Sense and Sensibility — Page 3
Dashwood had wished for it more for the sake of his wife and daughters than for himself or his son;—but to his son, and his son's son, a child of four years old, it was secured, in such a way, as to leave to himself no power of providing for those who were most dear to him, and who most needed a provision by any charge on the estate, or by any sale of its valuable woods.
Dashwood hatte es mehr um seiner Frau und seiner Töchter willen gewünscht als für sich selbst oder seinen Sohn; – aber seinem Sohn und dem Sohn seines Sohnes, einem vier Jahre alten Kind, war es auf eine solche Weise gesichert worden, dass ihm selbst keine Möglichkeit blieb, für diejenigen zu sorgen, die ihm am teuersten waren und die am meisten einer Versorgung bedurften, weder durch irgendeine Belastung des Gutes noch durch den Verkauf seiner wertvollen Wälder.
The whole was tied up for the benefit of this child, who, in occasional visits with his father and mother at Norland, had so far gained on the affections of his uncle, by such attractions as are by no means unusual in children of two or three years old; an imperfect articulation, an earnest desire of having his own way, many cunning tricks, and a great deal of noise, as to outweigh all the value of all the attention which, for years, he had received from his niece and her daughters.
Das Ganze war zugunsten dieses Kindes gebunden, das bei gelegentlichen Besuchen mit seinem Vater und seiner Mutter in Norland die Zuneigung seines Onkels in einem solchen Maße gewonnen hatte, durch Reize, die bei Kindern von zwei oder drei Jahren keineswegs ungewöhnlich sind – eine unvollkommene Aussprache, ein eifriges Verlangen, seinen eigenen Willen durchzusetzen, viele listige Streiche und sehr viel Lärm –, dass all dies den Wert all der Aufmerksamkeit aufwog, die er jahrelang von seiner Nichte und deren Töchtern erhalten hatte.
He meant not to be unkind, however, and, as a mark of his affection for the three girls, he left them a thousand pounds a-piece.
Er hatte jedoch nicht die Absicht, unfreundlich zu sein, und als Zeichen seiner Zuneigung für die drei Mädchen hinterließ er ihnen je tausend Pfund.
Mr. Dashwood's disappointment was, at first, severe; but his temper was cheerful and sanguine; and he might reasonably hope to live many years, and by living economically, lay by a considerable sum from the produce of an estate already large, and capable of almost immediate improvement.
Mr. Dashwoods Enttäuschung war zunächst groß; aber sein Gemüt war heiter und zuversichtlich, und er durfte vernünftigerweise hoffen, noch viele Jahre zu leben und durch sparsame Lebensführung eine beträchtliche Summe aus den Erträgen eines ohnehin schon großen Gutes zurückzulegen, das einer fast unmittelbaren Verbesserung fähig war.
Vocabulary
- hatte
- Past tense of 'haben'; had
- es
- Neutral pronoun; it
- mehr
- More; greater in amount or degree
- um
- For the sake of; around; at (preposition)
- seiner
- Genitive/dative of 'sein'; his
- Frau
- Woman; wife; Mrs.
