Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 4
While I still hung over her in the agony of despair, I happened to look up.
Mientras aún me inclinaba sobre ella en la agonía de la desesperación, alcé la vista por casualidad.
The windows of the room had before been darkened, and I felt a kind of panic on seeing the pale yellow light of the moon illuminate the chamber.
Las ventanas de la habitación habían estado oscurecidas antes, y sentí una especie de pánico al ver la pálida luz amarilla de la luna iluminar la estancia.
The shutters had been thrown back, and with a sensation of horror not to be described, I saw at the open window a figure the most hideous and abhorred.
Las contraventanas habían sido abiertas de par en par, y con una sensación de horror indescriptible, vi en la ventana abierta la figura más horrible y aborrecible.
A grin was on the face of the monster; he seemed to jeer, as with his fiendish finger he pointed towards the corpse of my wife.
Una mueca de burla se dibujaba en el rostro del monstruo; parecía mofarse, mientras con su demoníaco dedo señalaba hacia el cadáver de mi esposa.
I rushed towards the window, and drawing a pistol from my bosom, fired; but he eluded me, leaped from his station, and running with the swiftness of lightning, plunged into the lake.
Me lancé hacia la ventana y, sacando una pistola de mi pecho, disparé; pero él me esquivó, saltó desde su posición y, corriendo con la velocidad del rayo, se zambulló en el lago.
The report of the pistol brought a crowd into the room.
El estampido de la pistola hizo que una multitud entrara en la habitación.
I pointed to the spot where he had disappeared, and we followed the track with boats; nets were cast, but in vain.
Señalé el lugar donde había desaparecido, y seguimos el rastro con barcas; se lanzaron redes, pero en vano.
After passing several hours, we returned hopeless, most of my companions believing it to have been a form conjured up by my fancy.
Tras pasar varias horas, regresamos sin esperanza, creyendo la mayoría de mis compañeros que había sido una figura evocada por mi imaginación.
After having landed, they proceeded to search the country, parties going in different directions among the woods and vines.
Tras desembarcar, procedieron a registrar la zona, dirigiéndose grupos en distintas direcciones entre los bosques y los viñedos.
Vocabulary
- Mientras
- While; during the time that something is happening
- aún
- Still; yet; even now continuing
- me
- Me; first-person singular object pronoun
- inclinaba
- Was leaning or bending over something
- sobre
- Over; on top of; about something
- ella
- She; her; third-person singular feminine pronoun
- en
- In; at; on; basic preposition of location
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article
- agonía
- Agony; extreme suffering or dying struggle
- de
- Of; from; basic preposition indicating possession or origin
- desesperación
- Desperation; state of hopelessness and extreme distress
- alcé
- I raised or lifted something upward
- vista
- Sight; view; gaze directed somewhere
- por
- By; through; for; because of; per
- casualidad
- Chance; coincidence; something happening by accident
- Las
- The; feminine plural definite article
- ventanas
- Windows; openings in a wall with glass
- habitación
- Room; bedroom; enclosed space inside a building
- habían
- Had; third-person plural past perfect auxiliary verb
- estado
- Been; past participle of estar; state
- oscurecidas
- Darkened; made dark or obscured from light
- antes
- Before; previously; earlier in time
- y
- And; basic coordinating conjunction
- sentí
- I felt; I experienced a physical or emotional sensation
- una
- A; an; feminine singular indefinite article
- especie
- Kind; sort; type; species of something
- pánico
- Panic; sudden overwhelming fear or terror
- al
- To the; contraction of a and el
- ver
- To see; to observe visually
- pálida
- Pale; lacking color; wan or faint hue
- luz
- Light; illumination from a natural or artificial source
- amarilla
- Yellow; having a yellow color or tone
- luna
- Moon; Earth's natural satellite visible at night
- iluminar
- To illuminate; to light up something
- estancia
- Room; stay; space inside a building
- contraventanas
- Shutters; wooden panels covering windows from outside
- sido
- Been; past participle of ser
- abiertas
- Opened; feminine plural past participle of abrir
- par
- Pair; wide open; fully open state
- sensación
- Sensation; feeling experienced physically or emotionally
- horror
- Horror; intense fear or shock at something terrible
- indescriptible
- Indescribable; impossible to express in words
- vi
- I saw; first-person singular preterite of ver
- ventana
- Window; opening in a wall fitted with glass
- abierta
- Open; not closed; feminine singular past participle
