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The caterpillar and the butterfly

The complete a-z of german verbs

On July 7, 2005, Bill Manns life changed forever. Emerging from the charred remains of a bombed Circle Line London Underground train carriage at Edgware Road, dazed, confused and lucky to be alive, Bill staggered on to the streets of a city in lockdown.The 7/7 terror attack claimed the lives of 52 people - six of them in carriage 2 at Edgware Road. Bill could have been one of them, having shared h...

On July 7, 2005, Bill Manns life changed forever. Emerging from the charred remains of a bombed Circle Line London Underground train carriage at Edgware Road, dazed, confused and lucky to be alive, Bill staggered on to the streets of a city in lockdown.The 7/7 terror attack claimed the lives of 52 people - six of them in carriage 2 at Edgware Road. Bill could have been one of them, having shared h...

Its Ben Baxters 11th birthday, and he is particularly thrilled by one of his presents. An aunt has given him The Junior Detective Manual by Ricky Barton. He dips into it and decides he would definitely like to become a detective. His pal Johnny agrees to help. They decide: what could be easier than becoming store detectives?They enter a large store and start looking for possible thieves, catching ...

It all began in 1849 when a young Irish family courageously made the voyage overseas to start a new life in Canada. Though it wasnt easy, they were able to establish themselves as a farming family with the help of their neighbours. But when their son confesses his desire to become a doctor rather than a farmer, and that he has fallen in love with a Native girl, the familys plans for the future beg...

It all began in 1849 when a young Irish family courageously made the voyage overseas to start a new life in Canada. Though it wasnt easy, they were able to establish themselves as a farming family with the help of their neighbours. But when their son confesses his desire to become a doctor rather than a farmer, and that he has fallen in love with a Native girl, the familys plans for the future beg...

On our journey, we have seen the need to keep our planet tidy and free from litter and waste. The future is yours and we must take responsibility to protect the environment we live in. There is a danger to our wildlife and our oceans, which are being polluted by plastic, which is harming wildlife. Everyone can play their part if they think before they drop and make sure as much as we can is recycl...

On our journey, we have seen the need to keep our planet tidy and free from litter and waste. The future is yours and we must take responsibility to protect the environment we live in. There is a danger to our wildlife and our oceans, which are being polluted by plastic, which is harming wildlife. Everyone can play their part if they think before they drop and make sure as much as we can is recycl...

Its Ben Baxters 11th birthday, and he is particularly thrilled by one of his presents. An aunt has given him The Junior Detective Manual by Ricky Barton. He dips into it and decides he would definitely like to become a detective. His pal Johnny agrees to help. They decide: what could be easier than becoming store detectives?They enter a large store and start looking for possible thieves, catching ...

Bessie the Field Bumble Bee is a Queen and wants to lay her eggs in the Seafields Garden but finds that this is not going to be as easy as she thinks. Phyllis the Pheasant causes problems. Can Victor the Vole help Bessie find a solution?

Bessie the Field Bumble Bee is a Queen and wants to lay her eggs in the Seafields Garden but finds that this is not going to be as easy as she thinks. Phyllis the Pheasant causes problems. Can Victor the Vole help Bessie find a solution?

If youve ever wondered what stories James Herriot would have told if hed been an environmental health officer and not a vet, then wonder no more because this is the book hed have written.Having been disillusioned by his second career choice and abandoning it after only one year, Brian saw something in the local evening newspaper that would change his life forever. He also saw a job advert for a st...

If youve ever wondered what stories James Herriot would have told if hed been an environmental health officer and not a vet, then wonder no more because this is the book hed have written.Having been disillusioned by his second career choice and abandoning it after only one year, Brian saw something in the local evening newspaper that would change his life forever. He also saw a job advert for a st...

Those that are dead are the lucky ones. Most of the Earths population has been wiped out. Those that were spared are doomed to go on living in an empty world full of memories and ghosts. Mark is one of those few, surviving in the forest on the edge of his hometown in crippling isolation. His existence is purposeless. He scavenges for what he can whilst doing everything to avoid the Hunters, deadly...

