The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 74
Here and there a brief remark was appended to a date, usually no more than a single word: "double" occurring perhaps six times in a total of several hundred entries; and once very early in the list and followed by several marks of exclamation, "total failure!!!"
Aquí y allá una breve observación estaba añadida a una fecha, usualmente no más que una sola palabra: "doble" apareciendo quizás seis veces en un total de varios cientos de entradas; y una vez muy temprano en la lista y seguida por varias marcas de exclamación, "fracaso total!!!"
All this, though it whetted my curiosity, told me little that was definite.
Todo esto, aunque avivó mi curiosidad, me dijo poco que fuera definitivo.
Here were a phial of some salt, and the record of a series of experiments that had led (like too many of Jekyll's investigations) to no end of practical usefulness.
Aquí había una redoma de alguna sal, y el registro de una serie de experimentos que habían conducido (como demasiadas de las investigaciones de Jekyll) a ningún fin de utilidad práctica.
How could the presence of these articles in my house affect either the honour, the sanity, or the life of my flighty colleague?
¿Cómo podría la presencia de estos artículos en mi casa afectar el honor, la cordura, o la vida de mi voluble colega?
If his messenger could go to one place, why could he not go to another?
Si su mensajero podía ir a un lugar, ¿por qué no podía ir a otro?
And even granting some impediment, why was this gentleman to be received by me in secret?
Y aun concediendo algún impedimento, ¿por qué debía este caballero ser recibido por mí en secreto?
The more I reflected the more convinced I grew that I was dealing with a case of cerebral disease; and though I dismissed my servants to bed, I loaded an old revolver, that I might be found in some posture of self-defence.
Cuanto más reflexionaba más convencido me sentía de que estaba tratando con un caso de enfermedad cerebral; y aunque despedí a mis sirvientes a la cama, cargué un viejo revólver, para que pudiera ser encontrado en alguna postura de autodefensa.
Twelve o'clock had scarce rung out over London, ere the knocker sounded very gently on the door.
Las doce apenas habían sonado sobre Londres, cuando la aldaba sonó muy suavemente en la puerta.
I went myself at the summons, and found a small man crouching against the pillars of the portico.
Fui yo mismo a la llamada, y encontré a un hombre pequeño agachado contra los pilares del pórtico.
"Are you come from Dr. Jekyll?" I asked.
"¿Viene usted del Dr. Jekyll?" pregunté.
Vocabulary
- Aquí
- Here, in this place
- y
- And, conjunction connecting words or phrases
- allá
- There, over there, in that place
- una
- A, an, one (feminine indefinite article)
- breve
- Brief, short, concise in duration or length
- observación
- Observation, comment, remark, or act of observing
- estaba
- Was, were (imperfect tense of estar)
- añadida
- Added, attached, included as an addition
- a
- To, at, preposition indicating direction or location
- fecha
- Date, specific day or calendar marking
- usualmente
- Usually, normally, customarily, in most cases
- no
- No, not, negation word
- más
- More, most, additional quantity or degree
- que
- That, which, than, relative pronoun or conjunction
- sola
- Alone, single, only, solitary (feminine form)
- palabra
- Word, term, unit of language
- doble
- Double, twice, twofold in amount or size
- apareciendo
- Appearing, showing up, coming into view
- quizás
- Perhaps, maybe, possibly, expressing uncertainty
- seis
- Six, the number 6
- veces
- Times, occasions, instances of occurrence
- en
- In, on, at, preposition of location
- un
- A, an, one (masculine indefinite article)
- total
- Total, complete sum or whole amount
- de
- Of, from, about, possession or origin preposition
- varios
- Several, various, multiple, more than two
- cientos
- Hundreds, groups of one hundred
- entradas
- Entries, entrances, admission tickets, or journal entries
- vez
- Time, occasion, instance of occurrence
- muy
- Very, quite, extremely, intensifying adverb
- temprano
- Early, soon, at an early time
- la
- The (feminine singular definite article)
- lista
- List, roster, catalogue, ready (adjective)
- seguida
- Followed, continued, consecutive, immediately after
- por
- By, for, through, per, indicating agency
- varias
- Several, various, multiple (feminine plural)
- marcas
- Marks, brands, labels, signs or symbols
- exclamación
- Exclamation, outcry, emphatic expression or punctuation
- fracaso
- Failure, fiasco, unsuccessful outcome or attempt
- Todo
- All, everything, every, entire, whole
- esto
- This, this thing, demonstrative pronoun
- aunque
- Although, though, even though, despite
- avivó
- Aroused, stirred up, intensified, heightened (preterite)
- mi
- My, possessive adjective first person singular
- curiosidad
- Curiosity, inquisitiveness, desire to know
- me
- Me, to me, myself, object pronoun
- dijo
- Said, told (preterite of decir)
- poco
