brain - cerebro, seso, sesudez
Edward - Eduardo
A friend of mine, who is a man of letters and a philosopher, said to me one day, as if between jest and earnest: "Fancy! since we last met, I have discovered a haunted house in the midst of London."
mine - (el) mío, (la) mía, (los) míos, (las) mías
philosopher - filósofo, filósofa
jest - bromea; broma
earnest - en serio; serio; (earn) en serio; serio
fancy - te apetece; capricho, antojo
Since - desde cuándo; desde entonces, desde que, ya que, dado que
Last - el último; último
discovered - descubierto; descubrir, destapar
haunted house - Casa embrujada
midst - en medio; centro
"Really haunted?-and by what-ghosts?"
haunted - hechizado; frecuentar, espantar, desasosegar, inquietar
ghosts - fantasmas; fantasma, espectro, espíritu, aparecido
"Well, I can't answer that question; all I know is this: six weeks ago my wife and I were in search of a furnished apartment. Passing a quiet street, we saw on the window of one of the houses a bill, 'Apartments, Furnished.'The situation suited us: we entered the house-liked the rooms-engaged them by the week-and left them the third day. No power on earth could have reconciled my wife to stay longer; and I don't wonder at it."
search - búsqueda, buscar, inspeccionar, cachear, allanar
furnished - amueblado; amoblar, amueblar, suministrar, proporcionar, dotar
passing - pasando; pasajero, excelente, superficial, somero
suited - adecuado; traje, terno, palo, convenir
entered - entró; entrar
engaged - comprometido; atraer, trabar conversación con, trabar batalla
third - la tercera; tercero, tercio, tercera
power on - encenderse
earth - tierra, suelo, terreno, madriguera, aterrar
reconciled - reconciliado; reconciliar, avenir
wonder - me pregunto; maravilla, milagro, genio, asombro, pasmo
"What did you see?"
"It was not so much what we saw or heard that drove us away, as it was an undefinable terror which seized both of us whenever we passed by the door of a certain unfurnished room, in which we neither saw nor heard anything. Accordingly, on the fourth morning I summoned the woman who kept the house and attended on us, and told her that the rooms did not quite suit us, and we would not stay out our week.
undefinable - indefinible
terror - terror
seized - incautado; agarrar, apoderarse de, apresar, aferrar, tomar
whenever - cuándo; cuando quiera, siempre que, siempre y cuando
passed - pasó; pasar(por), dejar atrás
Certain - seguro; cierto, cierto, cierta
unfurnished - desamueblar
neither - ninguno de los dos; ninguno, ningún, ni X ni Y, tampoco
accordingly - en consecuencia, por consiguiente, consecuentemente
summoned - convocado; convocar
attended - asistió; asistir
suit - traje, terno, palo, convenir
She said, dryly: 'I know why; you have stayed longer than any other lodger. Few ever stayed a second night; none before you a third. But I take it they have been very kind to you.'
dryly - secamente
lodger - inquilino; huésped
none - ninguna; ninguno
"'They-who?'I asked, affecting to smile.
affecting - afectando; afectar
smile - sonrisa, sonreír
"'Why, they who haunt the house, whoever they are. I don't mind them; I remember them many years ago, when I lived in this house, not as a servant; but I know they will be the death of me some day. I don't care-I'm old, and must die soon anyhow; and then I shall be with them, and in this house still.
haunt - persecución; frecuentar, espantar, desasosegar, inquietar
Whoever - a quién; cualquier, cualesquiera, cualquiera, quien
I don't mind - No me importa.
servant - sirviente, criado, mozo, doméstico
Death - muerte, la muerte, el arcano de la muerte
some day - algún día
care - te importa; cuidado
anyhow - de todos modos; de todas maneras, de todas formas, comoquiera
shall - sí; panish: ''shall followed by the infinitive is translated using the future tense''
The woman spoke with so dreary a calmness that really it was a sort of awe that prevented my conversing with her further. I paid for my week, and too happy were my wife and I to get off so cheaply."
dreary - aburrido, triste
calmness - calma
sort - cómo; clase, tipo, género
awe - pavor, temor, medrosía, asombro, asombrar, abrumar
prevented - prevenido; impedir, prevenir
conversing - conversando; conversar, charlar
further - más allá; fomentar, asistir, exhortar, desarrollar
"You excite my curiosity," said I; "nothing I should like better than to sleep in a haunted house. Pray give me the address of the one which you left so ignominiously."
excite - emocionar, estimular, excitar
curiosity - curiosidad
Pray - rezar, orar
ignominiously - Ignominiosamente
My friend gave me the address; and when we parted, I walked straight toward the house thus indicated.
straight - recto, liso, franco, directo, puro, convencional, hetero
toward - hacia, sobre, para
thus - así
indicated - indicado; indicar, senalizar, panish: t-needed
It is situated on the north side of Oxford Street, in a dull but respectable thoroughfare. I found the house shut up-no bill at the window, and no response to my knock. As I was turning away, a beer-boy, collecting pewter pots at the neighbouring areas, said to me, "Do you want any one at that house, sir?"
situated - situado; situar
side - lado
Oxford - Oxford
dull - sordo; romo, desafilado, embotado, aburrido, soso
respectable - respetable
thoroughfare - pasaje, vía pública, vía de comunicación, canal
shut - cerrar
response - respuesta
knock - golpe, golpear
turning away - dar la vuelta, alejarse, dar la espalda a alguien/algo
collecting - coleccionando; coleccionismo; (collect) coleccionando; coleccionismo
pewter - estano; peltre
pots - macetas; pote, cacerola, puchero; tarro; maceta, tiesto
"Yes, I heard it was to be let."
"Let!-Mr. J. offered mother, who chars for him, a pound a week just to open and shut the windows, and she would not."
Mr - Senor
offered - ofrecido; ofrecer
chars - cars; chamuscar, carbonizar
"Would not!-and why?"
"The house is haunted; and the old woman who kept it was found dead in her bed, with her eyes wide open. They say the devil strangled her."
is haunted - Estar encantado; estar turbado
dead - muerto
wide - ancho, amplio, lateral
devil - demonio; diablo
strangled - estrangulado; estrangular
"Pooh!-you speak of Mr. J--. Is he the owner of the house?"
Pooh - Pooh
"Yes."
"Where does he live?"
"In G-- Street, No. -."
I gave the pot-boy the gratuity earned by his liberal information, and I was lucky enough to find Mr. J-- at home-an elderly man, with intelligent countenance and prepossessing manners.
pot - pote, cacerola, puchero; tarro; maceta, tiesto
gratuity - gratificación; dádiva
earned - ganado; ganar
liberal - liberal, liberal, libertario, libertaria
lucky - suerte; afortunado, suertudo
elderly - ancianos; anciano, entrado en anos
intelligent - inteligente
countenance - semblante, apariencia, expresión, rostro
prepossessing - Presumir
manners - odales; manera, modo, forma, actitud
I communicated my name and my business frankly. I said I heard the house was considered to be haunted-that I had a strong desire to examine a house with so equivocal a reputation-that I should be greatly obliged if he would allow me to hire it, though only for a night. I was willing to pay for that privilege whatever he might be inclined to ask. "Sir," said Mr. J--, with great courtesy, "the house is at your service, for as short or as long a time as you please. Rent is out of the question. The poor old woman who died in it three weeks ago was a pauper whom I took out of a workhouse, for in her childhood she had been known to some of my family, and had once been in such good circumstances that she had rented that house of my uncle.
communicated - comunicado; comunicar, compartir, comulgar
frankly - francamente
considered - onsiderado; considerar, barajar, sopesar, observar
desire - desear, deseo, gana
examine - examinar, analizar, auscultar
equivocal - equivocada; equívoco, equívoco
reputation - reputación
greatly - en gran medida; grandemente, enormemente, sobremanera
obliged - obligado; obligar
allow - dejar, permitir, conceder
hire - contratar; alquilar
though - ero..; no obstante, de todas formas, de todas maneras
privilege - privilegio, privilegiar
whatever - qué; cualquier, lo que sea que, cualquier cosa que, no importa
be inclined - tender a
courtesy - cortesía, de cortesía
service - servicio
pauper - mendigo; indigente
whom - a quién; quién, quiénes, cuyo, quien
workhouse - Trabajo
childhood - infancia, ninez
such - cómo; así, tal, semejante, tan, qué
circumstances - circunstancias; circunstancia
rented - alquilado; alquiler
She was a woman of superior education and strong mind, and was the only person I could ever induce to remain in the house. Indeed, since her death, which was sudden, and the coroner's inquest which gave it a notoriety in the neighbourhood, I have so despaired of finding any person to take charge of the house, much more a tenant, that I would willingly let it rent free for a year to any one who would pay its rates and taxes."
superior - superior, superior
education - educación
mind - mente, concentración, opinión, juicio, propósito, voluntad
induce - inducir
remain - resto, restos, quedarse, sobrar, restar, permanecer, continuar
indeed - de verdad; de hecho, realmente, efectivamente, verdaderamente
sudden - de repente; repentino, súbito, brusco
coroner's inquest - Investigación forense
notoriety - notoriedad, infamia, mala fama
in the neighbourhood - en el barrio/vecindario
despaired - desesperado; desesperar, desesperanzar, desesperación
charge - cargo, acusación, encargo, figura, acusar, cobrar, cargar
tenant - inquilino, arrendatario
willingly - de buena gana
rent - alquiler; (rend); rasgar, destrozar, desgajar, romper
rates - tasas; tasa, índice
taxes - impuestos; impuesto
"How long is it since the house acquired this sinister character?"
acquired - dquirido; obtener, adquirir
sinister - siniestro, izquierdo
character - personaje, característica, carácter
"That I can scarcely tell you, but very many years since. The old woman I spoke of said it was haunted when she rented it between thirty and forty years ago. I never had one lodger who stayed more than three days. I do not tell you their stories-to no two lodgers have there been exactly the same phenomena repeated.
scarcely - apenas, difícilmente
lodgers - inquilinos; huésped
exactly - exactamente, exacto
phenomena - fenómenos
It is better that you should judge for yourself than enter the house with an imagination influenced by previous narratives; only be prepared to see and to hear something or other, and take whatever precautions you yourself please."
judge - juez; juzgar
enter - entrar
imagination - imaginación, magín
influenced - influenciado; influencia, influir, influenciar
previous - previo, anterior
narratives - arrativas; narrativo, narrativa, narración
precautions - precauciones; precaución
"Have you never had a curiosity yourself to pass a night in that house?"
pass - pasar(por), dejar atrás
"Yes. I passed not a night, but three hours in broad daylight alone in that house. My curiosity is not satisfied, but it is quenched. I have no desire to renew the experiment. You can not complain, you see, sir, that I am not sufficiently candid; and unless your interest be exceedingly eager and your nerves unusually strong, I honestly add, that I advise you not to pass a night in that house."
broad - amplio; ancho
alone - solo, a solas
satisfied - satisfecho; satisfacer
quenched - apagado; saciar, apagar, templar
renew - reanudar, renovar, reiniciar, recomenzar
experiment - experimento, experimentar
complain - quejarse, alegar, reclamar, protestar
sufficiently - suficientemente
candid - cándido; franco
Unless - menos que..; a menos que, a no ser que, salvo
exceedingly - excesivamente; extremadamente, sumamente, sobremanera, asaz
eager - ávido, ansioso, deseoso
nerves - nervio, coraje, descaro, frescura, nervios
honestly - honestamente, francamente
advise - aconsejar, asesorar, notificar
"My interest is exceedingly keen," said I, "and though only a coward will boast of his nerves in situations wholly unfamiliar to him, yet my nerves have been seasoned in such variety of danger that I have the right to rely on them-even in a haunted house."
keen - con ganas; entusiasta
coward - cobarde, gallina
boast - presumir; vanagloriarse, jactarse de, fanfarronear
wholly - Por completo
seasoned - sazonado; estación
variety - variedad
danger - peligro; (dang); peligro
rely - confiar; contar con, atenerse
Mr. J-- said very little more; he took the keys of his house out of his bureau, gave them to me-and, thanking him cordially for his frankness, and his urbane concession to my wish, I carried off my prize.
bureau - oficina, escritorio, cómoda
cordially - cordialmente
frankness - franqueza
urbane - urbano, cortés
concession - concesión
wish - deseo, gana, desear
carried off - se lo han llevado
prize - premio; abrir/levantar con palanca, forzar
Impatient for the experiment, as soon as I reached home, I summoned my confidential servant-a young man of gay spirits, fearless temper, and as free from superstitious prejudice as any one I could think of.
impatient - impaciente
reached - alcanzado; llegar (a)
confidential - confidencial
gay - gay, homosexual
spirits - espíritus; espíritu, alma, onda, alcohol, bebida espirituosa
fearless - intrépido, impávido, sin miedo
temper - temperamento, temple, templar, temperar
superstitious - supersticioso
prejudice - prejuicios; prejuicio, perjudicar, prejuiciar
"F--," said I, "you remember in Germany how disappointed we were at not finding a ghost in that old castle, which was said to be haunted by a headless apparition? Well, I have heard of a house in London which, I have reason to hope, is decidedly haunted. I mean to sleep there tonight. From what I hear, there is no doubt that something will allow itself to be seen or to be heard-something perhaps, excessively horrible. Do you think, if I take you with me, I may rely on your presence of mind, whatever may happen?
