Won from the Waves — Page 10
Lads, we will try and do it," he said at length; "maybe she has struck on the lowest part of the bank, and we shall be able to cross it at the top of high water.
Muchachos, lo intentaremos," dijo al fin; "tal vez haya encallado en la parte más baja del banco, y podremos cruzarlo en la pleamar.
Come along, we will talk no more about it, but try and do what we have got to do."
Vamos, no hablaremos más del asunto, sino que intentaremos hacer lo que tenemos que hacer."
Just at that instant the words, uttered in a shrill, loud tone, were heard:--
Justo en ese instante se oyeron las palabras, pronunciadas en un tono agudo y fuerte:--
"Foolish men, have you a mind to drown yourselves in the deep salt sea!
"¡Hombres necios, acaso tenéis la intención de ahogaros en el profundo mar salado!
Stay, I charge you, or take the consequence."
¡Deteneos, os lo ordeno, o atened a las consecuencias!"
The voice seemed to come out of the darkness, for no one was seen.
La voz parecía surgir de la oscuridad, pues no se veía a nadie.
The men looked round over their shoulders.
Los hombres miraron por encima de sus hombros.
Directly afterwards a tall thin figure, habited in grey from head to foot, emerged from the gloom.
Inmediatamente después, una figura alta y delgada, vestida de gris de la cabeza a los pies, emergió de la penumbra.
Those who beheld it might have been excused if they supposed it rather a phantom than a being of the earth, so shadowy did it appear in the thick mist.
Quienes la contemplaron habrían sido disculpados si la hubieran tomado por un fantasma más que por un ser de la tierra, tan espectral parecía en la densa niebla.
"The spirit of the air forbids your going, and I, his messenger, warn you that you seek destruction if you disobey him."
"El espíritu del aire prohíbe vuestra partida, y yo, su mensajero, os advierto que buscaréis la destrucción si le desobedecéis."
The men gathered closer to each other as the figure approached.
Los hombres se acercaron más unos a otros a medida que la figura se aproximaba.
It was now seen to be that of a tall, gaunt woman.
Ahora se veía que era la de una mujer alta y demacrada.
Vocabulary
- Muchachos
- Boys or guys; informal term for a group of young males
- lo
- It; neuter direct object pronoun
- intentaremos
- We will try; future tense of intentar
- dijo
- He/she said; preterite of decir
- al
- To the; contraction of a and el
- fin
- End or finally; conclusion of something
- tal
- Such or so; used to qualify or compare
- vez
- Time or occasion; instance of something occurring
- haya
- There may be; present subjunctive of haber
- encallado
- Run aground; stuck on a shallow or sandbank
- parte
- Part or section; a portion of something
- más
- More; comparative adverb indicating greater degree
- baja
- Low or lower; adjective describing reduced height
- banco
- Sandbank or bench; shallow area in water
- podremos
- We will be able to; future of poder
- cruzarlo
- To cross it; infinitive with direct object pronoun
- Vamos
- Let's go; first person plural of ir
- hablaremos
- We will speak; future tense of hablar
- asunto
- Matter or issue; a topic or affair
- sino
- But rather; conjunction used for contrast
- hacer
- To do or make; common infinitive verb
- tenemos
- We have; first person plural of tener
- Justo
- Just or exactly; at precisely that moment
- instante
- Instant or moment; a very brief period of time
- oyeron
- They heard; preterite third person plural of oír
- palabras
- Words; units of spoken or written language
- pronunciadas
- Pronounced or uttered; past participle of pronunciar
- tono
- Tone; quality or pitch of a voice or sound
- agudo
- Sharp or shrill; high-pitched in sound
- fuerte
- Strong or loud; intense in force or volume
- Hombres
- Men; adult male human beings
- necios
- Foolish or stupid; acting without sense or reason
- acaso
- Perhaps or by chance; used to express uncertainty
- tenéis
- You all have; second person plural of tener
- intención
- Intention; a plan or purpose behind an action
- ahogaros
- To drown yourselves; reflexive infinitive of ahogar
- profundo
- Deep or profound; extending far down or inward
- mar
- Sea; large body of salt water
- salado
- Salty; containing or tasting of salt
- Deteneos
- Stop yourselves; imperative reflexive form of detener
- ordeno
- I order or command; first person singular of ordenar
- consecuencias
- Consequences; results or outcomes of an action
- voz
- Voice; sound produced by a person speaking
- parecía
- Seemed or appeared; imperfect of parecer
- surgir
- To emerge or arise; to come forth suddenly
- oscuridad
- Darkness; absence of light in an environment
- pues
- Since or well; conjunction indicating reason or continuation
- veía
- Saw or could see; imperfect of ver
- nadie
- Nobody; no person at all
- miraron
- They looked; preterite third person plural of mirar
- encima
- Above or over; on top of something
- hombros
- Shoulders; upper body parts connecting arms to torso
- Inmediatamente
- Immediately; without any delay or pause
- después
- After or afterwards; following in time or order
- figura
- Figure or shape; outline of a person or form
- alta
- Tall or high; greater than average in height
- delgada
- Thin or slender; having little body width
- vestida
- Dressed or clothed; wearing a particular garment
- gris
- Gray; a neutral color between black and white
- cabeza
- Head; uppermost part of the human body
- pies
- Feet; lowest parts of the legs for standing
- emergió
- Emerged; came out from concealment or darkness
- Quienes
- Those who; relative pronoun referring to people
- contemplaron
- They observed; preterite of contemplar, to gaze at
- habrían
- Would have; conditional of haber used in compound forms
- disculpados
- Excused or forgiven; past participle of disculpar
- hubieran
- Had; past subjunctive of haber for hypothetical situations
- tomado
- Taken or mistaken; past participle of tomar
- fantasma
- Ghost or phantom; a spectral supernatural being
- ser
- To be; fundamental verb indicating existence or identity
- tierra
- Earth or land; ground or earthly matter
- densa
- Dense or thick; closely packed together in mass
- niebla
- Fog or mist; thick cloud of water droplets
- espíritu
- Spirit or soul; non-physical supernatural essence
- aire
- Air; the invisible gaseous atmosphere around us
- prohíbe
- Prohibits or forbids; third person singular of prohibir
- vuestra
- Your; second person plural possessive adjective
- partida
- Departure; the act of leaving a place
- mensajero
- Messenger; one who carries or delivers a message
- advierto
- I warn; first person singular of advertir
- buscaréis
- You all will seek; future of buscar second plural
- destrucción
- Destruction; the act of ruining or demolishing something
- desobedecéis
- You disobey; second person plural of desobedecer
- acercaron
- They approached; preterite of acercarse, to come near
- unos
- Some or a few; indefinite plural article
- otros
- Others; different or additional people or things
- medida
- Measure or degree; extent to which something occurs
- aproximaba
- Was approaching; imperfect of aproximarse, drawing near
- Ahora
- Now; at the present time or moment
- era
- Was; imperfect of ser indicating past state
- mujer
- Woman; an adult female human being
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