PREPARA.TIONS
ezoellente femme, excellent wife.
BS devisei A«r motto,
a . . . raiflon (has reason); say te
right.
tonjoun, alvoayB, rayonnait de, shone with, .
propreté, deanlineM.
TOisins, men of the neighbourhood, enviaient, envied.
voisines, women of ike neighbour-^
hood.
disaient, said.
qne, that.
eondnite, conduct.
honte ponr, shame (for) ; say to, sexe, sex,
bont, (end); say hit cheval, horse, anssi, also.
bonne, (good) ; say nice* cachée, hidden.
plancher, floor.
chambre à concher, bedroom, l'été, (the) ; say in summer.
brontait, browsed on, le long des chemins, (the long of
the); say along the roads.
l'hiver, (the) ; say in winter.
à l'écurie, in the stable.
chaque fois que (each) ; say every
time that.
voisin, neighbour.
avait besoin d(e), (heid need of) f
say wanted.
disait, used to say, j'emprunte, (I borrow) ; say I shall
borrow.
8(i), if
trop de pommes de terre, (too much
of) ; say too many potatoes.
payait, paid.
un superflu d'oignons, (a supers
fluity of onions) ; say if he had
more onions than he vented, mais, hut.
de l'argent, (some) money, jamais, never, mon ami, (my friend); say my
dear.
soir, evening.
son mari, her husband, je suis, I am, lasse, tired.
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tontes, all, tons, aU.
bien loin d'ici, very far front here, ville, town* porte, carries.
saOi gacXf.
jonr perdn, day IobL none . . . gagnons, toe earn, ne . , , rien, nothi'ng.
àoela,(aO; say 6y ifta*.
nons avions, we had, senlement, only, charrette, little cart.
oe serait, (this) ; say it would he.
antre chose, {other); say another thing.
les charrettes, (the) earte.
coûtent cher, (cosO ; say are dear.
j'aimerais mienx, (/ should like
better); say I should prefer.
bête pins ntile, (animal more
useful)'; say more useful animal.
embrassa, kissed.
sa femme, his wife.
tn as raison, (tJwu hast reason);
say you are right.
lendemain, next day,
mena, took.
foire, fair.
bientôt, soon.
il passa nn homme, (it) ; say there
passed a man.
qni menait, who was leading.
vache, œw.
donne, gives.
dn lait, {some) milk, pensa, thought.
donna, gave.
en échange contre, in exchange
(against) ; eaj far.
pins loin, (more far); s&y further on.
rencontra, met.
ponssait, was driving.
devant Ini, in front of him.
brebis, sheep.
vieiUit, is gvowing old,
accablerait de, would overwhelm
with, panvre femme, poor woman.
changea . . . contre, (changed
against); say exchanged . , .
for.
pen, litUe.
portait, w€u carrying, oie, goose.
panier, haskeL parle toiyonrs, (talks always);
say is always talking, oie rôtie, say roast goose.
les oies, (the) geese.
coûtent si cher, say are so dear»
quelle chance, what luck.
ponle, fowl.
les pieds en l'air, (the feet in the
air); say ^head downwards* oisean, bird.
pensa-t-il, Utought lie.
Men vite mangée, very quickly
eaten.
belle, fine.
nons aurons, we shall have.
omelette, omelet.
les dimanches (the); say on Sundays.
chemin, road.
pondrenz, dusty.
avait soif, (had thirst); say was
thirsty.
corbeille, basket.
imbécile, itupid, qne je suis, that I am.
aim., likes,
lea pommes, (fhé) appUê.
par-desBiiB tout, abotfe everything, si vieux, «o old, vite, quick, encore, stilL loin, distarU.
ne ... pas encore, not yêt, l'heure du dîner, (^6 hour of (he dinner); say dinner-time.
qni retournait, vfho was return^ ing,
an village, to (he viUage.
raconta, told,
histoire, tale.
compère, (gossip) ; say friend.
Ini dit le voisin, (to him said the neighbour) ; say said the neighhour to him,
pour cent francs, for a hundred francs. [Note: The French monetary system, which is decimal, has only two denominations. One franc = 100 centimes. The franc is a silver coin worth about dkd, English.
Therefore 100 francs = £4 (approximately).]
ne voudrais pas être, I uiovld not he.
vos souliers, your shoes.
moi, i.
je parie, I het
ma femme, my wife.
approuvera, wiU approve,
tout, everything.
embrassera, ujiU kiss.
son mari, her hwband.
par-dessus le marché, (above the market (priée)); say into the bargain.
entra dans, entered (into).
