unes, some
quelquefois, sometîmes.
question, f., question.
questionner, to question.
qui, who, whom, which.
quiconque, whoever.
quille, f,, keel.
quinze, fifteen.
quitter, to leave.
quoi, what, which ; — que, whatever, however.
quoique, although.
quotidiennement, daily.
rabattu, -e, droopîng, pulled
down, turned down.
race, f,, race, variety.
raconter, to recount, relate, tell.
rafale, f., squall.
raffermir, to settle.
rage, f., rage raison, f., reason.
raisonnement, m., reason.
râler, to hâve the death-rattle in
one's throat rallonge, f., pièce that lengthens ;
servir de — au mal, to serve to
extend the power of evil.
ramasser, to pick up. ramener, to bring back, tum.
ramper, to cower.
rang, m., rank.
ranimer; se — , to revive.
râpé, -e, thread-bare.
rapide, swift, quick.
rapidement, rapidly.
rapiécer, to patch.
rappeler, to recall; se — p to re-
member.
rapporter, to bring back.
rare, few, unusuaL ras, -e, close shaved.
raser, to graze, pass close to.
rasseoir; se — , to sit down again.
rassit, prêt of rasseoir, rattacher, to attach, fasten.
rauque, hoarse.
ravissant, -e, delightful, en-
chanting.
rayon, m., ray, beam.
rayonnant, -e, radiant, rayonnement, m., radiance.
rayonner, to shine.
réactif, m., reagent, réaction, f., reaction, réalité, f,, reality, truth, fact rebattre, to turn back.
rébellion, f,, rébellion, rebrousser, to turn up; — chemin, to go back.
recevoir, to receive.
réclamer, to object, protest, de-
mand.
recommencer, to begin again.
reconnaître, to recognize, realize,
acknowledge.
recours, w., recourse, recueillir, to gather, gather in.
reculer, to recoil, draw back, re-
treat reculons; à — , backwards.
redevenir, to become again.
redevint, prêt, of redevenir, redoutable, formidable.
redresser; se — , to straighten up
again, straighten up.
réduire, to reduce, dimînish.
refaire, to remake.
refermer, to close ; se — , to close
again.
réfléchir, to reflect reflet, m., reflection.
refléter; se — , to be reflected.
réflexion, f., reflection, thought;
faire ^, to reflect.
réfugier; se — , to take refuge.
refuser, to refuse.
regard, m., look, gaze, glance,
sight.
regarder, to look at, look, gaze,
concem, régime, m., régime, govemment.
rein, m., loins, back.
réjoui, -e, joyous.
relâche, m., respite, rest.
xelever, to take up, raise, notice;
se — , to rise again.
religion, f., religion.
remarquer, to remark, observe,
notice, remercier, to thank.
remettre, to put back, return,
give ; se — à, to begin again.
remit, prêt, of remettre, remonter, to rise again, go up
again.
remplacer, to replace, take the
place of.
rempli, -e, full.
remplir, to fill.
remporter, to win.
remuer, to move, stir; se — , to
move.
rencontre, f., encounter.
rencontrer, to meet.
rendormir, to go to sieep again.
rendre, to render, give back, re-
present ; — compte, to account ;
s'en — compte, to imagine it.
renfoncement, m., recess.
renoncer, to renounce.
renouveler, to renew.
renseignement, m., information.
rentrer, to reënter.
renverser, to throw back.
renvoyer, to send away.
répandre, to spill.
reparaître, to reappear.
réparer, to repair.
repartir, to answer, set off again.
répartition, f,, distribution.
repas, m., meal.
repasser, to repass.
repentant, -e, pénitent.
répéter, to repeat.
répétition, f., répétition.
replier; se — , to turn one's thoughts inward.
réplique, f., answer.
répliquer, to reply.
répondre, to answer.
réponse, f., answer.
repos, m., repose, rest.
reprendre, to answer, reply, continue, résume, recapture, pick up; se faire — , to cause one's self to be recaptured.
reprêsaille, f,, retaliation.
