Harrigan — Page 8

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The other man had fought stiffly erect, standing with feet braced to give the weight of his whole body to every punch; Harrigan raged back and forth like a panther, avoiding blows by the catlike agility of his movements, which left both hands free to strike sledge-hammer blows.

Der andere Mann hatte steif aufrecht gekämpft, mit fest verwurzelten Füßen, um jedem Schlag das Gewicht seines ganzen Körpers zu verleihen; Harrigan tobte wie ein Panther hin und her, wich den Schlägen durch die katzenartige Behändigkeit seiner Bewegungen aus, die ihm beide Hände frei ließen, um hammerschwere Schläge auszuteilen.

Presently he heard a chuckling at his side.

Bald darauf hörte er ein Kichern an seiner Seite.

Out of the corner of his eye he saw the black-haired man come into the battle, straight and stiff as before, with long arms shooting out like pistons.

Aus dem Augenwinkel sah er, wie der schwarzhaarige Mann in den Kampf trat, gerade und steif wie zuvor, mit langen Armen, die wie Kolben vorschossen.

It was a glorious sight.

Es war ein herrlicher Anblick.

Something made Harrigan's heart big; rose and swelled his throat; rose again and came as a wild yell upon his tongue.

Etwas ließ Harrigans Herz anschwellen; stieg auf und schwoll ihm die Kehle zu; stieg erneut auf und kam als wilder Schrei auf seine Lippen.

The unfortunates who have faced Irish legions in battle know that yell.

Die Unglücklichen, die irischen Legionen in der Schlacht gegenübergestanden haben, kennen diesen Schrei.

The soldiers did not know it, and they held back for a moment.

Die Soldaten kannten ihn nicht, und sie zögerten einen Moment lang.

Something else lowered their spirits still more.

Etwas anderes drückte ihre Stimmung noch weiter.

It was the clanging of the police patrol as it swung to a halt and a body of reserves poured out.

Es war das Klirren des Polizeipatrouillewagens, als er zum Stehen kam und eine Gruppe von Reservisten herausströmte.

In his great moments the Irish brogue thronged thick upon his tongue.

In seinen großen Momenten drängte sich der irische Akzent dicht auf seine Zunge.

And lowering his head like a bull, he drove forward against the crowd.

Und den Kopf wie ein Stier senkend, drängte er sich vorwärts gegen die Menge.

Harrigan caught the idea in a flash.

Harrigan erfasste die Idee im Nu.

He put his shoulder to the hip of his friend.

Er stemmte seine Schulter gegen die Hüfte seines Freundes.

