acte, m., act

action, f,, action, deed.

administration, f., government.

admirable, Admirable.

adresse, f,, dexterity, ski 11.

adresser, to address.

adroit, -e, skillful, handy.

affamé, -e, famished, hungry.

affectueu-x, -se, affectionate.

affreusement, frightfully.

affreu-x, -se, frightful, fearful.

âgé, -e, aged, old. âge, m., âge.

agenouiller; s' — , to kneel down.

aggravation, f., increase.

agir, to act, prevail ; s' — de, to be

a question of.

agiter, to disturb; s* — , to dash.

agonie, f., agony.

agonisant, -e, dying.

ahl, ah!, oh!; — çà!, really

now!, well nowl aide, f,, help.

aider, to aid, help.

aiguiser, to sharpen, whet aille, près. suhj. of aller, ailleurs, elsewhere ; d* — , în other

respects, besides.

aventure, f., adventure; à T— , at random.

avenue, f,, avenue.

avéré, -e, established by évidence, authentic.

avertir, to warn.

avertissement, m,, warning.

aveugle, m,, blind man.

aveugler, to blind.

avidement, voraciously.

aviser; s* — , to think of, décide.

avoir, to hâve, be the matter with ; — ... ans, to be ...

years old; il y a, there is, there are; s'il y en a, if there are any ; il eut un mouvement, he made a movement.

avouer, to confess.

avril, m., April.

ayant, part, of avoir.

bagne, w., prison.

bahl, pshaw!

baiser, to kiss.

baissé, -e, lowered.

baisser, to pull down, lower,

drop, stoop.

balance, f., scales.

balbutier, to stammer.

balcon, m., balcony.

ballot, m., baie.

banc, m., bench.

Baptistine, pr. n,, f,, a Christian barbe, f., beard. [forename.

barre, f., bar.barreau, m., bar.

barrer, to bar, obstruct barricader, to barricade.

barrière, f., barrier, fence.

bas, -se, low; — âge, early âge;

au plus — , at the very lowest.

bas, m., stocking, lower part

Basses-Alpes, pr. n., f. pi, a department of sçutheastern France.

bâtir, to build.

bâton, m., stick.

battre, to beat.

béant, -e, gaping.

béatitude, f,, blessedness.

beau, bel, belle, beautiful, fine.

beaucoup, many, much.

belle, see beau.

bénédicité, w., grâce, blessing.

bénédiction, f., blessing.

béni, -e, blessed, praised.

bénir, to bless.

berceau, m., cradle.

Bertrand, pr. n., m., Henri de, French gênerai (1844).

besogne, f., business, work.

besoin, m., need.

bête, foolish.

bête, f.f beast, brute, animal nature ; — fauve, wild beast.

Beure, pr. n., village in eastern France.

Bicêtre, pr. n., m., insane asylum and hospital near Paris, where convicts condemned to the galleys used to be kept temporarily before their departure for the ports.

bien, well, surely, really, easily, indeed, far, very, much; eh — f well ; -^ que, although.

bien, m., good, property; de — ^ honest, respectable.

bien-être, m., well-being, comfort.

bientôt, soon, nearly.

bienveillance, f., good will.

bienveillant, -e, kind.

bienvenu, -e, welcome; soyez le — f be welcome.

Bienvenu, pr.n.,m., fictitious surname.

bijou, m., jewel.

bise, /., north wind.

blafard, -e, palish, wan.

blâmable, blâmable.

blanc, -he, white.

blanchâtre, whitish.

blanchir, to whiten; — à la

chaux, to whitewash.

blêmir, to grow dim.

bleu, -e, blue.

bloc, m., stocks, prison, blouse, f., blouse.

bohémien, m., gipsy, vagabond.

Boichevron, pr, »., m., fictitious

surname.

boire,^ to drink.

bois, m., wood.

boîte, f., box.

bon, -ne, good.

bonheur, m,, happîness» good

kick.

bonhomme, m., old fellow.

bonnet, m,, cap.

bonsoir, m,, good evening.

bonté, f., goodness.

bord, m., border, edge, shore,

brink; au — de, on the point

of.

border, to border, borne, f., boundary.

borné, -e, narrow, mean.

borner, to confine ; se — , to confine one*s self, be content with.

botte, f., bundle.

bouche, /., mouth.

boucler, to buckle.

bouclier, m,, shield.

bouge, m,, wretched hovel, poor

lodging.

bouger, to stir.

bougie, f., candie.

bougon, -ne, grumbling, growl-

ing.

boulanger, m., baker.

boulet, m., bail.

boulevard, m,, boulevard.

bouleverser, to agitate.

boulon, m., boit.

bourdonnement, m., murmur.

bourg, m., town.

bourgeois, m., citizen.

bourru, -e, cross, peevish, surly.

bourse, f., purse.

bout, m., end.

bouteille, f., bottle.

boutique, f., shop.

bouton, m., button.

boutonner, to button.

bouvier, m., cowherd.

braconnier, m., poacher.

braise, f., embers.

branche, f., branch.

bras, m., arm.

Bras d'Asse, pr, n,, fictitious name of a village near Digne.

brave, brave, worthy, kind.

brebis, f., lamb.

brèche, /., breach.

bretelle, f., strap, suspender.

Brevet, pr, n,, m., fictitious surname.

Brie, pr, n., f., formerly a province of France, lying between the Seine and the Marne, especially famous for its dairies and creameries.

brigadier, m., corporal, brigadier.

brigand, m,, highwayman.

briller, to glitter, shine.

briser, to break, crush, shatter.

broc, m., jug.

broche, f., spit.

brocheuse, f,, book-stitcher.

broussaille, f,, brushwood, bush.

bruire, to bubble.

bruit, m., noise, sound, rumor.

brûler, to burn.

brume, f,, fog, mist, haze.

brun, -e, brown.

brune, f., dusk.

brusque, gruff.

brusquement, roughly, abruptly,

hastily, suddenly.

brutal, -e, brutal.

brute, f,, brute.

bruyère, /., heather.

buisson, w., bush, thicket.

