Coniston — Volume 01 — Page 10

English → De CHAPTER I Level 6/10

Once a week in summer she went to Brampton, to the Social library there, and sat at the feet of that Miss Lucretia Penniman of whom Brampton has ever been so proud--Lucretia Penniman, one of the first to sound the clarion note for the intellectual independence of American women; who wrote the "Hymn to Coniston"; who, to the awe of her townspeople, went out into the great world and became editress of a famous woman's journal, and knew Longfellow and Hawthorne and Bryant.

Einmal in der Woche ging sie im Sommer nach Brampton, zur dortigen Leihbibliothek, und saß zu Füßen jener Miss Lucretia Penniman, auf die Brampton stets so stolz gewesen ist – Lucretia Penniman, eine der Ersten, die den hellen Ruf nach der geistigen Unabhängigkeit der amerikanischen Frauen erschallen ließ; die den „Hymnus auf Coniston" verfasste; die, zur Bewunderung ihrer Mitbürger, hinaus in die große Welt ging und Herausgeberin einer berühmten Frauenzeitschrift wurde und Longfellow, Hawthorne und Bryant kannte.

Miss Lucretia it was who started the Brampton Social Library, and filled it with such books as both sexes might read with profit.

Miss Lucretia war es, die die Brampton Leihbibliothek gründete und sie mit solchen Büchern füllte, die beide Geschlechter mit Gewinn lesen konnten.

Never was there a stricter index than hers.

Nie gab es einen strengeren Index als den ihren.

Cynthia, Miss Lucretia loved, and the training of that mind was the pleasantest task of her life.

Cynthia liebte Miss Lucretia, und die Förderung dieses Geistes war die angenehmste Aufgabe ihres Lebens.

Curiosity as a factor has never, perhaps, been given its proper weight by philosophers.

Die Neugier als Faktor hat von den Philosophen vielleicht nie das ihr gebührende Gewicht erhalten.

Besides being fatal to a certain domestic animal, as an instigating force it has brought joy and sorrow into the lives of men and women, and made and marred careers.

Abgesehen davon, dass sie einem bestimmten Haustier zum Verhängnis wurde, hat sie als antreibende Kraft Freude und Leid in das Leben von Männern und Frauen gebracht und Karrieren gemacht und zerstört.

And curiosity now laid hold of Cynthia Ware.

Und nun ergriff die Neugier Besitz von Cynthia Ware.

Why in the world she should ever have been curious about Jethro Bass is a mystery to many, for the two of them were as far apart as the poles.

Warum sie in aller Welt jemals neugierig auf Jethro Bass gewesen sein sollte, ist vielen ein Rätsel, denn die beiden waren so weit voneinander entfernt wie die Pole.

