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Three novels in Dutch Bon dia dushi (Hello darling in Papiament) Anno Ludwig (Year of Ludwig; name of child) Otingerzand (name of village)

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...vulets of blood. He stared at her in bewilderment. She laughed huskily and speaking in the native language of the bazaars, invited him to make love ... ...ey, cantered up to John MacGregor, who addressed him in Urdu. John had taught Helen some of this language on their long sea voyage and she understoo... ...in the north of the City. The Residency is, of course, built on land bought from the Nawab by the Dutch, who were the first European Power to acquir... ...a tray of iced drinks under one of these portraits, which Helen learned, subsequently, was of the Dutchman who had erected this building. Isabel de ... ... normal again. The man’s eyes opened. He looked at Helen in amazement and muttered something in a language she did not understand, except the words,... ...urved knives tucked into their Audrey Blankenhagen 202 belts. Ram Das shouted to them in their language,’Pushto’, which he had learned during his... ...nie des Indes Orientales. Their rivalry with the British was more fierce and bitter than with the Dutch and Portuguese, because their respective cou... ...ed roughly to the floor of the phaeton. Someone shouted something in Audrey Blankenhagen 286 a language she did not understand and she felt the ca...

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...equently used in the operas and Josephine was my gentlest mare, a beautiful Dutch Friesian. She was poetry in motion, and I could guide her with no... ...; there seemed to be no point in doing so. “As do I,” Erik responded in that language, without a trace of his native French accent. He turned more sol... ...ugh a tangle in her dull red mane. “Pauvre ange.” I reverted to my native language for just a moment, calling the horse “poor angel,” and there I ... ... and I was too bereft to care. I wanted real friends, friends who spoke my language and did not mock me behind my back. It seemed such a simple th...

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...orth. He died every time he saw one of them. He yearned for the love and the language where he could befriend someone who was handicapped and he chas... ...er number. Sang Huin invited him to a Christmas party held for students at a language institute but stayed contained to his own students and his new f... ...streets. Everything from the thin dust-sheathed roads to the hangul (Korean language) on the signs, looked as identical as the occasional mom and pop... ...ading for the most part. He wished that his family had taught him his native language. Here he often felt like a handicapped moron. If he were an Angl... ...onths in the host country without learning much of anything about the Korean language, it wouldn't have been even a minor offense. To most he was a r... ...ould have gone through a ceremony of marrying herself as the more outlandish Dutch women did. She could have rented out a large area for the ceremony ... ...home of Michael's parents. But she ended up telling herself that she wasn't Dutch enough for such libertine experiments. And so she believed in a rel...

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...re Greek writing was developed. While it may have been written in another language, it wasn‘t written in Greek for another 400 years. So we might que... ...essful business, completing a difficult course of study, learning another language, or perfecting a golf swing are all examples of rewards won by tho... ...If, as a Muslim, I accept the belief in the same God, which in the Arabic language is Allah, and the sanctity of the first born son of Abraham, Ishma... ...andeth‘? I often wondered why 21 st Century preachers use 17 th Century language when preaching then revert to modern language in conversation.‖ ... ...s a year, Norwegians average 1380, Swedes 1580, and Germans 1445. And the Dutch work the least. On the other end of the working scale, Koreans work... ...? —―Of course you have to question how much freedom is actually good. The Dutch allowed prostitution and many drugs, but that freedom, or license we... ...d negatives?‖ From a self centered point of view it is immoral. —―A Dutch friend of mine was complaining that while he was working and paying ... ...nment was sending their welfare checks to them in the Canary islands. The Dutch welfare system was not fair from his point of view.‖ ―The sam... ...ut 3% of the total number of deaths. If the U.S. had the same rates as the Dutch approximately 62,000 Americans , that is 2.7 percent of the 2.3 mi...

