Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 2
He lost no time in endeavouring to seek him out, with the hope of persuading him to begin the world again through his credit and assistance.
No perdió tiempo en esforzarse por buscarlo, con la esperanza de persuadirlo de comenzar de nuevo en el mundo gracias a su crédito y ayuda.
Beaufort had taken effectual measures to conceal himself, and it was ten months before my father discovered his abode.
Beaufort había tomado medidas eficaces para ocultarse, y pasaron diez meses antes de que mi padre descubriera su morada.
Overjoyed at this discovery, he hastened to the house, which was situated in a mean street near the Reuss.
Lleno de alegría ante este descubrimiento, se apresuró a ir a la casa, que estaba situada en una calle miserable cerca del Reuss.
But when he entered, misery and despair alone welcomed him.
Pero cuando entró, solo la miseria y la desesperación lo recibieron.
Beaufort had saved but a very small sum of money from the wreck of his fortunes, but it was sufficient to provide him with sustenance for some months, and in the meantime he hoped to procure some respectable employment in a merchant's house.
Beaufort había salvado tan solo una pequeña suma de dinero del naufragio de su fortuna, pero era suficiente para proporcionarle sustento durante algunos meses, y mientras tanto esperaba conseguir un empleo respetable en la casa de algún comerciante.
The interval was, consequently, spent in inaction; his grief only became more deep and rankling when he had leisure for reflection, and at length it took so fast hold of his mind that at the end of three months he lay on a bed of sickness, incapable of any exertion.
El intervalo fue, por consiguiente, transcurrido en la inacción; su dolor solo se volvió más profundo y corrosivo cuando tuvo tiempo para la reflexión, y finalmente se apoderó tan firmemente de su mente que al cabo de tres meses yacía en un lecho de enfermedad, incapaz de ningún esfuerzo.
His daughter attended him with the greatest tenderness, but she saw with despair that their little fund was rapidly decreasing and that there was no other prospect of support.
Su hija lo atendía con la mayor ternura, pero veía con desesperación que su pequeño fondo se reducía rápidamente y que no había ninguna otra perspectiva de sustento.
But Caroline Beaufort possessed a mind of an uncommon mould, and her courage rose to support her in her adversity.
Pero Caroline Beaufort poseía una mente de un temple poco común, y su valentía creció para sostenerla en su adversidad.
She procured plain work; she plaited straw and by various means contrived to earn a pittance scarcely sufficient to support life.
Consiguió trabajo sencillo; trenzaba paja y por diversos medios lograba ganarse una miseria apenas suficiente para mantenerse con vida.
Several months passed in this manner.
Varios meses transcurrieron de esta manera.
Vocabulary
- perdió
- He/she lost; past tense of perder.
- tiempo
- Time; also means weather in some contexts.
- esforzarse
- To make an effort; to strive or try hard.
- buscarlo
- To look for him; infinitive with clitic pronoun.
- esperanza
- Hope; a feeling of optimistic expectation.
- persuadirlo
- To persuade him; convince someone to do something.
- comenzar
- To begin; to start an action or activity.
- nuevo
- New; something recently made or introduced.
- mundo
- World; the earth or a social sphere.
- gracias
- Thanks; expression of gratitude toward someone.
- crédito
- Credit; financial trust or reputation for reliability.
- ayuda
- Help; assistance provided to someone in need.
- tomado
- Taken; past participle of tomar, to take.
- medidas
- Measures; actions or steps taken for a purpose.
- eficaces
- Effective; producing the intended result successfully.
- ocultarse
- To hide oneself; to conceal one's location or identity.
- pasaron
- Passed; they went by, referring to time elapsed.
- meses
- Months; plural of mes, a calendar month.
- antes
- Before; earlier in time than something else.
- padre
- Father; a male parent or paternal figure.
- descubriera
- Discovered; past subjunctive of descubrir, to discover.
- morada
- Dwelling; a place where someone lives or resides.
- Lleno
- Full; filled with a feeling or substance completely.
- alegría
- Joy; a feeling of great happiness or delight.
- ante
- Before; in the presence of or faced with something.
- descubrimiento
- Discovery; the act of finding something previously unknown.
- apresuró
- Hurried; he/she rushed to do something quickly.
- ir
- To go; basic verb of movement toward a place.
- casa
- House; a building used as a home or residence.
- situada
- Located; placed or positioned in a particular place.
- calle
- Street; a public road in a city or town.
- miserable
- Miserable; wretched, poor, or causing great suffering.
- cerca
- Near; close in distance to something or someone.
- entró
- Entered; he/she went inside a place or room.
- solo
- Only; alone, or exclusively without others present.
- miseria
- Misery; extreme poverty or a state of suffering.
