History of Tom Jones, a Foundling — Page 1
incontinency; the evidence of his wife; a short reflection on the wisdom of our law; with other grave matters, which those will like best who understand them most.
Unzüchtigkeit; das Zeugnis seiner Frau; eine kurze Betrachtung über die Weisheit unseres Gesetzes; nebst anderen gewichtigen Angelegenheiten, die jenen am besten gefallen werden, die sie am meisten verstehen.
Vocabulary
- Unzüchtigkeit
- obscenity or indecency, lewdness
- Zeugnis
- testimony, certificate, or report card
- Frau
- woman, wife, or formal address for a woman
- kurze
- adjective meaning short or brief
- Betrachtung
- reflection, contemplation, or consideration of something
- Weisheit
- wisdom, deep knowledge and good judgment
- Gesetzes
- genitive form of law or statute
- nebst
- preposition meaning 'together with' or 'besides'
- gewichtigen
- adjective meaning weighty, significant, or important
- Angelegenheiten
- plural noun meaning matters, affairs, or concerns
- jenen
- demonstrative pronoun meaning 'those' (dative/accusative)
- besten
- superlative of 'gut,' meaning 'best'
- gefallen
- to please or appeal to someone
- werden
- auxiliary verb meaning 'will' or 'to become'
- meisten
- superlative meaning 'most,' the greatest number
- verstehen
- to understand or comprehend something
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