The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 108
He had now seen the full deformity of that creature that shared with him some of the phenomena of consciousness, and was co-heir with him to death: and beyond these links of community, which in themselves made the most poignant part of his distress, he thought of Hyde, for all his energy of life, as of something not only hellish but inorganic.
Ahora había visto la completa deformidad de aquella criatura que compartía con él algunos de los fenómenos de la consciencia, y era coheredero con él de la muerte: y más allá de estos lazos de comunidad, que en sí mismos constituían la parte más punzante de su angustia, pensaba en Hyde, con toda su energía de vida, como algo no solo infernal sino inorgánico.
This was the shocking thing; that the slime of the pit seemed to utter cries and voices; that the amorphous dust gesticulated and sinned; that what was dead, and had no shape, should usurp the offices of life.
Esto era lo espantoso; que el limo del abismo pareciera proferir gritos y voces; que el polvo amorfo gesticulara y pecara; que lo que estaba muerto, y no tenía forma, usurpara las funciones de la vida.
And this again, that that insurgent horror was knit to him closer than a wife, closer than an eye; lay caged in his flesh, where he heard it mutter and felt it struggle to be born; and at every hour of weakness, and in the confidence of slumber, prevailed against him, and deposed him out of life.
Y esto también, que aquel horror insurgente estaba unido a él más estrechamente que una esposa, más estrechamente que un ojo; yacía enjaulado en su carne, donde lo oía murmurar y sentía su lucha por nacer; y en cada hora de debilidad, y en la confianza del sueño, prevalecía contra él, y lo deponía de la vida.
The hatred of Hyde for Jekyll was of a different order.
El odio de Hyde por Jekyll era de un orden diferente.
Vocabulary
- Ahora
- Now, at this moment
- había
- There was/were; he/she/it had (imperfect)
- visto
- Seen, past participle of ver
- la
- The (feminine singular definite article)
- completa
- Complete, entire, whole
- deformidad
- Deformity, physical abnormality or malformation
- de
- Of, from (preposition)
- aquella
- That (feminine singular, distant demonstrative)
- criatura
- Creature, living being
- que
- That, which, who (relative pronoun)
- compartía
- Shared, was sharing (imperfect)
- con
- With (preposition)
- él
- He, him (subject/object pronoun with preposition)
- algunos
- Some, a few (masculine plural)
- los
- The (masculine plural definite article)
- fenómenos
- Phenomena, observable events or occurrences
- consciencia
- Consciousness, awareness
- y
- And (conjunction)
- era
- Was, used to be (imperfect of ser)
- muerte
- Death
- más
- More, plus
- allá
- There, beyond, over there
- estos
- These (masculine plural demonstrative)
- lazos
- Ties, bonds, connections
- comunidad
- Community, commonality, shared connection
- en
- In, on, at (preposition)
- sí
- Yes; oneself, himself, herself
- mismos
- Same, themselves (masculine plural)
- constituían
- Constituted, formed, made up (imperfect)
- parte
- Part, portion, section
- punzante
- Piercing, stabbing, sharp
- su
- His, her, its, your, their (possessive)
- angustia
- Anguish, distress, extreme anxiety
- pensaba
- Thought, was thinking (imperfect)
- toda
- All, every, whole (feminine singular)
- energía
- Energy, power, vigor
- vida
- Life
- como
- Like, as, how
- algo
- Something, somewhat
- no
- No, not
- solo
- Only, alone, sole
- infernal
- Infernal, hellish, diabolical
- sino
- But rather, but (after negative)
- inorgánico
- Inorganic, not living or organic
- Esto
- This (neuter demonstrative pronoun)
- lo
- It, him (masculine direct object pronoun)
- espantoso
- Frightening, dreadful, horrifying
- el
- The (masculine singular definite article)
- del
- Of the, from the (de + el)
- abismo
- Abyss, chasm, bottomless pit
- pareciera
- Might seem, appeared (imperfect subjunctive)
- gritos
- Screams, shouts, cries
- voces
- Voices, shouts
- polvo
- Dust, powder
- estaba
- Was, was being (imperfect of estar)
- muerto
- Dead, deceased
- tenía
- Had, possessed (imperfect of tener)
- forma
- Form, shape, way
- las
- The (feminine plural definite article)
- funciones
- Functions, duties, roles
- Y
- And (conjunction, capitalized)
- esto
- This (neuter demonstrative pronoun)
- también
- Also, too, as well
- aquel
- That (masculine singular, distant demonstrative)
- horror
- Horror, terror, dread
- unido
- United, joined, bound
- a
- To, at (preposition)
- estrechamente
- Closely, tightly, narrowly
- una
- A, an, one (feminine singular)
- esposa
- Wife, spouse; handcuff
- un
- A, an, one (masculine singular)
- ojo
- Eye
- yacía
- Lay, was lying down (imperfect)
- carne
- Flesh, meat
- donde
- Where
- oía
- Heard, was hearing (imperfect)
- murmurar
- To murmur, to whisper, to mutter
- sentía
- Felt, was feeling (imperfect)
- lucha
- Fight, struggle, battle
- por
- For, by, through (preposition)
- nacer
- To be born, to emerge
- cada
- Each, every
- hora
- Hour, time
- debilidad
- Weakness, debility, frailty
- confianza
- Confidence, trust
- sueño
- Sleep, dream
- prevalecía
- Prevailed, was prevailing (imperfect)
- contra
- Against, versus
- El
- The (masculine singular definite article, capitalized)
- odio
- Hatred, hate
- orden
- Order, command, arrangement
- diferente
- Different, distinct, unlike
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