Note 3 — Section 175. THE BATTLE OF KASSASSIN. III.
Reading edition
[1] = Soon after (darauf) the darkness (Dunkel, n.) of the night descended (hernie´dersteigen) rapidly upon us.
[2] = of the.
[3] zu.
[4] Infanteristen.
[5] = Now streamed the pale moonlight, etc.
[6] = concealed; horsemen, Reiterei, f. Sing.
[7] zuweilen auch im Schritt dahinritt.
[8] = enemy; got = arrived.
[9] und schwenkten der Richtung zu, aus der das Schießen kam.
[10] = advanced (vor´wärtsreiten) however only very slowly.
[11] to allow = to (S. 19, N. 7) give time to.
[12] Inf. heran´kommen.
[13] = of the hostile artillery.
[14] = sheet lightning, Wetterleuchten, n.
[15] to draw near, sich nähern.
[16] The fact of its being dark soon after seven at the end of August is explained when we remember that there is no twilight in Egypt.
[17] = we formed.
[18] Erdboden, m.
[19] und das Sausen einer plötzlich die Luft durchfliegenden Bombe.
[20] = which exploded far behind us.
[21] = He (the enemy).
[22] = steps, Schritte; away, von uns entfernt.
[23] Arrange this sentence literally thus: and now saw we nine at (in) short intervals one another (einander) following cannon-shots (Kanonenschüsse) spurt out (hervor´blitzen).
[24] welche nicht mehr dem Wetterleuchten, sondern verzehrenden Feuerströmen glichen; to — pieces, zu zerreißen.
[25] sausen.
[26] platzen ... in der Luft.
[27] Granaten.
[28] ab´schwenken.
[29] um dem Ziele des Feindes aus dem Wege zu gehen.
[30] sonderbarerweise.
[31] der Kugelregen.
[32] men and horses by squadrons = whole squadrons of (von) men (Menschen) and horses.—To mow down, hernie´dermähen.