The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 73
The door was very strong, the lock excellent; the carpenter avowed he would have great trouble and have to do much damage, if force were to be used; and the locksmith was near despair.
La puerta era muy fuerte, la cerradura excelente; el carpintero declaró que tendría gran dificultad y tendría que causar mucho daño, si hubiera que usar la fuerza; y el cerrajero estaba casi desesperado.
But this last was a handy fellow, and after two hour's work, the door stood open.
Pero este último era un tipo hábil, y después de dos horas de trabajo, la puerta quedó abierta.
The press marked E was unlocked; and I took out the drawer, had it filled up with straw and tied in a sheet, and returned with it to Cavendish Square.
El armario marcado E fue abierto; y saqué el cajón, lo hice llenar de paja y atar en una sábana, y regresé con él a Cavendish Square.
Here I proceeded to examine its contents.
Aquí procedí a examinar su contenido.
The powders were neatly enough made up, but not with the nicety of the dispensing chemist; so that it was plain they were of Jekyll's private manufacture; and when I opened one of the wrappers I found what seemed to me a simple crystalline salt of a white colour.
Los polvos estaban bastante bien preparados, pero no con la precisión del químico farmacéutico; de modo que era evidente que eran de fabricación privada de Jekyll; y cuando abrí uno de los envoltorios encontré lo que me pareció una simple sal cristalina de color blanco.
The phial, to which I next turned my attention, might have been about half full of a blood-red liquor, which was highly pungent to the sense of smell and seemed to me to contain phosphorus and some volatile ether.
El frasco, al cual dirigí después mi atención, podría haber estado aproximadamente medio lleno de un líquido rojo sangre, que era muy penetrante al sentido del olfato y me pareció contener fósforo y algún éter volátil.
At the other ingredients I could make no guess.
Sobre los otros ingredientes no pude hacer ninguna conjetura.
The book was an ordinary version book and contained little but a series of dates.
El libro era un libro de versión ordinario y contenía poco más que una serie de fechas.
These covered a period of many years, but I observed that the entries ceased nearly a year ago and quite abruptly.
Estas cubrían un período de muchos años, pero observé que las entradas cesaron hace casi un año y muy abruptamente.
Vocabulary
- La
- The (feminine singular definite article)
- puerta
- Door, entrance, gateway
- era
- Was, used to be (imperfect tense of ser)
- muy
- Very, quite, really
- fuerte
- Strong, loud, powerful, intense
- la
- The (feminine singular definite article)
- cerradura
- Lock, locking mechanism for doors
- excelente
- Excellent, outstanding, superior quality
- el
- The (masculine singular definite article)
- carpintero
- Carpenter, woodworker, person who builds with wood
- declaró
- Declared, stated, announced (preterite of declarar)
- que
- That, which, who (relative pronoun or conjunction)
- tendría
- Would have (conditional tense of tener)
- gran
- Great, large, big (shortened form of grande)
- dificultad
- Difficulty, hardship, problem, obstacle
- y
- And (conjunction connecting words or phrases)
- causar
- To cause, to produce, to bring about
- mucho
- Much, a lot, many, very
- daño
- Damage, harm, injury, hurt
- si
- If (conditional conjunction)
- hubiera
- Had, there were (imperfect subjunctive of haber)
- usar
- To use, to utilize, to employ
- fuerza
- Force, strength, power, might
- cerrajero
- Locksmith, person who makes or repairs locks
- estaba
- Was, was being (imperfect of estar)
- casi
- Almost, nearly, practically
- desesperado
- Desperate, hopeless, in despair
- Pero
- But, however, yet (contrastive conjunction)
- este
- This (masculine demonstrative adjective or pronoun)
- último
- Last, latest, final, most recent
- un
- A, an (masculine singular indefinite article)
- tipo
- Type, kind, guy, fellow
- hábil
- Skillful, clever, able, capable
- después
- After, afterwards, later, then
- de
- Of, from, about (preposition)
- dos
- Two (cardinal number)
- horas
- Hours, time periods of sixty minutes
- trabajo
- Work, labor, job, effort
- quedó
- Remained, was left, stayed (preterite of quedar)
- abierta
- Open, opened (feminine adjective)
- El
- The (masculine singular definite article)
- armario
- Closet, wardrobe, cupboard, cabinet
- marcado
- Marked, labeled, tagged, designated
- fue
- Was, went (preterite of ser or ir)
- abierto
- Open, opened (masculine past participle)
- saqué
- I took out, I removed (preterite of sacar)
- cajón
- Drawer, box, large crate
