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EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA

KAISER VON ÖSTERREICH

L. The Dinner at the French Ambassador's.

L. Das Dinner beim französischen Botschafter.

LI. Marianne's Disappearance.

LI. Mariannes Verschwinden.

LII. Count Falkenstein.

LII. Graf Falkenstein.

LIII. What they found at Wichern.

LIII. Was sie in Wichern fanden.

LIV. The Somnambulist.

LIV. Der Schlafwandler.

LV. The Prophecy.

LV. Die Prophezeiung.

LVI. The Gift.

LVI. Das Geschenk.

LVII. The Conference.

LVII. Die Konferenz.

LVIII. Kaunitz.

LVIII. Kaunitz.

LIX. Souvenir d'Eperies.

LIX. Souvenir d'Eperies.

LX. Frederick The Great.

LX. Friedrich der Große.

LXI. The Prima Donna.

LXI. Die Primadonna.

LXII. Frederick the Great and Prince Kaunitz.

LXII. Friedrich der Große und Fürst Kaunitz.

LXIII. Russia a Foe to all Europe.

LXIII. Russland, ein Feind ganz Europas.

LXIV. The Map of Poland.

LXIV. Die Landkarte Polens.

LXV. The Countess Wielopolska.

LXV. Die Gräfin Wielopolska.

LXYI. The Emperor and The Countess.

LXVI. Der Kaiser und die Gräfin.

LXVII. Maria Theresa.

LXVII. Maria Theresia.

LXVIII. Marie Antoinette and Court Etiquette.

LXVIII. Marie Antoinette und die Hofetikett.

LXIX. The Triumph of Diplomacy.

LXIX. Der Triumph der Diplomatie.

LXX. Gossip.

LXX. Klatsch.

LXXI. An Explanation.

LXXI. Eine Erklärung.

LXXII Famine in Bohemia.

LXXII. Hungersnot in Böhmen.

LXXIII. The Black Broth.

LXXIII. Die schwarze Brühe.

LXXIV. The Extortioners of Quality.

LXXIV. Die vornehmen Erpresser.

LXXV. Diplomatic Esoterics.

LXXV. Diplomatische Esoterik.

LXXVI. Russia Speaks.

LXXVI. Russland spricht.

LXXVII. The Last Petition.

LXXVII. Die letzte Bittschrift.

LXXVIII. Finis Polonie.

LXXVIII. Finis Polonie.

LXXIX. The Mad Countess.

LXXIX. Die wahnsinnige Gräfin.

LXXX. The Betrothal.

LXXX. Die Verlobung.

LXXXI. Franz Antony Mesmer.

LXXXI. Franz Anton Mesmer.

LXXXII. Therese Von Paradies.

LXXXII. Therese von Paradies.

LXXXIII. The First Day of Light.

LXXXIII. Der erste Tag des Lichts.

LXXXIV. Diplomatic Strategy.

LXXXIV. Diplomatische Strategie.

LXXXV. Dominus ac Redemptor Noster.

LXXXV. Dominus ac Redemptor Noster.

LXXXVI. Heart-Struggles.

LXXXVI. Herzenskämpfe.

LXXXVII. The Forced Bridal.

LXXXVII. Die erzwungene Braut.

LXXXVIII. Prince Louis de Rohan.

LXXXVIII. Prinz Louis de Rohan.

LXXXIX. The Poles at Vienna.

LXXXIX. Die Polen in Wien.

XC. The Last Farewell.

XC. Der letzte Abschied.

XCI. The Concert.

XCI. Das Konzert.

XCII. The Catastrophe.

XCII. Die Katastrophe.

MARIE ANTOINETTE

MARIE ANTOINETTE

XCIII. Le Roi ist Mort, Vive Le Roi!

XCIII. Le Roi est Mort, Vive le Roi!

XCIV. The Memoranda.

XCIV. Die Denkschriften.

XCV. France and Austria.

XCV. Frankreich und Österreich.

XCVI. The King's List.

XCVI. Die Liste des Königs.

XCVII. The First Pasquinade.

XCVII. Das erste Pasquill.

XCVIII. The New Fashions.

XCVIII. Die neuen Moden.

XCIX The Temple of Etiquette.

XCIX. Der Tempel der Etikette.

C. The New Fashions and their Unhappy Results.

C. Die neuen Moden und ihre unglücklichen Folgen.

CI. Sunrise.

CI. Sonnenaufgang.

CII. The Following Day.

CII. Der folgende Tag.

CIII. The Last Appeal.

CIII. Der letzte Appell.

CIV. The Flight.

CIV. Die Flucht.

CV. Joseph in France.

CV. Joseph in Frankreich.

CVI. The Godfather.

CVI. Der Taufpate.

CVII. The Godfather.

CVII. Der Taufpate.

CVIII. The Arrival at Versailles.

CVIII. Die Ankunft in Versailles.

CIX.

