The Hound of the Baskervilles — Page 1

Vocabulary

Herr

Mister; formal title for an adult man

der

Definite article 'the' for masculine nouns

morgens

In the morning; during morning hours

gewöhnlich

Usually; normally; as a rule

sehr

Very; to a great degree

spät

Late; not early; after the expected time

aufstand

Past tense of aufstehen: got up, rose

außer

Except; apart from; other than something

in

In; inside; within a place or time

jenen

Those; dative/accusative form of 'jene'

nicht

Not; negation word in German sentences

seltenen

Rare; infrequent; inflected form of selten

Fällen

Cases; instances; dative plural of Fall

wenn

When; whenever; if a condition is met

er

He; third-person singular masculine pronoun

die

Definite article 'the' for feminine or plural nouns

ganze

Whole; entire; complete; inflected form of ganz

Nacht

Night; the dark period between dusk and dawn

auf

Up; on; upon; also a separable verb prefix

gewesen

Been; past participle of sein (to be)

war

Was; simple past of sein (to be)

saß

Sat; simple past of sitzen (to sit)

am

Contraction of an dem; at the, by the

Frühstückstisch

Breakfast table; the table where breakfast is eaten

Ich

I; first-person singular nominative pronoun

stand

Stood; simple past of stehen (to stand)

dem

Dative form of the definite article 'der/das'

und

And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

hob

Lifted; simple past of heben (to lift)

den

Accusative definite article for masculine nouns

Stock

Walking stick; cane; a rod for support or use

unser

Our; first-person plural possessive pronoun

Besucher

Visitor; guest; person who comes to see someone

Abend

Evening; the time of day after afternoon

zuvor

Before; previously; earlier than the current moment

zurückgelassen

Left behind; past participle of zurücklassen

hatte

Had; simple past of haben (to have)

Knapp

Just below; barely; used here as 'just beneath'

unterhalb

Below; beneath; at a lower position than something

des

Genitive form of the definite article der/das

Kopfes

Of the head; genitive of Kopf (head)

befand

Was located; simple past of sich befinden

sich

Reflexive pronoun: himself, herself, itself, themselves

ein

A; an; indefinite article for singular nouns

breites

Wide; broad; inflected form of breit

Silberband

Silver band; a broad strip or ring of silver

von

Of; from; by; indicating origin or possession

fast

Almost; nearly; very close to a quantity

einem

A; one; dative form of the indefinite article ein

Zoll

Inch; unit of measurement equal to 2.54 cm

Breite

Width; breadth; the measurement from side to side

Es

It; third-person singular neuter pronoun

genau

Exactly; precisely; accurate in detail

so

So; thus; in this way or manner

wie

How; as; like; in what manner

ihn

Him; accusative form of the pronoun er (he)

altmodische

Old-fashioned; outdated; inflected form of altmodisch

Hausarzt

Family doctor; general practitioner treating a household

zu

To; too; also used as infinitive particle

tragen

To wear; to carry; to bear something along

pflegte

Used to; simple past of pflegen indicating habit

würdevoll

Dignified; stately; full of dignity and respect

solide

Solid; sturdy; reliable and well-built

beruhigend

Reassuring; calming; inspiring confidence or comfort

mit

With; together with; in the company of

Rücken

Back; the posterior side of the torso

mir

Me; dative form of the first-person pronoun ich

ich

I; first-person singular nominative pronoun

ihm

Him; dative form of the pronoun er (he)

kein

No; not any; negative article indicating absence

Zeichen

Sign; signal; indication of something to another

meiner

My; genitive form of the possessive pronoun mein

Beschäftigung

Occupation; activity; the state of being engaged

gegeben

Given; past participle of geben (to give)

Aber

But; however; conjunction expressing contrast

sagen

To say; to tell; to express something verbally

Sie

You; formal second-person singular or plural pronoun

was

What; interrogative or relative pronoun

halten

To hold; to think; to consider an opinion

unseres

Of our; genitive form of the possessive pronoun unser

Besuchers

Of the visitor; genitive of Besucher

Da

Since; as; because; also 'there' or 'then'

wir

We; first-person plural nominative pronoun

unglücklich

Unfortunate; unhappy; unlucky in a situation

waren

Were; simple past plural of sein (to be)

verpassen

To miss; to fail to catch or meet someone

keine

No; none; negative article for feminine or plural

Ahnung

Idea; clue; knowledge about something ('keine Ahnung': no idea)

seinem

His; dative form of the possessive pronoun sein

Auftrag

Mission; task; commission or errand given to someone

haben

To have; auxiliary and main verb of possession

gewinnt

Gains; wins; third-person singular of gewinnen

dieses

This; demonstrative pronoun for neuter singular nouns

zufällige

Accidental; random; chance; inflected form of zufällig

Souvenir

Souvenir; memento; object kept as a reminder

an

At; on; to; preposition indicating position or direction

Bedeutung

Meaning; significance; importance of something

Lassen

Let; allow; imperative or infinitive of lassen

mich

Me; accusative form of the first-person pronoun ich

hören

To hear; to listen; to perceive sound

Mann

Man; adult male human being

anhand

On the basis of; by means of; using something

einer

A; one; genitive or dative form of ein

Untersuchung

Examination; investigation; thorough analysis of something

desselben

Of the same; genitive of derselbe (the same)

rekonstruieren

To reconstruct; to piece together from evidence