représenter; se — , to présent one's self again.
répression, f,, repression.
reprit, prêt, of reprendre.
reproche, m,, reproach.
réprouvé, m,, reprobate. [self.
résigner; se — , to resign one's
résister, to resist, withstand.
résolu, -e, decided, settled.
résolument, resolutely, boldly.
résolut, prêt, of résoudre.
résolution, f., resolution.
résoudre, to résolve.
respect, m., respect; tenir en — , to keep in awe.
respectueusement, respectfully.
respiration, f., breathing, breath.
respirer, to breathe, exhale.
ii8
resplendir, to be resplendent.
responsable, responsible.
ressembler, to resemble.
ressusciter, to resuscitate, revive.
reste, m., rest, remnant, remain-
der; du — , moreover.
rester, to remain, résultat, m., result résulter, to resuit, résumer, to sum up.
retenir, to retain, hold, bespeak,
speak for.
retenue, f., rétention, retirer, to withdraw; se — , to
retire, go.
retomber, to fall back, fall again,
relapse, retourner, to reverse; se — , to
turn round, retrouver, to find again; se — ,
to find one's self again.
réussir, to succeed.
rêve, m., dream.
réveiller, to awaken, rouse; se
— , to awaken.
revenir, to return ; — sur les pas,
to retrace the steps.
rêver, to dream, imagine, réverbération, f., reflection.
rêverie, f., revery, musing.
revêtir, to dress.
rêveu-r, -se, thoughtful, musing. rêveur, m., dreamer.
revint, prêt, of revenir, revoir, to see again.
révolter; se — , to revolt, rebel.
révolution, f,, révolution; (in
particular) the Révolution of
rez-de-chaussée, m., ground
floor.
riche, m., rich.
rideau, m., curtain.
rien, nothing; — de plus, noth-
ing more ; ne ... ^, nothing.
rire, to laugh; éclater de — , to
burst out laughing.
rire, m,, laugh.
river, to rivet, robe, f,, dress, gown.
robuste, robust, strong.
roche, f., rock, rocher, m,, rock, rôder, to prowl.
rôdeur, m., vagrant, prowler.
roidir; se —, to stiffen, harden.
Romain, m., Roman, ronde, f., round, patrol.
rose, f., rose.
rouet, m., spinning-wheel.
rouge, red.
rouillé, -e, rusty.
rouler, to roll, pass away.
roulier, m., carter, roulis, m., rolling.
route, f., road, course, rouvrir, to open again.
rou-z, -sse, reddish, russet ruban, m., ribbon.
rude, rude, rough, hard, severe.
rue, /., Street, ruelle, f., alley, lane.
ruiner, to ruin.
ruisseler, to stream.
rumeur, f., uproar.
s', see si and se.
sa, his, her.
Sabot, pr. n., m., street in Paris.
sabrej m., saber.
sac, m,, knapsack.
sacoche, m., money-bag.
sage, wise, prudent
sagesse, /., wisdom.
saillie, f,, projection.
saint, -e, sainted, saintly, holy.
saint, m,, saint
Saînt-Salpice, pr, n., m., church and seminary in Paris.
sainteté, f., sanctity, saintliness.
sais, près, of savoir.
saisir, to seize.
saison, f., season.
saile, f., room, hall ; — à manger, dining-room ; — basse, lower room.
salon, m., drawing-roomi, parlor.
saluer, to salute.
salut, m., salute.
sanglant, -e, blood-red.
sanglot, m,, sob.
sangloter, to sob.
sans, without.
Satan, pr. n., m., Satan.
satisfaction, f., satisfaction.
satisfaire, to satisfy.
saurions, cond. of savoir.
sauter, to jump, spring.
sauvage, savage.
sauver, to save ; se — , to escape, nm away.
savoir, to know, be able; ne — que trop, to know only too well; je ne sais quoi de .. ., a certain . . . air, a certain . . .
something ; je ne sais quel jour de soupirail, some kind of light like that through an air hole; on ne sait quel dehors effrayant, some frightful outside région.
savoyard, m'., Savoyard, native of Savoy. The popular meaning is a rude, ill-mannered person.
science, f., science.
scier, to saw, eut down.
