The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes — Page 6
For example, you have frequently seen the steps which lead up from the hall to this room.
Por ejemplo, usted ha visto con frecuencia los escalones que suben desde el vestíbulo hasta esta habitación.
"Frequently."
«Con frecuencia.»
"How often?"
«¿Con qué frecuencia?»
"Well, some hundreds of times."
«Bueno, algunos cientos de veces.»
"Then how many are there?"
«Entonces, ¿cuántos hay?»
"How many? I don't know."
«¿Cuántos? No lo sé.»
"Quite so! You have not observed. And yet you have seen. That is just my point.
«¡Exactamente! Usted no ha observado. Y sin embargo ha visto. Ese es precisamente mi punto.
Now, I know that there are seventeen steps, because I have both seen and observed.
Ahora bien, yo sé que hay diecisiete escalones, porque los he visto y observado.
By the way, since you are interested in these little problems, and since you are good enough to chronicle one or two of my trifling experiences, you may be interested in this."
Por cierto, ya que usted se interesa en estos pequeños problemas, y puesto que es tan amable de dejar constancia de una o dos de mis humildes experiencias, esto podría interesarle.»
He threw over a sheet of thick, pink-tinted notepaper which had been lying open upon the table.
Lanzó una hoja de papel de carta grueso, de tono rosado, que había estado abierta sobre la mesa.
"It came by the last post," said he. "Read it aloud."
«Llegó con el último correo», dijo. «Léalo en voz alta.»
The note was undated, and without either signature or address.
La nota no tenía fecha, ni firma ni dirección.
"There will call upon you to-night, at a quarter to eight o'clock," it said, "a gentleman who desires to consult you upon a matter of the very deepest moment.
«Esta noche se presentará ante usted, a las ocho menos cuarto», decía, «un caballero que desea consultarle sobre un asunto de la mayor trascendencia.
Your recent services to one of the royal houses of Europe have shown that you are one who may safely be trusted with matters which are of an importance which can hardly be exaggerated.
Sus recientes servicios prestados a una de las casas reales de Europa han demostrado que usted es alguien a quien se puede confiar sin reservas asuntos de una importancia que difícilmente podría exagerarse.
This account of you we have from all quarters received.
Esta opinión sobre usted la hemos recibido de todas partes.
Be in your chamber then at that hour, and do not take it amiss if your visitor wear a mask."
Esté en su habitación a esa hora, y no tome a mal que su visitante lleve una máscara.»
"This is indeed a mystery," I remarked.
«Esto es sin duda un misterio», observé.
Vocabulary
- Por
- Preposition meaning 'for,' 'by,' or 'through'
- ejemplo
- Example; instance used to illustrate a point
- usted
- Formal second-person singular pronoun meaning 'you'
- ha
- Third-person singular present perfect auxiliary verb 'has'
- visto
- Past participle of 'ver'; meaning 'seen'
- con
- Preposition meaning 'with'
- frecuencia
- Frequency; how often something occurs
- los
- Masculine plural definite article meaning 'the'
- escalones
- Steps or stairs in a staircase
- que
- Relative pronoun or conjunction meaning 'that' or 'which'
- suben
- They go up; third-person plural of 'subir'
- desde
- Preposition meaning 'from' or 'since'
- el
- Masculine singular definite article meaning 'the'
- vestíbulo
- Entrance hall or lobby of a building
- hasta
- Preposition meaning 'until,' 'up to,' or 'as far as'
- esta
- Feminine singular demonstrative adjective meaning 'this'
- habitación
- Room, especially a bedroom in a house
- Con
- Preposition meaning 'with'
- qué
- Interrogative pronoun meaning 'what'
- Bueno
- Good; also used as a filler word meaning 'well'
- algunos
- Some; a few; indefinite plural adjective or pronoun
- cientos
- Hundreds; plural form of 'ciento'
- de
- Preposition meaning 'of,' 'from,' or 'about'
- veces
- Times; plural of 'vez,' indicating occurrences
- Entonces
- Then; at that time; used as a transitional word
- cuántos
- How many; interrogative adjective asking quantity
- hay
- There is/are; impersonal form of 'haber'
- Cuántos
- How many; interrogative adjective asking for quantity
- No
- No; negation word used to deny or refuse
- lo
- Direct object pronoun meaning 'it' or 'him'
- sé
- I know; first-person singular present of 'saber'
- Exactamente
- Exactly; precisely; used to confirm something accurately
- Usted
- Formal second-person singular pronoun meaning 'you'
- no
- No; negation adverb used to negate a statement
- observado
- Observed; past participle of 'observar'
- Y
- Conjunction meaning 'and' connecting words or clauses
- sin
- Preposition meaning 'without'
- embargo
- Used in 'sin embargo' meaning 'however' or 'nevertheless'
- Ese
- That; masculine singular demonstrative adjective or pronoun
- es
- Is; third-person singular present tense of 'ser'
- precisamente
- Precisely; exactly; used to emphasize accuracy
- mi
- My; first-person singular possessive adjective
- punto
- Point; dot; key idea or argument being made
- Ahora
- Now; at the present moment in time
- bien
- Well; good; used as adverb or adjective
- yo
- I; first-person singular subject pronoun
- diecisiete
- Seventeen; the number 17
- porque
- Because; conjunction introducing a reason or cause
- he
- I have; first-person singular present perfect auxiliary
- y
- And; conjunction connecting words, phrases, or clauses
- cierto
- Certain; sure; a specific or particular thing
- ya
- Already; now; used to indicate something done
- se
- Reflexive pronoun used with reflexive or impersonal verbs
- interesa
- Interests; third-person singular of 'interesar'
- en
- Preposition meaning 'in,' 'on,' or 'at'
