The King in Yellow — Page 1
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"Ne raillons pas les fous; leur folie dure plus longtemps que la nôtre.... Voila toute la différence."
„Ne raillons pas les fous; leur folie dure plus longtemps que la nôtre.... Voila toute la différence."
Toward the end of the year 1920 the Government of the United States had practically completed the programme, adopted during the last months of President Winthrop's administration.
Gegen Ende des Jahres 1920 hatte die Regierung der Vereinigten Staaten das Programm, das während der letzten Monate der Amtszeit von Präsident Winthrop verabschiedet worden war, so gut wie abgeschlossen.
The country was apparently tranquil.
Das Land war offenbar ruhig.
Everybody knows how the Tariff and Labour questions were settled.
Jeder weiß, wie die Zoll- und Arbeiterfragen geregelt wurden.
The war with Germany, incident on that country's seizure of the Samoan Islands, had left no visible scars upon the republic, and the temporary occupation of Norfolk by the invading army had been forgotten in the joy over repeated naval victories, and the subsequent ridiculous plight of General Von Gartenlaube's forces in the State of New Jersey.
Der Krieg mit Deutschland, der durch die Besetzung der Samoainseln durch jenes Land ausgelöst worden war, hatte keine sichtbaren Narben an der Republik hinterlassen, und die vorübergehende Besetzung von Norfolk durch die eindringende Armee war in der Freude über wiederholte Seesiege und die anschließende lächerliche Lage der Streitkräfte von General Von Gartenlaube im Staat New Jersey in Vergessenheit geraten.
The Cuban and Hawaiian investments had paid one hundred per cent and the territory of Samoa was well worth its cost as a coaling station.
Die kubanischen und hawaiischen Investitionen hatten hundert Prozent eingebracht, und das Territorium von Samoa war seinen Preis als Kohlestation durchaus wert.
The country was in a superb state of defence.
Das Land befand sich in einem hervorragenden Verteidigungszustand.
Every coast city had been well supplied with land fortifications; the army under the parental eye of the General Staff, organized according to the Prussian system, had been increased to 300,000 men, with a territorial reserve of a million; and six magnificent squadrons of cruisers and battle-ships patrolled the six stations of the navigable seas, leaving a steam reserve amply fitted to control home waters.
Jede Küstenstadt war gut mit Landbefestigungen ausgestattet worden; die Armee unter dem fürsorglichen Auge des Generalstabs, nach preußischem Vorbild organisiert, war auf 300.000 Mann angewachsen, mit einer territorialen Reserve von einer Million; und sechs prächtige Geschwader aus Kreuzern und Schlachtschiffen patrouillierten die sechs Stationen der schiffbaren Meere und ließen eine Dampfreserve zurück, die bestens geeignet war, die heimischen Gewässer zu kontrollieren.
Vocabulary
- Gegen
- Preposition meaning against, toward, or around
- Ende
- Noun meaning end or conclusion of something
- des
- Genitive definite article meaning of the
- Jahres
- Genitive form of Jahr meaning of the year
- hatte
- Past tense of haben meaning had
- die
- Definite article or relative pronoun meaning the
- Regierung
- Noun meaning government or ruling administration
- der
- Definite article or genitive meaning the or of the
- Vereinigten
- Adjective meaning united, as in United States
- Staaten
- Plural of Staat meaning states or nations
- das
- Neuter definite article meaning the
- Programm
- Noun meaning program, plan, or agenda
- während
- Conjunction or preposition meaning during or while
- letzten
- Adjective meaning last or final in a sequence
- Monate
- Plural of Monat meaning months
- Amtszeit
- Noun meaning term of office or tenure
- von
- Preposition meaning of, from, or by
- Präsident
- Noun meaning president or head of state
- verabschiedet
- Past participle of verabschieden meaning enacted or passed
- worden
- Auxiliary past participle used in passive constructions
- war
- Past tense of sein meaning was
- so
- Adverb meaning so, thus, or in this way
- gut
- Adjective meaning good or well
- wie
- Conjunction or adverb meaning how, as, or like
- abgeschlossen
- Adjective or participle meaning completed or concluded
- Das
- Neuter definite article meaning the
- Land
- Noun meaning country, land, or rural area
- offenbar
- Adverb meaning apparently or evidently
- ruhig
- Adjective meaning calm, quiet, or peaceful
- Jeder
- Pronoun or adjective meaning everyone or each
- weiß
- Third person singular of wissen meaning knows
- Zoll-
- Prefix relating to customs or tariffs
- und
- Conjunction meaning and
- Arbeiterfragen
- Noun meaning labor questions or workers' issues
- geregelt
- Past participle of regeln meaning regulated or settled
- wurden
- Past tense auxiliary meaning were, used in passive
- Der
- Masculine definite article meaning the
- Krieg
- Noun meaning war or armed conflict
- mit
- Preposition meaning with or together with
- Deutschland
- Proper noun meaning Germany, the country
- durch
- Preposition meaning through, by means of
- Besetzung
- Noun meaning occupation, seizure, or capture of territory
- jenes
