The King in Yellow — Page 5
I did not finish, for Constance had started to her feet with terror written on every feature.
Ich beendete den Satz nicht, denn Constance war aufgesprungen, und Entsetzen stand ihr ins Gesicht geschrieben.
Hawberk looked at me and slowly smoothed his leathern apron.
Hawberk sah mich an und strich langsam seine lederne Schürze glatt.
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Vocabulary
- beendete
- Past tense of 'beenden', meaning to finish or end
- Satz
- Sentence, set, or leap; context-dependent noun
- denn
- Conjunction meaning 'because' or 'for'
- aufgesprungen
- Past participle of 'aufspringen', meaning to jump up suddenly
- Entsetzen
- Noun meaning horror, terror, or dismay
- Gesicht
- Noun meaning face or vision
- geschrieben
- Past participle of 'schreiben', meaning written
- strich
- Past tense of 'streichen', meaning stroked or smoothed
- langsam
- Adjective or adverb meaning slow or slowly
- lederne
- Adjective meaning made of leather
- Schürze
- Noun meaning apron worn over clothing
- glatt
- Adjective meaning smooth, flat, or sleek
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