Light O' the Morning: The Story of an Irish Girl — Page 4
She came in, hiding both her hands under her apron.
Sie kam herein und verbarg beide Hände unter ihrer Schürze.
Mrs. O'Shanaghgan uttered an impatient sigh.
Mrs. O'Shanaghgan stieß einen ungeduldigen Seufzer aus.
Aloud, she gave her order in quiet, impassive tones:
Laut und vernehmlich erteilte sie ihre Anweisung in ruhigem, ausdruckslosem Ton:
She left the room, leaving the door wide open.
Sie verließ das Zimmer und ließ die Tür weit offen stehen.
"Our rent-roll will be still smaller.
„Unsere Einnahmen aus den Pachteinnahmen werden noch geringer sein.
There will be still less money to educate Terence.
Es wird noch weniger Geld für Terences Ausbildung geben.
I had set my heart on his going to Cambridge or Oxford.
Ich hatte mir fest vorgenommen, dass er nach Cambridge oder Oxford gehen soll.
Vocabulary
- Sie
- She, her, they, or formal 'you' pronoun
- kam
- Past tense of 'kommen'; came, arrived
- herein
- Into a room or enclosed space; inside
- und
- Basic coordinating conjunction meaning 'and'
- verbarg
- Past tense of 'verbergen'; concealed, hid something
- beide
- Both; referring to two people or things
- Hände
- Plural of 'Hand'; hands, the body part
- unter
- Preposition meaning under, beneath, or among
- ihrer
- Possessive pronoun; her (genitive/dative form)
- Schürze
- An apron worn to protect clothing while working
- stieß
- Past tense of 'stoßen'; pushed, uttered, let out
- einen
- Indefinite article; a/an (accusative masculine form)
- ungeduldigen
- Adjective meaning impatient (inflected form)
- Seufzer
- A sigh; an audible breath expressing emotion
- aus
- Preposition meaning out of, from, or made of
- Laut
- A sound or noise; also an adjective meaning loud
- vernehmlich
- Clearly audible; perceptibly, distinctly heard
- erteilte
- Past tense of 'erteilen'; gave, issued an instruction
- sie
- Third-person pronoun; she, her, they, or them
- ihre
- Possessive pronoun meaning her or their
- Anweisung
- An instruction, directive, or order given to someone
- in
- Preposition meaning in, into, or inside
- ruhigem
- Calm, quiet (inflected dative adjective form)
- ausdruckslosem
- Expressionless, blank (inflected dative adjective form)
- Ton
- Tone, sound, or manner of speaking
- verließ
- Past tense of 'verlassen'; left, departed from a place
- das
- Definite article or pronoun; the, that (neuter)
- Zimmer
- A room inside a building or home
- ließ
- Past tense of 'lassen'; let, allowed, left something
- die
- Definite article; the (feminine or plural form)
- Tür
- A door, the movable barrier of an entrance
- weit
- Wide, far, or broadly open
- offen
- Open; not closed or blocked
- stehen
- To stand; to remain in an upright position
- Unsere
- Possessive pronoun meaning our (inflected form)
- Einnahmen
- Revenues, income, or earnings received
- den
- Definite article; the (dative plural or accusative masculine)
- Pachteinnahmen
- Rental or lease income received from tenants
- werden
- Auxiliary verb; will, shall, or to become
- noch
- Still, yet, even; used for emphasis or continuation
- geringer
- Comparative of 'gering'; smaller, lesser, lower
- sein
- To be; also possessive pronoun meaning his/its
- Es
- Neuter pronoun meaning it; also impersonal subject
- wird
- Third-person singular of 'werden'; will, becomes
- weniger
- Less, fewer; comparative form of 'wenig'
- Geld
- Money; currency used for transactions and payment
- für
- Preposition meaning for, on behalf of someone
- Ausbildung
- Education, training, or vocational formation
- geben
- To give; to provide or hand something to someone
- Ich
- First-person singular pronoun meaning I
- hatte
- Past tense of 'haben'; had, possessed something
- mir
- Dative of 'ich'; to me, for me, myself
- fest
- Firmly, solidly; also an adjective meaning firm or fixed
- vorgenommen
- Past participle of 'vornehmen'; resolved, intended to do
- dass
- Subordinating conjunction meaning that
- er
- Third-person masculine pronoun meaning he
- nach
- Preposition meaning to, after, or according to
- oder
- Coordinating conjunction meaning or
- gehen
- To go; to walk or travel to a place
- soll
- Modal verb; should, is supposed to do something
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