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'I think of the Eolian harp," said Ferdinand. " What is your opinion about that ingenious invention?»Ich denke an die Äolsharfe«, unterbrach Ferdinand den Freund; »was hältst du von dieser sinnigen Erfindung?Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-BruederDie Serapions-BruederHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, MunchenThe Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
The tone of Antonia's voice was quite generous—at times it was like the Eolian harp, at others like the trilling roulades of the nightingale.Der Klang von Antoniens Stimme war ganz eigentümlich und seltsam oft dem Hauch der Äolsharfe, oft dem Schmettern der Nachtigall gleichend.Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-BruederDie Serapions-BruederHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, MunchenThe Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
Much grander idea than all those playthings (like Eolian harps) was the ' storm harp' which I have read of.Viel größer in der Idee, als alle die Äolsharfen, die nur als musikalische Abieiter der Zugluft zum kindischen Spielwerk geworden, ist die Wetterharfe, von der ich einmal gelesen.Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-BruederDie Serapions-BruederHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, MunchenThe Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
With which Felix screwed away at the handle with such force that crack ! crack! the whole box on which the harp-man stood flew into a thousand splinters, and his amis fell down broken.Und damit drehte Felix so stark an der Schraube, daß Krack-krack - der ganze Kasten in tausend Stücke zerbrach auf dem das Harfenmännlein stand und seine Arme zerbröckelt herabfielen.Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-BruederDie Serapions-BruederHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, MunchenThe Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
The six who rode after them, singing to lutes and harps, were the six great masters of song, whom the Landgrave—heart and soul devoted to the glorious singer's craft—has assembled at his Court.Die sechs Männer, welche nachritten singend und die Lauten und Harfen rührend, sind die sechs hohen Meister des Gesanges, welche der edle Landgraf, der holdseligen Singerkunst mit Leib und Seele zugetan, an seinem Hofe versammelt hat.Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-BruederDie Serapions-BruederHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, MunchenThe Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
The horns were silent; but now the chords of harps were heard, and tones of voices, making a music so sweet, that it seemed to come straight from Heaven.Die Hörner schwiegen, aber nun erhoben sich Harfenklänge und Stimmen so herrlich zusammentönend wie Musik des Himmels.Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-BruederDie Serapions-BruederHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, MunchenThe Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
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cheese harp
Käseharfe
Jew's harp
Maultrommel
mouth harp
Mundharmonika
laser harp
Laserharfe
Word forms
harp
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | harp | harps |
Possessive case | harp's | harps' |
harp
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | harped |
Imperative | harp |
Present Participle (Participle I) | harping |
Past Participle (Participle II) | harped |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I harp | we harp |
you harp | you harp |
he/she/it harps | they harp |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am harping | we are harping |
you are harping | you are harping |
he/she/it is harping | they are harping |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have harped | we have harped |
you have harped | you have harped |
he/she/it has harped | they have harped |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been harping | we have been harping |
you have been harping | you have been harping |
he/she/it has been harping | they have been harping |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I harped | we harped |
you harped | you harped |
he/she/it harped | they harped |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was harping | we were harping |
you were harping | you were harping |
he/she/it was harping | they were harping |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had harped | we had harped |
you had harped | you had harped |
he/she/it had harped | they had harped |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been harping | we had been harping |
you had been harping | you had been harping |
he/she/it had been harping | they had been harping |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will harp | we shall/will harp |
you will harp | you will harp |
he/she/it will harp | they will harp |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be harping | we shall/will be harping |
you will be harping | you will be harping |
he/she/it will be harping | they will be harping |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have harped | we shall/will have harped |
you will have harped | you will have harped |
he/she/it will have harped | they will have harped |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been harping | we shall/will have been harping |
you will have been harping | you will have been harping |
he/she/it will have been harping | they will have been harping |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would harp | we should/would harp |
you would harp | you would harp |
he/she/it would harp | they would harp |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be harping | we should/would be harping |
you would be harping | you would be harping |
he/she/it would be harping | they would be harping |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have harped | we should/would have harped |
you would have harped | you would have harped |
he/she/it would have harped | they would have harped |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been harping | we should/would have been harping |
you would have been harping | you would have been harping |
he/she/it would have been harping | they would have been harping |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am harped | we are harped |
you are harped | you are harped |
he/she/it is harped | they are harped |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being harped | we are being harped |
you are being harped | you are being harped |
he/she/it is being harped | they are being harped |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been harped | we have been harped |
you have been harped | you have been harped |
he/she/it has been harped | they have been harped |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was harped | we were harped |
you were harped | you were harped |
he/she/it was harped | they were harped |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being harped | we were being harped |
you were being harped | you were being harped |
he/she/it was being harped | they were being harped |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been harped | we had been harped |
you had been harped | you had been harped |
he/she/it had been harped | they had been harped |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be harped | we shall/will be harped |
you will be harped | you will be harped |
he/she/it will be harped | they will be harped |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been harped | we shall/will have been harped |
you will have been harped | you will have been harped |
he/she/it will have been harped | they will have been harped |