il irait , he had a fine
career before him, he would do
wonders ; il y avait bien
de, there was a vast différence between.
loisir, m., leisure.
longtemps, long, for a long timc.
long,-ue, long.
longuement, at length.'
lors de, at the time of, at.
lorsque, when.
lot, /;/., lot, fate ; à chacun son
, every one to his own fate,
every one has his specialty, " such is life."
louer, to praise, to rent.
lourd,-e, heavy, awkward.
lubie,/, fancy, an unaccountable freak.
lui, him, her, it, to him, to her, to it, himself.
luisant, shiny.
lumière,/, light.
lutinant, playing with.
lutte,/, struggle, fight
lutter, to struggle.
luxueuz,-se, luxurious.
lycée, w., boy's high school.
lycéen, high school boy.
VOCABULARY
machinalement, mechanically.
machine,/, machine, p. 10, 1. 15, thingumbobs, a term of contempt.
magasin, m.^ store, shop.
magister, village school teacher.
main, /, hand ; malheureuse, uniucky, an awkward person; avoir la malheureuse, to be unfortunate,
or uniucky ; à la , in hand,
Title of story can best be given as " Muguette the uniucky."
maintenant, now.
mais, but.
maison,/, house, household.
maître, tn.^ master ; tableau de
, a masterpiece, the work
of an old master.
maîtresse,/, mistress.
mal, m.^ harm.
mal, bad, ill, badly.
malade, m.f.^ patient.
maladif,-ve, sickly.
maladresse, awkwardness.
maladroite,/, awkward person.
malaise, m. y discomfort, uneasy feeling.
malgré, in spite of, notwithstanding.
malheur, tn.^ misfortune, ill-luck,
mishap ; par , unfortu-
nately.
malheureusement, u n f o r t unately.
malheureuz,-se, unhappy, uniucky, unfortunate.
malice,/, mischief.
malicieuse, sly, mischievous.
manger, to eat.
maniement, m., mode of hand-
ling.
manière,/, manner, mode, way;
de vivre, style of living.
manifestation,/, manifestation.
' manifeste, manifest, apparent.
, manifester, to show.
I manque, m., lack, want.
I manquer, to miss, to fail, to lack.
manteau, »i., mantle; de
la cheminée, mantelpiece.
maquette,/, rough model.
marais, m., marsh, meadow.
marchand, >//., merchant, dealer.
marché, ///., mark et, mark et day ; fait, a bargain.
marcher, to walk.
marguerite,/, daisy.
mariage, ;;/., marriage.
marier, se , to marry.
marqué, marked.
marron. ///., horse-chestnut.
marteau, ///., hammer.
massacre, m.^ massacre, slaughter.
I masse,/, mass, lot, lump.
I massif,-ve, massive.
maternelrle, motherly, maternai, on his mother's side.
matin, m.y morning.
mauvais,-e, bad.
mèche,/, lock.
méconnu, misunderstood.
médaille,/, medal.
meilleur,-e, better ; à •
VOCABULARY
droit, more rightfuUy, with a
better title.
mélangée, mixed.
même, even, same, self ; mettre
à , to enable ; de , in
the same way.
menaçant, threatening.
ménage, m., household; entrer
en , go to housekeeping.
mendier, to beg ; j'accepterais
de , I would be willing to
beg.
mener, to lead, to conduct, to
take.
mensonge, m., lie.
menu, small, tiny.
merci, thank you. mère,/, mother.
mérite, w., merit.
mériter, to deserve.
merveille,/, marvel, wonder.
merveilleux,-se, wonderful.
mésange, m.y tomtit.
mesure,/, measure.
métal, m.y métal.
métier, m.y trade ; sot , de-
spicable trade.
mètre, m.y meter.
mettre, se à, to begin, to
put, to place, to lay, to bring.
meuble, m.y possession, article of
fumiture; de famille,
heirloom.
meurtrir, to braise.
microscopique, microscopical.
miette,/, cramb; en s, to
bits.
mieux, better; tant , so
much the better ; être au ,
to be on the best of terms ;
se plaire, to be happier ;
arrêtée,more determined, surer.
mignon,-ne, dear, cunning, darling.
milieu, m.y médium, middle,
home, center; au de, in
the midst.
mille, thousand; et une
nuits, "Thousand and One Nights," a collection of Eastern Fairy Taies.
mince, thin, slender, thin-lipped.
misérable, wretched, mean, misérable, poor.
misère,/, want, poverty.
mission,/, mission.
mit, see mettre.
mobilier, m.y fumiture.
mobilité, /, versatility, changeableness, fickleness.
modèle, m. y model, pattem.
modeler, to model, to mould, to shape.
moderne, modem.
modeste, modest.
modestement, modestly.
moi, I, me, my ; bien à , ail
my own, my very own.
moindre, least, lesser, slightest.
moineau,-z, m. y sparrows.
moins, less ; du y at least ;
à de, unless; le ,
least.
mois, m.y month, p. 4, 1. 5, à un
de là, a month from that
date.