- estos
- These; masculine plural demonstrative adjective or pronoun
- pequeños
- Small; little; masculine plural adjective
- problemas
- Problems; difficulties or issues to be solved
- puesto
- Since; given that; also past participle of 'poner'
- tan
- So; as; adverb indicating degree or comparison
- amable
- Kind; friendly; pleasant in manner toward others
- dejar
- To leave; to let; to allow something to happen
- constancia
- Record; evidence; written proof of something
- una
- Feminine singular indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one'
- o
- Or; conjunction presenting an alternative option
- dos
- Two; the number 2
- mis
- My; first-person plural possessive adjective
- humildes
- Humble; modest; not boastful or arrogant
- experiencias
- Experiences; events or knowledge gained through practice
- esto
- This; neuter singular demonstrative pronoun
- podría
- Could; conditional tense of 'poder' meaning ability
- interesarle
- To interest you; infinitive with indirect object pronoun
- Lanzó
- He/she threw; third-person singular preterite of 'lanzar'
- hoja
- Sheet; leaf; a single piece of paper
- papel
- Paper; material used for writing or printing
- carta
- Letter; written message sent to someone
- grueso
- Thick; heavy; describing paper or material weight
- tono
- Tone; shade of color; quality of sound
- rosado
- Pink; rosy; light red color
- había
- There had been; imperfect of 'haber' as auxiliary
- estado
- Been; past participle of 'estar'; also 'state'
- abierta
- Open; feminine past participle of 'abrir'
- sobre
- On; over; above; also meaning 'envelope' or 'about'
- la
- Feminine singular definite article meaning 'the'
- mesa
- Table; a flat-surfaced piece of furniture
- Llegó
- He/she arrived; third-person singular preterite of 'llegar'
- último
- Last; final; most recent in a sequence
- correo
- Mail; post; correspondence delivered to an address
- dijo
- He/she said; third-person singular preterite of 'decir'
- Léalo
- Read it; imperative of 'leer' with direct object pronoun
- voz
- Voice; the sound produced when speaking or singing
- alta
- Loud; high; feminine adjective describing volume or height
- La
- Feminine singular definite article meaning 'the'
- nota
- Note; short written message or musical tone
- tenía
- Had; third-person singular imperfect of 'tener'
- fecha
- Date; the specific day, month, and year
- ni
- Nor; neither; negative conjunction connecting elements
- firma
- Signature; a person's signed name on a document
- dirección
- Address; direction; management of an organization
- Esta
- This; feminine singular demonstrative adjective or pronoun
- noche
- Night; the period of darkness after sunset
- presentará
- Will present; future tense of 'presentar'
- ante
- Before; in front of; in the presence of
- a
- Preposition meaning 'to,' 'at,' or personal 'a'
- las
- Feminine plural definite article meaning 'the'
- ocho
- Eight; the number 8
- menos
- Less; minus; used in telling time for 'to'
- cuarto
- Quarter; fourth; room; fifteen minutes in timekeeping
- decía
- Said; it read; third-person singular imperfect of 'decir'
- un
- Masculine singular indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one'
- caballero
- Gentleman; a respectful term for a man
- desea
- Desires; wishes; third-person singular of 'desear'
- consultarle
- To consult you; infinitive with indirect object pronoun
- asunto
- Matter; affair; subject or topic of concern
- mayor
- Greater; larger; older; comparative adjective
- trascendencia
- Importance; significance; far-reaching consequence or impact
- Sus
- His/her/your/their; plural possessive adjective
- recientes
- Recent; having happened or appeared not long ago
- servicios
- Services; work done for others or a cause
- prestados
- Rendered; provided; past participle of 'prestar'
- casas
- Houses; homes; also used for royal dynasties
- reales
- Royal; real; relating to a king or queen
- Europa
- Europe; the continent west of Asia
- han
- Have; third-person plural present perfect auxiliary
- demostrado
- Demonstrated; shown; past participle of 'demostrar'
- alguien
- Someone; anybody; indefinite pronoun referring to a person
- quien
- Who; whom; relative pronoun referring to a person
- puede
- Can; is able to; third-person singular of 'poder'
- confiar
- To trust; to confide; to rely on someone
- reservas
- Reserves; discretion; keeping information confidential
- asuntos
- Matters; affairs; plural of 'asunto'
- importancia
- Importance; significance; great value or relevance
- difícilmente
- Hardly; with difficulty; unlikely to happen easily
- exagerarse
- To be exaggerated; reflexive form of 'exagerar'
- opinión
- Opinion; personal view or judgment on something
- hemos
- We have; first-person plural present perfect of 'haber'
- recibido
- Received; past participle of 'recibir'
- todas
- All; every; feminine plural of 'todo'
- partes
- Parts; places; sides; plural of 'parte'
- Esté
- Be; subjunctive/imperative of 'estar' for location
- su
- His/her/your/its; singular possessive adjective
- esa
- That; feminine singular demonstrative adjective or pronoun
- hora
- Hour; time; the specific moment of day
- tome
- Take; subjunctive/imperative of 'tomar'
- mal
- Bad; badly; poorly; adverb or adjective
- visitante
- Visitor; guest; someone who comes to see you
- lleve
- Wear; carry; subjunctive/imperative of 'llevar'
- máscara
- Mask; a covering worn over the face
- Esto
- This; neuter singular demonstrative pronoun
- duda
- Doubt; uncertainty; also third-person of 'dudar'
- misterio
- Mystery; something unknown or unexplained
- observé
- I observed; first-person singular preterite of 'observar'
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