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If not, why, there would be no promotion; and since you assure me that the cargo——"

Wenn nicht, nun, dann gäbe es keine Beförderung; und da Sie mir versichern, dass die Ladung——"

The order was executed as promptly as it would have been on board a man-of-war.

Der Befehl wurde ebenso prompt ausgeführt, wie es an Bord eines Kriegsschiffes der Fall gewesen wäre.

The owner did not wait for a second invitation. He seized a rope which Dantès flung to him, and with an activity that would have done credit to a sailor, climbed up the side of the ship, while the young man, going to his task, left the conversation to Danglars, who now came towards the owner.

Der Reeder wartete nicht auf eine zweite Einladung. Er ergriff ein Tau, das Dantès ihm zuwarf, und kletterte mit einer Behändigkeit, die einem Seemann Ehre gemacht hätte, an der Seite des Schiffes hinauf, während der junge Mann, seiner Aufgabe nachgehend, das Gespräch Danglars überließ, der nun auf den Reeder zukam.

Vocabulary

Wenn
Conditional conjunction meaning 'if' or 'when'.
nicht
Negation word meaning 'not'.
nun
Adverb meaning 'now' or 'well then'.
dann
Adverb meaning 'then' or 'in that case'.
gäbe
Subjunctive past form of 'geben', meaning 'there would be'.
es
Neuter pronoun meaning 'it'.
keine
Negative article meaning 'no' or 'none'.
Beförderung
Noun meaning promotion in rank or transportation.
und
Conjunction meaning 'and'.
da
Adverb or conjunction meaning 'there', 'since', or 'as'.
Sie
Formal second-person pronoun meaning 'you'.
mir
First-person dative pronoun meaning 'me' or 'to me'.
versichern
Verb meaning to assure, promise, or insure someone.
dass
Subordinating conjunction meaning 'that'.
die
Definite article or relative pronoun meaning 'the' or 'that'.
Ladung
Noun meaning cargo, load, or charge.
Der
Definite masculine article meaning 'the'.
Befehl
Noun meaning command, order, or directive.
wurde
Auxiliary verb, simple past of 'werden', meaning 'was'.
ebenso
Adverb meaning 'just as' or 'equally so'.
prompt
Adjective or adverb meaning promptly or without delay.
ausgeführt
Past participle of 'ausführen', meaning carried out or executed.
wie
Conjunction or adverb meaning 'as', 'like', or 'how'.
an
Preposition meaning 'at', 'on', or 'to'.
Bord
Noun meaning 'board' as in on board a vessel.
eines
Genitive indefinite article meaning 'of a' or 'of one'.
Kriegsschiffes
Genitive form of 'Kriegsschiff', meaning warship or naval vessel.
der
Definite article or relative pronoun meaning 'the' or 'that'.
Fall
Noun meaning 'case', 'instance', or 'fall'.
gewesen
Past participle of 'sein', meaning 'been'.
wäre
Subjunctive form of 'sein', meaning 'would be'.
Reeder
Noun meaning shipowner, one who owns a vessel.
wartete
Simple past of 'warten', meaning waited or was waiting.
auf
Preposition meaning 'on', 'onto', or 'for'.
eine
Indefinite feminine article meaning 'a' or 'one'.
zweite
Ordinal adjective meaning 'second'.
Einladung
Noun meaning invitation to an event or gathering.
Er
Third-person masculine pronoun meaning 'he'.
ergriff
Simple past of 'ergreifen', meaning seized or grabbed something.
ein
Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one'.
Tau
Noun meaning rope or hawser used on a ship.
das
Definite neuter article or relative pronoun meaning 'the' or 'that'.
ihm
Third-person masculine dative pronoun meaning 'him' or 'to him'.
zuwarf
Simple past of 'zuwerfen', meaning threw something toward someone.
kletterte
Simple past of 'klettern', meaning climbed or scrambled up.
mit
Preposition meaning 'with' or 'by means of'.
einer
Indefinite dative or genitive article meaning 'a' or 'one'.
Behändigkeit
Noun meaning agility, nimbleness, or dexterity of movement.
einem
Indefinite dative article meaning 'a' or 'one'.
Seemann
Noun meaning sailor or seaman aboard a vessel.
Ehre
Noun meaning honor, credit, or distinction.
gemacht
Past participle of 'machen', meaning made or done.
hätte
Subjunctive past of 'haben', meaning 'would have'.
Seite
Noun meaning side, page, or flank.
des
Genitive definite article meaning 'of the'.
Schiffes
Genitive form of 'Schiff', meaning 'of the ship'.
hinauf
Directional adverb meaning upward or up along something.
während
Conjunction or preposition meaning 'while' or 'during'.
junge
Adjective meaning young, referring to a youthful person.
Mann
Noun meaning man or husband.
seiner
Possessive genitive pronoun meaning 'his' or 'of his'.
Aufgabe
Noun meaning task, assignment, or duty to fulfill.
nachgehend
Present participle of 'nachgehen', meaning attending to or following.
Gespräch
Noun meaning conversation, talk, or discussion between people.
überließ
Simple past of 'überlassen', meaning left to or entrusted someone.
den
Definite accusative or dative article meaning 'the'.
zukam
Simple past of 'zukommen', meaning came toward or fell to someone.
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