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The same rustic neighbours, when any one chanced to ask, " How shall I find my way to the Baron von Brakel's?" were wont to reply: "Go straight on through the village, and up the hill where those birches are; his Lordship's castle is there."Eben dieselben Bauern pflegten auch, fragte man sie: »Wo komme ich denn hin zum Herrn von Brakel?« jedesmal zu antworten: »Nur immer vorwärts durch das Dorf den Hügel herauf wo die Birken stehen, da ist des gnädigen Herrn sein Schloß!«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.
On the first of May of the year one thousand five hundred and eighty, the Honourable Guild of Coopers in the free Imperial town of Nurnberg held its solemn annual meeting, according to use and wont.Am ersten Mai des Jahres eintausendfünfhundertundachtzig hielt die ehrsame Zunft der Böttcher, Küper oder Küfner in der freien Reichsstadt Nürnberg, alter Sitte und Gewohnheit gemäß, ihre feierliche Gewerksversammlung.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 dog Sultan, Felix's faithful friend and darling, was dancing and .barking, according to his wont; but Herrmann was so frightened at him that he hid himself in a corner and began to cry.An der Türe sprang und bellte nach seiner Gewohnheit Sultan Felixens getreuer Freund und Liebling, Herrmann entsetzte sich aber so sehr vor dem Hunde, daß er schnell in die Stube zurücklief und laut zu weinen anfing.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.
Ah! how beautiful it was when Marie wont onward thus over the waters in the shell-shaped car, with the rose-perfume breathing around her, and the rosy waves plashing.Ei wie war das so schön, als Marie im Muschelwagen, von Rosenduft umhaucht, von Rosenwellen umflossen, dahinfuhr.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.
AVith which Master Martin took him by the shoulders and embraced him, according to his wont when highly pleased.Und damit faßte ihn Herr Martin bei den Schultern und drückte ihn an sich, wie er es zu tun pflegte, in herzlicher Freude.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.
She turned the rather to Reinhold, who, after his wont, chattered and made many a lively jest and sally, not hesitating to sling his arm round one of hers.Sie wandte sich lieber zu Reinhold, der nach seiner Weise allerlei Lustiges schwatzte und sich nicht scheute, seinen Arm um Rosas Arm zu schlingen.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.
Remember, that my object was not to write a critical, antiquarian treatise on the celebrated Contest on the Wartburg; I have merely, according to my wont, related the circumstances just as they arose before my mental vision."Vergeßt nicht, daß ich keine antiquarische kritische Abhandlung jenes berühmten Kriegs von der Wartburg habe schreiben wollen, sondern nach meiner Weise jene Sache zur Erzählung, wie mir gerade alles hell in der Seele aufging, nutzte.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.
Young girls are wont to live over again all the enjoyments of a festal day, in detail, on the subsequent morning, and this secondary feast seems then almost more delicious to them than the original itself.Junge Mägdlein pflegen wohl alle Lust des Festtages erst am andern Morgen sich so recht durch Sinn und Gemüt gehen zu lassen und diese Nachfeier dünkt ihnen dann beinahe noch schöner als das Fest selbst.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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be wont to do
zu tun pflegen
Word forms
wont
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | wonted, wont |
Imperative | wont |
Present Participle (Participle I) | wonting |
Past Participle (Participle II) | wonted, wont |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I wont | we wont |
you wont | you wont |
he/she/it wonts | they wont |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am wonting | we are wonting |
you are wonting | you are wonting |
he/she/it is wonting | they are wonting |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have wonted, wont | we have wonted, wont |
you have wonted, wont | you have wonted, wont |
he/she/it has wonted, wont | they have wonted, wont |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been wonting | we have been wonting |
you have been wonting | you have been wonting |
he/she/it has been wonting | they have been wonting |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I wonted, wont | we wonted, wont |
you wonted, wont | you wonted, wont |
he/she/it wonted, wont | they wonted, wont |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was wonting | we were wonting |
you were wonting | you were wonting |
he/she/it was wonting | they were wonting |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had wonted, wont | we had wonted, wont |
you had wonted, wont | you had wonted, wont |
he/she/it had wonted, wont | they had wonted, wont |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been wonting | we had been wonting |
you had been wonting | you had been wonting |
he/she/it had been wonting | they had been wonting |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will wont | we shall/will wont |
you will wont | you will wont |
he/she/it will wont | they will wont |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be wonting | we shall/will be wonting |
you will be wonting | you will be wonting |
he/she/it will be wonting | they will be wonting |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have wonted, wont | we shall/will have wonted, wont |
you will have wonted, wont | you will have wonted, wont |
he/she/it will have wonted, wont | they will have wonted, wont |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been wonting | we shall/will have been wonting |
you will have been wonting | you will have been wonting |
he/she/it will have been wonting | they will have been wonting |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would wont | we should/would wont |
you would wont | you would wont |
he/she/it would wont | they would wont |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be wonting | we should/would be wonting |
you would be wonting | you would be wonting |
he/she/it would be wonting | they would be wonting |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have wonted, wont | we should/would have wonted, wont |
you would have wonted, wont | you would have wonted, wont |
he/she/it would have wonted, wont | they would have wonted, wont |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been wonting | we should/would have been wonting |
you would have been wonting | you would have been wonting |
he/she/it would have been wonting | they would have been wonting |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am wonted, wont | we are wonted, wont |
you are wonted, wont | you are wonted, wont |
he/she/it is wonted, wont | they are wonted, wont |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being wonted, wont | we are being wonted, wont |
you are being wonted, wont | you are being wonted, wont |
he/she/it is being wonted, wont | they are being wonted, wont |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been wonted, wont | we have been wonted, wont |
you have been wonted, wont | you have been wonted, wont |
he/she/it has been wonted, wont | they have been wonted, wont |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was wonted, wont | we were wonted, wont |
you were wonted, wont | you were wonted, wont |
he/she/it was wonted, wont | they were wonted, wont |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being wonted, wont | we were being wonted, wont |
you were being wonted, wont | you were being wonted, wont |
he/she/it was being wonted, wont | they were being wonted, wont |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been wonted, wont | we had been wonted, wont |
you had been wonted, wont | you had been wonted, wont |
he/she/it had been wonted, wont | they had been wonted, wont |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be wonted, wont | we shall/will be wonted, wont |
you will be wonted, wont | you will be wonted, wont |
he/she/it will be wonted, wont | they will be wonted, wont |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been wonted, wont | we shall/will have been wonted, wont |
you will have been wonted, wont | you will have been wonted, wont |
he/she/it will have been wonted, wont | they will have been wonted, wont |