Light O' the Morning: The Story of an Irish Girl — Page 6
That horse is worth three hundred pounds, if she's worth a penny."
Ese caballo vale trescientas libras, si es que vale un penique."
"Do you think I would?" said the girl reproachfully.
"¿Crees que yo lo haría?" dijo la chica con reproche.
"Now, dad, that is about the cruelest word you have said to your Nora for many a day."
"Vamos, papá, esa es casi la palabra más cruel que le has dicho a tu Nora en muchos días."
"Come and give me a hug, colleen," said the Squire.
"Ven y dame un abrazo, muchacha", dijo el Squire.
Nora ran to him, clasped her arms round his neck, and kissed him once or twice.
Nora corrió hacia él, le rodeó el cuello con los brazos y lo besó una o dos veces.
He had moved away to the other end of the room, and now he looked her full in the face.
Él se había alejado hacia el otro extremo de la habitación, y ahora la miraba directamente a la cara.
"You are fretting about something?"
"¿Estás preocupada por algo?"
"Not I--not I," said the girl; but she flushed.
"Yo no, yo no", dijo la chica; pero se ruborizó.
"Listen to me, colleen," said the Squire; "if it is that bit of a mortgage, you get it right out of your head.
"Escúchame, muchacha", dijo el Squire; "si se trata de esa pequeña hipoteca, sácatela de la cabeza.
It's not going to worry _me_.
No me va a preocupar _a mí_.
I am going this very evening to have a talk with Dan."
Esta misma noche voy a hablar con Dan."
"Oh, if it is Dan Murphy you owe it to," said the girl.
"Oh, si es a Dan Murphy a quien se lo debes", dijo la chica.
"Ah, he's all right; he's the right sort; a chip of the old block--eh?
"Ah, él está bien; es de la clase correcta; de tal palo tal astilla, ¿eh?
He wouldn't be hard on a brother in adversity?"
¿No sería duro con un hermano en la adversidad?"
"He wouldn't if he could help it," said Nora; but the cloud had not left her sensitive face.
"No lo haría si pudiera evitarlo", dijo Nora; pero la sombra no había abandonado su sensible rostro.
Then, seeing that father looked at her with intense anxiety, she made a valiant effort.
Luego, al ver que su padre la miraba con intensa angustia, hizo un valiente esfuerzo.
"Of course, I believe in you," she said; "and, indeed, what does the loss of money matter while we are together?"
"Por supuesto, creo en ti", dijo ella; "y, en verdad, ¿qué importa la pérdida de dinero mientras estemos juntos?"
"Right you are! right you are!" said the Squire, with a laugh.
"¡Tienes razón! ¡tienes razón!" dijo el Squire, con una carcajada.
Vocabulary
- Ese
- Demonstrative pronoun or adjective meaning 'that'
- caballo
- A large domesticated animal used for riding
- vale
- Okay, alright; expression of agreement
- trescientas
- The number three hundred, feminine form
- libras
- Pounds, unit of currency or weight
- si
- If; conditional conjunction used in clauses
- es
- Third person singular present tense of 'ser', is
- que
- That, which, who; common relative conjunction
- un
- Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'
- penique
- A penny; small unit of British currency
- Crees
- You believe or think; second person singular present
- yo
- First person singular subject pronoun meaning 'I'
- lo
- Direct object pronoun meaning 'it' or 'him'
- haría
- I would do; first person conditional of 'hacer'
- dijo
- He, she said; third person preterite of 'decir'
- la
- Definite article 'the' for feminine singular nouns
- chica
- A young girl or young woman
- con
- Preposition meaning 'with', indicating accompaniment
- reproche
- A reproach or expression of disapproval
- Vamos
- Let's go; first person plural of 'ir'
- papá
- Dad, father; informal term of address
- esa
- That; feminine demonstrative adjective or pronoun
- casi
- Almost, nearly; adverb of approximation
- palabra
- A word; unit of spoken or written language
- más
- More; comparative adverb indicating greater degree
- cruel
- Cruel, causing pain or suffering to others
- le
- Indirect object pronoun meaning 'to him/her/you'
- has
- You have; second person singular of 'haber'
- dicho
- Said; past participle of 'decir'
- a
- Preposition meaning 'to' or 'at'
- tu
- Your; informal possessive adjective second person singular
- en
- In, on, at; common preposition of location
- muchos
- Many, a lot of; masculine plural adjective
- días
- Days; plural of 'día', unit of time
- Ven
- Come; informal imperative of 'venir'
- y
- And; basic coordinating conjunction
- dame
- Give me; imperative of 'dar' with pronoun
- abrazo
- A hug; an embrace between two people
- muchacha
- A girl or young woman; informal term
- el
- Definite article 'the' for masculine singular nouns
- corrió
- He, she ran; third person preterite of 'correr'
- hacia
- Toward, towards; preposition indicating direction
- él
- He; third person masculine singular subject pronoun
- rodeó
- He, she surrounded or wrapped around something
- cuello
- Neck; the part connecting head to body
- los
- Definite article 'the' for masculine plural nouns
- brazos
