The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 60
"We both think more than we have said; let us make a clean breast.
"Ambos pensamos más de lo que hemos dicho; seamos francos.
This masked figure that you saw, did you recognise it?"
Esa figura enmascarada que vio, ¿la reconoció?"
"Well, sir, it went so quick, and the creature was so doubled up, that I could hardly swear to that," was the answer.
"Bueno, señor, fue tan rápido, y la criatura estaba tan encorvada, que apenas podría jurarlo", fue la respuesta.
"But if you mean, was it Mr. Hyde?—why, yes, I think it was!
"Pero si se refiere a si era el señor Hyde, pues sí, ¡creo que lo era!
You see, it was much of the same bigness; and it had the same quick, light way with it; and then who else could have got in by the laboratory door?
Verá, era casi del mismo tamaño; y tenía la misma manera rápida y ligera; y entonces, ¿quién más podría haber entrado por la puerta del laboratorio?
You have not forgot, sir, that at the time of the murder he had still the key with him?
No ha olvidado, señor, que en el momento del asesinato él todavía tenía la llave consigo?
But that's not all.
Pero eso no es todo.
I don't know, Mr. Utterson, if you ever met this Mr. Hyde?"
No sé, señor Utterson, si alguna vez conoció a este señor Hyde?"
"Yes," said the lawyer, "I once spoke with him."
"Sí", dijo el abogado, "una vez hablé con él".
"Then you must know as well as the rest of us that there was something queer about that gentleman—something that gave a man a turn—I don't know rightly how to say it, sir, beyond this: that you felt in your marrow kind of cold and thin."
"Entonces debe saber tan bien como el resto de nosotros que había algo extraño en ese caballero, algo que le provocaba a uno un sobresalto; no sé bien cómo decirlo, señor, más allá de esto: que se sentía en la médula una especie de frío y debilidad".
"I own I felt something of what you describe," said Mr. Utterson.
"Reconozco que sentí algo de lo que describe", dijo el señor Utterson.
"Quite so, sir," returned Poole.
"Exactamente, señor", respondió Poole.
"Well, when that masked thing like a monkey jumped from among the chemicals and whipped into the cabinet, it went down my spine like ice.
"Bueno, cuando esa cosa enmascarada como un mono saltó de entre los productos químicos y se metió rápidamente en el gabinete, me recorrió la columna vertebral como hielo.
O, I know it's not evidence, Mr.
Oh, sé que no es evidencia, señor
Vocabulary
- Ambos
- Both; referring to two people or things
- pensamos
- We think; first person plural present tense
- más
- More; indicating greater quantity or degree
- de
- Of, from; common preposition in Spanish
- lo
- It, the; masculine singular direct object pronoun
- que
- That, which; relative pronoun or conjunction
- hemos
- We have; first person plural present perfect auxiliary
- dicho
- Said; past participle of decir, to say
- seamos
- Let's be; first person plural present subjunctive
- francos
- Frank, honest; open and sincere in speech
- Esa
- That; feminine singular demonstrative adjective
- figura
- Figure, shape; form or silhouette of person
- enmascarada
- Masked; wearing a mask or disguised
- vio
- Saw; third person singular preterite of ver
- la
- The, her, it; feminine article or pronoun
- reconoció
- Recognized; third person singular preterite of reconocer
- Bueno
- Well, good; interjection or adjective
- señor
- Sir, mister; polite form of address
- fue
- Was, went; third person singular preterite verb
- tan
- So, such; adverb indicating degree or intensity
- rápido
- Fast, quick; done with speed
- y
- And; conjunction connecting words or phrases
- criatura
- Creature, being; living thing or person
- estaba
- Was; third person singular imperfect of estar
- encorvada
- Hunched, bent over; curved posture
- apenas
- Barely, hardly; scarcely or just barely
- podría
- Could; third person singular conditional of poder
- jurarlo
- Swear it; to take an oath about something
- respuesta
- Answer, response; reply to a question
- Pero
- But; conjunction indicating contrast or exception
- si
- If; conjunction introducing conditional clause
- se
- Oneself, himself, herself; reflexive pronoun
- refiere
- Refers; third person singular present of referir
- a
- To, at; common preposition in Spanish
- era
- Was; third person singular imperfect of ser
- el
- The; masculine singular definite article
- pues
- Well, then; conjunction or filler word
- sí
- Yes; affirmative response
- creo
- I believe, I think; first person present
- Verá
- You will see; third person formal future
- casi
- Almost, nearly; close to but not quite