écoutait, listened.
à la porte, at the door.
admirable, admiraUe,
ça donnait, thai gave.
moins de, less (of).
superbe, superb.
œufs, eggs,
ne . . . jamais, never.
manqueraient, would fail.
mais, why,
seule, single.
die donnerait, she would give,
du monde, (of) ; say in the toorld.
par-deesus le marché, say inio (he
bargain.
là-dessus, thereupon.
embrassa, kissed.
alia droit, went straight.
mes, my.
tirait déjà, (was drawing already);
say teas already drawing.
sac, hag.
de sa poche, from, his pocket ai-je besoin de, (have I need of) ;
say do I want.
votre argent, your money.
moi, qui ai, (I who have); say
wJien I have.
une telle, (a such); say such a.
demanda, asked.
vous avea raison, say you ars
right.
en souriant, (tn smiling); say
smiling.
j'invite, I invite.
à dîner, to dinner.
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▼ieille, old,
tonte rayonnante de, quiU beaming with.
joie, joy,
il 7 avait • • • denz, Ihere were
ttoo, nne fois, (one time) ; say onoe, dont Tune, (o/ whom the one);
say one of wJiom, active, say who woe active* soignense, dUigenL henrenie, happy.
tenait, kept propre, o20an.
bien en ordre, thoroughly in order, tandis que, whilst, paresseuse, idle, par consequent, (by consequence) ;
say consequently, malheureuse, unhappy, beaucoup de, {mtush of); say a
great deal of, désordre, disorder, ehei die, (at the house of her);
say at her house,
que, (thai) ; say when.
cette paresseuse, say this idle
woman.
pleurait, was shedding tears, nain, dwarf, habillé, dressed,
en tailleur, {in) ; say like a tailor.
entra dans, entered {into), lui demanda, {to her asked); say
asked her, pourquoi, why, pleures-tu, (dost thou); say are
you crying.
est-ce que tu pleures, (is it thai
thou weepest); say are you
crying.
parce que, because.
ta voisine, (thyfttmale neighbour);
say your neighbour, plus heureuse, (more happy) ; say
happier, que, than,
toi, (thou); say you, domestique, servant.
lui aide, (to her helps); say hdps
her, à faire, to do, ouvrage, work, cependant, houfever, sèche, dry,
tes larmes, (they) ; say your tears, travaille, work, afin que, in order that, soit, may be.
demain, to-morrow, tu auras, (thou shall); baj you
shall have.
certainement, certainly, pareille à, like (to).
celle de ta voisine, (that of thy
neighbour); say your neighbour's.
lendemain, next day,
de bonne heure, early.
la paresseuse, say the idle woman,
à Touvrage, at (the) work.
travailla, worked.
beaucoup, (much) ; say hard.
toute la journée, aU (the) day,
quand, when,
arriva, arnved,
trouva, found.
même, even.
repas, meal.
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tout prêt, quite ready.
bien arrange, votU arranged.
8«ni, aluiui.
alors, then.
s'écria, exclaimed.
et la petite domestiqne, (and the
littie servant); oh est-elle,
(where i» the); say toJiere is
the little servant then.
avec vous, tcith you.
la voici, (her behold here); say
here she is.
poche, poekeL tira, drew.
aiguille, needle.
an milieu, in the m'ddle.
grand, great.
desert d* Afrique, {desert of Africa) ; say African desert.
jeune Anglais, young Englishman.
se trouvait aUaqué, (found himself) ; say wis attacked.
par, by.
lion affiunè, e&j famished lion.
Africain, African.
courage, courage.
sauva, saved.
vie, life.
maitre, master.
comment récompenser, (how to rewnrd); say how toas he to reward.
nn tel dévouement, (a such) ; say such devotion.
cherche, searches.
ne . . . que, only.
trouve, finds.
choses, tilings.
pièce d'or, piece of gold.
boîte d'allumettes, box of matches.
les montra, (them showed); say shoiced them.
s'empara, (took possession); aussitôt, (immediately); say f'mmetiiately took possession.
des, of the.
Lapons, Laps.
peuple très dévot, say wry devout
people.
font ... de longues distances,
(make some); say go long dis-
tances à pied, on foot.
pour aller, (for to go); say in
order to go.
