Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 6
Without previously communicating with me, he had, in concert with Elizabeth, arranged that Clerval should join me at Strasburgh.
Sin haberme comunicado previamente, había dispuesto, de acuerdo con Elizabeth, que Clerval se reuniera conmigo en Estrasburgo.
This interfered with the solitude I coveted for the prosecution of my task; yet at the commencement of my journey the presence of my friend could in no way be an impediment, and truly I rejoiced that thus I should be saved many hours of lonely, maddening reflection.
Esto interfería con la soledad que anhelaba para llevar a cabo mi tarea; sin embargo, al comienzo de mi viaje la presencia de mi amigo no podía suponer impedimento alguno, y verdaderamente me alegré de que así me ahorraría muchas horas de solitaria y enloquecedora reflexión.
Nay, Henry might stand between me and the intrusion of my foe.
Es más, Henry podría interponerse entre yo y la intrusión de mi enemigo.
If I were alone, would he not at times force his abhorred presence on me to remind me of my task or to contemplate its progress?
Si estuviera solo, ¿no impondría él a veces su aborrecible presencia sobre mí para recordarme mi tarea o para contemplar su progreso?
To England, therefore, I was bound, and it was understood that my union with Elizabeth should take place immediately on my return.
A Inglaterra, pues, estaba destinado a ir, y se entendía que mi unión con Elizabeth tendría lugar inmediatamente después de mi regreso.
My father's age rendered him extremely averse to delay.
La edad de mi padre le hacía ser sumamente reacio a cualquier demora.
For myself, there was one reward I promised myself from my detested toils—one consolation for my unparalleled sufferings; it was the prospect of that day when, enfranchised from my miserable slavery, I might claim Elizabeth and forget the past in my union with her.
Para mí, había una recompensa que me prometí de mis detestadas fatigas —un consuelo para mis incomparables sufrimientos; era la perspectiva de aquel día en que, liberado de mi miserable esclavitud, pudiera reclamar a Elizabeth y olvidar el pasado en mi unión con ella.
I now made arrangements for my journey, but one feeling haunted me which filled me with fear and agitation.
Hice entonces los preparativos para mi viaje, pero un sentimiento me atormentaba que me llenaba de temor y agitación.
During my absence I should leave my friends unconscious of the existence of their enemy and unprotected from his attacks, exasperated as he might be by my departure.
Durante mi ausencia dejaría a mis amigos ignorantes de la existencia de su enemigo y desprotegidos de sus ataques, exasperado como podría estar él por mi partida.
But he had promised to follow me wherever I might go, and would he not accompany me to England?
Pero él había prometido seguirme adondequiera que fuese, ¿y no me acompañaría a Inglaterra?
Vocabulary
- Sin
- Without; preposition indicating absence or lack
- haberme
- To have (me); reflexive infinitive auxiliary verb form
- comunicado
- Communicated; past participle of comunicar, to inform
- previamente
- Previously; in advance, beforehand
- había
- Had; third-person singular imperfect of haber
- dispuesto
- Arranged; past participle of disponer, to arrange
- acuerdo
- Agreement; mutual understanding between parties
- reuniera
- Would meet; imperfect subjunctive of reunirse
- conmigo
- With me; prepositional pronoun first person singular
- interfería
- Interfered; imperfect tense of interferir, to interfere
- soledad
- Solitude, loneliness; state of being alone
- anhelaba
- Longed for; imperfect of anhelar, to yearn
- llevar
- To carry out, to take; common Spanish verb
- cabo
- End, cape; llevar a cabo means to carry out
- tarea
- Task, assignment; work or duty to be done
- sin
- Without; preposition indicating absence of something
- embargo
- Sin embargo means however, nevertheless
- comienzo
- Beginning, start; the initial phase of something
- viaje
- Journey, trip; travel from one place to another
- presencia
- Presence; the state of being present or nearby
- podía
- Could; imperfect tense of poder, to be able
- suponer
- To suppose, to constitute; to assume or represent
- impedimento
- Impediment, obstacle; something that hinders progress
- alguno
- Any, some; indefinite adjective or pronoun
- verdaderamente
- Truly, genuinely; in a truthful or sincere manner
- alegré
- I rejoiced, was glad; preterite of alegrarse
- así
- Thus, so, this way; indicating manner or result
- ahorraría
