The Hound of the Baskervilles — Page 1
The Curse of the Baskervilles
Der Fluch der Baskervilles
"You have presented an inch or two of it to my examination all the time that you have been talking.
„Sie haben mir die ganze Zeit, während Sie gesprochen haben, einen Zentimeter oder zwei davon zur Begutachtung präsentiert.
It would be a poor expert who could not give the date of a document within a decade or so.
Es wäre ein schlechter Experte, der das Datum eines Dokuments nicht auf ein Jahrzehnt oder so genau bestimmen könnte.
You may possibly have read my little monograph upon the subject.
Sie haben möglicherweise meine kleine Monographie zu diesem Thema gelesen.
Dr. Mortimer drew it from his breast-pocket.
Dr. Mortimer zog es aus seiner Brusttasche.
"This family paper was committed to my care by Sir Charles Baskerville, whose sudden and tragic death some three months ago created so much excitement in Devonshire.
„Dieses Familiendokument wurde mir von Sir Charles Baskerville zur Aufbewahrung anvertraut, dessen plötzlicher und tragischer Tod vor etwa drei Monaten in Devonshire so viel Aufregung verursachte.
I may say that I was his personal friend as well as his medical attendant.
Ich darf sagen, dass ich sein persönlicher Freund sowie sein behandelnder Arzt war.
He was a strong-minded man, sir, shrewd, practical, and as unimaginative as I am myself.
Er war ein willensstarker Mann, mein Herr, klug, praktisch und ebenso wenig fantasievoll wie ich selbst.
Holmes stretched out his hand for the manuscript and flattened it upon his knee.
Holmes streckte seine Hand nach dem Manuskript aus und glättete es auf seinem Knie.
"You will observe, Watson, the alternative use of the long _s_ and the short.
„Sie werden bemerken, Watson, den abwechselnden Gebrauch des langen _s_ und des kurzen.
It is one of several indications which enabled me to fix the date.
Es ist eines von mehreren Indizien, die es mir ermöglichten, das Datum zu bestimmen.
Vocabulary
- Der
- The (definite article, masculine singular nominative)
- Fluch
- Curse or curse; a supernatural malediction or spell
- der
- The (definite article, masculine singular nominative)
- Sie
- You (formal singular or plural; also she/they)
- haben
- To have; auxiliary verb for perfect tense formation
- mir
- Me; indirect object pronoun, dative case form
- die
- The (definite article, feminine singular or plural)
- ganze
- Whole or entire; adjective meaning complete or undivided
- Zeit
- Time; period or duration of existence or events
- während
- During; while; preposition indicating simultaneous events
- gesprochen
- Spoken; past participle of sprechen (to speak)
- einen
- A/an; indefinite article, masculine singular accusative case
- Zentimeter
- Centimeter; unit of length equal to 0.01 meter
- oder
- Or; conjunction connecting alternative possibilities or choices
- zwei
- Two; number between one and three
- davon
- Of it/that; pronominal adverb indicating separation or portion
- zur
- To the; contraction of zu + der (dative feminine)
- Begutachtung
- Assessment or appraisal; examination and evaluation of something
- präsentiert
- Presented; past participle of präsentieren (to present)
- Es
- It; third person singular neuter nominative pronoun
- wäre
- Would be; conditional form of sein (to be)
- ein
- A/an; indefinite article, masculine/neuter singular nominative
- schlechter
- Bad; poor or inferior in quality or character
- Experte
- Expert; person with specialist knowledge in particular field
- das
- The; definite article, neuter singular nominative case
- Datum
- Date; specific day, month, year or document creation time
- eines
- Of a; genitive form of ein (indefinite article)
- Dokuments
- Document; genitive form of Dokument (written text)
- nicht
- Not; negation word used to deny or contradict statements
- auf
- On or upon; preposition indicating position or surface
- Jahrzehnt
- Decade; period of ten years in historical timeline
- so
- So; thus; used to indicate manner or degree
- genau
- Exactly or precisely; with great accuracy and attention
- bestimmen
- To determine; to establish or decide definitively
- könnte
- Could; conditional past tense of können (to be able)
- möglicherweise
- Possibly; perhaps; adverb expressing uncertainty or contingency
- meine
- My; possessive adjective in singular or plural form
- kleine
- Small; adjective indicating limited size or extent
- Monographie
- Monograph; detailed scholarly work about single subject
- zu
- To; preposition indicating direction, purpose, or infinitive
- diesem
- This; demonstrative pronoun in dative masculine/neuter case
- Thema
- Topic or subject; main idea or theme of text
- gelesen
- Read; past participle of lesen (to read)
- Dr
- Doctor; title abbreviation for medical or academic degree
- zog
- Pulled; past tense of ziehen (to pull or draw)
- es
- It; third person singular neuter accusative pronoun form
- aus
- Out of; preposition indicating extraction or origin
- seiner
- His; possessive adjective, dative feminine or genitive masculine
- Brusttasche
- Breast pocket; small pocket on front of shirt
- Dieses
- This; demonstrative pronoun, neuter nominative/accusative case
- Familiendokument
- Family document; official written record of family matters
- wurde
- Was; past tense of werden (to become or passive)
- von
- By or from; preposition indicating agent or origin
- Sir
- Sir; title of respect for male nobleman or knight
- Aufbewahrung
- Storage or custody; safekeeping or preservation of items
- anvertraut
- Entrusted; past participle of anvertrauen (to entrust)
- dessen
- Whose; relative possessive pronoun in genitive case form
- plötzlicher
- Sudden; occurring unexpectedly or without prior warning
- und
- And; conjunction used to connect words or sentences
- tragischer
- Tragic; causing sorrow; marked by tragic circumstances
- Tod
- Death; end of life or state of being dead
- vor
- Before or ago; preposition indicating time or position
- etwa
- About or approximately; roughly; adverb of approximate quantity
- drei
- Three; number between two and four
- Monaten
- Months; plural form of Monat (month)
- in
- In; preposition indicating location, time, or state
- viel
- Much or a lot; adjective/adverb of large quantity
- Aufregung
- Excitement or commotion; state of emotional disturbance
- verursachte
- Caused; past tense of verursachen (to cause)
- Ich
- I; first person singular nominative pronoun form
- darf
- May or am allowed; present tense of dürfen
- sagen
- To say or tell; verb of speech or utterance
- dass
- That; conjunction introducing dependent or subordinate clauses
- ich
- I; first person singular pronoun in various cases
- sein
- His or to be; possessive pronoun or verb infinitive
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