It ith an
art that you 8 will nevah be able to live [on]."
" There is no knowing, 9 sir."
44 Be thtill, I tell you. If you go on at this wate 10 you
will be shipwecked n soonaw or lataw in life. Knipcke,
go and thee what Heppenheimer and the pedell are
doing."
44 Oh, just this once, 12 sir," whispered Rumpf coax-
ingly. 44 Could you not let me off 161 just this once ? "
1 in. 2 the very depth, ben ©rnnb. 8 SDtfcm hore and) ben anbern
%t\\. 4 for yourself, ju 3hrer 9fted)tfertignnfl. 6 anything out of the
way, nid)t8 UngietnUd)e8. 6 ba$ thne id). 7 ctu8'a.eben. 8 Transl., of
which you, etc. 9 2)a« fann man nidjt nuffen. 10 in biefer SBeife. u to be
shipwrecked, 8d)tffbi;ucf) crlctben. 12 just this once, nur fttr bieftmaL
134 THE VISIT TO THE CARCER.
" Thertainly not ! You will go to the cawcer. Now
thith dithagreeable affair must not interrupt our work
any longaw. Hutzler, begin the wepetition."
" I was ill when we translated this, sir. Here is my
certificate."
" Indeed ! You were thick again. Do you know,
Hutzler, it stwikes me 152 that you are oftener thick than
well."
" Unfortunately, sir. My delicate constitution . . ."
" Delicate ? You delicate ? You don't thay tho, 153
Hutzler! I wish evewy man under the sun were ath
delicate ath you are. Lathy you are, but not delicate."
" Lazy? But I can't do anything when I have a high
fever . . ."
" I know all that. 1 You dwank too much beer again.
You go on twanthlating, Gildemeister."
" Absent ! " shouted six voices at once.
Samuel shook his head sadly.
" Doeth any one know why Gildemeister ith abthent ? "
" He has a cold ! " replied one of the six.
"Cold! When I wath in hith age I nevah had a
cold. But where are Knipcke and Heppenheimer ?
Schwarz, go and thee, 2 but come wight back."
Schwarz went and after ten minutes came back with
the pedell and his two companions.
"Mr. Quaddler was 3 busy papering his wall," said
Heppenheimer in a respectful tone, " he had to change
his coat first." 154
'* Indeed! And you need half an hour to do that?
Quaddlaw, it theemth to me that you are beginning to
neglect your dutieth."
1 2)a8 fenne id). 2 nadj'fefyen. 3 Insert bamit.
THE VISIT TO THE CARCER. 135
"I humbly beg your pardon, sir; but the young
gentlemen came to * my door just two minutes ago." 155
" Oh ! " cried the three messengers with one voice. 156
"Well, I will not investigate thith matter further.
Here, take Wumpf and put 2 him in the cawcer.
Wumpf, you will behave yourthelf and not be calling
the pedell evewy moment ath you did latht week.
Quaddlawj don't let anything induthe you to let him
come out into the hall."
" Very well, sir."
" Now away with you, Wumpf ! "
William Rumpf bit his lip, turned about 157 and dis-
appeared with Quaddler in the gloom of the corridor.
"What did you do, 3 Mr. Rumpf?" asked the pedell,
as they ascended the stairs.
" Nothing."
" Oh, but I beg your pardon, you must have been do-
ing something."
"I have only done what the Principal does con-
stantly."
" What do you mean ? "
" Well, you just listen to me. Do you thee, my dear
Quaddlaw, Wumpf ith a pawfect scapegwace and de-
therveth exemplawy chathtithement."
" Good gracious ! " stammered the pedell, clasping his
hands above his head. " Who could believe such things
possible ! 158 Heaven knows if I didn't see you right 4
here before me with my own eyes, I should swear that
it was the Principal's own voice I heard ! You'll make
your fortune with such a gift as that some day ! " 5
1 an. 2 fiiljren. 8 Transl., have you done. *gerabe. 6 eineS Staged.
136 THE VISIT TO THE CARCER.
" Yeth, yeth, deaw Quaddlaw," replied Rumpf, still
imitating the Principal.
"And you have actually done this in his presence?
Well, I must say — no offence, 159 Mr. Rumpf — but
all in good time 160 That was not at all fitting 161 and
the Principal had very good reason to be extremely
angry."
44 Now weally ? Do you think tho ? "
44 1 must beg you to leave off this joking now. It is
not compatible with the dignity of my office. Will you
please walk into this room ! "
" With pleathure ! "
" Mr. Rumpf, I shall tell the Principal that your
punishment is not severe enough."
44 What bithineth ith that of yourth^ 162 you abthurd
old Quaddlaw ? I can do what I pleathe." 163
44 That you cannot do."
44 Of courthe I can. 1 I can talk ath it thuits me, and
any one who doeth not like it, can take himthelf off 2 or
thtop up hith ears." 164
44 Just 3 you wait."
44 What for?" 4
44 1 shall report it to the Principal."
44 Give him my compliments. " 165
Quaddler turned the key and shambled slowly down
the stairs. When he returned to his room he went on
with his work of papering. He dipped his brush into
the paste-pot and besmeared strip after strip of wall
paper with the fragrant liquid.
1 Insert ba«. 2 take himself off, fid) briitfen. 3 nun. 4 toorcmf.
THE VISIT TO THE CARCER. 137
Wilhelm Rumpf, however, sat yawning on the bench,
and assured himself in a soliloquy that he was heartily
tired of the Gymnasium and of the uncalled-for re-
strictions of school life.
In the first-class room, meanwhile, Sophocles was
diligently translated. Heppenheimer accomplished his
task to the Principal's moderate "appwoval." After
him, Schwarz translated " unthatithfactowily." Then
the bell rang. — The author of the Latin grammar for
use in schools vanished into the directorial chamber,
where he sank down thoughtfully in his official chair.
" A mithewable boy, this Wumpf," he murmured to
himself. 1 "But I almotht believe I could win him more
weadily by 2 kindneth than [I can] by forthe and seve-
rity. I will make one more attempt to appeal to hith
conthienthe. 166 It ith a pity about 3 him. He ith one
of my motht gifted pupilth."
He passed his hand once or twice over his smoothly
shaven chin, 167 then he took his hat from the table and
ascended the stairs to the career.
Wilhelm Rumpf was greatly surprised when after so
short [an] imprisonment the door turned on its hinges.
His amazement reached its climax when he recognized
in the visitor the Principal, Samuel Heinzerling.
" Well, Wumpf ? " said the honorable pedagogue with
dignity.
" What do you wish, sir ? " asked the pupil in a tone
of resolute obstinacy.
" I have come to inquire if you are not beginning to
thee that thuch childithneth ith altogether contrary 4 to
1 to himself, &or ftd) t)in. 2 buret). 8 urn. 4 to be contrary, $u-
nu'berlaufen.
138 THE VISIT TO THE CARCER.
the traditionth of a gynathium, and the spirit prevailing
within the the wallth ..."
" I am not at all aware . . . " 168
" What, Wumpf ? I did not expect to find you tho
thtubborn. I wish you would put 1 yourthelf in 2 my
plathe. 3 I am thure you would be much more thevere
with thith presumptuous Wilhelm Wumpf than I have
been."
" But, sir . . ."
" Surely thuch childith conduct ith not what one
would expect of a young man of good family. You'd
betht be on your guard, 169 for the next time I catch you
at 4 thuch a stupid trick I thall expel you."
« Expel me ? "
" Yeth, Wumpf, expel you. Therefore wepent and
give up your dithgratheful nonthenthe. I wepeat it,
put yourthelf in my plathe! "
Wilhelm Rumpf bent his head. He felt that his ex-
pulsion was only a question of time. Suddenly a dia-
bolical thought darted through his brain.
" If I must get expelled," he said to himself, " it shall
be with flying colors." 5
He smiled like the villainous hero of a sensational
novel after a dark deed, and said in a tone of simulated
contrition :
" You say, sir, I should put myself in your place ? "
" Yeth, Wumpf, that ith what I thay."
" Well, then, if you will have it so — I wish you
much pleasure ! "
1 fe^en. 2 an. 3 ©telle,/. 4 bet. 5 with flying colors, mit ^oufen
uub Xrompeten (with kettledrums and trumpets).
THE VISIT TO THE CARCER. 139
And with a single bound he was outside the door,
turned the key and left 1 the poor Principal to his unex-
pected fate.
" Wumpf, what do you mean ? 170 I'll exthpel you
thith vewy day ! 2 Open the door at onthe ! At onthe,
Ithay!"
" I give you two hours' cawcer" replied Rumpf with
dignity. " You told me to put mythelf in your plathe."
" Wumpf, you will thee what will happen ! Open
the door ; I inthitht upon it ! "
"You have no wight to talk to me in that tone.
Jutht at pwethent I am the Printhipal. You are merely
the pupil Wilhelm Wumpf. Be thtill ! I will not
bwook oppothition ! "
"Dear Wumpf! I will fawgive you thith onthe.
Pleathe open the door. Your penalty thall be a vewy
thlight one. You thall not be exthpelled, I promithe
you. Do you hear what I thay ? "
But the "dear Wumpf" did not hear. He had
crept 8 stealthily along the hall and was now hastening
downstairs to escape.
As he passed the pedelVs door, a brilliant idea took
possession of him. 171
He put 4 his eye to 5 the keyhole. Quaddler was
standing upon a ladder, his back turned to 6 the door,
and was just attempting to stick a heavily-pasted strip
of paper upon the wall. Wilhelm Rumpf opened the
door a little way 7 and called out with the purest Hein-
zerling accent of which he was capable 172 —
1 iiberfaffen. 2 this very day, augenblicfltd). 8 fdjteidjen. 4 legen.
6 an. 6 nad). 7 em flcin roenig.
140 THE VISIT TO THE CARCER.
" I am going now, Quaddlaw. Look after that fellow
Wumpf. The lad behave th like a lunatic. He ith thtill
keeping up hith impertinent nonthenthe. You keep
wight 1 on with your work and stay on your laddaw. All
I want to thay ith that you are not under any conthidera-
tion to open the door faw him. The fellow ith quite
capable of 172 knocking you down and wunning away.
Do you hear what I thay, Quaddlaw ? "
" As you command, sir. You will kindly excuse me
for not getting down . . ." 2
" Thtay wight * where you are, I thay, and finish your
papawing. Good morning."
" Your servant, 3 sir."
Wilhelm Rumpf went upstairs 173 again, and once
more entered the precincts of the career. Samuel Hein-
zerling was raging terribly. Now he seemed to have
discovered the bell, for just as Rumpf concealed himself
behind an enormous linen chest belonging to the Quad-
dler family, it resounded shrilly through the hall like the
yell of infuriated demons.
" Help ! " 4 shouted the schoolmaster. " Help ! Quad-
dlaw; you will lothe your plathe thith very day, if
you don't come up thith minute. Help ! Fire ! Mur-
der! Wobbers! Help!"
The pedell, reminded 5 of his duty by the uninter-
rupted ringing of the bell, left his private occupation
and appeared before the door of the prison.
The malicious Wilhelm Rumpf crept deeper into his
hiding-place. Samuel Heinzerling, utterly exhausted
1 ruljig. 2 Ijerunter'fommen. 8 gefyorfanter Sttener, 4 ju $itlfe,
^ erinnern art,
THE VISIT TO THE CARCER. 141
from calling and crying, threw himself down upon his
seat. His chest heaved ; his nostrils worked like a pair
of good bellows.
" Mr. Rumpf," said Quaddler, knocking warningly on
the door, " it will all be noted down ! "
"Heaven be praithed that you are here, Quaddlaw!
Open the door, I thay ! Thith mithewable thcoundwel
hath locked me in. Thuch conduct ith unheard of ! "
" Let me tell you, Mr. Rumpf, you had better stop
your joking. You may be quite sure 174 I will tell the
Principal how you called him a miserable scoundrel ! "
" Have you lotht your wits, 175 Quaddlaw ? " shouted
Samuel in a tone of supreme indignation. " The devil ! 1
I tell you that Wumpf , the mitherable fellow, hath locked
me in here when I came to thee him and make an appeal
to hith conthcienthe. I thay, don't keep 2 me waiting !
Open the door at onthe ! "
" You must take me for a simpleton, 176 Mr. Rumpf.
The Principal has only 3 this moment spoken to me, and
strictly forbidden me, on no condition whatever, to let
you out. And now I advise you to behave yourself and
stop ringing that bell, else I'll take it down."
" Quaddlaw, I'll have you thent to gaol for 4 depwiv-
ing me of my fweedom."
"Now just you listen to me, will you? It's posi-
tively childish this everlasting imitating of the Principal.
It is true, the Principal lisps a bit, and pronounces his
r's in a funny way, but never so long as I have known
him, has he been guilty 6 of such a silly twaddle as you
1 gum Xeufel 2 toffen. 8 gerabe in. 4 hjegen. 6 to be guilty, ftdj
fd)itlbig madjen.
142 THE VISIT TO THE CARCER.
are indulging 1 in. And now, for the last time, I tell
you, be quiet, and conduct yourself in a proper manner."
" But I wepeat to you, upon [my] honor, that con-
founded scoundwel turned the key behind me, before I
knew what he wath about. 2 Quaddlaw ! Idiot, ass !
You must know me ! "
" What ? You call me an ass ? You call me an idiot ?
It is a question 177 who is the greater ass or the greater
idiot, you or I ! The impudence ! A green boy like
you calling an honest old man an ass ! You are an ass
yourself! Do you understand? But you'll get your
deserts ! " 178
" You are an ass and a fool ! " moaned Heinzerling in
despair. " So you wefuse to open the door ? "
" I shall not think of such a thing." 179
" Good, vewy good ! " groaned the schoolmaster in 3
[a] dying voice. " Vewy good ! I'll stay here in the
cawcer, then ! Do you hear, Quaddlaw ? Here in the
cawcer ! "
" I shall be glad to hear if you come to your senses. 180
And now leave me in peace. I have no more time to
listen to your farce."
" Quaddlaw," cried Samuel, getting enraged once more,
"hour by hour 4 I'll thit here, do you understand?
Hour by hour. Like a naughty thchoolboy I'll bear the
dithgwace [of it]! Do you hear me, Quaddlaw?"
"I'm going now. You'd better do your trans-
lation.'^
"Holy heaventh, I'm lothing my weason! Am I
1 ftd) gcftatten; 2 to be about, oor'tjobcn. »mit. 4 @tunbe urn ©tunbe.
THE VISIT TO THE CARCER. 143
weally cwathy ? Man, won't you look through the key-
hole ? Then at leatht you might thee ..."
" You don't catch me. 182 I haven't forgotten how
you blew in my eyes the other day ! "
"Well then, go to the devil. The godth them-
thelveth would fight 1 in vain with a blockhead. Just 2
wait till I come out [of thith] . You won't have thith
plathe of pedell much longer, I'll promithe you that ! "
Quaddler went downstairs in a very ill humor. This
lad Rumpf was surely the most impertinent fellow he
had ever come across. An ass did he call him? Thun-
der and lightning ! 3 Ever since the decease of Mrs.
Quaddler the like had not happened 183 to him . . .
These miserable schoolboys !
Meanwhile Samuel Heinzerling paced up and down
his cell with long steps. His whole appearance reminded
one of an African lion condemned to imprisonment by
human cruelty without losing thereby any of the origi-
nal pride and strength of his noble nature. His hands
crossed on his back, his head with its grey mane in-
clined woefully toward his right shoulder, his lips tightly
shut — so he walked back and forth, 4 back and forth,
the darkest and most misanthropic thoughts in his bosom.
Suddenly a broad smile 5 flitted 6 across his features.
" Most abthurd thith ith ! " he muttered to himself.
"Weally, though thith ith a vewy disagweeable affair
for me, there ith no denying 7 the humor of the thitu-
ation . . ."
He stood still.
1 fcimpfen. 2 aber. 8 SDoimer unb 2)orta (from Schiller's Fiesko).
4 ouf unb ab. 6 SBotlmonbSlacheln, n. 6 tyielen. 7 there is no
denying, man fonn . . . nidjt leugnen.
144 THE VISIT TO THE CARCER.
" Ith there weally any dithgwace in being outwitted
by a thchoolboy? Conthider, Thamuel! Did not a
thelebrated king with hith own hand hold the ladder
faw the thief who wanted to thteal hith watch ? Wath
not even Prince Bithmarck locked in by wuthless
hands a — not to mention a hundred other cathes. And
thtill hithtory treath thith king with rethpect. And
thtill Bithmarck hath lotht none of hith weputation ath
the betht diplomatitht in Europe. No, no Thamuel !
Your dignity ath thchoolmathter, ath thitizen, ath phi-
lothopher, does not thuffer by thith mortifying thitua-
tion. Retht assured, Thamuel . . ."
He continued his walk in a self-satisfied mood. But
soon he interrupted himself anew.
"But thothe boyth," he stammered turning pale.
" When thothe boyth hear that I wath impwithoned 2 in
the cawcer ! Fearful thought ! My authority ath [a]
teacher will be gone forever. And they will hear it.
I am once for all 184 disgraced. Ye godth, ye godth,
why do ye thmite me thus ? "
" Herr Direktor," whispered a familiar voice at 3 the
door of the cell, "you are not yet dishonored. Your
authority is as unassailable as ever . . ."
" Wumpf ! " stammered Samuel, M you godleth fellow !
Open that door, I thay, thith minute ! Conthider your
ears boxed ! 185 Conthider yourthelf expelled ! "
" But, sir, I have come to save you ! Do not insult
me!"
" To thave me ? What impertinenthe ! Open the
door, or I'll . . ."
1 toon fcoStjafter £anb. 2 I was imprisoned, id) fyctbe gefeffen. 8 an.
THE VISIT TO THE CARCER. 145
44 Will you listen to me quietly, sir? I assure you
all will end well."
Samuel considered.
44 Well," he said at last ; I'll condethend to hear you.
Thpeak . . ."
44 1 only wanted to show you that my art is not quite
without practical import. Forgive me if I have seem-
ingly forgotten the very high esteem and respect I owe
you."
44 You are a wogue, Wumpf ! "
44 Suppose you excuse me from the career penalty,
withdraw your threat regarding 1 expulsion, and permit
me to keep the strictest silence about what has passed." 2
44 It will not do, 186 Wumpf. You mutht finish your
time . . ." 187
44 Yes ? Well then, good-bye to you, sir. Don't ring
the bell too often ! "
44 Wumpf! hear what I thay to you. Wumpf!"
44 Well . . . ! "
44 You are in many wespects an extwaawdinawy lad,
Wumpf ; and tho I am quite willing to make extheption
in your favor. 188 Open the door ! "
44 Will you excuse me from the career penalty ? "
44 Yeth!"
44 Will you expel me ? "
44 No, in the dewil'th name."
44 Give me your word of honor, sir."
44 Wumpf, how dare you ? " 189
44 Your word of honor, sir ! "
44 Vewy good, you have it ! n
1 betreffS ber, 2 what has passed, ba8 SSorgcfaltenc.
146 THE VISIT TO THE CARCER.
" Jupiter Ultor is witness."
"What?"
" I call upon the gods for 1 witness ! "
" Open the door, I thay ! "
"Presently, sir! You are sure you bear me no
grudge ?" 190
M No, no, no ! Will you open that door ? "
" You give 2 me full absolution ? "
" Yeth, on 3 (the) condition that you tell nobody of
your guilty conduct. I have told you that I take you
to be 191 an extwaawdinawy lad, Wumpf . . ."
"I thank you for your good opinion. My word of
honor then that so long as you are in your present
position at 4 the gymnasium, no word shall pass my
lips ! "
With that 5 he turned the key and opened the door.
Like Uhland's king out of the tower so Samuel Hein-
zerling stepped out into the free air of heaven. He took 6
a deep breath; then passing his right hand over his
forehead as if trying to remember something, he said :
" Wumpf, I can take a joke 192 ath well ath any man ;
but I wish you would do me the favor not to mimic me
in future. You weally do 7 it too well."
" Your wish is my law." 8
" Vewy good ! And now you had betht hathten
down 9 to the clath-woom. It ith not yet half past ten
— you will be just in time ! " 10
" But how can I [do] that, sir ? They all know that
you have given me three days ! "
1 ctls. 2 erteifen. 8 unter. 4 an. 6 bamit. 6 tjolen. 7 marfjen.
8 my law, nur 23efeljf ( m. 9 Ijiminter'eilen. 10 in time, red)tjetttg.
THE VISIT TO THE CARCER. 147
u Vewy good ! I'll go with you."
They quickly walked downstairs.
" Quaddlaw ! " called the Principal into the basement.
The pedell appeared at once and officiously asked
what was his behest.
" I have weniitted Wumpf 's penalty faw * thevewal
weasons," said Samuel.
" Ah ! that is what 2 you came back [for] . Hm ! . . .
All I wish to say is that Mr. Rumpf was not at all quiet
in his cell. It's none of my business, 162 I suppose, but
he shouted and swore like a Turk . . ."
"Well, never mind, 193 Quaddlaw; I have thpecial
motiveth faw dealing leniently with him thith time.
You may wemove the key to the cawcer"
Quaddler shook his head in astonishment.
" And now come with me, Wumpf."
They walked along the corridor to the class-room.
The Principal knocked.
"Excuse me, dear colleague," he whispered, as he
entered, " I have brought Wumpf back. Knebel, write
in the clath-book, that in conthequenthe of Wumpf's
thinthere wepentanthe I have been moved to wemit hith
punithment."
He spoke and vanished among 3 the labyrinthian pas-
sages of the school building.
1 cms. 2 that is what, barum. 3 in.
LETTERS.
1. Dear Aunt : —
To-day our teacher notified us in our German recita-
tion that his class would take part in the international
correspondence for students. * Through the mediation
of 2 Professor M. Hartmann in Leipzig, German stu-
dents 3 receive the addresses of American students. The
German student writes first to 4 her American corre-
spondent 5 a German letter, the American answers with
an English letter. Then they write to each other at
least once a month: the German in the English
language, the American in the German language. A
careful correction of the foreign 6 letter accompanies the
answer. Such letters are counted as exercises in Ger-
man composition. 7
Now I should like to ask you, 8 dear aunt, to give me
some advice 194 in regard to the composition 9 of a Ger-
man letter. What shall I write and how shall I write
it? I know that it is not easy to write a real German
letter. You have lived in Germany for years 10 and
therefore will best be able to advise me. I shall be
much obliged to you 195 for your trouble.
1 ©djulerbrteftoedjfet, m. 2 Insert §err. 8 ©djiiterin, /. (-nen) .
4 an. 6 $orretyonbentm, /. (-nen). 6 frembforacfilid). 7 Slnffafc, m.
8 Use the second person singular. 9 Slbfaffung, /. 10 for years,
jabrelong.
148
LETTERS. 149
With best love 196 to my uncle and * cousins and an
affectionate embrace for yourself, I remain your loving 2
niece.
2. My dear Niece : —
It gives me great pleasure 197 to hear that you are
permitted to take part in the international correspon-
dence for students. I am sure that it will greatly in-
crease your interest in 3 the study of German as well as
your knowledge of the German language. But above
all it will enlarge your comprehension of the difference
between the real living German and that which has
been painfully 4 put together out of the dictionary.
I am very willing 198 to give you the desired advice.
First as regards the contents of the letters, 199 I ad-
vise you to introduce yourself 200 in the first letter, to
make statements about 5 your age, your family, your
school, and to fix the dates for (the) mailing 6 the
letters.
In the subsequent letters the following subjects
might 7 be discussed : Your native place and its envir-
onments, the school (college) to 8 which you go, the
plan of study of the institution, the branches of study
you have elected, your favorite studies, the examina-
tions, your plans for the future. You might give descrip-
tions of vacation-trips, of large cities and mountains of
the country, its factories, its industries, etc. Always put 9
some questions to your correspondent about her experi-
ences, about good books, magazines, products of art, etc.
1 Repeat the possessive adjective. 2 3)eine 2)id) liebeube. 8 on,
4 miifyfam, 6 tiber. 6 Stbfenbuug, /. 7 founen, 8 in. 9 jleflen.
150 LETTERS.
Send her a " calendar " 1 of your school, now and then a
picture postal card, 2 an article from a newspaper, which
has interested you very much, a photograph, etc.
In regard to the form of the letters, I wish to draw
your attention 3 to 4 the following [points]. Write
very distinctly. Your correspondent can read Latin
script as well as German, but the way 5 in which the
American forms the letters, seems strange 6 for the
German. Address your correspondent in the first
letters with „®eef)rte3 or £tebe£ grtiulem 9ftd)ter!" and
place an exclamation point after the address. Use the
second person plural (©te, 3f)ter, 3f)tten, <Ste) and do not
forget to write these words with capitals. After you
know each other better use the Christian name 7 and
write " Dear Louise " or what 8 the name may be. Pos-
sibly 9 your German correspondent will suggest that you
call each other " thou." 10 Gladly accept this offer, for
it would be very impolite to refuse it. Moreover it
will be very good for your German grammar, because it
will make you familiar with different forms of the verb.
When you write the address on the envelope, write the
name of the street under the place of destination, viz.
gr&uiem £omfe Sfadjter,
per adr. u §errn 9fogtcrung3rat 23raim
Berlin
Germany. 2Bt%teftra£e 12 «■
1 Use the same word ; German schools have no "calendars" in
our sense of the word. Many schools publish yearly a „@d)utyro=
gramm." 2 2tnftd)t«poftfarte, /. 8 Transl., to make you attentive.
4 ctuf. 6 %xi unb SBeife,/. 6 frembartig. 7 SSorname, m. 8 wit. 9 (§3
i[t mogtid), baft. 10 fid) 2) u nemten or fid) bugen. n care of.
LETTERS. 151
The n behind the figure 12 means second e*ta'ge 1
(third story) or "two flights up." German families gene-
rally live in apartment houses. 2 Put 3 a five-cent stamp
on 4 the letter and do not forget that you can send only
half an ounce for five cents. But do not attempt to
save postage by using 5 the very thin paper which is often
sold for foreign 6 correspondence. For on this paper the
letters all run into each other and it is often impossible
to read the words. Either shorten your letter or double
the postage. Books and papers go for the same postage
from New York to Berlin, as from New York to Boston.
In writing your own address do not use abbreviations,
and write very distinctly. When you have received
and read an English letter from your German corre-
spondent, make a careful correction on a separate 7 sheet
of paper. Indicate, if you can, the reasons, why it is
this way 8 and not that way. 8 You will find out how
little you know of your own mother-tongue. You ought
to take 9 an exact copy of every German letter you
send, so that you will be able to understand the correc-
tions that your correspondent will send you.
The best [thing] you can do as [a] preparation for
this correspondence is to write letters of different con-
tents and form for 10 practice. Enclosed n I send you
samples of German letters, several English letters for
translation 12 into the German and a number [of] subjects
for German letters. As soon as you have finished the
letters, send them to me. I shall gladly correct them.
1 etage = flat. The first floor is called parterre", the second
floor = erftc (Sta'ge. Or, first floor = erfteS @totf inert, second
floor = grceiteS ©tocfroerf third floor = bvttteS ©tocfroerf. 2 luoljnen
auf einer (Stage. 8 fleben. 4 aitf. 6 clause with inbem. 6 aiiSlau*
Mid), ubevjeeijrf). 7 befonber. 8 fo — imb nicfyt fo. 9 madjen. 10 3uv,
11 2tnbei. 12 jum Uberfefcen.
152
LETTERS.
Your uncle and 1 cousins return 2 your greetings
most cordially and hope that you will soon come to
see 3 us. I remain as always your affectionate 4 aunt.
3. Familiar letters. gfamiUctre SBriefe.
Siebe grennbin!
2Bemt Sn on Seiner SReife
§uriicffommft, follft Su einen
SBrief Don mir Oorfinben. Set
mir tjergtic^ gegriifrt ! Stomnte
f o balb Sn farntft gu mir nnb
er^aijle mir Seine (Mebniffe.
$era,i$ nid)t, Seine ^oto*
graven mit^ubringen. Sag
nnS t)aufig jnfommen font-
men. £)a£ roimfd)t Seine
Sid) f)er§tid) liebenbe Wlaxk.
2khc grennbinnen!
SBenn 3>ljr Don (£nrer SReife
pritcffommt, foftt 3^r einen
SBrief Oon mir Oorfinben. <Btib
mir fjer^lid) gegriifet ! Stomntt
fo halb S^r !onnt gu mir nnb
tt$tyt mir (£nre (Srtebniffe.
25crgc^t nicrjt, ($nre ^fyoto*
graven mitgnbringen. 2a$t
nn$ fyanfig gufammen !om=
men. Sa3 roiinfcfjt (£ure (£ndj
fjer^lid) liebenbe Sftarie.
4. Formal letter, gormeller $rief.
($eef)rte3 grantein Salter !
SSenn Sie oon 3$rer 9ieife gnritdffommen, follen Sie
einen S3rief oon mir oorfinben. ©eien Sie mir f)er§(id)
gegriifet ! $ommen Sie fo halb Sie lonnen 311 mir nnb er^
5d^Ien Sie mir 3ftre (Srlebniffe. 25crgcffcn Sie ntd)t, 3$re
$)3f)otogratof)ien mitpbringen. Saffen Ste nn£ fyauftg ju*
fammen lommen. 2)a3 ttmnfcfjt 3^re 3ftnen fetjr ergebene
9#arie.
Berlin, ben 10. Snnt 1899.
1 Kepeat the possessive adjective. 2 erttubent. 3 befudjen, 4 2)itf)
liebenbe.
LETTERS. 153
L FAMILIAR LETTERS.*
5. My dear Louise: t —
Will you take dinner 201 with 1 me to-morrow, June
seventh, 2 at 3 six o'clock? I want you to meet my
cousin, 202 Emma Lincoln, who is spending a week with
me. • Affectionately yours,
Boston, June 6, 1898. Katharine Allen.
6. Dearest Katharine: —
1 4 shall be very glad 203 to take dinner with you on
June seventh at six o'clock, and to meet your cousin, of
whom I have so often heard you speak.
Yours very lovingly,
Boston, June 6, 1898. Louise R. Brown.
* I. In familiar letters the pronoun of address is generally
$>u (2)etner, $)tr, 2)id)), plural %\)t (Guer, (Such, ©neb). These pro-
nouns are written with a capital in letters.
II. Familiar forms of address :
Sieber ©ruber ! Dear brother. £tebe§ £out£chen ! Dear little
Louise. Xfteine liebe Sdnueftcr ! My dear sister, ©eliebter 33atev !
Beloved father. %>nn\$ gelicbte 9Jiuttcv ! Dear precious mother.
,£>er$liebe ^veunbin ! My darling friend.
1 bei. 2 am ftebteu 3uni or belt 7 ten 3uni. In giving a date the
preposition art with the dat. of the def . art. is used or the accusa-
tive ben without a preposition. Letters are always dated in the
ace. 8 urn. 4 A German letter must not begin with the pronoun /.
f After the address " Dear Louise : — " stands in German an ex-
clamation point : £iebe £outfe !
154 LETTERS.
7. My dear Katharine : —
I am very sorry 48 that a previous engagement 1 pre-
vents me from accepting your kind invitation to take
dinner with you on June seventh.
Yours very sincerely,
Boston, June 6, 1898. LOUISE R. Brown.
8. Dear James: —
You know that a severe 2 cold has confined me to my
room 204 for 3 the last four days, so that I have not been
able to attend any classes. 20 5 I am better now 206 and (I
am) quite able to work, though 4 I cannot go out yet.
Will you please call on me 207 this afternoon to give me
the lessons for to-morrow, so that I can prepare them ?
Hoping 5 to see you to-day after 6 school,
I am yours truly,
New York, April 9, 1899. Fred L. Alston.
Siebe $rctu SfRfyn ! * Dear Mrs. Meyer.
Sieber |>err ©dnntbt!* Dear Mr. Smith.
StebeS $raulein ©djulfce!* Dear Miss Schultze.
III. Familiar conclusions and signatures equivalent to the
English : "Yours very sincerely, cordially, truly, affectionately,
lovingly :
1. §er^td)ft bie 3>eme (ber 3)eme). Yours very cordially.
2. $n tretter Siebe unb $reunb= In true love and friendship I
fdjaft bin id) 3)ein Staxl am your Charles.
3. Sebetnotjl unb befyalte fteb Farewell and continue to love
£)eine treue ^reunbtn 9lnnct. your faithful friend Anna.
1 cine Dormer cmgenommene (Sintabung or eine toorfyer eingegangene 3Ser-
pfttdjtung. 2 fyeftig. 8 mafjrenb, with genitive. 4 toenn . . . and). 5 3n
ber §offnung or tnbent id) ijoffe. 6 Insert the def. art.
* In letters beginning „£tebe grau 2ftet)er!" the pronoun of ad-
dress is ©ie. Do not omit the last name or title after §err, $va.u,
grautein. „2iebe grau" means " Dear Wife."
LETTERS. 155
9. My dear Fred : —
I am very sorry 48 not to be able to call on you 207 as
you wished. I have to do an errand 208 for my father
after school. But I enclose a scrap on which I wrote
out the lessons for you. Hoping to see you to-morrow
in school quite recovered, I am your affectionate friend,
New York, April 9, 1899. James E. Ball.
10. Dearest Sister : —
Hearty congratulations on 1 your birthday. The little
gift 2 I enclose bears 3 you my best wishes for many
happy returns of the day. 4 I long 5 to be with 6 you,
but as that is impossible I must write (you) instead. All
the family join me in sending 7 (you) love and good
wishes. Your affectionate brother, Henry.
11. My dear Father: —
I arrived safely 8 in Wellesley this 9 morning, bag and
4. 9)?it ben beften ©riifeen cm 3)id) With much love to you and
itnb bte lieben $einigen, bletbe your dear ones, I remain
id) 3)em 3)td) tjex-^licf) liebenber your loving Paul.
5. Snbem ^ $id) unS) $ eine Sending hearty greetings to
lieben 9(ngefj8rigen t)er^lid) you and your dear family, I
griifee, bleibe id) $ein aufvid)= remain your sincere friend,
tiger $reunb.
6. ^n aufvidjticjer ftvennbfdjaft, In sincere friendship, your
$ein .fjcinritf). Henry.
1 ni. 2 see page 33, note 2. 8 itberbringeit, with dat. of person
and ace. of thing. 4 for many . . . days, baft Xn biefeu Xag nod) oft
erfeben mbgeft. 5 Insert bavnacb. 6 bci. 7 Use infinitive with gu.
8 wobtbefyatten. 9 Ijeute,
156 LETTERS.
baggage, 209 and have already begun to unpack my
trunks. My room is very pleasant, or will x be when I
have arranged it. The college 2 buildings and the
grounds look very attractive in spite of the pouring
rain. I will write you a long letter and tell you all
about 8 the college very soon.
With much love to you and all the family, I am
Your loving daughter, Doris. 13
12. Dear Friends: —
As I have only a few minutes for writing this morning,
I must make one letter do for you all, 4 or else send you
each about one line apiece. 5 You are living under the
same roof this summer, and I want 6 to say about the
same things 7 to you all. I am sorry not to have seen
you at 8 (the) Thanksgiving, but my vacation will
surely begin next week, and then I shall start at once
for 9 your home. If you want 10 me to bring you any-
thing from n the city, or do any errands 208 before I
come, please let me know before Monday.
Hoping you are all well, I am with much love to 12
your aunt, Yours sincerely,
Clara Walker. 13
13. Exercises in writing familiar letters.
(1) Write a birthday letter to your mother.
(2) Write a friend an invitation to a concert.
1 Insert e§. 2 (£oflege, n. 3 iiber, with accusative. 4 I must . . .
you all, mufj id) einett 33rief an (§ud) atfe rtdjten. 5 a ^erfon. 6 id)
tni3d)te. 7 baSjefbe. 8 an, with dative. 9 nad). 10 clause with bafj.
11 au«. u an, with accusative. 13 Always add the date.
LETTERS. 157
(3) Write an affirmative and a negative answer to this
letter.
(4) Write a letter to your best friend and tell him (or
her) about your first days in college (in school).
(5) Write a letter to several friends in German and tell
them abouth the 4th of July celebration.
(6) Write a letter to a friend asking her to lend you
some cups and saucers for a tea party.
(7) Write a letter to several friends who live in a board-
ing school, asking them to go bicycling with you.
(8) Write a letter to a friend in Germany and tell
her (him) about your intention to spend the summer in
Germany.
IL FORMAL LETTERS.*
14. Dear Sir: —
As I intend to set off within a few days for 1 America,
I respectfully request you to give me a letter of recom-
mendation to Mr. Symour, your friend, whose acquaint-
ance will prove very useful to me. I am, dear Sir,
Yours respectfully,
Louis S. Fuller.
* I. In formal letters the pronoun of address is always ©ic
(Sljrer, 3fyten, ©te), which is always written with a capital.
II. Formal addresses equivalent to the English : My Dear
Sir ; Dear Madam ; Dear Mr. P. ; Dear Mrs. S.
©center £>err! 2 Honored sir: ©eefjrte £>errett! Gentlemen:
6ef)r geef)rte $rau! 8 Most honored lady:
fiiebe, berefyrte ^rau! 3 Dear honored lady:
1 nctdj. 2 You may or may not add the last name or title or both.
8 But ?tebe %xan ©djnubt ! Dear Mrs. Smith ; this address is only
used in familiar letters.
158 LETTERS.
15. My dear Sir : —
Allow me to introduce to you my friend, 210 Mr. Louis
S. Fuller, of the well known firm of Meyer brothers 1 of
Berlin. This gentleman is on the point 148 of commenc-
ing 2 a tour through your principal manufacturing towns
for 3 business purposes and for 4 recreation. We shall
feel 5 personally obliged to you 211 for 6 any 7 marks of
kindness 8 that you may show this young man, and for
any assistance that you may render him in making 9 him
acquainted with American business methods.
I remain, dear Sir, yours very truly,
Charles S. Bos well.
16. Advertisement.
Wanted, 10 as private secretary, an accomplished young
lady who is able to correspond in the three principal
languages (English, German, French). She must be
experienced in stenography 11 and typewriting. 11 Ad-
dress 12 Mrs. O. Gordon, New York.
£ocbgeebrte§ grchtlein ! Highly honored lady :
SSerebrte, gndbige $rcm ! Most honored gracious lady :
III. Formal conclusions and signatures equivalent to the
English : Yours very truly, sincerely, respectfully :
1. Wit bocbadnungSuoflem ©ruft With most respectful greetings
bin id) $fyc fcr)r ergebener I am yours very truly
91. 9t. N. N.
2. 90£tt Dorjiiglidjer £)odjadjtung With the greatest esteem yours
ergebenft ^bve 3Dt 33. very truly M. B.
1 ©ebriiber 9ftetoer. 2 infinitive with git. 3 in. 4 gum. 5 Transl.
fetn. 6 fiir with accusative. 7 irgenbmelcbe. 8 2tufmerffamfett(eii).
9 infinitive with git. 10 furfjeit. n verbal noun ; Transl. in writing
on the typewriter. 12 3tufragen (or ©efitdje) fittb gu rictyten an.
LETTERS. 159
17. Mrs. O. Gordon, New York.
Dear Madam : —
I have seen your advertisement for 1 a private secre-
tary, and wish to apply for the place. 212 I have held a
position 213 as stenographer for two years in a business
house of this city, and I am familiar 214 with both Ger-
man and French. I enclose testimonials from my em-
ployers and others certifying 2 [to] my ability and
character. 3 Please send 4 me particulars as to 5 the
salary you give and the requirements of the position.
Respectfully yours,
Bertha L. Wheeler.
18. My dear Mr. Brown : —
I am preparing to take the entrance examination 215 at
the Boston Medical College this fall, but I am unable to
procure one of the required text-books, Gray's Anatomy,
in time 6 to review 7 it before the examination. In case
you are not using your copy of that book just now,
3. $d) {jabe bie (Stjve §u fein. . . %ty I have the honor to be. . . With
<5te fjod)beret)venber $reunb. sincerest esteem — .
4. Gnnpfcmgen <Ste, fcr)r geetyrter Accept, highly honored Mr.
|>err (General, bie 9§erfid)erung General, the assurance of
ber grofjten £>od)ad)timg 3^3 the greatest esteem of your
gefyorfamen 3)tener3, $. 58. obedient servant, P. W.
5. ©enefjmigen ©ie, gnabige $rau, Accept, gracious lady, the ex-
ben 9ut3brucf ber cwfridjngften pression of the most sincere
SBerefjrung unb 35anf6arfcit veneration and gratitude of
Sljrer ergebenen %. $8. yours respectfully, A. B.
1 bejuglid), with genitive. 2 relative clause. 8 (Sl)araftereigen=
fdjaften ; pi, f. 4 mit'teiten. 5 begiigUd), with genitive. 6 red)tjettig.
7 auf8 neue burd)fel)en.
160 LETTERS.
would you be willing to lend it to me ? I will return it
immediately after the examination, October fourth, 1 and
I shall be very grateful for your kindness. Please give
my compliments to your brother and tell him I shall
hope to see him when (the) college opens. 2
Very sincerely yours,
Frank Somerset.
19. My dear Mr. Somerset : —
I have just received your letter, and take pleasure 197
in mailing 3 to you my copy of Gray's Anatomy. My
brother joins with me in wishing 4 you great success in
passing your examination, 5 and a pleasant and profitable
year at 6 the college. Yours very truly,
Everett Brown.
20. Mr. and Mrs. Higgins request the pleasure of the
company 7 of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Pickering at 8 a
costume party at their residence, 2 Pearl Street, 9 next
Tuesday, 10 January the ninth, at n eight o'clock.
6. ©m^fdjlen ©ie mid) freunblictjft Please give my compliments
Sfyfen gefd)atjten 2lngef)ortgen to your esteemed family (to
($tj)rem £)errn better, 3^er your father, your mother,
%xclvl Gutter, $l)rer ^rcuttem your sister) and accept many
©djtoefter) unb feten ©ic felber greetings from yours sin-
t>telmaf§ gegriifjt bon $Ijrem cerely, B. K.
aufrtcfyttgen 23. 9t
1 Transl., on the fourth October. 2 eroffnet roerben. 8 and 4 in-
finitive with gn. 5 in passing your examination, im (Sramett.
6 in. 7 Transl., request the . . . Pickering by: geben fid) bie (Sfyre,
£erra unb gran % . . . einnilaben. 8 |u. 9 Insert fur. 10 Transl.,
the ninth January. n um.
LETTERS. 161
21. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Pickering accept with pleas-
ure the kind invitation of Mr. and Mrs. Higgins to a
costume party next Tuesday, January the ninth, at
eight o'clock.
