The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 12
It was his custom of a Sunday, when this meal was over, to sit close by the fire, a volume of some dry divinity on his reading desk, until the clock of the neighbouring church rang out the hour of twelve, when he would go soberly and gratefully to bed.
Era su costumbre los domingos, cuando terminaba esta comida, sentarse junto al fuego, un volumen de alguna árida teología en su atril de lectura, hasta que el reloj de la iglesia vecina daba las doce, cuando se iba sobria y agradecidamente a la cama.
On this night however, as soon as the cloth was taken away, he took up a candle and went into his business room.
Sin embargo, esta noche, tan pronto como se retiró el mantel, tomó una vela y fue a su despacho.
There he opened his safe, took from the most private part of it a document endorsed on the envelope as Dr. Jekyll's Will and sat down with a clouded brow to study its contents.
Allí abrió su caja fuerte, tomó de la parte más privada de ella un documento con la inscripción en el sobre Testamento del Dr. Jekyll y se sentó con el ceño fruncido a estudiar su contenido.
The will was holograph, for Mr. Utterson though he took charge of it now that it was made, had refused to lend the least assistance in the making of it; it provided not only that, in case of the decease of Henry Jekyll, M.D., D.C.L., L.L.D., F.R.S., etc., all his possessions were to pass into the hands of his "friend and benefactor Edward Hyde," but that in case of Dr. Jekyll's "disappearance or unexplained absence for any period exceeding three calendar months," the said Edward Hyde should step into the said Henry Jekyll's shoes without further delay and free from any burthen or obligation beyond the payment of a few small sums to the members of the doctor's household.
El testamento era ológrafo, pues el Sr. Utterson, aunque se hizo cargo de él una vez redactado, se había negado a prestar la menor asistencia en su elaboración; estipulaba no solo que, en caso del fallecimiento de Henry Jekyll, Doctor en Medicina, Doctor en Derecho Civil, Doctor en Leyes, Miembro de la Real Sociedad, etc., todas sus posesiones pasarían a manos de su "amigo y benefactor Edward Hyde," sino que en caso de "desaparición o ausencia inexplicada del Dr. Jekyll por cualquier período que excediera tres meses naturales," el mencionado Edward Hyde debería ocupar el lugar del mencionado Henry Jekyll sin más demora y libre de toda carga u obligación más allá del pago de unas pocas sumas pequeñas a los miembros de la servidumbre del doctor.
This document had long been the lawyer's eyesore.
Este documento había sido durante mucho tiempo una molestia para el abogado.
Vocabulary
- Era
- It was; third person singular imperfect of ser
- su
- His, her, its, your, their (possessive adjective)
- costumbre
- Custom, habit, usual practice
- los
- The (masculine plural definite article)
- domingos
- Sundays
- cuando
- When (conjunction or adverb)
- terminaba
- He/she/it finished; third person singular imperfect of terminar
- esta
- This (feminine singular demonstrative adjective)
- comida
- Meal, food, lunch
- sentarse
- To sit down (reflexive verb)
- junto
- Next to, together, beside
- al
- To the (contraction of a + el)
- fuego
- Fire
- un
- A, an (masculine singular indefinite article)
- volumen
- Volume, book, tome
- de
- Of, from (preposition)
- alguna
- Some, any (feminine singular indefinite adjective)
- árida
- Arid, dry, barren
- teología
- Theology
- en
- In, on, at (preposition)
- lectura
- Reading, lecture
- hasta
- Until, up to, even
- que
- That, which, than (conjunction or relative pronoun)
- el
- The (masculine singular definite article)
- reloj
- Clock, watch
- la
- The (feminine singular definite article)
- iglesia
- Church
- vecina
- Neighboring, nearby; female neighbor
- daba
- Gave, struck (clock); third person singular imperfect dar
- las
- The (feminine plural definite article)
- doce
- Twelve
- se
- Himself, herself, itself, themselves (reflexive pronoun)
- iba
- Went, was going; third person singular imperfect ir
- sobria
- Sober, moderate, temperate
- y
- And (conjunction)
- agradecidamente
- Gratefully, thankfully
- a
- To, at (preposition)
- cama
- Bed
- Sin
- Without (preposition)
- embargo
- However (in phrase sin embargo); seizure, embargo
- noche
- Night, evening
