The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The African: Written By Himself — Page 8
The author arrives at Martinico--Meets with new difficulties, and sails for England
Der Autor kommt in Martinico an – trifft auf neue Schwierigkeiten und segelt nach England
CHAP. X.
KAP. X.
Some account of the manner of the author's conversion to the faith of Jesus Christ
Ein Bericht über die Art und Weise der Bekehrung des Autors zum Glauben an Jesus Christus
CHAP. XI.
KAP. XI.
Picking up eleven miserable men at sea in returning to England
Aufnahme von elf elenden Männern auf See bei der Rückkehr nach England
CHAP. XII.
KAP. XII.
Different transactions of the author's life--Petition to the Queen--Conclusion
Verschiedene Begebenheiten aus dem Leben des Autors – Petition an die Königin – Schluss
THE LIFE, &c.
DAS LEBEN, usw.
Vocabulary
- Autor
- A person who writes books or texts
- kommt
- Third-person singular present tense of 'kommen' (comes)
- an
- Preposition or prefix meaning at, on, or up to
- trifft
- Third-person singular of 'treffen'; meets or encounters
- auf
- Preposition meaning on, upon, or onto
- neue
- Adjective meaning new or novel
- Schwierigkeiten
- Plural noun meaning difficulties or challenges
- segelt
- Third-person singular of 'segeln'; sails by wind power
- nach
- Preposition meaning to, after, or toward a place
- KAP
- Abbreviation for 'Kapitel', meaning chapter
- Bericht
- A report or account of events or findings
- über
- Preposition meaning about, over, or concerning
- Art
- Noun meaning kind, type, or manner of something
- Weise
- Noun meaning way, manner, or method of doing
- Bekehrung
- Conversion to a religion or change of belief
- Autors
- Genitive form of Autor; of the author
- zum
- Contraction of 'zu dem' meaning to the
- Glauben
- Noun meaning faith, belief, or religious conviction
- Aufnahme
- Reception, admission, or acceptance of someone somewhere
- elf
- The cardinal number eleven
- elenden
- Adjective meaning miserable, wretched, or pitiful (inflected)
- Männern
- Dative plural of Mann; men or males
- See
- Noun meaning sea or lake depending on gender
- bei
- Preposition meaning at, near, or during
- Rückkehr
- Noun meaning return or coming back home
- Verschiedene
- Adjective meaning various, several, or different things
- Begebenheiten
- Plural noun meaning events, incidents, or occurrences
- aus
- Preposition meaning from, out of, or made of
- Leben
- Noun meaning life or the act of living
- Petition
- A formal written request submitted to authority
- Königin
- Noun meaning queen, female ruler of a kingdom
- Schluss
- Noun meaning conclusion, end, or closing of something
- LEBEN
- Noun meaning life; here used as a title word
- usw
- Abbreviation for 'und so weiter' meaning et cetera
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