Jane Eyre: An Autobiography — Page 9

Vocabulary

Hilfe

Help; assistance provided to someone in need

war

Was; past tense of 'sein' (to be)

nahe

Near; close in distance or proximity

für

For; preposition indicating purpose or intended recipient

ihn

Him; accusative form of the pronoun 'er'

und

And; coordinating conjunction connecting words or phrases

waren

Were; past tense plural of 'sein' (to be)

zu

To; preposition or particle indicating direction or purpose

gelaufen

Run; past participle of 'laufen', to run or walk

die

The; definite article for feminine or plural nouns

nach

To/after; preposition indicating direction or sequence

oben

Up; upstairs; indicating an upper direction or position

gegangen

Gone; past participle of 'gehen', to go or walk

sie

She/they; pronoun referring to a female or group

erschien

Appeared; past tense of 'erscheinen', to appear or show up

nun

Now; at this moment or at this point in time

auf

On/upon; preposition indicating position or direction

der

The; definite article for masculine singular nouns

Bildfläche

Scene; the visible area or stage of events

gefolgt

Followed; past participle of 'folgen', to follow someone

von

From/by; preposition indicating origin or agent

ihrer

Her; genitive or dative possessive form of 'sie'

Zofe

Lady's maid; female personal servant attending a noblewoman

Wir

We; first person plural subject pronoun

wurden

Were; past tense of 'werden', used in passive constructions

getrennt

Separated; past participle of 'trennen', to separate or divide

Ich

I; first person singular subject pronoun

hörte

Heard; past tense of 'hören', to hear or listen

Worte

Words; plural of 'Wort', spoken or written expressions

Mein

My; first person singular possessive determiner

Gott

God; the divine being or used as an exclamation

Was

What; interrogative or relative pronoun asking about something

eine

A/an; indefinite article for feminine singular nouns

Furie

Fury; a fierce, enraged, or violently angry person

sich

Himself/herself/itself; reflexive pronoun for third person

stürzt

Rushes/hurls; present tense of 'stürzen', to dash or throw

Hat

Has; third person singular present of 'haben', to have

je

Ever; adverb meaning at any time or in any case

jemand

Someone; indefinite pronoun referring to an unspecified person

ein

A/an; indefinite article for masculine or neuter nouns

solches

Such; demonstrative adjective indicating this kind of thing

Bild

Picture/image; a visual representation or scene

Leidenschaft

Passion; intense emotion, enthusiasm, or strong feeling

gesehen

Seen; past participle of 'sehen', to see or observe

Dann

Then; adverb indicating sequence or consequence of events

fügte

Added; past tense of 'fügen', to add or join together

hinzu

In addition; separable prefix meaning to add further remarks

Bringt

Bring; imperative plural of 'bringen', to bring or take

ins

Into the; contraction of 'in das', into a neuter place

rote

Red; adjective describing the color red, inflected form

Zimmer

Room; an enclosed space or chamber inside a building

sperrt

Lock; imperative or present tense of 'sperren', to lock

dort

There; adverb indicating a specific location or place

Vier

Four; the cardinal number between three and five

Hände

Hands; plural of 'Hand', the body part at arm's end

sofort

Immediately; at once, without any delay whatsoever

mich

Me; accusative first person singular personal pronoun

gelegt

Laid/placed; past participle of 'legen', to lay or place

ich

I; first person singular subject pronoun in German

wurde

Was; past tense of 'werden', used in passive voice constructions

getragen

Carried; past participle of 'tragen', to carry or bear