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... hope we are rendering an essential service to those who , preparing for a visit to that country , wish to learn to express themselves readily in German , on a variety of subjects of daily occur- rence , by offering them a short and easy ...
... hope we are rendering an essential service to those who , preparing for a visit to that country , wish to learn to express themselves readily in German , on a variety of subjects of daily occur- rence , by offering them a short and easy ...
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... hope the invention the discovery the admonition the native land poverty ( C ) of the neuter gender are— 1. The names of metals , countries and places : das Kupfer das Eisen das Gold das Silber das Zinn das Blei das Messing das südliche ...
... hope the invention the discovery the admonition the native land poverty ( C ) of the neuter gender are— 1. The names of metals , countries and places : das Kupfer das Eisen das Gold das Silber das Zinn das Blei das Messing das südliche ...
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... , to think grüßen hoffen to greet hören horchen to hope to hear to listen jagen to hunt kaufen to buy lachen Lächeln to laugh to smile Lehren to teach lernen to learn mischen pflanzen reden rechnen richten ruhen löschen mahlen melden to 70.
... , to think grüßen hoffen to greet hören horchen to hope to hear to listen jagen to hunt kaufen to buy lachen Lächeln to laugh to smile Lehren to teach lernen to learn mischen pflanzen reden rechnen richten ruhen löschen mahlen melden to 70.
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... hope you are well not very well do me that favour with pleasure it is true believe me guten Morgen , mein Herr guten Tag guten Abend , gute Nacht wie befinden Sie sich ? sehr wohl , ich danke Ihnen es freut mich , or es ist mir lieb Sie ...
... hope you are well not very well do me that favour with pleasure it is true believe me guten Morgen , mein Herr guten Tag guten Abend , gute Nacht wie befinden Sie sich ? sehr wohl , ich danke Ihnen es freut mich , or es ist mir lieb Sie ...
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... hope nein , noch nicht , aber ich I shall year go thither next hoffe ich werde künftiges Jahr hingehen give me a sheet of pa- Geben Sie mir einen Bogen per I must write a letter here is a pen and ink the ink is very thick Papier ich muß ...
... hope nein , noch nicht , aber ich I shall year go thither next hoffe ich werde künftiges Jahr hingehen give me a sheet of pa- Geben Sie mir einen Bogen per I must write a letter here is a pen and ink the ink is very thick Papier ich muß ...
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adjective adverbs article auxiliary become blamed book brandy brother case cloth COMMON compound Dictionary diminutives drink eight Exercises father feminine first frequently friend Fuß Gåste gehen gender genitive German and English German Grammar German Language getadelt give good great groß guten Wein håtte Hause have you hope horse house hundert hundred imperf Indicative Infinitive Irregular Verbs joined know labour laboured laſſen läßt lative leave letter little LLOYD'S long make masculine meat meet money muß müſſen name nominative nouns o'clock Participle Past Past and Imperfect people Peter Falk pleasure Plural PRESENT PRONOUNS Rhein Rheingau Rhine roast ROYAL EXCHANGE same sehen sentence separable sewed seyn ſie Sing Singular sister soon speak street Subjunctive substantives take tenses thing think third thou three time to-day unsere used Vater verb viel vols wåre weiß werdet wine word work your
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Page 165 - 11 try. Nor Hungary nor Poland e'er could boast it; And as for Gallia's vine, Saint Veit, the Ritter, if he choose, may toast it, — We, Germans, love the Rhine. Our fatherland we thank for such a blessing, And many more beside ; And many more, though little show possessing, Well worth our love and pride. Not everywhere the vine bedecks our border, As well the mountains show, That harbour in their bosoms foul disorder; Not worth their room below.
Page 167 - Thuringia's hills, for instance, are aspiring To rear a juice like wine ; But that is all ; nor mirth nor song inspiring, It breathes not of the vine. And other hills, with buried treasures glowing, For wine are far too cold ; Though iron ores and cobalt there are growing, And chance some paltry gold. The Rhine, — the Rhine, — there grow the gay plantations ! O, hallowed be the Rhine ! Upon his banks are brewed the rich potations Of this consoling wine. Drink to the Rhine ! and every coming morrow...
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Page 21 - As it is the strange custom in Germany for the wife to share the title of her husband, the termination inn is used to express the female title : as, bet Seetor, bie Boetortnn ; bet SReetor, bie SReetortnn ; bet $ptof,efior, bie profeffbtinn ; bet SSurgermetftet , bie SSurgermetftetinn.
Page 80 - Miss N. Good day, Sir, &.c. Good evening. Good night. How do you do? Very well, I thank you. I am glad to see you. I hope you are well. Not very well. I have not seen you for a long time. Where have you been ? APPENDIX. 3d) bin in spariS
Page 176 - * GRAMMAR. In which each rule is systematically, clearly, and concisely explained, and immediately followed by proper Exercises, for the use of English students of the German language.
Page 27 - Note 1 . — Compound words take the gender of their last component, if it be a substantive : as...
Page 29 - Sd^ilb the shield ber ©ee the lake ber ©proffe the shoot, sprout ber...