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...ou, Missy,” Camilla shrieked. “And I doubt your father would tolerate such language either. Luckily for you, he is out. I doubt he will be home al... ...ny decent man.” Camilla’s hands flew to her ears. “How dare you use such language and insults in the presence of a lady?” “There is no lady her... .... Babbling, he patted Rags’s stringy mane, praising the horse’s valor in a language only he could understand. “You see, Daniel, how far we’ve com... ... Daniel, how far we’ve come since your last visit. Ronan is choosing spoken language as his first means of communication. If you listen closely, yo... ...unscathed. Apple fritters were decided upon, with sausage on the side, and Dutch cocoa for all. Morgan sliced the apples and watched the patchwork... ...t in early childhood, after they’ve gained some notion of the sounds of the language and have begun to put them together into words. Ronan is only ...

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...ldn?t say which of them began it; but, I say the kettle did. I ought to know, I hope! The kettle began it, full five minutes by the little waxy faced Dutch clock in the corner, before the Cricket uttered a chirp....

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...ow, I hope! The kettle began it, full five minutes by the little waxy faced Dutch clock in the corner, before the Cricket uttered a chirp. As if the ... ...ose and fell, flashing and gleaming on the little Haymaker at the top of the Dutch clock, until one might have thought he stood stock still before th... ... opera tion, and I wonder very much how any set of men, but most of all how Dutchmen, can have had a liking to invent them. There is a popular belief... ...tchmen, can have had a liking to invent them. There is a popular belief that Dutchmen love broad cases and much clothing for their own lower selves; a... ...f all. And as he soberly and thoughtfully puffed at his old pipe, and as the Dutch clock ticked, and as the red fire gleamed, and as the Cricket chirp... ...uences and associations; hear her! Hear me! Hear everything that speaks the language of your hearth and home!’ ‘And pleads for her?’ inquired the Car... ...ome!’ ‘And pleads for her?’ inquired the Carrier. ‘All things that speak the language of your hearth and home, must plead for her!’ returned the Cric...

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...own independence by a revolution. In that revolution the most important military step was the siege of Antwerp, which was defended on the part of the Dutch by General Chasse, with the utmost gallantry, but nevertheless ineffectually....

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...itary step was the siege of Antwerp, which was defended on the part of the Dutch by General Chasse, with the utmost gallantry, but neverthe- less inef... ...at Antwerp world. There was no other wretched being wandering then in that Dutch town so utterly denuded of the goods of life. For what is a man fit,—... ...ope a pair of black—.” The whole truth was told in the plain- est possible language. “Oh, Aunt Sally!” “Aunt Sally, how can you?” “Hold your tongue, A...

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...Excerpt: The writer of a book which copies the manners and language of Queen Anne?s time, must not omit the Dedication to the Patron; and I ask leave to inscribe this volume to your Lordship, for the sake of the great kindness and friendship which I owe to you and yours. My volume wi...

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... for his uncle’s favor. Thomas had served with the Em- peror, and with the Dutch, when King Charles was compelled to lend troops to the States; and ag... ...s a Frenchman; his name was Blaise. The child could talk to him in his own language perfectly well: he knew it better than English indeed, having live... ...her and relations at Ealing; what his old grandfather had taught him; what languages he knew; whether he could read and write, and sing, and so forth.... ...anging hands whilst my lord and lady were away. King James was flying, the Dutchmen were coming; awful stories about them and the Prince of Orange use... ... lieve that there was a word of truth in the promises of tolera- tion that Dutch monster made, or in a single word the perjured wretch said. My lord a... ...times in the day). “Let the tyrant of Orange bring his rack and his odious Dutch tortures—the beast! the wretch! 46 Henry Esmond – Book One I spit up... ...e to come in with their tenants and adher- ents to Newbury, march upon the Dutch troops at Reading under Ginckel; and, these overthrown, and their ind... ...heir perplexity. “What are these?” says one. “They’re written in a foreign language,” says the lawyer. “What are you laughing at, little whelp?” adds ... ...at chair on which he was sitting between him and her— saying in the French language to Lady Castlewood, with whom the young lad had read much, and who...

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...Excerpt: The writer of a book which copies the manners and language of Queen Anne?s time, must not omit the Dedication to the Patron; and I ask leave to inscribe this volume to your Lordship, for the sake of the great kindness and friendship which I owe to you and yours. My volume wi...