CIX.

Vocabulary

KAISER
Emperor, the supreme ruler of an empire
VON
Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from'
ÖSTERREICH
Austria, a country in Central Europe
Das
Definite article 'the' for neuter nouns
Dinner
A formal evening meal or dinner
beim
Contraction of 'bei dem', meaning 'at the'
französischen
Adjective form of 'French', relating to France
Botschafter
Ambassador, a diplomatic representative abroad
Verschwinden
Disappearance, the act of vanishing
Graf
Count or earl, a noble title
Was
What, an interrogative or relative pronoun
sie
They or she, a German personal pronoun
in
Preposition meaning 'in' or 'into'
fanden
Past tense of 'finden', meaning 'found'
Der
Definite article 'the' for masculine nouns
Schlafwandler
Sleepwalker, a person who walks while sleeping
Die
Definite article 'the' for feminine or plural nouns
Prophezeiung
Prophecy, a prediction about future events
Geschenk
Gift or present given to someone
Konferenz
Conference, a formal meeting for discussion
Souvenir
A keepsake or memento from a place
der
Definite article or relative pronoun 'the/who'
Große
Adjective meaning 'great' or 'the Great'
Primadonna
Leading female opera singer or diva
und
Conjunction meaning 'and'
Fürst
Prince or sovereign ruler of a principality
Russland
Russia, the largest country in the world
ein
Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'
Feind
Enemy or foe, an adversarial person
ganz
Adjective meaning 'whole', 'entire', or 'all'
Europas
Genitive form of Europe, meaning 'of Europe'
Landkarte
Map, a geographical representation of land
Polens
Genitive form of Polen, meaning 'of Poland'
Gräfin
Countess, a female noble title
Kaiser
Emperor, the supreme ruler of an empire
die
Definite article 'the' for feminine or plural nouns
Hofetikett
Court etiquette, formal rules of royal behavior
Triumph
Triumph or victory, a great success
Diplomatie
Diplomacy, the art of international negotiation
Klatsch
Gossip or chitchat about others
Eine
Indefinite article meaning 'a' for feminine nouns
Erklärung
Explanation or declaration, a statement of clarification
Hungersnot
Famine, a severe shortage of food
Böhmen
Bohemia, a historical region in Central Europe
schwarze
Adjective meaning 'black', inflected form
Brühe
Broth or liquid, often a thin soup
vornehmen
Adjective meaning 'noble', 'distinguished', or 'upper-class'
Erpresser
Blackmailer or extortionist, one who coerces
Diplomatische
Adjective meaning 'diplomatic', relating to diplomacy
Esoterik
Esotericism, mystical or hidden knowledge practices
spricht
Third-person singular of 'sprechen', meaning 'speaks'
letzte
Adjective meaning 'last' or 'final'
Bittschrift
Petition or written plea requesting something
wahnsinnige
Adjective meaning 'mad', 'insane', or 'crazy'
Verlobung
Engagement, a formal agreement to marry
Paradies
Paradise, heaven, or an idyllic peaceful place
erste
Adjective meaning 'first', the ordinal number one
Tag
Day, a unit of time equal to 24 hours
des
Genitive article meaning 'of the'
Lichts
Genitive form of Licht, meaning 'of light'
Strategie
Strategy, a plan to achieve a goal
Herzenskämpfe
Struggles of the heart, emotional inner conflicts
erzwungene
Adjective meaning 'forced' or 'coerced'
Braut
Bride, a woman about to be or just married
Prinz
Prince, a male member of a royal family
Polen
Poland, a country in Central Eastern Europe
Wien
Vienna, the capital city of Austria
Abschied
Farewell or departure, saying goodbye to someone
Konzert
Concert, a musical performance for an audience
Katastrophe
Catastrophe, a sudden disastrous event or calamity
Denkschriften
Memoirs or memoranda, written records of thoughts
Frankreich
France, a country in Western Europe
Liste
List, an enumeration of items or names
Königs
Genitive form of König, meaning 'of the king'
Pasquill
A lampoon or defamatory satirical writing
neuen
Adjective meaning 'new', inflected dative/accusative form
Moden
Plural of Mode, meaning 'fashions' or 'trends'
Tempel
Temple, a sacred building for worship
Etikette
Etiquette, the code of polite social behavior
ihre
Possessive pronoun meaning 'her', 'their', or 'its'
unglücklichen
Adjective meaning 'unfortunate' or 'unhappy', inflected form
Folgen
Consequences or sequels, results of an action
Sonnenaufgang
Sunrise, the moment the sun rises above horizon
folgende
Adjective meaning 'following' or 'next'
Appell
Appeal or roll call, a formal summons or request
Flucht
Flight or escape, the act of fleeing danger
Taufpate
Godfather, a male sponsor at a baptism
Ankunft
Arrival, the act of reaching a destination
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