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English → De CHAPTER I. Mrs. Rachel Lynde Is Surprised Level 6/10

MRS. Rachel Lynde lived just where the Avonlea main road dipped down into a little hollow, fringed with alders and ladies' eardrops and traversed by a brook that had its source away back in the woods of the old Cuthbert place; it was reputed to be an intricate, headlong brook in its earlier course through those woods, with dark secrets of pool and cascade; but by the time it reached Lynde's Hollow it was a quiet, well-conducted little stream, for not even a brook could run past Mrs. Rachel Lynde's door without due regard for decency and decorum; it probably was conscious that Mrs. Rachel was sitting at her window, keeping a sharp eye on everything that passed, from brooks and children up, and that if she noticed anything odd or out of place she would never rest until she had ferreted out the whys and wherefores thereof.

FRAU Rachel Lynde wohnte genau dort, wo die Hauptstraße von Avonlea in eine kleine Senke hinunterführte, die mit Erlen und Tränendem Herz gesäumt war und von einem Bach durchquert wurde, der seinen Ursprung tief hinten in den Wäldern des alten Cuthbert-Anwesens hatte; es hieß, er sei in seinem früheren Verlauf durch jene Wälder ein verzwickter, ungestümer Bach mit dunklen Geheimnissen aus Tümpeln und Wasserfällen; doch als er Lyndes Senke erreichte, war er ein ruhiges, wohlgesittetes kleines Gewässer, denn selbst ein Bach konnte nicht an Frau Rachel Lyndes Tür vorbeifließen, ohne gebührenden Respekt vor Anstand und Schicklichkeit zu zeigen; er war sich wahrscheinlich bewusst, dass Frau Rachel an ihrem Fenster saß und alles, was vorbeikam, von Bächen und Kindern aufwärts, scharf im Auge behielt, und dass sie, wenn ihr etwas Seltsames oder Ungehöriges auffiel, keine Ruhe geben würde, bis sie das Warum und Wieso davon herausgefunden hatte.

There are plenty of people, in Avonlea and out of it, who can attend closely to their neighbors' business by dint of neglecting their own; but Mrs. Rachel Lynde was one of those capable creatures who can manage their own concerns and those of other folks into the bargain.

Es gibt in Avonlea und anderswo genug Menschen, die sich eingehend um die Angelegenheiten ihrer Nachbarn kümmern können, indem sie ihre eigenen vernachlässigen; aber Frau Rachel Lynde gehörte zu jenen fähigen Geschöpfen, die ihre eigenen Angelegenheiten und die anderer Leute obendrein zu regeln verstehen.

She was a notable housewife; her work was always done and well done; she "ran" the Sewing Circle, helped run the Sunday-school, and was the strongest prop of the Church Aid Society and Foreign Missions Auxiliary.

Sie war eine bemerkenswerte Hausfrau; ihre Arbeit war stets erledigt und gut erledigt; sie „leitete" den Nähkreis, half bei der Leitung der Sonntagsschule und war die stärkste Stütze der Kirchenhilfsgesellschaft und des Hilfsvereins für auswärtige Missionen.

Yet with all this Mrs.