22. Mr. and Mrs. S. Pickering regret that a previous
engagement l prevents them from accepting 2 the kind
invitation of Mr. and Mrs. Higgins to a costume party
next Tuesday, January the ninth, at eight o'clock.
23. Exercises in writing formal letters.
(1) Rewrite the last three letters in the first and second
person, addressing only one person, and using the formal
beginning and ending.
(2) Write a letter to a superintendent, applying for a
position in his school.
(3) Write an affirmative and a negative answer to this
application.
(4) Write to the principal of your preparatory school,
asking him for a certificate for entrance to college.
(5) Write a letter of thanks to a lady who has given you
the means for a college education.
(6) Write a letter to a student congratulating him (or
her) on taking his (her) doctor's degree.
(7) Write a letter to your pastor introducing a friend.
(8) Write a letter to an acquaintance in Germany
asking her advice about schools and boarding-places in
Dresden.
1 See p. 154, note 1. 2 infinitive with ni.
162 LETTERS.
III. BUSINESS LETTERS.
24. Messrs. Brown, Jones & Co.
Gentlemen: — Brooklyn, N. Y.
Please send to 1 my address at your earliest con-
venience, 2 the following books : Andersen 8 Fairy Tales,
latest edition, illustrated. Goethe's Faust, Schroer's
edition. And please send the following books for 3 in-
spection, with the privilege of returning as many as I
cannot use. 4 Schiller's Wilhelm Tell, school edition.
Dahrfs Mn Kampf um Rom, illustrated. School edition
of ScheffeVs Ekhehard, with notes.
Find enclosed 5 a post-office order for 6 six dollars.
Yours very truly,
James B. Morgan.
I. In business letters the pronoun of address is <5te.
II. Business forms of address equivalent to the English
Mr. Frank A. Long, Dear Sir: Miss Emma B. Smith, Dear
Madam :
£)errn (Srnft SBurdjarb — ©eefirter §err !
&erren ©mil ©prober unb $otn}). — ©eefirte £>erren !
£rau ©life jailer — ®eefirte $rcm !
III. Conclusions and signatures for business letters equi-
valent to the English Yours very truly, Respectfully yours :
9ld)hmg§t)otI or #odjad)timg3tooll
grcm§ SDleter.
$o$a$tattg$tt>n ergebenft 3ftr $arl ©cfcmibt.
1 an, with ace. 2 at your earliest convenience, umgefyenb or fo
fdmefl ctl8 moglid). 3 gur. 4 Transl., of returning . . . use, ba8 ^ic&t*
getoimfefite juriitffenben gu fonnen. 5 find enclosed, onbei. 6 auf.
LETTERS. 163
25. Mr. James B. Morgan,
Dear Sir : — Springfield, Mass.
We mail you to-day seven books for inspection, and
the Andersen's Fairy Tales you ordered. The edition
of Faust by Schroer is not in stock, but we can procure 1
it from Germany in about three weeks. Please let us
know by return mail 2 whether 3 you wish us to order
it. 4 We enclose the bill for all the books sent 5 and
will credit 6 you [with] all 7 you return. The bill
amounts to 8 ten dollars. Respectfully,
The Brown Jones Co.
26. Mr. E. B. Swift,
Dear Sir : —
It is my intention to build a summer cottage at
Nahant early 9 [in] March. It should contain a large
parlor, a dining-room, a kitchen, and five sleeping rooms.
Will you submit plans for such a cottage, of cost 10 not
exceeding two thousand dollars, and oblige n
Yours truly,
Josiah Green.
27. The Boston National Bank,
Gentlemen : — Boston, Mass.
I own a house and lot, situated 12 at 731 Main Street 13
1 fommen faffen. 2 umgefyenb. 8 ob. 4 Transl., that we order it.
5 verbal adjective of iiberfenben. 6 gut'ftfjreiben. 7 Insert tt)a$. 8 auf.
• anfangS. 10 ut eiuem ^Jrctfe, ber. n Begin a new sentence : You
would very much oblige. 12 relative clause. 18 Transl., at the
Main Street number 731.
164 LETTERS.
of this city and 1 assessed at 2 nine thousand dollars.
Will you kindly inform me how large a mortgage you
would take on this property, and at 3 what rate of in-
terest? Will you also tell me whether you would take
a lot situated on (the) Summer Street as security for a
loan of four thousand dollars ?
Yours very truly,
Harold B. Curtis.
28. Exercises in writing business letters.
(1) Write a letter to a publishing firm offering for
publication a novel which you have written.
(2) Write an affirmative and a negative answer to this
letter.
(3) Write a letter to a drygoods merchant ordering
articles of clothing and furniture.
(4) Write a letter to a painter asking him to bid on
painting your house.
(5) Write a letter to a real estate agent asking him to
sell your house for you.
1 Repeat the relative pronoun. 2 ctuf. 3 311.
ORAL AND WRITTEN EXERCISES.
1. @itt ciifliifri) tyred|enber $eutfd)er.
Pages 2-4. 1.* Read the selection in German and trans-
late it into good English with the help of the vocabulary.
2.* Make, in good German, a written translation of the
opposite English page with help of the German text, f
3.* Answer the questions in German with the help of the
German text and always make full statements.
4. Read the selection again in German and substitute
the present tense for the past.
5. Give the article and the nominative singular and plural
of : 2Bort — Slngetoofymjeit — SBeifptel — £ag — 9teitpferb —
©ebtrgSort — Warm — Same — 2teftmft — (Sffen — §otef —
■Bftene — SBenefymen — 5Mner — Ungebulb — 2)eutf a)e — $af e.
6. Conjugate the present and imperfect, indicative and
subjunctive moods, of : retfen — fomten — fein — miff en —
ergreifen — fyaben — banlen — lommen.
7. Find three separable verbs in the selection and conju-
gate them in the present and in the perfect.
8. Review the chief rules concerning separable verbs
(§§ 72, 73) and state them in German if possible.
9. Conjugate the following sentences in the present, the
imperfect and the perfect : gd) fyabe leine gefafyrlicfye 3lnge=
* The directions given under No. 1, 2, 3, 12, 13, 14, 15, should
be followed in all the other selections.
f Only those English words are given in the English-German
vocabulary whose equivalents cannot be found in the German text.
166
166 ORAL AND WRITTEN EXERCISES.
toofynfyeit. fringe id) £)tcfy nicfyt in manage Ungelegenfyeit ?
$ann xa) nid)t ein frommes S^eit^ferb befommen ? 3$ ergretf e
freubigft bie (Megenfyeit.
10. Parse the following sentences and explain the word-
order: @in[t reifte ein junger £)eutfd;er in @nglanb. @ine3
S£age3 lam er in einem fleinen ($ebirg§orte an, (Sr drgerte fid)
fefyr iiber ba3 unfyoflicfye 23enel)men ber ©ante, fiber ba3 wn-
fyofttcfye SBenefymen ber $)ame drgerte er ficfy fel)r.
11. When is the conjunction ivhen translated by al$ ?
(75).
12.* Answer the German questions again without looking
into the text.
13.* Cover up the left-hand German page and translate
the English page verbally with fluency and idiomatic accu-
racy.
14.* Shut your book and write or relate the story in
German from memory.
15.* Learn several paragraphs of the chapter on Word-
Order, pp. 179-197, for each lesson.
2. Umfonft gelebt.
Pages 4-6. Read the selection again in German and
substitute the present tense for the past and change the in-
direct discourse into the direct.
2. Classify* the strong nouns in selections 1 and 2 into
three classes according to the ending they take in the nomi-
native plural and underline the nouns which take an Umlaut
in the plural ; viz . :
la. No ending 16. Ending c Ic. Ending er
ber
tffife
leaner
b*d
Ufer
SSiertel
ber bie H$
%clq §anb $ferb
$atnt SBooi
ber ba3
Wlwn SBort
geib
* Classifications should be continued throughout the course and
kept in a special note-book.
ORAL AND WRITTEN EXERCISES. 167
3. Review the chief rules concerning the strong declension
and state them in German if possible.
4. Translate and decline: a young German — the dan-
gerous habit — this little place in the mountains — that
polite young man — a very elegant gentleman — your whole
life.
5. Parse the following sentences and explain the word-
order: %U icfy nodj ein lleiner Sunge tear, lernte id> rubern.
^acfybem icfy rubern lonnte, ruberte icfy bie Seute itber ben SJtyein.
2)afi tdf) rubern lonnte, nwjsten alle Seute.
6. Place the dependent clauses stated above after their
principal clauses and change the word-order.
7. Where is a comma in German required? (83-87)
8. Conjugate the following sentences in the pluperfect
and in the first future : gcfy finbe beinen 33orfd)lag gut. ©amit
bin icfy nicfyt einoerftanben. 2Beil id; bann brei $iertel rneineS
SebenS umfonft lebe. ©etje id) mid) ntcfyt in ba§ Soot ?
9. Review the declension of the personal and reflexive
pronouns and state the differences between them.
3. $>e3 flcincu ^afob erfter (Srffultag.
Pages 8-io. 1. Read the selection again and substitute
the imperfect for the present and perfect.
2. Review the rules concerning the declension of proper
names.
3. Classify the weak nouns in selections 1, 2, 3 into two
classes according to the ending they take in the nominative
plural, viz. :
II a. Ending n 116. Ending en
ber
bie
25eutfa;e
$)ame
3unge
•3Jttene
ber bie
§err Slngerooljmfyeit
Ungelegenfyett
168 ORAL AND WRITTEN EXERCISES.
4. Review the chief rules concerning the weak declension
and state them in German if possible.
5. Explain tense, number and person of: er formte — id)
roar — e3 witrbe toinbig — ©ie fyaben gelebt — fair toaren auf=
geroad>fen — mad^e ! bu toirft beantroortet fyaben — fie fprangen
auf.
6. Parse the sentences and explain the word-order : £)er
Heine 3afob, ber auf bem Sanbe aufgetoad)fen ift, unrb enblia)
in eine offentlid)e (Scfyule gefdjidt. gn ber erften 6tunbe, toeldje
eine beutfcfye ©rammatifftunbe ift, Iaf$t ber Sefyrer ©a|e bilben.
2Borauf ber Heine Safob gan$ nato ftt^retbt, 2Bo ia) ein 9ieityferb
befommen lann.
7. Conjugate the following sentences in the imperfect
subjunctive and in the conditional : 2Benn id; einen $tat$
auf ber unterften SBanf erfyalte. £)amit itf) mit greuben itber
ben £ifa) fringe. 2Benn icfy bie border aufgegebene Seltion
ntcfyt abfrage. Dh id) oieftetdjt bie Jrage ria^tig gu beanttoorten
toeif}.
8. How is the present participle frequently translated?
(67-69) .
9. Change the passive construction into the active : (&x
toirb auf bie unterfte 23anf gefeijt. £)u toirft in eine offentlicfye
©dmle gefdudt. %aiob toirb Don bem Sefyrer angerebet. 2)te
grage roirb Don %aioh ria^tig beantroortet.
10. How is the passive formed? Which preposition is
used in German with the passive to express the subject of
the active?
11. Distinguish between Umlaut and Ablaut: SSiirter —
lorn — ergrtff — iirgerte — SBiite — anfing — fnnb — SBiinfe
§afye — fyerauSge^ogen — roiirbe — 9ftifye — tonne.
12. Give a definition of Umlaut and Ablaut.
ORAL AND WRITTEN EXERCISES.
169
4, $>te ncuc attetljobe.
Pages 10-16. 1. Read the selection again and substitute
the past tense for the present tense and change the indirect
discourse into the direct.
2. Classify all strong verbs in selections 1, 2, 3, 4 ac-
cording to their Ablautung. Proceed in the following
manner :
7". Class.
The vowels are different
in the principal parts
77. Class.
The vowels are the same
in the infinitive and
participle
777. Class.
Infinitive
fcfytoimmen
fpringen
lommen
gcben
The vowels are the same 1 CtfltCtfCU
in the imperfect and
participle
foremen
Imperfect
fcfymamm
fyrang
font
90b
ergriff
fasten
Past Participle
gefefyroommen
gefyrungen
gelommen
gegeben
ergriffen
gefefytenen
3. Review the chief rules concerning the strong conjuga-
tion and state them in German if possible.
4. Give the degrees of comparison of the following ad-
jectives : jung — geftifyrltd? — fremb — fyofUcfy — gut —
elegant' — fyer^id; — bumm — grop* — weif e.
5. Find examples for all three types of word-order in this
selection. State the reasons.
6. Explain the cases in the f olio wing, sentences : @§ ift
mir tote au% bem ©ebacfytm3 geblafen. 3$ unterricfyte nacfy ber
alten -iDtetfyobe. (Er fagte ju bem fteinen -Sftariecfyen. £)er
9iegen f&ttt bom §tmmel. $)ie (Slbe fliejjt bet ber 6tabt §am=
burg borbei.
7. Which prepositions govern the dative?
8. Explain the position of the verbs : $)er ©cfyulmeifter
170 ORAL AND WRITTEN EXERCISES.
roirb erne Sefyrprobe »or ir/tn abgefyalten fyaben. 2)er Sdjmlrat
fyat ir)n eine neue 5JletJ>obe lefyren rooffen. @r r/at bie ©tunbe
gebert laffen roolten. 2)er 2er/rer roar glitcfUd) r>on bent <5d?ul=
rat alfo unterbrod)en §u Herbert.
9. Conjugate the following sentences in the imperfect,
the perfect and imperative : QtuU r/alte id) eine Sefyrprobe
nor tr/m ab. gd) fd)lage nor, mit ir/m ben $la£ §u taufd)en.
2Beil id) bem (5d)ulrat aufmerffam ^ufyore. 3d) ru f e e i nen
Iteinen $naben auf. £)enfe id) iiber ben tauten be§ gluffeS
nad). 3d) nneberr/ote bie ftafyl „§r»olf" ntcr/t. Dft itberfe^e i$
atte Sftegetn in3 £)eutfd)e.
10. When is since translated by bd ? (76,)
5, $>er neue tya'lttot.
Pages 16-26. 1. Make a list* of all strong verbs in
selections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 which change e to tC or i in the
present and imperative and a to ft in the present, viz. :
lefen
fyeifen
laffen
id) lefe
id) fyelfe
id) laffe
bu licft
bu r/ilfft
bu lafct
er licft
er tyilft
er liifjt
Voir lefen
rotr r/elfen
roir laffen
tr,r left
ir,r f>elft
tr/r lafjt
fie lefen
fie fyelfen
fie laffen
ltc3! lefen ©ie! fyilf! r)elfen ©ie!
2. Give the genitive singular and plural with the article,
of : §err — grau — $a' letot — Softer — Gutter — SDtef d)
— <5d)neiber — 9^od — D^abel.
* Lists and classifications should be continued throughout the
course in a special note-book.
ORAL AND WRITTEN EXERCISES. 171
3. Translate and decline : This elegant costume — her
accustomed cut of clothes — a very short jacket — my new
handsome great-coat — such a miserable tailor — two ready-
made great coats — our new fashion.
4. State the chief principles in German involved in the
declension of adjectives.
5. Explain the position of nouns and pronouns (36-44) :
£)er ©0)netber geigte bem §erm SBofym einen braunen paletot.
@r toerfaufte ifyn bem §errn. @r ^eigte ifm ifmen. @r tljat
ifynen ben ©efallen. grau SBofym nafyte ifym einen neuen 6aum
urn ben paletot. 2)er ©cfyneiber foil mir benfelben toerfurjen.
3d) beforge biefe $leinigfeit fire bid).
6. Conjugate the following sentences in the negative form
in the imperfect and perfect : gd) bin nid)t Dlonom'. 3$
fyabe feme fyeftige 9lbneigung gegen bie neue ^Jlobe. 3$ maa)e
ben paletot nia)t urn eine $iertelelle finder. 3d) gefye fytutz
nia)t mit bir in bem neuen paletot f^ajieren. 3a) probiere
ben braunen paletot md)t an. 3a) be^ar/le ben SRod md)t.
7. Study the rules concerning the position of the negation
nid&t. (60-63.)
8. Explain the case in the following sentences : @r fyaite
feine garm auf bem Sanbe nerfauft. <5te roaren in bie <5tabt
ge^ogen. 3 n biefem Winter maren nur tange paletots 9Jk>be.
§err SBofym fyatte fta) »or bie (Stubentfyur geftettt. Sine frembe
SDame lam auf ifyn ju. s Jiubere tma) einmal an ba3 jenfeitige
Ufer.
9. Which prepositions govern sometimes the dative and
sometimes the accusative?
10. Expand the following adjectives and their modifiers
into a relative clause (45, 46) : 2)a3 geft)imfa)te (Sffen — ein
unbe{a)aftigt baftefyenber $ettner — bie norfyer aufgegebene
Seltion — ben fer;r nert>53 gemorbenen Sd)ulmeifter — be3 an
bem 2)orfe DorbetfUefjenben §luj$d)en3 — ber genntnfd)te
9}ame.
172
ORAL AND WRITTEN EXERCISES.
11. Explain the word-order: §err SBofym fagte, toare tcfy
bo$ auf bem Sanbe geblieben — wenn id) bo$ auf bem Sanbe
geblieben toare. greilia% bie Seute molten nid)t£ bom Snbem
tyoren, menu e§ fief) um bie neue 9ftobe fyanbelt. 2(uc^ id) motlte
einen tangen paletot fyaben. ge mefyr fie ben $ater baten,
befto (je) ^eftiger geigte er feine 2tbneigung gegen bie neue 9Cftobe.
6. $e£ SieittenatttS 9Jttttagef?ett.
Pages 26-36. 1. Make a list of weak verbs found in
this book whose stems end in i, b, ft, tt, ttt and take the
euphonic e ; viz. :
antmorten
icf) antmortcte
bu antmortcteft
er antmortcte
roir antmortcten
ifyr antmortctet
fie antmortcten
reben raften
rebcte raftcte
rebcteft rafteteft
rebcte raftcte
rebcten raftcten
rebctet raftctet
rebcten raftcten
recfynen atmen
redmcte atmcte
redjmcteft atmcteft
reefmcte atmcte
rectmcten atmcten
rea)nctet atmctet
rea^ncten atmcten
2. Give the dative singular and plural together with the
demonstrative pronoun biefer : Sieu'tenant — 23efeI)I — 28itme
— SBurfdje — TOtageffen — £orb — ©eftugel — $ua)en —
£orte — @fel — Drbmmg — §anb — $onbi'torlaben.
3. Give the second person singular of all the tenses, in-
dicative and subjunctive, of : marfdjjieren — fatten — liegen
— annefymen — tfyun — griifjen — befefylen — fyerumlaufen.
4. Find in this selection 32 compound verbs and state
whether they are separable or inseparable. Name the in-
separable prefixes.
5. Explain the use of fyaben and fein as auxiliaries.
6. Conjugate the following sentences in the pluperfect
indicative and subjunctive and in the two conditional tenses :
ORAL AND WRITTEN EXERCISES. 173
©efye xa) nicfyt tntt meinem Regiment naa) SSolbegl ? 3$ roadjfe
auf bem Sanbe auf. ^e^me ia) bie Csinlabung ber rei^enben
grau an? Saffe id) mir mein !0littageffen au§ bem §otel fyolen?
3$ roeicfye niemate won ber ©tetfe.
7. Explain mood, tense, number, person, of: (£§ mar erne
Rebellion auSgebroa^en — role gem fyatte er bie ©inlabung an=
genommen — roa§ e3 benn gabe — bajj ber lieutenant ifym
befoljlen fyabe — bu roiirbeft mit ifym fpater iiber bie ©aa)e
fyrea^en — 30$™ rourbe gerufeu. £)ie £orte ift im $onbitors
laben gelauft morben.
8. Explain gender, number and case of : 2Segen be$ 2lu§=
bredj>en3 einer Rebellion — er mu^te gegen rebeftifd^e SBauem
mafdn'eren — er rief ifym burrf) ba3 geoffnete genfter nad) —
ftatt be§ eroigen §ammelbraten§ — er roetterte gegen feine
2)ummfyeit — fie betofynte ifyn fiir feine 9Mfye.
9. Which prepositions govern the accusative? the geni-
tive ?
10. Explain the word-order : ©ntroeber marfdnerft bu gegen
bie rebedifcfyen SBauem ober bu nimmft bie ©inlabung an. 2)u
fagft ifyr, baft e3 mir fefyr leib tr)ate r nia^t ifyr ©aft fein $u
lonnen. 2)u fagft ifyr, e§ tfyate mir fefyr leib, nid>t tfyr ©aft
fein $u fonnen. 2)er Sieutenant fyatte »or Srger rafenb merben
mogen. £>ajj er bie ©tnlabung nidjt fyat annefymen biirfen.
7. $ie 9tbenteuer be$ ftretyerru turn 9ttund)!)aufett.
Pages 36-44. 1. Make a list of all compound nouns
found in this and in the preceding selections and give a defi-
nition of them, viz. : £)er ©ebirg^ort (ber Drt, ba§ ©ebirge)
ift ein Drt, roeld;er im ©ebirge liegt. £)a3 3Dttttagcffen (bag
@ffen, ber 9ftittag) ift ba3 (Sffen, roeldj>e3 man urn bie s IRittag3=
&eit ifjt.
2. Find many examples for illustration In this selection
concerning the prepositions which govern sometimes the ac-
cusative and sometimes the dative. State the reasons.
174 ORAL AND WRITTEN EXERCISES.
3. Translate and decline : Not a single house — the
northern part of Poland — what an unusually cold winter
— your brave travelling companion — such an interesting
table concert — its two lower pairs — enough ripe cherries
— a still more remarkable story.
4. Conjugate in the interrogative-negative form in the
imperfect and in the first and second future : 3$ lebe auf
metnem ©ute in ber probing §annofc>er. 3$ reite ftunbenlang
burti; bie obe ©dmeemiifte bafyin. 3$ treffe im Saufe eineS
gan^en £age§ em em$tge3 $)orf an. 3$ ^^ e m ^ $ul»er unb
fa^tefie naa; bem §trfcfy.
5. Change the relative clause into an attributive adjec-
tive : (gin SBaumftumpf, ber au§ bem ©djmee fyertoorragt — mem
$ferb, roela;e3 fyott; oben an ber 6pt£e be3 $ira;turm3 fyangt —
bie 9Mobien, roela^e ber ^oftillon' geftern fymeingeblafen fyat
— ber §irfa), melcfyen xa) genau in ber -Jftitte ^mtfa^en bem ($e=
roeify getroffen Ijabe — ber (Stein, ber toon bem glmtenfyafyne
abgefprungen ift.
6. Change the active into the passive : 3$ nefyme em
grofceS 33rot mtt. $)er greifyerr banb bag $ferb an eine 2lrt
SBaumftumpf — ta) fyaht bie Xurmfpttje fiir einen SBaumftumpf
gefyalten — er fyatte ba§ $ferb au$ feiner unbequemen Sage be-
frett. SDer gretfyerr mirb ben brafcen ^eifegefa^rten erfreut be*
griijst fyaben.
7. Explain the position of the adverbs (48-59) : (Sinft
reite \a) ftunbenlang fdmell bur$ bie bbe 6anbmiifte bafytn.
3$ empfinbe e§ banlbar. 3a) fyaht e§ banlbar empfunben.
§eute morgen friify fyore to) ba§ ^Pferb fyo$ in ber Suft iiber mir
roiefyern. 3$ fy&re *$ oft unb laut iiber mir miefyem. §odj
oben an ber <Spi|e be§ $trd)turm3 fyangt mein $ferb. ©ogleta?
nrirb mir afteS flar. 9htr ein SBaumftumpf mar m fer;en. £>er
^oftifton blie§ geftem bie 9Mobten in ba§ §orn. @r blie§ fie
geftern fytnein. <5ie murben geftem non il)m fyineingeblafen.
ORAL AND WRITTEN EXERCISES. 175
8. $te Xcufct auf ber JptmmelSttuefe.
Pages 46-54. 1. Explain the position of the adverbs in
the following sentences (48-59) : £)ie (Sngelfinber mitffen
OormtttagS bret ©tunben ru^tg in ber Gmgelfcfyule fitjen. S)ie
Omgelfinber lernen immer gut. ©eftern fyahzn fie fefyr fcfyon
mit ifyren golbenen ©riffeln gefajrieben. 9Jlan fagt, bafj £)oftor
gauft noa) breitaufenb ^afyre tm §imme( ©dfyule fyalten mufi.
@r alfo ift ber @ngelfdmtfefyrer. 25ie @ngel fyingegen finb feine
©djmlfmber. 9hir felten fyahtn bie lleinen Gmgel fret, 2)oftor
gauft fiifyrt fie oft auf ber 9Jtilcfyftraj$e fpa^ieren. 6ie toerben
oft »on 2)r. gauft auf ber 9JlU$ftraj$e fpa^ieren gefiifyrt. SDie
@ngel fafyen §ufaKigertoeife bie fleinen £eufel. $)ie ©ngel
fafyen fie gufaltigertoeife.
2. Negate the following sentences and explain the position
of the negation nirf)t (60-63) : £)te £eufet fo^ritten anfangS
fittfam einfyer. ©ie gomtten ben £eufeln ba§ unftfjulbige 3Ser=
gniigen. @ie toarfen bie SBlumen auf bie @rbe unb latfrten ben
9Jionb au§. S)ie Seufel betrugen fid) fyeute gang orbentlia).
3a) froeifs, too bie Safr^leiter ftefyt. $)ie £eufel finb auf bie
^immeUioiefe gefommen. $)ie Steufel fyahtn ben (Sngeln ge=
fatten. $>ie Gmgel ioerben t^ren §eiligenf$ein ablegen.
3. Translate the following sentences and explain the
rendering of but, when and since (74-76) : When they have
no school they are supervised by Saint Peter. The angels
do not learn geography but they write on silver slates.
Since Saint Peter fell asleep the angels scattered over the
whole meadow. When he became aware of the mischief he
had the devils caught. The star-flower lost its heavenly
beauty, but it retained a special power since it was thrown
upon the earth. When did the angels go before the gate?
It was not Doctor Faust but Saint Peter who took care of
the little angels on Sundays.
176 ORAL AND WRITTEN EXERCISES.
4. Give the second person singular in all tenses active
and passive, indicative and subjunctive, of : ftcfy irren —
ft£en — ^ufcfylagen — fyefcen — fyinunterwerfen — fyerumlaufen
— nenrtert — fefyen.
5. Translate and explain the rendering of the participles
(67-71) : Instead of keeping watch at the gate he fell asleep.
The little devils understood more about climbing and shriek-
ing than about singing. Turning to the angels Saint Peter
said, „How did you succeed in raising the ladder over the
barricade of boards? " We saw it standing in the lumber-
room. They delighted in turning cart-wheels. The angels
being pleased with the black fellows granted them this inno-
cent pleasure.
6. Distinguish between pure conjunctions (general con-
nectives), adverbial conjunctions and subordinating con-
junctions and explain the word order: 3)ocfy formert bte
Omgel ni$t ben gan^en £ag fyerumfUegen, bemt fie miiffen
gur <5$ule gefyn, roenn fie bon £)r. gauft gerufen toerben.
2tber ©onntag§ biirfen fie auf ber §immel§nnefe fpielen, ober
fie biirfen »or bem Xfyor fyagieren gefyn, bocfy toerben fie a(§=
bann com fyeiligen $etru§ beauffia^tigt, Vr>etl fie fia; fonft »er=
laufen lonnten.
7. Explain the punctuation in the following sentences
(83-90): £)ie 3Btefe tft rntfjt grim, fonbern blcm, unb
taufenb golbene SBlumen waa^fen barauf. £)a be§ £eufel3
©roftmutter, bte »iel auf Slnftanb fyalt, ifynen beigebradjt
fyatte, ifyre 6d>n>an§e aU ©djleppen liber ben 2lrm §u tragen,
fa^ritten fie anfang§ fittfam einfyer. 2)ie Gmgel, roeld>e @r=
barmen mit ben £eufeln fyatttn, unttigten ein, fie in ben
§immel ^u laffen. 2H§ fie eingelaffen toaren, fa^lugen fie
S^dber unb ^ur^elbaume.
8. Translate the chapter on " Word-Order" into German
and recite the rules in German.
SUBJECTS FOR ORIGINAL COMPOSITION. 177
SUBJECTS FOE OKIGINAL COMPOSITION
IN GEKMAN.
I. SBefcfyreiben ©ie :
1. ©in gut eingeridjtete§ ©djuljitntner.
2. 3fjr ©dmlfymS unb Utngebung.
3. 9ft* SBoIjnjtmmer.
4. ©inen gebecften £ijcf).
5. ©men toraftijd) eingeridjteten ©djreibtifd).
6. ©in bierftocfigeS £>au3 in einer ©tabt.
7. (Sin Sanbfjfiu3d)en an ber ©eefiifte.
8. ©in 3agerf)au§d)en im 9Salbe.
9. ©men SButmen= unb Dbftgarten.
10. (Sine 3>ame, bie in ©efellfdjaft getjt.
11. ©inen fyxm, ber in§ ®efd)aft get)t.
12. ©in ®inb, ba§ §ur ©djute getjt.
II. ©d)itbem ©ie :
13. 2>a§ SSetter in ber gegentuartigen Saf)re35eit.
14. S^rcn £eben§lauf.
15. 9#re often beutfdjen ©tunben im ©oflege ober in ber S8or=
bereitung§fd)ule.
16. $ie Sciben unb $reuben be§ ©dntfleben§.
17. 31)re £iebling§ftubien.
18. ^Ijre ^ufceftunbensSBefdjaftigungen.
19. 3ljre §eimctt.
20. ©ine 9fa§fafjrt in einen ©ebirgSort.
21. ©ine SSevgniigungSreife.
22. $)ic ^erfonen in einein ©ifenba^njuge. .
23. $en 9?aturborgang bet einem ©emitter.
24. ©ine ©cene auf einer belebten ©trafee.
III. SSergleidjen ©ie:
25. SSofmftube unb fiidje.
26. ©dmte unb £ird)e.
27. £anne unb ©id)e.
28. 28alb unb ©bftgarten.
178 SUBJECTS FOR ORIGINAL COMPOSITION
29. ©otrne uub 50^onb.
30. 3)orf uttb @tabt.
31. ©otttmer uttb SSmter.
32. 9#eufd) uub SSautu.
33. $ritpug uub ^ugeubdter.
34. SBtege uub @arg.
35. Secret uub ©djiiler.
36. 5lt5t uub ©eelforger.
IV. (Sdjretbeu ©te em ©ef^rcicf> jroifdjen:
37. jwei $erren, bte gttfatuuteu tetfeu.
38. gtnet 2)ameu, t»elcf)e (Sinffiufe tuac^eu.
39. gtoei ©djtileru (©djulerttmen), bte ifyre Wufgaben befpredjeu.
40. gtt)d $reuubiuueu, bte ifyc gemeinfdjaftlidjeS 3hnmer tuoblteteu
utofleu.
41. gtoet Stubeuteu, bte em ©jauten utad)ett utitffett.
42. 5tt>ei $reuubeu, bte fid) iiber bm gu umfyleuben SBeruf be=
raten.
43. gwet SBritberu, bte tm ©avteu arbeiteu.
44. jtoet ®d)tt)efteru, bte emeu 3Ttfdf» becfeu.
45. SBater uub ©crtm (£od)ter), bte itber ba§ gu umfyfeube ©oflege
berateu.
46. Setter uub ©emitter, bte itber bte gu u>af)leubeu ©tubieu
fpredjeu.
47. bm TOgtteberu eiuer ^atttiite, bte $orberettuugeu gu etuer
SReife nad) (Suro^a utad)eu.
48. bm Mglteberu eme§ ®htb§, bte ^Programme fiir ute^rere
©t^uugeu euttoerfeu.
V. ©rga^ien @te:
49. bie ©efd)td)te: „$er ueue paletot" in etroa 300 Morten.
50. bte ©efd)id)te : „3)er ^rogefj urn be§ (£fe(§ ©fatten" in un=
gefa^r 800 SSorten.
51. eiu englifd)e§ Waxd)m, tt>eld)e§ ©te gelefen fytben, auf
beutfd).
52. eiue englifdje SBauabe, tueldje ©te gelefeu fyabtn, auf beutfd).
WORD-ORDER.
1. POSITION OF THE VERB.
There are three types of word-order according to the
position of the verb.
I. The normal order : the finite verb 1 follows the subject.
3d) fdjreifce ben Srief.
I write the letter
^d) Ijafce ben SBrief gefd)rteben.
I have the letter written.
II. The inverted order: the finite verb precedes the
subject.
§eute fdjretfce id) ben SBrief.
To-day write I the letter.
©eftern Ijabe icfy ben 33rief gefd)rteben.
Yesterday have I the letter written.
III. The dependent or transposed order : the finite verb
stands at the end of the clause.
3d) h)imfd)e, bajj bu ben Srief frf)ret&ft.
I wish that you the letter write.
3$ fyoffe, bap 4 bit ben SBrief a,efd)rieben fiaft.
I hope that you the letter written have.
General Principle : The more important elements of
the sentence tend to mass themselves at the end of
the sentence.
The most important word occupies the last place, it
is preceded by the next important word and so on.
1 Finite verb or personal verb or inflected part of a verb.
179
180
WORD-ORDER.
I. THE NORMAL ORDER.
Subject 1
Finite Verb
Object
Non-finite Verb 2
3)er greunb
frftretbt
ben SBrief.
SSer
fcftreiot
ben SBvief
ab?
St
|«t
ben 33rief
abgefdjrieben.
St
ttiirb
ben SBrtef
ftf)reiben.
St
ttitrb
ben 93vtef
abgefcfnieben fjaben.
St
hcitte
ben SBrief
frfireibert fonnen.
St
fiat
ben 93rtef
fcfyretben lafjen molten.
St
ttmnfrfjte
ben SSrief
fcbreiben §n fonnen.
1. The finite verb follows the subject.
2. The non-finite part of a verb
(past participle, infinitive, separable-
prefix) stands at the end of the clause.
3. The separable prefix stands before
the past participle, the participle before
the infinitive.
4. In a clause containing two or three
infinitives 3 the one governing the others
stands last.
5. Infinitives are preceded by their
modifiers.
1 The subject with all its modifiers : $iirft S3t3tnarf, ber evfte
beutfdje 9tacb8fan$fev unb ber bebeutenbfte diplomat (SuropaS, ftarfc im
3abre 1898. $er attaint, ber M ©db, toeldjeg er ftdt) toon greunben
lieb, burcb @pc!ulotion oertoren batte, ift nad) Suropa gereift.
2 Non-finite verb or non-personal verb or uninfected part of a
verb, i.e. the infinitive or participle of a compound tense or a "sep-
arable prefix."
3 If one of the "infinitives " is a modal auxiliary it stands last.
The past participle has in such cases the form of an infinitive.
WORD-ORDER.
181
6. The normal order occurs :
(a) in independent declarative sentences.
(b) in interrogative sentences which begin with
subject pronoun.
II. THE INVERTED ORDER.
Introductory-
Word or Phrase
Finite
Verb
Subject
Object
Non-finite Verb
Sdjreuu
ber $reunb
ben 33rief ?
$at
ber $reimb
ben 93rief
gefefyrieben ?
SBrittgcn
©te
iljn ntir.
3rre
it)
mid) nicr)t f
(jo ftnb <Sie ber
@d,reiber).
gotten
©ie bod)
ben 93rtef
gefdjrteben.
§eute
merbe
tig
ben 93rief
fdjreiben.
$a§
glaube
id,
bir nict)t.
©d,retben *
Mitt
id,
ben SBrief.
(Stnen SBrief 1
fdjretbe
idj Ijeitte.
3)arum
mirb
er
ben S3rief
gefdjrteben fjaben.
£ro£bent er bltnb
ft .
bat
er
ben 93rief
fdjretben loolten.
7.
The finite verb precedes the subject.
8.
[n all other respects the arrange-
ment
ls the same as in the normal order.
The inverted order occurs :
9. in independent interrogative sentences, except such as
begin with a subject-pronoun : £ieft ber $nabe bie ©efcr/tcfyte?
does the boy read the story ?
1 For the sake of emphasis a word may be placed at the head of
the sentence. Emphasis is reached in German by position, in
English it depends largely on intonation.
182
WORD-ORDER.
10. in imperative sentences * : Sefen ©ie bie ©efcfytcfyte !
read the story ! ^ctufen fair ein SBucf), let us buy a book.
11. in optative or conditional sentences when the conjunc-
tion menu, if is omitted : 3Sdre id) bod) in @uropa geroefen, if
I had only been in Europe; but: 2Benn id) bod) in (Suropa
cjetoefen ware; see p. 184, note 2.
12. often in exclamatory sentences; 28ie bliifyen bie $8hi=
men fo f$on! how beautifully the flowers blossom!
13. when the independent sentence begins with an adverb,
an adverbial conjunction or any other word or words than
the subject.
9frttftrftdj s fyabe id) <5ie ntcfyt
gemeint. But, id) fyaht ©ie
natiirlidr) nicfyt gemetnt.
$anim bift bu mir bofe!
®eftent war er bet mir.
Of course I did not mean
you.
Therefore you are angry
with me !
Yesterday he was with me.
14. Adverbial Conjunctions.
atterbhtgS, to be sure
olfo, so, then
anbrerfettS, on the other
hand
aud), 3 also, too
aufterbent, besides
btifb...balb, now. ..again
brtgegen, on the contrary
DnntrtU*, at that time
bttmit, therewith
brum, then
bafyer, therefore
barauf, thereupon
baritm, therefore
baju, besides
Sf? l, | accordingly
bemt, then
bcmiurf), liowever
beSgteufjen, likewise
&c?l)nl6, therefore
1 Except in the third person singular of the present subjunctive ;
er beftage fid) nid)t, let him not complain.
2 Inversion does not take place if the adverbial conjunction is
set off by a comma: 9tatiirftd), id) h a be ©ie ntdjt gemetnt, of course I
did not mean you.
3 -sRomlid), aitd), bod), \a, fogar, fclfeft, do not cause inversion if
they modify the subject and not the verb : $tud) id) bin ein Staler,
I too am painter. 3d) bin fleifjig, bod) bn bift faul, lam diligent yet
you are lazy. But: 3d) bin ein s Jftnftfer, aud) bin td^ ein 9ftalei\
WORD-ORDER.
183
beffcmtttflcrtrfitet, notwith-
standing
bc^ocgen, therefore
bod), 1 yet, but, surely
clu-ufu, likewise
enblid| r Anally
erftcnS, firstly
fentcr, further
f ulfllirl), consequently
frcilid), to be sure
glridjfau'3, likewise
nl'.'irt)unH)l, nevertheless
l)<ilb . . . f>alf>, half . . . half
titbeffcn, however
infofmt, in so far
jit,' indeed, of course
je — befto, 2 the — the
jebocf), nevertheless
l)ittflC(]Ctl , on the contrary
mttfjin, consequently
narfjljcr, afterwards
HrttttUrf), namely
nntitrltdj, 1 of course
nodi, 8till » y et
nun, now
fetbft, 1 even
fo, so
fogar, 1 even
forjlctct), directly
fonft, else, formerly
teilS . . . leil§, partly .
partly
tiuHDiMit, nevertheless
itbcrbted, besides
iUuincuo, moreover
itnterbeffeu, meanwhile
toiettctffit, perhaps
totclmcfn*, rather
border, previously
tooifi, perhaps, indeed
aubcm, besides
juerft, first
SUtetjt, last
junftcfift, next
5tt)(tr p to be sure.
15. Important exception : The general connectives,
ttttb, and after
bettit, for atfeitt,
do not affect the word-order.
x 1
}■ but, yet
fonbern, but, on the contrary
nber, 8 or
The man is not rich but he is
happy, for he has a good
conscience.
Then he took leave and I
looked after him for a long
time.
2)er 9Jtann ift md>t retcfy, after
er ift glucflid), bentt er
fyat ein %uti$ ©etoiffen.
2)ann nal)m er 2l6fdj>ieb mtb
icfy f cfyaute tfym lange wad).
(normal order) — unb lemge
^djautt id) U)m nad) (in-
verted order).
16. in the principal clause if a dependent clause precedes
it (see below 29). The dependent clause having the value
of an adverb, an adjective or a noun causes inversion.
1 see note 3 on page 182.
2 3c me ^ 1 ' if) 1 ' tjabt (normal order), befto (or je) md)r tnotlt
ib, r (invert, ord.) Ijaben, the more you have, the more you will have.
$c mefyr bu arbeiteft, je meljr berbienft bu, the more you work
the more you gain.
8 CtttWeber, either, generally causes inversion, ober, or, very
rarely: enttueber b i ft bit fleifufl, ober bu iwirft beftraft tuevben,
either you have to be diligent or you will be punished.
184
WORD-ORDER.
III. THE DEPENDENT OR TRANSPOSED ORDER.
Introductory-
Word or Phrase
Subject
Object
Non-finite
Verb
Finite
Verb
£>ier ift ber SDcann, C
roeld)ent (beat) 1
ber ^reunb
ben 33rief
fdjreiut,
ber $*eunb
ben 23rief
gefdnieben
hat,
roeit
er
ben S5rief
fcfyretben
mufcte.
f roo
©age ntir, J rote
er
ben SBrief
abgefcfjrieben
hat.
[ roann
S^roeife, bafe 1
3d) roeifj, bafj
er
er
ben 93rtef
gefdnieben
fyxben
faim.
ben 23rtef J) at fd)reiben laffen rooflen,
roetrn 2
er
einen ©djreiber Ijatie ftnben fonnen.
17. 27*e jfim'te ver& stands at the end
of the clause.
18. The non-finite part of the verb
immediately precedes the finite verb. 3
19. The inflected auxiliary precedes
two or three infinitives.
20. In all other respects the arrange-
ment is the same as in the normal order.
1 If the conjunction ba$, that, is omitted, the normal order
occurs, 3d) roeift, er I) at ben SBrief gefdjrieben:
2 If the conjunction toCtttt, if, is omitted, the inverted order
occurs. £ atte er einen ©rfjreibev finben fomten, jo roiirbe er nicfyt felbft
gefd)rieben Ijaben. @ie fyanbelte, aU rocire fie cine reidje 2)ame (al«
roenn [aid ob] fie eine reicfye S)ame ro are), she acted as if she were a
rich lady.
3 The separable prefix stands before the participle, the participle
before the infinitive — just as in the normal order.
WORD-ORDER.