Those that are dead are the lucky ones. Most of the Earths population has been wiped out. Those that were spared are doomed to go on living in an empty world full of memories and ghosts. Mark is one of those few, surviving in the forest on the edge of his hometown in crippling isolation. His existence is purposeless. He scavenges for what he can whilst doing everything to avoid the Hunters, deadly...

Welcome to Life Online. The incredibly popular and most advanced virtual reality game on the planet, where things arent always what they seem, and the tenuous boundary between the real world and the virtual world can too easily become blurred through a chance encounter.As it did for Lila, who, after a momentary whim brought her into contact with an amnesic boy struggling to keep a pack of ravenous...

Welcome to Life Online. The incredibly popular and most advanced virtual reality game on the planet, where things arent always what they seem, and the tenuous boundary between the real world and the virtual world can too easily become blurred through a chance encounter.As it did for Lila, who, after a momentary whim brought her into contact with an amnesic boy struggling to keep a pack of ravenous...

Living in a mans world in 17th-century England, Sarah is a woman with spirit and fortitude; she is a woman that will fight to the bitter end for her beliefs and the ones she loves. Confronted with betrayal, she suffers the torments and degradation that come from the actions of one who should have stood by her side. Will she survive the interrogation of a maniacal man and his comrades who are hell ...

Living in a mans world in 17th-century England, Sarah is a woman with spirit and fortitude; she is a woman that will fight to the bitter end for her beliefs and the ones she loves. Confronted with betrayal, she suffers the torments and degradation that come from the actions of one who should have stood by her side. Will she survive the interrogation of a maniacal man and his comrades who are hell ...

I think I know which verb to use.but can I use it in this context.? I have a verb in my mind that I think should be used, yet is it the one used by German speakers themselves? How can I find out?!Does this sound like you? As a fellow linguist and Translator, I completely empathise. This was the question I asked myself for many years. The world of languages can be a tricky one indeed. Countless day...

I think I know which verb to use.but can I use it in this context.? I have a verb in my mind that I think should be used, yet is it the one used by German speakers themselves? How can I find out?!Does this sound like you? As a fellow linguist and Translator, I completely empathise. This was the question I asked myself for many years. The world of languages can be a tricky one indeed. Countless day...

I think I know which verb to use.but can I use it in this context.? I have a verb in my mind that I think should be used, yet is it the one used by German speakers themselves? How can I find out?!Does this sound like you? As a fellow linguist and Translator, I completely empathise. This was the question I asked myself for many years. The world of languages can be a tricky one indeed. Countless day...

I think I know which verb to use.but can I use it in this context.? I have a verb in my mind that I think should be used, yet is it the one used by German speakers themselves? How can I find out?!Does this sound like you? As a fellow linguist and Translator, I completely empathise. This was the question I asked myself for many years. The world of languages can be a tricky one indeed. Countless day...

I think I know which verb to use.but can I use it in this context.? I have a verb in my mind that I think should be used, yet is it the one used by German speakers themselves? How can I find out?!Does this sound like you? As a fellow linguist and Translator, I completely empathise. This was the question I asked myself for many years. The world of languages can be a tricky one indeed. Countless day...

I think I know which verb to use.but can I use it in this context.? I have a verb in my mind that I think should be used, yet is it the one used by German speakers themselves? How can I find out?!Does this sound like you? As a fellow linguist and Translator, I completely empathise. This was the question I asked myself for many years. The world of languages can be a tricky one indeed. Countless day...

I think I know which verb to use.but can I use it in this context.? I have a verb in my mind that I think should be used, yet is it the one used by German speakers themselves? How can I find out?!Does this sound like you? As a fellow linguist and Translator, I completely empathise. This was the question I asked myself for many years. The world of languages can be a tricky one indeed. Countless day...