The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 4
It was two storeys high; showed no window, nothing but a door on the lower storey and a blind forehead of discoloured wall on the upper; and bore in every feature, the marks of prolonged and sordid negligence.
Tenía dos pisos de altura; no mostraba ninguna ventana, nada más que una puerta en el piso inferior y una frente ciega de pared descolorida en el superior; y llevaba en cada detalle las marcas de un abandono prolongado y sórdido.
The door, which was equipped with neither bell nor knocker, was blistered and distained.
La puerta, que no estaba equipada ni con timbre ni con aldaba, estaba ampollada y descolorida.
Tramps slouched into the recess and struck matches on the panels; children kept shop upon the steps; the schoolboy had tried his knife on the mouldings; and for close on a generation, no one had appeared to drive away these random visitors or to repair their ravages.
Los vagabundos se encorvaban en el hueco y encendían fósforos en los paneles; los niños jugaban a la tienda en los escalones; el colegial había probado su navaja en las molduras; y durante casi una generación, nadie había aparecido para ahuyentar a estos visitantes casuales o para reparar sus estragos.
Mr. Enfield and the lawyer were on the other side of the by-street; but when they came abreast of the entry, the former lifted up his cane and pointed.
El señor Enfield y el abogado estaban al otro lado de la calle lateral; pero cuando llegaron a la altura de la entrada, el primero levantó su bastón y señaló.
"Did you ever remark that door?" he asked; and when his companion had replied in the affirmative, "It is connected in my mind," added he, "with a very odd story."
"¿Ha notado usted alguna vez esa puerta?" preguntó; y cuando su compañero hubo respondido afirmativamente, "Está conectada en mi mente," añadió, "con una historia muy extraña."
"Indeed?" said Mr. Utterson, with a slight change of voice, "and what was that?"
"¿De veras?" dijo el señor Utterson, con un ligero cambio de voz, "¿y cuál era?"
"Well, it was this way," returned Mr. Enfield: "I was coming home from some place at the end of the world, about three o'clock of a black winter morning, and my way lay through a part of town where there was literally nothing to be seen but lamps.
"Bueno, fue de esta manera," respondió el señor Enfield: "Venía yo de regreso a casa desde algún lugar en el fin del mundo, alrededor de las tres de la madrugada de un negro invierno, y mi camino pasaba por una parte de la ciudad donde literalmente no había nada que ver excepto farolas.
Vocabulary
- Tenía
- Had; past imperfect form of 'to have'
- dos
- Two; the number 2
- pisos
- Floors; stories of a building or apartments
- de
- Of; from; preposition indicating possession or origin
- altura
- Height; elevation or tallness
- no
- No; not; negative adverb
- mostraba
- Showed; displayed; past imperfect of 'to show'
- ninguna
- None; not any; feminine form of 'ninguno'
- ventana
- Window; opening in a wall for light
- nada
- Nothing; not anything at all
- más
- More; in addition; comparative adverb
- que
- That; than; relative pronoun or conjunction
- una
- A; an; one; feminine indefinite article
- puerta
- Door; entrance or gate
- en
- In; on; at; preposition of location
- el
- The; masculine definite article
- piso
- Floor; story of building or apartment
- inferior
- Lower; inferior; bottom part
- y
- And; conjunction connecting words or phrases
- frente
- Front; forehead; facing part of something
- ciega
- Blind; without sight; feminine form
- pared
- Wall; vertical structure dividing or enclosing spaces
- descolorida
- Faded; discolored; having lost original color
- superior
- Upper; superior; higher in position
- llevaba
- Carried; wore; bore; past imperfect of 'llevar'
- cada
- Each; every; used before singular nouns
- detalle
- Detail; small particular aspect or feature
- las
- The; feminine plural definite article
- marcas
- Marks; brands; signs or traces
- un
- A; an; one; masculine indefinite article
- abandono
- Abandonment; neglect; state of being forsaken
- prolongado
- Prolonged; extended; lasting a long time
- sórdido
- Sordid; squalid; dirty and unpleasant
- La
- The; feminine singular definite article
- estaba
- Was; past imperfect of 'to be' (estar)
- equipada
- Equipped; furnished; provided with necessary items
- ni
- Nor; neither; negative conjunction
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- timbre
- Doorbell; bell; sound quality or stamp
- Los
- The; masculine plural definite article
- se
- Reflexive pronoun; oneself; themselves
- hueco
- Hollow; gap; empty space or hole
- encendían
- Lit; ignited; turned on; past imperfect
- fósforos
- Matches; small sticks for making fire
- los
- The; masculine plural definite article
- paneles
- Panels; flat sections or boards
