Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 8
" And when, on the morrow, she presented Elizabeth to me as her promised gift, I, with childish seriousness, interpreted her words literally and looked upon Elizabeth as mine—mine to protect, love, and cherish.
"Y cuando, al día siguiente, me presentó a Elizabeth como su prometido regalo, yo, con seriedad infantil, interpreté sus palabras literalmente y consideré a Elizabeth como mía—mía para proteger, amar y cuidar.
All praises bestowed on her I received as made to a possession of my own.
Todos los elogios que se le tributaban los recibía yo como si fueran dirigidos a algo de mi propia posesión.
We called each other familiarly by the name of cousin.
Nos llamábamos el uno al otro familiarmente con el nombre de primo.
No word, no expression could body forth the kind of relation in which she stood to me—my more than sister, since till death she was to be mine only.
Ninguna palabra, ninguna expresión podía dar forma al tipo de relación en que ella se hallaba conmigo—más que mi hermana, pues hasta la muerte habría de ser solo mía.
Vocabulary
- Y
- Conjunction meaning 'and', connecting words or clauses
- cuando
- Conjunction or adverb meaning 'when'
- al
- Contraction of 'a' and 'el', meaning 'to the'
- día
- Noun meaning 'day'
- siguiente
- Adjective meaning 'following' or 'next'
- me
- Reflexive/object pronoun meaning 'me' or 'myself'
- presentó
- Past tense of 'presentar', meaning 'introduced' or 'presented'
- a
- Preposition meaning 'to' or 'at'
- como
- Conjunction or adverb meaning 'as' or 'like'
- su
- Possessive adjective meaning 'his', 'her', or 'their'
- prometido
- Noun meaning 'fiancé'; also past participle of 'prometer'
- regalo
- Noun meaning 'gift' or 'present'
- yo
- Personal pronoun meaning 'I'
- con
- Preposition meaning 'with'
- seriedad
- Noun meaning 'seriousness' or 'gravity'
- infantil
- Adjective meaning 'childlike', 'childish', or 'infantile'
- interpreté
- First person past tense of 'interpretar', meaning 'I interpreted'
- sus
- Possessive adjective meaning 'his', 'her', 'their', or 'your' (plural)
- palabras
- Plural noun meaning 'words'
- literalmente
- Adverb meaning 'literally'
- y
- Conjunction meaning 'and'
- consideré
- First person past tense of 'considerar', meaning 'I considered'
- mía
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'mine' (feminine)
- para
- Preposition meaning 'for', 'to', or 'in order to'
- proteger
- Verb meaning 'to protect' or 'to shield'
- amar
- Verb meaning 'to love'
- cuidar
- Verb meaning 'to care for' or 'to look after'
- Todos
- Adjective/pronoun meaning 'all' or 'everyone'
- los
- Definite article meaning 'the' (masculine plural)
- elogios
- Plural noun meaning 'praises' or 'compliments'
- que
- Relative pronoun or conjunction meaning 'that', 'which', or 'who'
- se
- Reflexive pronoun meaning 'himself', 'herself', or 'itself'
- le
- Indirect object pronoun meaning 'him', 'her', or 'you'
- recibía
- Imperfect tense of 'recibir', meaning 'I received' or 'I used to receive'
- si
- Conjunction meaning 'if' or 'whether'
- fueran
- Imperfect subjunctive of 'ser' or 'ir', meaning 'were' or 'would be'
- dirigidos
- Past participle of 'dirigir', meaning 'directed' or 'addressed'
- algo
- Pronoun meaning 'something' or 'somewhat'
- de
- Preposition meaning 'of', 'from', or 'about'
- mi
- Possessive adjective meaning 'my'
- propia
- Adjective meaning 'own' or 'self' (feminine)
- posesión
- Noun meaning 'possession' or 'ownership'
- Nos
- Reflexive/object pronoun meaning 'us' or 'ourselves'
- llamábamos
- Imperfect tense of 'llamar', meaning 'we used to call each other'
- el
- Definite article meaning 'the' (masculine singular)
- uno
- Number/pronoun meaning 'one'
- otro
- Adjective/pronoun meaning 'other' or 'another'
- familiarmente
- Adverb meaning 'familiarly' or 'in a familiar manner'
- nombre
- Noun meaning 'name'
- primo
- Noun meaning 'cousin' (male)
- Ninguna
- Adjective meaning 'no', 'none', or 'not any' (feminine)
- palabra
- Noun meaning 'word' or 'speech'
- ninguna
- Adjective meaning 'no', 'none', or 'not any' (feminine)
- expresión
- Noun meaning 'expression' or 'phrase'
- podía
- Imperfect tense of 'poder', meaning 'could' or 'was able to'
- dar
- Verb meaning 'to give'
- forma
- Noun meaning 'form', 'shape', or 'manner'
- tipo
- Noun meaning 'type', 'kind', or 'sort'
- relación
- Noun meaning 'relationship' or 'connection'
- en
- Preposition meaning 'in', 'on', or 'at'
- ella
- Personal pronoun meaning 'she' or 'her'
- hallaba
- Imperfect tense of 'hallar', meaning 'found' or 'was finding'
- conmigo
- Prepositional pronoun meaning 'with me'
- más
- Adverb meaning 'more' or 'most'
- hermana
- Noun meaning 'sister'
- pues
- Conjunction meaning 'well', 'since', or 'because'
- hasta
- Preposition meaning 'until', 'up to', or 'even'
- la
- Definite article meaning 'the' (feminine singular)
- muerte
- Noun meaning 'death'
- habría
- Conditional tense of 'haber', meaning 'there would be' or 'would have'
- ser
- Verb meaning 'to be' (permanent or essential qualities)
- solo
- Adjective or adverb meaning 'alone', 'only', or 'just'
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