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English → De Chapter I. Level 8/10

I earnestly expressed my hope that he wouldn't, and held tighter to the tombstone on which he had put me; partly, to keep myself upon it; partly, to keep myself from crying.

Ich drückte aufrichtig meine Hoffnung aus, dass er es nicht täte, und klammerte mich fester an den Grabstein, auf den er mich gesetzt hatte; teils um mich darauf zu halten; teils um mich vom Weinen abzuhalten.

He started, made a short run, and stopped and looked over his shoulder.

Er zuckte zusammen, machte einen kurzen Anlauf, blieb dann stehen und schaute über seine Schulter.

After darkly looking at his leg and me several times, he came closer to my tombstone, took me by both arms, and tilted me back as far as he could hold me; so that his eyes looked most powerfully down into mine, and mine looked most helplessly up into his.

Nachdem er sein Bein und mich mehrmals finster angeblickt hatte, kam er näher an meinen Grabstein heran, packte mich mit beiden Armen und neigte mich so weit zurück, wie er mich halten konnte; sodass seine Augen mit größter Macht in meine hinunterblickten und meine mit größter Hilflosigkeit in seine hinaufschauten.

"Yes, sir.

„Ja, mein Herr.

Vocabulary

drückte
Past tense of drücken; pressed or expressed.
aufrichtig
Sincere, honest, or genuine in manner.
Hoffnung
Hope or expectation for a desired outcome.
täte
Subjunctive past of tun; would do something.
klammerte
Past tense of klammern; clung or held tightly.
fester
Comparative of fest; more firmly or tightly.
Grabstein
A gravestone or tombstone marking a burial site.
gesetzt
Past participle of setzen; placed or set down.
teils
Adverb meaning 'partly' or 'in part'.
darauf
Adverb meaning 'on it' or 'thereupon'.
halten
To hold, keep, or stop something or someone.
Weinen
Crying or weeping as an emotional expression.
abzuhalten
To prevent or keep someone from doing something.
zuckte
Past tense of zucken; flinched or twitched suddenly.
zusammen
Together; also used in verbs meaning 'to flinch'.
Anlauf
A short run-up or initial attempt at something.
blieb
Past tense of bleiben; stayed or remained.
stehen
To stand or be in an upright position.
schaute
Past tense of schauen; looked or gazed.
Schulter
The shoulder, a part of the human body.
Nachdem
Subordinating conjunction meaning 'after' in time.
Bein
The leg, a limb used for standing and walking.
mehrmals
Adverb meaning 'several times' or 'repeatedly'.
finster
Dark, gloomy, or with a grim fierce expression.
angeblickt
Past participle of anblicken; gazed at or stared.
näher
Comparative of nah; closer or nearer.
heran
Directional adverb meaning 'up to' or 'near'.
packte
Past tense of packen; grabbed or seized firmly.
beiden
Adjective meaning 'both', referring to two things.
Armen
Arms, the upper limbs of the human body.
neigte
Past tense of neigen; tilted or leaned to one side.
weit
Adjective or adverb meaning 'far' or 'wide'.
zurück
Adverb meaning 'back' indicating backward direction.
sodass
Conjunction meaning 'so that' indicating result.
Augen
Eyes, the organs used for seeing.
größter
Superlative of groß; greatest or largest.
Macht
Power, force, or strength exerted by someone.
hinunterblickten
Looked down upon from a higher position.
Hilflosigkeit
Helplessness or inability to act or defend oneself.
hinaufschauten
Looked upward toward something or someone above.
Herr
Mister or sir; a formal title for a man.
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