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German and English belong to the same family of languages |
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Related German and English words |
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German is not difficult to pronounce and spell |
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A preview of some interesting features of German |
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German Letters and Sounds in Words and Sentences |
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5 | (9) |
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The vowel combinations au, ei, eu |
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The modified vowels a, o, u |
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Summary of letters and sounds |
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14 | (5) |
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Definite article and noun in the nominative case |
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Agreement of third-person pronouns |
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19 | (4) |
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The indefinite article ein, kein |
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The formation of questions |
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23 | (7) |
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Familiar verbs like gehen in the present tense |
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30 | (6) |
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Imperative (command) forms |
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Accusative case of nouns, definite and indefinite articles, kein, wer and was |
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Feminine nouns with the ending--in |
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The Home of the Clark Family |
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36 | (5) |
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The one-family house (das Einfamilienhaus) |
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Present tense of sein and haben |
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Accusative case, third-person pronouns |
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Some prepositions with the accusative case |
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Why is Mr. Clark Learning German? |
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41 | (6) |
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Present tense of antworten, reden, sprechen |
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Word order: normal and inverted word order |
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47 | (7) |
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Dative or ``to'' case of nouns, articles and kein |
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Some common verbs that may take indirect objects |
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Dative of third person pronouns and of wer |
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Where Does the Clark Family Live? |
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54 | (7) |
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Expressions of ``liking'' with gern and lieber |
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Es gibt there is, there are |
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Present tense of laufen, fahren |
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Prepositions with the dative or accusative |
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Da(r) and wo(r) combinations |
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61 | (6) |
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The use of von in place of the genitive |
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Prepositions with the genitive case |
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Present tense of kennen and of wissen |
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67 | (9) |
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Summary: Nouns, verbs, prepositions (dative, dative or accusative, accusative, genitive) |
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Grammar review and exercises: noun declensions, all cases; masculine nouns with -n or -en endings |
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Die Deutschsprachigen Lander: Deutschland, Osterreich und Schweiz |
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A Friend Visits Mr. Clark |
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76 | (7) |
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Present tense of lesen, treten |
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Possessive adjectives (ein-words) |
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Mr. Clark Makes a Phone Call |
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83 | (7) |
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Infinitives used as nouns |
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Present tense of konnen, tun |
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Der-words: dieser, jener, jeder, welcher, aller |
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90 | (6) |
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Subordinating conjunctions dass, wenn |
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Coordinating conjunctions und, aber, oder, denn |
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Mrs. Clark Goes Shopping with Her Children |
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96 | (6) |
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Present tense of tragen, lassen |
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Adjectives preceded by a der-word |
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Adjectives preceded by an ein-word |
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Adjectives preceded by neither a der-word nor an ein-word |
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102 | (6) |
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Expressions of satisfaction or approval |
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Dieser the latter, jener the former |
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Separable verbs, present tense |
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First and second person pronouns (nominative, dative, accusative) |
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Review of Chapters 13--17 |
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108 | (7) |
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Summary: Nouns, verbs, German expressions |
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Grammar review and exercises: Summary of adjective endings; summary of first-, second- and third-person pronouns (nominative, dative and accusative) |
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Lesestuck: Karl lernt nicht gern Mathematik |
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115 | (8) |
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The present tense of nehmen, durfen |
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Reflexive verbs, present tense of sich setzen |
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Reflexive pronouns in the dative |
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Separable verbs in subordinate clauses |
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123 | (6) |
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Present tense of schlafen, sollen |
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Regular and irregular verbs in English |
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The past tense of weak (regular) verbs in German |
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Some familiar weak verbs, present and past |
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Past tense of strong (irregular) verbs |
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Some familiar strong verbs, present and past |
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Some expressions referring to past time |
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A fairy tale: Rotkappchen |
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129 | (7) |
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Some familiar separable verbs (present and past) |
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The position of the separable prefix of verbs (present and past) in simple sentences and main clauses |
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Position of separable verbs in subordinate clauses |
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More subordinating conjunctions |
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136 | (7) |
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Gern, lieber, am liebsten |
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Present tense of werden, mogen |
