Adventures of Huckleberry Finn — Page 2
Well, I know what I's gwyne to do: I's gwyne to set down here and listen tell I hears it agin."
Bueno, sé lo que voy a hacer: voy a sentarme aquí y escuchar hasta que lo oiga de nuevo."
So he set down on the ground betwixt me and Tom.
Así que se sentó en el suelo entre Tom y yo.
He leaned his back up against a tree, and stretched his legs out till one of them most touched one of mine.
Apoyó la espalda contra un árbol y estiró las piernas hasta que una de ellas casi rozó una de las mías.
My nose begun to itch.
Me empezó a picar la nariz.
It itched till the tears come into my eyes.
Me picó tanto que se me llenaron los ojos de lágrimas.
But I dasn't scratch.
Pero no me atreví a rascarme.
Then it begun to itch on the inside.
Luego empezó a picarme por dentro.
Next I got to itching underneath.
Después me empezó a picar por debajo.
I didn't know how I was going to set still.
No sabía cómo iba a poder quedarme quieto.
This miserableness went on as much as six or seven minutes; but it seemed a sight longer than that.
Aquella tortura duró unos seis o siete minutos, pero me pareció mucho más larga que eso.
I was itching in eleven different places now.
Ahora me picaba en once sitios distintos.
I reckoned I couldn't stand it more'n a minute longer, but I set my teeth hard and got ready to try.
Calculé que no podría aguantar ni un minuto más, pero apreté los dientes con fuerza y me dispuse a intentarlo.
Just then Jim begun to breathe heavy; next he begun to snore—and then I was pretty soon comfortable again.
Justo entonces Jim empezó a respirar pesadamente; luego empezó a roncar, y poco después volví a sentirme cómodo.
Tom he made a sign to me—kind of a little noise with his mouth—and we went creeping away on our hands and knees.
Tom me hizo una señal, una especie de ruidito con la boca, y nos alejamos gateando a cuatro patas.
When we was ten foot off Tom whispered to me, and wanted to tie Jim to the tree for fun.
Cuando estábamos a unos tres metros de distancia, Tom me susurró que quería atar a Jim al árbol en broma.
But I said no; he might wake and make a disturbance, and then they'd find out I warn't in.
Pero yo dije que no; podría despertarse y armar un escándalo, y entonces descubrirían que yo no estaba en casa.
Then Tom said he hadn't got candles enough, and he would slip in the kitchen and get some more.
Entonces Tom dijo que no tenía suficientes velas y que se colaría en la cocina a buscar más.
Vocabulary
- Bueno
- Good; used to express agreement or transition
- sé
- I know; first person singular of saber
- lo
- It; neuter direct object pronoun
- que
- That; relative pronoun or conjunction
- voy
- I go; first person singular of ir
- a
- To; preposition indicating direction or purpose
- hacer
- To do or make something
- sentarme
- To sit myself down; reflexive infinitive of sentar
- aquí
- Here; indicating a nearby location
- y
- And; basic coordinating conjunction
- escuchar
- To listen to someone or something
- hasta
- Until; preposition indicating a limit or end
- oiga
- Listen; formal imperative of oír
- de
- Of or from; common preposition
- nuevo
- New; or again when used with de
- Así
- Thus or so; indicating manner or result
- se
- Reflexive pronoun for third person
- sentó
- Sat down; third person preterite of sentar
- en
- In or on; common locative preposition
- el
- The; masculine singular definite article
- suelo
- Floor or ground; surface one stands on
- entre
- Between or among; spatial preposition
- yo
- I; first person singular subject pronoun
- Apoyó
- Leaned or rested against; preterite of apoyar
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article
- espalda
- Back; the rear part of the body
- contra
- Against; preposition indicating opposition or contact
- un
- A or an; masculine indefinite article
- árbol
- Tree; a tall woody plant
- estiró
- Stretched out; preterite of estirar
- las
- The; feminine plural definite article
- piernas
- Legs; lower limbs of the body
- una
- One or a; feminine indefinite article
- ellas
- They or them; feminine third person pronoun
- casi
- Almost; indicating nearness to a state
- rozó
- Grazed or brushed against; preterite of rozar
- mías
- Mine; feminine plural possessive pronoun
- Me
- Me; first person reflexive or object pronoun
- empezó
- Started or began; preterite of empezar
- picar
- To itch or sting; to cause irritation
- nariz
- Nose; the facial organ for smelling
- picó
- Itched or stung; preterite of picar
- tanto
- So much; indicating a great degree
- me
- Me; first person object or reflexive pronoun
- llenaron
- Filled; third person plural preterite of llenar
- los
- The; masculine plural definite article
- ojos
- Eyes; organs of sight on the face
- lágrimas
- Tears; drops of fluid from the eyes
- Pero
