Piccolissima — Page 4
Simple themselves, every thing appeared simple to them.
Da sie selbst einfach waren, erschien ihnen alles einfach.
Mrs. Mignonette was at first a little disconcerted at finding that a drawer of baby linen which she had taken so much pains to make was of no use, and that one of the stockings which she had knit was big enough for her child to get into.
Frau Mignonette war zunächst etwas bestürzt, als sie feststellte, dass eine Schublade mit Säuglingswäsche, die sie sich so viel Mühe gemacht hatte anzufertigen, nutzlos war, und dass einer der Strümpfe, den sie gestrickt hatte, groß genug war, damit ihr Kind hineinschlüpfen konnte.
The tranquillity of Mrs. Tom Thumb had this good effect; it appeased the curiosity of the neighbors.
Die Gelassenheit von Frau Däumling hatte diese gute Wirkung; sie besänftigte die Neugier der Nachbarn.
Vocabulary
- Da
- There, since, or because; indicates place or cause
- sie
- She, they, or her; third-person pronoun
- selbst
- Herself, himself, itself, or even; emphatic pronoun
- einfach
- Simple, easy, or simply; common adjective/adverb
- waren
- Were; past tense plural form of 'sein'
- erschien
- Appeared or seemed; past tense of 'erscheinen'
- ihnen
- To them; dative plural third-person pronoun
- alles
- Everything or all; indefinite pronoun covering totality
- Frau
- Woman, wife, or Mrs.; common noun of address
- war
- Was; simple past tense of 'sein'
- zunächst
- At first or initially; temporal adverb
- etwas
- Something or somewhat; indefinite pronoun or adverb
- bestürzt
- Dismayed or taken aback; adjective expressing surprise
- als
- When, as, or than; conjunction or comparative particle
- feststellte
- Realized or noted; past tense of 'feststellen'
- dass
- That; subordinating conjunction introducing a clause
- eine
- A or one; indefinite article feminine form
- Schublade
- Drawer; a sliding compartment in furniture
- mit
- With or by; common preposition indicating accompaniment
- Säuglingswäsche
- Baby laundry or infant clothing; clothing for newborns
- die
- The; definite article or relative pronoun feminine/plural
- sich
- Herself, himself, itself; reflexive pronoun
- so
- So or such; adverb indicating degree or manner
- viel
- Much or many; adjective or adverb of quantity
- Mühe
- Effort or trouble; noun indicating hard work taken
- gemacht
- Made or done; past participle of 'machen'
- hatte
- Had; simple past tense of 'haben'
- anzufertigen
- To make or produce; infinitive of 'anfertigen'
- nutzlos
- Useless or pointless; adjective describing lack of utility
- und
- And; basic coordinating conjunction
- einer
- One of or a; indefinite article in genitive/dative form
- der
- The; definite article masculine or genitive feminine form
- Strümpfe
- Stockings or socks; plural of 'Strumpf'
- den
- The; accusative masculine or dative plural article
- gestrickt
- Knitted; past participle of 'stricken'
- groß
- Big or large; common adjective of size
- genug
- Enough or sufficient; adverb or adjective of adequacy
- damit
- So that or with it; conjunction or pronoun of purpose
- ihr
- Her, their, or your; possessive pronoun or dative form
- Kind
- Child; a young person or offspring
- hineinschlüpfen
- To slip into; verb meaning to slide inside something
- konnte
- Could; simple past tense of 'können'
- Die
- The; definite article feminine or plural nominative
- Gelassenheit
- Composure or calmness; noun indicating serenity or equanimity
- von
- Of, from, or by; common preposition of origin or possession
- Däumling
- Tom Thumb; tiny fictional character, also means thumbling
- diese
- This or these; demonstrative pronoun or adjective
- gute
- Good; adjective in inflected form describing quality
- Wirkung
- Effect or impact; noun describing a result or influence
- besänftigte
- Calmed or soothed; past tense of 'besänftigen'
- Neugier
- Curiosity; noun describing eagerness to know something
- Nachbarn
- Neighbors; plural of 'Nachbar', people living nearby
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