Joseph II. and His Court: An Historical Novel — Page 13
Count Falkenstein In Paris.
Graf Falkenstein in Paris.
CX. The Queen and The "Dames de la Halle."
CX. Die Königin und die „Dames de la Halle".
CXI. The Adopted Son of the Queen.
CXI. Der Adoptivsohn der Königin.
CXII. "Chantons, Celebrons Notre Reine."
CXII. „Chantons, Célébrons Notre Reine".
CXIII. The Hotel Turenne.
CXIII. Das Hotel Turenne.
CXIV. The Denouement.
CXIV. Die Auflösung.
CXV. The Parting.
CXV. Der Abschied.
CXVI. Joseph and Louis.
CXVI. Joseph und Ludwig.
CXVII. The Promenade and the Epigram.
CXVII. Der Spaziergang und das Epigramm.
CXVIII. The Dinner en Famille.
CXVIII. Das Familienessen.
CXIX. A Visit to Jean Jacques Rousseau.
CXIX. Ein Besuch bei Jean Jacques Rousseau.
CXX. The Parting.
CXX. Der Abschied.
CXXI. Death of the Elector of Bavaria.
CXXI. Tod des Kurfürsten von Bayern.
CXXII. A Page From History.
CXXII. Ein Blatt aus der Geschichte.
CXXIII. The Emperor as Commander-In-Chief.
CXXIII. Der Kaiser als Oberbefehlshaber.
CXXIV. Secret Negotiations for Peace.
CXXIV. Geheime Friedensverhandlungen.
CXXV. Fraternal Discord.
CXXV. Brüderliche Zwietracht.
CXXVI. The Defeat.
CXXVI. Die Niederlage.
CXXVII. The Revenge.
CXXVII. Die Rache.
CXXVIII. A Letter to the Empress of Russia.
CXXVIII. Ein Brief an die Kaiserin von Russland.
CXXIX. The Gratitude of Princes.
CXXIX. Die Dankbarkeit der Fürsten.
CXXX. Frederick The Great.
CXXX. Friedrich der Große.
CXXXI, "The Darkest Hour is Before Day."
CXXXI. „Die dunkelste Stunde liegt vor dem Morgengrauen".
CXXXII. The Emperor and his Mother.
CXXXII. Der Kaiser und seine Mutter.
CXXXIII. Prince Potemkin.
CXXXIII. Fürst Potemkin.
CXXXIV. The Prussian Ambassador.
CXXXIV. Der preußische Botschafter.
CXXXV. The Austrian Ambassador.
CXXXV. Der österreichische Botschafter.
CXXXVI. The Empress Catharine.
CXXXVI. Die Kaiserin Katharina.
CXXXVII. The Czarina and her Master.
CXXXVII. Die Zarin und ihr Meister.
CXXXVIII A Diplomatic Defeat.
CXXXVIII. Eine diplomatische Niederlage.
CXXXIX. The Czarina and the Kaiser.
CXXXIX. Die Zarin und der Kaiser.
THE REIGN OF JOSEPH
DIE REGENTSCHAFT JOSEPHS
CXL. The Oath.
CXL. Der Eid.
CXLI. Prince Kaunitz.
CXLI. Fürst Kaunitz.
CXLII. The Banker and his Daughter.
CXLII. Der Bankier und seine Tochter.
CXLIII. The Countess Baillou,
CXLIII. Die Gräfin Baillou,
CXLIV. The Expulsion of the Clarisserines.
CXLIV. Die Vertreibung der Klarissinnen.
CXLV. Count Podstadsky'S Escort.
CXLV. Graf Podstadskys Geleit.
CXLVI. The Lampoon.
CXLVI. Die Schmähschrift.
CXLVII. The Petitioners.
CXLVII. Die Bittsteller.
CXLVIII. The Petitioners.
CXLVIII. Die Bittsteller.
CXLIX. The Lady Patroness.
CXLIX. Die Schirmherrin.
CL. Mother and Son.
CL. Mutter und Sohn.
CLI. The Two Oaths.
CLI. Die zwei Eide.
CLII. New-Fashioned Obsequies.
CLII. Neumodische Leichenfeierlichkeiten.
CLIII. The Pope in Vienna.
CLIII. Der Papst in Wien.
CLIV. The Flight.
CLIV. Die Flucht.
CLV. The Marriage before God.
CLV. Die Ehe vor Gott.
CLVI. The Park.
CLVI. Der Park.
CLVII. The Parting.
CLVII. Der Abschied.
CLVIII. Colonel Szekuly.
CLVIII. Oberst Szekuly.
CLIX. The Pope's Departure.
CLIX. Die Abreise des Papstes.
CLX. The Repulse.
CLX. Die Zurückweisung.
CLXI. The Count in the Pillory.
CLXI. Der Graf am Pranger.
CLXII. The Nemesis.
CLXII. Die Nemesis.
CLXIII.
CLXIII.
