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76 Cards in this Set
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My hausband is dead
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Mein Mann ist tot.
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He stared at her.
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Er starrte sie an.
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'fallen in action?'
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'Gefallen?'
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She nodded.
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Sie nickte.
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She nodded, knitting her eybrows.
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Sie neckte, die Brauen zusammenziehend.
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He did not know what to do, but to ...
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Er wusste nichts anderes zu tun, als.... zu -en.
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He did not know what to do, but to bow deep to her.
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Er wusste nichts anderes zu tun, aber sich tief vor sich zu verneigen.
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They stood for a few moments in complete silence.
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Sie standen ein paar Augenblicke ganz stumm.
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They stood for a few moments quite silent.
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Sie standen ein paar Augenblicke ganz still.
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What should he say ...
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Was soll er sagen ...
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What should he say to express polite sympathy?
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Was soll er sagen, sein hoefliches Mitleid auszusprechen?
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The white rabbit came.
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Das weisse Kanninchen kam.
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The white rabbit came to his aid.
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Das weisse Kanninchen kam ihm zu Hilfe.
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He jumped from her arm.
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Es sprang ihr vom Arm.
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He jumped from her arm, with a bound was a way
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Es sprang ihr vom Arm, mit einem Satz war weg
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The white rabbit came to his help, with one bound was away, hopping
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Es sprang ihr vom Arm, mit einem Satz war weg und hopste
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It jumped from her arm, with one bound was away, hopping among the cabbage stalks
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Es sprang ihr vom Arm, mit einem Satz war weg und hopste zwischen den Kohlstruenken
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The white rabbit came to his help, with one bound was away, hopping among the cabbage stalks.
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Es sprang ihr vom Arm, mit einem Satz war weg und hopste zwischen den Kohlstruenken.
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'Mrs Krueger's rabbi! Little Snow-whie, come here!'
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'Frau Kruegers Kanninchen. Schneeweisschen, hier!'
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But the little animal did not obey LIKE A DOG.
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Aber wie ein Hund gehorchte das Tierchen nicht.
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But the little animal did not obey LIKE A DOG, it enjoyed his unaccustomed freedom.
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Aber wie ein Hund gehorchte das Tierchen nicht, es freute sich seiner nicht-gewhonten Freiheit.
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'Little Snowwhite, Little Snowwhite!'. But the more she chased it, the more ...
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'Scheneeweisschen, Scheewiesschen'. Aber je mehr sie es jagte, desto ...
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'Little Snowwhite, Little Snowwhite!'. But the more she chased it, the quuicker it beame.
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'Scheneeweisschen, Scheewiesschen'. Aber je mehr sie es jagte, desto geschwinder wurde es.
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The young man rested on the fence.
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Der junge Man stuezte die Hand auf den Zaun.
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Nimbly, cleverly
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Gewandt
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Nimbly he swang across.
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Gewandt schwug sich er hinueber.
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Now they ran [chased] both together.
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Jezt jagten sie zu zweien.
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It wasn't so easy to catch the animal.
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Es war nicht so leicht, das Tier einzufangen.
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They stumbled.
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Sie stolperten.
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They stumbled among Mother Krueger's cabbage stalks.
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Sie stolperten zwischen Mutter Kruegers Kholstruenken.
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The young man laughed.
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Der Junge Man lachte.
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This was really hilarious (very amusing).
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Das war ja urkomisch.
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Now the woman also laughed.
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Jetzt lachte auch die Frau.
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Now the woman in black also laughed.
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Jetzt lachte auch die Frau in dem schwarzen Kleid.
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she suddenly felt young again. [the return of her youth].
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Sie fuehlte auf einal wieder ihre Jugend.
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Her veil had flown away from her head.
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Der Schleir war ihr vom Kopf geflogen.
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Her hair waved.
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Ihr Haar wehte.
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Her breath came quickly.
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Der Atem ging ihr rasch.
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She became hot and red.
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Sie wurde heiss und rot.
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Everything else
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Alles andere
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Everything else was forgotten for the moment.
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Alles andere war fure den Augenblick vergesse.
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'Look out,' he cried.
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'Aufgepasst!,' he cried.
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'I am driving it towards you.'
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Ich treibe es Ihnen zu.
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Laughing, she cried, 'Oh, escaped again!'
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Lachend rief sie: 'Au, wieder entwischt!'
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'Stop it, stop it!'
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'Halten Sie'es! Halten Sie's!'
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It was like a game.
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Es war wie ein Spiel.
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At last they got the the fugitive.
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Endlich hatten sie den Aursreiser.
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to scrae, frighten
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veraengstigen
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The scared creature quivered. [trembled]
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Das veraengstigte Schoepf zitterte.
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capture
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wiedernehmen
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Lili captured it to her bosom.
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Lili nahm es wieder an ihre Brust.
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She stroked it.
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Sie streichelte es.
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to caress
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liebkosen
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to fond [obs.] [poet.]
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kosen
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Her voice sounded caressing.
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Ihre Stimme klang liebkosend.
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'Oh you poor little thing!' [little animal]
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'Oh, Du armes Tierchen.'
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'But why do you [emph] run away?'
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'Aber, warum laeufst du auch fort?'
{for-laufen [+sein]} |
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with me
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bei mir
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'Why don't you want to stay with me?'
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Warum willst du nicht bei mir bleiben?'
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What did Clara Viebig write?
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Toechter der Hekuba.
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Who wrote 'Toechter der Hekuba'
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Clara Viebih.
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Wer ist Hekuba?
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Hecuba (hĕk`ybə), in Greek mythology, chief wife of Priam, king of Troy.
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How many children did Hekuba bear King Priam? Name 4!
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Hecuba bore to Priam 19 children, including Paris, Hector, Troilus, Cassandra.
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What is the importance of Hekuba's children?
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They were prominent in the Trojan War.
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Who's Hekubba youngest son?
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Polydorus.
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Hekuba wanted to save her yougest son from whom?
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Save her son Polydorus from the Greeks?
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Wha did Hekuba do to save Polydorus, her youngest son, from the Greeks?
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Hecuba sent him to Polymnestor.
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Who is Polymnestor?
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king of Thrace.
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Who sacked Troy?
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Odysseus.
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What happened to Hekuba after the sacking of Troy?
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Hekuba was alloted to Odysseus.
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Where did Odysseus stop in his way home?
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At thrace.
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What did Hekuba learn when odysseus and she stopped at Thrace.
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Hekuba learnt that Polymnestor, King of Thrace, had murdered her youngest son, the refugee Polydorus
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What does Hekuba do when she learns that her son Polydorus had been killed.
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She takes revenge, blinding Polymnestor, King of Thrace and killing his children.
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Literary importance of Hekuba.
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She is an important character in Euripides' plays Hecuba and The Trojan Women.
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Who wrote the plays Hebua & The Trojan Women?
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Euripedes.
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Who wrote Toechter der Hekuba?
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Clara Wiebig
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