COMPOSITION EXERCISES

f an estate-agent, Mr. Pond—youn ge Mr. Pond calls at

farm—all invited to a garden party at Mr. Pond’s.

Father and daughter with the Abbe and Daniel —lovely

tout for the country fair—beautitul morning ndscape-— spirited horse hearty reception at Mr. nd’s—luncheon—old folks remain long at table— oung folks visit the fair—Daniel as pigeon shooter and ountry-dancer—young Mr. Pond lugubrious and taciturn on return journey horse bolts— Beauvais loses his ad— Daniel stops the runaway horse—saves the lives of father and daughter and of the A ape ‘urns to the village with the horse and gig—-a walk rough the forest leads to important exp lanations—next Denise refuses to accept her father’s choice and __ Beauvais storms and fumes but is secretly

leased—seeks out Abbé—accuses him of complicity Daniel is summoned

gay

onfesses all

\bbé avows his cherished desire examined as to purity of motives—father unites young couple — marriage — more feasting — joy- bells

ringing.

rite a short essay on the author and character of Abbe

Daniel. making use of the following suggestions .

§ 1. M. Andre Theunet, born 1833 at Marly-le-Rot

small village near Versailles family afterwards removed

to Bar-le-Duc in French Lorraine—here educated and took his degree—ambition led him te Paris——joine d the vreat army O1 jiterary artist became reg ir CON utor

Ja Revue des Deux Mondes and other magazines blished many novels and poems

mician on the death of Aiexandre Dumas, fis

S 2. Our little novel written in 18623—anneared first as serial in the Aerue des Deux Alona a simple

picture of rural life othing grandiose Het surround ings no great stirring episodes — appeals to Frenc iove of fatherland—young soldier the ideal of the people -descriptions of vintage—rural fair , boisterous, yet kindly farmer—pure-minded, delicate, sentimental

priest.

S 3. M. Theuriet a great lover of nature—wild and untamed — Denise a beautiful wild rose—type of Nature’s innocent beauty—-author fond of dialect and language

of the peasantry—an artist Who loves the cottave more

than the palace—the simple annals of the poor rather

than the epoch-making history of the great—purity of

diction —a poet in prose,

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VOCABUL

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= Words identical with their English equivaler ares words whose meaning ts vious, €.

ane abandonner, to leave, fora sake, give up; s'aban- Hee donner, to yield, give s’ y of way to.

n abbé, abbot, father; l'abbé Daniel, Father Daniel.

abime, abyss.

, aboiement, barking. | abondance, plenty. | abondant, abundant

n abonnement, subscription |

s'abonner, to subscribe tor, un

take in.

n abord, access, approach ; d'abord, at first, to begu with.

aborder, to go up t approach.

in abri, shelter ; à l'abri, sat

absolument, absolutely.

acacia, acacia.

accentuer, to accentuate

\ accès, access, attack, ht acclimater, to acclimatire, un accustom to

accommoder, to tind ro accourir, to run up, haste

accoutumé, accustomed, tisttral-

isa}: comme à laccoutumée, as usual |

n accueil, receplon.

ts are omitted, as well as some

g. adopter, to adopt.

accuser, to accuse, acknowledge, admit, confess.

acheminer, to set out, proceed.

acheter, to buy.

achever, to finish, complete, conclude.

acier, . stecl.

‘activité, /. activity.

adieu, good-bye, farewell.

‘adolescence, /. youth.

adolescent, a youth, a young man,

adoptif, adopted.

adoucir, to soften, assuage.

adresse, /. skill, address

adresser, to address ; s'adresser, to address one’s self, deal.

aéré, airy, fresh.

aérer, to aerate.

‘affaiblir, to become

weak.

