partie, la, part ; faire partie

de, to take paît in partir, to set out, to proceed

from partout, everywhere, any-

where parut, past de/, ^/paraître parvis, le, precincts, space

in front of cathedral pas, le, pace, yard, step passage, le, stay (at a place) passé, le, the past passe-port, le, passport passer, to pass, to pass on,

to cross ; se passer, to

happen, to pass patricien, -ne, patrician patrie, la, native land pauvre, poor pavillon, le, flag pays, le, country pêcheur, le, fisherman (à) peine, scarcely, only, just pêle-mêle, pell-mell pelle, la, shovel pendant, during ; pendant

que, whilst pensée, la, thought penser, to think perçant, sharp percer, to pierce perdre, to lose ; le regard

perdu, with unseeing eyes père, le, father permettre, to allow permît, impf. sabj. of permettre perse, Persian (en) personne, in person personnel, -le, personal persuader, to convince perte, la, loss petit, -e, little

peu {adv. ), little ; à peu

près, about ; peu à peu,

little by little peuple, le, people peur, la, fear peut, près. <?/ pouvoir peut-être, perhaps Pie, Pius (title of a Pope) pièce, la, pièce, cannon pied, le, foot piédestal, le, pedestal Piémont, le, Piedmont pioche, la, pickaxe pique, la, pike piquer, to prick pitié, la, pity place, la, position, place ;

place d'armes, fortress placer, to place plaine, la, plain plaire, to please plaisanterie, la, joke plan, le, plan plancher, le, floor planer, to hover plante, la, plant planter, to plant plat, le, dish plat, -e, flat-bottomed plateau, le, plateau plein, -e, full pleus, m. plur., tears plus, plus de, more, no

more ; le plus, most plusieurs, several poignarder, to eut down point, le, point poitrine, la, breast politesse, la, politeness Pologne, la, Poland pontife, le, pontiff populaire, popular popularité, la, popularity

population, la, population

port, le, harbour

porte, la, gâte

portée, la, range ; à portée du fusil, within gunshot

porter, to cany, to wear, to bring, to move ; se porter, to go, to be (in a state of health)

porte-voix, le, speakingtrumpet

poser, to put, to place

position, la, position

posséder, to po^sess

possible, possible

pouce, le, inch

pour, to, in ordcr to, for ; pour que, in order that

pourrait, cond. 0/" pouvoir

poursuivre, to pursue

pourvoir, to see to

pourvut, past dcf. of pourvoir

pouvoir, le, power

pouvoir, to be able (can, might)

précéder, to précède

(se) précipiter, to rush

précoce, precocious

prédire, to predict

premier, -ère, first

prenait, itnpf. 0/" prendre

prendre, to take

prenne, près, stibj. ^/prendre

préparatif, le, préparation

préparer, to prépare

près de, near

prescrire, to prescribe

présence, la, présence ; en présence, face to face, into the présence of

présenter, to give ; se présenter, to appear

presser, to hasten ; se presser, to hurry forward presque, almost prêt, -e, ready prétention, la, claim prêter, to lend, to administer prétexte, le, excuse prévision, la, conjecture prince, le, prince princesse, la, princc-s principal, le, principal prise, la, capture pris, p.p. 0/* prendre prison, la, prison prit, prirent, past dcf. of

prendre probablement, probably problème, le, problem proclamer, to proclaim procurer, to obtain produire, to produce produit, le, product professeur, le, professor profond, -e, deep, vast projet, le, plan promesse, la, promise prononcer, to pronounce proportionné, -e, proportion-

ate proposer, to propose proposition, la, proposai propre, own ; propre à, fit

foipropriété, la, property prospérité, la, prosperity protection, la, protection protestation, la, protest provisoirement, temporarily Prusse, la, Prussia prussien, -ne, Prussian prusso-saxon, -ne, Prusso

