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scène, s. f. (L. scena), scène, stage

scenery.

science, s. f. (L. scientia), science,

knowledge, learning.

se, rel. pron. (L. se), one's self, him-

self , herself, itself , themselves, one

another, each other.

second, e, adj. (L. secundus), second.

séjour, s. m. (L.L. sxibdiurnare),

sojourn, résidence, stay.

sembler, v. n. (L. simulare), to seem.

sentiment, s. m. (sentir), feeling,

sentiment.

sentir, v. a. (L. sentire), to feel, to

smell, to savour, to smack of ', faire

sentir, to make heard.

sept, adj. (L. septem), seven.

serai, see être.

serrer, v. a, (L. serare), to press, to

grasp, to crowd ; se serrer la main,

to shake hands.

service, s. m. (L. servitium), service,

duty. servir, v. a. (L. servire), to serve, to

wait on, to attend ; se servir, to

serve one's self, to be served up;

se servir de, to use, to avail one'a

self of.

seul, e, adj. (L. solus), alone, only

(one), merely.

seulement, adv. (seul), only.

si, conj., adv. (L. si, sic), if, whether;

so, so much, however, y es ; si fait,

yes indeed.

siècle, s. m. (L. saeclum), century.

sien, ne, poss. pron. (son), his, hers.

its, one's own.

VOCABULARY

slenr, s. m. {seigneur, L. seniorem), Mister.

signer, v. a. (L. signare), to sign, to subscribe.

silence, s. m. (L, silentium), silence.

simplement, adv. (L. simplicem), simply, only.

singulier, ère, adj. (L. singularis), singular, peciiliar.

six, num. (L. sex), six.

sobre, adj. (L. sobrius), sober, temperate, steady.

soir, s. m. (L. sérum), evening.

sols, soit, see être.

son, sa, ses, poss. adj. (L. suum), his, her, its, one's ; son nez, sa bouche et ses yeux, his nose, his mouth and his eyes. Son takes the place of sa before a fem. noun beginning with a vowel or h mute.

sondage, s. m. (sonder, L. subundare), sounding, boring, excavating.

songer, v. a. n. (songe, L, somnium), to dream ; to think of, to intend ; songer qu'on se bat, to dream there is a flght ; songer à son salut, to think of one's safety.

sortie, s. f. (sortir), departure, exit, sally.

sortir, V. n. a. (L, sortiri), sortant, sorti. Je sors, je sortis, je sortirai, que je sorte, to go out, to go f orth, to come out, to resuit, to start ; to bring out, to take out, to extricate.

sou, s. m. (O.Fr. sol, L. solidus), sou, cent, cent's worth.

soumettre, v. a. (L. submittere), to submit, to refer, to subdue.

soupçonner, v. a. (O.Fr. souspeçon, L. sùspicionem), to suspect, to surmise.

soupirer, v. n. (L. suspirare), to sigh.

sournoisement, adv. (etym. ?), slyly.

sous, prep. (L. subtus), under.

sous-commlsslou, s. f. (sous commission), sub-commission.

soutenir, v. a. (L. sustinere), to sup-

Êort, to sustain, to assert, to upold, to afford.

soutient, see soutenir.

souTent, adv. (L. subinde), often.

spirituel, le, adj. (L. spiritualis), intelligent, intellectual, witty.

suffire, V. n. (L. sufflcere), suffisant, suffi, je suffis, to be suffleient.

s«ls, see être and suivre.

suite, s. f. (suivre), rest, retinue, continuation, séries, order, set, resuit ; tout de suite, immediately ; de suite, one after the other ; donner suite à, to carry out.

suivre, V. a. (L.L. sequere), suivant, suivi, je suis, je suivis, to foUow, to observe.

sujet, s. m. (L. subjectus), subject, person, matter, thème.

superbe, adj. (L. superbus), superb, splendid.

sur, prep. (L. super), on, upon, about, out of, in ; la fenêtre donne (ouvre) sur la nie, the window faces the Street; je n'ai pas d'argent sur moi, I hâve no money about me ; sur-le-champ, at once.

sûr, e, adj. (L. securus), sure, safe.

surprise, s. f. (surprendre), surprise, amazement.

