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1.  2.  des  damals  recht  kleinen  Königreiches  Preußen:
bF  the  Treaty  of  Tilsit  July  9,  1807)  Xapoleon  I.  and
Alexander  of  Russia  had  agreed  that  Prussia,  for  daring  to
engage  in  war  against  France,  should  forfeit  all  its  territery
W.  of  the  Elbe  and  its  share  of  Poland,  i.e.  nearly  the  half
#f  its  total  extent.  W.  of  tne  Elbe  Napoleon  set  up  the
kingdom  of  Westphalia  under  his  brother  Jérôme.

„  10.  Königsberg:  an  outpost  fortress  of  the  first  rank  (ersten
Ranges)  on  ihe  Pregel  in  the  extreme  NE.  of  Prussia.
Here  in  r7o1  Kurfürst  Friedrich  III.  assumed  the  royal
title  for  himself  and  his  heirs.

„  12.  überzogen  and  (next  line)  unterlegen  (p.p.  of  unterliegen):
  ihe  vrerbs  compounded  with  these  prefixes  and
with  durch  and  um  require  careful  stud#,  as  they  are
separable  or  inseparable  according  to  their  meaning  and
use.  As  Some  guide  to  deciding  this  point  u  marx  be
broadly  stated  that  they  are  separable  when  used  literallr
and  imtransitirely,  and  inseparable  when  used  figuratively
and  transitively,  e.L.  —

er  zieht  über  nach  Leipzig  be  mores  to  Leipzig.
der  Himmel  überzieht  sich  mit  Wolken  the  sky  is
getting  overcast.-er
  läßt  uns  unter  he  gives  us  shelter.
er  unterläßt  nichts  he  omits  nothing.
The  five  principal  eporotles  with  unter  are:  —
(1)  untergehen  to  sink“"  set’  (as  the  sun),  Derish.
(2)  unterbringen  #to  find  accommodation  o  a  berth  for.
(3)  unterkommen  to  find  shelter.“
(4)  unterstehen  to  stand  under.-(5)
  unterschieben  10  push  under.“

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