- desesperación
- Despair; complete loss of hope or hopelessness.
- recibieron
- Received; they greeted or welcomed someone arriving.
- salvado
- Saved; rescued from danger, loss, or destruction.
- tan
- So/such; adverb of degree modifying adjectives or adverbs.
- pequeña
- Small; little in size or amount (feminine form).
- suma
- Sum; a total amount of money or quantity.
- dinero
- Money; currency used to buy goods and services.
- naufragio
- Shipwreck; also figuratively means financial ruin or collapse.
- fortuna
- Fortune; wealth or luck accumulated by a person.
- suficiente
- Sufficient; enough to meet a need or requirement.
- proporcionarle
- To provide him/her; to supply something someone needs.
- sustento
- Sustenance; food or means needed to stay alive.
- durante
- During; throughout a period of time.
- algunos
- Some; an unspecified number of people or things.
- mientras
- While; during the time that something else happens.
- tanto
- So much; to such a degree or extent.
- esperaba
- Was waiting/hoping; imperfect tense of esperar.
- conseguir
- To obtain; to achieve or get something desired.
- empleo
- Employment; a job or paid position of work.
- respetable
- Respectable; worthy of respect and social standing.
- algún
- Some; an unspecified individual or thing (masculine).
- comerciante
- Merchant; a person who buys and sells goods.
- intervalo
- Interval; a period of time between two events.
- consiguiente
- Consequent; resulting or following from something else.
- transcurrido
- Elapsed; time that has passed or gone by.
- inacción
- Inaction; lack of activity or failure to act.
- dolor
- Pain; physical or emotional suffering and anguish.
- volvió
- Became/returned; past tense of volver indicating change.
- profundo
- Deep; intense, profound, or going far below surface.
- corrosivo
- Corrosive; gradually destructive, eating away at something.
- tuvo
- Had; preterite tense of tener, to have.
- reflexión
- Reflection; deep thought or careful consideration of something.
- finalmente
- Finally; at the end or after a long time.
- apoderó
- Took hold; seized or took control of something.
- firmemente
- Firmly; in a steady, resolute, and determined manner.
- mente
- Mind; the faculty of thought, reason, and perception.
- cabo
- End; used in 'al cabo de' meaning 'after'.
- yacía
- Lay; imperfect tense of yacer, to lie down.
- lecho
- Bed; a place to sleep, often used formally.
- enfermedad
- Illness; a disease or unhealthy condition of the body.
- incapaz
- Incapable; unable or lacking the ability to do something.
- ningún
- No/none; not any, used before masculine singular nouns.
- esfuerzo
- Effort; physical or mental energy applied to a task.
- hija
- Daughter; a female child in relation to her parents.
- atendía
- Attended to; she cared for or looked after someone.
- mayor
- Greater; the highest degree of a quality (comparative).
- ternura
- Tenderness; gentle affection and care toward someone.
- veía
- Saw; imperfect tense of ver, she could see.
- pequeño
- Small; little in size or quantity (masculine form).
- fondo
- Fund; a reserve of money or financial resources.
- reducía
- Was diminishing; imperfect of reducir, to reduce or shrink.
- rápidamente
- Rapidly; in a fast or speedy manner.
- ninguna
- None/no; not any, used with feminine singular nouns.
- perspectiva
- Prospect; a future possibility or outlook for someone.
- poseía
- Possessed; she had or owned something as a quality.
- temple
- Temperament; a person's mental and emotional character.
- poco
- Little/few; a small amount of something.
- común
- Common; ordinary or shared among many people.
- valentía
- Courage; bravery in facing danger or difficulty.
- creció
- Grew; past tense of crecer, to grow or increase.
- sostenerla
- To sustain her; to support or keep someone going.
- adversidad
- Adversity; difficult or unfavorable circumstances or hardship.
- Consiguió
- Obtained; she managed to get or achieve something.
- trabajo
- Work; labor or a job performed for income.
- sencillo
- Simple; easy, plain, or uncomplicated in nature.
- trenzaba
- Was braiding; she wove or plaited material together.
- paja
- Straw; dried stalks of grain used for weaving.
- diversos
- Various; several different types or kinds of things.
- medios
- Means; methods or resources used to achieve something.
- lograba
- Managed to; imperfect of lograr, to achieve or succeed.
- ganarse
- To earn; to obtain money or livelihood through work.
- apenas
- Barely; only just enough, scarcely sufficient.
- mantenerse
- To sustain oneself; to support or maintain oneself financially.
- vida
- Life; the state of being alive or one's existence.
- Varios
- Several; more than two but not a large number.
- transcurrieron
- Passed; time elapsed or went by over a period.
- manera
- Manner; a way or method of doing something.
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