CHAPITRE VL
25 De bonne heure, early.
««, 8 // ne lui manquait que la parole, he oould do 6Y617* thing but epeak.
21 Le pittoresque, what is picturesque.
26 De les chausser, to put them on.
29 Aussi, etc. Aussi at the beginnîng of a senteno6 has generally the meaning of "consequently." There is a pecuUar construction which follows it, i,e. the ** subject " comes first, then the ** verb," and aftei the verb the "pronoun." Aussi mon père ne me gronda-t-il pas très sévèrement, consequently my f ather did not scold me very severely.
81 Devant sa devanture, in front of the window ; galonné sur les coutures, laced at the seams.
ft8, 1 De la ferraille, old iron.
1 Cadenas, padlocks, from Low Latin catenacium, a form
of catena, a chain.
8 Se vendre, be sold.
11 Ferrés, tipped with îron, and with iron on the heels.
29 L^urft subir, made them undergo ; submitted them to.
«6, 1 Ébahis, stupiûed. Etym. doubtful.
2 Ceci est à seule fin, the only object of this is. 4 En Italien, as an Italian.
14 Le paraître, appearance. Verbs used as substantiv68 take the definite article in the masculine gender: le manger, le boire, le dormir, eating, drinking, and sleeping.
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*6, 15 Nous fCy pouvons ritH, we eannot help il.
16 De Français que fêtais^ from beîng a Frencliman.
28 D^autant plus agréable que, ail the more agreeabto beoanse.
#7, 1 Maintenant, etc., now that yoor toîlet U finîslied]
11 Répéter, rehearse.
28 Ils ont dû travailler, ihej mnst hâve worked. ftS, 2 Le plus hite des deux, the greatest f ool of the two.
21 Dispose le couvert, lay the table.
81 Futée. See note on page 20, line 30.
88 Naïveté, simplicitr. From Latin nativus, ingennom, nnsophisticatecL %9, 2 Et c'est par là précisément^ and it is just becanse of that. 6 Sentiras. Bemark the use of the future in French whert
we should use the présent in English.
6 Retrouver, remember to put in practise.
8 Succh. For this grave accent see note on page 82;
line 33.
11 Sous-titre, second tltle.
16 Artistiquement, by means of art.
19 Plus de. For plus followed hj de, Bee note on page 8»
24 Oublié. For mie of past participle not changîng whea it précèdes its direct object, see note on page 37, line 7.
29 Employât. For subjnnctiye aftex seul, see note on p. 34,
line 27»
60, 2 Né tait pas réussi, had not been satisfactory. Réussir
with the sensé of * to tum out well * is conjugated
with être, not avoir.
8 Ennuie. Verbs in yer, snch as payer, ennuyer, Ac,
change the letter y into i bef ore an unaccented e. 13 Compare-Us. The imperative affirmative in the second
person sîngnlar, and first and second person plur»!
takes the pronoun after it.
16 D*ailleurs. See note on page 38, line 1.
18 Cela tient à, that is the fault of.
21 Par là. See note on page 49, line 2.
24 Tout est là, that is everything.
88 Erreur.^ Abstract French nouns în eur, derîved from
Latin abstract nouns in or, which are masculine,
change their gender, and become féminine, except
honneur and labeur (Lat. honor, labor) which remala
masculine.
81, 1 Tandis que, whereas. Tandis que generally împlief
some contrast ; pendant que, at the same time that. 4 Battues. For agreement of past participle with pre-
eeding object, see note on page 34, line 29»
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81, 6 AlUrà,f^YàW9,jio.
8 A toute preuve, fxoot against any irritation.
9 Qui, for celui aut,
11 Reçu. Bj niie of agreement of past partieîpla wîHi precedmg objeot que, referring to leçons, plural féminine, we might haye ezpeoted to see rêçu m tha plural féminine. The agreement is ont o£f bytha msertion of en.
18 Subisse. The snbjonotiye is hère employed after tha interrogation admets-tu. Croyez-vous qu'il vienne? do yon think he will oome ?
88 Oui, for celui qui.
29 Gredin, beggarly raseal; from Seandinayiaa "oAd*" which meana ** honger." Cf. Engliah ** greed.** sa, 8 // s'agissait, their business was. Cf. Latin agitur.
8 Troubla. See note on page 8, Une 28.
10 A force de, by dint of.
11 Aussi. See note on page 44, Une 29.
18 Se prélassait, swaggered along ; from prélat. Latin /nv-
laius.
20 Chapeau à claque, eocked hat— properly a hat to fold
and place under the arm; from claque, the noise
made in f olding it. 25 Vespacement, the space between each performer in the
procession— in miUtary language, distances.
SS, 1 Ébahis. See note on page 46, Une 1.
9 Tours, trioks. Tour, masculine, from Italian tomo^
means a joumey, tour, trick, tuming-lathe. Tomt, féminine, from Latin turris, means a tower.
10 Que, as.
28 Poussait, uttered, gave vent to.
82 Malin, a cunning feUow.
83 Le gousset garni, a weU-fiUed purse. Gousset is derivad
from gousse, the arm-pit, in which a parse osed lo be carried.
S*, 14 Archet, fiddle bow ; dimînutiye of arc. 20 ÉcarquillcM, open wide.
83 En sourdine, in an undertone.
SB, 4 Se faire servir, to let himself be waited on.
6 Ses moyens, etc., he could weU aiford this luxnry. 9 En long et en large, np and down.
19 Aupris. For the accent, see note on page 82, Une 88.
28 Sous toutes les faces, in ail its aspects.
29 Balourdise, stupidity ; from Italian balordo* 82 Pris de pitié, seized with pity.
16, 1 Aura mangé, has eaten, The Frenoh future for tiie EngUsh présent.
4 Le couvert était mis, the table was laid.
7 ye me mouchai dedans, I blew my nose in it.
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8#, 8 5# <orilîM# rîr#, almost aplit with Unghing. 15 Ainsi di suiU, and so on.
19 II la fassa, he inserted it.
34 Un cun-dent. Words compoonded with a yerb are iJways masculine; un porti-pluint^ un fortt-voix^ un easst'titt, etc.