à l'église, to {the) church.
prêtres priests.
auditoire, (audience); nombreux
et très recueilli, (numerous and
very attentive); say numerous
. . . audience.
on ne désire pas, {one desires not) ;
le bruit des bébés, {the noise of
the babies); say the noise of
babies is not wanted.
c'est pourquoi, {this is why) ; say
this is the reason why, parents, parents.
creusent, dig, des trous, {some) holes.
n«;ige, snow, tout, quite.
près de, {near of) ; say close to.
y couchent, {in Diem lay); say
lay in them, s'y trouvent, {themselves in th&m
find) ; say are , . . in them.
parfois, sometimes.
couchés, {laid) ; say lying.
enveloppés, wrapped up.
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des fonrmres, {tome) fun,
eomme, {oê) ; sa/ like.
de petits paquets, [Bome) little
bundles.
ourienz arrangemeiiti curious
arrangement, plait à, pleases {to).
tout le monde, {aU the vxnrld);
say everybody.
soir d'été, {evening of summer) ;
say summer evening, après, after.
joyenz festin, merry feast, soldat, soldier.
retournait, was returning.
à cheval, say on horseback.
logis, dtoeUing.
route, road.
déserte, deserted, traversait justement, {he was
pcusing over precisely); say he
ua^ just passing over, pont, bridge.
hanté, haunted.
des revenants, {some) ghosts.
lorsque, when. tout à eoup, aU at once, squelette, skeleton, sauta, jumped.
se plaça, {itself pUused) ; say
placed itself.
derrière lui, behind him.
rire moqueur, say mocking laugh.
animal, animal.
s'élança, darted.
en avant, forward, fit, made.
fiaux pas, false step.
tomba, feU.
on le trouva, (om him found);
say he was found.
la jambe cassée, {the leg broken) ;
say with his leg broken.
à qui la faute, (to whom thefauU) ;
say whose fauU was U.
spectre, spectre.
on hausse, (one raises) ; say people
shrug.
las épaules, (the); say their
eHumlders.
les opinions, (the) opinions.
diflEerent, differ,
serviteur, serving-man.
amoureux d(e), (amorous of); §tkj
in love with.
princesse, priwess.
fille unique, (daughter only) ; say
the only daughter.
barbare, barbarous.
furieux, (/urtbtw); say in a fury, eondamne, condemns.
mort, death, le téméraire, say the audacious
youth.
traînent, drag, arène, arena.
en face de, opposite.
lui, him.
aetiovLYeiDtf (themselves find); say
are, derrière, behind.
l'une, (the) one.
il y a, Viere is.
tigre affamé, say famisJied tiger.
prêt, ready.
à déchirer, to tear in pieces.
dévorer, devour, victime, victim.
fllle, girl
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habillée mL^kÊS^àmaed imuhUê.
prêta, readjf.
à éponier, fo marry. le maUieiEraiix, aay the mnhappjf wrddL,
▼ou vanm, yom tihaXl have,
KWtaotm, advanee,
i^éezîa, exdaimed.
d'une voix tetxiUe, ny wlft a
terrible wriee.
à eee mote, at these wcrâe.
éleva, raiaecl.
■es jeu, ftû eyet.
▼en, fotixircis.
à edté ÛBihythe tide of.
pâle,jM2e.
ealme et Hère, caim and prouéL ■ans être ▼ne, trithtnd being êeen.
de penonne, by anyihody.
■ana hénter, trithotd hesitating.
allongea, sire<cfted.
le bras, (<Ae); say Aer oroi.
laquelle, irAicA.
pays étranger, {country foreign);
say foreign onuniry, demenralt, dwdL ▼en^e, widow, ne . . . qne, on/y.
garçon, boy.
œlni-ei, {jUiiê one here, le. the
latter) ; say he.
an lien de consoler, instead of
consoling, mère, mother, de Ini obéir, (of to her obeying) ;
say of cbeying lier.
il meehant, eo mnighiy»
▼dentaire, edf -willed.
en rappelait, (one him eaUed);
say people eaUed him.
le petit égoûte, (the UtOe egoist):
say litUe Selfish.
marraine, godmother.
bonne fée, good fairy.
se déeida, (herself decided); say
made up her mind, a eorriger, to reform.
gftté,spottt.
qne^ {(hat); say when.
eneore pins, stàl more.
qne, (than) ; d'habitnde, (usually);
say thanusuaL agaçant, provoking.
tont le monde, (àU the world);
say everybody.
méebanoetés, naughty toays.
se trouva, (herself found); say
stood tont à eonp, oQ at onoe.
devant Ini, in front of him, frappa, struck, de, with. baguette, wand celle-ci, {jihis one here, ie. the
latter) ; say the wand.
se colla, (itsdf stuck) ; say ^tuck, main, ^and.
fée, fairy.
gardant, keeping.