Germany - Alemania
disappointed - decepcionado; decepcionar, desilusionar, defraudar, quedar mal
ghost - fantasma, espectro, espíritu, aparecido
castle - castillo, castro, enrocar
apparition - aparición
decidedly - decididamente; resueltamente
doubt - dudas; dudar, duda, incertidumbre
itself - en sí; se, solo, a si mismo, por si mismo, sí mismo
Perhaps - acaso, quizá, quizás, tal vez
excessively - excesivamente, demasiado, en demasía
horrible - horrible, horrendo
presence - presencia
"Oh, sir! pray trust me," answered F--, grinning with delight.
trust - confiar; confianza, crédito, fiar, consorcio, trust
grinning - sonriendo; sonreír abiertamente, sonreír de oreja a oreja
delight - disfrutar; deleite, regocijo, delicia, placer
"Very well; then here are the keys of the house-this is the address. Go now-select for me any bedroom you please; and since the house has not been inhabited for weeks make up a good fire-air the bed well-see, of course, that there are candles as well as fuel. Take with you my revolver and my dagger-so much for my weapons-arm yourself equally well; and if we are not a match for a dozen ghosts we shall be but a sorry couple of Englishmen.
select - selecto, seleccionar
inhabited - habitado; habitar, morar, vivir
candles - velas; vela, candela, cirio
fuel - combustible
revolver - revólver
dagger - daga, punal
weapons - armas; arma
equally - igualmente
match - coincide; cerilla, fósforo
dozen - docena, decenas
couple - pareja, par, un par de, unos, par de fuerzas, acoplar
Englishmen - ingleses; inglés
I was engaged for the rest of the day on business so urgent that I had not leisure to think much on the nocturnal adventure to which I had plighted my honour. I dined alone, and very late, and while dining read, as is my habit. I selected one of the volumes of Macaulay's essays.
rest - descansar; descanso, reposo
on business - n los negocios
urgent - urgente, acuciante, apremiante
leisure - ocio, tiempo libre
nocturnal - nocturno, noctámbulo, trasnochador
adventure - aventura
plighted - prometido; drama, situación grave
honour - honor; honradez
dined - cenamos; jaleo
dining - cenar; jaleo
habit - hábito, costumbre
selected - seleccionado; selecto, seleccionar
volumes - volúmenes; volumen
essays - ensayos; ensayo, redacción
I thought to myself that I would take the book with me; there was so much of healthfulness in the style and practical life in the subjects, that it would serve as an antidote against the influence of superstitious fancy.
myself - yo mismo; me
healthfulness - alubridad
practical - práctico
serve - servicio, servir, desempenar, fungir, operar, cernir
antidote - antídoto, antidoto
against - contra, cerca de, frente, en contra, enfrente, en pugna
influence - influencia, influir, influenciar
Accordingly, about half-past nine, I put the book into my pocket and strolled leisurely toward the haunted house. I took with me a favourite dog-an exceedingly sharp, bold, and vigilant bull-terrier-a dog fond of prowling about strange ghostly corners and passages at night in search of rats-a dog of dogs for a ghost.
Pocket - bolsillo, bolsa, tronera, embolsar
strolled - paseando; paseo, caminata, garbeo, vuelta, pasearse
leisurely - con calma
sharp - agudo, afilado, filoso, listo, sostenido, agrio, certero
bold - osado; valiente, audaz, atrevido
vigilant - vigilante
Bull - toro
fond - carinoso, afectuoso
prowling - Merodeando; (prowl); acechar, merodear, aguaitar
strange - extrano; extrano, raro, anormal, desconocido
ghostly - fantasmal
corners - esquinas; ángulo, checkrincón, esquina, acorralar, girar, virar
passages - pasajes; pasillo, pasadizo
rats - ratas; rata
It was a summer night, but chilly, the sky somewhat gloomy and overcast. Still there was a moon-faint and sickly, but still a moon-and, if the clouds permitted after midnight it would be brighter.
chilly - frío
sky - cielo
somewhat - algo, un poco, de algún modo, de alguna manera
gloomy - lúgubre; lóbrego, sombrío
moon - Luna
faint - desmayarse; débil, tenue
sickly - enfermo; enfermizo, enclenque, calamitoso, enteco
clouds - nubes; nublar
permitted - permitido; permitir
brighter - más brillante; luminoso, resplandeciente, brillante
I reached the house, knocked, and my servant opened the door with a cheerful smile.
knocked - golpeado; golpe, golpear
cheerful - alegre; animado
"All right, sir, and very comfortable."
comfortable - cómodo, confortable, checkcómodo
"Oh!" said I, rather disappointed; "have you not seen nor heard anything remarkable?"
remarkable - notable, remarcable, destacable
"Well, sir, I must own I have heard something queer."
queer - raro, extrano, trucha, marica, maricón
"What?-what?"
"The sound of feet pattering behind me; and once or twice small noises like whispers close at my ear-nothing more."
pattering - pattering; repiquetear, golpear, corretear
noises - ruidos; ruido, estrépito
whispers - susurros; susurro, rumor, rastro, susurrar
"You are not at all frightened?"
frightened - asustado; atemorizar
"I! not a bit of it, sir;" and the man's bold look reassured me on one point-viz.: that happen what might, he would not desert me.
bit - oco; pedacito; (bite); morder, picar, mordida, mordedura
reassured - tranquilizado; tranquilizar, reasegurar
desert - desierto; abandonar
We were in the hall, the street door closed, and my attention was now drawn to my dog. He had at first run in eagerly enough but had sneaked back to the door, and was scratching and whining to get out. After patting him on the head, and encouraging him gently, the dog seemed to reconcile himself to the situation and followed me and F-- through the house, but keeping close at my heels instead of hurrying inquisitively in advance, which was his usual and normal habit in all strange places. We first visited the subterranean apartments, the kitchen, and other offices, and especially the cellars in which last there were two or three bottles of wine still left in a bin, covered with cobwebs, and evidently, by their appearance, undisturbed for many years. It was clear that the ghosts were not wine-bibbers. For the rest, we discovered nothing of interest.
hall - pasillo, salón, vestibulo
attention - atención
eagerly - con ganas; ansiosamente
sneaked - a escondidas; pillo, moverse con sigilo, esconder, escabullir
scratching - Rascarse; (scratch); rascar, raspar, aranar, rasgunar, rayar
whining - Gimoteo; (whin) Gimoteo
patting - palmaditas; palmadita, caricia
encouraging - alentador; animar, alentar, estimular, promover, recomendar
gently - suavemente; mansamente, suave
seemed - parecía; parecer
reconcile - reconciliar, avenir
heels - tacones; talón
instead - en su lugar; en vez de, en lugar de
hurrying - Prisa; (hurry); prisa, apuro, apresurarse, apurarse, darse prisa
inquisitively - Inquisitivamente
advance - avanzar, progresar, avance, progreso, adelanto, avance
usual - lo de siempre; usual, habitual
normal - normal, bien, sano, normal
subterranean - subterráneo
especially - especialmente, sobre todo, máxime, más
cellars - sótanos; sótano, bodega
bin - cubo (de la basura), papelera
covered - cubierto; tapa, cubierta, escondrijo, guarida, tapa
cobwebs - webs; telarana
evidently - evidentemente
appearance - aparición, apariencia, hechura, estampa, aire
clear - está claro; transparente, claro, despejado, libre
bibbers - Dorsal
There was a gloomy little back-yard, with very high walls. The stones of this yard were very damp; and what with the damp, and what with the dust and smoke-grime on the pavement, our feet left a slight impression where we passed. And now appeared the first strange phenomenon witnessed by myself in this strange abode. I saw, just before me, the print of a foot suddenly form itself, as it were. I stopped, caught hold of my servant, and pointed to it. In advance of that footprint as suddenly dropped another. We both saw it. I advanced quickly to the place; the footprint kept advancing before me, a small footprint-the foot of a child; the impression was too faint thoroughly to distinguish the shape, but it seemed to us both that it was the print of a naked foot.
stones - piedras; piedra, roca, gema, piedra preciosa, hueso, cálculo
damp - húmedo, humedad, amortiguar
dust - polvo, desempolvar, limpiar el polvo, espolvorear
smoke - fumar; humo
grime - mugre
pavement - pavimento, asfalto
Slight - insignificante, leve, ligero, falta de respeto
impression - impresión
appeared - apareció; aparecer, comparecer
phenomenon - fenómeno
witnessed - testigos; testimonio, testigo, prueba, testificar, probar
abode - Morada; (abide); quedar, permanecer, resistir, aguantar
suddenly - de repente, repentinamente, de pronto, súbitamente
caught - atrapado; pega, traba, truco, cuestión
hold - sostener; tener en las manos, agarrar, asir
footprint - pisada, huella, pasos
dropped - se cayó; gota
advanced - avanzado; avanzar, progresar, avance, progreso, adelanto, avance
advancing - avanzando; avanzar, progresar, avance, progreso, adelanto
thoroughly - cabalmente, a cabalidad, a fondo, detenidamente
distinguish - distinguir
shape - forma, estado, modelar, formar
naked - desnudo
This phenomenon ceased when we arrived at the opposite wall, nor did it repeat itself on returning. We remounted the stairs, and entered the rooms on the ground floor, a dining-parlour, a small back-parlour, and a still smaller third room that had been probably appropriated to a footman-all still as death. We then visited the drawing-rooms, which seemed fresh and new.
ceased - esado; cesar, parar, terminar
remounted - remontar
stairs - escaleras; peldano, escalera
ground floor - planta baja
dining - cenar
parlour - salón
appropriated - apropiado, adecuado, aduenarse, designar
footman - un lacayo; lacayo
fresh - fresco
In the front room I seated myself in an armchair. F-- placed on the table the candlestick with which he had lighted us. I told him to shut the door. As he turned to do so, a chair opposite to me moved from the wall quickly and noiselessly, and dropped itself about a yard from my own, immediately fronting it.
seated - sentado; asiento, seato, sede
armchair - poltrona, sillón, butaca, de sillón, de salón
candlestick - vela; candelero, candelabro
opposite to - lo contrario de, opuesto a
immediately - inmediatamente, de inmediato, ya, sin demora
"Why, this is better than the turning-tables," said I, with a half-laugh; and as I laughed, my dog put back his head and howled.
put back - volver, regresar
howled - aulló; aullido, aullar, ganir
F--, coming back, had not observed the movement of the chair. He employed himself now in stilling the dog. I continued to gaze on the chair, and fancied I saw on it a pale blue misty outline of a human figure, but an outline so indistinct that I could only distrust my own vision. The dog was now quiet.
observed - observado; observar, seguir, tomar en cuenta
movement - movimiento
employed - empleado; contratar, emplear
continued - continuamos; continuar, seguir
gaze - mirada; observar, mirar fijamente
fancied - te apetece; capricho, antojo
pale - pálido
misty - niebla; con neblina, neblinoso
outline - contorno, esbozo, resumen, delinear, resumir
human - humano
figure - figura, cifra, ocurrírsele
indistinct - indistinto
distrust - desconfianza, recelo, desconfiar
vision - vista, visión
"Put back that chair opposite to me," said I to F--; "put it back to the wall."
F-- obeyed. "Was that you, sir?" said he, turning abruptly.
obeyed - obedecer
abruptly - de repente; abruptamente, precipitadamente
"I!-what?"
"Why, something struck me. I felt it sharply on the shoulder-just here."
struck - golpeado; tachar, borrar, golpear, pegar, acunar
sharply - Agudamente
"No," said I. "But we have jugglers present, and though we may not discover their tricks, we shall catch them before they frighten us."
jugglers - malabarista
discover - descubrir, destapar
tricks - trucos; truco, artimana, enganifa, treta
catch - coger; pega, traba, truco, cuestión
frighten - asustar; atemorizar
We did not stay long in the drawing-rooms-in fact, they felt so damp and so chilly that I was glad to get to the fire upstairs. We locked the doors of the drawing-rooms-a precaution which, I should observe, we had taken with all the rooms we had searched below. The bedroom my servant had selected for me was the best on the floor-a large one, with two windows fronting the street. The four-posted bed, which took up no inconsiderable space, was opposite to the fire, which burnt clear and bright; a door in the wall to the left, between the bed and the window, communicated with the room which my servant appropriated to himself. This last was a small room with a sofa-bed, and had no communication with the landing-place-no other door but that which conducted to the bedroom I was to occupy. On either side of my fireplace was a cupboard, without locks, flush with the wall, and covered with the same dull-brown paper.
