The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 30
The stick with which the deed had been done, although it was of some rare and very tough and heavy wood, had broken in the middle under the stress of this insensate cruelty; and one splintered half had rolled in the neighbouring gutter—the other, without doubt, had been carried away by the murderer.
El bastón con el que se había cometido el crimen, aunque era de una madera rara y muy dura y pesada, se había roto por la mitad bajo la violencia de aquella crueldad insensata; y una mitad astillada había rodado hasta la cuneta vecina—la otra, sin duda, había sido llevada por el asesino.
A purse and gold watch were found upon the victim: but no cards or papers, except a sealed and stamped envelope, which he had been probably carrying to the post, and which bore the name and address of Mr. Utterson.
Se encontraron un monedero y un reloj de oro sobre la víctima: pero ninguna tarjeta ni papel, excepto un sobre sellado y franqueado, que probablemente llevaba al correo, y que tenía el nombre y la dirección del Sr. Utterson.
This was brought to the lawyer the next morning, before he was out of bed; and he had no sooner seen it and been told the circumstances, than he shot out a solemn lip.
Esto fue llevado al abogado a la mañana siguiente, antes de que se levantara de la cama; y no bien lo vio y le contaron las circunstancias, frunció los labios solemnemente.
"I shall say nothing till I have seen the body," said he; "this may be very serious.
"No diré nada hasta que haya visto el cuerpo," dijo él; "esto puede ser muy grave.
Have the kindness to wait while I dress."
Tenga la amabilidad de esperar mientras me visto."
And with the same grave countenance he hurried through his breakfast and drove to the police station, whither the body had been carried.
Y con el mismo semblante grave se apresuró con su desayuno y se dirigió a la estación de policía, adonde habían llevado el cuerpo.
As soon as he came into the cell, he nodded.
Tan pronto como entró en la celda, asintió con la cabeza.
"Yes," said he, "I recognise him.
"Sí," dijo él, "lo reconozco.
I am sorry to say that this is Sir Danvers Carew."
Lamento decir que este es Sir Danvers Carew."
"Good God, sir," exclaimed the officer, "is it possible?"
"¡Dios mío, señor!" exclamó el oficial, "¿es posible?"
And the next moment his eye lighted up with professional ambition.
Y al momento siguiente sus ojos se iluminaron con ambición profesional.
"This will make a deal of noise," he said.
"Esto causará mucho ruido," dijo.
"And perhaps you can help us to the man.
"Y quizás usted pueda ayudarnos con el hombre.
Vocabulary
- El
- The (masculine singular definite article)
- bastón
- Walking stick, cane used for support
- con
- With (preposition indicating accompaniment or means)
- el
- The (masculine singular definite article)
- que
- That, which (relative pronoun or conjunction)
- se
- Reflexive pronoun or passive marker
- había
- Had (third person singular imperfect of haber)
- cometido
- Committed (past participle of cometer)
- crimen
- Crime, serious criminal offense
- aunque
- Although, even though (concessive conjunction)
- era
- Was (third person singular imperfect of ser)
- de
- Of, from (preposition indicating possession or origin)
- una
- A, an (feminine singular indefinite article)
- madera
- Wood, timber material from trees
- rara
- Rare, strange, unusual
- y
- And (coordinating conjunction)
- muy
- Very, quite (adverb of degree)
- dura
- Hard, tough, difficult
- pesada
- Heavy, weighty
- roto
- Broken (past participle of romper)
- por
- By, for, through (preposition)
- la
- The (feminine singular definite article)
- mitad
- Half, middle part
- bajo
- Under, below, beneath
- violencia
- Violence, physical force or aggression
- aquella
- That (feminine demonstrative adjective, distant)
- crueldad
- Cruelty, deliberate infliction of pain
- insensata
- Senseless, foolish, without reason
- rodado
- Rolled, having rolled (past participle of rodar)
- hasta
- Until, up to, as far as
- vecina
- Neighboring, nearby, adjacent
- otra
- Another, other (feminine)
- sin
- Without, lacking
- duda
- Doubt, uncertainty
- sido
- Been (past participle of ser)
- llevada
- Carried, taken (feminine past participle of llevar)
- asesino
- Murderer, killer, assassin
- Se
- Reflexive pronoun or passive marker
- encontraron
- Found, encountered (third person plural preterite of encontrar)
- un
- A, an (masculine singular indefinite article)
- monedero
- Purse, coin purse, wallet
- reloj