Se, himself, itself, one's self, to himself, themselves, for themselves, each other.
séant, m., seat.
sec, sèche, dry.
second, -e, second, seconde, f., second, secouer, to shake.
secours, m., help.
secousse, f., shock.
seigle, m., rye.
seize, sixteen.
séjour, m., sojourn, stay, résidence, sel, m., sait selon, according to.
semblant, m., semblance, appear-
ance, pretence.
sembler, to seem.
séminaire, m., seminary. sensation, f., sensation, sensible, sensible.
sentier, m., path.
sentiment, m., feeling.
sentir, to f eel ; se — , to feeL séparer, to separate.
sept, seven.
serait, cond. of être, serein, -e, serene, calm, placîd.
serge, f., serge, sérieu-x, -se, serious, grave,
eamest sermon, m., sermon, serrer, to put away; se — , to
press close, serrure, f., lock.
serrurier, m., locksmith.
sert, près, of servir, servante, f., servant, service, m., service, duty.
servir, to serve, set ; se — de, to
use.
serviteur, m., servant, ses, his, her.
seuil, m., threshold.
seul, -e, single, alone, only ; toute
— e, ail to herself.
seulement, only; êtes- vous curé
— ?, you are a curé at least,
I hope?
sévère, severe, stem.
sévèrement, severely.
sévérité, f,, severity.
si, if, so.
siège, m,, siège.
signe, m,, sign.
silence, m,, silence, pause.
silencieu-z, -se, silent.
simplement, simply.
singuli-er, -ère, singular.
sinistre, sinister, foreboding.
sinon que, except that.
situatiQn, f., situation, state.
six, six.
sixième, sixth.
sobriquet, m., nickname.
social, -e, social.
société, /., Society.
sœur, /., sister.
soi, himself, one's self ; — même,
one's self.
soie, f,, silk.
soif, f,, thirst; avoir — , to be
thirsty.
soigner, to attend to.
soigneusement, carefuUy.
soin, m., care.
soir m., night, evening.
soirée, f., evening.
sois, soit, près, suhj. of être, soit, either, or ; — ... — , either
... or.
soixante, sixty.
sol, m., ground.
soldat, fn.j soldier.
soleil, m,, sun.
solennel, -le, solemn.
solennité, f., solemnity.
solitaire, solitary.
solitude, f., solitude, sombre, dark, sad.
sombre, m., darkness.
somme, f., sum, amount ; — toute,
on the whole, sommeil, m., sleep.
sommes, près, of être.
son, sa, ses, his, her, its.
songer, to think.
sonner, to sound, ring, strike.
sont, près, of être.
sordide, mean.
sort, m,, fate, destiny.
sorte, f., sort, kind, manner; de telle — que, so that ; de la — , thus, in that way; en quelque — , in a way, somewhat.
sortie, f., release, departure.
sortir, to go out, émerge, rise.
sortir, m., leaving.
sou, m., sou, half-penny.
souffle, m,, breath.
souffler, to blow, blow out
souffrance, f., suffering.
souffrir, to suffer.
souhaiter, to wish.
soulever, to raise, lift, heave.
soulier, m., shoe.
soupe, f., soup.
souper, to sup, take supper.
souper, m., supper.
soupière, f., soup tureen.
soupirail, m., air hole, vent hole.
soupirer, to sigh.
souplesse, f,, suppleness.
source, /., source.
sourcil, m., eyebrow.
sourd, -e, deaf.
sourdement, in an undertone.
sourire, to smile.
sourire, m., smile.
sous, under, beneath.
soutenir, to sustain, support.
soutint, prêt of soutenir.
souvenir, m,, recollection, mem« ory.
souvenir; se — ^ to remember.
souvent, often.
souverain, m., sovereign.
soyez, imper, of être.
spécial, -e, spécial.