185
21. The dependent order is restricted to subordinate or
dependent clauses introduced by :
22. Subordinating Conjunctions.
ai§ f as, when, than
nlc. oli, as if
af3 umiii, as if
bctoor, before
bi§, until
tut, as, since
btttnit, so that
bafi, that
bictucU, because
eije, before
faHS, in case
inbem, while
inbcffett, while
inttriefertt, how far
inmictocit, how far
jc mcfjr, the more
jc nadjbcm, according as
nadjbent, after
ob, whether, if
obfjfcuf), though
obfdjon, though
ofnooffl, though
fett(bem), since
fo, if
foiuic, as, just as
tro^bcm, in spite of
ttjcil, because
lunm, if, when
ttjcttn tturfi, though
toenitgletd), though
totttyrenb, while
jumat (bo) , especially as
23. Relative Pronouns.
(a) The relative tt>eltf)er, tt>eld)e, toeldjeS.
Singular
Plural
masc
fem.
neuter for all genders
jsr.
to>eltf)er
mctdje
tt>eld)e3, who, which
mclrtic
G.
beffen
beren
beffen, whose, of which
beren
B.
iueldjem
roelcfjer
roetdjem, to whom or which
tucldjen
A.
roetdjen
tr>eld)e
lueld)c§, whom, which
ir>etd)e
(6) The relative ber, bie, ba$.
2T.
ber 1
bie
ba3, who, which, that
bie
G.
beffen
beren
beffen, whose, of which
beren
D.
bem
ber
bent, to whom, to which
benen
A.
ben
bie
ba£, whom, which
bie
1 Distinguish between a relative and a demonstrative pronoun :
2)a ift ein Stalin, bcr (demonstr. pr.) faun fflnf (gpradjen fpredjni
(normal order) — ba ift ein SRann bcr (relative pr.) funf ®hrad)en
fpredjen fann.
186 WORD- ORDER.
(c) The relative ttJcr, \va§.
JSf. toer, (he) who ttxi§, (that) which, what
G. toeffen (roefe), whose tneffen, of what
D. toern, to whom
A. men, whom toa3, what
24. Relative Conjunctions.
w milt, too^u, to which or what toorauS, from which or what
when tuobttvd), by which or what tuorm, in which or what
lute, toomit, with which or what ftoruber, at (over) which or what
how, what ioobet, at which or what toorauf, upon which or what
tt>o, iuofiir, for which or what toorcm, at which or what
where iDObon, of which or what tuorunter, among which
25. Principal and Dependent Clauses.
The dependent clause may be placed :
26. after its principal clause :
©u uerbtenft inel (Mb, metl
bu fefyr fteijjig fiift.
27. between the parts of its principal clause :
You gain much money be-
cause you are very diligent.
§err SBcwer, toelcfyer fefyr
biel $elb fcerbient, ift
fleifjig.
28. before its principal clause :
Mr. Bauer who gains much
money, is very diligent.
Because you are very diligent,
you gain much money.
28eU bu fefyr fleifjig &tft, fc>er=
bienft bu toiel (Mb.
29. The principal clause takes the inverted order when it
is preceded by the dependent clause.
3d) tounfefye, bflfc bu micfy
morcjen befutfift — bafj bu
I wish that you would call
on me to-morrow — That
WORD-ORDER.
187
micfy morgen bcfudjft, h)itn=
f$e id).*
%U *ptytf)agora§ feinen be=
riifymten Se^rfa^ entbecft
Ijatte, bradjte er ben ©ot=
tern ein Dpfer toon fyunbert
Dcfyfen bar. SDafyer fitter!
jeber Dcfyfe, fo oft eine neue
2Bafyrfyeit entbetft totrb.
you would call on me to-
morrow I do wish.
Pythagoras havingdiscovered
his famous theorem, offered
up to the gods a sacrifice
of a hundred oxen. There-
fore every ox trembles as
often as a new truth is
discovered.
2. POSITION OF THE INFINITIVE.
30. The infinitive with or without p stands at the end of
the clause. See §§ 2, 3, 4, 5.
3$ mufj bis morgen fecf>3
©troipfyen won btefem ©e=
bidj>t lentett. 3$ fa n 9£ $*<$
mi, git Icrnctt.
3a; I?offe groet bis brei 33riefe
non btr jit fcefommett.
I must learn six stanzas of
this poem before to-mor-
row. I shall begin im-
mediately to learn.
I hope to receive two or three
letters from you.
31. The position of several infinitives without jit is in the
reverse order from the English,
l
@r fyat ben SBrtef fdfyreiben
2 3
laffen tootten.
£)u roiirbeft tyn ma)t fyahtn
12 3
gefyen laffen inotlen.
He intended to have the letter
l
written.
You would not have been
3 2 1
willing to let him go.
* Observe that the two verbs — the verb of the dependent
clause and the verb of the principal sentence — will come together
separated by a comma. Sec 83.
The dependent order is identical with the normal order if
there is only subject and verb in the sentence.
2)ie 53 lumen bliihen unb bic @onue
fdjeint (normal)
$)ie23himen bliihen me it bic @onne
fdjeint (dependent).
The flowers blossom and the
sun is shining
The flowers blossom because
the sun is shining.
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WORD-ORDER.
32. The infinitive with $u is generally an abbreviated but
complete dependent clause and as such it should be treated,
that is : finish the dependent clause preceding it and place a
comma after it, then bring the infinitive clause :
She said that she liked to go
out in stormy weather.
©ie fagte, baft fie e§ gem fyabe,
bei ftiirmtfd>ent 2Better au^u-
gefyn — but not : (Sie fagte,
baft fie bet ftiirmtfcfyem 2Bet=
ter au§§ugefyn gem fyaht.
33. The verbs fdjetnen, seem, pffegett, use, ttmnfdjett, wish,
fttrfjett, seek, and relative clauses generally enclose the infini-
tive clause.
@r fagte, baft er e§ jeben 2lbenb
gu tijmt toitnfdjte, toeil er
fyat au^uge^ett pflegte.
§ier ift ber 9flann, tuetdjer
ba§ jtt tljim getoofynt ift.
He said that he wished to do
it every evening, because
he used to go out late.
Here is the man who is ac-
customed to do so.
3. POSITION OF ARTICLES.
34. The definite article precedes all words it modifies ex-
cept all', all, and g e x a b e , very.
$>ie beiben $inber.
SUP Me Seute.
(SJerabe ber Mann.
$ie gan^e 2Belt.
$er bo^^elte $rei§.
$ie fyalbe ©umme.
35. The indefinite article precedes all words it modifies
except m a rt d) , many a; fold), such; to elcfy , what; toa§
filt, what for (a), what kind of.
Both the children.
All the people.
Tlie very man.
All the (the whole) world.
Double the price.
Half the sum.
Sflano) eiit $nabe.
^olcfy citt (ein folder) Sttqnn.
m\$ ein QHild.
Many a boy.
Such a man.
What happiness.
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2Ba§ fiir cine SBlume ift ba§ ?
Ginc fo fcfyone $)ame.
ein ^u fyetfjer (Sommer.
(Sine gang alte ©efefytcfyte.
What kind of flower is that ?
So beautiful a lady.
Too hot a summer.
Quite an old story.
4. POSITION OF NOUNS.
£)ie Gutter fdjjenft bem £tnbe ben 33aH.
The mother gives the ball to the child.
SDte Gutter fd&enft tyn bem £tnbe.
The mother gives it to the child.
3$ empfefyle ben greunb bem Sefyrer.
I recommend the friend to the teacher.
@r totbmet feine $raft ber <Srfmle.
He devotes his powers to the school.
@r befcfyulbtgt ten -JSttann be3 9Jtorbe§.
He accuses the man of murder.
$$ fdjtcfe btr emeit $8ertd}t fiber bie (Strung.
I sent you an account of the meeting.
3<f) grtifje meinett SBruber turn btr.
I send greetings to my brother from you.
36. The dative of the person precedes the accusative
of the thing.
37. A pronoun object precedes a noun object. 1
38. If both objects are persons, the accusative pre-
cedes the dative.
39. If both objects are things, the accusative precedes
the dative.
40. The accusative precedes the genitive.
41. Objects with prepositions follow simple objects.
1 In the inverted and dependent order a personal pronoun object
is often put before a noun subject: bet retdjte ifyin ber £ehrer ein
93ud), then the teacher handed him a book; ati tfjit ber 33 ruber
fragte, when the brother asked him; — but t>a retdjte cr tljm ein
S3ud) ; al8 er i b it f tagte.
190
WORD-ORDER.
5. POSITION OF PRONOUNS.
3$ fcfyenfe btr ben §ut.
I give the hat to you.
3$ fcfyenfe Hjn btr.
I give it to you.
3$ fcfyenfe btr bettfel&ett.
I give the same to you.
2)u fyctft e3 mtr 1 er^tifylt.
You have told it to me.
@r fyat fid) mtr toorgeftellt.
He has introduced himself to me.
(£r fyat fidj e3 2 cmgeetgnet.
He has appropriated it.
42. If both objects are personal pronouns, the accus-
ative precedes the dative.
43. ftdj precedes or follows e£. Both precede every
other pronoun.
44. The personal pronoun precedes the demonstrative.
6. POSITION OF ADJECTIVES AND PARTICIPLES.
45. An attributive adjective or past participle precedes
its noun and is preceded by its own adjuncts.
§ter ift ein fyunbert ^3funb Here is a trunk weighing
fd)tuerer Coffer. a hundred pounds.
i With tntr, btr, il)r, the neuter t$ may be put last, 3d) er*
$tyi btr T £, bit crgd^lft tmr T 3, nrir txfifjUu tljr r $»
« or e$ ft#-
WORD-ORDER.
191
$>ie toon bem fcfyonften SBetter
fcegnitfttgtc glotte toar im
SBegriff ab^ufegeln. 1
The fleet, favoi-ed by the
finest weather was about
to set sail.
46. Present participles are always preceded by their
qualifiers.
$)ie ctuf bem 9fleere fdjnnm=
tttcnbc glotte gefyort ben
Slmerifanem. 1
©einem giifyrer
macfyte er ifyn
fangenen.
gum ©e=
The fleet sailing on the ocean
belongs to the Americans.
Obeying his leader he made
him prisoner.
7. POSITION OF THE APPOSITIVE.
47. An appositive may precede but generally follows its
modifiers.
©einer ^flicfyten eingebenf (or
@mgebenf feiner ^flicfyten), 2
fefyrte er nad) §aufe px-
rticf.
©etroftet burd) bie Xeilnafyme
(or £)ur$ bie £eitnafyme
getroftet), 2 trocfnete fie
tfyre £fyranen.
Mindful of his duties he re-
turned home.
Comforted by the sympathy
she dried her tears.
1 The adjective or participle and its modifiers may be expanded
into a relative clause : £ter ift eitt Coffer, tt)eld)er Ijitnbert s ^funb fattier
ift. 3)ie ^(otte, luetdje Don bem fdjonften Setter begiinftigt nmrbe, wax
im Segrtff abmfegeln. $)ie ftlotte, tt>el#e auf bem s J)?eere fdjrotmmt,
geljort ben s #merifanern.
2 The appositive and its modifiers may be resolved into an ad-
verbial clause : $a er feiner $fH$t<a eingebenf tuar. SBeil er burdj
bie £eilnaf)me getroftet mar. Consequently the principal sentence
takes the inverted order. See § 29.
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WORD-ORDER.
8. POSITION OF ADVERBS OR ADVERBIAL EXPRESSIONS.
48. If an adverb (or adverbial expression) stands at the
beginning of a sentence the subject must follow the verb
(see §13).
^peutc gefye i$ $ur ©cfyule.
$ort roirft bu micfy ftnben.
To-day I go to school.
There you will find me.
49. An adverb of time stands before one of manner or
place.
SSir lemten tjeute (time) fCci=
£tg (manner) in ber ©djule
(place).
We studied diligently (man-
ner) at school (place) to-
day (time).
50. Of several adverbs of time or place the more general
precede the more specific.
SKir gefyen Ijeute 9lbenb fpat $u
Sett.
®e* 3 U 9 ffl^t morgcu friilj urn
7 Ul)r.
We shall go to bed late to
night.
The train will start to-morrow
early at 7 o'clock.
51. The adverb stands last in a sentence if the verb is in
a simple tense, and close to the infinitive or participle if the
verb is in a compound tense.
SSir lerrten unfere 2lufgabe
gut. 2Bir fyahtn unfere 2luf=
gabe Qut gelernt.
3$ folge bit immer (time)
mit gfreuben (manner) it6cr=
all (place) fyin. 3$ bin bit
immer itberaft t;in mit greu=
ben gefolgt.
2Str lemten geftevn (time) in
ber Sdjule (place) utd)t
We learn our lesson well.
We did learn our lesson
well.
I always follow you every-
where with joy. I always
have followed you every-
where with joy.
We did not learn well at
school yesterday. We did
WORD-ORDER.
193
gut (manner). 2Bir fyahtn
geftern in ber ©cfyule nicfyt
gut gelernt.
not learn well at school
yesterday.
52. In the normal construction the adverb must not stand
(1) between the subject and the finite verb, (2) immediately
before the subject.
@r fcfyreibt tnir oft.
Oft fcfyretbt er tnir.
He writes me often.
Often he writes me.
(Never: er oft fcfyreibt tnir, or, oft er fcfyretbt tnir).
(1) In the dependent order the adverb has to stand between the
subject and the finite verb since the latter must stand at the end
of the whole clause : Qv toerftcfyerte mir, baft e r mid) ctufridjtig f) o d) =
\ 6) a fc c , he assured me that he greatly esteemed me.
(2) In the inverted order the adverb may stand between the
verb and the noun subject: 3m 3afyre 1618 f am am 9lbenb \p'at ein
Offijier $u SBaUenftein, in 1618 in the evening late there came an
officer to Wallenstein. But — 3m 3afyve 1618 fam er am Slbenb fpat
ut SBattenftein.
53. Exception : The only words which may separate sub-
ject and verb are aber, alfo, audj, bagegen, Ijingegen, utbeffen,
jetiuri), uiimliri).
3$ aber fyaht e§ nid)t ge=
fyan.
@r alfo Fwt ben S3rief ge=
fdjrteben.
I, indeed, have not done it.
So, it was he, who wrote the
letter.
54. Adverbs of time precede objects when these are nouns.
3Btr lernen oft fcfyone Sieber.
9£>tr fyaben Ijeute unfere 3Ser=
toanbten befud)t.
We often learn beautiful
poems.
We have visited our relatives
to-day.
55. Adverbs of manner or place follow the objects when
these are nouns.
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WORD-ORDER.
3$ fyabe tteuftdj bie Slufgabe
ju #aufe gefcfyrieben.
3$ lernte fjeute bie Stufgabe
gut.
The other day I wrote the
lesson at home.
I learned the lesson well to-
day.
56. The shorter adverbs ijter, ba, bort, fo, tttva, sioar, toioljf,
may precede all other adverbs or noun-objects.
2Bir fafjen ba eine ©tunbe.
@r toar Ijier geftern ^urn 23e=
We were sitting there for an
hour.
He was here on a visit
yesterday.
57. -Wur, only, must always precede the noun or pronoun.
Wnv rnein SBruber ftmcfyt
©eutfcfy. Wuv er lann
$)eutfcf) fcerftefyn.
Only my brother speaks
German. Only he can
understand German.
58. All adverbs follow the objects when these are pro-
nouns without a preposition.
2Bir lemen fie oft.
2Bir fyahzn ifyn Ijeute befucfyt.
We learn them often.
We have visited him to-day.
But: 2Sir Ijabett oft bet 3^ncn getyeift, we have often dined with
you. 2£tr fpredjen immer toon Mr, we always speak of you.
59. A sentence must not begin with two different adverbs.
Oft trafert ficfy bie greunbe
taglidj. (Not : Oft taglicfy
trafen ftcfy bie greunbe). .
Often the friends met daily.
Excepted are those adverbs which form together one expres-
sion: £eute morgen friil) urn fiinf llf)r tuerbe id) ctbreijen, to-
day in the morning early at Jive o'clock I shall depart. 2) r a u fj e n
littfS ftefyt ein SBagen, out of doors to the left stands a carriage.
S)riibcn auf bcr anbern @eite lag bie @tabt, there on the other
side was the city.
WORD-ORDER.
195
60. The negation nidjt (me, memalS), precedes the infini-
tive, the past participle, the separable prefix and the predi-
cative adjective.
$cfy fyabe ba§ Steb tttdjt ge=
lernt.
3$ roerbe ba3 Steb tttdjt
lernen.
%<fy fcfyretbe bie Slufgabe «id)t
$>ie Slufgabe ift nidjt leicfyt.
I did not learn the poem.
I shall not learn the poem.
I do not copy the lesson.
The lesson is not easy.
61. In simple tenses mdjt follows the object not preceded
by a preposition.
$cfy feme meine Slufgabe nidjt. I I do not learn my lesson.
£)u weifjt, bafj id) meine 2luf= Yon know that I do not learn
cwfce mdjt lerne. my lesson.
But: h)ir tyrecfyen md)t Don biefer Stufgabc, we do not speak of
this lesson. 3d) reife md)t n a d) S3 o ft o n , I do not travel to Boston.
62. The negation nirf)t generally follows the adverbs of
time and precedes the adverbs of place and manner.
$)er greunb ift geftern mdjt
fyier geroefen.
2Bir finb fyeute nidjt fcfynelt
nad) §aufe gegangen.
The friend was not here
yesterday.
To-day we did not go home
quickly.
63. In case of special emphasis nidjt is placed before the
important word it negatives :
3$ bin nidjt ber greunb
»on $arl.
SRidjt id) bin ber greunb »on
ffocL
<Rufy £arU greimb bin id)
fonbern @mtl3.
I am not the friend of
Charles.
/ am not the friend of
Charles.
I am not the friend of Charles
but of Emil.
196
WORD-ORDER.
64. Several small particles are used in German to throw
special emphasis on a certain word, like and), also, too, even ;
fa, as you know, be sure, indeed; wofjf, I suppose, I wonder ;
felbft, even; ittdjt einmal, not even; bettn, then (expressing
astonishment) ; bocf) (to strengthen an exclamation or an im-
perative) ; gerabe, just, exactly.
Wntf) ber Setter roar ber 2ln=
Mi.
3$ bin fa ein armeS $inb.
Semen ©ie ben 33er3 \a gut.
@3 ift tooljl ba§felbe in alien
gamilien.
(Setbft mein SBruber fagt bag.
3$ fyabe tttdjt einmal ein
fflefo.
©eit toann finb ftrir benn
greunbe?
Sefen ©ie bod) lauter!
@3 ift bodj tvoty ni$t§ SBofeS?
©cttteft bu e§ bodj glet$ ge=
fast!
3$ bin gerabe babei einen
SBrief §u fa^reiben.
@r ift mcfyt gerabe mein greunb
^u nennen.
3$ toar gerabe ba.
$)a§ ift bcnn bodj tooljf iiber=
trieben.
@r ift bein greunb, md)t
toaljr?
£)u fyaft e£ gefelm, nidjt
ttialjr?
The teacher also was of the
opinion.
You know I am a poor child.
Be sure, to learn the verse
well.
/ suppose it is the same in
all families.
Even my brother says it.
I have not even a dress.
When then were we ever
friends ?
Do read louder !
There is nothing wrong, I
trust ?
If you had but said so at
first!
I am just about to write a
letter.
I do not regard him exactly
as a friend.
I chanced to be there.
I call that exaggerated.
He is your friend, is he not?
You have seen it, have you
not?
POINTS OF DIFFICULTY.
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9. POSITION OF ADVERBIAL CLAUSES.
65. An adverbial clause must not stand between subject
and verb.
The boys, after having
played, were ready to
work.
£>te $naben toarett, nacfybem
fie gefptelt fatten, ^urn 2lr=
beiten bereit — or, 9iad)bem
fie gefpielt fatten, toaxtn
bte $naben gum Slrbetten
bereit.
66. A sentence must not begin with two adverbial clauses.
©obalb bte beutfcfye Stunbe
au$ Wax, fingen fair an,
obgleitt) e3 fefjr fpat toar,
unfere fran^ofifa^e Uber=
fe^ung §u fcfyreiben — or,
©obalb bie beutfcfye ©tunbe
au$ toar, fingen toir an,
unfere fran^oftfdje Uber=
fe^ung $u fa^reiben, obgleia;
e§ fet^r f^cit toar.
As soon as the German
lesson was over, although
it was very late, we began
to write our French trans-
lation.
SOME SPECIAL POINTS OF DIFFICULTY IN
GERMAN COMPOSITION.
67. The English present participle must frequently be
translated into German by the help of a conjunction or a
relative pronoun and & finite verb.
68. To express an adverbial relation of time, cause or
manner an adverbial clause is used, introduced by one of
the following conjunctions : alS, when; itarf)bem, after; tnbem,
while^ whilst, since; nmljrenb, while, whilst; fobalb atS, as soon
as; ba r as, since; weU, because.
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POINTS OF DIFFICULTY.
2$eU (ba) meine ©a^roefter
Iran! ift, lann fie ntc^t gur
©cfyule gefytt.
3$ fafy eg, atg id) fyeute betm
§aufe tiorticiging*
My sister, being ill, cannot
go to school.
I saw it when passing the
house to-day.
69. If the participle qualifies a preceding noun or pronoun
it is expanded into a relative clause.
£)er Rnaht, mtytx gerabe
auf ung §u fommt, ift ber
Sofyn unfereg ^rafibenten.
The boy coming straight to-
ward us, is the son of our
president.
70. The English so-called improper accusative can not be
the subject of an infinitive clause. It must be rendered in
German by a dependent clause introduced by the conjunction
3$ toeif3, ba% er ein flevjstger
Mam ift.
3$ toiirtfcfye, ba% er fajretbt.
I know him (imp. ace.) to be
an industrious man.
I want him (imp. ace.) to
write.
But: id) bat tljn gu fcfyrei&en, I aslced him (logical ace.) to write.
3>dj befaljt it)m gu f djreiben, / told him (logical dative) to write.
71. The English participle or verbal noun in ing is often
translated (1) by an infinitive with or without 511.
@r fyat dlvfyt su giaubeit, bafe
bag toafyre ©liicf barin be=
ftefyt, gufrieben §u fein.
He is right in thinking, that
true happiness consists in
being contented.
(2) by a relative clause or an attributive adjective.
3$ fafy ba§ fcittb, melt^eg »or
bem §aufe borbetlief. 3$
fafy bag Dor bem §aufe
norbeilaufenbe $inb.
I saw the child running past
the house.
POINTS OF DIFFICULTY.
199
72. The prefixes of separable verbs are detached from the
verb and placed at the end of the sentence in the present, in
the imperfect (preterite) and in the imperative ; but in de-
pendent clauses no separation takes place.
2Radjett ©ie ba£ Sua) auf!
38ir marten ba3 SBua) auf.
3d) toimfa)e, bajj <Sie bag
33ua) aufmadjen.
Open the book !
We opened the book.
I wish that you would open
the book.
73. In separable verbs the prefix gc and the preposition ju
are inserted between the separable syllable and the verb
itself forming together one word.
3d) fyabe ba§ 33ud) aufge=
mad)t.
3a) bttte bie 23iia)er aufsu=
madden.
I have opened the book.
I beg you to open the book.
74. fottbcrn, but, is preceded by a negative and introduces
an opposite statement — aoer, but, qualifies; it is used both
after affirmative and negative clauses — aUctit, but, intro-
duces an exception to an affirmative or negative statement.
3d) bin nid)t reid), fonbern
arm.
@r ift ma)t reid), after er ift
fefyr freigebig.
@r ift won fcornefymer Slblunft,
allcin er r)at fd)led)te 5Ra=
nieren.
I am not rich but poor.
He is not rich but he his
very generous.
He is of noble descent but
he has bad manners.
75. a\$ = when, is used to express a definite past time ;
roc int = when, whenever, is used to express indefinite time ;
wann, when, asks a question regarding time.
Site id) in ber ©tabt anfam. When I arrived at the city.
200 DIVISION OF SYLLABLES.
SBctttt id) in $)eutfd)lanb bin,
roerbe id) bir fdjreiben.
995ttttit gefyft bu fort?
When I am in Germany I
shall write you.
When do you start?
76. bu, as, since, expresses cause ; ba f when, and fett(bem),
since, denote time.
$a (roeil) bie $naben faul
finb, biirfen fie nid)t fyielen.
$a tfyr nod) jung loart.
Settbem ifyr alt getoorben feib.
Since the boys are lazy they
are not allowed to play.
When you were still young.
Since you have grown old.
DIVISION OF SYLLABLES.
77. The division of simple words is determined by pro-
nunciation. Divide as you speak.
78. A consonant occurring between two vowels is placed
in the second line : 23a ; ter, 23m = ber, lie = lien, fa = gen.
79. When two consonants occur before a vowel one con-
sonant is placed on each line : (3at - ten, 9Jtan % Iter, 9ttef = f er,
trin s fen, ler * item
80. Double vowels are not divided : SBatt * er, frctt = en,
Ian - em, ©at = te, 33tr = ne.
81. Compound consonants — a), it, pf'?& f#* fa fa fa %
^ — form one sound only and are never separated* : 5ften *
fdjen, giUjjc, 9td*tfe, £a = ^e, 3£e s fjje, ©a = (fje, 9Mdj = te,
9flab s djen, ©tabt = d)en.
82. Compound words are divided in accordance with their
component parts: Slug - a^fel (not 2(u = gapfel), ©eutfd) =
lanb, ©e s trcinl, 2ln - lla = ge, 5Rai = bin * me, ©on = nen = auf =
gang, mifc = ad) * ten, er = in s nern, fyier = in.
* According to the Bavarian rules. In Prussia ft, pf f fp, ij, bt
and rf (dissolved into \\) are separated : £af » ten, flop • fen, $nof « pc (
9»t rfc, etfib-te, flai-je.
PUNCTUATION.
201
PUNCTUATION.
The principal differences between German and English
punctuation are as follows :
I. In German a comma is required
83. Between the principal and the dependent clause.
3$ rceift, baft er nicfyt fom=
men tottf. $)aft er ntcfyt
!ommen raid, roeift \a).
25er ©raf, ber bem armen
•Dtane, beffen §au£ abge=
brannt toar, taufenb Scaler
gefa^enlt fyat, ift fyeute ge=
ftorben.
I know that he will not come.
That he will not come I
know.
The count who gave the poor
man whose house was
burnt a thousand dollars,
has died to-day.
84. Between co-ordinate clauses having different subjects.
(Softool meine SBritber, aU
ana) meine ©cfyroeftern finb
in ©uropa.
35u bift glitcfKcfy, benn bu fyaft
treue $reunbe.
23iele§ wimfa;t fio) ber ^Dlenfdr),
unb boa) bebarf er nur
memo,,
©oil ia) f tfjreiben, ober mittft
bu e3 tfyun?
My brothers as well as my
sisters are in Europe.
You are happy for you have
true friends.
Man wishes much and yet
he needs but little.
Shall I write or will you do
so?
85. Before substantive clauses containing an infinitive
with jit.
%a) freue mi$, ©ie roieber=
jufc^en.
£)ii bift fyier, urn $u lernen.
I am glad to see you again.
You are here to learn.
202
PUNCTUATION.
86. Before and after parenthetical clauses and appositions.
„©ut," fagte er, „irf) toitt ba3
§au§ laufen."
23i3marl, ber grofste beutfa^e
(Staatsmann, ftarb im
Safyre 1898.
Well* he said, I will buy
the house.
Bismark* the greatest Ger-
man statesman, died in
1898.
87. Between the demonstrative and relative pronouns :
$)erjenige, toelcfrer gelogen
fyat, mirb beftraft werben.
He who has told a lie will be
punished.
II. In German a comma is not required
88. Before ttnb and obcr unless they introduce a new sen-
tence with verb and subject expressed.
3$ merbe fyeute rtacfy Lofton
reifen unb morgen $urutf=
lommen.
3$ beabftdBttge narf) Lofton
ober 9^eu 2)orl $u reifen.
2)ie 9tofen, Reifen unb Stlien
roaren in ooEer 23lute.
I shall go to Boston to-day*,
and return to-morrow.
I intend to go to Boston*,
or to New York.
Roses, pinks, and lilies*,
were in full bloom.
89. Before and after however, moreover, therefore and
similar words.
2)iefer 9Dtan ift arm; fein
SBruber tnbeffen ift reia).
$3<J) bin Irani; ia; lann ba =
fyer nicfyt lommen; itber =
bie§ ift ba§ 2Better fefyr
fa)ted)t.
This man is poor; his bro-
ther, however, is rich.
I am ill ; I, therefore, cannot
come ; the weather, more-
over, is very bad.
* Latest English punctuation is like the German as illustrated
in paragraphs 86 and 88.
LIST OF IDIOMS.
203
III. In German a colon is required
90. To introduce a direct quotation, a rule, an example,
an enumeration of objects.
recfyt
@r fagte mtr: ,,%^\xt
unb fcfyeue niemanb."
$tt $egel lautet : Stfle §aupt=
Sorter toerben grofc ge=
fdjrieben ; jum Seityiel :
$ater, ©ofyn, SBilb.
2Bir lauften biele niitjltcfye
£)inge, namlicfy : ©tiifyle,
Stifle, SBetten, Sucker,
u. f. to.
He said to me, do right and
fear no one.
The rule is, all nouns are
written with a capital
letter, for instance SOater,
6otyn, SBtlb.
We bought many useful
things, namely, chairs,
tables, beds, books, etc.
LIST OF IDIOMS.
1. (Sine <3prcid)e fomtett, to know a language.
2. 3n einem Drte an'fommen, to arrive at a place.
3. SBiffen ©ie biefletdjt, do you happen to know.
4. 3<*) fer)e bid) Uon oben bi§ unten an, I look you over from head
to foot.
5. %tf) fe£e midj, I sit down.
6. £>n bie £>olje fdjauen, to look upward.
7. 2)u u)ii|t mtr fefyr leib, I am very sorry for you.
8. 5luf bem Sanbe, in the country.
9. (£tioa3 tfjun lafjen, to have something done.
10. SSte ettoa3 tjeifet, what something is.
11. Sine 2d)r£robe abljdten, to give a test lesson.
12. $hi§ bcm ®ebcid)tni3 geblnfcn, whisked out of one's head.
13. $umme§ 3 eu 9 fafeln f to talk nonsense.
14. $en tylafy taufdjen mit, to change places with.
15. 3d) brtnfle bid) auf etttmS, I lead you up to it, I guide you
to find something.
204 LIST OF IDIOMS.
16. $dj rufe einen ©djiUer auf, I call on a pupil.
17. $d) brtnge bid) auf bte ©pur, I give you a clue.
18. SSeiter! go on!
19. Sine ^robe abtegen, to give an illustration or test.
20. ©3 urirb mir SBergniigen bereiten, it will give me pleasure.
21. $dj l)ei^c bid) etroa§ trmn, I bid you do something.
22. Uber etir>a§ nad)'benfen, to think of, to consider something.
23. 9luf ettmS fotmnen, to think of, to fall upon.
24. ©§ roifl mir nid)t em'faflen, it does not occur to me.
25. $tt bie ©tabt ^te^en, to move to a city.
26. 5Dlobe feirt, to be the fashion.
27. 2luf bie ^romenabe ge^en, to take a walk.
28. ©£a£ieren gerjen, to go to walk.
29. ^emanben ettr»a§ an'ge^en, to concern somebody.
30. ^emanben in ben ©inn fommen, to enter one's head.
31. ©ie lonnte nidjt umf)iu, she could not help.
32. 3)er paletot fterjt bir gut, the great-coat is becoming to you.
33. £>er paletot ftjjt bir gut, the great-coat fits you well.
34. ©inem %tfytx ab'tjelfen, to remedy a fault.
35. ©3 fjcmbeft fid) urn etroctS, it is a question of something.
36. 2)er paletot gefyt bir bi§ auf bie ,f>aden, the great-coat reaches
to your heels.
37. 3tt alte* f^t:ur)e, very early.
38. SBor fid) rjiu murmcln, to murmur to one's self.
39. ©o gegen fteben Ufyc, about seven o'clock.
40. 3k ten @mrt (®o})f) tomnteu, to occur to.
41. 2)er ©ebanfe gilt bent paletot, the thought is of the great-
coat.
42. 3>dj rounbere midj, I am surprised.
43. WW bent ®o£f fd)ihteln, to shake one's head.
44. (£§ bleibt mir nidjtS iibrtg, nothing is left for me.
45. yiafy §aufe fommen, to come home.
46. Sinen 93rief burdjftiegen, to glance quickly through a letter.
47. (£§ ift fdjabe, it is a pity.
48. @S ttjut mir leib, I am sorry.
49. 3 U S3efc^I, at your service.
50. ©id) auf ben 28eg macfjen, to go on one's way.
LIST OF IDIOMS. 205
51. (S3 ffiflt mir em, it occurs to me.
52. ttfc* giebt e3? what is it?
53. 3$ t>erftef)e Sfcafj, I know how to take a joke.
54. 3d) fod) e m *&¥) tjinein, I laugh to myself.
55. $um SSorfdjein fommen, to make its appearance.
56. £>er fern, to come from.
57. 3d) fyitte bie £>anb DOT mir f)in, I hold out my hand.
58. (S3 ift atfe3 in Crbnung, it is all right now.
59. 3 U ^ferbe, on horseback.
60. 3d) tjalte e3 ffir, I take it for.
61. (S3 getingt mil, I succeed.
62. 3d) ergreifc ba3 £mfenfcanier (hare + banner), I take to my
heels.
63. (S3 gilt fd)nefle §iffe, there is need of quick help.
64. ®o§ ©etuefjr an bie S3acfe legen, to raise the gun.
65. $d) jiclc, I take aim.
66. 2)er 6d)ufj ger)t lo3, the gun goes off.
67. (S3 fd)abet nid)t3, it does no harm.
68. 3d) l)alte auf 2lnftanb, I have a great regard for propriety.
69. ©3 banert nict)t lange, it was not long.
70. Sine lange Stfafe madjen, to put one's thumb to one's nose.
71. $dj fetjre mid) an nid)t3, I pay no heed to anything.
72. 3dj roerbe etloa3 getoafjr, I become aware of something.
73. 3u %u% on foot.
74. 2Beit unb breit, far and wide.
75. 3$ mad)e £>alt, I make a halt, I stop.
76. 38a3 foil ba3? what does it mean?
77. ©o Ijaben mir nid)t gefymbelt, that was not in the bargain.
78. 2)a3 t>erftet)t ftc^ f that is understood.
79. (Sin anbere3 ift ber (Sfel, ein anbere3 ift ber ©djatten, the donkey
is one thing, the shadow is another.
80. 9ttit einem SBort, in short.
81. (S3 beliebt mir, I choose, it pleases me.
82. 3$ berfafje mid) barauf, I depend upon it.
83. 3 ur ©ebii^r tncifen, to bring to terms.
84. 3emanben in3 2luge faffen, to measure some one with the
eye.
206 LIST OF IDIOMS.
85. 3 m 9tufe fte^n, to have the reputation.
86. $d) r)alte bit ettoa§ gn gute, I make allowances for you.
87. 3$ mafte mir erne ©ad)e an, I appropriate a thing.
88. 3d) farm au§ ber 8ac^e nidjt ffng toerben, I can make neither
head nor tail of the case.
89. 8idj mit emcmber ab'ftnben, to settle with each other.
90. <&o t>iet ift e§ unter S3ritbern Wert, that is quite worth so much.
91. ©ie ftreben einen 95ergletcr) an, they reach an agreement.
92. 3^ erflcire mid) fin*, I take the side of.
93. £>afitr Ijalten, to take (think) to be.
94. 9luf bent 8}rie(e ftetm, to be at stake.
95. ©3 foil nidjt batyn fommen, it shall not come to that.
96. (£r lafjt e§ an nidjtS fefjlen, he spares no pains ; an mir foil e§
ntdjt fefylen, it shall be no fault of mine.
97. (Sr nrirb ntct)t eratangeln gn, he will not fail.
98. $emanbem ba§ @Ieidjg,ett>id)t fatten, to hold one's own with.
99. 3$ bin nid^t gefonnen, I am not inclined.
100. $ur ©teuer ber 3Sar)rr)eit r for the sake of truth.
101. 3d) oerbenfe eS bit, I find fault with.
102. $n ber ®ebnrt erftiden, to nip in the bud.
103. 9iuf ben $o|)f fte'flen, to turn one's head.
104. 3^ neljme mtdj etner &ad)t an, I espouse the cause of.
105. ^artet ergretfen, to take sides.
106. $>en <3ptef3 nm'bre^en, to turn the tables.
107. ^emanbem in bie ^f)tofiognomie' geraten, to scratch some one's
face.
108. Csinen ^roje^ fiifyren, to carry on a lawsuit.
109. ©in ttrteil fatten iiber ettoaS, to pronounce sentence (or
judgment) on some thing.
110. 3ft e§ bafjin ge!ommen, has it come to this.
111. 9lu§ freten @tiiden, of one's own accord.
112. (£3 tljnt Ijier nidjtS $ur ©adje, it has nothing to do with the
case.
113. (£§ get)t mid) nidjt§ an, it does not concern me.
114. 3Rut faff en, to take courage.
115. 3d) fjabe etlnaS oor bir borauS, I have an advantage over
you.
LIST OF IDIOMS. 207
11 f>. ^emanbem ctnen blatten Sntnft nor bie Wugen ntad)en, to pull
the wool over one's eyes.
117. <3etne3 $(mte$ fein, to be his duty.
118. 3$ ntfe bid) jut Crbmutg, I call you to order.
119. Ofjne lange SSonebe, without wasting of words.
120. $ur ©fldje, to the point ; to business.
121. 3 1 "*) gcrate in £)t$e, I fly into a passion.
122. (Sine £(age Dor ©eridjt (an) ; bringen, to lay a complaint before
the court.
123. Gin 23ettytd anf'ftetlen, to make an example.
124. (Sitten SSergletd) etn'gefyen, to make a compromise.
125. (S3 ift ntd)t ganj ridjtig mit itttS, we are not quite right in the
head.
126. (S3 fommt barauf an, ob, the question is whether.
127. (Sine Sftebe Ijaften, to make a speech.
128. (Sine £>au£>t|)erfon bor'fteflen, to represent a chief character
(in a play).
129. $d) fyifce mid) 511 ©runbc geridjtet, I have ruined myself.
130. (Sinen £>anbet auf ben §at3 steijen, to bring an affair down
on our heads.
131. U6er ben (S)e( (jer'jallen, to rush in upon the donkey.
132. £ic 3«f)e bejatytett, to pay the reckoning ; to atone.
133. (S3 fytt nid)t tfjreSgleidjen, it has no parallel.
134. 2)en ®o$ jerbredjen, to rack one's brains.
135. 3d) ft'tljte mem 9ttUtd)en an bir, I wreak vengeance on you.
136. 2Ba3 fjUft e3? what is the good of it?
137. (Sine (Sntfdjetbtmg treffen, to reach a decision.
138. $d) rcife in ber gan^en SSelt Ijcrnnt, I travel about all through
the world.
139. (S3 fdjeint ntd)t gan^ in ber Orbntmg §u fein, it does not seem
quite right.
140. (Sr mollte bod) fo gent, he wished so much.
141. $d) bitte Sie urn SBerjeiljung, I beg your pardon.
142. 3>ar>on fann bet mir feine 9?ebe fein, there can be no question
of that with me.
143. (S3 frettt mid), 3fjve $8efanntfdjaft 511 marfjen, I am glad to meet
you.
208 LIST OF IDIOMS.
144. 3ft & m 3 bor'gefaflen? ober Ijat fid) etmaS ereignet? has any-
thing happened.
145. Urn fo beffer, so much the better.
146. 28ir tooflen eg fiir bieSmal gut fein laffen, for this time we will
let it pass.
147. (£r toar eS, tote er leibte unb lebte, it was his very living
self.
148. 3$ bin im 93egriff etttxt§ gu tfjun, I am about to do some-
thing.
149. ®eine SBiberrebe ! not another word !
150. 3$ mad)e 6ie barauf aufmevffam, I call your attention to it.
151. 3$ erlaffe bir bie Strafe, I let you off.
152. (£§ fommt mir t>or, It strikes me.
153. S8a8 ©ie nid)t fagert ! you don't say so.
154. $d) muft mid) um'^iefjen, I have to change my dress (coat).
155. 3d) fam Dor groei 9Cftinnten, I came two minutes ago.
156. 6ie riefen tote qu§ einem SDcunbe, they cried with one voice.
157. (5r mad)te fef)rt, he turned about.
158. 28er nriirbe- fo etioa§ fiir moglid) fatten, who could believe
such things possible.
159. 9£id)t§ fiir imgut, no offence (meant).
160. 9lHe§ gnr redjten $eit, all in good time.
161. $a§ pafet fid) nid)t, that is not at all fitting.
162. 3$a§ get)t <Sie ba$ an? what business is that of yours.
163. 3dj fcmn tt)un, toa§ mir gefattt, I can do what I please.
164. 3d) ftopfe mir bie ©t)ren gu, I stop up my ears.
165. (Mtfjen Sie iljn oielmate, or, em^fe^Ien Sie mid) ifmt beften§,
give him my compliments.
166. $d) rebe ifmt in§ ©etoiffen, I appeal to his conscience.
167. 3d) ftreid)e mit ber £anb iiber ba§ $inn, I pass my hand over
my chin.
168. 3^ fcin «rft gar nid)t bettmfjt, I am not at all aware.
169. Sie ttjaten beffer, fid) in ad)t gu nefmten, you had better to be
on your guard.
170. 23as faflt 3^nen ein? what do you mean.
171. 3d) ergreife 93efi£ Oon etioa?, I take possession of something.
172. 3^ bin im ftanbe, I am capable of.
LIST OF IDIOMS. 209
173. 3$ Qtfy We Xxeppt fynan ober fynunter, I go upstairs or
downstairs.
174. ©ie fiutnen fid) barauf uertaffen, you may be quite sure.
175. ©inb ©ie tierrurft? Have you lost you wits?
176. $d) fyxlte ©ie fitr fet)r bumm, I take you for a simpleton.
177. (£3 fragt fid) nod) fef)r, it is a question.
178. ©ie n>erben3§ren Sofm fd)on friegen, you will get your deserts.
179. 3d) benfe nid)t bavan, I shall not think of such a thing.
180. ©ie finb mieber bernitnftig getoorben, you have come to your
senses.
181. (S3 tuare beffer, ©ie mad)ten %$xt Uberfe|ntng, you had better
do your translation.
182. $a§ foflte mir ein'faflen, you don't catch me.
183. $ergleid)en tuctr ifnn nid)t bor'gefommen, the like had not hap-
pened to him.
184. (Sin fiir afle 9M, once for all.
185. 23etrad)ten ©ie ftcf> d3 geofyrfeigt, consider your ears boxed.
