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

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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