Vocabulary

Einmal: Once; one time, used to indicate a single occurrence.
in: In; a preposition indicating location or time.
der: The; definite article for masculine or genitive feminine nouns.
Woche: Week; a period of seven days.
ging: Went; past tense of gehen, to go.
sie: She or they; third-person pronoun.
im: In the; contraction of in and dem.
Sommer: Summer; the warmest season of the year.
nach: To or after; preposition indicating direction or sequence.
zur: To the; contraction of zu and der.
dortigen: Local; adjective meaning of or situated in that place.
Leihbibliothek: Lending library; a library where books are borrowed.
und: And; coordinating conjunction connecting words or clauses.
saß: Sat; past tense of sitzen, to sit.
zu: To or at; preposition or particle indicating direction.
Füßen: Feet; plural dative of Fuß, referring to someone's feet.
jener: That; demonstrative pronoun referring to a distant person.
auf: On or upon; preposition indicating position or direction.
die: The; definite article for feminine or plural nouns.
stets: Always; adverb meaning constantly or at all times.
so: So or thus; adverb indicating manner or degree.
stolz: Proud; adjective expressing pride or self-satisfaction.
gewesen: Been; past participle of sein, used in perfect tense.
ist: Is; third-person singular present tense of sein.
eine: A or an; indefinite article for feminine nouns.
Ersten: First; ordinal adjective or noun meaning the foremost one.
den: The; definite article in accusative or dative case.
hellen: Bright or clear; adjective in inflected form.
Ruf: Reputation or call; fame or a vocal summons.
geistigen: Intellectual or spiritual; adjective relating to the mind.
Unabhängigkeit: Independence; state of being free from external control.
amerikanischen: American; adjective referring to America in inflected form.
Frauen: Women; plural of Frau, meaning women or wives.
erschallen: To resound; to ring out or be heard loudly.
ließ: Let or caused; past tense of lassen.
Hymnus: Hymn; a song of praise or celebration.
verfasste: Composed or wrote; past tense of verfassen.
Bewunderung: Admiration; a feeling of wonder and approval.
ihrer: Her or their; genitive or dative possessive pronoun.
Mitbürger: Fellow citizens; co-residents of the same community.
hinaus: Beyond or out; adverb indicating movement past a limit.
große: Great or large; adjective in inflected form.
Welt: World; the earth or a broad sphere of existence.
Herausgeberin: Female editor or publisher; woman who edits a publication.
einer: A or one; indefinite article in genitive or dative.
berühmten: Famous or renowned; adjective in inflected form.
Frauenzeitschrift: Women's magazine; a periodical aimed at female readers.
wurde: Became or was; past tense of werden.
kannte: Knew; past tense of kennen, to be acquainted with.
war: Was; past tense singular of sein, to be.
es: It; third-person singular neuter pronoun.
gründete: Founded or established; past tense of gründen.
mit: With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means.
solchen: Such; demonstrative adjective in inflected form.
Büchern: Books; dative plural of Buch.
füllte: Filled; past tense of füllen, to fill something.
beide: Both; pronoun or adjective referring to two entities.
Geschlechter: Genders or sexes; plural of Geschlecht.
Gewinn: Profit or gain; benefit derived from something.
lesen: To read; the infinitive of the verb lesen.
konnten: Could; past tense plural of können, to be able.
Nie: Never; adverb meaning at no time whatsoever.
gab: Gave or there was; past tense of geben.
einen: A or one; indefinite article in accusative masculine.
strengeren: Stricter; comparative adjective of streng in inflected form.
Index: Index; a list of restricted or approved items.
als: Than or as; conjunction used in comparisons.
ihren: Her or their; accusative possessive pronoun.
liebte: Loved; past tense of lieben, to love.
Förderung: Promotion or support; encouragement of development or growth.
dieses: This; demonstrative pronoun in genitive singular form.
Geistes: Spirit or mind; genitive of Geist, intellectual spirit.
angenehmste: Most pleasant; superlative adjective of angenehm.
Aufgabe: Task or duty; an assignment or responsibility.
ihres: Her; genitive possessive pronoun referring to her.
Lebens: Life's; genitive of Leben, referring to one's life.
Die: The; definite article for feminine or plural nouns.
Neugier: Curiosity; a strong desire to know or learn things.
Faktor: Factor; an element contributing to a result or outcome.
hat: Has; third-person singular present of haben, to have.
von: From or of; preposition indicating origin or possession.
Philosophen: Philosophers; scholars who study fundamental questions of existence.
vielleicht: Perhaps or maybe; adverb expressing possibility or uncertainty.
nie: Never; adverb indicating something has not occurred.
das: The or that; definite article or demonstrative pronoun.
ihr: Her or its; possessive or dative pronoun.
gebührende: Due or deserved; adjective meaning rightfully owed.
Gewicht: Weight or importance; significance assigned to something.
erhalten: Received or maintained; past participle of erhalten.
Abgesehen: Apart from; preposition meaning setting something aside.
davon: From it or thereof; pronominal adverb indicating reference.
dass: That; subordinating conjunction introducing a dependent clause.
einem: A or one; indefinite article in dative masculine/neuter.
bestimmten: Certain or specific; adjective in inflected form.
Haustier: Pet; a domesticated animal kept in a household.
zum: To the; contraction of zu and dem.
Verhängnis: Doom or fate; an unfortunate inevitable destiny.
antreibende: Driving; adjective meaning propelling or motivating forward.
Kraft: Force or strength; power that drives or motivates.
Freude: Joy; a feeling of happiness and pleasure.
Leid: Sorrow or suffering; emotional pain and grief.
Leben: Life; the state of being alive and existing.
Männern: Men; dative plural of Mann, referring to males.
gebracht: Brought; past participle of bringen, to bring.
Karrieren: Careers; professional paths or occupational histories.
gemacht: Made or done; past participle of machen.
zerstört: Destroyed; past participle of zerstören, to destroy.
Und: And; coordinating conjunction linking words or clauses.
nun: Now; adverb indicating the current moment or next step.
ergriff: Seized or gripped; past tense of ergreifen.
Besitz: Possession; ownership or control of something.
Ware: Goods or merchandise; products available for trade.
Warum: Why; interrogative adverb asking for a reason.
aller: Of all; genitive plural of all, meaning everyone's.
jemals: Ever; adverb meaning at any time.
neugierig: Curious; eager to know or learn something.
sein: To be or his; infinitive of sein or possessive pronoun.
sollte: Should; past subjunctive of sollen, indicating obligation.
vielen: Many; adjective in dative or accusative plural form.
ein: A or one; indefinite article for masculine or neuter.
Rätsel: Puzzle or mystery; something difficult to understand.
denn: Because or for; conjunction explaining a reason.
beiden: Both; dative or accusative form of beide.
waren: Were; past tense plural of sein, to be.
weit: Far or wide; adjective or adverb indicating great distance.
voneinander: From each other; adverb expressing mutual separation.
entfernt: Distant or removed; past participle of entfernen.
wie: As or like; conjunction used in comparisons.
Pole: Poles; the opposite ends of an axis or sphere.

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