The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 18
Small sounds carried far; domestic sounds out of the houses were clearly audible on either side of the roadway; and the rumour of the approach of any passenger preceded him by a long time.
Los pequeños sonidos se propagaban lejos; los sonidos domésticos que salían de las casas eran claramente audibles a ambos lados del camino; y el rumor de la llegada de cualquier transeúnte lo precedía con mucho tiempo de anticipación.
Mr. Utterson had been some minutes at his post, when he was aware of an odd light footstep drawing near.
El señor Utterson llevaba algunos minutos en su puesto, cuando se percató de un extraño paso ligero que se aproximaba.
In the course of his nightly patrols, he had long grown accustomed to the quaint effect with which the footfalls of a single person, while he is still a great way off, suddenly spring out distinct from the vast hum and clatter of the city.
En el transcurso de sus patrullas nocturnas, se había acostumbrado desde hacía tiempo al curioso efecto con el que los pasos de una sola persona, mientras aún está muy lejos, surgen de repente distintos del vasto murmullo y estruendo de la ciudad.
Yet his attention had never before been so sharply and decisively arrested; and it was with a strong, superstitious prevision of success that he withdrew into the entry of the court.
Sin embargo, su atención nunca antes había sido captada tan aguda y decisivamente; y fue con una fuerte y supersticiosa previsión de éxito que se retiró hacia la entrada del patio.
The steps drew swiftly nearer, and swelled out suddenly louder as they turned the end of the street.
Los pasos se acercaron rápidamente, y se hicieron de repente más fuertes al doblar el final de la calle.
The lawyer, looking forth from the entry, could soon see what manner of man he had to deal with.
El abogado, mirando desde la entrada, pudo pronto ver qué clase de hombre tenía que tratar.
He was small and very plainly dressed and the look of him, even at that distance, went somehow strongly against the watcher's inclination.
Era pequeño y vestía de manera muy sencilla y su aspecto, incluso a esa distancia, iba de algún modo fuertemente en contra de la inclinación del observador.
But he made straight for the door, crossing the roadway to save time; and as he came, he drew a key from his pocket like one approaching home.
Pero se dirigió directamente hacia la puerta, cruzando el camino para ahorrar tiempo; y mientras se acercaba, sacó una llave de su bolsillo como quien se aproxima a su hogar.
Mr. Utterson stepped out and touched him on the shoulder as he passed.
El señor Utterson salió y lo tocó en el hombro al pasar.
"Mr. Hyde, I think?"
"¿Señor Hyde, supongo?"
Mr. Hyde shrank back with a hissing intake of the breath.
El señor Hyde se encogió hacia atrás con una inhalación sibilante.
Vocabulary
- Los
- Masculine plural definite article meaning 'the'
- pequeños
- Small, little (masculine plural adjective)
- sonidos
- Sounds, noises (masculine plural noun)
- se
- Reflexive pronoun; third person singular/plural
- propagaban
- They were spreading, propagating (imperfect tense verb)
- lejos
- Far, far away, distant (adverb)
- los
- Masculine plural definite article meaning 'the'
- domésticos
- Domestic, household (masculine plural adjective)
- que
- That, which, who (relative pronoun or conjunction)
- salían
- They were leaving, going out (imperfect tense verb)
- de
- Of, from (preposition)
- las
- Feminine plural definite article meaning 'the'
- casas
- Houses, homes (feminine plural noun)
- eran
- They were (imperfect tense of ser verb)
- claramente
- Clearly, obviously (adverb)
- audibles
- Audible, able to be heard (plural adjective)
- a
- To, at (preposition)
- ambos
- Both (masculine plural adjective or pronoun)
- lados
- Sides (masculine plural noun)
- del
- Of the, from the (contraction: de + el)
- camino
- Road, path, way (masculine singular noun)
- y
- And (conjunction)
- el
- Masculine singular definite article meaning 'the'
- rumor
- Rumor, murmur, sound (masculine singular noun)
- la
- Feminine singular definite article meaning 'the'
- llegada
- Arrival, coming (feminine singular noun)
- cualquier
- Any, whatever (adjective, apocopated form)
- transeúnte
- Passerby, pedestrian (masculine/feminine singular noun)
- lo
- It, him (masculine singular direct object pronoun)
- precedía
- It preceded, went before (imperfect tense verb)
- con
- With (preposition)
- mucho
- Much, a lot (adverb or adjective)
- tiempo
- Time, weather (masculine singular noun)
- anticipación
- Anticipation, advance notice (feminine singular noun)
- El
- Masculine singular definite article meaning 'the'
- señor
- Mister, sir, gentleman (masculine singular noun)
- llevaba
- He/she was carrying; had been (imperfect tense verb)
- algunos
- Some, a few (masculine plural adjective)
- minutos
- Minutes (masculine plural noun)
- en
- In, on, at (preposition)
- su
- His, her, their, your (possessive adjective)
- puesto
- Post, position, place (masculine singular noun)
- cuando
- When (conjunction or adverb)
- percató
- He/she noticed, realized (preterite tense verb)
- un
- A, an (masculine singular indefinite article)
- extraño
- Strange, odd; stranger (adjective or noun)
- paso
- Step, pace, passage (masculine singular noun)
- ligero
- Light, slight, quick (masculine singular adjective)
- aproximaba
- It was approaching, coming closer (imperfect tense verb)
- En
