Crime and Punishment — Page 3

Vocabulary

hatte

Past tense of 'haben'; meaning 'had'

vor

Preposition meaning 'before' or 'in front of'

seiner

Possessive pronoun meaning 'his' in genitive case

Verhaftung

Noun meaning 'arrest' or 'detention by authorities'

Anzeichen

Noun meaning 'signs' or 'symptoms' of something

unklaren

Adjective meaning 'unclear' or 'vague', inflected form

Nervenkrankheit

Noun meaning 'nervous disease' or 'neurological illness'

gezeigt

Past participle of 'zeigen'; meaning 'shown' or 'displayed'

sich

Reflexive pronoun meaning 'itself' or 'oneself'

nun

Adverb meaning 'now' or 'at this point'

heftigen

Adjective meaning 'severe' or 'violent', inflected form

epileptischen

Adjective meaning 'epileptic', relating to epilepsy

Anfällen

Noun meaning 'seizures' or 'attacks', dative plural form

entwickelte

Past tense of 'entwickeln'; meaning 'developed' or 'evolved'

denen

Relative pronoun meaning 'which' or 'from which'

Rest

Noun meaning 'rest' or 'remainder' of something

seines

Possessive pronoun meaning 'his' in genitive case

Lebens

Noun meaning 'life' in genitive case

litt

Past tense of 'leiden'; meaning 'suffered' from something

Anfälle

Noun meaning 'seizures' or 'attacks', plural form

traten

Past tense of 'auftreten'; meaning 'occurred' or 'appeared'

Mal

Noun meaning 'time' or 'instance' in a series

waren

Past tense plural of 'sein'; meaning 'were'

Zeiten

Noun meaning 'times' or 'periods', plural of 'Zeit'

großer

Adjective meaning 'great' or 'severe', inflected form

Belastung

Noun meaning 'stress', 'burden', or 'strain'

häufiger

Adjective meaning 'more frequent' or 'more common'

durfte

Past tense of 'dürfen'; meaning 'was allowed to'

Russland

Proper noun meaning 'Russia', the country

zurückkehren

Verb meaning 'to return' or 'to come back'

verlor

Past tense of 'verlieren'; meaning 'lost' someone or something

seine

Possessive pronoun meaning 'his' for feminine accusative nouns

erste

Ordinal adjective meaning 'first' in a sequence

Frau

Noun meaning 'wife' or 'woman'

seinen

Possessive pronoun meaning 'his' in accusative masculine case

Bruder

Noun meaning 'brother', a male sibling

lebte

Past tense of 'leben'; meaning 'lived' or 'resided'

furchtbarer

Adjective meaning 'terrible' or 'dreadful', inflected form

Armut

Noun meaning 'poverty' or 'destitution'

dennoch

Adverb meaning 'nevertheless' or 'yet' despite circumstances

übernahm

Past tense of 'übernehmen'; meaning 'took on' or 'assumed'

Bezahlung

Noun meaning 'payment' or 'settlement' of a debt

Schulden

Noun meaning 'debts' or 'financial obligations', plural form

Bruders

Noun meaning 'brother's' in genitive case

erdrückt

Past participle of 'erdrücken'; meaning 'crushed' or 'overwhelmed'

angewiesen

Adjective meaning 'dependent on' or 'reliant upon someone'

gezwungen

Past participle of 'zwingen'; meaning 'forced' or 'compelled'

herzzerreißender

Adjective meaning 'heartbreaking' or 'harrowing', inflected form

Geschwindigkeit

Noun meaning 'speed' or 'pace' of doing something

schreiben

Verb meaning 'to write' or 'to compose' text

soll

Modal verb meaning 'is said to' or 'should'

Arbeit

Noun meaning 'work' or 'labor'

niemals

Adverb meaning 'never' at any point in time

korrigiert

Past participle of 'korrigieren'; meaning 'corrected' or 'revised'

späteren

Adjective meaning 'later' or 'subsequent', inflected form

Jahre

Noun meaning 'years', plural of 'Jahr'

wurden

Past tense of 'werden'; meaning 'became' or 'were made'

durch

Preposition meaning 'through' or 'by means of'

Zärtlichkeit

Noun meaning 'tenderness' or 'affection' toward someone

Hingabe

Noun meaning 'devotion' or 'dedication' to someone or something

zweiten

Ordinal adjective meaning 'second', inflected form

erleichtert

Past participle of 'erleichtern'; meaning 'relieved' or 'eased'

Juni

Proper noun meaning 'June', the sixth month

hielt

Past tense of 'halten'; meaning 'held' or 'gave' a speech

berühmte

Adjective meaning 'famous' or 'renowned', inflected form

Rede

Noun meaning 'speech' or 'address' given publicly

Enthüllung

Noun meaning 'unveiling' or 'revelation' of a monument

Denkmals

Noun meaning 'monument' or 'memorial' in genitive case

Moskau

Proper noun meaning 'Moscow', capital city of Russia

wurde

Past tense of 'werden'; meaning 'was' in passive constructions

außerordentlichen

Adjective meaning 'extraordinary' or 'exceptional', inflected form

Bekundungen

Noun meaning 'expressions' or 'demonstrations' of feeling

Liebe

Noun meaning 'love' or deep affection for someone

Ehrerbietung

Noun meaning 'reverence' or 'profound respect' for someone

empfangen

Past participle of 'empfangen'; meaning 'received' or 'welcomed'

Einige

Pronoun meaning 'some' or 'a few' in number

Monate

Noun meaning 'months', plural of 'Monat'

später

Adverb meaning 'later' or 'afterward' in time

starb

Past tense of 'sterben'; meaning 'died' or 'passed away'

wahrscheinlich

Adverb meaning 'probably' or 'most likely'

noch

Adverb meaning 'still' or 'yet' indicating continuation

immer

Adverb meaning 'always' or 'still' indicating continuity

meistgelesene

Superlative adjective meaning 'most read' or 'most widely read'

Schriftsteller

Noun meaning 'writer' or 'author' of literary works