The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes — Page 3
Beyond these signs of his activity, however, which I merely shared with all the readers of the daily press, I knew little of my former friend and companion.
Más allá de estas señales de su actividad, sin embargo, que simplemente compartía con todos los lectores de la prensa diaria, sabía poco de mi antiguo amigo y compañero.
One night—it was on the twentieth of March, 1888—I was returning from a journey to a patient (for I had now returned to civil practice), when my way led me through Baker Street.
Una noche —era el veinte de marzo de 1888— regresaba de una visita a un paciente (pues había vuelto ya a la práctica civil), cuando mi camino me llevó por Baker Street.
As I passed the well-remembered door, which must always be associated in my mind with my wooing, and with the dark incidents of the Study in Scarlet, I was seized with a keen desire to see Holmes again, and to know how he was employing his extraordinary powers.
Al pasar por la bien recordada puerta, que siempre habrá de asociarse en mi mente con mi cortejo amoroso y con los oscuros incidentes del Estudio en Escarlata, me invadió un vivo deseo de ver a Holmes de nuevo y de saber cómo estaba empleando sus extraordinarias facultades.
His rooms were brilliantly lit, and, even as I looked up, I saw his tall, spare figure pass twice in a dark silhouette against the blind.
Sus habitaciones estaban brillantemente iluminadas y, en el mismo momento en que alcé la vista, vi su figura alta y enjuta pasar dos veces en oscura silueta contra la persiana.
He was pacing the room swiftly, eagerly, with his head sunk upon his chest and his hands clasped behind him.
Recorría la habitación a paso rápido y ansioso, con la cabeza hundida sobre el pecho y las manos entrelazadas a la espalda.
To me, who knew his every mood and habit, his attitude and manner told their own story.
Para mí, que conocía cada uno de sus estados de ánimo y costumbres, su actitud y su manera de ser hablaban por sí solas.
He was at work again.
Estaba trabajando de nuevo.
He had risen out of his drug-created dreams and was hot upon the scent of some new problem.
Había salido de sus sueños inducidos por las drogas y seguía con ardor la pista de algún nuevo problema.
I rang the bell and was shown up to the chamber which had formerly been in part my own.
Llamé al timbre y me condujeron a la habitación que en otro tiempo había sido en parte mía.
His manner was not effusive.
Sus modales no eran efusivos.
It seldom was; but he was glad, I think, to see me.
Rara vez lo eran; pero se alegró, creo yo, de verme.
Vocabulary
- Más
- More; greater in quantity or degree
- allá
- Beyond; over there in distance
- de
- Of; from; indicating possession or origin
- estas
- These; plural feminine demonstrative pronoun
- señales
- Signs; signals indicating information or warning
- su
- His, her, its, their possessive adjective
- actividad
- Activity; state of being active or busy
- sin
- Without; lacking or deprived of something
- embargo
- However; nevertheless used as conjunction
- que
- That; which; who as relative pronoun
- simplemente
- Simply; in a simple or uncomplicated manner
- compartía
- Shared; past tense of compartir to share
- con
- With; accompanied by or in company of
- todos
- All; every one without exception
- los
- The; masculine plural definite article
- lectores
- Readers; those who read publications
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article
- prensa
- Press; newspapers and news media collectively
- diaria
- Daily; occurring every day regularly
- sabía
- Knew; past tense of saber to know
- poco
- Little; small quantity or amount
- mi
- My; first person singular possessive adjective
- antiguo
- Old; former; from previous time
- amigo
- Friend; person with whom one has bond
- compañero
- Companion; partner or associate in activity
- Una
- A; one feminine singular indefinite article
- noche
- Night; dark hours between sunset and sunrise
- era
- Was; past tense of ser to be
- el
- The; masculine singular definite article
- veinte
- Twenty; number between nineteen and twenty-one
- marzo
- March; third month of calendar year
- regresaba
- Returned; past tense of regresar to return
- una
- A; one feminine singular indefinite article
- visita
- Visit; act of going to see someone
- un
- A; one masculine singular indefinite article
- paciente
- Patient; person receiving medical treatment
- pues
- Well; then; because as conjunction
- había
- Had; past tense of haber auxiliary verb
- vuelto
- Returned; past participle of volver
- ya
- Already; by now or at present
- práctica
- Practice; professional work or occupation
- civil
- Civil; relating to ordinary citizens
- cuando
- When; at what time or occasion
- camino
- Way; path or road taken
- me
- Me; first person singular object pronoun
- llevó
- Carried; past tense of llevar to take
- por
- Through; by way of or along
- Al
- At the; contraction of a plus el
- pasar
- Pass; go by or move past
- bien
- Well; in good manner or condition
- recordada
- Remembered; recalled or brought back to mind
- puerta
- Door; entrance or exit to room
- siempre
- Always; at all times constantly
- habrá
- Will have; future tense of haber
- asociarse
- Associate; connect or link together
- en
- In; inside or within location
- mente
- Mind; faculty of thought and reason
- cortejo
- Courtship; romantic pursuit of someone
- amoroso
- Amorous; relating to love or affection
- oscuros
- Dark; lacking light mysterious
- incidentes
- Incidents; events or occurrences
- del
- Of the; contraction of de plus el
- Estudio
- Studio; workspace for professional work
- Escarlata
- Scarlet; bright red color
- invadió
- Invaded; past tense of invadir
- vivo
- Vivid; bright intense or lively
- deseo
- Desire; wish or want something
- ver
- See; perceive with eyes
- nuevo
- New; not existing before recently
- saber
- Know; have knowledge or information
- cómo
- How; in what manner or way
- estaba
- Was; past tense of estar
- empleando
- Employing; using or putting to work
- sus
- His, her, its, their possessive adjective
- extraordinarias
- Extraordinary; very unusual remarkable remarkable
- facultades
- Faculties; abilities or powers
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