- niños
- Children; boys; young people
- jugaban
- Played; were playing; past imperfect of 'jugar'
- a
- To; at; preposition of direction or purpose
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article
- tienda
- Store; shop; tent for camping
- escalones
- Steps; stairs; individual treads of staircase
- colegial
- Schoolboy; schoolgirl; student; relating to school
- había
- Had; there was/were; past perfect auxiliary verb
- probado
- Tried; tested; proven; past participle of 'probar'
- su
- His; her; its; your; possessive adjective
- navaja
- Knife; pocketknife; razor blade
- durante
- During; for; throughout a period of time
- casi
- Almost; nearly; very close to
- generación
- Generation; group born in same time period
- nadie
- Nobody; no one; not anyone
- aparecido
- Appeared; shown up; past participle of 'aparecer'
- para
- For; to; in order to; preposition of purpose
- estos
- These; masculine plural demonstrative adjective
- visitantes
- Visitors; guests; people who visit
- casuales
- Casual; random; by chance or accidental
- o
- Or; conjunction presenting alternatives
- reparar
- Repair; fix; mend or restore
- sus
- His; her; its; your; their; plural possessive
- El
- The; masculine singular definite article
- señor
- Mister; sir; lord; gentleman
- abogado
- Lawyer; attorney; legal professional
- estaban
- Were; past imperfect of 'to be' (estar)
- al
- To the; contraction of 'a' and 'el'
- otro
- Other; another; different one
- lado
- Side; flank; lateral part or direction
- calle
- Street; road; public way in city
- lateral
- Lateral; side; relating to the side
- pero
- But; however; conjunction showing contrast
- cuando
- When; at the time that; temporal conjunction
- llegaron
- Arrived; reached; came to a place
- entrada
- Entrance; entry; way in or admission
- primero
- First; primary; before others in sequence
- levantó
- Lifted; raised; picked up; preterite of 'levantar'
- bastón
- Cane; walking stick; staff for support
- señaló
- Pointed; indicated; signaled; preterite of 'señalar'
- Ha
- Has; have; present perfect auxiliary verb
- notado
- Noticed; noted; observed; past participle
- usted
- You; formal singular second person pronoun
- alguna
- Some; any; feminine form of 'alguno'
- vez
- Time; occasion; instance or occurrence
- esa
- That; feminine singular demonstrative adjective
- preguntó
- Asked; questioned; preterite of 'preguntar'
- compañero
- Companion; partner; colleague or friend
- hubo
- There was; had; preterite of 'haber'
- respondido
- Responded; answered; replied; past participle
- afirmativamente
- Affirmatively; positively; in agreement
- Está
- Is; present tense of 'to be' (estar)
- conectada
- Connected; linked; joined together
- mi
- My; first person singular possessive adjective
- mente
- Mind; intellect; mental faculty
- añadió
- Added; included; continued speaking; preterite
- historia
- Story; history; tale or narrative
- muy
- Very; quite; highly; intensifying adverb
- extraña
- Strange; odd; unusual or foreign
- De
- Of; from; about; preposition
- veras
- Truly; really; in earnest or sincerely
- dijo
- Said; told; preterite of 'decir'
- ligero
- Light; slight; minor or quick
- cambio
- Change; exchange; alteration or transformation
- voz
- Voice; sound produced by speaking
- cuál
- Which; what; interrogative pronoun
- era
- Was; past imperfect of 'to be' (ser)
- Bueno
- Well; good; okay; interjection or adjective
- fue
- Was; went; preterite of 'ser' or 'ir'
- esta
- This; feminine singular demonstrative adjective
- manera
- Manner; way; method or style
- respondió
- Responded; answered; replied; preterite
- Venía
- Was coming; came; past imperfect of 'venir'
- yo
- I; first person singular subject pronoun
- regreso
- Return; coming back; homecoming
- casa
- House; home; dwelling or building
- desde
- From; since; starting from a point
- algún
- Some; any; masculine form of 'alguno'
- lugar
- Place; location; site or spot
- fin
- End; finish; conclusion or purpose
- del
- Of the; from the; contraction of 'de' and 'el'
- mundo
- World; earth; globe or society
- alrededor
- Around; approximately; surrounding or about
- tres
- Three; the number 3
- madrugada
- Early morning; dawn; hours after midnight
- negro
- Black; dark; color or gloomy
- invierno
- Winter; coldest season of the year
- camino
- Road; path; way or route
- pasaba
- Passed; went by; past imperfect of 'pasar'
- por
- By; through; for; preposition of means
- parte
- Part; portion; section or share
- ciudad
- City; large town; urban area
- donde
- Where; in which; relative adverb of place
- literalmente
- Literally; exactly; in a literal manner
- ver
- See; view; watch; infinitive verb
- excepto
- Except; besides; excluding or but
- farolas
- Street lamps; lampposts; outdoor lights
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