Jane Eyre: An Autobiography — Page 5
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And I came out immediately, for I trembled at the idea of being dragged forth by the said Jack.
Und ich kam sofort heraus, denn ich zitterte bei dem Gedanken, von besagtem Jack herausgezogen zu werden.
John Reed was a schoolboy of fourteen years old; four years older than I, for I was but ten: large and stout for his age, with a dingy and unwholesome skin; thick lineaments in a spacious visage, heavy limbs and large extremities.
John Reed war ein Schüler von vierzehn Jahren; vier Jahre älter als ich, denn ich war erst zehn: groß und kräftig für sein Alter, mit einer schmutzigen und ungesunden Haut; grobe Gesichtszüge in einem breiten Antlitz, schwere Glieder und große Gliedmaßen.
He gorged himself habitually at table, which made him bilious, and gave him a dim and bleared eye and flabby cheeks.
Er pflegte sich gewohnheitsmäßig am Tisch zu überessen, was ihn gallig machte und ihm trübe und wässrige Augen sowie schlaffe Wangen verlieh.
Vocabulary
- Und
- Conjunction meaning 'and', connecting words or clauses.
- ich
- First-person singular pronoun meaning 'I'.
- kam
- Past tense of 'kommen'; meaning 'came'.
- sofort
- Adverb meaning 'immediately' or 'at once'.
- heraus
- Directional adverb meaning 'out' or 'forth'.
- denn
- Conjunction meaning 'because' or 'for'.
- zitterte
- Past tense of 'zittern'; meaning 'trembled' or 'shook'.
- bei
- Preposition meaning 'at', 'near', or 'with'.
- dem
- Definite article in dative case meaning 'the'.
- Gedanken
- Noun meaning 'thought' or 'idea'; plural of Gedanke.
- von
- Preposition meaning 'from', 'of', or 'by'.
- besagtem
- Adjective meaning 'said' or 'aforementioned'.
- herausgezogen
- Past participle of 'herausziehen'; meaning 'pulled out'.
- zu
- Preposition or particle meaning 'to' or 'too'.
- werden
- Auxiliary verb meaning 'to become' or 'will'.
- war
- Past tense of 'sein'; meaning 'was'.
- ein
- Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'.
- Schüler
- Noun meaning 'student' or 'pupil' at school.
- vierzehn
- Number meaning 'fourteen'.
- Jahren
- Plural dative form of 'Jahr', meaning 'years'.
- vier
- Number meaning 'four'.
- Jahre
- Plural of 'Jahr', meaning 'years'.
- älter
- Comparative adjective meaning 'older'.
- als
- Conjunction meaning 'than' or 'as' in comparisons.
- erst
- Adverb meaning 'only' or 'just'; also 'first'.
- zehn
- Number meaning 'ten'.
- groß
- Adjective meaning 'big', 'tall', or 'large'.
- und
- Conjunction meaning 'and', connecting words or clauses.
- kräftig
- Adjective meaning 'strong', 'sturdy', or 'powerful'.
- für
- Preposition meaning 'for'.
- sein
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'his'; also verb 'to be'.
- Alter
- Noun meaning 'age' or 'old age'.
- mit
- Preposition meaning 'with'.
- einer
- Indefinite article in dative/genitive feminine meaning 'a'.
- schmutzigen
- Adjective meaning 'dirty' or 'filthy'.
- ungesunden
- Adjective meaning 'unhealthy' or 'unwholesome'.
- Haut
- Noun meaning 'skin'.
- grobe
- Adjective meaning 'coarse', 'rough', or 'crude'.
- Gesichtszüge
- Noun meaning 'facial features'; plural of Gesichtszug.
- in
- Preposition meaning 'in' or 'into'.
- einem
- Indefinite article in dative masculine/neuter meaning 'a'.
- breiten
- Adjective meaning 'broad' or 'wide'.
- Antlitz
- Formal noun meaning 'face' or 'countenance'.
- schwere
- Adjective meaning 'heavy', 'serious', or 'difficult'.
- Glieder
- Noun meaning 'limbs' or 'members'; plural of Glied.
- große
- Adjective meaning 'large' or 'big', inflected form.
- Gliedmaßen
- Noun meaning 'extremities' or 'limbs' of the body.
- Er
- Third-person singular masculine pronoun meaning 'he'.
- pflegte
- Past tense of 'pflegen'; meaning 'used to' or 'tended to'.
- sich
- Reflexive pronoun meaning 'himself', 'herself', or 'itself'.
- gewohnheitsmäßig
- Adverb meaning 'habitually' or 'as a matter of habit'.
- am
- Contraction of 'an dem' meaning 'at the'.
- Tisch
- Noun meaning 'table'.
- überessen
- Reflexive verb meaning 'to overeat' or 'eat too much'.
- was
- Relative or interrogative pronoun meaning 'what' or 'which'.
- ihn
- Accusative form of 'er', meaning 'him'.
- gallig
- Adjective meaning 'bilious', 'irritable', or 'choleric'.
- machte
- Past tense of 'machen'; meaning 'made' or 'did'.
- ihm
- Dative form of 'er', meaning 'him' or 'to him'.
- trübe
- Adjective meaning 'dull', 'murky', or 'cloudy'.
- wässrige
- Adjective meaning 'watery' or 'aqueous'.
- Augen
- Noun meaning 'eyes'; plural of Auge.
- sowie
- Conjunction meaning 'as well as' or 'and also'.
- schlaffe
- Adjective meaning 'flabby', 'slack', or 'limp'.
- Wangen
- Noun meaning 'cheeks'; plural of Wange.
- verlieh
- Past tense of 'verleihen'; meaning 'gave' or 'lent'.
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