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English → Spanish Chapter 16 Level 7/10

"'Do you consider,' said his companion to him,

"'¿Considera usted,' le dijo su acompañante,

'that you will be obliged to pay three months' rent and to lose

'que estará obligado a pagar tres meses de alquiler y a perder

the produce of your garden? I do not wish to take any unfair advantage, and

los productos de su jardín? No deseo sacar ninguna ventaja injusta, y

I beg therefore that you will take some days to consider of your

le ruego por tanto que se tome algunos días para reflexionar sobre su

determination.'

determinación.'

"'It is utterly useless,' replied Felix; 'we can

"'Es completamente inútil,' respondió Félix; 'nunca podremos

never again inhabit your cottage. The life of my father is in the greatest

volver a habitar su cabaña. La vida de mi padre corre el mayor

danger, owing to the dreadful circumstance that I have related. My wife and

peligro, debido a la terrible circunstancia que he relatado. Mi esposa y

my sister will never recover from their horror. I entreat you not to reason

mi hermana jamás se recuperarán de su horror. Le suplico que no trate de razonar

with me any more. Take possession of your tenement and let me fly from this

conmigo más. Tome posesión de su propiedad y déjeme huir de este

place.'

lugar.'

"Felix trembled violently as he said this. He and his companion

"Félix temblaba violentamente mientras decía esto. Él y su acompañante

entered the cottage, in which they remained for a few minutes, and then

entraron en la cabaña, en la que permanecieron unos pocos minutos, y luego

departed. I never saw any of the family of De Lacey more.

se marcharon. Nunca volví a ver a ningún miembro de la familia De Lacey.

"I continued for the remainder of the day in my hovel in a state of

"Permanecí el resto del día en mi choza en un estado de

utter and stupid despair. My protectors had departed and had broken

absoluta y estúpida desesperación. Mis protectores se habían marchado y habían roto

the only link that held me to the world. For the first time the

el único vínculo que me unía al mundo. Por primera vez los

feelings of revenge and hatred filled my bosom, and I did not strive to

sentimientos de venganza y odio llenaron mi pecho, y no me esforcé por

control them, but allowing myself to be borne away by the stream, I

controlarlos, sino que dejándome arrastrar por la corriente,

bent my mind towards injury and death.

dirigí mi mente hacia el daño y la muerte.