Doch bei alledem Frau

Vocabulary

FRAU
Woman; formal title for a married or adult woman
wohnte
Lived, resided (past tense of wohnen)
genau
Exactly, precisely, accurate
dort
There, at that place
wo
Where, at which place
die
The (definite article, feminine/plural)
Hauptstraße
Main street, principal road of a town
von
From, of, by (preposition)
in
In, into (preposition indicating location)
eine
A, an (indefinite article, feminine)
kleine
Small, little (adjective, inflected form)
Senke
A hollow, depression, or low-lying area
hinunterführte
Led down, descended (past tense, of a path)
mit
With, along with (preposition)
Erlen
Alders, plural of Erle (a type of tree)
und
And (coordinating conjunction)
Tränendem
Weeping, drooping (adjective, dative inflection)
Herz
Heart (anatomical organ or emotional symbol)
gesäumt
Lined, bordered (past participle of säumen)
war
Was (past tense of sein, to be)
einem
A, one (indefinite article, dative masculine/neuter)
Bach
Brook, small stream of flowing water
durchquert
Crossed, traversed (past participle of durchqueren)
wurde
Was, became (past tense auxiliary for passive)
der
The (definite article, masculine/genitive feminine)
seinen
His, its (possessive pronoun, accusative masculine)
Ursprung
Origin, source, beginning of something
tief
Deep, far down, profound
hinten
Behind, at the back, in the rear
den
The (definite article, accusative masculine/dative plural)
Wäldern
Forests, woods (dative plural of Wald)
des
Of the (genitive article, masculine/neuter)
alten
Old (adjective, inflected genitive/dative form)
hatte
Had (past tense of haben, to have)
es
It (third person singular neuter pronoun)
hieß
Was called, was said (past tense of heißen)
er
He, it (third person singular masculine pronoun)
sei
Be, is (subjunctive form of sein, indirect speech)
seinem
His, its (possessive pronoun, dative masculine/neuter)
früheren
Earlier, former (adjective, inflected dative/genitive form)
Verlauf
Course, progression, path of something
durch
Through, across (preposition)
jene
Those, that (demonstrative pronoun/adjective)
Wälder
Forests, woods (plural of Wald)
ein
A, an, one (indefinite article or numeral)
verzwickter
Tricky, intricate, complicated (adjective, inflected)
ungestümer
More impetuous, wilder (comparative adjective, inflected)
dunklen
Dark (adjective, inflected dative/genitive plural form)
Geheimnissen
Secrets, mysteries (dative plural of Geheimnis)
aus
From, out of (preposition indicating origin)
Tümpeln
Ponds, puddles (dative plural of Tümpel)
Wasserfällen
Waterfalls (dative plural of Wasserfall)
doch
But, yet, however, still (contrast particle)
als
When, as, than (conjunction or comparative particle)
erreichte
Reached, arrived at (past tense of erreichen)
ruhiges
Calm, quiet, peaceful (adjective, inflected nominative neuter)
wohlgesittetes
Well-behaved, well-mannered (adjective, inflected neuter form)
kleines
Small, little (adjective, inflected nominative neuter)
Gewässer
Body of water, waterway, stream
denn
Because, for, then (conjunction or particle)
selbst
Itself, even, self (reflexive/emphatic particle)
konnte
Could (past tense of können, to be able)
nicht
Not (negation particle)
an
At, on, to (preposition indicating proximity)
Frau
Woman, Mrs., wife (noun and title)
Tür
Door (entryway to a building or room)
vorbeifließen
To flow past, stream by (infinitive verb)
ohne
Without (preposition indicating absence)
gebührenden
Proper, due, appropriate (adjective, inflected form)
Respekt
Respect, regard, esteem for someone
vor
Before, in front of, ago (preposition)
Anstand
Decency, propriety, good manners
Schicklichkeit
Propriety, decorum, appropriateness of behavior
zu
To, too, at (preposition or infinitive marker)
zeigen
To show, to demonstrate, to display
sich
Itself, himself, herself (reflexive pronoun)
wahrscheinlich
Probably, likely (adverb expressing probability)
bewusst
Aware, conscious, deliberate (adjective/adverb)
dass
That (subordinating conjunction)
ihrem
Her, their (possessive pronoun, dative masculine/neuter)
Fenster
Window (opening in a wall for light/air)