Buona-Parte, pr. n., m., family

name of Napoléon, usually

spelled Bonaparte, bure, f,, coarse cloth.

busqué, -e, curved, arched.

buvaient, itnpf. of boire.

ca, that

çà, now, hère ; — et là, hère and

there.

cabaret, m., tavern.

cabaretier, m., tavern keeper.

cabestan, m., capstan.

câble, m,, cable.

cacher, to hide.

cacheter, to seal.

cachot, m,, dungeon.

cadavre, m., corpse.

cage, f., cage, caillou, m., pebble.

calcul, m., computation, estimate.

calculer, to compute, reckon.

calmant, -e, calming.

calme, calm.

calme, m., calm, stillness.

calotte, f,, cap.

camarade, m., comrade.

campagne, f., fields.

Cannes, pr.n.,f., a town of

southeastern France in the

department of Var.

canon, m., cannon, gun, canon, cantonnier, m., road-laborer.

capable, capable.

capitaine, m., captain.

captivité, f,, captivity.

car, for, because.

caractère, m., character.

carcan, m., iron coUar.

cariatide, f,, caryatide.

carpe, f., carp.

carré, m,, square.

carré, -e, square.

carreau, m., square, check, pane.

cas, m., case, opportunity, chance.

casaque, f., coat.

casquette, f., cap.

casser, to break.

casserole, f., saucepan.

cathédrale, f,, cathedral.

cause, f,, cause; à — de, on ac-

count of, because of.

causer, to cause, talk.

cave, f., cellar.

caverne, f., cavern.

ce, it, that; — que, that which,

what; — qui, that which; —

. . . -ci, this ; — ... -là, that.

ce, cet, cette, ces, this.

ceci, this.

céder, to yield.

ceinture, f., belt.

cela, that ; — passe, such persons

pass.

céleste, heavenly.

celui, celle, ceux, celles, this,

that, that one; — ci, this one;

— là, that one.

cent, hundred.

cependant, meanwhile, but, how-

ever.

certain, -e, certain, certes, indeed, certainly.

certitude, /., certainty.

cerveau, m., brain, mind.

cesse, f., ceasing; sans —, again

and again.

chacun, -e, each one.

Chaf f aut, pr. n,, a street in Digne, chaîne, f., chain, chain of galley

slaves.

chair, f., flesh.

chaise, f., chair.

chaleur, f., beat.

chambre, f., room; — à coucher,

bedroom.

champ, m., field.

chandelier, m., candlestick.

changer, to change, chanter, to sing.

chaos, m,, chaos, chaque, each, every.

charger, to load. ^ charité, f,, charity.

charmant, -e, charming.

charme, m., charm.

charretier, m,, carter.

charrette, f., cart.

chasser, to chase, drive, drive

away, tum out. .

chat, m., cat Châtillon, pr.n.,m, town in

eastern France.

châtiment, m., punishment.

chaud, -e, warm, hot^ burning.

chaud, m,, beat.

chauffer, to warm; se — ^ to

warm one's self.

chaume, m., stubble.

chaumière, f,, cottage.

chaux, f., lime, chef, m., chief cook; en — , in

chief.

chemin, m,, road, path; — faisant, going along.

cheminée, f,, mantel, fireplace.

cheminer, to walk.

chemise, f., shirt.

ch-er, -ère, dear, expensive.

chercher, to seek, look for,

search.

chère, f,, cheer, fare.

cheti-f, -ve, mean, wretched.

cheval, w., horse ; à -^, on horse-

back.

chevet, m., head, pillow.

cheveu, m,, hair.

chevreuil, m., deer.

chevron, w., coping.

chez, to, at, to the house of, at the house of.

chien, m,, dog.

chiffon, m,, scrap.

chimique, chemical.

chiourme, /., body of convicts.

choisir, to choose.

choquer, to shock.

chose, /., thing, "What's-hisname"; quelque — de bourru et d'impérieux, a certain peevish and imperious air.

chou, m., cabbage.

chouette, f,, screech-owl.

chrétien, -ne, Christian.

Christ, pr, n., m., Christ.

chute, f,, fall, abyss, depth.

ci, hère.

cicatrice, f., scar.

ciel, m., sky, heaven.

cierge, m,, wax taper.

cinq, five.

cinquante, fifty.

cinquième, fifth.

citer, to name.

civilisation, f,, civilization.

clair, -e, clear.

clairement, clearly.

clairon, m,, clarion.

clameur, f,, clamor.

clarifier, to clarify.

clarté, /., clearness, light; — crépusculaire, twilight.

classe, f., class.

Claude, pr, n., f., Claudia.

Claude, pr, n., m., Claudius.

clavette, /., key, latch.

clef, f., key.

clémence, f., clemency.

clin, m., wink; — d'œil, twinkling.

cloche, f., bell.

clocher, m., belfry, steeple.

clore, to close.

Cochefilet, pr. n., a street in Digne.

cochléaria, m., scurvy-grass.

code, m,, code, law.

cœur, m., heart ; à — sec, œil sec, hard heart, tearless eye.

cogner, to knock.

coin, m,, corner.

col, m., neck.

colère, f,, anger.

collet, m., collar.

colline, f,, hill.

colonne, f., column.

colossal, -e, colossal.

combattre, to combat, fight against, battle with.

combien, how many, how much.

combiner, to combine.

comble, m., top.

comme, as, like, when, as if; — cela, if that is the case.

commencer, to commence, begin.

comment, how.

commettre, to commit.

commis, -e, part, of commettre.

commisération, f., commisération.

commotion, f,, shock.

commun, -e, common.

compagnie, f., fellowship, comradeship.

complaire, to please.

compliquer, to complicate.

composer, to compose, form.

comprendre, to understand.

compris, -e, part of comprendre.

compte, m., account.

compter, to reckon, count out.

conclure, to conclude.

condamnation, f., condemnation.

condamner, to condemn, sentence, [mand.

conduire, to conduct, drive, com-

confiance, f., trust, assurance, confus, -e, indistinct.

confusément, confusedly. connaître, to be acquainted with,

know; on ne lui avait jamais

connu, no one ever knew hira

to hâve.

conscience, f,, conscience, con-

sciousness.

conseil, m., advice.

