The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 2 — Page 10
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That of course; and when we had absolutely completed every particle of the furniture in this way, then we examined the house itself.
Eso, por supuesto; y cuando habíamos completado absolutamente cada partícula del mobiliario de esta manera, examinamos la casa en sí.
We divided its entire surface into compartments, which we numbered, so that none might be missed; then we scrutinized each individual square inch throughout the premises, including the two houses immediately adjoining, with the microscope, as before."
Dividimos toda su superficie en compartimentos, que numeramos, para que ninguno pudiera pasarse por alto; luego examinamos minuciosamente cada pulgada cuadrada de las dependencias, incluidas las dos casas inmediatamente adyacentes, con el microscopio, como antes."
"The two houses adjoining!" I exclaimed; "you must have had a great deal of trouble."
"¡Las dos casas adyacentes!" exclamé; "debieron de haber tenido muchísimo trabajo."
"We had; but the reward offered is prodigious!"
"Así fue; ¡pero la recompensa ofrecida es prodigiosa!"
"You include the grounds about the houses?"
"¿Incluyen también los terrenos alrededor de las casas?"
"All the grounds are paved with brick.
"Todo el terreno está pavimentado con ladrillos.
They gave us comparatively little trouble.
Nos dieron relativamente poco trabajo.
We examined the moss between the bricks, and found it undisturbed."
Examinamos el musgo entre los ladrillos y lo encontramos intacto."
"You looked among D——'s papers, of course, and into the books of the library?"
"¿Buscaron entre los papeles de D——, por supuesto, y en los libros de la biblioteca?"
"Certainly; we opened every package and parcel; we not only opened every book, but we turned over every leaf in each volume, not contenting ourselves with a mere shake, according to the fashion of some of our police officers.
"Ciertamente; abrimos cada paquete y bulto; no solo abrimos cada libro, sino que pasamos cada hoja de cada volumen, sin contentarnos con un simple sacudimiento, según la costumbre de algunos de nuestros agentes de policía.
We also measured the thickness of every book-cover, with the most accurate admeasurement, and applied to each the most jealous scrutiny of the microscope.
También medimos el grosor de cada cubierta de libro con la medición más precisa, y aplicamos a cada una el más minucioso escrutinio del microscopio.
Had any of the bindings been recently meddled with, it would have been utterly impossible that the fact should have escaped observation.
Si alguna de las encuadernaciones hubiera sido manipulada recientemente, habría sido absolutamente imposible que el hecho hubiera escapado a la observación.
Some five or six volumes, just from the hands of the binder, we carefully probed, longitudinally, with the needles."
Unos cinco o seis volúmenes, recién salidos de las manos del encuadernador, los examinamos cuidadosamente, de manera longitudinal, con las agujas."
"You explored the floors beneath the carpets?
"¿Exploraron los suelos bajo las alfombras?
Vocabulary
- Eso
- That; that thing or matter
- por
- By; for; through; per
- supuesto
- Of course; supposed; assumed
- cuando
- When; at the time that
- habíamos
- We had; past perfect first person plural
- completado
- Completed; finished; accomplished
- absolutamente
- Absolutely; completely; entirely
- cada
- Each; every; one by one
- partícula
- Particle; small piece or fragment
- del
- Of the; from the; contraction of de+el
- mobiliario
- Furniture; household goods and fixtures
- de
- Of; from; by; expressing possession
- esta
- This; this one; feminine demonstrative
- manera
- Manner; way; method; fashion
- examinamos
- We examined; we inspected carefully
- la
- The; feminine definite article
- casa
- House; home; building for living
- en
- In; on; at; within
- sí
- Itself; himself; herself; oneself
- Dividimos
- We divided; we separated into parts
- toda
- All; whole; entire; complete
- su
- His; her; its; their; your formal
- superficie
- Surface; area; exterior; upper face
- compartimentos
- Compartments; sections; divisions
- que
- That; which; who; relative pronoun
- numeramos
- We numbered; we assigned numbers to
- para
- For; to; in order to; toward
- ninguno
- None; no; not any; nobody
- pudiera
- Could; might; would be able subjunctive
- pasarse
- To pass; to overlook; to miss
- alto
- High; tall; stop; halt
- luego
- Then; later; next; therefore
- minuciosamente
- Meticulously; thoroughly; carefully; minutely
- pulgada
- Inch; unit of length measurement
- cuadrada
- Square; squared; four-sided equal sides
- las
- The; feminine plural definite article
- dependencias
- Dependencies; rooms; outbuildings; annexes
- incluidas
- Included; incorporated; feminine plural form
- dos
- Two; the number two
- casas
- Houses; homes; buildings for living
- inmediatamente
- Immediately; right away; directly; at once
- adyacentes
- Adjacent; neighboring; next to; adjoining
- con
- With; alongside; accompanied by
- el
- The; masculine singular definite article
- microscopio
- Microscope; optical instrument for magnification
- como
- Like; as; how; similar to
- antes
- Before; previously; ago; formerly
- Las
- The; feminine plural definite article
- exclamé
- I exclaimed; I cried out loudly
- debieron
- They should have; they must have
- haber
- To have; auxiliary verb for perfect tenses
- tenido
- Had; past participle of tener
- muchísimo
- Very much; extremely; a great deal
- trabajo
- Work; job; labor; effort; task
- Así
- Thus; so; in this way; like that
- fue
- Was; went; past tense of ser/ir
- pero
- But; however; yet; on the other hand
- recompensa
- Reward; compensation; prize; reimbursement
- ofrecida
- Offered; feminine singular past participle
- es
- Is; third person singular of ser
- prodigiosa
- Prodigious; amazing; wonderful; extraordinary
- Incluyen
- They include; they encompass; comprise
- también
- Also; too; as well; besides
- los
- The; masculine plural definite article
- terrenos
- Lands; grounds; terrain; plots of earth
- alrededor
- Around; about; surrounding; approximately
- Todo
- All; everything; the whole; every
- terreno
- Land; ground; terrain; field; plot
- está
- Is; located; third person singular estar
- pavimentado
- Paved; surfaced with stone or brick
- ladrillos
- Bricks; clay building blocks; tiles
- Nos
- Us; to us; ourselves; each other
- dieron
- They gave; past tense of dar
- relativamente
- Relatively; comparatively; proportionally; fairly
- poco
- Little; few; small amount; not much
- Examinamos
- We examined; we inspected; we studied
- musgo
- Moss; small green plant on surfaces
- entre
- Between; among; amid; in the midst
- lo
- It; the; masculine singular neuter article
- encontramos
- We found; we discovered; we encountered
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