Instead of memorizing vocabulary words, work your way through an actual well-written novel. Even novices can follow along as each individual English paragraph is paired with the corresponding German paragraph. It won't be an easy project, but you'll learn a lot.
Learn German with Bilingual Books
Charles Dickens, Leo Tolstoy, Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, Voltaire, Joseph Karl Benedikt Freiherr von Eichendorff, William Shakespeare, Charlotte Bronte, Gustave Flaubert, Wilhelm Busch, Oscar Wilde, Edgar Allan Poe, Victor Hugo, Niccolo Machiavelli, Hans Theodor Woldsen Storm, Heinrich Hoffmann
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The Rider On The White Horse
Hans Theodor Woldsen Storm
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