conseiller, to counsel, ad vise, consentement, m., consent, conséquent, m., conséquent; par

— , consequently.

considérable, important considération, f., considération, considérer, to consider, examine,

regard, look at, gaze upon.

consommer, to accompli sh, finish.

constater, to state, prove.

constituer, to constitute.

construction, f,, construction,

building, contact, m., contact, touch.

contemplation, f., méditation.

contempler, to contemplate, be-

hold, meditate.

content, -e, pleased.

conter, to relate, continuellement, continually.

continuer, to continue, contour, m., contour, outline.

contracter, to acquire.

contraction, f., contraction, contre, against, from.

contrebandier, m., smuggler.

contribuer, to contribute.

conversation, f., conversation, conviction, f., conviction, convive, nh,f., table companîon,

guest.

convulsivenient, convulsively.

coq, m,, cock; — de bruyère,

grouse.

corde, /., cord, string.

cordial, -e, cordial.

cordon, m., cordon.

corinthien, m., Corinthîan.

corps, m., body.

corriger, to punish.

corrompu, -e, corrupt.

côté, m., side; à — , near; d'à —, next, adjoining; du — , in the direction; par quelque — , in one way or another.

coton, m., cotton.

côtoyer, to go by the side, border on.

cou, m., neck.

couchant, m., settîng, west

couché, -e, lying down.

coucher, m., setting.

coucher, to lie down, rest; se — , to lie down, set.

coude, m., elbow.

coudre, to sew.

couleur, f., color.

coup, m., stroke, knock ; — d'œil, glance, look; — de fusil, gunshot; — de canon, shot; à — sûr, certainly; tout à — , suddenly.

coupable, guilty.

couper, to eut

cour, f,, court, yard, courtyard.

courber, to bend, bow.

courir, to run, circulate.

couronner, to crown.

courroie, f,, strap.

courroucer, to anger.

court, short.

court, -e, short.

couru, part, of courir.

cousin, m., cousin.

cousu, -e, part, of coudre.

couteau, m., knife.

coutil, m., ticking.

coutume, f., custom.

couvert, m., cover (plate, knife,

fork and spoon).

couvert, -e, covered.

couvrir, to cover ; se — de, to put

on.

cracher, to spit.

craignant, part, of craindre, craindre, to fear.

crâne, m., skull.

cravate, f., cravat crayon, m., pencil.

créancier, nu, creditor.

création, f., création, créature, f., créature, animal.

créer, to create.

crémaillère, f., pot-hanger.

crépusculaire, dim, twilight.

crépuscule, m., twilight crever, to burst cri, m., cry.

cric, m., jack-screw.

crier, to cry, proclaim.

crime, m., crime, sin.

crisper, to contract croire, to believe.

croiser, to cross, fold; se — , to

cross each other.

croissait, impf. of croître, croître, to grow.

croix, f., cross.

Croiz-de-Colbas, pr.n.,f., ficti-

tious name of an inn at

Digne, croupe, f., crupper.

cru, -e, part, of croire, crut, prêt, of croire, cruauté, f., cruelty.

crucifix, m., crucifix, cross, cuiller, f., spoon.

cuir, m., leather.

cuire, to cook.

cuisais, impf. of cuire, cuisine, f., kitchen.

cuivre, m., copper.

curé, m., rector, yicar, curé.

d', see de.

dame, /., lady.

damier, m., draught-board ; en

— , checkered.

damnation, f,, damnation, damné, m,, condemned.

danger, m., danger, dangereu-x, -se, dangerous.

dans, in, into, within, according

to, with.

Dante (Alighieri), pr, n., m.,

famous Italian poet, author of

La Diznna Commedia. Danube, pr.n,,m., Danube river.

davantage, more.

de, of, with, from, to, by, on, for,

some.

débarquement, m., landing.

débattre, to argue, discuss ; se — ,

to struggle.

débiteur, m., debtor.

déboucler, tq^ unbuckle.

debout, standing, upright.

décharger, to unload; se — , to

take off, remove.

déchiqueter, to lash, eut.

déchirer, to tear ; se — , to break, déchirure, f., rent, tear.

décidément, decidedly, really,

upon my word.

décisi-f, -ve, décisive.

déclaration, f,, déclaration.

déclarer, to déclare ; se — , to déclare; — coupable, to find

guilty.

décliner, to décline, découvrir, to discover.

décrocher, to take down.

décroître, to diminish.

dedans, within, inside; au — , in-

side.

dedans, m,, interîor, depth.

défaire, to undo.

défaut, m., defect, lack.

défendre, to défend.

défiance, f,, mistrust définiti-f, -ve, settled, final, positive, définitivement, definîtely. dégager; se — , to make one's self

clear, be manifest degré, m., step ; — à — , little by

little.

déguiser, to disguise.

dehors, outside; du — , from

without; en — , outside; au — ,

outside.

dehors, m., outside région, déjà, already.

déjeuner, to breakfast delà, beyond ; au — , beyond.

délabré, -e, dilapidated.

délicat, -e, délicate.

délicatesse, f., delicacy.

délinquant, m,, delinquent, of-

fender.

délit, m,, offence.

délivrance, f., deliverance.

demain, to-morrow.

demander, to ask; — compte, to

call to account démêler, to disentangle, unravel.

démence, f., madness.

démesurément, excessively.

demeurer, to live, remain, demi, half ; à —, half.

demi, -e, half.

demie, f., half-hour.

demi-jour, m., twilight démolir, to demolish.

démon, m., démon, dent, f,, tooth.

départ, m,, departure.

dépasser, to exceed, surpass.

dépenser, to spend ; se — , to be '

spent déplaire, to displease. déplier, to unfold.

déposer, to lay down, put down.

dépouiller, to gather.

depuis, since, from, for; — ...

joiiniy . . . days ago, for ...

days.

depuis que, since.

déraisonnable, unreasonable.

déranger, to displace, move, disconcert demi-er, -ère, last, youngest.

derrière, behind.

des, from the, of the, with the,

some, on.

dès, from, since ; — que, as soon

as.

désagréable, disagreeable.

désastre, m., disaster.

desceller, to unbed, loosen.

descendre, to descend, settle

down.

