et, hère, aiul that
15. les yeux baignés de larmes, adverbial phrase referring to
regardant, word for word — the cycs hathnl of [in) tenrs.
16. prier Dieu ; notice the use of prier without préposition. 20. elle s'appelait ainsi, see note to p. 2, 1. 22.
26. ne vois-tu rien venir ? ' rien ' is hère to be taken for a
person — anyhody ; venir, like ail verbs which serve as an extension to another verb, is in the infinitive, and not, as commonly in English, in the verbal form in -ing.
27. poudroie . . . verdoie ; the y of the infinitive of verbs end-
ing in -yer is changed iuto i before an e mute.
29. à la main, see note to p. 1, 1. 2 ; notice hère, as in 1. 15,
the use of the definite art. (la) instead of possessive adjective sa.
de toute sa force, adverbial phrase of manner : with might dnd 'iiuiiii ; see note to p. 4, 1. 25.
vite is adverb as well as adjective ; vitement is only used in familiar language.
30. s'il vous plaît, the construction is — if it phases to you. encore before a noun generally means anotlier, or onc more.
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6. 1. criait, and 1. 3, répondait ; those verbs are iised liere in
tlie impcrfed. past tense to iudicate that the calliny and rcplying went ou repeatedly.