Adventures of Huckleberry Finn — Page 1
You don't know about me without you have read a book by the name of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer; but that ain't no matter.
Usted no sabe nada de mí a menos que haya leído un libro que se llama Las aventuras de Tom Sawyer; pero eso no importa.
That book was made by Mr. Mark Twain, and he told the truth, mainly.
Ese libro fue escrito por el señor Mark Twain, y dijo la verdad, principalmente.
There was things which he stretched, but mainly he told the truth.
Hubo cosas que exageró, pero principalmente dijo la verdad.
That is nothing.
Eso no es nada.
I never seen anybody but lied one time or another, without it was Aunt Polly, or the widow, or maybe Mary.
Nunca vi a nadie que no mintiera alguna vez, excepto la tía Polly, o la viuda, o quizás Mary.
Aunt Polly—Tom's Aunt Polly, she is—and Mary, and the Widow Douglas is all told about in that book, which is mostly a true book, with some stretchers, as I said before.
La tía Polly —la tía Polly de Tom, así es— y Mary, y la viuda Douglas aparecen todas en ese libro, que es en su mayor parte un libro verdadero, con algunas exageraciones, como dije antes.
Now the way that the book winds up is this: Tom and me found the money that the robbers hid in the cave, and it made us rich.
Ahora bien, así es como termina el libro: Tom y yo encontramos el dinero que los ladrones escondieron en la cueva, y eso nos hizo ricos.
We got six thousand dollars apiece—all gold.
Conseguimos seis mil dólares cada uno —todo en oro.
It was an awful sight of money when it was piled up.
Era una cantidad impresionante de dinero cuando estaba apilado.
Well, Judge Thatcher he took it and put it out at interest, and it fetched us a dollar a day apiece all the year round—more than a body could tell what to do with.
Bueno, el juez Thatcher lo tomó y lo puso a interés, y nos producía un dólar diario a cada uno durante todo el año —más de lo que uno podría saber qué hacer con ello.
The Widow Douglas she took me for her son, and allowed she would sivilize me; but it was rough living in the house all the time, considering how dismal regular and decent the widow was in all her ways; and so when I couldn't stand it no longer I lit out.
La viuda Douglas me adoptó como su hijo, y se propuso civilizarme; pero era duro vivir en la casa todo el tiempo, teniendo en cuenta lo tremendamente ordenada y decente que era la viuda en todas sus costumbres; y así fue que cuando ya no pude aguantarlo más, me escapé.
Vocabulary
- Usted
- Formal second-person singular pronoun meaning 'you'
- no
- Negation word meaning 'no' or 'not'
- sabe
- Third-person singular of 'saber'; knows something
- nada
- Means 'nothing' or 'not anything'
- de
- Preposition meaning 'of', 'from', or 'about'
- mí
- First-person singular pronoun after preposition; 'me'
- a
- Preposition meaning 'to', 'at', or 'toward'
- menos
- Means 'less' or 'fewer'; used in comparisons
- que
- Conjunction or relative pronoun meaning 'that' or 'which'
- haya
- Present subjunctive of 'haber'; 'has' in subjunctive mood
- leído
- Past participle of 'leer'; meaning 'read'
- un
- Indefinite masculine singular article meaning 'a' or 'an'
- libro
- Noun meaning 'book'
- se
- Reflexive pronoun used with reflexive or passive verbs
- llama
- Third-person singular of 'llamar'; is called or named
- Las
- Definite plural feminine article meaning 'the'
- aventuras
- Plural noun meaning 'adventures' or exciting experiences
- pero
- Conjunction meaning 'but', introducing contrast
- eso
- Neuter demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that thing'
- importa
- Third-person singular of 'importar'; matters or is important
- Ese
- Demonstrative adjective meaning 'that' for masculine nouns
- fue
- Preterite of 'ser' or 'ir'; was or went
- escrito
- Past participle of 'escribir'; meaning 'written'
- por
- Preposition meaning 'by', 'for', or 'through'
- el
- Definite masculine singular article meaning 'the'
- señor
- Honorific title meaning 'Mr.' or 'sir'
- y
- Conjunction meaning 'and', connecting words or clauses
- dijo
- Preterite of 'decir'; meaning 'said' or 'told'
- la
- Definite feminine singular article meaning 'the'
- verdad
- Noun meaning 'truth' or truthful information
- principalmente
- Adverb meaning 'mainly', 'primarily', or 'chiefly'
- Hubo
- Preterite of 'haber'; meaning 'there was' or 'there were'
- cosas
- Plural noun meaning 'things' or 'matters'
- exageró
- Preterite of 'exagerar'; meaning 'exaggerated' or overstated
- Eso
- Neuter demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that thing'
- es
- Third-person singular of 'ser'; meaning 'is'
- Nunca
- Adverb meaning 'never' or 'not ever'
- vi
- Preterite of 'ver'; meaning 'I saw'
- nadie
- Indefinite pronoun meaning 'nobody' or 'no one'
- mintiera
- Imperfect subjunctive of 'mentir'; meaning 'would lie'
- alguna
- Indefinite adjective meaning 'some' or 'any' (feminine)
- vez
- Noun meaning 'time' in the sense of an occurrence
- excepto
- Preposition meaning 'except' or 'apart from'
- tía
- Noun meaning 'aunt'; female relative
