The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 2 — Page 8
, "but then he's a poet, which I take to be only one remove from a fool."
, „aber er ist ein Dichter, was ich für nicht mehr als eine Stufe über einem Narren halte."
"True," said Dupin, after a long and thoughtful whiff from his meerschaum, "although I have been guilty of certain doggrel myself."
„Wahr," sagte Dupin, nach einem langen und nachdenklichen Zug aus seiner Meerschaumpfeife, „obwohl ich mich selbst gewisser Knittelverse schuldig gemacht habe."
"Suppose you detail," said I, "the particulars of your search."
„Würden Sie," sagte ich, „die Einzelheiten Ihrer Suche darlegen."
"Why the fact is, we took our time, and we searched _everywhere_.
„Nun, die Wahrheit ist, wir ließen uns Zeit, und wir durchsuchten _alles_.
I have had long experience in these affairs.
Ich habe langjährige Erfahrung in diesen Dingen.
I took the entire building, room by room; devoting the nights of a whole week to each.
Ich nahm das gesamte Gebäude vor, Zimmer für Zimmer; und widmete den Nächten einer ganzen Woche jedem einzelnen.
We examined, first, the furniture of each apartment.
Wir untersuchten zunächst das Mobiliar jedes Raumes.
We opened every possible drawer; and I presume you know that, to a properly trained police agent, such a thing as a secret drawer is impossible.
Wir öffneten jede mögliche Schublade; und ich nehme an, Sie wissen, dass es für einen ordentlich ausgebildeten Polizeiagenten so etwas wie eine geheime Schublade nicht gibt.
Any man is a dolt who permits a 'secret' drawer to escape him in a search of this kind.
Jeder Mann ist ein Dummkopf, der eine 'geheime' Schublade bei einer Durchsuchung dieser Art übersieht.
The thing is so plain.
Die Sache ist so offensichtlich.
There is a certain amount of bulk—of space—to be accounted for in every cabinet.
Es gibt eine bestimmte Menge an Volumen – an Raum –, die in jedem Schrank berücksichtigt werden muss.
Then we have accurate rules.
Dann haben wir genaue Regeln.
The fiftieth part of a line could not escape us.
Der fünfzigste Teil einer Linie konnte uns nicht entgehen.
After the cabinets we took the chairs.
Nach den Schränken nahmen wir uns die Stühle vor.
The cushions we probed with the fine long needles you have seen me employ.
Die Kissen sondierte ich mit den feinen langen Nadeln, die Sie mich haben benutzen sehen.
From the tables we removed the tops."
Von den Tischen entfernten wir die Platten."
"Why so?"
„Warum das?"
"Sometimes the top of a table, or other similarly arranged piece of furniture, is removed by the person wishing to conceal an article; then the leg is excavated, the article deposited within the cavity, and the top replaced.
„Manchmal wird die Platte eines Tisches oder eines anderen ähnlich beschaffenen Möbelstücks von der Person entfernt, die einen Gegenstand verbergen möchte; dann wird das Bein ausgehöhlt, der Gegenstand in dem Hohlraum deponiert und die Platte wieder aufgesetzt.
Vocabulary
- aber
- Conjunction meaning 'but' or 'however'.
- er
- Third person singular masculine pronoun meaning 'he'.
- ist
- Third person singular form of 'sein', meaning 'is'.
- ein
- Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'.
- Dichter
- A poet or creative writer of verse.
- was
- Pronoun or conjunction meaning 'what' or 'which'.
- ich
- First person singular pronoun meaning 'I'.
- für
- Preposition meaning 'for'.
- nicht
- Negation word meaning 'not'.
- mehr
- Adverb meaning 'more' or 'anymore'.
- als
- Conjunction or preposition meaning 'than' or 'as'.
- eine
- Feminine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'.
- Stufe
- A step, level, or stage in a sequence.
- über
- Preposition meaning 'over', 'above', or 'about'.
- einem
- Dative form of indefinite article meaning 'a/an'.
- Narren
- A fool or jester; someone acting foolishly.
- halte
- First person singular of 'halten', meaning 'consider' or 'hold'.
- Wahr
- Adjective meaning 'true' or 'real'.
- sagte
- Past tense of 'sagen', meaning 'said'.
- nach
- Preposition meaning 'after', 'to', or 'according to'.
- langen
- Adjective meaning 'long', here in dative plural form.
- und
- Conjunction meaning 'and'.
- nachdenklichen
- Adjective meaning 'thoughtful' or 'contemplative'.
- Zug
- A draw or puff, as from a pipe; also 'train'.
- aus
- Preposition meaning 'out of' or 'from'.
- seiner
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'his', in genitive/dative form.
- obwohl
- Conjunction meaning 'although' or 'even though'.
- mich
- Accusative form of first person pronoun meaning 'me'.
- selbst
- Reflexive or emphatic word meaning 'myself' or 'even'.
