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And all the while he was engaged in studying and preparing for his more ambitious works, while he rose step by step at the India Office.

Und die ganze Zeit über war er damit beschäftigt, seine ehrgeizigeren Werke zu studieren und vorzubereiten, während er Schritt für Schritt im India Office aufstieg.

His _Essays on Unsettled Questions in Political Economy_ were written in 1831, although they did not appear until thirteen years later.

Seine _Essays on Unsettled Questions in Political Economy_ wurden 1831 verfasst, obwohl sie erst dreizehn Jahre später erschienen.

His _System of Logic_, the design of which was even then fashioning itself in his brain, took thirteen years to complete, and was actually published before the _Political Economy_.

Sein _System of Logic_, dessen Konzeption sich damals bereits in seinem Geist formte, brauchte dreizehn Jahre zur Fertigstellung und wurde tatsächlich vor der _Political Economy_ veröffentlicht.

In 1844 appeared the article on Michelet, which its author anticipated would cause some discussion, but which did not create the sensation he expected.

1844 erschien der Artikel über Michelet, von dem sein Autor erwartete, dass er einige Diskussionen auslösen würde, der jedoch nicht die erhoffte Sensation erzeugte.

These years were very much influenced by his friendship and correspondence with Comte, a curious comradeship between men of such different temperament.

Diese Jahre wurden stark von seiner Freundschaft und seinem Briefwechsel mit Comte geprägt, einer merkwürdigen Kameradschaft zwischen Männern von so unterschiedlichem Temperament.

In 1848 Mill published his _Political Economy_, to which he had given his serious study since the completion of his _Logic_.

1848 veröffentlichte Mill seine _Political Economy_, der er seit dem Abschluss seiner _Logic_ ernsthafte Studien gewidmet hatte.

His articles and reviews, though they involved a good deal of work--as, for instance, the re-perusal of the _Iliad_ and the _Odyssey_ in the original before reviewing Grote's _Greece_--were recreation to the student.

Seine Artikel und Rezensionen, obwohl sie mit erheblichem Aufwand verbunden waren – wie zum Beispiel die erneute Lektüre der _Ilias_ und der _Odyssee_ im Original vor der Besprechung von Grotes _Greece_ –, waren für den Gelehrten eine Erholung.

The year 1856 saw him head of the Examiners' Office in the India House, and another two years brought the end of his official work, owing to the transfer of India to the Crown.

Das Jahr 1856 sah ihn als Leiter des Examiners' Office im India House, und weitere zwei Jahre brachten das Ende seiner Amtstätigkeit, infolge der Übertragung Indiens an die Krone.

In the same year his wife died.

Im selben Jahr starb seine Frau.

Vocabulary

Und
Conjunction used to connect words or clauses.
die
Definite article; the (feminine singular or plural).
ganze
Whole, entire, complete.
Zeit
Time, period, era.
über
Over, above, across; about, concerning.
war
Past tense of sein; was.
er
Personal pronoun; he.
damit
With it, with that; in order to.
beschäftigt
Occupied, busy, engaged in activity.
seine
Possessive pronoun; his.
ehrgeizigeren
More ambitious, more aspiring.
Werke
Works, literary or artistic creations.
zu
To, at, for; infinitive marker.
studieren
To study, to examine carefully.
vorzubereiten
To prepare in advance, to prepare beforehand.
während
During, while, meanwhile.
Schritt
Step, pace, stride.
für
For, for the sake of.
im
In the (contraction of in dem).
aufstieg
Rise, ascent, advancement in position.
Essays
Essays, short written compositions.
verfasst
Composed, written, drafted.
obwohl
Although, though, even though.
sie
Personal pronoun; she, they.
erst
Only, not until, first.
dreizehn
Thirteen.
Jahre
Years, plural of year.
später
Later, afterwards.
erschienen
Appeared, published, came out.
Sein
His, possessive pronoun.
System
System, organized method or set.
Logic
Logic, system of reasoning.
Konzeption
Conception, idea, initial planning.
sich
Reflexive pronoun; himself, herself, itself.
damals
Then, at that time, back then.
bereits
Already, by then, previously.
seinem
His, dative form of possessive pronoun.
Geist
Spirit, mind, intellect.
formte
Formed, shaped, developed.
brauchte
Needed, required, took (time).
zur
To the, for the (contraction).
Fertigstellung
Completion, finishing, final stage.
tatsächlich
Actually, in fact, really.
vor
Before, in front of, ago.
der
The (definite article, feminine or plural).
veröffentlicht
Published, made public.
erschien
Appeared, was published, came out.
Artikel
Article, essay, item.
dem
The, dative form of definite article.
sein
To be, exist; his.
Autor
Author, writer of a work.
erwartete
Expected, anticipated.
dass
That, conjunction introducing subordinate clause.
einige
Some, a few, several.
Diskussionen
Discussions, debates, conversations.
auslösen
Trigger, cause, provoke.
würde
Would, conditional form of werden.
jedoch
However, yet, but.
nicht
Not, negation.
erhoffte
Hoped for, expected.
Sensation
Sensation, striking or noteworthy event.
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