Glad - feliz, alegre, contento
locked - cerrado; cerradura
precaution - precaución
observe - observar, seguir, tomar en cuenta
searched - buscado; búsqueda, buscar, inspeccionar, cachear, allanar
inconsiderable - despreciable
burnt - quemado; (burn); quemado
bright - luminoso, resplandeciente, brillante
small room - una habitación pequena
sofa - sofá, sillón
communication - comunicación, comunicado
conducted - conducido; conducción, conducta, guiar, dirigir, manejar
occupy - ocupar
either - cada, tampoco, o , o, ya sea...o
fireplace - chimenea, hogar
cupboard - armario, vitrina, alacena
locks - cerraduras; cerradura
flush - lanzar; rubor
We examined these cupboards-only hooks to suspend female dresses-nothing else; we sounded the walls-evidently solid-the outer walls of the building. Having finished the survey of these apartments, warmed myself a few moments, and lighted my cigar, I then, still accompanied by F--, went forth to complete my reconnoitre. In the landing-place there was another door; it was closed firmly. "Sir," said my servant, in surprise, "I unlocked this door with all the others when I first came; it can not have got locked from the inside, for--"
examined - examinado; examinar, analizar, auscultar
cupboards - armarios; armario, vitrina, alacena
hooks - ganchos; gancho, garfio, enganchar
suspend - suspender
female - mujer; femenino, hembra, hembra
solid - sólido, masivo, macizo, continuo, junto, sólido, cuerpo
survey - sondeo, encuesta, supervisión, campana topográfica
cigar - un puro; puro, cigarro
accompanied - acompanado; acompanar
forth - adelante
reconnoitre - reconocer; hacer un reconocimiento
firmly - con firmeza; firmemente
surprise - sorpresa, sorprender
unlocked - desbloqueado; abrir, abrir con llave, desatrancar, desbloquear
inside - interior, dentro, adentro, dentro de
Before he had finished his sentence, the door, which neither of us then was touching, opened quietly of itself. We looked at each other a single instant. The same thought seized both-some human agency might be detected here. I rushed in first-my servant followed. A small blank dreary room without furniture-a few empty boxes and hampers in a corner-a small window-the shutters closed-not even a fireplace-no other door but that by which we had entered-no carpet on the floor, and the floor seemed very old, uneven, worm-eaten, mended here and there, as was shown by the whiter patches on the wood; but no living being, and no visible place in which a living being could have hidden.
touching - Tocando; (touch); tocar, conmover, toque, toque, tacto, pizca
quietly - en silencio; mansamente, despacio
single - solo, único, soltero, sencillo, soltero, soltera
instant - instantáneo, inmediato
agency - albedrío, agencia, oficina
detected - detectado; detectar, sentir
rushed - apurado; precipitarse, lanzarse, correr, ir rápidamente
blank - en blanco, virgen, de fogueo, espacio en blanco, espacio
furniture - muebles; mobiliario
empty - vacío, vaciar
hampers - estas; estorbar, impedir, obstaculizar
corner - ángulo, checkrincón, esquina, acorralar, girar, virar, maniobrar
shutters - persianas; postigo, contraventana, obturador
carpet - alfombra, moqueta, alfombrar, cubrir
uneven - desigual, desnivel, desnivelado, desuniforme, despatronizado
worm - gusano, lombriz, alimana, rata
mended - reparado; remiendo, remendar, reparar
patches - parches; remiendo, parche
wood - madera
visible - visible
hidden - ocultos; esconder(se), ocultar
As we stood gazing around, the door by which we had entered closed as quietly as it had before opened; we were imprisoned.
gazing - mirando; observar, mirar fijamente
imprisoned - encarcelado; encarcelar, aprisionar
For the first time I felt a creep of undefinable horror. Not so my servant. "Why, they don't think to trap us, sir; I could break that trumpery door with a kick of my foot."
creep - se arrastran; reptar, hormigueo, fatiga
horror - horror
trap - trampa
trumpery - trumpería
kick - patear; dar un puntapié, golpear con el pie, dar una patada a
"Try first if it will open to your hand," said I, shaking off the vague apprehension that had seized me, "while I unclose the shutters and see what is without."
shaking off - sacudir; librarse de
vague - vago, impreciso
apprehension - aprehensión; arresto, aprensión
unclose - Descubrir
I unbarred the shutters-the window looked on the little back-yard I have before described; there was no ledge without-nothing to break the sheer descent of the wall. No man getting out of that window would have found any footing till he had fallen on the stones below.
unbarred - sin barrera; desatrancar
ledge - repisa, alféizar, estante
sheer - ser puro; puro, absoluto
descent - descendencia; descenso, bajada, ascendencia, origen, abolengo
F--, meanwhile, was vainly attempting to open the door. He now turned round to me and asked my permission to use force. And I should here state, in justice to the servant, that far from evincing any superstitious terrors, his nerve, composure, and even gaiety amid circumstances so extraordinary, compelled my admiration, and made me congratulate myself on having secured a companion in every way fitted to the occasion. I willingly gave him the permission he required. But though he was a remarkably strong man, his force was as idle as his milder efforts; the door did not even shake to his stoutest kick. Breathless and panting, he desisted. I then tried the door myself, equally in vain. As I ceased from the effort, again that creep of horror came over me; but this time it was more cold and stubborn. I felt as if some strange and ghastly exhalation were rising up from the chinks of that rugged floor, and filling the atmosphere with a venomous influence hostile to human life. The door now very slowly and quietly opened as of its own accord. We precipitated ourselves into the landing-place. We both saw a large pale light-as large as the human figure, but shapeless and unsubstantial-move before us, and ascend the stairs that led from the landing into the attic. I followed the light, and my servant followed me. It entered to the right of the landing, a small garret, of which the door stood open. I entered in the same instant.
Meanwhile - y mientras tanto; mientras tanto, entretanto, a todo esto
vainly - en vano; vanamente
attempting - intentando; intentar, tentativa, intento, ensayo
round - ronda; redondo
permission - permiso, venia, beneplácito
use force - usar la fuerza
state - el estado
justice - justicia, justedad, justeza, justicia
evincing - evidenciando; manifestar, revelar, evidenciar
terrors - terrores; terror
nerve - nervio, coraje, descaro, frescura, nervios
composure - compostura, entereza
gaiety - felicidad, alegría
amid - en medio de, entre
extraordinary - extraordinario, descomunal
compelled - obligado; obligar, forzar, compeler
admiration - admiración
congratulate - felicitar
secured - seguro, resguardado, confiable, aplomado
companion - companero; companero, companera
fitted - encajado; sano, en forma
Occasion - ocasión, ocasionar
required - es necesario; requerir, necesitar
remarkably - otablemente; extraordinariamente
idle - ocioso; parado, inactivo
milder - más suave; suave, leve, cálido
efforts - esfuerzos; esfuerzo
shake - agitar, sacudir, checksacudir, sacudida, batido
stoutest - más fuerte; sólido, fuerte
breathless - jadeante, sin aliento
panting - Jadeando; (pant) Jadeando
desisted - desistió; desistir
in vain - en vano
stubborn - testarudo, obstinado, cabezota
ghastly - fantasmal, cadavérico, espantoso, horripilante, malísimo
rising - subiendo; rebelión, levantamiento, alzamiento, ascensión
chinks - chinos; resquicio, grieta
rugged - robusto; escabroso, accidentado; (rug); tapete, alfombra
atmosphere - atmósfera, aire, clima, ambiente
venomous - venenenoso; venenoso, maléfico
hostile - hostil
slowly - lentamente, despacio
accord - acuerdo, convenio, acordar, conceder, conferir
precipitated - precipitado
unsubstantial - insustancial
ascend - subir, ascender
attic - tico; buhardilla, desván, zaquizamí, sobrado
garret - buhardilla
stood open - estar abierto
The light then collapsed into a small globule, exceedingly brilliant and vivid; rested a moment on a bed in the corner, quivered, and vanished. We approached the bed and examined it-a half-tester, such as is commonly found in attics devoted to servants. On the drawers that stood near it we perceived an old faded silk handkerchief, with the needle still left in a rent half repaired. The kerchief was covered with dust; probably it had belonged to the old woman who had last died in that house, and this might have been her sleeping-room. I had sufficient curiosity to open the drawers: there were a few odds and ends of female dress, and two letters tied round with a narrow ribbon of faded yellow. I took the liberty to possess myself of the letters. We found nothing else in the room worth noticing-nor did the light reappear; but we distinctly heard, as we turned to go, a pattering footfall on the floor-just before us. We went through the other attics (in all four), the footfall still preceding us. Nothing to be seen-nothing but the footfall heard. I had the letters in my hand: just as I was descending the stairs I distinctly felt my wrist seized, and a faint soft effort made to draw the letters from my clasp. I only held them the more tightly, and the effort ceased.
collapsed - colapsado; derrumbarse, desplomarse, colapsar, colapso, desplome
globule - glóbulo
brilliant - brillante, perla
vivid - vívida; vívido, vivo
rested - descansado; descanso, reposo
quivered - tembló; estremecer(se)
vanished - desaparecido; desvanecerse, desaparecer, anularse
approached - se acercó; acercarse, aproximarse
commonly - comúnmente
attics - ticos; buhardilla, desván, zaquizamí, sobrado
devoted - dedicado; dedicar
servants - sirvientes; sirviente, criado, mozo, doméstico
drawers - cajones; cajón
perceived - percibido; percibir, entender
faded - desvanecido; apagarse, debilitarse; destenir
silk - seda
handkerchief - panuelo; panuelo
needle - aguja, acícula
repaired - reparado; reparar, arreglar
belonged - pertenecía; pertenecer, ser propiedad (de)
sufficient - suficiente
odds - probabilidades; guacho, desparejado, desemparejado, suelto
tied round - atado alrededor; ronda en empate
narrow - estrecho
ribbon - cinta, mono, lazo, galón
liberty - libertad
possess - poseer
worth - vale la pena; valor
noticing - te das cuenta; comunicación, notificación, darse cuenta
reappear - reaparecer
distinctly - laramente; distintamente
footfall - pisada; panish: t-needed
preceding - precedente; preceder, anteceder
descending - descendente; descender, bajar
wrist - muneca; muneca
soft - suave; blando
effort - esfuerzo
clasp - cierre; broche, manija, corchete, hebilla, agarrar
held - sostenida; tener en las manos, agarrar, asir
tightly - con fuerza; herméticamente
We regained the bed-chamber appropriated to myself, and I then remarked that my dog had not followed us when we had left it. He was thrusting himself close to the fire, and trembling.
regained - recuperado; recobrar
chamber - cámara, recámara, compartimento
remarked - remarcado; observación, comentario
thrusting - Empujando; (thrust); estocada, empuje, envión, impulso, énfasis
I was impatient to examine the letters; and while I read them, my servant opened a little box in which he had deposited the weapons I had ordered him to bring; took them out, placed them on a table close at my bed-head, and he occupied himself in soothing the dog, who, however, seemed to heed him very little.
deposited - epositado; depósito, empeno, depositar
occupied - ocupado; ocupar
soothing - calmante; tranquilizador, tranquilizante; (sooth); verdad
heed - importar, prestar atención, poner atención, tener en cuenta
The letters were short-they were dated; the dates exactly thirty-five years ago. They were evidently from a lover to his mistress, or a husband to some young wife. Not only the terms of expression, but a distinct reference to a former voyage, indicated the writer to have been a seafarer. The spelling and handwriting were those of a man imperfectly educated, but still the language itself was forcible. In the expressions of endearment there was a kind of rough wild love; but here and there were dark unintelligible hints at some secret not of love-some secret that seemed of crime.
lover - amante
Mistress - senora; duena, maestra, querida, amante, barragana, manceba, ama
terms - condiciones; período, etapa
distinct - distinto
reference - referencia, referencia, referenciar
former - antiguo, anterior
Voyage - viaje
seafarer - marino; marinero
handwriting - escritura manuscrita, letra; (handwrite); panish: t-needed
those - esos, esas, aquéllos, aquellas
imperfectly - imperfectamente
educated - educado; educar, instruir
forcible - forzable, poderoso, potente, forzado, forzoso
expressions - expresiones; expresión, frase hecha
endearment - arino; encarinamiento, carino, ternura, afecto
rough - aspero; áspero, aproximado, aproximativo, casi, turbulento
wild - salvaje, bravío
unintelligible - ininteligible
hints - sugerencias; pista, indicio, indirecta, buscapié, toque
secret - secreto, arcano
crime - delito, crimen, delincuencia, criminalidad
"We ought to love each other," was one of the sentences I remember, "for how every one else would execrate us if all was known." Again: "Don't let any one be in the same room with you at night-you talk in your sleep." And again: "What's done can't be undone; and I tell you there's nothing against us unless the dead could come to life." Here there was underlined in a better handwriting (a female's): "They do!" At the end of the letter latest in date the same female hand had written these words: "Lost at sea the 4th of June, the same day as--"
execrate - execrar
undone - deshecho; deshacer
underlined - subrayado; subrayar
I put down the letters, and began to muse over their contents.
