Won from the Waves — Page 4
As these words were uttered, a tall man a little past middle age, strongly-built and hardy-looking as the youngest, habited like the rest in fisherman's costume, was seen approaching from the largest of the cottages on the level ground.
Als diese Worte gesprochen wurden, sah man einen großen Mann, der etwas über die Mitte des Lebens hinaus war, kräftig gebaut und robust wie der Jüngste, wie die übrigen in Fischerkleidung gekleidet, der sich von der größten der Hütten auf dem ebenen Grund näherte.
His face, though weather-beaten, glowed with health, his forehead was broad, his bright blue eyes beaming with good-nature and kindly feeling.
Sein Gesicht, obwohl vom Wetter gegerbt, strahlte vor Gesundheit, seine Stirn war breit, seine leuchtend blauen Augen strahlten Gutmütigkeit und herzliches Wohlwollen aus.
He was followed by a stout fisher-boy carrying a coil of rope over his shoulders, and a basket of provisions in his hand.
Ihm folgte ein stämmiger Fischerjunge, der eine aufgerollte Leine über den Schultern und einen Korb mit Vorräten in der Hand trug.
Two other lads, who had been with the men on the pier, ran to meet him.
Zwei andere Burschen, die mit den Männern auf dem Pier gewesen waren, liefen ihm entgegen.
Halliburt turned his face seaward, sheltering his eyes with his hand from the thick drizzle which the mist had now become.
Halliburt wandte sein Gesicht dem Meer zu und schützte seine Augen mit der Hand vor dem dichten Nieselregen, zu dem der Nebel sich inzwischen verdichtet hatte.
Vocabulary
- Als
- When; used to introduce a past time clause
- diese
- These; demonstrative pronoun or adjective
- Worte
- Words; spoken or written expressions
- gesprochen
- Spoken; past participle of sprechen
- wurden
- Were; past tense auxiliary for passive constructions
- sah
- Saw; simple past tense of sehen
- man
- One; impersonal pronoun meaning one or you
- einen
- A/an; indefinite article in accusative masculine
- großen
- Tall/big; adjective describing a large person
- Mann
- Man; adult male person
- der
- Who/that; definite article or relative pronoun
- etwas
- Somewhat/something; indicates a degree or quantity
- über
- Over/beyond; preposition indicating surpassing something
- die
- The; definite article (feminine or plural)
- Mitte
- Middle; the midpoint or center of something
- des
- Of the; genitive definite article (masculine/neuter)
- Lebens
- Of life; genitive form of Leben
- hinaus
- Beyond/past; indicates going further than a point
- war
- Was; simple past tense of sein
- kräftig
- Sturdy/strong; physically powerful or robust
- gebaut
- Built; past participle describing physical build
- und
- And; basic coordinating conjunction
- robust
- Robust; strong, healthy, and physically resilient
- wie
- Like/as; used for comparison
- Jüngste
- Youngest; superlative of jung (young)
- übrigen
- Remaining/other; the rest of a group
- in
- In; basic preposition of location or manner
- gekleidet
- Dressed; past participle of kleiden (to dress)
- sich
- Himself/itself; reflexive pronoun
- von
- From/of; preposition indicating origin or possession
- größten
- Largest/biggest; superlative of groß
- Hütten
- Huts/cabins; small simple dwellings or shelters
- auf
- On/upon; preposition indicating position or surface
- dem
- The; dative definite article (masculine/neuter)
- ebenen
- Level/flat; describing even or flat ground
- Grund
- Ground/reason; the earth's surface or foundation
- näherte
- Approached; past tense of sich nähern (to approach)
- Sein
- His; possessive pronoun (masculine third person)
- Gesicht
- Face; the front part of the head
- obwohl
- Although/even though; concessive conjunction
- vom
- From the; contraction of von dem
- Wetter
- Weather; atmospheric conditions outdoors
- strahlte
- Radiated/beamed; past tense of strahlen (to radiate)
- vor
- With/before; preposition indicating cause or position
- Gesundheit
- Health; the state of being physically well
- seine
- His; possessive adjective (masculine/neuter)
- Stirn
- Forehead; the part of the face above the eyes
- breit
- Broad/wide; having great width or breadth
- leuchtend
- Shining/gleaming; bright and radiant in appearance
- blauen
- Blue; adjective in inflected form describing eyes
- Augen
- Eyes; the organs of sight
- strahlten
- Radiated/shone; plural past tense of strahlen
- Gutmütigkeit
- Good-naturedness; quality of being kind and gentle
- herzliches
- Heartfelt/warm; sincere and cordial in feeling
- Wohlwollen
- Goodwill/benevolence; warm and friendly intention
- aus
- Out of/from; preposition of origin or expression
- Ihm
- Him; dative personal pronoun (third person masculine)
- folgte
- Followed; past tense of folgen (to follow)
- ein
- A/an; indefinite article (masculine nominative)
- stämmiger
- Stocky/sturdy; describing a thickset robust person
- eine
- A/an; indefinite article (feminine nominative)
- aufgerollte
- Rolled-up; coiled or wound into a roll
- Leine
- Line/rope; a cord or rope used for fishing
- den
- The; definite article in dative plural or accusative
- Schultern
- Shoulders; the upper parts of the torso
- Korb
- Basket; a woven container for carrying items
- mit
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment
- Vorräten
- Supplies/provisions; stored food or necessary goods
- Hand
- Hand; the body part at the end of the arm
- trug
- Carried/wore; simple past tense of tragen
- Zwei
- Two; the number 2
- andere
- Other; referring to additional or different persons
- Burschen
- Lads/boys; young men or boys
- Männern
- Men; dative plural of Mann
- Pier
- Pier; a structure extending into the water
- gewesen
- Been; past participle of sein (to be)
- liefen
- Ran/walked; past tense of laufen (to run)
- ihm
- Him/it; dative pronoun third person masculine
- entgegen
- Toward/against; indicates movement in someone's direction
- wandte
- Turned; past tense of wenden (to turn)
- sein
- His/to be; possessive pronoun or infinitive of sein
- Meer
- Sea/ocean; a large body of saltwater
- zu
- To/toward; preposition or infinitive particle
- schützte
- Protected; past tense of schützen (to protect)
- dichten
- Dense/thick; describing heavy concentration of moisture
- Nieselregen
- Drizzle; light fine rain falling steadily
- Nebel
- Fog/mist; thick low cloud reducing visibility
- inzwischen
- Meanwhile/in the meantime; occurring during another event
- verdichtet
- Thickened/condensed; became denser or more concentrated
- hatte
- Had; simple past tense of haben (to have)
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