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die Mlei’dung (-en) clothes Fommt . .. herein’ pres. tense or 
Hein adj. small, little; die lei: imper. of herein’tommen 
nen the little ones (49 9) das Kompliment! (3, —e) COoM- 
Het’'tern wk. climb pliment; bow 
Him’pern wc. clink, chink,jingle ber Rö'nig (3, —e) king 
Hing'en Kr. (Hang, {ft gellung’en) Fu'nen wk. (ann, Konn’te, ger 
sound, ring tonnft’) be able, can, may; 
Hop'fen wk. knock, rap; e8 Hopft ber König fOrie, was er Tonnte 
an die Tür somebody is knock- the king shouted as loudly as 
ing at the door he could 
bas Kio'fier (8, *) nunnery, Foni’te nast tense of Können 
convent; monastery (34 22) fönn'te nast subj. of tön’nen 
Hug adj. clever, shrewd, intel- bag Rontör' (-8, -e) office, count- 
ligent inghouse 
der Knabe (-n, -n) boy ber Kopf (-e3, *e) head 
der Knall (-e8, —e) report, sound, Topf fchüttelnd part. adj. shaking 
the head 
ver Korb (-e8, ze) basket 
der Korblwagen (-3, -) basket 
carriage 
bas Korn (-e8, Zer) grain 
Toft'en wk. (w. dat. and ace. or 
two acc.) cost; fofte e8, was e8 
wolle no matter what it may 
cost 
die Kraft (*e) strength, force, 
power 
früf'tig adj. strong, Vigorous 
Fran! adj. sick, ill 
Irag'en wk. scratch; fig hinter 
den Ohren «> scratch your 
head; etwas blutig «=> scratch 
something until the blood 
comes 
das Kraut (-e8; *er) herb 
Frei’fjchen wk. scream, screech 
daß Rreung (-e8, —e) CTO8S 
der Krieg (-e8, -e) War; > ertlä: 
gen declare war (dat. against) 
crack 
fnal’fen wk. snap, crack ; Inalle 
einmal let’s see you crack it 
(32 4) 
Hnei'fen sr. (Iniff, gefnif’ fen) 
pinch, 8queeze® 
das Knie (3, nl. Knte) knee 
fniete... nie’ber past tense of 
nie’ derknien 
Fniff past tense of nei’ fen 
der Kuodyen (-3, -) bone 
bie Knof’pe (-n) bud 
die Kohle (-n) coal 
Tö’mifch adj. comical, funny 
der Kommandeur! (8, -e) (Dron. 
Komsmansbör‘) commander 
das Nomman'do (-3, -8) com- 
mand (military) 
Fom'men str. (Tamm, ift gefom’men) 
come (über acc. on, auf Ace. 
to); nad) Haufe arrive &. 
home (474); ins Seben = 
come into the world