» affaire, thing, matter; 7

A/, business.

affairé, busy

affaissé, deje: ted, in a state of collapse.

affamé, hungry, famished,

affruité. fertile, fru'ttul

afin de, in order Lo,

âgé, aged, old.

rs tre ney

90 L'ABBI

agenouillé,

s'agir de, agiter, to move, ex

un agrandissement, ex!

agréable, pleasant agréer, to accept ahuri, flurried, bewilders l'aide, £ help. imp aide de camp, aide aider, to help, aid, assi aigu, sharp, k en, piercing une aile, wing; aile du nez, nostril, ailleurs, elsewhere :

leurs, besides, mor aimable, amiable, plea aimer, to love, like; aimer mieux, to prefer.

ainsi, thus, so un air, air, look, avoir l'air de, to ; en l'air, in

d’ail-

tune. me }

aise, giad, hapy ajouter, to add s’aliter, to take to one’s bed une allée, alley, walk.

aller, to go, be about s'en aller, : gO away.

un allié, ally s'allier, to form an alliance,

ally ones seli

allonger, to lengthen, deliver

allons ! come!

allumer, to light.

alors, then alternativement,

amaiggqrir, 10 pTOW ti in un amateur, lover of art, amateur,

DANIEL

ambitieux, -se, am!

ame, amener, !

amertume,

ameublement, iurniture.

ami, ft amutié, /. fri

l'amour, 7. love

amoureuse, sweetheart.

amuser, 1 nuse on

in an, \ r

ancien, old, tor

‘Sanciens, the grown-u

elderly ane, , donkey.

aneéanti, prostrate, stru i of a h pm, utt

yey

l'angoisse, / anguish, pa

anguleux, -se, animé, eager animer, to animats année, year annoncer, to announ s'annoncer, to anticipa augul apercevoir, to percei notice ; s'apercevoir ¢ I ercelyv

ostola

to t iware of, apostolat, . a

Aurcf apparaitre, tk appear appeler, to call, summo

s appeler, to be

name

> appellation, name, term

apporter, to bring

apprécier, to apprecia Value

apprendre, to learn, tea

F1 ip, inform appreter, to prepare, ¢ apprivoiser, to tame approcher, bring nea

s approcher de, to di hear, approach.

i VOCABULARY AI 1 appuyer, to support; s'ap- atteler, to vok | puyer, lean, rest. attendre, to wait, expect; apres, alter s'attendre a, to expect.

l'après-midi, ». and f after- attendrir, to move, affect ue noon, attentif, attentive.

earabesque, scroll, orna l'attention, f attention ; mental desigr faire attention, to pay in arbre, tr attention.

art ardent, glowing, burning, attirer, to attract Je bright ; ardemment, un attrait, attraction. ardentiy. attrayant, attractive, l'ardeur, /. zeal. attrister, to sadden, grieve, l'argent, . silver, money ; afflict he ae argentin, silvery. ’attrouper, to gather round,

‘aube, f daw - ine armée, army. aucun, any, none.

ee un arpent, acre. audace, / audacity bn | arranger, to arrange ; s’ar- audacieux, -se, bold. : ranger, to ttle one’s au-dessous, !eneath sf, pang self. au-dessus, above.

, un arrét, stop, pause ; decree, au-devant, towards. sentence aujourd'hui, to-day.

arreter, to sketch out, de un aulne, alder-tree

une arme, arm, weapon,

termine, plan, P; auparavant, before, first.

re. s'arrêter, to halt, pause. auprès de, near, with. t) nate : x . 5 = IUICIPALE, l'arrière, »:.rear; en arrière, l'aurore, /. dawn. A

vehind, aussi, also, accordingly, as. à arrière-garde, rearguard, aussitôt, immediately. PVOIr de, ine arrivée, arrival, autant, as much, as many. perceive. arriver, to arrive, come; l'automne, ». autumn. to happen. autour de, around, about.

arroser, to bedew, water. autre, other, another, differ- | aspirer, to inhale, draw. ent.

mg eS e assemblée, assembly, con autrefois, formerly, in days i pany, country gathering, gone by.

fair. autrement, otherwise.

perceive,

postolate,

term. assembler, to assemble, un auvent, a sheltering roof, bring together porch, verandal preciate asseoir, to sit, set: S'as- une avance, advance: d'a- —__ seoir, to sit down vance, beforehand

assez, enouvh, quite, rather avancer. to put forward assis, sitting

associer, to associate ‘assoupir, to fall asleey

‘rt; S’avancer, to ad e, move forward.

before; en avant,

d we. deaden toarward

ng neary atre, hearth. avant-dernier, penulti ‘ , atteindre, to attain, reach, mate, second last strike, | une avant-garde, vanguard.