Saxon pu, p.p. oj pouvoir

VOCABULARY

publique, popular puis, then

puisque, because, since puissance, la, power puissant, -e, strong

pût, impf. subj. f ■ pyramide, la, pyramid

quand, when

quant à, as for

quantité, la, quantity

quartier- général, le, headquarters

quatre, four

quatre-vingt, eighty

quatrième, fourth ; la quatrième, the Fourth Form

que, qu' (pron.), which, what, whom

que, qu' (conf.), that, than, when, namely ; (que is often used to avoid répétition of lorsque, quand, si, and then means 'when,' 'if,' etc., as the case may be)

quel, quelle, what

quelconque, some or other

quelque, some ; quelques, a few

quelquefois, sometimes

quelqu'un, quelques uns, someone, some

question, la, question

qui, who, which

quinze, fifteen

quitter, to leave

quoique, although

race, la, family

rade, la, roadstead

rage, la, rage

railleur, -euse, jeering ; (as noun) joker

(se) ralentir, to slow down

rallier, to rally ; se rallier à, to join {intr.)

ramasser, to pick up

ramener, to bring back

rançon, la, ransom

rang, le, rank, line

ranger, to draw up (in ranks)

rapide, swift

rapidement, rapidly

rapidité, la, rapidity

rappeler, to recall ; se rappeler, to remember

rare, rare

rassembler, to assemble, to mobilise

réaction, la, reaction

recevoir, to receive

réciproquement, mutually

réclamation, la, claim

reçois, reçoit, près, of recevoir

recommandation, la, request

recommencer, to begin again

reconnaissant, -e, gratelul

reconnaître, to recognise, to identify

reconnut, past. def. of reconnaître

recourir à, to hâve recourse to

récréation, la, play, amusement

recruter, to recruit

recrutement, le, recruiting

reçu, /./. j .- recevojr

reçut, /in/, def. J J reculer, to fall back redemander, to ask again for redescendre, to descend

again redoubler, to redouble redoute, la, fort (se) refermer, to close again

( intr. ) reformer, to re-form refroidissement, le; coolness refuser, to refuse regard, le, glance, look regarder, to watch, to look

at régime, le, course of life régiment, le, régiment registre, le, register régler, to settle regret, le, regret régulier, -ère, régulai, steady reins, m. plur., back rejeter, to throw back rejoindre, to join relais, le, change of horses remercier, to thank remettre, to put remît, impf. subj. of remettre remonter, to go up again rempart, le, rampart remplacer, to replace remplir, to fill rencontre, la, encounter rencontrer, to meet rendez-vous, le, place of

meeting rendre, to give, to give

back, to make ; se rendre,

togo renfort, le, reinforcement renoncer (à), to give up

renseignement, le, information

rentrer, to go back, to go home, to re-enter

renvoyer, to send back

réorganiser, to reorganise

reparaître, to reappear

répandre, to spread, to spread out

réparer, to repair

reparut, pas t. def of reparaître

repas, le, meal

repasser, to pass back

répondre, to reply

réponse, la, reply

repos, le, quiet

(se) reposer, to rest

repousser, to repuise

reprendre, to take up again

reprise, la, répétition ; à plusieurs reprises, repeatedly

républicain, -e, republican

république, la, republic

répugnance, la, horror

réserver, to keep

résistance, la, résistance

résister à, to resist

résolu, -e, p.p. \

résolurent, [0/" résoudre past. def. J

résolution, la, resolution ; prendre une résolution, to make up one's mind

résoudre, to résolve, to solve

respirer, to take breath

ressentir, to feel

ressortir, to go out again

ressource, la, expédient

restaurateur, le, restaurantkeeper

VOCABULARY

reste, le, the rest, remains ;

au reste, besides rester, to remain résultat, le, resuit résulter, to resuit rétablissement, le, re-estab-

lishment retentir, to resound retirer, to withdraw ; se

retirer, to retreat retomber, to relapse retour, le, return ; il est de

retour, he has returned retourner, to turn, to return ;

se retourner, to turn round

{intr.), to turn retraite, la, retreat retranchement, le, intrench-

ment retrouver, to find again réunion, la, meeting réunir, to assemble ; se

réunir, to meet together réussir, to succeed rêve, le, dream revenir, to return rêver, to dream, to dream of revient, près. \ , revint, phsl.de/. j^ avenir révolution, la, révolution Rhin, le, Rhine ricocher, to rebound (ne) rien, nothing rocher, le, rock roi, le, king rompre, to break rouge, red, red-hot roulage, le, cart-tramc route, la, road, ; grande

