LESSONS IN GERMAN. 



32? 



ffr bat mabrenf feiner Jlranf beit gar During his sickness he 

 MUM* genoff 'en eaten nothing at all. 



ft* 



Der Xnabe mill ein rcenig bei feinem 



Dbcim blnben. 

 3cb. babe beutc ju'fd Uigtr SGBeife etnen 



altni 'i'cfann'ten getroff'en. 

 34) weip in ter tbat nicbt, mat id) 



tbun foQ. 

 r getraut' ftcb nictt in ta Sffiaffer 



(u geb,en). 

 $aben >Sie tt fe$on u tante ge 



bracbt' y 



The boy wishes to remain a 



little (while) with his uncle. 

 I have accidentally mot an old 



acquaintance to-day. 

 I really (indeed) do not know 



what I ought to do. 

 He does not venture into the 

 water (to go into the water). 

 Have you already accomplished 



it? 

 Sfcr nabe fcblief ein am grunen The boy fell asleep on the green 



(Sefta'te (Schiller). shore. 



Da* (Stcfcbtuafc 1 ter QWenae langroeilt The tattle (prating) of the 



tyn. crowd annoys (bores) him. 



6r Icitet an Sangcrmei'le. Ho is troubled with ennui. 



EXERCISE 174. 



1. Der .ffraiifc ttifl ntcbtS gemefjen, trofctem, tt tfym com 2lrjte ange 

 ratljen nwten ift. 2. (Jr tyat nur ganj njentg bei unS genoffen. 3. 

 'JWein ikuter ift meter con feiner Jcvanf^eit gcncfen. 4. Die enefung 

 fcbrettct bet biefcm flranfcn nur langfam fort. 5. Die Jttrcbe gebt um 

 b.alb elf te 9crgcn an (Sect. LXXVIII. 6), unb um l?al& jttMf tft 

 fie gen>ob,nltcb au. 6. (r macbte ib.n ju feinem wrtrauteften Sreunte, 

 obnc ibn sorter gepruft ju ^aben, otev fonft ein 3eugnt uber feine Ireue 

 unb ^erfcbwiegenfteit ju baben. 7. SRicbt wdbte jtim aiertrauten etnen 

 3eleit tu, ta lecre ^auS tft offen, taS retdjv U; . . . hjdb." ffiinen 

 ttr, unb fucbe nicbt ten Jlntern, balb n>trb, n>a Drete njtffen u 2Wcn nxiff' 

 bern. 8. Jtommen Sic vicUctcbt tiefen STcacbmtttag ein mentg ju mtr ? 9. 

 Jlommen te loieHeicbt tiefen 2l6ertb in ta Sonccrt? 10. Sr ^dngt uon 

 Sliemanben ab (Sect. LXXX. 1), er lebt, n?ie tt t^m gefaTltg ift. 11. Gr 

 Se^t bcS 9)iorgcn auf, h>ann e i^m gefAUig ift, ba eine SDcal frub, unb bag 

 antere OWal fpdt. 12. r fpricbt unb Ijanbelt, toie e t^m gefatlt, obne ftcb 

 an ba Urtljetl ter Setitc ^u febren. 13. 3cb ^abe i^n jufdlltg ju J&aufe 

 angetroffen. 14. 3uflKig traf icb t^n im Beater. 15. tft in ter 

 b.at nicbt fo letcbt, ftcb in aKe Sagen ke 2eben getulttg ju fcbirfen 16. 

 <S tft in ter 2^at h>abr, a tiefe 5rau gefprocben ^at. 17. 2Ba ftcb 

 Jleiner getraute, bat btefer ju tante gebracJjt. 18. Sr ^at tie acbe ju 

 tanbe gebracbt. 19. Da flinb fcblief au SKubigfeit ein. 20. Die e 

 fellfcbaft langnjetlte ficb febr, unb ging fru^ auJetnanber. 21. Cr (ang 

 teeilte nicbt nur mtcb, fonbcrr. aucb mcinc Sreunbe. 



EXERCISE 175. 



1. Why have you opened the window? 2.. It is so very warm 

 in the room, and I like to enjoy the fresh air. 3. I pray you 

 hut the window and open the door. 4. Shut the door, that the 

 window might bo open. 5. Eeally I do not know what to do 

 with this son of mine ; he will not listen to my advice. 6. 

 Most of his auditors fell asleep during his long speech. 7. A 

 good work can only be accomplished through attention. 8. My 

 daughter's recovery proceeds but slowly. She will not eat, not- 

 withstanding she is advised by the physician. 



SECTION XCI. IDIOMATIC PHRASES (continued). 



Saugen answers to the English phrase, " to be good, or fit 

 for;" as: Sffiojit taugt ttefe? what is this good for? or, more 

 literally, whereto serves this ? DaS taugt nid>M, that is good for 

 nothing. From this is derived the noun SaugenicbW, worthless 

 fellow ; as : (5tn langer ebroetf con beucblerifcben laugenicb. tfen (2Bie. 

 lanb), a long train of good-for-nothing fellows. 



1. rce 2lugen macben (literally, "to make big eyes") is a 

 phrase signifying " to appear surprised, or astonished." 



VOCABULARY. 



ftn'bicten, to offer, 2lngriff, m. attack, as- Dar'Heten, to offer. 



proffer, tender. s:mli. Dracjo'ner.m.dragoon. 



5ln'fuf>rung,/. leading, SBatterte', /. battery. G'tn'rretcn, to enter, 



condnct,command S3cjab. 1en, to pay. step in. 



BKSUMK or EXAXPLM. 



<f ftnb ib. rer no$ einmal fo ttele all 



unfer. 



