livre,/, franc loin, far, far off; de — , from

afar.

long, -ue, long, longtemps, long, a long time.

longuement, greatly, lengthi-

lorsque, when.

louer, to praise ; rent

lourd, heavy.

lui, he, him, to him, her, to her,

to it; — -même, himself, the

very man.

M. = Monsieur, machine,/, machine; thing.

madame,/, madam, lady.

mademoiselle,/, miss, magistrat, m.^ magistrate, of«

ficer. main,/, hand.

maintenant, now.

maire, m., mayor.

mais, but, why.

maison, /., house, . household,

family; à la — , home, at

home, maître, tn,y master.

majorité,/, majority.

mal, m.y evil, ill; harm; pain,

grief; disease; — à la tête,

headache; faire — .^ to hurt mal, a^z/.,badly, not completely;

se trouver — , to become ill;

faint; — à propos, wrongly;

ill-timed, unreasonably.

malade, ill, sick.

maladroit, m,^ clumsy fellow.

mali-n, -gne, shrewd.

malin, m., shrewd fellow.

mamzelle, fam, for mademoiselle, manche, m., handle.

manger, to eat.

manière, /., manner, way, fash-

ion; de — que, so that; —

d'être, behavior, manners.

manquer, to lack, fail, miss, be

wanting, lacking (or) without.

marchand, /»., -e, /, merchant,

dealer, marché, m. y market.

marcher, to walk, go, advance,

march ; follow (one another).

mari, fn,^ husband.

mariage, fn,^ marriage.

marier (se), to get married.

masse,/, mass, people; mace.

matin, m., morning.

mauvais, bad, ill; poor.

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mécaniquement, mechanically.

méfier (se), to mistrust.

membre, /»., limb, member.

même, adj., same, very, self; adv,y even; de — , likewise; de — que, just as; être à — , to be able.

mémoire, m.^ pamphlet; a written statement of facts.

ménage, m.y household ; couple.

mépris, m,^ contempt, disregard.

merci, m,^ thanks.

messieurs, //. of monsieur.

mettre, to put, place, set, put on; — à profit, to profit by; — à jour, to dig up; se — , to sit down ; se — à, to begin ; se — en route, en course, en chemin, to set (^r) start out.

mien, mienne, mine.

mieux, better, best ; — vaut, it is better.

milieu, f;<.,middle,midst. [ous.

mille, thousand; many, numer-

minute,/., minute.

misérable, m.y wretch.

moi, I, me, to me.

moins, less, least ; au — (or) du — , at least.

mois, m., month.

moisir, to grow mouldy.

moment, m.y moment, time ; du {or) au — où, when; un — , for a moment.

mon, ma, mes, adj.^ my.

monde, w., world, people, Society ; tout le — , everybody.

monsieur, m., Mr., sir, gentleman.

montrer, to show.

morceau, f»., pièce.

mort, dead.

mot, m.y word, answer, solution.

motif, m.y motive, motive power, reason.

mouchoir, m., handkerchief.

moyen, m,y means, way; resource.

municipal, municipal, musée, m.y muséum, myope, short-sighted.

mystérieusement, mysteriously.

n' = ne.

nage,/., swimming; sweat; en —, dripping.

nation,/., nation.

ne, not; ne . . . pas, not; ne . . . que, only ; ne . . . guère, but very, hardly, not much; ne . . . guère que, hardly anything else but; ne . . . pas moins, none the less, nevertheless; ne . . . point, not at ail; ne . . . ni . . . ni, not . . .

either . . . (or) neither . . . nor ; ne . . . plus, no more, no longer; ne . . . rien, nothing; ne . . . personne, nobody ; ne . . . aucun, none; ne . . • jamais, never; ne . . . plus que, nothing but, no longer but.

nécessaire, necessary.

négliger, to neglect.

négociant, m., merchant, business man.

nettoyer, to clean.

neu-f , -ve, new.

nez, m,y nose.

noble, noble.

nom, m.y name.

nommer, to name, nominale, appoint, elect.

non, no, not.

nota, (Lat.)y note.

notre, adj.y pl.y nos, our.

nôtre, pron.y ours.

nouv-eau, -el, -elle, new, another ; de — , again.

nouvelle, /., news; demander des -s de, to inquire about.

nuire, to injure, harm.

nullement, not at aU.

VOCABULARY

objet, m,f object obligeance,/., kindness. obliger, to oblige, compel.

obstacle, m., obstacle, occasion,/., occasion, occupé, busy.

occuper, to occupy ; s* — de, to

occupy oneself with, perform,

do; care for; take notice of.

œil, m., eye.

on, one, people, they, we, you.

opérer, to work.

opposer (s') à, to oppose, object,

be against.

orthographe,/, spelling.

oser, to dare.

