The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom — Complete — Page 4
The Art of Borrowing further explained, and an Account of a Strange Phenomenon
El arte de pedir prestado explicado con mayor detalle, y el relato de un extraño fenómeno
CHAPTER FORTY-EIGHT. Count Fathom unmasks his Battery; is repulsed; and varies his Operations without effect
CAPÍTULO CUARENTA Y OCHO. El conde Fathom desenmascara su Batería; es rechazado; y varía sus Operaciones sin efecto
CHAPTER FORTY-NINE. Monimia's Honour is protected by the Interposition of Heaven
CAPÍTULO CUARENTA Y NUEVE. El honor de Monimia es protegido por la Interposición del Cielo
CHAPTER FIFTY. Fathom shifts the Scene, and appears in a new Character
CAPÍTULO CINCUENTA. Fathom cambia de escenario y aparece con un nuevo personaje
CHAPTER FIFTY-ONE. Triumphs over a Medical Rival
CAPÍTULO CINCUENTA Y UNO. Triunfa sobre un rival médico
CHAPTER FIFTY-TWO. Repairs to the Metropolis, and enrols himself among the Sons of Paean
CAPÍTULO CINCUENTA Y DOS. Se traslada a la Metrópolis y se inscribe entre los Hijos de Peán
CHAPTER FIFTY-THREE. Acquires Employment in consequence of a lucky Miscarriage
CAPÍTULO CINCUENTA Y TRES. Obtiene empleo como consecuencia de un afortunado fracaso
CHAPTER FIFTY-FOUR. His Eclipse, and gradual Declination
CAPÍTULO CINCUENTA Y CUATRO. Su eclipse y declive gradual
CHAPTER FIFTY-FIVE. After divers unsuccessful Efforts, he has recourse to the Matrimonial Noose
CAPÍTULO CINCUENTA Y CINCO. Tras diversos intentos fallidos, recurre al Lazo Matrimonial
CHAPTER FIFTY-SIX. In which his Fortune is effectually strangled
CAPÍTULO CINCUENTA Y SEIS. En el que su Fortuna queda efectivamente estrangulada
CHAPTER FIFTY-SEVEN. Fathom being safely housed, the Reader is entertained with a Retrospect
CAPÍTULO CINCUENTA Y SIETE. Estando Fathom a buen recaudo, el Lector es entretenido con una Retrospectiva
CHAPTER FIFTY-EIGHT. Renaldo abridges the Proceedings at Law, and approves himself the Son of his Father
CAPÍTULO CINCUENTA Y OCHO. Renaldo abrevia los Procedimientos Legales y se muestra digno hijo de su padre
CHAPTER FIFTY-NINE. He is the Messenger of Happiness to his Sister, who removes the film which had long obstructed his Penetration, with regard to Count Fathom
CAPÍTULO CINCUENTA Y NUEVE. Es el Mensajero de Felicidad para su Hermana, quien elimina el velo que durante tanto tiempo había obstaculizado su Perspicacia con respecto al Conde Fathom
CHAPTER SIXTY. He recompenses the Attachment of his Friend; and receives a Letter that reduces him to the Verge of Death and Distraction
CAPÍTULO SESENTA. Recompensa la Lealtad de su Amigo; y recibe una Carta que lo lleva al borde de la Muerte y la Desesperación
CHAPTER SIXTY-ONE. Renaldo meets with a living Monument of Justice, and encounters a Personage of some Note in these Memoirs
CAPÍTULO SESENTA Y UNO. Renaldo se encuentra con un vivo Monumento de Justicia y tropieza con un Personaje de cierta Relevancia en estas Memorias
CHAPTER SIXTY-TWO. His Return to England, and Midnight Pilgrimage to Monimia's Tomb
CAPÍTULO SESENTA Y DOS. Su regreso a Inglaterra y la Peregrinación a Medianoche hasta la Tumba de Monimia
CHAPTER SIXTY-THREE. He renews the Rites of Sorrow, and is entranced
CAPÍTULO SESENTA Y TRES. Renueva los Ritos del Dolor y queda en éxtasis
CHAPTER SIXTY-FOUR.
CAPÍTULO SESENTA Y CUATRO.