3cb b.abe ibm <&k(b an'geboten. 

 (Molt taugt ntdjt )u Sdjnn'teroerf. 



;eugen, tvetl tt )u wt\ct) ifl. 

 ffr maebte grope flugcn, nl er mu^ 



nacb langer Xrennung icieter er> 



blid'te. 



There are twice M many of 

 them at of OB. 



I have offered him money. 



Gold is not fit for edge-took, 

 because it in too oft 



He seemed surprised, at he taw 

 me again, after (a) long sepa- 

 ration. 



EXIBCISB 176. 



1. Die SKauber feftten ficfc um ein arofet $euer, nxldjfS fie in 

 be< ilBalte angejunbet bat en. 2. <5r fe^U fuft an ten 7if<^ 3. Cr 

 fe^te ftc^ auf fetn 3Jferb, unb fprengte jut @tabt ^tnaul. 4. Tie Draqmer 

 fapcn aUe )u $ferte, unb martcten nur nocb auf ibn Subrer, um fem 

 'Jlngriff ju beginnen. 5. Or faf auf feinem Jb,rone fo ftnfter unt fo blekk 

 (llfilant). 6. 20tr trafen tbn unter etnem iBaume ft^enc 7. Der ttaft 

 fragte ben anbern (Sect. XXXII. 8) SRorgen ten aiUrtb, wa< er fc!?uliic 

 fei (Sect. XLIII. 6). 8. Ur b,atte fflr ta, w n: flttje^rt ^atte, einni 

 preuptftben X^aler, oter etnen ulten ffinf unb tiergig Ireu^er ;u be}ab.len 

 9. Diefer QKann ifl mtr ^untert Staler fc^ultig. 10. 9tod?tem er att 

 fein elb in ber grembe wrjcfjrt b,atte, fam er arm unb tntblojit in feine 

 Jpctmatb jururf. 11. Det @o(tat erje^rte tie tljm wrgefe^ten Deijen 

 mtt tern grcptcn '.'Ippcttt. 12. 5tnb ti tbrcr stele, tie tie Sefiung tn- 

 tbciltgcn ? 13. 3a, e< ftnb teren stele, aber eft nuxien ibrer noc^ fo Mck 

 fein, fo furcbten ir un tocb ntcfet. 14. (5 maren tbrer etwa buntert, 

 tie untet 'Jlnfubrung etnrt nod> jungen olbaten tit Satterie eruurmten. 

 15. Sin v*rn)eid)ltcb.ter aKenfcft taugt ju fetner arbctt. 16. Diefer *eri* 

 tauat ni(bt. 17. Der ungartfcbe eneral bet freitciUig tern turtif^en 

 flatjer feine Dienfte an. 18. Der sBauer bet tern erfe^o)ften SReifrnben 

 eintge 9tepfet an. 19. 9Ran lieft eft in ten 3ettungen, e btete fu^ eine 

 gutc e(egenbett tar, fein lud ;u macben. 20. 6r beflagt fu$ ubrr 

 Unbtfligfeit unb -drte. 21. Du wrfagft mtr tie Sretyett, mi^ bet ttr be- 

 flagen ;u burfen. 22. ffr njupte nicbt recbt, n?ie i^m gefcbab, unb tna^te 

 bei btefetn (Jreigntffe grose Mugen. 23. 5ft macbte grope 3ugen, alt tt tat 

 Sreunb etntreten fab, ten er in betnatie jeb,n 3ab,ren ni^t gefeben b^tte. 



EXERCISE 177. 



1. This knife is good for nothing; give me another. SL 

 What you have done is good for nothing. 3. What is a dis- 

 honest man good for ? 4. These poor people ate the food that 

 was offered them with the greatest appetite. 5. We read in 

 every paper that Australia offers a good opportunity to make 

 one's fortune. 6. We were astonished to see our friend, who 

 we believed was in Germany. 7. This man owes me more than 

 twenty pounds, but he says he has paid me. 8. I will pay 

 you, but you cannot prove that I owe yon anything. 9. Have 

 you seen your brother to-day ? 10. Yes, I saw him sitting 

 under a tree in our garden. 11. The soldiers mounted their 

 horses, and waited for the signal of their commander to begin 

 the attack. 



KEY TO EXERCISES IN LESSONS US GERMAN. 

 EXERCISE 129 (Vol. n., page 341). 



1. 93Atercbcn, njtllft tu mtr ta Samm*en foufen ? 2. 3lein. met* 

 loebtercben, aber tcf> iixrte ttr ta (ManMxn unb tie ftifoAen faufen. 3. 

 aben @ie jene metltcbe >^auc!>en gefebtnV 4. SRetn. kt betrtmfcertt 

 jenrt fcbone i!rt*en. 5. 9Warte fnclt mit tern XdQcfien. unt ibr SruKr. 

 (ten mtt tern gtfdnt-en 6. Sfben 2ic. nst fur ein febrnrt -ffaftrben to* tft. 

 7. Die SKcnfcfien u-lltcn ;u jeter 3ett tbre Ocbanlen auf QhMt ricbten. 8. 



bten @te tt fo ein, tap t* 2ie morgen )u Jpaufe nnte 9. 3e^ frfft, 

 @ie twrten e fo einrtrtten. bnp Ste OTrntag SWrrgtn anfrmmen fonnen. 

 10. 2Ba ift ttefer artcn n>ert^ ? 11. <5r ift mebr wenb all 6ie 

 glauben. 12. 2Ba rcaren tiefe iPiicter tcr jebn 3a^n wertb * 12. 

 ffiie boc^ mittft tu gegen tici'c* I'fcn metten ? 14. 5 gtit funf lfunb. 