désert, -e, deserted, solitary.

désespéré, -e, desperate, hopeless.

désespéra m.^ person in despair.

désespoir, m,, despair, déshabiller; se — , to undress

one's self.

désigner, to point ont.

désir, m., désire, désirer, to wish for.

désolé^ -e, desolate.

désormais, henceforth.

desquelles, contraction of de

lesquelles, dessécher; se —, to dry up.

jdessin, m,, design, pattern.

dessiner; se — , to appear, be out-

lined.

dessous, beneath.

dessous, m,, lower part; au — ^

beneath.

dessus, on, upon, thereon ; au — ,

above.

destination, f,, destination, destiné, -e, intended.

destinée, f,, destiny. fate, career.

détacher, to shift ; se — , to move

away.

détail, m,, détail.

détenir, to keep back.

déterminé, -e, determined.

détourner, to turn away.

détremper, to weaken.

détresse, f., di stress.

détruire, to destroy.

deux, two ; piquer des — ^ to prick

with both spurs.

deuxièmement, second, secondly.

devant, before; marcher — soi,

to keep marching ahead; haïr

— soi, to hâte on and on, in-

voluntarily.

devanture, f., front développement, m,, development* développer, to develop.

devenir, to become, become of;

ce qu'il était devenu, what had

become of it deviner, to guess, devint, prêt, of devenir, devoir, to owe, must; avait dû,

must hâve, ought to hâve.

devoir, m., duty.

dévorer, to swallow up.

dicter, to dictate.

Dieu, m., God.

difficile, difficult, hard.

difficulté, f., difficulty.

difforme, deformed.

digne, deserving.

Digne, pr. n,, f,, a town of south-

eastern France in the depart-

ment of Basses-Alpes, dignité, f., dignity.

dimanche, m,, Sunday.

diminution, f,, réduction, dîner, to dine.

dîner, m., dinner.

dire, to say, tell, call, speak ; pour

ainsi — , as it were, so to speak.

directement, directly.

direction, f., direction.

directoire, m., directory.

Directoire aux Cinq-Cents, pr, n,, m,, name of the executive council of 500 members, of the first French Republic, 1795-

diriger; se — ^ Jo direct one's steps.

disait, impf, of dire.

disant, part, of dire.

dise, près, suhj, of dire.

disparaître, to disappear.

disparition, f,, disappearance, absence.

disparu, -e, part, of disparaître.

disperser; se — , to disperse.

disposer, to arrange; se — , to prépare.

disposition, f., disposai, service.

disproportionné, -e, disproportionate.

dissimuler, to conceal.

dissiper, to dispel, scatter.

distance, f., distance.

distillerie, f., distillery.

distinct, -e, distinct, clear.

distinctement, plainly, distinctly, clearly.

distinguer, to distinguish.

distraire, to divert.

distribuer, to distribute, arrange.

dites, imper, of dire.

divers, -e, several, various.

divin, -e, divine.

divinité, f., divinity.

diviser, to divide.

dix, ten.

dix-huit, eighteen.

dixième, tenth.

dix-neuf, nineteen.

diiaine, about ten.

docteur, m., doctor.

doctrine, f., doctrine.

dogue, m,, dog.

doigt, m., finger.

dois, près, of devoir.

dominer, to rule.

dommage, m., damage, in jury;

c'est — f it is a pity.

donc, then, therefore.

donner, to give; — sur, to open

upon.

dont, of which, with which, to

which.

dormir, to sleep.

dos, m., back.

doter, to endow.

double, double, double, m., double, doubler, to double; — le pas, to

go faster.

doucement, gently, mildly, softly.

douceur, /., gentleness, kindness,

mildness.

douleur, f., grief.

douloureu-x, -se, painful, sad.

doute, m., doubt.

douter; se — , to suspect douteu-x, -se, doubtful.

dou-x, -ce, sweet, gentle.

douze, twelve.

drap, m., cloth, sheet.

drapé, -e, covered, hung.

dresser, to rai se, put up, spread;

se — , to straighten one's self,

rise.

droit, m., right, law.

droit, straight.

droit, -e, right.

droite, /., right hand.

Drouot, pr. n., m,, French gênerai

du, of the, to the, from the, with

the, some.

dû, due, part, of devoir, dûment, duly.

dur, -e, harsh, keen.

durement, harshly.

durer, to last

eau, f,, water.

éblouir, to dazzle.

éblouissant, -e, dazzling.

ébranler, to disturb, move; s' — ,

to be shaken, give way.

échafauder; s' — ^ to raise one's

self.

échanger, to exchange, échapper, to escape; s' — , to escape, écho, m,, écho, éclair, m,, flash, éclaircie, f., clear spot in a cloudy

sky.

éclairer, to light, îUuminate.

éclatant, -e, shrill.

éclater, to burst out éclipse, f,, éclipse, école, f:, school. écouler; s'— ^ to pass.

écouter, to listen.

écraser, to crush.

écrier; s*—, to cry out, exclaim.

écrire, to write.

écrivant, part, of écrire, écrivit, prêt of écrire, écroulement, m., sinking.

écu, m,, coin (generally a 3-franc

pièce, worth about 60 cents;

sometimes a 5-franc pièce), écueil, m., reef.

écuelle, f., porringer.

écume, f,, foam.

écurie, /., stable, éducation, f., éducation, effacement, m., effacing.

effacer, to erase; s'—, to be

obliterated, vanish.

effaré, -e, frightened.

effarement, m., fright effarer, to terrify, frighten.

effet, w., effect, appearance; en

—, in reality.

effort, m., effort.

effraction, f,, breaking open.

effrayant, -e, frightful.

effrayé, -e, afraid.

effroi, m,, fright, terror.

effroyable, frightful.

égal, -e, equal, alike, same, even; être — f to be of no conséquence.

également, equally, in the same

égaré, -é, bewildered. [way.

égarement, m,, wildness.

égayer, to enliven.

église, t, church.

ehl, well!; — bien!, well!, ah!

élancer; s' — ^ to rush, leap.

élargir, to enlarge, widen.

Elbe, pr. n., f,, Elba, the islànd to which Napoléon was banished (1814-1815).