- tan
- So, as, such (adverb)
- pronto
- Soon, quickly, early
- como
- As, like, how (conjunction or adverb)
- retiró
- Withdrew, removed; third person singular preterite of retirar
- mantel
- Tablecloth
- tomó
- Took; third person singular preterite of tomar
- una
- A, an, one (feminine singular indefinite article)
- vela
- Candle; sail; vigil
- fue
- Went, was; third person singular preterite ir/ser
- despacho
- Office, study; dispatch
- Allí
- There, over there (adverb)
- abrió
- Opened; third person singular preterite of abrir
- caja
- Box, cash register, safe
- fuerte
- Strong, loud; safe (noun)
- parte
- Part, portion, section
- más
- More, most, plus (adverb)
- privada
- Private
- ella
- She, her, it (feminine pronoun)
- documento
- Document
- con
- With (preposition)
- inscripción
- Inscription, registration, enrollment
- sobre
- On, upon, about, over, envelope
- Testamento
- Will, testament
- del
- Of the, from the (contraction de + el)
- Dr
- Doctor (abbreviation)
- sentó
- Sat down; third person singular preterite of sentar
- ceño
- Frown, scowl (especially in ceño fruncido)
- fruncido
- Furrowed, wrinkled, gathered
- estudiar
- To study, examine
- contenido
- Content, contents; contained
- El
- The (masculine singular definite article, capitalized)
- testamento
- Will, testament (lowercase)
- era
- Was, it was; third person singular imperfect ser
- pues
- Well, then, since, because (conjunction)
- Sr
- Mister, Mr. (abbreviation of Señor)
- aunque
- Although, even though (conjunction)
- hizo
- Did, made; third person singular preterite hacer
- cargo
- Charge, position, responsibility (especially hacerse cargo)
- él
- He, him (masculine pronoun with accent)
- vez
- Time, occasion, instance
- redactado
- Drafted, written, composed
- había
- There was/were; had (third person singular imperfect haber)
- negado
- Denied, refused
- prestar
- To lend, provide, render
- menor
- Smaller, lesser, minor, younger
- asistencia
- Assistance, attendance, help
- elaboración
- Elaboration, preparation, development
- estipulaba
- Stipulated, specified; third person singular imperfect estipular
- no
- No, not (adverb)
- solo
- Only, alone, sole
- caso
- Case, instance, situation
- fallecimiento
- Death, decease, demise
- Doctor
- Doctor
- Medicina
- Medicine
- Derecho
- Right, law, straight
- Civil
- Civil, civilian
- Leyes
- Laws
- Miembro
- Member, limb
- Real
- Real, royal, actual
- Sociedad
- Society, association, company
- etc
- Etcetera, and so on (abbreviation)
- todas
- All (feminine plural)
- sus
- His, her, its, your, their (plural possessive)
- posesiones
- Possessions, property, assets
- pasarían
- Would pass; third person plural conditional pasar
- manos
- Hands
- amigo
- Friend
- benefactor
- Benefactor, patron
- sino
- But rather, but instead (conjunction)
- desaparición
- Disappearance
- o
- Or (conjunction)
- ausencia
- Absence
- inexplicada
- Unexplained
- por
- For, by, through, per (preposition)
- cualquier
- Any, whatever, whichever
- período
- Period, time span
- excediera
- Exceeded; third person singular imperfect subjunctive exceder
- tres
- Three
- meses
- Months
- naturales
- Natural; calendar (in context of months)
- mencionado
- Mentioned, aforementioned
- debería
- Should, ought to; third person singular conditional deber
- ocupar
- To occupy, take up, hold position
- lugar
- Place, location, spot
- sin
- Without (preposition, lowercase)
- demora
- Delay
- libre
- Free, available, vacant
- toda
- All, every, whole (feminine singular)
- carga
- Load, burden, charge, cargo
- u
- Or (before words starting with o-)
- obligación
- Obligation, duty, responsibility
- allá
- There, over there, beyond
- pago
- Payment; paid
- unas
- Some, a few (feminine plural indefinite article)
- pocas
- Few, not many (feminine plural)
- sumas
- Sums, amounts
- pequeñas
- Small, little (feminine plural)
- miembros
- Members, limbs
- servidumbre
- Servants, domestic staff, servitude
- doctor
- Doctor (lowercase)
- Este
- This (masculine singular demonstrative, capitalized); east
- sido
- Been (past participle of ser)
- durante
- During, for (duration)
- mucho
- Much, a lot, very
- tiempo
- Time, weather
- molestia
- Bother, nuisance, annoyance, discomfort
- para
- For, to, in order to (preposition)
- abogado
- Lawyer, attorney
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