Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 10
Fit habitation for gods, which, so short a time before, was bleak, damp, and unwholesome.
Morada digna de los dioses, que tan poco tiempo antes era lúgubre, húmeda e insalubre.
My spirits were elevated by the enchanting appearance of nature; the past was blotted from my memory, the present was tranquil, and the future gilded by bright rays of hope and anticipations of joy.
Mi ánimo se elevó ante el encantador aspecto de la naturaleza; el pasado se borró de mi memoria, el presente era tranquilo, y el futuro estaba dorado por brillantes rayos de esperanza y de anticipadas alegrías.
Vocabulary
- Morada
- Dwelling or residence, a place where someone lives
- digna
- Worthy or deserving of respect and honor
- dioses
- Gods, plural of dios, divine beings
- tan
- Adverb meaning 'so' or 'as' in comparisons
- poco
- Little or few, indicating a small amount
- tiempo
- Time or weather, a fundamental measure of duration
- antes
- Before, indicating a prior moment in time
- era
- Past tense of 'ser,' meaning 'was' or 'were'
- lúgubre
- Gloomy, dark, and dismal in atmosphere
- húmeda
- Damp or moist, containing excessive moisture
- insalubre
- Unhealthy or unwholesome, harmful to one's health
- ánimo
- Spirit or mood, one's inner emotional state
- elevó
- Rose or lifted, past tense of elevar
- ante
- Preposition meaning 'before' or 'in front of'
- encantador
- Charming or delightful, pleasing to the senses
- aspecto
- Aspect or appearance, the look of something
- naturaleza
- Nature, the natural world and its phenomena
- pasado
- The past, referring to events already occurred
- borró
- Erased or wiped away, past tense of borrar
- memoria
- Memory, the ability to recall past experiences
- presente
- Present, referring to the current moment in time
- tranquilo
- Calm or peaceful, free from disturbance or anxiety
- futuro
- Future, referring to what is yet to come
- estaba
- Past imperfect of estar, meaning 'was' or 'were'
- dorado
- Golden, having the color or quality of gold
- brillantes
- Brilliant or bright, shining with intense light
- rayos
- Rays or beams of light emanating from a source
- esperanza
- Hope, a feeling of optimism about the future
- anticipadas
- Anticipated or expected, foreseen before they occur
- alegrías
- Joys or happinesses, feelings of great pleasure
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