among – unter (There are three really good soccer player among the team)

sew – nähen

lenght – Länge

wealthy – wohlhabend/reich

sensitive – sensibel

sensible – vernünfig

jealous – eifersüchtig

complain of sth. – sich über etwas beklagen

complain about s.o./sth. – sich über etwas/jemanden beschweren

to waste – vergeuden

waste – Abfall

courtyard – Innenhof/Hof

heathenish – heidnisch

hug – umarmen/drücken/knuddeln

embrace – umarmen

in disgust – angewidert

fate – Schicksal

behave – sich benehmen

cold-hearted – kaltherzig

condemn – verachten

to focus on – konzentrieren auf (the chapter focus on the breakup of Tom’s family

to be concerned  of – sich Sorgen machen um

imply – bedeuten (it implies that)

admit – zugeben ( I have to admit, this vocabcheck will be more difficult)

encourage s.o – jmd. ermutigen (Who encouraged George to read and write?)

chapter 1

chapter – the book contains eight chapters – Kapitel
servants – servants help their mastrs in the house – Bedienstete
present – there were three girls present, when he entered the room – anwesend, gegenwärtig
kind – he’s a kind and friendly person – freundlich
plantation – a large farm – Plantage
owner – Mr. Shelby is the owner of the farm – Besitzer
debts – he has a lot of debts – Schulden
to sell – Mr G. sells icecream to the children – verkaufen
slave trader – a slave trader buys and sells slaves – Sklavenhändler
uncommon fellow – ungewöhnlicher Kerl
honest – you can trust an honest person – ehrlich, redlich
to be worth – jewells are worth a lot of money – wert sein
to continue – he continued with the story – fortfahren, weiter machen
raisins – raisins are very sweet – Rosinen
to be embarrassed – she was very embarrassed, when Mr S. looked at her – verlegen sein

chapter 2

sad – that’s a sad story – traurige (adjektiv)  Geschichte
sadly – she looked sadly at the car when it left – traurig (adverb) hinterherschauen

suddenly – Suddenly it started to rain – plötzlich
husband and wife – James and Lilly married, now they are husband and wife-  (Ehe-) Mann und (Ehe-) Frau

to frighten – the slave trader frightened her – Angst machen

as … as – I’m a man as much as he is – … genauso wie …

to be angry – You didn’t call me, I’m so angry with you – ärgerlich sein

to be patient -when you go fishing you have to be patient – geduldig sein
to permit – my parents permit me to go to the disco – erlauben

may – the injury is dangerous: he may die – könnte
worth – he is worth a lot of money – wert
upset – she was so upset, she started to cry – aufgeregt
hope – running away is our last hope – Hoffnung

to refuse – He won’t refuse to sell you – zurückweisen, ablehnen

silent – not making a sound – still
chapter 3

to argue- Mr and Mrs Shelby had different opinions, they were arguing about the sale – diskutieren / streiten

to wait – he waited at the bus stop for 20 minutes – warten

to knock – please knock on the door before you come in – klopfen

cabin – a cabin is a small hut build of wood – Hütte

to repeat – the refrain of a song is repeated very often – wiederholt

possession – a slave is the possession of his master – Besitz

silent – when you are silent you don’t say a word – still, ruhig

to starve – to kill someone by not giving him any food – verhungern lassen

to count on s.o. – I can’t go, my master has always counted on me – sich auf jemanden verlassen

to save – only a doctor can save him now – retten

frightened – she carried her frightened child – verängstigt

chapter 4

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