- gewisser
- Adjective meaning 'certain' or 'particular'.
- schuldig
- Adjective meaning 'guilty' or 'indebted'.
- gemacht
- Past participle of 'machen', meaning 'made' or 'done'.
- habe
- First person singular of 'haben', meaning 'have'.
- Würden
- Conditional auxiliary meaning 'would'; also 'dignities'.
- Sie
- Formal second person pronoun meaning 'you'.
- die
- Definite article or relative pronoun meaning 'the' or 'which'.
- Einzelheiten
- Details or particulars of a matter or event.
- Ihrer
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'your' in formal address.
- Suche
- A search or quest for something.
- darlegen
- To explain, set out, or present in detail.
- Nun
- Adverb meaning 'now' or 'well' as interjection.
- Wahrheit
- Noun meaning 'truth' or 'reality'.
- wir
- First person plural pronoun meaning 'we'.
- ließen
- Past tense of 'lassen', meaning 'let' or 'allowed'.
- uns
- Reflexive or accusative pronoun meaning 'us' or 'ourselves'.
- Zeit
- Noun meaning 'time'.
- durchsuchten
- Past tense of 'durchsuchen', meaning 'searched through'.
- _alles_
- Emphasized 'everything', indicating thoroughness of search.
- Ich
- First person singular pronoun meaning 'I'.
- langjährige
- Adjective meaning 'many years of' or 'long-standing'.
- Erfahrung
- Noun meaning 'experience' in a field or activity.
- in
- Preposition meaning 'in' or 'into'.
- diesen
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'these' or 'those'.
- Dingen
- Dative plural of 'Ding', meaning 'things' or 'matters'.
- nahm
- Past tense of 'nehmen', meaning 'took'.
- das
- Definite article or pronoun meaning 'the' or 'that'.
- gesamte
- Adjective meaning 'entire' or 'whole'.
- Gebäude
- Noun meaning 'building' or 'structure'.
- vor
- Preposition meaning 'before', 'in front of', or 'ago'.
- Zimmer
- Noun meaning 'room' in a house or building.
- widmete
- Past tense of 'widmen', meaning 'dedicated' or 'devoted'.
- den
- Definite article in dative/accusative form meaning 'the'.
- Nächten
- Dative plural of 'Nacht', meaning 'nights'.
- einer
- Genitive/dative form of indefinite article meaning 'a/an'.
- ganzen
- Adjective meaning 'whole' or 'entire' in inflected form.
- Woche
- Noun meaning 'week'.
- jedem
- Dative form of 'jeder', meaning 'each' or 'every'.
- einzelnen
- Adjective meaning 'individual' or 'single' in inflected form.
- Wir
- First person plural pronoun meaning 'we'.
- untersuchten
- Past tense of 'untersuchen', meaning 'examined' or 'investigated'.
- zunächst
- Adverb meaning 'first of all' or 'initially'.
- Mobiliar
- Collective noun for furniture and household furnishings.
- jedes
- Genitive form of 'jeder', meaning 'each' or 'every'.
- Raumes
- Genitive of 'Raum', meaning 'of the room' or 'of space'.
- öffneten
- Past tense of 'öffnen', meaning 'opened'.
- jede
- Determiner meaning 'every' or 'each'.
- mögliche
- Adjective meaning 'possible' or 'conceivable'.
- Schublade
- Noun meaning 'drawer' in furniture.
- nehme
- First person singular of 'nehmen', meaning 'take' or 'assume'.
- an
- Preposition meaning 'at', 'on', or 'to'; also separable prefix.
- wissen
- Verb meaning 'to know' a fact or information.
- dass
- Conjunction meaning 'that' introducing a subordinate clause.
- es
- Third person neuter pronoun meaning 'it'.
- einen
- Accusative masculine form of indefinite article meaning 'a'.
- ordentlich
- Adjective meaning 'properly', 'neatly', or 'thoroughly'.
- ausgebildeten
- Past participle adjective meaning 'trained' or 'educated'.
- Polizeiagenten
- A police agent or detective officer.
- so
- Adverb or conjunction meaning 'so', 'thus', or 'such'.
- etwas
- Pronoun or adverb meaning 'something' or 'somewhat'.
- wie
- Adverb or conjunction meaning 'how', 'like', or 'as'.
- geheime
- Adjective meaning 'secret' or 'hidden'.
- gibt
- Third person singular of 'geben', meaning 'gives' or 'there is'.
- Jeder
- Determiner meaning 'every' or 'each one'.
- Mann
- Noun meaning 'man' or 'husband'.
- Dummkopf
- Noun meaning 'blockhead', 'fool', or 'idiot'.
- der
- Definite article or relative pronoun meaning 'the' or 'who'.
- bei
- Preposition meaning 'at', 'near', or 'during'.
- Durchsuchung
- Noun meaning 'search' or 'inspection' of a place.
