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Note 14 — Section 201. THE TWO SCHOOLBOYS, OR EYES AND NO EYES⁠[1]. I.

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[1] oder Sehen und nicht Sehen.

[2] walking, auf deinem Spaziergange. Use the 2nd pers. sing. when the tutor addresses the boy, but the 3rd pers. pl. when the boy addresses the tutor.

[3] am Abend.

[4] and — by = dann bei ... vorüber. Camp-Mount, der Lagerberg; Millthorp-Heath, die Millthorper Heide.

[5] = tour or walk.

[6] = I have found.

[7] Use the Pluperfect Subj. accord. to App. § 32; along — road, die Chaussee.

[8] = if you want to see men and horses.—I am better entertained there, ich werde mich dort besser amüsieren.

[9] = We went away from home together.

[10] = therefore; and left him = and troubled no more about him (sich um einen kümmern).

[11] Ich gehe viel lieber allein. I dare say, wohl, adv., to be placed after the auxiliary.

[12] = Oh, it was a splendid walk! All over = through the whole of; and so = then; and then = and from there; among = through.

[13] = curious things.

[14] Nun.

[15] = It will certainly.

[16] eingepfercht.

[17] so — way = and therefore I left almost everything unnoticed there and went on as fast as possible.

[18] = something most curious.

[19] a — green = a green plant.

[20] = a well (allgemein) known plant.

[21] = the old Druids; in, bei.

[22] = has.

[23] und daher.

[24] which — own, welche nicht in der Erde wurzeln.

[25] weshalb.

[26] scherzhafterweise; parasitical, Parasiten; as — dependents, das heißt Schmarotzer oder Abhänglinge.

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