muse - Musa
Contents - ontenido; satisfecho
Fearing, however, that the train of thought into which I fell might unsteady my nerves, I fully determined to keep my mind in a fit state to cope with whatever of marvellous the advancing night might bring forth. I roused myself-laid the letters on the table-stirred up the fire, which was still bright and cheering, and opened my volume of Macaulay. I read quietly enough till about half-past eleven. I then threw myself dressed upon the bed, and told my servant he might retire to his own room, but must keep himself awake. I bade him leave open the door between the two rooms. Thus alone, I kept two candles burning on the table by my bed-head. I placed my watch beside the weapons, and calmly resumed my Macaulay. Opposite to me the fire burned clear; and on the hearth-rug, seemingly asleep, lay the dog. In about twenty minutes I felt an exceedingly cold air pass by my cheek, like a sudden draft. I fancied the door to my right, communicating with the landing-place, must have got open; but no-it was closed. I then turned my glance to my left, and saw the flame of the candles violently swayed as by a wind. At the same moment the watch beside the revolver softly slid from the table-softly, softly-no visible hand-it was gone. I sprang up, seizing the revolver with one hand, the dagger with the other: I was not willing that my weapons should share the fate of the watch. Thus armed, I looked round the floor-no sign of the watch.
fearing - Miedo
unsteady - inestable; irregular
fully - totalmente; completamente, a fondo
determined - determinado; determinar
fit - sano, en forma
state - Estado, declarar, indicar
cope - hacer frente; arreglárselas con, poder con, dar abasto
marvellous - maravilloso
roused - despertado; despertar
laid - tirado; poner, colocar
stirred - agitado; remover, revolver
cheering - animando; viva, hurra
volume - volumen
lay - poner, colocar
threw - tiró; lanzar, tirar
upon - sobre, en, tras
retire - retirarse, jubilarse
awake - despierto; despertar(se)
leave open - dejar abierto
burning - quemando; ardiente; (burn) quemando; ardiente
beside - al lado de, cabe
calmly - con calma; tranquilamente
resumed - se reanuda; reanudar
burned - quemado; quemar
hearth - hogar, lar, solera, fogón, crisol
rug - tapete, alfombra, alfombrilla
seemingly - Parece
asleep - dormido
cold air - aire frío
pass by - pasar al lado
cheek - mejilla, cacha, cachete, nalga, glúteo, descoco
draft - corriente, corriente de aire, trago, cerveza de barril, calado
communicating - comunicando; comunicar, compartir, comulgar
got open - tiene abierto
glance - mirada; ojear, echar un vistazo, mirar, pispear, vistazo
flame - flama, llama
violently - violentamente
swayed - nfluido; balanceo, influencia, influjo, preponderancia
wind - viento, aire
softly - suavemente, inaudiblemente, silenciosamente
slid - Se deslizó; (slide); deslizar, resbalar, tobogán, resbaladilla
sprang up - brotar; aparecer; alzarse
seizing - incautando; (seize); agarrar, apoderarse de, apresar, aferrar
fate - destino, azar
sign - signo; senal
Three slow, loud, distinct knocks were now heard at the bed-head; my servant called out: "Is that you, sir?"
loud - en voz alta; alto
knocks - golpes; golpe, golpear
"No; be on your guard."
guard - guarda, guardia, guardés, guarda, tapador, bloque
The dog now roused himself and sat on his haunches, his ears moving quickly backward and forward. He kept his eyes fixed on me with a look so strange that he concentrated all my attention on himself. Slowly, he rose up, all his hair bristling, and stood perfectly rigid, and with the same wild stare. I had not time, however, to examine the dog. Presently my servant emerged from his room; and if ever I saw horror in the human face, it was then. I should not have recognized him had we met in the street, so altered was every lineament.
haunches - ncas; anca, cuadril
backward - hacia atrás; atrasado, rezagado, subdesarrollado
forward - hacia adelante; hacia delante
fixed - arreglado; arreglar, reparar, componer, fijar, pregar, preparar
concentrated - concentrar, concentrarse, concentrado
rose - Rosa; (rise); Rosa
bristling - erizado; cerda, erizar, ponerse a la defensiva
perfectly - perfectamente
rigid - rígido
stare - mirar fijamente
emerged - surgió; emerger, aparecer, surgir, aparecer, aflorar
recognized - reconocido; reconocer
altered - alterado; cambiar, modificar, alterar
He passed by me quickly, saying in a whisper that seemed scarcely to come from his lips: "Run-run! it is after me!" He gained the door to the landing, pulled it open, and rushed forth. I followed him into the landing involuntarily, calling him to stop; but, without heeding me, he bounded down the stairs, clinging to the balusters, and taking several steps at a time. I heard, where I stood, the street-door open-heard it again clap to. I was left alone in the haunted house.
whisper - susurro, rumor, rastro, susurrar
lips - labios; labio, labro
Gained - ganado; ganar, adquirir, obtener, conseguir
pulled - sacado; tirar, jalar, halar, tirón, ligar
involuntarily - involuntariamente
heeding - importar, prestar atención, poner atención, tener en cuenta
bounded - atado
clinging to - aferrarse a
balusters - balaustres; balaustre
several - varios, varias
steps - pasos; paso
clap - aplaudir
It was but for a moment that I remained undecided whether or not to follow my servant; pride and curiosity alike forbade so dastardly a flight. I re-entered my room, closing the door after me, and proceeded cautiously into the interior chamber. I encountered nothing to justify my servant's terror.
remained - se quedó; resto, restos, quedarse, sobrar, restar, permanecer
undecided - indecisos; indeciso
whether - si, si , o, ya sea
pride - orgullo, soberbia, cachondez, toriondez, verriondez, manada
alike - igual, semejante, parecido, igualmente
forbade - prohibido; prohibir, vedar, vetar, negar
dastardly - Desalmado
proceeded - procedió; continuar, proceder
cautiously - con cautela; precavidamente
interior - interior, interior
encountered - encontrado; encontrar
justify - legitimar, justificar, absolver
I again carefully examined the walls, to see if there were any concealed door. I could find no trace of one-not even a seam in the dull-brown paper with which the room was hung. How, then, had the Thing, whatever it was, which had so scared him, obtained ingress except through my own chamber?
carefully - con cuidado; cuidadosamente, a conciencia, minuciosamente
concealed - ocultos; esconder, ocultar
trace - rastrear; rastro, huella, vestigio, indicio
seam - costura
hung - colgado; colgar
scared - asustado; (scar); asustado
obtained - obtenido; obtener, coger
ingress - entrar; entrada, ingreso
Except - exceptuar, excepto, salvo, exceptuando, menos, salvo que
I returned to my room, shut and locked the door that opened upon the interior one, and stood on the hearth, expectant and prepared. I now perceived that the dog had slunk into an angle of the wall, and was pressing himself close against it, as if literally striving to force his way into it. I approached the animal and spoke to it; the poor brute was evidently beside itself with terror. It showed all its teeth, the slaver dropping from its jaws, and would certainly have bitten me if I had touched it.
expectant - esperando; expectante
angle - ángulo; anglo
pressing - presionando; apremiante
literally - literalmente, literal
striving - esforzándose; (strive) esforzándose
force - fuerza
brute - bruto; animal, bestia
slaver - Esclavista; (Slav); eslavo, eslava
jaws - mandíbulas; maxilar
Certainly - seguro; ciertamente, sin duda, a todas luces, por supuesto
bitten - mordido; morder, picar, mordida, mordedura, mordisco, picadura
touched - tocado; tocar, conmover, toque, toque, tacto, pizca
It did not seem to recognize me. Whoever has seen at the Zoological Gardens a rabbit, fascinated by a serpent, cowering in a corner, may form some idea of the anguish which the dog exhibited. Finding all efforts to soothe the animal in vain, and fearing that his bite might be as venomous in that state as in the madness of hydrophobia, I left him alone, placed my weapons on the table beside the fire, seated myself, and recommenced my Macaulay.
Seem - parecer
recognize - reconoces; reconocer
zoological - zoológico
rabbit - conejo
fascinated - fascinado; fascinar
serpent - serpiente
cowering - acobardado; encogerse, empequenecerse, apocarse
anguish - angustia
exhibited - exhibido; exhibir, exponer, prueba documental
soothe - calmar, serenar, aliviar, aliviarse, descansar
vain - vanidoso, vano, vacuo
fearing - temiendo; miedo, temor
madness - locura
hydrophobia - hidrofobia
recommenced - reanudado; recomenzar
I now became aware that something interposed between the page and the light-the page was overshadowed; I looked up, and I saw what I shall find it very difficult, perhaps impossible, to describe.
aware - alerta, consciente, conocedor, sabedor, entendido
interposed - interpuesto; interponer, intercalar, mediar, interrumpir
overshadowed - oscurecido; asombrar, eclipsar
impossible - imposible, insoportable, imposible
It was a darkness shaping itself forth from the air in very undefined outline. I can not say it was of a human form, and yet it had more resemblance to a human form, or rather shadow, than to anything else. As it stood, wholly apart and distinct from the air and the light around it, its dimensions seemed gigantic, the summit nearly touching the ceiling. While I gazed, a feeling of intense cold seized me. An iceberg before me could not more have chilled me; nor could the cold of an iceberg have been more purely physical.
darkness - oscuridad, tinieblas
shaping - Dando forma; (shape); forma, estado, modelar, formar
resemblance - semejanza, similitud, similaridad, parecido
shadow - sombra
apart - aparte, separadamente
dimensions - dimensiones; dimensión
gigantic - gigante, gigantesco
summit - cumbre, cima, cúspide; punto álgido
nearly - casi
ceiling - techo; (ceil) techo
gazed - mirada; observar, mirar fijamente
intense - intenso
iceberg - banquisa, iceberg, témpano de hielo, témpano
chilled - frío
purely - Puramente
physical - físico, revisación
I feel convinced that it was not the cold caused by fear. As I continued to gaze, I thought-but this I can not say with precision-that I distinguished two eyes looking down on me from the height. One moment I fancied that I distinguished them clearly, the next they seemed gone; but still two rays of a pale-blue light frequently shot through the darkness, as from the height on which I half-believed, half-doubted, that I had encountered the eyes.
Convinced - convencido; convencer
caused - causado; causa, causar
fear - miedo, temor
precision - exactitud, precisión
distinguished - istinguido; distinguir
height - altura, estatura, cumbre, cima
One moment - Un momento
Clearly - está claro; claramente, por lo claro
rays - rayos; rayo
frequently - con frecuencia; frecuentemente
shot through - se ha disparado a través de
as from - como de
doubted - dudaba; dudar, duda, incertidumbre
I strove to speak-my voice utterly failed me; I could only think to myself: "Is this fear? it is not fear!" I strove to rise-in vain; I felt as if weighed down by an irresistible force. Indeed, my impression was that of an immense and overwhelming power opposed to my volition-that sense of utter inadequacy to cope with a force beyond man's, which one may feel physically in a storm at sea, in a conflagration, or when confronting some terrible wild beast, or rather, perhaps, the shark of the ocean, I felt morally.
strove - se esforzó; esforzarse
voice - voz
utterly - Completamente
failed - falló; fracasar
rise - aumentar; subir
weighed - pesado; pesar, levar, desancorar
irresistible - irresistible
immense - inmenso
overwhelming - avasallador; agobiar, abrumar, checkagobiar
power - poder, potencia, corriente, electricidad, potenciar
opposed - oponerse; oponer
volition - voluntad; volición
sense - sentido, sensación, significado, acepción, significación, sentir
beyond - más allá de
physically - físicamente
storm - tormenta
conflagration - conflagración
confronting - enfrentarse; enfrentar
beast - bestia, animal, salvaje
Shark - tiburón
Ocean - océano
morally - moralmente
Opposed to my will was another will, as far superior to its strength as storm, fire, and shark are superior in material force to the force of man.
opposed - Oposición
strength - fuerza, neque, potencia, intensidad, fuerte, fortaleza
material - material, significativo, material
And now, as this impression grew on me-now came, at last, horror-horror to a degree that no words can convey. Still I retained pride, if not courage; and in my own mind I said: "This is horror, but it is not fear; unless I fear I can not be harmed; my reason rejects this thing; it is an illusion-I do not fear." With a violent effort I succeeded at last in stretching out my hand toward the weapon on the table: as I did so, on the arm and shoulder I received a strange shock, and my arm fell to my side powerless. And now, to add to my horror, the light began slowly to wane from the candles-they were not, as it were, extinguished, but their flame seemed very gradually withdrawn; it was the same with the fire-the light was extracted from the fuel; in a few minutes the room was in utter darkness. The dread that came over me, to be thus in the dark with that dark Thing, whose power was so intensely felt, brought a reaction of nerve. In fact, terror had reached that climax, that either my senses must have deserted me, or I must have burst through the spell. I did burst through it. I found voice, though the voice was a shriek. I remembered that I broke forth with words like these: "I do not fear, my soul does not fear"; and at the same time I found strength to rise. Still in that profound gloom I rushed to one of the windows-tore aside the curtain-flung open the shutters; my first thought was-Light. And when I saw the moon high, clear, and calm, I felt a joy that almost compensated for the previous terror.
