The Hound of the Baskervilles — Page 7
He had risen and paced the room as he spoke.
Er war aufgestanden und hatte das Zimmer durchschritten, während er sprach.
Now he halted in the recess of the window.
Jetzt blieb er in der Fensternische stehen.
There was such a ring of conviction in his voice that I glanced up in surprise.
Es lag eine solche Überzeugungskraft in seiner Stimme, dass ich überrascht aufblickte.
"My dear fellow, how can you possibly be so sure of that?"
„Mein lieber Freund, wie können Sie nur so sicher sein?"
"For the very simple reason that I see the dog himself on our very door-step, and there is the ring of its owner.
„Aus dem ganz einfachen Grund, dass ich den Hund selbst auf unserer Türschwelle sehe, und dort ist das Klingeln seines Besitzers.
Don't move, I beg you, Watson.
Bewegen Sie sich nicht, ich bitte Sie, Watson.
He is a professional brother of yours, and your presence may be of assistance to me.
Er ist ein Berufskollege von Ihnen, und Ihre Anwesenheit könnte mir von Nutzen sein.
Now is the dramatic moment of fate, Watson, when you hear a step upon the stair which is walking into your life, and you know not whether for good or ill.
Jetzt ist der dramatische Augenblick des Schicksals, Watson, wenn Sie einen Schritt auf der Treppe hören, der in Ihr Leben tritt, und Sie wissen nicht, ob zum Guten oder zum Schlechten.
What does Dr. James Mortimer, the man of science, ask of Sherlock Holmes, the specialist in crime?
Was erbittet Dr. James Mortimer, der Mann der Wissenschaft, von Sherlock Holmes, dem Spezialisten für Verbrechen?
Come in!"
Herein!"
The appearance of our visitor was a surprise to me, since I had expected a typical country practitioner.
Das Erscheinen unseres Besuchers war eine Überraschung für mich, da ich einen typischen Landarzt erwartet hatte.
He was a very tall, thin man, with a long nose like a beak, which jutted out between two keen, grey eyes, set closely together and sparkling brightly from behind a pair of gold-rimmed glasses.
Er war ein sehr großer, schlanker Mann mit einer langen, schnabelartigen Nase, die zwischen zwei scharfen, grauen Augen hervorragte, die eng beieinanderstanden und hell funkelten hinter einem Paar goldgerahmter Brillengläser.
He was clad in a professional but rather slovenly fashion, for his frock-coat was dingy and his trousers frayed.
Er war auf professionelle, jedoch eher nachlässige Weise gekleidet, denn sein Gehrock war schmutzig und seine Hosen ausgefranst.
Though young, his long back was already bowed, and he walked with a forward thrust of his head and a general air of peering benevolence.
Obwohl jung, war sein langer Rücken bereits gebeugt, und er ging mit vorgestrecktem Kopf und einem allgemeinen Ausdruck forschender Gutmütigkeit.
Vocabulary
- war
- Past tense of 'sein': was
- aufgestanden
- Past participle of 'aufstehen': stood up, risen
- hatte
- Past tense of 'haben': had
- Zimmer
- A room inside a building or home
- durchschritten
- Past participle: walked through or crossed a space
- während
- Subordinating conjunction or preposition: while, during
- sprach
- Simple past of 'sprechen': spoke
- Jetzt
- Adverb indicating the present moment: now
- blieb
- Simple past of 'bleiben': stayed, remained
- Fensternische
- A recessed alcove or bay area beside a window
- stehen
- Infinitive verb: to stand, be standing
- lag
- Simple past of 'liegen': lay, was located
- solche
- Demonstrative adjective meaning: such a, of that kind
- Überzeugungskraft
- The power or force of persuasion or conviction
- Stimme
- The voice used when speaking or singing
- dass
- Subordinating conjunction introducing a clause: that
- überrascht
- Adjective or past participle: surprised, astonished
- aufblickte
- Simple past of 'aufblicken': looked up suddenly
- lieber
- Adjective term of endearment: dear, beloved
- Freund
- A person one knows well and likes: friend
- wie
- Interrogative or conjunction: how, as, like
- können
- Modal verb expressing ability or possibility: can, be able
- Sie
- Formal second person pronoun or third plural: you, they
- nur
- Adverb limiting or emphasizing: only, just
- sicher
- Adjective meaning certain, safe, or confident
- sein
- Infinitive of the verb: to be
- Aus
- Preposition indicating origin or cause: from, out of
- ganz
- Adverb or adjective meaning entirely, quite, whole
- einfachen
- Inflected adjective meaning simple or plain
- Grund
- A reason, cause, or basis for something
- Hund
- A domesticated canine animal: dog
- selbst
- Reflexive/emphatic particle: himself, herself, itself, oneself
- auf
- Preposition meaning on, onto, upon, or open
- Türschwelle
- The threshold or doorstep at an entrance
- sehe
- First person singular present of 'sehen': see
- dort
- Adverb indicating a place: there, over there
- Klingeln
- The ringing sound of a bell or phone
- Besitzers
- Genitive of 'Besitzer': owner's, proprietor's
- Bewegen
- Noun or infinitive: movement, motion, to move
- sich
