Note 1 — Section 189. THE FAVOURITE HARES. III.
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[2] Use this and the following verb in the Imperfect, preceded by ‘and’; to chew the cud, sein Futter wiederkäuen.
[3] in — repast, auch aß er die Blätter des Weinstocks besonders gern.
[4] = when; insert the adv. schon after ‘he’.
[5] to — time = to long impatiently for the time.
[6] when — it = when (S. 131, N. 4) he could again enjoy this liberty.
[7] = to come into the garden with him.
[8] Render ‘of such expression’ by the adj. ‘expressive’; as = that, followed by man and the active form of the verb.
[9] = his; and construe according to the following example: He will never succeed, er wird nie seinen Zweck erreichen.
[10] Supply the adv. ‘forward’ after this noun.
[11] Say ‘And so (somit) I may (dürfen) perhaps (wohl) say of “Puss” that he was quite tamed’.
[12] = his natural shyness was conquered.
[13] überhaupt; visible = clear.
[14] = which (S. 66, N. 15) on account of want of (an) room I cannot enumerate here.
[15] ‘to be shut up’, here sich ausschließlich befinden; with, bei.
[16] liebreich.
[17] in — attention = and during his sickness I nursed him with equal (gleich) attention.
[18] Supply ‘at (nach) me’ here.
[19] Supply ‘also’ here; in, auf.
[20] = amusing.
[21] = such a grave air (Miene, f.).
[22] = solemn dignity.