élément, m,, élément

élever, to rear, bring up, exalt; s'—, to amount

elle, she, it; — même, herself; d' — même, of her own accord.

éloigner; s' — > to withdraw, recède.

embarras, m,, embarrassment.

emboîter, to fit in.

embrasser, to embrace, take in.

émondage, m,, pruning.

émondeur, m., pruner.

émotion, f,, émotion.

empêcher, to prevent.

empereur, m., emperor; in particular. Napoléon I.

empiler, to pile, stack.

emplir, to fill.

emploi, m., employ, object.

employer, to employ, use.

emporter, to carry off, carry away, take away.

empourprer, to empurple.

empreindre; s' — , to be stamped.

empressement» m., eagemess.

emprunter, to borrow.

êmUy -e, moved, af fected.

en, in, into, on, at, of, of it, of

him, of her, of them, on the,

on him, for it, from it, as a,

like, while.

enclore, to enclose, enclos, -e, part, of enclore, encore, again, yet, still, even;

— un, one more, another, encovrager, to encourage, endormi, -e^ asleep, sleeping,

sluggish.

endormir, to fall asleep.

endroit, m., place, point endurcissement, tn,, hardness,

callousness.

énergie, f., energy.

énergique, energetic.

énergiquement, energetically.

enfance, f., childhood.

enfant, m., child; dite (perruque) à F—, called a child's

(wig).

enfantillage, m,, child's play.

enfer, m., hdl.

enfermer, to shut up.

enfin, finally, at last enfoncer, to sink, thrust în, bury ;

s' — , to bury one*s self, plunge.

enfuir; s' — , to run of f, run away,

escape.

engager, to engage, wage.

engloutir; s' — , to be ingulfed.

engloutissement, m,, ingulfing.

enjamber, to bestride.

enlever, to remove, énorme, enormous, huge.

énormité, f., enormity, vastness.

ensanglanter, to stain with

blood.

enseigne, /., sign.

enseigner, to teach, show, ensemble, m., whole make-up,

gênerai appearance.

ensevelir, to bury, swallow up.

ensuite, next

entassement, m., heap, accumulation, entendre, to hear, understand;

— dire, to hear people say;

— tirer deux gros verrous, to hear two great bolts being drawn.

enti-er, -ère, entîre, whole.

entièrement, entirely.

entourer, to surround.

entraîner, to entail, involve.

entre, between, among.

entre-banié, -e, half-open, ajar.

entrée, f., entrance.

entremêler, to intermingle.

entrer, to enter.

entretenir, to entertain, talk with, converse.

entrevoir, to catch a glimpse of.

envelopper, to envelop, wrap, hem in.

envers, toward, to.

envieu-x, -se, envions.

environ, about

environner, to surround.

envoyer, to send.

épais, -se, thick, shaggy.

épaisseur, f,, obscurity.

épars, -e, scattered.

épaule, f,, shoulder.

êpaulette, f,, epaulet

éperdu, -e, aghast, distracted.

épieu, m., spear.

épingle, f., pin.

épître, f., epistle; especially, Epistles in the New Testament

époque, f., perîod, time.

épouse, f., wife.

épouvante, f., terror, dismay.

épouvanter, to terrify, appall.

éprouver, to feel, expérience.

épuiser, to exhaust

équilibre, m,, equilibrium.

équipage, m,, crew.

ener, to wander.

escabelle, f., stool.

escalade, f,, scaling.

escalader, to scale, climb.

escarpement, m., escarpment.

esclavage, m,, slavery.

Escoublon, pr, n., fictitious name

of a village near Digne, escrime, f., fencing.

espacer, to space.

espèce, f., kind.

espérance, f., hope.

espérer, to hope.

esprit, m., spirit, mind, disposition, essayer, to try.

essouflement, m., breathlessness.

estomac, m,, stomach.

et, and.

étage, m., story.

étager; s* — , to ri se story by

story.

étain, w., tin, pewter.

étalage, m., display.

état, m., State, office, condition.

été, part, of être, été, m., summer.

éteindre, to extinguish, quench;

s* — , to die out.

étendre, to spread out, extend,

reach.

étendu, -e, stretched. étendue, f., expanse, space.

étemel, -le, eternal.

étincelle, f., spark.

étoile, f., star; à la belle — , un-

der the open sky, in the star-

light.

étonné, -e, astonished.

étonnement, m., astonishment.

étonner; s' — , to be astonished.

étouffer, to choke.

étourdissement, m,, rashness.

étrange, strange.

étrangement, strangely.

étrang-er, -ère, strange.

étranger, m,, stranger.

être, to be ; — à, to belong to, be at the service of, behoove; ne serait-ce que, be it only; quoi qu'il en fût, be that as it may ; c'est que, the fact is that ; c'est bien bon un bon prêtre, really, a kindly priest is a good thing.

être, m., being.

étreindre, to bind.

étroit, -e, narrow.

étude, f., study.

étudier, to study.

eu, -e, part, of avoir.

eussent, impf, subj. of avoir.

eut, prêt, of avoir.

eût, impf, subj. of avoir.

eux, them; — mêmes, themselves.

évader; s' — , to escape.

évangélique, evangelicaL

évanouir; s' — , to faint.

évasion, f., escape.

évêché, m., bishop's house.

éveillé, -e, awake.

éveiller, to awaken.

événement, m., event, emergency.

évêque, m., bishop.

évidemment, evidently.

évident, -e, évident, plain.

éviter, to avoid.

exagérer, to exaggerate.

examiner, to examine; s' — , to search one's self.

excellent, -e, excellent.

excepté, except.

exception, f., exception.

excès, m., excess.

excessi-f, -ve, excessive, extravagant.

exclamation, /., exclamation.

exécuter, to exécute.

