Middlemarch — Page 10
" She pressed her hands against the sides of her head and seemed to despair of her memory.
Sie presste ihre Hände gegen ihre Schläfen und schien an ihrem Gedächtnis zu verzweifeln.
The casket was soon open before them, and the various jewels spread out, making a bright parterre on the table.
Die Schatulle war bald vor ihnen geöffnet, und die verschiedenen Schmuckstücke lagen ausgebreitet da und bildeten ein buntes Beet auf dem Tisch.
It was no great collection, but a few of the ornaments were really of remarkable beauty, the finest that was obvious at first being a necklace of purple amethysts set in exquisite gold work, and a pearl cross with five brilliants in it.
Es war keine große Sammlung, aber einige der Schmuckstücke waren von wirklich bemerkenswerter Schönheit, das schönste, das auf den ersten Blick ins Auge fiel, war eine Halskette aus violetten Amethysten in exquisiter Goldarbeit und ein Perlkreuz mit fünf Brillanten.
Dorothea immediately took up the necklace and fastened it round her sister's neck, where it fitted almost as closely as a bracelet; but the circle suited the Henrietta-Maria style of Celia's head and neck, and she could see that it did, in the pier-glass opposite.
Dorothea nahm sogleich die Halskette und legte sie um den Hals ihrer Schwester, wo sie fast so eng anlag wie ein Armband; aber der Reif passte zum Henrietta-Maria-Stil von Celias Kopf und Hals, und sie konnte im gegenüberstehenden Pfeilerspiegel sehen, dass er es tat.
Vocabulary
- Sie
- She, they, or formal 'you' pronoun
- presste
- Pressed or squeezed something with force
- ihre
- Her, their, or formal 'your' possessive pronoun
- Hände
- Hands, plural of Hand
- gegen
- Against, toward, or approximately
- Schläfen
- Temples, the sides of the head near forehead
- schien
- Seemed or appeared; past tense of scheinen
- ihrem
- Her or their, dative form of ihr
- Gedächtnis
- Memory, the ability to recall information
- verzweifeln
- To despair or lose hope completely
- Schatulle
- Casket or small decorative box for jewelry
- war
- Was; past tense of sein (to be)
- bald
- Soon, shortly, or before long
- vor
- Before, in front of, or ago
- ihnen
- Them or formal 'you', dative pronoun
- geöffnet
- Opened; past participle of öffnen
- verschiedenen
- Various or different, plural adjective form
- Schmuckstücke
- Pieces of jewelry or decorative ornaments
- lagen
- Lay or were lying; past tense of liegen
- ausgebreitet
- Spread out or laid out; past participle
- da
- There, here, or since; versatile adverb
- bildeten
- Formed or made up; past tense of bilden
- buntes
- Colorful or multicolored, neuter adjective form
- Beet
- Bed, as in a flower or garden bed
- Tisch
- Table, a piece of furniture for surfaces
- keine
- No, not a, none; negative article
- große
- Large or great, adjective in weak inflection
- Sammlung
- Collection or gathering of items
- aber
- But or however; coordinating conjunction
- einige
- Some or a few; indefinite pronoun
- waren
- Were; past tense plural of sein
- wirklich
- Really, truly, or genuinely; adverb
- bemerkenswerter
- Remarkable or noteworthy, genitive adjective form
- Schönheit
- Beauty or attractiveness of appearance
- schönste
- Most beautiful, superlative of schön
- ersten
- First, ordinal number in weak inflection
- Blick
- Glance, look, or gaze at something
- ins
- Into the; contraction of in das
- Auge
- Eye, the organ of sight
- fiel
- Fell; past tense of fallen
- Halskette
- Necklace, a chain or string worn around neck
- aus
- Out of, from, or made of; preposition
- violetten
- Violet or purple, adjective in weak inflection
- Amethysten
- Amethysts, purple gemstones used in jewelry
- exquisiter
- Exquisite or exceptionally fine, strong adjective
- Goldarbeit
- Goldwork or craftsmanship done in gold
- Perlkreuz
- Pearl cross, a cross ornament made of pearls
- Brillanten
- Brilliant-cut diamonds used in jewelry
- nahm
- Took; past tense of nehmen
- sogleich
- Immediately or at once; adverb
- legte
- Placed or laid; past tense of legen
- um
- Around, about, or at; preposition
- Hals
- Neck or throat of a person
- ihrer
- Her or their, genitive or dative possessive
- Schwester
- Sister, a female sibling
- wo
- Where; relative or interrogative adverb
- fast
- Almost or nearly; adverb of degree
- eng
- Tight, narrow, or close-fitting
- anlag
- Lay close or fit snugly; past of anliegen
- wie
- How, like, or as; comparison word
- Armband
- Bracelet or wristband worn on the arm
- Reif
- Hoop, ring, or rigid circular band
- passte
- Fit or suited; past tense of passen
- zum
- To the; contraction of zu dem
- Kopf
- Head, the uppermost part of the body
- konnte
- Could; past tense of können
- gegenüberstehenden
- Opposite or facing, extended participial adjective
- Pfeilerspiegel
- Pier glass, a tall mirror between windows
- sehen
- To see or look at something
- dass
- That; subordinating conjunction introducing clauses
- tat
- Did; past tense of tun
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