Cranford — Page 2
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Standing over him like a bold dragoon
Über ihm stehend wie ein kühner Dragoner
"You must give me your note, Mr Dobson, if you please"
„Sie müssen mir Ihren Schuldschein geben, Mr. Dobson, wenn ich bitten darf"
"Please, ma'am, he wants to marry me off hand"
„Bitte, gnädige Frau, er will mich auf der Stelle heiraten"
Miss Matty and I sat assenting to accounts
Miss Matty und ich saßen dabei und stimmten den Abrechnungen zu
Smiling glory ... and becoming blushes
Lächelnder Glanz ... und schmeichelhafte Erröten
I went to call Miss Matty
Ich ging, Miss Matty zu rufen
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_Most of the three-colour blocks used in this book have been made by the Graphic Photo-Engraving Co.
_Die meisten der Dreifarbdruckblöcke, die in diesem Buch verwendet wurden, wurden von der Graphic Photo-Engraving Co. hergestellt.
Vocabulary
- Über
- Over, above, or about something
- ihm
- Dative pronoun meaning 'him' or 'it'
- stehend
- Standing, in an upright position
- wie
- How, as, or like in comparisons
- ein
- Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'
- kühner
- Bolder, more daring or courageous
- Sie
- Formal pronoun for 'you' or 'she/they'
- müssen
- Must, to be obliged or required to
- mir
- Dative form of 'ich', meaning 'me'
- Ihren
- Formal possessive pronoun meaning 'your'
- geben
- To give something to someone
- wenn
- When or if, introducing a condition
- ich
- First-person singular pronoun meaning 'I'
- bitten
- To ask, request, or beg politely
- darf
- May, to be permitted or allowed to
- Bitte
- Please, or a polite request
- Frau
- Woman, wife, or formal title 'Mrs.'
- er
- Third-person masculine pronoun meaning 'he'
- will
- Wants to, expresses desire or intention
- mich
- Accusative first-person pronoun meaning 'me'
- auf
- On, upon, or onto a surface
- der
- Definite article 'the' for masculine nouns
- Stelle
- Place, position, or spot; also job
- heiraten
- To marry, to get married to someone
- und
- Coordinating conjunction meaning 'and'
- saßen
- Sat, past tense of 'sitzen', to sit
- dabei
- In the process, nearby, or at the same time
- stimmten
- Agreed, voted, or matched; past tense
- den
- Definite article 'the' in accusative/dative case
- zu
- To, too, or closed; versatile preposition
- Lächelnder
- Smiling, describing someone with a smile
- Glanz
- Shine, brilliance, or radiant glow
- schmeichelhafte
- Flattering, complimentary, or pleasing to someone
- Erröten
- Blushing, the act of turning red with embarrassment
- Ich
- First-person singular pronoun meaning 'I'
- ging
- Went, past tense of 'gehen', to go
- rufen
- To call out, shout, or summon someone
- Die
- Definite article 'the' for feminine or plural nouns
- meisten
- Most, the greatest number or majority
- die
- Definite article or relative pronoun 'that/which'
- in
- In, inside, or within a space
- diesem
- This, demonstrative pronoun in dative case
- Buch
- Book, a written or printed publication
- verwendet
- Used, employed, or applied for a purpose
- wurden
- Were, auxiliary verb for passive past tense
- von
- From, of, or by indicating origin or source
- hergestellt
- Manufactured, produced, or made by someone
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