The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 2 — Page 14
This functionary grasped it in a perfect agony of joy, opened it with a trembling hand, cast a rapid glance at its contents, and then, scrambling and struggling to the door, rushed at length unceremoniously from the room and from the house, without having uttered a syllable since Dupin had requested him to fill up the check.
Dieser Beamte ergriff es in einer vollkommenen Freudentaumel, öffnete es mit zitternder Hand, warf einen flüchtigen Blick auf seinen Inhalt, und dann, zur Tür drängend und kämpfend, stürzte er schließlich ohne alle Umstände aus dem Zimmer und aus dem Haus, ohne eine Silbe geäußert zu haben, seit Dupin ihn gebeten hatte, den Scheck auszufüllen.
When he had gone, my friend entered into some explanations.
Als er gegangen war, gab mein Freund einige Erklärungen ab.
They are persevering, ingenious, cunning, and thoroughly versed in the knowledge which their duties seem chiefly to demand.
Sie sind ausdauernd, einfallsreich, listig und in dem Wissen, das ihre Pflichten hauptsächlich zu erfordern scheinen, gründlich bewandert.
"The measures adopted were not only the best of their kind, but carried out to absolute perfection.
„Die ergriffenen Maßnahmen waren nicht nur die besten ihrer Art, sondern auch mit absoluter Vollkommenheit ausgeführt.
I merely laughed—but he seemed quite serious in all that he said.
Ich lachte nur – aber er schien in allem, was er sagte, völlig ernst zu sein.
A certain set of highly ingenious resources are, with the Prefect, a sort of Procrustean bed, to which he forcibly adapts his designs.
Eine bestimmte Reihe höchst einfallsreicher Mittel ist beim Präfekten eine Art Prokrustesbett, an das er seine Pläne gewaltsam anpasst.
Vocabulary
- Dieser
- This; that one (demonstrative pronoun or adjective).
- Beamte
- Official; civil servant or government employee.
- ergriff
- Seized; grasped (past tense of ergreifen).
- es
- It (neuter pronoun).
- in
- In; into (preposition).
- einer
- A; an (feminine dative form of ein).
- vollkommenen
- Perfect; complete (adjective, dative form).
- öffnete
- Opened (past tense of öffnen).
- mit
- With (preposition).
- zitternder
- Trembling; shaking (present participle adjective).
- Hand
- Hand (body part).
- warf
- Threw; cast (past tense of werfen).
- einen
- A; an (masculine accusative form of ein).
- flüchtigen
- Fleeting; hasty; cursory (adjective).
- Blick
- Glance; look; gaze.
- auf
- On; upon; at (preposition).
- seinen
- His (possessive adjective, masculine/neuter accusative).
- Inhalt
- Content; contents; substance.
- und
- And (conjunction).
- dann
- Then; next (adverb).
- zur
- To the; toward the (contraction).
- Tür
- Door (noun).
- drängend
- Pushing; pressing; urgent (present participle).
- kämpfend
- Fighting; struggling (present participle).
- stürzte
- Rushed; plunged; fell (past tense of stürzen).
- er
- He (masculine pronoun).
- schließlich
- Finally; at last; after all (adverb).
- ohne
- Without (preposition).
- alle
- All; every (adjective or pronoun).
- Umstände
- Circumstances; formalities; ceremony.
- aus
- Out; out of (preposition).
- dem
- The (neuter/masculine dative of definite article).
- Zimmer
- Room (noun).
- Haus
- House; building (noun).
- eine
- A; an (feminine nominative form of ein).
- Silbe
- Syllable (noun).
- geäußert
- Expressed; uttered (past participle of äußern).
- zu
- To; too; at (preposition or adverb).
- haben
- To have (infinitive verb).
- seit
- Since; for (preposition or conjunction).
- ihn
- Him (masculine accusative pronoun).
- gebeten
- Asked; requested (past participle of bitten).
- hatte
- Had (past tense of haben).
- den
- The (masculine accusative of definite article).
- Scheck
- Check; cheque (noun).
- auszufüllen
- To fill out; to complete (infinitive).
- Als
- When; as (conjunction).
- gegangen
- Gone; left (past participle of gehen).
- war
- Was (past tense of sein).
- gab
- Gave (past tense of geben).
- mein
- My (possessive adjective).
- Freund
- Friend (noun).
- einige
- Some; a few (adjective or pronoun).
- Erklärungen
- Explanations; statements; clarifications.
- ab
- Off; away (adverb or prefix).
- Sie
- You (formal singular/plural pronoun).
- sind
- Are (present tense of sein).
- ausdauernd
- Persistent; enduring; steadfast (adjective).
- einfallsreich
- Resourceful; inventive; clever (adjective).
- listig
- Cunning; crafty; sly (adjective).
- Wissen
- Knowledge; learning; information (noun).
- das
- That; which (relative pronoun or article).
- ihre
- Their; her (possessive adjective).
- Pflichten
- Duties; obligations; responsibilities.
- hauptsächlich
- Mainly; chiefly; primarily (adverb).
- erfordern
- To require; to demand (verb).
- scheinen
- To seem; to appear (verb).
- gründlich
- Thoroughly; comprehensive; detailed (adjective/adverb).
- bewandert
- Versed; skilled; knowledgeable (adjective).
- Die
- The (feminine/plural nominative of definite article).
- ergriffenen
- Seized; undertaken (past participle adjective).
- Maßnahmen
- Measures; steps; actions; precautions.
- waren
- Were (past tense plural of sein).
- nicht
- Not (adverb of negation).
- nur
- Only; merely; just (adverb).
- die
- The (feminine singular/plural accusative of article).
- besten
- Best (superlative of gut, plural/dative).
- ihrer
- Their; of them (possessive or genitive pronoun).
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