Wuthering Heights — Page 1
1801—I have just returned from a visit to my landlord—the solitary neighbour that I shall be troubled with.
1801 – Ich bin soeben von einem Besuch bei meinem Vermieter zurückgekehrt – dem einzigen Nachbarn, mit dem ich es zu tun haben werde.
This is certainly a beautiful country!
Dies ist gewiss eine wunderschöne Gegend!
In all England, I do not believe that I could have fixed on a situation so completely removed from the stir of society.
In ganz England glaube ich nicht, dass ich einen Ort hätte finden können, der so vollständig vom Treiben der Gesellschaft abgeschieden ist.
A perfect misanthropist's Heaven—and Mr. Heathcliff and I are such a suitable pair to divide the desolation between us.
Ein wahres Paradies für Menschenfeinde – und Mr. Heathcliff und ich sind ein so passendes Paar, um die Einöde miteinander zu teilen.
A capital fellow!
Ein prachtvoller Kerl!
He little imagined how my heart warmed towards him when I beheld his black eyes withdraw so suspiciously under their brows, as I rode up, and when his fingers sheltered themselves, with a jealous resolution, still further in his waistcoat, as I announced my name.
Er ahnte kaum, wie sehr sich mein Herz ihm zuwandte, als ich sah, wie seine schwarzen Augen sich so misstrauisch unter seinen Brauen zurückzogen, während ich heranritt, und als seine Finger sich mit eifersüchtiger Entschlossenheit noch tiefer in seine Weste verkrochen, als ich meinen Namen nannte.
A nod was the answer.
Ein Nicken war die Antwort.
Vocabulary
- Ich
- First person singular pronoun meaning 'I'.
- bin
- First person singular form of 'sein', meaning 'am'.
- soeben
- Just now, moments ago, very recently.
- von
- Preposition meaning 'from' or 'of'.
- einem
- Indefinite article dative singular meaning 'a' or 'an'.
- Besuch
- A visit or call made to someone.
- bei
- Preposition meaning 'at', 'near', or 'with'.
- meinem
- Possessive pronoun dative singular meaning 'my'.
- Vermieter
- A landlord who rents property to tenants.
- zurückgekehrt
- Past participle of 'zurückkehren', meaning 'returned'.
- dem
- Definite article dative singular meaning 'the'.
- einzigen
- Adjective meaning 'only' or 'sole', sole one.
- Nachbarn
- Neighbor or neighbors, person living nearby.
- mit
- Preposition meaning 'with' or 'together with'.
- ich
- First person singular pronoun meaning 'I'.
- es
- Third person singular neuter pronoun meaning 'it'.
- zu
- Preposition or particle meaning 'to' or 'too'.
- tun
- Infinitive verb meaning 'to do' or 'to act'.
- haben
- Infinitive verb meaning 'to have'; auxiliary verb.
- werde
- First person future auxiliary form of 'werden', 'will'.
- Dies
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this' or 'this is'.
- ist
- Third person singular of 'sein', meaning 'is'.
- gewiss
- Certainly, surely, definitely without doubt.
- eine
- Indefinite article feminine nominative meaning 'a'.
- wunderschöne
- Adjective meaning 'wonderfully beautiful' or 'gorgeous'.
- Gegend
- A region, area, or surrounding locality.
- In
- Preposition meaning 'in' or 'inside'.
- ganz
- Adjective or adverb meaning 'whole', 'entire', 'quite'.
- glaube
- First person singular of 'glauben', meaning 'believe'.
- nicht
- Negation adverb meaning 'not'.
- dass
- Subordinating conjunction meaning 'that'.
- einen
- Indefinite article accusative masculine meaning 'a'.
- Ort
- A place, location, or spot.
- hätte
- Subjunctive past form of 'haben', meaning 'would have'.
- finden
- Infinitive verb meaning 'to find' or 'to locate'.
- können
- Modal verb infinitive meaning 'to be able to'.
- der
- Definite article or relative pronoun meaning 'the' or 'who'.
- so
- Adverb meaning 'so', 'thus', or 'in this way'.
