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With fast blows of a pebble, he knocked away bits of stone, working around the cobble until he had left a series of thin ridges on a domed surface.Mit schnellen Schlägen eines weiteren Steins schlug er Splitter vom Stein ab und arbeitete sich am Umfang vor, bis er eine Reihe schmaler Grate auf einer kuppelförmigen Oberfläche hervorgebracht hatte.Baxter, Stephen / OriginBaxter, Stephen / UrsprungUrsprungBaxter, Stephen© 2001 by Stephen Baxter© 2003 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Ullstein Heyne List GmbH & Co. KG, MünchenOriginBaxter, Stephen© 2002 by Stephen Baxter
Arcas muttered to the treeling, describing every step of the process-until even he became speechless as the new wormhole literally swallowed the blazing neutron star, like a pebble falling down a drain.Arcas murmelte und schilderte dem Weltbaum die Einzelheiten des Vorgangs - bis es auch ihm die Sprache verschlug, als das Wurmloch den gleißenden Neutronenstern verschlang. Er verschwand in dem Loch, wie ein Kiesel in einem Abflussrohr.Anderson, Kevin / Hidden EmpireAnderson, Kevin / Das ImperiumDas ImperiumAnderson, Kevin© 2002 by WordFire Inc.© 2003 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Ullstein Heyne List GmbH & Co. KGHidden EmpireAnderson, Kevin© 2002 by WordFire, Inc.
"Frith above, Pipkin!" said Speedwell, sniffing at the thorn where it lay on a pebble.»Frith im Himmel, Pipkin!« sagte Speedwell, an dem Dorn, der auf einem Kiesel lag, schnüffelnd.Adams, Richard / Watership DownAdams, Richard / Watership DownWatership DownAdams, Richard© 2000 für die deutsche Ausgabe by Econ Ullstein List Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, München© 1975 by Ullstein Buchverlage GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin© 1972 by Rex Collings Ltd.Watership DownAdams, Richard© 1972 by Rex Collings Ltd.© 2000 by Richard George Adams
The two Englishmen walked over a pebbled courtyard towards a lar,ge grey building and beckoned Wladek to follow them.Die zwei Engländer gingen über einen kiesbedeckten Hof auf ein großes graues Gebäude zu und bedeuteten Wladek, ihnen zu folgen.Archer, Jeffrey / Kane And AbelArcher, Jeffrey / Kain und AbelKain und AbelArcher, Jeffrey© 2004 by Verlagsgruppe Lübbe GmbH & Co. KG, Bergisch Gladbach© 1979 by Jeffrey ArcherKane And AbelArcher, Jeffrey© 1979 by Jeffrey Archer
I never left his side, only when he was fast asleep and I went out to the yard for pebbles.Ich bin nicht von seiner Seite gewichen, nur einmal, als er fest schlief, bin ich hinausgegangen in den Hof, um Kieselsteine zu besorgen.Alexander, Lloyd / WestmarkAlexander, Lloyd / Aufruhr in WestmarkAufruhr in WestmarkAlexander, Lloyd© 1981 by Lloyd Alexander© der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe bei Arena-Verlag Georg Popp, WürzburgWestmarkAlexander, Lloyd© Lloyd Alexander, 1981
Adam watched the silhouette outlined against the pebbled wii dow, a match being struck, a cigarette being lit, the first puff of smoke; he even heard a sigh.Adam beobachtete die schattenhafte Gestalt, die sich gegen die Milchglasscheibe abzeichnete. Er sah, wie ein Streichholz entflammt und eine Zigarette angezündet wurde.Archer, Jeffrey / A Matter of HonourArcher, Jeffrey / Ein Mann von EhreEin Mann von EhreArcher, Jeffrey© 1986 by Jeffrey Archer© 2002 by Verlagsgruppe Lübbe GmbH & Co. KG, Bergisch GladbachA Matter of HonourArcher, Jeffrey© 1986 by Jeffrey Archer
To him, the sound of the intermittent drops of sweat splattering against the floor were as loud as pebbles dropping on a drum.In seinen Ohren machten die ununterbrochen auf den Boden klatschenden Schweißtropfen einen Lärm wie Kieselsteine auf einer Trommel.Cook, Robin / SeizureCook, Robin / Die OperationDie OperationCook, Robin© der Originalausgabe 2003 by Robin Cook© der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe 2003 by Wilhelm Goldmann Verlag, München, in der Verlagsgruppe Random House GmbHSeizureCook, Robin© 2003 by Robin Cook
A lamp cast pale light over the gray and white pebbles.Eine Laterne warf ihr blasses Licht auf die grauweißen Steine.Funke, Cornelia / InkheartFunke, Cornelia / TintenherzTintenherzFunke, Cornelia© Cecilie Dressler Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg 2003InkheartFunke, Cornelia© 2003 by Dressler Verlag© 2003 by The Chicken House
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Collocations
pebble bed reactor
Kugelhaufenreaktor
pebble mill
Kugelmühle
like pebble
kieselartig
garden pebble moth
Kohlzünsler
pebble gray
kieselgrau
Word forms
pebble
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | pebbled |
Imperative | pebble |