route, highroad rouvrir, to re-open royal, -e, royal royaume, le, kingdom

royauté, la, royal office,

throne rue, la, street ; Grande- Rue,

High Street ruer, to hurl ruine, la, ruin russe, Russian Russie, la, Russia

sa,/. 0/ son sable, le, sand sabre, le, sabre sacre, le, coronation sacrifice, le, sacrifice sagacité, la, shrewdness saignant, -e, bleeding saint, -e, holy saisir, to seize saison, la, season sait, près. 0/ savoir saluer, to salute salve, la, salute sanction, la, sanction sanglant, -e, bloodstained,

blood-red sans ( prep.), sans que {conj. ),

without ; sans cesse, con-

tinuously santé, la, health satisfaire à, to satisfy satisfait, p.p. ^/"satisfaire sauter, to blow up {intr.) sauvagerie, la, shyness sauver, to save ; sauve qui

peut, everyone for himself savoir, to know Saxe, la, Saxony saxon, -ne, Saxon scène, la, scène sceptre, le, sceptre

go D'AJACCIO A SAINTE-HELENE

se, himself, themselves, for | himself, for one's self, each other. (Se with an active verb is often to be translated by English passive ; ; cela s'explique, that is ' explained)

second, -e, second ; souslieutenant en second, junior sub-lieutenant

secret, -ète, secret

secrétaire, le, secretary

secrètement, secretly

selon, according to

semaine, la, week

sembler, to seem

semelle, la, a foot's length

semer, to strew

séparément, separately

séparer, to separate

sénat, le, senate

senatus-consulte, le, decree of the senate

sens, le, direction

sentiment, le, feeling

sept, seven

septembre, m., September

sera,/?//. \

seraient, serait, Vc/être cond.

serment, le, oath ; prêter serment, to take an oath

serpent, le, snake

service, le, duty, service ; de service, on duty

servir (de), to serve (as); se servir de, to make use of

ses, plur. of son or sa

seul, -e, alone, single, only

seulement, only

si, so, such ; si . . . que, however

si, if

siècle, le, century

signal, le, signal

signature, la, signature

signer, to sign

silence, le, silence

silencieux, -euse, silent

sillonner, to plough up

sire, Your Majesty

situation, la, position

six, six

société, la, society

sœur, la, sister

soie, la, silk

soin, le, care

soir, le )

■ \ , y evening soirée, la j fa

soit, près. subj. of être

soit . . . soit, either ... or

soixante, sixty

sol, le, soil

soldat, le, soldier

solde, la, pay

soleil, le, sun

solennel, -le, solemrj

solide, firm

solitaire, solitary

solliciter, to ask foisolliciteur, le, pétition er

solution, la, answer

sombre, dark

sommes, près, of être

sommet, le, height

son, sa, his, lier, its

sont, près, of être

(de) sorte que, so that

sortie, la, sally, departure

sortir, to escape, to leave, to corne ont

Souabe, la, Swabia

(se) souder, to join [intr.)

soulever, to rouse

soumis, -e, obedient, submissive

VOCABULARY

soupçon, le, suspicion

source, la, source

sous, under

sous-lieutenant, le, sublieutenant

sous-principal, le, vice-principal

(se) soustraire à. to e~>cape from

soutenir, to support

(se) souvenir de, to remember

souvenir, le, remembrance, memory

souverain, le, sovereign

souvinrent, past def. of souvenir

Sphinx, le, Sphinx

statue, la, statue

stratégiste, le, strategist

sublime, magnificent

substituer, to substitute

successif, -ve, successive

successivement, successively

sud-sud-est, South -southeast

sug'gérer, to suggest

Suisse, la, Switzerland

suisse, Swiss

suit, près, <y" suivre

suite, la, staff

suivant, -e, following

suivre, to follow ; faire suivre, to send after

supériorité, la, superiority

supplice, le, exécution

suprême, chief

sur, on. over, in, about

surlendemain, le, two days after

surnom, le, nickname

surprendre, to surprise

surpris, -e,p.p. oj surprendre

Sylla, a Roman dictator sympathique, congenia!