ôter, to take off (or) away, de-

prive.

OU, or.

oh, where; when.

oublier, to forget oui, yes.

ouvert, open.

ouverture,/, opening; offer.

ouvrir, to open ; — sur, to open

into; s' — , to open; s' — à,

to speak to.

paf , bang.

panier, m., basket.

papa, m., father.

papier, m., paper.

par, by, through; on; in; at; — elle-même, in itself ; — ci, là, hère and there.

paraître, to appear, seem.

parbleu I zounds I of course.

parc, iw., park.

parce que, because.

pardon, m., pardon, forgiveness.

pareil, -le, such, like.

parer, to adom ; ward off.

parfaitement, perfectly.

parier, to bet.

parler, to speak, talk.

part, /, part, share, side ; quelque — , somewhere; à —, aside; faire — (de), to impart, inform (of).

parti, m,f party; resolution; match; side.

participe, m., participle.

parvenir, to reach, succeed.

XMis, not, no ; ne . . . — , not.

passer, to pass, spend; cross; go by ; hang ; — chez, to call on; — par-dessus, to overlook ; — pour, to be reputed ; faire — , tosend ; se — , to pass, elapse, take place, be laid, hap> pen, go on ; se — de, to do [or] get along without.

pâté, m,, blot.

paupière,/, eyelid, eye.

pauvre, poor.

pays, m., country, village, native place; gens du — , natives.

paysan, m., peasant.

peine, /, pain, trouble, care, sorrow, anxiety, tonnent, diff iculty, penalty ; à — , hardly.

penser, to think, imagine.

percer, to pierce, break.

perdre, to lose, ruin, be fatal to; se — , to be lost

père, m.y father.

permettre, to allow.

personne,./, person; jeune — , young girl.

personne, anybody; ne . . . — , nobody.

peser, to weigh ; rest

petit, small, little.

peu, adv,^ little, but little ; pron., few; un — , somewhat, just; avant — , before long; — de temps, a short time ; — à — , little by little.

peuple, m., people, nation.

peur, /., fear; de — de, for fear of; avoir — , to be afraid; faire — , to f righten.

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peut-être, perhaps.

pièce,/., pièce, room.

pied, w., foot; à — , on foot.

pierre,/., stone.

piétiner, to tramp.

pioche,/., pick-axe; digging.

piquant, satirical.

piquer, to prick ; vex.

place,/., place, seat, room; position, situation ; square.

plaire, to please; se — à, to take pleasure in.

plaisir, x»., pleasure, will.

plan, m., plan; premier — , foreground. [dish.

plat, w., dish; petit — , délicate

plein, full, filled.

pleurer, to weep.

plongé, sunk, absorbed.

plume,/., pen; — d'oie, goosequill.

plus, more, ail the more; le — , the most; ne . . . — , no more, no longer; de — , more, besides, extra ; de — en — , more and more; — . . . — , the more . . . the more.

plusieurs, several.

poche,/., pocket.

point, »î., point, extent ; au — de, so f ar as to ; ne . . . — , not at ail ; être sur le — de, to be about to.

porcelaine,/., porcelain.

porte,/., door, gâte, porch.

portefeuille, m., portfolio.

porter, to carry, bear, bring; wear; cast; incline; pronounce ; se — , to be (of health) ; flow.

possible, possible.

pot, m., pot.

poterie,/., earthenware.

poupée,/., doU.

pour, for, to, on account of, as, in order to ; — que, in order that ; le — et le contre, the pros and cons.

pourquoi, why.

pourtant, however.

pourvoir to provide, see to.

pourvu que, provided that

pousser, to push, carry; utter; blow; fasten, close; thrnst; drive, prompt, urge on ; grow.

pouvoir, to be able, may, can ; se — , to be possible.

pratique,/, practice.

pratiquer, to make.

précieu-z, -se, precious.

précisément, precisely.

prédire, to predict

préférer, to pref er.

premi-er, -ère, first.

prendre, to take, assume, tum ; seize ; — part à, to take part {or) a share in ; — garde à, to look out for; — place, to sit down; — le parti de, to résolve.

préoccupé, thoughtful, pensive.

préparer, to prépare.

près, near, close; — de, prep,^ near, by, close to; about, nearly , on the point of ; de plus — , more closely ; à peu — , about, nearly.

présence,/., présence existence ; en — , face to face.

présent, présent

présenter, to présent, make, prefer, show, introduce.

président, m., président

presque, almost, nearly.

prétendre, to prétend, claim.

prétentieu-z, -se, affected.

prétezte, »i., pretext

prévenir, to wam, inform ; anticipate.

prier, to pray, beg, ask.

prière,/., prayer; request

principal, principal.

priz, »!., price, cost.

probablement, probably.

profession,/, profession.

profiter de, to profit by, avail oneself of.

