James - Jakobus, Jakobus, Jakob
It is, I confess, with considerable diffidence that I approach the strange narrative which I am about to relate. The events which I purpose detailing are of so extraordinary a character that I am quite prepared to meet with an unusual amount of incredulity and scorn. I accept all such beforehand. I have, I trust, the literary courage to face unbelief.
confess - gestehen, bekennen, verraten, beichten
considerable - erheblich, beträchtlich, beachtlich
diffidence - Scheu; Zurückhaltung, Verlegenheit, Schüchternheit
approach - sich nähern, nahekommen, ähnlich sein
strange - seltsam, sonderbar, komisch, verwunderlich, fremd, ausländisch
narrative - erzählend, erzählerisch, in erzählender Form darlegend
relate - verbinden; sich beziehen, erzählen, berichten
purpose - absicht, Absicht, Einsatzzweck, Zweck
extraordinary - außerordentlich, außergewöhnlich
character - Figur, Person, Charakter, Original, Buchstabe, Zeichen
unusual - ungewöhnlich, unüblich, ungebräuchlich
amount - Anzahl, Menge, Betrag, beträgt
incredulity - Ungläubigkeit
scorn - verachten; verschmähen; verspotten; Verachtung
Accept - annehmen, abnehmen, akzeptieren, aufnehmen
such - solch, derartig, so ein
beforehand - vorher
trust - Vertrauen, Hoffnung, Trust, anschreiben
literary - literarisch
courage - Courage, Herz, Mut, Tapferkeit
unbelief - Unglaube
I have, after mature consideration, resolved to narrate, in as simple and straightforward a manner as I can compass, some facts that passed under my observation, in the month of July last, and which, in the annals of the mysteries of physical science, are wholly unparalleled.
mature - ausgereift, mündig, erwachsen, reif
consideration - Berücksichtigung; Erwägung, Überlegung, Rücksicht, Vergütung
resolved - geklärt; auflösen, beschließen
narrate - erzählen; berichten
simple - einfach, simpel
straightforward - geradlinig; aufrichtig, einfach, offen
manner - Art und Weise; Weise, Manier
compass - Kompass
passed - bestanden; (to pass) durchgehen, passieren, durchlaufen
observation - Beobachtung; Bemerkung
Last - letzte, zuletzt, letzter, vorig; dauern, andauern
mysteries - Geheimnisse; Geheimnis
physical - physisch, materiell, stofflich, physikalisch, körperlich
wholly - ganz
unparalleled - unvergleichlich
I live at No. - Twenty-sixth Street, in New York. The house is in some respects a curious one. It has enjoyed for the last two years the reputation of being haunted. It is a large and stately residence, surrounded by what was once a garden, but which is now only a green enclosure used for bleaching clothes.
sixth - sechste; Sechster; Sechstel; Sexte
York - York
respects - respektiert; Achtung, Respekt, respektieren, respektieren
Curious - neugierig, sonderbar, merkwürdig
reputation - Ansehen, Ruf, Klang, Bekanntheit
haunted - spuken, verfolgen, Treffpunkt
stately - stattlich
residence - Wohnsitz, Wohnort, Wohnhaus, Firmensitz
surrounded - umgeben, umringen, umzingeln, umringen
enclosure - Anlage, Beilage, Beilegen, Beifügen, Hinzufügen, Gehege
bleaching - bleichend, Bleiche, ausbleichend; (bleach) bleichend, Bleiche
The dry basin of what has been a fountain, and a few fruit trees ragged and unpruned, indicate that this spot in past days was a pleasant, shady retreat, filled with fruits and flowers and the sweet murmur of waters.
dry - trocken; trocknen, abtrocknen
basin - Becken
fountain - Springbrunnen; Fontäne
fruit trees - Obstbäume
ragged - zottig, dilettantisch, struppig, zerlumpt; (rag) zottig
unpruned - ungeschnitten
indicate - anzeigen, anweisen, andeuten, auf etwas deuten, blinken
spot - Fleck, Punkt, Pickel, Pustel, Bisschen, Stelle, Ort, Werbespot
pleasant - angenehm
shady - schattig; schattenspendend, Schatten, zwielichtig
retreat - Rückzug
sweet - Süßigkeit, Bonbon
murmur - Rauschen, Murmeln, Gemurmel, Raunen, Herzgeräusch
The house is very spacious. A hall of noble size leads to a large spiral staircase winding through its centre, while the various apartments are of imposing dimensions. It was built some fifteen or twenty years since by Mr. A--, the well-known New York merchant, who five years ago threw the commercial world into convulsions by a stupendous bank fraud. Mr. A--, as every one knows, escaped to Europe, and died not long after, of a broken heart. Almost immediately after the news of his decease reached this country and was verified, the report spread in Twenty-sixth Street that No. - was haunted. Legal measures had dispossessed the widow of its former owner, and it was inhabited merely by a caretaker and his wife, placed there by the house agent into whose hands it had passed for the purposes of renting or sale. These people declared that they were troubled with unnatural noises.
spacious - geräumig; weiträumig
hall - Flur, Korridor, Diele, Halle, Saal
noble - edel; Adeliger, Adliger, Adelige, Adlige
size - Konfektionsgröße, Körpergröße, Format; ausmessen
leads - führt; führen, anführen
spiral - Spirale; Helix
staircase - Treppe
winding - (wind) aufspulen, rollen, blasen, aufwickeln
various - verschiedene
imposing - imposant; auferlegen, aufzwingen, auferlegen
dimensions - Abmessungen; Dimension, Dimension, Dimension, Dimension
Since - Seit wann; seitdem, seither, weil, da
Mr - Herr
merchant - Kaufmann, Kauffrau
threw - geworfen; Wurf; werfen (du wirfst, er wirft), ich/er/sie würfe
commercial - Werbung; kommerziell
convulsions - Krämpfe; Konvulsion, Krampf
stupendous - überwältigend
fraud - Betrug, Schwindel, Hochstapelei, Betrüger, Betrügerin
escaped - entkommen; entgehen, entgehen, ausweichen, davonkommen, Flucht
heart - Herz, Herzstück
almost - fast, beinahe, so gut wie
immediately - sofort, alsbald, unverzüglich, auf der Stelle
decease - Sterben; Ableben, Exitus, Hinschied, hinscheiden
reached - erreicht; erzielen, greifen (nach), sich erstrecken; eintreffen
verified - verifiziert; belegen, beweisen, verifizieren, überprüfen
spread - verteilen; spreizen; ausstreuen, verbreiten, auftragen
legal - juristisch, rechtlich, legal
measures - Maßnahmen; Maß
dispossessed - Enteignet; enteignen
widow - Witwe; Hurenkind
former - erstgenannt, ehem. ehemalig, frühere, früher
inhabited - bewohnt; bewohnen
merely - bloß, lediglich, nur, schier
caretaker - Hausmeister; Pfleger, Pflegerin
agent - Agent; Wirkstoff; Agens
whose - wessen; dessen, deren, wem gehört/gehören?
purposes - Zwecke; absicht, Absicht, Einsatzzweck, Zweck
renting - Mietpreis, Wohnungsmiete, Hausmiete; anmieten
sale - Vertrieb, Verkauf; verkaufen
declared - erklärt; bekanntmachen, bekanntgeben, deklarieren, ausrufen
troubled - beunruhigt; Ärger, Schwierigkeit, Anstrengung, Bemühung, Mühe
unnatural - unnatürlich
noises - Geräusche; Lärm, Geräusch
Doors were opened without any visible agency. The remnants of furniture scattered through the various rooms were, during the night, piled one upon the other by unknown hands. Invisible feet passed up and down the stairs in broad daylight, accompanied by the rustle of unseen silk dresses, and the gliding of viewless hands along the massive balusters. The caretaker and his wife declared they would live there no longer. The house agent laughed, dismissed them, and put others in their place. The noises and supernatural manifestations continued. The neighbourhood caught up the story, and the house remained untenanted for three years. Several persons negotiated for it; but, somehow, always before the bargain was closed they heard the unpleasant rumours and declined to treat any further.
agency - Wille; Agency; Agentur; Behörde
remnants - Überreste; Rest, Überbleibsel
furniture - Möbel
scattered - verstreut; zerstreuen, zerstreuen, streuen, verstreuen
piled - gestapelt; Haufen, Pfahl, Pulk
upon - auf; mit
unknown - unbekannt; Unbekannte; Unbekannter
invisible - unsichtbar; versteckt
stairs - Stufe, Treppenstufe, Treppe
broad - breit, deutliche, großräumig
daylight - Tageslicht; Tag
accompanied - begleitet; begleiten, begleiten, begleiten, begleiten, geleiten
rustle - Rascheln, Rauschen, Knistern
unseen - ungesehen; unbesehen, unsichtbar
silk - Seide
gliding - Segelfliegen; Segelflug
viewless - ohne Aussicht
along - entlang, längs, weiter
massive - massiv
balusters - Baluster
dismissed - entlassen, entlassen, abweisen, einstellen, zurückweisen
supernatural - übernatürlich
manifestations - Manifestationen; Manifestation, Erscheinung
continued - fortgesetzt; fortsetzen, weiterhin
neighbourhood - Viertel (Wohngegend), Nachbarschaft; Nähe, Stadtteil
caught - erwischt; Fang, Fang, Haken, Fang, fangen, fangen, einfangen
remained - geblieben; Überrest (2), de
several - mehrere, einige, verschiedene, checkeinige
negotiated - verhandelt; verhandeln, aushandeln, überwinden
somehow - irgendwie
bargain - Angebot; Vereinbarung, Abmachung, Schnäppchen, Anschaffung
unpleasant - unangenehm
rumours - Gerüchte; Sage, Gerücht; munkeln
declined - abgelehnt; Sinken
treat - behandeln; bewirten, einladen, heilen, kurieren
further - fördern; weiter, ferner, des Weiteren
It was in this state of things that my landlady, who at that time kept a boarding-house in Bleecker Street, and who wished to move further up town, conceived the bold idea of renting No. - Twenty-sixth Street. Happening to have in her house rather a plucky and philosophical set of boarders, she laid her scheme before us, stating candidly everything she had heard respecting the ghostly qualities of the establishment to which she wished to remove us.