- But; conjunction indicating contrast
- no
- No or not; negation word
- atreví
- Dared; first person preterite of atreverse
- rascarme
- To scratch myself; reflexive infinitive of rascar
- Luego
- Then or later; indicating sequence in time
- picarme
- To itch me; reflexive infinitive of picar
- por
- By, for, or through; versatile preposition
- dentro
- Inside or within; indicating interior location
- Después
- Afterward or later; indicating something that follows
- debajo
- Below or underneath; indicating lower position
- No
- No or not; basic negation word
- sabía
- Knew; first or third person imperfect of saber
- cómo
- How; interrogative or relative adverb
- iba
- Was going; first or third person imperfect of ir
- poder
- To be able to; modal verb of ability
- quedarme
- To stay or remain; reflexive infinitive of quedar
- quieto
- Still or motionless; not moving
- Aquella
- That; feminine singular demonstrative adjective
- tortura
- Torture; severe pain or suffering
- duró
- Lasted; third person preterite of durar
- unos
- About or some; masculine plural indefinite article
- seis
- Six; the number 6
- o
- Or; disjunctive coordinating conjunction
- siete
- Seven; the number 7
- minutos
- Minutes; units of time equal to 60 seconds
- pero
- But; conjunction indicating contrast
- pareció
- Seemed; third person preterite of parecer
- mucho
- Much or a lot; indicating large quantity
- más
- More; comparative adverb of quantity
- larga
- Long; feminine adjective describing length or duration
- eso
- That; neuter demonstrative pronoun
- Ahora
- Now; referring to the present moment
- picaba
- Was itching; third person imperfect of picar
- once
- Eleven; the number 11
- sitios
- Places or spots; specific locations
- distintos
- Different or distinct; varying from each other
- Calculé
- I calculated or figured; preterite of calcular
- podría
- Could; conditional form of poder
- aguantar
- To endure or put up with something
- ni
- Not even or neither; negative conjunction
- minuto
- Minute; a unit of time of 60 seconds
- apreté
- I clenched or pressed; preterite of apretar
- dientes
- Teeth; hard structures used for chewing
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment
- fuerza
- Strength or force; power applied to something
- dispuse
- I resolved or prepared; preterite of disponer
- intentarlo
- To try it; infinitive of intentar with pronoun
- Justo
- Just or exactly; at precisely that moment
- entonces
- Then; indicating a moment in sequence
- respirar
- To breathe; to inhale and exhale air
- pesadamente
- Heavily; in a labored or weighty manner
- luego
- Then or later; indicating time sequence
- roncar
- To snore; to make noise while sleeping
- poco
- A little; indicating a small amount
- después
- Afterward; indicating something that follows
- volví
- I returned or went back; preterite of volver
- sentirme
- To feel; reflexive infinitive of sentir
- cómodo
- Comfortable; at ease physically or mentally
- hizo
- Made or did; third person preterite of hacer
- señal
- Signal or sign; a gesture indicating something
- especie
- Kind or sort; a type of something
- ruidito
- Little noise; diminutive of ruido
- boca
- Mouth; the opening used for eating and speaking
- nos
- Us; first person plural object pronoun
- alejamos
- We moved away; preterite of alejarse
- gateando
- Crawling; present participle of gatear
- cuatro
- Four; the number 4
- patas
- Paws or legs; animal limbs or four-legged position
- Cuando
- When; temporal conjunction or adverb
- estábamos
- We were; first person plural imperfect of estar
- tres
- Three; the number 3
- metros
- Meters; units of metric length measurement
- distancia
- Distance; space between two points or objects
- susurró
- Whispered; third person preterite of susurrar
- quería
- Wanted; first or third person imperfect of querer
- atar
- To tie or bind something
- al
- To the; contraction of a and el
- broma
- Joke or prank; a humorous trick
- dije
- I said; first person preterite of decir
- despertarse
- To wake up; reflexive infinitive of despertar
- armar
- To cause or stir up; to create a commotion
- escándalo
- Scandal or uproar; loud disruptive commotion
- descubrirían
- They would discover; conditional of descubrir
- estaba
- Was; first or third person imperfect of estar
- casa
- House or home; a residential building
- Entonces
- Then or so; indicating result or time sequence
- dijo
- Said; third person preterite of decir
- tenía
- Had; first or third person imperfect of tener
- suficientes
- Enough or sufficient; an adequate amount
- velas
- Candles; wax sticks burned for light
- colaría
- Would sneak in; conditional of colarse
- cocina
- Kitchen; room where food is prepared
- buscar
- To look for or search for something
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