Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 9
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Henry wished to dissuade me, but seeing me bent on this plan, ceased to remonstrate.
Enrique quiso disuadirme, pero al verme decidido en este plan, dejó de protestar.
He entreated me to write often.
Me rogó que escribiera con frecuencia.
"I had rather be with you," he said, "in your solitary rambles, than with these Scotch people, whom I do not know; hasten, then, my dear friend, to return, that I may again feel myself somewhat at home, which I cannot do in your absence."
«Preferiría estar contigo», dijo, «en tus solitarias excursiones, que con esta gente escocesa, a quien no conozco; apresúrate, pues, querido amigo, a regresar, para que pueda volver a sentirme algo como en casa, lo cual no puedo hacer en tu ausencia.»
Having parted from my friend, I determined to visit some remote spot of Scotland and finish my work in solitude.
Habiéndome separado de mi amigo, decidí visitar algún lugar remoto de Escocia y terminar mi trabajo en soledad.
I did not doubt but that the monster followed me and would discover himself to me when I should have finished, that he might receive his companion.
No dudaba de que el monstruo me seguía y se manifestaría ante mí cuando hubiera terminado, para poder recibir a su compañera.
With this resolution I traversed the northern highlands and fixed on one of the remotest of the Orkneys as the scene of my labours.
Con esta resolución recorrí las tierras altas del norte y elegí una de las más remotas de las Orcadas como escenario de mis trabajos.
It was a place fitted for such a work, being hardly more than a rock whose high sides were continually beaten upon by the waves.
Era un lugar adecuado para tal obra, pues no era más que una roca cuyos altos flancos eran continuamente azotados por las olas.
The soil was barren, scarcely affording pasture for a few miserable cows, and oatmeal for its inhabitants, which consisted of five persons, whose gaunt and scraggy limbs gave tokens of their miserable fare.
El suelo era árido, apenas capaz de proporcionar pasto para unas pocas vacas miserables y avena para sus habitantes, que consistían en cinco personas, cuyos escuálidos y huesudos miembros daban señales de su miserable alimentación.
Vegetables and bread, when they indulged in such luxuries, and even fresh water, was to be procured from the mainland, which was about five miles distant.
Las verduras y el pan, cuando se permitían tales lujos, e incluso el agua dulce, debían obtenerse del continente, que se encontraba a unas cinco millas de distancia.
On the whole island there were but three miserable huts, and one of these was vacant when I arrived.
En toda la isla no había más que tres miserables chozas, y una de ellas estaba vacía cuando llegué.
This I hired.
Ésta la alquilé.
Vocabulary
- quiso
- He/she wanted or tried to do something
- disuadirme
- To dissuade or discourage me from doing something
- pero
- Conjunction meaning but or however
- al
- Contraction of a and el meaning at the
- verme
- To see me, infinitive with pronoun attached
- decidido
- Determined or resolved to carry out a plan
- en
- Preposition meaning in, on, or at
- este
- Demonstrative adjective meaning this
- plan
- A scheme or intention to do something
- dejó
- He/she stopped or left off doing something
- de
- Preposition meaning of, from, or about
- protestar
- To protest or object to something
- Me
- First-person singular object pronoun meaning me
- rogó
- He/she begged or pleaded earnestly with someone
- que
- Conjunction or relative pronoun meaning that or which
- escribiera
- Subjunctive form of escribir meaning to write
- con
- Preposition meaning with
- frecuencia
- Frequency or regularity of occurrence or action
- Preferiría
- Conditional form meaning I would prefer something
- estar
- To be, referring to state or condition
- contigo
- With you, a prepositional pronoun form
- dijo
- He/she said, past tense of decir
- tus
- Possessive adjective meaning your (plural)
- solitarias
- Solitary or lone, describing isolated excursions or journeys
- excursiones
- Trips, outings, or short journeys to a place
- esta
- Demonstrative adjective meaning this (feminine)
- gente
- People or a group of persons
- escocesa
- Scottish, relating to Scotland or its people
- a
- Preposition indicating direction, recipient, or goal
- quien
- Relative pronoun meaning who or whom
- no
- Negation word meaning no or not
- conozco
- I know someone, first-person present of conocer
- apresúrate
- Hurry up, imperative form of apresurarse
- pues
- Connective word meaning then, well, or since
- querido
- Dear or beloved, used as affectionate address
- amigo
- Friend, a close companion or acquaintance
- regresar
- To return or go back to a place
- para
- Preposition meaning for, in order to, or by
- pueda
- Subjunctive of poder meaning can or be able
- volver
- To return or come back to a place
- sentirme
- To feel, reflexive infinitive with first-person pronoun
- algo
- Something or somewhat, an indefinite quantity
- como
- Like, as, or how
- casa
- House or home, a place of residence
- lo
- Neuter pronoun or article meaning it or the
- cual
- Relative pronoun meaning which or who
- puedo
- I can, first-person singular of poder
- hacer
- To do or make something
- tu
- Possessive adjective meaning your (singular informal)
- ausencia
- Absence, the state of being away from somewhere
- Habiéndome
- Having separated myself, gerund with reflexive pronoun
- separado
- Separated or parted from someone or something
- mi
- Possessive adjective meaning my
- decidí
- I decided, first-person past tense of decidir
- visitar
- To visit a person or place
- algún
