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The two ships becalmed on a torpid sea, I believed to be marine phantoms.

Die zwei Schiffe, die auf einem trägen Meer in Windstille lagen, hielt ich für Meeresgespenster.

The fiend pinning down the thief's pack behind him, I passed over quickly: it was an object of terror.

Den Teufel, der dem Dieb sein Bündel von hinten festhielt, überflog ich schnell: er war ein Gegenstand des Schreckens.

So was the black horned thing seated aloof on a rock, surveying a distant crowd surrounding a gallows.

Ebenso das schwarze gehörnte Wesen, das abseits auf einem Felsen saß und eine entfernte Menge beobachtete, die einen Galgen umringte.

Each picture told a story; mysterious often to my undeveloped understanding and imperfect feelings, yet ever profoundly interesting: as interesting as the tales Bessie sometimes narrated on winter evenings, when she chanced to be in good humour; and when, having brought her ironing-table to the nursery hearth, she allowed us to sit about it, and while she got up Mrs. Reed's lace frills, and crimped her nightcap borders, fed our eager attention with passages of love and adventure taken from old fairy tales and other ballads; or (as at a later period I discovered) from the pages of Pamela, and Henry, Earl of Moreland.

Jedes Bild erzählte eine Geschichte; oft rätselhaft für meinen unentwickelten Verstand und meine unvollkommenen Gefühle, und doch stets von tiefstem Interesse: so interessant wie die Geschichten, die Bessie manchmal an Winterabenden erzählte, wenn sie zufällig guter Laune war; und wenn sie, nachdem sie ihren Bügeltisch an den Kamin der Kinderstube gebracht hatte, uns erlaubte, darum herumzusitzen, und während sie Mrs. Reeds Spitzenrüschen aufbügelte und die Ränder ihrer Nachthaube kräuselte, unsere gespannte Aufmerksamkeit mit Liebes- und Abenteuerpassagen aus alten Märchen und anderen Balladen nährte; oder (wie ich später entdeckte) aus den Seiten von Pamela und Heinrich, Graf von Moreland.

With Bewick on my knee, I was then happy: happy at least in my way.

Mit Bewick auf den Knien war ich damals glücklich: glücklich zumindest auf meine Art.

I feared nothing but interruption, and that came too soon.

Ich fürchtete nichts außer einer Unterbrechung, und die kam nur zu bald.

The breakfast-room door opened.

Die Tür des Frühstückszimmers öffnete sich.

"Boh! Madam Mope!" cried the voice of John Reed; then he paused: he found the room apparently empty.

„Buh! Frau Trübsal!" rief die Stimme von John Reed; dann hielt er inne: er fand das Zimmer anscheinend leer.

"Where the dickens is she!" he continued.

„Wo zum Teufel steckt sie!" fuhr er fort.

"Lizzy! Georgy! (calling to his sisters) Joan is not here: tell mama she is run out into the rain—bad animal!

„Lizzy! Georgy! (seinen Schwestern zurufend) Joan ist nicht hier: sagt Mama, sie ist in den Regen hinausgelaufen – böses Tier!

