The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 66
They mounted the stair in silence, and still with an occasional awestruck glance at the dead body, proceeded more thoroughly to examine the contents of the cabinet.
Subieron la escalera en silencio, y todavía con una mirada ocasional de asombro reverente al cadáver, procedieron más minuciosamente a examinar el contenido del gabinete.
At one table, there were traces of chemical work, various measured heaps of some white salt being laid on glass saucers, as though for an experiment in which the unhappy man had been prevented.
En una mesa, había rastros de trabajo químico, varios montones medidos de alguna sal blanca dispuestos sobre platillos de vidrio, como para un experimento en el que el desdichado hombre había sido interrumpido.
"That is the same drug that I was always bringing him," said Poole; and even as he spoke, the kettle with a startling noise boiled over.
"Esa es la misma droga que siempre le traía," dijo Poole; y mientras hablaba, la tetera con un ruido sobresaltante se derramó al hervir.
This brought them to the fireside, where the easy-chair was drawn cosily up, and the tea things stood ready to the sitter's elbow, the very sugar in the cup.
Esto los llevó a la chimenea, donde la butaca estaba colocada cómodamente, y los utensilios del té estaban listos al codo del ocupante, incluso el azúcar en la taza.
There were several books on a shelf; one lay beside the tea things open, and Utterson was amazed to find it a copy of a pious work, for which Jekyll had several times expressed a great esteem, annotated, in his own hand with startling blasphemies.
Había varios libros en un estante; uno yacía abierto junto a los utensilios del té, y Utterson se asombró al encontrar que era una copia de una obra piadosa, por la cual Jekyll había expresado varias veces gran estima, anotada, de su propia mano con blasfemias asombrosas.
Next, in the course of their review of the chamber, the searchers came to the cheval-glass, into whose depths they looked with an involuntary horror.
A continuación, en el curso de su inspección de la cámara, los investigadores llegaron al espejo de cuerpo entero, en cuyas profundidades miraron con un horror involuntario.
But it was so turned as to show them nothing but the rosy glow playing on the roof, the fire sparkling in a hundred repetitions along the glazed front of the presses, and their own pale and fearful countenances stooping to look in.
Pero estaba vuelto de tal manera que no les mostraba nada más que el resplandor rosado jugando en el techo, el fuego centelleando en cien repeticiones a lo largo del frente vidriado de los armarios, y sus propios rostros pálidos y temerosos inclinándose para mirar.
"This glass has seen some strange things, sir," whispered Poole.
"Este espejo ha visto algunas cosas extrañas, señor," susurró Poole.
Vocabulary
- Subieron
- They went up, they climbed
- la
- the (feminine singular article)
- escalera
- stairs, staircase, ladder
- en
- in, on, at
- silencio
- silence, quietness
- y
- and
- todavía
- still, yet, even
- con
- with
- una
- a, an, one (feminine singular)
- mirada
- look, glance, gaze
- ocasional
- occasional, sporadic
- de
- of, from, about
- asombro
- astonishment, amazement, wonder
- reverente
- reverent, respectful
- al
- to the, at the (contraction of a+el)
- cadáver
- corpse, dead body, cadaver
- procedieron
- they proceeded, they continued
- más
- more, most, plus
- minuciosamente
- meticulously, thoroughly, in detail
- a
- to, at, for
- examinar
- to examine, to inspect, to check
- el
- the (masculine singular article)
- contenido
- content, contents, contained
- del
- of the, from the (contraction of de+el)
- gabinete
- cabinet, office, study room
- En
- in, on, at
- mesa
- table, desk
- había
- there was, there were, had
- rastros
- traces, tracks, signs
- trabajo
- work, job, labor
- químico
- chemical, chemist
- varios
- several, various, some
- montones
- piles, heaps, lots
- medidos
- measured, weighed out
- alguna
- some, any (feminine singular)
- sal
- salt
- blanca
- white (feminine)
- dispuestos
- arranged, willing, disposed
- sobre
- on, over, about, above
