The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 54
" Poole said to her, with a ferocity of accent that testified to his own jangled nerves; and indeed, when the girl had so suddenly raised the note of her lamentation, they had all started and turned towards the inner door with faces of dreadful expectation.
" Poole le dijo a ella, con una ferocidad de acento que atestiguaba sus propios nervios desquiciados; y de hecho, cuando la muchacha había elevado tan repentinamente el tono de su lamentación, todos se habían sobresaltado y vuelto hacia la puerta interior con rostros de terrible expectación.
"And now," continued the butler, addressing the knife-boy, "reach me a candle, and we'll get this through hands at once."
"Y ahora," continuó el mayordomo, dirigiéndose al pinche, "alcánzame una vela, y terminaremos con esto de una vez."
And then he begged Mr. Utterson to follow him, and led the way to the back garden.
Y entonces rogó al Sr. Utterson que lo siguiera, y lo condujo hacia el jardín trasero.
"Now, sir," said he, "you come as gently as you can.
"Ahora, señor," dijo él, "venga tan silenciosamente como pueda.
I want you to hear, and I don't want you to be heard.
Quiero que usted oiga, y no quiero que lo oigan a usted.
And see here, sir, if by any chance he was to ask you in, don't go."
Y mire, señor, si por casualidad él le pidiera que entre, no lo haga."
Mr. Utterson's nerves, at this unlooked-for termination, gave a jerk that nearly threw him from his balance; but he recollected his courage and followed the butler into the laboratory building through the surgical theatre, with its lumber of crates and bottles, to the foot of the stair.
Los nervios del Sr. Utterson, ante esta inesperada conclusión, dieron un sobresalto que casi lo hizo perder el equilibrio; pero recobró su valor y siguió al mayordomo al edificio del laboratorio a través del teatro quirúrgico, con su desorden de cajones y botellas, hasta el pie de la escalera.
Here Poole motioned him to stand on one side and listen; while he himself, setting down the candle and making a great and obvious call on his resolution, mounted the steps and knocked with a somewhat uncertain hand on the red baize of the cabinet door.
Aquí Poole le hizo señas de que se pusiera a un lado y escuchara; mientras él mismo, dejando la vela y haciendo un gran y evidente llamado a su resolución, subió los escalones y golpeó con mano algo incierta sobre el paño rojo de la puerta del gabinete.
"Mr. Utterson, sir, asking to see you," he called; and even as he did so, once more violently signed to the lawyer to give ear.
"El Sr. Utterson, señor, solicita verlo," llamó; y mientras lo hacía, una vez más hizo señas violentamente al abogado para que prestara atención.
Vocabulary
- le
- to him, to her, indirect object pronoun
- dijo
- said, told (preterite of decir)
- a
- to, at, preposition indicating direction or indirect object
- ella
- she, her, feminine subject or object pronoun
- con
- with, preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- una
- a, an, feminine singular indefinite article
- ferocidad
- ferocity, fierceness, savage intensity
- de
- of, from, preposition indicating possession or origin
- acento
- accent, tone, stress or emphasis in speech
- que
- that, which, who, relative or subordinating conjunction
- atestiguaba
- testified, bore witness to, attested (imperfect)
- sus
- his, her, their, possessive adjective plural
- propios
- own, one's own, belonging to oneself
- nervios
- nerves, nervous system or anxious state
- desquiciados
- unhinged, shattered, disturbed or out of balance
- y
- and, conjunction connecting words or clauses
- hecho
- fact, deed, done (past participle of hacer)
- cuando
- when, conjunction indicating time
- la
- the, feminine singular definite article
- muchacha
- girl, young woman
- había
- had, there was/were (imperfect of haber)
- elevado
- raised, lifted, elevated (past participle)
- tan
- so, such, adverb of degree
- repentinamente
- suddenly, abruptly, all of a sudden
- el
- the, masculine singular definite article
- tono
- tone, pitch, manner of speaking
- su
- his, her, its, their, possessive adjective
- lamentación
- lamentation, wailing, expression of grief or sorrow
- todos
- all, everyone, masculine plural pronoun or adjective
- se
- oneself, themselves, reflexive pronoun
- habían
- had, they/you had (imperfect plural of haber)
- sobresaltado
- startled, jumped, been frightened suddenly
- vuelto
- turned, returned (past participle of volver)
- hacia
- toward, towards, in the direction of
- puerta
- door, doorway, entrance
- interior
- interior, inner, inside part
- rostros
- faces, countenances, plural of rostro
- terrible
- terrible, dreadful, causing fear or distress
- expectación
- expectation, anticipation, state of awaiting something
