Little Women — Page 12
Beth trotted to and fro between parlor kitchen, quiet and busy, while Amy gave directions to everyone, as she sat with her hands folded.
Beth trippelte zwischen Salon und Küche hin und her, ruhig und geschäftig, während Amy mit gefalteten Händen allen Anweisungen gab.
A quick, bright smile went round like a streak of sunshine.
Ein schnelles, strahlendes Lächeln ging wie ein Sonnenstrahl reihum.
Beth ate no more, but crept away to sit in her shadowy corner and brood over the delight to come, till the others were ready.
Beth aß nichts mehr, sondern schlich sich in ihre schattige Ecke, um über die bevorstehende Freude nachzusinnen, bis die anderen bereit waren.
"Don't I wish I could go as a drummer, a vivan—what's its name?
„Wünschte ich, ich könnte als Trommler mitgehen, ein Vivan— wie heißt das noch?
Vocabulary
- trippelte
- Trotted or pattered with small quick steps.
- zwischen
- Between or among two or more things.
- Salon
- A living room or parlor in a house.
- Küche
- The kitchen, a room for cooking food.
- hin
- Directional particle indicating movement away or there.
- her
- Directional particle indicating movement toward the speaker.
- ruhig
- Calm, quiet, or peaceful in manner or nature.
- geschäftig
- Busy, bustling, or actively engaged in tasks.
- während
- While or during, indicating simultaneous actions or events.
- gefalteten
- Folded, describing hands clasped or folded together.
- Händen
- Hands, the plural dative form of Hand.
- allen
- Everyone or all, dative plural form of alle.
- Anweisungen
- Instructions or directions given to guide someone's actions.
- gab
- Gave, past tense of geben, to give.
- schnelles
- Quick or fast, adjective describing speed or swiftness.
- strahlendes
- Radiant or beaming, describing a bright glowing expression.
- Lächeln
- A smile, a facial expression of happiness or warmth.
- ging
- Went, past tense of gehen, to go.
- Sonnenstrahl
- A sunbeam or ray of sunshine, a beam of light.
- reihum
- Around the group, passing from one person to another.
- aß
- Ate, past tense of essen, to eat.
- nichts
- Nothing, not anything at all.
- mehr
- More or anymore, indicating greater quantity or continuation.
- sondern
- But rather, used after a negation for contrast.
- schlich
- Crept or sneaked, past tense of schleichen.
- sich
- Reflexive pronoun meaning herself, himself, or themselves.
- schattige
- Shady, describing a place with shadow or shade.
- Ecke
- A corner, an angle where two walls or lines meet.
- über
- About or over, a preposition indicating subject or position.
- bevorstehende
- Upcoming or imminent, describing something about to happen.
- Freude
- Joy or pleasure, a feeling of great happiness.
- nachzusinnen
- To ponder or reflect deeply on something thoughtfully.
- bis
- Until or up to, indicating a time limit or end.
- anderen
- The others, referring to other people in a group.
- bereit
- Ready or prepared, describing a state of readiness.
- waren
- Were, past tense plural of sein, to be.
- Wünschte
- Wished, past tense of wünschen, to wish or desire.
- könnte
- Could, subjunctive form of können, expressing possibility.
- als
- As or than, used in comparisons or role descriptions.
- Trommler
- A drummer, a person who plays the drum instrument.
- mitgehen
- To come along or go with someone somewhere.
- heißt
- Means or is called, from heißen, to be named.
- noch
- Still or yet, indicating continuation or addition.
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