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exemple, m,, example; par — , iipon my word.

exhortation, /., exhortation.

existence, f,, being.

exister, to exist

exorbitant, -e, excessive, extravagant.

expérience, /., expérience, trial.

expiation, f., expiation.

expirant, -e, expiring.

expliquer, to explain.

exprès, purposely.

expressi-f, -ve, expressive.

expression, f., expression.

exprimer, to express.

extase, f., ecstasy, trance.

extérieur, -e, extemal, outward.

extraire, to get out

extraordinaire, extraordinary.

extrême, extrême, excessive.

extrémité, f,, end.

fabrique, /., manufactory.

face, f., face, front ; en — de, opposite.

facile, easy.

facilement, easily.

façon, f., manner, attention; de quelle —, how.

façonner, to form, train.

faible, feeble, weak.

faible, m., weak person.

faiblesse, f,, weakness.

faïence, /., crockery.

faillir, to fail, be on the point of.

faim, f,, hunger ; avoir —, to be hungry.

faire, to make, act, form, cause, take, bring about, get ; se — , to happen,' be done, take place, be, grow, dawn; — attention à, to pay attention to ; — nuit,

to pass the night ; se — arrêter, to get one's self arrested; — chaud, to be warm; se — entendre, to be heard; être mal fait, -e, to be in bad condition ; — mal à, to hurt; qu'est-ce que cela fait, what différence does that make; — de son mieux, to do one's best; — sauter, to toss up; — sauter un enfant sur les genoux, to trot a child on one's knee; — meilleure chère, to fare better, set a better table.

faisais, impf. of faire.

fait, -e, part, of faire.

fait, m., making, act, deed; tout à — , entirely.

faites, près, of faire.

falloir, to be necessary, must, need; il fallait qu'il eût bien soif, he must hâve been very thirsty; il n'avait pas fallu moins, it had requîred nothing less; il avait fallu, it had to be done.

famili-er, -ère, familiar.

famille, /., family.

fangeu-x, -se, muddy.

fantasmagorie, /., phantasmagoria.

fantastique, fantastic.

fantôme, m., phantom.

farouche, fierce, savage.

fatal, -e, fatal.

fatalement, fatally.

fatigue, f., fatigue, hardship, toil.

fatigué, -e, fatigued.

fatiguer, to tire.

faudrait, cond, of falloir.

fausse, see faux.

faut, près, of falloir.

faute, f,, fault, crime.

fauteuil, m,, armchair.

loi

fauve, tawny.

fau-x, -sse, false.

FaverolleSy pr.n.,f., village in

the department of Loire-et-

Cher.

favori, m., whisker.

femme, f., woman.

fenêtre, f., window.

fer, m., iron.

fera, fut of faire, ferme, firm.

ferme, f,, farm.

fermer, to close; se — , to be

closed.

fermière, f., farmer's wife.

féroce, ferocious, fierce, wild.

ferré, -e, hobnailed, ironshod.

ferrer, to put in irons.

fête, f., holiday.

feu, m., fire.

feuille, f,, sheet, leaf.

ficelle, f., twine.

fichu, m., neckerchief. [fever.

fièvre, /., fever; — de lait, milk figue, f„ fig.

figure, f., face, form, vision.

figurer; se —, to imagine.

fil, m., thread.

filer, to spin, pay out.

fille, f., maiden, daughter, girl.

fin, f., end.

finir, to finish, end.

fit, prêt of faire, fixement, fixedly.

fixer, to fix.

flambeau, m., taper, candlestick,

torch.

flamber, to blaze.

flamme, f,, flame, blaze.

flanc, m., side.

flanquer, to flank.

fléchir, to bend, give way.

fleur, f., flower; à — de, on a

level with, level with ; à — de

tête, prominent.

floréal, m.. Floréal, the Flower month, eighth of the republican calendar.

flot, m., wave.

flotter, to float.

fluctuation, f., fluctuation.

foi, f., faith.

foire, f,, fair.

fois, f., time ; à la — , at the same time, at once, ail at once ; tout à la — , at the same time.

fol, -le, see fou.

folie, f., folly, madness.

fond, m., bottom, farther side; au — , at the bottom, deep.

font, près, of faire.

fontaine, f., fountain.

forçat, m,, convict

force, f., force, strength, might; à toute — , by ail means ; à — de, by dint of ; — acquise, momentum.

forcer, to force, break open.

forêt, f., forest

Forêt-Noire, pr, n,, /., Black Forest, a mountain range in southwestern Germany.

forge, f., forge.

formation, f., formation.

forme, f., form, shape.

formel, -le, plain, explicit

former, to form; se — , to be formed.

formidable, formidable, frightful.

fort, very, very much.

fort, -e, strong.

fort, m., strong person.

forteresse, /., fortress, stronghold.

fortifier, to strengthen.

fortune, f., fortune.

fou, fol, folle, foolish, mad.

fouiller, to search, rummage.

foule, f., throng, crowd.

fouler, to tread.

four, m., oven, dark room; des — 8, pitch darkness.

fourchette, f., fork.

fourmiller, to swarm.

fourneau, m., stove.

fourreau, m., narrow frock, skirt

fra-is, îche, fresh.

franc, m,, franc, coin worth about 20 cents.

Franche-Comté, pr. n., f., former ly a province in southeastern France, now divided into the departments of Doubs, Haute- Saône, and Jura.

franchir, to leap over, cross.

frapper, to strike, knock.

frêle, frail.

frémir, to shudder.

frémissement, m., shudder.

frénétiquement, frantically.

fréquent, -e, fréquent

frère, m,, brother.

friser, to curl.

frisson, m., quiver.

frissonner, to shiver, quiver, shudder.

froid, m., cold; avoir — , to be cold.

froid, -e, cold.

froisser, to offend, hurt.

fromage, m., cheese.

fromager, m., cheese maker.

fromagerie, f., cheese dairy.

front, m., forehead, brow.

fruitière, f., association dairy; a union of peasants for wholesale production of butter and cheese.

fuite, f,, escape, flight, giving way.

fumer, to smoke.

fumier, m,, manure.

funèbre, ominous.

furent, prêt, of être.

furie, f., fury, rage.

furti-f, -ve, furtive, stealthy.

fusil, m., gun; — à deux coups,

double barreled gun.

futur, -e, future.

gage, m., hire, pay.

gagner, to gain, earn, reach.

gai, -e, gay, merry, gaîment, gaily.

gaîté, /., gaiety, cheerfulness.

galère, f., galley.

galérien, m., galley slave, galoper, to gallop.

galvanique, galvanic.

gargon, m., boy.

garde, f., guard.

garde-chiourme, m., convict

keeper.

garder, to keep; se — , to take

care not to.

garel, take care!, look out!

