The Hound of the Baskervilles — Page 2
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"Because this stick, though originally a very handsome one has been so knocked about that I can hardly imagine a town practitioner carrying it.
„Weil dieser Stock, obwohl er ursprünglich ein sehr schöner war, so mitgenommen wurde, dass ich mir kaum vorstellen kann, dass ein Stadtarzt ihn bei sich trägt.
"I am bound to say that in all the accounts which you have been so good as to give of my own small achievements you have habitually underrated your own abilities.
„Ich muss sagen, dass Sie in all den Berichten, die Sie so freundlicherweise über meine eigenen kleinen Leistungen gegeben haben, Ihre eigenen Fähigkeiten stets unterschätzt haben.
It may be that you are not yourself luminous, but you are a conductor of light.
Es mag sein, dass Sie selbst nicht leuchtend sind, aber Sie sind ein Leiter des Lichts.
Some people without possessing genius have a remarkable power of stimulating it.
Manche Menschen, ohne selbst ein Genie zu sein, haben eine bemerkenswerte Fähigkeit, es anzuregen.
Vocabulary
- Weil
- Subordinating conjunction meaning 'because'.
- dieser
- Demonstrative pronoun or adjective meaning 'this'.
- Stock
- A walking stick or cane; also means 'floor/story'.
- obwohl
- Subordinating conjunction meaning 'although' or 'even though'.
- er
- Third-person singular masculine pronoun meaning 'he'.
- ursprünglich
- Adverb or adjective meaning 'originally' or 'original'.
- ein
- Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'.
- sehr
- Adverb meaning 'very' or 'much'.
- schöner
- Comparative adjective meaning 'more beautiful' or 'finer'.
- war
- Past tense of 'sein', meaning 'was'.
- so
- Adverb meaning 'so' or 'such' indicating degree.
- mitgenommen
- Past participle meaning 'worn out', 'battered', or 'taken along'.
- wurde
- Past tense auxiliary 'became' or passive voice helper 'was'.
- dass
- Subordinating conjunction meaning 'that'.
- ich
- First-person singular pronoun meaning 'I'.
- mir
- Dative form of 'ich', meaning 'me' or 'to me'.
- kaum
- Adverb meaning 'hardly' or 'barely'.
- vorstellen
- Verb meaning 'to imagine' or 'to introduce'.
- kann
- Modal verb meaning 'can' or 'am able to'.
- Stadtarzt
- Noun meaning 'town doctor' or 'municipal physician'.
- ihn
- Accusative form of 'er', meaning 'him'.
- bei
- Preposition meaning 'with', 'at', or 'near'.
- sich
- Reflexive pronoun meaning 'himself', 'herself', or 'itself'.
- trägt
- Third-person singular of 'tragen', meaning 'carries' or 'wears'.
- Ich
- First-person singular pronoun meaning 'I'.
- muss
- Modal verb meaning 'must' or 'have to'.
- sagen
- Verb meaning 'to say' or 'to tell'.
- Sie
- Formal second-person pronoun meaning 'you' (polite).
- in
- Preposition meaning 'in' or 'into'.
- all
- Determiner meaning 'all' or 'every'.
- den
- Definite article in dative/accusative plural, meaning 'the'.
- Berichten
- Dative plural of 'Bericht', meaning 'reports' or 'accounts'.
- die
- Definite article or relative pronoun meaning 'the' or 'which'.
- freundlicherweise
- Adverb meaning 'kindly' or 'in a friendly manner'.
- über
- Preposition meaning 'about', 'over', or 'concerning'.
- meine
- Possessive adjective meaning 'my'.
- eigenen
- Adjective meaning 'own' (one's own achievements).
- kleinen
- Declined adjective meaning 'small' or 'little'.
- Leistungen
- Plural noun meaning 'achievements', 'performances', or 'accomplishments'.
- gegeben
- Past participle of 'geben', meaning 'given'.
- haben
- Auxiliary verb meaning 'have'; used to form perfect tenses.
- Ihre
- Formal possessive pronoun meaning 'your' (polite form).
- Fähigkeiten
- Plural noun meaning 'abilities', 'skills', or 'capabilities'.
- stets
- Adverb meaning 'always' or 'consistently'.
- unterschätzt
- Past participle meaning 'underestimated' or 'undervalued'.
- Es
- Neuter pronoun meaning 'it'; also impersonal subject.
- mag
- Modal verb meaning 'may' or 'might'; expresses possibility.
- sein
- Verb meaning 'to be'; also possessive pronoun 'his'.
- selbst
- Pronoun or adverb meaning 'himself', 'itself', or 'even'.
- nicht
- Negation adverb meaning 'not'.
- leuchtend
- Present participle of 'leuchten', meaning 'glowing' or 'shining'.
- sind
- Third-person plural of 'sein', meaning 'are'.
- aber
- Coordinating conjunction meaning 'but' or 'however'.
- Leiter
- Noun meaning 'conductor', 'leader', or 'ladder'.
- des
- Genitive definite article meaning 'of the'.
- Lichts
- Genitive of 'Licht', meaning 'of light'.
- Manche
- Indefinite pronoun meaning 'some' or 'certain people'.
- Menschen
- Plural noun meaning 'people' or 'human beings'.
- ohne
- Preposition meaning 'without'.
- Genie
- Noun meaning 'genius' referring to exceptional intellectual talent.
- zu
- Preposition or infinitive marker meaning 'to' or 'at'.
- eine
- Indefinite article feminine form meaning 'a' or 'an'.
- bemerkenswerte
- Adjective meaning 'remarkable' or 'noteworthy'.
- Fähigkeit
- Noun meaning 'ability', 'skill', or 'capability'.
- es
- Neuter pronoun meaning 'it'.
- anzuregen
- Infinitive meaning 'to stimulate', 'to inspire', or 'to encourage'.
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