state - Umstände ;Status , Zustand , Stand , Staat ;staatlich;darlegen, festlegen, konstatieren, festsetzen;Bundesland
landlady - Vermieterin, Hauswirtin
boarding-house - (boarding-house) Schülerheim ;Fremdenheim
wished - gewollt; Wunsch, wünschen, wünschen
conceived - erdacht; konzipieren, erdenken, ersinnen, empfangen, verstehen
bold - kräftig, kühn, klar, keck, heftig, deutlich, fett
plucky - mutig; beherzt, tapfer
philosophical - philosophisch
set - gesetzt; Seth
boarders - Internatsschüler, Internatsschülerin, Kostgänger, Pirat, Kaper
laid - gelegt; richten (Tisch)
scheme - Schema; Programm, Plan, Projekt, Intrige, Komplott
stating - zu erklären; Staat, Staat, Land
candidly - aufrichtig; offen
respecting - Achtung, Respekt, respektieren, respektieren, respektieren
ghostly - geisterhaft, spukhaft
qualities - Eigenschaften; Qualität, Qualität, Eigenschaft, Qualität
establishment - Einrichtung; Verankerung (von Rechten), Feststellung
remove - entfernen; beseitigen; verdrängen; umziehen
With the exception of two timid persons,-a sea-captain and a returned Californian, who immediately gave notice that they would leave,-all of Mrs. Moffat's guests declared that they would accompany her in her chivalric incursion into the abode of spirits.
exception - Ausnahme, Ausnahmebedingung, Exception
timid - furchtsam, zaghaft, zögerlich, schüchtern
captain - Stabshauptmann, Kapitän zur See, Kapitän, Flugkapitän
Californian - kalifornisch; Kalifornier, Kalifornierin
gave notice - kündigte
guests - Gäste; Gast, Gast, Gast, gastieren
accompany - begleiten, geleiten, beiliegen
chivalric - ritterlich
incursion - Einmarsch; Einfall, Eindringen
abode - Aufenthalt, bleiben, Wohnsitz
spirits - Geister; Geist, Seele, Geist, Stimmung, Schnaps, qualifier
Our removal was effected in the month of May, and we were charmed with our new residence. The portion of Twenty-sixth Street where our house is situated, between Seventh and Eighth avenues, is one of the pleasantest localities in New York. The gardens back of the houses, running down nearly to the Hudson, form, in the summer time, a perfect avenue of verdure.
removal - Entfernung; Umzug; Entlassung
effected - beeinträchtigt; Auswirkung, Wirkung, Eindruck, Effekt, Effekt
charmed - verzaubert; Talisman; Charme, Zauberformel
portion - Anteil; Teil
situated - gelegen; aufstellen, unterbringen
seventh - siebte; Septime
Eighth - achte; Achtel
avenues - Alleen; Allee
pleasantest - am angenehmsten; angenehm
localities - Ortschaften; Ortschaft
nearly - beinahe, fast
verdure - Grünzeug; Grün, Wuchs, Pflanzenwuchs, Kraft
The air is pure and invigorating, sweeping, as it does, straight across the river from the Weehawken heights, and even the ragged garden which surrounded the house, although displaying on washing days rather too much clothesline, still gave us a piece of greensward to look at, and a cool retreat in the summer evenings, where we smoked our cigars in the dusk, and watched the fireflies flashing their dark lanterns in the long grass.
pure - bloß, rein
invigorating - belebend; beleben, kräftigen, stärken, verstärken
sweeping - erman:; Fegen, Kehren; (sweep); fegen, kehren, rauschen
straight - gerade; aufrecht, aufrichtig, offen, ungeschminkt
heights - Höhen; Höhe, Größe
although - obwohl, obschon, trotzdem
displaying - die Anzeige; Vorführung, Vorstellung, Display
clothesline - Wäscheleine
greensward - Grünfläche; Rasen, Grasnarbe
smoked - geraucht; Rauch
cigars - Zigarren; Zigarre; Glimmstängel
dusk - Abenddämmerung
fireflies - Glühwürmchen
flashing - Witterungsschutz; Blinken, Aufblinken
lanterns - Laternen; Laterne, Laterne
grass - Gras; Rasen; Spitzel; verpfeifen
Of course we had no sooner established ourselves at No. - than we began to expect ghosts. We absolutely awaited their advent with eagerness. Our dinner conversation was supernatural. One of the boarders, who had purchased Mrs. Crowe's "Night Side of Nature" for his own private delectation, was regarded as a public enemy by the entire household for not having bought twenty copies. The man led a life of supreme wretchedness while he was reading this volume. A system of espionage was established, of which he was the victim.
established - etabliert; feststellen, etablieren, eröffnen, gründen
ourselves - uns selbst; uns
expect - erwarten
ghosts - Gespenst
absolutely - absolut, durchaus, total, unbedingt
awaited - erwartet; erwarten, harren, warten
advent - Ankunft
eagerness - Ungeduld; Eifer
purchased - gekauft; Einkauf, Kauf, Kauf, Anschaffung, Anschaffung, kaufen
side - Seite; Flanke, Rand, Mannschaft, Team
nature - Natur, Art
private - privat; privat
delectation - Vergnügen; Ergötzen
regarded - betrachtet; schätzen, betrachten, berücksichtigen
public enemy - Kriegseinwirkung , Staatsfeind
entire - vollständig; ganz, gesamt
household - Haushalt
copies - Kopien; Kopie, Exemplar
led - geführt; LED; (lead) führen, anführen
supreme - übergeordnet; höchster, oberster
wretchedness - Elend
volume - Volumen; Lautstärke; Jahrgang; Band; Volume
system - System, Ordnung, Verbund, Akkolade
espionage - Spionage
victim - Opfer
If he incautiously laid the book down for an instant and left the room, it was immediately seized and read aloud in secret places to a select few. I found myself a person of immense importance, it having leaked out that I was tolerably well versed in the history of supernaturalism, and had once written a story the foundation of which was a ghost. If a table or a wainscot panel happened to warp when we were assembled in the large drawing-room, there was an instant silence, and every one was prepared for an immediate clanking of chains and a spectral form.
incautiously - unvorsichtig
instant - sofort; augenblicklich, tafelfertig, Moment
seized - beschlagnahmt; ergreifen, fassen, greifen, packen, ergreifen
read aloud - laut lesen
in secret - insgeheim
select - auswählen
myself - mich selbst; mich
immense - immens
importance - Bedeutung; Wichtigkeit, Belang
leaked out - aufgeflogen
tolerably - erträglich
versed - versiert; Strophe
supernaturalism - Übernatürlichkeit
foundation - Gründung; Grundlage; Fundament, Stiftung, Foundation
ghost - Gespenst, Geist, Phantom, Spuk
wainscot - Vertäfelung; verkleiden
panel - Verkleidung, Platte, Tafel, Paneel
warp - verziehen; verzerren (Tatsache), verwinden (Tragflächen)
assembled - montiert; zusammensetzen, versammeln, versammeln
silence - Stille, Schweigen, zum Schweigen bringen, Ruhe
immediate - sofortig; unmittelbar, immediat
clanking - klirrend; (clank); klirren, kläppern, aneinanderschlagen
chains - Kette, Kette, Kette, Kette, anketten, ketten
spectral - spektral, Spektral-
After a month of psychological excitement, it was with the utmost dissatisfaction that we were forced to acknowledge that nothing in the remotest degree approaching the supernatural had manifested itself.
psychological - psychologisch
excitement - Aufregung, Begeisterung, Spannung, Erregung
utmost - äußerst, höchst, Äußerstes, Möglichstes
dissatisfaction - Unzufriedenheit
forced - gezwungen; zwingen, forcieren, erzwingen; Stärke, Macht
acknowledge - zur Kenntnis nehmen, erkennen, bekennen, anerkennen
remotest - am weitesten entfernt; fern, entfernt, abgelegen, fernbetrieb
degree - Abschluss; Diplom, akademischer Diplom, Grad, Winkelgrad
approaching - sich nähern, nahekommen, ähnlich sein
manifested - manifestiert; manifest, Ladungsliste, Manifest, manifestieren
itself - von selbst, von allein, sich selbst
Once the black butler asseverated that his candle had been blown out by some invisible agency while he was undressing himself for the night; but as I had more than once discovered this coloured gentleman in a condition when one candle must have appeared to him like two, I thought it possible that, by going a step further in his potations, he might have reversed this phenomenon, and seen no candle at all where he ought to have beheld one.
butler - Butler
asseverated - bestätigt; beteuern
candle - Kerze
blown out - ausgeblasen
undressing - entkleidende, auskleidend
discovered - entdeckt; entdecken, erleben, erfahren, dabei sein
gentleman - Herr; Herr, meine Herren
condition - Zustand; Bedingung, Kondition, Voraussetzung, Verfassung
appeared - erschienen; erscheinen, auftauchen, erscheinen, auftauchen
step - treten, treten (du trittst
potations - Getränk
reversed - invers, umgedreht, Kehrseite
phenomenon - Phänomen, Erscheinung
beheld - gesehen; betrachten, sehen, schauen, anschauen, ansehen
Things were in this state when an accident took place so awful and inexplicable in its character that my reason fairly reels at the bare memory of the occurrence. It was the tenth of July. After dinner was over I repaired, with my friend Dr. Hammond, to the garden to smoke my evening pipe. Independent of certain mental sympathies which existed between the Doctor and myself, we were linked together by a vice. We both smoked opium.
state - Staat, Land, Bundesland, Zustand, erklären, darlegen, nennen
accident - Unfall; Zufall
awful - schrecklich, furchtbar, schrecklich (1), checkfurchtbar (1)
inexplicable - unerklärlich
fairly - gerecht
reels - Spulen; Spule, Haspel, Demoband
bare - knapp, kahl, nackt, bloß; entblößen, abnehmen, freimachen
memory - Gedächtnis; Erinnerung; Speicher
Occurrence - Vorkommen; Vorfall
tenth - zehnten; zehnte
repaired - repariert; reparieren, instandsetzen, ausbessern
smoke - rauchen; Rauch
pipe - Flöte; Orgelpfeife; Rohr; senkrechter Strich
independent - unabhängig, selbständig
Certain - gewiss, sicher, irgendein, bestimmt
mental - seelisch, geistig
sympathies - Sympathien; Mitleid
existed - existierte; bestehen, existieren
linked - verbunden; Verknüpfung, Gelenk, Bindeglied; verbinden
vice - Laster; der Schraubstock
opium - Opium
We knew each other's secret, and respected it. We enjoyed together that wonderful expansion of thought, that marvellous intensifying of the perceptive faculties, that boundless feeling of existence when we seem to have points of contact with the whole universe,-in short, that unimaginable spiritual bliss, which I would not surrender for a throne, and which I hope you, reader, will never-never taste.
