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livre m, book

livrée/ livery.

livrer v, deliver, give up:

— assaut, assail ; se — , deliver one's self up.

loeal aélj. local : m n. habitation, premises.

locaUté/ locality.

loge / lodge, box; actor's dressing-room.

loger V, Icdge : se —, lodge, live.

loi/ law.

loin adv, far : — de, far f rom ; de — au — , from afar, far; plus — , further on.

Londres m, London.

long adij, loDff : as n. length ; as adv. much ; tout de son — , at full length ; le — de, along ; en savoir plus — que, know more of it than.

longe/ tether.

longtemps adv. a lon^ while, long : il 7 a — que, it is long since ; depuis — , for a long time.

VOCABULARY

lo]i|n^«meiit adv, at length.

longueur/, length. [then.

lors adv, then: depuis — , slnce

lorsque eanj. when.

louer V, let; hire.

louis : — d'or m. louis (old

French coin worth $5.00).

loup m. wolf.

lourd a4j. heavy.

loyal adi. honest, loyal, lueur/, glimmer, gleam.

lui pron, he; him, to him;

her, to her ; it, to it.

lumière/, light.

lundi m, Monday.

lutte/, struggle, strife.

lutter t). struggle, strive, com-

pete.

ma see mon.

maehine/. machine, maçon m. mason.

madame/, madam ; Mrs.

mademoiselle /. young lady

miss, magique a^. magie, magnétique a^j. magnetic.

magnifioenoo/. magnificence, magnifique aàj, magnificent,

splendid.

magnifiquement adf>, magnifi-

cently.

mai m. May.

maigre ac(;. thin, meagre.

main/, hand.

maintenant adv. now.

maire m. mayor.

mais conj. but.

maison / house, home ; house-

hold, suite, maître m. master, teacher.

maîtresse/, mistress, teacher.

majesté/, majesty.

majestueusement a^, majesti-

Cttlly.

majestueux oc^*. majestic.

mal m. evil, 111, pain : fidre — à,

hurt, injure ; — i la tête,

headache.

mal adt, ill, wronff, badly.

malade adj. sick, ill.

maladie/ illness, sickness. maladif a4j, sickly.

malgré prep, in spite of, not-

withstanding.

malheur m. mufortune.

malheureusement adt, unfortu-

nately.

malheureux a^, unfortunate,

unhappy.

maliee/ malice, malinj -gue aélj, malicious;

sly.

malle/ trunk.

maltraiter «. maltreat.

malveillance/, ill-will. fder.

mander V. wnte, send Word ; ormanège m. horsemanship ; manœuvres, manger v. eat.

manière / manner, way : —

d'être, bearinç, demeanor.

manquer o. miss, fail, come

near to : — de, need, want,

lack, be without.

mansarde/ garret.

manteau m. cloak.

marchand m. merchant.

marchandise /. merchandise,

goods. [progress.

marche/ walk; march, step ; marché m. market, market-

place; bargain: & bon — ,

cheap, marcher o. walk, step; go,

march, move on; get on,

progress.

maréd^l m. ttiarshal, field-mar

8bal : — des logis, sergeant

(of cayalry).

marée/, tide.

TOCABULABY.

mMii m. hnslMuifl.

[wed.

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