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Cradling his cup, Basil walked around the chairs, pondering his next words.Mit der Tasse in der Hand ging Basil hinter den Stühlen entlang und legte sich die nächsten Worte zurecht.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.
Eyes closed, he pondered that question for a long while -- perhaps a second or more -- and replied,Die Augen geschlossen, dachte er lange über diese Frage nach - vielleicht eine Sekunde oder mehr -, und antwortete:Bear, Greg / Blood MusicBear, Greg / BlutmusikBlutmusikBear, Greg© 1985 Greg Bear© 2008 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Ubersetzung by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, Munchen, in der Verlagsgruppe Random House GmbHBlood MusicBear, Greg© 1985, 2002 by Greg Bear
Constantine pondered a while, looking at the pile of state papers on his table.Konstantin überlegte ein Weilchen und besah sich dabei die Staatsdokumente auf seinem Tisch.Alexander, Lloyd / Beggar QueenAlexander, Lloyd / Die BettlerköniginDie BettlerköniginAlexander, Lloyd© der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe bei Arena-Verlag Georg Popp, Würzburg© 1984 by Lloyd AlexanderBeggar QueenAlexander, Lloyd© 1984 by Lloyd Alexander
Thus did the fair Rosa sit pondering on the subsequent morning alone in her chamber, with her hands folded in her lap, and her head hung down in reverie, letting spindle and needle-work rest.So saß auch die holde Rosa am andern Morgen einsam in ihrem Gemach und ließ, die gefalteten Hände auf dem Schoß, das Köpfchen sinnend vor sich hingeneigt, Spindel und Nähterei ruhen.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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pondering silence
nachdenkliches Schweigen
Word forms
ponder
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | pondered |
Imperative | ponder |
Present Participle (Participle I) | pondering |
Past Participle (Participle II) | pondered |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I ponder | we ponder |
you ponder | you ponder |
he/she/it ponders | they ponder |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am pondering | we are pondering |
you are pondering | you are pondering |
he/she/it is pondering | they are pondering |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have pondered | we have pondered |
you have pondered | you have pondered |
he/she/it has pondered | they have pondered |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been pondering | we have been pondering |
you have been pondering | you have been pondering |
he/she/it has been pondering | they have been pondering |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I pondered | we pondered |
you pondered | you pondered |
he/she/it pondered | they pondered |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was pondering | we were pondering |
you were pondering | you were pondering |
he/she/it was pondering | they were pondering |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had pondered | we had pondered |
you had pondered | you had pondered |
he/she/it had pondered | they had pondered |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been pondering | we had been pondering |
you had been pondering | you had been pondering |
he/she/it had been pondering | they had been pondering |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will ponder | we shall/will ponder |
you will ponder | you will ponder |
he/she/it will ponder | they will ponder |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be pondering | we shall/will be pondering |
you will be pondering | you will be pondering |
he/she/it will be pondering | they will be pondering |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have pondered | we shall/will have pondered |
you will have pondered | you will have pondered |
he/she/it will have pondered | they will have pondered |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been pondering | we shall/will have been pondering |
you will have been pondering | you will have been pondering |
he/she/it will have been pondering | they will have been pondering |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would ponder | we should/would ponder |
you would ponder | you would ponder |
he/she/it would ponder | they would ponder |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be pondering | we should/would be pondering |
you would be pondering | you would be pondering |
he/she/it would be pondering | they would be pondering |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have pondered | we should/would have pondered |
you would have pondered | you would have pondered |
he/she/it would have pondered | they would have pondered |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been pondering | we should/would have been pondering |
you would have been pondering | you would have been pondering |
he/she/it would have been pondering | they would have been pondering |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am pondered | we are pondered |
you are pondered | you are pondered |
he/she/it is pondered | they are pondered |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being pondered | we are being pondered |
you are being pondered | you are being pondered |
he/she/it is being pondered | they are being pondered |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been pondered | we have been pondered |
you have been pondered | you have been pondered |
he/she/it has been pondered | they have been pondered |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was pondered | we were pondered |
you were pondered | you were pondered |
he/she/it was pondered | they were pondered |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being pondered | we were being pondered |
you were being pondered | you were being pondered |
he/she/it was being pondered | they were being pondered |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been pondered | we had been pondered |
you had been pondered | you had been pondered |
he/she/it had been pondered | they had been pondered |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be pondered | we shall/will be pondered |
you will be pondered | you will be pondered |
he/she/it will be pondered | they will be pondered |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been pondered | we shall/will have been pondered |
you will have been pondered | you will have been pondered |
he/she/it will have been pondered | they will have been pondered |