IV. of Paris

lin, w., flax, linen.

linceul, w., shroud.

linge, m., linen.

linot, m., linnet.

lire, to read.

lit, m., bed.

livide, livid.

livraison, /., delivery.

livrer, to deliver ; give.

locataire, m. ami f., tenant.

loger, to live.

logis, 7)1., house, home.

loin, far ; au — , far away ; de —

en — , at long intervais.

lointain, -e, distant.

lointain, m., distance, distant

horizon.

loisir, m., leisure.

long, -ue, long; à la longue, in

the end, in the long run.

long, m., length ; le — de, a-

long.

longer, to go along, skirt.

longtemps, a long time, long ;

depuis — , for a long time.

longue, see long, lorgner, to cast a glance at.

loriot, m., oriole.

lors, then.

lorsque, when.

louis, m., louis; un — d'or,

gold coin ivo7-th abolit 4 dollars.

loup, w., wolf.

lourd, -e, heavy.

loyer, w., rent ; tenant.

lu, see lire.

lucarne,/., narrow window.

lueur,/., glimmer, dim light.

lui, hes him, it, to him, to her;

même, he himself, him-

self. luire, to shine.

luisant, -e, shining.

luisant, m., gloss.

lune,/., moon.

lunettes,/.//., spectacles.

luron, VI., daring fellow.

lutter, to struggle.

maçonnerie,/, masonry, stone-

work.

madame,/, Madam, Mrs.

mademoiselle,/. Miss.

magistrat, m., magistrale,

justice, mai, m., May.

maigre, meagre, thin, lean.

maigreur, /., leanness, thin-

ness.

main,/, hand.

maintenant, now.

maintenir, to sustain. keep,

hold, restrain, préserve, maire, m., mayor.

mairie,/., town-hall.

mais, but ; — oui, why, yes.

maison,/., house.

maître, m., master, owner; Mr.

maîtresse, /., mistress ; Mrs. ;

• — couturière, first-class dress-

maker, forewoman in a dress-

making establishment.

mal, adv., badly, bad, amiss;

with difficulty.

mal, w., evil, harm ; trouble,

difficulty ; disease ; dire du —

de, to speak ill cf.

malade, adj., ill, sick, sore.

malade, w.,/., sick person, sick

child.

maladresse,/, awkwardness.

malgré, in spite of.

malheur, m., misfortune, unfor-

tunate event; oiseau de — ,

wretched bird.

malheureusement, unhappily,

unfortunately.

malheureu-x, -se, unhappy, un-

fortunate. [nence.

mamelon, m., mound, bill, emi-

actj., of Le Mans, a

city about ijo miles S. IV. of

Paris, chief town of the de-

pa7'iment de la Sarthe; pays

— , vicinity of Le Mans.

manche,/., sleeve.

manger, to eat.

manière,/., manner, way, style.

manivelle, /., handle, crank. manœuvre, /., maneuver, drill.

manquer, tofail,lack,miss,need,

be wanting, be . . . short.

mansarde,/., garret.

mante,/., cloak, overcoat.

manteau, w., cloak.

mantelet, m., short cloak.

marbre, m., marble.

marchand, m., marchant ; hawk-

er, peddler ; horse dealer.

marchandise,/., goods.

marche,/., march,step, walking,

ride ; en — , on the march.

marché, w., market.

marchef, m., abbreviation for

maréchal des logis chef, first

sergeant {cavalry).

marcher, to march, walk, go;

^ bien (affaires), be good.

marcheur, m., walker.

marécage, m., marsh.

maréchal des logis, m., sergeant

{cavalry).

marge,/., margin; shore.

marguerite, /., daisy.

mari, vi., husband.

mariage, m., marriage.

maroquin, m., morocco leather.

marquer, to mark, indicate.

mars, m., March.

marteau, m., hammer; —de

forge, sledge hammer.

martial, -e, martial, warlike.

martin-pêcheur, m., king-fisher.

massacre, m., slaughter.

massif, m., clump, thicket.

matériaux, m. pL, building ma-

terial.

maternel, -le, maternai.

matin, m., morning, daybreak.

maudit, -e, cursed, confounded.

mauvais, -e, bad, poor ; cheap ;

unpleasant, disagreeable.

maux, //. of mal.

mécanique, mechanical.

méchant, -e, wicked, bad,

naughty.

mèche,/, lock ; tuft, bunch.

méconnaître, to fail to appre-'

ciate.

médaille,/., medal.

médecin, m., physician.

médicament, m., medicine.

médiocrement, rather poorly.

méditer, to meditate.

méfiance,/, distrust, meilleur, -e, better, best.

mélancolique, melancholy, sad.

mêler, to mix, mingle; entangle;

se — , mingle.

mélodrame, m., melodrama.

melon, m., muskmelon.