- figura
- Figure; shape; outline of a person or form
- más
- More; most; comparative adverb or adjective
- horrible
- Horrible; causing horror or intense disgust
- aborrecible
- Abhorrent; detestable; deeply hated or repulsive
- Una
- A; an; feminine singular indefinite article
- mueca
- Grimace; distorted facial expression conveying mockery
- burla
- Mockery; ridicule; act of making fun of someone
- se
- Reflexive pronoun; himself, herself, itself, themselves
- dibujaba
- Was drawn; appeared gradually on a surface or face
- el
- The; masculine singular definite article
- rostro
- Face; countenance; front part of the head
- del
- Of the; contraction of de and el
- monstruo
- Monster; frightening creature of terrifying appearance
- parecía
- Seemed; appeared to be; gave the impression of
- mofarse
- To mock; to sneer at; to ridicule someone
- mientras
- While; during the time that something occurs
- su
- His; her; its; their; possessive adjective
- demoníaco
- Demonic; diabolical; of or like a demon
- dedo
- Finger; digit on a human hand
- señalaba
- Was pointing at; indicating direction toward something
- hacia
- Toward; in the direction of something
- cadáver
- Corpse; dead body of a person
- mi
- My; first-person singular possessive adjective
- esposa
- Wife; female spouse; married woman partner
- Me
- Me; first-person singular reflexive or object pronoun
- lancé
- I lunged; threw myself forward suddenly
- sacando
- Taking out; drawing out; removing from somewhere
- pistola
- Pistol; small handheld firearm
- pecho
- Chest; breast; front torso area of the body
- disparé
- I fired; I shot a gun at something
- pero
- But; however; coordinating conjunction of contrast
- él
- He; him; third-person masculine singular pronoun
- esquivó
- Dodged; evaded; avoided by quick movement
- saltó
- Jumped; leaped; sprang suddenly from a position
- desde
- From; since; starting from a point in space
- posición
- Position; location; place where something is situated
- corriendo
- Running; moving quickly on foot
- velocidad
- Speed; velocity; rate of fast movement
- rayo
- Lightning bolt; ray of light; extreme speed reference
- zambulló
- Plunged; dived headfirst into water
- lago
- Lake; large inland body of water
- El
- The; masculine singular definite article
- estampido
- Bang; loud crack of a gunshot or explosion
- hizo
- Made; caused; did; third-person singular preterite of hacer
- que
- That; which; what; common subordinating conjunction
- multitud
- Crowd; multitude; large group of people gathered
- entrara
- Would enter; past subjunctive of entrar
- Señalé
- I pointed out; I indicated a specific place
- lugar
- Place; location; specific spot or area
- donde
- Where; relative adverb indicating location
- había
- Had; there was; third-person imperfect of haber
- desaparecido
- Disappeared; vanished; no longer visible or present
- seguimos
- We followed; we continued; first-person plural preterite
- rastro
- Trail; trace; track left by a moving creature
- barcas
- Boats; small vessels used on water
- lanzaron
- Threw; cast; launched into the water or air
- redes
- Nets; mesh devices used to catch fish
- vano
- Vain; futile; without success or result
- Tras
- After; behind; following in time or space
- pasar
- To pass; to spend time; to go through
- varias
- Several; various; more than two but not many
- horas
- Hours; units of time equal to sixty minutes
- regresamos
- We returned; we came back to a place
- sin
- Without; lacking; preposition of absence
- esperanza
- Hope; expectation that something desired will happen
- creyendo
- Believing; thinking; holding something to be true
- mayoría
- Majority; the greater number or part of a group
- mis
- My; first-person plural possessive adjective
- compañeros
- Companions; fellow members of a group or team
- evocada
- Evoked; conjured up; brought forth by imagination
- imaginación
- Imagination; mental faculty creating images or ideas
- desembarcar
- To disembark; to go ashore from a boat
- procedieron
- They proceeded; they went on to do something
- a
- To; at; basic preposition of direction or purpose
- registrar
- To search; to inspect; to examine an area thoroughly
- zona
- Zone; area; specific region or section of territory
- dirigiéndose
- Heading toward; directing oneself to a place
- grupos
- Groups; sets of people acting together
- distintas
- Different; distinct; separate or varied directions or kinds
- direcciones
- Directions; ways or paths leading somewhere
- entre
- Among; between; in the middle of two or more
- los
- The; masculine plural definite article
- bosques
- Forests; woods; large areas covered with trees
- viñedos
- Vineyards; plots of land where grapevines are grown
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