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Tobermory
At a country house party, a quiet, unremarkable guest named Cornelius Appin claims to have taught the family cat, Tobermory, to speak perfect human English. The guests are skeptical, but then the cat wanders in and starts answering questions, and everyone in the house realizes just how much a cat sees and remembers.
C115 minAudio
How it begins
It was a chill, rain-washed afternoon of a late August day, that indefinite season when partridges are still in security or cold storage, and there is nothing to hunt—unless one is bounded on the north by the Bristol Channel, in which case one may lawfully gallop after fat red stags.
Es war ein kühler, vom Regen gewaschener Nachmittag an einem Tag Ende August, jene unbestimmte Jahreszeit, in der Rebhühner noch in Sicherheit oder im Kühlhaus sind und es nichts zu jagen gibt – es sei denn, man ist im Norden durch den Bristolkanal begrenzt, in welchem Fall man rechtmäßig fetten Rothirschen hinterhergaloppieren darf.
Lady Blemley's house-party was not bounded on the north by the Bristol Channel, hence there was a full gathering of her guests round the tea-table on this particular afternoon.
Lady Blemleys Gesellschaft war nicht durch den Bristolkanal begrenzt, daher gab es an diesem speziellen Nachmittag eine vollzählige Versammlung ihrer Gäste um den Teetisch.
And, in spite of the blankness of the season and the triteness of the occasion, there was no trace in the company of that fatigued restlessness which means a dread of the pianola and a subdued hankering for auction bridge.
Und trotz der Leere der Jahreszeit und der Banalität des Anlasses gab es in der Gesellschaft keine Spur jener ermüdeten Rastlosigkeit, die eine Angst vor dem Pianola und ein unterdrücktes Verlangen nach Auction Bridge bedeutet.
Languages
- Tobermory · English (original)C1 Advanced · 2,718 words · ~15 min · Audio
- Tobermory · GermanC1 Advanced · 2,668 words · ~15 min · Audio
- Τόμπερμορι · GreekC1 Advanced · 2,784 words · ~15 min
- Tobermory · SpanishC1 Advanced · 2,848 words · ~15 min · Audio
- Tobermory · FrenchC1 Advanced · 2,903 words · ~15 min · Audio
- टोबरमोरी · HindiC1 Advanced · 3,211 words · ~20 min
- Tobermory · IndonesianC1 Advanced · 2,585 words · ~15 min
- Tobermory · ItalianC1 Advanced · 2,693 words · ~15 min
- トバモリー · JapaneseC1 Advanced
- 토버모리 · KoreanC1 Advanced · 1,944 words · ~10 min
- Tobermory · DutchC1 Advanced · 2,835 words · ~15 min
- Tobermory · PolishC1 Advanced · 2,358 words · ~15 min
- Tobermory · PortugueseC1 Advanced · 2,785 words · ~15 min
- Tobermory · RomanianC1 Advanced · 2,796 words · ~15 min
- Tobermory · TurkishC1 Advanced · 2,141 words · ~10 min
- Tobermory · VietnameseC1 Advanced · 3,818 words · ~20 min
- 托伯莫里 · ChineseC1 Advanced
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Questions
Which languages can I read Tobermory in?
English, German, Greek, Spanish, French, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Turkish, Vietnamese and Chinese. Pick the language you want to read and the one to keep beside it: every paragraph sits next to its translation, so you can check a sentence without losing your place.
What level is it?
The original English is C1 Advanced. In translation, German, Greek, Spanish, French, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Turkish, Vietnamese and Chinese are C1 Advanced. Levels follow the Common European Framework, from Pre-A1 (starter) to C2.
How long is it?
About 2,718 words: around 5–20 min of reading, with the translation beside it. The time depends on the edition's level: an easier edition is read more slowly.
Is it free?
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