degree - título, diploma, grado
convey - transmitir; transportar, trasladar, comunicar, expresar
retained - retenido; retener, detentar
courage - coraje, valor, valentía
harmed - perjudicados; dano, danar
rejects - rechazar, desestimar, artículo defectuoso, marginado, marginada
illusion - ilusión
violent - violento
succeeded - tuvo éxito; suceder, conseguir, tener éxito, heredar
stretching - estirar, estirarse, dar, extenderse, estirón, estiramiento
weapon - arma
received - recibido; recibir
shock - conmoción, golpe
powerless - impotente
wane - disminuir; menguar
extinguished - extinguido; extinguir, apagar
gradually - gradualmente, poco a poco, paulatinamente
withdrawn - retirada; retirar(se)
extracted - extraído; extracto, fragmento, pasaje, extraer, sacar
utter - totalmente; absoluto, total
dread - miedo; temer, pavor, temor
whose - de quién; quién, quien, cuyo, cuya, cuyas
intensely - intensamente
reaction - reacción
climax - clímax, colofón, orgasmo
senses - sentidos; sentido, sensación, significado, acepción
deserted - desierta; abandonar
burst - reventar, romper, ráfaga, estallo, reventón
shriek - gritar; alarido, chillido, chillar
soul - alma, espíritu
profound - profundo
gloom - pesimismo; penumbra, melancolía
tore - Romper
aside - aparte, a un lado, aparte
curtain - cortina, telón
flung - arrojado; arrojar, lanzar
Calm - calmado, sosiego, calma
joy - alegría, júbilo
almost - casi, por poco
There was the moon, there was also the light from the gas-lamps in the deserted slumberous street. I turned to look back into the room; the moon penetrated its shadow very palely and partially-but still there was light. The dark Thing, whatever it might be, was gone-except that I could yet see a dim shadow, which seemed the shadow of that shade, against the opposite wall.
slumberous - Somnoliento
penetrated - penetrado; penetrar
palely - pálidamente
partially - parte
dim - débil, ténue
shade - sombra, persiana, umbral, tono, matiz, sombrear, matizar
My eye now rested on the table, and from under the table (which was without cloth or cover-an old mahogany round table) there rose a hand, visible as far as the wrist. It was a hand, seemingly, as much of flesh and blood as my own, but the hand of an aged person-lean, wrinkled, small, too-a woman's hand. That hand very softly closed on the two letters that lay on the table; the hand and letters both vanished.
cloth - tela, pedazo de tela, trozo de tela, trapo, pano, facha
cover - tapa, cubierta, escondrijo, guarida, tapa
mahogany - caoba
flesh - carne, pellejo, descarnar
blood - ensangrentar
lean - esbelta; inclinarse
wrinkled - arrugado; arruga
lay on - poner encima de algo; aprovisionar
Then there came the same three loud measured knocks I had heard at the bed-head before this extraordinary drama had commenced.
measured - medido; medición, medida, regla, compás, medir
drama - drama, obra teatral
commenced - comenzado; comenzar, empezar, iniciar, principiar
As those sounds slowly ceased, I felt the whole room vibrate sensibly; and at the far end there rose, as from the floor, sparks or globules like bubbles of light, many coloured-green, yellow, fire-red, azure. Up and down, to and fro, hither, thither, as tiny Will-o'-the-Wisps, the sparks moved, slow or swift, each at its own caprice. A chair (as in the drawing-room below) was now advanced from the wall without apparent agency, and placed at the opposite side of the table.
vibrate - vibrar
sensibly - con sensatez; prudentemente
sparks - chispas; chispa
globules - glóbulos; glóbulo
bubbles - burbujas; burbuja, pompa, burbujear
Azure - azur, blao, azul celeste
thither - por allí, hacia allá
tiny - pequeno; diminuto, minúsculo, pequenito
wisps - w wisps; brizna, mechón, voluta, jirón
swift - rápido, veloz, célere, pronto
caprice - capricho
apparent - visible, claro, evidente, manifiesto, aparente, ostensible
opposite side - el lado opuesto
Suddenly, as forth from the chair, there grew a shape-a woman's shape. It was distinct as a shape of life-ghastly as a shape of death. The face was that of youth, with a strange mournful beauty; the throat and shoulders were bare, the rest of the form in a loose robe of cloudy white. It began sleeking its long yellow hair, which fell over its shoulders; its eyes were not turned toward me, but to the door; it seemed listening, watching, waiting. The shadow of the shade in the background grew darker; and again I thought I beheld the eyes gleaming out from the summit of the shadow-eyes fixed upon that shape.
youth - jóvenes; juventud, adolescencia, mocedad, anos mozos, joven
mournful - lúgubre; melancólico, lastimero
beauty - belleza, hermosura, preciosidad, preciosura
throat - garganta, tráquea, cuello
bare - desnudo, descubierto
loose - suelto; flojo
robe - túnica; bata, hábito, toga
cloudy - nublado, nublo, turbio
sleeking - mangar; Manejando; (sleek); liso
background - Fondo
beheld - ontemplado; contemplar, mirar, observar, he aquí, mirad
As if from the door, though it did not open, there grew out another shape, equally distinct, equally ghastly-a man's shape-a young man's. It was in the dress of the last century, or rather in a likeness of such dress (for both the male shape and the female, though defined, were evidently unsubstantial, impalpable-simulacra-phantasms); and there was something incongruous, grotesque, yet fearful, in the contrast between the elaborate finery, the courtly precision of that old-fashioned garb, with its ruffles and lace and buckles, and the corpse-like stillness of the flitting wearer. Just as the male shape approached the female, the dark Shadow started from the wall, all three for a moment wrapped in darkness. When the pale light returned, the two phantoms were as if in the grasp of the Shadow that towered between them; and there was a blood-stain on the breast of the female; and the phantom male was leaning on its phantom sword, and blood seemed trickling fast from the ruffles, from the lace; and the darkness of the intermediate Shadow swallowed them up-they were gone.
likeness - semejanza; retrato, trasunto
male - masculino, macho, varón, macho, hombre
defined - efinido; determinar, definir, definirse, aclarar, describir
impalpable - impalpable
simulacra - simulacro
phantasms - fantasma
incongruous - incongruente
grotesque - grotesco
fearful - miedoso, temeroso, terrible, checkespantoso, checktremendo
contrast - contraste, contrastar
elaborate - elaborar; profundizar
finery - las galas
courtly - Cortés
old-fashioned - (old-fashioned) anticuado
garb - Atuendo
ruffles - rouffles; volante, retorcer
lace - encaje; cordón
buckles - hebillas; hebilla
corpse - cuerpo, cadáver
flitting - evoloteando; (flit); revolotear
wearer - Usador
wrapped - envuelto; enrollar
the pale - pálido; vallado, cercado; reja; límite
phantoms - fantasmas; fantasma
grasp - agarrar, asir, comprender, asimiento, comprensión, alcance
towered - torreado; torre
stain - mancha, lamparón, tacha, mancilla, colorante, contraste
breast - pecho, seno, teta, corazón, pechuga
leaning - Inclinado; (lean) Inclinado
sword - espada, gladio
trickling - goteo; (trickle); riachuelo, chorreo, instilar, chorrear, gotear
intermediate - intermedio, intermediario
swallowed - tragado; tragar, engullir
And again the bubbles of light shot, and sailed, and undulated, growing thicker and thicker and more wildly confused in their movements.
shot - tiro, disparo; (shoot) tiro, disparo
Sailed - vela
undulated - ondear, ondular, ondulado
thicker - más grueso; grueso, espeso
wildly - alocadamente, salvajemente
confused - confundido; confundir, confundirse, mezclar
movements - movimientos; movimiento
The closet door to the right of the fireplace now opened, and from the aperture there came forth the form of an aged woman. In her hand she held letters-the very letters over which I had seen the Hand close; and behind her I heard a footstep. She turned round as if to listen, and then she opened the letters and seemed to read; and over her shoulder I saw a livid face, the face as of a man long drowned-bloated, bleached-seaweed tangled in his dripping hair; and at her feet lay a form as of a corpse, and beside the corpse there cowered a child, a miserable squalid child, with famine in its cheeks and fear in its eyes.
closet - ropero, armario, clóset
aperture - abertura, apertura
aged woman - mujer mayor
footstep - pisada; huella, paso
livid - lívido
drowned - hogado; ahogarse
bloated - inflado; hinchar, inflar
bleached - blanqueado; lejía
seaweed - algas
tangled - enredado; desorden, marana, enredo
dripping - goteo; chorreo; (drip) goteo; chorreo
cowered - acobardado; encogerse, empequenecerse, apocarse
miserable - miserable
squalid - sucio, escuálido miserable
famine - hambruna, hambre
cheeks - mejilla, cacha, cachete, nalga, glúteo, descoco
And as I looked in the old woman's face, the wrinkles and lines vanished, and it became a face of youth-hard-eyed, stony, but still youth; and the Shadow darted forth, and darkened over those phantoms as it had darkened over the last.
looked in - mirar dentro; buscar en
wrinkles - arrugas; arruga
darted - dardo, flechilla
darkened - oscurecido; oscurecer, obscurecer
Nothing now was left but the Shadow, and on that my eyes were intently fixed, till again eyes grew out of the Shadow-malignant, serpent eyes. And the bubbles of light again rose and fell, and in their disordered, irregular, turbulent maze, mingled with the wan moonlight. And now from these globules themselves, as from the shell of an egg, monstrous things burst out; the air grew filled with them; larvć so bloodless and so hideous that I can in no way describe them except to remind the reader of the swarming life which the solar microscope brings before his eyes in a drop of water-things transparent, supple, agile, chasing each other, devouring each other-forms like naught ever beheld by the naked eye. As the shapes were without symmetry, so their movements were without order. In their very vagrancies there was no sport; they came round me and round, thicker and faster and swifter, swarming over my head, crawling over my right arm, which was outstretched in involuntary command against all evil beings.
intently - con atención; atentamente
malignant - maligno
disordered - desordenado; desorden, disturbio, desenfreno, trastorno
irregular - irregular
turbulent - tempestuoso, agitado, accidentado, turbulento
maze - laberinto, desconcertar
mingled - mezclados; mezclar
wan - pálido, macilento; débil
moonlight - la luz de la luna; luz de la luna, lunada, pluriemplearse
themselves - se, ellos mismos, ellas mismas
shell - cascarón; concha, cáscara, vaina, caparazón, casquete, terminal
monstrous - monstruoso
larvć - arvas
bloodless - sin sangre; exangüe, incruento, sin efusión de sangre, exánime
hideous - horrible, odioso, chocante, atemorizante
remind - recordar
swarming - Enjambre; (swarm); enjambre, nube, multitud, muchedumbre, masa
microscope - microscopio
drop - dejar caer; gota
transparent - transparente
supple - flexible
agile - ágil
chasing - Persiguiendo; (chas) Persiguiendo
devouring - evorando; devorar, jambar
naught - nada
shapes - formas; forma, estado, modelar, formar
symmetry - simetría
swifter - Más rápido; (swift); rápido, veloz, célere, pronto
crawling - Arrastrándose; (crawl) Arrastrándose
outstretched - Extender
involuntary - involuntario
Command - orden, mandato, mando, comando, dominio
evil - malo, malvado
beings - seres; ser, criatura, existencia
Sometimes I felt myself touched, but not by them; invisible hands touched me. Once I felt the clutch as of cold soft fingers at my throat. I was still equally conscious that if I gave way to fear I should be in bodily peril; and I concentrated all my faculties in the single focus of resisting, stubborn will. And I turned my sight from the Shadow-above all, from those strange serpent eyes-eyes that had now become distinctly visible. For there, though in naught else around me, I was aware that there was a WILL, and a will of intense, creative, working evil, which might crush down my own.
invisible - invisible
clutch - embrague; agarrar
fingers - dedos; apuntar, senalar, hurgar, dedear
conscious - consciente
gave way - ceder el paso
bodily - corporal, corpóreo, corporalmente
peril - peligro, riesgo
faculties - facultades; cuerpo docente, facultad
focus - foco, punto focal, enfoque, enfocar, concentrarse
resisting - resistiendo; resistir, panish: t-needed
sight - vista, lugar de interés, espectáculo, panorama, visor, mira, ver
creative - creativo, creativo, creativa, checkcreativa
crush - aplastamiento, enamoramiento, aplastar, destripar, machacar
The pale atmosphere in the room began now to redden as if in the air of some near conflagration. The larvć grew lurid as things that live in fire. Again the moon vibrated; again were heard the three measured knocks; and again all things were swallowed up in the darkness of the dark Shadow, as if out of that darkness all had come, into that darkness all returned.