Vocabulary
- arte
- Creative skill or expression; fine arts
- pedir
- To ask for or request something from someone
- prestado
- Borrowed; lent; something given temporarily to another
- explicado
- Explained; made clear or understandable to someone
- mayor
- Greater, larger, or older; major in degree
- detalle
- Detail; a small specific piece of information
- relato
- A story, tale, or narrative account of events
- extraño
- Strange, odd, or unfamiliar; a stranger
- fenómeno
- A remarkable or unusual observable event or occurrence
- CAPÍTULO
- Chapter; a main division of a book
- CUARENTA
- The number forty
- OCHO
- The number eight
- conde
- Count or earl; a European noble title
- desenmascara
- Unmasks; reveals the true identity of someone
- Batería
- Battery; a set of connected devices or artillery guns
- rechazado
- Rejected; turned down or refused by someone
- varía
- Varies; changes or differs in some way
- Operaciones
- Operations; planned actions or military maneuvers
- efecto
- Effect; a result or outcome of an action
- NUEVE
- The number nine
- honor
- Honor; high respect, esteem, or personal integrity
- protegido
- Protected; kept safe from harm or danger
- Interposición
- Interposition; intervention placed between two parties
- Cielo
- Sky or heaven; the expanse above the earth
- CINCUENTA
- The number fifty
- cambia
- Changes; switches or alters something to something else
- escenario
- Setting, scene, or stage where events take place
- aparece
- Appears; comes into view or becomes visible
- nuevo
- New; recently created or not previously known
- personaje
- Character; a person depicted in a story or play
- UNO
- The number one
- Triunfa
- Triumphs; achieves a great victory or success
- rival
- Rival; a competitor or opponent in some contest
- médico
- Doctor; a licensed practitioner of medicine
- DOS
- The number two
- traslada
- Moves or transfers to a different place or location
- Metrópolis
- Metropolis; a large, important, or densely populated city
- inscribe
- Enrolls or registers oneself in a group or institution
- Hijos
- Sons or children; male offspring of a parent
- Peán
- Paean; a song of praise or a proper name here
- TRES
- The number three
- Obtiene
- Obtains; successfully gets or acquires something desired
- empleo
- Employment; a job or paid position of work
- consecuencia
- Consequence; a result or outcome of an action
- afortunado
- Fortunate or lucky; having good fortune or luck
- fracaso
- Failure; an unsuccessful attempt or disappointing result
- CUATRO
- The number four
- eclipse
- Eclipse; a decline in prominence or an astronomical event
- declive
- Decline; a gradual decrease or downward slope
- gradual
- Gradual; happening slowly and by degrees over time
- CINCO
- The number five
- Tras
- Preposition meaning 'after' or 'behind' in sequence
- diversos
- Various; several different kinds or types of things
- intentos
- Attempts; efforts made to accomplish something specific
- fallidos
- Failed; unsuccessful attempts that did not achieve goals
- recurre
- Resorts to or turns to something as a solution
- Lazo
- Bond, tie, or lasso; a connection linking two things
- Matrimonial
- Matrimonial; relating to marriage or the married state
- SEIS
- The number six
- Fortuna
- Fortune; luck, fate, or wealth bestowed upon someone
- queda
- Remains or stays; to be left in a certain state
- efectivamente
- Effectively; indeed or in an effective manner truly
- estrangulada
- Strangled; choked or constricted so as to stop functioning
- SIETE
- The number seven
- Estando
- Being; gerund form indicating a temporary state or condition
- recaudo
- Safekeeping; secure custody or care of something valuable
- Lector
- Reader; a person who reads written texts or books
- entretenido
- Entertained or amused; kept pleasantly occupied or engaged
- Retrospectiva
- Retrospective; a review or survey of past events
- abrevia
- Abbreviates or shortens; reduces in length or duration
- Procedimientos
- Procedures; established series of steps or legal processes
- Legales
- Legal; relating to the law or lawful procedures
- muestra
- Shows or demonstrates; displays something to someone else
- digno
- Worthy or dignified; deserving respect and honor
- hijo
- Son; a male child in relation to his parents
- padre
- Father; a male parent or paternal figure
- Mensajero
- Messenger; a person who carries or delivers messages
- Felicidad
- Happiness; a state of joy or contentment
- Hermana
- Sister; a female sibling within the same family
- elimina
- Eliminates; removes or gets rid of something completely
- velo
- Veil; a piece of fabric covering or concealing something
- tanto
- So much or so long; a great amount of time
- tiempo
- Time or weather; the measured passage of moments
- obstaculizado
- Obstructed or hindered; blocked the progress of something
- Perspicacia
- Perspicacity; keen insight or sharp mental discernment
- respecto
- Regard or respect; in relation or reference to something
- Conde
- Count; a nobleman of European aristocratic rank
- SESENTA
- The number sixty
- Recompensa
- Reward; something given in return for service or merit
- Lealtad
- Loyalty; faithful devotion to a person or cause
- Amigo
- Friend; a person one knows and likes well
- recibe
- Receives; gets or is given something from another person
- Carta
- Letter; a written message sent to another person
- lleva
- Carries or leads; takes someone or something somewhere
- borde
- Edge or brink; the extreme limit of something
- Muerte
- Death; the end of life or cessation of living
- Desesperación
- Desperation; a state of hopelessness and extreme despair
- encuentra
- Finds or encounters; comes across someone or something
- vivo
- Alive; living and not dead; lively or vivid
- Monumento
- Monument; a structure built to commemorate a person or event
- Justicia
- Justice; fairness and the upholding of what is right
- tropieza
- Stumbles or encounters by chance; trips over something
- Personaje
- Character or personage; a notable person in a narrative
- cierta
- Certain or particular; a specific though unspecified one
- Relevancia
- Relevance; the quality of being important or pertinent
- Memorias
- Memoirs; a written account of personal or historical events
- regreso
- Return; the act of coming back to a previous place
- Inglaterra
- England; a country forming part of the United Kingdom
- Peregrinación
- Pilgrimage or long journey, especially to a sacred place
- Medianoche
- Midnight; the middle of the night at twelve o'clock
- Tumba
- Tomb or grave; a burial place for the deceased
- Renueva
- Renews; restores or begins again with fresh energy
- Ritos
- Rites; ceremonial acts or formal religious practices
- Dolor
- Pain or grief; physical or emotional suffering experienced
- éxtasis
- Ecstasy; an overwhelming feeling of great joy or rapture
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