Spectacle, m., spectacle, sight spectre, m., specter.
splendeur, f., splendor.
splendidement, splendidly.
statique, f., statics.
statistique, f., statistics.
statue, f,, statue.
stupéfaction, f., stupéfaction.
stupéfait, -e, stupefied, aston-
ished. stupeur, /., stupor, astonishment.
stupide, stupid.
stupidement, stupidly.
su, -e, part, of savoir, subir, to suffer.
subitement, suddenly.
sublime, sublime.
rabmerger, to submerge, drown.
successi-f, -ye, successive.
succession, f., succession.
successivement, successively.
sueur, f.,' perspiration.
suffire, to suffice.
suis, près, of être, suite, f,, rest; tout de — , at
once, suivre, to follow.
sujet, m., subject.
supérieur, -e, upper.
superposer, to superpose, fall
upon.
supplicier, to torture, exécute.
supplier, to entreat.
suprême, suprême, sur, on, upon, in, about, by,
above, out of.
sûr, -e, safe.
surcharge, f., overweight, excess.
surcroit, m,, increase.
surface, f,, surface.
surnommer, to surname, nick-
name.
surveiller, to superîntend.
suspect, -e, suspîcious.
symétriquement, symmetrically.
t', see te.
table, f., table.
tablier, m., apron.
tabouret, m., stool.
tâcher, to try.
taille, f,, stature, waist, tally.
taire; se — , to remain silent, be
silent.
taisait, impf, of taire, talon, m., heel.
tannerie, f,, tannery.
tant, so many, so much, so; —
que, as long as.
tantôt, soon; — ... — , some-
times ... sometimes.
tard, late.
tarder, to delay, be long, tardi-f , -ve, late.
tasse, f,, cup.
tâter, to feel.
tâtonner, to grope.
taureau, m., bull.
te, thee, you.
tel, -le, such, like; — que, such
as.
témoin, m., witness.
tempe, f., temple.
tempête, f,, storm.
temps, m., time; du — que, at
the time when.
tendre, to extend, hold out.
ténèbres, f.pL, darkness, shades.
ténébreu-x, -se, dark, gloomy.
tenir, to keep, hold, stop; tenez!,
hold!, wait!
tension, f., tension, tentation, f., temptation.
tentative, f., attempt tenter, to try.
terme, m., term.
terminer, to conclude, end.
terre, f., earth, ground.
terreur, f,, terror.
terrible, terrible.
tesson, m., fragment
tête, f., head.
tiens!, there!
tigre, m., tîger.
timidement, timidly.
tirer, to draw, pull, fire, get.
tireur, m., marksman.
toi, you.
toile, f., cloth.
toit, m., roof.
tombe, f., tomb.
tomber, to fall, fall over, droop,
drop, ton, m,, tone.
tondre, to shear.
tondu, -e, shorn.
tordre, to twist; se — , to twist,
writhe.
tort, m., wrong; à — , wrongly;
avoir — , to be wrong.
torture, f., torture, tôt, soon.
Tottlingen, pr, n., m., a town
in southwestern Wurtemberg,
Germany. The German name
is Tuttlingen.
toucher, to touch, affect.
toujours, always, nevertheless,
still.
Toulon, pr, n., m., a city of south-
eastern France in the depart-
ment of Var.
tour, m,, turn ; — à — , by turns.
tour, f., tower.
tourbillon, m., whirlwind, tourner, to turn.
tout, ail, entirely, quite; — en,
while. [any.
tout, -e, tous, toutes, ail, every, tout, m., the whole thing; pas
du — , not at ail.
trace, f., trace, track.
traduire, to translate, arraign;
se — , to manifest one's self.
traîner, to drag, lie.
traitement, m., treatment
traiter, to treat.
tranche, f., slice.
tranquille, calm.
tranquillement, tranquilly, calmly.
tranquillité, f., tranquillity.
transcrire, to tran scribe.
transfiguration, f., transfiguration.
transformer, to transform; se — , to transform.