secret - Geheimnis
respected - respektiert; Achtung, Respekt, respektieren, respektieren
expansion - Erweiterung; Expansion
marvellous - fabelhaft
intensifying - intensifizieren, intensivieren
perceptive - einfühlsam
faculties - Fakultäten; Kollegium
boundless - grenzenlos, unbegrenzt
existence - Existenz, Dasein
Seem - scheinen, dünken
contact - Kontakt, Berührung, Verbindung, Kontaktlinse, berühren
universe - Universum, Weltall
unimaginable - unvorstellbar
spiritual - spirituell; geistig
bliss - Glückseligkeit, Glück
surrender - kapitulieren, ergeben
throne - Thron
taste - Geschmack, Schmecken, kosten, probieren
Those hours of opium happiness which the Doctor and I spent together in secret were regulated with a scientific accuracy. We did not blindly smoke the drug of paradise, and leave our dreams to chance. While smoking, we carefully steered our conversation through the brightest and calmest channels of thought. We talked of the East, and endeavoured to recall the magical panorama of its glowing scenery.
those - die; jene
Happiness - Glücklich sein; Glück, Glücklichkeit, Fröhlichkeit
regulated - geregelt; regeln, regulieren
scientific - wissenschaftlich
accuracy - Genauigkeit, Sorgfalt, Exaktheit, Richtigkeit
blindly - blindlings
drug - Droge, Rauschgift, arzneimittel
paradise - das Paradies; Paradies, Himmel
dreams - Traum, Traum, t+Wunsch, träumen, träumen, t+wünschen, träumen
chance - riskieren, zufällig geschehen; Chance, Zufall, Gelegenheit
smoking - rauchen; (smoke) rauchen
carefully - sorgfältig; vorsichtig
steered - Gesteuert; steuern, führen, lenken; junger Ochse, Rind
brightest - am hellsten; fröhlich, aufgeweckt, leuchtend, klar, hell
calmest - am ruhigsten; ruhig, ruhig, windstill, Ruhe, Windstille
channels - Kanäle; kanalisieren; Kanal
endeavoured - angestrebt; sich nach Kräften bemühen; Bestrebung
recall - zurückrufen; erinnern
magical - magisch
panorama - Panorama, Rundblick
glowing - glühen, abstrahlen, leuchten, Glühen
scenery - Landschaften; Landschaft; Kulisse
We criticized the most sensuous poets,-those who painted life ruddy with health, brimming with passion, happy in the possession of youth and strength and beauty. If we talked of Shakespeare's "Tempest," we lingered over Ariel, and avoided Caliban. Like the Guebers, we turned our faces to the East, and saw only the sunny side of the world.
criticized - kritisiert; kritisieren, Kritik ausüben, abwägen
sensuous - sinnenfreudig, sinnlich, sinnenhaft, sensorisch, Sinnes-
poets - Dichter, Dichterin; iormal
ruddy - rot, rötlich, verdammt, verflixt
brimming - überfüllt; übersprudeln; Rand
passion - Leidenschaft, Passion
possession - Gut; Besessenheit; Ballbesitz
youth - Jugend, Jugendlichkeit, Jugendzeit, Jugendlicher, Jugendliche
strength - Stärke, Kraft, Festigkeit, Mumm
beauty - Schönheit; Schöner, Schöne, Prachtstück
tempest - Unwetter; Sturm; (temp) Unwetter; Sturm
lingered - verweilte; herumlungern, verzögern, Zeit brauchen, verweilen
Ariel - Ariel
avoided - vermieden; ausweichen, meiden, fernbleiben, vermeiden
sunny side - Sonnenseite
This skilful colouring of our train of thought produced in our subsequent visions a corresponding tone. The splendours of Arabian fairyland dyed our dreams. We paced the narrow strip of grass with the tread and port of kings. The song of the rana arborea, while he clung to the bark of the ragged plum-tree, sounded like the strains of divine musicians. Houses, walls, and streets melted like rain clouds, and vistas of unimaginable glory stretched away before us.
skilful - gewandt, gekonnt, geschickt, erfahren
produced - produziert; produzieren, herstellen, vorlegen, produzieren
subsequent - anschließend, später, darauffolgend
visions - Visionen; Sicht, Sehvermögen
corresponding - entsprechend; entsprechen, korrespondieren, korrespondieren
tone - Farbton, Klang, Umgangston, Ton
splendours - Prachtstücke; Pracht; Brillanz
Arabian - arabisch; Araber, Araberin
fairyland - Märchenland
dyed - gefärbt; färben (Haar, Stoff)
paced - schrittweise; Tempo, Stufe, Schritt
narrow - eng, schmal, knapp
strip - Zeichenketten
tread - Lauffläche; (to tread) betreten, schreiten
port - Schlitz, Backbord, Portwein, Hafen; portieren, übertragen
Kings - Könige; König
clung to - angeschmiegt
bark - Bellen
plum - Pflaumenbaum; Pflaume, Zwetschke (österr.)
strains - Stämme; Spannung, starke Inanspruchnahme, Zug; anstrengen
divine - göttlich
musicians - Musiker, q
melted - geschmolzen; Schmelze, Schmelzwasser
clouds - Wolken; verschleiern
vistas - Ausblicke; Aussicht
glory - Pracht, Herrlichkeit, Prunk, Gepränge, Ruhm
stretched - gestreckt; strecken, dehnen, langziehen, dehnen
It was a rapturous companionship. We enjoyed the vast delight more perfectly because, even in our most ecstatic moments, we were conscious of each other's presence. Our pleasures, while individual, were still twin, vibrating and moving in musical accord.
rapturous - schwärmerisch
companionship - Kameradschaft
vast - riesig; beträchtlich, weit, ausgedehnt, enorm
delight - Freude, Entzückung, Wohlgefallen, Lust
perfectly - perfekt, einwandfrei, vollkommen, durchaus
ecstatic - ekstatisch
conscious - bei Bewusstsein, wach, aufmerksam
presence - Anwesenheit
pleasures - Vergnügungen; Vergnügen
individual - Individuum; einzeln, individuell, Einzel-
twin - doppelt, Zwilling
vibrating - vibrieren, Vibration
musical - musikalisch; Musical
accord - Vereinbarung; Übereinstimmung, Einvernehmen, Übereinkommen
On the evening in question, the tenth of July, the Doctor and myself drifted into an unusually metaphysical mood. We lit our large meerschaums, filled with fine Turkish tobacco, in the core of which burned a little black nut of opium, that, like the nut in the fairy tale, held within its narrow limits wonders beyond the reach of kings; we paced to and fro, conversing. A strange perversity dominated the currents of our thought. They would not flow through the sun-lit channels into which we strove to divert them. For some unaccountable reason, they constantly diverged into dark and lonesome beds, where a continual gloom brooded. It was in vain that, after our old fashion, we flung ourselves on the shores of the East, and talked of its gay bazaars, of the splendours of the time of Haroun, of harems and golden palaces.
drifted - abgetrieben; Drift, driften, treiben, irren, ziellos ziehen
unusually - ungewöhnlich
metaphysical - metaphysisch
mood - Anwandlung, Stimmung, launisch
meerschaums - Meerschaum, Meerschaum
Turkish - Türkisch
tobacco - Tabak, Tabakpflanze
core - Reaktorkern (Kerntechnik); Kernstück, Mark, Mittelstück, Kern
burned - verbrannt; brennen, feuern, leuchten
Nut - Schraubenmutter, Nuß
fairy tale - Märchen , Fabel
held - gehalten; innehaben
within - in, innerhalb
limits - Begrenzung, Grenze, Obergrenze; begrenzen
wonders - fragt sich; Wunder
beyond - darüber hinaus; jenseits
reach - erreichen; erzielen, greifen (nach)
conversing - unterhalten; Umkehrung, umgekehrt, Gegenteil
perversity - Perversität
dominated - beherrscht; herrschen (über), emporragen (über); beherrschen
currents - Strömungen; Strömung, Strom, gegenwärtig, aktuell, zeitnah
flow through - durchfließen, durchströmen
strove - angestrebt; erstreben, bestreben
divert - umlenken, umleiten, ablenken, unterhalten
unaccountable - nicht rechenschaftspflichtig
constantly - ständig; regelmäßig; konstant
diverged - divergiert; divergieren, auseinandergehen, auseinanderstreben
lonesome - einsam
continual - fortlaufend
gloom - Finsternis; Düsternis, Dunkelheit, Trübnis, Schwermut
brooded - gegrübelt; Brut, brüten, brüten, grübeln
in vain - vergebens
fashion - Mode; Stil; fertigen, anfertigen
flung - geschleudert; Affäre (Liebesaffäre)
shores - Ufern; Ufer, Stützbalken, Küste, Strebe
gay - vergnügt, schwul, homosexuell, lustig, heiter
bazaars - Basare; Basar, Markt
harems - Harem, Harem
Golden - golden, goldgelb
palaces - Paläste; Palast; Schloss
Black afreets continually arose from the depths of our talk, and expanded, like the one the fisherman released from the copper vessel, until they blotted everything bright from our vision. Insensibly, we yielded to the occult force that swayed us, and indulged in gloomy speculation. We had talked some time upon the proneness of the human mind to mysticism, and the almost universal love of the terrible, when Hammond suddenly said to me, "What do you consider to be the greatest element of terror?"
