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darum
     1. adv. around it, around that
           Wir wohnen in dem Haus mit dem weißen Zaun darum. - We live in the house with the white fence around it.
     2. adv. therefore, for that reason
           Ich mag Kinder. Darum bin ich Lehrerin geworden. - I like children. That's why I became a teacher.
     3. adv. because! (non-answer to questions one does not wish to answer)
Lese
     1. n-f. (viniculture) harvest, picking
     2. v. first-person singular present of lesen
     3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of lesen
     4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of lesen
     lesen
          1. v. to read (look at and understand symbols, words, or data)
          2. v. to select and gather or harvest (things like grapes)
Ich
     1. n. (psychoanalysis) ego
     2. n. self, me, him, etc.
           das wahre Ich - the real me
     3. pron. I (first person singular nominative (subject) pronoun)
neben
     1. prep. next to, beside, alongside, adjacent to, near, near to
           Das Sofa gehört neben den Tisch. - The sofa belongs next to the table
           Das Sofa steht neben dem Tisch. - The sofa stands next to the table
     2. prep. in addition to, besides, alongside, apart from, aside from, among, amongst, on top of
     3. prep. compared with
meiner
     1. pron. mine (substantival possessive)
     2. pron. genitive of ich
     3. det. feminine singular of mein
     4. det. genitive plural of mein
Arbeit
     1. n-f. toil, regularly performed work, regularly pursued economic activity, labor, job, employment, occupation
           Seine Arbeit macht ihm Spaß. - He enjoys his work/job.
           Ich kann gerade nicht. Ich bin bei der Arbeit! - I can't do it now. I am at work!
           Er war auf dem Weg zur Arbeit. - He was on the way to work.
           Er war auf der Arbeit. - He was on his work place.
           Während der Arbeit - While doing work.
           Während der Arbeitszeit - During work.
           Er ging zur Arbeit. - He went to his work place.
           uxi, Er ging auf die Arbeit., He went to his work place.
           In diesem Dorfe gibt es keine Arbeit. - There are no opportunities for employment in this hamlet.
           Er hat keine Arbeit. - He is without employment/He lollygags.
     2. n-f. job, task, assignment
           Ich muss zuvor noch einige Arbeiten erledigen. - First I have to complete some assignments/finish some jobs.
           Er ging an die Arbeit. - He tackled his job.
     3. n-f. effort, work, human expenditure
           Das ist mir zu viel Arbeit. - This is too much effort for me.
           Nach der Operation muss für zwei bis drei Tage die Arbeit gemieden werden. - After the surgical operation work should be avoided for two to three days.
     4. n-f. performance, workmanship, work, the result of effort that might consist in a product or performance itself depending on what is owed(refn, group=n, name=n2, According to the German contract law there
           Sagenhafte Arbeit! - Great work!
           Gute Arbeit muss belohnt werden. - Decent work must be requited.
     5. n-f. (physics) work, energy transmitted by force through a body
in
     1. prep. (with dative) in, inside, within, at (inside a building)
           Es ist in dem Haus. - It is in the house.
           Ich habe die Schlüssel im (in dem) Kühlschrank gefunden. - I found the keys in the refrigerator.
           Unsere Kinder sind in der Schule. - Our kids are at school.
           Er ist in einem Café. - He is at a coffee shop.
           Letzte Nacht waren sie im (in dem) Club. - They were at the club last night.
     2. prep. (with dative) in (pertaining to)
           in diesem Sinne - in this/that sense
     3. prep. (with dative) in, at, by (at the end of or during a period of time)
           Er schloss sein Studium im Alter von vierzehn. - He completed his studies at/by the age of fourteen.
           im Alter - in old age
           im Mittelalter - during the middle ages
           in den 1960er Jahren - in the 1960s
     4. prep. (with accusative) into, to (going inside (of))
           Er geht ins Haus. - He goes into the house.
           Wir gehen in die Schweiz. - We are going to Switzerland.
           Wir treten in ein neues Zeitalter ein. - We are coming into a new age.
     5. adj. in, popular (in fashion)
der
     1. art. the
     2. art. feminine singular of der
     3. art. genitive plural of der
     4. pron. who; that; which
           Ich kenne einen Mann, der das kann. - I know a man who can do that.
     5. pron. feminine dative singular of der: (to) whom, which, that
     6. pron. (attributive, stressed) that
           Der Mann war es! - It was that man!
     7. pron. (indicative) him, he
           Der hat es getan! - It was him who did it!
     8. pron. (differential) the one, him
           Der mit dem Mantel - The one with the coat
     9. pron. feminine dative singular of der: (to) that, (to) her
Bücherei
     1. n-f. library
Auch
     1. Proper noun. , common in Southern Germany as an occupational surname for those who watched livestock at night
     2. adv. also; too; as well (in addition to whatever or whoever has previously been listed)
           Ich will auch ein Eis. - Stress on “auch”: I too want icecream.