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projet, m,f Project, design, plan.

promener, to promenade, take about, cast; se — , to walk, walk to and f ro, up and down.

promettre, to promise.

prompt, early.

prononcer, to pronounce, deliver, décide.

propos ; à — , by the way.

proposition,/., proposition, proposai, o£fer.

propre, clean, fit, nice; very; own; peculiar.

prouver, to prove, show.

prunier, m,t plum tree.

puis, then.

puisque, since.

quand, when, even if.

quant à. as to.

quantité,/., quantity.

quarantaine, /.,about (or) some

forty. quatre, four, que, that; than; as; how;

when; let; ne . . . — , only,

but.

que, rel, pr,y that, what, which,

whom.

quel, -le, which, what; — que,

whoever.

quelque, some, any ; f ew, a f ew ;

whatever; — part, some-

where; — 'autre, some one

else.

quelquefois, sometimes.

question,/, question. [what.

qui, who, whom, which, that, quitter, to leave.

quoi, which, what ; ^^ue, whatever, however; eh — I whati

weUl

rage, /., rage, violence, raison,/, reason ; avec — , with

good reason ; avoir — , to be

right.

ramasser, to pick up, rake up.

rangé, steady.

ranger, to put in order, arrange, rapport, m,y report, rare, rare, raviser (se), to change one's

mind.

ravoir, to get back.

recevoir, to receive.

recherche,/, search.

recommandation, /., recommen-

dation.

reconnaître, to recognize, dis-

cover, admit, notice, recopier, to recopy.

reculer, to retreat, start back;

se — , to retreat.

rédiger, to write; draw up.

redingote,/, f rock coat.

réélire, to re-elect.

refermer, to shut again, close;

se — , to close (01^ be closed

again.

réfl&hir, to reflect, think.

refuser, to refuse, décline, regardant, particular.

regarder, to look (at), see; con-

sider; concem; pay attention

to.

régime, m,, object règle,/, rule.

regret, m., regret relever, to raise (or) pick up;

decipher; se — , to rise, get

up again.

remercier, to thank.

remettre, to put off, postpone;

put on again; hand; se — ,

to recover; se — à, to recommence, résume, apply oneself

again.

remonter, to go up, reascend.

rencontrer, to meet; see.

rendre, to render, make; give

back, retum, pass ; se — (à)|

to betake oneself, go.

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renflement, m,y swelling.

renifler, to sni£f.

renommer, to re-elect.

rentrer, to re-enter, go back,

corne {or) return home, reverser, to overthrow, upset,

throw.

répandre, to scatter, spread, cir-

culate ; shed ; se — , to spread,

be spread.

repartir, to return, go back

home, start again ; reply.

réplique,/., eue.

répondre, to answer; assure; be

in harmony with.

réponse, /., answer; faire — à,

to answer. [vey.

reporter, to direct again, conrepottsser, to push {or) drive

back, reject, tum away, kick

back (^r) aside.

reprendre, to take back {or)

again, take up {or) assume

again; reply; résume; re-

cover; continue; se — , to

correct oneself .

répugnance, /., répugnance,

aversion, opposition, réputation, /., réputation, respecter, to respect, rester, to remain; be.

retarder, to delay.

retenir, to retain; keep (back),

remeinber.

retirer, to draw back {or) in,

withdraw, pull {or) get out;

se — , to retire, withdraw.

retour, m.^ return.

retourner, to return, tum, go

back; agitate, re volve; se — ,

to turn, tum around, look

back.

retrouver, to find again, recover.

rêve, m.y dream.

revenir, to return, come back

{or) again, recover, change, revoir, to see again; revise;

look over again.

riche, rich.

richesse,/., riches.

rideau, m., curtain.

rien, m., anything; nothing; ne . . . — , nothing.

romain. Roman.

romain, ;//., Roman; Roman remains.

Romain, m.. Roman.

rond, round.

rond, f/z., round slice.

rouge, red.

rouge, tn.y red.

rouUlé, rusty.

route,/., road, way, joumey.

ruiner, to ruin.

ruse,/., ruse, trick, stratagem.

sacrebleul zoundsl

saigner, to bleed.

salade,/., salad.

saladier, fn,y salad bowl.

salle, /., hall, room ; — à manger, dining room.

salon, fn,y drawing room ; parlor.

saluer, to sainte, bow, hail.

sans, without; — que, without.

saperlottel zounds!

sapristi! by Jove!

satisfaction,/., satisfaction.

sauver, to save; se —, to run away.

savant, x»., leamed man, scholar.

savoir, to know, know how, can, be able.