membre, m., member.

même, adj., same, self, very ; le

— jour, the same day ; le jour

— , the very day.

même, adv., even ; de — , like-

wise; tout de — , just the

same, after ail.

menacer, to menace, threaten.

mendiant, -e, ni.,f., mendicant,

mener, to lead, take.

menthe,/, mint.

menu, -e, small, slight.

méprendre (se), to mistake, be mistaken.

méprit, see méprendre.

merci, m., thanks.

mère,/, mother.

merle, 711., blackbird.

merveille,/., marvel; à — , very well.

mésange, /., tomtit; — charbonnière, titmouse.

mésangeau, m., young tomtit.

messager, vi., messenger.

messe, /., mass ; faire dire une

— , to pay for a mass.

messieurs, m. pL, gentlemen.

mesure, /., measure ; à — que,

in proportion as ; en — , in

measure, in a systematic way,

in rhythmic cadence. métairie,/., farm, farmhouse.

métallique, metallic.

métier, m., profession, trade ;

loom ; de son — , by trade.

mètre, m., meter.

mettre, to put, put on, set ; dress ;

— de côté, lay by ; — le feu à, set on fire ; se — à {followed by an infinitivé), begin to ; se

— en marche, set out ; se — en tête, take into one's head, think ; bien mise, welldressed.

meuble, movable; biens — s,

Personal property.

meubler, to furnish.

meule,/., mill stone.

meunier, w., miller.

meunière,/., miller's daughter.

meurtrier, m., murderer.

meuvent, see mouvoir, midi, m., noon ; south.

miel, m., honey.

mien (le), la mienne, les miens,

les miennes, mine.

mieux, better, best ; de son — , as

wellasonecan; faire de son — ,

to do one's best; faute de — ,

for lack of soraething better.

milieu, m., middle, center,

midst, surroundings.

militaire, military.

militaire, in., soldier.

mille, thousand.

millier, fti., about a thousand.

mince, thin, little ; narrow. mine, /., mine; look, appear-

ance, countenance ; faire —

de, to prétend.

minuit, m., midnight.

minuscule, very small, tiny.

mirent, see mettre.

mirer (se), to look at oneself.

mis, -e, see mettre.

misérable, m., wretch.

misère, /., misery, poverty,

want.

mit, see mettre, mobile, shifty.

mobilier, m., fumiture.

mode, /., fashion ; ouvrière de

la — , milliner.

modèle, m., model.

modestie,/., modesty.

moellon, ;«., ashlar, block of

stone.

moindre, less, least.

moineau, m., sparrow.

moins, less ; least ; except ; à — ,

at or for less ; au — , du — ,

pour le — , at least ; n'en . . .

pas — , none the less.

mois, w., month.

moisissure,/, mould.

moisson,/, harvest; fields. moitié, /., half ; à —, half.

molle, see mou.

moment, m., moment, time.

monde, w., world ; tout le — ,

everybody.

monseigneur, m. {Htle given to

a bishop), His Grâce, monsieur, ;«., Mr., sir, gentleman, mont, m., mount, mountain.

montagne,/, mountain.

montée,/, ascent.

monter, to mount, ascend, climb,

go up, come up, get up, rise ;

raise, ride ; be promoted ;

se — , amount, rise.

montrer, to show, point out;

se — , show oneself, appear.

moraine, /., moraine, heap of

glacier débris.

moralement, morally.

morceau, 711., pièce.

morne, dull, dreary, sinister.

morsure,/., bite.

mort, -e, dead.

mort, /., death; — violente,

murcier.

mortuaire, mortuary, of the de-

ceased.

mot, m., Word, note, motif, m., motive, reason.

motte,/"., clod, sod.

mou, mol, molle, soft ; weak.

mouchoir, m., handkerchief.

mouillé, -e, wet.

moule,/., mussel, clam, moulé, -e, molded.

moulin, m., mill.

mourir, to die ; cease.

mousse,/., moss.

mousseu-x, -se, mossy.

moustache,/., mustache.

moustique, m., mosquito.

mouton, m., sheep.

mouture,/, grinding, grist.

mouvement, m., movement,

motion, stirring, flurry.

mouvoir (se), to move.

moyennement, middlingly, mod-

erately.

muet, -te, silent.

mulet, ;«., mule.

mulot, m., mole, mur, m., wall.

mûr, -e, ripe, muraille,/, wall.

mûrir, to ripen.

mûrissant, -e, ripening.

murmure, m., whispering.

murmurer, to mutter, whisper.

mystérieu-x, -se, mysterious.

nageoire,/, fin.

nager, to swim.

naïf, m., simple minded person.

naître, to be born, spring, grow,

coma ; dawn.

naïvement, naively, candidly.

nappe,/, sheet of water.

narguer, to defy, sneer at.