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... my lady, speaking, as usual with her when she was agitated, in the French language. “Noblesse oblige,” says Mr. Esmond, making her a low bow. “There ... ... read much, both at home and at the University, was master of two or three languages, and had that further education which neither books nor years wil... ...rst on board his ship the “Torbay,” and the rest of the ships, English and Dutch, follow- ing him. Twenty ships were burned or taken in the Port of Re... ...f the army, and thither, by different routes, the whole forces of English, Dutch, Danes, and German auxilia- ries took their way. The foot and artille... ...eed scarce be told. His Grace advanced with six thousand foot, English and Dutch, thirty squadrons, and three regiments of Imperial Cuirassiers, the D... ...English troops were gathered. Y achts and packets passed daily between the Dutch and Flemish ports and Harwich; the roads thence to London and the gre... ...in Latin. Esmond smiled at this sign of confusion, and replied in the same language—”I should know my Father in any garment, black or white, shaven or... ...ies were current. It wounded our English pride to think that a shabby High-Dutch duke, whose revenues were not a tithe as great as those of many of th... ...princes of our ancient English nobility, who could not speak a word of our language, and whom we chose to represent as a sort of German boor, feeding ...

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...l. After this bloody fight of Malplaquet, I can answer for it, that in the Dutch quarters and our own, and amongst the very regi- ments and commanders... ...f his life, and all his tranquillity, caballing for a blue ribbon; so is a Dutch merchant a fool, that hath been known to pay ten thousand crowns for ... ...st 61 Thackeray the proudest people in the world a man speaking their own language, and understanding their laws, to govern them. The Tory and High C... ... to come and reign in London and our prelates kissed the ugly hands of his Dutch mistresses, and thought it no dishonor. In England you can but belong... ...reat King came from Huntingdon, not Hanover; our fathers didn’t look for a Dutchman to rule us. Let him come and we’ll keep him, and we’ll show him Wh... ...ong with the two travellers, crying out in a cava- lier tone in the French language to my lord’s companion, and 97 Thackeray affecting to grumble tha... ...ution was the more necessary be- cause the Prince himself scarce spoke our language like a na- tive of the island: and John Lockwood laughed with the ... ...er. “Keep your oaths, my lord, for your wife; we are not used here to such language. Till you came, there used to be kindness between me and mamma, an... ...ue was uttered with rapid gesticulation such as the French use, and in the language of that nation. The Prince striding up and down the room; his face...

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...t it as they please. I hear some of our sea Yahoos find fault with my sea language, as not proper in many parts, nor now in use. I cannot help it. ... ...erving the manners and dispositions of the people, as well as learning their language; wherein I had a great facility, by the strength of my memory. T... ... person and habit described. Learned men appointed to teach the author their language. He gains favour by his mild disposition. His pockets are search... ...s many lan guages as I had the least smattering of, which were High and Low Dutch, Latin, French, Spanish, Italian, and Lingua Franca, but all to no ... ...his majesty’s greatest schol ars should be employed to instruct me in their language; and lastly, that the emperor’s horses, and those of the nobilit... ...he author sets out on his third voyage. Is taken by pirates. The malice of a Dutchman. His arrival at an island. He is received into Laputa. I had no... ...and setting guard upon us, went to search the sloop. I observed among them a Dutchman, who seemed to be of some authority, though he was not commander... ...uage, swore we should be tied back to back and thrown into the sea. I spoken Dutch tolerably well; I told him who we were, and begged him, in consider... ...the two pirate ships was commanded by a Japanese captain, who spoke a little Dutch, but very imperfectly. He came up to me, and after several question...