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Verbs that take a dative object |
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143 | (6) |
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Present and past tense of essen |
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Wo(r) combinations used for relative pronouns with prepositions |
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Wer and was as relative pronouns |
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Review of Chapters 19--23 |
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149 | (9) |
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Summary: Verbs (present and past) |
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Grammar review and exercises: modal auxiliaries, present tense; modal auxiliaries, past tense; subordinate word order; expressions of definite time and duration of time |
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Zwei Freunde begegnen sich auf der Straße |
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Lesestuck: Herr Clark war krank |
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The Clark Family Goes to the Movies |
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158 | (5) |
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The Reunification of the Two Germanies |
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163 | (6) |
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The present perfect tense (``Perfekt'') |
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Formation of the past participle |
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The principal parts of verbs |
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Use of the past and present perfect tenses |
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A Typical Weekend at the Clarks' |
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169 | (7) |
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Past participle of verbs ending in -ieren |
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Verbs with the auxiliary sein |
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The principal parts of some sein-verbs |
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Mr. Muller Tells About Himself |
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176 | (5) |
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Some very special verbs with the auxiliary sein |
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Indirect questions with wie, wo, wann, wer, was, warum |
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The present and past perfect tenses in subordinate clauses |
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Mr. Clark Writes a Letter to His Business Partner in Munich |
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181 | (5) |
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Formal letters: date, beginning, closing |
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The present tense with future meaning |
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The future tense in subordinate clauses |
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Review of Chapters 25--29 |
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186 | (5) |
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Summary: Verbs, German expressions |
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Grammar review and exercises: Present, past, present perfect, past perfect and future tenses; the subordinate word order of verbs in the present perfect, past perfect and future; summary of subordinating conjunctions |
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Frau Clark hat Geburtstag |
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Mr. Clark Receives an Answer to His Letter |
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191 | (6) |
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The infinitive without zu |
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The Geography of Germany, Austria and Switzerland |
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197 | (6) |
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Imperative in the first-person plural |
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Some adjectives irregular in comparison |
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Case endings in the comparative and superlative |
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Sights in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland |
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203 | (6) |
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The am -sten form of the superlative of adjectives |
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What Cities Will You Visit, Mr. Clark? |
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209 | (5) |
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The future tense of modal auxiliaries |
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Mr. Clark Sets Out for Germany |
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214 | (5) |
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About the verbs lassen and verlassen |
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Review of Chapters 31--35 |
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219 | (5) |
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Summary: Verbs (principal parts), German expressions |
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Grammar review and exercises: Case endings for the comparative and superlative of adjectives |
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Deutsche oder amerikanische Filme? |
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Modernes Lesestuck: Frau Clark shoppt im Internet |
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224 | (6) |
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Am Flughafen at the Airport |
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Willkommen in Deutschland Welcome to Germany |
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The present participle used as an adjective |
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Mr. Clark Visits the Schiller Family |
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230 | (6) |
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Ein Telefongesprach A Telephone Conversation |
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Eine Vorstellung An Introduction |
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Prepositions with special meanings after certain verbs |
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An Excursion to the Ammersee |
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236 | (6) |
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Informal letters: beginnings, endings |
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More strong verbs, principal parts |
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Principal parts of modals |
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The double infinitive with lassen, sehen, horen |
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242 | (5) |
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Summary of German word order in simple sentences and main clauses |
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Summary of word order in subordinate clauses |
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Review of Chapters 37--40 |
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247 | (5) |
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Summary: Verbs, German expressions |
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Dialogue: An der Tankstelle At the Gas Station |
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Letter to a Friend in Chicago |
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252 | (7) |
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The present perfect and past perfect subjunctive |
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Use of the subjunctive in conditional sentences |
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Word order in conditional sentences |
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Daydreaming: Wenn ich . . . |
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Report of a Conversation Between Mr. Clark and Mr. Muller |
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259 | (5) |
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The subjunctive in indirect discourse |
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What Happens in the Hotel? |
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264 | (5) |
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269 | (18) |
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German-English Vocabulary |
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287 | (12) |
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English-German Vocabulary |
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299 | (7) |
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