Harrigan — Page 9
They became a flying wedge with the jabbing fists of the black-haired man for a point--and they sank into the mass of soldiers like a hot knife into butter, shearing them apart.
Sie bildeten einen fliegenden Keil, mit den stoßenden Fäusten des schwarzhaarigen Mannes als Spitze – und sie drangen in die Masse der Soldaten ein wie ein heißes Messer in Butter, das sie auseinandertrieb.
There were few who wished more action, for the police reserves were capturing man after man.
Es gab nur wenige, die mehr Kampf wünschten, denn die Polizeireserven nahmen einen Mann nach dem anderen gefangen.
One or two resisted, but a revolver fired straight in the air put a sudden period to such thoughts.
Einer oder zwei leisteten Widerstand, aber ein gerade in die Luft abgefeuerter Revolver machte solchen Gedanken ein jähes Ende.
The crowd scattered in all directions and Harrigan was taking to his heels among the rest when an iron hand caught his shoulder and jerked him to a halt.
Die Menge zerstreute sich in alle Richtungen, und Harrigan war dabei, mit den anderen die Flucht zu ergreifen, als eine eiserne Hand seine Schulter packte und ihn ruckartig zum Stillstand brachte.
It was the black-haired man.
Es war der schwarzhaarige Mann.
He pulled a cap out and settled it upon his head.
Er zog eine Mütze hervor und setzte sie auf seinen Kopf.
Harrigan followed suit with his soft hat.
Harrigan tat es ihm mit seinem weichen Hut gleich.
An excited Kanaka confronted them with brandished club.
Ein aufgeregter Kanake trat ihnen mit geschwungenem Knüppel entgegen.
The policeman for answer waved them away and darted after a running soldier.
Der Polizist winkte sie als Antwort weg und hetzte einem fliehenden Soldaten nach.
Officer Akana ran through the crowd with his regulation Colt brandished above his head.
Officer Akana lief durch die Menge, seinen vorschriftsmäßigen Colt über dem Kopf schwingend.
Vocabulary
- Sie
- They or you (formal), German personal pronoun
- bildeten
- They formed or shaped something together
- einen
- Indefinite article, masculine accusative form of 'ein'
- fliegenden
- Flying, moving swiftly through the air
- Keil
- Wedge, a triangular tool or formation
- mit
- With, preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- den
- Definite article, masculine accusative or dative plural form
- stoßenden
- Thrusting, pushing, or striking repeatedly
- Fäusten
- Fists, clenched hands used for striking
- des
- Definite article, genitive masculine or neuter form
- schwarzhaarigen
- Black-haired, having dark black hair
- Mannes
- Man's, genitive form of 'Mann'
- als
- As or than, used in comparisons or clauses
- Spitze
- Tip, point, or lead position in a formation
- und
- And, basic coordinating conjunction in German
- sie
- They or she, third-person German pronoun
- drangen
- Pushed or forced their way into something
- in
- In or into, common German preposition
- die
- Definite article, feminine or plural nominative form
- Masse
- Mass, crowd, or large group of people
- der
- Definite article, masculine nominative or genitive form
- Soldaten
- Soldiers, members of a military force
- ein
- In or into; also indefinite article meaning 'a'
- wie
- Like, as, or how, used in comparisons
- heißes
- Hot, having a high temperature, neuter form
- Messer
- Knife, a sharp cutting tool or utensil
- Butter
- Butter, a soft fatty food spread
- das
- That or which; neuter definite article in German
- auseinandertrieb
- Drove apart, scattered in different directions
- Es
- It, neuter third-person German pronoun
- gab
- Gave; past tense of 'geben', also 'there was'
- nur
- Only, merely, just a limited amount
- wenige
- Few, a small number of people or things
- mehr
- More, greater in quantity or degree
- Kampf
- Fight, battle, or struggle between parties
- wünschten
- Wished or desired something, past tense form
- denn
- Because or for, coordinating conjunction giving reason
- Polizeireserven
- Police reserves, backup units of law enforcement
- nahmen
- Took, past tense plural of 'nehmen'
- Mann
- Man, an adult male person
- nach
- After, to, or according to, German preposition
- dem