continually - ständig, andauernd, immer wieder, immerzu
arose from - entsprang
depths - Untiefen; Tiefe
expanded - erweitert; expandieren, vergrößern, vergrößern
fisherman - Fischer, Fischerin, Angler, Anglerin, Fischereiboot
released - freigegeben; Freigabe, Freisetzung, Befreiung, Erlösung
copper - Kupfer
vessel - Schiff, Boot, Wasserfahrzeug, Gefäß, Behälter
blotted - befleckt; Fleck, Klecks, Schandfleck, beflecken, kleckern
bright - fröhlich, aufgeweckt, leuchtend, klar, hell
vision - Sicht, Sehvermögen, Sehkraft, Augenlicht, Trugbild
yielded - nachgegeben; hervorbringen, er/sie hat/hatte ergeben, weichen
occult - okkult; Okkult, Okkultismus
force - Kraft; zwingen, forcieren, erzwingen; Stärke, Macht, Einfluss
swayed - schwankte; Schwingen
indulged in - nachgehangen
gloomy - düster, finster, trübe, dunkel
speculation - Spekulationen; Spekulation, Betrachtung
proneness - Anfälligkeit; Neigung
human - menschlich
mind - Verstand, Geist, Sinn, Bewusstsein, Gedächtnis, Gedanken
mysticism - Mystik, Mystizismus
universal - allgemein, Allgemein-, universell, weltweit, Welt-
suddenly - plötzlich, urplötzlich
Consider - überlegen; halten; betrachten, in Betracht ziehen
element - Element; Bauelement
terror - Schrecken, Grauen, schreckliche Furcht, Terror
The question puzzled me. That many things were terrible, I knew. Stumbling over a corpse in the dark; beholding, as I once did, a woman floating down a deep and rapid river, with wildly lifted arms, and awful, upturned face, uttering, as she drifted, shrieks that rent one's heart while we, spectators, stood frozen at a window which overhung the river at a height of sixty feet, unable to make the slightest effort to save her, but dumbly watching her last supreme agony and her disappearance.
puzzled - verwirrt; Rätsel
stumbling - Stolpern
corpse - Leiche, Leichnam
beholding - betrachten, sehen, schauen, anschauen, ansehen
floating - schwebend; schwimmend, fließend, gleiten
deep - tief, tiefgründig, dunkel, Tiefe
rapid - schnell; Stromschnelle
wildly - wild
lifted - angehoben; Lüften (Bremse), Lift, Aufzug; fördern
upturned - umgedreht; Aufwärtstrend
uttering - auszusprechen; (utter) auszusprechen
shrieks - Schreie; Kreischen
rent - Mietpreis, Wohnungsmiete, Hausmiete; anmieten; (rend); zerreißen
spectators - Zuschauer, Zuschauerin, Schaulustiger
frozen - eingefroren; frieren
overhung - überhängend; überhängen, Ăśberhang; hervorstehen
height - Höhe; Größe
unable - unfähig, untauglich
slightest - das Geringste; geringfügig, leicht, gering, unbedeutend, wenig
effort - Anstrengung, Aufwand
save - retten; erretten; sichern, speichern, sparen, aufbewahren (2)
dumbly - stumme
agony - Qualen; Agonie, Qual, Pein, Todeskampf, Freudenausbruch
disappearance - Verschwinden
A shattered wreck, with no life visible, encountered floating listlessly on the ocean, is a terrible object, for it suggests a huge terror, the proportions of which are veiled. But it now struck me, for the first time, that there must be one great and ruling embodiment of fear,-a King of Terrors, to which all others must succumb. What might it be? To what train of circumstances would it owe its existence?
shattered - zertrümmert; zum Zerspringen bringen, zerschmettern
wreck - Wrack, Schrott, Schrotthaufen, Schrottkiste, Zusammenstoß
visible - sichtbar
encountered - begegnet; treffen, begegnen, Begegnung, Treffen
listlessly - lustlose, lustlos
Ocean - Weltmeer, Ozean
suggests - vorschlägt; vorschlagen, vorschlagen
huge - riesig
proportions - Proportionen; Teil, Proportion, Anteil
veiled - verschleiert; Vorhang, Schleier, verschleiern, verhüllen
struck - angeschlagen; streichen, schlagen, prägen, streiken, scheinen
embodiment - Verkörperung, Inbegriff, Inkarnation
fear - fürchten, befürchten, Angst haben; Furcht, Schreck, Befürchtung
king - König
terrors - Schrecken, Grauen
succumb - erliegen, nachgeben, unterwerfen, sich ergeben, sterben
circumstances - Umstände; Umstand, Umstand
owe - schulden, schuldig sein
"I confess, Hammond," I replied to my friend, "I never considered the subject before. That there must be one Something more terrible than any other thing, I feel. I cannot attempt, however, even the most vague definition."
replied - geantwortet; antworten, erwidern, Antwort, Entgegnung, Antwort
considered - berücksichtigt; überlegen, überlegen, halten, betrachten
more terrible - furchtbarere
attempt - versuchen; Versuch, Bestreben, Bestrebung, Anschlag, Attentat
vague - vage; nebelhaft, schwach, unklar, undeutlich
definition - Begriffserklärung, Definition, Definierung
"I am somewhat like you, Harry," he answered. "I feel my capacity to experience a terror greater than anything yet conceived by the human mind;-something combining in fearful and unnatural amalgamation hitherto supposed incompatible elements.
somewhat - etwas, einigermaßen
Harry - Harry
capacity - Kapazität; Befugnis
Experience - Erlebnis, Erfahrung, Praxis
combining - kombinieren, verbinden, vereinen
fearful - furchtbar; furchtsam, ängstlich, verängstigt
amalgamation - Verschmelzung; Vereinigung, Zusammenschluss
hitherto - bis zum jetzigen Zeitpunkt, bis jetzt, bis zu diesem Zeitpunkt
supposed - angenommen; annehmen, vermuten, vermeinen, vermuten, annehmen
incompatible - inkompatibel, unvereinbar
elements - Elemente; Element
The calling of the voices in Brockden Brown's novel of 'Wieland'is awful; so is the picture of the Dweller of the Threshold, in Bulwer's 'Zanoni'; but," he added, shaking his head gloomily, "there is something more horrible still than those."
voices - Stimmen; äußern
novel - Roman, originell
dweller - Bewohnerin; Bewohner
threshold - Schwelle, Türschwelle
shaking - schüttelnd, erschütternd; (shake); schütteln, erschüttern
gloomily - düster, finster
more horrible - abscheulichere
"look here, Hammond," I rejoined, "let us drop this kind of talk, For heaven's sake! We shall suffer for it, depend on it."
look here - hersehen
rejoined - wiedervereinigt; vereinigen
drop - fallen lassen, senken, weglassen, aufgeben
For heaven's sake - Um Gottes willen!, Um Himmels willen!
shall - sollen
suffer - leiden; erleiden
Depend - abhängen, ankommen
"I don't know what's the matter with me tonight," he replied, "but my brain is running upon all sorts of weird and awful thoughts. I feel as if I could write a story like Hoffman, tonight, if I were only master of a literary style."
matter - Materie; Masse, Substanz, Stoff, Angelegenheit, Anlass
brain - Gehirn, Superhirn, Intelligenzbestie, Kopf, Verstand, Köpfchen
sorts - Sorten; Sortierung, Gattung, Art, Sorte; sortieren, ordnen
weird - geheimnisvoll, unheimlich, übernatürlich, seltsam, komisch
thoughts - Gedanken; Gedanke
Master - Haupt.., Grund, Meister, führend, leitend; bewältigen, meistern
"Well, if we are going to be Hoffmanesque in our talk, I'm off to bed. Opium and nightmares should never be brought together. How sultry it is! Good night, Hammond."
I'm off - Ich gehe jetzt.
off to bed - schlafen gegangen
nightmares - Albträume; Albtraum, Alptraum, qualifier
brought together - zusammengebracht [alt], zusammen gebracht
sultry - schwül; drückend, heiß, sexy
"Good night, Harry. Pleasant dreams to you."
"To you, gloomy wretch, afreets, ghouls, and enchanters."
wretch - Unglückliche; das Wesen
ghouls - Leichenfledderer; Ghul
enchanters - Verzauberer; Zauberer, Zaubererin
We parted, and each sought his respective chamber. I undressed quickly and got into bed, taking with me, according to my usual custom, a book, over which I generally read myself to sleep. I opened the volume as soon as I had laid my head upon the pillow, and instantly flung it to the other side of the room. It was Goudon's "History of Monsters,"-a curious French work, which I had lately imported from Paris, but which, in the state of mind I had then reached, was anything but an agreeable companion.
sought - gesucht; suchen
respective - bzw
chamber - Raum, Schlafzimmer, Kammer
undressed - unbekleidet; erman: sich ausziehen, ausziehen
according - nach; Übereinstimmung, Einvernehmen
usual - gewöhnlich, üblich
custom - Brauch, Gewohnheit, Sitte, Usus, Zoll, maßgeschneidert
generally - im Allgemeinen
pillow - Kopfkissen, Kissen; Ruhekissen
instantly - sofort; unmittelbar
monsters - Monster
French - Französisch
lately - in letzter Zeit; neulich, kürzlich, letztlich
imported - importiert; importieren; Einfuhr
agreeable - angenehm; verträglich, liebenswürdig, gefällig
companion - Begleiter, Freund, Liebhaber, Kamerad
I resolved to go to sleep at once; so, turning down my gas until nothing but a little blue point of light glimmered on the top of the tube, I composed myself to rest.
turning down - umklappend
glimmered - schimmerte; Schimmer, glimmern
top - oben; Oberteil, Spitze, Gipfel, Deckel, Kappe, Oberteil, Topp
tube - Schlauch; Rohr, Röhre, Tube
composed - komponiert; zusammenstellen, zusammensetzen, komponieren
rest - Ruhe, Stütze, Lehne, ein Ăśbriges; bleiben, ruhen, ausruhen
The room was in total darkness. The atom of gas that still remained alight did not illuminate a distance of three inches round the burner. I desperately drew my arm across my eyes, as if to shut out even the darkness, and tried to think of nothing. It was in vain. The confounded themes touched on by Hammond in the garden kept obtruding themselves on my brain. I battled against them. I erected ramparts of would-be blankness of intellect to keep them out. They still crowded upon me. While I was lying still as a corpse, hoping that by a perfect physical inaction I should hasten mental repose, an awful incident occurred.
