The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle — Page 7
and her gown--and her petticoat?
en haar jurk--en haar onderrok?
[Illustration]
[Illustratie]
And _how_ small she had grown--and _how_ brown--and covered with PRICKLES!
En _hoe_ klein ze was geworden--en _hoe_ bruin--en bedekt met STEKELS!
Why! Mrs. Tiggy-winkle was nothing but a HEDGEHOG.
Wel! Mevrouw Tiggy-winkle was niets anders dan een EL!
(Now some people say that little Lucie had been asleep upon the stile--but then how could she have found three clean pocket-handkins and a pinny, pinned with a silver safety-pin?
(Nu zeggen sommige mensen dat de kleine Lucie in slaap was gevallen op het overstapje--maar hoe had ze dan drie schone zakdoekjes en een schortje kunnen vinden, vastgespeld met een zilveren veiligheidsspeld?
And besides--_I_ have seen that door into the back of the hill called Cat Bells--and besides _I_ am very well acquainted with dear Mrs. Tiggy-winkle!)
En bovendien--_IK_ heb die deur aan de achterkant van de heuvel genaamd Cat Bells gezien--en bovendien ben _IK_ heel goed bekend met de lieve mevrouw Tiggy-winkle!)
End of Project Gutenberg's The Tale of Mrs.
Einde van Project Gutenberg's Het Verhaal van Mevrouw.
Vocabulary
- en
- Conjunction meaning 'and', linking words or clauses.
- haar
- Her or hair, depending on context.
- jurk
- A dress, a one-piece garment worn by women.
- onderrok
- A petticoat or underskirt worn beneath a dress.
- Illustratie
- An illustration, a picture accompanying text.
- En
- Conjunction meaning 'and', linking words or clauses.
- _hoe_
- How; used to ask in what manner something occurs.
- klein
- Small or little in size or degree.
- ze
- She or they; a common Dutch pronoun.
- was
- Past tense of 'zijn' (to be); was.
- geworden
- Past participle of 'worden'; became or had become.
- bruin
- Brown; a dark, earthy color.
- bedekt
- Covered; having a surface covered by something.
- met
- Preposition meaning 'with', indicating accompaniment or means.
- STEKELS
- Spines or prickles, as found on a hedgehog.
- Wel
- Well; used for emphasis or mild affirmation.
- Mevrouw
- Mrs. or Madam; formal address for a woman.
- niets
- Nothing; not anything at all.
- anders
- Otherwise or different; something other than stated.
- dan
- Than or then; used in comparisons or sequences.
- een
- The indefinite article 'a' or 'an'.
- Nu
- Now; at the present time or moment.
- zeggen
- To say; to express something in words.
- sommige
- Some; referring to an unspecified number of people or things.
- mensen
- People; human beings in general.
- dat
- That; used as a conjunction or demonstrative pronoun.
- de
- The definite article 'the' for de-words.
- kleine
- Small or little; adjective form of 'klein'.
- in
- Preposition meaning 'in' or 'inside'.
- slaap
- Sleep; the state of rest with eyes closed.
- gevallen
- Fallen; past participle of 'vallen', to fall.
- op
- On or upon; preposition indicating position or surface.
- het
- The definite article 'the' for het-words; also 'it'.
- maar
- But; a conjunction indicating contrast or exception.
- hoe
- How; asking in what way or manner.
- had
- Past tense of 'hebben'; had.
- drie
- Three; the number 3.
- schone
- Clean or beautiful; adjective form of 'schoon'.
- zakdoekjes
- Small handkerchiefs; diminutive plural of 'zakdoek'.
- schortje
- A small apron; diminutive of 'schort'.
- kunnen
- To be able to; the infinitive of 'can'.
- vinden
- To find; to locate or discover something.
- vastgespeld
- Pinned; fastened in place with a pin.
- zilveren
- Silver; made of or relating to silver metal.
- veiligheidsspeld
- A safety pin; a pin with a protective clasp.
- bovendien
- Moreover or besides; introducing an additional point.
- _IK_
- I; the first-person singular pronoun, emphasized.
- heb
- First-person singular present of 'hebben'; I have.
- die
- That or those; demonstrative pronoun or relative pronoun.
- deur
- A door; an entrance or exit panel.
- aan
- On or at; preposition indicating attachment or location.
- achterkant
- The back side or rear of something.
- van
- Of or from; a common Dutch preposition.
- heuvel
- A hill; a raised area of land.
- genaamd
- Named or called; used to introduce a name.
- gezien
- Seen; past participle of 'zien', to see.
- ben
- First-person singular of 'zijn'; I am.
- heel
- Very or quite; used as an intensifying adverb.
- goed
- Good; of a high quality or standard.
- bekend
- Known or familiar; well-acquainted with something.
- lieve
- Dear or sweet; affectionate adjective form of 'lief'.
- mevrouw
- Mrs. or madam; polite address for a woman.
- Einde
- The end; conclusion of a text or story.
- Project
- A project; an organized undertaking or initiative.
- Het
- The definite article 'the' for neuter nouns.
- Verhaal
- A story or tale; a narrative account of events.
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