transition, f., transition.
transparence, f., transparency.
trapu, -e, thickset.
traquer, to track.
travail, m., work, toil.
travailler, to work.
travailleu-r, -se, hard-working.
travers, m., breadth; à — , through.
traverser, to pass, pass thrôugh,
treize, thirteen. [cross.
treizième, thirteenth.
tremblement, m., trembling; — de terre, earthquake.
trembler, to tremble.
trempe, m., stamp, character.
tremper, to soak.
trentaine, f., about thirty.
trente, thirty.
très, very.
trésor, m., treasure.
tressaillir, to tremble, start
tribunal, m., court.
tricoter, to knit.
triomphant, -e, triumphant
triste, sad, gloomy.
tristesse, f., sadness.
trois, three.
Trois-Dauphins, pr, n., m. pi, an inn at Grenoble, fictitious.
troisième, third.
tromper; se —, to bc mistaken.
trop, too, too much, too well.
trou, m,, hole.
trouble, troubled, turbid, con-
fused.
trouble, m,, trouble, agitation.
troubler, to trouble, disturb.
trouer, to tear.
trouver, to find; se — , to find
one's self, chance to be; tout
trouvé, right at hand.
truite, f,, trout.
tuer, to kill
tumulte, m., tumult, uproar.
tut, prêt of se taire, tutoyer, to call thee and thou.
tuyau, m», fluting, frill.
un, -e, a, an, one.
usage, m,, custom.
usé, -e, worn out.
user, to make use of.
usine, f., foundry, factory.
utile, useful.
va, près, of aller.
vache, f,, cow.
va-et-vient, m., seesaw motion,
confusion.
vagabond, m., vagabond.
vague, vague, vague, m., vagueness.
vague, f,, wave, vaguement, vaguely.
vaincre, to conquer.
vaincu, m., conquered.
vais, près, of aller, vaisseau, m., ship.
Valjean, prn.,m., fictitious sur-
name, hero of Hugo's Les
Misérables,
valoir, to be worth; — mieux, to be better.
va-nu-pieds, m., ragged rascal.
vaquer, to attend to.
vas, près, of aller.
vaste, huge, large.
vau-l'eau; à —, with the stream.
vécu, part, of vivre.
végétation, f., végétation.
veille, f., day before.
velu, -e, hairy.
vénérable, vénérable, révérend.
vengeance, f., revenge.
venir, to corne; — de, to hâve just.
vent, m., wind.
ventre, m., stomach; à plat — , flat on the face; faire — , to bulge out.
venu, -e, part, of venir.
venu, m., corner.
véritable, véritable, real.
véritablement, really.
vérité, f., truth ; à la — , indeed.
verrait, cond, of voir.
verre, m., glass.
verrons, fut, of voir.
verrou, m., boit, lock.
verrouiller, to boit
vers, toward, to.
verser, to shed.
vert, -e, green.
vertébral, -e, vertébral; la colonne — e, spinal column.
vertical, -e, vertical.
vertu, f., virtue.
vêtement, m,, garment, clothes.
vêtir, to dress, clothe.
vêtu, -e, dressed, clothed.
veulent, près, of vouloir.
veut, près, of vouloir.
veuve, f,, widow,
veux, près, of vouloir.
viande, f., méat.
victime, f,, victim.
yictoiie, /., vîctory.
vie, f,, life.
vieil, -le, see vieux.
vieillard, m., old man.
vieille, f., old woman.
vielle, f., hurdy-gurdy.
vienne, près, subj, of venir.
viens, près, of venir.
vierge, f,, virgin.
vieux, vieil, vieille, old.
vi-f, -ve, keen, bright, piercing,
lively.
vigoureu-x, -se, vîgorous, stout.
vigueur, f., strength.
village, m., village, ville, f., town, city.
vin, m., wine.
vingt, twenty.
vingt-cinq, twenty-five.
vint, prêt, of venir, violemment, violently.
violent, -e, violent, strong.
violer, to violate.
violet, -te, violet-colored.