Total - Insgesamt; Gesamtbetrag, Gesamtsumme, ganz, komplett, total
darkness - Dunkelheit, Finsternis
atom - Atom
alight - aussteigen; landen
illuminate - beleuchten, erhellen, illuminieren
distance - Distanz, Entfernung, Abstand, Ferne, Weite, entfernen
inches - Zoll (2, 54 cm), Zoll (Längenmaß)
round - runden; Kontrollgang, Runde, Rundgang, rund
burner - Brenner; Kochplatte, Herdplatte, Heizplatte, Heizspirale
desperately - verzweifelt
shut - geschlossen; (to shut) schließen, zumachen
vain - eitel; unnützlich
confounded - verwirrt; verwirren, verschlimmern, verschlechtern, besiegen
themes - Themen; Thema
touched - berührt; anfassen, berühren, rühren, Berührung, Berührung
obtruding - aufdringlich; aufdrängend; (obtrude) aufdringlich; aufdrängend
themselves - selbst; sich; sich selber
battled - gekämpft; sich schlagen, kämpfen; Schlacht
against - gegen, mit, wider
erected - errichtet; stramm (Haltung), steif; errichten
ramparts - Wälle; Festungswall, Wall, Bollwerk
blankness - Leere
intellect - Intellekt
crowded - überfüllt; Menschenmenge, Masse
lying still - stilliegend
inaction - Untätigkeit, Tatenlosigkeit, Trägheit, Nichtstun
hasten - hasten, beeilen
repose - ruhen
incident - Vorfall, Begebenheit, Ereignis, Geschehnis
occurred - aufgetreten; passieren, vorkommen, stattfinden, vorkommen
A Something dropped, as it seemed, from the ceiling, plumb upon my chest, and the next instant I felt two bony hands encircling my throat, endeavouring to choke me.
dropped - fallen gelassen; fallen lassen, senken, weglassen, aufgeben
seemed - schien; scheinen, dünken
ceiling - Zimmerdecke; Zimmerdecke; (ceil) Zimmerdecke; Zimmerdecke
plumb - lotrecht; loten
chest - Kiste, Brustkasten, Brust, Koffer
bony - knöchern; grätig; knochig
encircling - einkreisend; (encircle); umzingeln, einfassen
throat - Kehle, Rachen, Hals, Flaschenhals
endeavouring - anstreben; sich nach Kräften bemühen; Bestrebung
choke - erwürgen, erdrosseln, ersticken, überwältigen
I am no coward, and am possessed of considerable physical strength. The suddenness of the attack, instead of stunning me, strung every nerve to its highest tension. My body acted from instinct, before my brain had time to realize the terrors of my position. In an instant I wound two muscular arms around the creature, and squeezed it, with all the strength of despair, against my chest. In a few seconds the bony hands that had fastened on my throat loosened their hold, and I was free to breathe once more. Then commenced a struggle of awful intensity.
coward - Feigling
possessed - besessen; besitzen, besitzen
suddenness - Plötzlichkeit
attack - Attacke, Angriff, Anfall, angreifen, attackieren
instead - stattdessen, anstatt
stunning - umwerfend; betäuben, verblüffen
strung - bespannt; Schnur, Zeichenkette, String, Saite, String
nerve - Frechheit; Nerv
tension - Spannung
acted - gehandelt; Handlung, Tat, Akt, Gesetz
instinct - Instinkt
realize - verwirklichen, realisieren
position - Stellung, Position, Arbeitsplatz, Stelle, positionieren
wound - anschießen, verwunden
muscular - muskulär, Muskel
creature - Wesen, Lebewesen, Fabelwesen
squeezed - ausgequetscht; drücken, klemmen, pressen, quetschen, quetschen
despair - verzweifeln; Verzweiflung
fastened - befestigen, festmachen
loosened - gelockert; lösen, lockern
hold - halten; innehaben
breathe - atmen; einatmen; hauchen
commenced - begonnen; anfangen, beginnen
Struggle - Kämpfen; Kampf, Gefecht, sich durchbeißen, sich schwer tun
intensity - Intensität
Immersed in the most profound darkness, totally ignorant of the nature of the Thing by which I was so suddenly attacked, finding my grasp slipping every moment, by reason, it seemed to me, of the entire nakedness of my assailant, bitten with sharp teeth in the shoulder, neck, and chest, having every moment to protect my throat against a pair of sinewy, agile hands, which my utmost efforts could not confine,-these were a combination of circumstances to combat which required all the strength, skill, and courage that I possessed.
immersed - untergetaucht; eintauchen, vertiefen
most profound - tiefsinnigste
totally - total; vollständig, komplett, völlig, absolut
ignorant - unwissend; ignorant
attacked - angegriffen; Attacke, Angriff, Angriff, Attacke, Anfall, Anfall
grasp - greifen, erfassen, begreifen, verstehen, Griff, Verständnis
slipping - Ausrutschen; Versprecher; Rutschen (geradeaus); Lapsus
nakedness - Nacktheit
assailant - Angreifer
bitten - gebissen; beißen, beißen, beißen, beißen, Biss, Biss, Stich
sharp - scharf; scharfsinning; spitz, -is, hoch, stechend
neck - knutschen; Genick, Zapfen (Wellenhals), Nacken
protect - schützen, beschützen
sinewy - sehnig; stark
agile - behände, agil, wendig
efforts - Anstrengungen; Anstrengung, Aufwand
confine - einschränken; beschränken; Begrenzung
combination - Kombinieren; Kombination, Kombinierte, Kombinat, Vereinigung
combat - Kampf, Schlacht, Gefecht, kämpfen (gegen, mit), bekämpfen
required - erforderlich; erfordern, brauchen, benötigen
possessed - besessen; Schutzpolizeiaufgebote
At last, after a silent, deadly, exhausting struggle, I got my assailant under by a series of incredible efforts of strength. Once pinned, with my knee on what I made out to be its chest, I knew that I was victor. I rested for a moment to breathe. I heard the creature beneath me panting in the darkness, and felt the violent throbbing of a heart.
silent - still
deadly - tödlich
exhausting - anstrengend; erschöpfen, dezimieren, erschöpfen, Auspuff, Abgas
series - Serie, Fernsehserie, Reihe
pinned - angeheftet; Zapfen, Bolzen, Schraubendrehereinsatz; feststecken
Victor - Viktor
rested - ausgeruht; Ruhe, Stütze, Lehne, ein Ăśbriges; bleiben, ruhen
beneath - unter
panting - hechelnd; hecheln, keucheln
violent - heftig, gewaltig, brutal, gewalttätig, gewaltbereit, grell
throbbing - Pochen; klopfend; (throb); klopfen, schlagen, pochen, pulsieren
It was apparently as exhausted as I was; that was one comfort. At this moment I remembered that I usually placed under my pillow, before going to bed, a large yellow silk pocket handkerchief. I felt for it instantly; it was there. In a few seconds more I had, after a fashion, pinioned the creature's arms.
apparently - offensichtlich, offenbar, scheinbar, anscheinend
exhausted - erschöpft; erschöpfen, dezimieren, erschöpfen, Auspuff, Abgas
comfort - Behaglichkeit, Bequemlichkeit, Komfort, Trost, Tröstung
Pocket - Tasche
handkerchief - Taschentuch
pinioned - geklemmt; Getrieberad, Ritzel
I now felt tolerably secure. There was nothing more to be done but to turn on the gas, and, having first seen what my midnight assailant was like, arouse the household. I will confess to being actuated by a certain pride in not giving the alarm before; I wished to make the capture alone and unaided.
secure - sicher, geschützt, beschützt, zuverlässig
arouse - erwecken; reizen, aufreizen, anregen, erregen
actuated - betätigt; in Gang setzen, aktivieren, antreiben, anstacheln
pride - Hochmut; Stolz, Trotz, Dünkel, Machtbewusstsein, Rudel
alarm - Alarm, Alarmsignal, Alarmstimmung, Wecker, Alarm schlagen
capture - erfassen; Fang, Festnahme, Gefangennahme, Erfassung
alone - allein, einsam, selbst, nur, ausschließlich
unaided - ohne fremde Hilfe
Never losing my hold for an instant, I slipped from the bed to the floor, dragging my captive with me. I had but a few steps to make to reach the gas-burner; these I made with the greatest caution, holding the creature in a grip like a vice. At last I got within arm's length of the tiny speck of blue light which told me where the gas-burner lay. Quick as lightning I released my grasp with one hand and let on the full flood of light.
slipped - ausgerutscht; Versprecher; Rutschen (geradeaus); Lapsus
dragging - Planierschleppe; nachschleppen, schleppen, ziehen
captive - Gefangener, Gefangene
steps - Schritte; treten, treten (du trittst
gas-burner - (gas-burner) Gasbrenner
caution - Warnung, Vorsicht, Achtsamkeit, Behutsamkeit, Kaution, warnen
holding - haltend; (hold) haltend
grip - packen, fassen; Griffigkeit, Heft (von Säge, Feile)
Length - Länge, Längenmaß, Pferdelänge
tiny - winzig; Kleinkind
speck - Fleckchen
lay - legen; richten (Tisch)
lightning - Blitzschlag; Blitz; Entladung
let on - verraten, vorgeben
flood - Hochwasser; Flut; überschwemmen, überfluten, überfüllen
Then I turned to look at my captive.
