Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 16
every one else believes in her guilt,
todos los demás creen en su culpabilidad,
and that made me wretched, for I knew that it was impossible: and to
y eso me hizo desdichada, porque yo sabía que era imposible: y ver
see every one else prejudiced in so deadly a manner rendered me
a todos los demás tan fatalmente predispuestos me dejó
If she
Si ella
is, as you believe, innocent, rely on the justice of our laws, and the
es, como tú crees, inocente, confía en la justicia de nuestras leyes, y en la
activity with which I shall prevent the slightest shadow of
diligencia con la que impediré la más mínima sombra de
partiality.
parcialidad.
Vocabulary
- todos
- All, everyone, referring to a complete group
- demás
- The others, the rest of the people
- creen
- They believe, third person plural of creer
- culpabilidad
- Guilt, the state of being responsible for wrongdoing
- eso
- That, neutral demonstrative pronoun referring to something
- hizo
- Made, caused; past tense of hacer
- desdichada
- Unhappy, wretched, miserable woman or situation
- porque
- Because, conjunction explaining a reason or cause
- sabía
- Knew, imperfect past tense of saber
- era
- Was, imperfect past tense of ser
- imposible
- Impossible, not able to occur or be done
- ver
- To see, infinitive verb of visual perception
- tan
- So, such, as; adverb intensifying adjectives or adverbs
- fatalmente
- Fatally, inevitably, in a fatal or doomed manner
- predispuestos
- Predisposed, biased beforehand toward a particular view
- dejó
- Left, allowed, let go; past tense of dejar
- Si
- If, conditional conjunction introducing a hypothetical clause
- como
- As, like, how; comparison or manner conjunction
- crees
- You believe, second person singular of creer
- inocente
- Innocent, not guilty of a crime or wrongdoing
- confía
- Trust, have confidence in; imperative or present tense
- justicia
- Justice, fairness administered by legal or moral systems
- nuestras
- Our, feminine plural possessive adjective
- leyes
- Laws, rules established by authority or legislation
- diligencia
- Diligence, careful and persistent effort or thoroughness
- impediré
- I will prevent, future tense of impedir
- más
- More, most; comparative adverb or adjective
- mínima
- Smallest, least, minimal feminine adjective
- sombra
- Shadow, shade; hint or trace of something
- parcialidad
- Partiality, bias, unfair favoritism toward one side
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