Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 9
He could not any longer delay his departure; but as his journey to London might be followed, even sooner than he now conjectured, by his longer voyage, he entreated me to bestow as much of my society on him as I could spare.
Ya no podía retrasar más su partida; pero como su viaje a Londres podría ser seguido, incluso antes de lo que ahora conjeturaba, por su viaje más largo, me suplicó que le brindara tanta compañía como yo pudiera ofrecerle.
He besought me, therefore, to leave my solitary isle and to meet him at Perth, that we might proceed southwards together.
Me rogó, por tanto, que abandonara mi solitaria isla y que me reuniera con él en Perth, para que pudiéramos continuar juntos hacia el sur.
This letter in a degree recalled me to life, and I determined to quit my island at the expiration of two days.
Esta carta me devolvió en cierta medida a la vida, y decidí abandonar mi isla al cabo de dos días.
Yet, before I departed, there was a task to perform, on which I shuddered to reflect; I must pack up my chemical instruments, and for that purpose I must enter the room which had been the scene of my odious work, and I must handle those utensils the sight of which was sickening to me.
Sin embargo, antes de partir, había una tarea que realizar, ante cuya idea me estremecía; debía empacar mis instrumentos químicos, y para ello debía entrar en la habitación que había sido el escenario de mi odioso trabajo, y debía manipular aquellos utensilios cuya sola vista me resultaba repugnante.
The next morning, at daybreak, I summoned sufficient courage and unlocked the door of my laboratory.
A la mañana siguiente, al amanecer, reuní el valor suficiente y abrí la puerta de mi laboratorio.
The remains of the half-finished creature, whom I had destroyed, lay scattered on the floor, and I almost felt as if I had mangled the living flesh of a human being.
Los restos de la criatura a medio terminar, que yo había destruido, yacían esparcidos por el suelo, y casi sentí como si hubiera destrozado la carne viva de un ser humano.
I paused to collect myself and then entered the chamber.
Me detuve para serenarm e y luego entré en la habitación.
Vocabulary
- Ya
- Already or now; indicates something has occurred
- no
- No or not; basic negation word
- podía
- Could or was able to; past imperfect of poder
- retrasar
- To delay or postpone something to a later time
- más
- More or most; indicates greater quantity or degree
- su
- His, her, its, or their; possessive adjective
- partida
- Departure; the act of leaving a place
- pero
- But; conjunction indicating contrast or exception
- como
- As or since; introduces reason or comparison
- viaje
- Trip or journey to another place
- a
- To or at; common preposition indicating direction
- Londres
- London; capital city of England and United Kingdom
- podría
- Could or might; conditional form of poder
- ser
- To be; fundamental verb indicating permanent states
- seguido
- Followed or continued; past participle of seguir
- incluso
- Even or including; emphasizes an unexpected addition
- antes
- Before or previously; indicates earlier time
- de
- Of or from; very common Spanish preposition
- lo
- It or what; neuter pronoun or article
- que
- That or what; common conjunction or relative pronoun
- ahora
- Now; refers to the present moment in time
- conjeturaba
- Was conjecturing or guessing; past imperfect of conjeturar
- por
- For, by, or through; versatile Spanish preposition
- largo
- Long or lengthy; describes extended duration or size
- me
- Me or myself; first-person singular pronoun object
- suplicó
- Begged or implored; pleaded urgently with someone
- le
- Him, her, or you; indirect object pronoun
- brindara
- Would provide or offer; past subjunctive of brindar
- tanta
- So much or as much; feminine form of tanto
- compañía
- Company or companionship; being together with others
- yo
- I; first-person singular subject pronoun
- pudiera
- Could or might be able to; past subjunctive of poder
- ofrecerle
- To offer him or her something; infinitive with pronoun
- Me
- Me or myself; first-person singular pronoun object
- rogó
- Begged or asked earnestly; preterite of rogar
- tanto
- So much; indicates a great degree or quantity
- abandonara
- Would abandon or leave; past subjunctive of abandonar
- mi
- My; first-person singular possessive adjective
- solitaria
- Solitary or lonely; isolated from others
- isla
- Island; land surrounded by water on all sides
- y
- And; basic coordinating conjunction joining elements
- reuniera
- Would meet or join; past subjunctive of reunirse
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or association
- él
- He or him; third-person masculine singular pronoun
- en
- In or at; preposition indicating location or time
