The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 2 — Page 11
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Beyond doubt. We removed every carpet, and examined the boards with the microscope.
Ohne jeden Zweifel. Wir haben jeden Teppich entfernt und die Dielen mit dem Mikroskop untersucht.
Soon after finishing the perusal of this description, he took his departure, more entirely depressed in spirits than I had ever known the good gentleman before.
Kurz nachdem er die Lektüre dieser Beschreibung beendet hatte, verabschiedete er sich, niedergeschlagener als ich den guten Herrn je zuvor erlebt hatte.
In about a month afterwards he paid us another visit, and found us occupied very nearly as before.
Etwa einen Monat später stattete er uns einen weiteren Besuch ab und fand uns beinahe genauso beschäftigt wie zuvor.
He took a pipe and a chair and entered into some ordinary conversation.
Er nahm eine Pfeife und einen Stuhl und begann ein gewöhnliches Gespräch.
At length I said,—
Schließlich sagte ich:—
"Well, but G——, what of the purloined letter? I presume you have at last made up your mind that there is no such thing as overreaching the Minister?
„Nun, aber G——, was ist mit dem entwendeten Brief? Ich nehme an, Sie haben endlich beschlossen, dass es keine Möglichkeit gibt, den Minister zu überlisten?
Vocabulary
- Ohne
- Without; preposition indicating absence of something.
- jeden
- Every, each; accusative form of 'jeder'.
- Zweifel
- Doubt; uncertainty about something.
- Wir
- We; first person plural pronoun.
- haben
- To have; auxiliary and main verb.
- Teppich
- Carpet, rug; floor covering in a room.
- entfernt
- Removed, distant; past participle of 'entfernen'.
- und
- And; basic coordinating conjunction.
- die
- The; definite article, feminine or plural.
- Dielen
- Floorboards, planks; wooden floor boards.
- mit
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or tool.
- dem
- The; dative singular definite article.
- Mikroskop
- Microscope; optical instrument for magnifying tiny objects.
- untersucht
- Examined, investigated; past participle of 'untersuchen'.
- Kurz
- Shortly, brief; indicating a short time span.
- nachdem
- After; subordinating conjunction indicating sequence in time.
- er
- He; third person singular masculine pronoun.
- Lektüre
- Reading material, reading; text read for information.
- dieser
- This; demonstrative pronoun or adjective, genitive context.
- Beschreibung
- Description; detailed account or depiction of something.
- beendet
- Finished, completed; past participle of 'beenden'.
- hatte
- Had; simple past tense of 'haben'.
- verabschiedete
- Said goodbye; past tense of 'sich verabschieden'.
- sich
- Himself, herself, itself; reflexive pronoun.
- niedergeschlagener
- More dejected, more downcast; comparative of 'niedergeschlagen'.
- als
- Than, as, when; conjunction used in comparisons.
- ich
- I; first person singular pronoun.
- den
- The; accusative singular definite article.
- guten
- Good; adjective in declined form.
- Herrn
- Gentleman, Mr.; accusative form of 'Herr'.
- je
- Ever; adverb indicating any previous time.
- zuvor
- Before, previously; adverb indicating prior time.
- Etwa
- About, approximately; indicating rough estimate.
- einen
- A, one; accusative indefinite article, masculine.
- Monat
- Month; one of twelve divisions of the year.
- später
- Later; adverb indicating subsequent point in time.
- stattete
- Paid (a visit); past tense of 'abstatten'.
- uns
- Us; first person plural accusative or dative pronoun.
- weiteren
- Further, another; declined form of 'weitere'.
- Besuch
- Visit; act of visiting someone somewhere.
- ab
- Off, away; separable verb prefix or preposition.
- fand
- Found; simple past tense of 'finden'.
- beinahe
- Almost, nearly; adverb indicating near completion.
- genauso
- Just as, equally; adverb for equal degree comparison.
- beschäftigt
- Busy, occupied; engaged in an activity.
- wie
- As, how, like; used in comparisons or questions.
- Er
- He; third person singular masculine subject pronoun.
- nahm
- Took; simple past tense of 'nehmen'.
- eine
- A, one; indefinite article, feminine nominative.
- Pfeife
- Pipe; smoking pipe or whistle instrument.
- Stuhl
- Chair; piece of furniture for sitting.
- begann
- Began; simple past tense of 'beginnen'.
- ein
- A, one; indefinite article, masculine or neuter.
- gewöhnliches
- Ordinary, usual; adjective describing something commonplace.
- Gespräch
- Conversation, talk; verbal exchange between people.
- Schließlich
- Finally, eventually; adverb indicating conclusion of events.
- sagte
- Said; simple past tense of 'sagen'.
- Nun
- Now, well; adverb or discourse particle.
- aber
- But, however; coordinating conjunction showing contrast.
- was
- What; interrogative or relative pronoun.
- ist
- Is; third person singular present tense of 'sein'.
- entwendeten
- Stolen, pilfered; adjective from 'entwenden', to steal.
- Brief
- Letter; written message sent to someone.
- Ich
- I; first person singular nominative pronoun.
- nehme
- Take, assume; first person present of 'nehmen'.
- an
- At, on, to; versatile preposition or verb prefix.
- Sie
- You (formal), she, they; pronoun depending on context.
- endlich
- Finally, at last; adverb indicating long-awaited event.
- beschlossen
- Decided, resolved; past participle of 'beschließen'.
- dass
- That; subordinating conjunction introducing a clause.
- es
- It; third person singular neuter pronoun.
- keine
- No, none; negative article indicating absence.
- Möglichkeit
- Possibility, option; chance or opportunity for something.
- gibt
- Gives, there is; third person present of 'geben'.
- Minister
- Minister; government official holding a cabinet position.
- zu
- To, too, closed; preposition or infinitive particle.
- überlisten
- To outwit, outsmart; to trick someone cleverly.
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