naseau, w., nos'tril.

nasse,/., bow-net.

naturel, -le, natural.

naturellement, naturally, of

course.

ne, not ; — ... pas, not ; — , . ,

plus, no longer, no more;

— ... point, not at ail; —

. . . que, only, nothing but.

né, -e, born.

nécessaire, necessary.

nécessiteux, m., needy person.

négliger, to neglect.

neige,/, snow.

nenni, no.

nerveu-x, -se, nervous, sinewy.

net, -te, clear.

net, adv., clearly, distinctly ;

suddenly, short.

neuf, nine.

neu-f, -ve, new.

neuvième, ninth.

neveu, w., nephew.

nez, m., nose.

ni, neither, nor.

niche,/, niche, recess; box, nicher, to build one's nest.

nid, m., nest.

nielle,/, rose-campion.

noir, -e, black, dark.

noir, w., black.

nom, VI., name.

nombre, w., number ; être du — ,

to be one of them. nombreu-x, -se, numerous.

nomination,/, appointment.

nommer, to name, call ; se — ,

be called.

non, no, not ; — plus, nor . . .

either, either.

nord, m., north.

notaire, tn., notary.

notarié, -e, notarial, légal, nouer, to tie, knot.

nourrisson, m., nursling.

nourriture, /., f ood.

nouveau, nouvel, nouvelle, new,

fresh.

nouvelle,/., news, novembre, w., november.

noyé, 771., drowned person.

nu, -e, naked, bare.

nuage, w., cloud.

nuit,/., night.

nul, -le, any, no ; any one, no one.

nullement, not at ail.

numéro, m., number.

nuque,/., nape (pf the neck).

obéir, to obey.

obligation,/, duty.

obliger, to oblige, obscur, -e, obscure, dark.

observer, to observe, notice,

watch.

obstinément, obstinately.

obtenir, to obtain, get.

obus (soH)iJ the s), 7/1., shell.

occasion,/, opportunity.

occupation, /., occupation ;

troupes d' — , troops occupy-

ing the town.

occuper, tooccupy; s' — à, pay

attention to.

octobre, w., October.

odeur,/, odor, smell.

œil, ;«. (//., yeux), eye; coup

d' — , glance.

œuf, 7ti., egg.

œuvre,/., work, deed.

offenser, to offend, hurt.

of&cier, w., officer.

offre,/., offer.

offrir, to offer, show, oiseau, m., bird.

ombre,/., shade, shadow.

on (l'on), one, they, people, we,

you.

oncle, 771., uncle.

onduler, to undulate, meander.

onze, eleven.

opiner, to give one's opinion,

speak.

opposé, -e, opposite, or, co/ij., now.

or, 771., gold.

orage, /«., storm.

orateur, ;«., orator, speaker, ordinaire, regular, customary,

common, usual ; d' — , usually.

ordonnance,/, prescription, ordonner, to order, direct, ordre, w., order.

oreille,/, ear.

orgueil, ;«., pride, self-conceit.

oriflamme,/, little banner.

originaire, native, orner, to adorn.

oser, to dare.

ou, or ; — bien, or else.

OÎl, where, in which, to which ;

when ; d' — , whence ; par — ?

which way?

oubli, 771., forgetfulness.

oublier, to forget.

oui, yes.

ourlet, m., hem.

outil, 7/1., tool.

ouvert, -e, open.

ouverture,/., opening.

ouvrage, w., work.

ouvrier, r/i., workman.

ouvrière, /., workwoman ; —

de la couture, dressmaker;

— de la mode, milliner.

ouvrir, to open ; s' — , open, be

open ; start.

paille,/, straw.

pajn, 7/:., bread.

paire,/., pair.

paisible, peaceful.

paix,/., peace.

pâle, pale, dim.

pâleur,/., paleness.

pâlir, to turn pale.

pantalon, w., trousers.

papier, m., paper.

paquet, m., bundle.

par, by, through, out of, in,

f rom ; — là, that way ; on

that side.

paraître, toappear.

parapet, m., railing.

parce que, because.

par-dessous, under.

pardessus, m., overcoat.

par-dessus, over, above, upon.

pardonner, toforgive.

pareil, -le, like, similar, such.

parent, m., parent; relative, parenté,/., relationship.

paresseusement, lazily.

parfait, -e, perfect.

parfaitement, e.xactly; quite

true.

parfois, sometimes.

parfum, m., perfume.

parler, to speak, mention.

parmi, among, amidst.

paroi,/., side.

paroisse,/., parish.

paroissien, m., parishioner.

parole,/., Word, speech.

parquet, /«., floor. part, /., part, share ; de toutes

— s, on ail sides.

partager, to share, divide ; se

— , share.

parti, ;«., party, force ; prendre

son — de, become reconciled

with.

particulièrement, particularly.