vipère, f., viper.
virent, prêt, of voir, virer, to tum.
visage, m., face, visible, visible, visière, f., visor.
vision, f., vision, visionnaire, visionary.
vit, près, of vivre, vit, prêt, of voir, vite, quickly, soon.
vitré, -e, glazed.
vitre, f,, window pane, vivacité, f., vivacity, liveliness,
briskness.
vivant, -e, living.
vivant, m., living being.
vivement, with animation,
quickly, keenly, briskly.
vivre, to live. [see hère.
voici, hère is, hère are, that is.
voie, f,, way.
voilà, there is, there are, see there.
voile, f,, sa,*!.
voiler, to veil.
voir, to see; voyons!, come!
voisin, -e, neighboring, next
voisin, m., neighbor.
voiture, f,, coach.
voiturier, m,, driver, carrier.
voix, f., voice.
vol, m., robbery, theft; — avec effraction, burglary.
volée, f., flock.
voler, to steal, rob, fly.
volet, m., insidc shutter, window shutter.
voleur, m., thief, robber.
volonté, /., will.
volume, m., volume.
vont, près, of aller.
voracité, f., voracity.
votre, vos, your.
voudrait, voudriez, cond, of vouloir.
vouloir, to wish ; — bien, to be so kind as; personne n'a voulu de moi, no one wanted to hâve an3rthing to do with me ; veuxtu bien te sauver!, will you get away f rom hère !
vous, you, to you, from you, yourself.
voûte, f., vault, arch.
voyage, m., journey.
voyager, to travel ; il fait dur — ^ it is hard traveling.
voyageur, m., traveler.
voyait, intpf. of voir.
vrai, truly.
vrai, -e, true.
vraiment, really, truly.
vu, -e, part, of voir.
vue, f., gaze.
vulgaire, vulgar, common.
y, there, upon it; il — a, there
is, there are.
yeux, see œiL
zénith, m,, zénith.
French Literature
With Notes and Vocabularîes
Augier & Sandeau. Le Gendre de M. Poirier (Roedder) $0.40
Bruno. Le Tour de la France (Syms) 60
Cameron. Taies of France 1.00
Chateaubriand. Les Aventures du Dernier Abencerage
(Bruner) 30
Crémieux & Decourcelle. L*Abbé Constantin (François) 35
Daudet. La Belle Nivernaîse and Other Stories (Jenkins). . . .50
Tartarin de Tarascon (Fontaine) 46
Dumas. La Tulipe Noire (Brandon) 40
Les Trois Mousquetaires (Fontaine) 00
Erckmann & Chatrian. Madame Thérèse (Fontaine) 50
Foa. Le Petit Robinson de Paris (De Bonneville) 45
Foncin. Le Pays de France (Muzzarelli) 60
Fontaine. Douze Contes Nouveaux 45
Goncourt, Edmond and Jules de. Sélections (Cameron) 1.25
GoodeU. L'Enfant Espion and Other Stories 45
Guerber. Contes et Légendes. Part 1 60
Contes et Légendes, Part II 60
Hugo. La Chute (Kapp) 35
Labiche & Martin. Le Voyage de M. Perrichon (Castegnîer) .35
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La Fontaine. Fifty Fables (McKenzie) 40
Legouvé & Labiche. La Cigale (Farrar) 25
Mairet. La Tâche du Petit Pierre (Healy) 35
L'Enfant de la Lune (Healy) 35
La Clef d'Or (Healy) 85
Mérimée. Colomba (Williamson) 40
Molière. Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme (Roi & Guitteau) 35
Racine. Iphigénie (Woodward) 60
Sand. La Mare au Diable (Randall-Lawton) 35
Sandeau. Mademoiselle de la Seiglière (White) 40
Schultz. La Neuvaine de Colette (Lye) 45
Sévigné, Mme. de. Selected Letters (Syms) 40
Syms. An Easy First French Reader 50
Le Chien de Brisquet and Other Stories 35
Voltaire. Selected Letters (Syms) 75
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