The Hound of the Baskervilles — Page 8
As he entered his eyes fell upon the stick in Holmes's hand, and he ran towards it with an exclamation of joy.
Als er eintrat, fiel sein Blick auf den Stock in Holmes' Hand, und er lief mit einem Freudenausruf darauf zu.
"I was not sure whether I had left it here or in the Shipping Office.
„Ich war nicht sicher, ob ich ihn hier oder im Schifffahrtsbüro gelassen hatte.
Dr. Mortimer blinked through his glasses in mild astonishment.
Dr. Mortimer blinzelte in mildem Erstaunen durch seine Brille.
"Only that you have disarranged our little deductions.
„Nur weil Sie unsere kleinen Schlussfolgerungen durcheinandergebracht haben.
"Yes, sir.
„Ja, mein Herr.
I married, and so left the hospital, and with it all hopes of a consulting practice.
Ich heiratete und verließ daher das Krankenhaus und damit alle Hoffnungen auf eine beratende Praxis.
"A dabbler in science, Mr. Holmes, a picker up of shells on the shores of the great unknown ocean.
„Ein Dilettant in der Wissenschaft, Mr. Holmes, ein Aufleser von Muscheln an den Ufern des großen unbekannten Ozeans.
"Glad to meet you, sir.
„Erfreut, Sie kennenzulernen, mein Herr.
I have heard your name mentioned in connection with that of your friend.
Ich habe Ihren Namen in Verbindung mit dem Ihres Freundes erwähnen hören.
You interest me very much, Mr. Holmes.
Sie interessieren mich sehr, Mr. Holmes.
Vocabulary
- Als
- Conjunction meaning 'when' or 'as' in past context
- er
- Third person singular masculine pronoun meaning 'he'
- eintrat
- Past tense of 'eintreten': entered a room or place
- fiel
- Past tense of 'fallen': fell or dropped down
- sein
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'his' or verb 'to be'
- Blick
- Glance or gaze directed toward something
- auf
- Preposition meaning 'on', 'onto', or 'upon'
- den
- Definite article 'the' in accusative masculine form
- Stock
- Walking stick or cane carried by a person
- in
- Preposition meaning 'in' or 'into' a place
- Hand
- The hand, a body part at the end of the arm
- und
- Coordinating conjunction meaning 'and'
- lief
- Past tense of 'laufen': ran or walked quickly toward
- mit
- Preposition meaning 'with' accompanying something or someone
- einem
- Indefinite article 'a' in dative masculine or neuter form
- Freudenausruf
- Exclamation of joy or delighted outcry
- darauf
- Adverb meaning 'toward it' or 'thereupon'
- zu
- Preposition or particle meaning 'to' or 'toward'
- Ich
- First person singular pronoun meaning 'I'
- war
- Past tense of 'sein': was, existed at a time
- nicht
- Negation adverb meaning 'not'
- sicher
- Adjective meaning 'sure', 'certain', or 'safe'
- ob
- Subordinating conjunction meaning 'whether' or 'if'
- ich
- First person singular pronoun meaning 'I'
- ihn
- Accusative form of 'er', meaning 'him'
- hier
- Adverb meaning 'here', indicating this location
- oder
- Coordinating conjunction meaning 'or'
- im
- Contraction of 'in dem' meaning 'in the'
- Schifffahrtsbüro
- Shipping office or maritime agency building
- gelassen
- Past participle of 'lassen': left behind or allowed
- hatte
- Past tense of 'haben': had, possessed something
- blinzelte
- Past tense of 'blinzeln': blinked or squinted one's eyes
- mildem
- Dative form of 'mild': gentle, soft, or mild
- Erstaunen
- Astonishment or amazement at something unexpected
- durch
- Preposition meaning 'through' a space or medium
- seine
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'his' in nominative form
- Brille
- Eyeglasses worn to correct one's vision
- Nur
- Adverb meaning 'only' or 'just' limiting scope
- weil
- Subordinating conjunction meaning 'because'
- Sie
- Formal second person pronoun meaning 'you'
- unsere
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'our'
- kleinen
- Adjective 'klein' inflected: small or little
- Schlussfolgerungen
- Conclusions or logical inferences drawn from evidence
- durcheinandergebracht
- Past participle: confused, mixed up, or disrupted something
- haben
- Auxiliary verb 'to have', used in perfect tenses
- Ja
- Affirmative particle meaning 'yes'
- mein
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'my'
- Herr
- Form of address meaning 'Mr.' or 'sir'
- heiratete
- Past tense of 'heiraten': married someone
- verließ
- Past tense of 'verlassen': left or departed from a place
- daher
- Adverb meaning 'therefore' or 'for that reason'
- das
- Definite article 'the' for neuter nouns
- Krankenhaus
- Hospital where sick or injured people receive treatment
- damit
- Conjunction meaning 'so that' indicating purpose
- alle
- Pronoun or adjective meaning 'all' or 'every'
- Hoffnungen
- Plural of 'Hoffnung': hopes or aspirations
- eine
- Indefinite article 'a' or 'an' in feminine form
- beratende
- Adjective from 'beraten': advisory or consulting in nature
- Praxis
- Medical or professional practice or office
- Ein
- Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'
- Dilettant
- Amateur or dabbler lacking professional expertise
- der
- Definite article 'the' for masculine nouns
- Wissenschaft
- Science or academic field of systematic knowledge
- ein
- Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'
- Aufleser
- One who picks up or collects things from the ground
- von
- Preposition meaning 'of', 'from', or 'by'
- Muscheln
- Plural of 'Muschel': shells found on a beach
- an
- Preposition meaning 'at', 'on', or 'by' a place
- Ufern
- Dative plural of 'Ufer': shores or banks of water
- des
- Genitive article 'of the' for masculine or neuter nouns
- großen
- Inflected form of 'groß': great or large
- unbekannten
- Inflected form of 'unbekannt': unknown or unfamiliar
- Ozeans
- Genitive of 'Ozean': of the ocean or sea
- Erfreut
- Pleased or delighted to meet someone
- kennenzulernen
- Infinitive: to get to know or meet someone
- habe
- First person singular present of 'haben': have
- Ihren
- Formal possessive pronoun 'your' in accusative form
- Namen
- Name or title by which someone is known
- Verbindung
- Connection, link, or association between things
- dem
- Dative definite article 'the' for masculine or neuter
- Ihres
- Formal possessive pronoun 'your' in genitive form
- Freundes
- Genitive of 'Freund': of a friend
- erwähnen
- To mention or bring up a topic in conversation
- hören
- To hear or listen to sounds or speech
- interessieren
- To interest or be of interest to someone
- mich
- Accusative first person pronoun meaning 'me'
- sehr
- Adverb meaning 'very' or 'greatly' intensifying adjectives
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