The King in Yellow — Page 5
I told him, smiling, that I would get even with him for his mistake,
Le dije, sonriendo, que me vengaría de él por su error,
and he laughed heartily, and asked me to call once in a while.
y él se rió de buena gana, y me pidió que pasara a visitarlo de vez en cuando.
I did so, hoping for a chance to even up accounts, but he gave me none, and I told him I would wait.
Lo hice, esperando tener la oportunidad de ajustar cuentas, pero él no me dio ninguna, y le dije que esperaría.
The fall from my horse had fortunately left no evil results; on the contrary it had changed my whole character for the better.
La caída de mi caballo afortunadamente no había dejado malas consecuencias; al contrario, había cambiado todo mi carácter para mejor.
From a lazy young man about town, I had become active, energetic, temperate, and above all—oh, above all else—ambitious.
De un joven holgazán y callejero, me había vuelto activo, enérgico, moderado y, sobre todo —oh, sobre todas las cosas— ambicioso.
There was only one thing which troubled me, I laughed at my own uneasiness, and yet it troubled me.
Solo había una cosa que me perturbaba; me reía de mi propio malestar, y sin embargo me perturbaba.
During my convalescence I had bought and read for the first time, _The King in Yellow_.
Durante mi convalecencia había comprado y leído por primera vez _El Rey de Amarillo_.
I remember after finishing the first act that it occurred to me that I had better stop.
Recuerdo que, al terminar el primer acto, se me ocurrió que sería mejor detenerme.
I started up and flung the book into the fireplace; the volume struck the barred grate and fell open on the hearth in the firelight.
Me levanté de un salto y arrojé el libro a la chimenea; el volumen golpeó la rejilla de hierro y cayó abierto sobre el hogar a la luz del fuego.
Vocabulary
- Le
- Indirect object pronoun meaning 'to him/her/you'
- dije
- First person singular preterite of 'decir', meaning 'I said'
- sonriendo
- Present participle of 'sonreír', meaning 'smiling'
- que
- Conjunction or relative pronoun meaning 'that' or 'which'
- me
- Reflexive or object pronoun meaning 'me' or 'myself'
- vengaría
- Conditional tense of 'vengarse', meaning 'I would take revenge'
- de
- Preposition meaning 'of', 'from', or 'about'
- él
- Third person singular masculine pronoun meaning 'he'
- por
- Preposition meaning 'for', 'because of', or 'through'
- su
- Possessive adjective meaning 'his', 'her', or 'their'
- error
- Noun meaning 'mistake' or 'error'
- y
- Conjunction meaning 'and'
- se
- Reflexive pronoun used with third person verbs
- rió
- Third person singular preterite of 'reír', meaning 'he laughed'
- buena
- Adjective meaning 'good', feminine form of 'bueno'
- gana
- Noun meaning 'desire' or 'willingness'; 'de buena gana' means 'gladly'
- pidió
- Third person singular preterite of 'pedir', meaning 'he requested'
- pasara
- Imperfect subjunctive of 'pasar', meaning 'that I would stop by'
- a
- Preposition meaning 'to' or 'at'
- visitarlo
- Infinitive 'visitar' plus object pronoun 'lo', meaning 'to visit him'
- vez
- Noun meaning 'time' or 'occasion'; 'de vez en cuando' means 'sometimes'
- en
- Preposition meaning 'in', 'on', or 'at'
- cuando
- Conjunction or adverb meaning 'when'
- Lo
- Direct object pronoun meaning 'him', 'it', or 'so'
- hice
- First person singular preterite of 'hacer', meaning 'I did'
- esperando
- Present participle of 'esperar', meaning 'hoping' or 'waiting'
- tener
- Infinitive meaning 'to have'
- la
- Definite article or direct object pronoun meaning 'the' or 'her/it'
- oportunidad
- Noun meaning 'opportunity' or 'chance'
- ajustar
- Verb meaning 'to settle' or 'to adjust'; 'ajustar cuentas' means 'to settle scores'
- cuentas
- Noun meaning 'accounts' or 'scores'; plural of 'cuenta'
- pero
- Conjunction meaning 'but'
- no
- Adverb meaning 'no' or 'not'
- dio
- Third person singular preterite of 'dar', meaning 'he gave'
- ninguna
- Adjective or pronoun meaning 'none' or 'no', feminine form
- le
- Indirect object pronoun meaning 'to him/her/you'
- esperaría
- Conditional tense of 'esperar', meaning 'I would wait'
- La
- Definite article meaning 'the', feminine singular
- caída
- Noun meaning 'fall' or 'tumble'
- mi
