Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 13
I had already been three months in prison, and although I was still weak and in continual danger of a relapse, I was obliged to travel nearly a hundred miles to the country town where the court was held.
Ya llevaba tres meses en prisión, y aunque todavía estaba débil y en continuo peligro de recaída, me vi obligado a viajar casi cien millas hasta la ciudad del interior donde se celebraba el tribunal.
Mr. Kirwin charged himself with every care of collecting witnesses and arranging my defence.
El señor Kirwin se encargó de todos los detalles de reunir testigos y organizar mi defensa.
I was spared the disgrace of appearing publicly as a criminal, as the case was not brought before the court that decides on life and death.
Me fue ahorrada la vergüenza de aparecer públicamente como un criminal, ya que el caso no fue llevado ante el tribunal que decide sobre la vida y la muerte.
The grand jury rejected the bill, on its being proved that I was on the Orkney Islands at the hour the body of my friend was found; and a fortnight after my removal I was liberated from prison.
El gran jurado rechazó la acusación, al quedar probado que yo me encontraba en las Islas Orcadas en el momento en que fue hallado el cuerpo de mi amigo; y dos semanas después de mi traslado fui liberado de la prisión.
My father was enraptured on finding me freed from the vexations of a criminal charge, that I was again allowed to breathe the fresh atmosphere and permitted to return to my native country.
Mi padre estaba extasiado al encontrarme libre de los vejámenes de una acusación criminal, de que se me permitiera de nuevo respirar el aire fresco y regresar a mi país natal.
I did not participate in these feelings, for to me the walls of a dungeon or a palace were alike hateful.
Yo no compartía esos sentimientos, pues para mí los muros de una mazmorra o de un palacio eran igualmente odiosos.
The cup of life was poisoned for ever, and although the sun shone upon me, as upon the happy and gay of heart, I saw around me nothing but a dense and frightful darkness, penetrated by no light but the glimmer of two eyes that glared upon me.
La copa de la vida estaba envenenada para siempre, y aunque el sol brillaba sobre mí, como sobre los felices y alegres de corazón, no veía a mi alrededor más que una densa y espantosa oscuridad, penetrada por ninguna luz salvo el destello de dos ojos que me miraban fijamente.
Vocabulary
- Ya
- Already or now; indicates something has occurred
- llevaba
- Was carrying or had been (doing something) for a duration
- tres
- The number three
- meses
- Plural of month; a unit of time
- en
- In or at; common preposition indicating location
- prisión
- Prison; a place where criminals are confined
- y
- And; basic coordinating conjunction
- aunque
- Although or even though; introduces a concession
- todavía
- Still or yet; indicates continuation of a state
- estaba
- Was; past imperfect form of estar
- débil
- Weak; lacking physical or mental strength
- continuo
- Continuous or constant; without interruption
- peligro
- Danger; a situation involving risk or harm
- de
- Of or from; very common Spanish preposition
- recaída
- Relapse; a return to illness or bad condition
- me
- Me or myself; first-person singular object pronoun
- vi
- I saw; past tense of ver, to see
- obligado
- Obligated or forced to do something
- a
- To or at; basic Spanish preposition
- viajar
- To travel; to move from one place to another
- casi
- Almost or nearly; close to but not quite
- cien
- One hundred; the number 100
- millas
- Miles; units of distance measurement
- hasta
- Until or up to; indicates a limit or destination
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article
- ciudad
- City; a large urban settlement
- del
- Of the; contraction of de and el
- interior
- Interior or inland; inside or away from the coast
- donde
- Where; relative adverb indicating location
- se
- Reflexive pronoun; himself, herself, itself, themselves
- celebraba
- Was being held or celebrated; past imperfect tense
- el
- The; masculine singular definite article
- tribunal
- Court or tribunal; a judicial body
- señor
- Mister or sir; polite title for an adult man
- encargó
- Took charge of or arranged; past tense of encargar
- todos
- All or every; refers to the entirety of something
- los
- The; masculine plural definite article
- detalles
- Details; small specific pieces of information
- reunir
- To gather or assemble people or things together
- testigos
- Witnesses; people who testify in a legal proceeding
- organizar
- To organize or arrange in a structured manner
- mi
- My; first-person singular possessive adjective
- defensa
- Defense; protection or legal argument in one's favor