saß
Sat (past tense of sitzen, to sit)
alles
Everything, all (indefinite pronoun)
was
What, that which (relative/interrogative pronoun)
vorbeikam
Came past, passed by (past tense of vorbeikommen)
Bächen
Brooks, streams (dative plural of Bach)
Kindern
Children (dative plural of Kind)
aufwärts
Upward, upwards (adverb of direction)
scharf
Sharp, keen, strict, intense
im
In the (contraction of in dem)
Auge
Eye (organ of sight; also used idiomatically)
behielt
Kept, retained (past tense of behalten)
sie
She, they, you formal (pronoun)
wenn
When, whenever, if (conditional/temporal conjunction)
ihr
Her, their, your (possessive/personal pronoun)
etwas
Something, somewhat, a little (indefinite pronoun)
Seltsames
Something strange, odd, unusual (nominalized adjective)
oder
Or (disjunctive coordinating conjunction)
Ungehöriges
Something improper, indecent, unseemly (nominalized adjective)
auffiel
Caught attention, stood out (past tense of auffallen)
keine
No, not any (negative article/pronoun, feminine)
Ruhe
Rest, peace, quiet, calm
geben
To give (infinitive verb)
würde
Would (conditional auxiliary of werden)
bis
Until, till, up to (preposition/conjunction)
das
The, that (definite article/demonstrative, neuter)
Warum
Why, the reason (interrogative/nominalized adverb)
Wieso
Why, how come (interrogative, seeking explanation)
davon
Of it, about it, thereof (pronominal adverb)
herausgefunden
Found out, discovered (past participle of herausfinden)
Es
It (third person singular neuter pronoun)
gibt
There is/are, gives (present tense of geben)
anderswo
Elsewhere, in another place
genug
Enough, sufficient, adequately
Menschen
People, human beings (plural of Mensch)
eingehend
Thoroughly, in detail, extensively (adverb/adjective)
um
Around, at, in order to (preposition/conjunction)
Angelegenheiten
Affairs, matters, concerns (plural of Angelegenheit)
ihrer
Their, her (possessive pronoun, genitive feminine/plural)
Nachbarn
Neighbors (genitive/dative plural of Nachbar)
kümmern
To care for, concern oneself with
können
To be able to, can (modal verb)
indem
By doing, while, in that (subordinating conjunction)
eigenen
Own (adjective, inflected accusative/dative plural form)
vernachlässigen
To neglect, disregard, leave unattended
aber
But, however (coordinating conjunction or particle)
gehörte
Belonged (past tense of gehören, to belong)
jenen
Those (demonstrative pronoun/adjective, dative plural)
fähigen
Capable, able, competent (adjective, inflected dative form)
Geschöpfen
Creatures, beings (dative plural of Geschöpf)
anderer
Other people's, of others (genitive plural of andere)
Leute
People, folks (plural noun)
obendrein
On top of that, moreover, besides
regeln
To manage, regulate, sort out, handle
verstehen
To understand, to comprehend, to know how
Sie
She, they, You (formal personal pronoun)
bemerkenswerte
Remarkable, notable (adjective, inflected nominative form)
Hausfrau
Housewife, homemaker (woman managing a household)
Arbeit
Work, labor, task, job
stets
Always, constantly, at all times
erledigt
Done, completed, taken care of (past participle)
gut
Good, well, fine (adjective/adverb)
leitete
Led, managed, directed (past tense of leiten)
Nähkreis
Sewing circle, group meeting to sew together
half
Helped (past tense of helfen, to help)
bei
At, near, with, in (preposition)
Leitung
Management, leadership, direction of an organization
Sonntagsschule
Sunday school (religious education for children)
stärkste
Strongest, most powerful (superlative adjective, inflected)
Stütze
Support, pillar, prop (person or thing that supports)
Kirchenhilfsgesellschaft
Church aid society, congregation support organization
Hilfsvereins
Aid association (genitive of Hilfsverein, support club)
für
For (preposition indicating purpose or recipient)
auswärtige
Foreign, external, from outside (adjective, inflected form)
Missionen
Missions (plural of Mission, missionary work)
Doch
But, yet, however, still (emphatic/contrast particle)
alledem
All of that, with all of this (dative pronoun phrase)
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