Peter Pan — Page 13
The morning was needed to search for such guidance, and he could not wait.
La mañana era necesaria para buscar tal orientación, y él no podía esperar.
The upper world had called him, but would give no help.
El mundo superior lo había llamado, pero no le daría ninguna ayuda.
The crocodile passed him, but not another living thing, not a sound, not a movement; and yet he knew well that sudden death might be at the next tree, or stalking him from behind.
El cocodrilo pasó junto a él, pero ninguna otra cosa viviente, ningún sonido, ningún movimiento; y sin embargo sabía bien que la muerte súbita podía estar en el siguiente árbol, o acechándolo por detrás.
He swore this terrible oath: "Hook or me this time."
Juró este terrible juramento: «Garfio o yo esta vez».
Now he crawled forward like a snake, and again erect, he darted across a space on which the moonlight played, one finger on his lip and his dagger at the ready.
Ahora avanzó arrastrándose como una serpiente, y de nuevo erguido, cruzó velozmente un espacio sobre el que jugaba la luz de la luna, con un dedo en los labios y su daga lista para usarse.
He was frightfully happy.
Estaba terriblemente feliz.
Vocabulary
- mañana
- Morning; or tomorrow as an adverb
- era
- Past tense of 'ser'; meaning 'was' or 'were'
- necesaria
- Feminine adjective meaning necessary or required
- para
- Preposition meaning 'for,' 'in order to,' or 'by'
- buscar
- To search for or look for something
- tal
- Adjective or pronoun meaning such or such a
- orientación
- Guidance, direction, or sense of orientation
- podía
- Imperfect tense of poder; meaning 'could' or 'was able'
- esperar
- To wait, hope, or expect something
- mundo
- Noun meaning world, realm, or universe
- superior
- Adjective meaning upper, higher, or superior
- lo
- Direct object pronoun meaning 'him,' 'it,' or 'so'
- había
- Auxiliary verb; imperfect of haber meaning 'had'
- llamado
- Past participle of llamar; meaning 'called' or 'summoned'
- pero
- Conjunction meaning 'but' indicating contrast
- le
- Indirect object pronoun meaning 'to him' or 'to her'
- daría
- Conditional tense of dar; meaning 'would give'
- ninguna
- Feminine indefinite pronoun meaning 'no' or 'none'
- ayuda
- Noun meaning help, assistance, or aid
- cocodrilo
- Noun meaning crocodile, a large reptile
- pasó
- Preterite of pasar; meaning 'passed' or 'went by'
- junto
- Preposition or adjective meaning next to or together
- otra
- Feminine adjective meaning another or other
- cosa
- Noun meaning thing or object
- viviente
- Adjective meaning living or alive
- ningún
- Masculine adjective meaning no or not any
- sonido
- Noun meaning sound or noise
- movimiento
- Noun meaning movement or motion
- sin
- Preposition meaning without
- embargo
- Used in 'sin embargo' meaning however or nevertheless
- sabía
- Imperfect of saber; meaning 'knew' or 'was aware'
- bien
- Adverb meaning well or very well
- muerte
- Noun meaning death or end of life
- súbita
- Feminine adjective meaning sudden or abrupt
- estar
- Infinitive verb meaning to be (state or condition)
- siguiente
- Adjective meaning next or following
- árbol
- Noun meaning tree
- acechándolo
- Gerund of acechar plus pronoun; meaning lurking or stalking him
- por
- Preposition meaning by, through, for, or because of
- detrás
- Adverb meaning behind or at the back
- Juró
- Preterite of jurar; meaning 'swore' or 'took an oath'
- este
- Demonstrative adjective meaning 'this'
- terrible
- Adjective meaning terrible, dreadful, or frightening
- juramento
- Noun meaning oath or solemn vow
- Garfio
- Noun meaning hook; also a proper name
- esta
- Feminine demonstrative adjective meaning 'this'
- vez
- Noun meaning time or instance in a sequence
- Ahora
- Adverb meaning now or at this moment
- avanzó
- Preterite of avanzar; meaning 'advanced' or 'moved forward'
- arrastrándose
- Reflexive gerund meaning crawling or dragging oneself
- como
- Conjunction or adverb meaning like, as, or how
- serpiente
- Noun meaning snake or serpent
- nuevo
- Adjective or adverb meaning new or again
- erguido
- Adjective meaning upright, erect, or standing straight
- cruzó
- Preterite of cruzar; meaning 'crossed' or 'passed through'
- velozmente
- Adverb meaning swiftly, rapidly, or at great speed
- espacio
- Noun meaning space, area, or open expanse
- sobre
- Preposition meaning on, over, or about
- jugaba
- Imperfect of jugar; meaning 'was playing' or 'played'
- luz
- Noun meaning light or illumination
- luna
- Noun meaning moon or moonlight
- dedo
- Noun meaning finger or toe
- labios
- Noun meaning lips
- su
- Possessive adjective meaning his, her, their, or your
- daga
- Noun meaning dagger or short blade weapon
- lista
- Adjective meaning ready or prepared; also a list
- usarse
- Reflexive infinitive meaning to be used or employed
- Estaba
- Imperfect of estar; meaning 'was' in state or condition
- terriblemente
- Adverb meaning terribly, dreadfully, or intensely
- feliz
- Adjective meaning happy, joyful, or content
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