- Reflexive pronoun for third person: himself, herself, itself
- nicht
- Negation adverb: not
- bitte
- Polite request word: please
- Berufskollege
- A colleague or fellow professional in one's field
- von
- Preposition indicating origin or possession: from, of
- Ihnen
- Formal dative form of 'Sie': to you, for you
- Ihre
- Formal possessive adjective: your (formal)
- Anwesenheit
- The state of being present: presence, attendance
- könnte
- Subjunctive II of 'können': could, might be able
- mir
- First person dative pronoun: to me, for me
- Nutzen
- Benefit, use, or advantage derived from something
- dramatische
- Inflected adjective: dramatic, exciting, theatrical
- Augenblick
- A brief moment or instant in time
- Schicksals
- Genitive of 'Schicksal': fate's, destiny's
- wenn
- Subordinating conjunction: when, if, whenever
- Schritt
- A single step or pace when walking
- Treppe
- A staircase or set of stairs in a building
- hören
- Infinitive verb: to hear, to listen
- Ihr
- Formal possessive adjective second person: your
- Leben
- One's existence or life in general
- tritt
- Third person singular of 'treten': steps, enters
- wissen
- Infinitive verb: to know a fact
- ob
- Subordinating conjunction: whether, if
- zum
- Contraction of 'zu dem': to the, for the
- Guten
- Dative of 'das Gute': the good, goodness
- oder
- Coordinating conjunction: or
- Schlechten
- Inflected form of 'schlecht': the bad, evil
- Was
- Interrogative or relative pronoun: what
- erbittet
- Third person singular of 'erbitten': requests, solicits
- Mann
- An adult male person: man
- Wissenschaft
- Systematic study of knowledge: science
- Spezialisten
- Plural of 'Spezialist': specialists, experts
- für
- Preposition indicating purpose or recipient: for
- Verbrechen
- An illegal act or serious offense: crime
- Herein
- Adverb inviting entry: come in, enter
- Erscheinen
- The act of appearing or arriving somewhere
- Besuchers
- Genitive of 'Besucher': visitor's, guest's
- Überraschung
- An unexpected event or feeling: surprise
- mich
- First person accusative pronoun: me
- da
- Adverb or conjunction: there, since, because
- typischen
- Inflected adjective: typical, characteristic, representative
- Landarzt
- A physician practicing medicine in rural areas
- erwartet
- Past participle of 'erwarten': expected, anticipated
- sehr
- Adverb of degree: very, extremely
- großer
- Inflected adjective masculine: tall, big, large
- schlanker
- Inflected adjective: slim, slender, lean
- mit
- Preposition indicating accompaniment or means: with
- langen
- Inflected adjective: long, extended in length
- schnabelartigen
- Inflected adjective: beak-like, resembling a bird's beak
- Nase
- The facial organ used for smelling: nose
- zwischen
- Preposition indicating position: between, among
- zwei
- Cardinal number: two
- scharfen
- Inflected adjective: sharp, keen, piercing
- grauen
- Inflected adjective: grey-colored
- Augen
- Plural of 'Auge': eyes
- hervorragte
- Simple past of 'hervorragen': protruded, jutted out
- eng
- Adjective meaning narrow, tight, or close together
- beieinanderstanden
- Simple past: stood close together, were set near
- hell
- Adjective meaning bright, light-colored, or clear
- funkelten
- Simple past of 'funkeln': sparkled, gleamed, twinkled
- hinter
- Preposition indicating position: behind, at the back
- Paar
- A set of two matching items: pair
- goldgerahmter
- Inflected adjective: framed in gold, gold-rimmed
- Brillengläser
- Plural of 'Brillenglas': spectacle lenses, eyeglass lenses
- professionelle
- Inflected adjective: professional, relating to one's profession
- jedoch
- Adversative conjunction or adverb: however, yet, nevertheless
- eher
- Adverb meaning rather, more likely, sooner
- nachlässige
- Inflected adjective: careless, negligent, sloppy
- Weise
- A manner, way, or mode of doing something
- gekleidet
- Past participle of 'kleiden': dressed, clothed
- denn
- Conjunction or particle: for, because, then
- Gehrock
- A formal frock coat worn by men historically
- schmutzig
- Adjective meaning dirty, soiled, unclean
- Hosen
- Plural of 'Hose': trousers, pants
- ausgefranst
- Past participle of 'ausfransen': frayed, having frayed edges
- Obwohl
- Subordinating conjunction: although, even though
- jung
- Adjective meaning young, youthful in age
- langer
- Inflected adjective masculine: long, tall
- Rücken
- The back of the body or an object
- bereits
- Adverb meaning already, by now
- gebeugt
- Past participle of 'beugen': bent, stooped, bowed
- ging
- Simple past of 'gehen': walked, went
- vorgestrecktem
- Inflected adjective: outstretched, thrust forward
- Kopf
- The head, uppermost part of the body
- allgemeinen
- Inflected adjective: general, overall, common
- Ausdruck
- An expression on one's face or in language
- forschender
- Inflected adjective: inquiring, searching, inquisitive
- Gutmütigkeit
- The quality of being good-natured or kind-hearted
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