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...ope are in possession, firstly, of highly developed terri- tories of alien language and race, such as Egypt; and, sec- ondly, of barbaric and less-dev... ...ts and patches, or Dalmatia, where one extremely self-conscious nation and language is present in the towns and another in the surrounding country, or... ...and would be the most convenient—while the war will still be going on. The Dutch conference would be in immediate contact by telephone and telegraph w... ...still owes and intends to pay that original debt; but if you translate the language of £.s.d. into realities, you will find that in loaves or iron or ... ...ish, and of Ancient Greek by teachers who at best half know this fine lost language. They do not expect any real mastery of either tongue by their stu... ...n- glish in the case of the French and Russians, are essentially governess languages; any intelligent boy or girl from a rea- sonably prosperous home ... ...ish was in the same way very clearly done under compulsion, first lest the Dutch or French should exploit the vast resources of the pen- insula agains... ...ptist insurrection was no mean thing in rebellions, and the history of the Dutch, who are, after all, only the extreme expression of the Low Ger- man ...

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...g and slim Almayer, clad all in white and modest-looking, landing from the Dutch mail-boat on the dusty jetty of Macassar, coming to woo fortune in th... ...neral “ren- dezvous” in the bay for purposes of trade and dissipation. The Dutch merchants called those men English pedlars; some of them were undoubt... ...n, concealing her hate and contempt for all that new life. She learned the language very easily, yet understood but little of the new faith the good s... ...licious pleasure in the domestic misfortunes of the Orang Blando—the hated Dutchman. Almayer went on strug- gling desperately, but with a feebleness o... ...ned in his stead now, having been well served by his Arab friends with the Dutch authorities. Syed Abdulla was the great man and trader of the Pantai.... ...un up to tall poles in the Rajah’s compound in expectation of a visit from Dutch man- of-war boats. The frigate remained anchored outside the mouth of... ... heat, they filled the little bungalow with the unusual sounds of European languages, with noise and laughter produced by naval witticisms at the expe... ...intendence, did that astute negotiator carry on long conversations in Sulu language with Almayer’s wife. What the subject of their discourses was migh... ... took Nina by the arm and led her towards her father. “Speak to him in the language of his people,” he said. “He is grieving—as who would not grieve a...

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...ound for Barcelona, and its capture by the Algerine corsair commanded by a Dutch renegade, who treated her well, and to whom she gave her watch. Alger... ...nd French property; but the lady having been taken in an Italian ship, the Dutchman was afraid to set her ashore with- out first taking her to Algiers... ...age— boasted of his grandfather’s having fought at Killiecrankie, and used language which the tutor pronounced treasonable. 18 A Modern Telemachus He... ..., made a bow apparently from the end of his spine, like Estelle’s lamented Dutch-jointed doll when made to sit down. Moreover, he was more shabbily dr... ... secretary, and showing some handwriting of good quality. ‘Did he know any languages?’ ‘French, English, Latin, and some Greek.’ ‘And, Madame,’ added ... ... words, poured out with many gesticulations by the Genoese cap- tain, in a language utterly incomprehensible to the Scot, but which was the lingua Fra... ...s yelling and howling, trampling and scuffling, then the sounds of strange languages in vituperation or command, steps coming down the ladder, sounds ... ...life, and knew a little of the vernacular of most languages, and it was in Dutch—broken indeed, but still Dutch—that she declared that she was sure th... ...selves in fe- rocity, especially towards the Christian captives; nor was a Dutchman likely to have any special tenderness in his com- position, above ...

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... the Hudson, at that broad expansion of the river denominated by the ancient Dutch navigators the T appan Zee, and where they always prudently shorten... ...liar char acter of its inhabitants, who are descendants from the origi nal Dutch settlers, this sequestered glen has long been known by the name of ... ...n this peaceful spot with all possible laud for it is in such little retired Dutch valleys, found here and there embosomed in the great State of New Y... ...inflicting a double portion on some little tough wrong headed, broad skirted Dutch urchin, who sulked and swelled and grew dogged and sullen beneath t... ...is sources of fearful pleasure was to pass long winter evenings with the old Dutch wives, as they sat spin ning by the fire, with a row of apples roa... ...ving, delivered his message with that air of impor tance and effort at fine language which a negro is apt to display on petty embassies of the kind, ...