186. 3)a§ gef)t nidjt, it will not do.
187. ©ie miiffen 3fne ©trafe ab'fi^en, you must do your time.
188. $u Sfyren ©unften, in your favor.
189. 3Sq§ unterftefjn ©ie fid), how dare you !
190. ©ie trctgen e3 mir nid)t nad), you bear me no grudge.
191. $d) tjctlte ©ie fitr, I take you to be.
192. 3d) fann ®P a fi bertragen, I can take a joke.
193. (£§ ntad)t nid)t3, ober laffcn ©ie e§ gut fein, never mind.
194. 3d) gebc bir einige 9ftatfd)(age, I give you some advice.
195. 3d) bin bir fet)v bereft id)tct, I am much obliged to you.
©ritfje fie oiefmalS t>on mir, give her my love.
9ttit I)er3tid)en ®x\ifcn fiir 2)itf), with best love to you.
197. (53 mad)t (getua^rt) mir biel Skrgnitgen, it gives me great
pleasure.
198. 3d) bin gent bereit, I am very willing.
199. 28q§ ben 3nfyi(t ber S3riefe anbetrifft, as regards the contents
of the letters.
200. 3d) ftelle mid) 3$net! bor, I introduce myself to you.
201. SBoflen ©ie bei mir gu Witiaa, effen, will you take dinner
with me.
196. |
210 LIST OF IDIOMS.
202. 8$ tnodjte $f)iten nteine Confine t>or'ftetten, I want you to
meet my cousin.
203. (£§ nrirb mir eine $reube fein, I shall be very glad.
204. (Sine ©rfcithmg $dt mid) an bo§ gimmer gefcffclt, a cold has
confined me to my room.
205. $3) fjabe bent Unterridjt nid)t bei'roorjnen fonnen, I have not
been able to attend my classes.
206. (£3 gef)t mir jefct beffer, I am better now.
J SBiHft bu bei mir rjor'fommen or r>or'fpred)en, )will you call
( SSulft bu mid) befucfjen, j on me.
208. Sine 23eforgung madjen or eine SBotfdjaft cmS'rtdjten, to do an
errand.
209. ffit ©ad unb $acf, bag and baggage.
i 3$ f telle $fjnen metnen $reunb nor, i . t,
210. -< $d) madje ©ie mit meinem $reunb beranut, >
I $dj fiirjre metnen $reunb bei $f)nen em, K
211. $d) &in S^nen fer)r berbnnben, I feel obliged to you.
212. $$ betnerbe midj urn bie ©telle, I apply for the place.
213. 3$ belleibe eine ©telle, I hold a position.
214. 3)eutfd) ift mir getaufig, I am familiar with German.
215. 2)a§ (£intrttt§=(£ramen madjen, to take the entrance exami-
nation.
VOCABULARY.
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EXPLANATIONS.
1. ace, accusative; gen., genitive; art., article; def., definite;/., feminine
noun; m., masculine noun; n., neuter noun; pi., plural.
2. Verbs marked with an asterisk (*) are strong or irregular. Their forms
are to be sought in the list of strong and irregular verbs, p. 278-282.
3. Separable compound verbs are indicated by an accent .(').
4. Words marked with a dagger (t) are of foreign origin.
5. (la), (16), (lc), (2a), (26), (3), after nouns indicate the declension classes;
nouns marked with an asterisk (*) take an umlaut in the plural; viz.
1. Strong Declension.
(la) No ending in the nominative
plural; genitive singular §*, dative
plural n : ber Sater*, bie SSater.
(16) The nominative plural ends in
c ; genitive singular (t)§, dative plural
en: ber ©oljn*, bie ©oljne.
(1 c) The nominative plural ends in
er ; genitive singular e*>, dative plural
em : bo§ £au§*, bie §aufer.
1 Feminines are not inflected in the singular.
2. Weak Declension.
(2 a) All the cases 1 (nominative sin-
gular excepted) end in n : ber ®nabe,
bie ®naben.
(26) All the cases 1 (nominative sin-
gular excepted) end in en: bie &off=
nung, bie &offnungen, ber #err, bie $er=
ren.
3. Mixed Declension.
All cases in the plural end in (e)n = weak; genitive singular (e)3 = strong:
\>a% Sluge, be§ 9luge§, bie Slugen.
GERMAN-ENGLISH VOCABULARY.
ab'brcrijen,* to break of.
9lbbc'ra f n. a fictitious cityin Greece.
Slbbm'tcn, pi. inhabitants of Ab-
de'ra.
abbcri'ttfd), Abderian; fig. foolish.
Slbettb, m. (16), evening.
abenb§, in the evening.
Slbcntcucr, n. (la), adventure,
obct , but, however.
abcrmnUg, repeated,
nbcrnwl*, once more, anew,
ab'finbcn,* fid) mit jentanbem, to come
to terms,
ab'frageit, to inquire, to hear (a
lesson).
rtb'fiU)ren, to lead off.
nbgefbannt, tired, fatigued,
ab'fjangen,* to depend upon.
<tb 'Ijclfcn,* to remedy.
nb'jrtjicit, to tear from.
nil f nit kit, to buy from,
ab 'legeit,* to lay down or aside;
ocitiiitic- — to bear witness,
ab 'mictctt, to hire.
Slbmteter, m. (1 a) lessee.
9tbnitbmc,/. (2 a) decrease,
ab'ncljmctt,* to take off.
Stbncigung,/. (2 6) dislike,
ab 'fcbnctbcn,* to cut off.
ab 'fbringen,* to spring off.
ab 'ftetgen,* to dismount,
ab'tctten, to divide.
ab'trob,en f to force.
nl> urtctlcit, to decide,
ab'webren, to evade.
9lbtt»cifung,/. (2 6) dismission.
Slbhicfcnbett, /. (2 6) absence.
«b'5eb«n, fid), to starve,
ab'subfen, to pull off.
tMcceffo'ruim, n. everything belong-
ing to a thing.
Htffel,/. (2a), shoulder.
ati)t (vulgar, adjte), eight.
fSlba'gio, pi. -§, gen. -§, adagio.
Slber,/. (2a), vein.
fSlbteu, n. adieu (a Dieu = with
God),
fftfcuofat', m. (2 6), lawyer.
Slbbofatenfinn, m. (16), legal mind.
2Cffc f m. (2 a), ape.
iilntlirii, similar.
albern, foolish.
att, all ; alleS toa§, all that.
nllbcfnuut, well-known.
attcbcm, all that.
falle'gro, allegro.
nUein, alone, only, but.
attentat, always.
attentate, at best, perhaps, by
chance.
nllcrflcrtuni't, most humble.
allcrgrofjt, greatest of all.
ottcfamt, all together.
nflgcmcttt, universal, general.
nlhmi illicit, gradually.
rtlS, as, than, when; al$ ob, as
though ; md)t$ ai$, nothing but.
alSbalb, forthwith.
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214
VOCABULARY.
aWbann, then.
alfo, thus, so, therefore, then.
alt, old ; oltc Sage, old age.
SWtcn, pi. elders.
am, = an bcm.
2lmt,*n. (lc) office.
tamiifte'reit, to amuse, enjoy.
on, at, on, in, by, to.
an'&eraumen, to appoint.
att'fieten, to adore.
an'&lafen,* to blow upon.
SlttMttf, m. (16), sight.
Slnbenlen, n. (la), memorial.
anber, other; ber, bie, t>a$ anbere,
the other ; ni$t§ aitbereS, nothing
else.
anbertt, jid), to change.
anberS, otherwise.
anbertf|al&, one and a half.
2tnberung,/. (2 6), change.
Slnfang,* m. (16), beginning.
an/fangen,* to begin.
anfangS, in the beginning, at
first.
on'frtfdjen, to refresh.
an'fufjren, to quote.
MtftlCft, ftrfj, to be filled with.
att'ge^en,* to concern.
angeprtg, dependent.
angeneljm, agreeable.
Stngetoofmljett,/. (2 6), habit.
att'gmfen,* to attack.
Slngft,*/- (1 6), anxiety, fright.
angftUdj, anxious, anxiously.
rm%tltenb, continued.
Slntjangcr, m. (1 a), adherent, votary.
antyebcn,* to begin.
antyovtn, to listen to.
fttt'Ile&en, to cling to, to adhere.
an'fommen,* to arrive; c§ tommt auf
ettoa§ an, it depends upon some-
thing.
au'lauflcu, to arrive.
Stntaft,* m. (16) occasion, cause.
an'mafan, ftcf), to assume, to arro-
gate, to lay claim to.
att'ncfjmen,* to accept, fid) — , to take
under care of.
an'pvobit'ten, to try on.
an'reben, to speak to, to address.
an'tia)ttn, to cause.
anfafftg, established.
an'frfmuen, to look at.
an'fcfictt,* to look at; — fur, to
deem, regard.
Slnfefjcn, n. (la) appearance.
anfefmltdj, notable, eminent.
an'ftMcn, to set or put on, to ap-
point.
2litft0)t,/. (2 6), opinion, view.
Slntyrud),* m. (16), title, claim.
Slnftanb, m. (16), good manners,
propriety.
(tuftittt, instead of.
Slnfttfter, m. (1 a), instigator.
Slnftof?*, in. (16), knocking against,
attack.
an'ftre&cn, to strive for.
2Utteit, in. (1 6), share; — fyabtn, to
have a share, to participate in.
2lntrag f * m. (1 6), proposal, motion.
an'treffcn,* to meet witb.
Wntivovt,/. (2 6), answer.
annum-ten, to answer.
antJerttmnbt, relative, related.
Mnwalt,* m. (16), advocate, attor-
ney.
%nf>aty,f. number.
an'&ittftn,* to draw on, to don.
Styollo, the Grecian sun-god.
fapoftafte'ren, apostatize.
Slr&ett,/. (2 6), work.
WtUitmW, in. (16), work-table.
org, bad, wicked.
$rger, m. vexation.
argent, ftdj, to be angry.
tegument', n. (1 6), argument.
arm, poor.
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Strut, m. (16), arm.
2lrmc, (2 a), the poor.
armffltg, poor, miserable.
%xt,f. (2 6), kind, sort, manner; in
iljrcr 3lrt, of their kind.
Slteut, m. (la), breath.
9Ctfjcn' f n. Athens.
autff, also, too, withal, even, in-
deed ; see p. 196, § 64.
ouf, on, upon, in, at, over, to.
ant braufcn, to bluster.
auf'flicgcn,* to fly up or open.
auf 'forberu, to summon, challenge.
auf'fiiln-eu, to play, to perform; fid)
— , to conduct oneself.
2lufgabe,/. (2a), exercise.
auf 'gebeu,* to give up or out.
auf'tyatteu,* fid), to live.
Slufljctjung,/. (2 6), instigation.
auf tun-nt, to cease, to stop.
aufmcrtfaut, attentively.
Slufmuntcrung, /. (2 6), encourage-
ment, incitement.
auf'nctjwtcn,* to admit, to receive.
auf'baffcn, to take care, to pay at-
tention.
auf 'raffru, ftd) nricbcr — , to rally.
auf'rctfecn,* to tear open.
auf'rufcu,* to call on.
Stufrufn*, m. (16), uproar.
auf'fdjeudjen, to start.
2luffcljcu, n. (la), sensation.
Stuffirfjt,/. (2 6), supervision.
auf 'fpriugcu,* to spring up.
auf 'fteljcu,* to get up.
auf 'ftcllcu, to set up ; ftd) — , to sta-
tion oneself. [up.
Slufftcuung,/. (26), making, setting
Sluftrag,* m. (1 6), order, commis-
sion .
auf'treten,* to step forward, to ap-
pear, to perform.
auf 'toadjen, to awake.
aufuwdifcn,* to grow up.
2lufSt*0,* m. (1 6), display.
2luge, n. (3), eye.
Slugcublttf, m. (16), moment.
Wugcnbraue,/. (2 a), eye-brow.
au$, out of, from.
auS'Mctbcu,* to be delayed.
auS'brcdjcu,* to break out.
2lu$&rudj,* m. (16), outburst.
2lu3brutf f * m. (16), expression.
au^'briitfeu, to express, to utter.
au§ 'ftnbcn,* to find out.
2lu3gaug,* m. (1 6), outcome, issue,
result ; — uefjtucu, to turn out.
auS'gefjeu,* to go out.
au^gelaffen, ungovernable.
au$ 'fjaltcu,* to endure.
SluShtnft,*/. (16) information.
au3'ntadjcu, to end, to terminate, to
constitute.
auS'raufeu, to tear up.
auS'tei^tn,* to pluck up.
auS'rufeu,* to cry out.
auS'rubfeu, to pull out.
au3'fd)auctt, to look out.
au3fd)lteftenb, exclusive.
au3'fdjttianucu, to swarm out.
au£ 'fcf)ett* to look, to appear.
aujjer, out of, outside of, beyond.
aufecru, to utter.
aufjerorbcutltd), extraordinary, re-
markable.
aufjcrft, utmost; aufS aufjerftc, to
the utmost.
ftufjerung,/. (2 6), utterance.
auS'fbtittcn, to ridicule.
auS'fbrcdjcu,* to utter.
SluSfbrudj,* m. (16), judgment.
auS'ftrctfcu, to stretch out.
auS'tobcu, fid), to vent, to spend
one's rage.
2lu3trag,* m. (16), outcome, issue,
decision.
auS'itbcn, to practice.
fHutorttat',/. (2 6), authority.
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VOCABULARY.
SBatfe,/. (2 a), cheek.
f&d(tcv, m. (1 a), baker.
Satfofett,* m. (la), oven.
balb, soon.
balgctt, fid), to wrestle.
fSBafla'be,/. (2 a), ballad.
fialtcit, to form into balls, bie f^ouft
batten, to clench the fist.
33anb,* m. (1 c), ribbon,
bang, frightened.
83att!,*/- (16), bench,
fbarba'rtfd), barbarous.
fSBarott', m. (lb), baron.
$Baf?fttmme f /. (2 a), bass-voice.
?8autf),* m. (lb), belly, vault.
SBauer, m. (3), peasant.
Imitcrlid), pertaining to peasants,
boorish,
©aunt,* m. (1 b), tree.
SBaumftumbff* m. (16), stump of a
tree,
beabftdjttgcn, to intend,
beantragcn, to make a motion, to
propose,
beanthiorten, to answer.
SBebauern, n. (la), regret.
bebetfctt, to cover.
SBebtcnte, m. (2 a), servant,
bebitrfctt,* to need,
beettbigett, to end.
83efel)l, m. (1&), order, command.
befef)ten,* to command, to order, to
bid.
befhtben,* fid), to be.
bcfragctt, to question.
befreien, to free,
bcgebett,* fid), to betake oneself,
bcgcben,* to commit,
begcbrcu, to wish, to demand, to
long for.
begttttten,* to begin,
beglettett, to accompany.
Segtettttng, /. (2 6), accompanying,
attendance.
begnitgett, fid), to content oneself.
bcgrcifcn,* to grasp, to understand ;
tit ftd) — , to include.
begrttftcn, to greet.
bebalten,* to keep ; 5Rcd)t — , to gain
one's suit, to carry one's point.
bcljanbeut, to treat.
bcbattpten, to maintain, to assert.
JBcbaubtuttg, /. (2 6), assertion, pro-
position.
bcbclltgen, to trouble.
bet, at, by, in, with.
bet'brtttgett,* to teach.
bcibc, both, two.
23ctfatt, m. (1 6), applause, approval.
bct'Icgctt, to impute.
betttt = bet bem.
SBctn, n. (2 6), leg.
betttab(c), almost, wellnigh.
Sctfttjer, n. (la), assistant, judge.
Setfbtcl, n. (16), instance, example.
beifbtcHuS, unparalled.
SBctfttmtmtttg,/. (26), approval.
bet'tragctt,* to contribute.
befamtt, known.
befamttltdj, as is well known.
SBefamttfdjaft,/. (26), acquaintance.
befctttten,* to confess, to acknow-
ledge ; fid) — , to acknowledge, to
avow.
bcMagen, to lament.
beHagett£K»ert, lamentable.
SBcKagtc, m. and/. (2a), defendant.
bcflatfdjcn, to applaud.
befommen,* to get, to obtain.
bckbt, lively, frequented.
bcletbtgenb, offensive.
©clctbtgttttg,/. (2 6), insult.
beficbeu, to please.
bcltcbtg, optional.
heUffncn, to reward.
Sdofntmtg,/. (2 6), reward.
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bctncrtbar, perceptible.
bcmcrfnt, to note, to observe, to re-
mark, to say.
SBemcrfititg,/. (2 6), observation, re-
mark.
bcttadjbart, neighboring.
bettcbmctt,* fid), to conduct oneself.
iBettcljmen, n. (1 a), behavior.
Scitcitttttitg, /. (2 6), naming.
between, to make use of.
bequcttt, convenient, comfortable.
bcratcn,* to give advice, to consult.
bcrcdjttgcn, to justify.
berett, ready.
bercttctt, to prepare, to give.
berettS, already.
bercuen, to regret.
bertdjten, to report.
23eruf, m. (16), calling.
JBerufjtgung,/. (2 6), quiet, tranquil-
lity.
bcritljmt, famous, renowned.
befagt, aforesaid.
befdjofttgett, to busy, to employ.
Sefdjafttgung, /. (2 6), occupation,
pursuit.
33efrf)cib, m. (16), advice, account.
SBefdjtrmuttg, /. (26), defence, pro-
tection.
bcfd)Hefjcn f * to determine, to decide.
befdjreiben,* to describe.
bcfrfjulbtgcn, to charge with.
B e fli Me r, in. (la), protector.
bcfcljcn,* to look at.
$cftt?, m. (16), possession.
befttjett,* to possess.
befottber, special.
bcfottbcrS, especially, separately.
ipefonnenbeit,/. (2 6), discretion.
befurgen, to fear, to take care of, to
attend to.
bcfbrctt)cn F * to talk over, to discuss.
beffer, better ; bo$ ©efferc, what is
better.
beft, best.
beftcdjett,* to bribe.
beftcbett,* to exist; — ottf, to insist
upon ; to be obstinate ; — au$, to
consist in.
beftclleit, to order,
befttmmen, to determine,
befttmmt, certain,
©cftitrjung, /. (2 6), consternation,
anxiety,
befubeln, to contaminate,
betouben, to stun,
betragen,* fid), to behave oneself,
betragen, n. (la), behaviour, con-
duct,
betretben,* to carry on.
bebolltttadjttgett, to empower, to
authorize.
beboHmadjtigt, authoritative.
bcrtJttffnen, to arm.
bctuabrcn, to exempt, to save, to
protect,
betoegett, to move, to shake.
93ett>egung,/. (2 6), agitation,
bcloctfctt,* to prove,
betoerbctt,* fid) inn ettoa§, to sue for,
to seek,
bcttmnbcrtt, to admire.
iScUJunbcruug,/. (2 6), admiration,
bcjafylett, to pay, to pay for.
bejetrfnten, to designate.
JBejtrf, m. (16), precinct.
bc,v'tgliri), relative to, respecting ; tit
JBcjug ouf, with regard to.
Stcbcrljcrjtgfctt,/. (26), uprightness,
true-heartedness.
SMlb, n. (lc), picture,
btlbcn, to form, to compose,
billig, fair, reasonable.
SMUtgfctt,/. (2 6), fairness,
binben,* to tie, to bind,
bittnen, within.
bt3, till, until, to> MS auf, bid jit,
until, to.
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VOCABULARY.
ftityev, hitherto, up to this time, as
yet.
lufcrijen, n. a little.
23tffen, m. (la), fragment, morsel.
23itte,/. (2 a), entreaty, request.
Bitten,* to ask, to heg, to request,
to entreat,
bitter, hitter.
fbtiumVren, fid), to commit an ab-
surdity, to make a fool of one-
self.
6lrtfe«,* to blow, to play, to sound.
23latt,* n. (1 c), leaf, petal.
SBlattlcin, n. (la), petal.
blrtit, blue.
SBlct, n. (16), lead.
fitciben,* to remain.
fclenben, to dazzle.
SBlirf, m. (16), glance.
SBlinbe, m. (2 a), blind man.
Btingcin, to peep, to blink.
fclofc, naked, mere(ly), only, simply.
fcliifycnb, flourishing.
Slumc,/. (2a), flower.
SBtumengarten,* m. (la), flower-
garden.
SBtut, ft. (16), blood.
Stutc,/. (2 a), blossom.
23obett, m. (la), ground.
tiubcitloo, groundless, exceeding(ly).
23oot,*ft. (16), boat.
33drfe,/. (2 a), purse.
fciifc, evil, noxious.
SBotfrfjoft,/. (2 6), message.
23rotctt f m. (la), roast (meat).
braurfjen, to use, to need.
firaun, brown.
bran, brave, good.
bredjen,* to break.
t»reit, broad, wide.
brennenb, burning, on fire.
23rctt, ft. (1 c), board.
23rcttc«Jcrsaumu»8,/. (2 6), fence (of
boards).
©retterhmnb,* /. (16), board par-
tition, barricade.
S3rtef, m. (16), letter.
fcrtngen,* to carry, to bring.
fSvot, ft. (16), bread, a loaf of
bread.
S3ruber,* m. (1 a), brother.
Sufce, m. (2 a), boy, lad.
23wfj,* ft. (lc), book.
tnutt, bright, variegated.
Sitrger, m. (la), citizen.
SBurgerfrteg, m. (1 6), civil war.
33iirgcrfd)iift,/. (2 6), the citizens.
a3iivgerttJad)e,/. (2a), civic guard.
23urfrf), m. (2 6), fellow student.
23urfd)e, m. (2 a), servant.
SBufen, m. (la), bosom, heart.
23ttfte,/. (2 a), penance.
S3uffc, /. a small river in Prussia
which flows into the Havel.
<L
tefjamlmg'tter, m. (la), Cham-*
pagne.
f&ol'tege, n. (gen. §, pi. 8), college.
ba, there, when, then, as, since.
babet, thereat, thereby, at the same
time, in doing so, by it; babci
fetn, to be present.
£adj3f|unb, m. (16), terrier, dachs-
hound.
boburd), by this or that means,
thereby,
brrfttr, for it, for that,
bitgcgcu, against it.
baft,cr, hence, therefore,
bcifjtn, thither, to that place ; baljttt
anb borttjiit, hither and thither.
f2>amc,/. (2 a), lady. [that.
bamit, therewith, with it, in order
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btitnpfcn, to deaden, to soften down,
to subdue.
Dant, m. (16), thanks, gratitude.
bcmfbrtr, thankful, grateful.
brtnfen, to thank.
burnt, then.
brtran, thereon, therein, thereby,
about it, to it, of it.
Durum' , upon it or that, at it, there-
upon, then.
bnrtn, therein, in it or that.
brtritbcr, over that, over it, about it.
barum, around there, on that ac-
count, for it, therefore.
brt'fctn,* to be here or there, to be
present.
bafdbft, there.
baft, that, in order that.
ba'ftcfjcn,* to stand there.
baucrn, to last, to continue.
button, thereof, of that, of it, from
that.
boju, to that, along with it, for
that purpose.
baju'fommen,* to come up.
fSebnt'tc,/. (2 a), debate.
bcrfcn, to cover ; ben Stfdj — , to set
the table.
2>cgcn, m. (la), sword.
bctn, -e, thine, your.
bemnari), accordingly.
benen, dative, plural of bcr, bte, b«3.
$>entort, /. (2 6), sentiment, dispo-
sition.
benfen,* to think ; tnon benfe, only
think ; fiefj — , to imagine.
Xenftnal,* n. (1 c), monument.
benn, for, then, indeed ; see p. 196,
§ 64.
bennod), nevertheless.
bcr, bte, baS, the, that, he, she, it,
who, which.
beren, whose, of them.
bcrglettfjen, such, the like.
berjentge, btejentge, bndjentgc, he,
she, that,
berfclbc, bicfetbc, badfefbe, the same,
it.
beSt)a(f>, therefore, for that reason,
beffen, gen. of ber, bus.
beffentwttten, urn — , for that reason,
on that account,
be^toegen, for that reason, on that
account.
beutUdj, clear, distinct,
bentfrf), German.
£eutf(f)e f m. (2a), German.
tXtalef'ttfer, m. (la), dialectician.
Dtann, /. Roman goddess of the
moon,
btdjt, dense, close,
btrf, thick, dreggish.
btencn, to serve.
Sienft, m. (1 6), service.
Iiienftmttbcfjen, n. (1 a), servant-girl,
biefer, -e, -e£, this, this one, the
latter.
bteSntat, this time.
3>tnrj, n. (1 6), thing, matter,
fbtnte'ren, to dine,
fbtrcft' , direct.
bud), yet, but, still, by all means,
surely, you know, pray; see p.
196, § 64.
$ol(f), m. (16), dagger,
bonncrn, to thunder.
boppelt, double, doubly.
2)orf ,* n. (1 c), village.
bott, there,
bortfnn, thither.
tDrarfj'me,/. (2 a), drachma, a Gre-
cian silver coin, value about 20
cents.
jSta'tna, n. gen. -$, pi. SDramen,
drama,
brftnrjen, fid), to crowd.
Dranflen,™. (la), insistence, urging.
bref)en, to turn.
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bret, three.
$reterbrot f * n. (16), halfpenny loaf.
breifarf), threefold.
brctmal, thrice.
bretmattg, three times repeated.
brettattfenb, three thousand.
brtngen,* to rush, to press, to force.
britte, third.
brofjctt, to threaten.
2)ro(jmtg,/. (2 6), threat.
britben, over there.
brurfen, to press, to slip.
bit, thou, you.
bumm, dull, stupid.
$ummf)eit, /. (2 6), stupidity.
Summfobfr* m. (16), dunce.
buntet, dark.
bitnfett, to seem.
$unft,* m. (1 6), vapour.
burdj, through, hy, hy means of,
owing to.
burdjfltegen,* to peruse hastily,
bur rfigtitt gig, universally, usually.
bitrfen,* to he allowed ; may.
burr, dry.
eben, even, just; ebenfo, just as.
(gbcnmaft, n. (16) proportion.
ed)t, genuine, real,
cbel, noble,
cfye, before,
eljer, sooner,
eljrbar, honest, worthy,
etjrc,/. (2 a), honor,
efjrentjaft, honorable.
@{jrcnfaulc,/. (2 a), statue.
etjrciUJoU, honorable.
cf|rlic^ r honest, fair,
cfyrlicbcnb, honor-loving,
cljrumrbig, venerable, worshipful,
ci ! ay, indeed.
Get, n. (lc), egg.
6Hd>e,/. (2 a), oak.
@td)f)orn,* n. (lc), squirrel.
6Hfer, m. (la), zeal.
etjrtg, zealous, earnest.
etgett, own.
etgenlirittbig, with one's own hand.
etgemtitlng, selfish.
(Stgenftfiaft, /. (2 6), attribute,
quality.
etgcnftnmg, obstinate.
GHgcntum,* n. (lc), property, pos-
session.
(Stgetttitmer, m. (la), owner.
GHgentum3rerf)t f n. (16), right of
possession.
etgentUd), really.
etlen, to hasten, to hurry.
etlferttg, hastily.
ctltg, hastily.
ettt, one, an, a.
etttattber, each other.
etn'atmett, to breathe.
©tttbturf r * m. (16), impression.
enter, eine, etneS, one.
eittfadj, simple,
@infaU,* m. (1 6), conceit, sudden
idea.
etn'faWen,* to join, to chime, to oc-
cur (to one).
(Stttfalt,/. simplicity.
ein'ftnbett,* fief), to arrive, to be
there.
(Stttflufe,* m. (1 6), influence.
eut'frterctt,* to freeze in.
etn'geben,* to inspire.
etn'getyen,* to enter.
ettt'gefteljcn,* to confess.
etttfjer'fdjrettett,* to stalk along.
ettttger, -e, -e§, some ; cittige tocnige,
some few.
@tnfnuf,* m. (1 6), purchase.
eintefjren, to stop at.
(Stnlabwtg,/. (2 6), invitation.
GHttlaft,* m. (16), admission.
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tintnai, once, once more ; auf einitwl,
suddenly, all at once; tttdjt cin»
mat, not even.
(Sintnaieittd, n. multiplication table.
cin'ncljmcn,* to take.
etn'ritfjtcit, to direct, to fit up, to
furnish.
chtgeroftet, rusty, inveterate.
cht'fdjalten, to insert.
em'fd)lafen,* to fall asleep.
chvfeljctt, to appoint, to institute.
cutft, once.
etntoerftanbcn, agreed.
riit mi Hi licit, to agree to.
eitttotrfwtg,/. (2 6), influence.
©itttt»oljncr, in. (la), inhabitant.
einjcut, single, one by one.
eittatg, single, sole; bie (Sinatgc, the
only one.
(gtfettbafjnaug,* m. (16), railway
train.
(S-lbe,/. one of the most important
rivers in Germany. It flows
through Saxony and Prussia and
empties near Hamburg into the
North Sea.
teleg<mt', elegant.
eleitb, miserable.
elf, (c) eleven.
elfcnbcin, of ivory.
empfangen,* to receive.
(?mj>fcf) lung,/. (2 6), compliments.
empftnben,* to perceive.
empiirt, disgusted.
cmlmr'retfen, to hold up.
Gnbc, n. (3), end; om @nbc, finally.
cnbigcit, to finish.
citbiidj, at last, at length.
(gnburtctl, n. (16), ultimate sen-
tence.
@ngel, m. (1 a), angel.
(gnglanb, n. (16), England.
englifd}, English.
cntbcrfcH, to discover.
(gntbetfung,/. (2 6), exploration.
(Sntc,/. (2a), duck.
entfernen, fid), to go away, to de-
part.
etttfernt, distant.
enrgegncit, to reply.
cnttfaitcn,* to contain.
ctitfitittcn, to reveal.
@ntf#dbtgmtg r /. (2 6), indemnifica-
tion ; — berlangen, to claim dam-
etttfdjeiben,* to decide.
(gntfdjetbung,/. (2 6), decision.
entfdjUefjett,* fief), to decide.
entfdjfoffen, determined.
(Sntfdjluf?,* m. (1 6), decision.
(gntfdinibtgung,/. (2 6), excuse.
entfe^cn, to horrify.
eutfreljcn,* to arise, originate.
entttJeber . . . ober, eith-er ... or.
cntmerfen,* to lay out, to plan, to
devise, to make.
entjicljung,/. (2 6), withdrawal.
ctttsitnbeu, to set on fire.
cut5h>ctcn f fid), to fall out.
tv, he.
cratftcn, to think, to deem.
cibnrmcit, to move to pity.
(Srbttteriing,/. (2 6), bitterness, irri-
tation.
crblinbcn, to grow blind.
(£rbc,/. (2 a), eartli.
(Srbfitnbe,/. (2a), geography.
(£rcigm3, n.(lb), occurrence, event.
erfaffen, to seize.
(grfolg, m. (16), result, issue, suc-
cess.
erfrcuen, to delight.
erfrcut, delighted.
erfrtfefjen, to refresh.
erfuUen, to fill, to fulfil.
erg clint, devoted, loyal, most hum-
ble.
ergreifett,* to seize, to resort to.
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tvffaiten,* to keep, to be given', to
receive, to get.
@rf|altuttg,/. (2b), preservation.
tvfftben,* to lift up, to rise, to en-
ter (a protest); ftd) — , to arise,
to rise.
crpfiot, to elevate.
erfjolett, fid), to recover.
(SrtyoUtng,/. (2 6), recovery, relief.
erinncrn, fid), to remind of, to re-
member.
©rtmtermtg,/. (2 6), reminder.
tvl'dmp^tn, to obtain by fighting.
erftmfen, to buy.
erfennen,* to recognize.
erflareit, to explain, to declare;
ftd) — , to account for; ftd) — fur,
to proclaim on the side of, take
the side of.
(SrHarmtg,/. (2 6), explanation.
ertaufcett, to allow.
(Srlau&ntS,/. (16), permission.
(£rlebm£, n. (16), occurrence; pi.
haps and mishaps.
ertetben,* undergo.
crtaudjt, illustrious.
erteben, to experience.
erleudjten, to light.
erlofcn, to release.
ermangcut, to fail.
ermugltdjen, to make possible.
(grnft, m.(l 6), earnest ; (Srttft tnadjett,
to take in earnest.
erttft, serious.
erttftfiaft, serious.
ernftltd), seriously.
erbffttctt, to open.
crquirfctt, to refresh, to revive.
crrcgcn, to excite.
errtdjtcn, to erect.
crrotcn, to blush.
erfdjallen,* to sound, to spread
abroad.
erfdjeinett,* to appear, to arrive.
erfefictt,* to perceive,
erf el? en, to supply, make good,
erft, first, not until, only.
(Srftauttett, n. (la), astonishment,
amazement,
erfte, first, early.
crftcd)c«,* to stab,
erftttfen, to suffocate, to choke,
erfrreden, to extend,
ertrtnfen,* to drown,
ertoatfjett, to awake,
crtoatinen, to mention,
ertoartett, to expect, to await,
erttmrtmtg^ott', full of expectation,
expectant.
erhJedcn, to arouse.
erttJcrfcnt,* fid), to acquire, to win.
crttnbcrn, to reply, to rejoin,
(grtotbcrmtg,/. (2 6), reply,
crjfifilcn, to tell, to relate.
(Srstcijung,/. (2 6), education.
(SraJirtefter, m. (1 a), high priest.
e3, it.
@fel, m. (1 a), ass, donkey,
efclljnft, asinine.
(Sfelitt,/. (2 6), female ass, she ass.
©ffctt, n. (la), food, fare.
t@ttfet'te,/. (2 a), etiquette.
tttoa, perchance, about.
tttoaS, something, some,
eud), to you, you; yourselves, to
yourselves.
euer, cure, your.
(Suvo'pa, n. (la), Europe.
etotg, everlasting, perpetual.
(Stengfett, /. (2 6), eternity.
t@r.a'mcn, n. (gen. §, pi. 8r.amtna),
examination ; cut — mad)ctt, to
take an examination.
3-
fabc, flat, stale,
fatytg, capable of.
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fafircit,* to go, to drive ; — l«ffen, to
give up, to waive.
ftall,* m. (1 6), case.
fnUcn,* to fall.
fallen, to fell, to bring down.
faUS, in case.
folfrt), wrong, incorrectly.
fitlten, to fold up.
to'amt'He, /. (2 a), family.
fangcn,* to catch.
t$«rm,/. (2 6), farm.
fafeht, to talk foolishly.
faffcn, to seize.
ftautyetj, i», (16), lazy fellow.
ftanft,*/- (1 6), fist.
fetjlcn, to fail, to be at fault, to be
wanting, to lack.
SeM« f m. (1 a), defect, fault, mis-
take.
fctcrlidj, solemn, ceremonious.
fcin, fine, nice, polite.
ftelb, n. (1 c), field, plain.
felfcttljeratg, stony-hearted.
frenftcr, n. (1«), window.
fterten,/. pi. vacation.
fern, far; tnnncfern? how far? in
what respect ? to what degree ?
ferttg, done, ready-made.
feft, firmly.
fett, fat.
fteuer, n. (la), fire.
fic&crifdj, feverish.
tftiflnr',/. (2 6), figure.
ftnben,* to find.
ftifdjer, TO. (1 a), fisher.
ftammen, to flame.
&fafdje,/. (2a), flask, bottle.
flctfcn, to implore.
flcfjcntlirf), fervently.
fleifttg, diligent.
ftlufcr, m. (la), mender.
fliefien,* to flow.
flint, quick. [gun).
$ltntenf>a!nt,* m. (16), cock (of a
$luget, m. (la), wing.
ftluft,* m. (16), river.
Stnfjd>cn, n. (1 a), small river.
ftiiftcrit, to whisper.
Sofge, /. (2 a), consequence ; in ber
$otgc, subsequently.
fotgen, to follow.
folgcnbermafeen, as follows.
fnlillirl), consequently.
forbern, to demand.
ftorbeiung,/. (2 6), demand, claim.
fformnlte'ren, to formulate.
fort'fofjren,* to continue, to go on.
fort'gefjen,* to go away.
furt'fetjcn, to continue.
fovt'fyicUn, to play on.
ftrage,/. (2 a), question.
fragcn, to ask.
%rau,f. (2 6), woman, wife.
fret, free.
$mgclaffene, m. (2 a), freed man.
$retf)cit,/. (2 6), freedom, liberty.
%tt\i)ttv, m. (2 6), baron.
frctltdj, certainly, to be sure.
fm'ftefjen,* to be permitted; e$ ftelft
ftfjnen fret, you are free to do.
freimiUig, voluntary, spontaneous.
frcmb, strange, foreign, alien.
ftrembe, m. (2 a), stranger, foreigner.
freffen * to eat, to devour.
ftreube, /. (2a), joy; ntit ftrenben,
joyfully.
freubtg, joyful; gladly, with de-
light.
freuett, fid), to rejoice, to delight in,
to be glad of.
#rennb, m. (1 6), ftreunbtn, /. (2 6),
friend.
frcunbltrf), friendly, kind, kindly.
ftrennbfrijaft,/. (2 6), friendship.
ftretoel, m. (1 a), offence, outrage.
frtebfam, peaceable.
frifdj, fresh.
tfrtttol', frivolous.
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VOCABULARY.
fromm, gentle, pious.
frofttg, frosty.
frttf}, early.
$ruf|C f /. (2 a), early time.
frittjer, previous.
ftriitjltitg, m. (16), spring.
#ritl)ftutf , n. (1 6), breakfast.
fufjlen, to feel.
fitljrett, to lead, to take, to exercise
(superintendence) ; bet fid) — , to
carry,
fiutf, five.
$mtfe, m. (2 a), spark,
funfem, to glitter.
fur, for.
furtfjtbar, fearful, terrible,
fturdjtbarfeit, /. (2 6), formidable-
ness.
fitrtfjten, fid), to be afraid.
%uf} t *m. (16), foot.
®.
®an§*f. (1 6), goose.
gattj, whole, entire, all, quite,
wholly; gaits uttfe gar, totally, al-
together; gaits mtb gar Jew, none
whatever.
gtwsltcf), wholly, entirely.
gar tttdjt, not at all, by no means;
not in the least; gar ntrfjtS,
nothing at all.
(Garten,* m. (la), garden.
©fining,/. (2 6), ferment, tumult.
©affe,/. (2 a), street.
©affettimtge, m. (2 a). street-arab.
©affcttlteb, n. (1 c), street ballad.
©aft,* to. (1 6), guest.
©aftljof,* ra. (16), hotel.
©aulelftnet, n. (lb), jugglery.
©aut,*m. (lb), nag.
©auntett, to. (1 a), palate.
©ebarbe,/. (2 a), gesture.
gebarbett, fid), to behave.
gebcu,* to give ; t§ gtebt, there is,
there are; t§ gab, there was,
there were.
gebtctett,* to command.
©ebirg^art,* m. (1 c), place situated
among the mountains.
©ebrautf),* m. (lb), use.
gebraudjen, to use.
©ebtt^r,/. (2 b), due.
gebutyrettb, due, fit.
©cburt,/. (2b), birth.
©ebitftf), n. (16), bushes.
©ebadjWtS, ». (16), memory.
©ebanJe, to. (2 a), thought.
©ebufb,/. patience.
gebulbett, to tolerate.
geetirt, honored.
©efaljr,/. (2 6), danger.
gefafjrlirfj, dangerous.
gefaHen,* to please.
©efaliett, to. (la), favor; — tljiw,
to do a favor, to oblige.
©eflitget, n. (la), fowls, poultry.
©efrureite^, n. ices.
©efitfjl, n. (1 6), feeling.
gefitfjUoS, unfeeling.
gegen, towards, against, about.
f©cgcnargumcnt' , n. (16), counter,
argument.
©cgcnb,/. (2 6), region.
t©egettpart, to. (16) opponent.
t©egett£artet' f /. (26), opposite
party, opposition.
gegettfetttg, opposite, mutual.
©egcnftanb,* m. (16), object, sub-
ject.
©egentetl, n. (1 6), contrary ; tm — ,
on the contrary.
gegetwber, opposite to.
©egemoart, /. (2 6), presence.
gegettttmrttg, present. [nent.
©cgncr, m. (la), adversary, oppo-
gegnertfdj, relating to the opposite
party, antagonistic.
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225
gcfycn,* to go, to walk.
gcljordjcn, to obey.
gclliircu, to belong, to appertain to,
to have to do with the question.
gcfjiirig, proper.
(SJeiftcSgegcnttmrt, /. (2 6), presence
of mind.
©elnrfjter, n. (1 a), laughter.
gclnugcn, to attain, to come by.
gcltiffett, composed.
(9elt>, n. (lc), money, sum.
Cyctcgcntjcit, /. (2 6), occasion, op-
portunity.
gelcfn-t, learned.
gdittb, mild.
gelteit,* to be worth, to pass for, to
concern.
©emaf)l, m. (1 6), husband, consort.
getncin, common.
lewriwIgtH I, generally.
gemeinftfiaftHifj, common.
@cmeinh>efen, n. (la), common-
wealth.
©emiit, n. (1 c), heart, soul, disposi-
tion.
Annul, accurate, exact, precise,
quite, exactly.
gettetgt, inclined.
©cncigt^cit, /. (2 6), inclination,
readiness.
t©eme' r n. {gen. -§, pi. -3), genius,
talent.
gcnicfjnt,* to enjoy.
gcrntg, enough.
Okmtgtlmwng, /. (26), satisfaction.
t(i*cugraMte' f /. (2a), geography.
gcrabc, direct, just, precisely, the
very, just at that moment ; see p.
196, §64.
gerntcn,* to become, — in, to fall
into, come into; to turn out; in
#orn — , to get angry.
geredjt, just, fair, reasonable.
©eredjttgfett,/. (2 6), justice.
©crctfjtfame,/. (2 a), right, preroga-
tive.
©cridjt, n. (16), dish; judgment,
court of justice.
©cridjtS&arfett, /. (2 6), jurisdic-
tion.
(SertdjtSfjof,* m. (16), court.
(Sjcrtd)t3ftatt f * (1 6), judgment-place.
goring, small, unimportant, humble.
geringfugtg, slight.
gent, willingly; (t\w$ — tfjuit, to
like to do something.
©cruris, ii. (16), rumor.
©cfdjaft, n. (16), business, concern.
gcfrfjcJjctt,* to happen, to be done.
gcftfjett, sensible, intelligent.
©efrf>td)te f /. (2 a), history, story.
gefdjteft, skilful.
©efdjrct, n. (16), outcry, shouting.
gefcfjnjttttst, tailed.
gefdjtoetgen, to say nothing of ; gc»
frtnurtgc, much less, not to men-
tion.
gcfdjhunb, quick.