I cannot even attempt to give any definition of my sensations the instant after I turned on the gas. I suppose I must have shrieked with terror, for in less than a minute afterward my room was crowded with the inmates of the house. I shudder now as I think of that awful moment. I saw nothing! Yes; I had one arm firmly clasped round a breathing, panting, corporeal shape, my other hand gripped with all its strength a throat as warm, as apparently fleshy, as my own; and yet, with this living substance in my grasp, with its body pressed against my own, and all in the bright glare of a large jet of gas, I absolutely beheld nothing!
sensations - Empfindungen; Gefühl
suppose - annehmen, vermuten, vermeinen
shrieked - geschrien; Kreischen
afterward - nachher
inmates - Häftlinge; Insasse, Bewohner
shudder - erschaudern; Schauder; (wohliger) Schauder; schaudern; zittern
firmly - sicher, fest
clasped - umklammert; Spange, Klammer, Schnalle, Griff, greifen
breathing - Atmen, Atmung; (breath); Atmen, Atmung, Atemzug, Atem, Atempause
corporeal - leibhaftig
shape - Zustand, Form, Gestalt, Form
gripped - gegriffen; packen, fassen; Griffigkeit, Heft (von Säge, Feile)
fleshy - fleischig
substance - Substanz, Stoff
pressed - gedrückt; (pre) vor..
glare - Blendung; entrüstetes Starren; missbilligend anstarren
jet - Düsenflugzeug, Strahl, Düse; ausstoßen
Not even an outline,-a vapour!
outline - skizzieren; Umriss, Kontur, Skizze, Skizzierung, Umrisszeichnung
vapour - Wasserdampf; der Dampf
I do not, even at this hour, realize the situation in which I found myself. I cannot recall the astounding incident thoroughly. Imagination in vain tries to compass the awful paradox.
astounding - verblüffend; verblüffen, überraschen
thoroughly - gründlich, vollkommen, total, durch und durch
imagination - Phantasie; Vorstellungskraft, Imagination, Einbildungskraft
paradox - Paradoxon, Paradox
It breathed. I felt its warm breath upon my cheek. It struggled fiercely. It had hands. They clutched me. Its skin was smooth, like my own. There it lay, pressed close up against me, solid as stone,-and yet utterly invisible!
breathed - geatmet; atmen, einatmen, hauchen
cheek - Frechheit; Backe, ormal, Stirn, Mick, Pumpenmick
struggled - gekämpft; Kampf, Gefecht
fiercely - heftig, wütend
clutched - umklammert; Vogelgelege; Kupplung (Auto), Gelege
skin - Haut, tHäutchen, Design, Fell
smooth - glatt; reibungslos, problemlos, glätten
pressed - gedrückt; Presse (Maschine), Presse (Zeitung); drängen, drücken
close up - Großaufnahme
solid - fest, massiv, kompakt, deftig, solide, robust, bündig
stone - Stein; Edelstein, Schmuckstein, Kern, steinigen
utterly - völlig
I wonder that I did not faint or go mad on the instant. Some wonderful instinct must have sustained me; for, absolutely, in place of loosening my hold on the terrible Enigma, I seemed to gain an additional strength in my moment of horror, and tightened my grasp with such wonderful force that I felt the creature shivering with agony.
wonder - Wunder, Mirakel, wundern
faint - leise, schwach, undeutlich, ohnmächtig werden
go mad - überschnappen
sustained - unterhalten, aufrechterhalten, versorgen, unterhalten
loosening - Auflockerung; lösen, lockern
enigma - rätselhaft; Rätsel, Mysterium, Knobelei, Rateaufgabe
gain - Gewinn, Zunahme, Verstärkung; erwerben, gewinnen, erlangen
additional - zusätzlich
horror - Angst, Furcht, Horror, Grauen
tightened - verschärft; anziehen
shivering - Frösteln; schlotternde, schlotternd
Just then Hammond entered my room at the head of the household. As soon as he beheld my face-which, I suppose, must have been an awful sight to look at-he hastened forward, crying, "Great heaven, Harry! what has happened?"
entered - eingegeben; reingehen, hineingehen, hereingehen, eintreten
sight - Sehenswürdigkeit, Gesicht, Visier, erblicken, anvisieren
hastened - beeilt; hasten, beeilen
forward - nachsenden, fördern, befördern, versenden, senden; dreist
crying - Weinen; (cry); weinen; schreien; rufen; Weinen; Schrei
Heaven - Der Himmel; Himmel, Firmament, Paradies
"Hammond! Hammond!" I cried, "come here. O, this is awful! I have been attacked in bed by something or other, which I have hold of; but I can't see it,-I can't see it!"
cried - geweint hat; weinen, schreien, schreien, rufen, Weinen
Hammond, doubtless struck by the unfeigned horror expressed in my countenance, made one or two steps forward with an anxious yet puzzled expression. A very audible titter burst from the remainder of my visitors. This suppressed laughter made me furious. To laugh at a human being in my position! It was the worst species of cruelty.
doubtless - zweifelsfrei, zweifellos
unfeigned - ungeheuchelt
expressed - ausgedrückt; bekunden, Eilzug, Schnellzug
countenance - Antlitz, Gesichtsausdruck, Miene, Unterstützung, Fassung
anxious - ängstlich, besorgt
expression - Ausdruck; Redensart, Miene
audible - hörbar
titter - kichern
burst - geplatzt; platzen, zerplatzen, bersten, sprengen, Bersten
remainder - Rest, Teilungsrest, Restposten, runtersetzen
suppressed - unterdrückt; unterdrücken, unterdrücken, unterdrücken
laughter - Gelächter, Lachen
furious - wütend, erbost, furios
species - Arten; Hartgeld
cruelty - Grausamkeit, Quälerei
Now, I can understand why the appearance of a man struggling violently, as it would seem, with an airy nothing, and calling for assistance against a vision, should have appeared ludicrous. Then, so great was my rage against the mocking crowd that had I the power I would have stricken them dead where they stood.
appearance - Erscheinen, Auftritt, Aussehen
struggling - sich abmühen; kämpfend, ringend; (struggle); Kampf, Gefecht
violently - gewaltsam; gewalttätig
airy - luftig; belüftet, gelüftet, zugig, umweht
assistance - Unterstützung; Hilfe
ludicrous - lächerlich
rage - Wut, Zorn, Raserei, Rage, wüten
mocking - spöttisch; (moc) spöttisch
crowd - Menschenmenge, Masse
power - Macht, Kraft, Großmacht, Stärke, Strom
stricken - angeschlagen; ergriffen, heimgesucht, betroffen
dead - tot, gestorben, leblos, bewegungslos, regungslos, erstarrt
"Hammond! Hammond!" I cried again, despairingly, "For God's sake come to me. I can hold the-the thing but a short while longer. It is overpowering me. Help me! Help me!"
despairingly - verzweifelt
For God's sake - Um Gottes willen!
overpowering - überwältigend; überwältigen, übermannen
"Harry," whispered Hammond, approaching me, "you have been smoking too much opium."
whispered - geflüstert; Geflüster
"I swear to you, Hammond, that this is no vision," I answered, in the same low tone. "Don't you see how it shakes my whole frame with its struggles? If you don't believe me, convince yourself. Feel it,-touch it."
swear - schwören
low - tief, niedrig, nieder, leise (Stimme); muhen, blöken (Rind)
shakes - schüttelt; schütteln, erschüttern, schütteln, erschüttern
frame - ausarbeiten, entwerfen, einfassen, einrahmen, festlegen
struggles - Kämpfe; Kampf, Gefecht
convince - überzeugen
touch - anfassen, berühren, Berührung, Tasten, Spur
Hammond advanced and laid his hand in the spot I indicated. A wild cry of horror burst from him. He had felt it!
advanced - fortgeschritten; erhöhen, erheben, befördern, vorrücken
indicated - angezeigt; anzeigen, anweisen, andeuten, anzeigen, andeuten
wild - wild, rau
cry - weinen; schreien; rufen; Weinen; Schrei
In a moment he had discovered somewhere in my room a long piece of cord, and was the next instant winding it and knotting it about the body of the unseen being that I clasped in my arms.
somewhere - irgendwo; irgendwohin
cord - Schnur, Kordel, Strick, Kabel, Litze
knotting - verknüpfend, knotend; (knot) verknüpfend, knotend
"Harry," he said, in a hoarse, agitated voice, for, though he preserved his presence of mind, he was deeply moved, "Harry, it's all safe now. You may let go, old fellow, if you're tired. The Thing can't move."
hoarse - heiser
agitated - aufgewühlt; aufwühlen, aufrühren, rühren, schütteln, umrühren
voice - Stimme; äußern
though - aber; trotzdem, doch, allerdings, obwohl, obgleich
preserved - Konserve, Eingemachtes
deeply moved - tiefbewegt
safe - sicher, gefahrlos, Tresor, Safe, Geldschrank
fellow - Stipendiat, Typ, Kerl, Bursche; Gefährte, Kerl
I was utterly exhausted, and I gladly loosed my hold.
gladly - gerne; gern
loosed - gelockert; verlassen, lose, locker
Hammond stood holding the ends of the cord that bound the Invisible, twisted round his hand, while before him, self-supporting as it were, he beheld a rope laced and interlaced, and stretching tightly around a vacant space. I never saw a man look so thoroughly stricken with awe. Nevertheless his face expressed all the courage and determination which I knew him to possess.
bound - gebunden; Sprung; (bind); binden; verbinden, konnektieren
twisted - verdreht; Zwirn, Biegung, Wendung, Twist, verziehen, drehen
self - Selbst
supporting - stützend, abstützend, unterstützend; (support) stützend
rope - Tau, Seil, Strang
interlaced - verschachtelt; Flechtband
stretching - strecken, dehnen, langziehen, dehnen
tightly - eng
vacant - unbesetzt; frei, vakant, leer, nichtssagend, ausdruckslos
awe - Ehrfurcht; Staunen; einschüchtern
nevertheless - nichtsdestoweniger, trotzdem, lauch wenn, dennoch
determination - Bestimmung; Determination; Bestimmtheit; Feststellung; Entschluss; Unterscheidung
possess - besitzen
His lips, although white, were set firmly, and one could perceive at a glance that, although stricken with fear, he was not daunted.
lips - Lippen; Lippe, Auslauf, Überlauf, Schnaupe, Ansatz
perceive - wahrnehmen
glance - blicken; Blick, Streifblick, Glanz, Steinkohle
daunted - entmutigt; abschrecken, entmutigen, einschüchtern, überwältigen
The confusion that ensued among the guests of the house who were witnesses of this extraordinary scene between Hammond and myself,-who beheld the pantomime of binding this struggling Something,-who beheld me almost sinking from physical exhaustion when my task of jailer was over,-the confusion and terror that took possession of the bystanders, when they saw all this, was beyond description. The weaker ones fled from the apartment. The few who remained clustered near the door and could not be induced to approach Hammond and his Charge. Still incredulity broke out through their terror. They had not the courage to satisfy themselves, and yet they doubted.
