The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes — Page 5
Obviously they have been caused by someone who has very carelessly scraped round the edges of the sole in order to remove crusted mud from it.
Offensichtlich wurden sie von jemandem verursacht, der sehr nachlässig um die Ränder der Sohle herumgeschabt hat, um verkrusteten Schmutz davon zu entfernen.
Hence, you see, my double deduction that you had been out in vile weather, and that you had a particularly malignant boot-slitting specimen of the London slavey.
Daher ergibt sich, wie Sie sehen, mein doppelter Schluss, dass Sie bei scheußlichem Wetter draußen gewesen sind und dass Sie ein besonders bösartiges, schuhschneidendes Exemplar der Londoner Dienstmagd hatten.
I could not help laughing at the ease with which he explained his process of deduction.
Ich konnte nicht umhin, über die Leichtigkeit zu lachen, mit der er seinen Schlussfolgerungsprozess erklärte.
"You see, but you do not observe. The distinction is clear.
„Sie sehen, aber Sie beobachten nicht. Der Unterschied ist klar.
Vocabulary
- Offensichtlich
- Obviously; clearly; evidently in appearance.
- wurden
- Past tense of werden; were; became.
- sie
- She; they; formal you (polite form).
- von
- From; by; of; preposition indicating origin.
- jemandem
- Someone; anybody; dative form of jemand.
- verursacht
- Caused; caused by; brought about.
- der
- The; relative pronoun who; which.
- sehr
- Very; much; greatly; to great extent.
- nachlässig
- Negligent; careless; sloppy in manner.
- um
- Around; in order to; about; concerning.
- die
- The; feminine/plural article; relative pronoun.
- Ränder
- Edges; margins; borders; plural of Rand.
- Sohle
- Sole; bottom of shoe; floor area.
- hat
- Has; had; auxiliary verb for perfect tense.
- Schmutz
- Dirt; filth; grime; unclean substance.
- davon
- Of it; from it; thereof; about it.
- zu
- To; for; in order to; too.
- entfernen
- Remove; take away; distance; eliminate.
- Daher
- Therefore; thus; consequently; for that reason.
- ergibt
- Results in; yields; gives; produces.
- sich
- Oneself; himself; herself; reflexive pronoun.
- wie
- How; as; like; in what way.
- Sie
- You; formal polite address form.
- sehen
- See; look; observe; perceive visually.
- mein
- My; mine; possessive adjective form.
- doppelter
- Double; twofold; dual; twice as much.
- Schluss
- Conclusion; end; result; final determination.
- dass
- That; conjunction introducing subordinate clause.
- bei
- At; near; with; at the place of.
- scheußlichem
- Dreadful; awful; terrible; abominable weather.
- Wetter
- Weather; atmospheric conditions; climate conditions.
- draußen
- Outside; outdoors; in the open air.
- gewesen
- Been; past participle of sein; was.
- sind
- Are; present tense of sein.
- und
- And; conjunction linking words or clauses.
- ein
- A; an; one; indefinite article.
- besonders
- Especially; particularly; specifically; in special manner.
- bösartiges
- Malicious; vicious; mean-spirited; harmful manner.
- Exemplar
- Specimen; example; copy; individual instance.
- Londoner
- Londoner; person from London; relating to.
- hatten
- Had; past tense of haben.
- Ich
- I; first person singular pronoun.
- konnte
- Could; was able to; past tense.
- nicht
- Not; negation; negative particle.
- über
- Over; above; about; concerning.
- Leichtigkeit
- Ease; lightness; effortlessness; lack of difficulty.
- lachen
- Laugh; to laugh; express amusement.
- mit
- With; along with; together with.
- er
- He; him; masculine third person pronoun.
- seinen
- His; possessive adjective masculine form.
- erklärte
- Explained; declared; made clear; stated.
- aber
- But; however; yet; nevertheless; still.
- beobachten
- Observe; watch; notice; pay attention to.
- Der
- The; masculine singular article.
- Unterschied
- Difference; distinction; contrast between things.
- ist
- Is; present tense of sein.
- klar
- Clear; evident; obvious; transparent.
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