- Little, few, small amount or quantity
- fuera
- Outside, out, were (imperfect subjunctive of ser)
- definitivo
- Definitive, conclusive, final, decisive
- había
- There was, there were, had (imperfect)
- alguna
- Some, any, a certain (feminine form)
- sal
- Salt, sodium chloride seasoning substance
- el
- The (masculine singular definite article)
- registro
- Record, register, log, registration or inspection
- serie
- Series, sequence, set of related things
- experimentos
- Experiments, tests, scientific trials or procedures
- habían
- Had, they had (imperfect of haber)
- conducido
- Driven, led, conducted, guided (past participle)
- como
- As, like, how, such as, comparative
- demasiadas
- Too many, excessive number (feminine plural)
- las
- The (feminine plural definite article)
- investigaciones
- Investigations, research studies, inquiries
- ningún
- No, none, not any (masculine before noun)
- fin
- End, purpose, goal, conclusion
- utilidad
- Utility, usefulness, practical value or benefit
- práctica
- Practice, practical, application or hands-on experience
- Cómo
- How, in what way or manner
- podría
- Could, might, would be able (conditional)
- presencia
- Presence, attendance, being present somewhere
- estos
- These (masculine plural demonstrative)
- artículos
- Articles, items, objects, written pieces
- casa
- House, home, dwelling place
- afectar
- Affect, influence, impact, have effect upon
- honor
- Honor, dignity, reputation, integrity
- cordura
- Sanity, soundness of mind, mental stability
- o
- Or, conjunction presenting alternatives or choices
- vida
- Life, existence, living state
- voluble
- Fickle, changeable, unpredictable, inconsistent
- colega
- Colleague, coworker, professional peer
- Si
- If, whether, conditional conjunction
- su
- His, her, your, their, possessive adjective
- mensajero
- Messenger, courier, person carrying messages
- podía
- Could, was able (imperfect of poder)
- ir
- Go, to go, move to another place
- lugar
- Place, location, spot, position
- qué
- What, which, interrogative or exclamatory pronoun
- otro
- Other, another, different one
- Y
- And, conjunction connecting words or phrases
- aun
- Even, still, yet, including extreme cases
- concediendo
- Granting, conceding, admitting, allowing
- algún
- Some, any, a certain (masculine before noun)
- impedimento
- Impediment, obstacle, hindrance, obstruction
- debía
- Should, ought to, must (imperfect of deber)
- este
- This (masculine demonstrative adjective or pronoun)
- caballero
- Gentleman, knight, courteous man
- ser
- Be, to be, exist (infinitive verb)
- recibido
- Received, welcomed, accepted (past participle)
- mí
- Me, myself (prepositional pronoun with accent)
- secreto
- Secret, confidential, hidden information
- Cuanto
- How much, as much as, the more
- reflexionaba
- Reflected, pondered, thought about (imperfect)
- convencido
- Convinced, persuaded, certain (adjective or past participle)
- sentía
- Felt, sensed, experienced emotion (imperfect)
- tratando
- Trying, treating, dealing with, attempting
- con
- With, in company of, by means of
- caso
- Case, instance, situation, matter
- enfermedad
- Illness, disease, sickness, medical condition
- cerebral
- Cerebral, brain-related, intellectual
- despedí
- Dismissed, fired, said goodbye (preterite)
- mis
- My, mine (plural possessive adjective)
- sirvientes
- Servants, household staff, domestic workers
- cama
- Bed, sleeping furniture
- cargué
- Loaded, charged, carried (preterite)
- viejo
- Old, aged, elderly, ancient
- revólver
- Revolver, handgun, pistol with rotating cylinder
- para
- For, in order to, toward, purpose preposition
- pudiera
- Could, might be able (imperfect subjunctive)
- encontrado
- Found, encountered, discovered (past participle)
- postura
- Posture, position, stance, attitude
- autodefensa
- Self-defense, protection of oneself
- Las
- The (feminine plural definite article)
- doce
- Twelve, the number 12
- apenas
- Barely, hardly, scarcely, just
- sonado
- Sounded, rung, famous, well-known (past participle)
- sobre
- On, over, about, above, concerning
- cuando
- When, at the time that, temporal conjunction
- sonó
- Sounded, rang, made noise (preterite)
- suavemente
- Softly, gently, smoothly, quietly
- puerta
- Door, entrance, gateway
- Fui
- Went, was (preterite of ir or ser)
- yo
- I, myself, first person singular pronoun
- mismo
- Same, self, very, itself, own
- llamada
- Call, knock, summons, telephone call
- encontré
- Found, encountered, met (preterite)
- hombre
- Man, male human being, mankind
- pequeño
- Small, little, tiny in size
- agachado
- Crouched, bent down, stooped over
- contra
- Against, opposite, contrary to
- los
- The (masculine plural definite article)
- pilares
- Pillars, columns, supporting posts
- del
- Of the, from the (de + el contraction)
- Viene
- Comes, is coming (present tense of venir)
- usted
- You (formal singular pronoun)
- Dr
- Dr., doctor, abbreviated professional title
- pregunté
- Asked, inquired, questioned (preterite)
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