©cfettfdjaft, /. (2 6), society, com-
pany, party.
gefcUfdjaftHdj, social.
©efc<?, n. (1 6), law.
(i)cfc<?gc&uttg f /. (2 6), legislation.
gefcljmafetg, lawful.
©eftdjt, n. (lc), face.
©eftitmmg, /. (2 6), sentiment,
opinion.
gcfonucn, disposed, inclined.
©ctycnft, n. (lc), ghost.
©etyrfirfj, n. (1 6), conversation.
gcfteljcit,* to confess.
geftcrn, yesterday.
t@rfH!u(ation', /. (2 6), gesticula-
tion.
gcftrcng, severe; ©cftrcngcr #err,
Your worship.
gciuitlu-, aware; — werben, to be-
come aware of.
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VOCABULARY.
geh»af)ren, to grant,
©ehmlttfar, f. (2 6), violent act.
©etuetyr, n. (16), gun.
©etoetl), n. (1 6), horns, antlers,
gennnncn,* to win, to gain,
gemifc, certain, certainly,
©emipett, /. (2 6), certainty,
©emitter, w. (la), thunder-storm,
getoiifnten, fitf) to accustom one's self.
©ettiof)ttf)cit f /. (2 6), custom.
gewiJljnltd), usual,
flctuofntt, accustomed,
gtebt, e§ gicbt, there is, there are.
©ift, n. (16), venom, poison.
©Ube,/. (2 a), guild,
©tans, m. (16), glory, glare.
glanbcn, to believe, to think, to
suppose.
gtaubltd), credible,
glctri), equal, like, at the same time,
just, immediately, right away;
gteidj al$ ub, just as if; ntetne3
(beine§, feine§) gtetdjen, persons
like me (you, him) ; t§ tfat md)t
feineSgleidjen, it has no parallel ;
gletd) toon Slnfang an, from the
first.
©letd>gettntf)t, n. (1 6), equilibrium,
balance,
gletcfjgulttg, indifferent,
glctc^fttm, as it were.
gJcttcn,* to slide.
glorretdj, glorious,
©liitf, n. (16), good luck.
glutfUcl), fortunate, happy,
glutfttdjernjeife, fortunately.
gJutjcttf to glow,
©nabe, /. (2 a), grace ; Seiner ©na»
ben, his honor,
gnfibig, gracious, graciously,
golben, golden,
golbgclb, golden,
gomten, to grant.
©ott,*m. (lc), God.
(ibttltrf), divine, like a god.
gotttob, thank God.
ijottliH-, ungodly, wicked.
©rttto,* n. (lc), grave.
grcimen, fid), to fret, to grieve.
©ramma'ttfftunbe,/. (2 a), grammar
lesson.
tgrasto^', graceful.
©reuse,/. (2 a), bounds.
©rtcrfjenfanb, n. (16), Greece.
©riff el, m. (la), slate-pencil.
t@rinmf'fe,/. (2a), grimace.
grob, gross, coarse.
©ro'bian, m. (16), insolent fellow.
grtj&itdj, grossly.
grijfjlen, to shriek.
groft, great ; t>a$ ©rofte, great thing.
©riifjc, /. (2 a), greatness, magni-
tude.
grofjmfidjttg, powerful.
grofemogenb, mighty.
©rofjmuttcr,*/. (1 a), grandmother.
t grote^t 7 , grotesque.
grttn, green.
©runb,* m. (16), ground, reason,
cause; Jit ©rnnbe getyen, to be
ruined; im ©runbe, at the bot-
tom, in truth.
gritnben, to base, to found.
gri'tfjcn, to salute, greet, send love,
kind regards.
©unft,/. favor.
gitnftig, favorable, propitious.
gnt, good, well.
&ut,* n. (lc), good, estate.
©itte, /. kindness, conciliation ; in
©tite, amicably.
$aav t n. (16), hair,
fjaben, to have.
#atfen, m. (la), heel.
£agel, m. (la), hail.
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-fratyn,* m (1 6), cock (of a gun).
l>al&, half.
£filfte,/. (2«),half.
$al$ t * m. (16), neck.
Ijal^ftarrig, stiff-necked.
§aU, m. halt!
t)aU'> stop!
fjaltcn,* to hold; Ijaltcn laffen, to
stop ; gotten fitr, to take or think
to be.
£ammelbraten, m. (la), roast mut-
ton.
£onb,*/. (16), hand.
^anbbrctt,/. (2 6), hand's breadth.
$<mbel f * m. (la), case, affair, quar-
rel.
tyanbetn, to act; ftdj — urn etnwS, to
be at stake ; e§ limtbclt fitli urn, the
question is.
#anbet£toelt, /. (2 6), commercial
world.
^anbfeft, strong.
^nnblnng, /. (2 6), action, trial,
business.
§anbfd|rtft,/. (2 6), handwriting.
#anbt>oli,/. handful.
^anbmerter, m. (la), artisan.
$anbtt>crfSgett0fe f m. (26), fellow
tradesman.
Iwitflcu,* to hang.
#anno'»ier, n. (la), Hanover.
llrtrtiititf ir| , stubborn, obstinate.
£afe, m. (2 a), hare.
Iwftig, hastily.
luiuftg, frequently, often.
•fcanpt,* n. (lc), head.
$auptperf0tt, /. (2 6), chief charac-
ter.
£au*tn>ort f * n. (1 c), noun.
$au$,* n. (lc), house; nafl #anie,
home, homeward.
#au$genoffe, m. (2 a), house com-
panion.
Iituic-iirti, domestic.
§at>el,f. a tributary of the Elbe.
Ije&en,* to drift; firfi — , to raise
one's self.
$cfc,/. (2 a), dregs.
Ijcfttg, vehement, violent, strong.
Ijctbn! huzza!
£etbe,/. (2 a), plain, heath.
4?etl f n. (16), welfare, hail!
IjeUtg, sacred; ber tyeittge $etnt3,
Saint Peter,
^etugenftfjein, m. (1 6), halo.
£eimat,/. (2 6), home, native place,
fjetm'gcljen,* to go home,
fjcimltdj, secretly.
tyctft, hot.
Jietfecn,* to bid, to be called, to
mean.
£elb, m. (26), hero.
Wfcn,* to help; t»a$ fnlft eg ? what
use is it ?
Ijcll, bright.
£cUc&arbe,/. (2 a), halberd,
feller, m. (la), farthing.
Ijer, hither ; too ift ba£ Ijcr ? where
is that from ? timber, round about,
tyerao'fhtfcn,* to sink down,
fjcran'fommcn,* to come.
Ijeran'nnOcn, to approach.
£crannnl)cn, n. (1 a), approach,
tyerouf 'flcttcrn, to climb up.
l)evau$'put}cn, to dress out, to deco-
rate.
tycrauS'jteljen,* to pull out.
Ijcrbct'fttfjrett, to bring in, to lead,
(jerbei'rufen,* to call in.
l>crbct'fd)lcWen, to drag hither.
Ijer&ei'ftiirjen, to rush up, or near.
Ijerein 'fityr en, to show in.
tyer'fommcn,* to be owing to, to be
the consequence of.
tyerfijmmltd), customary.
4)er'tule$, m. Hercules, a Greek
hero.
Ijenueber 'fallen,* to fall down.
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^e'rolb, to. (16), herald.
£err, to. (2 6), master, gentleman,
Mr.; wcin -§err ! sir!
tyerrttdj, delicious.
Ijer'fein,* to descend from, come
from, to be derived from,
fierum, around,
berum'bretfeit, to twirl.
berum'fUegen,* to fly about.
Ijerum'Iaufen,* to run about,
tjenntt'fbitsterett, to walk about,
berum'fbrittgett,* to spring about,
fjerttm'tretben,* [id), to idle around,
tyeruttt'tutttmeltt, fid), to bustle about,
tyerunter, down,
tyermtter/fdnteiben,* to cut off.
Ijerbor'&rtnijett,* to produce,
berbor'brtngen,* to break forth,
berbor'ragett, to project,
fjertoor 'flatten, to look out.
fjertoor 'Steven,* to pull out.
$tvztn$bamc,f. (2 a), lady-love.
tftv&litf), hearty, heartily.
fftMen, to hunt,
bettte, to-day; nodj fault, this very
day.
tyettttg, ber heutige %ciq, this day.
bjer, here, in this,
fyterattf , hereupon, to this.
tjterauS, from this.
fjterfiet, herewith, herein,
fjterfjer, here.
permit, herewith.
$Ufe,/. (2 a), help,
pummel, to. (la), sky, heaven ; beint
£immel ! by Jove !
$tmmcl3tJjor, n. (16), gate of
heaven.
fytmmUfd), heavenly.
^in, thither; »or fid) t)ttt, to herself,
fjtnauf 'flattertt, to flutter up.
fjtnauf'tlettew, to climb up.
f)tnau3'tt)erfett r * to thrust out.
tytnettt, in, into, thither.
bmgegen, on the other hand
bjn'gcfyett,* to go to.
tytn'fotnmen,* to come to.
batten, ljtttter r behind.
btnteretnanber, in succession.
liutitbcr 'fdjaucit, to look over.
fijnuntcr, down.
bin 'ttietf en ,* to refer or point to.
l)tn$n'brangen f fid), to crowd to-
ward.
Ijtn3it'fe<?ett, to add.
&trnfd)abet, m. (la), brain.
$trftb, m. (16), stag.
&M*tf- (2 a), heat, ardor, passion.
tytbjg, passionate, hasty.
tfod) (t)5l)er, f)6d)ft), high, highly.
ljurti'arfjtnt, to esteem highly.
l)i>d)i't f highest, supreme.
tyodjtourbtg, right reverend.
$9dffltU$ftif*UM$ t * m. (16), wed-
ding-feast.
£of f * m. (16), court.
Ijoffen, to hope.
fjbfUdj, polite.
&oi)e,f. (2a), height; tit bte #bi)e,
into the air, upward.
ffoty, hollow.
£i>fcrn»etb, n. (lc), fishwife.
fyoten, to fetch.
&mt,f. (2 a), hell.
$Mcntt)ov, n. (1 6), gate of hell.
Ijbmt, to hear.
f^wtjont', to. (16), horizon.
£orn,* n. (1 c), horn.
f^otci', n. {gen. -S, pJ. -3), hotel.
Jjitbfd), comely, pretty, nice ; bitbfrf)
orbentltd), in a proper manner.
£utfe,/. (2 a), help.
£unb, to. (16), dog.
tynnbert, hundred.
hunger, to. (la), hunger.
bnngrtg, hungry.
lmrrab! hurra!
^ut,*m. (16), hat.
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229
«i, I.
ifmt, to him, to it.
tfytt, him.
iljr, their, her; Stf"*, your.
iiiiToilli-irtint, her equal, the like (of
her).
i%lia§,f. Iliad, Greek epic poem.
ftUttftric'rctt, to illustrate.
im = in fcem.
immcr, always, ever; nod) mutter,
still; immcr unb immcr wtebcr,
again and again.
immerlun, always.
immcrmcfyr, more and more.
fimbofatuv, portly.
in, in, into.
ittbcm, while, when, in that.
tttbcffcn, however.
tut'bircft, indirect.
tniterltd), inner, domestic.
tnSgetyctm, secretly.
infofcrtt, in so far as, in as much
as.
t infinite 'rctt, to inspect.
ttntcrcffont', interesting.
tStttcrcf'fe, n. (2 a), interest.
t^ntcrbrtU', n. (lb), interval.
t^ntcrbcntton', /. (2 6), interven-
tion.
inwicfcrtt, in what respect, to what
degree.
trgcub, — cut, some; — tttoa§, any-
thing; — wcldjcr, any, whatever;
— too, somewhere.
irrcn, to err ; fid) — , to be mistaken.
jo, yes, indeed, certainly, truly, to
be sure : see p. 19G, § 64.
Sarfe,/. (2 a), jacket.
3<tgb,/. (2 6), hunt.
3agbgcnoffc, m. (2 a), hunting com-
rade.
3«gbgefdjid)te,/.(2a), hunting story.
jagett, to hunt.
3<»gcr, in. (la), hunter.
3ogcrf)ou§rf)Ctt f n. (1 a), game keep-
er's house.
3Mr, n. (16), year.
jafrrclnttg, for years.
Mrc^cU, /. (2 6), season.
3a^rl)uttbcrt, n. (1 6), century.
3afob, in. (16), Jacob, James.
jammer, in. (la), complaint.
3af0tt, m., Jason, a Greek hero.
it, ever.
jeber, -c, -§, every, each, any; cut
— , every one; jcbcrmantt, every-
one.
jebod), however, nevertheless.
jnuaiv, ever.
jemanb, somebody, any one.
jencr, -e, -§, that, the former, that
one.
jenfcUig, opposite.
je^t, now.
fiobto'tiftf), jovial, jolly.
3ubcl, m. (la), rejoicings.
^ugenbatter, n. (la), youth.
jung, young.
3ungc, m. (2a), boy, lad, youth.
fflaba'Ie,/. (2 a), cabal.
Satyn,* in. (1 6), boat.
tfaltbuttigfcit,/. (2 6), cold-blooded-
ness.
tKamhV, in. (16), chimney, fire-
place.
Stambf ,* in. (1 6), combat.
tftajri'tel, n. (la), chapter.
farg, niggardly.
Atari, in. (16), Charles.
S\a\c, m. (1 a), cheese.
tttufctt, to buy.
ftauftabctt,* m. (la), shop, store.
tttum, scarcely.
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leljrett, fid) — , to turn ; ftd) <m tt»aS
— , to heed.
!etn, no ; lent etnsiger, not a single
one.
fewer, no one; fewer turn betben,
neither of them.
$elwer, m. (la), waiter.
fetwett,* to know.
®tvi, m. (lb), fellow.
.teffetftirfcr, m. (la), tinker.
£wb, n. (lc), child.
mrdje,/. (2 a), church.
$ird)turm,* ra. (lb), church-tower.
SHrftpaum,* m. (1 b), cherry-tree.
mrfrfjc,/. (2 a), cherry.
$trfd)fertt f m. (16), cherry-stone.
Milage, /. (2 a), complaint, bewail-
ing.
flttflctt, to complain.
stager, ra. (1 a), plaintiff , complain-
ant; flagerifdjer Slntuatt, plain-
tiff's attorney.
Slang,* m. (lb), sound.
fwr, clear.
tmnffe,/. (2 a), class.
fttaufet,/. (2 a), stipulation.
fleben, to cleave, to stick, to at-
tach.
Sletb, n. (lc), dress, clothes.
Hcibcn, fid), to dress, to clothe.
meiberfdjmtt, n.(l b ) , cut (of clothes) .
Sletbiwg,/. (26), clothing.
mettmngSfrotf, n. (lb), garment.
flew, little.
Kleiner, ra. little fellow.
Slewigf tit, /. (2 6), small matter.
flettern, to climb.
fmient', ra. (2 b), client.
flwgen,* to sound.
t^lub, ra. (gen. -3, pi. -§), club.
Hug, wise, clever.
Snabe, ra. (2 a), boy.
Smeriemen, m. (la), shoemaker's
stirrup.
Siwdjen, ra. (la), bone.
Attfittcl, ra. (la), club.
fofilfdjttjarj, coalblack.
fSouVge, ra. (2 a), colleague.
tfo'mifdj, comic, droll.
ffommanbte'rett, to command.
fommett,* to come.
tSommtfftOtt', /. (26), commission.
tSomb'bie,/. (2 a), comedy.
iftomplimtnt', n. (16), compliment.
f fompome'rett, to compose.
t^om^ofttton', /. (2 6), composi-
tion.
t&ompott', n. (16), sauce, preserves.
fSonbt'torlabeit,* ra. (la), confec-
tioner's shop.
fbiwen,* to be able, can, to know.
fSontraft', ra. (16), contract.
ftonacrt', n. {lb), concert.
£obf,*ra. (16), head.
Sobfftffen, n. (1 a), pillow.
ftorb*, ra. (16), basket.
Sorter, ra. (la), body.
Sbrberlufjfett, /. (26), corporeality.
foften, to cost.
Soften, /.pi. costs.
tfloftiwt', n. (16), attire.
Sraft,*/. (16), force, power.
frcwfen, to injure.
Stattj,* ra. (16), wreath, crown.
fraijen, to scratch.
tvau§, curly.
frtegertfd), warlike.
SrtegSmatw, m. (lc), soldier.
t^rttir,/. (26), criticism.
ilvi'tW, critical.
Outfit,/. (2a), kitchen.
Shtdfett, m. (la), cake.
Sugel,/. (2a), ball.
fufllen, to cool.
fiitm, bold.
Summer, ra. (la), grief, trial.
ftwb'gcben, to make known.
«roif*,*/- (16), art, skill.
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fitrj, short ; t»or fur^em, lately, not
long ago; in furjcnt, shortly; furj
unb gut, to make a long story
short.
Sutfdje,/. (2a), carriage.
Indjclu, to smile.
Indjctt, to laugh.
liirticrlid), absurd, ludicrous, gro-
tesque.
Iflbcn* to load.
Snbcu,*m. (la), shop.
Sage,/. (2 a), situation, plight.
Soger, n. (la), couch.
Sttub,* n. (lc), land, country.
SanbfynuSdjeu, n. (la), cottage,
country-seat.
Srtnbfdjaft,/. (26), landscape.
tnttg(e), long, a long time.
Sangmut,/. patience.
langft, long since.
Sarm, m. (16), noise.
larmenb, noisy.
toff en,* to let, to allow.
fSatcr'ue,/. (2 a), lantern.
fifluf,* m. (16), course.
Ittnfcn,* to run.
Sctunc,/. (2a), humor.
taut, loud, distinct.
inutett, to purport; bic Slutwort
(ntttct, the answer is.
Irtuter, clear ; nothing but.
Icbcn, to live.
Scben, n. (la), life.
tebcnbtg, alive.
SebenSart, /. (2 6), manner of living.
ScbcuSIauf,* m. (16), course of life,
career, biography.
lebtyoft, lively.
Sebfjttftigtett, /. (26), liveliness, life.
Icdjjcn, to be parched with thirst,
to languish, to pant.
leer, empty.
Icgcn, to lay ; fid) — , to lie.
Seljrc,/. (2 a), moral.
Icfjren, to teach.
Seffrer, m. (la), teacher.
Sef>rtorobe,/. (2a), test-lesson.
Ictjrrcid), instructive.
Setb, m. (lc), body.
Icililinit, embodied, real.
Scibttutdjc,/. (2 a), body guard.
lettfjt, easy, easily, lightly.
Sctb, n. (3), sorrow, pain.
letben,* to suffer, to endure.
Setben, n. (la), suffering.
Ictbtg, troublesome.
tctbttrij, tolerable.
fitter,/. (2a), lyre.
letfe, softly.
letften, to render.
Setftuug,/. (2 6), performance.
Setter,/. (2a), ladder.
fScftton',/. (2 6), lesson.
Icrncn, to learn, to study.
lefen,* to read.
leljt, last.
le^tcrcr, the latter.
leugueu, to deny.
Scute, pi. people, persons.
Sufjt, n. (lc), light.
lieb, dear.
Stebc,/. (2 a), love.
Wtbtxt, to love.
Itcber, rather.
StebeSfjnubel,* m. (la), love-affair.
Stcbfjaber, m. da), lover.
liclUirt), charming.
Stebltngsftubtctt, pi. favorite studies.
Itcgcu,* to lie, to be.
Sieu'tenaut, (pronounce: fieut'nant),
m. (gen. -6 ;pl. -3), lieutenant.
liililirt), estimable, worthy.
loS'gefjen,* to come off.
loS'fdjnattcn, to take off.
Sucfe,/. (2 a), break.
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fiuft,*/. (16), air.
fitiftdjett, n. (la), breeze, breath of
wind,
fiunge,/. (2 a), lungs.
Sttft,*/. (16), wish, fancy.
Sttftigfcit,/. (2 6), merriment.
marijcu, to make, to do, to consti-
tute.
miirtittfl, mighty; mightily, im-
mensely.
3Jifibd)ett, n. (la), girl, maiden.
aJiagblein, n. (la), little girl.
faWagi'fter, m. (la), Master of Arts.
faWajeftat',/. (26), majesty.
tnott, one, a person.
tnand), many a.
manner, -e, -e§, many a one.
tmanter'ltd), mannerly, genteel.
9Kamt f * m. (lc), man.
manttftaft, manly.
SOtantel,* m. (la), cloak, mantle.
SJWardjen&urf),* ». (1 c), book of fairy
tales.
9Karteif>e!t, n. (la), little Mary.
Watt, n. (la), marrow.
SJlarft,* m. (16), market, market-
place.
Wlavltplat},* m. (16), market-place.
marftf)berett, ready to march.
marfd)ie/ren, to march ; marfd) Innem,
inarch in.
SRarftall,* m. (16), stables.
aftaferegel, f. {la), measure.
mefjr, more.
tnefjrcn, fid), to increase.
mefjrere, several.
roetit, -e, my.
meinen, to think, to suppose, to say.
mcutige, bcr, bte, t>a$ — , mine.
3Jietnung,/. (2 6), opinion, meaning,
intention.
mcift, most; bte meiftctt, the most;
ant metften, most.
aWetfter, m. (la), master.
melbett, to announce, to make
known.
faJiclobte',/. (2 6), melody.
tmelo'btfrf), melodious.
attenge,/. (2a), multitude, crowd.
aWenfd), in. (2 6), man, liuman being.
aJJenfdjettfuttt, ra. (1 6), human under-
standing.
merfett, to notice.
merftomrbig, remarkable.
aWcffcr, n. (la), knife.
faWetfjo'be,/. (2 a), method.
mtrf), me.
3Wtcne,/. (2 a), expression, air.
aJltete,/. (2 a), hiring, lease, rent.
mieten, to hire, to rent.
a)ltctfotttratt f m. (16), contract of
rental.
aHittfjftrafje,/. (2 a), milky way.
tmittto'riftfj, military.
a)iUbe f /. clemency.
taKitis',/. (2 6), militia.
minbcr, less.
taKiitu'tc,/. (26), minute.
atttfterfotg, m. (lb), failure.
wit, with, by; together with, also,
likewise.
mtt'brutgctt,* to bring along.
aJZttburgcr, m. (la), fellow-citizen.
mitetttrtttbcr, together.
mifgebcn,* to give some one some-
thing to take along with him.
mtt'gcljen,* to go along with.
aJlttgltcb, n. (lc), member.
nutlcibtg, compassionate.
mtt'ncljmnt,* to take along.
mitfamt, together with.
mtttfigltrf), midday.
aJitttngScffen, n. (la), dinner.
WUttaQ^cit,/. (26), dinner-time.
SOlittt,/. (2a), middle.
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233
9Ritte(, n. (la), means.
aWttclgriifje, /. (2 a), middling
size.
mitten, in the midst ; mitten auf , in
the middle of.
2Wittcrnad)t f */. (16), midnight.
imttlcrmcUc, in the meantime.
3Rittmort), m. (16), Wednesday.
fmoblic'rcn, to furnish, to fit up.
SWobc,/. (2a), fashion.
taHoimiotton', /. (2 6), modulation.
mbgcii,* may, can, let.
mijglid), possible.
tSRoment', m. (16), moment.
3Wonttt f m. (16), month.
2Wonb, m. (16), moon.
SWoraft,* m. (16), morass, swamp.
2Worb, m. (1 6), murder.
aWorbttierJjeug, n. (16), instrument
of murder, weapon.
2Worgen, in. (1 a), morning.
morgen, to-morrow, in the morn-
ing.
miibc, tired.
9Rityc, /. (2 6), pains, trouble, ex-
ertion; bcr 2Hityc toert, worth
while.
mumi, n. or/. (16), toil.
9)htnb f m. (16), mouth.
mi'tnben, to flow into.
mtinbluf), orally.
9Wiinbung, /. (2 6), mouth (of a
river).
murmcln, to murmur.
fSHufU',/. (2 6), music.
9Ru£tel, m. (3), muscle.
2)lufecftunbe, /• (2 a), leisurehour;
— •3Jcfd)dfttgnngcn f pursuits of leis-
ure hours.
mitffen,* to he obliged ; must.
SMttt, m. (16), courage.
mutter,*/, (la), mother.
in it t mill igcrtteifc, wantonly.
3)lutje,/. (2a), cap.
91.
naif), to, for, by, after, according to;
nad) nnb narf>, gradually.
Wadjlmr, in. (3), neighbor.
itnrtiDciit, after, when.
nrtrt)'bcnfcn,* to consider, to think of.
iHadjbrntf, m. (16), vigor.
iK«d)fommc, m. (2 a), successor.
9iadjfom»ncnfd)aft, /. (2 6), posterity.
nad)ma(3, afterward.
Wadjmittag, in. (16), afternoon.
nactjtmttagS, in the afternoon.
Wnd)rtd)t f /. (2 6), information.
nndj'wfen,* to call after.
s J(itrtnitiint, in. (16), posthumous
fame.
m'irimc, nearest, closest, next.
Wruftt,*/. (16), night.
MaM,f. (2 a), needle.
WaQtl,* m. (la), nail.
nafjcUegenb, neighboring.
IWafjc, /. (2 a), nearness, neighbor-
hood.
naljeit, to sew.
fnatti, naive, natural.
Wamc, m. (2 a), name.
namenS, by name.
naintmft, well known.
it a in l id), the very same, identical,
namely, you must know.
maw, m. (2 6), fool.
Wafc,/. (2 a), nose.
Matnr,/. (2 6), nature.
natiirttd), natural.
natnr(id)Cftt»cifc f naturally.
Sttebcl, in. (la), mist.
Wcbenmcnfd), m. (2 6), fellow-being.
ncfjmen,* to take.
netn, no.
nennen,* to name, to call.
tncrt»i)3' f nervous.
neu, new ; *on nenrm, anew.
noun, nine.
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VOCABULARY.
f neutral', neutral.
nuf>t, not ; — nteljr, no more.
nicfjtS, nothing.
tttd)t3beftohJemger, nevertheless,
however,
ntdjt^hmrbtg, frivolous,
nie, never,
ntcbcr, down.
nieber'feljen, to set down, to appoint,
to institute.
mebcrtriidjttg, base, mean.
Wtebertrcidjttgfctt,/. (2 6), baseness.
ntebrtg, low, vulgar.
nicmal§, never,
ntentanb, no one.
SKteprrmrf),* m. (1 6), use, usufruct.
norfj, still, yet, more, besides; nodj
ttma§, anything more; nod) cin=
mat, once more.
nod)ma\§, once again.
novblitf), northern.
SRorbfee,/. (2 6), North Sea.
9h»rbttnnb, m. (16), north wind,
notbitrftig, scantily.
nbttg, necessary, needful ; nbttg
liaOcu, stand in need of.
nbtigen, to force,
nudjtern, sober,
nun, now, well, why.
nunme^r, now, by this time.
nnr, only, simply,
ttiifclidb useful.
©♦
ub, whether, if.
ohtn, above ; bun — , from above,
obenbrcut, over and above.
Dbcrtjuubt,* n . (lc), head,
©ber^err, m. (2 6), supreme lord,
uberft, uppermost,
obgletd), although.
tOhyeW, n. (lb), object.
£>brtgfett, /. (26), magistrates, au-
thorities, government.
obrtgfettltdje ^erfon,/. (26), magis-
trate.
Dbftgorten,* in. (la), fruit-garden,
bbc, barren.
uber, or.
uffcnbar, evident, open,
bffcntlitf), public, openly,
ijffncn, to open,
oft, often.
ufync, without.
Dffv, n. (3), ear.
fDfonom', m. (26), farmer.
tDftu'be,/. (2 a), octave.
Obfcr, n. (la), sacrifice,
orbcntltrfi, orderly, properly,
©rbnung,/. (2 6), order.
£>rt,* m. (lc), place, locality.
£>rt, in. (1 6), village, town, district.
i J -
tyaav, n. (16), pair; cm paav, a few,
some.
paten, to pack.
ffia'Utot (pronounce: ^k'feto), m.
(gen. -&,pl. -%), great coat,
f^artet',/. (26), party,
^artctgetft, m. (lc), party spirit.
f ortcUittjfcit,/. (2 6), partiality.
tyavttitout,/. party violence,
baffen, to fit.
fbafftontert', passionate,
f^afte'te,/. (2 a), pastry.
ipattio'ttftf), patriotic.
Jiedjfdittwrj, jet-black.
petnlidj, painful,
f^erfon/,/. (26), person.
$ctcr, yttvn§, m. Peter,
bfeifcn,* to blow, to whistle.
$fetl, m. (16), arrow, dart, shaft.
$fei'b, n. (16), horse.
$flege,/. (2 a), attendance, care,
bflcgcn, to be accustomed to, to be
wont, to be used to ; fo bflcgt t§ $n
geljen, thus it generally happens.
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$flict>t,/. (2 6), duty.
t^fjotogrnMie',/. (2 a), photograph.
TOfMfioonomie',/. (2 a), face.
$iftole,/. (2a), pistol.
$(<**,* m. (16), place.
pliJljltd), suddenly.
*J$iibc(, m. (la), moh, people.
^olcn, n. (la), Poland.
f^omp, m. (1 6), pomp.
t&ofttuv, positive.
fpofftcr'Iie^, ludicrous, funny.
iiSoftiUton', m. (16), postillion.
yriirtitifl, splendid, magnificent.
fpraf'tifd), practical, useful.
Jjratten, to strike.
f^rartbent', m. (2 6), president.
preifen,* to praise; gliitfttd) ^reifen,
to call one happy.
l»rei$'geben f * to expose.
J>rei3ttmrbtg, praiseworthy.
f$vin&ipaV r m. (1 6), principal, mas-
ter.
$robe,/. (2a), proof, test.
f ^rogramm', n. (1 6), programme.
f^romcna'be, /. (2a), promenade,
walk.
•fiJrotmty,/. (2 6), province.
t$ro$cft\ m. (1 6), process, suit,
action.
q?rngct r m. (la), lash.
^iilwer, n. (la), powder.
^urjclbaum,* m. (16), somerset;
etnett — fdjlrtgcn, to make a somer-
set.
a
qtter, diagonally.
{Rub,* n. (1 c), wheel.
SHange,/. (2 a), urchin, rogue,
raftf), quick, fast.
rttfen, to rage.
Mafcret,/. (2 6), madness.
9int,* m. (1 6), council, advice.
raten,* to advise.
9icitfjau3,* n. (1 c), town-hall, court-
house.
9tat3r)crr f m. (2 6), alderman, sena-
tor.
9iaub r 7ri. (la), plunder.
raufen, ftd), to fight, to scuffle.
rauttcn, to whisper.
tJHcbcMott', /. (2 6), rebellion,
frebenifd), rebellious.
r crimen, to reckon, to count, to con-
sider, to do arithmetic ; Stt — , to
reckon among, to admit.
redjt, right, rightly, very.
9ted)t, n. (1 6), right, title ; retfjt fi>
ben, to be right.
rcdjten, to be at law, to dispute.
9ted)t3f)anbct,* m. (la), law-case,
law-suit.
9ted)tdfrreit, m. (16), legal contest,
action.
9Jerf)tStag, m. (16), day of trial.
recfen, to lift.
9tebe, /. (2a), speech, conversation ;
btc Sicbe fein, to be the question ;
etne s Jlcbt fatten, to make a speech.
reben, to speak.
rcbltd), honest.
SRcbner, w. (la), speaker.
Stebnertnnft,* /. (16), oratorical
tricks, eloquence.
9tcgcn, m. (la), rain.
fSiegtmcnt', n. (lc), regiment.
relet), rich, abounding in.
retdjen, to reach, to extend, to last.
retf, ripe.
JRetfe,/. (2 a), journey, travel, trip.
9tetfcgefrit)rte, ra. (2a), fellow, tra-
veller.
Melfegelb, n. (1 c), money for travel-
ling.
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retfeit, to journey, to travel.
retfjen,* to tear.
rettett,* to ride, to go on horseback.
ditittv, m. (la), rider.
JReityferb, n. (16), saddle-horse.
SRcitticr, n. (16), animal to ride.
retseitb, charming.
fiHepumr,/. (2b), republic.
fSRetycft', m. (16), respect.
i-Siefultat', n. (16), result.
reumiitig, repentant.
9tf>ettt, ra. (16), Rhine.
rtdjtett, to raise, direct; erne $rage
— <nt, to put a question to.
dlitt)ttv, m. (la), judge; tRtdjter ber
crftcn 3«ftan5, judge who heard
the case first.
ndjterlttf), judicial.
rirfjtin., correctly.
mtit t f. (2a), crack.
diod*m. (16), coat.
toff, coarse, rude.
JHofe, n. (16), horse.
Stijfjletn, n. (1 a), little horse.
JRiitfen, m. (la), back.
rubern, to row.
9htf, m. (16), call, rumor.
rufen,* to call on, to cry.
9tuf>e,/. (2 a), quiet, peace.
rufjtg, quiet, calm.
ritfjmen, fid), to boast.
9tumj>elfammer, /. (2 a), lumber-
room.
o.
<3adje,/. (2a), thing, affair, cause.
fadjt, gentle.
©atfjberfjalt, m. (16), state of a case.
©adjbertoalter, m. (la), counsel.
fagctt, to say, to tell.
ftimtltd), collective; bie famtlidjen,
all the.
fanft, soft, gentle.
©antt, Saint, St.
©arg,*m. (16), coffin.
tfarfa'ftifd), sarcastic.
battel,* m. (16), saddle.
©alj,* m. (16), leap, sentence.
faugen,* to suck.
<Saum,% m. (16), hem.
tSattSfatttOtt',/. (26), satisfaction.
fSce'ne,/. (2a), scene.
fdjabtg, shabby.
©djabc,* m. (2a), damage, injury.
©djabet, m. (la), head.
fdjabcn, to harm.
©djabenerfali, m. (16), indemnity;
urn — fin flat, to claim indemnity.
SdjabuiSfjaltttttg,/. (26), indemnifi-
cation.
fdjalffjitft, archly, roguish.
©djanbe,/. (2 a), disgrace.
fdjarf, sharp, sharply.
Sdjattett, m. (la), shadow, soul.
fdjattig, shady.
fdjauett, to look at.
©djaufettfter, n. (la), show window.
©djere,/. (2a), scissors.
©djetbe,/. (2a), disk.
fdjetnen,* to shine, to seem.
©djeitel, m. (la), vertex, head.
©djettJe, f. (2a), public house, tav-
ern.
©djenfel, m. (la), leg.
©djerj, m. (16), joke.
fdjttfen, to send.
frinrfltcl), proper, fit.
fdjtef, oblique, slanting.
fdjtefecn,* to shoot.
©djtff atftt, /. (26), navigation.
t©d)ifa'nc,/. (2 a), trick.
fdjitbern, to describe.
©djtmpf, m. (16), ignominy, dis-
honor ; abusive language.
©djtrm, m. (1 6), shade.
©djladjt,/. (2 6), battle.
©djladjtgefang,* ra. (1 6), battle-cry.
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Sdjfaf, to. (1 6), sleep.
fd)fagcn f * to beat, to strike ; ein 9Jab
frti l a i-jcit , to turn a somersault;
SBurjcl fri)lagcM, to take root.
frtilcriit, poor, poorly,
f^tctr^cn,* to creep.
©rf>lewe,/. (2 a), train.
<Scfjer$ f to. (1 6), joke.
frtiltditcu, to put down.
ffQliegltdj, finally.
©dlOiffet, to. (1 a), key.
fdjmeefeit, to taste.
<Sdjmeirf>elet,/. (2 6), flattery,
fdjmdsett,* to melt.
Sdntee, m. (1 6), snow.
Srtjttcibor, m. (1 a), tailor,
fdjnell, swift, quick, quickly.
©d)mtt, m. (16), cut.
fdjott, already, so early as, indeed,
no doubt.
Won, beautiful, handsome, fine,
fair,
©rijime,/. (2 a), beauty, fair one.
fdjityfen, to draw, to get.
Sdjranf,* m. (1 6), closet,
fdjrecfen,* to frighten,
fdjrctbett,* to write,
©djretbftunbe,/. (2 a), writing-lesson,
©djrcibttfd), m. (1 6), writing-table,
study-table.
fd>rcien f * to cry.
fdjrctten,* to stride, to walk,
©dniljflttfer, to. (la), cobbler.
6d>ulb, /. (2 6), fault, guilt; tcQ bin
@d)ulb baran, it is my fault ; ©ctjutb
tyoben, <Sd)ulb fein, to be in fault,
frfjulbig, guilty, indebted, owing.
Sdjiilc,/. (2 a), school.
Sdjitler, to. (la), pupil, student.
SrfjuUeljrer, m. (la), school teacher.
S^tilmctftcr, m. (1 a), school master,
fdjutyfliditig, obliged to attend
school. [tendent.
Bttfultat,* m. (16), school superin-
<&$uUaQ, m. (1 6), school day.
©dnift,* m. (1 6), shot.
©djuftcr, m. (la), cobbler, shoe-
maker.
©djufteralflc,/. (2 a), awl.
fdjittteln, to shake.
<Sd>u<$, to. (16), protection.
@djut?gott f * m. (1 c), protecting god,
protector.
®(i)ut$patvon r m. (16), patron saint.
<Sd)iUjbertt>anbte, to. (2 a), stranger
standing under protection of,
protege.
frfjtoad), weak.
fdjtoanfett, to stagger.
®$toanz,* m. (16), tail.
fdjhjaljctt, to talk, to prate.
fdjfoetgen,* to be silent, to cease to
speak.
©rfiwcutebraten, m. (la), roast pork.
frfjtucr, difficult, grievously.
©rfjtotengfett,/. (26), difficulty.
fdjltrimmett,* to swim.
Sd)tt>inbelgetft, m. (lc), madness,
humbug.
fdjttml, sultry.
fed|3 f six.
©ecfufte,/. (2a), seashore.
©eele,/. (2 a), soul.
Seclforger, m. (la), pastor, minister.
fcJjett,* to see.
feljr, very, very much.
fein,* to be.
fettt, his, its.
\t\t, since.
(©cite, /. (2a), side; auf bcr cincn
Scitc, on the one hand; ouf bcr
nnberen Scttc, on the other hand.
Seitcnblttf, m. (16), side glance.
fciten$, on the part of.
felbe, same.
fclber, self; myself, himself, her-
self, themselves, yourself, etc.
felbft, self ; even.
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fetten, rare.
feftfam, singular, strange.
fengen, to scorch.
fe*?cn, to place, to put, to spring, to
leap ; fid) — , to sit down, to seat
one's self.
fid), himself, herself, itself, them-
selves; an ftdj, in itself.
ftd)er, safe, sure, securely.
©td)erbett, /. (2 6), security.
ftdjtbar, perceptible, evident.
fte, she, they; ©te, you.
fteben, seven.
f Signal', n. (16), signal.
filbern, silver.
ftfbertoetf?, silver white.
tftm'bel, simple, stupid.
fin gen,* to sing.
fhtten,* to sink.
©inn, m. (16), sense, mind.
©ttte,/. (2a), custom.
ftttfam, properly.
t©itnatton',/. (26), situation.
fHjen,* to sit, to be (in school), to
fit.
©ttjen, n. (la), fit (of clothes).
©Hjnng,/. (26), session, sitting.
fo, so, then.
folmlb, as soon as.
fofort, at once.
fogar, even.
fog(eid), at once, straightway.
©o(nt f * m. (16), son.
fold), such.
fottcn, shall; ought; folltc, would;
man foUte ntcincn, one would
think.
©ontmer, m. (la), summer.
©ommertag, m. (16), summer day.
fonber, without.
fonbcrbar, strange.
fonbern, but.
©onnabenb, m. (16), Saturday.
©onne,/. (2 a), sun.
©onnenanfgrtng,* m. (16), sunrise.
©onnenf)i<?e,/. (2 a), heat of the sun.
©imnennntergang,* m. (16), sunset.
©mtntag, m. (16), Sunday,
fonft, else, besides, at other times.
©oMtedjen, n. (la), little Sophy,
forgen, to look after; bafiir — , to
see to it.
fabiel, so much,
©bartaner, m. (la), Spartan.
©bafj,*m. (16), joke.
fbaften, to joke.
f^aPaft, witty,
fjwt, late; bte fbfitefte SJadjfommen*
fdjait, the remotest posterity,
tftmste'ren, or fb«5tercn'gef)en, to
take a walk.
©JW5ter'gtutg,* m. (16), walk,
f&etfen, to dine,
©biegel, m. (1 a), mirror.
<&pitl, n. (16), play, game,
fbtelen, to play.
<&pitf}, m. (lb), spear, lance.
<3pii$t,f. (2 a), point, top.
tyttjftnbtg, subtle,
©boren, pi. spurs.
<Spott, m. (1 6), derision, scorn,
©bmdje,/. (2 a), language,
fbredjen,* to speak, to talk,
fbrtngen,* to spring.
©broffe,/.(2a), step.
©brnd),*m. (16), sentence, formula,
©brnng,* m. (16), leap.
©t>ur,/. (2 6), track, trail.
©r. == fetner, his.
©toat, m. (3), state.
©taat^faffe, /. (2 a) , public treasury,
©tflbt,*/. (16), city,
©tttbtlcben, *. (la), city-life,
©tabtrtdftcr, m. (la), city-judge.
<StaU,*m. (16), stable.
ftammig, robust,
ftarf, strong; cine ftarfe 9Retle, a
measured mile.
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Gtrirfc, /. (2 a), sfcrength.
ftnrrcn, to stare.
ftatt, instead of.
ftott'ftnben,* to take place.
ftattUdj, fine, noble.
Stnube/. (2 a), shrub.
ftetfcn,* to stick, to put.
ftefjcn * to stand.
ftctgcn,* to rise, to mount; font
^ferbe ftetgen, to alight from one's
horse, to dismount,
©tent, m. (14), stone, flint.
©teUc,/. (2a), place, spot,
ftellcn, to put, to station ; fitter ftct=
len, to secure ; fid) ftetlen, to put
one's self.
©tcflnng,/. (26), position,
fterben,* to die.
©tent, m. (16), star,
©tcrnblumc,/. (2 a), star flower.
ftet3, always.
©teuer,/. (2a), contribution.
(Helen,* to fly out.
©ttflc, /. (2 a), stillness, quiet,
silence.
©tiUfd)tt>ctgen, n. (la), silence,
©ttmme,/. (2a), voice.
(tola, proud ; <wf ettoa$ ftot$ fein, to
be proud of
ftiireu, to disturb.
®to%*m. (16), blow,
©trnfc,/. (2a), punishment.
StraW, m. (3), ray.
©traljlenfranj, m. (16), crown of
rays,
©trnfje,/. (2a), street.