confusion - Verwirrung, Durcheinander, Konfusion, Verwechslung
ensued - folgten; folgen, ansetzen, erfolgen, nachfolgen, resultieren
among - unter, zwischen, untereinander
witnesses - Zeugnis
scene - Szene
pantomime - Pantomime; pantomimisieren
binding - verbindlich; Bindung; (bind); binden; verbinden, konnektieren
sinking - sinken; Untergang; (sink); sinken; senken, versenken, Spüle
exhaustion - Erschöpfung, Ermattung
task - Pensum; beschäftigen, in Anspruch nehmen; Arbeit, Aufgabe
jailer - Gefängniswärter, Gefängniswärterin, Gefängnisaufseher
took possession of - bemächtigte
bystanders - Unbeteiligte; Zuschauer, Schaulustiger
weaker - schwächer; schwach, schwach, schwach, out, unschön, häßlich
fled - geflohen; fliehen, flüchten, fliehen, entfliehen, flüchten
clustered - geclustert; Anhäufung, Büschel, Gruppe, Haufen, Schwarm, Traube
induced - veranlasst; dazu bringen, anstacheln, bewirken, verursachen
charge - Gebühr; Entgelt; Ladung; Last; Rempeln; beauftragen, belasten
broke out - (break out) ausbrechen
satisfy - befriedigen, zufriedenstellen
doubted - bezweifelt; bezweifeln, zweifeln, Zweifel
It was in vain that I begged of some of the men to come near and convince themselves by touch of the existence in that room of a living being which was invisible. They were incredulous, but did not dare to undeceive themselves. How could a solid, living, breathing body be invisible, they asked. My reply was this. I gave a sign to Hammond, and both of us-conquering our fearful repugnance to touch the invisible creature-lifted it from the ground, manacled as it was, and took it to my bed. Its weight was about that of a boy of fourteen.
begged - gebettelt; Männchen machen; etwas erbitten (von jemandem); bitten (um)
come near - herangekommen
incredulous - ungläubig, skeptisch
dare - sich getrauen, wagen, jemanden herausfordern
undeceive - nicht täuschen; aufklären
reply - antworten, erwidern, Antwort, Entgegnung
sign - Wert, Zeichen, Hinweistafel, Indiz; unterschreiben, signieren
conquering - Eroberung; erobern
repugnance - Abneigung, Widerwille
ground - Masse (elektrisch); Erdboden, Grund, Boden
manacled - mit Handschellen; Handschellen
weight - Gewicht; beschweren, gewichten
"Now, my friends," I said, as Hammond and myself held the creature suspended over the bed, "I can give you self-evident proof that here is a solid, ponderable body, which, nevertheless, you cannot see. Be good enough to watch the surface of the bed attentively."
suspended - ausgesetzt; suspendieren, aufhängen, suspendieren, aufheben
evident - offensichtlich; offenkundig
Proof - Beweise; Beweis; polierte Platte; aufgehen lassen
ponderable - abwägbar
surface - Oberfläche; auftauchen; publik werden, ans Licht kommen
attentively - aufmerksam zuhören; aufmerksam
I was astonished at my own courage in treating this strange event so calmly; but I had recovered from my first terror, and felt a sort of scientific pride in the affair, which dominated every other feeling.
astonished - erstaunt; erstaunen
treating - behandelnd; (treat); behandeln; bewirten, einladen, heilen
calmly - ruhig
recovered - erholt; wiederfinden, sich erholen, beikommen
sort - Sortierung, Gattung, Art, Sorte; sortieren, ordnen
affair - Angelegenheit; Scharmützel; Ding; Beziehung, Affäre
The eyes of the bystanders were immediately fixed on my bed. At a given signal Hammond and I let the creature fall. There was a dull sound of a heavy body alighting on a soft mass. The timbers of the bed creaked. A deep impression marked itself distinctly on the pillow, and on the bed itself. The crowd who witnessed this gave a low cry, and rushed from the room. Hammond and I were left alone with our Mystery.
fixed - repariert; reparieren, flicken, fixieren, befestigen
signal - Signal; Signal; signalisieren
dull - stumpf; fad, langweilig, matt, blöd, blöde
heavy - heftig, schwer, stark (Regen)
alighting - aussteigen; landen
soft - sanft, mild, weich
mass - Masse; Messe (kirchlich), Gottesdienst, Menge
timbers - Hölzer; Nutzholz, Balken, Bauholz
creaked - knarrte; Knarren
impression - Abdruck; Eindruck, Impression, Werbeeinblendung
marked - markiert; Markus, Markus, Markus
distinctly - deutlich
witnessed - bezeugt; Zeugnis
rushed - überstürzt; stürzen, drängen, hetzen, rasen; Eile, Andrang
mystery - Geheimnis, Rätsel
We remained silent for some time, listening to the low, irregular breathing of the creature on the bed, and watching the rustle of the bed-clothes as it impotently struggled to free itself from confinement. Then Hammond spoke.
irregular - irregulär, unregelmäßig
impotently - impotent
confinement - Eingeschlossenheit; Gefangenschaft
"Harry, this is awful."
"Ay, awful."
"But not unaccountable."
"Not unaccountable! What do you mean? Such a thing has never occurred since the birth of the world. I know not what to think, Hammond. God grant that I am not mad, and that this is not an insane fantasy!"
birth - Geburt; Niederkunft, Ursprung, Herkunft
God - Gott
Grant - gewähren; erteilen; bewilligen
mad - wahnsinnig, verrückt, toll, irre
insane - wahnsinnig, verrückt, geisteskrank
fantasy - Fantasie; Fantasy
"Let us reason a little, Harry. Here is a solid body which we touch, but which we cannot see. The fact is so unusual that it strikes us with terror. Is there no parallel, though, for such a phenomenon? Take a piece of pure glass. It is tangible and transparent. A certain chemical coarseness is all that prevents its being so entirely transparent as to be totally invisible.
strikes - Streiks; streichen, schlagen, prägen, streiken, scheinen
parallel - parallel; parallel zu; Parallele; Breitengrad, Breitenkreis
tangible - greifbar, erfühlbar, konkret, erfassbar, begreifbar
chemical - Chemie; chemisch; Chemikalie
coarseness - Grobheit; Unebenheit, Ungeschliffenheit
prevents - verhindert; verhindern, vorbeugen
entirely - vollständig; ganz, total, entirely
It is not theoretically impossible, Mind you, to make a glass which shall not reflect a single ray of light,-a glass so pure and homogeneous in its atoms that the rays from the sun will pass through it as they do through the air, refracted but not reflected. We do not see the air, and yet we feel it."
theoretically - theoretisch, prinzipiell, rein gedanklich, vom Gedanken her
impossible - unmöglich
Mind you - wohlgemerkt;Das du dich ja warm hältst!
single - einzeln, einzig, allein, einheitlich
ray of light - Streiflicht
homogeneous - homogen
atoms - Atome; Atom
rays - Schimmer, Strahl; ausstrahlen
pass through - durchfahren, durchlaufen, durchgehen, durchreisen
refracted - refraktiert; brechen
reflected - reflektiert; reflektieren, zurückspiegeln, spiegeln
"That's all very well, Hammond, but these are inanimate substances. Glass does not breathe, air does not breathe. This thing has a heart that palpitates,-a will that moves it,-lungs that play, and inspire and respire."
inanimate - unbelebt, leblos
substances - Stoffe; Substanz, Stoff, Substanz, Substanz, Substanz
palpitates - klopft; unregelmäßig schlagen, pochen, klopfen
lungs - Lunge
inspire - inspirieren; beatmen, einhauchen, einflößen, checkbegeistern
respire - atmen, aufatmen
"You forget the phenomena of which we have so often heard of late," answered the Doctor, gravely. "At the meetings called 'spirit circles,'invisible hands have been thrust into the hands of those persons round the table,-warm, fleshly hands that seemed to pulsate with mortal life."
phenomena - Phänomene
gravely - ernsthaft; ernst, ernstlich, schwerlich
meetings - Versammlung, Treffen, Sitzung
spirit - Geist, Seele, Stimmung, Schnaps
circles - Kreis, Kreis, Kreis, Kreis, Zirkel, Kreis, Augenringe-p
thrust - Stoß, Stich, Vorstoß, Schub, Schubkraft
fleshly - fleischlich
pulsate - pulsieren
mortal - sterblich; tödlich; Sterblicher, Sterbliche
"What? Do you think, then, that this thing is--"
"I don't know what it is," was the solemn reply; "but please the gods I will, with your assistance, thoroughly investigate it."
solemn - feierlich; ernst
gods - Götter; Gott
investigate - untersuchen, erforschen, recherchieren, ermitteln
We watched together, smoking many pipes, all night long, by the bedside of the unearthly being that tossed and panted until it was apparently wearied out. Then we learned by the low, regular breathing that it slept.
pipes - Rohre; Flöte, Orgelpfeife, Rohr
bedside - am Krankenbett; Krankenbett
unearthly - unheimlich
tossed - geworfen; Wurf, Münzwurf, werfen, werfen, verwerfen, wegwerfen
panted - keuchte; keuchen, hecheln, schnaufen (i. S. v. keuchen)
wearied - müde, müde
regular - regulär, regelmäßig, Gleichmäßig, normal, gewöhnlich, Stammgast
The next morning the house was all astir. The boarders congregated on the landing outside my room, and Hammond and myself were lions. We had to answer a thousand questions as to the state of our extraordinary prisoner, for as yet not one person in the house except ourselves could be induced to set foot in the apartment.
astir - rege
congregated - versammelt; ansammeln, versammeln, zusammenkommen
prisoner - Gefangener, Gefangene, Häftling, Strafgefangener
as yet - bislang, bis jetzt
Except - ausnehmen, ausklammern, ausschließen, widersprechen, außer
The creature was awake. This was evidenced by the convulsive manner in which the bed-clothes were moved in its efforts to escape. There was something truly terrible in beholding, as it were, those second-hand indications of the terrible writhings and agonized struggles for liberty which themselves were invisible.