VOCABULARY
moitié, half.
moment, m.^ moment, time
being.
monceau, m., heap, mound.
monde, w., world ; tout le
everybody.
monogramme, m.^ monogram.
monsieur, Mr., Sir, gentleman.
monter, to mount, to carry up, to
set up, to finish.
montrer, to show.
moquerie,/, mockery, ridicule.
moral,-e, moral.
morceau, m.^ pièce. morille,/, morel, mushrooms.
mortellement, mortally.
mot, m.^ Word, saying.
motif, w., motive, hint, subject,
thème.
motiver, to occasion.
mouchoir, m.^ handkerchief, ker-
chief.
mouillé, wet, damp.
moulage, m.^ moulding.
mouler, to cast, to mould.
mouleur, m.^ modeler, maker of
casts.
mourir, to die.
mouron, »i., chickweed, bird
seed.
mourrai, see mourir, mousse,/, moss.
mousseline,/, swiss musiin.
mouvement, m., activity, impulse, motion, stir, bustle.
muguet, w., lily of the valley;
des bois, wild lily of the
valley.
Muguette,littleUlyof the valley, nickname équivalent to " daisy."
multiple, manifold.
multiplié, multiplied.
muraille,/, wall.
murmurer, to murmur, to whisper.
musée, in muséum.
mu8icien,-ne, musidan.
mutisme, m.^ dumbness.
mutuellement, mutually.
myope, near-sighted people.
mystère, m., mystery; faire à, to hide from.
naguère, formerly, a short time
ago.
naïf, naïve, simple, unsophisti-
cated.
naissance,/, birth.
naïveté,/, innocence, simplicity.
natif,-ve, native.
nature,/, nature.
naturel,-le, natural.
naturellement, of course, natu-
rally.
navré, brokenhearted.
néanmoins, nevertheless.
nécessaire, needful.
nécessiter, .to require.
négligence,/, carelessness, unti-
diness.
négoce, m.^ trade.
nerveusement, nervously.
net,-te, clear, clean; avoir le
cœur , to besure.
nez, m., nose.
VOCABULARY
ni, neither, nor, — ... — neither
. . . nor.
nièce,/., nièce.
noir, black; la^ grande noire,
P- 37 1- 30» big black cow.
noisette,/., hazel nut.
noix,/, nut.
nom, m. y name ; porter haut
son , make a great name
for himself .
nombre, m.^ number.
nommer, to name.
luon, no; pas seulement,
not only.
note,/, bill.
notion,/, notion.
notre, our ; le nôtre, ours.
noué, knotted, tied; de
travers, awry.
nouveau, new; de , again,
anew. nouvelle,/^»*, ^nouveau, nouvelle,/, short story.
nu,-e, naked, bare.
numéro, number.
O obéir, to obey.
objection,/, objection.
objet, m,, object.
obligé, m,, the person obliged, the
debtor.
obliger, to force, to compel, to
oblige.
observer, to observe ; faire
, to remark.
obstacle, m.y obstacle; faire
, to raise objections, to oppose.
obtenir, to get, to obtain.
obtiendra, see obtenir, occasion,/, opportunity, chance.
occupé, busy ; si , however
busy.
occuper, to occupy; s* , to
busy one's self.
œil, m., eye ; coup d' , glanée.
œuf, m,, egg.
œuvre, /., work ; chef d' ,
masterpiece.
offensant, offensive.
offrir, to offer.
oiseau,-z, f/i., bird. oiselière, /, bird tamer, bird
charmer.
omelette,/, omelet.
on, one, they, people.
oncle, m,^ uncle..
onduler, to wave.
ont, hâve ; see avoir, opéra, m. y opéra.
optique,/, sight.
or, m. y gold.
or, now.
ordinaire, ordinary ; d' , gen-
erally.
ordre. M., order; mettre de
r , to set to rights.
oreille,/, ear.
orgueil, m., pride.
original, novel, odd, original.
originalité,/, originality.
ornement, m., omament, adom-
ment.
oser, to dare.
osier, w., willow, osier, wicker.
où, Where, when.
OU ou, or, either or.
oublier, to f orget.
oui, yes.
outillage, m,, tools, plant.
outre, besides; ien , more-
over.
ouvert,-e, open, frank.
ouvrage, m., work.
ouvrier, m., workman ;
charron, wheelwright.
ouvrii*, to open.
pain, m.y bread, loaf.
palais, m,, palace.
pâle, pale.
panier, m.^ basket.
panse,/, paunch, the broad part.
paquet, m.^ parcel.
par, by, through.
paraisse, see paraître.
pairaître, to appear, to seem.
paralyser, to paralyze.
parasol, m.^ sunshade.
parbleu, of course.
parcelle,/» particle, bit.
pardon, »f., pardon, I beg your
pardon.
pardonner, to forgive.
paresse,/, laziness.
parfois, sometimes, at times.
parfumé, perfumed, aromatic.
parier, to bet.
pari8ien,-ne, Parisian.
parler, to speak.
parmi, among, amidst.
parole,/, word, decree.
parrain, m., godfather, sponsor.
pars, see partir.
part,/, part, share, p. 20, 1. 3, de
sa ^ in her n^e ; à soi
to himself, to one's self; faire
1 to impart.
partage, m., lot, part, share.
partager, to share.
partant, see partir; et ^
therefore, p. 45 1. 24.
parterre, m., pit.
parti, m.^ décision, part; avoir
mal tiré r de, to hâve
made such poor use of.
participer, to partake.
