Note 3 — Section 133. ROBERT DICK, THE BAKER, GEOLOGIST, AND BOTANIST.
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[1] gründlich.
[2] dortig, which use attributively before the noun ‘baker’; named, namens.
[3] in.
[4] entwerfen, insep. comp. str. v.
[5] mittels eines mit Mehl bestreuten Brettes.
[6] Umrisse.
[7] Say ‘whereby he pointed out the imperfections’. To point out a thing, auf etwas verweisen, insep. comp. str. v.
[8] Use the gen. of the def. art.
[9] which — hours = of which (wovon) he had convinced himself on (auf) his travels through the country in his leisure hours (Mußestunden).
[10] Nach weiterer Prüfung.
[11] ascertained = learnt, erfuhr, from erfahren.
[12] humble = modest; individual = man.
[13] first-rate = considerable, bedeutend.
[14] Here follow the words ‘of — science’ after which transl. the adv. ‘infinitely’, which is followed by ‘ay (ja) ten times more’ and the verb ‘knew’.
[15] specimens of flowers, Blumenarten.
[16] To obtain a thing as present, etwas geschenkt erhalten.
[17] accumulated = collected. Where, and in what order, must the verbs be placed? Which voice must you use?—native, heimisch.
[18] Exemplar, n.; pl. e.
[19] zusam´menstellen, sep. comp. w. v.
[20] and the scientific names everywhere (überall) affixed (hinzu´fügen), sep. comp. w. v.