CHAPITRE XI
8S Emboîter le fas, to maroh. Thîs is a military tenn. Anglioé, to lock np, as one soldier following another places his foot in the place left bythe one preceding him.
IIS, 1 Faire la bête, to play the part of the fooL 3 Bien itre, eomf ort, well being.
18 Pris, seized.
34 Soit, followed by soit in the next danse awhether... or.
82 AlUrent à peu fr^s, went pretty well.
83 Quoique always takes the subjonctive mood.
&199 1 Quitté. For agreement of past participle with the
direct object, or the oontrary, see note on page 87,
Une 7.
li A tout prendre, taking things aU in ail.
è Si âpre qu*elle fût, rongh as it was ; âpre from Latin
asper, the snppressed s represented by the dromnflex
accent.
7 Pourrissions, we had been rotting for the last f ew weeki.
Pourrir, from Latin putrescere.
8 Au see, in a dry qnarter.
18 Gagner, get to, arrive at.
SO Aussitôt, immediately.
21 Atre, fire place.
26 II ne faisait pas encore jour, it was not yet day.
80 S'engouffrait, blew hard.
81 Tisons, embers, from Latin titionem.
81 Enfouis, buried, from Latin infodere, &S0, 8 Ne se font pas, cannot be got over.
9 Se portait, was wom.
12 Gardant and hâtant, The présent participle in French never changes its nomber or gender, ezcept when nsed as an adjective.
16 Une se faisait pas, etc., there were no bright patohes in
theskjr.
17 Entr*ouvrit, See note on page 103, Une 8.
18 Eût, for aurait,
21 Rasait la terre, kept dose to the gronnd.
82 y ai Hissant, sprînging forth. From Latin jaculari, %9
dart.
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Plftg< Liât
lao, 22 Levant, the east ; beeanse thê mm riseB, u Uve, there ;— Bo le couchant is the west.
22 Soupirail, air hole, vent hole (plural soupiraux), From Latin suspirare, to breathe.
Ml, 2 yacassements, chatterîng ; jacasse, a chatterîng woman. "Exomjacquot, a name igiiven to parrots (Littré). 9 Ils étaient déjà, etc, they were iJready far off and we
Btillsaw.
10 Flocons de duvet, flakes of down. Flocon is from Latin Jloccus, a flake of wool ; duvet, perhaps from Low Latin duma, German Dàune, English *down.'
18 Qu* augmentait, etc. For yerb preceding its sabject see
note on page S, line 3.
16 Roussis, Bcorched by the weather ; literally : tumed red*
19 Cuivrés, copper-colonred.
20 Peser, to weigh heavily. Lat. pondus.
20 Cime, the tops. Italian cyma, Lat. cuma, which is the tender heart of a plant at the end of the stalk, thence thesommit, 29 Ce que e*éiait qu^une tempête, See note on p. 4, line 22. ia2, 2 Entr*ouverts, See note on page 103, line 8.
12 ye n'avais pas, etc., I had not yet perceived any honse.
13 Annonçât. The Bubjunctive after the négative in pre-
ceding claose. See note on page 34, line 27.
15 Se confondaient, etc., were mixed np with infinité space.
22 Couvert. For raie oif past participle, see note on page
34, line 27.
23 Bas côtés, the lower sides, of the hedges. 25 Ras de terre, close to the groond.
29 Fente, a chink or crevice ; from fendre, to split, Latin Jindere.
las 15 En tourmente, like a tempest.
23 Clairière, an opening, clearing.
24 Une coupe, a cntting of wood.
25 Baliveaux, young trees reserved from a cntting and left
to grow. Anglicé '* staddle." 82 Averse, heavr shower.
taft, 2 Mailles, meshea.
8 Devait être, most be.
9 Ne pas se décourager, not to be disheartened.
18 Montré. For raie of past participle, see note on page
84, line 27.
25 Haute futaie, trees that hâve been allowed to grow,
forest trees. Futaie is derived from fût. Latin
fustis, a stick.
27 Débouchait, opened ont.
28 C* était raisonner juste, it was a çood goess. •0 Bourrées. See note on page 8, hne 1.
82 Asses serré, closely enough oonstracted.
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nas, 6 La Uur, iheira. Possessive prononns are dxstinguished from the possessive adjectives by being alwajs preceded by the defînite article, as: notre, our ; U nôtre, ours ; votre, your ; le vôtre, yoors, <fec.
10 ye me doutais bien. See note on page 113, Une 8.