- lo
- It, him (masculine direct object pronoun)
- hice
- I did, I made (preterite of hacer)
- llenar
- To fill, to fill up completely
- paja
- Straw, hay, dried grass stalks
- atar
- To tie, to bind, to fasten
- en
- In, on, at (preposition of location)
- una
- A, an, one (feminine indefinite article)
- sábana
- Sheet, bed sheet, bedding
- regresé
- I returned, I came back (preterite of regresar)
- con
- With, together with (preposition)
- él
- He, him, it (masculine personal pronoun)
- a
- To, at, toward (preposition)
- Aquí
- Here, in this place
- procedí
- I proceeded, I went ahead (preterite of proceder)
- examinar
- To examine, to inspect, to analyze
- su
- His, her, its, your (possessive adjective)
- contenido
- Content, contents, what is contained inside
- Los
- The (masculine plural definite article)
- polvos
- Powders, dust particles, cosmetic powders
- estaban
- Were, were being (imperfect plural of estar)
- bastante
- Quite, enough, rather, fairly, sufficiently
- bien
- Well, good, fine, correctly
- preparados
- Prepared, ready, made ready (masculine plural)
- pero
- But, however, yet (contrastive conjunction)
- no
- No, not (negation adverb)
- precisión
- Precision, accuracy, exactness, detail
- del
- Of the (contraction of de + el)
- químico
- Chemist, chemical, relating to chemistry
- farmacéutico
- Pharmaceutical, pharmacist, related to pharmacy
- modo
- Way, manner, mode, method
- evidente
- Evident, obvious, clear, apparent
- eran
- Were, used to be (imperfect plural of ser)
- fabricación
- Manufacturing, fabrication, production, making
- privada
- Private, personal, not public (feminine)
- cuando
- When, whenever (temporal conjunction)
- abrí
- I opened (preterite first person of abrir)
- uno
- One, a single unit (number or pronoun)
- los
- The (masculine plural definite article)
- envoltorios
- Wrappers, packages, wrappings, coverings
- encontré
- I found, I encountered (preterite of encontrar)
- me
- Me, myself (reflexive or object pronoun)
- pareció
- Seemed, appeared (preterite third person of parecer)
- simple
- Simple, plain, basic, easy
- sal
- Salt, sodium chloride
- cristalina
- Crystalline, clear like crystal (feminine)
- color
- Color, hue, shade, tint
- blanco
- White, blank (color or adjective)
- frasco
- Bottle, flask, vial, small container
- al
- To the (contraction of a + el)
- cual
- Which, whom (relative pronoun)
- dirigí
- I directed, I addressed (preterite of dirigir)
- mi
- My, mine (possessive adjective)
- atención
- Attention, care, focus, notice
- podría
- Could, might (conditional of poder)
- haber
- To have (auxiliary verb), there is/are
- estado
- State, condition, been (past participle of estar)
- aproximadamente
- Approximately, roughly, about, around
- medio
- Half, middle, medium, means
- lleno
- Full, filled up, complete
- líquido
- Liquid, fluid substance
- rojo
- Red (color adjective)
- sangre
- Blood, vital bodily fluid
- penetrante
- Penetrating, sharp, piercing, intense
- sentido
- Sense, feeling, meaning, direction
- olfato
- Smell, sense of smell, olfaction
- contener
- To contain, to hold, to include
- fósforo
- Phosphorus, match (chemical element or fire starter)
- algún
- Some, any (shortened form of alguno)
- éter
- Ether, volatile chemical compound
- volátil
- Volatile, unstable, evaporating easily
- Sobre
- About, on, over, concerning (preposition)
- otros
- Others, other ones (masculine plural)
- ingredientes
- Ingredients, components, elements of mixture
- pude
- I could, I was able (preterite of poder)
- hacer
- To do, to make, to perform
- ninguna
- None, not any, no (feminine negative)
- conjetura
- Conjecture, guess, supposition, speculation
- libro
- Book, written or printed work
- versión
- Version, variant, rendition, account
- ordinario
- Ordinary, common, regular, usual
- contenía
- Contained, held (imperfect of contener)
- poco
- Little, few, not much
- más
- More, most, plus, additional
- serie
- Series, sequence, set, succession
- fechas
- Dates, calendar dates, days specified
- Estas
- These (feminine plural demonstrative)
- cubrían
- Covered, they covered (imperfect of cubrir)
- período
- Period, time span, era, interval
- muchos
- Many, a lot of (masculine plural)
- años
- Years, periods of twelve months
- observé
- I observed, I noticed (preterite of observar)
- las
- The (feminine plural definite article)
- entradas
- Entries, entrances, inputs, tickets
- cesaron
- Ceased, stopped, ended (preterite of cesar)
- hace
- Ago, makes, does (present of hacer)
- año
- Year, period of twelve months
- abruptamente
- Abruptly, suddenly, sharply, without warning
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