- Dative definite article, masculine or neuter form
- anderen
- Other, another, or the rest of something
- gefangen
- Captured, taken prisoner, held by force
- Einer
- One person, someone, masculine pronoun form
- oder
- Or, coordinating conjunction offering an alternative
- zwei
- Two, the number 2 in German
- leisteten
- Offered or put up, as in resistance
- Widerstand
- Resistance, opposition or defiance against something
- aber
- But, however, coordinating conjunction showing contrast
- gerade
- Just, straight, or exactly at that moment
- Luft
- Air, the atmosphere surrounding us
- abgefeuerter
- Fired, discharged into the air, adjective form
- Revolver
- Revolver, a type of handheld firearm
- machte
- Made or did, past tense of 'machen'
- solchen
- Such, of that kind, dative or accusative form
- Gedanken
- Thoughts, ideas occurring in someone's mind
- jähes
- Sudden, abrupt, unexpected end or change
- Ende
- End, conclusion, or termination of something
- Die
- The, feminine or plural definite article in German
- Menge
- Crowd, a large group of gathered people
- zerstreute
- Scattered, dispersed in various directions
- sich
- Itself, themselves, reflexive pronoun in German
- alle
- All, every, referring to every direction or person
- Richtungen
- Directions, the various ways one can go
- war
- Was, past tense singular of 'sein'
- dabei
- In the process of, engaged in doing something
- Flucht
- Escape, flight from danger or pursuit
- zu
- To or too, preposition or infinitive marker
- ergreifen
- To seize, grab, or take to flight
- eine
- A, an, indefinite article feminine nominative form
- eiserne
- Iron, made of iron, firm and unyielding
- Hand
- Hand, the body part at the end of arm
- seine
- His, possessive pronoun masculine or neuter form
- Schulter
- Shoulder, the joint connecting arm to body
- packte
- Grabbed, seized firmly, past tense of 'packen'
- ihn
- Him, masculine accusative personal pronoun
- ruckartig
- Abruptly, with a sudden jerking movement
- zum
- To the, contraction of 'zu dem'
- Stillstand
- Standstill, a complete stop of movement
- brachte
- Brought, past tense singular of 'bringen'
- schwarzhaarige
- Black-haired person, referring to the dark-haired man
- Er
- He, masculine third-person singular pronoun
- zog
- Pulled or drew, past tense of 'ziehen'
- Mütze
- Cap, a soft hat worn on the head
- hervor
- Out, forth, indicating emergence from somewhere
- setzte
- Set or placed, past tense of 'setzen'
- auf
- On or onto, common German preposition
- seinen
- His, masculine accusative possessive pronoun form
- Kopf
- Head, the uppermost part of the body
- tat
- Did, past tense singular of 'tun'
- es
- It, neuter third-person singular pronoun
- ihm
- Him, masculine dative personal pronoun
- seinem
- His, masculine or neuter dative possessive pronoun
- weichen
- Soft, gentle, yielding, dative adjective form
- Hut
- Hat, a head covering worn outdoors
- gleich
- Same, equal, or likewise, common German adverb
- Ein
- A, an, masculine or neuter indefinite article
- aufgeregter
- Excited, agitated, worked up person or thing
- trat
- Stepped, approached, past tense of 'treten'
- ihnen
- Them, dative plural personal pronoun in German
- geschwungenem
- Swung, brandished, dative adjective form
- Knüppel
- Club, baton, a heavy stick used as weapon
- entgegen
- Toward, against, facing in opposition to
- Der
- The, masculine nominative definite article in German
- Polizist
- Police officer, a law enforcement professional
- winkte
- Waved or motioned, past tense of 'winken'
- Antwort
- Answer, response to a question or action
- weg
- Away, gone, indicating removal or dismissal
- hetzte
- Chased, rushed after, past tense of 'hetzen'
- einem
- A, dative masculine or neuter indefinite article
- fliehenden
- Fleeing, running away, escaping from something
- lief
- Ran, walked quickly, past tense of 'laufen'
- durch
- Through, across, passing from one side to another
- vorschriftsmäßigen
- Regulation, standard-issue, according to official rules
- über
- Over, above, across, common German preposition
- schwingend
- Swinging, brandishing, waving back and forth
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