- Y
- and, conjunction (capitalized form)
- ahora
- now, at the present time
- continuó
- continued, went on (preterite of continuar)
- mayordomo
- butler, head servant, household steward
- dirigiéndose
- addressing, heading toward, directing oneself (gerund)
- al
- to the, contraction of a + el
- alcánzame
- hand me, reach me, pass me (imperative)
- vela
- candle, sail, or vigil
- terminaremos
- we will finish, we shall end
- esto
- this, neuter demonstrative pronoun
- vez
- time, occasion, instance (as in once)
- entonces
- then, at that time, therefore
- rogó
- begged, pleaded, requested earnestly (preterite of rogar)
- Sr
- Mr., abbreviation for Señor
- lo
- him, it, masculine direct object pronoun
- siguiera
- follow, that he/she follow (imperfect subjunctive)
- condujo
- led, conducted, drove (preterite of conducir)
- jardín
- garden, yard, cultivated outdoor area
- trasero
- back, rear, posterior
- Ahora
- now, at the present moment (capitalized)
- señor
- sir, mister, gentleman
- él
- he, him, masculine subject pronoun
- venga
- come, imperative or subjunctive of venir
- silenciosamente
- silently, quietly, without making noise
- como
- as, like, how, comparative conjunction
- pueda
- can, be able to (subjunctive of poder)
- Quiero
- I want, I wish, first person present
- usted
- you, formal singular pronoun
- oiga
- hear, listen, subjunctive or imperative of oír
- no
- no, not, negative particle
- oigan
- hear, listen, third person plural subjunctive/imperative
- mire
- look, watch, imperative or subjunctive of mirar
- si
- if, whether, conditional conjunction
- por
- for, by, through, preposition with various meanings
- casualidad
- chance, coincidence, accident
- pidiera
- asked for, requested (imperfect subjunctive of pedir)
- entre
- between, among, enter (imperative/subjunctive)
- haga
- do, make, imperative or subjunctive of hacer
- Los
- the, masculine plural definite article
- del
- of the, from the, contraction de + el
- ante
- before, in front of, facing
- esta
- this, feminine singular demonstrative adjective
- inesperada
- unexpected, unforeseen, not anticipated
- conclusión
- conclusion, ending, final result
- dieron
- gave, they/you gave (preterite of dar)
- un
- a, an, masculine singular indefinite article
- sobresalto
- start, fright, sudden shock or alarm
- casi
- almost, nearly, close to
- hizo
- made, did, caused (preterite of hacer)
- perder
- lose, miss, waste, infinitive verb
- equilibrio
- balance, equilibrium, stability
- pero
- but, however, conjunction showing contrast
- recobró
- recovered, regained, got back (preterite of recobrar)
- valor
- courage, valor, value, worth
- siguió
- followed, continued (preterite of seguir)
- edificio
- building, edifice, structure
- laboratorio
- laboratory, lab, place for scientific experiments
- través
- through, across (used in a través de)
- teatro
- theater, theatre, stage or dramatic arts
- quirúrgico
- surgical, relating to surgery
- desorden
- disorder, mess, chaos, lack of order
- cajones
- drawers, boxes, large crates
- botellas
- bottles, containers for liquids
- hasta
- until, up to, as far as
- pie
- foot, base, bottom
- escalera
- stairs, staircase, ladder
- Aquí
- here, in this place (capitalized)
- señas
- signs, signals, gestures, address
- pusiera
- put, placed (imperfect subjunctive of poner)
- lado
- side, flank, direction
- escuchara
- listen, heard (imperfect subjunctive of escuchar)
- mientras
- while, meanwhile, whereas
- mismo
- same, self, very, own
- dejando
- leaving, letting, abandoning (gerund of dejar)
- haciendo
- doing, making (gerund of hacer)
- gran
- great, big, large (shortened form of grande)
- evidente
- evident, obvious, clear
- llamado
- call, called, summoned (past participle)
- resolución
- resolution, determination, decision
- subió
- went up, climbed, raised (preterite of subir)
- los
- the, them, masculine plural article or pronoun
- escalones
- steps, stairs, rungs
- golpeó
- knocked, hit, struck (preterite of golpear)
- mano
- hand, human hand
- algo
- something, somewhat, a bit
- incierta
- uncertain, unsure, hesitant
- sobre
- on, about, over, above
- paño
- cloth, fabric, covering
- rojo
- red, red color
- gabinete
- cabinet, office, study, small room
- El
- the, masculine singular definite article (capitalized)
- solicita
- requests, asks for, solicits
- verlo
- see him, to see it (infinitive + pronoun)
- llamó
- called, summoned, phoned (preterite of llamar)
- hacía
- made, did, ago (imperfect of hacer)
- más
- more, most, plus
- violentamente
- violently, forcefully, with violence
- abogado
- lawyer, attorney, advocate
- para
- for, to, in order to
- prestara
- lend, pay (imperfect subjunctive of prestar)
- atención
- attention, care, focus
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