The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 104
Thereupon, I arranged my clothes as best I could, and summoning a passing hansom, drove to an hotel in Portland Street, the name of which I chanced to remember.
Entonces, arreglé mi ropa lo mejor que pude, y llamando a un hansom que pasaba, conduje a un hotel en Portland Street, cuyo nombre recordaba por casualidad.
At my appearance (which was indeed comical enough, however tragic a fate these garments covered) the driver could not conceal his mirth.
A mi aparición (que era en efecto bastante cómica, por trágico que fuera el destino que estas prendas cubrían) el conductor no pudo ocultar su regocijo.
I gnashed my teeth upon him with a gust of devilish fury; and the smile withered from his face—happily for him—yet more happily for myself, for in another instant I had certainly dragged him from his perch.
Rechiné mis dientes hacia él con una ráfaga de furia diabólica; y la sonrisa se marchitó de su rostro—afortunadamente para él—aunque más afortunadamente para mí, pues en otro instante ciertamente lo habría arrastrado de su asiento.
At the inn, as I entered, I looked about me with so black a countenance as made the attendants tremble; not a look did they exchange in my presence; but obsequiously took my orders, led me to a private room, and brought me wherewithal to write.
En la posada, al entrar, miré a mi alrededor con un semblante tan sombrío que hizo temblar a los asistentes; ni una mirada intercambiaron en mi presencia; pero obsequiosamente tomaron mis órdenes, me condujeron a una habitación privada, y me trajeron lo necesario para escribir.
Hyde in danger of his life was a creature new to me; shaken with inordinate anger, strung to the pitch of murder, lusting to inflict pain.
Hyde en peligro de muerte era una criatura nueva para mí; sacudido por una ira desmesurada, tenso hasta el punto del asesinato, deseando infligir dolor.
Yet the creature was astute; mastered his fury with a great effort of the will; composed his two important letters, one to Lanyon and one to Poole; and that he might receive actual evidence of their being posted, sent them out with directions that they should be registered.
Sin embargo, la criatura era astuta; dominó su furia con un gran esfuerzo de voluntad; compuso sus dos cartas importantes, una para Lanyon y una para Poole; y para que pudiera recibir evidencia real de que habían sido enviadas, las mandó con instrucciones de que fueran certificadas.
Vocabulary
- Entonces
- Then, at that time, so
- arreglé
- I fixed, arranged, or tidied up
- mi
- My, possessive adjective first person singular
- ropa
- Clothing, clothes, garments
- lo
- It, him, masculine direct object pronoun
- mejor
- Better, best, comparative or superlative of good
- que
- That, which, than, conjunction or relative pronoun
- pude
- I could, I was able to, preterite
- y
- And, conjunction connecting words or phrases
- llamando
- Calling, summoning, present participle of llamar
- a
- To, at, preposition indicating direction or location
- un
- A, an, masculine indefinite article
- pasaba
- Was passing, passed by, imperfect tense
- conduje
- I drove, I conducted, preterite of conducir
- hotel
- Hotel, lodging establishment for travelers
- en
- In, on, at, preposition of location
- cuyo
- Whose, of which, possessive relative pronoun
- nombre
- Name, noun referring to identifier
- recordaba
- I remembered, recalled, imperfect tense
- por
- By, for, through, preposition with multiple meanings
- casualidad
- Chance, coincidence, accident
- A
- To, at, preposition (capitalized for sentence start)
- aparición
- Appearance, apparition, sudden manifestation
- era
- Was, used to be, imperfect of ser
- efecto
- Effect, result, consequence
- bastante
- Quite, enough, rather, fairly
- cómica
- Comic, comical, funny, humorous
- trágico
- Tragic, terrible, disastrous
- fuera
- Were, was, outside, subjunctive or location
- el
- The, masculine definite article
- destino
- Destiny, fate, destination
- estas
- These, feminine plural demonstrative adjective
- prendas
- Garments, articles of clothing, pledges
- cubrían
- They covered, were covering, imperfect tense
- conductor
- Driver, conductor, one who drives vehicle
- no
- No, not, negation adverb
- pudo
- Could, was able to, preterite third person
- ocultar
- To hide, conceal, keep secret
- su
- His, her, its, their, possessive adjective
- regocijo
- Rejoicing, merriment, joy, amusement
- mis