©trand),* m. (1 c), bush,
ftretdjeht, to stroke.
©trett, m. (16), contest, strife, dis-
pute,
ftreiten,* to contend, to dispute, to
wrangle,
ftrettig, disputing, questionable ;
mcitiii madint, to dispute about.
©treittgfett, /. (2 6), dispute.
ftrenge, severe, rigorous, strict,
strong, intense.
ftriegeut, to curry,
©tnbentln'tr, /. (26), parlor door.
Sti'ttf, n. (16), piece, fragment.
t©tn'bic,/. (2 a), study,
©tufc,/. (2 a), step, terrace,
ftnmbf, dull,
©tnnbe, /. (2 a), hour, lesson ; nun
©tunb' an, from that moment,
ftnnbcnlang, for hours,
ftitrmifdj, sjormy.
ftnrjcn, fid), to rush.
ftiti*cit P to crop (the ears) ; to start,
to be startled.
ffufttU', subtle.
fit die it, to seek, to search, to try.
©umtof,* m. (16), slough, bog.
fnmUftg, marshy,
©tutbe,/. (2 a), sin.
tabeln, to blame, to find fault with.
Sofel,/. (2 a), table, slate.
Sag, m. (1 6 ) , day ; einc3 SageS, one
day; ben iicben langen Sag, the
whole livelong day.
£age3anbrnd),* m. (16), daybreak.
Sannc,/. (2 a), fir-tree.
Safdje,/. (2 a), pocket.
tanb, deaf.
tanfdjen, to exchange.
taufenb, thousand; taufenb nnb aber
taufenb, thousands upon thou-
sands.
Xanwinb, m. (16), thaw-wind.
Sett, m. (16), part, party.
teUcn, to share.
Setlnatjmc,/. (2a), interest.
teUnelimeub, participating, sympa-
thizing.
£empel, m. (la), temple.
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Seufet, m. (la), devil, imp.
SeufeBbrateit, m. (la), devils roast,
imp.
Scaler, m. (la), German coin, 75
cents.
%W,f. (2 6), deed.
Sljor, n. (16), gate.
Sfjorljeit, /. (2 6), foolishness.
Stymftett, n. Thracia, Thrace, a
province in Greece.
Styrmt, m. (16), throne.
ttfun,* to do, to make, to put, to act.
Sfjitr,/. (2 6), door.
ttef, deep.
Ster, n. (16), animal.
Sifdj, ?n. (16), table.
£itct, m. (1 a), title, name.
Softer,*/, (la), daughter.
Sobe^fdjtaf, w. (16), death-like
sleep.
iobmitbe, tired to death,
toll, mad.
%on* m. (1 6), sound, tone,
timen, to sound.
£orte,/. (2 a), tart, cake.
toten, to kill.
trageit,* to carry, to take, to wear.
trSumett, to dream,
treffett,* to hit, to strike, to find, to
light on ; ftrf) — , to happen,
iretbeit,* to carry on, to carry, to do.
SIreiber, m. (la), driver,
treu, true.
trcufjcrjtg, true-hearted, candid.
ttrtumMie'ren, to triumph.
trol|, in spite of, notwithstanding,
trofcbcm, nevertheless, although,
troijtg, defiant, insolent.
tritbc, dull, dim, sad.
tii(t)ttg, strong, sound, violent.
£«rm f * m. (1 6), tower.
Sitrmfpttje,/. (2 a), top of a tower.
It
itbett, to exercise, to administer,
itber, over, on, about, of, at, across.
itber'beljaltett,* to have left.
itberbrmgen,* to deliver, to carry,
ttberffuf?,* m. (16), plenty; sum —>
superfluously.
itber'gebctt,* to change to.
itbertjaubt, altogether, at all.
itbcrfjotctt, to overtake,
ubcrialjctt,* to leave, to give up.
itocrlcgcnfjcit,/. (2 6), superiority,
tibernadjtett, to pass the night,
uberraftfjcn, to surprise.
Ubcrrafdjmtg,/. (2 6), surprise,
i'tbcrrebett, to persuade ; ftrf) — laffen,
to be persuaded.
itberfetjen, to translate.
iibertreffen,* fid) felbft — , to surpass
one's self.
uberborteUcn, to defraud,
iibcr^cugctt, to convince,
i'tbrtg, left, over, remaining, other;
itbrtg bletbett, to remain ; tm itbrt*
gen, as for the rest.
ttfer, n. (1 a), shore, bank.
Ufjr,/. (2 6), clock, hour; o'clock,
urn, about, for; urn 5»t r in order to;
um fo tringer, so much longer,
um'breben, to turn over,
ttmfrtng,* m. (1 6), compass,
umgebett,* to surround,
ttmgebung,/. (2 6), surroundings,
umljer, around, about,
umfjer'btttfcn, to look about,
umljitt, not otherwise but; id) lann
ntdjt muffin, I cannot (choose) but
(do).
uoffibpett, to capsize.
umftammmt, to gripe, to clasp,
um'fetyen,* fid) — nad), to look about
for.
Mmfonft, for nothing, in vain.
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tttnftanb,* m. (1 6) circumstance.
ttm'fttmmcit, to bring round.
umtanjcn, to dance round.
unau3lofd)Urf| f irrepressible.
unbtinbtg, ungovernable, unruly.
unbcbcutcnb, insignificant.
unbcfugt, unautborized.
unbcfummcrt, heedless.
unbcqucm, uncomfortable.
unbcfdfafttgt, unemployed.
uubcfrfirctMt^, indescribable,
uitbeftcdjUd), unbribable.
unbtUtg, unfair, unjust.
«nb, and.
Unburdjfidjttgfctt, /. (2 6), opaque-
ness.
aitent&efirlid), indispensable.
uitentgcltUdj, free of charge.
uttcrbittUdj, relentless.
ttJtcrf|iJrt r unheard of.
itttertragltdj, unendurable.
unertoartet, unexpected.
unfreunbltd), unfriendly.
ttitfug, m. (lb), mischief.
ttngebulb,/., impatience.
mtgebulbtg, impatient.
Mitgefoljr, about.
ttitgegrtutbct, unfounded.
ungcljciter, vast, enormous, terrible.
Ungcffeiter, n. (la), monster.
ttngclcgcnljcit, /. (2 6), unpleasant-
ness, trouble.
uitgcrcctjt, unjust.
ungerctmt, absurd, preposterous.
ttitgcrcimtfjett,/. (2 6), absurdity.
wngefdjirft, unskilful, awkward.
ungcfttjla^t, rude.
uugcttuf?, uncertain, ambiguous.
uitgnoufjnlirf), unusual, extraordi-
nary.
ungfaiiMid}, incredible.
Hiighirt, n. (16), misfortune.
uttgUitflicfjcrttJcifc, unluckily.
ungunftig, unfavorable.
UnljcU, n. (16), calamity, mis-
chief.
mtliuflirt), impolite, discourteous.
untetbHdj, intolerable.
itnmenfglid}, inhuman.
uumtttctbar, direct.
uitmbgliri), impossible.
Itnorbnuitg,/. (2 6), disorder.
uiucrfH, wrong, false, unjust.
Unretyt, n. (16), injustice; unrest
fynbcn, to be in the wrong.
Uimt^e,/. (2a), disquiet.
utmtljtg, restless.
unfdubcr, unclean.
uitfdjulbig, innocent.
uttfcr, -c, -8, our.
unftmttg, absurd, irrational.
untcit, below, at the bottom.
uttter, under, among.
ttttterbredjen,* to interrupt, to break
up.
utttcrbcffcit, in the meantime, mean-
while.
untcrbrurfcn, to oppress.
wntere, lower.
unterfjalten,* to entertain.
ttnterljaltmtg, /. (2 6), entertain-
ment, conversation.
unternefjmenb, enterprising.
utttcmdjten, to teach.
untcrfc^t, sturdy.
uuterft, lowest.
uttterftcfjctt,* fid), to venture, to pre-
sume.
mttcrfudjctt, to inquire into.
Utttcrrffnn, m. (3), dependent, sub-
ject.
Untfjat,/. (2 6), misdeed.
uttbcrmerft, insensibly, unawares.
Unwcrfrtjiimrlicit, /. (2 6), insolence,
effrontery.
Unbcrftattb, m, (1 6), indiscretion.
Hiuuu-frtUhrt), unintentional.
tnttoett, not far from.
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mttotlttg, indignantly, angrily.
Wtgiltig, countless.
ltrfad)e,/. (2 a), cause.
Itrfprung,* m. (16), origin.
Itrtctl, n. (1 6), judgment, sentence.
5Bater,*m. (la), father.
ucrrtrfjtlicf), contemptible.
2Serad)tmtg,/. (2 6), scorn.
Uerfcergen,* to hide.
berbammen, to condemn; berbammt,
damned.
fcerbcnfen,* to take amiss, to find
fault with.
Uerbteneit, to merit, to deserve, to
be worthy.
SBerbteuft, n. (16), merit.
toerbienftUoU, well deserving.
toerbrtefeHd), ill-humored. [parch.
fcerburftett, to perish with thirst; to
fcerbuijt, puzzled.
toerefjrctt, to revere.
uereuttgen, to join.
toerf alien,* to fall in.
SBerfaffung,/. (2 6), constitution, go-
vernment.
toerfcrtigen, to make.
SBcrfinftcrung, /. (2 6), darkness.
fcerfttegen,* to flyaway.
tierfolgcit, to pursue.
tocrgtntgen, past.
a?evg<utgenf)ett,/. (2 6), the past.
Ucrgeben^, in vain.
ucrgetten,* to requite ; ®ott tiergclte
t§ ! God reward for it !
toevgeffen,* to forget.
uergtefeen,* to shed.
2$ergletdj, m. (1 6), agreement.
l»ergletd)en,* to compare.
SBergttiigen, n. (la), pleasure.
aSergniiguttg^reifc, /. (2a), pleasure
trip.
tjergiiteit, to recompense, to refund.
SBer^altittS, n. (16), relation.
fcerfjelfcn,* to help, to get.
ticrfjinbrnt, to prevent.
$Berf)iitmtg,/. (26), prevention.
Uerfattfen, to sell.
Uertttityfen, to connect.
Uerfitrjeit, to shorten, to abbreviate.
ucrfaugen, to desire, to demand.
tierlaffcn,* fid) — cmf, to rely upon.
tjeHaufen,* fid), to run away.
Derlefccn, to spend time.
toerlegen, embarrassed.
3Scrkgenf)ctt,/. (2 6), perplexity.
bevUMen, to violate.
toerUereit,* to lose, to waste.
bermchtcn, to believe, to suppose.
tjcrntctttttid), supposed, pretended.
toermtetcn, to let, to rent, to hire out.
akrmteter, ra. (la), renter, letter.
SBerttttetmtg,/. (2 6), rental, letting.
SBermtttbcrung,/. (2 6), lessening, di-
minution.
ticrmogc, by virtue of.
toermogen,* to be able, can.
tierttcfjmctt,* to hear; fid) — faffen,
to make one's self heard.
Hcrneincn, to answer in the nega-
tive.
toerntittfttg, wise.
tocrpflegcn, to take care of.
ttervfftrfjten, to oblige.
tjcrrrttcit,* to betray.
Ucrfrtgcn, to refuse.
t»erfammetn, fid), to assemble.
SBerfammlnttg, /. (26), assembly.
tierfdjaffen, to procure, to furnish.
ucrfrijicbcu, various.
tocrfd)ief?ctt,* to shoot away.
toerfdjitaufen, to stop for breath.
tterfefjen,* to provide with.
ucrfc^cn, to reply.
Ucrfidjern, to assure, to aver, to as-
sert ; fid) — , to make sure of.
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berfbrcdjcn,* to promise.
ucrftiinbig, reasonable, sensible.
tjcrfhinbltrl), intelligible.
Jjcrftfirfen, to strengthen.
toerfterfcn, to hide ; SBerftecfen fjnelett,
to play at bide and seek.
Ucrftctft, covert, hidden.
ucrftcljcn,* to understand; ba3 bcr«
fteljt fid), that is understood.
$cvfudj, m. (1 b), attempt.
t»erfud)en, to tiy, to attempt.
bertaufdjcn, to exchange.
ajertetbtgmtg,/. (2b), defence.
Scrtraucn, n. (la), confidence.
berurfaebett, to cause.
^eritrtetluttg,/. (24), sentence, ver-
dict.
Scrtoalter, m. (la), magistrate.
berhmnbcui, to transform.
bertoorrcH, confused.
ttcrjcttjen,* to pardon, to forgive.
SSerseiljiutfl,/. (2b), pardon.
berjicljett, to distort; bad 9W<tul — ,
to make a wry mouth.
biel, much, many.
BieUeiebt, perhaps.
bier, four.
bterbunbert, four hundred.
tJtcrfturfig, four-storied.
Uicrte, fourth.
2<icrtcf, n. (la), quarter.
Siertclelle, /. (2 a), quarter of a
yard.
93ogd,*m. (la), bird.
Solf,* n. (lc), people.
BltUtttt, n. (la), company, small
people.
boll, full.
bollenbett, to finish.
bolter, full of.
biJUtg, wholly.
butt, from, of, by, about.
bor, before, with.
borou*, in advance; etWoS bor je-
manbcm boraud b«ben, to have an
advantage over one.
twtauS'besaijltn, to pay In advance.
borauS'geben,* to go before, to pre-
cede.
SBorau3fc*?ung, /. (2b), presupposi-
tion.
borbct'fabrcn,* to drive past.
oorbct'fltcfjeit,* to flow by.
oor'berettcn, fief), to prepare.
SJorbcrcttung,/. (26), preparation.
SBorbcrettunflSfdntle, /. (2 a), prepa-
ratory school.
Oor'brutgen,* to bring forward, to
put forth, to plead.
SBorcttent, pi. ancestors, forefathers.
bor'ftnbett,* to find.
Sorgang,* m. (lb), proceedings,
process.
borgefelft, superior, higher.
borfianbcn, existing.
uorfyer, before, previously.
bortg, last.
bor'fommcit,* to seem, to come on
for discussion.
bor'liegen,* to be under considera-
tion ; bcr borltcgenbe ftaU, the pre-
sent case.
bormaltg, former.
bormtttag£, in the morning.
uoritclint, noble, aristocratic.
BmtpUtH,* m. (1 b), porch, vestibule.
SBorrebe, /. (2 a), preamble, intro-
duction.
JBorfrfjctn, m. (lb), appearance; &um
— to imttcn, to appear.
i*orfd)(ag,* m. (lb), suggestion,
motion, proposal.
oor'fd)lagctt,* to propose, to pre-
sent.
Sorfibrtft,/. (2 b), copy.
SBorfbtel, n. (lb), prelude, introduc-
tion.
oorftefjenb, prominent.
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mjr'ftetfcit, to represent; ftdj — > to
imagine.
fBovttii, m. (16), advantage.
$Bortrag,*m. (lb), address, lecture,
vurtrcffltrf), excellent, capital.
2?ortreffttdjfctt, /. (2 6), superiority
boritber, past.
borjitgltdj, excellent.
aSadje,/. (2 o), watch; —fatten,* to
keep watch.
fcmd)fen,* to grow.
2Bad)te«atttpf f * m. (16), quail-fight.
umflCH, to venture.
SBagen, m. (la), carriage.
toftfjlen, to choose.
toafyv, true.
tarffjrettb, during, while.
2Baf>rf>ett,/. (2 6), truth.
luafjrttrij, truly, verily, surely.
ttwIjr'neJjmcn,* to perceive.
2Balb,*m. (lc), wood.
28anberer, m. (la), wanderer, tra-
veller.
SBange,/. (2a), cheek.
toann, when.
aBormc,/. (2a), heat.
hmrtett, to wait, to await;. — auf, to
wait for.
hxmtm, why.
toa§, what, which, whoever; tva§
fur cm (cine), what kind of.
2Baffer, n. (la), water.
2Bafferljufjn,* n. (lc), water-fowl.
toeber . . . nodj, neither . . . nor.
2Beg, m. (16), way, road.
iwegen, on account of, hecause of,
relating to.
hieg'iaufen,* to run off.
loeg'fcljmelsen,* to melt away.
ttJcfjcn, to blow, to stir.
SBctfc, n. (lc), woman.
tt>cie^ew f * to give way ; mrfjt bott ber
©telle toeirfjett, not to move an inch.
toetgerit, fid), to be unwilling, to re-
fuse.
tveii, because, since.
2Bette, /. (2 a), while.
metfe, wise.
SBetfe, /. (2 a), way, manner.
hietfen,* to show, to teach.
23Bet^ett,/. (2 6), wisdom.
toetft, white.
h>ett, far.
toetter, further; go on! uub fo — ,
and so forth.
h>etter'fbrtngen,* to spring away.
2BeWattftgtett, /. (2 6), vast extent,
difficulty.
toetdjer, -e, -t§, what, which, who.
Belt,/. (2 6), world.
h>ettbefannt, known over the world,
notorious.
h»em f to whom.
toeit, whom.
toenben,* fid), to turn.
SBettbuttg,/. (2 6), turn.
toeing, little, few ; tin — , a little.
ttiemger, less.
n>emgfte (ber, i)ie, t>a§), the least.
toentgftcn^, at least.
ttJcnn, when, if.
h>er, who.
twerben,* to become, to get, to be.
toerfen,* to throw, to cast.
2Berf, ». (1 6), work.
SBcrfjcug, n. (1 6), instrument, tool.
tout, worth, worthy.
toeSfycttb, why? for what reason.
toeft, toeffett, genitive of toer and of
tt>a§.
2Better, n. (la), weather.
foettew, to storm.
mid) tin, important.
SBtdjttgfett,/. (2 6), importance.
to>iber f against.
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SBtbembe,/. (2 a), contradiction.
aStberfadjcr, m. (la), opponent.
aBtbcrtyrud),* m. (1 6), contradiction.
23Jtbcrfprudj3gcift, mi. (lc), spirit of
opposition.
ttnbcrftcfien,* to resist.
tt»ie, how, as, like, as if; tone aitd>,
however.
toiebcr, again, once more; totebcr
gut mitdjctt, to make amends.
micbcr'bruigcn, * to bring back.
micbcrJjcr'ftcttcit, to restore.
aBteberberftcUtmg, /. (2 6), restora-
tion, re-establishment.
uncbcrfjolen, to repeat.
mieberfiolt, repeatedly, often.
hncberum, again.
aBtege,/. (2 a), cradle.
tenement, to whinney.
SBtefe,/. (2 a), meadow.
luicuicl, how much.
toietoobf, although.
hulb, wild.
2Bttte, m. (2 a), will ; urn . . i totttett,
for the sake of.
miUifl, willingly.
ttulltg fttmmen, to make somebody
willing.
aBiUfur,/. (2 6), arbitrariness.
SButb, m. (16), wind.
SBinbljunb, m. (16), grayhound.
ttmtbtg, windy.
SBinbfbict, n. (16), Italian gray-
hound.
3Binbftofj,* m. (16), squall.
SBtittcr, m. (la), winter.
toir, we.
nnrfett auf, influence.
ttnrtlidj, real, really.
aBtrfung,/. (2 6), effect.
3Birt§l)au§ r * w. (lc), inn, hotel.
ttriffen,* to know.
aBttterungStoetfjfel, m. (la), change
of weather.
2Btth»e,/. (2 a), widow.
too, where, when.
2Bod>e,/. (2a), week.
aBodjeittag, m. (16), week-day.
tooburd), by what means.
toofmt, provided.
toogcgen, against what.
looker, whence, from what place.
tootyttt, whither, where.
toofjutctn, into what.
ivotft, well, indeed, certainly; nun
toot>l, well then, see p. 196, § 64.
aBoblfa&rt,/. (2 6), welfare.
uuililfi-ii, cheap, easily.
toofflgenfifjrt, well-fed.
toofjigetljatt, well-done.
tooljUjabcnb, prosperous.
tuoljtucrbtcitt, well deserved.
njofjneit, to live; innc tootynen, to re-
side in.
2Bobnftube, /. (2 a), sitting-room,
parlor.
2Bofnt5tmmer, n. (la), parlor.
aSolbcgf, a town in Mecklenburg-
Strelitz.
233otf f *m. (16), wolf.
2BiJHd)ctt, n. (la), little cloud.
2Bolfc,/. (2a), cloud. [want.
molten,* to will, to be willing, to
toomtt, with what, with which.
monad), for what.
2Bonne,/. (2a), joy, delight.
Hunan, whereon, of what.
uuurtitf, whereupon, upon what,
for what.
SBort,* n. (1 c), word ; SBirter, dis-
connected words.
a33ort, n. (16), word; SBorte, words
in connected discourse ; mit einem
aSortc, in a word.
uiiirtlirt), word for word.
tooritber, at what, at which.
tooooti, of what, of which, about
what.
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toofru, wherefore, to what or which,
for what or which.
2Budjer, m. (la), usury; — tretbett,
to take usury.
aBuntiarjt, m. (1 6), surgeon,
hmnberbar, marvellous,
hmnberltdj, strange,
humbern, fid), to be surprised; e$
number* miif\ t I am surprised, I
wonder.
2Bunfdj,* m. (1 6), wish.
ttJiinfdjett, to wish, to desire.
SBitrbe,/. (2a), dignity; ttf) ffaitt c$
untev metner SBurbe, I consider it
beneath me.
foitrbtg, worthy,
toitrgen, to choke; fyimmter'hmrgen,
to swallow.
2Burscl,/. (2 a), root.
2Bttfte,/. (2 a), waste, desert.
S-
*W,/. (26), number.
jo^lcit, to count.
Sttlltn, gentle.
Safjnavtf,* m. (lb), dentist.
Batyttbrectyer, m. (la), tooth-drawer.
aortHdj, tenderly.
.Sedje,/. (2 a) reckoning.
je^n, ten.
Betrfjen, n. (la), sign, indication.
setgen, to show, to point out; fid) — ,
to show one's self.
3ett,/. (2 b), time.
Bettyunrt, m . (ib), moment.
Beittoerluft, m. (1 b), loss of time.
jerbrcdjen,* to break in pieces.
jerreiften,* te rend, to tear.
jemn, to pull.
fterfdjtefjen,* to shoot in pieces.
serftreuen, ftd), to scatter.
Beuflr n. (lb), stuff, material, sub-
stance.
£cugnt3, n. (lb), testimony.
Stefyen,* to draw, to pull, to derive;
fid) — , to move.
Stolen, to take aim.
('jicmltrf), pretty, tolerably, rather.
Simmer, n. (la), room.
Stttern, to tremble.
Stttcrnb, trembling.
Sopl*m. (lb), cue.
Sovn, m. (16), anger, wrath.
8«, to, with, on, at, for, too.
BubeJjiir, n. (lb), appurtenances.
surfeit, to shrug (one's shoulders).
aucrft, first, at first.
BufaU,*m. (16), chance.
5ttftiUtg, accidentally.
Sufatttgcruietfe, accidentally.
Buftudjt,/., refuge.
SU'fltiftertt, to whisper to.
Sttfolge, by virtue of.
aufriebctt, content, satisfied.
ju/geben,* to allow, to admit.
jugegen, present.
ju'getjcn,* to take place, to goon.
Biigel, m . (la), rein, reins.
guglcirf), at the same time.
ZU'tfovtn, to listen.
Sutfdvev, m. (la), hearer.
au'fommcn,* to come up to, to ap-
proach, to become, to be suitable
for.
SUlefct, at last, last, finally.
sunt = ju bem.
aumol, especially.
Bumutung,/. (2 6), demand.
Stmodjft, first of all, next.
au'netymen,* to increase.
Bunft,*/. (16), guild.
Bunftgenofc, m . (2 6), member of a
guild.
Bunftmeifter, m. (la), guild master.
Buitgc, / (1 6), tongue.
surttrf, back ; come back !
$\xte<\tf)xv\, to return.
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auriirf 'fommett,* to come back,
^uriirffitnft,*/. (16), return.
5U'rufcit r * to call to.
5ufammcn f together,
^ufommenfluft,* m. (1 6), concourse.
Su'fdjauctt, to look on, to watch,
ju'fdjfagcn,* to shut in.
$u'fd)retbctt,* to ascribe, to attribute-
$u'fVred)en f * to award.
Snttyun, n. (la), aid.
jutjcrftrfftttdj, confidently,
autoor, beforehand.
Sttttor'fommtten,* to rush in ahead.
SittoeUen, sometimes.
ju '50^ ten, to allot to.
jnmngeit, to force.
^wanjig, twenty.
Stuet, two.
Smeifel, m. (la), doubt.
Sloctfclljaft, doubtful, questionable.
ametmal, twice.
jttJCttc, second.
Stoittyalt, m. (16), contention.
jtotttgen,* to compel, to force.
Bttrint, m. (16), thread.
jttJtfdjen, between, among.
Btoift, m. (16), dispute.
5toi>ff, twelve.
ENGLISH-GERMAN VOCABULARY.
[See explanations, p. 212.]
a, an, ein, cine.
abbreviate, ab'furjen.
abbreviation, Wbfi'irjung,/. (2 6).
able, to be able,* fonnen, fdfytg fein*
ability, ftdhjgfeit,/. (2 6).
about, prep., urn, iiber ; adv., fyerum,
ungefdfjr.
above all, oor aflem.
absence of mind, Serftreutljeit, /.
(2 6). [fe&fen.
absent, abroeienb; to be absent,
absent-minded, aerftrent.
absentmindedness, ^erftreutfyett, /.
(26).
absolution, 9lbfolution',t/. (2 6).
absurd, ab|urb',t tl)orid)t, ctlbern.
absurdity, SSiberftnnigfett,/. (2 6).
academic, afabe'mifd).t
accent, Accent', t m. (16).
accept, an'nefymen,* bin'nefymen ; *
23etfaH ftfjenfen.
accompany, begfeiten.
accomplish, oollfiiljren.
according to, jc nad) ber ; in accord-
ance with, no m aft.
accusative, %t'tufatta,t m. (16).
achieve, erreidjen, errtngen,*3u ftanbe
bringen*
achievement, Grrungenfdjaft,/. (26).
acknowledge, an'ertennen,* an'jeu
gen, erroibern.
acquainted, befannt.
acquaintance, Sefamttfdjaft,/. (2 6).
acquire, erroerben.*
across, iiber, burd).
active, rege.
actual (ly), rairfUd), tf)atjad)(id).
add, Ijinju'fiiQen.
address, 9lbre[')e,t/.(2a); Wnrebe,/.
(2 a).
address, an'reben.
adjective, Wb'jectto,! n. (16).
adjoin, au'fto&en.*
adjoining, anftoftenb.
adjunct, ^eftimmungSroort,* n. (lc).
admisssion, (Sintritt, m. (16).
adorn, fdjmiidfen.
advance, tentgegentommen, n. (la).
adverb, Wbtfcrb', ft*. (3) ; adverbial,
abv>erbia'li[d).f
advertisement, Wnaetge, /. (2 a);
9lnnon'ce,t/. (2a).
advice, 9ictt, m. (lb),pl. 5Rat)d)lage.
advise, raten.*
aesthetic, dftf)e'ttfd).t
affair, Sadie, /. (2 a); ©efd)id)te, /.
(2a).
affectionate, liebenb, fjeraltd).
affect, (*influfj Ijaben atf.
affirmative, bejafyen.
African, afrifa'ntjd).
after, prep., nad), tjtnter ; conj.,na6)=
bem.
afternoon, 9tad)mittag, m. (16).
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VOCABULARY.
again, foieber.
against, gegen, auf.
age, liter, n. (1 a).
aged, alt ; the aged, bie Uteri.
ago, t>or.
agree with, uberein'ftimmen mit.
air, Suit,*/. (16); air of heaven,
£imme(§tuft,*/- (16).
album, Alburn, t n. (gen. -§, pi.
-§).
alcohol, SU'loftol, t wi. (16).
alert, nmdifam.
all, all, ganj ; not at all, gar nid)t.
allow, ertauben, geftatten.
almost, fctjl, beinat)e.
along, entlang, iiber.
aloud, laut.
Alpine, Ityen, pi.
already, bereit§, fd)on.
also, and).
although, obgleid).
alto, lit, m. (la).
alto singer, 111= Sanger, m. (la).
altogether, ganatid), bollftanbig.
always, i turner, ftet§.
amateur, £i(ettanf,t m. (2 6).
amazement, (Srftaunen, n. (la).
amazing, erftauntid).
America, Ime'rifa.
American, Imerifa'ner, m. (la);
Imerifa'nerin,/. (2 6).
American, amerifa'nifd).
amiable, lieben§rourbig.
among, uuter.
amount to, fic^> betauien* auf.
an, ein, eine.
anatomy, luatomie',!/. (2 a).
and, unb.
anew, Don neuem, auf§ neue.
angel, dnjjel, m. (la).
angry, 3ornig, bofe.
another, eiu anberer.
answer, Infmort, /. (2 6).
answer, antroorten, ernribern.
antechamber, SBoratmmer, n. (la).
anticipation, 2Sorgefut)l, n. (16).
antique, antif'.f
anxiously, ctngfttooH.
any, jeber (beliebige); irgenb ein.
anything, trgenb ettt>a§.
apparent(ly), augenidjetnlid), fd)ein=
bar.
appear, erfdjeinen.*
appearance, (Jrfdjetnung,/. (2 6).
applause, IpptauS',! m. (16).
apply, auf'legen, an'tnenben.
appoint, ernennen*
apposition, Ippofition',/. (2 6).
approach, fid) nat)ern, au'fdjreiten aui.
approval, Sufriebentjeit, /. (26);
23etfatt, m. (16).
apt, paffenb, geneigt.
arch-rogue, (Jr^Sptfebube, m. (2a).
arise, ernmd)fen.*
aristocratic, ariftofra'tifc&.t
arm, lint, m. (16).
arm-chair, Irmftul)!,* m. (16).
arrange, eiu'ridjten, arrangie'ren;t
to arrange one's self, fid) ftetlen.
arrangement, lucrbnung,/. (26).
array, pufeen, fdjmtiden.
arrive, an'fommen,* an'tangen, etn'=
treffen*
art, Jlunft,*/ (16).
article, liti'fet,f m. (16).
artistic (-ally), fiinftterifd), lunftbe=
piffen.
as, one, nil, ta; as . . . as, fo . . .
nrie, fo . . . at§ ; as if, mie, at§
roenn ; as well . . . as, fo . . . mie.
ascend, l)tnauf / gcl)en* or fteigen.*
ash, lfd)e,/. (2 a).
ashamed, to be, fid) fdjamen.
aside, abgefetjn.
ask, fragen, bitten,* einlaben.*
aspire, ftreben.
ass, (Sfef, m. (la).
assemble, fid) berfammeln.
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assembly, Serfamtnfnng,/. (2 6).
assess, ab'fdjcifcen.
assistance, <£>ulfe or <&i(fe, /. (2 a).
assume, an'neljmcn *
assurance, ©enufjtjeit, /. (2 6).
assure, fid)cr mad)en, berfidjern.
astonished, cvflaunt.
astonishing, crftaunlicb, befremblid).
astonishment, Stjtaunett, n. (la).
at, an, in, ju, urn ; at once, jugteid) ;
at last, enblid).
atom, %tom',t n. (16).
attack, Wnfatt,* m. (16).
attain, errcidjen, crjielen.
attainable, ju crreid)cn.
attempt, 23erfnd), m. (16).
attempt, fid) bemiifyen, t>erfud)en.
attend, bei'tnotjnen, begtetten.
attention, 9Uifmerfjamfett, /. (26).
attentive (ly), aufmerffam.
attractive, anjtefyenb.
attributive, attribute/. t
august, erljaben.
aunt, Sante,/. (2 a).
author, 93erfaffer, m. (la).
authority, 9lutoritat',t /. (2 6).
auxiliary, ^ulfsoerb, n. (3).
avalanch, Sanrine,/. (2 a).
avaunt ! fort, h,tmr>eg ! l)tnau§ !
await, er marten.
awake, mad) ; to be awake, nmdjen.
aware, genmtjr, benmjjt fein.
away, meg, fort.
B.
back, SRiitfen, m. (la),
back, jurfitf, nrieber.
background, £>tntergrunb,*m. (16).
badge of honor, Orben, m. (la),
bank, 33anf,/. (2 6).
bard, Sanger, ra. (la),
basement, Crbgejdjojj, n. (16).
basis, ($runb,*m. (16).
Bavarian, batrtfd).
be, fein;* there is (are), e§ ift (ftnb),
e3 giebt.
bear, tragen,* ertragen,* erbulben.
beautiful, fd)6n.
because, rocit.
become, roerben;* fid) fd)itfen.
bed, Sett, n. (3).
bedchamber, «d)lafjtmmer, n. (la).
bedstead, SettfteUe,/. (2 a).
beer, Stcr, n. (16).
before, prep., toor; adv., border;
con,;., ebe r bebor.
beg, bitten*
begin, beginnen,* an'fangen.*
beginner, 9lnfanger, m. (la).
beginning, tfefaag,* m. (16).
behave, fid) (tocrnunfttg) bctragen.*
behavior, SBetragen, n. (la).
behest, SefehJ, m. (16); SSerlangen,
w. (la).
behind, t)intcr.
believe, gtauben, fiir moglid) fjalten.*
being, SBefen, n. (la).
bell, ©lode, /. (2 a), fllingel, /.
(2a).
bellows (a pair of), 93tafebalg,* m.
(16).
belong, gctjorcn.
below, miter.
bench, Sanf,*/. (16).
bend, bengen, neigen.
bend of the head, J?obfnttfen, ft.
(la),
benefit, 9tufeen, m. (la), SSortett, m.
(16).
benign(ly), tyotbfetig.
Berlin, adj., 93er liner.
besides, fonjt, aufeerbem; prep.,neben.
besmear, beftreidjen.*
best, beft, am beften, tjerrlidjft.
betrothed, Brant,* / (16).
better, beffcr.
between, jjuifdjen.
252
VOCABULARY.
bewildered, berttrirrt.
beyond, doubt, unstoetfel&aft.
bUl, SKednmng,/. (2b).
birthday, ©eburt§tag, m. (lb).
bite, beifcen.* [kit,/. (26).
bitterness, SBoS&ett, /. (2b), 23itter=
black, frf)iuar3, braun.
black-headed, fdjroarjfopftg.
blame, tabefn.
blessing, Segen, m. (la).
blockhead, 2>ummfopf,* m. (lb).
blond, b(onb.
blow, btafen *
blue, blew.
body, $ortoer, m. (la).
boil, fodjen.
boisterous, fturmifd).
bold, fufyn.
book, 23ud),* n. (lc).
bosom, 23ufen, m. (la), Sruft,* /.
(16).
both, beibe; both . . . and, toroofyl . . .
ol§.
bound, Sprung,* m. (1 J).
bow, fid) berneigen.
box, ofjrfeigen.
boy, $nabe, m. (2 a), Sunge, m.
(2 a).
boyish voice, $nabenftimme, /. (2 a) .
Brahmin, Srctmctljne, m., a member
of the sacred caste among the
Hindus,
brain, ©efytrn, n. (lb).
branch of study, fiefyrfad),* n. (lc).
bravo ! brabo !
breakfast, ^riifyftiicf, n. (lb).
breakfast, friibjtucfen.
breath, Wtem, m. (la).
bright, t>eU.
brighten, erfyetfen.
brilliant, brilliant', tfericfetnb.
bring, bringen,* uberbringen,* mit'=
bringen ;* to bring back, ttrieber^
bringen.
broad, brcit, roett.
broken, gebrodjen.
brook, bulben.
brother, Sruber,* m. (la).
brow, Stint,/. (26).
brush, ^infel, m. (la).
build, bauen.
building, (M>aube, n. (la).
burning, brennenb.
business, ©efdjaft, ». (lb),
rcgcnl)cit,/. (2 6).
business methode, @efd)ajt§metf)obe,
/(2a).
business firm, @efd)aft§rjau§,* n.
(lc).
business purposes, ©e|"d)aft§ange=
[egenfyeiten, pi.
busy, bei'djafttgt.
but, abcr, fonbern, afletn; but still,
abcr bod).
by, bei, burd), toon, auf.
call, uennen,* rufen,* an'rufen ;* to
call upon (in class), auf rufcn.*
calm, beruljigen.
can, fonnen.*
cannon, $ano'ne,/. (2 a); cannons
in forts, f£eftung§fanonen.
care, Sdvufc, m. (lb).
capable, fdt)ig, fan [tanbc.
capital, grower %nfang§bud)ftabe, m.
(2a).
careful, forgfaltig.
caricature, fartfie'ren.f
carpet, Seppid), m. (1 b).
carriage, SBctgen, m. (la).
carry, tragen ;* to carry off, tr>eg'=
nefymen ;* to carry out, au§'fuf)=
rcn.
case, 8fctU,* m. (lb); in case, falls.
catch, ertappen.
cause, Urfadje, / (2 a); ©runb,* m.
(16).
cause, berurfadjen, beranlaffen.
cease, aup&oren, berftummen.
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253
ceaseless, enb(o§.
celebrated, beriifjmt.
cell, 3eUe,/. (2 a). [/.(2 a).
center, ^Rittctpunft, m. (16); HJtttte,
century, 3al)rl)itnbert, n. (16).
ceremony, -ftanbtung,/. (26).
certain(ly), gettnjj, fidjerticf).
certainty, ©etmjjfjeit, /. (2 6).
certificate, 3eugnt3, n. (16).
certify, befd)einigen.
chair, <Stut)l,* m. (16); lecturer's
chair, £cttl)e'ber,t ■». (la)
chamber, gimmer, w - (1 «)•
chandelier, $ron(eud)ter, m. (la).
change, anbern, beranbern.
chant, ©efctng,* m. (16).
chapter, $api'tet,t n. (1 a),
character, Gfyarafte^t ™. (16).
charm, $auber, m - (!«)•
chastisement, Strafe,/. (2a).
chemistry, &I)emie,t/. (2a).
chest, Sd)ranf,*m. (16); Srufi,* /.
(16).
child, $inb, n. (lc).
childish(ly), ttnbtfd).
childishness, $tnberet,/. (2 6).
chin, Jtinn, n. (16).
chorus, (£t)or,*f m. (16).
chromatic, d)n>ma'ti)d).t
circle, Jlrei*, m. (16).
circumstance, Umftanb,* m. (16);
Sttft&ttntS, n. (16).
citizen, burger, m. (la).
city, Stabt,*/ (16).
claim, beljaupten, forbern.
clandestine, fycimlid), tocrfiobtcn.
clasp, fdjlctgen.*
class, fllaffe,/. (2 a).
class-book, fltajfcnbud),* n. (lc).
class-room, ^taffenjimmer, n. (la).
clause, Safe,* m. (16); Jpauptfafc.*
m. (16).
clear, !tar; to clear one's throat,
fid) rfiufpern.
client, Client', t rn. (26).
climax, ^U'mar,,! m. (16); 3enitf)=
punft, m. (16).
clock, Ut)r,/. (2 6); what o'clock
is it, true Diet Ut)r ift e§; the clock
strikes two, bie Ut)r fdjlcigt aroct.
close, fdjliefjen *
close, natje (bet).
clothes, $(eiber, pi.
clutch, ergveifen*
coachman, £utfd)er, m. (la).
coal-black, fol)(fd)tt)ar3.
coat, »od,*m. (16).
coax, fdjmetdjetn.
coaxingly, fd)metd)(erifd), in fd)mei=
d)elnbem Sone.
cold, fait.
cold, (Jrfaltung,/. (26).
collar, $ragen, m. (la).
colleague, ^oKe'gct m. (2 a).
college, Gol'fege,! (gen.-Z. pl-§.).
cologne, eau de cologne, £olnijd)e§
2Baffer, n. (la).
colon, $o'Iou,t wi. (gen. -§, pJ. -§.)
color, £$farbe,/. (2 a).
come, fommen;* to come back, 311=
ri'icf'fommen;* to come on, aufgk>
fyen;* to come across, cut'treffen,*
begegnen.
comedy, $omo'bie,t / (2 a).
comfortable, bcl)ag(td), ntit 93ef)agen.
comical, fo'mtfd). t
comma, $ommct,t n.(gen.-$,pl.-§)
command, bcfel)(en.*
commence, bcginncn *
commit a fault, einen ££el)ler bege=
fjen.*
common sence, 3>evnunft,/.
commotion, Wufrcgung,/. (26).
companion, ©efeUfd)after, m. (la);
©efatjrte, m. (2 a).
company, Wcfellfdjaft, /. (26.)
comparative (ly), tocrljattntSmajjig.
compare, t»ergleid)en.*
254
VOCABULARY.
compatible with, fid) bertrctgen* nut.
compel, jnringen *
complete, bollftanbig.
compliments, (Smpfet)htngen,.pJ.
component parts, SBefianbtetlc, pi.
composition, 'iluffafc,* m. (16);2lb=
faffung,/. (2 6)
composure, faffung,/. (2 6); @c=
ntittSberfaffung,/. (26).
compound, aufammengefefct.
comprehension, $erftanbni§, n.
(16).
conceal, fcerbergen.*
concentration, ^onaentrie'rung,! /.
(26).
concern, an'geljen;* to be concerned,
beteiligt fein.*
concert, $on3erf,t n. (16).
concert grand, ^onjert'flugel, m.
(la).
conclusion, Sdjluf},* m. (16).
condemn, ferbatnmen.
condescend, fid) fyerab'laffen.
condescending, fyerablaffenb.
condition, Sebingung, /. (2 6); $u=
ftanb,*m. (16).
conditional sentence, 23ebingung§=
fafc,»m. (16).
condolence, SSetlcib, n. (la),
conduct, Setragen, n. (la); 33cncl)=
men, n. (la).
conduct one's self, fid) bencfymen.*
confine (to), befd)ranfen, (auf).
confounded, ntebertradjtig.
confusion, SSertmrrung,/. (2 6).
congratulation, ©lurfnmnfd),* m.
conjecture, SSermutuug, /. (2 6).
conjunction, ^onjunftton^t/- (2 6).
connective, Sinbemort,* n. (lc).
connoisseur, tenner, m. (la).
conscience, ©enriffen, n. (la).
conscious, beuuifet.
conciousness, JBenmjjtfein, n. (la).
consent, ein'nriHtgen.
consequence, fjrolge, /. (2 a); in
consequence of, sufolge.
consequent, folgenb.
consequently, folgltd).
consider, betradjten, uberfegen; an'=
fefyen * fur.
consideration, Sebingung, /. (26);
in consideration of, in 23erudfid)=
tigung (with gen.); to come into
consideration, in SSetradjt fomnten.
consistent, iibereinftimmenb, gemafj.
consonant, £onfonant',t m. (26).
constant, beftcinbig.
constitute, au§'mad)en.
constitution, ^onftitution^f/. (2 6).
content, 3nf)att, m. (16).
contain, entbatten.
continually, beftanbig.
continue, fort'fafjren,* forffefeen.
contrary, aunriber.
contrite, bufjfertig.
contrition, 3erfnirfd)ung,/. (2 6).
converse, fid) unterfyalten.*
conveyance, f^ufjrtnerf, n. (16).
co-ordinate, coorbinie'renb.f
convulsive, frampftjaft.
copy, exemplar',! n. (16), 9lbfd)rift,
/• (26).
cordial, fjerstidj.
correct, forrigte'ren,f berbeffern.
correct, ridjtig.
correction, $el)lerr>erbefferung, /.
