Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 16
I must pause here, for it requires all my fortitude to recall the memory of the frightful events which I am about to relate, in proper detail, to my recollection.
Debo detenerme aquí, pues se requiere toda mi fortaleza para traer a la memoria el recuerdo de los espantosos acontecimientos que estoy a punto de relatar, con el debido detalle, a mi reminiscencia.
Vocabulary
- Debo
- I must; first person singular of deber
- detenerme
- To stop myself; reflexive form of detener
- aquí
- Here; indicating a specific location
- pues
- Well; since; because; connective or filler word
- se
- Reflexive pronoun used with third person verbs
- requiere
- Requires; third person singular of requerir
- toda
- All; entire; feminine form of todo
- mi
- My; first person singular possessive adjective
- fortaleza
- Strength; fortitude; also means fortress or stronghold
- para
- For; in order to; preposition indicating purpose
- traer
- To bring; to carry something toward the speaker
- a
- To; at; preposition indicating direction or destination
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article
- memoria
- Memory; the faculty of recalling past events
- el
- The; masculine singular definite article
- recuerdo
- Memory; recollection; also a souvenir or keepsake
- de
- Of; from; preposition indicating origin or belonging
- los
- The; masculine plural definite article
- espantosos
- Horrifying; frightful; causing fear or dread
- acontecimientos
- Events; occurrences; significant things that have happened
- que
- That; which; relative pronoun or conjunction
- estoy
- I am; first person singular present of estar
- punto
- Point; dot; also used in 'a punto de' meaning about to
- relatar
- To recount; to narrate or tell a story
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or manner
- debido
- Due; proper; appropriate; past participle of deber
- detalle
- Detail; a specific particular or fine point
- reminiscencia
- Reminiscence; a memory or recollection of past events
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