Vocabulary
- Graf
- Count or earl, a noble title
- in
- In, into, or inside a place
- Die
- Definite article for feminine or plural nouns
- Königin
- Queen, female ruler or monarch
- und
- And, coordinating conjunction connecting words
- die
- Definite article for feminine or plural nouns
- Halle
- Large hall or covered market building
- Der
- Definite article for masculine nominative nouns
- Adoptivsohn
- Adopted son taken into a family
- der
- Definite article for masculine or genitive nouns
- Das
- Definite article for neuter nominative nouns
- Hotel
- Building offering paid lodging and services
- Auflösung
- Dissolution, resolution, or breaking up of something
- Abschied
- Farewell, departure, or act of saying goodbye
- Spaziergang
- A leisurely walk taken for pleasure
- das
- Definite article for neuter nominative nouns
- Epigramm
- Short witty poem or satirical inscription
- Familienessen
- Family meal or dinner shared together
- Ein
- Indefinite article meaning a or an
- Besuch
- Visit or call paid to someone
- bei
- At, near, or with someone
- Tod
- Death, the end of life
- des
- Definite article in genitive case meaning of the
- Kurfürsten
- Prince-elector in the Holy Roman Empire
- von
- Of or from, indicating origin or belonging
- Bayern
- Bavaria, a state in southern Germany
- Blatt
- Leaf, page, or sheet of paper
- aus
- Out of, from, or made of something
- Geschichte
- History or story of past events
- Kaiser
- Emperor, supreme ruler of an empire
- als
- As or than, used in comparisons
- Oberbefehlshaber
- Supreme commander of armed military forces
- Geheime
- Secret or confidential, kept from public knowledge
- Friedensverhandlungen
- Peace negotiations between conflicting parties
- Brüderliche
- Brotherly or fraternal in nature or attitude
- Zwietracht
- Discord, strife, or conflict between people
- Niederlage
- Defeat or loss in a conflict
- Rache
- Revenge or vengeance taken against someone
- Brief
- Letter written and sent to someone
- an
- To, at, or on, indicating direction
- Kaiserin
- Empress, female ruler of an empire
- Russland
- Russia, large country in eastern Europe and Asia
- Dankbarkeit
- Gratitude or thankfulness felt toward someone
- Fürsten
- Princes or rulers of smaller territories
- Große
- Great, large, or significant in magnitude
- dunkelste
- Darkest, superlative of dark in German
- Stunde
- Hour or a period of sixty minutes
- liegt
- Lies or is located at a position
- vor
- Before, in front of, or prior to
- dem
- Dative definite article meaning to the
- Morgengrauen
- Dawn or the first light of morning
- seine
- His or its possessive pronoun in German
- Mutter
- Mother, female parent of a child
- Fürst
- Prince or sovereign ruler of a territory
- preußische
- Prussian, relating to the Kingdom of Prussia
- Botschafter
- Ambassador representing a country abroad diplomatically
- österreichische
- Austrian, relating to the country of Austria
- Zarin
- Tsarina, female ruler of imperial Russia
- ihr
- Her, their, or your possessive pronoun
- Meister
- Master, expert, or skilled professional person
- Eine
- Indefinite article meaning a or an, feminine
- diplomatische
- Diplomatic, relating to international relations and diplomacy
- DIE
- Definite article for feminine or plural nouns
- REGENTSCHAFT
- Regency, rule exercised on behalf of another
- Eid
- Oath or solemn vow formally sworn
- Bankier
- Banker, person who works in banking
- Tochter
- Daughter, female child of a parent
- Gräfin
- Countess, female holder of a noble title
- Vertreibung
- Expulsion or driving out from a place
- Klarissinnen
- Poor Clares, an order of Catholic nuns
- Geleit
- Escort or safe conduct accompanying someone
- Schmähschrift
- Defamatory pamphlet or libelous written attack
- Bittsteller
- Petitioner or supplicant requesting a favor
- Schirmherrin
- Female patron or protector of an organization
- Sohn
- Son, male child of a parent
- zwei
- Two, the number after one
- Eide
- Oaths, plural of the solemn vow
- Neumodische
- Newfangled or fashionable in a modern way
- Leichenfeierlichkeiten
- Funeral ceremonies or burial rites for deceased
- Papst
- Pope, head of the Roman Catholic Church
- Wien
- Vienna, capital city of Austria
- Flucht
- Flight or escape from danger or captivity
- Ehe
- Marriage, union between two people
- Gott
- God, the supreme divine being
- Park
- Park, public green area for recreation
- Oberst
- Colonel, a senior military officer rank
- Abreise
- Departure, the act of leaving a place
- Papstes
- Genitive form of Pope, of the Pope
- Zurückweisung
- Rejection or rebuff of a request
- am
- At the, contraction of an dem
- Pranger
- Pillory, a device for public humiliation
- Nemesis
- Divine retribution or inescapable agent of downfall
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