à la main, (at the); say in her
hand.
santa, jumped an travers de, through.
le tron de la sermre, (the hole of
the lock); say Vie keyhole.
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en tirant, {in dragging); Bay
dragging^ après elle, after her.
traîné, dragged,
aindt thtu.
jusqu'à, as far as.
se débattait, struggled.
eriait, caUed ouL
de toutee set foroei, with aU his (forces) ; say might,
en vain, in vain.
tout épouvantée, quite terrified.
yoyait, saw.
disparaître par le trou de la serrure, disappear hg the keyhole.
(Note : Put these words at the end of the English sentence.)
d*abord,>îr«<.
doigts, ^n^ers.
tote, head.
même, even.
oorps, body.
ne . . . plus rien du tout, (no longer anything at all); vit, (saw); say saw nothing at aU UfL
eourut, ran.
fenêtre, window.
l'ouvrit, (it opened): say opened
it.
an moment même, (at tlie moment
itself) ; say at the very moment.
où, at which, or when.
faisait rouler l'enfant, (caused
roU the child) ; say was rolling
the child.
devant elle, in front of her, comme une boule, (as); say like
a hall.
et cela, (and that); à coups de pied, (at Mows of foot) ; say and with kicks too.
arrivée, (arrived); say when she
had come.
oolline, hill.
donna, gave.
coup de pied, say kick.
se trouva, (himself found); say
found himself.
an delà de, beyond.
jolie grotte, pretty grotto, groupe, group.
marraine, godmother.
ils dansaient tous, (they danced
all) ; say they all danced.
autour de, round.
lui, him.
criaient, called oui.
voici, (see here) ; say here is.
le petit égoïste, (the little egoist);
say Utile Selfish.
notre domestique, our servant.
nous allons . . . corriger, (tee are
going to correct); say toe shaU
. . . cure. monsieur le prince, say his highness the prince, défauts, faults.
j'ai faim, (I have hunger); say
/ aw hungry.
tu, (thou) ; say you.
eh bien, well.
l'on travaille, {one works); say
people work.
travaille, work.
tu auras i manger, (thou shali
have to eat) ; say you shaJl have
something to eat.
non, no.
travaillerai, vnll work, très bien, very well.
alors, then.
tu ne mangeras pas, (thou); say
2^0» shnll not eat, adien, good-bye.
retournons, return.
sonper, supper.
donnez-mol, give me.
j'ai bien faim, say / am very
hungry.
pas de réponse, no answer,
que . . . malhenrenz, how unhappy.
que j'ai faim, (how I have hunger);
say houj hungry I am.
qua j'ai peur, (how I have fear);
say how frightened lam.
la nuit, {the) night.
tombe, (isfaWng); say is coming
on.
je n'aime pas, I do not like.
pourquoi . . . est-elle, (why . . .
is she) ; say why is my god-
motlier.
si craelle, so cruel.
ton bien, (thy) ; say your good.
sois sage, he (iHse) ; say good.
obéissant, obeditnt.
tu seras, {thou) ; say you will he.
heureux, happy.
donnez-moi, giiie me.
du pain, som>e bread.
de l'ouvrage, some work.
je veux travailler, I mean to
iDork.
enAn, at last.
nn pen, a little.
plus raisonnable, more reasonahU
au bout, ai the end.
huit jours, {eigU days); say a
week, pendant que, while.
bêchait, was digging, sage, {wise); say good.
maintenant, now, voiture de jono, carriage (of);
say made of reed, se trouva, {itseif found); say
stood.
soudainement, suddenly.
oarrosse, coach.
tr^nè, draum.
guêpes, wa^ps, hanneton. May bug, en était le eocher, {of it was the coachman); say was its coachman, tandis qu(e), whilst.
araignée, spider.
en grande tenue, in (grand); say
state costume.
placée, placed.
laquais de grande maison, (footman of great household) ; say • a nobleman* s footman.
debout, standing up.
lui dit-elle, {to him said sJie); say
said slie to him.
tu travailles, {thou) ; say you work, de bonne volonté, with g,iod wiU.
contents de, pleased with.
toi, (thee) ; stiy you désire avoir, wish to have.
d*autres preuves, {wme) othet
proofs.
disf arut, disappeared.
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tont êtonrdi, quite dazed,
oe que, {that which) ; say what,
vn, 9een,
entendn, heard.
BO frotta les yenz, (to himself
rubbed the eyes) ; say rubbed his
eyes.
regarda, looked, change, changed, le trouvait, {himsdf found) ; saj