Vocabulary

Considera: To consider or think about something carefully.
usted: Formal singular second-person pronoun meaning 'you'.
le: Indirect object pronoun meaning 'to him, her, you'.
dijo: Past tense of decir; 'said' or 'told'.
su: Possessive adjective meaning 'his, her, your, their'.
acompañante: A companion or person who accompanies someone.
que: Conjunction or relative pronoun meaning 'that' or 'which'.
estará: Future tense of estar; 'will be' temporarily.
obligado: Obligated or required to do something.
a: Preposition meaning 'to' or 'at'.
pagar: To pay money owed for goods or services.
tres: The number three.
meses: Plural of mes; months of the year.
de: Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from'.
alquiler: Rent paid for use of property or housing.
y: Conjunction meaning 'and' connecting words or phrases.
perder: To lose something or miss an opportunity.
los: Definite article 'the' for masculine plural nouns.
productos: Products or produce, things that are produced.
jardín: A garden where plants or flowers are grown.
No: Negation word meaning 'no' or 'not'.
deseo: A desire or wish; also first-person 'I desire'.
sacar: To take out, extract, or obtain something.
ninguna: No, none, or not any feminine singular adjective.
ventaja: An advantage or benefit over someone or something.
injusta: Unjust or unfair, lacking fairness or justice.
ruego: I beg or implore; a plea or request.
por: Preposition meaning 'for', 'by', or 'through'.
tanto: So much; therefore when used in 'por tanto'.
se: Reflexive pronoun used with reflexive verbs.
tome: Subjunctive or imperative of tomar; 'take'.
algunos: Some or a few masculine plural indefinite adjective.
días: Days; plural of día, unit of time.
para: Preposition meaning 'for', 'in order to', 'toward'.
reflexionar: To reflect or think deeply about something.
sobre: Preposition meaning 'about', 'over', or 'on'.
determinación: Determination or a firm decision made resolutely.
Es: Third-person singular of ser; 'it is' or 'he/she is'.
completamente: Completely or entirely, in a total manner.
inútil: Useless or pointless, serving no purpose.
respondió: He/she responded or replied in past tense.
nunca: Never; at no time, negative adverb.
podremos: Future tense of poder; 'we will be able'.
volver: To return or come back to a place.
habitar: To inhabit or live in a place.
cabaña: A cabin or small rustic dwelling or hut.
La: Definite article 'the' for feminine singular nouns.
vida: Life; the state of being alive.
mi: Possessive adjective meaning 'my' in Spanish.
padre: Father; a male parent.
corre: Runs; third-person singular present of correr.
el: Definite article 'the' for masculine singular nouns.
mayor: Greater, larger, or older; comparative adjective.
peligro: Danger or peril; a threatening situation.
debido: Due to; owing to a particular cause or reason.
la: Definite article 'the' for feminine singular nouns.
terrible: Terrible or dreadful; causing great fear or distress.
circunstancia: A circumstance or condition surrounding an event.
he: First-person present of haber; auxiliary 'I have'.
relatado: Recounted or narrated; past participle of relatar.
Mi: Possessive adjective 'my' for singular nouns.
esposa: Wife; a female spouse or married partner.
hermana: Sister; a female sibling.
jamás: Never; stronger form of nunca, emphatic negation.
recuperarán: Future tense; 'they will recover' from something.
horror: Horror or terror; intense fear or shock.
Le: Indirect object pronoun meaning 'to you/him/her'.
suplico: I beseech or implore; to beg earnestly.
no: Negation word meaning 'no' or 'not'.
trate: Subjunctive of tratar; 'try' or 'treat' something.
razonar: To reason or argue logically with someone.
conmigo: With me; prepositional pronoun combining con and mí.
más: More; comparative adverb indicating greater degree.
Tome: Imperative or subjunctive of tomar; 'take'.
posesión: Possession; ownership or control of something.
propiedad: Property; real estate or belongings owned by someone.
déjeme: Imperative with pronoun; 'let me' or 'allow me'.
huir: To flee or escape from a place or danger.
este: Demonstrative adjective or pronoun meaning 'this'.
lugar: A place, location, or spot.
temblaba: He/she was trembling; imperfect of temblar.
violentamente: Violently or intensely, in a forceful manner.
mientras: While or meanwhile; simultaneous temporal conjunction.
decía: He/she was saying; imperfect tense of decir.
esto: Neuter demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this thing'.
Él: Third-person masculine pronoun meaning 'he'.
entraron: They entered; preterite third-person plural of entrar.
en: Preposition meaning 'in', 'on', or 'at'.
permanecieron: They remained or stayed; preterite of permanecer.
unos: Some or a few; indefinite masculine plural article.
pocos: Few; a small number of things or people.
minutos: Minutes; plural units of time equal to sixty seconds.
luego: Then, later, or afterward in sequence of events.
marcharon: They left or departed; preterite of marcharse.
Nunca: Never; negative adverb indicating no occurrence.
volví: I returned; first-person preterite of volver.
ver: To see or to watch something or someone.
ningún: No or not any masculine singular indefinite adjective.
miembro: Member; a person belonging to a group or family.
familia: Family; a group of related people living together.
De: Preposition 'of' or 'from'; here part of surname.
Permanecí: I remained or stayed; first-person preterite of permanecer.
resto: The rest or remainder of something.
del: Contraction of de + el meaning 'of the'.
día: Day; a twenty-four hour period of time.
choza: A hut or shack; a small primitive dwelling.
un: Indefinite article 'a' or 'an' masculine singular.
estado: State or condition; also past participle of estar.
absoluta: Absolute or complete; total without any exception.
estúpida: Stupid or dull; lacking intelligence or awareness.
desesperación: Despair or desperation; complete loss of hope.
Mis: Possessive adjective 'my' for plural nouns.
protectores: Protectors or guardians who keep someone safe.
habían: Third-person plural pluperfect auxiliary of haber.
roto: Broken; past participle of romper.
único: Unique or only; singular and irreplaceable.
vínculo: A bond or tie connecting people or things.
me: First-person reflexive or object pronoun meaning 'me'.
unía: Imperfect of unir; 'united' or 'connected' me.
al: Contraction of a + el meaning 'to the'.
mundo: The world; the earth or human society broadly.
Por: Preposition meaning 'for', 'by', or 'through'.
primera: First; feminine ordinal number adjective.
vez: Time or instance; as in 'for the first time'.
sentimientos: Feelings or emotions experienced by a person.
venganza: Vengeance or revenge; retaliation for a wrong.
odio: Hatred or hate; strong dislike toward someone.
llenaron: They filled; preterite third-person plural of llenar.
pecho: Chest; the front part of the human torso.
esforcé: I tried hard; preterite of esforzarse, to strive.
controlarlos: To control them; infinitive with attached pronoun.
sino: But rather; used to introduce a contrasting alternative.
dejándome: Letting myself; gerund of dejar with reflexive pronoun.
arrastrar: To drag or be swept along by a force.
corriente: Current or stream; flowing force carrying something along.
dirigí: I directed or turned; preterite of dirigir.
mente: Mind; the cognitive faculty of thinking and reasoning.
hacia: Toward; preposition indicating direction or orientation.
daño: Harm or damage; injury caused to someone or something.
muerte: Death; the end of life.

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