The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 11
And it's not want of memory; for I declare I can see him this moment."
Und es liegt nicht am Gedächtnis; denn ich versichere Ihnen, ich kann ihn in diesem Augenblick noch vor mir sehen."
Mr. Utterson again walked some way in silence and obviously under a weight of consideration.
Mr. Utterson ging wieder eine Weile schweigend weiter, offensichtlich unter der Last seiner Gedanken.
The fact is, if I do not ask you the name of the other party, it is because I know it already.
Die Sache ist die: Wenn ich Sie nicht nach dem Namen der anderen Person frage, so deshalb, weil ich ihn bereits kenne.
You see, Richard, your tale has gone home.
Sehen Sie, Richard, Ihre Geschichte hat mich getroffen.
"But I have been pedantically exact, as you call it.
„Aber ich war pedantisch genau, wie Sie es nennen.
The fellow had a key; and what's more, he has it still.
Der Kerl hatte einen Schlüssel; und was noch mehr ist, er hat ihn immer noch.
Mr. Utterson sighed deeply but said never a word; and the young man presently resumed.
Mr. Utterson seufzte tief, sagte aber kein einziges Wort; und der junge Mann fuhr bald darauf fort.
"I am ashamed of my long tongue.
„Ich schäme mich für meine lose Zunge.
SEARCH FOR MR. HYDE
AUF DER SUCHE NACH MR. HYDE
That evening Mr. Utterson came home to his bachelor house in sombre spirits and sat down to dinner without relish.
An jenem Abend kehrte Mr. Utterson in düsterer Stimmung in sein Junggesellenhaus zurück und setzte sich ohne rechten Appetit zum Abendessen nieder.
Vocabulary
- liegt
- Lies, is located, or rests somewhere
- Gedächtnis
- Memory, the ability to recall information
- denn
- Conjunction or particle meaning 'because' or 'for'
- versichere
- Assure, guarantee, or promise something to someone
- Ihnen
- Formal dative pronoun meaning 'to you'
- diesem
- Dative demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this'
- Augenblick
- Moment, instant, a very brief period of time
- noch
- Adverb meaning 'still' or 'yet'
- ging
- Past tense of 'gehen', meaning 'went' or 'walked'
- wieder
- Adverb meaning 'again' or 'once more'
- Weile
- A short while, a brief period of time
- schweigend
- Silently, without speaking, in quiet manner
- weiter
- Further, continuing onward, or additionally
- offensichtlich
- Obviously, evidently, clearly apparent to everyone
- Last
- Burden, load, or heavy weight carried by someone
- Gedanken
- Thoughts, ideas, or reflections in one's mind
- Sache
- Thing, matter, or affair of some importance
- Wenn
- Conjunction meaning 'if' or 'when' in conditionals
- Namen
- Name, the word identifying a person or thing
- anderen
- Adjective meaning 'other' or 'another' person
- frage
- First-person singular present of 'fragen', to ask
- deshalb
- Therefore, for that reason, consequently
- weil
- Subordinating conjunction meaning 'because'
- bereits
- Already, previously, by now or beforehand
- kenne
- First-person singular of 'kennen', to know someone
- Sehen
- Seeing; also imperative form meaning 'see' or 'look'
- Ihre
- Formal possessive pronoun meaning 'your'
- Geschichte
- Story, history, or narrative account of events
- getroffen
- Past participle of 'treffen'; hit, met, or affected
- pedantisch
- Pedantic, overly focused on rules and minor details
- genau
- Exactly, precisely, accurately correct
- nennen
- To name, call, or refer to someone or something
- Kerl
- Fellow, guy, or chap; informal word for a man
- Schlüssel
- Key, a device used for locking or unlocking something
- mehr
- More, a greater amount or degree of something
- immer
- Always, at all times, or continually
- seufzte
- Past tense of 'seufzen', meaning sighed deeply
- tief
- Deep or deeply, to a great extent or degree
- kein
- Negative article meaning 'no' or 'not a'
- einziges
- Single, sole, only one of its kind
- junge
- Adjective meaning 'young' in age or appearance
- fuhr
- Past tense of 'fahren'; drove, traveled, or continued
- bald
- Soon, in a short time from now
- darauf
- Thereupon, after that, or on that
- fort
- Away or onward; also 'continued' in 'fuhr fort'
- schäme
- First-person singular of 'sich schämen', to feel ashamed
- lose
- Loose, careless, or unrestrained in this context
- Zunge
- Tongue, the organ of speech or taste
- SUCHE
- Search, the act of looking for something or someone
- jenem
- Dative demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that'
- Abend
- Evening, the later part of the day
- kehrte
- Past tense of 'kehren', meaning returned or turned back
- düsterer
- Gloomier, darker in mood or atmosphere
- Stimmung
- Mood, atmosphere, or general emotional state
- Junggesellenhaus
- Bachelor's house, home of an unmarried man
- zurück
- Back, returning to a previous place or state
- setzte
- Past tense of 'setzen', meaning sat down or placed
- ohne
- Preposition meaning 'without'
- rechten
- Proper, real, or right; genuine enthusiasm or desire
- Appetit
- Appetite, desire or enthusiasm for eating food
- Abendessen
- Dinner, the evening meal of the day
- nieder
- Down, downward; used in separable verbs like 'niedersetzen'
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