The Count of Monte Cristo — Page 4
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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