surtout, adv. (sur tout), above ail, especially.

surveiller, v. a. (sur veiller), to sxiperintend, to look after.

table, s. f. (L. tabula), table.

tablier, s. m. (table), apron.

tache, s. f. (etym. ?), stain, blemish. tailler, v. a. (L. taleare), to eut, to

carve, to prune.

taire, v. a. (L. tacere), taisant, tu,

je tais, je tus, to conceal, to sup-

press, to say nothing of ; se taire,

to be silent, to hold one's tongue.

tantls, s. m. (Germ. origin), sieve.

tant, adv. (L. tantum), so much, so

many ; tant mieux, so much the

better.

tantôt, adv. (tant tôt), presently,

sometimes.

tard, adv. (L. tardus), late ; plus

tard, later.

tarder, v. n. (tard), to delay, to put

off, to be long ; il me tarde de le

faire, I long to do it ; il tarde à

venir, he is long in coming. tasse, 8. f. (Ital. tazza), cup.

temps, s. m. (L. tempus), time ;

weather.

tendre, v. a. (L. tendere), to stretch,

to hold out.

tenir, v. a. (L. tenere), tenant, tenu,

je tiens, je tins, je tiendrai, que je

tienne, to hold, to possess ; tenez,

hère.

VOOABULAEY.

terminer, v. a. (L. terminare), to

terminate, to end.

terrain, s. m. (L. terrenum), ground,

pièce of ground.

terre, s. f . (L. terra), earth.

terrine, s. f. (terre), earthen-pan.

tête, s. f. (L.L. testa), head, sensé,

self -possession.

théâtre, s. m. (L. theatrum), théâtre,

stage.

tic, s. m. (onomat.), bad habit; c'est

son tic, it's a way he bas.

tirer, v. a. (Germ. origin), to draw,

to take, to pull, to shoot, to extri-

cate, to delineate.

tiroir, s. m. (tirer), drawer. titre, s. m. (L. titulus), title, right,

claim.

toi, pers. pron. (L. te), thee, thyself,

thou, you, yoTirself.

toilette, s. f. (toile, L. tela), toilet,

dress ; faire toilette, to dress up.

tomber, v. n. (Germ. origin), to fall,

to dwindle, to die away.

ton, ta, tes, poss. adj. (L. tuum), thy,

your.

toncbé, e, adj. (toucher), tonched,

affected.

toucher, v. a. (etym. ?)^ to touch, to

reçoive, to beat, to play, to express,

to touch on, to affect, to concern,

to convey ; toucher un mot, to

speak (say) a word.

toujours, adv. (tout Jour), always,

forever, still.

tour, s. m. (tourner), turn, révolution, trick, tour.

tourner, v. a. (L. tornare), to turn,

to interpret, to replace.

tousser, v. n. (toux, L. tussis), to

cough, to hem.

tout, e, (pi.) tous, adj. (L. totus), ail,

every ; tout ce que, whatever.

tout, adv. (L. totus), wholly, quite,

although ; tout à coup, suddenly ;

toute femme qu'elle est, though she

is a woman ; pas dutout, not at ail.

tranquille, adj. (L. tranquillus),

âuiet, calm, easy; soyez tranquille, on't worry.

travail, s. m. (L.L. trabaculum),

work, labour, toil.

travailler, v. a. n. (travail), to work at, to fashion, to cultivate, to labour, to work, to endeavour.

traverser, v. a. (travers, L. traversus), to cross, to pass over.

treize, adj. (L. tredecim), thirteen,

thirteenth.

trente, s. m., adj. (L. triginta), thirty,

thirtieth.

très, adv. (L. trans), very, most, very

much.

tribune, s. £. (Ital. tribuna), tribune

(rostrum), gallery, platform.

triompher, v. n. (triomphe, L.

triumphus), to triumph.

tristement, adv. (L. tristis), sadly.

tristesse, s. f. (L. tristitia), sadness,

dulness.

trois, s. m., adj. (L. très), three.

troisième, adj. (trois), third.

trop, adv. (L.L. troppus), too much,

too many, too ; quite, very ; de

trop, in the way.

troubler, v. a. (L.L. turbulare), to

trouble, to disturb.