(26).
correctness, 9Ud)tigfeit,/. (26).
correspond, forrefponbie'ren.t
correspondent, $orrefponbeut',t m.
(26).
correspondence, ^orrefponbenj^t /•
(2 6), SBriefroedjjel, m. (la).
corridor, ^or'rtbor,! »*• (16).
costume, ^oftiim^t n. (16).
costume party, ^oftiimfeft, n. (16).
cottage, Sanbf)au§d)en, n. (la).
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255
councel, raten.*
count, redmen, jSbJen.
countenance, (9efid)t§au§brit(f,* m.
(1*).
country, 8anb,* n. (1 c).
course, of course, natiirltd).
court, £of,* m. (lb), ©erid>t§l)of,*
m. (16).
courteous, l)5f(id), artig.
cousin, &oufin',f m., pi. -§; or
Setter, m. (3)., JTouft'ne,t/. (2a).
cover, becfen.
crazy, toll.
creep, fd)(eid)en,* friedjen.*
crescendo, Sre§cen'bo,t ». (1«),
swelling.
cross, freujen, fiber fotttmen.*
cruelty, ©raufamfeit,/. (2 6).
crush, Dernidjten.
cry, fd)reien,* rufen.*
custom, ©etuofjnfyeit,/. (26).
danger, ©efal)r,/. (26).
dangerous, gefciljrlid).
dare, fid) unterftefjeii,* fid) erfrecfyen.
dark, bun let, biifter.
dart, juden.
date, $a'tum,t w. {gen. -§, j?J. 2)0'=
ten)
dative, $a'tto,t m. (16).
day, 2afl, w. (16); the other day,
iteulid).
deal, Derfafyren.*
dear, lieb ; dear me ! %$, t>u tieber
^tmmel !
death, £ob, m. (16).
decease, 2ob, m. (16).
declarative sentence, 3Bel)auptung§r
|a|,»m. (16).
decrease, Wnafyme, /. (2a), 9lbr
nebmen, w. (la).
decide, eutfdjetben.
decided, entfd)ieben.
declare, jagen, erflaren.
deed, %%ai, f. (2 6); dark deed,
gttiffet&at,/. (26).
deep, tief.
definitive, beftimmt.
degrading, erniebugeub.
degree, ©rab, m. (16), 2Jtafe, n.
(16).
delay, $er3ug, m. (16).
delicate, fd)iDcid)lid), empfinbltd).
delightful, l)6d)[t or au&erorbentttd)
angenefjm.
Delilah, Teltfa ; see Samson,
deliver, befreien.
demand, fccrlangen.
demon, Seufel, m. (la), ®amon',t
m. (3).
demonstrative, bemonftratir/.f
denote, beaeidjnen.
deny, leugnen.
depend (on), ab'tjiingen* (t»on).
depended, nebe. iiifcltd), abtjcingenb ;
dependent clause, Webenfafc,* m.
(16).
deport, fid) benetymen*
deprive, beraubeu.
depth, $iunb,< m. (16).
descend, (jiuuieber'fteigen.*
description, 3?efd)reibung,/. (26).
deserve, ncrbienen.
designate, bejeid)nen.
desire, tuiinfdjen.
despair, verb, beratueifefn ; subst.,
Ser3JDeifIuug ;/. (2 6).
destiny, ©efdjirf, n. (16).
detach, ab'trennen.
detect, cntberfen.
determine, entfdH'iben^fefi'fefcen, be=
ftimmen.
development, Gnttmrfelung,/. (26).
devil, ZtuftI, m. (la).
diaholical(ly). biabo'Iifdj.f
dictionary, v l£ortcrbud),* n. (lc).
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VOCABULARY.
die, fterben *
difference, Unterftfcieb, m. (16).
different, Derfdjieben.
difficulty, Sdjroierigfett, /. (26).
dignity, graft, m. (16), 2Biirbe, /.
(2a).
diligently), e if rig.
dining room, glimmer, n. (la).
dip, tauten.
diplomatist, diplomat',! ra. (2b).
direct(ly), unmtttetbar, btreft'.t
director, $iref'tor,t *». (3).
directorial chamber, SHref'torjimr
tncr, n. (la).
disagreable, uncmgenefjm.
disappear, t>erfd)ttrinben.*
disappointment, (Jnttaufdjung, /.
(26).
disciple, 9tad)folger, m. (la), Sd)ii-
(er, m. (la).
discover, entbecfen.
discuss, sur ©pradje fommen,* er=
ortern.
discussion, (Srorterung, /. (26).
disgrace, Sdjcmbe,/. (2 a), <Sd)tnad),
/•
disgrace, entefjren.
disgraceful, md)t§tt>urbtg.
dishonor, enteljren.
dismiss, entlaffen *
dispense, ertajfen,* biSpenjte'ren.t
dispose of, fcerfiigen iiber.
disrupt, auSetnanber'reifjen,* jer=
flatten.
dissatisfied, unauftteben (mit).
distance, (Sntfemung,/. (2 6).
distinctly, beutUd).
distinguish, unterfdjeiben.*
distribute, bertetten.
divide, Icitcn, aYtnxien.
division, Settling, /. (26), 2lbfur=
3 ung,/. (26).
do, tfyun, mad)en.
doctor, 2>o!'tor,t m. (3).
dollar, Scaler, m. (la), £>onar,f
m. (gen. -§, pi. -§).
Don Ottavio, a character in Mo-
zart's opera Don Giovanni, 1787.
door, %v)ux,f. (26).
double, toerboweln.
double vowel, £o}) / pett>ofat / ,t m.
(16).
doubt, Stoetfel, m. (la).
doubt, ameifefa ; beyond doubt, un=
^t»ftfcl!E)aft.
down, fyerab, fyinab, fyerunter, f)in=
unter ; down stairs, bie %xeppe
fyinuttter; up and down, auf uub
nicber.
Dr., Sof'tor, m. (3).
draw, gtefyeu.*
dreadful, entjefeltd).
dream, Sraum,* m. (16).
dream, traumen.
dreamy, traumeri)d).
dress-coat, f^racf,* m. (16).
drink, trtnlen.*
due, gcbiil)rcnb.
during, tucifyrenb.
duty, $fftfc /• (2 6), ©ienft, m.
(16).
dying, berlofdjenb.
E.
each, jeber; each other, fid) etnon=
ber.
eagerness, GHfer, wi. (la); <£ifce, /.
(2a).
eagle, %b(cr, m. (la),
ear, Dtjr, n. (3).
early, friilje.
easy, easily, leidjt.
edition, %u§gabe, /. (2 a); school
edition, SdjulauSgabe,/. (2 a).
effect, 2Btrfuug,/. (2 b).
eiderdown, (Hberbaune, /. (2 a).
eight, ac&t.
VOCABULARY.
257
either, pron. jeber; conj. entroeber.
elect, nuiljten.
electric, elef'trifd).t
element, (£tement',t »• (16).
eleven, elf.
else, j'onft.
embrace, Umctrmung,/. (2 6).
employer, ^rtncipaCt m. (16).
emphasis, 9Jad)biurf, m. (16).
enclose, etn'fyegen, bei'Icgen, etn'-
id)(iejjen,* anbet'ienben.*
encore, da capo, nod) einmctl.
encourage, cmf'muntern.
encouraging (ly), aufmunternb.
end, Gnbe, n. (3).
end, enben.
endure, erbutben, ertragen.*
English, engtifd).
enlarge, ertueitern.
enormous, getimlttg.
enough, genug.
enraged, luiitenb.
enter, ein'treten,* betreten.*
enthusiasm, 93egeifternng,/. (26).
entity, SBefen, n. (la).
entwine, nricfeln.
enumerate, auf'jafjfen.
enumeration, %ufjat)(ung, /. (26).
environnement, Umgebung,/. (2 6).
envelope, $outoert',t n. {gen. -8, pi.
-§).
erect, errtd)ten.
Erl King, (J-rlfonig, m. (16).
escape, entgetjen,* entfotnmen *
escort, gcletten, ba§ ©eleite geben*
esoteric, eiote'rifdj.t
especial, befonber.
establish, fefTftetlen, ftdjern, befeftu
gen.
estate, 95erm5gen, n. (la).
esteem ^d)tnng,/. (26).
estimate, 3?ercd)nnng,/. (2 6).
etc., unb |"o roeitcr; u. f. w.
etiquette, gtifet'te,f/. (2a).
Europe, (Suro'pa.
even, fdjon, berett§, foeben, fogar,
felbft.
evening, 9lbenb, m. (16); one eve-
ning, eine3 WbenbS.
evening party, SlbenbgefeUfdjaft, f.
(26).
ever, tmtner.
everlasting, erotg, immertt)al)renb.
every, jcber; every time, jebe§mal;
every minute, a(le Wugenblicfe.
everything, aQei.
everywhere, iiberatf.
evident(ly), augenfdjeinltd), offenbar.
exact f genau.
examination, 6ra'men,t n. (la),
entrance examination, dintrttt§=
cnimen; to take an examina-
tion, etn (Jjamen madjen.
example, 23eijpie(, n. (16).
exceed, iiberfdjreiten.
exceedingly, ungefyeuer.
excellent, au§gejeid)net.
except, auSgenommen.
exception, WuSnafyme,/. (2a).
excitement, 6rregnng,/.(26); %\x\=
regung, (26).
exclaim, auS'rufem*
exclamation point, 9lu§rufung§3ei=
d)en, n. (la).
exclamatory sentence, 9tn§ruffafc,*
m. (16).
excuse, entjdnifbigen, ertaffen.*
excuse, Gntjd)nlbigung,/. (2 6).
exemplary, erempla'rifdj.t
exercise, fcufg abe, f. (2 a); Ubung,
/• (26).
exercise, iiben.
exert, fid) bemiifyen.
exheust, crid)5pfen.
exist, criftie'ren,t i>a fciii.*
expand, auS'beljnen, nuf'lofen.
expect, erumrtcn; to expect of one,
einem ju'traueu.
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VOCABULARY.
expell, re(egte'ren,f forfjagen.
experience, drfafyrung,/. (2 6).
experience, erfafyren.*
experienced, adj., erfafyren.
explain, erflciren.
explanation, (Jrfttirung, /. (2b).
«ttf!ttrunfl, (2b).
exposition, 'iHugeinanberfefcung, /•
(26).
etcpress, auSTttUden.
expression, 9lu§brud,* m. (lb).
expulsion, ^Relegation',!/. (26).
extraordinary, ungeroofyntidj.
extremely, im tjodjften ©rabe.
exult, jubetn.
eye, Singe, n. (3).
eye-shot, SBlicf, m. (16).
F.
face, ©eftdjt, n. (lc).
fact, £l)atfad)e,/. (2a); in point of
fact, in ber Stjat.
factory, ftabrtf',!/. (26).
fail, febj'fdjtagen,* berfebjen.
fairy tale, ■sjJMrdjen, n. (la).
fall, fallen,* nteber'falten.*
fall, Jpcrbft, m. (16).
false(ly),falfd).
familiar, luofytbelannt, bertraut.
family, $amilte',t/- (2a).
famous, beriifymt.
farce, Me,/. (2 a); Unftnn, m.
(16).
fashion, SBeife,/. (2 a).
fast, fdnietf.
fate, ©fluff al, ft. (16).
father, 93ater,*m. (la).
fathom, ergriinben.
fault, Qfehjer, m. (la).
favor, ©unfit,/, ©efatlen, m. (la).
favorite study, CieblingSftubium, n.
(gen. -4, pi. -ftubien.
fear, fiircfoten.
fearful(ly), fdjrecHid), entfefelid).
feature, (©eflfltSr) 3ug,*m. (16).
feel, fiiljlen, berfpiiren.
feeling, ©efufyt, n. (16).
fellow, SBurfdje, m. (2 a), £erl, m.
(16).
fellow-being, 9ttitmenfd), m. (26).
festive(ly), fefttid).
fete, fteftlidjfeit,/. (26).
fever, ^yieber, n. (la).
few, a few, etnige.
fight, Mmpfen, fid) fjerum'fdjtagen.*
figure, 8a% /. (26).
find, finben ;* to find out, au§'fin=
ben,* erfafyren.*
finger, ^finger, m. (la).
finish, botienben, fertig madjen.
finite, finite. t
fire, f^euer, n. (la).
firmness, geftigfeit,/. (2 6).
first, adj., erft ; adv., juerft, erft,
erftenS.
fitting, to he, fid) siemen.
five, fiinf ; five times, fiinfmal.
fix, fejt'fteflen.
flight, %reppe,f. (2 a) ; two flights
up, 3toei Sreppen l)od).
flat, <5ta'ge,f/- (2 a).
floor(ing), SBoben,* m. (la).
fly. ftiegen.*
follow, folgen ; an'fdjliefjen .*
following, folgenb.
fool, Warr, m. (2 6).
tor, prep., fiir, tnegen, feit, auf, ju.
for, cow?., benn, bo.
forbid, berbieten.*
force, ©eroatt,/. (2 6).
force, jnnngen.*
foreboding, fitting, / (2 6).
forefinger, getgefinger, m. (la).
forehead, Stirn, /. (2 6).
forever, auf tinnier, etoig.
forget, bergeffen.*
forgive, berseiben *
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259
form, ftorm,/. (26).
form, bilben, mad)en.
forth, tjerDor.
fortunate, gliicfttd).
fortune, ®lQdf, n. (16).
forty, merjtg.
four, titer.
fourth, toicrt.
fragrant, bnftenb.
Frederick the Great, griebrid) ber
©rofee, king of Prussia, 1740—1786.
free, fret.
freedom, ^ret^eit,/. (2 6).
French, franjoftfdj.
fresh, frifd).
frequently, oft, bauftg.
friend, fyreunb, m. (16); ^reunbin,
/. (2 6); friendly, freunblid).
frivolous, nidjtig.
from, ©on, burd).
fulfil, ©oUbringen.*
full(y), ©off, ©oMg.
funeral, CetdjenbegfingntS, n. (16).
funny, fpajjtg.
future, 3nfunft, /.; in future,
tunfttg.
future, adj., fanftig.
G.
gallop, ©aHoM)',t m., gen. -§, pi.
^aUoppa'ben.
gaol, 3iid)tf)au§,* n. (1 c).
gate. %\)ox, n. (16).
gazelle. ©ajel'le,t/. (2 a).
general, atfgemein, Qerobhnlid) ; in
general, tm aflgemeinen.
generation, feneration', if. (26).
genitive, ®e'nitto,t m. (16).
genius, ®e'niu§,t m. (16), ®enie',t
n. (gen. -§, pi. -§).
gentle, fanft, leife.
gentleman, £err, m. (26).
German, 3)eutfd)e, m. (2 a).
German, bcutfcr).
Germany, $eutfd)lanb, n. (16).
get, befommen,* f)o(en, roerben ;* to
get down, Ijernnter fontnten*
giddy, leidjtfinnig.
gift, ®abe, f. (2a), ®efd)enf, n.
(16).
gifted, begabt.
gilded, bergotben.
gilt, ®olb, n. (16).
gilt, golben; gilt illumined, mit
©olb ©erjtert.
give, geben,* erteiten ; give up,
(often *
gladly, gem, mit Skrgniigen; to be
glad, fid) freuen.
glance, IMicf, m. (16).
glass, ©Ia§,*w. (lc).
glean, fammetn.
glitter, gtfinjen, erglanjen.
gloom, 2>ttnfelt)eit, /. (2 c), 2)itfter=
kit,/. (2 c).
glory, 9hil)m, n». £err(td)fett,/. (26).
go, gefyen;* to go on, fovt'fabren;* to
go out, an§'gel)en,* Ijin'ge^en;* to
go to work, fid) an bie Arbeit
madjen; to be gone, babin fetn.*
God, ®ott,*m. (lc).
godless, gottloS.
godlike, gottlid).
good, gut; good gracious! Wd), bu
tieber -£mnmel !
good-by, leben <Sie root>t.
good-for-nothing, Sangenid)t§, m.
(16).
govern, regie 'ren.f
gracious(ly), gnabig, fytifbretd).
grammar, ®ramma'ttt,t/. (26).
grant, geftatten.
grasp, ergreifen,* erfaffen.
grateful, banfbar.
gray, grey, grau.
great, groB; a great deal, fehr
©iel.
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VOCABULARY.
great-coat, paletot, t m. (gen. -9,
pi. -§), Uberaiefyer, m. (la).
greatly, pcfclid), fcljr.
Grecian, griedjifd).
Greece, ©riedjenlanb, n. (16).
greedy, gierig.
Greek, griedjifd).
green, griin.
greet, begriifjen.
greeting, ®rufj,* m. (1 6).
groan, 6eufjer, m. (la).
groan, advert.
grounds, 9lntagen, pi.
group, @ruW>e,t/- (2 a).
group, fid) gruwie'ren.t
guess, raten.*
guest, ©aft,* to. (16).
guilty, fdjutbig, ftraftid).
H.
habit, ©etoof)nf)eit,/. (2 6).
hair, .Spaar, n. (16).
half, fyctlb; half past nine, fyalb
hall, ©oat,* to. (1 6); $or'ribor,t m.
(16).
hall-door, Sactltfjiir,/. (2 6).
hand, £anb,*/. (16); with one's
own hand, eigenfycinbig.
hand, reidjen.
happen, gefdjetjcn,* bor'fctflen,* bor r =
fommen.*
happily, freubig.
hard, t»ctrt.
haste, (Site,/. (2 a).
hasten, etlen.
hat, £ut,*m. (16).
have, fjctben, befifeen;* to have to,
tnuffen.*
he, er.
head, .fraupt,* n. (lc); at the head,
cm t>en 9lnfctng.
hear, fyoren, erfafjren.*
hearer, $ul)5rer, to. (la).
hearty (ily), fyetslidj.
heave, feudjen.
heaven, <£immel, to. (1 a) ; heavens !
D<£>immet!
heavily pasted, bid befleiftert.
heel, ^adfen, to. (la).
height, ^jofje, /. (2 a); .giofjepunft,
TO. (16)
help, <£>iitfe or <£ji(fe,/. (2a).
help, l)elfen,*#utfeleiften.
Henry, ,£>einrid), to.
her, ifyr.
herd, £erbe,/. (2 a).
here, fticr.
hero, Jpetb, m. (2 6).
hiding-place, 93erfterf, n. (16).
high, I)od).
high priest, feofyepxieftex, m. (la).
himself, fid).
hinge, 9lnget,/. (2 a).
his, fein.
history, (^cfcftidjte, /. (2 a).
hold, fatten*
holy, fjettig.
home, <£>eimat, /. (2 6); adv. nad)
£aufe.
honesty, $ fcrltylett, /. (2 a).
honest, efyrlid).
honor, (Sf)re,/.(2a); word of honor,
©f)rentt>ort, n. (1 6); on my honor,
auf (Sfyre, auf (Stirentoort.
honor, beefyren.
honorable, efjrenroert.
hope, <£>offnung,/.. (26).
hope, f) off en.
horse, $ferb, a. (16).
hospitality, ©aftfrennbfd)ctft, /.
(26).
hostess, SSirttn,/. (2 b 6).
hour, Stunbe,/. (2a).
house, ^au§,*n. (lc).
how, hue.
however, aber, inbeffen.
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261
huge, grofc.
human, mcnfc&Ud).
humble, gefjorfant, untertoiirfig, be=
toot'.t
humor, «£>umor',t m. (lb); fiaunc,
/.(2 a).
hundred, fjunbcrt.
husband, ©cmabX m. (16).
hush, sum Scfyroetgcn bringcn.*
hypothetical, fjnpotbc'tifdj.t
I, i*.
ice, (H§, n. (lb).
idea, 3bec',t/. (2 a).
identical, ibcn'tifdj.f
idiot, 3biot',t m- (26); 9tarr, m.
(2b).
if, menu, ob; as if, al§ ob, a(§ facnn.
ill, franf, fd)lcd)t; ill humor, ftf)(cd)tc
Sarnie,/. (2 a).
illogical, unlo'gifdj.t
illuminated, crtcudjtet.
illustrate, iUuftric'ren.t
illustration, Seifpiel, n. (16).
illustrious, berufjmt.
imaginary, imaginfir'.t
indicate, an'gcben.*
imitate, nacb/afjnien.
immediate, nad)ft.
immediately, fofort, glcid), unmittcU
bar.
imperative, SBefebX m. (16); 3m=
pcrath),t m. (26).
imperfect, Smperfeft'^ n. (lb).
impertinence, Unberfdjamtljeit, /.
(26).
impertinent, unt>erfd)amt, itntoertU
nent'.t
impolite, uubbftid).
import, 33cbeutung,/. (2 6).
important, bebcutenb, loidjtig.
imposing, impofant',t
impossible, unmogtid).
impression, (Jinbrud,* m. (16).
imprison, ein'fdjliejjen.*
imprisonment, ©efangenfdjaft, /.
(26); ®efangni§, n. (16).
improper, uncigcnt(id).
impudence, Unt>erfd)cimtl)cit,/. (26).
in, in, an, auf.
incline, (fid)) neigen.
increase, bcrmcljrcn.
indeed, in bcr %\)a\, fo.
indefinite, unbcftimmt.
independent, unab()fingig.
indignant, entriiftet.
indignation, (Sntriiftung, /. (26).
indirectly, nttttelbar.
induce, beranlaffcn, betregen,* be=
ftimtnen.
industry, 3nbuftric',t/. (26).
inevitable, unfccrmeibttd).
inexorable (ly), uncrbitt(id).
inexperienced, uncrfafyrcn.
inference, <5d)(ufjfotgcrung, /. (26).
infinitive, 3nftntttr/,t m. (1 6).
inflect, fleftie'ren.f
inflict, auf'crlegen.
inform, an'gcbcn,* bcnad&ridjtigen.
infuriated, hmtcnb, cmport.
inhabitant, Seroofjncr, m.(la).
inquire, fragen.
insert, cin'fdjattcn.
insist, beftefycn* auf.
inspection, 9lnfuf)t,/. (26).
instance, f^att,* m. (16).
instant, Wugenblicf, m. (16); this
instant, augenbtirf(id).
instead, prep, anftatt; adv. bafur,
ftatt bcffcn.
institution, Wnftatt,/. (2 6).
instrumental, tnftrumcntar.t
instrumentalist, OTu'ftfer,t m. (1 a);
3nftrumentifr',t rn. (26).
insult, bclcibigcn.
intellectual, gciftig.
intend, gcbenfcn,* toor'fyaben, heab:
fid)tigcn.
intention, Slbfidjt,/. (2 6).
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VOCABULARY.
interest, intereffie'ren.f
interest, 3nterei'fe,f (3); Sinfen,
pl.\ rate of interest, $in§hi&,*
m. (lb).
international, international'.!
interrogative sentence, fjragefafe,*
m. (16).
interrupt, unterbredjen.*
into, in, hinein.
intonation, 33c ton ung,/. (2 6).
intoxicate, beraufdjen.
intoxicated, trunfen.
intoxication, Strunfenfjeit,/. (26).
introduce, ju'fntiren, ein'fiifjren, ein'=
letten.
introductory, cinleitenb.
invent, erfinben.*
invention, (Srfafyrung, /« (2 6).
inversion, 3nberjion',t (2 6).
inverted, inoertiert'.f
investigate, unterfud)en.
investigation, Unterfudjung,/. (2 6).
inviolable, unoertefclid).
invitation, gintabung,/. (2 6).
invite, ein'laben.*
is, ift; that is, i>a% fyeifjt.
it, c9 (er, fte).
its, fein (ii)r).
itself, fid), felbjt.
James, Sa'fob, m.
January, 3a'nuar, m. (16).
jerk, 9ht*,m. (16).
jest, jdieraen.
join, fief) oeretnigen mit, bei'treten.*
joke, fpajjen.
joy.ftreube,/. (2 a).
judge, benrteilen.
judgment, 23eurteilung,/. (2 6).
June, 3uni, m. (16).
Jupiter, the supreme god of the
Romans ; TJltor, the avenger.
just, gerabe, cben, etnmal; just now,
jefct, foeben; just in time, gerabe
3ur red)ten ^eit; just listen, fjoren
Sieeintnal; just wait, nun, marten
@ie! Seep. 196 JVo.64.
justify, redjtfertigen, bered)tigen.
justice, ©eredjtigieit,/. (26).
K.
keep, bematjren, betjatten;* to keep
up, nod) treiben;* keep on, fort'=
tieiben * mit.
key, Sdjtujfcl, m. (la).
key-hole, <Sd)luifelfod),* n. (1 c).
kind, freunblid).
kindly, freunblid), gutigfi.
kindness, ©iite, /. (2 a).
King, $finig, m. (1 6).
kitchen, ftftfte, /. (2 a).
knock, flopfen, fdjlagen;* to knock
down, um'roerfen,* nieber' fdjlagen.*
knock, $lobfen, n. (la).
know, nuffen,* fennen.*
knowledge, £enntni§, /. (16); 2Bif=
fenfaaft,/. (2 6).
L.
labyrinthian, labtirin'tifd),!
lad, 3unge, m. (2 a).
ladder, Setter,/, (la).
lady, 2>ame, /. (2a); his lady, feine
©emafcltn,/. (26).
language, <S»rad)e, /. (2 a).
lank, fdjtaff, rjinabfyangenb.
large, groj?; largely, Ijaubtfadjlid).
last, lefet, aulefet; at last, eubtid);
last week, bortge 2Bod>e.
late, ftofit.
latest, lefct.
Latin, latei'nifd).
latter, tefct.
laughter, gadjen, n. (la).
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263
laurel-wreath, Corbeer3tt)eig, m.(l 6).
law, ©efefe, r». (16).
lay, legen ; to lay aside, jur ©cite
legen.
lazy, faut.
lead, 8tet, w. (1A).
leader, ^iifjrer, m. (la),
lead-pencil, SHeifHft, ra. (16).
leaflet, 23lattd)en, n. (la).
lean, fid) lefynen, fid) beugen.
lean, od/., mctger.
learned, getefyrt ; learned man, Qbe=
lefjrte, m. (2 a).
least, at least, roenigftenS.
leave, taffen,* berlaffen,* iiberlaffen ;*
to leave off, auf'Ijoren, etnmS fein
laffen*
lecturer's desk, $att)e'bcr,t»i. (1 a).
left, lint ; left hand, Sinfe,/. (2 a).
lend, Iciljen.*
lenient(ly), milbe.
less, tueniger.
lesson, Stunbe,/. (2 a) 5lufgabe, /.
(2 a).
let, laffen,* crtauben ; to let out,
au»'laffen.*
letter, 99ud)ftabe, m. (2a), Srief, m.
(16); letter of recommendation,
6mj)fet)tung3brief, m. (16).
liable, geneigt.
lie, liegen ;* to lie down, [id) nieber'=
legen.
liege lord, £el)n§l)err, m. (2 6).
light, 2td)t, n. (lc&16).
light, an'junben.
lighten, blifcen.
like, adj., aljnlid), a</y., n>ie ; the
like, bcrgleidjen ; I like it, e8 gc=
faUt* tnir.
line, 3ei(e, /. (2 a) .
linen chest, 2einenfd)ranf,* m. (1 6).
lion, £5roe, m. (2a), Ceu, m. (16).
lip, Cippc.y. (2 a).
liquid, ftluffigfeit,/. (2 b).
lisp, lifpetn.
listen, fjoren, ju'fjoren, (mit) an / =
l)5ren.
literature, 2itteratur',t/. (2 5).
little, flein, loenig.
live, (cben (on, t>on), mofynen ; to be
living, nm I'eben fein.
living, leben'big.
loan, £>arlel)en, n. (\a).
lock, Code,/. (2a).
lock in, ein'jdjliefjen,* ein'fperren.
logic, So'gif,t/. (2 6).
logical(ly), lo'gifdj.t
logician, 2o'gifer,t "*• (la),
long, tang.
long, (id) fefjnen (nad)).
look, guden, au§'|c^u ;* to look at,
befeljen ;* to look after, beobad)=
ten ; to look on, upon, an'fetjen,*
betradjten.
loom forth, empor'ragen.
lordly, foufceran'.f
lose, Dertiereu.*
lot, 33aupfatj,* m. (16).
love, Ciebc,/. (2a), ©rii&e, pi.
loving, liebenb.
lower, finfen* taffen.*
lunatic, Skrriidte, m. (2a).
lyric, ein lnrifd)e§ 05ebid)t, n. (16).
M.
madness, Solicit, /. (2 6).
magazine, geitfdjrift, /. (2 6).
magnanimous(ly), grojjmtttig.
magnificently ), pradjtttoll.
magnitude, 03rofje,/. (2a).
maid, maiden, 9Jtabd)en, n. (la),
mail, ^oft,/. (2 6).
mail, mit ber $oft fdjiden.
majestic(ally), majefta'tifdj.t
majesty, UttajeflStM-/- (2 6).
make, madjen ; to make out, f)cr=
auS'bringen.*
264
VOCABULARY.
malicious, fjeimtucfifd).
man, Wlann* m. (lc), aiienfcf), m.
(26).
mane, SJiatyne,/. (2 a).
manner, 9lrt,/. (2 6), 2Betfe,/. (2 a),
2Befen, n. (la).
mantle, $amingeftm§, n. (16).
manufacturer, SOerfertiger, m. (la).
manufacturing town, ^abrifftabt,*
/•(lb).
many, btele, mand).
March, iMrs, w. (16).
mark of kindness, 9tufmerffamfeit,
/• (2 6).
marry, fjeiraten, fid) toerfyeiraten ; to
be married, fid) trauen lajfen *
marvellously ), ttmnberbar.
mass, 9ttaffe, /. (2 a), verb : an'*
fyaufen.
master, SEJleiftcr, m. (la), £err, m.
(2 6); master of the house, £au§=
fyerr, m. (2 6); master of tone, bcr
Xone SCReifter, m. (la).
master, bemeiftern.
match, Strcid^olsdjen, n. (la).
material, materielf .f
matter, 9lngelegenl)eit,/. (2 6).
mattress, 9ttatra'fee,t/. (2a).
may, fonnen,* biirfen,* mogen.*
me, mir, mid).
mean, tncinen, bcbenten, bectbfid)tU
gen; in the meantime, nnterbeffen.
meaning, Sinn, m. (16).
meanwhile, inatmfdjen.
mediation, SSermittelung,/. (2 6).
meditation, 9tad)benfen, n. (la).
meditatively), nad)benf(id).
meet, begegnen, suiammen'treffen.*
melodious, mobjflingenb.
mental, geiftig ; mental power,
©etfteSfraft,*/- (16).
mention, entmfynen.
merely, blojj, nur.
messenger, SBote, m. (2 a).
mild, freunblid).
mimic art, mimicry, WuniVrff.
mimic, nad/a^men.
mind, ©eift, m. (lc).
minute, Sttinute,/. (2 a); this very
minute, angcnbticflid).
mirror, Spiegel, m. (la).
misadventure, Unfatt,* m. (16).
misanthropic, menfdjenfeinblid).
miserahle(ly),erbarmUd),mifera / bel.t
moan, ftofmen,. ad)sen.
modal auxiliary, DJtobat'berb,! n.
(3).
moderate, leiblid), mafjig.
modest, befdjeiben. [men.
modify, mobifi3ie'ren,f nafyer beftim=
modifier, 23e[timmung§tt)ort,*n. (lc).
moment, foment', t m. (16)),
Wugenblitf, m. (16); only this
moment, eben nod).
money, ©elb, n. (lc); money mat-
ters, ©etbangetegenfyeiten, pi.
monologue, SflionotogM" m. (16),
©elbftgcffcrad), n. (16).
month, DJtt/nat, m. (16).
mood, Stimmung,/. (2 6).
more, mctjr ; one more, nod) ein.
moreover, ferner, iiberbie§.
morning, Diovgen, m. (la).
mortgage, -Onpottyef',!/. (2 6).
mortifying, bemiitigenb, pein(id).
most, adv., am meiften.
mother-tongue, 9ftutterfprad)e, /.
(2a).
motive, 2Hotto',t n. (16), ©runb,*
m. (16).
mountain, ©ebirge, n. (la).
mouth, 9ttunb, m. (16).
mouth-piece, 9Jiunbfturf, n. (16).
move, bemegen,* (cause), berocgen
(stir), riicfen.
movement, Semegung,/. (2 6).
Mozart, a famous German com-
poser, 1756-1791.
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265
Mr., £crr, m. (2 6).
Mrs, Sfrau,/. (2 6).
much, t>kl ; very much, fefyr ;
much-sought-for, t>ic(ge|*ud)t.
murder, TO orb, m. (16).
murmer, murmcln.
muse, TOufe, /. (2a)j muses =
daughters of Zeus, the inspiring
goddesses of art and poetry,
museum, 5Jttuie'um,t n. {gen. -§,
pi. TOufe'cu).
music, Wlufxt'Af. (2 6).
musical, mufifa'lifd).t
musician, 5Ku'fi!cr,t m. (la).
music room, TOuftt'atmmer, n. (la),
must, muffen.*
mute, Stumme, m. (2 a).
mutter, murmeln.
my, metn, mcine. ,
name, 9tame, m. (2 a); her name
is, fie rjeifct.*
narrow, enge.
national, nationar.t
native place, .£eimat3ort,* m. (1 c).
nature, 9tetur',/. (2 6).
naughty, uugejogen.
near, \\a\jc ; most near, am nadjfteu.
necessary, tiottfl, notiuenbig.
need, Hotmcnbigfcit,/. (26).
need, braudjen.
negation, negative, Skrneinung, /.
(26).
negative, negatir/;t verb, t>erneineu.
neglectful, nad)lafftg.
neighbor, 9iad)bar, m. (3), 9iad)fte,
m. (2 a).
neither . . . nor, tnebcr . . . nod),
nervous, nertooS'.t
neuter, fddjtid).
never, nte, niemal§.
new, neu.
news, 9tad)rid)t,/. (26).
newspaper, Seitung,/. (2 6).
next, nadjft.
night, 9tad)t,*/- (16).
nightfall, ber Ginbrud) be3 9lbenb§.
niece, Wid)te,/. (2 a).
nimble, flint, fdmetffiijjig.
nine, neun.
ninth, neunte.
no, nein ; none, fetn ; no one, feincr,
utemanb ; no longer, uid)t Icinger.
noble, ebet.
nobody, ntemanb.
noise, Scion, m. (16).
nonchalance, @letd)gi'iftigfeit, /.
(2ft).
none, fetn ; none of, nid)t§ toon.
non-finite, inftnit'.t
non-personal, un&erffintid).
nonsense, Unjinn, m. (16), Stlbern=
rjeiten, pi.
noon, TOtttag, m. (16); at noon,
mittagS.
nor, nod).
normal, gerabe.
nose, ftafe,/. (2 a).
nostril, 9iajenfliiget, m. (la).
not, nidjt ; not a, fcin.
notable(ly), bornefymlid).
note, 9lnmerfung,/.(2 6), 33itlet',t n,
(16), Sriefdjen, n. (la).
note down, notte'ren.f
nothing, nid)t§.
notice, bcmerfcn.
notify, mtt'teiten.
notorious, berud)tigt.
noun, -£>aur-tmort,* n. (lc).
nourishment, Warning,/. (2 6).
novel, 9toinan',f m. (16).
now, nun, jefet ; just now, gcrabc
jefet ; now and then, fcin unb roie^
b«r.
number, Hummer, if. (2a), Wnjalji,
/. (2 6), 9tumero,t/.
266
VOCABULARY.
0.
oblige, berpftidjten.
object, Object n. (lb).
observation, 93eobad)tung,/. (2 6).
observe, bemerfen, beobad)ten.
obstinacy, £artnficfigfett, /. (2 6),
roiberfc^lic^e§ 23etragen, n. (la).
obtain, befommen,* erfyatten*
occupation, Sefdjciftigung,/. (2 6).
occupy, ein'netjmen.*
occur, bor'falten,* QcfdEjctjcn,* fid) er=
etgnen, ftefjen.*
occurrence, @retgnt§, n. (16), 95or=
fommni§, n. (16).
o'clock, at ten o'clock, urn jefyn
llf)r.
October, Dfto'ber,f m. (la),
ode, ©be,/. (2a); festive ode, ^eft=
obe,/. (2 a).
of, toon, an, au§.
offense, Seteibtgung, /. (2 6), 93er=
gefyen, n. (1 a).
offend, betetbigen.
offer, Wnerbteten, n. (la).
offering, Dpfer, n. (la).
office, 9lmt,*n. (lc).
official chair, 9Imt§feffet, m. (la).
officious, bienftbefttffen.
often, oft.
oil, CI, n. (16).
old, alt.
omit, au§'laffen.*
on, auf, an, ju ; on condition, unter
ber Sebtiigung.
once, einmat ; at once, auf einmat,
jugleirf), fofort, augenbttrftid) ; once
more, nunmetjr ; once for all, cin
fiir attentat.
one, etn, eine.
only, nur, lebtgtid).
open, adj., offen ; verb, Bffnen, auf'=
madjen, auf'fltnfen.
opera, D^cr,t/. (2 a).
opinion, 2Mnung, /. (2 6), 2lnfid)t,
/• (2 6).
opponent, ($egner, m. (la).
opportunity, ©elegentyeit, /. (2 6).
opposite, entgegengefefct.
opposition, 2Biberrebe, /. (2 6), 2Bi*
ber|>rud),* m. (16).
optative sentence, 2Bunfd)fafc,* m.
(16).
or, ober; either ... or, entroeber . . .
obcr ; or else, ober.
order, Drbnung,/. (26), SBortfotge,
/. (2 a) ; in order to, urn ju.
order, beftetten, fommen* taffen.*
ordinary, gett>5t)ntid).
original, urtt>ud)|ig, urfprtinglid).
other, anber; otherwise, anber§.
our, unfer.
ought, foil, fottte.
ounce, Unae,t/. (2 a).
out, au§.
outside, aufjert)atb, braufjen toor.
outwit, iibertiften.
ovation, Dbatton^f/. (2 6).
over, iiber.
overcome, overwhelm, uberttmttt=
gen.
owe, fdjulben.
own, adj., etgen ; verb, befifcen.*
P.
pace, fdjreiten.*
painfully, miibjam.
pair, <)3aar, n. (16).
pale, btafj ; to turn pale, erbteidjen.*
paper, papier, n. (16), Settung, /•
(2 6).
paper, adj., pajrieren ; verb, tape=
jte'ren.t
pardon, 9Ser3eiljung, /. (26).
pardon, berjeitjen.*
parenthetical, parentfje'tifdj.t
parlor, aBotmjimmer, n. (la).
VOCABULARY.
267
part, Seit, m. (16).
particle, <Parti're{,t/. (2 a).
particular, (Stnjetfjeit, /. (2 6).
participle, $artiaip',t n. {gen. -§,
pi. -ten).
pass,ger)en,*»orbei'fal)ren,*ftreid)en;*
to pass the door, an bcr 2l)ur
oorbei'fommen;* to pass one's lips,
fiber bie fiippen gleiten*
passage, @ang,*m. (16), SteHe, /.
(2 a).
past, sm66-<., 33ergangenl)eit,/. (2 6);
adj., oergangen.
past participle, $artijip(ium), $er=
fett(i),tn.
paste, $(eifter, m. (la); paste-pot,
Meijtertopf,* ro. (16).
pasted, befleiftert.
pathos, $atf)o§, n. (16).
patroness, ©ftnnerin,/. (2 6).
pause, inne'fyalten.*
pea, Grbfe,/. (2 a).
peace, ?5rriebe(n), m.
peaceful, frieblid).
pearl, ^erle,/. (2 a).
Pearl Street, ^erlftrafee, /. (2 a).
peculiar, cigen.
pedagogue, <P(ibagog',t vn. (2 6).
peel (out), (rjerau§)fd)dlen.
penalty, Strafe,/. (2a).
penetrate, burcfjbrtngen*
people, Soil,* n. (lc), Nation, t /•
(26).
perceive, bemerfen, berfpfiren.
perceptibly, merftid).
perfect, oollfommen.
permit, erlauben; te be permitted,
biirfen.*
person, $erfon,/. (2 6).
personal, pcrfoniict).
persuade, uberreben; to be persu-
aded, fid) iibeireben laffen*
phenomenal, ptjanomenal'.f
phenomenon, ^fydnomen',! n. (16).
philosopher, <JM)i(ofopb/,f m. (2 6).
philosophical, pl)i(oii/pl)ifd).t
photograph, ^()otograpl)ie't/. (2a).
phrase, <Ba^,* m. (16).
physical, phlj'ftfdM
picture, 2Mlb, n. (lc).
picturesque, malerifd).
pipe, $f*ife,/. (2 a).
pitch, toerfen;* to pitch into, ftd)
merfen* in.
place, Drt,*m.(lc),<JMafc,*m.(16),
©telle,/. (2 a); into place, juredjt;
of this place, tjierorttg.
place of destination, 58eftimmung§=
ort,* m. (lc).
place, fiellen, fefeen.
plain, (Jbene,/. (2 a).
plan, $taii,*m. (1 6); plan of study,
£el»rplan,* m. (16); plan for the
future, 3ufunft§plan,* m. (16).
platform (of a lecturer), $atf)e'=
ber.f w. and n. (la).
play, fpielen.
pleasant, angenefym, rjfibfd).
please, gefallen,* rooUen;* please!
bitte! gefdtligft.
pleasure, 93crgnugen, n. (la).
plural, TOe&raabl, /. (26).
pocket, Safdje,/. (2a).
poet, $id)ter, m. (la),
point, Spifce,/. (2 a).
points of difficulty, pi. <Sd)auerig=
!eiten.
polite, I) ftfl id).
politeness, £ftflid)feit,/. (2 6).
poor, arm.
popular, popular'.!
position, Stetlung,/. (2 6), Stetle,/.
(2a).
positive, pofitio'.f
positively, entfd)ieben.
possess, befifeen*
possession, 23eft&, m. (16).
possibility, <Mftglid)feit,/. (2 6).
