Section 63. Tender, Trusty, and True. III

Now⁠, just here I was trying to see what⁠ sort of boy David was when he grew⁠ bigger; and, when I shut my eyes, and so tried⁠ to see it all clearly, I heard a noise right⁠ under my study window. This was⁠ about⁠ four o’clock, Friday afternoon; the schools were out, and the children running home⁠. I turned my head to see what was the matter⁠, and then (App. § 14) I saw what I want⁠ to tell you. About ten boys were standing together⁠. All at once a big boy knocked⁠ a little boy⁠ down, and rolled him in the snow⁠. The little boy got up⁠, and said: “What⁠ did you do that for?” Then⁠ the big boy again approached the little boy⁠, and I believe⁠ he would have knocked him down again⁠, had not the little boy⁠ walked sobbing away⁠ towards home.

Hier wollte ich nun sehen.

what sort of, was für ein.

werden.

sich bemühen.

just under the window of my study.

Here follow the words ‘on Friday afternoon’.

Supply here the prep. ‘at’, um.

The English ‘home’, after a verb denoting motion, must be rendered by nach Hause, and ‘at home’, after a verb denoting rest, by zu Hause.

the matter is, es giebt, verb impers. Use the Present of the Subj., according to App. § 32.

The auxiliary verb of mood ‘wollen’ expresses wish and want; as—

Was wollen Sie? What do you wish?

Zu wem wollen Sie? Who is it you want?

neben einander.

to knock down, zu Boden schlagen.

The noun ‘boy’ need not be repeated here.

Supply here the adverb ‘about’ (umher).

to get up, auf´stehen.

What ... for = Why. Use the 2nd pers. sing.

Upon this, S. 44, N. 4.

Supply here the conj. daß. Read carefully § 36 of the App., and construe accordingly. Use the Pluperfect Subj. in both clauses, and observe that the verb gehen always requires the auxiliary sein. See S. 29, N. 3.

noch einmal.

away towards home = home.