Light O' the Morning: The Story of an Irish Girl — Page 1
NORA.
NORA.
She spoke in a dubious voice, backing a little away.
Sie sprach mit einer zweifelnden Stimme und wich ein wenig zurück.
Hannah was a small, squat woman, of a truly Irish type.
Hannah war eine kleine, untersetzt gebaute Frau von wahrhaft irischem Typus.
Her nose was celestial, her mouth wide, her eyes dark, and sparkling with fun.
Ihre Nase war himmelwärts gerichtet, ihr Mund breit, ihre Augen dunkel und vor Schalk funkelnd.
She was dressed in a short, coarse serge petticoat, with what is called a bedgown over it; the bedgown was made of striped calico, yellow and red, and was tied in at the waist with a broad band of the same.
Sie trug einen kurzen, groben Serge-Unterrock, darüber das, was man ein Hauskleid nennt; das Hauskleid war aus gestreiftem Kattun, gelb und rot, und war an der Taille mit einem breiten Band desselben Stoffes zusammengebunden.
Hannah's hair was strongly inclined to gray, and her humorous face was covered with a perfect network of wrinkles.
Hannahs Haar neigte stark zum Ergrauen, und ihr humorvolles Gesicht war mit einem wahren Netz von Falten bedeckt.
She showed a gleam of snowy teeth now, as she looked full at the young girl whom she was addressing.
Sie zeigte jetzt einen Schimmer schneeweißer Zähne, während sie das junge Mädchen, das sie ansprach, direkt ansah.
Before Nora O'Shanaghgan could utter a word Hannah had turned on her heel.
Bevor Nora O'Shanaghgan ein Wort sagen konnte, hatte Hannah sich auf dem Absatz umgedreht.
The squat little figure flew down a side walk which led to a paddock: beyond the paddock was a turnstile, and at the farther end of an adjacent field a cabin made of mud, with one tiny window and a thatched roof.
Die kleine untersetzt gebaute Gestalt eilte einen Seitenweg hinunter, der zu einem Paddock führte: jenseits des Paddocks befand sich ein Drehkreuz, und am anderen Ende eines angrenzenden Feldes stand eine Hütte aus Lehm, mit einem winzigen Fenster und einem Strohdach.
Vocabulary
- Sie
- She, or formal 'you' pronoun.
- sprach
- Spoke; past tense of sprechen.
- mit
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means.
- einer
- A, an; indefinite article feminine dative form.
- zweifelnden
- Doubting, hesitant; adjective from zweifeln.
- Stimme
- Voice; the sound produced when speaking or singing.
- und
- And; basic coordinating conjunction.
- wich
- Stepped back; past tense of weichen, to yield.
- ein
- A, one; indefinite article or numeral.
- wenig
- A little, slightly; indicates small degree or amount.
- zurück
- Back; adverb indicating backward or return movement.
- war
- Was; past tense of sein, to be.
- eine
- A, an; indefinite article feminine nominative form.
- kleine
- Small, little; adjective describing diminutive size.
- untersetzt
- Stocky, thickset; describing a short and sturdy build.
- gebaute
- Built; past participle of bauen used as adjective.
- Frau
- Woman, wife, or Mrs.; adult female person.
- von
- Of, from; common German preposition of origin.
- wahrhaft
- Truly, genuinely; adverb emphasizing authenticity or truth.
- irischem
- Irish; adjective relating to Ireland, dative form.
- Typus
- Type; a characteristic kind or representative example.
- Ihre
- Her; possessive pronoun, feminine or formal form.
- Nase
- Nose; the facial organ used for smelling.
- himmelwärts
- Skyward, heavenward; directed upward toward the sky.
- gerichtet
- Directed, pointed; past participle of richten.
- ihr
- Her, its; possessive or personal pronoun.
- Mund
- Mouth; the oral opening used for speaking and eating.
- breit
- Wide, broad; adjective describing large horizontal extent.
- ihre
- Her, their; possessive pronoun feminine form.
- Augen
- Eyes; the organs of sight, plural of Auge.
- dunkel
- Dark; adjective describing low light or deep color.
- vor
- Before, in front of; preposition of position or time.
- Schalk
- Roguishness, mischief; playful teasing or impish humor.
- funkelnd
- Sparkling, twinkling; present participle of funkeln.
- trug
- Wore, carried; past tense of tragen.
- einen
- A, an; indefinite article masculine accusative form.
- kurzen
- Short; adjective in inflected accusative form.
- groben
- Coarse, rough; adjective describing crude texture.
- Unterrock
- Underskirt, petticoat; garment worn beneath an outer skirt.
- darüber
- Over it, above it; adverb indicating position or covering.