awake - munter, wach; erwachen, aufwachen
evidenced - bewiesen; Beweis, Indiz
convulsive - krampfhaft
escape - entgehen, ausweichen, davonkommen, Flucht
truly - wirklich, wahrhaft, ehrlich, echt
second-hand - (second-hand) Sekundenzeiger , gebraucht, getragen
indications - Hinweise; Anzeichen, Anzeige, Hinweis, Indiz
writhings - Windungen; gekrümmt
agonized - gequält; quälen
liberty - Freiheit
Hammond and myself had racked our brains during the long night to discover some means by which we might realize the shape and general appearance of the Enigma. As well as we could make out by passing our hands over the creature's form, its outlines and lineaments were human. There was a mouth; a round, smooth head without hair; a nose, which, however, was little elevated above the cheeks; and its hands and feet felt like those of a boy.
racked - gequält; Folterbank, Zahnstange, Gestell
brains - Gehirne; Gehirn
discover - entdecken; erleben, erfahren, dabei sein
general - allgemein, generell, General
by passing - Umgehung
hands over - übermacht
outlines - Umrisse; Umriss, Kontur, Umriss, Skizze, Skizzierung
lineaments - Züge; Zug, Charakterzug
elevated - erhöht; gehoben; (elevate); erhöhen, anheben
cheeks - Wangen; Backe, qualifierormal, Backe, Stirn, Mick, Pumpenmick
At first we thought of placing the being on a smooth surface and tracing its outlines with chalk, as shoemakers trace the outline of the foot. This plan was given up as being of no value. Such an outline would give not the slightest idea of its conformation.
tracing - Rückverfolgung; Nebeneintragungsvermerk
chalk - Kreide; Magnesiapulver
shoemakers - Schuhmacher, Schuhmacherin, Schuster, Schusterin
trace - verfolgen; Zeichen, Spur
value - Wert, Wichtigkeit, Notenwert, Tonwert, Werte, schätzen
conformation - Formgebung; Anpassung, Angleichung (an)
A happy thought struck me. We would take a cast of it in plaster of Paris. This would give us the solid figure, and satisfy all our wishes. But how to do it? The movements of the creature would disturb the setting of the plastic covering, and distort the mould. Another thought. Why not give it chloroform? It had respiratory organs,-that was evident by its breathing. Once reduced to a state of insensibility, we could do with it what we would. Doctor X-- was sent for; and after the worthy physician had recovered from the first shock of amazement, he proceeded to administer the chloroform. In three minutes afterward we were enabled to remove the fetters from the creature's body, and a modeller was busily engaged in covering the invisible form with the moist clay.
cast - werfen; wegwerfen, hinwerfen, gießen, Cast, Besetzung, Ensemble
plaster of Paris - Gipsmörtel , Stuck
figure - Abbildung; Figur; Gestalt; Ziffer; Form
wishes - Wunsch, wünschen, wünschen
movements - Bewegungen; Bewegung, Bewegung, Satz
disturb - stören
setting - Kontext; Einstellung; Vertonung; untergehend; (set); Seth
plastic - Kunststoff, Plastik, Plast, Plaste, Plastikgeld, plastisch
covering - Abdeckung; zudeckend; (cover); Deckel, Abdeckung, Versteck
distort - verzerren
mould - Schimmel; Heizform, Form; Gussform, Gießform, Moder; formen
chloroform - Chloroform
respiratory - Atemwege
organs - Organe; Organ
reduced - ermäßigt; reduzieren, herabsetzen, vermindern, abnehmen
insensibility - Unempfindlichkeit; Gefühllosigkeit
worthy - würdig
physician - Arzt, Ärztin, Mediziner, Medizinerin
shock - Schock, Betroffenheit, Empörung, Schlag, Stoß
amazement - Erstaunen; Staunen, Verwunderung
proceeded - fortgefahren; vorgehen
administer - darreichen, verabreichen, verwalten, administrieren
enabled - aktiviert; berechtigen, befähigen, ermöglichen, anordnen
fetters - Fesseln; Fessel; q
modeller - Modellierer
busily - fleißig; eifrig, geschäftig, beschäftigt
engaged - verlobt; beschäftigen, anstellen, angreifen, anlegen, einrasten
moist - feucht
clay - Lehm, Ton, Asche
In five minutes more we had a mould, and before evening a rough facsimile of the Mystery. It was shaped like a man,-distorted, uncouth, and horrible, but still a man. It was small, not over four feet and some inches in height, and its limbs revealed a muscular development that was unparalleled. Its face surpassed in hideousness anything I had ever seen. Gustav Doré, or Callot, or Tony Johannot, never conceived anything so horrible. There is a face in one of the latter's illustrations to Un Voyage oů il vous plaira, which somewhat approaches the countenance of this creature, but does not equal it. It was the physiognomy of what I should fancy a ghoul might be. It looked as if it was capable of feeding on human flesh.
rough - rau, grob, Rough
facsimile - Faksimile, Reproduktion
shaped - geformt; Zustand, Form, Form, Form, Gestalt, Form
distorted - verzerrt; verzerren, verzerren
uncouth - ungehobelt; fremd, fremdartig, sonderbar, tölpelhaft
horrible - schrecklich, abscheulich, fies, makaber
limbs - Gliedmaßen; Schenkel (geol. Falte), Glied
revealed - aufgedeckt; enthüllen, offenbaren
development - Entwicklung
surpassed - übertroffen; übersteigen, übertreffen, überschreiten
hideousness - Abscheulichkeit
Tony - schick
illustrations - Illustrationen; Illustration, Illustration, Illustration
Voyage - Die Reise; Reise
oů - ou
approaches - Ansätze; sich nähern, nahekommen, ähnlich sein
Equal - Gleichberechtigt; gleich; gleichen; Gleichgestellter
physiognomy - Physiognomie; Physiognomik
fancy - schick; extravagant, originell
ghoul - Leichenfledderer; Ghul
capable - fähig
feeding - Verfütterung, Speisung, Zuführung; (feed) Verfütterung
flesh - Fleisch; Haut, Leib, Fruchtfleisch, Fleischfarbe, zunehmen
Having satisfied our curiosity, and bound every one in the house to secrecy, it became a question what was to be done with our Enigma? It was impossible that we should keep such a horror in our house; it was equally impossible that such an awful being should be let loose upon the world. I confess that I would have gladly voted for the creature's destruction. But who would shoulder the responsibility? Who would undertake the execution of this horrible semblance of a human being? Day after day this question was deliberated gravely.
satisfied - befriedigen, zufriedenstellen
curiosity - Neugier, Neugierde, Kuriosität, Kuriosum
secrecy - Geheimhaltung; Geheimniskrämerei, Geheimnistuerei
equally - gleichermaßen, gleichmäßig
loose - verlassen, lose, locker
voted - gestimmt; Stimme, Votum
destruction - Zerstörung, Vernichtung
responsibility - Verantwortung, Verantwortlichkeit
undertake - unternehmen, ausführen, verpflichten
execution - Ausführung; Hinrichtung
semblance - Anschein
deliberated - absichtlich, bewusst, vorsätzlich, wohlerwogen, wohlüberlegt
The boarders all left the house. Mrs. Moffat was in despair, and threatened Hammond and myself with all sorts of legal penalties if we did not remove the Horror. Our answer was, "We will go if you like, but we decline taking this creature with us. Remove it yourself if you please. It appeared in your house. On you the responsibility rests." To this there was, of course, no answer. Mrs. Moffat could not obtain for love or money a person who would even approach the Mystery.
threatened - bedroht; drohen, bedrohen, bedrohen, androhen
penalties - Sanktionen; Strafe, Strafe
decline - Sinken, Fall, Gefälle, Abnahme, Rückgang, Schwächung
rests - ruht; Ruhe, Stütze, Lehne, ein Ăśbriges; bleiben, ruhen
obtain - erlangen, erhalten, bestehen
The most singular part of the affair was that we were entirely ignorant of what the creature habitually fed on. Everything in the way of nutriment that we could think of was placed before it, but was never touched. It was awful to stand by, day after day, and see the clothes toss, and hear the hard breathing, and know that it was starving.
singular - einzeln; einzigartig; ungewöhnlich; singularisch; singulär; Einzahl
habitually - gewohnheitsmäßig
fed - abgefütterte, gefüttert; (feed) abgefütterte, gefüttert
nutriment - Nährstoff; Nahrung
toss - zu werfen; Wurf; Münzwurf; werfen; verwerfen, wegwerfen
Starving - Hungrig; hungernd; (starve); verhungern, Hungers sterben
Ten, twelve days, a fortnight passed, and it still lived. The pulsations of the heart, however, were daily growing fainter, and had now nearly ceased. It was evident that the creature was dying for want of sustenance. While this terrible life-struggle was going on, I felt miserable. I could not sleep. Horrible as the creature was, it was pitiful to think of the pangs it was suffering.
fortnight - vierzehn Tage; vierzehn Tag age, zwei Wochen
pulsations - pulsiert; Pulsschlag
daily - tgl, tägl. täglich, tägliche, tagtäglich
fainter - schwächer; (faint) schwach, matt
ceased - eingestellt; aufhören, aufhören, einstellen
dying - (to die) sterben, umkommen; (dye) (to die) sterben, umkommen
sustenance - Lebensunterhalt; Nahrung, Verpflegung
miserable - unglücklich; elend, erbärmlich, jämmerlich, miserabel
pitiful - Mitleid erregend; erbärmlich, kläglich, jämmerlich
pangs - Schmerzen; Stechen, Schmerz
suffering - leidend; Leiden; (suffer); leiden; erleiden
At last it died. Hammond and I found it cold and stiff one morning in the bed. The heart had ceased to beat, the lungs to inspire. We hastened to bury it in the garden. It was a strange funeral, the dropping of that viewless corpse into the damp hole. The cast of its form I gave to Doctor X--, who keeps it in his museum in Tenth Street.
stiff - steif, starr, Steifer, Zechpreller, prellen, abspeisen
beat - Schlag ;jdn. bezwingen
hastened to - zugeeilt
bury - vergraben, verbergen, begraben
funeral - Bestattung, Beerdigung, Begräbnis
dropping - Fallenlassen; Kot; (drop) Fallenlassen; Kot
damp - feucht; Feuchtigkeit; ersticken, dämpfen
hole - Bohrung, Markierung, Höhle, Loch
As I am on the eve of a long journey from which I may not return, I have drawn up this narrative of an event the most singular that has ever come to my knowledge.
eve - Vorabend
my knowledge - meines Wissens, soviel ich weiß