- vollständig
- Adjective meaning 'completely', 'entirely', 'thoroughly'.
- vom
- Contraction of 'von dem', meaning 'from the'.
- Treiben
- Bustle, activity, or hustle of a community.
- Gesellschaft
- Society, company, or social group of people.
- abgeschieden
- Secluded, isolated, cut off from the world.
- Ein
- Indefinite article masculine nominative meaning 'a'.
- wahres
- Adjective meaning 'true', 'genuine', or 'real'.
- Paradies
- Paradise, an ideal or heavenly place.
- für
- Preposition meaning 'for' indicating purpose or benefit.
- Menschenfeinde
- Misanthropes, people who dislike or avoid human society.
- und
- Coordinating conjunction meaning 'and'.
- sind
- Third person plural of 'sein', meaning 'are'.
- ein
- Indefinite article masculine nominative meaning 'a'.
- passendes
- Adjective meaning 'fitting', 'matching', 'suitable pair'.
- Paar
- A pair or couple of people or things.
- um
- Preposition meaning 'around', 'at', or 'in order to'.
- die
- Definite article feminine or plural meaning 'the'.
- Einöde
- A wasteland, desolate wilderness, or lonely place.
- miteinander
- Adverb meaning 'with each other' or 'together'.
- teilen
- Infinitive verb meaning 'to share' or 'to divide'.
- prachtvoller
- Adjective meaning 'magnificent', 'splendid', or 'glorious'.
- Kerl
- An informal word for a fellow, guy, or man.
- Er
- Third person singular masculine pronoun meaning 'he'.
- ahnte
- Past tense of 'ahnen', meaning 'suspected' or 'sensed'.
- kaum
- Adverb meaning 'hardly', 'barely', or 'scarcely'.
- wie
- Conjunction or adverb meaning 'how' or 'like'.
- sehr
- Adverb meaning 'very' or 'much', high degree.
- sich
- Reflexive pronoun meaning 'himself', 'herself', 'itself'.
- mein
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'my'.
- Herz
- The heart, organ or symbol of emotion.
- ihm
- Dative personal pronoun meaning 'him' or 'to him'.
- zuwandte
- Past tense of 'zuwenden', meaning 'turned toward' someone.
- als
- Conjunction meaning 'when', 'as', or 'than'.
- sah
- Simple past of 'sehen', meaning 'saw'.
- seine
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'his' (feminine or plural form).
- schwarzen
- Adjective meaning 'black' in inflected form.
- Augen
- Plural noun meaning 'eyes'.
- misstrauisch
- Adjective meaning 'suspicious' or 'distrustful'.
- unter
- Preposition meaning 'under', 'beneath', or 'among'.
- seinen
- Possessive pronoun accusative meaning 'his'.
- Brauen
- Plural of 'Braue', meaning 'eyebrows'.
- zurückzogen
- Past tense of 'zurückziehen', meaning 'withdrew' or 'retreated'.
- während
- Conjunction or preposition meaning 'while' or 'during'.
- heranritt
- Past tense of 'heranreiten', meaning 'rode up' on horseback.
- Finger
- Fingers, the digits of a human hand.
- eifersüchtiger
- Adjective meaning 'jealous' or 'zealously protective'.
- Entschlossenheit
- Determination, resolve, or firm decisiveness of character.
- noch
- Adverb meaning 'still', 'yet', or 'even'.
- tiefer
- Comparative of 'tief', meaning 'deeper' or 'lower'.
- in
- Preposition meaning 'in', 'into', or 'inside'.
- Weste
- A waistcoat or vest worn as upper body clothing.
- verkrochen
- Past participle of 'verkriechen', meaning 'crept into' or 'buried'.
- meinen
- Possessive pronoun accusative meaning 'my'; also 'to mean'.
- Namen
- Accusative/dative of 'Name', meaning 'name'.
- nannte
- Simple past of 'nennen', meaning 'named' or 'called'.
- Nicken
- A nod, the act of nodding one's head.
- war
- Simple past of 'sein', meaning 'was'.
- Antwort
- An answer or response to a question or statement.
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