Gassendi, pr. n., a street in Digne,

named after Pierre Gassendi,

French physicist (1655).

gauche, left.

gauche, /., left hand.

gazon, m,, turf, sod.

Gédéon, pr,n,,m,, Gideon.

Geindre, pr. n., m., a street in

Paris, gênant, -e, troublesome.

gendarme, m., gendarme.

gendarmerie, /., soldiery.

gêner, to inconvenience.

général, m., gênerai, genou, m,, knee.

genre, m., kind, race ; — himiain,

mankind.

gens, m. pi., people.

Gerbaud, pr, «., m., fictitious sur-

name.

GervaiSy see Petit-Gervais.

geste, m., gesture, movement.

gîte, m., lodging place, shelter.

glacer, to f reeze.

glacial, -e, icy, nipping.

glisser, to slip ; se — ^ to slip.

gloire, f., glory, halo.

golfe, m., gulf.

gond, m., hinge.

gorge, /., throat.

goiiffre, m., gulf.

goût, m., taste.

grabat, m., pallet.

grâce, f., grâce, pardon, mercy;

— à, thanks to; par — y for

mercy's sake; dire les — s, to

give thanks. gracieu-z, -se, graceful, cour-

teous.

graduellement, gradually.

grain, m., grain, grand, wide.

grand, -e, large, great, tall, wide.

grand, m., grandeur; en — ^ on

a large scale.

grandeur, f., Highness.

grandir, to grow, increase.

grange, f., barn.

gras, -se, fat, plump.

Grasse, pr. n., /., a town of south-

eastern France in the depart-

ment of Alpes-Maritimes.

grave, serious, important, gravement, gravely.

gravir, to climb up.

grenier, m., garret.

Grenoble, pr.n.,f., a town of

southeastern France in the

department of Isère, grief, m., grievance, wrong.

grille, f., grating.

griller, to rail in, grate.

grimace, f., grimace.

gris, -e, gray.

grommeler, to grumble.

grondement, m., growling.

gros, -se, coarse, large, big.

grossir; se — , to grow larger.

grossissement, m., exaggeration.

groupe, m., group.

grurin, m,, cheese-maker.

guerre, f., war. Gueux, pr. n., m., fictitious sur-

name, the hero of Hugo's Le

Dernier Jour d'un Condamné.

guichet, m., wicket.

guichetier, m., turnkey.

guide, w., guide, guard ; (in par-

ticular) body-guard under the

Empire, guider, to guide.

Guillons, pr.n., fictitious.

habiller, to dress.

habitant, m., inhabitant, inmate.

habitation, f., habitation.

habiter, to occupy.

habitude, f., habit, custom.

habituellement, habitually, usu-

ally.

hagard, -e, haggard.

haie, f., hedge.

haillon, m., rag, rags.

haine, f., hatred, hâte, haïr, to hâte.

haie, m., beat of the sun.

haleine, f., breath.

halle, f., market-place.

hallucination, f., hallucination.

hangar, m., shed.

hardi, -e, bold.

hardiment, boldly.

harmonieu-x, -se, harmonious.

hasard, m., chance ; au — , at ran-

dom.

hasarder; se — , to venture, hâte, f., haste.

hâtivement, hastily.

hausser, to raise, shrug.

haut, high, above.

haut, -e, high, tall, loud.

haut, m., height, top, summit;

en — , above, upper.

hauteur, /., height.

havre-sac, m., knapsack.

hébreu, m., Hebrew.

hélas! alas!

herbe, f., grass.

hérissé, -e, shaggy.

hérisser, to bristle, stand on end.

héroïsme, m., heroism.

hésiter, to hesitate.

heure, /., hour, o'clock; tout à

V — f soon, just, a moment ago;

toute une grande — , a whole

hour and more.

heureusement, fortunately.

heureu-x, -se, happy.

heurter; se — , to strike against,

collide with.

hideusement, hideously, fright-

fully.

hideu-x, -se, hideous, frightful,

horrible.

hier, yesterday.

hisser, to raise; s* — , to raise

one's self.

histoire, f., story.

hiver, m., winter.

hocher, to shake.

homme, m., man; — de peine,

laborer, jack of ail trades; —

de sac et de corde, gallows-

bird.

honnête, honest honneur, m., honor.

horizon, m., horizon, horloge, /., clock.

horlogerie, f., clock-making.

horreur, /., horror, dread.

horrible, horrible.

hors, beyond, out.

hospitali-er, -ère, hospitable.

hostile, hostile.

hôte, m., host, guest

hôtel, w., hôtel; — de ville,

townhall.

hôtelier, m., landlord.

hôtellerie, f., inn.

huile, /., oil. huiler, to oil.

huilerie, f., oil factory.

huit, eight

humain, -e, human, humane.

humble, humble.

humblement, humbly.

humilier, to humble, humiliate.

hutte, f., hut

ici, hère.

idée, /., idea; aussi a-t-on — , what an idea some people hâve.

ignomonie, f., ignomony.

ignorance, f., ignorance.

ignorant, -e, ignorant

ignorant, m., ignorant person.

ignorantin, -e, ignorant; frères — s, lay brothers devoted to the elementary instruction of the poor; nickname for the "frères de la Doctrine chrétienne."

il, he, it

île, f., island.

illettré, -e, illiterate.

illimité, -e, boundless.

illuminer, to illuminate; s' — , to become illumined, brighten.

ils, they.

imbécile, m., fool.

immédiat, -e, immédiate, présent.

immense, immense, great, infinité, •

immobile, motionless.

immobilité, f., immobility.

immortel, -le, immortal.

impassible, impassive.

imperceptible, imperceptible.

impérial, -e, impérial.

impérieusement, imperiously.

impérieu-z, -se, imperious, haughty.

imperturbable, imperturbable.

impétueusement, impetuously.

impie, impious, reprobate.

impitoyable, pitiless.

implacable, implacable.

implorer, to implore.

importer, to matter; qu'importe, no matter.

