The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck — Page 6
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A moment afterwards there were most awful noises--barking, baying, growls and howls, squealing and groans.
Einen Moment später gab es schreckliche Geräusche – Bellen, Heulen, Knurren und Jaulen, Quietschen und Stöhnen.
And nothing more was ever seen of that foxy-whiskered gentleman.
Und von dem Herrn mit dem Fuchsbart wurde nie mehr etwas gesehen.
Presently Kep opened the door of the shed, and let out Jemima Puddle-duck.
Bald darauf öffnete Kep die Tür des Schuppens und ließ Jemima Puddle-Ente heraus.
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Unfortunately the puppies rushed in and gobbled up all the eggs before he could stop them.
Leider stürmten die Welpen herein und fraßen alle Eier auf, bevor er sie aufhalten konnte.
He had a bite on his ear and both the puppies were limping.
Er hatte einen Biss am Ohr und beide Welpen hinkten.
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Jemima Puddle-duck was escorted home in tears on account of those eggs.
Jemima Puddle-Ente wurde wegen dieser Eier weinend nach Hause begleitet.
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She laid some more in June, and she was permitted to keep them herself: but only four of them hatched.
Sie legte im Juni noch einige mehr, und es war ihr gestattet, diese selbst zu behalten: aber nur vier davon schlüpften.
Jemima Puddle-duck said that it was because of her nerves; but she had always been a bad sitter.
Jemima Puddle-Ente sagte, es liege an ihren Nerven; aber sie war schon immer eine schlechte Brüterin gewesen.
Vocabulary
- Illustration
- A picture or image accompanying text
- Einen
- Accusative masculine form of the article 'ein' (a/one)
- Moment
- A brief period of time; a moment
- später
- At a time after; later
- gab
- Past tense of 'geben'; there was/were (es gab)
- es
- Neuter pronoun meaning 'it'
- schreckliche
- Terrible, dreadful, or horrifying in nature
- Geräusche
- Sounds or noises, typically unpleasant ones
- Bellen
- The barking sound made by a dog
- Heulen
- Howling or wailing sound, as from a dog
- Knurren
- Growling sound made by an animal or person
- und
- Coordinating conjunction meaning 'and'
- Jaulen
- Yelping or whining sound made by a dog
- Quietschen
- A squeaking or squealing high-pitched sound
- Stöhnen
- Groaning or moaning sound expressing pain
- Und
- Coordinating conjunction meaning 'and'
- von
- Preposition meaning 'from' or 'of'
- dem
- Dative masculine/neuter definite article 'the'
- Herrn
- Dative/accusative form of 'Herr'; gentleman or mister
- mit
- Preposition meaning 'with'
- Fuchsbart
- A fox-colored beard; foxy beard
- wurde
- Past tense of 'werden'; was (passive auxiliary)
- nie
- Adverb meaning 'never'
- mehr
- Adverb or adjective meaning 'more' or 'anymore'
- etwas
- Pronoun or adverb meaning 'something' or 'somewhat'
- gesehen
- Past participle of 'sehen'; seen
- Bald
- Adverb meaning 'soon' or 'shortly'
- darauf
- Adverb meaning 'thereupon' or 'after that'
- öffnete
- Past tense of 'öffnen'; opened
- die
- Definite article 'the' (feminine/plural)
- Tür
- A door providing entry or exit to a space
- des
- Genitive masculine/neuter definite article 'of the'
- Schuppens
- Genitive of 'Schuppen'; of the shed or barn
- ließ
- Past tense of 'lassen'; let or allowed
- heraus
- Adverb meaning 'out' or 'outside' (directional)
- Leider
- Adverb expressing regret; unfortunately
- stürmten
- Past tense of 'stürmen'; stormed or rushed in
- Welpen
- Plural of 'Welpe'; puppies or young dogs
- herein
- Adverb meaning 'in' or 'inside' (directional)
- fraßen
- Past tense of 'fressen'; devoured (animals eating)
- alle
- Determiner or pronoun meaning 'all' or 'every'
- Eier
- Plural of 'Ei'; eggs
- auf
- Preposition meaning 'on,' 'up,' or 'open'
- bevor
- Subordinating conjunction meaning 'before'
- er
- Third person singular masculine pronoun 'he'
- sie
- Third person pronoun 'she,' 'they,' or 'them'
- aufhalten
- To stop or detain someone from doing something
- konnte
- Past tense of 'können'; could or was able to
- Er
- Third person singular masculine pronoun 'he'
- hatte
- Past tense of 'haben'; had
- einen
- Accusative masculine indefinite article 'a/an'
- Biss
- A bite wound inflicted by teeth
- am
- Contraction of 'an dem'; at the or on the
- Ohr
- The ear, organ used for hearing
- beide
- Pronoun or adjective meaning 'both'
- hinkten
- Past tense of 'hinken'; limped
- wegen
- Preposition meaning 'because of' or 'due to'
- dieser
- Demonstrative pronoun/adjective 'this' or 'these'
- weinend
- Present participle of 'weinen'; crying or weeping
- nach
- Preposition meaning 'to,' 'after,' or 'according to'
- Hause
- Dative of 'Haus'; home (nach Hause = homeward)
- begleitet
- Past participle of 'begleiten'; accompanied
- Sie
- Third person pronoun 'she' or formal 'you'
- legte
- Past tense of 'legen'; laid or placed
- im
- Contraction of 'in dem'; in the
- Juni
- The sixth month of the year; June
- noch
- Adverb meaning 'still,' 'yet,' or 'another'
- einige
- Indefinite pronoun meaning 'some' or 'a few'
- war
- Past tense of 'sein'; was
- ihr
- Possessive pronoun 'her' or dative pronoun 'to her'
- gestattet
- Past participle of 'gestatten'; permitted or allowed
- diese
- Demonstrative pronoun/adjective 'these' or 'this'
- selbst
- Reflexive/emphatic pronoun meaning 'herself/itself'
- zu
- Preposition meaning 'to' or infinitive particle
- behalten
- To keep or retain something for oneself
- aber
- Coordinating conjunction meaning 'but' or 'however'
- nur
- Adverb meaning 'only' or 'just'
- vier
- The cardinal number four
- davon
- Pronominal adverb meaning 'of them' or 'from it'
- schlüpften
- Past tense of 'schlüpfen'; hatched or slipped out
- sagte
- Past tense of 'sagen'; said
- liege
- Subjunctive/present of 'liegen'; lies or is due to
- an
- Preposition meaning 'at,' 'on,' or 'to'
- ihren
- Accusative/dative possessive pronoun 'her' or 'their'
- Nerven
- Plural of 'Nerv'; nerves (anatomy or disposition)
- schon
- Adverb meaning 'already' or 'even'
- immer
- Adverb meaning 'always' or 'ever'
- eine
- Feminine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'
- schlechte
- Adjective meaning 'bad' or 'poor' in quality
- Brüterin
- A female brooder; one who sits on eggs
- gewesen
- Past participle of 'sein'; been
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