- para
- For or in order to; preposition indicating purpose
- pudiéramos
- So that we could; past subjunctive plural of poder
- continuar
- To continue or keep going forward together
- juntos
- Together; side by side with other people
- hacia
- Toward; preposition indicating direction of movement
- el
- The; masculine singular definite article
- sur
- South; cardinal direction opposite of north
- Esta
- This; feminine singular demonstrative adjective or pronoun
- carta
- Letter; written message sent to another person
- devolvió
- Returned or restored; preterite of devolver
- cierta
- Certain or some; a particular or definite amount
- medida
- Measure or degree; a certain extent or amount
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article
- vida
- Life; the state of being alive and living
- decidí
- I decided; preterite first-person of decidir
- abandonar
- To abandon or leave behind something or someone
- al
- To the; contraction of a and el
- cabo
- End or after; al cabo de means after a period
- dos
- Two; the number 2
- días
- Days; plural of día, unit of time
- Sin
- Without; preposition indicating absence of something
- embargo
- Sin embargo means however; introduces a contrast
- partir
- To depart or leave; to set out on a journey
- había
- There was or had; auxiliary past form of haber
- una
- A or one; feminine indefinite article
- tarea
- Task or chore; a piece of work to be done
- realizar
- To carry out or accomplish a task or goal
- ante
- Before or in front of; preposition of position
- cuya
- Whose; relative possessive pronoun, feminine form
- idea
- Idea; a thought or mental concept
- estremecía
- Was shuddering or trembling; past imperfect of estremecerse
- debía
- Had to or should; past imperfect of deber
- empacar
- To pack; to put things into bags or boxes
- mis
- My; plural possessive adjective, first person
- instrumentos
- Instruments or tools used for a specific purpose
- químicos
- Chemical; relating to chemistry or chemical substances
- ello
- It; neuter pronoun referring to an idea or situation
- entrar
- To enter or go into a place or room
- habitación
- Room; an enclosed space inside a building
- sido
- Been; past participle of ser used with haber
- escenario
- Scene or setting; a place where events occurred
- odioso
- Hateful or odious; causing hate or strong disgust
- trabajo
- Work or labor; effort applied to accomplish something
- manipular
- To handle or manipulate objects with one's hands
- aquellos
- Those; masculine plural demonstrative adjective or pronoun
- utensilios
- Utensils or tools; implements used for a task
- sola
- Alone or mere; feminine form of solo
- vista
- Sight or view; the act of seeing something
- resultaba
- Turned out or proved to be; past imperfect of resultar
- repugnante
- Repugnant or disgusting; causing strong revulsion
- A
- At or to; preposition used with time or place
- mañana
- Morning or tomorrow; early part of the day
- siguiente
- Following or next; the one that comes after
- amanecer
- Dawn or daybreak; the moment the sun rises
- reuní
- I gathered or mustered; preterite of reunir
- valor
- Courage or valor; bravery to face something difficult
- suficiente
- Sufficient or enough; adequate in quantity or degree
- abrí
- I opened; preterite first-person singular of abrir
- puerta
- Door; movable barrier used to enter or exit
- laboratorio
- Laboratory; room equipped for scientific experiments
- Los
- The; masculine plural definite article
- restos
- Remains or remnants; what is left after destruction
- criatura
- Creature; a living being, often strange or unusual
- medio
- Half or middle; partially or in the middle
- terminar
- To finish or complete; to bring something to an end
- destruido
- Destroyed; past participle of destruir, completely ruined
- yacían
- Were lying; past imperfect of yacer, to lie flat
- esparcidos
- Scattered; spread out irregularly across a surface
- suelo
- Floor or ground; the surface one walks upon
- casi
- Almost or nearly; very close to but not quite
- sentí
- I felt; preterite first-person singular of sentir
- si
- If or whether; conjunction introducing a condition
- hubiera
- Had; past subjunctive of haber used in conditionals
- destrozado
- Torn apart or shattered; past participle of destrozar
- carne
- Flesh or meat; the soft tissue of a body
- viva
- Living or alive; feminine form of vivo
- un
- A or an; masculine singular indefinite article
- humano
- Human; relating to or belonging to a person
- detuve
- I stopped; preterite first-person singular of detenerse
- serenarme
- To calm myself; reflexive infinitive of serenar
- luego
- Then or later; indicates what happened next
- entré
- I entered; preterite first-person singular of entrar
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