partie, f., part

partir, start.

partout, everywhere.

pas, any, no, not; ne . . . — , not.

passer, pass, spend; se — , take place, go off, pass off.

passion, f., passion, favorite.

payable, payable.

payer, pay off.

pauvre, poor.

pédant, pedantic.

peine, f., trouble.

pendant, during, for.

pendule, f., clock.

penser, think.

pension, f, boarding school.

pensionnaire, f., schoolgirl.

percheron, m., dray horse.

perdre, ruin, lose.

père, m., father.

permettre, permit.

personnage, m., character, dramatis persona.

personne, f., person; ne . . . — ,

nobody.

petit, little, young, dear; elle voit

— , she has narrow views.

peu, m., trifle ; un — , rather.

peur, f., fear; faire — , frighten;

avoir — , be afraid.

peut-être, maybe, perhaps.

phalange, f., host.

physionomie, f., look, appearance.

piano, m., piano.

Picarde, f., native of Picardy.

pilier, m., haunter.

place, f., position.

placement, m., investment.

placer, place.

plaider, plead.

plaire, please.

plaisir, m., pleasure.

plein, full.

pleurer, weep.

pluie, f., rain; jour de —, rainy day.

plus, more, besides, no more; ne . . .

— , no longer.

poésie, f., poetry.

porcelaine, f., china.

porte, f., door; les portes et fenêtres, door and window tax.

porter, carry; — sur les nerfs, grate on the nerves.

portrait, m., picture.

possible, possible.

pour, for, to, in order to.

pourquoi, why.

pourtant, however.

pousser, run up (at auction).

pouvoir, can, may.

précis, exact.

précisément, precisely, exactly.

prejudice, m., prejudice.

premier, first.

prenable, easily taken.

prendre, take, assume.

près de, near.

presenter, present; se — , present one's self.

prêt, ready.

prêt, m., loan.

prétendu, m., intended, future husband.

prêter, lend; s'y — , take to it.

prêteuse, f., lender.

prétexte, m., pretext.

preuve, f., proof.

prévenir, prevent.

prier, beg.

prière, f., request, intercession.

prix, m., price.

probablement, probably.

probité, f., honesty.

profession, f., profession.

profond, deep.

promener, take out.

promettre, promise.

propos; à —, by the way.

VOCABULARY

prudence, f., prudence.

puis, then, puisque, since.

pur, pure.

quand, when.

quant à, as to.

quart, m., quarter.

quatorze, fourteen.

quatre, four.

que, that, what, whom, as, than,

how; ne . . . — , only.

quel, what, what a.

quelque, some.

quelqu'un, m., some one, somebody, qui, who, which, that; à — , to

whom?

quinze, fifteen, quittance, f., receipt.

quoi, what.

rabattre, lower; lui — son caquet, snub her pride, make her shut up.

raison, f., reason; avoir — , be right.

ramasser, take up.

rapporter, refer, bring in; rapportet'en donc à moi, you may trust that to me.

rare, rare.

recette, f., receipt.

recevoir, receive.

réconcilier, reconcile.

reconnaître, acknowledge.

recorder, rehearse; se — , concert with, plan with.

recueillir, gather.

reculer, defer, extend.

récuser (se), excuse one's self.

réduire, reduce; se — , be reduced.

refuser, refuse; il n'y a pas à — , there's no refusing.

regarder, look at, look, regard; regarde le spectacle, look to see what the piece is.

regret, m., regret.

regretter, regret.

reine, f., queen.

rejeter, cast aside.

remarquer, notice.

remettre, put back.

remuer, handle.

rencontrer, meet.

rendre, render, pay.

renseignement, m., information.

rente, f., yearly income.

rentrer, come in.

renvoyer, send back.

repeindre, repaint.

répondre, reply.

réponse, f., reply.

repos, m., rest.

reprendre, take again.

reproche, m., reproach, charge.

reprocher, reproach.

réserve, f., reservation.

ressembler, resemble.

rester, remain, be, stop.

résumer, sum up; se — , sum up.

réticence, f., reserve.

rétirer, retire, withdraw; se — , retire.

retourner, return ; se — , turn around.

retraite, f., retiring.

réussir, succeed.

rêve, m., dream.

revenir, come back.

rez-de-chaussée, m., ground floor.

riche, rich.

ridicule, ridiculous.

rien, nothing; — que, merely; pour un — , as soon as not.

rieuse, f., laugher.

riposte, f., sharp reply.

rire, laugh.

robe, f., gown, dress.

rôle, m., rôle, part.

rompre, break off.

rosière, f , girl who gets the goodconduct prize.

rôtir, roast.

VOCABULARY

rouge, red.

royalement, royally.

ruine, f. y ruin.

sacrifier, sacrifice.

saint, noble.

salon, m., parlor.

saluer, bow.

sans, without.

savoir, know, know how; à — , to

wit, namely.

Saxe, f., Saxony; porcelaines de

— , Dresden china.