Anne of Green Gables — Page 12
But reflecting that it would be a good two hours at least before his arrival she concluded to go up the road to Robert Bell's and tell the news.
Aber da sie bedachte, dass es noch mindestens zwei gute Stunden bis zu seiner Ankunft dauern würde, beschloss sie, die Straße hinauf zu Robert Bells Haus zu gehen und die Neuigkeit zu berichten.
It would certainly make a sensation second to none, and Mrs. Rachel dearly loved to make a sensation.
Das würde gewiss eine Sensation ohnegleichen sein, und Mrs. Rachel liebte es von Herzen, eine Sensation zu erzeugen.
So she took herself away, somewhat to Marilla's relief, for the latter felt her doubts and fears reviving under the influence of Mrs. Rachel's pessimism.
So verabschiedete sie sich, zur gewissen Erleichterung Marillas, denn diese spürte, wie ihre Zweifel und Ängste unter dem Einfluss von Mrs. Rachels Pessimismus wieder erwachten.
"Well, of all things that ever were or will be!" ejaculated Mrs. Rachel when she was safely out in the lane.
„Na, von allem, was je war oder sein wird!" rief Mrs. Rachel aus, als sie sicher draußen auf dem Weg war.
"It does really seem as if I must be dreaming.
„Es kommt mir wirklich vor, als ob ich träumen müsste.
Well, I'm sorry for that poor young one and no mistake.
Nun, ich bedaure dieses arme junge Ding, das ist gewiss.
Matthew and Marilla don't know anything about children and they'll expect him to be wiser and steadier than his own grandfather, if so be's he ever had a grandfather, which is doubtful.
Matthew und Marilla verstehen nichts von Kindern, und sie werden erwarten, dass er weiser und gesetzter ist als sein eigener Großvater, wenn er überhaupt je einen hatte, was zweifelhaft ist.
It seems uncanny to think of a child at Green Gables somehow; there's never been one there, for Matthew and Marilla were grown up when the new house was built--if they ever _were_ children, which is hard to believe when one looks at them.
Es erscheint irgendwie unheimlich, an ein Kind in Green Gables zu denken; dort war noch nie eines, denn Matthew und Marilla waren erwachsen, als das neue Haus gebaut wurde – wenn sie je _wirklich_ Kinder waren, was schwer zu glauben ist, wenn man sie so ansieht.
I wouldn't be in that orphan's shoes for anything.
Ich möchte um nichts in der Welt in der Haut dieses Waisenkindes stecken.
My, but I pity him, that's what."
Mein Gott, aber ich bemitleide ihn, das tue ich."
So said Mrs.
So sprach Mrs.
Vocabulary
- Aber
- Conjunction meaning 'but' or 'however'
- da
- Meaning 'there', 'here', or 'since/because'
- sie
- Pronoun meaning 'she', 'they', or formal 'you'
- bedachte
- Past tense of 'bedenken'; considered or reflected on
- dass
- Subordinating conjunction meaning 'that'
- es
- Neuter pronoun meaning 'it'
- noch
- Meaning 'still', 'yet', or 'even'
- mindestens
- Adverb meaning 'at least' in quantity or time
- zwei
- The number two
- gute
- Adjective meaning 'good', inflected form
- Stunden
- Plural noun meaning 'hours'
- bis
- Preposition meaning 'until' or 'up to'
- zu
- Preposition meaning 'to', 'at', or 'too'
- seiner
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'his', genitive/dative form
- Ankunft
- Noun meaning 'arrival'
- dauern
- Verb meaning 'to last' or 'to take time'
- würde
- Conditional auxiliary form of 'werden'; 'would'
- beschloss
- Past tense of 'beschließen'; decided or resolved
- die
- Definite article 'the' for feminine/plural nouns
- Straße
- Noun meaning 'street' or 'road'
- hinauf
- Directional adverb meaning 'up' or 'upward'
- Haus
- Noun meaning 'house' or 'home'
- gehen
- Verb meaning 'to go' or 'to walk'
- und
- Coordinating conjunction meaning 'and'
- Neuigkeit
- Noun meaning 'news' or 'piece of news'
- berichten
- Verb meaning 'to report' or 'to tell news'
- Das
- Neuter definite article or demonstrative pronoun 'that'
- gewiss
- Adjective or adverb meaning 'certainly' or 'certain'
- eine
- Indefinite article 'a' or 'an' for feminine nouns
- Sensation
- Noun meaning 'sensation' or 'big news event'
- ohnegleichen
- Phrase meaning 'without equal' or 'unparalleled'
- sein
- Infinitive of 'to be'; also possessive 'his'
- liebte
- Past tense of 'lieben'; loved
- von
- Preposition meaning 'from', 'of', or 'by'
- Herzen
- Dative of 'Herz'; meaning 'heart', as in 'with heart'
- erzeugen
- Verb meaning 'to produce', 'create', or 'generate'
- So
- Adverb meaning 'so', 'thus', or 'in this way'
- verabschiedete
- Past tense of 'verabschieden'; said goodbye
- sich
- Reflexive pronoun meaning 'oneself' or 'themselves'
- zur
- Contraction of 'zu der'; meaning 'to the'
- gewissen
- Inflected form of 'gewiss'; meaning 'certain'
- Erleichterung
- Noun meaning 'relief' or 'alleviation'
- denn
- Conjunction meaning 'because' or 'for'; also 'then'
- diese
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this' or 'these'
- spürte
- Past tense of 'spüren'; felt or sensed
- wie
- Conjunction or adverb meaning 'how' or 'as/like'
- ihre
