Light O' the Morning: The Story of an Irish Girl — Page 3
So also did the delicately marked black brows and the black lashes to her dark and very lovely blue eyes; but the clear complexion, the cheeks with the tenderest bloom on them, the softly dimpled lips red as coral, and the little teeth white as pearls were true Irish characteristics.
So auch die zart gezeichneten schwarzen Brauen und die schwarzen Wimpern zu ihren dunklen und sehr lieblichen blauen Augen; aber der klare Teint, die Wangen mit dem zartesten Schimmer auf ihnen, die sanft grübchenhaften Lippen rot wie Koralle und die kleinen Zähne weiß wie Perlen waren echte irische Merkmale.
Nora waited for a moment after Hannah had left her, then, shading her eyes from the westerly sun by one hand, she turned slowly and went into the house.
Nora wartete einen Moment, nachdem Hannah sie verlassen hatte, dann, die Augen mit einer Hand vor der westlichen Sonne schützend, drehte sie sich langsam um und ging ins Haus.
The dogs leaped up at her with expressions of rapture, and girl and dogs careered with a wild dance across the great, broad hall in the direction of the north parlor.
Die Hunde sprangen mit Ausdrücken der Begeisterung an ihr hoch, und Mädchen und Hunde rasten in einem wilden Tanz über die große, breite Halle in Richtung des nördlichen Salons.
Nora opened the door with a somewhat noisy bang, the dogs precipitated themselves into the room, and she followed.
Nora öffnete die Tür mit einem ziemlich lauten Knall, die Hunde stürzten sich in das Zimmer, und sie folgte.
A pale-faced lady, who was lying full-length on a very old and hard sofa, rose with a querulous expression on her face when Nora entered.
Eine blass aussehende Dame, die der Länge nach auf einem sehr alten und harten Sofa lag, erhob sich mit einem mürrischen Ausdruck im Gesicht, als Nora eintrat.
Vocabulary
- So
- Thus, so, in this way
- auch
- Also, too, as well
- die
- The (feminine/plural definite article)
- zart
- Delicate, tender, gentle, soft
- gezeichneten
- Drawn, marked, defined (past participle, adjectival form)
- schwarzen
- Black (inflected adjective form)
- Brauen
- Eyebrows (plural noun)
- und
- And (coordinating conjunction)
- Wimpern
- Eyelashes (plural noun)
- zu
- To, too, towards (preposition/particle)
- ihren
- Their, her (dative/accusative possessive pronoun)
- dunklen
- Dark (inflected adjective form)
- sehr
- Very, extremely (adverb of degree)
- lieblichen
- Lovely, charming, sweet (inflected adjective)
- blauen
- Blue (inflected adjective form)
- Augen
- Eyes (plural noun)
- aber
- But, however (coordinating conjunction)
- der
- The (masculine definite article)
- klare
- Clear, bright (inflected adjective form)
- Teint
- Complexion, skin tone of a person
- Wangen
- Cheeks (plural noun, part of face)
- mit
- With (preposition indicating accompaniment)
- dem
- The (dative masculine/neuter definite article)
- zartesten
- Most delicate, most gentle (superlative adjective)
- Schimmer
- Shimmer, glow, faint gleam of light
- auf
- On, upon (preposition of location/direction)
- ihnen
- Them, on them (dative personal pronoun)
- sanft
- Gentle, soft, mild (adjective/adverb)
- grübchenhaften
- Dimpled, having small dimples (inflected adjective)
- Lippen
- Lips (plural noun, part of mouth)
- rot
- Red (basic color adjective)
- wie
- Like, as, how (comparison/question word)
- Koralle
- Coral (noun, often used for red color)
- kleinen
- Small, little (inflected adjective form)
- Zähne
- Teeth (plural noun)
- weiß
- White (color adjective) or knows (verb)
- Perlen
- Pearls (plural noun, precious gems)
- waren
- Were (past tense of sein, to be)
- echte
- Genuine, real, authentic (inflected adjective)
- irische
- Irish (inflected adjective, relating to Ireland)