Vocabulary

Schiffe
Plural of Schiff; ships or vessels
trägen
Adjective meaning sluggish, slow-moving, or stagnant
Meer
The sea or ocean
Windstille
Complete absence of wind; calm
lagen
Past tense of liegen; were lying or situated
hielt
Past tense of halten; held or considered
Meeresgespenster
Sea ghosts or phantoms of the ocean
Teufel
The devil or a devilish figure
Dieb
A thief or robber
Bündel
A bundle, pack, or parcel
hinten
From behind or at the back
festhielt
Past tense of festhalten; held firmly or gripped
überflog
Past tense of überfliegen; skimmed or flew over
Gegenstand
An object, subject, or item of focus
Schreckens
Genitive of Schrecken; of terror or horror
Ebenso
Adverb meaning likewise, equally, or just as
gehörnte
Adjective meaning horned, having horns
Wesen
A being, creature, or entity
abseits
Preposition/adverb meaning aside from or away from
Felsen
Rocks or cliffs
saß
Past tense of sitzen; sat or was seated
entfernte
Adjective meaning distant, remote, or far-off
Menge
A crowd, multitude, or large group
beobachtete
Past tense of beobachten; observed or watched
Galgen
A gallows used for execution by hanging
umringte
Past tense of umringen; surrounded or encircled
Bild
A picture, image, or illustration
erzählte
Past tense of erzählen; told or narrated
Geschichte
A story, tale, or history
rätselhaft
Adjective meaning puzzling, mysterious, or enigmatic
unentwickelten
Adjective meaning undeveloped or immature
Verstand
The mind, intellect, or understanding
unvollkommenen
Adjective meaning imperfect or incomplete
Gefühle
Plural of Gefühl; feelings or emotions
doch
Conjunction/particle meaning yet, still, or however
stets
Adverb meaning always or constantly
tiefstem
Superlative dative of tief; deepest
Interesse
Interest or curiosity in something
Geschichten
Plural of Geschichte; stories or tales
manchmal
Adverb meaning sometimes or occasionally
Winterabenden
Dative plural of Winterabend; winter evenings
zufällig
Adjective/adverb meaning by chance or accidentally
Laune
Mood, humor, or disposition
nachdem
Conjunction meaning after or once something happened
Bügeltisch
An ironing board or table for ironing
Kamin
A fireplace or chimney
Kinderstube
A nursery or children's room
gebracht
Past participle of bringen; brought or carried
erlaubte
Past tense of erlauben; allowed or permitted
darum
Adverb meaning around it or therefore
herumzusitzen
To sit around something in a group
während
Conjunction/preposition meaning while or during
Spitzenrüschen
Lace ruffles used as decorative fabric trim
aufbügelte
Past tense of aufbügeln; ironed out or pressed
Ränder
Plural of Rand; edges, borders, or rims
Nachthaube
A nightcap worn on the head during sleep
kräuselte
Past tense of kräuseln; crimped, curled, or ruffled
gespannte
Adjective meaning eager, tense, or rapt attention
Aufmerksamkeit
Attention, attentiveness, or mindfulness
Liebes-
Prefix relating to love; love-related
Abenteuerpassagen
Adventure passages or exciting story excerpts
Märchen
Fairy tales or folk stories for children
Balladen
Plural of Ballade; ballads or narrative poems
nährte
Past tense of nähren; nourished or fed
entdeckte
Past tense of entdecken; discovered or found out
Seiten
Plural of Seite; pages or sides
Graf
A count or earl; noble title
Knien
Dative plural of Knie; on one's knees
damals
Adverb meaning at that time or back then
zumindest
Adverb meaning at least or at minimum
Art
A type, kind, manner, or way
fürchtete
Past tense of fürchten; feared or was afraid of
außer
Preposition meaning except, besides, or apart from
Unterbrechung
An interruption or break in continuity
bald
Adverb meaning soon or before long
Tür
A door or entrance
Frühstückszimmers
Genitive of Frühstückszimmer; of the breakfast room
öffnete
Past tense of öffnen; opened or unlocked
Buh
Exclamation used to startle someone; boo
Trübsal
Gloom, sorrow, or melancholy distress
rief
Past tense of rufen; called out or shouted
Stimme
A voice or voting ballot
inne
Particle in innhalten; paused or stopped momentarily
fand
Past tense of finden; found or discovered
Zimmer
A room in a building or house
anscheinend
Adverb meaning apparently or seemingly
leer
Adjective meaning empty or vacant
steckt
Third person present of stecken; is hiding or stuck
fuhr
Past tense of fahren; drove, went, or continued
fort
Adverb meaning away, forward, or continued on
Schwestern
Plural of Schwester; sisters
zurufend
Present participle of zurufen; calling out to someone
Regen
Rain or precipitation
hinausgelaufen
Past participle of hinauslaufen; ran outside or out
böses
Adjective inflected meaning evil, wicked, or bad
Tier
An animal or creature
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