11 Devait se trouver quelque part, there must be somewhere
or other.
12 Bûcheron, wood cntter, from bâche, a log. Etym. Low
Latin boscus ; English bnsh.
13 Qu'elU tombe, let it fall.
13 Défi, défiance ; not to be confonnded \7ith ihe French
Word défiance, which means mistrust.
21 Servant de sièges, serving for chairs.
23 Prix, value.
24 De champ, placed wîth their broadsides vertically.
Champ in this sensé means the narrowest part ol s pièce of wood or of a brick ; bricks if placed with their broadsides horizontally are said iohe posées de plat.
tac, 2 Pétillant, CT&ckling.
13 Écarta, pnshed aside.
21 Huche à pain. See note on page 6, line 19.
22 Casseroles chantantes, hissing stew pans.
27 Aussi. For construction foUowing aussi seê note on
page 44, line 29.
127, 2 D'ici Troyes, between this and Troyei. 13 Ne touchèrent pas, did not aftect.
13 Serrer, put away.
21 Si frugal qu'eût été, frugal as had been.
80 Dût, would. For subjunctive after négative in pre-
ceding clause see note on page 84, line 27.
33 II ne ventait plus, the wînd no longer blew.
128, 6 Avaient pris leur parti, had decided to make the best of . 7-8 Celui-ci, celui-là, one — the other.
14 Combien, etc. Combien is to be taken in oonjunction
with de temps.
18 y^en aurais plus haut quê les genoux. 1 should sink ia
over my snees.
2i // avait dû vendre, he had been obliged to sell.
28 C* liait au jour, etc., I must leam from the daylight what
I could no longer ask our dear big watch to tell me.
129, 8 N'en apprenaient, etc, The en hère is not to be trans-
lated.
4 II s'était établi, etc, an absolute silence had ensued.
Bemark the auxiliary être with verbe conjugated
refleotiveljjr.
4 Que ne venait, etc. For verb preceding itfl snbjcct set
note page 3, line 3.
II Étouffé, stifled, suppressed, dolL
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XZ9, 14 Raide, Btaep. From Latiii rigidus,
15 S'était, Yerbs oonjugated refleotively take thê anzfliizj
iire.
16 Tranchait sutt stood ont in relief agaînst.
17 Linceul, fihrond; pronounoed linceuil; derived from
lincêolum, diminutive from linteum, from linum, linen. ^
21 Embrasure, tiie opening. (See note on page 16, Une 23.) 24 Envie, désire, wish.
ftO De pain. After négatives the partitive article is not used, only ihe préposition de ; avoir du pain, to hâve some bread ; ne pas avoir de pain, to hâve no bread.
650, 6 ITavait rien ponr me déplaire, was by no means dia-
pleasing to me.
11 Foulée, trodden onder foot.
18 Se serrer le ventre, to tighten one*s waist-band (80 as
not to feel the cravings of hnnger).
17 QuHl en restait peu I How little remained 1
22 Leur manège du déjeuner, their behavioor with regard
to the breakfast. See page 127,:lines 11 andfoUowing. 28 II n* en fut rien, they did nothîng of the sort.
24 Combien, etc. Translate thèse words in the following
order : Combien leur intelligence fut vive,
80 Palper, to feel it, to see what it contained.
651, 5 Langage, Langage, as compared with langue, means
"the thoughts or words expressed," langue, the language or dialect in which they are ezpressed.
14 Cépées, tuf ts of shoots, from cep. Latin cippus, a tree-8tem«
15 Marée, tide, oomparing the snow to the sor&toe of
thesea.
25 Au plus vite, as fast as we could.
26 M^ètre roulé, Verbs oonjngated refleotively take être
for the auziliary.
28 Servait d*oreiller, served me as a pillow.
81 A mon tour. See note on page 82, line 6.
]isa, 5 Devait, mast.
11 Amas, heap, from Italian ammassarj, to heap op.
16 // ny avait qu*à prendre, 1 had only got to take it.
19 Prendre ma faction, to ta^e my tom of watching ; from
Latin factionare, to be able to act ; factionnaire if " a sentry." 24 ye m^étais levé, Verbs oonjugated refleotively take étn for their anziliary.
30 Parsemé, studded ; from par and semer, to sow, " sowed,
or scattered hère and there."
31 Si vive que fût leur clarté, bright as their light was.
32 Que montrait, etc. For verb preceding its subjeot, set
note on page 3, line 8.
38 II devait geler, it mnst be f reezing.
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655, 9 Remplît SabJnnotÎTê after Hm ^ii#.