table, la, table

tâcher, to try

tactique, la, tactics

taille, la, height

tailler, to eut

tandis que, whilst

tant, so much ; tant de, so

many tantôt . . . tantôt, now . . .

now tard, late tardif, -ve, late teint, le, complexion tel, telle, such tellement, to such an extent temps, le, time ; de temps

en temps, from time to

time tenir, to hold out ; tenir à,

to be caused by tenter, to try terminer, to finish terrasse, la, terrace terre, la, earth, land terrible, terrible tête, la, head thème, le, translation {from

French) thermomètre, le, thermo-

meter tiers, le, third [\) tirer, to fire, to draw titre, le, title toise, la. about 6 feet,

fathom tombe, la, tomb tomber, to fall tonner, to thunder

torrent, le, torrent

toucher, to touch

toujours, always, still

tour, le, turn

tourbillon, le, whirlwind

tourbillonner, to whirl

tourner, to turn

tout, toute, tous, toutes (ad/.), ail, every, while ; tous deux, both ; tout à coup, suddenly ; tout (prou.), everything, ail ; tous, ail ; (adv.), quite, altogether ; tout en (with près, part.), while still . . .

trace, la, impression, trace

tracé, le, outline

tracer, to sketch, to trace

traîneau, le, sledge

traîner, to draw (along)

traité, le, treaty

transporter, to transport

travail, le, work ; travaux, public works

travailler, to work

(en) travers, across

traverser, to cross

trembler, to tremble

tremper, to temper

trente, thirty

très, very

tricolore, of thiee colours

triomphal, -e, triumphant

triomphe, le, triumph

trois, three

troisième, third

trombe, la, waterspout

tromper, to deceive ; se tromper, to make a mistake

tronçon, le, fragment

trône, le, throne

trop, too, too much

trouée, la, gap troupe, la, troop, crowd trouver, to find, to consider ;

se trouver, to be tu, thon tuer, to kill Tuileries, f. plur., royal

palace tumulte, le, uproar Turc, le, Turk

un, une, l'un, a, one ; les uns ... les autres, some

. . . others uniforme, un, uniform usage, un, custom utile, useful

va, près, of aller

vague, vague

vaincre, to conquer

vainqueur, le, conqueror

Valence, Valencia

vase, le, vase

vaste, vast

vendange, la, vintage

vendémiaire, le, ist month of French Republic, from mid-September to mid- Uctober

vendre, to sell

venir, to corne ; venir de (with in/.), to hâve just ... ; venir chercher, to corne to look fur

vent, le, wind

venu, /./. of venir

VOCABULARY

vérifier, to prove true

véritable, real

vérité, la, truth

verrons,/»/, of voir

vers, towards

verser, to shed

version, la, translation (into trench)

vêtir, to clothe

vice-amiral, le, vice-admiral

victoire, la, victory ; remporter la victoire, to gain a victory

vide, empty

vie, la, life ; à vie, for life

vieille,/, of vieux

Vienne, Vienna

viennent, près. subj. of venir

vieux, vieille, old

village, le, village

ville, la, town

vingt, twenty

vingt - neuvième, twentyninth

vint, vinrent, past def. of venir

violer, to break

visage, le, face

vis-à-vis de, towards, opposite

visible, évident

visiter, to visit

vit, virent, past def. of 'voir

vivat, le, hurrah

vive ! long live !

voici, see !

voie, la, track

voile, la, sail ; faire voile,

to sail voir, to see; faire voir, to

show voiture, la, carriage voix, la, voice volcan, le, volcano volée, la, volley volontairement, voluntarily volontiers, gladly vomir, to belch out vont, près, of aller vouloir, to wish vous, you voyage, le, voyage voyait h,,pf. |0/voir

voyant, près. part, f ■> vrai, -e, true vue, la, sight

westphalien, -ne, West-

phalian Wurtembergeois, le, Wur-

temberger

y, there, to it, of it yeux, plur. of œil

zénith, le, height zéphir, le, Zéphyr zéro, le, zéro

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