The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 2 — Page 3
"Well, then; I have received personal information, from a very high quarter, that a certain document of the last importance has been purloined from the royal apartments.
„Nun denn; ich habe persönlich aus sehr hoher Quelle die Mitteilung erhalten, dass ein gewisses Dokument von höchster Wichtigkeit aus den königlichen Gemächern entwendet worden ist.
The individual who purloined it is known; this beyond a doubt; he was seen to take it.
Die Person, die es entwendet hat, ist bekannt; dies steht außer Zweifel; man hat sie gesehen, als sie es nahm.
Vocabulary
- Nun
- Now; at this moment or time
- denn
- For; because; then (conjunction or particle)
- ich
- I; first person singular pronoun
- habe
- Have; first person singular present of haben
- persönlich
- Personal; personally; of or relating to a person
- aus
- From; out of; made of (preposition)
- sehr
- Very; to a great degree or extent
- hoher
- High; tall; of great height or rank
- Quelle
- Source; spring; origin of something
- die
- The; feminine singular definite article
- Mitteilung
- Communication; message; notification or announcement
- erhalten
- Receive; obtain; to get or be given
- dass
- That; introduces subordinate clause (conjunction)
- ein
- A; an; one (indefinite article)
- gewisses
- Certain; specific; particular or definite thing
- Dokument
- Document; official written or printed paper
- von
- Of; from; by (preposition)
- höchster
- Highest; supreme; of the greatest importance
- Wichtigkeit
- Importance; significance; state of being important
- den
- The; masculine singular accusative definite article
- königlichen
- Royal; relating to a king or monarchy
- worden
- Been; past participle of werden (auxiliary)
- ist
- Is; third person singular present of sein
- Die
- The; feminine singular nominative definite article
- Person
- Person; individual human being or character
- es
- It; neutral singular pronoun or subject
- hat
- Has; third person singular present of haben
- bekannt
- Known; famous; well-known or acknowledged
- dies
- This; that; demonstrative pronoun or adjective
- steht
- Stands; is; third person singular of stehen
- außer
- Outside; beyond; except; out of (preposition)
- Zweifel
- Doubt; uncertainty; lack of certainty or conviction
- man
- One; they; indefinite pronoun (impersonal)
- sie
- She; they; feminine singular or plural pronoun
- gesehen
- Seen; viewed; past participle of sehen
- als
- As; when; during the time that
- nahm
- Took; past tense of nehmen (to take)
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