redden - enrojecer
lurid - escabroso; espantoso, chocante, pálido, lívido
vibrated - vibró; vibrar
swallowed up - se ha tragado
As the gloom receded, the Shadow was wholly gone. Slowly, as it had been withdrawn, the flame grew again into the candles on the table, again into the fuel in the grate. The whole room came once more calmly, healthfully into sight.
receded - retrocedió; alejarse
grate - rejilla
healthfully - aludablemente
The two doors were still closed, the door communicating with the servant's room still locked. In the corner of the wall, into which he had so convulsively niched himself, lay the dog. I called to him-no movement; I approached-the animal was dead; his eyes protruded; his tongue out of his mouth; the froth gathered round his jaws. I took him in my arms; I brought him to the fire; I felt acute grief for the loss of my poor favourite-acute self-reproach; I accused myself of his death; I imagined he had died of fright.
convulsively - convulsivamente
niched - hornacina, nicho
self - yo; uno mismo
protruded - salió; sobresalir, protruir
tongue - lengua, tsinhueso, lengüeta
froth - espuma, espumar
gathered - reunidos; juntar, recoger, recolectar, acumular, reunir
acute - agudo, perspicaz, sagaz, grave
grief - duelo; pesar, pesadumbre, dolor, sufrimiento
Loss - pérdida
reproach - reproche, vergüenza, reprochar, avergonzar, echar en cara algo
accused - acusado; acusar, denunciar
fright - miedo; susto
But what was my surprise on finding that his neck was actually broken. Had this been done in the dark?-must it not have been by a hand human as mine?-must there not have been a human agency all the while in that room? Good cause to suspect it. I can not tell. I can not do more than state the fact fairly; the reader may draw his own inference.
my surprise - Mi sorpresa
neck - cuello
actually - realmente
cause - por qué; causa, causar
suspect - barruntar, sospechar, sospechoso
fairly - justamente; francamente, abiertamente, bastante
inference - inferencia, ilación
Another surprising circumstance-my watch was restored to the table from which it had been so mysteriously withdrawn; but it had stopped at the very moment it was so withdrawn; nor, despite all the skill of the watchmaker, has it ever gone since-that is, it will go in a strange erratic way for a few hours, and then come to a dead stop-it is worthless.
surprising - sorprendente; (surprise); sorpresa, sorprender
circumstance - circunstancia
restored - restaurado; restablecer, restaurar
mysteriously - misteriosamente
despite - pesar de..; a pesar de, pese a, no obstante, maguer
watchmaker - relojero, relojera
erratic - inconstante, irregular, errático, trastornado, bloque errático
worthless - sin valor
Nothing more chanced for the rest of the night. Nor, indeed, had I long to wait before the dawn broke. Nor till it was broad daylight did I quit the haunted house. Before I did so, I revisited the little blind room in which my servant and myself had been for a time imprisoned. I had a strong impression-for which I could not account-that from that room had originated the mechanism of the phenomena-if I may use the term-which had been experienced in my chamber. And though I entered it now in the clear day, with the sun peering through the filmy window, I still felt, as I stood on its floors, the creep of the horror which I had first there experienced the night before, and which had been so aggravated by what had passed in my own chamber.
chanced - suerte, by chance: por casualidad
dawn - amanecer, alba, amanecer, aurora, madrugada
quit - renunciar; abandonar
revisited - revisitado; Volver a Visitar
blind - ciego, invidente, celosía, persiana, ciega, ciego, cegar
account - cuenta
originated - se originó; originar, originarse
mechanism - mecanismo
term - término; período, etapa
experienced - con experiencia; experiencia, vivencia, experimentar, vivir
peering - espiando; par, noble
filmy - Película
aggravated - agravado; agravar, empeorar, irritar, exasperar, sublevar
I could not, indeed, bear to stay more than half a minute within those walls. I descended the stairs, and again I heard the footfall before me; and when I opened the street door, I thought I could distinguish a very low laugh. I gained my own house, expecting to find my runaway servant there. But he had not presented himself, nor did I hear more of him for three days, when I received a letter from him, dated from Liverpool to this effect:
bear - oso; aguantar, soportar
within - dentro de, adentro
descended - descendió; descender, bajar
low - bajo
runaway - fugitivo, desbocado
Liverpool - Liverpool
effect - efecto, efectos, efectos especiales, vigencia, vigor
"Honoured Sir:-I humbly entreat your pardon, though I can scarcely hope that you will think that I deserve it, unless-which Heaven forbid!-you saw what I did. I feel that it will be years before I can recover myself; and as to being fit for service, It is out of the question. I am therefore going to my brother-in-law at Melbourne.
honoured - onrado; honradez
humbly - humildemente
entreat - rogar, suplicar, invitar, compartir, negociar, conversar
Pardon - perdón, indulto, perdonar, indultar, cómo?, ?perdón?, ?ah?
deserve - merecer, meritar
Heaven - el cielo; cielo, firmamento, paraíso
forbid - prohibir, vedar, vetar, negar
recover - recuperarse
fit for service - apto para el servicio
It is out of the question - fuera de discusión
therefore - por qué; por eso, por consiguiente, por lo tanto, por ende
law - ley
Melbourne - Melbourne
The ship sails tomorrow. Perhaps the long voyage may set me up. I do nothing now but start and tremble, and fancy It is behind me. I humbly beg you, honoured sir, to order my clothes, and whatever wages are due to me, to be sent to my mother's, at Walworth-John knows her address."
ship - barco, buque, navío, embarcación
sails - velas; vela
tremble - tiritar, temblar, temblor, vibración, temblequera
beg - pedir limosna; pedir
wages - salario; hacer (la guerra), librar, dar
due - debido; salir de cuentas, mérito
The letter ended with additional apologies, somewhat incoherent, and explanatory details as to effects that had been under the writer's charge.
additional - adicional, extra, de más
apologies - disculpas; disculpa, excusa
incoherent - incoherente, inconexo, deshilvanado, descosido
explanatory - explicativo
effects - efecto, efectos, efectos especiales, vigencia, vigor
This flight may perhaps warrant a suspicion that the man wished to go to Australia, and had been somehow or other fraudulently mixed up with the events of the night. I say nothing in refutation of that conjecture; rather, I suggest it as one that would seem to many persons the most probable solution of improbable occurrences. My belief in my own theory remained unshaken. I returned in the evening to the house, to bring away in a hack cab the things I had left there, with my poor dog's body. In this task I was not disturbed, nor did any incident worth note befall me, except that still, on ascending and descending the stairs, I heard the same footfall in advance.
warrant - garantía, cédula, orden, garantizar
suspicion - sospecha, suspicacia
wished - deseaba; deseo, gana, desear
Australia - Australia
somehow or other - de alguna manera u otra
fraudulently - fraudulentamente
mixed - mezclado; mezclar
refutation - refutación
conjecture - conjeturas; conjetura, suposición, especulación, teoría
suggest - insinuar, sugerir, recomendar
most probable - Más probable
solution - solución
improbable - improbable, inverosímil
occurrences - ocurrencias; acontecimiento, ocurrencia, suceso
belief - creencia
theory - teoría
unshaken - Sin temblar
bring away - llevar
hack - cortar, tajar
cab - taxi
task - tarea
disturbed - molesto; perturbar, molestar
incident - incidente
ascending - ascendente; subir, ascender
On leaving the house, I went to Mr. J--'s. He was at home. I returned him the keys, told him that my curiosity was sufficiently gratified, and was about to relate quickly what had passed, when he stopped me, and said, though with much politeness, that he had no longer any interest in a mystery which none had ever solved.
relate - relacionar; identificarse (con)
politeness - educación, cortesía
mystery - misterio, arcano
solved - resuelto; resolver, solucionar, solventar
I determined at least to tell him of the two letters I had read, as well as of the extraordinary manner in which they had disappeared, and I then inquired if he thought they had been addressed to the woman who had died in the house, and if there were anything in her early history which could possibly confirm the dark suspicions to which the letters gave rise. Mr. J-- seemed startled, and, after musing a few moments, answered: "I am but little acquainted with the woman's earlier history, except, as I before told you, that her family were known to mine.
manner - de qué manera; manera, modo, forma, actitud
disappeared - desapareció; desaparecer
inquired - preguntó; investigar, informarse
Possibly - es posible; posiblemente
confirm - confirmar
suspicions - sospechas; sospecha, suspicacia
startled - sorprendido; sobresaltarse, alarmarse, espantarse, evitar
musing - reflexiones; pensativo, contemplativo
acquainted - conocido; dar a conocer, familiarizar
But you revive some vague reminiscences to her prejudice. I will make inquiries, and inform you of their result. Still, even if we could admit the popular superstition that a person who had been either the perpetrator or the victim of dark crimes in life could revisit, as a restless spirit, the scene in which those crimes had been committed, I should observe that the house was infested by strange sights and sounds before the old woman died-you smile-what would you say?"
revive - revivir
reminiscences - recuerdos; reminiscencia
inquiries - consultas; inquisición, indagatoria, pesquisa
inform - informar
admit - admitir, dar entrada, dejar entrar, reconocer, permitir
superstition - superstición
perpetrator - autor; perpetrador
victim - víctima, sacrificio
crimes - delitos; delito, crimen, delincuencia, criminalidad
revisit - revisitar; Volver a Visitar
restless - inquieto
spirit - espíritu, alma, onda, alcohol, bebida espirituosa
scene - escena, escenario
committed - comprometido; encomendar, cometer
sights - miradas; vista, lugar de interés, espectáculo, panorama, visor
"I would say this, that I am convinced, if we could get to the bottom of these mysteries, we should find a living human agency."
bottom - fondo, culo, pasivo
mysteries - misterios; misterio, arcano
"What! you believe it is all an imposture? for what object?"
imposture - imposturas; impostura
"Not an imposture in the ordinary sense of the word. If suddenly I were to sink into a deep sleep, from which you could not awake me, but in that sleep could answer questions with an accuracy which I could not pretend to when awake-tell you what money you had in your pocket-nay, describe your very thoughts-it is not necessarily an imposture, any more than it is necessarily supernatural.
ordinary - pieza, ordinario, del montón
sink - hundir, sumergir, sumergirse, lavamanos, fregadero, desagüe
deep sleep - un sueno profundo
accuracy - exactitud, precisión, tino
pretend - fingir, de mentirijillas
thoughts - pensamientos; pensamiento
necessarily - necesariamente
supernatural - sobrenatural
I should be, unconsciously to myself, under a mesmeric influence, conveyed to me from a distance by a human being who had acquired power over me by previous rapport."
unconsciously - inconscientemente
mesmeric - Mesmérico
conveyed - transmitido; transportar, trasladar, comunicar, expresar
distance - distancia, lejanía, distanciarse, alejarse
rapport - relación; compenetración, afinidad
"But if a mesmerizer could so affect another living being, can you suppose that a mesmerizer could also affect inanimate objects; move chairs-open and shut doors?"
mesmerizer - hipnotizador
affect - afectar
suppose - supongo; suponer
inanimate - inanimado
"Or impress our senses with the belief in such effects-we never having been en rapport with the person acting on us? No. What is commonly called mesmerism could not do this; but there may be a power akin to mesmerism and superior to it-the power that in the old days was called Magic.
impress - impresionar, impresión, impresión
acting on - actuar
akin - parecido; emparentado, semejante, similar
magic - magia, mágico, embrujar
That such a power may extend to all inanimate objects of matter, I do not say; but if so, it would not be against nature-it would only be a rare power in nature which might be given to constitutions with certain peculiarities, and cultivated by practise to an extraordinary degree.