importuner, to importune, trouble.

impossible, impossible.

imprévoyance, f., lack of foresight.

imprimer, to imprint, stamp, implant.

imprimerie, f,, printing-oïfice.

impulsion, f,, impulse.

inaccessible, inaccessible.

inachevé, -e, unfinished.

inarticulé, -e, inarticulate.

incessant, -e, incessant.

incident, m., incident

incommodément, inconveniently.

incompl-et, -ète, incomplète.

inconnu, -e, unknown.

inconscient, -e, unconscious.

incorruptible, incorruptible.

incroyable, incredible.

incurable, incurable.

indécision, f,, indécision.

indéfini, -e, indefinite.

indéfinement, indefinîtely.

indicible, ineffable, unspeakable.

indienne, f,, printed calico.

indifférence, f., indifférence.

indignation, f., indignation.

indigné, -e, indignant.

indigner, to make indignant, indiquer, to indicate, point out,

show, indistinctement, îndistinctly.

individu, m., individual.

indulgence, f., leniency.

industrie, f., industry.

ineffable, ineffable, inexpres-

sible.

inégal, -e, unequal, irregular.

inégalement, unequally.

inépuisable, inexhaustible.

inexorable, inexorable, inexprimable, inexpressible, in-

describable.

infamie, f., infamy.

inférieur, -e, lower.

infini, m., infinité, infirmité, f., infirmity.

infliger, to inflict.

in-folio, w., folio, infortuné, -e, unfortunate.

infortune, /., misfortune.

iniquité, f., iniquity, injustice,

unfairness.

injustement, unjustly.

injustice, /., injustice, wrong.

innocence, f., innocence.

innocent, -e, innocent.

innocent, m., -e, f., innocent per-

son.

inoffensi-f, -ve, inoffensive, inouï, -e, unheard of.

inqui-et, ète, uneasy.

inquiétude, f., uneasiness.

insignificant, -e, insignificant insister, to insist.

installer, to install; s' — , to in-

stall one's self.

instant, m,, instant, moment, instinct, m., instinct, instincti-f, -ve, instinctive, instruction, f., éducation, instrument, m,, tool.

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insu; à 1* — , unknown to; à son — , without his knowing it, unconsciously.

insupportable, intolérable.

intelligence, f., intellect.

intelligent, -e, intelligent.

interdit, -e, abashed, confused.

intérieur, -e, inmost, inner, internai, inward.

intérieur, m., interior.

intermittent, -e, intermittent.

interroger, to question.

interrompre, to interrupt; s* — ^ to interrupt one's self.

intervalle, m., interval.

inutile, useless, unnecessary.

invisible, invisible.

invraisemblable, improbable.

irréfléchi, -e, thoughtless.

irrémédiable, irrémédiable.

irréparable, irréparable.

irrité,- e, exasperated, angry.

irriter, to irritate.

Isabeau, pr. n., f ictitious surname.

isolement, m., isolation.

Italie, pr,n,,f., Italy.

itinéraire, m., itinerary.

ivoire, m., ivory.

ivre, intoxicated.

Yt see je.

Jacquin, pr. n., m., diminutive

form of Jacques, = Jim.

jadis, formerly.

jamais, ever, never.

jambe, f., leg; à toutes — s, at

full speed.

janvier, m., January.

jardin, m., garden.

jarret, m., ham, leg.

jaune, yellow.

je, I.

Jean, pr. n., m., Jean, John.

Jeanne, pr, n., f., Jane, Joan.

jeannette, f., a gold cross with a

heart on it, worn, mostly by

peasant women, on a short vel-

vet ribbon around the neck.

Jésus, pr. n., m., Jésus; —

Christ, Jésus Christ; — Dieu,

Lord Jésus, jeter, to throw, cast, utter.

jeu, m., play, sport, jeune, young.

jeunesse, f., youth.

joie, f., joy.

joli, -e, pretty.

jouer, to play.

jour, m., day, light; grand —,

broad daylight, bright light;

au —, by daylight journal, m., newspaper.

journée, /., day.

joyeu-x, -se, joy fui, cheerful,

merry.

Juan, pr. n., m.; golfe de —, gulf

south of France.

jugement, m., judgment.

juger, to judge.

juin, m., June.

jusque, to, as far as, till ; jusqu'à,

to ; — là, up to that time.

juste, just, right; au — , exactly.

juste, m., upright man.

justice, f., justice.

r, see le.

la, the, her, it.

là, there; — bas, down there,

far away.

Labarre, pr.n.,fn., fictitious sur-

name.

laborieusement, laboriously.

laborieu-z, -se, industrious.

lac, m., lake.

lâche, cowardly, shameful.

lâcher, to relax, loose, let go.

laideur, /., ugliness, deformity.

laine, f., wool, worsted.

laisser, to let, allow, release, leave; — voir, to disclose; se — f to allow i^ne's self.

lait, m., milk.

lampe, f., lamp.

langue, f., language.

lanterne, f., lantern, light

laquais, m., lackey.

lard, m., bacon.

large, broad, great, wide.

largement, widely.

larme, f., tear.

las, -se, tired, weary.

Lauzet, pr. n., m., a small town of southeastem France in the department of Basses-Alpes.

le, the, him, it.

Le Prévost, pr.n.,m,, fictitious sumame.

légèrement, lightly.

légitime, lawful, justifiable.

lendemain, m., day after, next day.

lentement, slowly.

lenteur, f., slowness.

lequel, laquelle, lesquels, lesquelles, which, who, whom.

les, the, them.

léser, to wrong.

lettre, f., letter ; à la — , literally.

leur, leurs, their, to them.

levant, m., rising.

lever, to raise ; se — ^, to rise.

lever, m,, rising; — du jour, dawn.

levier, m., lever.

lèvre, f., lip.

libération, f., release.

libérer, to f ree.

liberté, f., liberty, freedom.

libre, free.

lieu, m.j place, spot.

lieue, f., league, about three English miles.

ligne, f., line.

limbes, m. pL, limbo.

linceul, m., shroud.

linge, m., linen.

lire, to read.

lisent, près, of lire.

lit, m., bed.

littéralement, literally.

lividité, f., lividness.