- In, on, at (preposition)
- transcurso
- Course, passage of time (masculine singular noun)
- sus
- His, her, their, your (plural possessive adjective)
- patrullas
- Patrols (feminine plural noun)
- nocturnas
- Nocturnal, nighttime (feminine plural adjective)
- había
- There was/were; he/she had (imperfect tense verb)
- acostumbrado
- Accustomed, used to (past participle or adjective)
- desde
- Since, from (preposition)
- hacía
- Ago; he/she did/made (imperfect tense verb)
- al
- To the, at the (contraction: a + el)
- curioso
- Curious, odd, strange (masculine singular adjective)
- efecto
- Effect, result, impact (masculine singular noun)
- pasos
- Steps, footsteps (masculine plural noun)
- una
- A, an, one (feminine singular article/number)
- sola
- Single, alone, only (feminine singular adjective)
- persona
- Person (feminine singular noun)
- mientras
- While, whereas (conjunction or adverb)
- aún
- Still, yet, even (adverb)
- está
- He/she/it is; you are (present tense estar)
- muy
- Very, quite (adverb)
- surgen
- They arise, emerge, appear (present tense verb)
- repente
- Suddenly (used in 'de repente' phrase)
- distintos
- Different, distinct (masculine plural adjective)
- vasto
- Vast, immense, huge (masculine singular adjective)
- murmullo
- Murmur, whisper, hum (masculine singular noun)
- estruendo
- Roar, din, loud noise (masculine singular noun)
- ciudad
- City (feminine singular noun)
- Sin
- Without (preposition)
- embargo
- However (used in 'sin embargo' phrase)
- atención
- Attention, care (feminine singular noun)
- nunca
- Never (adverb)
- antes
- Before, previously (adverb)
- sido
- Been (past participle of ser verb)
- captada
- Captured, caught (feminine past participle)
- tan
- So, as, such (adverb)
- aguda
- Acute, sharp, keen (feminine singular adjective)
- decisivamente
- Decisively, definitely (adverb)
- fue
- He/she/it was; went (preterite tense ser/ir)
- fuerte
- Strong, loud, intense (adjective)
- supersticiosa
- Superstitious (feminine singular adjective)
- previsión
- Foresight, forecast, provision (feminine singular noun)
- éxito
- Success (masculine singular noun)
- retiró
- He/she withdrew, retired, removed (preterite tense verb)
- hacia
- Toward, towards (preposition)
- entrada
- Entrance, entry (feminine singular noun)
- patio
- Courtyard, patio, yard (masculine singular noun)
- acercaron
- They approached, came near (preterite tense verb)
- rápidamente
- Rapidly, quickly, fast (adverb)
- hicieron
- They did, made (preterite tense hacer)
- más
- More, most (adverb or adjective)
- fuertes
- Strong, loud (plural adjective)
- doblar
- To turn, fold, bend (infinitive verb)
- final
- End, final (masculine noun or adjective)
- calle
- Street (feminine singular noun)
- abogado
- Lawyer, attorney (masculine singular noun)
- mirando
- Looking, watching (gerund of mirar verb)
- pudo
- He/she/it could, was able (preterite poder)
- pronto
- Soon, quickly, early (adverb)
- ver
- To see (infinitive verb)
- qué
- What, which (interrogative or exclamatory pronoun)
- clase
- Class, type, kind (feminine singular noun)
- hombre
- Man, human (masculine singular noun)
- tenía
- He/she/it had (imperfect tense tener)
- tratar
- To treat, deal with, try (infinitive verb)
- Era
- He/she/it was; era, age (imperfect ser/noun)
- pequeño
- Small, little (masculine singular adjective)
- vestía
- He/she was dressed, wore (imperfect tense verb)
- manera
- Manner, way, fashion (feminine singular noun)
- sencilla
- Simple, plain, easy (feminine singular adjective)
- aspecto
- Aspect, appearance, look (masculine singular noun)
- incluso
- Even, including (adverb or preposition)
- esa
- That (feminine singular demonstrative adjective)
- distancia
- Distance (feminine singular noun)
- iba
- He/she/it was going (imperfect tense ir)
- algún
- Some, any (masculine singular adjective, apocopated)
- modo
- Way, manner, mode (masculine singular noun)
- fuertemente
- Strongly, heavily, intensely (adverb)
- contra
- Against (preposition)
- inclinación
- Inclination, tendency, tilt (feminine singular noun)
- observador
- Observer, observant (masculine noun or adjective)
- Pero
- But, however (conjunction)
- dirigió
- He/she directed, headed (preterite tense verb)
- directamente
- Directly, straight (adverb)
- puerta
- Door (feminine singular noun)
- cruzando
- Crossing (gerund of cruzar verb)
- para
- For, to, in order to (preposition)
- ahorrar
- To save, economize (infinitive verb)
- acercaba
- He/she/it was approaching (imperfect tense verb)
- sacó
- He/she took out, removed (preterite tense verb)
- llave
- Key (feminine singular noun)
- bolsillo
- Pocket (masculine singular noun)
- como
- Like, as, how (adverb or conjunction)
- quien
- Who, whoever (relative pronoun)
- aproxima
- He/she approaches; you approach (present tense verb)
- hogar
- Home, hearth, household (masculine singular noun)
- salió
- He/she/it went out, left (preterite salir)
- tocó
- He/she touched, played, knocked (preterite tense verb)
- hombro
- Shoulder (masculine singular noun)
- pasar
- To pass, happen, spend time (infinitive verb)
- Señor
- Mr., sir, lord (masculine noun, capitalized)
- supongo
- I suppose, assume (present tense first person)
- encogió
- He/she shrank, shrugged (preterite tense verb)
- atrás
- Back, backward, behind (adverb)
- inhalación
- Inhalation, breath in (feminine singular noun)
- sibilante
- Hissing, sibilant (adjective)
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