Light O' the Morning: The Story of an Irish Girl — Page 3
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"Well, not exactly, Pat; but you cannot expect me to keep all our troubles to ourselves. There's that mortgage, you know."
"Bueno, no exactamente, Pat; pero no puedes esperar que guardemos todos nuestros problemas para nosotros mismos. Está esa hipoteca, ya sabes."
"Bother the mortgage!" said the Squire. "Why do you harp on things the way you do? I'll manage it right enough. I am going round to see Dan Murphy now; he won't be hard on an old friend."
"¡Al diablo con la hipoteca!" dijo el Señor. "¿Por qué insistes en las cosas de esa manera? Yo me las arreglaré perfectamente. Voy a ver a Dan Murphy ahora; él no será duro con un viejo amigo."
"Yes; but have you not to pay up?"
"Sí; pero ¿no tienes que pagar?"
"Some day, I suppose."
"Algún día, supongo."
"Now listen, Patrick. Do be reasonable. Whenever I speak of money you fight shy of the subject."
"Ahora escucha, Patrick. Sé razonable. Cada vez que hablo de dinero, evitas el tema."
"I don't--I don't," said the Squire restlessly; "but I am dead tired. I have had a ride of thirty miles; I want my tea. Where is Nora? Do you mind my calling her? She'll order Pegeen to bring the tea here."
"No es así, no es así" dijo el Señor inquieto; "pero estoy muerto de cansancio. He cabalgado treinta millas; quiero mi té. ¿Dónde está Nora? ¿Te importa que la llame? Ella le ordenará a Pegeen que traiga el té aquí."
"No; I won't have it. We'll have tea in the dining room presently. I thought you objected to afternoon tea."
"No; no lo permitiré. Tomaremos el té en el comedor en un momento. Creí que te oponías al té de la tarde."
"So I do, as a rule; but I am mighty dhry--thirsty, I mean, Ellen. Well, all the better; I'll get more to drink in the dining room. Order the tea as soon as you please."
"Así es, por lo general; pero tengo una sed tremenda, quiero decir, Ellen. Bueno, tanto mejor; beberé más en el comedor. Pide el té cuando quieras."
"Ring the bell, Patrick."
"Toca el timbre, Patrick."
The Squire strode to the mantelpiece, pulled a bell-cord which hung from the ceiling, a distant bell was heard ringing in noisy fashion, and a moment afterward Pegeen put in her head.
El Señor se dirigió con paso firme hacia la repisa de la chimenea, jaló un cordón de campana que colgaba del techo, se escuchó a lo lejos una campana repicando ruidosamente, y un momento después Pegeen asomó la cabeza.
"Come right in, Margaret," said her mistress.
"Entra, Margaret" dijo su señora.
"Aw! then, I'm sorry, ma'am, I forgot," said the girl.
"¡Ay! lo siento, señora, me olvidé" dijo la muchacha.
Vocabulary
- Bueno
- Good; used as an affirmative or filler word
- no
- No; negation word in Spanish
- exactamente
- Exactly; used to express precise agreement
- pero
- But; conjunction showing contrast between ideas
- puedes
- You can; second-person singular of poder
- esperar
- To wait or to hope for something
- que
- That; conjunction connecting clauses together
- guardemos
- Let us keep; first-person plural subjunctive of guardar
- todos
- All; referring to the entirety of a group
- nuestros
- Our; masculine plural possessive adjective
- problemas
- Problems; difficulties or issues one faces
- para
- For; preposition indicating purpose or destination
- nosotros
- We; first-person plural subject pronoun
- mismos
- Ourselves; reflexive intensifier used with nosotros
- Está
- Is; third-person singular of estar (to be)
- esa
- That; feminine singular demonstrative adjective
- hipoteca
- Mortgage; a loan secured against a property
- ya
- Already; indicates something has occurred previously
- sabes
- You know; second-person singular of saber
- Al
- To the; contraction of a and el
- diablo
- Devil; used in exclamations expressing frustration
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or inclusion
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article
- dijo
- Said; third-person singular preterite of decir
- el
- The; masculine singular definite article
- Señor
- Mister; formal title of respect for a man
- Por
- Why or for; preposition used in many expressions
- qué
- What or why; interrogative word in Spanish
- insistes
- You insist; second-person singular of insistir
- en
- In or on; common Spanish preposition of location
- las
- The; feminine plural definite article
- cosas
- Things; general objects or matters in life
- de
- Of or from; very common Spanish preposition
- manera
- Way or manner; how something is done
- Yo
- I; first-person singular subject pronoun
- me
- Me or myself; first-person singular reflexive pronoun
- arreglaré
- I will manage; future tense of arreglarse
- perfectamente
- Perfectly; in a completely satisfactory manner
- Voy
- I am going; first-person singular of ir
- a
- To or at; very common Spanish preposition
- ver
- To see; infinitive of the verb ver
- ahora
- Now; referring to the current moment in time
- él
- He; third-person singular masculine subject pronoun
- será
- Will be; future tense of ser
- duro
- Hard or tough; describing firmness or difficulty
- un
- A or an; masculine singular indefinite article
- viejo
- Old; adjective describing age, also means old friend
- amigo