- platillos
- small plates, saucers, dishes
- vidrio
- glass (material)
- como
- like, as, how
- para
- for, to, in order to
- un
- a, an, one (masculine singular)
- experimento
- experiment, test
- que
- that, which, who, what
- desdichado
- unfortunate, unlucky, wretched
- hombre
- man, human being
- sido
- been (past participle of ser)
- interrumpido
- interrupted, stopped
- Esa
- that (feminine demonstrative pronoun)
- es
- is (third person singular of ser)
- misma
- same, very, self
- droga
- drug, medicine
- siempre
- always, ever
- le
- to him, to her, him, her
- traía
- brought, used to bring
- dijo
- said, told (preterite of decir)
- mientras
- while, meanwhile, whereas
- hablaba
- spoke, was speaking, talked
- tetera
- teapot, kettle
- ruido
- noise, sound
- sobresaltante
- startling, alarming, sudden
- se
- reflexive pronoun; oneself, himself, herself
- derramó
- spilled, overflowed, poured out
- hervir
- to boil
- Esto
- this (neuter demonstrative pronoun)
- los
- the, them (masculine plural)
- llevó
- carried, took, led
- chimenea
- fireplace, chimney
- donde
- where
- butaca
- armchair, easy chair
- estaba
- was, were (imperfect of estar)
- colocada
- placed, positioned, situated
- cómodamente
- comfortably, conveniently
- utensilios
- utensils, tools, implements
- té
- tea
- estaban
- were, they were (imperfect of estar)
- listos
- ready, prepared, clever
- codo
- elbow
- ocupante
- occupant, occupier
- incluso
- even, including, inclusive
- azúcar
- sugar
- taza
- cup, mug
- Había
- there was, there were, ago
- libros
- books
- estante
- shelf, bookcase
- uno
- one, a, an (masculine)
- yacía
- lay, was lying
- abierto
- open, opened
- junto
- together, next to, near
- asombró
- astonished, amazed, surprised
- encontrar
- to find, to encounter, to meet
- era
- was, were (imperfect of ser)
- copia
- copy, duplicate
- obra
- work, opus, piece
- piadosa
- pious, devout, religious
- por
- by, for, through, per
- cual
- which, who, what
- expresado
- expressed, stated
- veces
- times, occasions
- gran
- great, big, large (apocopated form)
- estima
- esteem, regard, appreciation
- anotada
- annotated, noted down
- su
- his, her, its, their, your
- propia
- own, proper, characteristic
- mano
- hand
- blasfemias
- blasphemies, profanities, curses
- asombrosas
- astonishing, amazing, astounding
- A
- to, at (preposition)
- continuación
- continuation, following, next
- curso
- course, progress, path
- inspección
- inspection, examination, survey
- cámara
- chamber, room, camera
- investigadores
- investigators, researchers
- llegaron
- arrived, reached, came
- espejo
- mirror
- cuerpo
- body, corps
- entero
- entire, whole, complete
- cuyas
- whose, of which (feminine plural)
- profundidades
- depths, profundities
- miraron
- looked, watched, they looked at
- horror
- horror, terror, dread
- involuntario
- involuntary, unintentional
- Pero
- but, however, yet
- vuelto
- turned, returned, turned around
- tal
- such, so, like
- manera
- way, manner, fashion
- no
- no, not
- les
- to them, them (indirect object)
- mostraba
- showed, displayed, was showing
- nada
- nothing, anything
- resplandor
- radiance, brightness, glow
- rosado
- pink, rosy
- jugando
- playing, toying
- techo
- ceiling, roof
- fuego
- fire, flame
- centelleando
- sparkling, twinkling, glittering
- cien
- hundred, one hundred
- repeticiones
- repetitions, replays
- lo
- it, him, the (masculine direct object)
- largo
- long, length, throughout
- frente
- front, forehead, face
- vidriado
- glazed, glassy
- armarios
- closets, wardrobes, cupboards
- sus
- his, her, its, their, your (plural)
- propios
- own, proper, typical
- rostros
- faces, countenances
- pálidos
- pale, pallid
- temerosos
- fearful, afraid, timid
- inclinándose
- leaning, bending over, stooping
- mirar
- to look, to watch, to gaze
- Este
- this, this one, east
- ha
- has (third person singular of haber)
- visto
- seen, viewed (past participle of ver)
- algunas
- some, a few (feminine plural)
- cosas
- things, stuff
- extrañas
- strange, odd, foreign
- señor
- sir, mister, gentleman, lord
- susurró
- whispered, murmured
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