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...hich is different from that of the African, and is oriental in itself. His language has the richness and sententious fullness of the Chinese. He will ... ...istinct in their words as to possess most of the disadvantages of strange languages; hence much of the embarrassment that has arisen in learning thei... ...sed by the 5 James Fenimore Cooper whites. When it is remembered that the Dutch (who first settled New Y ork), the English, and the French, all gave ... ...sual obstructions of the rapids, or rifts, as they were then termed in the language of the country, the river became navigable to the tide. While, in ... ... we have just described. It became, *As each nation of the Indians had its language or its dialect, they usually gave different names to the same plac... ...d man. The blood of chiefs is in my veins, where it must stay forever. The Dutch landed, and gave my people the fire-wa- ter; they drank until the hea... ...e Delaware term of the Five Nations. Maquas was the name given them by the Dutch. The French, from their first intercourse with them, called them Iroq... ...lie. Such a treaty was made in ages gone by, through the deviltries of the Dutchers, who wished to disarm the natives that had the best right to the c... ...ks before.” 137 James Fenimore Cooper “Three battles did we make with the Dutch-Frenchman* in a day,” continued Hawkeye, pursuing the train of his ow...

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...rris was in sympathy with me in this. He was as much of an enthusiast in art as I was, and not less anxious to learn to paint. I desired to learn the ... ...n bright eye fixed on me; then he threw out two or three more insults, which I could not understand, further than that I knew a portion of them consis... ...nd some use only simple words, and scarcely ever a comparison or a flowery figure; whereas, certain other animals have a large vocabulary, a fine comm... ...y other creature. He has got more moods, and more different kinds of feelings than other creatures; and, mind you, whatever a bluejay feels, he can pu... ...nguage. And no mere commonplace language, either, but rattling, out-and-out book-talk—and bristling with metaphor, too—just bristling! And as for comm... ... bouquet animated by May-bugs, etc.” “A warrior in armor with a gypseous pipe in his hand leans against a table and blows the smoke far away of himsel...

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...neeled down and cried, “Oa, Oa, W aramokoa,” and some other words of their language, which none of the others understood anything of; but as they made... ...ccess to these poor people, seeing he did not understand one word of their language, nor they one of his. T o remove this difficulty, I told him Frida... ...th a sash round it, he did not look very unlike a minister; and as for his language, I was his interpreter. But the serious- ness of his behaviour to ... ...ing, I made Friday go out upon the deck, and call out aloud to them in his language, to know what they meant. Whether they understood him or not, that... ...here. After some time we got a mate, a boatswain, and a gunner, English; a Dutch carpenter, and three foremast men. With these we found we could do we... ...ARNED OF DANGER BY A COUNTRYMAN A LITTLE WHILE AFTER THIS there came in a Dutch ship from Batavia; she was a coaster, not an European trader, of abou... ... bargain. We picked up some more English sailors here after this, and some Dutch, and now we resolved on a second voyage to the south- east for cloves... ...e are two large En- glish ships about five leagues on this side, and three Dutch?” – “Well,” said I, “and what is that to me?” – “Why, sir,” said be, ... ...imagine what reason I have to be afraid of any of the company’ s ships, or Dutch ships. I am no interloper. What can they have to say to me?” – “Well,...

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... England, and should adopt all the manners, and ideas, and feelings of the Dutch. For this and other reasons, in the year 1620 they embarked on board ... ... were colonies of French. On the banks of the Hudson River was a colony of Dutch, who had taken pos session of that region many years before, and cal... ...xbury . But besides attending to the pastoral duties there, he learned the language of the red men, and often went into the woods to preach to them. S... ...? But if the task were, not to write off the English Bible, but to learn a language utterly unlike all other tongues, a language which hitherto had ne... ...een learned, except by the Indians themselves, from their mothers’ lips,—a language never written, and the strange words of which seemed inexpressible... ...ured through the young Indian’s voice. Such were the sounds amid which the language of the red man had been formed; and they were still heard to echo ... ... me that he should have toiled so hard to translate the Bible, and now the language and the people are gone! The Indian Bible itself is almost the onl...