- Friend; a person one has a friendly relationship with
- Sí
- Yes; affirmative response in Spanish
- tienes
- You have; second-person singular of tener
- pagar
- To pay; infinitive meaning to make a payment
- Algún
- Some; indefinite adjective indicating an unspecified one
- día
- Day; a period of twenty-four hours
- supongo
- I suppose; first-person singular of suponer
- Ahora
- Now; at the present time or moment
- escucha
- Listen; imperative form of escuchar
- Sé
- Be; imperative form of ser, or I know from saber
- razonable
- Reasonable; sensible or fair in judgment
- Cada
- Each or every; distributive adjective in Spanish
- vez
- Time or instance; used in phrases like cada vez
- hablo
- I speak; first-person singular of hablar
- dinero
- Money; currency used for buying and selling
- evitas
- You avoid; second-person singular of evitar
- tema
- Topic or theme; the subject being discussed
- No
- No; basic negation word in Spanish
- es
- Is; third-person singular of ser
- así
- Like that or so; indicating manner or confirmation
- inquieto
- Restless or uneasy; feeling unsettled or anxious
- estoy
- I am; first-person singular of estar
- muerto
- Dead or exhausted; past participle of morir
- cansancio
- Fatigue or tiredness; the state of being exhausted
- He
- I have; first-person singular of haber (auxiliary)
- cabalgado
- Ridden on horseback; past participle of cabalgar
- treinta
- Thirty; the number 30
- millas
- Miles; plural of milla, unit of distance
- quiero
- I want; first-person singular of querer
- mi
- My; first-person singular possessive adjective
- té
- Tea; a hot beverage brewed from leaves
- Dónde
- Where; interrogative adverb asking about location
- Te
- You or yourself; second-person singular pronoun
- importa
- It matters; third-person singular of importar
- llame
- Call; subjunctive form of llamar
- Ella
- She; third-person singular feminine subject pronoun
- le
- Him, her, or you; indirect object pronoun
- ordenará
- Will order; future tense of ordenar
- traiga
- Bring; subjunctive or imperative of traer
- aquí
- Here; indicating a nearby location or place
- lo
- It or him; masculine singular direct object pronoun
- permitiré
- I will allow; future tense of permitir
- Tomaremos
- We will have; future tense of tomar
- comedor
- Dining room; the room used for eating meals
- momento
- Moment; a short period of time
- Creí
- I believed; first-person singular preterite of creer
- oponías
- You opposed; imperfect tense of oponerse
- al
- To the; masculine singular contraction of a plus el
- tarde
- Late or afternoon; used for time or time of day
- Así
- So or thus; expressing manner or consequence
- por
- For, by, or through; versatile preposition in Spanish
- general
- General; used in the phrase por lo general (usually)
- tengo
- I have; first-person singular of tener
- una
- A or an; feminine singular indefinite article
- sed
- Thirst; the physical need to drink water
- tremenda
- Tremendous; very great in extent or intensity
- decir
- To say or tell; common infinitive in Spanish
- tanto
- So much; indicating a large degree or quantity
- mejor
- Better; comparative adjective indicating improvement
- beberé
- I will drink; future tense of beber
- más
- More; comparative adverb indicating greater quantity
- Pide
- Ask for or order; imperative form of pedir
- cuando
- When; conjunction or adverb indicating time
- quieras
- You want; subjunctive form of querer
- Toca
- Ring or touch; imperative form of tocar
- timbre
- Bell or doorbell; a device that makes a ringing sound
- El
- The; masculine singular definite article
- se
- Himself or herself; reflexive third-person pronoun
- dirigió
- He directed himself; preterite of dirigirse
- paso
- Step; a movement of the foot while walking
- firme
- Firm or steady; describing confident or solid movement
- hacia
- Toward; preposition indicating direction of movement
- repisa
- Shelf or mantelpiece; a ledge above a fireplace
- chimenea
- Fireplace or chimney; structure used for burning wood
- jaló
- He pulled; preterite of jalar (common in Latin America)
- cordón
- Cord or string; a rope used to ring a bell
- campana
- Bell; a hollow object that makes a ringing sound
- colgaba
- It hung; imperfect tense of colgar
- del
- Of the; contraction of de and el
- techo
- Ceiling or roof; the top surface of a room
- escuchó
- He heard; preterite tense of escuchar
- lejos
- Far away; adverb indicating distance from a point
- repicando
- Ringing or pealing; gerund of repicar
- ruidosamente
- Noisily; in a loud and disruptive manner
- y
- And; basic coordinating conjunction in Spanish
- después
- After or then; indicating a sequence of events
- asomó
- She appeared or peeked; preterite of asomarse
- cabeza
- Head; the uppermost part of the human body
- Entra
- Come in or enter; imperative form of entrar
- su
- His, her, or your; third-person possessive adjective
- señora
- Madam or Mrs.; respectful title for a woman
- Ay
- Oh or ouch; exclamation expressing pain or surprise
- siento
- I am sorry or I feel; first-person singular of sentir
- olvidé
- I forgot; first-person singular preterite of olvidar
- muchacha
- Girl or young woman; informal term for a female youth
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