11 // m# donnait envie, it made me want.
20 Avivé, reyived with woocL
25 Engourdis, benombed.
26 Sans que, ete» For this oonstrnotîon see note on page 18,
Une 29.
28 ye me serais. Befleotive verba take itre for their aoz-
iliary.
81 ye me laissai aller, I allowed myself io be overeome l^.
82 Qui me gagnait, which was takmg possession of me.
82 Tout en me croyant, ail the time uiat I thonght I was. llSft, 1 En sursaut, with a start.
5 jselairassent, snbjonctiye after négative.
10 Que se passe-t-il ? what is going on ?
18 S* était. Yerbsconjugated reflectively take l^# for their
anziliary.
15 Adressée, For agreement of past part, with direct
object preceding it, see note on page 84, Une 29. 15 ye me la posai, I pnt it to myself .
26 Aviver, (See note on page 133, Une 20.) 1S6, 6 Emportés. For rnle of a^eement of past part, with direct object preceeding it, see note on page 34, Une 29. 8 Trahi, For past part, not agreeing with direct object
coming after it, see note on page 87, Une 7.
18 Se montrait, was seen; Ut., showed itself. For verb preceding its snbject, see note on page 8, Une 8.
80 Réverbération, reflexion.
81 Pour nous reconnaître, for us to know where we were.
83 Éblouis, dazzled.
656, 6 Vitalis précisa mes craintes, ezpressed what I feared in
olear language.
7 Emportés. Bule of past participle page 34, Une 29.
8 Laissés. Bule of past participle page 34, ïine 29.
17 A mi-jambe, half -way np our legs. Note that mi, which is pnt for demi, aJways précèdes the snbstantive, and does not change its gender.
22 A ce que les loups, etc., to be attacked oorselves by the wolves.
87 Ils ne seraient fas sortis. Certain verbs expressing action of the body, either at rest or in motion, are conjugated with être, such as venir, aller, sortir, partir, descendre, rester, Ac.
29 S^était dirigé. Befleotive verbs take Stn for theix
anziUary.
]lS7t a S'étaient allumées, See preceding note.
5 Était restée, See note on page 136, Une 27. 14 Poignée, handfol, from poing (Latin pugnus), the fist. The termination ée expresses the qoantity oontained
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in an^thing, as assîsfU, a plate ; aistiitie^ a platafol ; cuiller t a spoon; cuillerét, a spoonfnl; bouché^ houchêi, &Q, 137,19 Brouillé f mixed np. For raie of past partîcîple, Mt note on page 87, line 7.
20 Pour qu*on ne pût, for as not to be able to*
83 S'était blotH. BefleotiTe Terbs take être for theîr aaziliary.
1S8, 6 Se sera caché, bas hid himself. Fatore in French, where Finglieh ases the perf ect.
8 Par ce temps abominable, in this dreadfol weather.
9 Gagner froid, take a ohill.
19 Troubler, See note on page 8, line 28.
25 Grondât, Past sabjonctive after past indicative in pre-
ceding danse.
25 Morne, sad, from Old German moman, whioh is the
same as the English word " to moom." 25 Accablé, depressed; literally, weighed down to the
groand.
139, 18 Fourche, a cleft in the tree ; so called from its resem-
blance to a fork. JjB.i.furca,
25 Frileuse, shivering, chillj.
IftO, 1 Le mot n'était pas très Juste, what I said was not exaotly trne.
7 Aci^uis. For raie of past part, see note on p. 34, line 29. 13 Veiller, to take care.
21 Gamins, little brats (like myself).
23 Aussi est-il. For the constraction with aussi see note on page 44, line 29.
26 Dégringolant, coming down qoickly ; its real meaning is
to corne down rather f aster than is pleasant ; if a man misses hîs footing on a ladder or staircase, and comes tambling down, il dégringole, Iftl, 3 En creux, scooped ont, in a hoUow.
5 Longé, passed alongside of.
11 Boules, roUed them over ; as yoa woold a bail, une bouU,
12 Traînée, track.
17 Hallier, thicket ; in Old French halot meant a branch.
25 Bassiné, warmed ; with a warming-pass. From bassin, the basin in which the hot coals or embers are pat.
31 // n'était pas besoin, itère was no need.
Ift2, 8 M' innocenter, excase myself ; make myself oat innocent.
10 Seraient. (See note on page 136, line 27.)
13 Grondât, battît, Past sabjunctive after past indioatift
in first clause.
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