OBSERVATION

Irregular plurals of nouns and adjectives, as well as all peculiarities and irregularities of verbs found in the selections, besides the infinitive of every verb, are indicated in the Vocabulary.

All forms of verbs, regular and irregular, found in the first six selections are inserted and explained.

VOCABULARY

a, près, ind., has; see avoir. — a-t-il? has he? has it? ça a-t-il? has this?

à, to, at; for; in, within, on; into, against; with; in, after (conformity j manner), à eux trois, all three together, à plusieurs, several together.

un vieillard à barbe blanche, an old man with a white beard, à la manière de . . , after the manner of . . à, with def. art. and adj., sing., /., indicating a nationality, in or after the. .fashion, une feuille à un sou, a one sou (cent, penny) paper.

abasourdi, -e, p. part., confused, dumbfounded; see abasourdir.

abasourdir, to dumbfound, stun, confuse, stupefy.

abattirent, narr. p.; see abattre.

abattre, irr., to beat down, strike down, cut down, fell, slaughter.

abbé, m., abbot; ecclesiastic, clergyman, Reverend (of the Roman Catholic Church).

abolir, to abolish, annul.

abord, m., approach, d'abord, at first, first.

aborder, trans., to come near. ., come to . . , come up with . . , accost, approach.

abri, m., shelter, cover, à l'abri de . . , sheltered from . . mettre à l'abri de . . , to shelter from . . , protect against. .

abruti, -e, p. part., adj., brutalized, brutal; see abrutir.

abrutir, to brutalize, stupefy.

absolu, -e, adj., absolute, unlimited.

abus, m., abuse.

abuser de.., to abuse, misuse, make a bad use of . . ; to take undue advantage of . . , impose upon . . , encroach upon . .

Académie, 1'. . , /., = l'Académie française, the French Academy, founded by Richelieu in 1635, composed of 40 members, and intrusted with the preparation and publication of new editions of the famous standard dictionary of the French language (le dictionnaire de l'Académie française).

accabler, to overwhelm, overpower.

accaparer, to engross, take up entirely, monopolize.

accent, m., accent, tone; accent, [peculiar] pronunciation, accent de force, force-accent, breath-accent, stress, accent musical, musical accent, intonation, elevation of the voice, pitch.

accentuer, to accent, accentuate, stress, lay stress upon.

accompagner, to accompany, attend.

accord, m., accord, accordance, agreement, harmony. être d'accord, to agree, be in harmony.

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VOCABULARY

accorder, to accord, make agree, harmonize; to accord, grant, bestow. s'accorder avec . . , to agree with . .

accoutrement, m., garb, dress, gear.

accoutumé, -e, p. part., adj., accustomed, habitual; see accoutumer.

accoutumer, to accustom.

accueilli, -e, p. part.; see accueillir.

accueillir, irr., to receive.

accuser, to accuse, blame, indict, accuser quelque chose, to attest, indicate, betray, give notice of, acknowledge something.

acharner, to make eager, infuriate, s'acharner, to be intent; to be infuriated; to persist, s'acharner sur quelqu'un, to rush fiercely upon some one; to persist in pursuing some one.

acheter (achèt + mwte e), to buy, purchase.

achever, to complete, finish, achieve.

acier, m., steel.

acquérir, irr., to acquire.