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From the lower part of the face he appeared to be a man of strong character, with a thick, hanging lip, and a long, straight chin suggestive of resolution pushed to the length of obstinacy.

Aus dem unteren Teil des Gesichts schien er ein Mann von starkem Charakter zu sein, mit einer dicken, herabhängenden Lippe und einem langen, geraden Kinn, das auf eine Entschlossenheit hindeutete, die bis zur Sturheit getrieben worden war.

He looked from one to the other of us, as if uncertain which to address.

Er blickte von einem zum anderen von uns, als ob er unsicher wäre, wen er ansprechen sollte.

"This is my friend and colleague, Dr. Watson, who is occasionally good enough to help me in my cases.

„Dies ist mein Freund und Kollege, Dr. Watson, der mir gelegentlich so freundlich ist, mir bei meinen Fällen zu helfen.

"You may address me as the Count Von Kramm, a Bohemian nobleman.

„Sie können mich als Graf Von Kramm ansprechen, einen böhmischen Adeligen.

I understand that this gentleman, your friend, is a man of honour and discretion, whom I may trust with a matter of the most extreme importance.

Ich verstehe, dass dieser Herr, Ihr Freund, ein Mann von Ehre und Diskretion ist, dem ich eine Angelegenheit von äußerster Wichtigkeit anvertrauen kann.

I rose to go, but Holmes caught me by the wrist and pushed me back into my chair.

Ich stand auf, um zu gehen, aber Holmes ergriff mich am Handgelenk und schob mich zurück in meinen Stuhl.

The Count shrugged his broad shoulders.

Der Graf zuckte mit seinen breiten Schultern.

Vocabulary

Aus
From; out of; preposition indicating origin or direction
dem
The; dative masculine/neuter definite article
unteren
Lower; adjective describing a position below another
Teil
Part; a portion or section of something
des
Of the; genitive definite article for masculine/neuter nouns
Gesichts
Face; the front part of a person's head
schien
Seemed; past tense of scheinen, to appear or seem
er
He; third-person singular masculine pronoun
ein
A/an; indefinite article for masculine/neuter nouns
Mann
Man; an adult male person
von
Of/from; preposition indicating origin or belonging
starkem
Strong; adjective describing great strength or intensity
Charakter
Character; a person's moral and mental qualities
zu
To/at; preposition or infinitive marker in German
sein
To be; infinitive of the most fundamental German verb
mit
With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
einer
A/an; dative/genitive indefinite article for feminine nouns
dicken
Thick/fat; adjective describing substantial size or width
herabhängenden
Hanging down; adjective describing something drooping downward
Lippe
Lip; one of the two fleshy parts of the mouth
und
And; coordinating conjunction joining words or clauses
einem
A/an; dative indefinite article for masculine/neuter nouns
langen
Long; adjective describing great length or duration
geraden
Straight; adjective describing something without curves or bends
Kinn
Chin; the protruding part below the mouth
das
That/which; relative pronoun or neuter definite article
auf
On/upon; preposition indicating position or direction
eine
A/an; nominative/accusative indefinite article for feminine nouns
Entschlossenheit
Determination; firm resolve to achieve a goal decisively
hindeutete
Indicated/hinted; past tense of hindeuten, to point toward
die
The/which; feminine definite article or relative pronoun
bis
Until/up to; preposition indicating a limit or boundary
zur
To the; contraction of zu and der (feminine dative)
Sturheit
Stubbornness; the quality of being inflexibly obstinate
getrieben
Driven; past participle of treiben, to push or drive
worden
Become; auxiliary past participle used in passive constructions
war
Was; simple past tense of sein, to be
Er
He; third-person singular masculine pronoun
blickte
Glanced/looked; past tense of blicken, to look briefly
zum
To the; contraction of zu and dem (masculine/neuter dative)
anderen
Other; adjective or pronoun referring to a different person
uns
Us; first-person plural accusative/dative personal pronoun
als
As/when; conjunction used for comparisons or temporal clauses
ob
Whether/as if; subordinating conjunction introducing indirect questions
unsicher
Uncertain/insecure; adjective describing doubt or lack of confidence
wäre
Were/would be; subjunctive form of sein expressing hypothesis
wen
Whom; accusative form of the interrogative pronoun wer
ansprechen
To address/approach; to speak to or engage someone directly
sollte
Should; past subjunctive of sollen expressing obligation or intention
Dies
This; demonstrative pronoun referring to something nearby
ist
Is; third-person singular present tense of sein
mein
My; first-person singular possessive adjective
Freund
Friend; a person with whom one has a bond of trust
Kollege
Colleague; a person one works with professionally
der
The/who; masculine definite article or relative pronoun
mir
Me; first-person singular dative personal pronoun
gelegentlich
Occasionally; happening from time to time, not regularly
so
So/thus; adverb indicating manner or degree
freundlich
Friendly/kind; adjective describing a pleasant, helpful manner
bei
At/with; preposition indicating proximity or assistance
meinen
My; accusative/dative plural form of possessive adjective mein
Fällen
Cases; dative plural of Fall, an instance or legal matter
helfen
To help; to assist or support someone with something
Sie
You/they; formal second-person or third-person plural pronoun
können
Can/to be able; modal verb expressing ability or possibility
mich
Me; first-person singular accusative personal pronoun
Graf
Count; a European noble title equivalent to count
einen
A/an; accusative indefinite article for masculine nouns
böhmischen
Bohemian; adjective relating to the historical region of Bohemia
Adeligen
Noble; a person belonging to the aristocratic class
Ich
I; first-person singular nominative personal pronoun
verstehe
Understand; first-person singular present of verstehen
dass
That; subordinating conjunction introducing a dependent clause
dieser
This; masculine nominative form of the demonstrative pronoun
Herr
Gentleman/Mr.; a polite title or form of address
Ihr
Your; formal possessive pronoun referring to Sie (you formal)
Ehre
Honor; high respect and esteem for someone's integrity
Diskretion
Discretion; the quality of keeping sensitive matters confidential
ich
I; first-person singular nominative personal pronoun
Angelegenheit
Matter/affair; a concern or issue requiring attention
äußerster
Utmost/extreme; superlative adjective meaning of the highest degree
Wichtigkeit
Importance; the quality of being significant or essential
anvertrauen
To entrust; to confide something sensitive to someone trusted
kann
Can; third-person singular present of können, to be able
stand
Stood; simple past of stehen, to be in an upright position
um
Around/in order to; preposition or conjunction in German
gehen
To go; to move or walk from one place to another
aber
But/however; coordinating conjunction indicating contrast
ergriff
Seized/grabbed; past tense of ergreifen, to seize firmly
am
At the/on the; contraction of an and dem (dative)
Handgelenk
Wrist; the joint connecting the hand to the forearm
schob
Pushed; simple past of schieben, to shove or slide something
zurück
Back; adverb indicating return to a previous position
in
In/into; preposition indicating location or direction inside
Stuhl
Chair; a piece of furniture for sitting on
Der
The/he; masculine definite article or demonstrative pronoun
zuckte
Shrugged/twitched; past tense of zucken, to jerk or shrug
seinen
His; accusative/dative masculine possessive adjective
breiten
Broad/wide; adjective describing something of great width
Schultern
Shoulders; the joints connecting the arms to the torso
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