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VOCABULARY.
possible, m&gltdj, ebentuefl'.f
possibly, mog(id)ertt)eife.
postage, $orto,f n. (la).
post-office order, Spoftantoeifung, /.
(26).
pour, ftromen.
power, graft,*/- (16).
powerless, mad)tto§.
practical, ^raf'tifc^t
practice, ein'itben.
practise, Ubung, /. (2 6).
praise, loben.
prank, Streid), m. (16).
precede, boran'gc^cn;* it precedes,
e§ ftct)t t>or.
precinct, Region', t/. (2 6).
precious, foftbar.
predicative, prabifati&'.t
preeminent, fyerfcorragenb.
prefer, toor'aiefjen *
prefix, gSorjil&e, /. (2a), $refir, n.
(16).
preparation, SBorbereitung, /. (2 6).
prepare, prepctrie'ren,! fid) bor'berei=
ten.
preposition, ^rctyofition',!/. (2 6).
presence, ©egeniuart, /. (2 6), SJkcu
fen§, n., 93orl)anbenfein, n. (la).
present, gegenroartig, jefcig.
present, ©egentxmrt, /. (2 6); $rcU
fen§, w. at present, bermalen.
present participle, $articip(ium),
5Pra[cutt§,t n.
present, toor'fteflen, itberreidjeu.
presentation, Wuffiifyrung, /. (2 6).
presently, gleid), fofort.
preserve, beinafyren.
presumptuous, ttriberfpenftig.
pretext, SSormanb,* m. (16).
prevail, fyerrfd&en.
prevent, toerfjinbern.
previous, bortjergc^enb, fritter,
price, $rei§, ra. (16).
pride, ©tola, «*. (16).
priest, spriefter, ra. (la),
priestess, ^rtcftcrin,/. (2 6).
prince, ^furft, ra. (2 6), 5Prina, m.
(26).
princess, ^rinaef'fin, /. (2 6).
principal, £iref'tor,t »*• (3).
principal, ttrid)tigft; principal lan-
guage, £aitpt)>rad)e, /. (2 a);
principal clause, ^auptfctfc,* ra.
(16).
principle, ^rinaip^t n. {gen. 3, pJ.
5)5rin3tvicii); general principle,
©ruubprinat^t n.
print, brucfen.
prison, ©efdngnti, rc. (16).
private, prtoat'.f
privilege, Spritiile'gium,! n. {gen.
-§, pi. -ten), 23orred)t, n. (1 6).
probability, 2Baf)rfd)emttd)feit, /.
(26).
probable(ly), hml)rid)ein(id).
procure, tterjdjaffen, fommcn laffen*
professional, $iinft(er, ra. (la), pi.
Qfadjteute, SProfejftonet'le.t
product of art, $unfteraeugni§, n.
(16).
professor, ^rofef'for,! rn. (3).
professorial chair, ^attie'bet,! »».
and n. (la).
profitable, genrinnbrtngenb.
profusion, SkrfdjtDenbung,/. (2 6).
program, *Programm',t n. (16).
promise, toerfprcdjen.*
pronoun, ^ronotn', n. (3), fSfiirroort,*
n. (lc).
pronounce, auS'ipredjen.*
pronunciation, 9lu3farad)e, /. (2 a).
proper, anfttinbig, paffenb.
property, ©runbftutf, n. (16).
propound, auf'tuerfen* (eine ffcage).
prostrate, nieber'roerfen.*
prototype, 2)orbi(b, n. (lc).
prove, fid) ertoeifen*
Prussia, ^Sreufjen, n.
VOCABULARY.
269
provisional, brotoifo'rifd).t
psychical, p)yd)i]'d),t feelifd).
puff, paffen.
punctuality, $unftlid)feit,/. (2 6).
punctuation, 3eid)enfefeung,/. (2 6).
punishment, Strafe,/. (2a).
pupil, (Sdjiiler, m. (la).
pure, rein.
purpose, ^tnecf, m. (16); for the
purpose of, 3tr>e<f§.
pursue, berfotgen.
put, ftetfen, legen, fe&en; to put
down, fdjretben;* put together,
3ufammen'fud)en or =fteQen.
qualifier, 58eftimmung§h)ort,* n. (1 c).
qualify, naljer beftimmen, befd)rcinfen.
quarter, SMertel, n. (la); quarter
of an hour, $iertetftunbe, /. (2 a).
queen, $onigin,/. (2 6).
question, forage,/. (2a).
quick (ly), rafd).
quiet (ly),rut)ig.
quite, gan,?, bureaus.
quotation, Wnfiibrung, /. (2 6), ftebe,
/. (2a).
R.
rage, toben.
raise, Ijeben,* erfyeben.*
rapid, fdjnetl, rafd).
rare, felten.
rate of interest, 3in§fufj, m. (1 6).
rattle, raffeln.
reach, reidjen, finben.*
read, lefen.*
readily, fdjneUer, teid>ter-
real(ly), n)irf(id), luabrftafttg.
reason, 33erftaub, m. (16), Urfadje,
/ (2a),©runb,*m. (16).
receipt, Ginnatjme,/. (2 a).
receive, empfangen,* errjatten.*
reception, 6mpfang,* m. (1 6), (8e=
fcUfdjaft,/. (2 6) ; reception room,
Gmpfang§3immer, u. (la).
recitation, Stunbe,/. (2 a).
recognize, erfennen.*
recompense, belorjnen.
recover, bcr'ftettcn.
recreation, grfrifdjung,/. (2 6), 5kr=
gni'igen, n. (1 a).
recruit, Dtefrut't »». (2 6).
reference, 9iudfid)t (auf), /. (2 6),
3eugniS> n. (16), (£tnpfef)(ung§=
fdjreiben, w. (la); in reference to
this, bieSbejuglid).
refractory, nnberfefclid).
refresh, erfrtfdjeu.
refuse, fid) roeigern, au§'fd)(agen.*
regard, £infid)t,/.(2 6); as regards,
ir>a§ . . . anbetrifft;* in regard, be=
3iigtid); with regard to, in <£>infid)t
auf.
regarding, f)infid)ttid).
regret, bebauern.
relation, 23e3iel)ung,/. (2 6).
relative, 33eriuanbte, m. (2a).
relative, bejuglid), relatir/.t
rely, fid) t>erlaffen* auf.
remain, bteiben *
remark, bemerfen.
remarkable, merfnmrbig.
remember, ftd) an etroa§ erinnern.
remind, erinnern (an), gemarjnen
(an).
remit, crfaffen *
remove, ab'jierjen* (einen <Sd)tuffel).
remunerate, belol)nen.
render, leiften, iiberfefeen.
renowned, beriirjmt.
repeat. tiucberbolen.
repent bereuen.
repentance, iWeue,/. (2 a).
repetition, SiMcbcrbolunQ,/. (2 6).
reply, ortuibern, antiuorten, Derfefcen.
270
VOCABULARY.
report, bertdjten, 93ertd)t crftattcn.
reputation, 5Kuf, m. (16).
request, bitten *
require, Derlangen; is required, mujj
gefefct inerben.
required, erforberttd).
requirement, ^Hnforberung, /. (2 6),
@rforberni§, n. (16).
reserved, t>or'bef)alten*
residence, s Bof)nung,/. (2 6).
resignation, (Jrgebung, /. (2 6).
resigned, adj., ergeben.
resolve, auf'tBfeu.
resolute, cntfd)toffcn.
resound, erfdjaflen, ertonen.
respect, s -8ejiel)ung, /. (2 6), £od)=
adjtung, /. (2 6); in all other re-
spects, in jeber cmberen <£infid)t.
respectful, ad)tung§botf, ebrerbietig,
t)5f(ic3^.
rest assured, fei fcerfidjert.
restless, raftto§.
restlessness, 9hit)eloftgfett, /. (2 6).
restrict, befefyranfen.
restriction, $e)'d)ranfung, /. (2 6).
result, $efutat',t n. (16); without
result, erjolgto§.
resume, roieberauf/nefimen.*
retain, bei'berjalten.*
retire, fid) suruef'jiefyen.*
return, aurud'f ommen,* aurUdf'gcben,*
juruef'fenben,* toerfefcen.
reveal, aufjern, offenbaren.
reverse order, umgefefjrte 9teif)en=
fotge,/. (2 a).
reward, 23e(ot)nung,/. (2 6).
ribbon, Sanb,* n. (lc).
riddel, Oifitfel, n. (la).
ridicule, ladjerlid) tnadjen.
right, redjt; to be right, red)t fyaben;
right back, gteid) obcr fofort juriicf;
right here, gcrabc l)ier; right
hand, <Red)te, /. (2 a) ; at the right,
jur 9ted)ten.
right, tRed)t, n. (16); rights (of an
affair), Seredjttgung,/. (2 6).
ring, tonen; to ring the bell,
flingeln, jdjetlen.
ringing, ©eflingel, n. (la).
rival, ftebenbubjerin, /. (2 6), 9Hr
toa'lin,t/. (2o).
roar, ©ebrull, n. (16); roar of the
chorus, Gfyorgebrutl, n. (16).
robber, ftauber, m. (la).
robust, fyanbfeft.
rogue, Sptfcbube, m. (2 a), Sdjelm,
m. (16).
roguish, fd)elmifd>.
roof, %a$* n. (lc).
room, gimmer, n. (la), <SaoI,* m.
(16).
root, SSursel, /. (2 a), DueHe, /. (2 a),
rough, raut).
round, ffieifje,/. (2 a).
roundabout way, Umtneg, m. (16).
rule, Kegel,/. (2a).
run, laufen *
rustle, raufdjen.
S.
sable, Sobetpelj, m. (16).
sacred, gett>ett)t.
sacrificial offering, Dpf erg abe, /.
(2 a).
sacrilege, 93ta§J)f)emie',t/. (2 a).
sad, traurig.
sadly, traurig, ernftlid).
sake, for the sake of, megen, be=
f)uf§, um . . . ttriflen.
salary, ©e&ctlt,* m. (lc).
salon, Salon', t w. (gen. -§, pZ. -§),
a fashionable distinguished as-
semblage.
salutation, ©rujj,* m. (16).
salute, flriipen.
same, ber=, bie=, balfelbe. [(la).
sample, ^Jrobe, /. (2 a), SUiufter, n.
VOCABULARY.
271
Samson, the strong man, the cham-
pion of the Hebrews. His super-
natural strength lay in his long
hair. This was cut off by his
love, Delilah, and he was thus
deprived of his strength (Judges
16,4-21).
sanctuary, <OeiUgtntn,* n. (lc).
satellite, SatettirTf m. (2 6).
satisfaction, ©enugtfyunng, /. (2 6).
satisfied, befricbigt; to remain sa-
tisfied, [id) begniigen.
Saturday, ©onnabenb, m. (16).
save, retten, fyctren.
say, fagen.
scapegrace, SaugenidjtS, m. (16).
scholar, (Mefyrte, m. (2a).
school, ©d)ute, /. (2 a); school court,
<Sd)uft)of,* (16).
school-boy, Sd)itlfnabe, m. (2 a).
school-master, 6d)itlmann,* m.
(lc).
school-life, SdjuIIeben, n. (la).
science. 2tfiffenfd)aft,/. (26).
scissors (a pair of), <Sd)ere,/. (2 a).
scoundrel, Sdnirfe, m. (2 a).
scrap. 8*ttel, m. (la).
script, <Sd)rift,/. (2 6).
seat, Sife, m. (16), <Stuf)(,*m. (1 6).
seclude, ab'l'djliejjen.*
second, jmeit, secondly, 3toetten§.
secret, $ef)eimni$, n. (16); in se-
cret, tnSgefyeim.
secretary, Gefretar',f m. (16); pri-
vate secretary, ^rtfcat'fefreta'rtn,!
/. (26).
security, gtd)erf)eit, /. (2 6),<Pfanb,*
n. (lc).
see, [ef)en,*ein't*el)en.*
seek, fudu'ii ; much sought for, tiiiU
aefurf)t.
seem, [djeinen,* erfdjeinen;* it seems
to me, id) ftnbe.
seeming(ly), fd)cinbar.
seize, ergreifen.*
self, fclbft.
sell Dcrfaufen.
send, jdjtcfen, fenben.*
sensational, fenjattonell';! sensa
tional novel, (SenfattonS'roman' +
m. (16).
sense, Sinn, m. (1 6).
sensible, to be sensible of, empftn*
ben*
sentence, Safe,* m. (16).
sentence, flrafen.
sentinel, sentry, Sdjilbmadje, /.
(2 a).
separable, trennbar.
separate, trennen.
separation, Srennung,/. (2 6).
serious, ernft.
seriousness, (Srnft, m. (16).
seriously, ernftlid).
servant, Wiener, m. (la).
servant girl, 2)ienftmabd)en, n.
(la).
serve, btenen, Jerbie'ren.f
set, fefeen; to set off , ab'reifen, ab'=
trennen.
seven, fieben.
several, berfdneben; pi., eintge, ntef)-
rere.
severe(ly),ftreng, fiefttg.
severity, Strenge,/. (2a).
shake, fdjiittetn, au§'fd)utteln.
shamble, fdjlenfern.
she, )le.
sheet of paper, 93ogen papier, m.
(la).
shiver, Sdjauer, m. (la).
shoe. Sd)ul), m. (16).
shorten, berfftrjen.
short, tuxy, a short time ago, toor
furicni.
shoulder, Sd)u(ter, /. (2 a).
shout, ruten,* Jdjrcten.*
show, jeigen, ertoeifen,* befunben.
272
VOCABULARY.
shrill, fdrritt.
shut, fdjtiejsen.*
sick, (ran!; sick of, miibe.
side, ©cite,/. (2a).
sign, 3etd)en, n. (la).
sign, nnterfdjreiben.*
silent, [tilt.
silence, <Stittfd)tt)eigen, n. (la).
silk (en), fetben.
silly, bumm.
similar, arjnttrf).
simplicity, 6inf ad)ftcit, /. (26).
simple, einfad).
simulated, erl)eitd)ett.
since, prep., fcit; conj., ha.
sincere (ly), aufrtdjtig.
singer, ©anger, m. (la).
single, etnjeln, einstg.
singular, Singular, f m. (16), (Jin=
3 al)t,/.(2 6).
sink, finten *
sir, ,£err ! m. (2 6).
sit, fifcen;* to sit down, fid) fefeen.
situated, gelegen; to be situated,
liegen *
situation, Cage,/. (2a), Situation', f
/. (2 6), <Sad)lage,/. (2 a).
six, fed)§.
slave, (Stla'toct m. (2 a).
sleep, fd)(afen.*
sleeping-room, ©djlafsimmer, n.
(la).
slender, fd)tanl.
slight, gelinb.
slow(ly), langfam.
small, ftein.
smell, ©erud),* m. (16).
smile, Cadjeln, n. (la).
smile, tadjeln.
smite, [trafen.
smoke, raudjen.
smooth, gtatt; smooth-shaven,
glattrafiert'.f
smooth, gtdtten.
snow, Srfjnee, m. (la).
so, fo, e§, baZ, atfo, ha.
so-called, fogenannt.
sober, nud)tern.
society, ©efettf d)aft, /. (2 6).
soldier, <SoIbat',t m. (2 6).
sofa, Sofa, n. {gen. -3, pi. -§).
solemn(ly) , feiertid).
solid, fompatff.
soliloquy, Gelbftgeffcrad), n. (16).
solve, toi'en.
some, eintge; some day, einmal.
somebody, jemanb.
something, etma§.
somewhat, etma.
song, ©efang,*™. (16).
soon, batb, fd)on.
soothing, befcinfttgenb.
Sophocles, an illustrious Athenian
dramatic poet, 495-406 B.C.
sorrow, Summer, m. (la).
sort, 9lrt, /. (2 6); no sort of , fei=
nerlet.
sound, 2aut, m. (16).
spare, berfaumen, erfparen.
speak, fpredjen,* reben.
special, beionber.
specialist, f^adjmann,* m. (lc).
specific, fpeci'fifd),! befonber.
speech, Olebe,/. (2 a).
speed, SdjnetHgfeit,/. (2 6).
spend, fcerteben.
spirit, ©eift, m. (lc).
spite, in spite of, trofe.
Spontini, an Italian musician,
1774-1851.
spread, Derbreiten.
stair, Xrewe, /. (2a), ©tiege, /.
(2 a).
stalk, fdjreiten *
stammer, flam me In.
stamp, Srtefmarfe, /. (2 a).
stand, (tetjen.*
stanza, 25er§, m. (16).
VOCABULARY.
273
stare, ftarren.
start, ab'reifen, in bie #5f)e fasten.*
startle, erfdjterfen.*
state, bar'tegen.
statement, Wngabe, /. (2 a), SBe=
(muptnng,/. (2 6).
station, ftetfen.
stay, bleibcn *
steal, ftetjlcn *
stealthily, leije, un'bertnerft.
stenograph, ftenogmpljie'ren.t
stenographer, Stenograph' ,t to.
(26).
step, treten,* fteigen.*
step, Scfjritt, to. (16).
stick, ftetfen, fleben.
stifle, unterbrutfen.
still, adj., ftilT ; adv., nod) immer,
nod), bod).
stock, in stock, auf fiager.
stoic, jto'ifdj.t
stone, (Stein, to. (16); adj., fteinern.
stop, an't)alten;* to stop ringing,
i>a$ $(ingetn laffen *
storm, ©emitter, n. (la).
story, ©e|'d)id)te, /. (2 a), ©todroetf,
n. (16).
strange, feltfam, foitberbar.
stream, ftrotnen.
street, Strafe,/. (2a).
strength, ftraft,*/. (16).
strengthen, ftiirfen, berftarfen.
strictly), ftreng.
strike, fd)(agen.*
striking(ly), taufdjenb.
strip, Streifcn, to. (la); strip of
wall paper, Sape'tenftretfen, to.
(la),
strive, ftreben, fdmpfen.
struggle, fiimpfen.
stubborn, tjartnadig.
student, @tubent',t m. (2 6), Sdjiiler,
TO. (1 a),
study, Stubierftube, /. (2 a).
study, Stu'bium,! n. {gen. -§, pi.
Stu'bien').
stuff, ftopfen.
stupid, bumm.
style, Sti(,tw. (16).
subject, (^egenftanb,* to. (16), Sub=
\tWA n. (16), 2:b,e'ma,t n. (gen.
-§, pi. 2f)e'mata').
subjunctive, ^onjnnftib',! to. (16).
submit, |id) fiigen, iiberlaffen*
subordinate, abfyangig, fuborbinte'=
renb.t
subsequent, folgenb.
succeed, gelingen;* I succeed, e§ ge=
lingt mir.
success, (Srfolg, m. (16).
such, fold); such as, inie; such
things, io etroa§.
sudden(ly), plofclid).
suffer, leiben*
suggest, bor'fdjlagen.*
suggestion, 3Sorfd)lag,* to. (16)
suit, paffen.
summer, Sommer, to. (la).
summon, citie'ren.f
sun, Sonne,/. (2a).
sunshine, Gonnenjdjein, to. (16).
superfluous, iiberfliiffig .
supply, getuafyren, geben.*
suppose, on'netjmen,* bermuten.
supposition, ?lnnat)tne,/. (2a).
supreme, l)5d)[t, ertjaben.
sure(ly), fid)er(lid)), mirftid).
surprise, iiberrafdjen.
surround, nmgeben,* nntringen.
swear, id)U)5ren,*fd)impfen.
syllable, Silbe,/. (2 a).
sympathetic (ally), tnitfufylenb, teil=
nafymSboII.
T.
table, %a\el,f. (2a), Sifd), to.(16);
family table, gfamilientafel, /.
(2a).
274
VOCABULARY.
take, uefymen^etn'neljtuen^bringen;*
to take off , ab'neljmen;* to take
for, Ijalten* fiir ; take part, teil'=
nefjmen;* take place, ftatffinben*
talk, fpredjen.*
task, 2lufgabe, /. (2 a); the day's
task, Sageiuerf, n. (lb).
tea, Sfyee, m. (16).
teach, lel)ren.
teacher, Cefyrer, ra. (la).
tear from, entretjjen *
tell, fagen, ersntjfcn, 3etgen.
ten, jebn.
tend, pflegen, bte 9tetgung Ijaben.
tense, Seitform,/. (2 6).
terrible (bly), fdjrecflid), furdjterliti). •
testimonial, 3eugni§, n. (16).
text-hook, £ef)rbud),* n. (lc).
than, a 18.
thank, banfen.
Thanksgiving, Tanffaguug§feft, n.
(16).
that, pron., t*a§; h)ai; ber, bte, ba§;
jenev, jcne, jene§; toeldjer, »r»eld)e,
roeld)e§.
that, cozy., bafj.
the, ber, btc, ba§.
their, it)r, ifjre, tl)r.
then, baun, ba, barauf.
there, ba; there are, e§ gxebt.
thereby, baburd).
therefore, bafyer, borum.
thereto, baju.
thereupon, barauf.
they, fie, btefe.
thief, Sub, m. (16).
thin, bi'inn.
thing, 2ing,?i. (16), (Sadie, /. (2 a) ;
such things, fo ettr>a§.
think, beufen,* mcinen, glauben.
third, ber, bte, ba§ britte.
this, biefer, btefe, btefe§.
thorough, gri'mbUd).
thoroughly, burd»au§.
though, obgtetd).
thought, ©cbanfe, m. {gen. -n§,
pl.-n).
thoughtfully), nad)beuf(td).
thousand, taufenb.
threat, 3)rof)ung,/. (2 6).
three, brei; three times, bretmal.
threshold, ©dpette,/. (2 a).
through, burd).
throw, tuerfen .*
thunder, ^<6s., Conner, m. (la);
ver6, bonncrn.
Thursday, SonuerStag, m. (16).
thus, jo, alfo, bafyer; thus far, bt§f)er.
tight, feft.
time, 3eit,/. (2 6); SJtol, n. (16).
tip, ©ptfce,/. (2 a) ; tip of the nose,
9tafenfpifee, /. (2 a).
tired, uttibe.
Titanic, tita'nif(b.f
to, ju, nad), auf ; in order to, urn su.
tobacco, Sa'baf, m.f (16).
to-day, fyeute.
together, sufammeu.
to-morrow, morgen.
tone, Son,* m. (16).
too, 311 ; too much, 311 toiel.
torture, ma item.
tour, ffiuubretfe,/. (2 a).
toward, auf.
tower, %uxm,*m. (16).
town, Stabt,*/. (16); town gate,
©tobttl)or, n. (16).
trace back to, 3ttrud'ful)reii auf.
tradition, 2rabitton',t/. (2ft).
traditional, trabttionell'.t
tragedy, Srauerfpiet, n. (16).
translate, iiberfefeen.
transpose, berfefcen.
travel, reifen.
treatment, 23el)anblung,/. (2 6).
treat, befyanbeht, begegneu ; subs.,
(#enuf$,* m. (16). [fjeuer.
tremendous(ly), furdjtbar, unge=
VOCABULARY.
275
tremor, Stttern, n. (la).
trial, <Jkufung,/. (26).
trick, Streid), m. (16).
trim, )d)mucf.
trouble, 9Mbe,/. (2 a).
true, uiat)r.
trunk, Coffer, m. (1 a).
try, toerfudjen.
Tuesday, 2)teu§tag, m. (16).
tune, 9Jie(obte',t/. (2 a).
turbulent (ly), t>efttfl-
Turk, Siirfe, m. (2 a).
turn, breljen, um'bretyen ; to turn
pale, erbletdjen.*
twaddle, ©efdjtocife, n. (16).
twelve, 3tt)5lf.
twenty, jroanjtg.
twice, 3iDCtmaI.
two, amci.
type, Wit,/. (2 6).
typewriter, <Sd)reibmafd)ine,/. (2 a).
Uhland's King, an allusion to Uh-
land's ballad „<!E>er junge $onig
unb bte Sdjaferin." — „%a ftieg au§
tiefem Xurme bcr alte $onig berfiir."
unable, nidjt im ftanbe.
unaccountable(ly), unberautroortttd).
unapproachable(ly), uunaljbar.
unassailable! ly, unaugretfbar.
unattainable, uuerretd)bar.
unavoidable (ly), unabtoeiSltd).
uncalled for, uuuotig,
uncle, Cnfel, m. (la).
undecided, unentfd)toffen.
under, uuter.
understand, toerftebeu.*
undertake, unternefymen.*
undutiful(ly), ppidjtbcrgeffcn.
uneasy(ly), uuruf)ig.
unexpected(ly) , unerroartet.
unfavorable (ly), ungiinfttg, iibel.
unfortunate, unglucf(td).
unfortunately, Ictber.
unheard of, unerl)5rt, l)tmmel=
fdjretenb.
unimpeachable(ly), tobeI(o§, unan=
fed)tbar.
uninflected, unflefttert'.t
uninterrupted(ly), unau§gefefct.
universal (ly), allgemetn.
university, Untoerjitfit',t/. (2 6).
unless, c§ fei bcnn, b«B-
unlike, ungleid), with dat.
unmarried, uubcrljctratct.
unpack, aui'pacfeu.
unpardonable(ly), untoersdbttd).
unprepared, untoorberettet.
unpretentious, anjprud)§to§.
unreasonable(ly), unbernuuftig, un=
finuig.
unsatisfactory ly), ungenugenb.
untalented, ta!entlo§.
untenable, unfttdjbalttg, unfjaltbar.
untrue, untreu.
unusual(ly), ungeioobnltd).
unworthy (ly), unmiirbig.
up, auf, lunauf, berauf.
upon, auf, oben auf.
urge, brangen, aufbringen.*
us, un8.
use, gebraud)cn, an'roenben ;
(Sebraud),* m. (16).
useful, uiifetid).
utmost, aufcerft ; to the utmost,
auf'y ciufjerfte.
utterly, bfifltg.
vacation, gferien ; vacation - trip,
ftevieureiie, /. (2 a).
vague(ly), uubefttmmt, buufel.
vain(ly), bergeblid) ; in vain, toer=
geben§.
value, 2Bcrt, m. (16).
276
VOCABULARY.
vanish, fcerfdjminben *
vassal, $ctfatf,t m. (2 6) ; Untergebene,
m. (2 a).
venal, etenb.
venture, magen.
verb, geitmort,* n. (lc); SSerb.f w.
(3).
verbal (ly), forctdjlid), mortlidj.
verbal = SBerbal =
very, fcftr ; very much, fcftr ; this
very day, nod) tjeute.
vestal, befta'lifdj.f
village, £orf,*n. (lc)
villainous(ly), berbredjerifd).
virtuoso, SSirtu'ofe,! w. (2a).
visit, befnd)en ; subs. 33efud), m.
(1.6).
visitor, Sefndjer, m.(la).
vivid (ly), tebhaft.
viz., namlid).
vocal, fttmmbegabt.
voice, (Stimtne,/. (2 a).
void, nid)ttfl, ungiUtig.
vowel, 8ofttF,tm. (16).
W.
wait, marten.
wake, madjen.
walk, gefyen,* fpajie'ren ; subs., $ro=
mena'be,t/. (2 a).
wall, SBctnb,* /. (16); STOauer, /.
(2 a).
wall-paper, 2Bcmbtabe'te,f/. (2a.).
want, molfen,* miinfdjen ; subs., 9ftctn=
gel,*m. (la).
ward off, ctb'meljren.
warmth, 2Bcirme,/. (2 a).
warn, marnen.
watch, madjen ; subs., K$t,f. (2 6.)
water, 5Baffer, n. (la).
wave of the hand, Jpanbbemegnng,
/• (26).
way, 2Beg, m. (16); 2Beife, /. (2a).
in the way, im 2Bege.
we, loir.
weakness, Sdjmadje,/. (2 a).
weather, Better, n. (la).
week, 23od)e,/. (2 a).
welcome, miUfommen.
well, mof)t, gejunb, gnt, fdjon, nnn;
as well as, fornof)! al§ aud).
well-known, mohjbefannt.
what, tool ; what for, morauf.
when, al§, menu, mann.
where, mo.
whether, ob.
which, meldj -er, -e, -e§ ; ma§.
while, whilst, matirenb.
whisper, ©eflufter, n. (la).
whisper, fliiftern, su'ftttftern.
white, meifj.
who, mer ; meld) -er, -e, -e§ ; ber, bie,
whole, ganj.
whose, bejjen, beren, meffen.
why, marum, mesfjalb.
wide, meit.
wife, gfrau, /. (2 6), ©ema&Un, /.
(26).
wild(ly), fcftifl.
will, molten *
willing, adj., mitfen§, millig.
win, geminnen.*
window, ftenfter, n. (la).
wing, ftHtgel, m. (la).
wisdom, 2Bet§l)eit,/. (2 6).
wish, 9Bunfd),*m. (16).
wish, miinfdjen, moHen.*
wits, SSerflanb, m. (16),
with, mtt, bet, burd).
withdraw, 3uriufnel)tnen,* miberru=
fen,* entjtefyen.*
within, in.
without, otyne.
witness, Seuge, m. (2 a).
woeful(ly), roel)tnuttg.
word, 2Bort,* n. (ic); SBort, w.
(1 6) ; word-order, SSortfotge, /.
(2a).
VOCABULARY.
277
work, Wrbeit, /. (2 6) ; 2Berf, n. (1 6).
work, arbeiten.
world, ©en,/. (2 J).
worshiper, Wnbeter, m. (la); 93cr=
eljrer, m. (la).
worshipful(ly), anbad)ttg.
worthy, efyrbar, nmrbtfl.
would, nu'irbc. [[en.
wring from, ab'ringen,* t)crau§'prcf=
wrinkle, fjfalte,/. (2 a).
wrinkle, runjeln.
write, fdjreiben*
writing-desk, (Sdjreibtijd), m. (16).
ye, tf)r.
year, Satyr, w. (16).
yell, ^Trctfd)en, n. (la).
yellow, aelb.
yes, ja, nun.
yesterday, aeftern.
yet, nod), bod) ; not yet, nod) ntd)t.
yield, nad/geben.*
you, i>u, ityr, <Sie.
young, junfl.
your, cuer, betn, 3b,r.
yourself, fidj, bid), 3l)r.
youth, 3unglina, m. (16).
Y.
yawn, gfitynen.
zeal, (Sifer, m. (la); £ifce, /. (2a).
LIST OF STRONG AND IRREGULAR VERBS
WHICH APPEAR IN THIS BOOK.
REMARKS.
1. The 2d and 3d person singular of the present indicative and the 2d
person singular of the imperative are given whenever they are irregular ; a
dash (— ) indicates that they are regular (as in weak verbs).
2. An f. after the infinitive indicates that the word is conjugated with
feitt, and f. and J), that it is either conjugated with fettt or fjaben. Omission of
the f. indicates that the verb is conjugated with habcn.
Infinitive
Present
2d, 3d person
Im-
perative
Imperfect
Indicative
Imperfect
Subjunct.
Past
Participle
batfen, b- and ].,
BAKE
befeljten, command
begimten, begin
betfeen, bite
bergen, hide
bett>egen, induce
btegen, bend
bieten, offer
bittben, bind
bitten, ask
bfafen, blow
bletbeit, f., remain
fcraten, roast
bredjen, Ij. and ].,
BREAK
brennen, burn
brtngen, bring
benfen, think
brtngen, f., press
bnrfen, be permit-
ted
embfangen, receive
befieljtft,
beflefilt
birgft, birgt
blaf(ef)r,blaft
bratft, Brat
britfjft, brtcbt
barf, barfft,
empfangft,
empfangt,
beftebl
birg
(berge)
brtd)
wanting
but
befall!
begann
barg
bewog
bog
ftot
battb
hat
btte$
btteb
brict
bradj
bramtte
bradttc
badjte
brang
burftc
empriitg
biife
befaljle
befof)Ie
beganne
begomte
6iffe
barge
bitrge
beroogc
boge
bote
banbe
bate
bltefe
bliebe
briete
bradje
brennte
bratf)te
badjte
brange
biirfte
empfinge
gebacfen
befobten
beqotttitn
gebiffen
geborgen
betoogen
gebogen
nebiucu
gcbimbcit
gcbcteit
gebiafcu
gcblieben
gebraten
gebrodjen
gebr«nnt
gcbradjt
gebadjt
gebrungen
geburft
cmvfangcu
278
LIST OF STRONG AND IRREGULAR VERBS. 279
Infinitive
Present
2d, 3d person
Im-
perative
empfiel)Ift,
etnpficblt
tff(e)t, m,
fdljrft, foljrt
ffinft, fdttt
fdngft, fdngt
tB
frtB
Qiti
Qitt
friff(eft), frifet
giebft, giebt
tm, 8tit
gefcfiieljt
wanting
flralift, grdbt
Ijdltft, pit
^aunft, fjditflt
IHfH, *Ufi
*ttf
fann, fonnft
wanting
Idbft, labt
Imperfect
Indicative
Imperfect
Sttbjunct.
Fast
Participle
cmpfct)ttn, recom-
mend
emjtftnben, feel
erb(ctd)en,turn pfcle
cffcn, eat
fasten, f. and I).,
fatten, f., fall
fangen, catch
finben, find
flicgen, f. or &., fly
fftCflCtt, f., FLEE
ftteftcn, \. and ft.,
flow
freffen, eat
friercn, b. and j.,
FREEZE
geben, give
gefjen, U GO
geltngen, f., suc-
ceed
gotten, be worth
gemeften, enjoy
gefdjef|en,f.,happen
getoinnen, win
gtcfeen, pour
gtcidjen, resemble
gtciten, f., glide
graben, dig
gretfen, seize
batten, hold
bangen, b- and \.,
HANG
beben, raise
fjetfjen, bid, call
fjelfen, help
frmicii. know
Fltngcn, b- and f.,
sound
f umiitcit , f., COME
tinmen, can
fricdjen, f., creep
tttben, load
empfanb
erblirf)
aft
fuf>v
ftel
ft»g
fanb
«og
ffoH
floft
fraft
fror
gob
getting
gaft
genoft
gefefjab
gov a tin
a.oft
gitti)
glut
grub
nrtff
(licit
fling
nub
(bub)
bicf?
Half
fattntc
Hang
fn tit
tonntc
frorf)
tub
empfdblc
einpfo6Ie
empfdnbe
erblictte
dfje
fitbrc
fielc
finge
fdnbe
flfiflc
ftolje
Pffc -
frafje
frSre
gdbe
Qtnge
geldnge
gdtte
gfilte
gendffe
flefcf)at)e
geiudnne
getoonne
floffe
glicf>e
gtitte
griibe
Qriffc
tttelte
binge
liiUu-
biibe
bje&e
bdlfe
bftlfe
fennte
flange
lame
fflnnte
frodje
lit be
empfofjttn
etnpfunben
crblidjcn
gegeffen
gefabren
gefattcn
gefangen
gefunben
gcflogcn
gcftoljcn
geftoffett
gefreffen
gefturen
gegeben
gegangen
gelungen
gegotten
genoffen
gcfrfjcfien
genumnen
gcgoffen
gcgftrficn
geglittcn
gcgraben
gegriffen
gebatten
g i-liniig.cn
get|oben
gclici|;cu
gcliulicit
gcfnunt
getlungen
gctommen
gefonnt
gctrutficn
gelaben
280 LIST OF STRONG AND IRREGULAR VERBS.
Infinitive
Present
2d, 3d person
Im-
perative
Imperfect
Indicative
Imperfect
Subjunct.
Past
Participle
faff en, let
fanfen, f. and &.,
run
leiben, suffer
tetfjen, lend
tefcn, read
liegen,!}. «ndf.,L,iE
Uigen, lie
mbgcn, may
ntitffen, must
nefjmen, take
nennen, name
Dfetfen, whistle
toreifen, praise
raten, advise
retfjen, f., tear
reiten, f. and I).,
RIDE
rtngen, wring,
wrestle
rufett, call
fangen, suck
frijaffen, create
fdmlfen, sound
fdjetben, ]., part
fd)ctnen, SHINE
fdieften, SCOLD
fdneften, shoot
fdjtafen, SLEEP
fdjtagen, strike
fd)fetd)en, f., sneak
fddtcfjen, shut
fdjmelsen, I, melt
fdineibcn, cut
fcfirerfcn, f., he
afraid
fdjrctDen, write
fdjreten, scream
fdjrcttcn, f., stride
fdjtocigen, be silent
fdjnmnntcn, f. and
%, SWIM
iaffeft, Ififet
isufft, iauft
He(fe)ft, lieft
He3
mag, ntagft
nraft, mufet
nimmft,
nimmt
wanting
wanting
nttmn
ratft, rat
fd&Utft, fd&ilt
f#ut
fd)iafft,fd)iaft
fd&Wgft,
fctjldgt
fd&mil8(e)ft,
fc^mirgt
fdjrtrfft,
fcrjritft
fdjinllj
fc^rtcf
lief
litt
ItcQ
la§
tag
log
tnodjte
mufuc
ttatjm
ItiUUUC
Vfiff
brie£
net
ritt
rang
rtcf
frfmf
fdjolt
fdjteb
fd)tCtt
fC^ttJt
fd)0fi
fattef
fdjlug
fd)lid)
fdjlof?
fdjmolj
frfmttt
fdjral
fdjrieb
fdjric
fdjritt
fdjnncg
f dim a mm
(jd)tt)omm)
liege
Itefe
Ittte
Ite&e
lafe
rage
loge
ntod)te
mii&te
naftme
netinte
*>fiffe
prtefe
riete
tiffe
ritte
range
rtefe
foge
fd&fife
fcpHe
fdjiebe
fc&tene
fd)dlte
fctjolte
fct)6ffe
fdjliefe
fct)tuge
fdEjItcfje
fcr)Iuffe
fdimolge
fdjmtte
ftfjrale
fcfirtebe
fcfjriee
fdjritte
fduutege
fdjiuamme
fd)joomme
gclaffen
gefanfen
gel it ten
geltetjen
gelefcn
gelegen
gelogcn
gemodjt
gentnfet
genommen
genannt
gcfcftffen
gejmefen
geraten
gertffen
geritten
gerungen
gernfen
gefogen
gefdjaffen
gefrijolten
gefdjteben
gefdjtenen
gefdjoltcn
gefdjoffen
gefdjlafen
gefdjlagen
gcfdjltdjen
gefdjloffcn
gefdjmolaen
gefdjnttten
gefdjrotfen
gefdjrie&en
gcfdjrteen
gefdjritten
gefdjnnegen
gcfd)tt>om»
men
LIST OF STRONG AND IRREGULAR VERBS. 281
Infinitive
Present
2d, 3d person
Im-
perative
Imperfect
Indicative
Imperfect
Subjunct.
Past
Participle
frffWinben, ?•# van -
ish
fdjteibrcn, swear
febcn, see
fein, f., be
jcnbctt, send
ftngcn, sing
finfcn, f., sink
ftijcn, sit
fottcn, ought
fpinnen, spin
fbrccben, speak
fbrtttgen f. and J).,
SPRING
ftedjen, prick
ftetfcn, STICK
ftetyen, f. and Ij.,
STAND
fteftlCtt, STEAL
ftetgen, f. and b-,
mount, climb
fterbcn, f., die
ftiebcn, f., scatter
ftoftcn, push
ftretcfjen, stroke
ftrcitcn, contend
tljim, do
tragen, carry
trcffcn, hit
trcibcn, drive
trctctt, TREAD
trtnfcn, drink
ttcrgcffen, forget
ucrlicrcn, lose
madjfen, f., grow
toafajett, WASH
toebett, weawe
toeidjcn, f., recede
fiebft, ftebt
bin, bift, ift
fott, fonft w
fprtcbft,
fbrtcbt
ftidjft, ftidjt
fticfft, ftitft
ftieblft,
fttebtt
fttrbft, ftirbt
ftojjeft, ftofet
tbuft, tliut
trdgft, trdgt
triffft, trifft
trittft, trttt,
»erfliff(ej)t,
oergifet
ttmcbfeft,
RUUllti
ttmftf)(e)ft,
wafcbt
fieb
fei
wanting
ftortcfi,
fticb
ftid
ftiebl
ftirb
triff
tritt
bergife
fdjtoanb
(fdjitntnb)
irtiuun-
(fd&tour)
fab
mar
fanbte
fang
fant
faf?
folltc
U'lUtit
farad)
fbrang
ftart)
ftrtt
ft a it t>
(ftunb)
ftobt
ftieg
ftorb
(fturb)
ftob
frtefj
ftritb
ftritt
tli nt
trug
traf
trtcb
trat
tranf
bergafj
bcrlor
uuirtH-.
ti'itirti
took
ttJirf)
fdjtodnbe
fdjiuiiube
fcfituore
fdhtoiire
fdbe
toare
fenbcte
fdnge
fdnfe
fa&e
foUte
ftodnne
ftoonne
fpradje
fprdnge
ftad)e
ftacfe
ftdnbe
ftiinbe
(table
ftiege
(tdrbe
ftiirbe
ftobe
ftie&e
ftridje
ftrittc
tbdtc
tri'tgc
trdfc
triebe
trdte
trdnfc
Dergd&e"
Jjerlore
ttmdjfe
nmfcbe
tobbe
totdje
nrfrtiiuuit
ben
gcfrtnuorcii
gcfefjen
gcmcfcn
gefanbt
gcfitngcn
gcfunfcn
gefeffen
gcfoUt
gef potmen
gcftorodjcn
gcftornngcn
gn'turtu'it
geftotfen
geftanben
gn'tulilcn
gcfticgcn
geftorben
gcftoben
geftofictt
gcftrirfjcn
gcftrittcn
gi" tli tut
gctragcn
gctroffen
gctrtcbcn
gctrctcn
gctrunfcn
bcrgeffen
ttcrlorcn
giMunrtiK'ii
gruiiifrtii-it
gcuuibru
gewidjcn
282 LIST OF STRONG AND IRREGULAR VERBS.
Infinitive
Present
2d, 3d person
Im-
perative
Imperfect
Indicative
Imperfect
Subjunct.
Past
Participle
tocifen, show
tticttben, turn
tociben, sue
toerben, f., become
toerfen, throw
ttnffen, know
ttjoflen, will
Setljcn, accuse
jxcfjcit, draw
ghnngen, force
lutes
lunnbte
toaro
(tourb)
toarb
ftmrbe
mart
(ttmrf)
fcutfjte
twolltc
WM
8°9
gtoang
hriefe
toenbete
toarbe
toiirbe
toiirbe
toarfe
toiirfe
toiifjte
tt)oKte
Ste^e
Stoange
gehriefen
gcumubt
gctoorbeit
getoorben
gclworfcn
getoufjt
geiwoflt
geaiefjen
gc^ogen
gcjttJUttgctt
toirfc
hritfcft, hrirfit
iturft, tuirb
hnrfft, ttnrft
toet&t, roeife
tottf, JuiEft
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