Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 8
By some papers of her father which fell into her hands she heard of the exile of her lover and learnt the name of the spot where he then resided.
Por algunos papeles de su padre que cayeron en sus manos, se enteró del exilio de su amante y supo el nombre del lugar donde él residía entonces.
She hesitated some time, but at length she formed her determination.
Vaciló algún tiempo, pero al fin tomó su determinación.
Taking with her some jewels that belonged to her and a sum of money, she quitted Italy with an attendant, a native of Leghorn, but who understood the common language of Turkey, and departed for Germany.
Llevando consigo algunas joyas que le pertenecían y una suma de dinero, abandonó Italia con una acompañante, natural de Liorna, pero que comprendía la lengua común de Turquía, y partió hacia Alemania.
"She arrived in safety at a town about twenty leagues from the cottage of De Lacey, when her attendant fell dangerously ill.
«Llegó sana y salva a una ciudad situada a unas veinte leguas de la cabaña de De Lacey, cuando su acompañante cayó gravemente enferma.
Safie nursed her with the most devoted affection, but the poor girl died, and the Arabian was left alone, unacquainted with the language of the country and utterly ignorant of the customs of the world.
Safie la cuidó con la más devota afección, pero la pobre muchacha murió, y la árabe quedó sola, sin conocer el idioma del país y completamente ignorante de las costumbres del mundo.
She fell, however, into good hands.
Sin embargo, cayó en buenas manos.
The Italian had mentioned the name of the spot for which they were bound, and after her death the woman of the house in which they had lived took care that Safie should arrive in safety at the cottage of her lover.
La italiana había mencionado el nombre del lugar hacia el que se dirigían, y tras su muerte la mujer de la casa en que habían vivido se encargó de que Safie llegara sana y salva a la cabaña de su amante.
Vocabulary
- Por
- Preposition meaning 'because of' or 'through'
- algunos
- Some, a few (masculine plural adjective)
- papeles
- Papers, documents or roles
- de
- Of, from; common preposition linking nouns
- su
- His, her, their, your (possessive adjective)
- padre
- Father, male parent
- que
- That, which, who; very common conjunction
- cayeron
- They fell (preterite of caer)
- en
- In, on, at; basic preposition of location
- sus
- His, her, their, your (plural possessive adjective)
- manos
- Hands, the body's grasping appendages
- se
- Reflexive pronoun used with reflexive verbs
- enteró
- Found out, learned about something (preterite)
- del
- Contraction of 'de' and 'el' meaning 'of the'
- exilio
- Exile, forced removal from one's homeland
- amante
- Lover, romantic partner or devoted person
- y
- And; basic coordinating conjunction
- supo
- Knew, found out (preterite of saber)
- el
- The (masculine singular definite article)
- nombre
- Name, word identifying a person or place
- lugar
- Place, location or spot
- donde
- Where; relative adverb indicating location
- él
- He, third-person masculine singular pronoun
- residía
- Was residing, lived in a place (imperfect)
- entonces
- Then, at that time or therefore
- Vaciló
- Hesitated, wavered in decision (preterite)
- algún
- Some, any (masculine singular indefinite adjective)
- tiempo
- Time, weather or period of duration
- pero
- But, however; common adversative conjunction
- al
- Contraction of 'a' and 'el' meaning 'to the'
- fin
- End, conclusion or purpose
- tomó
- Took, made (a decision) (preterite of tomar)
- determinación
- Determination, firm decision or resolve
- Llevando
- Carrying, taking along (gerund of llevar)
- consigo
- With herself/himself, carrying along reflexively
- algunas
- Some, a few (feminine plural adjective)
- joyas
- Jewels, precious ornaments or gems
- le
- To him, to her; indirect object pronoun
- pertenecían
- Belonged to (imperfect of pertenecer)
- una
- A, an (feminine singular indefinite article)
- suma
- Sum, total amount especially of money
- dinero
- Money, currency used for transactions
- abandonó
- Abandoned, left behind (preterite of abandonar)
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment
- acompañante
- Companion, person who accompanies another
- natural
- Native, person born in a specific place
- comprendía
- Understood, comprehended (imperfect of comprender)
- la
- The (feminine singular definite article)
- lengua
- Language, tongue or means of communication
- común
- Common, shared or ordinary
- partió
- Departed, set off on a journey (preterite)
- hacia
- Toward, in the direction of (preposition)
- Llegó
- Arrived, reached a destination (preterite)
- sana
- Healthy, in good physical condition (feminine)
- salva
- Safe, unharmed (feminine adjective)
- a
- To, at; preposition of direction or location
- ciudad
- City, large urban settlement
- situada
- Located, situated (past participle, feminine)
- unas
- About, some (feminine plural indefinite article)
- veinte
- Twenty, the number 20
- cabaña
- Cabin, small rustic dwelling or hut
- De
- Of, from (preposition)
- cuando
- When, at the time that (conjunction)
- cayó
- Fell, collapsed (preterite of caer)
- gravemente
- Seriously, severely (adverb of manner)
- enferma
- Sick, ill (feminine adjective)
- cuidó
- Cared for, looked after (preterite of cuidar)
- más
- More, most; common comparative adverb
- devota
- Devoted, deeply dedicated (feminine adjective)
- afección
- Affection, fondness or emotional attachment
- pobre
- Poor, unfortunate or lacking resources
- muchacha
- Girl, young woman or lass
- murió
- Died, passed away (preterite of morir)
- árabe
- Arab, Arabic; person or language of Arabia
- quedó
- Remained, was left (preterite of quedar)
- sola
- Alone, by oneself (feminine adjective)
- sin
- Without; preposition indicating absence
- conocer
- To know, to be familiar with someone/something
- idioma
- Language, tongue of a specific country
- país
- Country, nation or homeland
- completamente
- Completely, entirely, totally (adverb)
- ignorante
- Ignorant, unaware or lacking knowledge
- las
- The (feminine plural definite article)
- costumbres
- Customs, habits or cultural traditions
- mundo
- World, earth or society at large
- Sin
- Without; preposition indicating lack
- embargo
- Embargo; in 'sin embargo' means 'nevertheless'
- buenas
- Good (feminine plural); kind or favorable
- La
- The (feminine singular definite article)
- italiana
- Italian woman, female native of Italy
- había
- Had (imperfect of haber, auxiliary verb)
- mencionado
- Mentioned, referred to (past participle)
- dirigían
- Were heading, directing themselves (imperfect)
- tras
- After, behind; preposition of sequence
- muerte
- Death, the end of life
- mujer
- Woman, wife or female person
- casa
- House, home or dwelling place
- habían
- Had (third-person plural pluperfect of haber)
- vivido
- Lived, resided (past participle of vivir)
- encargó
- Entrusted, commissioned or ordered (preterite)
- llegara
- Would arrive, reach (imperfect subjunctive)
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