           Ich will auch ein Eis. - Stress on “Eis”: I want icecream, too.
     3. adv. Used for emphasis.
     4. adv.          (To confirm a preceding statement by someone else): really, actually, indeed, in fact
                   Ich will auch ein Eis. - Stress on “will”: I do indeed want icecream.
                   Das ist auch so. - Stress on “ist”: It really is like that.
                   Du solltest zur Polizei gehen. ― Mach ich auch. - You should go to the police. ― I will.
     5. adv.          (To ask for confirmation of something one considers necessary.)
                   Hast du das Licht auch ausgemacht? - Did you make sure to turn off the light?
     6. adv.          (To imply that something is unreasonable.)
                   Du bist auch witzig... Wie soll ich das denn ohne Auto alles schaffen?! - You’re oh so ingenious... How am I supposed to get all of this done wit
                   Warum müssen die auch alle ihren Müll hier abladen! - Why do they all have to dump their rubbish here!
     7. adv. even ((implying an extreme example in the case mentioned, as compared to the implied reality))
           Auch wenn das stimmt, ist es noch kein endgültiger Beweis. - Even if this is true, it is no definite proof.
           Auch ein Professor schreibt schon mal was falsch. - Even a professor may misspell something at times.
     8. adv. ever (as in whatever, whenever, however, etc.)
           Was du auch tust, es wird immer einer besser sein. - Whatever you do, someone will always do it better.
     9. interj. (in answering a yes-no question, used to express that the thing asked about covers part of the truth but not all of it); “yes, and more”
           Ach, du bist Bauingenieur. Dann baust du Brücken? — Auch. - Oh, you’re a construction engineer. So you build bridges? — Yeah. And other things, too.
So
     1. n. (nonstandard) abbreviation of Sonntag, t=Sunday Alternative form of So.
     2. adv. so, such, that
           Die Leute sind so nett. - People are so nice.
           Dieser Hammer ist nicht so gut. - This hammer is not that good.
           Das ist so eine gute Idee! - That is such a good idea!
           so und so - such and such
     3. adv. as (followed by an adjective or adverb plus wie in a statement of equality)
           Er rennt so schnell wie der Blitz. - He runs as fast as lightning.
     4. adv. thus, like this/that, in this/that way, in this/that manner
           Wenn du den Ball so wirfst, triffst du die Zielscheibe. - If you throw the ball like this, you'll hit the target.
     5. adv. then (in that case)
           Wirst du wieder gesund, so freue ich mich. - If you get healthy again, then I'll be happy.
     6. adv. (colloquial) expletive; sometimes intensifying, sometimes with no noticeable meaning
           Wir sind runtergegangen und haben uns hier so hingesetzt. - We went downstairs and, like, sat down here.
     7. conj. (coordinating) thus, so, pursuant to the aforementioned premises
     8. conj. (subordinating, chiefly archaic, sometimes legal and regional) an, if
           So es Euch beliebt. - If it pleases you.
     9. part. (colloquial) (quotative particle, somewhat similar to be like but also combinable with other verbs)
           Ich so: "Mach mal dalli!", und er dann so: "Ich bin ja schon dabei!" - I was like, "Hurry up!" and he was like, "I'm already on it!".
           Ich dachte mir nur so: "Ja komm, lass stecken." - All I thought to myself at that moment was, "Yeah whatever, forget about it.".
     10. pron. (obsolete, relative) that, which, who
           Derhalben sind die Christen schuldig, der Obrigkeit unterthan ... zu seyn in Allem, so ohne Sünde geschehen mag. - That do the Christians owe: to be obedient to the authority ... zu seyn in All
     11. interj. (tlb, colloquial) (a discourse marker in the beginning of a sentence indicating a topic having been dealt with and another being tackled)
auch so
     1. interj. likewise!, same to you!, you too!
           Schönes Wochenende! – Auch so! - Have a nice weekend! – You too!
viel
     1. pron. much, a lot
           Es ist viel passiert. - Much has happened.
     2. det. much, many
           Er hat viel Geld verloren. - He lost a lot of money.
     3. det. In the singular, the adjective is usually left unchanged when it is not preceded by an article or determiner (see example sentence above). Otherwise it is declined like a normal adjective: das viele
     4. det. In the plural, the adjective is usually declined even without a preceding article or determiner: viele Kinder. However, it may be left unchanged when modified by a preceding adverb, e.g. in the combi
     5. det. The comparative form mehr is invariable and never declined; it cannot be preceded by any article or determiner (note however mehrere, mehreres, and obsolete mehre, mehr
     6. adv. much, a lot
           Wir haben viel gelacht. - We laughed a lot.
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