On Liberty — Page 7
Taylor lived with her daughter in a lodging in the country; but in 1851 her husband died, and then Mill made her his wife.
Taylor lebte mit ihrer Tochter in einer Unterkunft auf dem Land; aber 1851 starb ihr Mann, und dann machte Mill sie zu seiner Frau.
Opinions were widely divergent as to her merits; but every one agreed that up to the time of her death, in 1858, Mill was wholly lost to his friends.
Die Meinungen über ihre Verdienste gingen weit auseinander; aber alle waren sich einig, dass Mill bis zu ihrem Tod im Jahr 1858 für seine Freunde völlig verloren war.
Carlyle, in his reminiscences, described her with ambiguous epithets.
Carlyle beschrieb sie in seinen Erinnerungen mit zweideutigen Epitheta.
The occasion when Mill and his wife were brought into close contact with the Carlyles is well known.
Der Anlass, bei dem Mill und seine Frau in engen Kontakt mit den Carlyles gerieten, ist wohlbekannt.
The manuscript of the first volume of the _French Revolution_ had been lent to Mill, and was accidentally burnt by Mrs. Mill's servant.
Das Manuskript des ersten Bandes der _Französischen Revolution_ war Mill geliehen worden und wurde versehentlich von Mrs. Mills Dienstmädchen verbrannt.
Mill and his wife drove up to Carlyle's door, the wife speechless, the husband so full of conversation that he detained Carlyle with desperate attempts at loquacity for two hours.
Mill und seine Frau fuhren zu Carlyles Tür vor, die Frau sprachlos, der Mann so gesprächsbereit, dass er Carlyle mit verzweifelten Versuchen zur Redseligkeit zwei Stunden lang aufhielt.
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Vocabulary
- lebte
- lived; past tense of 'leben'
- mit
- with; a common preposition indicating accompaniment
- ihrer
- her; possessive pronoun, dative/genitive feminine
- Tochter
- daughter; a female child of a parent
- in
- in; preposition indicating location or inclusion
- einer
- a/an; indefinite article, dative feminine form
- Unterkunft
- accommodation; a place to stay or live
- auf
- on/at; preposition indicating position or location
- dem
- the; definite article, dative masculine/neuter form
- Land
- country/countryside; rural area or nation
- aber
- but; conjunction indicating contrast or exception
- starb
- died; past tense of 'sterben', to die
- ihr
- her/their; possessive or personal pronoun
- Mann
- man/husband; adult male or spouse
- und
- and; conjunction connecting words or clauses
- dann
- then; adverb indicating sequence or time
- machte
- made/did; past tense of 'machen'
- sie
- she/they/her; personal pronoun, third person
- zu
- to/at; preposition or particle indicating direction
- seiner
- his; possessive pronoun, dative masculine form
- Frau
- woman/wife; adult female or spouse
- Die
- the; definite article, nominative feminine/plural
- Meinungen
- opinions; personal views or judgments held
- über
- about/over; preposition indicating topic or position
- ihre
- her/their; possessive pronoun, accusative feminine
- Verdienste
- merits/contributions; valuable achievements or services rendered
- gingen
- went; past tense plural of 'gehen', to go
- weit
- far/wide; indicating great distance or extent
- auseinander
- apart; adverb indicating separation or divergence
- alle
- all/everyone; pronoun or adjective meaning every person
- waren
- were; past tense plural of 'sein', to be
- sich
- themselves/oneself; reflexive pronoun for third person
- einig
- agreed/united; in agreement or consensus with others
- dass
- that; subordinating conjunction introducing a clause
- bis
- until/up to; preposition indicating a limit or endpoint
- ihrem
- her/their; possessive pronoun, dative masculine/neuter
- Tod
- death; the end of life
- im
- in the; contraction of 'in dem'
- Jahr
- year; a period of twelve months
- für
- for; preposition indicating purpose or benefit
- seine
- his; possessive pronoun, accusative feminine/plural form
- Freunde
- friends; people one has close relationships with
- völlig
- completely/totally; adverb meaning entirely or fully
- verloren
- lost; past participle of 'verlieren', to lose
- war
- was; past tense singular of 'sein', to be
- beschrieb
- described; past tense of 'beschreiben', to describe
- seinen
- his; possessive pronoun, dative/accusative masculine plural
- Erinnerungen
- memories/reminiscences; recollections of past events or experiences
- zweideutigen
- ambiguous; having two possible meanings, unclear or equivocal
- Der
- the; definite article, nominative masculine singular
- Anlass
- occasion/cause; a reason or event prompting something
- bei
- at/by/near; preposition indicating proximity or occasion
- engen
- close/narrow; adjective meaning tight or intimate
- Kontakt
- contact; connection or communication between people
- den
- the; definite article, accusative masculine or dative plural
- gerieten
- got into; past tense of 'geraten', to get into
- ist
- is; present tense singular of 'sein', to be
- wohlbekannt
- well-known; widely recognized or familiar to many
- Das
- the; definite article, nominative/accusative neuter singular
- Manuskript
- manuscript; a handwritten or typed original document
- des
- of the; genitive definite article, masculine/neuter singular
- ersten
- first; ordinal adjective indicating the initial item
- Bandes
- volume; genitive of 'Band', a book's volume
- der
- the; definite article in various cases and genders
- _Französischen
- French; adjective referring to France, here in title
- Revolution_
- Revolution; refers to the French Revolution historical event
- geliehen
- borrowed/lent; past participle of 'leihen', to lend
- worden
- been; auxiliary past participle forming passive constructions
- wurde
- was/became; past tense auxiliary used in passive voice
- versehentlich
- accidentally; done by mistake without intention
- von
- from/by/of; preposition indicating origin or agent
- Dienstmädchen
- maidservant; a female domestic servant or housemaid
- verbrannt
- burned; past participle of 'verbrennen', to burn
- fuhren
- drove/went; past tense plural of 'fahren', to travel
- Tür
- door; an entrance barrier to a room or building
- vor
- before/in front of; preposition indicating position or time
- die
- the; definite article, nominative/accusative feminine or plural
- sprachlos
- speechless; unable to speak due to shock or emotion
- so
- so/thus; adverb indicating manner or degree
- gesprächsbereit
- ready to talk; willing and prepared to have conversation
- er
- he; third person singular masculine personal pronoun
- verzweifelten
- desperate; adjective describing hopeless or frantic efforts
- Versuchen
- attempts; efforts made to accomplish a particular goal
- zur
- to the; contraction of 'zu der', dative feminine
- Redseligkeit
- talkativeness; the tendency to talk excessively or freely
- zwei
- two; the cardinal number 2
- Stunden
- hours; plural of 'Stunde', a unit of sixty minutes
- lang
- long; adjective or adverb indicating duration or length
- aufhielt
- kept/detained; past tense of 'aufhalten', to stop someone
- Aber
- but/however; conjunction indicating contrast or opposition
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