extend - extender, ampliar
matter - importa; materia, asunto, cuestión, tema
nature - naturaleza, natura
rare - raro, poco común
constitutions - constitución, constituciones
peculiarities - particularidades; peculiaridad
cultivated - ultivado; cultivar
"That such a power might extend over the dead-that is, over certain thoughts and memories that the dead may still retain-and compel, not that which ought properly to be called the Soul, and which is far beyond human reach, but rather a phantom of what has been most earth-stained on earth to make itself apparent to our senses-is a very ancient though obsolete theory, upon which I will hazard no opinion. But I do not conceive the power to be supernatural. Let me illustrate what I mean from an experiment which Paracelsus describes as not difficult, and which the author of the 'Curiosities of Literature'cites as credible: A flower perishes; you burn it. Whatever were the elements of that flower while it lived are gone, dispersed, you know not whither; you can never discover nor re-collect them. But you can, by chemistry, out of the burned dust of that flower, raise a spectrum of the flower, just as it seemed in life. It may be the same with the human being. The soul has as much escaped you as the essence or elements of the flower. Still you may make a spectrum of it. And this phantom, though in the popular superstition it is held to be the soul of the departed, must not be confounded with the true soul; it is but the eidolon of the dead form. Hence, like the best attested stories of ghosts or spirits, the thing that most strikes us is the absence of what we hold to be the soul; that is, of superior emancipated intelligence. These apparitions come for little or no object-they seldom speak when they Do come; if they speak, they utter no ideas above those of an ordinary person on earth. Wonderful, therefore, as such phenomena may be (granting them to be truthful), I see much that philosophy may question, nothing that it is incumbent on philosophy to deny-viz., nothing supernatural. They are but ideas conveyed somehow or other (we have not yet discovered the means) from one mortal brain to another. Whether, in so doing, tables walk by their own accord, or fiend-like shapes appear in a magic circle, or bodyless hands rise and remove material objects, or a Thing of Darkness, such as presented itself to me, freeze our blood-still am I persuaded that these are but agencies conveyed, as by electric wires, to my own brain from the brain of another.
memories - recuerdos; memoria, recuerdo
retain - retener, detentar
compel - obligar, forzar, compeler
properly - orrectamente; como es debido, como corresponde, como toca
reach - llegar (a)
phantom - fantasma
stained - manchado; mancha, lamparón, tacha, mancilla, colorante
ancient - antiguo
obsolete - obsoleto
hazard - riesgo, peligro, arriesgar, peligrar, aventurar
conceive - concebir
illustrate - ilustrar
author - autor, autora, escritor, escritora, escribir
curiosities - curiosidades; curiosidad
literature - literatura, literatura
cites - Citas; (cite) Citas
credible - creíble
perishes - perecer
burn - quemar
elements - elementos; elemento
dispersed - dispersión; dispersar
whither - ?adónde?
collect - cobrar; reunir, recopilar
chemistry - química
raise - subir; levantar
spectrum - espectro
escaped - se escapó; escapar, liberarse, fugarse, eludir
essence - esencia, extracto
departed - se ha ido; irse, salir, partir, panish:
confounded with - confundido con
eidolon - fantasma, aparición
hence - de aquí, por lo tanto, por eso, de ahí
attested - atestiguado; avalar, atestiguar, compulsar
strikes - huelgas; tachar, borrar, golpear, pegar, acunar
absence - ausencia, falta, ausencia de hierro
emancipated - emancipado; emancipar
intelligence - inteligencia
apparitions - apariciones; aparición
seldom - raramente, rara vez
Do come - Ven
granting - otorgar, conceder, subvención, beca, patrocinio
truthful - veraz, fiel
Philosophy - filosofía
incumbent - el titular; obligatorio, competente, titular
deny - negar
somehow - de algún modo, de alguna manera, de alguna forma
mortal - mortal
fiend - diablo, diablillo, demonio, malvado
appear - aparecer, comparecer
circle - círculo, circunferencia, esfera, curva, grupo, tertulia
bodyless - Sin cuerpo
remove - quitar, remover, detraer
freeze - congelar
persuaded - persuadido; persuadir
agencies - agencias; albedrío, agencia, oficina
Electric - eléctrico, electrizante, coche eléctrico
wires - cables; alambre, hilo, cable
In some constitutions there is a natural chemistry, and those constitutions may produce chemic wonders-in others a natural fluid, call it electricity, and these may produce electric wonders. But the wonders differ from Natural Science in this-they are alike objectless, purposeless, puerile, frivolous. They lead on to no grand results; and therefore the world does not heed, and true sages have not cultivated them. But sure I am, that of all I saw or heard, a man, human as myself, was the remote originator; and I believe unconsciously to himself as to the exact effects produced, for this reason: no two persons, you say, have ever experienced exactly the same thing. Well, observe, no two persons ever experience exactly the same dream. If this were an ordinary imposture, the machinery would be arranged for results that would but little vary; if it were a supernatural agency permitted by the Almighty, it would surely be for some definite end. These phenomena belong to neither class; my persuasion is that they originate in some brain now far distant; that that brain had no distinct volition in anything that occurred; that what does occur reflects but its devious, motley, ever-shifting, half-formed thoughts; in short, that it has been but the dreams of such a brain put in action and invested with a semi-substance. That this brain is of immense power, that it can set matter into movement, that it is malignant and destructive, I believe; some material force must have killed my dog; the same force might, for aught I know, have sufficed to kill myself, had I been as subjugated by terror as the dog-had my intellect or my spirit given me no countervailing resistance in my will."
chemic - Química
wonders - maravillas; maravilla, milagro, genio, asombro, pasmo
fluid - líquido; fluido
electricity - electricidad
differ - difieren; ser distinto
objectless - Sin objeto
puerile - pueril
frivolous - frívolo, banal, nimio, trivial
lead - llevar; liderar; guiar, dirigir; provocar; encabezar; principal; plomo
grand - grande; magnífico, espléndido, imponente
sages - sabios; salvia
remote - remoto, control remoto
exact - exacto, exigir
produced - producido; producir, realizar, producto, producción, cosecha
Experience - experiencia, vivencia, experimentar, vivir
machinery - máquinas, maquinaria, checkmecánica
arranged - arreglado; disponer, poner en orden, arreglar
vary - variar
Almighty - omnipotente, todopoderoso
surely - seguro; seguramente, checksin duda
definite - definitiva; definido, indudable
belong - pertenecer, ser propiedad (de)
persuasion - persuasión
originate - origen; originar, originarse
distant - distante, a distancia, hurano, remoto
occurred - ocurrió; ocurrir, acaecer, presentar
reflects - reflejar, recapacitar, reflexionar, cavilar, discurrir
devious - enrevesado; artero, taimado, enganoso, tortuoso, falso
motley - heterogéneo, variopinto, variado, abigarrado, mezcolanza
shifting - Cambiando; (shift); turno, cambio, desviación, deslizamiento
dreams - suenos; sueno, ensueno, sonar
invested - invertido; invertir
substance - sustancia, enjundia
destructive - destructivo
killed - asesinado; matar, asesinar
aught - Algo
sufficed - suficiente; bastar, alcanzar
subjugated - sometidos; sojuzgar
intellect - intelecto
countervailing - contrapesar
resistance - resistencia
"It killed your dog! that is fearful! indeed it is strange that no animal can be induced to stay in that house; not even a cat. Rats and mice are never found in it."
induced - inducido; inducir
"The instincts of the brute creation detect influences deadly to their existence. Man's reason has a sense less subtle, because it has a resisting power more supreme. But enough; do you comprehend my theory?"
instincts - instintos; instinto
creation - creación
detect - detectar, sentir
influences - influencias; influencia, influir, influenciar
deadly - mortal, letal, mortífero
existence - existencia
subtle - sutil
resisting power - Poder de resistencia
supreme - supremo
comprehend - comprender
"Yes, though imperfectly-and I accept any crotchet (pardon the word), however odd, rather than embrace at once the notion of ghosts and hobgoblins we imbibed in our nurseries. Still, to my unfortunate house the evil is the same. What on earth can I do with the house?"
Accept - aceptas; aceptar
crotchet - negra
odd - raro; guacho, desparejado, desemparejado, suelto, extrano
Embrace - abrazar, abrazo
notion - noción, ganas, intención
imbibed - bebido; beber, tomar
nurseries - guarderías; criadero, casa cuna, semillero, vivero
unfortunate - desafortunado, desgraciado
"I will tell you what I would do. I am convinced from my own internal feelings that the small unfurnished room at right angles to the door of the bedroom which I occupied forms a starting-point or receptacle for the influences which haunt the house; and I strongly advise you to have the walls opened, the floor removed-nay, the whole room pulled down.
internal - interno, interior
feelings - Sentimientos
angles - ángulos; anglo
receptacle - recipiente, receptáculo
strongly - con fuerza; fuertemente
removed - eliminado; quitar, remover, detraer
pulled down - bajar, demoler, abatir
I observe that it is detached from the body of the house, built over the small back-yard, and could be removed without injury to the rest of the building."
detached - desprendido; desacoplar
injury - herida, lesión, lastimadura
"And you think, if I did that--"
"You would cut off the telegraph wires. Try it. I am so persuaded that I am right that I will pay half the expense if you will allow me to direct the operations."
Telegraph - telégrafo, telegrafiar
Direct - directo, dirigir
operations - operaciones; operación, operación
"Nay, I am well able to afford the cost; for the rest, allow me to write to you."
afford - pagar; costear, permitirse
About ten days after I received a letter from Mr. J--, telling me that he had visited the house since I had seen him; that he had found the two letters I had described, replaced in the drawer from which I had taken them; that he had read them with misgivings like my own; that he had instituted a cautious inquiry about the woman to whom I rightly conjectured they had been written. It seemed that thirty-six years ago (a year before the date of the letters) she had married, against the wish of her relations, an American of very suspicious character; in fact, he was generally believed to have been a pirate.
replaced - reemplazado; reemplazar, sustituir
drawer - cajón
instituted - nstituido; instituto
cautious - cauto, cauteloso, precavido, cuidadoso
inquiry - investigación; inquisición, indagatoria, pesquisa
rightly - verdad
conjectured - conjeturado; conjetura, suposición, especulación, teoría
relations - relación, pariente
suspicious - sospechoso, suspicaz, desconfiado
generally - en general; generalmente, por lo general
pirate - pirata, bucanero, barco pirata, piratear
She herself was the daughter of very respectable tradespeople, and had served in the capacity of a nursery governess before her marriage. She had a brother, a widower, who was considered wealthy, and who had one child of about six years old. A month after the marriage, the body of this brother was found in the Thames, near London Bridge; there seemed some marks of violence about his throat, but they were not deemed sufficient to warrant the inquest in any other verdict than that of "found drowned."
served - servido; servicio, servir, desempenar, fungir, operar, cernir
capacity - capacidad
nursery - guardería; criadero, casa cuna, semillero, vivero
governess - gobernanta; institutriz
marriage - matrimonio, boda, casamiento, unión
widower - viudo
wealthy - ricos; adinerado, rico, próspero, acomodado
Thames - Támesis
Bridge - puente
marks - marcas; Marcos, Evangelio según San Marcos
violence - violencia
deemed - considerado; considerar, concluir, estimar
inquest - investigación, pesquisa
verdict - veredicto, fallo
The American and his wife took charge of the little boy, the deceased brother having by his will left his sister the guardianship of his only child-and in the event of the child's death, the sister inherited. The child died about six months afterward-it was supposed to have been neglected and ill-treated. The neighbours deposed to having heard it shriek at night. The surgeon who had examined it after death said that it was emaciated as if from want of nourishment, and the body was covered with livid bruises. It seemed that one winter night the child had sought to escape-crept out into the back-yard-tried to scale the wall-fallen back exhausted, and had been found at morning on the stones in a dying state. But though there was some evidence of cruelty, there was none of murder; and the aunt and her husband had sought to palliate cruelty by alleging the exceeding stubbornness and perversity of the child, who was declared to be half-witted. Be that as it may, at the orphan's death the aunt inherited her brother's fortune.
deceased - fallecido; fallecimiento, deceso, óbito, defunción, fallecer
ill - enfermo, mareado, mal
guardianship - tutela
inherited - heredado; heredar
afterward - después
supposed - se supone; suponer
neglected - desatendida; descuidar, negligir, desoír, hacer caso omiso
treated - tratado; tratar, negociar, rogar, invitar, convidar, sorpresa
surgeon - cirujano, cirujana
emaciated - demacrado; demacrar, emaciar, demacrarse, emaciarse
bruises - moretones; magullar, contusionar, mazar, machacar, macarse
sought - buscado; buscar
escape - escapar, liberarse, fugarse, eludir
crept - se arrastró; reptar, hormigueo, fatiga
scale - escala
exhausted - exhausto; agotar, cansar, tubo de escape, gas de escape
dying - Muriendo; (dye) Muriendo
evidence - pruebas; prueba, prueba, evidencia, evidenciar
cruelty - crueldad
murder - asesinato, asesinar, cepillarse, devorar
palliate - paliar, mitigar, remediar, atenuar
alleging - alegando; alegar
exceeding - excediéndose; sobrepasar, pasarse, exceder
stubbornness - testarudez, terquedad, cerrazón, cabezonería
perversity - perversidad
declared - declarado; explicar, aclarar, declarar
witted - Ingenioso
orphan - huérfano, huérfana
Fortune - fortuna
Before the first wedded year was out, the American quitted England abruptly, and never returned to it. He obtained a cruising vessel, which was lost in the Atlantic two years afterward. The widow was left in affluence; but reverses of various kinds had befallen her; a bank broke-an investment failed-she went into a small business and became insolvent-then she entered into service, sinking lower and lower, from housekeeper down to maid-of-all-work-never long retaining a place, though nothing decided against her character was ever alleged. She was considered sober, honest, and peculiarly quiet in her ways; still nothing prospered with her. And so she had dropped into the workhouse, from which Mr. J-- had taken her, to be placed in charge of the very house which she had rented as mistress in the first year of her wedded life.