- My, plural possessive adjective first person
- dientes
- Teeth, plural of tooth
- hacia
- Toward, in direction of, preposition
- él
- He, him, masculine subject or object pronoun
- con
- With, preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- una
- A, an, one, feminine indefinite article
- ráfaga
- Gust, burst, sudden blast of wind
- de
- Of, from, about, preposition of possession
- furia
- Fury, rage, intense anger
- diabólica
- Diabolical, devilish, fiendish
- la
- The, her, it, feminine article or pronoun
- sonrisa
- Smile, grin, facial expression of happiness
- se
- Himself, herself, itself, reflexive pronoun
- marchitó
- Withered, wilted, faded away, preterite
- rostro
- Face, countenance, visage
- afortunadamente
- Fortunately, luckily, as good fortune would have
- para
- For, in order to, preposition of purpose
- aunque
- Although, even though, though, conjunction
- más
- More, most, plus, additional
- mí
- Me, myself, prepositional pronoun first person
- pues
- Well, then, since, because, conjunction
- otro
- Other, another, different one
- instante
- Instant, moment, brief period of time
- ciertamente
- Certainly, surely, definitely, without doubt
- habría
- Would have, there would be, conditional
- arrastrado
- Dragged, hauled, pulled along forcefully
- asiento
- Seat, chair, place to sit
- En
- In, on, at, preposition (capitalized)
- posada
- Inn, lodging house, small hotel
- al
- To the, contraction of a plus el
- entrar
- To enter, go in, come in
- miré
- I looked, I watched, preterite first person
- alrededor
- Around, surrounding area, about
- semblante
- Countenance, facial expression, appearance
- tan
- So, such, as, adverb of degree
- sombrío
- Gloomy, somber, dark, shadowy
- hizo
- Made, did, caused, preterite third person
- temblar
- To tremble, shake, shiver
- los
- The, them, masculine plural article or pronoun
- asistentes
- Attendants, assistants, those present
- ni
- Nor, neither, not even, negative conjunction
- mirada
- Look, gaze, glance
- intercambiaron
- They exchanged, interchanged, swapped
- presencia
- Presence, being present, attendance
- pero
- But, however, yet, adversative conjunction
- tomaron
- They took, grabbed, preterite third person plural
- órdenes
- Orders, commands, instructions
- me
- Me, myself, first person object pronoun
- condujeron
- They led, conducted, drove, preterite
- habitación
- Room, bedroom, chamber
- privada
- Private, personal, not public
- trajeron
- They brought, carried here, preterite
- necesario
- Necessary, needed, essential, required
- escribir
- To write, compose written text
- peligro
- Danger, peril, risk, hazard
- muerte
- Death, demise, end of life
- criatura
- Creature, being, living thing
- nueva
- New, recent, fresh, novel
- sacudido
- Shaken, jolted, shocked, past participle
- ira
- Anger, wrath, rage, fury
- desmesurada
- Excessive, immoderate, disproportionate, huge
- tenso
- Tense, strained, tight, stressed
- hasta
- Until, up to, even, as far as
- punto
- Point, dot, degree, moment
- del
- Of the, from the, contraction de plus el
- asesinato
- Murder, assassination, homicide
- deseando
- Desiring, wishing, wanting, present participle
- infligir
- To inflict, impose, cause suffering
- dolor
- Pain, ache, sorrow, suffering
- Sin
- Without, lacking, preposition of absence
- embargo
- However, nevertheless, embargo, seizure
- astuta
- Cunning, clever, astute, sly, crafty
- dominó
- Dominated, controlled, mastered, preterite
- gran
- Great, large, big, apocopated form of grande
- esfuerzo
- Effort, endeavor, exertion, strain
- voluntad
- Will, willpower, volition, determination
- compuso
- Composed, wrote, created, preterite of componer
- sus
- His, her, its, their, plural possessive
- dos
- Two, number 2
- cartas
- Letters, cards, written correspondence
- importantes
- Important, significant, of great consequence
- pudiera
- Could, might be able, imperfect subjunctive
- recibir
- To receive, get, obtain, accept
- evidencia
- Evidence, proof, testimony
- real
- Real, actual, royal
- habían
- They had, auxiliary verb pluperfect
- sido
- Been, past participle of ser
- enviadas
- Sent, mailed, dispatched, feminine plural
- las
- The, them, feminine plural article or pronoun
- mandó
- Sent, ordered, commanded, preterite
- instrucciones
- Instructions, directions, orders
- fueran
- Were, would be, imperfect subjunctive
- certificadas
- Certified, registered, authenticated, feminine plural
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