- das
- The; definite article neuter nominative/accusative form.
- was
- What; relative or interrogative pronoun.
- man
- One, you; indefinite pronoun for general statements.
- Hauskleid
- House dress; a simple dress worn at home informally.
- nennt
- Calls, names; third person singular of nennen.
- aus
- Out of, from, made of; versatile German preposition.
- gestreiftem
- Striped; adjective describing fabric with stripe patterns.
- Kattun
- Calico, cotton print; plain woven cotton fabric.
- gelb
- Yellow; the color of sunshine or lemons.
- rot
- Red; the color of blood or fire.
- an
- At, on, to; preposition indicating position or attachment.
- der
- The; definite article masculine or genitive feminine form.
- Taille
- Waist; the narrow middle part of the body.
- einem
- A, an; indefinite article dative neuter/masculine form.
- breiten
- Wide, broad; adjective in inflected dative form.
- Band
- Ribbon, band; a strip of fabric used as trim.
- desselben
- Of the same; genitive form of derselbe.
- Stoffes
- Of the fabric; genitive of Stoff, material or cloth.
- zusammengebunden
- Tied together; past participle of zusammenbinden.
- Haar
- Hair; the threads growing on a person's head.
- neigte
- Inclined, tended; past tense of neigen.
- stark
- Strongly, considerably; adverb or adjective meaning strong.
- zum
- To the; contraction of zu dem, dative.
- Ergrauen
- Graying; the process of hair turning gray.
- humorvolles
- Humorous; adjective describing a face full of humor.
- Gesicht
- Face; the front part of a person's head.
- wahren
- True, real; adjective in inflected form of wahr.
- Netz
- Net, network; a mesh-like pattern or structure.
- Falten
- Wrinkles, folds; lines or creases on skin or fabric.
- bedeckt
- Covered; past participle of bedecken, to cover.
- zeigte
- Showed; past tense of zeigen, to show.
- jetzt
- Now; adverb indicating the present moment.
- Schimmer
- Gleam, shimmer; a faint or soft glittering light.
- schneeweißer
- Snow-white; adjective describing pure brilliant white color.
- Zähne
- Teeth; the hard structures in the mouth for chewing.
- während
- While, during; conjunction or preposition of simultaneous time.
- sie
- She, they; third person personal pronoun.
- junge
- Young; adjective describing youth or early age.
- Mädchen
- Girl; a young female person or child.
- ansprach
- Addressed, spoke to; past tense of ansprechen.
- direkt
- Directly; adverb meaning straight, immediately, or frankly.
- ansah
- Looked at; past tense of ansehen, to look at.
- Bevor
- Before; conjunction introducing a prior temporal clause.
- Wort
- Word; a unit of language with meaning.
- sagen
- To say; infinitive verb of verbal expression.
- konnte
- Could; past tense of können, to be able.
- hatte
- Had; past tense of haben, to have.
- sich
- Herself, himself, itself; reflexive pronoun.
- auf
- On, upon, onto; preposition of position or direction.
- dem
- The; definite article dative masculine or neuter form.
- Absatz
- Heel; the raised back part of a shoe.
- umgedreht
- Turned around; past participle of umdrehen.
- Die
- The; definite article feminine or plural nominative form.
- Gestalt
- Figure, form; a person's shape or physical appearance.
- eilte
- Hurried; past tense of eilen, to hurry.
- Seitenweg
- Side path; a small path running beside a main way.
- hinunter
- Down; adverb indicating downward direction away from speaker.
- zu
- To, toward; preposition indicating direction or purpose.
- führte
- Led, guided; past tense of führen, to lead.
- jenseits
- Beyond, on the other side of; preposition of position.
- des
- Of the; definite article genitive masculine or neuter.
- befand
- Was located; past tense of sich befinden, to be situated.
- Drehkreuz
- Turnstile; a rotating gate allowing one person at a time.
- am
- At the, on the; contraction of an dem.
- anderen
- Other; adjective or pronoun indicating a different one.
- Ende
- End; the final point or conclusion of something.
- eines
- Of a; indefinite article genitive neuter form.
- angrenzenden
- Adjacent, bordering; adjective describing a neighboring field.
- Feldes
- Of the field; genitive of Feld, open land or meadow.
- stand
- Stood; past tense of stehen, to stand.
- Hütte
- Hut, cottage; a small simple rustic dwelling.
- Lehm
- Clay, loam; earthy material used for building walls.
- winzigen
- Tiny; adjective in inflected form meaning very small.
- Fenster
- Window; an opening in a wall for light and air.
- Strohdach
- Thatched roof; a roof covered with straw or reeds.
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