Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 2

Vocabulary

había

Past tense of 'haber'; there was/were

nadie

No one, nobody; refers to absence of people

entre

Among, between; indicates position or relation

miríadas

Myriads; countless or extremely large numbers of things

hombres

Men; adult male human beings

existían

They existed; past tense of 'existir'

apiadara

Would take pity; past subjunctive of 'apiadarse'

ayudara

Would help; past subjunctive of 'ayudar'

debería

Should, ought to; conditional of 'deber'

sentir

To feel; to experience an emotion or sensation

bondad

Kindness, goodness; quality of being benevolent

hacia

Toward; preposition indicating direction or attitude

enemigos

Enemies; people who are hostile or opposed to one

desde

From, since; indicates starting point in time or space

ese

That; demonstrative adjective referring to nearby thing

momento

Moment; a brief point or period in time

declaré

I declared; first-person past tense of 'declarar'

guerra

War; armed conflict between groups or nations

eterna

Eternal; lasting forever without end

contra

Against; preposition indicating opposition

especie

Species; a group of related living organisms

más

More; indicates greater quantity or degree

aquel

That; demonstrative pronoun for distant things

formado

Formed, created; past participle of 'formar'

enviado

Sent; past participle of 'enviar'

miseria

Misery; extreme suffering, poverty, or wretchedness

insoportable

Unbearable; impossible to endure or tolerate

sol

Sun; the star at the center of our solar system

salió

It came out, rose; past tense of 'salir'

escuché

I heard, listened; past tense of 'escuchar'

voces

Voices; sounds produced by people speaking

supe

I knew, found out; past tense of 'saber'

imposible

Impossible; not able to occur or be done

regresar

To return, go back; to come back to a place

refugio

Refuge, shelter; a safe place to hide or rest

durante

During; throughout the course of a time period

día

Day; a period of 24 hours or daylight hours

Por

For, by, through; versatile preposition of cause or means

tanto

So much, therefore; indicates degree or consequence

oculté

I hid; past tense of 'ocultar'

espeso

Thick, dense; having a heavy or compact consistency

matorral

Thicket, scrubland; dense area of bushes or shrubs

decidido

Determined, decided; resolved to do something

dedicar

To dedicate, devote; to give time or effort to something

horas

Hours; units of time equal to 60 minutes

siguientes

Following, next; coming immediately after

reflexionar

To reflect, think deeply; to ponder carefully

sobre

About, over, on; preposition of topic or position

situación

Situation; a set of circumstances at a given moment

agradable

Pleasant, agreeable; pleasing to the senses or mind

aire

Air; the invisible mixture of gases we breathe

puro

Pure, clean; free from contaminants or impurities

devolvieron

They returned, restored; past tense of 'devolver'

cierto

Certain, some; a specific or definite amount

grado

Degree, level; a measure or extent of something

tranquilidad

Tranquility, calm; a state of peace and quiet

cuando

When; conjunction indicating time of an event

consideré

I considered; past tense of 'considerar'

ocurrido

Occurred, happened; past participle of 'ocurrir'

cabaña

Cabin, hut; a small simple dwelling or shelter

pude

I could; past tense of 'poder'

evitar

To avoid, prevent; to keep something from happening

creer

To believe, think; to hold something as true

sido

Been; past participle of 'ser'

demasiado

Too, too much; exceeding what is appropriate

precipitado

Hasty, rash; done too quickly without careful thought

conclusiones

Conclusions; judgments or decisions reached through reasoning

Ciertamente

Certainly, indeed; used to affirm something as true

actuado

Acted, behaved; past participle of 'actuar'

forma

Way, manner, form; the shape or method of something

imprudente

Imprudent, unwise; lacking caution or good judgment

evidente

Evident, obvious; clearly apparent or easy to see

conversación

Conversation; informal spoken exchange between people

interesado

Interested; having attention or curiosity engaged

padre

Father; a male parent

favor

Favor; an act of kindness or helpful assistance

fui

I was, I went; past tense of 'ser' or 'ir'

necio

Foolish, stupid; lacking good sense or judgment

haber

To have; auxiliary infinitive used in compound tenses

expuesto

Exposed; past participle of 'exponer'

persona

Person; an individual human being

horror

Horror; intense fear, shock, or disgust

hijos

Children, sons; offspring of a parent

Debería

Should, ought to; conditional of 'deber'

familiarizado

Familiarized; made acquainted with something or someone

viejo

Old man, old; elderly person or aged thing

conmigo

With me; first-person singular prepositional pronoun

poco

A little, few; a small amount or degree

haberme

To have me; auxiliary 'haber' with reflexive pronoun

dado

Given; past participle of 'dar'

conocer

To know, meet; to be acquainted with someone or something

resto

Rest, remainder; what is left of a group or amount

familia

Family; a group of related people living together

ya

Already, now; indicates something has occurred

hubieran

Would have been; past perfect subjunctive of 'haber'

estado

Been, state; past participle of 'estar' or a condition

preparados

Prepared, ready; past participle of 'preparar'

para

For, in order to; preposition of purpose or destination

presencia

Presence; the fact of being somewhere or with someone

Pero

But; conjunction indicating contrast or exception

creía

I believed; past imperfect tense of 'creer'

errores

Errors, mistakes; incorrect actions or wrong decisions

fueran

Were; past subjunctive of 'ser' or 'ir'

irremediables

Irremediable; impossible to fix or correct

tras

After, behind; preposition indicating sequence or position

mucha

Much, a lot of; large quantity, feminine form

reflexión

Reflection; deep careful thought about something

resolví

I resolved, decided; past tense of 'resolver'

buscar

To look for, seek; to search for something or someone

anciano

Elderly man; an old or aged person

mediante

By means of, through; indicates method or instrument

argumentos

Arguments; reasons or points used to persuade someone

ganarlo

To win him over; infinitive 'ganar' with pronoun attached

causa

Cause; a reason, purpose, or goal one supports