Won from the Waves — Page 3
It was not especially attractive--indeed few scenes would have appeared to advantage at that moment; but when sunshine lighted up the blue dancing waters, varied by the shadows of passing clouds, the marine painter might have found many subjects for his pencil among the picturesque cottages, their sturdy inhabitants, the wild cliffs, and the yellow strand glittering with shells.
No era especialmente atractivo; en efecto, pocas escenas habrían aparecido con ventaja en ese momento; pero cuando el sol iluminaba las azules aguas danzantes, variadas por las sombras de las nubes que pasaban, el pintor marinista podría haber encontrado muchos temas para su pincel entre las pintorescas cabañas, sus robustos habitantes, los abruptos acantilados y la amarilla orilla brillando con conchas.
Farther inland the country improved.
Más hacia el interior, el paisaje mejoraba.
On the higher ground to the south were neat cottages rising among shrubberies, the parish church with its square tower, and yet farther off the mansion of Sir Reginald Castleton, in the midst of its park, with its broad lake, its green meadows and clumps of wide-spreading trees, surrounded by a high paling forbidding the ingress of strangers, and serving to secure the herd of graceful deer which bounded amidst its glades.
En las tierras más elevadas hacia el sur se alzaban pulcras cabañas entre arbustos, la iglesia parroquial con su torre cuadrada, y aún más lejos la mansión de Sir Reginald Castleton, en medio de su parque, con su amplio lago, sus verdes praderas y grupos de árboles de copa extendida, rodeado por una alta empalizada que prohibía la entrada a los extraños y servía para asegurar el rebaño de elegantes ciervos que saltaban entre sus claros.
The fishermen--regardless of the driving mist, which, settling on their flushing coats and sou'-westers, ran off them in streamlets--kept turning their eyes seawards, endeavouring to penetrate the increasing gloom.
Los pescadores, sin importarles la densa niebla que, posándose sobre sus impermeables y sus sombrerros de ala ancha, se escurría por ellos en pequeños regueros, seguían volviendo los ojos hacia el mar, esforzándose por penetrar la creciente oscuridad.
"Here comes Adam Halliburt!" exclaimed one of them, turning round; "we shall hear what he thinks of the weather.
«¡Aquí viene Adam Halliburt!», exclamó uno de ellos, dándose la vuelta; «oiremos lo que piensa sobre el tiempo.
If he has made up his mind to go to sea to-night, it must come on much worse than it now is to keep him at home."
Si ha decidido hacerse a la mar esta noche, tendrá que ponerse mucho peor de lo que está ahora para retenerlo en casa.»
Vocabulary
- No
- Negation; used to deny or refuse something.
- era
- Was; past tense singular of ser or estar.
- especialmente
- Especially; particularly or in a special manner.
- atractivo
- Attractive; pleasing or appealing in appearance or manner.
- en
- In; preposition indicating location or time.
- efecto
- Effect; result or consequence of an action.
- pocas
- Few; small number of feminine plural things.
- escenas
- Scenes; views or moments in a sequence.
- habrían
- Would have; conditional perfect plural form.
- aparecido
- Appeared; past participle of aparecer.
- con
- With; preposition expressing accompaniment or manner.
- ventaja
- Advantage; favorable circumstance or benefit.
- ese
- That; demonstrative adjective or pronoun.
- momento
- Moment; brief period of time.
- pero
- But; conjunction expressing contrast or exception.
- cuando
- When; at what time or under condition.
- el
- The; definite article masculine singular.
- sol
- Sun; star that gives light and heat.
- iluminaba
- Illuminated; past tense of iluminar.
- las
- The; definite article feminine plural.
- azules
- Blue; color of sky or sea.
- aguas
- Waters; plural of water or aquatic bodies.
- variadas
- Varied; diverse or different in nature.
- por
- By; preposition indicating agent or cause.
- sombras
- Shadows; dark areas created by blocking light.
- de
- Of; preposition indicating possession or origin.
- nubes
- Clouds; visible masses of water vapor in sky.
- que
- That; relative pronoun connecting clauses.
- pasaban
- Passed; moved by or through.
- pintor
- Painter; artist who paints pictures.
- podría
- Could; conditional form of poder.
- haber
- To have; auxiliary verb for perfect tenses.
- encontrado
- Found; past participle of encontrar.
- muchos
- Many; large number of things or people.
- temas
- Themes; subjects or topics.
- para
- For; preposition indicating purpose or destination.
- su
- His, her, or its; possessive adjective.
- pincel
- Brush; tool used for painting.
- entre
- Between; in the space separating things.
- pintorescas
- Picturesque; visually attractive or charming.
- cabañas
- Cabins; small simple houses or shelters.
- sus
- Their; possessive adjective plural form.
- robustos
- Robust; strong and sturdy in build.
- habitantes
- Inhabitants; people living in a place.
- los
- The; definite article masculine plural.
- abruptos
- Abrupt; steep or sudden in nature.
- acantilados
- Cliffs; steep rock faces near water.
- la
- The; definite article feminine singular.
- amarilla
- Yellow; bright color of sun or gold.
- orilla
- Shore; edge or bank of water body.
- brillando
- Shining; emitting or reflecting bright light.
- conchas
- Shells; hard outer coverings of mollusks.
- Más
- More; greater in quantity or degree.
- hacia
- Toward; in direction of something.
- interior
- Interior; inside or inner part.
- paisaje
- Landscape; scenery of natural or rural area.
- mejoraba
- Improved; became better in quality.
- En
- In; preposition indicating location or time.
- tierras
- Lands; areas of earth or ground.
- elevadas
- Elevated; high or raised in position.
- sur
- South; cardinal direction opposite to north.
- se
- Reflexive pronoun; oneself or themselves.
- alzaban
- Rose; lifted or raised upward.
- arbustos
- Shrubs; woody plants smaller than trees.
- iglesia
- Church; building for religious worship.
- parroquial
- Parish; relating to local church community.
- torre
- Tower; tall structure or building.
- cuadrada
- Square; having four equal sides.
- aún
- Yet; still or in addition.
- lejos
- Far; at or to great distance.
- mansión
- Mansion; large impressive house or residence.
- medio
- Middle; center or midway point.
- parque
- Park; area of land for recreation.
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