- Arms; plural of 'brazo', upper limbs of body
- besó
- He, she kissed; third person preterite of 'besar'
- una
- Indefinite article 'a' or 'an' for feminine nouns
- o
- Or; disjunctive coordinating conjunction
- dos
- Two; the cardinal number following one
- veces
- Times, occasions; plural of 'vez'
- Él
- He; third person masculine singular subject pronoun
- se
- Reflexive pronoun used with reflexive verbs
- había
- Had; imperfect of 'haber' used in past perfect
- alejado
- Moved away, distanced; past participle of 'alejar'
- otro
- Another, other; adjective indicating a different one
- extremo
- End, extreme; far end of a place or thing
- de
- Of, from; very common Spanish preposition
- habitación
- Room; an enclosed space within a building
- ahora
- Now; adverb referring to the present moment
- miraba
- He, she was looking; imperfect of 'mirar'
- directamente
- Directly; adverb meaning in a straight manner
- cara
- Face; the front part of a person's head
- Estás
- You are; second person singular present of 'estar'
- preocupada
- Worried, concerned; feminine past participle of 'preocupar'
- por
- For, by, because of; common Spanish preposition
- algo
- Something; indefinite pronoun referring to an unspecified thing
- Yo
- I; first person singular subject pronoun
- no
- No, not; basic negation word
- pero
- But; adversative coordinating conjunction
- ruborizó
- He, she blushed; preterite of 'ruborizarse'
- Escúchame
- Listen to me; imperative of 'escuchar' with pronoun
- trata
- Deal with, treat; third person of 'tratar'
- pequeña
- Small, little; feminine adjective describing size
- hipoteca
- A mortgage; loan secured against a property
- sácatela
- Get it out of; imperative 'sacar' with pronouns
- cabeza
- Head; the uppermost part of the body
- No
- No, not; basic Spanish negation word
- me
- Me; first person singular object pronoun
- va
- Goes; third person singular present of 'ir'
- preocupar
- To worry; to cause anxiety or concern
- mí_
- Me; emphatic first person singular pronoun
- Esta
- This; feminine demonstrative adjective or pronoun
- misma
- Same; feminine adjective emphasizing identity or sameness
- noche
- Night; the period of darkness after sunset
- voy
- I go; first person singular present of 'ir'
- hablar
- To speak, to talk; basic communication verb
- quien
- Who, whom; relative pronoun referring to a person
- debes
- You must, you owe; second person of 'deber'
- está
- He, she, it is; third person present of 'estar'
- bien
- Well, good, fine; common adverb of approval
- clase
- Class, type, kind; category or sort of thing
- correcta
- Correct, right; feminine adjective meaning accurate
- tal
- Such, so; adjective or adverb of comparison
- palo
- Stick, pole; a long thin piece of wood
- astilla
- Splinter, chip; small piece broken from wood
- sería
- Would be; third person conditional of 'ser'
- duro
- Hard, tough; adjective describing difficulty or hardness
- hermano
- Brother; male sibling
- adversidad
- Adversity; difficult or unfortunate circumstances
- pudiera
- Could, might; imperfect subjunctive of 'poder'
- evitarlo
- To avoid it; infinitive 'evitar' with direct object
- sombra
- Shadow, shade; darkness cast by blocking light
- abandonado
- Abandoned, forsaken; past participle of 'abandonar'
- su
- His, her, its, your; third person possessive adjective
- sensible
- Sensitive, perceptive; easily affected emotionally
- rostro
- Face, countenance; a person's facial expression
- Luego
- Then, later; adverb indicating subsequent time
- al
- Contraction of 'a' and 'el' meaning 'to the'
- ver
- To see; basic verb of visual perception
- padre
- Father; male parent
- intensa
- Intense, strong; feminine adjective of great force
- angustia
- Anguish, distress; deep emotional pain or anxiety
- hizo
- He, she did or made; preterite of 'hacer'
- valiente
- Brave, courageous; showing courage in difficult situations
- esfuerzo
- Effort, endeavor; energy applied to accomplish something
- Por
- For, by, through; common Spanish preposition
- supuesto
- Of course; assumed, supposed; common fixed expression
- creo
- I believe, I think; first person of 'creer'
- ti
- You; second person singular prepositional pronoun
- ella
- She; third person feminine singular subject pronoun
- verdad
- Truth; the quality of being true or accurate
- qué
- What; interrogative or exclamatory pronoun
- importa
- It matters, it is important; third person of 'importar'
- pérdida
- Loss; the fact of losing something valuable
- dinero
- Money; currency used for buying goods and services
- mientras
- While, as long as; temporal conjunction
- estemos
- We are; first person plural subjunctive of 'estar'
- juntos
- Together; masculine plural adjective meaning united
- Tienes
- You have; second person singular present of 'tener'
- razón
- Reason, right; to be right about something
- tienes
- You have; second person singular present of 'tener'
- carcajada
- A loud burst of laughter; a guffaw
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