- Would save; conditional tense of ahorrar, to save
- solitaria
- Solitary, lonely; characterized by isolation or loneliness
- enloquecedora
- Maddening; causing one to go crazy or insane
- reflexión
- Reflection; deep thought or careful consideration
- podría
- Could, would be able; conditional of poder
- interponerse
- To interpose, intervene; to place oneself between
- entre
- Between, among; preposition indicating a middle position
- intrusión
- Intrusion; unwanted entry or interference by another
- enemigo
- Enemy; a hostile or opposing person or force
- estuviera
- Were; imperfect subjunctive of estar, to be
- solo
- Alone, only; without others present nearby
- impondría
- Would impose; conditional tense of imponer
- veces
- Times; plural of vez, instances or occasions
- aborrecible
- Abhorrent, detestable; extremely hateful or disgusting
- recordarme
- To remind me; infinitive of recordar with me attached
- contemplar
- To contemplate, observe; to look at thoughtfully
- progreso
- Progress; forward movement or advancement in something
- Inglaterra
- England; country forming southern part of Great Britain
- pues
- Well, then, since; connective or causal conjunction
- estaba
- Was; imperfect tense of estar, to be
- destinado
- Destined, bound for; fated or assigned to go
- entendía
- Understood; imperfect of entender, to understand
- unión
- Union, joining; act of uniting two things together
- tendría
- Would have; conditional tense of tener, to have
- lugar
- Place; also tener lugar means to take place
- inmediatamente
- Immediately; without delay, right away
- después
- After, afterwards; indicating sequence in time
- regreso
- Return; act of coming back to a place
- edad
- Age; the number of years a person has lived
- hacía
- Made, caused; imperfect of hacer, to make
- sumamente
- Extremely, highly; to the greatest degree possible
- reacio
- Reluctant, unwilling; resistant to doing something
- cualquier
- Any; indefinite adjective meaning any kind whatsoever
- demora
- Delay; a postponement or slowing of progress
- recompensa
- Reward; something given in return for effort
- prometí
- I promised; preterite of prometer, to promise
- detestadas
- Detested, hated; deeply disliked or despised tasks
- fatigas
- Fatigues, hardships; exhausting efforts or labors
- consuelo
- Consolation, comfort; relief from sorrow or distress
- incomparables
- Incomparable; beyond comparison, matchless in quality
- sufrimientos
- Sufferings; experiences of pain, distress, or anguish
- era
- Was; imperfect tense of ser, to be
- perspectiva
- Prospect, perspective; an anticipated future situation
- aquel
- That; demonstrative adjective referring to distant thing
- liberado
- Freed, liberated; past participle of liberar
- miserable
- Miserable, wretched; in a very unhappy or poor state
- esclavitud
- Slavery, bondage; condition of being enslaved
- pudiera
- Could; imperfect subjunctive of poder, to be able
- reclamar
- To claim, reclaim; to demand or take back something
- olvidar
- To forget; to fail to remember something past
- pasado
- Past; time that has already occurred or gone by
- Hice
- I made, I did; preterite of hacer, to do
- entonces
- Then, at that time; temporal adverb of sequence
- preparativos
- Preparations; arrangements made in advance for something
- sentimiento
- Feeling, emotion; an inner emotional state or sensation
- atormentaba
- Tormented; imperfect of atormentar, to torment
- llenaba
- Filled; imperfect of llenar, to fill with something
- temor
- Fear, dread; a feeling of apprehension or anxiety
- agitación
- Agitation; a state of anxiety or nervous excitement
- Durante
- During; preposition indicating a period of time
- ausencia
- Absence; state of being away or not present
- dejaría
- Would leave; conditional of dejar, to leave
- ignorantes
- Ignorant, unaware; lacking knowledge of something
- existencia
- Existence; the fact or state of existing
- desprotegidos
- Unprotected; without defense against harm or danger
- ataques
- Attacks; plural of ataque, assaults or aggressions
- exasperado
- Exasperated, enraged; intensely irritated or angered
- partida
- Departure; the act of leaving or setting off
- prometido
- Promised; past participle of prometer, to promise
- seguirme
- To follow me; infinitive of seguir with me attached
- adondequiera
- Wherever; to whatever place, anywhere at all
- fuese
- Were, went; imperfect subjunctive of ser or ir
- acompañaría
- Would accompany; conditional of acompañar, to accompany
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