Light O' the Morning: The Story of an Irish Girl — Page 4
I have been two hours trying to get a wink of sleep, and just when I succeed you come in and wake me."
Llevo dos horas intentando pegar un ojo, y justo cuando lo consigo entras y me despiertas."
"It's sorry I am to my heart's core," said Nora.
"Lo siento en lo más profundo de mi corazón", dijo Nora.
She went up to her mother, dropped on one knee, and looked with her rosy face into the worn and faded one of the elder woman.
Se acercó a su madre, se arrodilló sobre una rodilla y miró con su rostro sonrosado el rostro gastado y apagado de la mujer mayor.
"Here I am, mammy," she said again, "your own little Nora; let me sit with you a bit--may I?"
"Aquí estoy, mamá", dijo de nuevo, "tu pequeña Nora; déjame sentarme contigo un momento, ¿puedo?"
Mrs. O'Shanaghgan smiled faintly.
La señora O'Shanaghgan sonrió levemente.
She looked all over the girl's slim figure, and finally her eyes rested on the laughing, lovely face.
Recorrió con la mirada la esbelta figura de la joven y, finalmente, sus ojos se posaron en el rostro alegre y encantador.
Then a cloud crossed her forehead, and her eyes became dim with tears.
Entonces una sombra cruzó su frente y sus ojos se nublaron de lágrimas.
"Have you heard the last thing, Nora?"
"¿Has oído lo último, Nora?"
"There are so many last things, mother," said Nora.
"Hay tantas últimas cosas, madre", dijo Nora.
"But the very last.
"Pero la más reciente de todas.
Your father has to pay back the money which Squire Murphy of Cronane lent him.
Tu padre tiene que devolver el dinero que le prestó el señor Murphy de Cronane.
It is the queerest thing; but the mortgagee means to foreclose, as he calls it, within three months if that money is not paid in full.
Es la cosa más extraña; pero el acreedor hipotecario tiene intención de ejecutar la hipoteca, como él lo llama, en un plazo de tres meses si ese dinero no se paga en su totalidad.
I know well what it means."
Sé muy bien lo que eso significa."
Nora smiled.
Nora sonrió.
She took her mother's hand in hers, and began to stroke it gently.
Tomó la mano de su madre entre las suyas y comenzó a acariciarla suavemente.
"I suppose," she said, "it means this.
"Supongo", dijo, "que significa esto.
It means that we must part with a little more of the beloved land, every sod of which I love.
Significa que debemos desprendernos de un poco más de la amada tierra, de cada terrón de la cual estoy enamorada.
We certainly do seem to be getting poorer and poorer; but never mind--nothing will ever alter the fact that--"
Desde luego parece que nos vamos empobreciendo cada vez más; pero no importa, nada cambiará jamás el hecho de que--"
"That what, child?
"¿Qué hecho, hija?
Vocabulary
- Llevo
- I have been (doing something for a duration)
- dos
- The number two
- horas
- Hours, units of time
- intentando
- Trying, attempting to do something
- pegar
- To hit, stick, or in context catch sleep
- un
- Indefinite article, a or an
- ojo
- Eye, the organ of sight
- y
- Conjunction meaning and
- justo
- Just, exactly, or fair
- cuando
- When, at the time that
- lo
- Direct object pronoun meaning it or him
- consigo
- I manage to achieve or accomplish something
- entras
- You enter, come into a place
- me
- Reflexive or object pronoun meaning me
- despiertas
- You wake someone up from sleep
- Lo
- Direct object pronoun, it or him
- siento
- I feel or I am sorry
- en
- Preposition meaning in, on, or at
- más
- More, to a greater degree
- profundo
- Deep, profound, or intense in feeling
- de
- Preposition meaning of or from
- mi
- Possessive adjective meaning my
- corazón
- Heart, the organ or seat of emotion
- dijo
- Said, past tense of decir
- Se
- Reflexive pronoun used with reflexive verbs
- acercó
- Moved closer, approached someone or something
- a
- Preposition meaning to or at
- su
- Possessive adjective meaning his, her, or their
- madre
- Mother, female parent
- se
- Reflexive pronoun for third person
- arrodilló
- Knelt down on one or both knees
- sobre
- On, over, or about something
- una
- Feminine indefinite article, a or one
- rodilla
- Knee, the joint in the leg
- miró
- Looked at, gazed upon someone or something
- con
- Preposition meaning with
- rostro
- Face, a person's facial appearance
- sonrosado
- Rosy, having a pink or flushed complexion
- el
- Definite article, the (masculine singular)
- gastado
- Worn out, tired, or spent from use
- apagado
- Dull, dim, or extinguished, lacking vitality
- la
- Definite article, the (feminine singular)
- mujer
- Woman, an adult female person
- mayor
- Older, greater, or elder in age
- Aquí
- Here, in this place or location
- estoy
- I am, first person present of estar
- mamá
- Mom, informal word for mother
- nuevo
- New, or again in certain expressions
- tu
- Your, informal possessive adjective second person
- pequeña
- Little one, small or young female person
- déjame
- Let me, allow me to do something
- sentarme
- To sit down, reflexive form of sentar
- contigo
- With you, prepositional pronoun second person
- momento