- dieser
- Demonstrative meaning 'this' or 'of this'.
- Art
- Noun meaning 'type', 'kind', or 'manner'.
- übersieht
- Third person singular of 'übersehen', meaning 'overlooks'.
- Die
- Definite article meaning 'the' in feminine or plural form.
- Sache
- Noun meaning 'thing', 'matter', or 'case'.
- offensichtlich
- Adjective or adverb meaning 'obvious' or 'evidently'.
- Es
- Third person neuter pronoun meaning 'it'.
- bestimmte
- Adjective meaning 'certain', 'specific', or 'definite'.
- Menge
- Noun meaning 'amount', 'quantity', or 'crowd'.
- Volumen
- Noun meaning 'volume' as in size or capacity.
- Raum
- Noun meaning 'room', 'space', or 'area'.
- Schrank
- Noun meaning 'wardrobe', 'cabinet', or 'cupboard'.
- berücksichtigt
- Past participle of 'berücksichtigen', meaning 'considered' or 'taken into account'.
- werden
- Auxiliary verb meaning 'to become' or forming passive/future.
- muss
- Modal verb meaning 'must' or 'has to'.
- Dann
- Adverb meaning 'then' or 'after that'.
- haben
- Verb meaning 'to have'; also auxiliary forming perfect tense.
- genaue
- Adjective meaning 'exact', 'precise', or 'accurate'.
- Regeln
- Noun meaning 'rules' or 'regulations'.
- Der
- Masculine definite article meaning 'the'.
- fünfzigste
- Ordinal adjective meaning 'fiftieth'.
- Teil
- Noun meaning 'part', 'portion', or 'section'.
- Linie
- Noun meaning 'line' in geometry, design, or layout.
- konnte
- Past tense of 'können', meaning 'could' or 'was able to'.
- entgehen
- Verb meaning 'to escape notice' or 'to elude'.
- Nach
- Preposition meaning 'after' or 'following'.
- Schränken
- Dative plural of 'Schrank', meaning 'cabinets' or 'wardrobes'.
- nahmen
- Past tense plural of 'nehmen', meaning 'took'.
- Stühle
- Plural noun meaning 'chairs'.
- Kissen
- Noun meaning 'cushion' or 'pillow'.
- sondierte
- Past tense of 'sondieren', meaning 'probed' or 'sounded out'.
- mit
- Preposition meaning 'with'.
- feinen
- Adjective meaning 'fine', 'thin', or 'delicate'.
- Nadeln
- Plural noun meaning 'needles'.
- benutzen
- Verb meaning 'to use' or 'to make use of'.
- sehen
- Verb meaning 'to see' or 'to look'.
- Von
- Preposition meaning 'from', 'of', or 'by'.
- Tischen
- Dative plural of 'Tisch', meaning 'tables'.
- entfernten
- Past tense of 'entfernen', meaning 'removed' or 'took off'.
- Platten
- Plural noun meaning 'boards', 'plates', or 'tabletops'.
- Warum
- Interrogative adverb meaning 'why'.
- Manchmal
- Adverb meaning 'sometimes' or 'occasionally'.
- wird
- Third person singular of 'werden', meaning 'becomes' or 'will'.
- Platte
- Noun meaning 'board', 'plate', or 'flat surface'.
- eines
- Genitive form of indefinite article meaning 'of a'.
- Tisches
- Genitive of 'Tisch', meaning 'of the table'.
- oder
- Conjunction meaning 'or'.
- anderen
- Adjective or pronoun meaning 'other' or 'another'.
- ähnlich
- Adjective meaning 'similar' or 'alike'.
- beschaffenen
- Adjective meaning 'constituted' or 'constructed' in a particular way.
- Möbelstücks
- Genitive of 'Möbelstück', meaning 'of a piece of furniture'.
- von
- Preposition meaning 'from', 'of', or 'by'.
- Person
- Noun meaning 'person' or 'individual'.
- entfernt
- Past participle of 'entfernen', meaning 'removed' or 'distant'.
- Gegenstand
- Noun meaning 'object', 'item', or 'subject'.
- verbergen
- Verb meaning 'to hide' or 'to conceal'.
- möchte
- Subjunctive form of 'mögen', meaning 'would like to'.
- dann
- Adverb meaning 'then' or 'after that'.
- Bein
- Noun meaning 'leg' of a person, animal, or furniture.
- ausgehöhlt
- Past participle meaning 'hollowed out' or 'excavated'.
- dem
- Dative definite article meaning 'the'.
- Hohlraum
- Noun meaning 'hollow space', 'cavity', or 'void'.
- deponiert
- Past participle of 'deponieren', meaning 'deposited' or 'stored'.
- wieder
- Adverb meaning 'again' or 'back'.
- aufgesetzt
- Past participle of 'aufsetzen', meaning 'put back on' or 'placed on top'.
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