The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 31
And he briefly narrated what the maid had seen, and showed the broken stick.
Y narró brevemente lo que la criada había visto, y mostró el bastón roto.
Mr. Utterson had already quailed at the name of Hyde; but when the stick was laid before him, he could doubt no longer; broken and battered as it was, he recognised it for one that he had himself presented many years before to Henry Jekyll.
El señor Utterson ya se había estremecido al oír el nombre de Hyde; pero cuando el bastón fue colocado ante él, ya no pudo dudar más; roto y maltratado como estaba, lo reconoció como uno que él mismo había regalado muchos años antes a Henry Jekyll.
"Is this Mr. Hyde a person of small stature?" he inquired.
"¿Es este señor Hyde una persona de baja estatura?" preguntó.
"Particularly small and particularly wicked-looking, is what the maid calls him," said the officer.
"Particularmente bajo y particularmente de aspecto malvado, es como la criada lo describe," dijo el oficial.
Mr. Utterson reflected; and then, raising his head, "If you will come with me in my cab," he said, "I think I can take you to his house."
El señor Utterson reflexionó; y entonces, levantando la cabeza, "Si viene conmigo en mi coche," dijo, "creo que puedo llevarlo a su casa."
It was by this time about nine in the morning, and the first fog of the season.
Era para entonces cerca de las nueve de la mañana, y la primera niebla de la temporada.
A great chocolate-coloured pall lowered over heaven, but the wind was continually charging and routing these embattled vapours; so that as the cab crawled from street to street, Mr. Utterson beheld a marvelous number of degrees and hues of twilight; for here it would be dark like the back-end of evening; and there would be a glow of a rich, lurid brown, like the light of some strange conflagration; and here, for a moment, the fog would be quite broken up, and a haggard shaft of daylight would glance in between the swirling wreaths.
Un gran manto color chocolate se cernía sobre el cielo, pero el viento cargaba y dispersaba continuamente estos vapores en batalla; de modo que mientras el coche avanzaba lentamente de calle en calle, el señor Utterson contemplaba un número maravilloso de grados y tonos de crepúsculo; pues aquí estaría oscuro como el final de la tarde; y allá habría un resplandor de un marrón rico y lúgubre, como la luz de alguna extraña conflagración; y aquí, por un momento, la niebla se disipaba por completo, y un pálido rayo de luz diurna se filtraba entre las volutas arremolinadas.
Vocabulary
- Y
- And; conjunction connecting words, phrases, or clauses
- narró
- Narrated; told a story in detail
- brevemente
- Briefly; in a short or concise manner
- lo
- It; masculine direct object pronoun
- que
- That; relative pronoun or conjunction
- la
- The; feminine definite article
- criada
- Maid; female domestic servant
- había
- Had; past imperfect form of haber
- visto
- Seen; past participle of ver
- y
- And; conjunction connecting words or phrases
- mostró
- Showed; displayed or presented something
- el
- The; masculine definite article
- bastón
- Cane; walking stick
- roto
- Broken; damaged or fractured
- El
- The; masculine definite article
- señor
- Mister; title for a man, sir
- ya
- Already; by this time, now
- se
- Himself/herself; reflexive pronoun
- estremecido
- Shuddered; trembled with fear or emotion
- al
- Upon; contraction of a + el
- oír
- To hear; to perceive sound
- nombre
- Name; word identifying a person or thing
- de
- Of; preposition indicating possession or origin
- pero
- But; conjunction showing contrast
- cuando
- When; conjunction indicating time
- fue
- Was; preterite form of ser or ir
- colocado
- Placed; put in a position
- ante
- Before; in front of, in presence of
- él
- He/him; third person masculine pronoun
- no
- No; negation adverb
- pudo
- Could; preterite form of poder
- dudar
- To doubt; to question or be uncertain
- más
- More; additional quantity or degree
- maltratado
- Mistreated; damaged or abused
- como
- As; like, in the manner of
- estaba