- Moment, a brief period of time
- puedo
- I can, first person present of poder
- La
- Definite article, the (feminine singular)
- señora
- Mrs. or madam, respectful title for woman
- sonrió
- Smiled, past tense of sonreír
- levemente
- Lightly, slightly, in a gentle manner
- Recorrió
- Ran over, scanned, or traveled across something
- mirada
- Gaze, look, or glance directed at something
- esbelta
- Slender, slim, gracefully tall and thin
- figura
- Figure, the shape or form of a body
- joven
- Young, a person of youthful age
- finalmente
- Finally, at last, after a long time
- sus
- Possessive adjective meaning his, her, or their (plural)
- ojos
- Eyes, the organs of sight (plural)
- posaron
- Rested or settled upon, as a gaze does
- alegre
- Cheerful, happy, full of joy
- encantador
- Charming, delightful, very pleasant to encounter
- Entonces
- Then, at that time or consequently
- sombra
- Shadow or shade, darkness cast by an object
- cruzó
- Crossed, passed over or across something
- frente
- Forehead, or front of something
- nublaron
- Clouded over, became misty or blurred
- lágrimas
- Tears, drops of fluid from the eyes
- Has
- You have, auxiliary verb second person singular
- oído
- Heard, past participle of oír
- último
- Latest, last, most recent thing or news
- Hay
- There is or there are, existential verb
- tantas
- So many, referring to a large feminine quantity
- últimas
- Latest things, most recent feminine plural noun
- cosas
- Things, objects or matters in general
- Pero
- But, conjunction showing contrast or exception
- reciente
- Recent, happening or occurring not long ago
- todas
- All, every one of a feminine group
- Tu
- Your, informal possessive adjective second person
- padre
- Father, male parent of a person
- tiene
- Has, third person singular of tener
- que
- That, which, or used in obligation expressions
- devolver
- To return, give back something borrowed
- dinero
- Money, currency used for transactions
- le
- Indirect object pronoun meaning to him or her
- prestó
- Lent, gave something temporarily to someone
- señor
- Mr. or sir, respectful title for a man
- Es
- Is, third person singular of ser
- cosa
- Thing, a general object or matter
- extraña
- Strange, unusual, or foreign
- pero
- But, a conjunction showing contrast
- acreedor
- Creditor, a person owed money by another
- hipotecario
- Relating to a mortgage or mortgage lender
- intención
- Intention, a planned or desired course of action
- ejecutar
- To execute or foreclose on a legal agreement
- hipoteca
- Mortgage, a loan secured against property
- como
- As, like, how, in the manner of
- él
- He, third person singular masculine pronoun
- llama
- Calls it, names it, or flames
- plazo
- Term, deadline, or period of time allowed
- tres
- Three, the number three
- meses
- Months, plural of mes
- si
- If, conditional conjunction
- ese
- That, demonstrative pronoun or adjective
- no
- No, not, negation word
- paga
- Pays, third person singular of pagar
- totalidad
- Totality, the whole or entire amount
- Sé
- I know, first person singular of saber
- muy
- Very, to a high degree
- bien
- Well, good, in a satisfactory manner
- eso
- That, neuter demonstrative pronoun
- significa
- Means, signifies something in particular
- Tomó
- Took, grabbed, past tense of tomar
- mano
- Hand, the end part of the arm
- entre
- Between or among multiple things or people
- las
- Definite article, the (feminine plural)
- suyas
- Hers, his, theirs — possessive pronoun feminine plural
- comenzó
- Began, started doing something, past tense
- acariciarla
- To caress or stroke it or her gently
- suavemente
- Softly, gently, in a smooth manner
- Supongo
- I suppose, I guess, first person singular
- esto
- This, neuter demonstrative pronoun nearby
- Significa
- Means, signifies, third person singular
- debemos
- We must, we should, first person plural deber
- desprendernos
- To part with, detach ourselves from something
- poco
- A little, a small amount of something
- amada
- Beloved, deeply loved feminine noun or adjective
- tierra
- Land, earth, ground or soil
- cada
- Each, every single one of a group
- terrón
- Clod, lump of earth or soil
- cual
- Which, as if, used in comparisons
- enamorada
- In love, deeply fond of someone or something
- Desde
- From, since, a preposition of time or place
- luego
- Then, later, of course in some expressions
- parece
- It seems, appears, third person of parecer
- nos
- Us, reflexive or object pronoun first person plural
- vamos
- We are going, first person plural of ir
- empobreciendo
- Becoming poorer, growing impoverished over time
- vez
- Time, occasion, instance of something occurring
- importa
- Matters, is important, third person of importar
- nada
- Nothing, not anything at all
- cambiará
- Will change, future tense of cambiar
- jamás
- Never, ever, a strong negation of time
- hecho
- Fact, deed, or done, past participle of hacer
- Qué
- What, used in exclamations or questions
- hija
- Daughter, a female child of a parent
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