Light O' the Morning: The Story of an Irish Girl — Page 2
Black Bess is eating her head off in the stables.
Black Bess está comiendo sin parar en los establos.
I want to go as far as Murphy's place, and you might as well come with me."
Quiero ir hasta la finca de Murphy, y bien puedes venir conmigo."
"And I too?" said Nora.
"¿Y yo también?" dijo Nora.
"To be sure, child.
"Por supuesto, niña.
Why not?
¿Por qué no?
You run round to the stables, Norrie, and give the order."
Ve corriendo a los establos, Norrie, y da la orden."
Nora instantly left the room, the dogs following her.
Nora salió de la habitación al instante, con los perros siguiéndola.
"What ails her?" said the Squire, looking at his wife.
"¿Qué le pasa?" dijo el Señor, mirando a su esposa.
"Ails her, Pat? Nothing that I know of."
"¿Que le pasa, Pat? Nada que yo sepa."
"Then you know very little," was his answer.
"Entonces sabes muy poco", fue su respuesta.
"I never see that sort of anxious frown between the colleen's brows without knowing there's mischief in the wind.
"Nunca veo ese ceño ansioso entre las cejas de la muchacha sin saber que algo malo se avecina.
Somebody has been worrying her, and I won't have it."
Alguien la ha estado preocupando, y no lo permitiré."
He put down his great hand with a thump on the nearest table.
Golpeó la mesa más cercana con su enorme mano.
"Don't, Pat. You quite shatter my nerves."
"No lo hagas, Pat. Me destrozas los nervios."
"Bless you and your nerves, Ellen.
"Bendita seas tú y tus nervios, Ellen.
I want to give them all possible consideration; but I won't have Light o' the Morning worried."
Quiero tenerlos en toda la consideración posible; pero no permitiré que se preocupe la Luz de la Mañana."
"You'll spoil that girl; you'll rue it yet."
"Vas a malcriar a esa niña; aún te arrepentirás."
"Bless her heart! I couldn't spoil her; she's unspoilable.
"¡Bendita sea! No podría malcriarla; es inmalcriable.
Did you ever see a sweeter bit of a thing, sound to the core, through and through?"
¿Has visto alguna vez algo más encantador, sano hasta la médula, de principio a fin?"
"Sweet or not," said the mother, "she has got to learn her lesson of life; and it is no good to be too tender with her; she wants a little bracing."
"Encantadora o no", dijo la madre, "tiene que aprender su lección de vida; y no sirve de nada ser demasiado delicada con ella; necesita un poco de firmeza."
"You have been trying that on--eh?
"Has estado intentando eso, ¿eh?
Vocabulary
- Black
- Color of darkness; absence of light
- está
- Third person singular present of estar; is, located
- comiendo
- Present participle of comer; eating
- sin
- Preposition meaning without; lacking something
- parar
- To stop; to halt or cease an action
- en
- Preposition meaning in, on, or at a location
- los
- Definite article plural masculine; the
- establos
- Plural of establo; stables for horses or livestock
- Quiero
- First person singular present of querer; I want
- ir
- Infinitive of ir; to go somewhere
- hasta
- Preposition meaning until, up to, as far as
- la
- Definite article feminine singular; the
- finca
- Farm or estate; rural property with land
- de
- Preposition indicating possession, origin, or composition
- bien
- Well; in a good manner or state
- puedes
- Second person singular present of poder; you can
- venir
- Infinitive of venir; to come somewhere
- conmigo
- Pronoun meaning with me; together with speaker
- ¿Y
- Conjunction and interrogative; and, or at start of question
- yo
- First person singular pronoun; I
- también
- Adverb meaning also, too, as well
- dijo
- Third person singular preterite of decir; said, told
- Por
- Preposition meaning for, by, through, or per
- supuesto
- Of course; certainly or naturally in discourse
- niña
- Girl; female child or young woman
- qué
- Interrogative pronoun; what or which
- no
- Negation; not or no in Spanish
- Ve
- Second person singular imperative of ir; go
- corriendo
- Present participle of correr; running quickly
- da
- Third person singular present of dar; gives
- orden
- Order or command; instruction to do something
- salió
- Third person singular preterite of salir; left, exited
- habitación
- Room; a space in a building for dwelling
- al
- Contraction of a and el; to the
- instante
- Instant or moment; very short period of time
- con
- Preposition meaning with; accompanied by someone
- perros
- Plural of perro; dogs or canine animals
- siguiéndola
- Present participle of seguir; following her
- ¿Qué
- Interrogative pronoun at start of question; what
- le
- Indirect object pronoun; to him, to her, to you
- pasa
- Third person singular present of pasar; happens, occurs
- el
- Definite article masculine singular; the
- Señor
- Sir or Mr.; man of high status
- mirando
- Present participle of mirar; looking at, watching
- su
- Possessive adjective; his, her, their, your
- esposa
- Wife or spouse; married female partner
- ¿Que
- Interrogative at question start; what or that
- Nada
- Nothing; not anything or zero
- que
- Relative pronoun or conjunction; that, which, what
- sepa
- First or third person subjunctive of saber; know
- Entonces
- Then; at that time in sequence
- sabes
- Second person singular present of saber; you know
- muy
- Adverb meaning very; to a great degree
- poco
- Little; small amount or quantity
- fue
- Third person singular preterite of ser or ir; was
- respuesta
- Answer or reply; response to a question
- Nunca
- Never; not at any time or occasion
- veo
- First person singular present of ver; I see
- ese
- Demonstrative adjective; that or those over there
- ceño
- Frown; wrinkled brow indicating displeasure
- ansioso
- Anxious or eager; worried or desirous
- entre
- Preposition meaning between, among, in the midst
- las
- Definite article feminine plural; the
- cejas
- Plural of ceja; eyebrows above the eyes
- muchacha
- Girl or young woman; female adolescent
- saber
- Infinitive of saber; to know or understand
- algo
- Something; an unspecified thing or matter
- malo
- Bad; evil or of poor quality
- se
- Reflexive pronoun; oneself, himself, herself
- avecina
- Third person singular present of avecinarse; approaches
- Alguien
- Someone; an unspecified person or individual
- ha
- Third person singular present of haber; has
- estado
- Past participle of estar; been; state or condition
- preocupando
- Present participle of preocupar; worrying or concerning
- lo
- Direct object pronoun; him, it, or the thing
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