- Merkmale
- Features, characteristics, distinguishing marks
- wartete
- Waited (past tense of warten, to wait)
- einen
- A, one (accusative masculine indefinite article)
- Moment
- Moment, instant, brief period of time
- nachdem
- After (subordinating conjunction of time)
- sie
- She, her, they, them (personal pronoun)
- verlassen
- Left, abandoned (past participle of verlassen)
- hatte
- Had (past tense of haben, to have)
- dann
- Then, afterward (temporal adverb)
- einer
- One, a (genitive/dative feminine indefinite article)
- Hand
- Hand (noun, body part)
- vor
- Before, in front of, against (preposition)
- westlichen
- Western (inflected adjective, relating to west)
- Sonne
- Sun (noun, the star of our solar system)
- schützend
- Protecting, shielding (present participle of schützen)
- drehte
- Turned (past tense of drehen, to turn/rotate)
- sich
- Herself, himself, itself (reflexive pronoun)
- langsam
- Slowly (adverb), slow (adjective)
- um
- Around, at, for (preposition/separable prefix)
- ging
- Went (past tense of gehen, to go/walk)
- ins
- Into the (contraction of in + das)
- Haus
- House, building, home (noun)
- Die
- The (feminine/plural definite article)
- Hunde
- Dogs (plural noun)
- sprangen
- Jumped, leaped (past tense of springen)
- Ausdrücken
- Expressions, signs (dative plural of Ausdruck)
- Begeisterung
- Enthusiasm, excitement, great eagerness
- an
- On, at, to (preposition of position/direction)
- ihr
- Her, their (possessive/personal pronoun)
- hoch
- High, tall, up (adjective/adverb)
- Mädchen
- Girls (plural noun, young female persons)
- rasten
- Raced, rushed wildly (past tense of rasen)
- in
- In, into, inside (preposition of location)
- einem
- A, one (dative masculine/neuter indefinite article)
- wilden
- Wild, frenzied, unruly (inflected adjective)
- Tanz
- Dance (noun, rhythmic movement to music)
- über
- Over, across, above (preposition)
- große
- Large, big, great (inflected adjective)
- breite
- Wide, broad (inflected adjective form)
- Halle
- Hall, large entry room or corridor
- Richtung
- Direction, towards (noun indicating orientation)
- des
- Of the (genitive masculine/neuter definite article)
- nördlichen
- Northern (inflected adjective, relating to north)
- Salons
- Salon's, of the salon (genitive noun form)
- öffnete
- Opened (past tense of öffnen, to open)
- Tür
- Door (noun, movable barrier in a wall)
- ziemlich
- Quite, rather, fairly (adverb of degree)
- lauten
- Loud (inflected adjective), to sound (verb)
- Knall
- Bang, loud crack or explosive sound
- stürzten
- Rushed, tumbled into (past tense of stürzen)
- das
- The (neuter definite article), that (pronoun)
- Zimmer
- Room (noun, enclosed space in a building)
- folgte
- Followed (past tense of folgen, to follow)
- Eine
- A, one (nominative feminine indefinite article)
- blass
- Pale (adjective, lacking color in face)
- aussehende
- Looking, appearing (present participle of aussehen)
- Dame
- Lady, woman of distinction or elegance
- Länge
- Length, full length (noun, extent of something)
- nach
- After, to, according to (preposition)
- alten
- Old (inflected adjective, of advanced age)
- harten
- Hard (inflected adjective, firm, not soft)
- Sofa
- Sofa, couch (noun, upholstered seating furniture)
- lag
- Lay, was lying (past tense of liegen)
- erhob
- Rose, raised (past tense of erheben, to rise)
- mürrischen
- Sullen, grumpy, morose (inflected adjective)
- Ausdruck
- Expression, look on one's face
- im
- In the (contraction of in + dem)
- Gesicht
- Face (noun, front part of the head)
- als
- As, when, than (conjunction/comparison word)
- eintrat
- Entered (past tense of eintreten, to enter)
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