Jane Eyre: An Autobiography — Page 9
Aid was near him: Eliza and Georgiana had run for Mrs. Reed, who was gone upstairs: she now came upon the scene, followed by Bessie and her maid Abbot.
Du secours était proche : Eliza et Georgiana étaient allées chercher Mme Reed, qui était montée à l'étage : elle arriva maintenant sur les lieux, suivie de Bessie et de sa femme de chambre Abbot.
We were parted: I heard the words—
On nous sépara : j'entendis ces mots —
"Dear! dear! What a fury to fly at Master John!"
« Mon Dieu ! mon Dieu ! Quelle furie de se jeter ainsi sur le petit John ! »
"Did ever anybody see such a picture of passion!"
« A-t-on jamais vu pareille image de violence ! »
Then Mrs. Reed subjoined—
Puis Mme Reed ajouta —
"Take her away to the red-room, and lock her in there."
« Emmenez-la dans la chambre rouge, et enfermez-la à clé. »
Four hands were immediately laid upon me, and I was borne upstairs.
Quatre mains se posèrent aussitôt sur moi, et je fus portée à l'étage.
Vocabulary
- secours
- Help, aid, or assistance in urgent situations
- était
- Was; third person singular imperfect of 'être'
- proche
- Near, close, or nearby in distance or relation
- étaient
- Were; third person plural imperfect of 'être'
- allées
- Gone; feminine plural past participle of 'aller'
- chercher
- To look for, fetch, or seek someone or something
- Mme
- Abbreviation for Madame; title for a woman
- montée
- Gone up; feminine past participle of 'monter'
- étage
- Floor or story of a building above ground level
- arriva
- Arrived; third person singular simple past of 'arriver'
- maintenant
- Now; at the present moment in time
- lieux
- Places, locations, or scene of an event
- suivie
- Followed; feminine past participle of 'suivre'
- femme
- Woman, wife; adult female person
- chambre
- Room, bedroom; private sleeping space in a home
- On
- One, we, they; indefinite subject pronoun
- sépara
- Separated; third person singular simple past of 'séparer'
- entendis
- Heard; first person singular simple past of 'entendre'
- ces
- These, those; plural demonstrative adjective
- mots
- Words; units of language conveying meaning
- Dieu
- God; supreme divine being or deity
- Quelle
- What, which; feminine exclamatory or interrogative adjective
- furie
- Fury, rage; intense and violent anger or person
- jeter
- To throw, fling, or hurl something or oneself
- ainsi
- Thus, so, in this way; adverb of manner
- petit
- Small, little, young; adjective describing small size
- A-t-on
- Has one; inverted interrogative form of 'on a'
- jamais
- Never, ever; adverb of negation or emphasis
- vu
- Seen; past participle of 'voir', to see
- pareille
- Such, similar, like; adjective meaning of that kind
- image
- Image, picture, or visual representation of something
- violence
- Violence; aggressive or forceful harmful behavior
- Puis
- Then, next; adverb indicating sequence of events
- ajouta
- Added; third person singular simple past of 'ajouter'
- Emmenez-la
- Take her away; imperative form with direct object pronoun
- rouge
- Red; color adjective, also used as a noun
- enfermez-la
- Lock her in; imperative verb with direct object pronoun
- clé
- Key; small metal object used to lock or unlock
- Quatre
- Four; cardinal number between three and five
- mains
- Hands; body parts at the end of the arms
- posèrent
- Placed, put; third person plural simple past of 'poser'
- aussitôt
- Immediately, at once; without delay right away
- fus
- Was; first person singular simple past of 'être'
- portée
- Carried; feminine past participle of 'porter'
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