- del
- Of the; contraction of de plus el
- mismo
- Same; identical or equal
- tamaño
- Size; dimensions or magnitude of something
- tenía
- Had; third person singular imperfect of tener
- misma
- Same; feminine form of mismo
- manera
- Way, manner; method or style of doing
- ligera
- Light, nimble; not heavy or quick moving
- entonces
- Then, so; at that time or therefore
- quién
- Who; interrogative pronoun asking about person
- haber
- To have; auxiliary verb or to exist
- entrado
- Entered; past participle of entrar
- por
- By, through, for; common preposition with meanings
- puerta
- Door; entrance or exit in wall
- laboratorio
- Laboratory; place for scientific experiments
- No
- No, not; negative word
- ha
- Has; third person singular present perfect auxiliary
- olvidado
- Forgotten; past participle of olvidar
- en
- In, on; common preposition of location
- momento
- Moment; brief period of time
- asesinato
- Murder; unlawful killing of a person
- él
- He, him; masculine singular subject pronoun
- todavía
- Still, yet; continuing up to present time
- llave
- Key; device for opening locks
- consigo
- With himself/herself; reflexive prepositional pronoun
- eso
- That; neuter demonstrative pronoun
- no
- No, not; negation adverb
- es
- Is; third person singular present of ser
- todo
- All, everything; entire amount or whole
- sé
- I know; first person singular present saber
- alguna
- Some, any; feminine singular indefinite adjective
- vez
- Time, occasion; instance or occurrence
- conoció
- Met, knew; third person preterite of conocer
- este
- This; masculine singular demonstrative adjective
- Sí
- Yes; affirmative response with accent
- dijo
- Said; third person singular preterite of decir
- abogado
- Lawyer; person who practices law
- una
- One, a; feminine singular indefinite article
- hablé
- I spoke; first person singular preterite hablar
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment
- Entonces
- Then, so; at that time or therefore
- debe
- Must, should; third person singular deber
- saber
- To know; possess knowledge or information
- bien
- Well, good; adverb indicating manner
- como
- Like, as; comparison or manner conjunction
- resto
- Rest, remainder; what is left
- nosotros
- We, us; first person plural pronoun
- había
- There was, had; third person imperfect haber
- algo
- Something; indefinite pronoun for unspecified thing
- extraño
- Strange, odd; unusual or peculiar
- ese
- That; masculine singular demonstrative adjective
- caballero
- Gentleman; man of good breeding or manners
- le
- Him, her, you; indirect object pronoun
- provocaba
- Provoked, caused; third person imperfect of provocar
- uno
- One; indefinite pronoun or number
- un
- A, an; masculine singular indefinite article
- sobresalto
- Start, fright; sudden alarm or shock
- cómo
- How; interrogative adverb asking about manner
- decirlo
- Say it; infinitive decir plus pronoun lo
- allá
- There, over there; distant location
- esto
- This; neuter demonstrative pronoun
- sentía
- Felt; third person singular imperfect sentir
- médula
- Marrow, core; inner substance of bone
- especie
- Kind, type; species or sort
- frío
- Cold; low temperature or chilly feeling
- debilidad
- Weakness; lack of strength or feebleness
- Reconozco
- I recognize, admit; first person present reconocer
- sentí
- I felt; first person singular preterite sentir
- describe
- Describes; third person singular present describir
- Exactamente
- Exactly; precisely or in exact manner
- respondió
- Responded, answered; third person preterite of responder
- cuando
- When; conjunction indicating time
- esa
- That; feminine singular demonstrative adjective
- cosa
- Thing; object or unspecified item
- mono
- Monkey; primate or ape-like creature
- saltó
- Jumped; third person singular preterite of saltar
- entre
- Between, among; preposition indicating position
- los
- The; masculine plural definite article
- productos
- Products; items manufactured or produced
- químicos
- Chemicals; substances used in chemistry
- metió
- Put in, inserted; third person preterite meter
- rápidamente
- Rapidly, quickly; in a fast manner
- gabinete
- Cabinet; piece of furniture or small room
- me
- Me; first person singular object pronoun
- recorrió
- Ran through, traversed; third person preterite recorrer
- columna
- Column, spine; vertical structure or backbone
- vertebral
- Vertebral; relating to the spine or vertebrae
- hielo
- Ice; frozen water
- Oh
- Oh; interjection expressing emotion or surprise
- evidencia
- Evidence; proof or information supporting claim
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