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning that or that one
- ausgelöst
- Past participle of auslösen meaning triggered or caused
- keine
- Negative article meaning no or not any
- sichtbaren
- Adjective meaning visible or noticeable
- Narben
- Plural of Narbe meaning scars or marks left behind
- an
- Preposition meaning on, at, or to
- Republik
- Noun meaning republic, a form of government
- hinterlassen
- Verb meaning to leave behind or bequeath
- vorübergehende
- Adjective meaning temporary or transient
- eindringende
- Adjective meaning invading or penetrating
- Armee
- Noun meaning army or military force
- in
- Preposition meaning in, into, or within
- Freude
- Noun meaning joy, happiness, or delight
- über
- Preposition meaning over, about, or across
- wiederholte
- Adjective meaning repeated or reiterated
- Seesiege
- Plural noun meaning naval victories at sea
- anschließende
- Adjective meaning subsequent or following thereafter
- lächerliche
- Adjective meaning ridiculous or laughable
- Lage
- Noun meaning situation, position, or location
- Streitkräfte
- Plural noun meaning armed forces or military forces
- General
- Noun meaning general, a high military rank
- Von
- Preposition meaning of or from, also noble particle
- Gartenlaube
- Noun meaning garden arbor or gazebo structure
- im
- Contraction of in dem meaning in the
- Staat
- Noun meaning state, nation, or government entity
- Vergessenheit
- Noun meaning oblivion or state of being forgotten
- geraten
- Past participle of geraten meaning fallen into a state
- Die
- Definite article meaning the, feminine or plural
- kubanischen
- Adjective meaning Cuban, relating to Cuba
- hawaiischen
- Adjective meaning Hawaiian, relating to Hawaii
- Investitionen
- Plural noun meaning investments or financial ventures
- hatten
- Past tense plural of haben meaning had
- hundert
- Number meaning one hundred
- Prozent
- Noun meaning percent or percentage
- eingebracht
- Past participle meaning yielded or brought in returns
- Territorium
- Noun meaning territory or controlled geographic area
- seinen
- Possessive pronoun meaning his or its
- Preis
- Noun meaning price, value, or prize
- als
- Conjunction meaning as, than, or when
- Kohlestation
- Noun meaning coaling station for refueling ships
- durchaus
- Adverb meaning absolutely, thoroughly, or quite certainly
- wert
- Adjective meaning worth or worthy of something
- befand
- Past tense of befinden meaning found itself or was located
- sich
- Reflexive pronoun meaning itself, himself, herself, themselves
- einem
- Dative indefinite article meaning a or an
- hervorragenden
- Adjective meaning excellent or outstanding in quality
- Verteidigungszustand
- Noun meaning state of defense or defensive readiness
- Jede
- Adjective or pronoun meaning each or every
- Küstenstadt
- Noun meaning coastal city or town on shore
- Landbefestigungen
- Plural noun meaning land fortifications or defensive earthworks
- ausgestattet
- Past participle of ausstatten meaning equipped or furnished
- unter
- Preposition meaning under, below, or among
- dem
- Dative definite article meaning the
- fürsorglichen
- Adjective meaning caring, attentive, or solicitous
- Auge
- Noun meaning eye or watchful gaze
- Generalstabs
- Genitive of Generalstab meaning of the general staff
- nach
- Preposition meaning after, to, or according to
- preußischem
- Adjective meaning Prussian, relating to Prussia
- Vorbild
- Noun meaning model, example, or role model
- organisiert
- Past participle of organisieren meaning organized or structured
- auf
- Preposition meaning on, onto, or up to
- Mann
- Noun meaning man or men, also used for soldiers
- angewachsen
- Past participle of anwachsen meaning grown to a number
- einer
- Indefinite article dative feminine meaning a or one
- territorialen
- Adjective meaning territorial, relating to a territory
- Reserve
- Noun meaning reserve, backup force, or stored resources
- Million
- Noun meaning one million, a large number
- sechs
- Number meaning six
- prächtige
- Adjective meaning magnificent, splendid, or grand
- Geschwader
- Noun meaning squadron of ships or aircraft
- aus
- Preposition meaning out of, from, or made of
- Kreuzern
- Dative plural of Kreuzer meaning cruisers, warships
- Schlachtschiffen
- Dative plural of Schlachtschiff meaning battleships
- patrouillierten
- Past tense of patrouillieren meaning patrolled an area
- Stationen
- Plural of Station meaning stations or naval bases
- schiffbaren
- Adjective meaning navigable, suitable for ship travel
- Meere
- Plural of Meer meaning seas or oceans
- ließen
- Past tense of lassen meaning let or left behind
- eine
- Indefinite article feminine meaning a or an
- Dampfreserve
- Noun meaning steam reserve or standby fleet capacity
- zurück
- Adverb meaning back or behind
- bestens
- Adverb meaning very well or perfectly suited
- geeignet
- Adjective meaning suitable, fit, or appropriate
- heimischen
- Adjective meaning domestic, native, or home waters
- Gewässer
- Noun meaning waters, waterways, or bodies of water
- zu
- Preposition or infinitive particle meaning to or too
- kontrollieren
- Verb meaning to control, monitor, or oversee
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