- o
- Conjunction meaning 'or', presenting alternatives
- viuda
- Noun meaning 'widow'; woman whose husband has died
- quizás
- Adverb meaning 'perhaps' or 'maybe'
- La
- Definite feminine singular article meaning 'the'
- así
- Adverb meaning 'thus', 'so', or 'in this way'
- aparecen
- Third-person plural of 'aparecer'; meaning 'they appear'
- todas
- Indefinite adjective meaning 'all' (feminine plural)
- en
- Preposition meaning 'in', 'on', or 'at'
- ese
- Demonstrative adjective meaning 'that' for masculine nouns
- su
- Possessive adjective meaning 'his', 'her', 'its', or 'their'
- mayor
- Adjective meaning 'greater', 'older', or 'larger'
- parte
- Noun meaning 'part' or 'portion' of something
- verdadero
- Adjective meaning 'true', 'real', or 'genuine'
- con
- Preposition meaning 'with' or 'together with'
- algunas
- Indefinite adjective meaning 'some' (feminine plural)
- exageraciones
- Plural noun meaning 'exaggerations' or overstatements
- como
- Conjunction or adverb meaning 'like', 'as', or 'how'
- dije
- Preterite of 'decir'; meaning 'I said'
- antes
- Adverb meaning 'before' or 'previously'
- Ahora
- Adverb meaning 'now' or 'at this moment'
- bien
- Adverb meaning 'well' or 'good'
- termina
- Third-person singular of 'terminar'; ends or finishes
- yo
- First-person singular subject pronoun meaning 'I'
- encontramos
- First-person plural preterite of 'encontrar'; we found
- dinero
- Noun meaning 'money' or currency
- los
- Definite masculine plural article meaning 'the'
- ladrones
- Plural noun meaning 'thieves' or 'robbers'
- escondieron
- Preterite of 'esconder'; meaning 'they hid' something
- cueva
- Noun meaning 'cave' or underground hollow space
- nos
- First-person plural object pronoun meaning 'us'
- hizo
- Preterite of 'hacer'; meaning 'made' or 'did'
- ricos
- Plural adjective meaning 'rich' or 'wealthy'
- Conseguimos
- Preterite of 'conseguir'; meaning 'we obtained' or 'got'
- seis
- Cardinal number meaning 'six'
- mil
- Cardinal number meaning 'one thousand'
- dólares
- Plural noun meaning 'dollars'; unit of currency
- cada
- Adjective meaning 'each' or 'every'
- uno
- Cardinal number or pronoun meaning 'one' or 'each person'
- todo
- Adjective or pronoun meaning 'all', 'everything', or 'whole'
- oro
- Noun meaning 'gold'; precious yellow metal
- Era
- Imperfect of 'ser'; meaning 'it was' (ongoing past state)
- una
- Indefinite feminine singular article meaning 'a' or 'an'
- cantidad
- Noun meaning 'quantity', 'amount', or 'sum'
- impresionante
- Adjective meaning 'impressive' or 'striking'
- cuando
- Conjunction or adverb meaning 'when'
- estaba
- Imperfect of 'estar'; meaning 'was' (temporary state)
- apilado
- Past participle of 'apilar'; meaning 'stacked' or 'piled up'
- Bueno
- Adjective or interjection meaning 'good' or 'well'
- juez
- Noun meaning 'judge'; official presiding over court
- lo
- Third-person masculine object pronoun meaning 'it' or 'him'
- tomó
- Preterite of 'tomar'; meaning 'took' or 'received'
- puso
- Preterite of 'poner'; meaning 'put' or 'placed'
- interés
- Noun meaning 'interest', as in financial interest earned
- producía
- Imperfect of 'producir'; meaning 'it was producing'
- dólar
- Noun meaning 'dollar'; unit of American currency
- diario
- Adjective meaning 'daily'; occurring every day
- durante
- Preposition meaning 'during' a period of time
- año
- Noun meaning 'year'; twelve-month period
- más
- Adverb meaning 'more' or 'most'
- podría
- Conditional of 'poder'; meaning 'could' or 'would be able'
- saber
- Infinitive meaning 'to know' information or facts
- qué
- Interrogative pronoun meaning 'what'
- hacer
- Infinitive meaning 'to do' or 'to make'
- ello
- Neuter pronoun meaning 'it'; refers to abstract things
- me
- First-person singular object pronoun meaning 'me'
- adoptó
- Preterite of 'adoptar'; meaning 'adopted' someone legally
- hijo
- Noun meaning 'son' or male child
- propuso
- Preterite of 'proponer'; meaning 'proposed' or 'suggested'
- civilizarme
- Reflexive infinitive meaning 'to civilize me'
- era
- Imperfect of 'ser'; meaning 'it was' (ongoing past state)
- duro
- Adjective meaning 'hard', 'tough', or 'difficult'
- vivir
- Infinitive meaning 'to live' or to reside somewhere
- casa
- Noun meaning 'house' or 'home'
- tiempo
- Noun meaning 'time' or 'weather'
- teniendo
- Gerund of 'tener'; meaning 'having' or 'taking into account'
- cuenta
- Noun meaning 'account', 'count', or 'consideration'
- tremendamente
- Adverb meaning 'tremendously' or 'extremely'
- ordenada
- Adjective meaning 'orderly', 'tidy', or 'well-organized'
- decente
- Adjective meaning 'decent', 'proper', or 'respectable'
- sus
- Possessive adjective meaning 'his', 'her', 'their' (plural)
- costumbres
- Plural noun meaning 'customs', 'habits', or 'manners'
- ya
- Adverb meaning 'already', 'now', or 'anymore'
- pude
- Preterite of 'poder'; meaning 'I was able to'
- aguantarlo
- Infinitive 'aguantar' plus pronoun; to endure or tolerate it
- escapé
- Preterite of 'escapar'; meaning 'I escaped' or 'I ran away'
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