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Since the passage of this law, the number of suicides in the United States has not increased.

Seit der Verabschiedung dieses Gesetzes hat die Zahl der Selbstmorde in den Vereinigten Staaten nicht zugenommen.

Now the Government has determined to establish a Lethal Chamber in every city, town and village in the country, it remains to be seen whether or not that class of human creatures from whose desponding ranks new victims of self-destruction fall daily will accept the relief thus provided.

Da die Regierung nun beschlossen hat, in jeder Stadt, jedem Städtchen und jedem Dorf des Landes eine Todeskammer zu errichten, bleibt abzuwarten, ob jene Klasse menschlicher Wesen, aus deren verzweifelten Reihen täglich neue Opfer der Selbstzerstörung hervorgehen, die so bereitgestellte Erleichterung annehmen wird oder nicht.

He paused, and turned to the white Lethal Chamber.

Er hielt inne und wandte sich der weißen Todeskammer zu.

The silence in the street was absolute.

Die Stille auf der Straße war vollkommen.

"There a painless death awaits him who can no longer bear the sorrows of this life.

„Dort erwartet einen schmerzlosen Tod, wer die Leiden dieses Lebens nicht länger ertragen kann.

The solemn hush was broken by a sharp cry of command, the squadron of hussars filed after the Governor's carriage, the lancers wheeled and formed along Fifth Avenue to wait for the commandant of the garrison, and the mounted police followed them.

Die feierliche Stille wurde durch einen scharfen Befehlsruf unterbrochen, das Husarengeschwader reihte sich hinter der Kutsche des Gouverneurs ein, die Lanzenreiter schwenkten ab und formierten sich entlang der Fifth Avenue, um auf den Kommandanten der Garnison zu warten, und die berittene Polizei folgte ihnen.

I left the crowd to gape and stare at the white marble Death Chamber, and, crossing South Fifth Avenue, walked along the western side of that thoroughfare to Bleecker Street.

Ich überließ die Menge dem Gaffen und Starren auf die weiße Marmor-Todeskammer, und überquerte die South Fifth Avenue, um an der westlichen Seite jener Durchgangsstraße bis zur Bleecker Street entlangzugehen.

Vocabulary

Seit
Since; indicates a starting point in time
der
Definite article: the (masculine/genitive plural)
Verabschiedung
Passing or adoption of a law or bill
dieses
This (genitive form of dieser)
Gesetzes
Of the law; genitive form of Gesetz
hat
Has; third-person singular present of haben
die
Definite article: the (feminine/plural)
Zahl
Number or count of something
Selbstmorde
Suicides; plural of Selbstmord
in
In; preposition indicating location or time
den
Definite article: the (dative plural/accusative masculine)
Vereinigten
United; adjective used in United States
Staaten
States; plural of Staat
nicht
Not; negation particle
zugenommen
Increased; past participle of zunehmen
Da
Since/because; introduces a causal clause
Regierung
Government; the ruling political authority
nun
Now; at this point in time
beschlossen
Decided; past participle of beschließen
jeder
Every; each individual one
Stadt
City; an urban settlement
jedem
Every (dative form); each one
Städtchen
Small town; diminutive of Stadt
und
And; coordinating conjunction
Dorf
Village; a small rural settlement
des
Of the; genitive definite article (masculine/neuter)
Landes
Of the country; genitive form of Land
eine
A/an; indefinite article (feminine)
Todeskammer
Death chamber; room designated for killing
zu
To; preposition or infinitive marker
errichten
To establish or construct something
bleibt
Remains; third-person singular of bleiben
abzuwarten
To wait and see; to await an outcome
ob
Whether; introduces an indirect question
jene
Those; that (demonstrative pronoun/adjective)
Klasse
Class; a group or category of people
menschlicher
Human (genitive adjective); of human beings
Wesen
Beings; creatures or essential nature
aus
From/out of; preposition of origin
deren
Whose; genitive relative pronoun
verzweifelten
Desperate; of those in hopeless circumstances
Reihen
Ranks or rows; groups of people
täglich
Daily; happening every day
neue
New; fresh or additional
Opfer
Victims or sacrifices; those who suffer
Selbstzerstörung
Self-destruction; the act of destroying oneself
hervorgehen
To emerge or result from something
so
So/thus; in this way
bereitgestellte
Provided; made available for use
Erleichterung
Relief; easing of burden or suffering
annehmen
To accept or take up an offer
wird
Will; future auxiliary or present of werden
oder
Or; disjunctive coordinating conjunction
Er
He; third-person masculine singular pronoun
hielt
Held/stopped; past tense of halten
inne
Used in innehalten: to pause or stop
wandte
Turned; past tense of wenden
sich
Himself/itself; reflexive pronoun
weißen
White (inflected adjective); of white color
Die
The; definite article (feminine/plural)
Stille
Silence or stillness; complete quiet
auf
On/upon; preposition of location or direction
Straße
Street or road; a public thoroughfare
war
Was; past tense of sein (to be)
vollkommen
Complete or perfect; total, without exception
Dort
There; at that place
erwartet
Awaits; expects something to happen there
einen
A/an; indefinite article (accusative masculine)
schmerzlosen
Painless; without any pain or suffering
Tod
Death; the end of life
wer
Who; interrogative or relative pronoun
Leiden
Suffering or hardships; pains of existence
Lebens
Of life; genitive form of Leben
länger
Longer; comparative form of lang
ertragen
To endure or bear something difficult
kann
Can; modal verb indicating ability
feierliche
Solemn or ceremonial; of dignified character
wurde
Was/became; past passive auxiliary of werden
durch
Through/by; preposition of means or passage
scharfen
Sharp or harsh; of a commanding tone
unterbrochen
Interrupted; past participle of unterbrechen
das
The; definite article (neuter) or relative pronoun
reihte
Lined up; past tense of reihen
hinter
Behind; preposition of position
Kutsche
Carriage; a horse-drawn passenger vehicle
Gouverneurs
Of the governor; genitive form of Gouverneur
ein
A/an; indefinite article or number one
schwenkten
Swung or wheeled; past tense of schwenken
ab
Off/away; separable prefix indicating departure
formierten
Formed up; arranged into a formation
entlang
Along; preposition indicating movement beside something
um
Around/in order to; preposition or conjunction
Kommandanten
Commander; military officer in charge
warten
To wait; to remain until something happens
Polizei
Police; law enforcement authority
folgte
Followed; past tense of folgen
ihnen
Them; dative third-person plural pronoun
Ich
I; first-person singular nominative pronoun
überließ
Left to; past tense of überlassen
Menge
Crowd; a large group of people
dem
The; dative definite article (masculine/neuter)
Gaffen
Gawking; staring rudely at something
Starren
Staring; gazing fixedly at something
weiße
White (inflected); of the color white
überquerte
Crossed; past tense of überqueren
an
At/on; preposition of location or direction
westlichen
Western; adjective describing the west side
Seite
Side or page; a lateral surface or face
jener
Of that; genitive demonstrative adjective
bis
Until/up to; preposition of limit or extent
zur
To the; contraction of zu + der (dative)
entlangzugehen
To walk along; to proceed beside something
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