- Possessive adjective meaning 'my'
- caballo
- Noun meaning 'horse'
- afortunadamente
- Adverb meaning 'fortunately' or 'luckily'
- había
- Imperfect form of 'haber', used in past perfect constructions
- dejado
- Past participle of 'dejar', meaning 'left' or 'caused'
- malas
- Adjective meaning 'bad', feminine plural form of 'malo'
- consecuencias
- Noun meaning 'consequences', plural of 'consecuencia'
- al
- Contraction of 'a' and 'el', meaning 'to the'
- contrario
- Adjective or noun meaning 'contrary' or 'opposite'; 'al contrario' means 'on the contrary'
- cambiado
- Past participle of 'cambiar', meaning 'changed'
- todo
- Adjective or pronoun meaning 'all', 'everything', or 'whole'
- carácter
- Noun meaning 'character' or 'personality'
- para
- Preposition meaning 'for', 'in order to', or 'toward'
- mejor
- Adjective or adverb meaning 'better' or 'best'
- De
- Preposition meaning 'from', 'of', or 'out of'
- un
- Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an', masculine singular
- joven
- Adjective or noun meaning 'young' or 'young person'
- holgazán
- Adjective or noun meaning 'lazy' or 'idler'
- callejero
- Adjective meaning 'street-dwelling' or 'roaming the streets'
- vuelto
- Past participle of 'volver', meaning 'become' or 'returned'
- activo
- Adjective meaning 'active' or 'energetic'
- enérgico
- Adjective meaning 'energetic' or 'vigorous'
- moderado
- Adjective meaning 'moderate' or 'restrained'
- sobre
- Preposition meaning 'on', 'over', or 'about'
- todas
- Adjective or pronoun meaning 'all', feminine plural form
- las
- Definite article meaning 'the', feminine plural
- cosas
- Noun meaning 'things', plural of 'cosa'
- ambicioso
- Adjective meaning 'ambitious' or 'aspiring'
- Solo
- Adverb or adjective meaning 'only' or 'alone'
- una
- Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one', feminine singular
- cosa
- Noun meaning 'thing' or 'matter'
- perturbaba
- Imperfect tense of 'perturbar', meaning 'was troubling' or 'disturbing'
- reía
- Imperfect tense of 'reír', meaning 'was laughing'
- propio
- Adjective meaning 'own' or 'very'; 'su propio' means 'his own'
- malestar
- Noun meaning 'discomfort', 'unease', or 'malaise'
- sin
- Preposition meaning 'without'
- embargo
- Noun meaning 'embargo'; 'sin embargo' means 'nevertheless' or 'however'
- Durante
- Preposition meaning 'during' or 'throughout'
- convalecencia
- Noun meaning 'convalescence' or 'recovery period from illness'
- comprado
- Past participle of 'comprar', meaning 'bought' or 'purchased'
- leído
- Past participle of 'leer', meaning 'read'
- primera
- Ordinal adjective meaning 'first', feminine form
- Rey
- Noun meaning 'king'
- Amarillo_
- Adjective meaning 'yellow'; here part of a fictional book title
- Recuerdo
- Noun or verb form meaning 'memory' or 'I remember'
- terminar
- Verb meaning 'to finish' or 'to end'
- el
- Definite article meaning 'the', masculine singular
- primer
- Ordinal adjective meaning 'first', shortened masculine form
- acto
- Noun meaning 'act', as in a section of a play
- ocurrió
- Third person singular preterite of 'ocurrir', meaning 'it occurred'
- sería
- Conditional tense of 'ser', meaning 'it would be'
- detenerme
- Infinitive 'detener' plus reflexive 'me', meaning 'to stop myself'
- Me
- Reflexive or object pronoun meaning 'me' or 'myself'
- levanté
- First person singular preterite of 'levantarse', meaning 'I got up'
- salto
- Noun meaning 'jump' or 'leap'; verb form meaning 'I jump'
- arrojé
- First person singular preterite of 'arrojar', meaning 'I threw'
- libro
- Noun meaning 'book'
- chimenea
- Noun meaning 'fireplace' or 'chimney'
- volumen
- Noun meaning 'volume', referring to a book or sound level
- golpeó
- Third person singular preterite of 'golpear', meaning 'it struck'
- rejilla
- Noun meaning 'grate' or 'grille', small grid-like structure
- hierro
- Noun meaning 'iron', the metal material
- cayó
- Third person singular preterite of 'caer', meaning 'it fell'
- abierto
- Past participle or adjective meaning 'open' or 'opened'
- hogar
- Noun meaning 'hearth', 'home', or 'household'
- luz
- Noun meaning 'light'
- del
- Contraction of 'de' and 'el', meaning 'of the'
- fuego
- Noun meaning 'fire'
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