Present Participle (Participle I) | pebbling |
Past Participle (Participle II) | pebbled |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I pebble | we pebble |
you pebble | you pebble |
he/she/it pebbles | they pebble |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am pebbling | we are pebbling |
you are pebbling | you are pebbling |
he/she/it is pebbling | they are pebbling |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have pebbled | we have pebbled |
you have pebbled | you have pebbled |
he/she/it has pebbled | they have pebbled |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been pebbling | we have been pebbling |
you have been pebbling | you have been pebbling |
he/she/it has been pebbling | they have been pebbling |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I pebbled | we pebbled |
you pebbled | you pebbled |
he/she/it pebbled | they pebbled |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was pebbling | we were pebbling |
you were pebbling | you were pebbling |
he/she/it was pebbling | they were pebbling |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had pebbled | we had pebbled |
you had pebbled | you had pebbled |
he/she/it had pebbled | they had pebbled |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been pebbling | we had been pebbling |
you had been pebbling | you had been pebbling |
he/she/it had been pebbling | they had been pebbling |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will pebble | we shall/will pebble |
you will pebble | you will pebble |
he/she/it will pebble | they will pebble |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be pebbling | we shall/will be pebbling |
you will be pebbling | you will be pebbling |
he/she/it will be pebbling | they will be pebbling |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have pebbled | we shall/will have pebbled |
you will have pebbled | you will have pebbled |
he/she/it will have pebbled | they will have pebbled |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been pebbling | we shall/will have been pebbling |
you will have been pebbling | you will have been pebbling |
he/she/it will have been pebbling | they will have been pebbling |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would pebble | we should/would pebble |
you would pebble | you would pebble |
he/she/it would pebble | they would pebble |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be pebbling | we should/would be pebbling |
you would be pebbling | you would be pebbling |
he/she/it would be pebbling | they would be pebbling |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have pebbled | we should/would have pebbled |
you would have pebbled | you would have pebbled |
he/she/it would have pebbled | they would have pebbled |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been pebbling | we should/would have been pebbling |
you would have been pebbling | you would have been pebbling |
he/she/it would have been pebbling | they would have been pebbling |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am pebbled | we are pebbled |
you are pebbled | you are pebbled |
he/she/it is pebbled | they are pebbled |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being pebbled | we are being pebbled |
you are being pebbled | you are being pebbled |
he/she/it is being pebbled | they are being pebbled |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been pebbled | we have been pebbled |
you have been pebbled | you have been pebbled |
he/she/it has been pebbled | they have been pebbled |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was pebbled | we were pebbled |
you were pebbled | you were pebbled |
he/she/it was pebbled | they were pebbled |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being pebbled | we were being pebbled |
you were being pebbled | you were being pebbled |
he/she/it was being pebbled | they were being pebbled |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been pebbled | we had been pebbled |
you had been pebbled | you had been pebbled |
he/she/it had been pebbled | they had been pebbled |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be pebbled | we shall/will be pebbled |
you will be pebbled | you will be pebbled |
he/she/it will be pebbled | they will be pebbled |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been pebbled | we shall/will have been pebbled |
you will have been pebbled | you will have been pebbled |
he/she/it will have been pebbled | they will have been pebbled |
pebble
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | pebble | pebbles |
Possessive case | pebble's | pebbles' |