- und
- Coordinating conjunction; and
- Töchter
- Plural of 'Tochter'; daughters
- willen
- Used in 'um...willen'; for the sake of
- gewünscht
- Past participle of 'wünschen'; wished, desired
- als
- Than; as; when (conjunction)
- für
- Preposition meaning for; on behalf of
- sich
- Reflexive pronoun; himself, herself, itself
- selbst
- Himself/herself/itself; even (emphatic particle)
- oder
- Coordinating conjunction; or
- seinen
- Accusative masculine of 'sein'; his
- Sohn
- Noun; son, male offspring
- aber
- Conjunction or adverb; but, however
- seinem
- Dative masculine/neuter of 'sein'; his
- dem
- Dative masculine/neuter definite article; the
- seines
- Genitive masculine/neuter of 'sein'; his
- Sohnes
- Genitive of 'Sohn'; of the son
- einem
- Dative indefinite article masculine/neuter; a, an
- vier
- Cardinal number; four
- Jahre
- Plural of 'Jahr'; years
- alten
- Inflected form of 'alt'; old (adjective)
- Kind
- Noun; child, young person
- war
- Past tense of 'sein'; was
- auf
- Preposition; on, upon, in a manner
- eine
- Feminine indefinite article; a, an
- solche
- Demonstrative adjective; such, of that kind
- Weise
- Noun; manner, way, fashion
- gesichert
- Past participle of 'sichern'; secured, protected
- worden
- Past participle of 'werden' (passive auxiliary); become
- dass
- Subordinating conjunction; that
- ihm
- Dative of 'er'; him, to him
- keine
- Negative article; no, not any
- Möglichkeit
- Noun; possibility, opportunity, chance
- blieb
- Past tense of 'bleiben'; remained, stayed
- diejenigen
- Demonstrative pronoun; those (specific people or things)
- zu
- Preposition or infinitive particle; to, at, too
- sorgen
- Verb infinitive; to care for, provide for
- die
- Definite article feminine/plural; the; relative pronoun who
- am
- Contraction of 'an dem'; at the, on the
- teuersten
- Superlative of 'teuer'; most dear, most beloved
- waren
- Past tense plural of 'sein'; were
- meisten
- Superlative of 'viel'; most (in quantity)
- einer
- Genitive/dative feminine indefinite article; a, one
- Versorgung
- Noun; provision, supply, financial support
- bedurften
- Past tense of 'bedürfen'; needed, required (formal)
- weder
- Correlative conjunction; neither (used with 'noch')
- durch
- Preposition; through, by means of
- irgendeine
- Indefinite pronoun; any, some kind of
- Belastung
- Noun; burden, encumbrance, charge on property
- des
- Genitive definite article masculine/neuter; of the
- Gutes
- Genitive of 'Gut'; of the estate, property
- noch
- Adverb/conjunction; nor, still, yet, also
- den
- Accusative masculine definite article; the
- Verkauf
- Noun; sale, act of selling something
- wertvollen
- Inflected form of 'wertvoll'; valuable, precious
- Wälder
- Plural of 'Wald'; forests, woodlands
- Das
- Neuter definite article or demonstrative; the, that
- Ganze
- Noun/adjective; the whole, entirety
- zugunsten
- Preposition; in favor of, for the benefit of
- dieses
- Genitive of 'dies'; of this
- Kindes
- Genitive of 'Kind'; of the child
- gebunden
- Past participle of 'binden'; bound, tied, entailed
- das
- Neuter definite article or relative pronoun; the, that
- bei
- Preposition; at, near, during, at the home of
- gelegentlichen
- Inflected form of 'gelegentlich'; occasional, infrequent
- Besuchen
- Dative plural of 'Besuch'; visits, calls
- mit
- Preposition; with, together with
- Vater
- Noun; father, male parent
- Mutter
- Noun; mother, female parent
- in
- Preposition; in, into, inside
- Zuneigung
- Noun; affection, fondness, attachment
- Onkels
- Genitive of 'Onkel'; of the uncle
- solchen
- Dative form of 'solch'; such, of such a kind
- Maße
- Dative of 'Maß'; degree, extent, measure
- gewonnen
- Past participle of 'gewinnen'; won, gained
- Reize
- Plural of 'Reiz'; charms, attractions, appeals
- Kindern
- Dative plural of 'Kind'; children
- von
- Preposition; of, from, by
- zwei