Vocabulary

andere: Other, different, or another person or thing.
Mann: A male adult human being; man.
hatte: Past tense of 'haben'; had.
steif: Rigid, stiff, not flexible or fluid in movement.
aufrecht: Upright, erect, standing or sitting straight.
gekämpft: Past participle of 'kämpfen'; fought, battled.
mit: Preposition meaning with or together alongside.
fest: Firm, solid, tight, or securely fixed in place.
verwurzelten: Deeply rooted, firmly anchored in a position.
Füßen: Plural dative of 'Fuß'; feet of a person.
um: Preposition meaning around, in order to, at.
jedem: Dative form of 'jeder'; to every or each one.
Schlag: A blow, strike, or hit delivered forcefully.
Gewicht: Weight, heaviness, or importance of something.
seines: Genitive form of possessive pronoun 'sein'; his.
ganzen: Entire, whole, complete, used before a noun.
Körpers: Genitive of 'Körper'; of a person's body.
zu: Preposition or particle meaning to, too, closed.
verleihen: To lend, grant, or bestow a quality or item.
tobte: Past tense of 'toben'; raged, stormed, rampaged.
wie: Conjunction or adverb meaning like, as, or how.
Panther: A large, powerful wild cat; panther.
hin: Directional adverb indicating movement toward there.
her: Directional adverb indicating movement toward here.
wich: Past tense of 'weichen'; yielded, evaded, retreated.
Schlägen: Plural dative of 'Schlag'; blows or strikes.
durch: Preposition meaning through or by means of.
katzenartige: Cat-like, resembling the agility of a cat.
Behändigkeit: Agility, nimbleness, or swiftness of movement.
seiner: Genitive or dative form of possessive pronoun 'sein'.
Bewegungen: Plural of 'Bewegung'; movements or motions.
aus: Preposition meaning out of, from, or made of.
ihm: Dative personal pronoun meaning him or to him.
beide: Both, referring to two people or things together.
Hände: Plural of 'Hand'; hands of a human body.
frei: Free, unoccupied, available, or not restricted.
ließen: Past tense of 'lassen'; let, allowed, or permitted.
hammerschwere: Hammer-heavy, describing blows as heavy as a hammer.
Schläge: Plural of 'Schlag'; blows, strikes, or hits.
auszuteilen: To deal out, distribute, or deliver blows.
Bald: Soon, shortly, in a little while from now.
darauf: Thereupon, after that, following that moment.
hörte: Past tense of 'hören'; heard or listened to.
Kichern: Giggling or snickering, a light suppressed laugh.
an: Preposition meaning at, on, by, or near.
Seite: Side of a person, object, or page.
Aus: Preposition meaning out of or from inside.
Augenwinkel: Corner of the eye, peripheral visual perception.
sah: Past tense of 'sehen'; saw or noticed visually.
schwarzhaarige: Dark-haired, having black or very dark hair.
Kampf: Fight, battle, struggle, or combat between opponents.
trat: Past tense of 'treten'; stepped, kicked, or entered.
gerade: Just, straight, or exactly at this moment.
zuvor: Before, previously, or earlier in time.
langen: Long, tall; adjective describing extended length.
Armen: Dative plural of 'Arm'; arms of a body.
Kolben: Butt of a rifle; piston; club-like instrument.
vorschossen: Shot forward, lunged ahead rapidly and suddenly.
war: Past tense of 'sein'; was, existed in the past.
herrlicher: Magnificent, splendid, or glorious in appearance.
Anblick: Sight, view, or spectacle seen by an observer.
Etwas: Something, an unspecified thing or quantity.
ließ: Past tense of 'lassen'; let, caused, or allowed.
Herz: Heart, the organ or seat of emotions.
anschwellen: To swell up, expand, or increase in size.
stieg: Past tense of 'steigen'; rose, climbed, or ascended.
auf: Preposition meaning on, upon, or upward direction.
schwoll: Past tense of 'schwellen'; swelled, expanded emotionally.
Kehle: Throat, the passage in the neck for breathing.
erneut: Again, once more, anew, or a repeated occurrence.
kam: Past tense of 'kommen'; came or arrived somewhere.
als: As, when, or than; used in comparisons and clauses.
wilder: Wilder, more fierce or savage in character.
Schrei: A scream, shout, or cry of strong emotion.
seine: His, possessive pronoun for masculine gender subjects.
Lippen: Lips, the fleshy parts surrounding the mouth.
Unglücklichen: The unfortunate or unhappy ones, wretched people.
irischen: Irish, adjective relating to Ireland or its people.
Legionen: Legions, large organized military or civilian groups.
Schlacht: Battle, a large-scale fight between opposing forces.
gegenübergestanden: Past participle of 'gegenüberstehen'; faced or confronted.
haben: To have; auxiliary verb for perfect tense formation.
kennen: To know a person or thing through familiarity.
diesen: Accusative form of 'dieser'; this particular one.
Soldaten: Soldiers, military personnel trained for combat.
kannten: Past tense plural of 'kennen'; they knew someone.
ihn: Accusative personal pronoun meaning him.
nicht: Negation word meaning not in German sentences.
sie: Pronoun meaning she, they, or formal you.
zögerten: Past tense of 'zögern'; hesitated or paused momentarily.
Moment: A moment, a very brief period of time.
lang: Long in duration or distance; for a period.
anderes: Something else, another thing, a different matter.
drückte: Past tense of 'drücken'; pressed, pushed, or depressed.
ihre: Their or her, possessive pronoun in German.
Stimmung: Mood, atmosphere, or general emotional feeling.
noch: Still, yet, even, or additionally in a sentence.
weiter: Further, more, or continuing onward in direction.
Klirren: Clinking, clanking, or jangling metallic sound.
Polizeipatrouillewagens: Genitive of 'Polizeipatrouillewagen'; police patrol car.
zum: Contraction of 'zu dem'; to the, toward the.
Stehen: Standing still; used in 'zum Stehen bringen' meaning to stop.
Gruppe: A group, cluster, or collection of people.
von: Preposition meaning of, from, or by in German.
Reservisten: Reservists, military personnel in reserve units.
herausströmte: Streamed out, poured out in a flowing crowd.
seinen: Accusative or dative of possessive pronoun 'sein'; his.
großen: Great, big, large, inflected form of 'groß'.
Momenten: Dative plural of 'Moment'; in moments or instances.
drängte: Past tense of 'drängen'; pushed, pressed, or urged.
sich: Reflexive pronoun meaning himself, herself, or itself.
irische: Irish, relating to Ireland; adjective form here.
Akzent: Accent, the distinctive way of pronouncing a language.
dicht: Dense, thick, closely packed, or near together.
Zunge: Tongue, the muscular organ inside the mouth.
Kopf: Head, the uppermost part of the human body.
Stier: Bull, a male bovine animal; also stubborn person.
senkend: Lowering, bending down, or inclining the head.
vorwärts: Forward, ahead, moving in the front direction.
gegen: Against, toward, or opposing something or someone.
Menge: Crowd, a large gathering of people in one place.
erfasste: Past tense of 'erfassen'; grasped, seized, or understood.
Idee: Idea, a thought, concept, or plan in the mind.
im: Contraction of 'in dem'; in the.
Nu: In an instant; 'im Nu' means in a flash.
stemmte: Past tense of 'stemmen'; braced, propped, or pushed.
Schulter: Shoulder, the joint connecting the arm to the torso.
Hüfte: Hip, the joint between the torso and thigh.
Freundes: Genitive of 'Freund'; of a friend or companion.

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