trousse, s. f. (trousser), bundle, case

of instruments.

trousser, v. a. (L.L. tortiare), to tie

up, to tuck up ; to dispatch ; to

hasten, to compose.

trouver, v. a. (L. turbare), to flnd,

to meet, to like, to think ; se trov^

ver, to find one's self, to be.

tu, pers. pron. (L. tu), thou, you.

tuer, V. a. (L. tutari), to kill.

tumulus, s. m. (L. tumulus), tumu-

lus, barrow, mound.

un, e, art., adj. (L. unum), a, an, any, one.

usage, s. m. (user, L.L. usare), usage, custom, use.

utile, adj. (L. utilis), useful, bénéficiai.

va, vais, vas, see aller.

vache, s. f. (L. vaccam), cow.

vaisselle, s. f. (L.L. vascellum), plates and dishes, plate (gold or silver).

valise, s. f. (Ital. valigia), valise.

variable, adj. (L. variabilis), variable, unsteady, flckle.

varier, v. n. (L. variare), to change, to vary, to be changeable.

vase, s. m. (L. vasum), vase, urn.

vaudeville, s. m. (probably Vau de Vire), ballad, vaudeville, comedy interspersed with songs.

VOCABULABY.

Yenlp, V. n. (L. venire), venant, venu. Je viens. Je vins. Je viendrai, que Je tJieu/ie, to corne, to arrive, to chance, to descend, to flow, to thrive, to dérive, to reach ; venir de, to hâve just ; venir à, to happen to ; en venir à, to resort to ; faire venir,

to send for, to bring.

ventre, s. m. (L. ventrem), séomach,

belly.

ver, s. m. (L. vermis), worm.

vérlflep, V. a. (L.L. veriflcare), to

verif y, to inspect.

vérité, s. f. (L. veritatem), truth ;

dire la vérité, to tell the truth.

verrai, see voir.

verre, s. m. (L. vitrum), glass.

vers, prep. (L. versus), towards, to.

vétérinaire, s. m. (L. veterinarius),

veterinary surgeon.

vice, s. m. (L. vitium), vice, imperfection.

vie, s. f. (L. vita), life.

viendrai, viens, see venir. vieux, vieil, vieille (L. veclus,

vetulus), old, ancient.

vin, s. m. (L. vinum), wine.

vingt, num. (L. viginti), twenty.

visite, s. f. (visiter, L. visitare), visit,

call.

vite, adv (etym. ?), quickly, fast, vivement, adv. (L. vivus), quickly,

sharply, eagerly, angrily, acutely,

with animation.

voici, prep. (vois ci), hère is, hère

are, this, thèse are, see hef e, behold. vole, s. f. (L. via), way, road.

voilà, prep. {vois là), lo, behold, see

there, there is, there are ; there it

is, that is.

voir, V. a. (L. videre), voyant, vu, Je vois. Je ms. Je verrai, que Je vote, to see, to look at, to behold ; aller voir, to go and see, to visit ; se voir, to be seen.

voisin, e, s. m. f. (L. vicinus), neighbour.

voiture, s. £. (L. vectura), carriage.

voix, s. f. (L. vocem), voice, vote.

volontiers, adv. (L. voluntariis), willingly.

voter, V. n. (vote, L. votum), to vote.

votre, poss. adj., pi. vos (L. vostrum), your.

voudrai, see vouloir.

vouloir, V. a. (L.L. volere), voulant, voulu. Je veux. Je voulus. Je voudrai, que je veuille, to will, to wish, to intend, to be willing ; en vouloir à quelqu'un, to bear anyone ill-will; Je veux bien, I am quite wdlling; vouloir de, to accept.

vous, pers. pron. (L. vos), 3-ou.

vrai, e, adj. (L.L. veracum), true, real, right.

vraiment, adv, {vrai), truly, indeed.

vu, see voir.

vue, s. f. {voir), sight, eyesight, view; à perte de vue, farther than the eye can reach ; au point de vue, from the point of view.

y, adv., pers. pron. (L, ibi), there, thither, within, at home ; by it, by them, for it, for them, in it, in them, at it, at them, to it, to her, to him, to them ; il y a, there is, there are.

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