- Some or any, indefinite adjective before masculine noun
- lugar
- Place or location
- remoto
- Remote, distant, or far from populated areas
- y
- Conjunction meaning and
- terminar
- To finish or complete a task or work
- trabajo
- Work, labor, or a specific task or project
- soledad
- Solitude or loneliness, state of being alone
- No
- Negation word meaning no or not
- dudaba
- I doubted, imperfect tense of dudar
- el
- Definite article meaning the (masculine singular)
- monstruo
- Monster, a frightening or terrifying creature
- me
- First-person singular object pronoun meaning me
- seguía
- He/she was following or continuing to do something
- se
- Reflexive pronoun for third person singular or plural
- manifestaría
- Would manifest or reveal itself to someone
- ante
- Preposition meaning before or in front of
- mí
- First-person singular prepositional pronoun meaning me
- cuando
- When, a conjunction or adverb of time
- hubiera
- Past subjunctive of haber meaning had or were
- terminado
- Finished or completed, past participle of terminar
- poder
- To be able to or can do something
- recibir
- To receive or accept something given or sent
- su
- Possessive adjective meaning his, her, its, or their
- compañera
- Female companion, partner, or mate
- Con
- Preposition meaning with
- resolución
- Resolution or determination to accomplish something
- recorrí
- I traveled through or covered a territory
- las
- Definite article meaning the (feminine plural)
- tierras
- Lands, territories, or areas of ground
- altas
- High or elevated, feminine plural adjective
- del
- Contraction of de and el meaning of the
- norte
- North, the cardinal direction
- elegí
- I chose or selected something from options
- una
- Indefinite article meaning a or one (feminine)
- más
- More or most, comparative or superlative adverb
- remotas
- Remote or isolated, feminine plural adjective
- escenario
- Setting or scene where events take place
- mis
- Possessive adjective meaning my (plural)
- trabajos
- Works, tasks, or labors performed
- Era
- It was, imperfect tense of ser
- un
- Indefinite article meaning a or one (masculine)
- adecuado
- Adequate or suitable for a particular purpose
- tal
- Such or such a, indicating a type or degree
- obra
- Work, piece, or creative or laborious project
- era
- It was, imperfect tense of ser
- roca
- Rock, a large mass of stone
- cuyos
- Whose or of which, relative possessive adjective (masculine plural)
- altos
- High or tall, masculine plural adjective
- flancos
- Flanks or sides of a hill, animal, or structure
- eran
- They were, imperfect tense of ser
- continuamente
- Continuously or without stopping over time
- azotados
- Lashed or beaten, past participle of azotar
- por
- Preposition meaning by, through, or because of
- olas
- Waves, the moving ridges of water on a surface
- El
- Definite article meaning the (masculine singular)
- suelo
- Ground, soil, or floor of a place
- árido
- Arid, dry, or barren land lacking moisture
- apenas
- Hardly or scarcely, indicating a minimal amount
- capaz
- Capable or able to do or provide something
- proporcionar
- To provide or supply something to someone
- pasto
- Pasture or grass used for grazing animals
- unas
- Some, indefinite article feminine plural
- pocas
- Few or a small number of things
- vacas
- Cows, female bovine animals kept for milk
- miserables
- Wretched or miserable, in very poor condition
- avena
- Oats, a cereal grain used as food
- sus
- Possessive adjective meaning his, her, their (plural noun)
- habitantes
- Inhabitants or residents of a place
- consistían
- They consisted of, imperfect tense of consistir
- cinco
- The number five
- personas
- Persons or people, individual human beings
- escuálidos
- Squalid or scrawny, thin and in poor condition
- huesudos
- Bony, having prominent or protruding bones
- miembros
- Members of a group or body parts
- daban
- They gave or showed signs of something
- señales
- Signs or signals indicating a particular state
- miserable
- Wretched or very poor in quality or condition
- alimentación
- Nutrition or feeding, the act of nourishing oneself
- Las
- Definite article meaning the (feminine plural)
- verduras
- Vegetables, edible plants used in cooking
- pan
- Bread, a baked staple food made from dough
- permitían
- They allowed or permitted, imperfect tense of permitir
- tales
- Such or those, plural demonstrative adjective
- lujos
- Luxuries, things considered indulgent or non-essential
- e
- Variant of y meaning and, used before i or hi
- incluso
- Even or including, adding emphasis to a statement
- agua
- Water, the essential liquid for life
- dulce
- Fresh or sweet, used to describe drinkable water
- debían
- They had to or must, imperfect of deber
- obtenerse
- To be obtained or gotten from a source
- continente
- Mainland or continent, a large landmass
- encontraba
- It was located or found, imperfect of encontrar
- millas
- Miles, units of distance measurement
- distancia
- Distance, the space between two points or places
- En
- Preposition meaning in, on, or at
- toda
- All or entire, feminine singular adjective
- la
- Definite article meaning the (feminine singular)
- isla
- Island, a piece of land surrounded by water
- había
- There was or there were, imperfect of haber
- tres
- The number three
- chozas
- Huts or shacks, small primitive dwellings
- ellas
- They or them, third-person feminine plural pronoun
- estaba
- It was, imperfect tense of estar
- vacía
- Empty or vacant, nothing inside
- llegué
- I arrived, first-person preterite of llegar
- Ésta
- This one, feminine demonstrative pronoun
- alquilé
- I rented, first-person preterite of alquilar
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