The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 2 — Page 9
The bottoms and tops of bedposts are employed in the same way.
As bases e os topos das colunas de cama são utilizados da mesma forma.
"But could not the cavity be detected by sounding?" I asked.
"Mas a cavidade não poderia ser detectada por sondagem?" perguntei.
"By no means, if, when the article is deposited, a sufficient wadding of cotton be placed around it.
"De modo algum, se, quando o objeto for depositado, uma quantidade suficiente de algodão for colocada ao redor dele.
Besides, in our case, we were obliged to proceed without noise."
Além disso, no nosso caso, fomos obrigados a proceder sem fazer barulho."
"But you could not have removed—you could not have taken to pieces all articles of furniture in which it would have been possible to make a deposit in the manner you mention.
"Mas o senhor não poderia ter removido — não poderia ter desmontado todos os artigos de mobiliário nos quais teria sido possível fazer um depósito da maneira que menciona.
A letter may be compressed into a thin spiral roll, not differing much in shape or bulk from a large knitting-needle, and in this form it might be inserted into the rung of a chair, for example.
Uma carta pode ser comprimida em um fino rolo espiral, não diferindo muito em forma ou volume de uma grande agulha de tricô, e nessa forma poderia ser inserida no travessão de uma cadeira, por exemplo.
You did not take to pieces all the chairs?"
O senhor não desmontou todas as cadeiras?"
"Certainly not; but we did better—we examined the rungs of every chair in the hotel, and, indeed the jointings of every description of furniture, by the aid of a most powerful microscope.
"Certamente não; mas fizemos melhor — examinamos os travessões de cada cadeira no hotel, e, de fato, as junções de todos os tipos de mobiliário, com o auxílio de um microscópio extremamente potente.
Had there been any traces of recent disturbance we should not have failed to detect it instantly.
Se houvesse qualquer traço de perturbação recente, não teríamos deixado de detectá-lo instantaneamente.
A single grain of gimlet-dust, for example, would have been as obvious as an apple.
Um único grão de pó de verruma, por exemplo, teria sido tão evidente quanto uma maçã.
Any disorder in the glueing—any unusual gaping in the joints—would have sufficed to insure detection."
Qualquer irregularidade na colagem — qualquer abertura incomum nas juntas — teria sido suficiente para garantir a detecção."
"I presume you looked to the mirrors, between the boards and the plates, and you probed the beds and the bed-clothes, as well as the curtains and carpets.
"Suponho que o senhor examinou os espelhos, entre as tábuas e as placas, e sondou as camas e as roupas de cama, assim como as cortinas e os tapetes.
Vocabulary
- as
- The (feminine plural definite article)
- bases
- Bases; foundations or basic elements
- os
- The (masculine plural definite article)
- topos
- Tops; highest points or surfaces
- das
- Of the (feminine plural contraction)
- colunas
- Columns; vertical structural elements
- de
- Of; from (preposition)
- cama
- Bed; furniture for sleeping
- são
- Are (third person plural of ser)
- utilizados
- Used; employed or put into use
- da
- Of the (feminine singular contraction)
- mesma
- Same; identical or equal
- forma
- Form; shape or manner
- mas
- But; however (conjunction)
- cavidade
- Cavity; hollow space or opening
- não
- Not; negation
- poderia
- Could; would be able to
- ser
- To be; to exist
- detectada
- Detected; discovered or found
- por
- By; through or by means of
- sondagem
- Sounding; probing or investigation
- perguntei
- I asked; inquired (first person singular)
- de
- Of; from (preposition)
- modo
- Mode; manner or way
- algum
- Any; some or a certain
- se
- If; whether (conjunction)
- quando
- When; at what time
- objeto
- Object; thing or item
- for
- Will be; future subjunctive of ser
- depositado
- Deposited; placed or left
- uma
- A; an (feminine indefinite article)
- quantidade
- Quantity; amount or number
- suficiente
- Sufficient; enough or adequate
- algodão
- Cotton; soft textile fiber material
- colocada
- Placed; put or positioned
- ao
- To the; at the (contraction)
- redor
- Around; surrounding area or vicinity
- dele
- Of it; its (masculine possessive)
- além
- Beyond; further or in addition
- disso
- Of that; besides or moreover
- no
- In the (masculine singular contraction)
- nosso
- Our; belonging to us
- caso
- Case; instance or situation
- fomos
- We were; went (first person plural)
- obrigados
- Obliged; forced or required to
- proceder
- To proceed; to go forward or act
- sem
- Without; absence of something
- fazer
- To make; to do or create
- barulho
- Noise; sound or disturbance
- senhor
- Sir; mister or gentleman
- ter
- To have; to possess or own
- removido
- Removed; taken away or extracted
- desmontado
- Dismantled; taken apart or disassembled
- todos
- All; every or entire group
- artigos
- Articles; items or pieces
- mobiliário
- Furniture; movable household goods
- nos
- In the; on the (plural contraction)
- quais
- Which; what (plural interrogative)
- teria
- Would have; conditional of ter
- sido
- Been; past participle of ser
- possível
- Possible; able to happen or occur
- um
- A; an (masculine indefinite article)
- depósito
- Deposit; storage place or repository
- maneira
- Manner; way or method
- que
- That; which or what
- menciona
- Mentions; refers to or states
- uma
- A; an (feminine indefinite article)
- carta
- Letter; written message or correspondence
- pode
- Can; is able to or may
- comprimida
- Compressed; squeezed or pressed together
- em
- In; within or inside
- fino
- Fine; thin or slender
- rolo
- Roll; cylinder or coiled object
- espiral
- Spiral; coiled or helical shape
- muito
- Much; a lot or greatly
- ou
- Or; alternative choice (conjunction)
- volume
- Volume; amount of space occupied
- grande
- Large; big or great in size
- agulha
- Needle; thin pointed sewing instrument
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