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36 Cards in this Set
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singly, individually
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einzeln
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subject
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der Untertan, -en
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a pure nothing, an escaped shadow
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dem winzig geflüchteten Schatten
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from his deathbed
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von seinem Sterbebett aus
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to order s.o. to kneel
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niederknien lassen
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the message was important to him
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ihm (dat.) war gelegen an der Botschaft
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past participle of sagen; gesagt is used as a noun with a weak adjectival ending
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des Gesagten
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to confirm
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bestätigen
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assemblage
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die Zuschauerschaft
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all walls are dismantled [Note the visual representation of two contrary movements: one that facilitates communication through the removal of obstacles to it and another that thwarts communication through the introduction of obstacles]
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... niedergebrochen
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on the staircases swinging high and in the far distance
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...Freitreppen
(auf den Freitreppen, die sich weit und hoch schwingen) |
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dignitaries, grandees, high society
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die Großen
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empire, realm
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das Reich, -e
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to dispatch
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abfertigen
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extending before him
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vorstreckend
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to create a path
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sich Bahn schaffen
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mass of people
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die Menge
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resistance
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der Widerstand
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emblem of the sun
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das Zeichen der Sonne
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dwelling, apartment
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ihre Wohnstätten
~und~ ihre Wohnungen |
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the knocking of his fists
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das Schlagen seiner Fäuste
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in vain
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nutzlos
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to tire s.o. out (trying)
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sich abmühen
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to press s.o.
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sich zwängen
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elegant room
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das Gemach
~und~ vornehmes Zimmer |
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to conquer, overcome
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überwinden
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to succeed
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gelingen
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to have to fight one's way
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kämpfen müssen
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the courtyards would have to be crossed in measured paces
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die Höfe wären zu durchmessen
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millennium
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das Jahrtausend, -e
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to burst, dash
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stüzen
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farthest
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äußerst
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to take place; to happen
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geschehen
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piled high with sediment
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hochgeschüttet voll ihres Bodensatzes
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to penetrate
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durchdringen
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to dream up something
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erträumen
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