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He could preach the Word, act as midwife, and recite Evangeline.Er konnte das Wort Gottes predigen, als Hebamme einspringen und "Evangeline" rezitieren.Algren, Nelson / A Walk on the Wild SideAlgren, Nelson / Wildnis des LebensWildnis des LebensAlgren, Nelson© 1956 by Nelson Algren© 1988 by Zweitausendeins, Postfach, D-6000 Frankfurt am Main 61A Walk on the Wild SideAlgren, Nelson© 1956 by Nelson Algren© renewed 1984 by the Estate of Nelson Algren
"Can't you preach salvation with your shoes on?»Kannst du nicht auch predigen mit Schuhen an den Füßen?Algren, Nelson / The Man with the Golden ArmAlgren, Nelson / Der Mann mit dem goldenen ArmDer Mann mit dem goldenen ArmAlgren, Nelson© 1983 by Zweitausendeins, Hamburg© 1949 by Nelson AlgrenThe Man with the Golden ArmAlgren, Nelson© 1949 by Nelson Algren, renewed 1976
He says that his preaching is not done "in a churchy way," and adds, "You don't have to be boring in order to be holy."Er wolle nicht »wie in der Kirche« predigen, erklärt er und fügt hinzu: »Frommsein heißt doch nicht, daß man langweilig sein muß.«Postman, Neil / Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show BusinessPostman, Neil / Wir amüsieren uns zu Tode: Urteilsbildung im Zeitalter der UnterhaltungsindustrieWir amüsieren uns zu Tode: Urteilsbildung im Zeitalter der UnterhaltungsindustriePostman, Neil© by Neil Postman, 1985© S. Fischer Verlag GmbH, Frankfurt am Main 1985Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show BusinessPostman, Neil© Neil Postman, 1985
When the last sermon was preached, the last editorial written and the last raid done, then those who had preached, written and raided would be coming down to see them for a bit of fun again.War die letzte Predigt gehalten, der letzte Leitartikel geschrieben und die letzte Razzia durchgeführt, würden jene, die gepredigt, geschrieben und die Razzien veranlaßt hatten, ja doch wieder zu ihnen kommen, um sich ein bißchen zu vergnügen.Algren, Nelson / A Walk on the Wild SideAlgren, Nelson / Wildnis des LebensWildnis des LebensAlgren, Nelson© 1956 by Nelson Algren© 1988 by Zweitausendeins, Postfach, D-6000 Frankfurt am Main 61A Walk on the Wild SideAlgren, Nelson© 1956 by Nelson Algren© renewed 1984 by the Estate of Nelson Algren
After a time there appeared amongst the villages, in the depths of the Tyrolese mountains, a man in a brown robe, who preached in these hamlets, and then went away into the wildest parts of the forests, where he lived the life of a hermit.Nach einiger Zeit erschien im tiefen Tirolergebürge ein Mensch, der in eine braune Kutte gehüllt in den Dörfern predigte und sich dann in den wildesten Wald zurückzog, wo er einsiedlerisch lebte.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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Word forms
preach
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | preached |
Imperative | preach |
Present Participle (Participle I) | preaching |
Past Participle (Participle II) | preached |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I preach | we preach |
you preach | you preach |
he/she/it preaches | they preach |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am preaching | we are preaching |
you are preaching | you are preaching |
he/she/it is preaching | they are preaching |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have preached | we have preached |
you have preached | you have preached |
he/she/it has preached | they have preached |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been preaching | we have been preaching |
you have been preaching | you have been preaching |
he/she/it has been preaching | they have been preaching |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I preached | we preached |
you preached | you preached |
he/she/it preached | they preached |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was preaching | we were preaching |
you were preaching | you were preaching |
he/she/it was preaching | they were preaching |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had preached | we had preached |
you had preached | you had preached |
he/she/it had preached | they had preached |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been preaching | we had been preaching |
you had been preaching | you had been preaching |
he/she/it had been preaching | they had been preaching |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will preach | we shall/will preach |
you will preach | you will preach |
he/she/it will preach | they will preach |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be preaching | we shall/will be preaching |
you will be preaching | you will be preaching |
he/she/it will be preaching | they will be preaching |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have preached | we shall/will have preached |
you will have preached | you will have preached |
he/she/it will have preached | they will have preached |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been preaching | we shall/will have been preaching |
you will have been preaching | you will have been preaching |
he/she/it will have been preaching | they will have been preaching |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would preach | we should/would preach |
you would preach | you would preach |
he/she/it would preach | they would preach |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be preaching | we should/would be preaching |
you would be preaching | you would be preaching |
he/she/it would be preaching | they would be preaching |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have preached | we should/would have preached |
you would have preached | you would have preached |
he/she/it would have preached | they would have preached |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been preaching | we should/would have been preaching |
you would have been preaching | you would have been preaching |
he/she/it would have been preaching | they would have been preaching |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am preached | we are preached |
you are preached | you are preached |
he/she/it is preached | they are preached |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being preached | we are being preached |
you are being preached | you are being preached |
he/she/it is being preached | they are being preached |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been preached | we have been preached |
you have been preached | you have been preached |
he/she/it has been preached | they have been preached |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was preached | we were preached |
you were preached | you were preached |
he/she/it was preached | they were preached |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being preached | we were being preached |
you were being preached | you were being preached |
he/she/it was being preached | they were being preached |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been preached | we had been preached |
you had been preached | you had been preached |
he/she/it had been preached | they had been preached |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be preached | we shall/will be preached |
you will be preached | you will be preached |
he/she/it will be preached | they will be preached |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been preached | we shall/will have been preached |
you will have been preached | you will have been preached |
he/she/it will have been preached | they will have been preached |