- fue
- Was or went; past tense of ser or ir
- ahorrada
- Spared or saved; past participle of ahorrar
- vergüenza
- Shame or embarrassment; feeling of humiliation
- aparecer
- To appear or show up; to become visible
- públicamente
- Publicly; in a manner visible to the public
- como
- As or like; used for comparison or description
- un
- A or an; masculine singular indefinite article
- criminal
- Criminal; a person who has committed a crime
- ya que
- Since or because; introduces a reason or cause
- caso
- Case; a legal matter or situation being examined
- no
- No or not; basic negation word
- llevado
- Brought or taken; past participle of llevar
- ante
- Before or in front of; preposition used formally
- decide
- Decides; third-person singular of decidir
- sobre
- About or over; preposition indicating topic or position
- vida
- Life; the state of being alive
- muerte
- Death; the end of life
- gran
- Great or grand; adjective indicating size or importance
- jurado
- Jury; a group deciding a legal verdict
- rechazó
- Rejected or refused; past tense of rechazar
- acusación
- Accusation or charge; a formal legal allegation
- al
- To the; contraction of a and el
- quedar
- To remain or be left; to stay in a state
- probado
- Proven; demonstrated to be true or factual
- yo
- I; first-person singular subject pronoun
- encontraba
- Was finding or was located; past imperfect of encontrar
- las
- The; feminine plural definite article
- momento
- Moment; a brief period or specific point in time
- hallado
- Found or discovered; past participle of hallar
- cuerpo
- Body; the physical structure of a person or animal
- amigo
- Friend; a person one has a close bond with
- dos
- Two; the number 2
- semanas
- Weeks; units of time equal to seven days
- después
- After or afterwards; indicating a later point in time
- traslado
- Transfer or relocation to a different place
- fui
- I was or I went; past tense of ser or ir
- liberado
- Freed or released; past participle of liberar
- padre
- Father; a male parent
- extasiado
- Ecstatic or overjoyed; in a state of great happiness
- encontrarme
- To find me; infinitive with first-person object pronoun
- libre
- Free; not imprisoned or restricted
- una
- A or one; feminine singular indefinite article
- permitiera
- Would allow or permit; past subjunctive of permitir
- nuevo
- New or again; indicating something fresh or repeated
- respirar
- To breathe; to inhale and exhale air
- aire
- Air; the invisible gas we breathe
- fresco
- Fresh or cool; describing air that is clean and refreshing
- regresar
- To return or go back to a place
- país
- Country; a nation or homeland
- natal
- Native or birth; relating to one's place of birth
- compartía
- Was sharing; past imperfect of compartir
- esos
- Those; masculine plural demonstrative adjective
- sentimientos
- Feelings or emotions; inner emotional states
- pues
- Well or because; causal or transitional conjunction
- para
- For or in order to; preposition indicating purpose
- mí
- Me; first-person singular pronoun after prepositions
- muros
- Walls; vertical structures enclosing a space
- mazmorra
- Dungeon; a dark underground prison cell
- o
- Or; disjunctive conjunction offering an alternative
- palacio
- Palace; a grand official residence or building
- eran
- Were; past imperfect of ser, third-person plural
- igualmente
- Equally or likewise; in the same manner or degree
- odiosos
- Hateful or odious; causing strong dislike or disgust
- copa
- Cup or goblet; a drinking vessel
- envenenada
- Poisoned; contaminated with a harmful substance
- siempre
- Always; at all times without exception
- sol
- Sun; the star at the center of our solar system
- brillaba
- Was shining; past imperfect of brillar
- felices
- Happy; plural adjective describing joyful beings
- alegres
- Cheerful or merry; feeling or expressing joy
- corazón
- Heart; organ or symbol of emotion and feeling
- veía
- Was seeing; past imperfect of ver
- alrededor
- Around; in the surrounding area or environment
- más
- More; indicating a greater degree or quantity
- densa
- Dense or thick; closely packed or heavy
- espantosa
- Frightful or dreadful; causing fear or horror
- oscuridad
- Darkness; the absence of light
- por
- By or through; preposition indicating cause or means
- ninguna
- None or no; feminine negative indefinite adjective
- luz
- Light; electromagnetic radiation visible to the eye
- salvo
- Except or save for; excluding something mentioned
- destello
- Flash or glimmer; a brief burst of light
- ojos
- Eyes; organs used for seeing
- miraban
- Were looking or staring; past imperfect of mirar
- fijamente
- Fixedly or steadily; staring without moving eyes
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