The Expedition of Humphry Clinker — Page 3
Thirdly, with respect to what passed at Mr Kendal's table, when the said Lismahago was so brutal in his reprehensions, I must inform you, my good Sir, that I was obliged to retire, not by fear arising from his minatory reproaches, which, as I said above, I value not of a rush; but from the sudden effect produced, by a barbel's row, which I had eaten at dinner, not knowing, that the said row is at certain seasons violently cathartic, as Galen observeth in his chapter Peri ichtos.
En tercer lugar, con respecto a lo que ocurrió en la mesa del señor Kendal, cuando el susodicho Lismahago fue tan brutal en sus reprensiones, debo informarle, buen señor, que me vi obligado a retirarme, no por el miedo suscitado por sus amenazantes reproches, que, como dije anteriormente, no me importan un ardite; sino por el efecto repentino producido por las huevas de barbo que había comido en la cena, sin saber que dichas huevas son en ciertas épocas violentamente catárticas, como observa Galeno en su capítulo Peri ichtos.
Vocabulary
- En
- Preposition meaning 'in' or 'at' a place.
- tercer
- Ordinal adjective meaning 'third' before a noun.
- lugar
- Noun meaning 'place' or 'location'.
- con
- Preposition meaning 'with', indicating accompaniment.
- respecto
- Noun meaning 'regard' or 'respect' to something.
- a
- Preposition meaning 'to' or 'at'.
- lo
- Neuter article or pronoun referring to abstract thing.
- que
- Relative pronoun or conjunction meaning 'that' or 'what'.
- ocurrió
- Past tense verb meaning 'happened' or 'occurred'.
- en
- Preposition meaning 'in' or 'at'.
- la
- Definite feminine singular article meaning 'the'.
- mesa
- Noun meaning 'table', used for dining.
- del
- Contraction of 'de' and 'el', meaning 'of the'.
- señor
- Noun meaning 'mister' or 'gentleman', term of address.
- cuando
- Conjunction or adverb meaning 'when'.
- el
- Definite masculine singular article meaning 'the'.
- fue
- Past tense of 'ser' or 'ir', meaning 'was' or 'went'.
- tan
- Adverb meaning 'so' or 'as', used in comparisons.
- brutal
- Adjective meaning 'brutal', cruel or extremely harsh.
- sus
- Possessive adjective meaning 'his', 'her', or 'their'.
- debo
- First person singular of 'deber', meaning 'I must'.
- informarle
- Verb phrase meaning 'to inform you' or 'tell you'.
- buen
- Adjective meaning 'good', shortened form before noun.
- me
- Reflexive or object pronoun meaning 'me' or 'myself'.
- vi
- Past tense of 'ver', meaning 'I saw' or 'found myself'.
- obligado
- Adjective meaning 'obliged' or 'forced' to do something.
- retirarme
- Reflexive verb meaning 'to withdraw' or 'retire myself'.
- no
- Negation adverb meaning 'no' or 'not'.
- por
- Preposition meaning 'because of', 'for', or 'through'.
- miedo
- Noun meaning 'fear' or 'fright'.
- amenazantes
- Adjective meaning 'threatening' or 'menacing'.
- reproches
- Noun meaning 'reproaches' or 'complaints' directed at someone.
- como
- Conjunction meaning 'as' or 'like'; also 'how'.
- dije
- Past tense of 'decir', meaning 'I said'.
- anteriormente
- Adverb meaning 'previously' or 'earlier'.
- importan
- Verb meaning 'matter' or 'are important' to someone.
- un
- Indefinite masculine article meaning 'a' or 'an'.
- sino
- Conjunction meaning 'but rather' or 'but instead'.
- efecto
- Noun meaning 'effect' or 'result' of a cause.
- repentino
- Adjective meaning 'sudden' or 'abrupt'.
- producido
- Past participle of 'producir', meaning 'produced' or 'caused'.
- las
- Definite feminine plural article meaning 'the'.
- de
- Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from'.
- había
- Imperfect of 'haber', meaning 'had' as auxiliary verb.
- comido
- Past participle of 'comer', meaning 'eaten'.
- cena
- Noun meaning 'dinner' or 'supper', the evening meal.
- sin
- Preposition meaning 'without'.
- saber
- Verb meaning 'to know' facts or information.
- son
- Third person plural of 'ser', meaning 'they are'.
- ciertas
- Adjective meaning 'certain' or 'some', feminine plural.
- épocas
- Noun meaning 'periods' or 'times', historical or seasonal spans.
- violentamente
- Adverb meaning 'violently' or 'powerfully'.
- observa
- Verb meaning 'observes' or 'notes', third person singular.
- su
- Possessive adjective meaning 'his', 'her', 'its', or 'your'.
- capítulo
- Noun meaning 'chapter' in a book or text.
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