wedded - casada; casar
quitted - renunció; abandonar
cruising - crucero; cancaneo; (cruise) crucero; cancaneo
vessel - vasija; embarcación, barco, casco, recipiente, receptáculo
Atlantic - atlántico
widow - viuda, enviudar
affluence - abundancia, afluencia, prosperidad
reverses - inversiones; dar marcha atrás
various - varios, diversos, diferentes, distintos
investment - inversión, cerco, panish: t-needed
insolvent - insolvente
entered into - entrar, involucrarse
sinking - se hunde; hundimiento, naufragio; (sink); hundir, sumergir
lower - más bajo; oscurecerse, encapotarse; (low) más bajo; oscurecerse
housekeeper - ama de llaves, ama de casa
maid - mucama; doncella, senorita, doméstica, empleada doméstica
retaining - reteniendo; retener, detentar
alleged - supuesto; alegar
sober - sobrio, sereno, apagado
honest - honesto, sincero; (hon); honesto, sincero
prospered - rosperó; prosperar
Mr. J-- added that he had passed an hour alone in the unfurnished room which I had urged him to destroy, and that his impressions of dread while there were so great, though he had neither heard nor seen anything, that he was eager to have the walls bared and the floors removed as I had suggested. He had engaged persons for the work, and would commence any day I would name.
urged - te urge; impulso, impulsar, urgir, aguijonear, apresurar
destroy - destruir, romper, destrozar, sacrificar
impressions - impresiones; impresión
bared - desnudo; barra; tableta; barrote, reja
suggested - sugerido; insinuar, sugerir, recomendar
commence - comenzar, empezar, iniciar, principiar
The day was accordingly fixed. I repaired to the haunted house-we went into the blind dreary room, took up the skirting, and then the floors. Under the rafters, covered with rubbish, was found a trap-door, quite large enough to admit a man. It was closely nailed down, with clamps and rivets of iron. On removing these we descended into a room below, the existence of which had never been suspected. In this room there had been a window and a flue, but they had been bricked over, evidently for many years. By the help of candles we examined this place; it still retained some mouldering furniture-three chairs, an oak settle, a table-all of the fashion of about eighty years ago.
rafters - las vigas; viga
trap-door - (trap-door) Trampa
closely - de cerca; cercanamente
nailed - clavado; una
clamps - pinzas; grapa, clip
rivets - remaches; remache, remachar
of iron - de hierro
removing - quitando; quitar, remover, detraer
suspected - sospechas; barruntar, sospechar, sospechoso
flue - himenea
bricked - brickeado; ladrillo
mouldering - Moldeador
oak - roble, encina, carrasca
settle - nos conformamos; instalar, colocar
fashion - moda, manera, modo
There was a chest of drawers against the wall, in which we found, half-rotted away, old-fashioned articles of a man's dress, such as might have been worn eighty or a hundred years ago by a gentleman of some rank-costly steel buttons and buckles, like those yet worn in court-dresses, a handsome court sword-in a waistcoat which had once been rich with gold lace, but which was now blackened and foul with damp, we found five guineas, a few silver coins, and an ivory ticket, probably for some place of entertainment long since passed away. But our main discovery was in a kind of iron safe fixed to the wall, the lock of which it cost us much trouble to get picked.
chest - pecho
rotted - pudriéndose; pudrir, podrir, putrefacción, podre
fashioned - a la moda; moda, manera, modo
gentleman - caballero, senores
rank - rango, graduación
costly - costoso, caro
steel - acero
buttons - Botones; (button) Botones
Court - patio, callejón, corte, tribunal, juzgado
handsome - apuesto, guapo, de buen parecer, lindo
waistcoat - chaleco, chalequillo
gold - oro
blackened - ennegrecido; ennegrecer, tiznar
foul - falta; asqueroso, fétido
guineas - guineas; Guinea
silver coins - monedas de plata
ivory - marfil, ebúrneo
some place - en algún lugar
entertainment - entretenimiento, espectáculo
discovery - descubrimiento, hallazgo
iron - hierro; férreo, planchar
safe - seguro, salvo, checkseguro, caja fuerte, cofre
lock - cerradura
trouble - problemas; marrón, berenjenal, dificultad, problema, molestia
picked - elegido; pico, ganzúa, hurgar, recoger
In this safe were three shelves, and two small drawers. Ranged on the shelves were several small bottles of crystal, hermetically stoppered. They contained colourless volatile essences, of the nature of which I shall only say that they were not poisonous-phosphor and ammonia entered into some of them.
shelves - estanterías; estante, balda, anaquel, entrepano, estantería
ranged - corrió; sierra, cordillera, hornillo, estufa, escala, gama
crystal - cristal
hermetically - herméticamente
contained - contenido; contener, dominar
colourless - incoloro
volatile - volátil, inestible
essences - esencias; esencia, extracto
poisonous - venenosas; tóxico, venenoso, ponzonoso
ammonia - amoníaco
There were also some very curious glass tubes, and a small pointed rod of iron, with a large lump of rock crystal, and another of amber-also a loadstone of great power.
Curious - tienes curiosidad; curioso; extrano, raro
tubes - tubos; tubo, canuto
rod - barra, rodillo, cana, vara, bastón, verga, barra
lump - un bulto; bulto, grumo, chichón, cúmulo, agrupación
rock crystal - Cristal de roca
amber - ámbar, ambarino, de color ámbar
loadstone - Piedra de carga
great power - un gran poder
In one of the drawers we found a miniature portrait set in gold, and retaining the freshness of its colours most remarkably, considering the length of time it had probably been there. The portrait was that of a man who might be somewhat advanced in middle life, perhaps forty-seven or forty-eight.
miniature - miniatura
portrait - retrato
freshness - frescura, frescor
considering - onsiderando..; en consideración de; (consider); considerar
Length - largo, eslora (nautical: length of a ship from bow to stern)
Middle - medio, centro, cintura, central
It was a remarkable face-a most impressive face.
most impressive - lo más impresionante
If you could fancy some mighty serpent transformed into a man, preserving in the human lineaments the old serpent type, you would have a better idea of that countenance than long descriptions can convey; the width and flatness of frontal-the tapering elegance of contour disguising the strength of the deadly jaw-the long, large, terrible eye, glittering and green as the emerald-and withal a certain ruthless calm, as if from the consciousness of an immense power.
mighty - poderoso
transformed - transformado; trasformar, transformar
preserving - conservando; mermelada, reserva, reserva natural, coto, terreno
width - anchura
flatness - planeza; planicidad, planaridad, aburrición, matidez
frontal - Frente
tapering - reducción; (taper) reducción
elegance - elegancia, checkchic
contour - contorno
disguising - Disfraz; (disguise); disfraz, pantalla, tapadera, disfrazar
jaw - mandíbula; maxilar
glittering - resplandeciente; chispeante; (glitter); brillo, purpurina
emerald - esmeralda
withal - con todo
ruthless - despiadado
consciousness - conciencia
Mechanically I turned round the miniature to examine the back of it, and on the back was engraved a pentacle; in the middle of the pentacle a ladder, and the third step of the ladder was formed by the date 1765. Examining still more minutely, I detected a spring; this, on being pressed, opened the back of the miniature as a lid. Withinside the lid was engraved, "Marianna to thee-Be faithful in life and in death to --." Here follows a name that I will not mention, but it was not unfamiliar to me.
mechanically - mecánicamente, maquinalmente
engraved - grabado; grabar
pentacle - pentáculo
ladder - escalera, escalafón, carrera
step - paso
examining - examinando; examinar, analizar, auscultar
minutely - minuciosamente
pressed - presionado; apretar, presionar
lid - tapa
thee - tú; vos (en Espana)
faithful - fieles; fiel, leal
mention - mención, mencionar, mentar
I had heard it spoken of by old men in my childhood as the name borne by a dazzling charlatan who had made a great sensation in London for a year or so, and had fled the country on the charge of a double murder within his own house-that of his mistress and his rival. I said nothing of this to Mr. J--, to whom reluctantly I resigned the miniature.
old men - viejos (amigos); personas mayores
borne - soportado; aguantar, soportar
charlatan - un charlatán; charlatán, vendehúmos, vendedor de crecepelo
sensation - sensación
fled - huyó; huir, desvanecerse, checkfugarse
double - doble, doblado, bicapa, encorvado, doble, sosias, duplicar
rival - rival
reluctantly - a reganadientes, de mala gana, con renuencia
resigned - renunció; dimitir
We had found no difficulty in opening the first drawer within the iron safe; we found great difficulty in opening the second: it was not locked, but it resisted all efforts, till we inserted in the chinks the edge of a chisel. When we had thus drawn it forth, we found a very singular apparatus in the nicest order. Upon a small thin book, or rather tablet, was placed a saucer of crystal; this saucer was filled with a clear liquid-on that liquid floated a kind of compass, with a needle shifting rapidly round; but instead of the usual points of the compass were seven strange characters, not very unlike those used by astrologers to denote the planets. A peculiar but not strong nor displeasing odour came from this drawer, which was lined with a wood that we afterward discovered to be hazel.
difficulty - dificultad
resisted - esistido; resistir, panish: t-needed
inserted - insertado; insertar, meter
edge - orilla, borde, lado, arista, ventaja, filo
chisel - cincel
singular - singular, único, singular
apparatus - aparato, equipo, aparataje
tablet - tableta; placa
saucer - plato; platillo
liquid - líquido, líquida
floated - flotó; flotar, carroza
compass - brújula
rapidly - rápidamente
characters - personajes; personaje, característica, carácter
unlike - a diferencia de; diferente
astrologers - astrólogos; astrólogo, astróloga
denote - senalar, denotar, marcar, revelar, significar
planets - planetas; planeta
peculiar - particular; peculiar, raro, específico
odour - olor
hazel - avellano, color avellana
Whatever the cause of this odour, it produced a material effect on the nerves. We all felt it, even the two workmen who were in the room-a creeping, tingling sensation from the tips of the fingers to the roots of the hair. Impatient to examine the tablet, I removed the saucer. As I did so the needle of the compass went round and round with exceeding swiftness, and I felt a shock that ran through my whole frame, so that I dropped the saucer on the floor. The liquid was spilled-the saucer was broken-the compass rolled to the end of the room-and at that instant the walls shook to and fro, as if a giant had swayed and rocked them.
creeping - reptando; reptar, hormigueo, fatiga
tingling - hormigueo; (tingle); hormigueo
tips - consejos; punta, cabo, extremidad
roots - raíces; raíz
swiftness - rapidez
frame - arco; levantar la estructura, armar, enmarcar, concebir
spilled - erramado; derramar, verter
rolled - rodando; rollo
shook - Sacudido; (shake); agitar, sacudir, checksacudir, sacudida
giant - gigante, gigantesco
rocked - rockeado; roca
The two workmen were so frightened that they ran up the ladder by which we had descended from the trap-door; but seeing that nothing more happened, they were easily induced to return.
ran up - venir corriendo; incrementar la deuda
descended from - descendiente de
easily - fácilmente
Meanwhile I had opened the tablet: it was bound in plain red leather, with a silver clasp; it contained but one sheet of thick vellum, and on that sheet were inscribed, within a double pentacle, words in old monkish Latin, which are literally to be translated thus: "On all that it can reach within these walls-sentient or inanimate, living or dead-as moves the needle, so work my will!
bound - atado; (bind); atar, atar (tie), empastar (books), liar
plain - plano; sencillo; liso; sin ornamentos; llano (persona)
leather - piel; cuero
silver - plata
sheet - hoja, folio, pliego, lámina, capa, escota
thick - gruesa; grueso, espeso
vellum - papel; vitela
inscribed - inscrito; inscribir
monkish - monjes; frailesco, frailuno, monacal, monástico
Latin - Latín
translated - traducido; traducir, trasladar, verter
sentient - sensible, con sentidos, consciente
Accursed be the house, and restless be the dwellers therein."
accursed - exacto
dwellers - habitante
Therein - En eso
We found no more. Mr. J-- burned the tablet and its anathema. He razed to the foundations the part of the building containing the secret room with the chamber over it. He had then the courage to inhabit the house himself for a month, and a quieter, better-conditioned house could not be found in all London. Subsequently he let it to advantage, and his tenant has made no complaints.
anathema - anatema
razed - arrasado; arrasar
foundations - fundaciones; fundación, cimiento, base
containing - conteniendo; contener, dominar
inhabit - habitar, morar, vivir
conditioned - condicionado; condición, situación, acondicionar
advantage - ventaja, beneficio, provecho
complaints - quejas; queja, denuncia, problema, afección