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'her' or 'their'
- Zweifel
- Noun meaning 'doubt' or 'doubts'
- Ängste
- Plural of 'Angst'; meaning 'fears' or 'anxieties'
- unter
- Preposition meaning 'under', 'below', or 'among'
- dem
- Dative definite article meaning 'the'
- Einfluss
- Noun meaning 'influence' or 'effect'
- Pessimismus
- Noun meaning 'pessimism'
- wieder
- Adverb meaning 'again' or 'once more'
- erwachten
- Past tense of 'erwachen'; awoke or stirred again
- Na
- Informal interjection meaning 'well' or 'so'
- allem
- Dative of 'alles'; meaning 'everything' or 'all'
- was
- Relative or interrogative pronoun meaning 'what'
- je
- Adverb meaning 'ever' or 'each'
- war
- Past tense of 'sein'; meaning 'was'
- oder
- Coordinating conjunction meaning 'or'
- wird
- Third-person singular of 'werden'; meaning 'will be'
- rief
- Past tense of 'rufen'; called out or exclaimed
- aus
- Preposition meaning 'out of', 'from', or separable prefix
- als
- Conjunction meaning 'when', 'as', or 'than'
- sicher
- Adjective or adverb meaning 'safe', 'sure', or 'certainly'
- draußen
- Adverb meaning 'outside' or 'outdoors'
- auf
- Preposition meaning 'on', 'upon', or 'onto'
- Weg
- Noun meaning 'way', 'path', or 'road'
- Es
- Neuter pronoun meaning 'it'
- kommt
- Third-person singular of 'kommen'; meaning 'comes'
- mir
- Dative of 'ich'; meaning 'me' or 'to me'
- wirklich
- Adverb meaning 'really' or 'truly'
- vor
- Preposition meaning 'before', 'in front of', or 'ago'
- ob
- Conjunction meaning 'whether' or 'if'
- ich
- First-person singular pronoun meaning 'I'
- träumen
- Verb meaning 'to dream'
- müsste
- Subjunctive II of 'müssen'; meaning 'would have to'
- Nun
- Adverb meaning 'now' or 'well then'
- bedaure
- First-person of 'bedauern'; meaning 'I pity/regret'
- dieses
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this', genitive form
- arme
- Inflected adjective meaning 'poor' or 'unfortunate'
- junge
- Inflected adjective meaning 'young'
- Ding
- Noun meaning 'thing' or colloquially 'creature/being'
- das
- Neuter definite article or relative pronoun 'that/which'
- ist
- Third-person singular of 'sein'; meaning 'is'
- verstehen
- Verb meaning 'to understand' or 'to comprehend'
- nichts
- Pronoun meaning 'nothing'
- Kindern
- Dative plural of 'Kind'; meaning 'children'
- werden
- Auxiliary verb meaning 'will' or 'to become'
- erwarten
- Verb meaning 'to expect' or 'to await'
- er
- Third-person masculine pronoun meaning 'he'
- weiser
- Comparative of 'weise'; meaning 'wiser'
- gesetzter
- Comparative of 'gesetzt'; meaning 'more composed/sedate'
- eigener
- Inflected form of 'eigen'; meaning 'own'
- Großvater
- Noun meaning 'grandfather'
- wenn
- Conjunction meaning 'if' or 'when'
- überhaupt
- Adverb meaning 'at all', 'in general', or 'anyway'
- einen
- Accusative indefinite article meaning 'a/an'
- hatte
- Past tense of 'haben'; meaning 'had'
- zweifelhaft
- Adjective meaning 'doubtful' or 'questionable'
- erscheint
- Third-person of 'erscheinen'; meaning 'appears' or 'seems'
- irgendwie
- Adverb meaning 'somehow' or 'in some way'
- unheimlich
- Adjective meaning 'uncanny', 'eerie', or 'creepy'
- an
- Preposition meaning 'at', 'on', or 'to'
- ein
- Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'
- Kind
- Noun meaning 'child'
- in
- Preposition meaning 'in', 'into', or 'inside'
- denken
- Verb meaning 'to think' or 'to imagine'
- dort
- Adverb meaning 'there' indicating a distant location
- nie
- Adverb meaning 'never'
- eines
- Genitive form of indefinite article; meaning 'of a'
- waren
- Past plural of 'sein'; meaning 'were'
- erwachsen
- Adjective meaning 'grown-up' or 'adult'
- neue
- Inflected adjective meaning 'new'
- gebaut
- Past participle of 'bauen'; meaning 'built'
- wurde
- Past passive auxiliary of 'werden'; meaning 'was/became'
- _wirklich_
- Emphasized form of 'wirklich'; meaning 'really' or 'truly'
- Kinder
- Plural of 'Kind'; meaning 'children'
- schwer
- Adjective meaning 'heavy', 'difficult', or 'hard'
- glauben
- Verb meaning 'to believe' or 'to think'
- man
- Indefinite pronoun meaning 'one' or 'you/people'
- so
- Adverb meaning 'so', 'such', or 'this way'
- ansieht
- Third-person of 'ansehen'; meaning 'looks at' or 'sees'
- Ich
- First-person pronoun meaning 'I'
- möchte
- Subjunctive of 'mögen'; meaning 'would like'
- um
- Preposition meaning 'around', 'for', or 'at'
- der
- Definite article 'the' for masculine or genitive feminine
- Welt
- Noun meaning 'world'
- Haut
- Noun meaning 'skin'
- Waisenkindes
- Genitive of 'Waisenkind'; meaning 'of the orphan'
- stecken
- Verb meaning 'to stick', 'put into', or 'be stuck in'
- Mein
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'my'
- Gott
- Noun meaning 'God'; used in exclamations like 'my God'
- bemitleide
- First-person of 'bemitleiden'; meaning 'I pity'
- ihn
- Accusative pronoun meaning 'him'
- tue
- First-person of 'tun'; meaning 'I do'
- sprach
- Past tense of 'sprechen'; meaning 'spoke' or 'said'
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