- Was; imperfect form of estar
- reconoció
- Recognized; identified or acknowledged
- uno
- One; number or indefinite article
- mismo
- Same; identical or very
- regalado
- Gifted; given as a present
- muchos
- Many; a large number of
- años
- Years; plural of año
- antes
- Before; previously in time
- a
- To; preposition indicating direction or recipient
- Es
- Is; third person singular of ser
- este
- This; masculine demonstrative pronoun
- una
- A/an; feminine indefinite article
- persona
- Person; individual human being
- baja
- Short; low in height
- estatura
- Stature; height of a person
- preguntó
- Asked; posed a question
- Particularmente
- Particularly; especially or notably
- bajo
- Short; low or under
- particularmente
- Particularly; especially or notably
- aspecto
- Aspect; appearance or look
- malvado
- Evil; wicked or malicious
- es
- Is; third person singular of ser
- describe
- Describes; gives an account of characteristics
- dijo
- Said; preterite form of decir
- oficial
- Officer; official or authority figure
- reflexionó
- Reflected; thought deeply about something
- entonces
- Then; at that time or therefore
- levantando
- Raising; lifting up, gerund of levantar
- cabeza
- Head; upper part of the body
- Si
- If; conditional conjunction
- viene
- Comes; third person singular of venir
- conmigo
- With me; prepositional phrase
- en
- In; preposition indicating location or means
- mi
- My; first person possessive adjective
- coche
- Car; automobile or carriage
- creo
- I believe; first person singular of creer
- puedo
- I can; first person singular of poder
- llevarlo
- Take him/it; infinitive llevar plus direct object pronoun
- su
- His/her/your; possessive adjective
- casa
- House; dwelling or home
- Era
- Was; imperfect form of ser
- para
- For; preposition indicating purpose or destination
- cerca
- Near; close in distance
- las
- The; feminine plural definite article
- nueve
- Nine; number 9
- mañana
- Morning; early part of the day
- primera
- First; ordinal number, feminine form
- niebla
- Fog; thick mist or haze
- temporada
- Season; period of time or term
- Un
- A/an; masculine indefinite article
- gran
- Great; large or grand, apocopated form
- manto
- Cloak; mantle or covering
- color
- Color; hue or shade
- chocolate
- Chocolate; brown color or cocoa product
- sobre
- Over; above or on top of
- cielo
- Sky; heaven or firmament
- viento
- Wind; moving air
- cargaba
- Loaded; carried or charged
- dispersaba
- Dispersed; scattered or spread out
- continuamente
- Continuously; constantly or without stopping
- estos
- These; masculine plural demonstrative adjective
- vapores
- Vapors; mists or fumes
- batalla
- Battle; fight or combat
- modo
- Way; manner or mode
- mientras
- While; during the time that
- avanzaba
- Advanced; moved forward, imperfect of avanzar
- lentamente
- Slowly; at a slow pace
- calle
- Street; road in a city
- contemplaba
- Contemplated; observed or gazed at
- un
- A/an; masculine indefinite article
- número
- Number; quantity or amount
- maravilloso
- Marvelous; wonderful or amazing
- grados
- Degrees; levels or grades
- tonos
- Tones; shades or hues
- crepúsculo
- Twilight; dusk or dawn light
- pues
- Well; since, for, because
- aquí
- Here; in this place
- estaría
- Would be; conditional form of estar
- oscuro
- Dark; lacking light
- final
- End; final or conclusion
- tarde
- Afternoon; late or evening
- allá
- There; over there, distant location
- habría
- There would be; conditional form of haber
- resplandor
- Glow; brightness or radiance
- marrón
- Brown; color between red and yellow
- rico
- Rich; wealthy or abundant
- lúgubre
- Gloomy; dismal or mournful
- luz
- Light; illumination or brightness
- alguna
- Some; feminine form of algún
- extraña
- Strange; odd or foreign
- por
- By; for, through, because of
- momento
- Moment; brief period of time
- completo
- Complete; whole or entire
- pálido
- Pale; light in color or wan
- rayo
- Ray; beam of light
- filtraba
- Filtered; passed through or seeped
- entre
- Between; among or amid
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