The King in Yellow — Page 1
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"Ne raillons pas les fous; leur folie dure plus longtemps que la nôtre.... Voila toute la différence."
"Ne raillons pas les fous; leur folie dure plus longtemps que la nôtre.... Voila toute la différence."
Toward the end of the year 1920 the Government of the United States had practically completed the programme, adopted during the last months of President Winthrop's administration.
Hacia finales del año 1920, el Gobierno de los Estados Unidos había completado prácticamente el programa adoptado durante los últimos meses de la administración del presidente Winthrop.
The country was apparently tranquil.
El país estaba aparentemente tranquilo.
Everybody knows how the Tariff and Labour questions were settled.
Todo el mundo sabe cómo se resolvieron las cuestiones arancelarias y laborales.
The war with Germany, incident on that country's seizure of the Samoan Islands, had left no visible scars upon the republic, and the temporary occupation of Norfolk by the invading army had been forgotten in the joy over repeated naval victories, and the subsequent ridiculous plight of General Von Gartenlaube's forces in the State of New Jersey.
La guerra con Alemania, provocada por la ocupación de las Islas Samoa por parte de ese país, no había dejado cicatrices visibles en la república, y la ocupación temporal de Norfolk por el ejército invasor había sido olvidada en la alegría por las repetidas victorias navales y la posterior ridícula situación de las fuerzas del General Von Gartenlaube en el estado de Nueva Jersey.
The Cuban and Hawaiian investments had paid one hundred per cent and the territory of Samoa was well worth its cost as a coaling station.
Las inversiones cubanas y hawaianas habían rendido el cien por ciento y el territorio de Samoa bien valía su costo como estación de aprovisionamiento de carbón.
The country was in a superb state of defence.
El país se encontraba en un estado de defensa soberbio.
Every coast city had been well supplied with land fortifications; the army under the parental eye of the General Staff, organized according to the Prussian system, had been increased to 300,000 men, with a territorial reserve of a million; and six magnificent squadrons of cruisers and battle-ships patrolled the six stations of the navigable seas, leaving a steam reserve amply fitted to control home waters.
Todas las ciudades costeras habían sido bien dotadas de fortificaciones terrestres; el ejército, bajo la mirada paternal del Estado Mayor, organizado según el sistema prusiano, había sido aumentado a 300.000 hombres, con una reserva territorial de un millón; y seis magníficas escuadras de cruceros y acorazados patrullaban las seis estaciones de los mares navegables, dejando una reserva a vapor ampliamente equipada para controlar las aguas nacionales.
Vocabulary
- que
- Conjunction or pronoun meaning that or than
- la
- Definite article meaning the (feminine singular)
- Hacia
- Preposition meaning toward or around a time
- finales
- Noun meaning finals or end periods of something
- del
- Contraction of de and el meaning of the
- año
- Noun meaning year in the calendar
- el
- Definite article meaning the (masculine singular)
- Gobierno
- Noun meaning government or ruling administration
- de
- Preposition meaning of or from
- los
- Definite article meaning the (masculine plural)
- Estados
- Noun meaning states as in political divisions
- Unidos
- Adjective meaning united, joined together as one
- había
- Imperfect form of haber meaning there had been
- completado
- Past participle of completar meaning completed or finished
- prácticamente
- Adverb meaning practically or almost entirely done
- programa
- Noun meaning program or planned set of actions
- adoptado
- Past participle of adoptar meaning adopted or approved
- durante
- Preposition meaning during a period of time
- últimos
- Adjective meaning last or final in a sequence
- meses
- Noun meaning months of the year
- administración
- Noun meaning administration or governing body in charge
- presidente
- Noun meaning president or head of state
- El
- Definite article meaning the (masculine singular)
- país
- Noun meaning country or nation
- estaba
- Imperfect form of estar meaning was in a state
- aparentemente
- Adverb meaning apparently or seemingly on the surface
- tranquilo
- Adjective meaning calm, quiet, or peaceful
- Todo
- Adjective or pronoun meaning all or everything
- mundo
- Noun meaning world or in todo el mundo everyone
- sabe
- Third person singular of saber meaning knows
- cómo
- Interrogative adverb meaning how
- se
- Reflexive pronoun used with reflexive or passive verbs
- resolvieron
- Preterite of resolver meaning they resolved or solved
- las
- Definite article meaning the (feminine plural)
- cuestiones
- Noun meaning questions, issues, or matters to address
- arancelarias
- Adjective meaning tariff-related or pertaining to customs duties
- y
- Conjunction meaning and
- laborales
- Adjective meaning related to labor or work matters
- La
- Definite article meaning the (feminine singular)
- guerra
- Noun meaning war or armed conflict between nations
- con
- Preposition meaning with
- Alemania
- Proper noun meaning Germany, a European country
- provocada
- Adjective meaning provoked or caused by something