- Cardinal number; two
- drei
- Cardinal number; three
- Jahren
- Dative plural of 'Jahr'; years
- keineswegs
- Adverb; by no means, not at all
- ungewöhnlich
- Adjective/adverb; unusual, uncommon, extraordinary
- sind
- Present tense plural of 'sein'; are
- unvollkommene
- Inflected form of 'unvollkommen'; imperfect, incomplete
- Aussprache
- Noun; pronunciation, articulation of words
- ein
- Indefinite article masculine/neuter; a, an, one
- eifriges
- Inflected form of 'eifrig'; eager, zealous, keen
- Verlangen
- Noun; desire, longing, craving, demand
- eigenen
- Inflected form of 'eigen'; own, one's own
- Willen
- Accusative of 'Wille'; will, determination, intention
- durchzusetzen
- Infinitive of 'durchsetzen'; to assert, enforce, push through
- viele
- Indefinite adjective; many, numerous
- listige
- Inflected form of 'listig'; cunning, crafty, sly
- Streiche
- Plural of 'Streich'; tricks, pranks, mischievous acts
- sehr
- Adverb of degree; very, highly, greatly
- viel
- Indefinite adjective/adverb; much, a lot
- Lärm
- Noun; noise, racket, loud disturbance
- all
- Determiner; all, every, the whole of
- dies
- Demonstrative pronoun; this, these things
- Wert
- Noun; worth, value; worthwhile
- der
- Definite article masculine/genitive; the; of the
- Aufmerksamkeit
- Noun; attention, attentiveness, consideration
- aufwog
- Past tense of 'aufwiegen'; outweighed, compensated for
- er
- Personal pronoun third person masculine; he
- jahrelang
- Adverb; for years, over many years
- Nichte
- Noun; niece, daughter of one's sibling
- deren
- Genitive relative pronoun; whose, of whom/which
- Töchtern
- Dative plural of 'Tochter'; daughters
- erhalten
- Past participle of 'erhalten'; received, maintained, preserved
- Er
- Personal pronoun; he (capitalized at sentence start)
- jedoch
- Conjunction/adverb; however, nevertheless, yet
- nicht
- Negation adverb; not
- Absicht
- Noun; intention, purpose, plan
- unfreundlich
- Adjective; unfriendly, unkind, uncheerful
- sein
- Verb infinitive; to be; also possessive pronoun his
- Zeichen
- Noun; sign, token, mark, gesture
- Mädchen
- Noun; girl, young female person
- hinterließ
- Past tense of 'hinterlassen'; left behind, bequeathed
- ihnen
- Dative plural pronoun; them, to them
- je
- Adverb; each, ever, apiece
- tausend
- Cardinal number; thousand
- Pfund
- Noun; pound (currency or weight unit)
- Enttäuschung
- Noun; disappointment, letdown, disillusionment
- zunächst
- Adverb; at first, initially, for the time being
- groß
- Adjective; large, great, big, tall
- Gemüt
- Noun; disposition, spirit, temperament, mind
- heiter
- Adjective; cheerful, serene, bright, jovial
- zuversichtlich
- Adjective; confident, optimistic, hopeful
- durfte
- Past tense of 'dürfen'; was allowed to, could
- vernünftigerweise
- Adverb; reasonably, sensibly, rationally
- hoffen
- Verb infinitive; to hope, to expect positively
- leben
- Verb infinitive; to live, to exist, to dwell
- sparsame
- Inflected form of 'sparsam'; frugal, economical, thrifty
- Lebensführung
- Noun; lifestyle, way of living, conduct of life
- beträchtliche
- Inflected form of 'beträchtlich'; considerable, substantial, significant
- Summe
- Noun; sum, amount, total of money
- aus
- Preposition; out of, from, made of
- Erträgen
- Dative plural of 'Ertrag'; yields, income, revenues
- eines
- Genitive indefinite article masculine/neuter; of a, one's
- ohnehin
- Adverb; anyway, in any case, regardless
- schon
- Adverb; already, yet, indeed, even
- großen
- Inflected genitive/dative of 'groß'; large, great
- zurückzulegen
- Infinitive of 'zurücklegen'; to set aside, save up
- fast
- Adverb; almost, nearly, not quite
- unmittelbaren
- Inflected form of 'unmittelbar'; immediate, direct, instant
- Verbesserung
- Noun; improvement, enhancement, betterment
- fähig
- Adjective; capable, able, competent
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