- Clock, watch, timepiece
- oro
- Gold, precious metal
- sobre
- On, over, about
- víctima
- Victim, person harmed or killed
- pero
- But, however (adversative conjunction)
- ninguna
- None, not any (feminine)
- tarjeta
- Card, small rectangular piece of paper
- ni
- Neither, nor, not even
- papel
- Paper, document, role
- excepto
- Except, with the exception of
- sellado
- Sealed, stamped (past participle of sellar)
- probablemente
- Probably, likely, most likely
- llevaba
- Carried, wore (third person imperfect of llevar)
- al
- To the (contraction of a + el)
- correo
- Mail, post office, postal service
- tenía
- Had (third person singular imperfect of tener)
- nombre
- Name, noun
- dirección
- Address, direction
- del
- Of the (contraction of de + el)
- Sr
- Mr., abbreviation for Señor
- Esto
- This (neuter demonstrative pronoun)
- fue
- Was, went (third person preterite of ser/ir)
- llevado
- Taken, carried (past participle of llevar)
- abogado
- Lawyer, attorney, legal advocate
- a
- To, at (preposition of direction or location)
- mañana
- Morning, tomorrow
- siguiente
- Following, next, subsequent
- antes
- Before, earlier, previously
- levantara
- Got up, rose (imperfect subjunctive of levantar)
- cama
- Bed, furniture for sleeping
- no
- No, not (negation adverb)
- bien
- Well, good, fine
- lo
- It, him (masculine direct object pronoun)
- vio
- Saw (third person preterite of ver)
- le
- To him/her (indirect object pronoun)
- contaron
- Told, counted (third person plural preterite of contar)
- las
- The (feminine plural definite article)
- circunstancias
- Circumstances, conditions, situations
- los
- The (masculine plural definite article)
- labios
- Lips, edges of the mouth
- solemnemente
- Solemnly, seriously, gravely
- No
- No, not (negative particle)
- diré
- Will say (first person future of decir)
- nada
- Nothing, anything (negative pronoun)
- haya
- Have (present subjunctive of haber)
- visto
- Seen (past participle of ver)
- cuerpo
- Body, physical form of living being
- dijo
- Said (third person preterite of decir)
- él
- He, him (subject pronoun)
- esto
- This (neuter demonstrative pronoun)
- puede
- Can, may (third person present of poder)
- ser
- To be (infinitive of permanent state)
- grave
- Serious, grave, severe
- Tenga
- Have (formal command/subjunctive of tener)
- amabilidad
- Kindness, friendliness, courtesy
- esperar
- To wait, to hope, to expect
- mientras
- While, during the time that
- me
- Me, myself (object pronoun)
- Y
- And (coordinating conjunction)
- mismo
- Same, self, very
- apresuró
- Hurried, rushed (third person preterite of apresurar)
- su
- His, her, your, their (possessive adjective)
- desayuno
- Breakfast, morning meal
- dirigió
- Directed, headed toward (third person preterite of dirigir)
- estación
- Station, season
- policía
- Police, law enforcement
- adonde
- Where, to where (relative adverb of place)
- habían
- Had (third person plural imperfect of haber)
- Tan
- So, as, such (adverb of degree)
- pronto
- Soon, quickly, early
- como
- As, like, how
- entró
- Entered (third person preterite of entrar)
- en
- In, on, at (preposition of location)
- celda
- Cell, small room or prison chamber
- asintió
- Nodded, assented (third person preterite of asentir)
- cabeza
- Head, chief part of body
- Sí
- Yes (affirmative adverb)
- reconozco
- Recognize, acknowledge (first person present of reconocer)
- Lamento
- Regret, lament (first person present of lamentar)
- decir
- To say, to tell (infinitive)
- este
- This (masculine demonstrative adjective)
- es
- Is (third person present of ser)
- Dios
- God, deity
- mío
- Mine, my (possessive pronoun)
- señor
- Sir, mister, gentleman
- exclamó
- Exclaimed, cried out (third person preterite of exclamar)
- oficial
- Official, officer, formal
- posible
- Possible, feasible, likely
- momento
- Moment, instant, time
- sus
- His, her, your, their (plural possessive adjective)
- ojos
- Eyes, organs of sight
- iluminaron
- Lit up, illuminated (third person plural preterite)
- ambición
- Ambition, desire for success or power
- profesional
- Professional, relating to a profession
- causará
- Will cause (third person future of causar)
- mucho
- Much, a lot, very
- ruido
- Noise, sound, commotion
- quizás
- Perhaps, maybe, possibly
- usted
- You (formal singular subject pronoun)
- pueda
- Can, may (third person present subjunctive of poder)
- ayudarnos
- To help us (infinitive ayudar plus pronoun)
- hombre
- Man, human being, male adult
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