- por
- Preposition meaning by, for, or because of
- ocupación
- Noun meaning occupation or takeover of a territory
- Islas
- Noun meaning islands, land surrounded by water
- parte
- Noun meaning part or portion of something larger
- ese
- Demonstrative adjective meaning that (masculine singular)
- no
- Adverb meaning no or not
- dejado
- Past participle of dejar meaning left or left behind
- cicatrices
- Noun meaning scars left from wounds or conflict
- visibles
- Adjective meaning visible or able to be seen
- en
- Preposition meaning in, on, or at a place
- república
- Noun meaning republic, a form of government
- temporal
- Adjective meaning temporary or lasting a limited time
- ejército
- Noun meaning army or military land forces
- invasor
- Noun or adjective meaning invader or invading force
- sido
- Past participle of ser meaning been
- olvidada
- Past participle of olvidar meaning forgotten
- alegría
- Noun meaning joy, happiness, or cheerfulness
- repetidas
- Adjective meaning repeated or occurring multiple times
- victorias
- Noun meaning victories or wins in battle or competition
- navales
- Adjective meaning naval or related to the sea fleet
- posterior
- Adjective meaning subsequent or coming after something else
- ridícula
- Adjective meaning ridiculous or absurdly laughable
- situación
- Noun meaning situation or set of circumstances
- fuerzas
- Noun meaning forces, strengths, or military units
- General
- Noun meaning general, a high military rank officer
- estado
- Noun meaning state or condition; also past participle of estar
- Nueva
- Adjective meaning new (feminine singular form)
- Las
- Definite article meaning the (feminine plural)
- inversiones
- Noun meaning investments or financial allocations of capital
- cubanas
- Adjective meaning Cuban, relating to Cuba (feminine plural)
- habían
- Imperfect of haber meaning they had (auxiliary verb)
- rendido
- Past participle of rendir meaning yielded or produced returns
- cien
- Number meaning one hundred
- ciento
- Number meaning one hundred used in percentages
- territorio
- Noun meaning territory or geographic area under control
- bien
- Adverb meaning well or noun meaning good or asset
- valía
- Imperfect of valer meaning was worth or had value
- su
- Possessive adjective meaning his, her, its, or their
- costo
- Noun meaning cost or price of something
- como
- Conjunction or adverb meaning as or like
- estación
- Noun meaning station or also season of the year
- aprovisionamiento
- Noun meaning provisioning or supplying with necessary resources
- carbón
- Noun meaning coal or charcoal used as fuel
- encontraba
- Imperfect of encontrar meaning was found or located
- un
- Indefinite article meaning a or an (masculine)
- defensa
- Noun meaning defense or protection against attack
- soberbio
- Adjective meaning superb, magnificent, or arrogantly proud
- Todas
- Adjective meaning all (feminine plural form)
- ciudades
- Noun meaning cities or urban centers
- costeras
- Adjective meaning coastal or situated along the coast
- dotadas
- Adjective meaning equipped or endowed with something
- fortificaciones
- Noun meaning fortifications or defensive military structures
- terrestres
- Adjective meaning terrestrial or land-based
- bajo
- Preposition meaning under or adjective meaning low
- mirada
- Noun meaning gaze or look directed toward something
- paternal
- Adjective meaning paternal or fatherly in oversight
- Estado
- Noun meaning state or government authority
- Mayor
- Noun meaning major or in Estado Mayor general staff
- organizado
- Adjective meaning organized or structured systematically
- según
- Preposition meaning according to or depending on
- sistema
- Noun meaning system or organized set of methods
- prusiano
- Adjective meaning Prussian, relating to Prussia's military style
- aumentado
- Past participle of aumentar meaning increased or enlarged
- a
- Preposition meaning to or at
- hombres
- Noun meaning men or human beings (plural)
- una
- Indefinite article meaning a or an (feminine)
- reserva
- Noun meaning reserve or backup supply or force
- territorial
- Adjective meaning territorial or related to a territory
- millón
- Noun meaning million, a large number
- seis
- Number meaning six
- magníficas
- Adjective meaning magnificent or splendid (feminine plural)
- escuadras
- Noun meaning squadrons or naval fleet groupings
- cruceros
- Noun meaning cruisers, large fast warships
- acorazados
- Noun meaning battleships, heavily armored warships
- patrullaban
- Imperfect of patrullar meaning were patrolling an area
- estaciones
- Noun meaning stations or also seasons (plural)
- mares
- Noun meaning seas or large bodies of saltwater
- navegables
- Adjective meaning navigable or suitable for sailing through
- dejando
- Gerund of dejar meaning leaving or allowing something
- vapor
- Noun meaning steam or steamship vessel
- ampliamente
- Adverb meaning broadly or extensively in scope
- equipada
- Adjective meaning equipped or outfitted with necessary items
- para
- Preposition meaning for or in order to
- controlar
- Infinitive meaning to control or to oversee something
- aguas
- Noun meaning waters or bodies of water (plural)
- nacionales
- Adjective meaning national or belonging to the nation
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