livre, m., book; franc, livrer, to deliver, wage, make (on

loge,/., box (jthecUer).

loger, to lodge, stay, put up,

house.

loi, /., law.

loin, far, far away.

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

loto, m., lotto.

louer, to rent, let.

lucrati-f, -ve, lucrative, lui-même, himself .

lumière, /., light.

lune, /., moon; — de miel, honey-

moon.

luxe, m., luxury.

M. «monsieur, madame, /., Madam, Mrs.

mademoiselle, /., Miss, madère, m., Madeira (wine).

magnifique, magnificent, splendid.

main, /., hand; à la — , in one's

hand.

maintenant, now.

mais, but, why; — si, why, yes.

maison, /., house, household.

maître, m., master, expert, maîtresse, /., mistress.

mal, m., evil, harm, wrong, hardship.

maladresse, /., awkwardness, blunder.

malgré, in spite of ; — lui, in spite of himself.

malheur, m., misfortime.

malheureu-z, -se, unfortunate^ unhappy, wretched; wretch.

malhonnête, dishonest, dishonorable.

mal-in, -igne, shrewd, clever.

manger, to eat, devour; — des yeux, to fix one's eyes greedily on, rivet one's eyes on.

manie, /., mania.

maMère, /., manner; à ma — , in my (own) way.

manquer, to fail, lack, be lack^^ ing, run short, fail to live up to, be false.

marchand, m., merchant.

marché, m., bargain; à bon — , cheap, cheaply; au meilleur — possible, as cheaply as possible.

marcher, to walk.

marée, /., tide, fresh sea-fish.

mari, m., husband.

mariage, m., marriage.

marier, to marry; se — , to

marry, get married.

marmite, /., pot.

marotte, /., fancy, whim, hobby, marque, /., mark, proof, token,

sign.

marquise, /., marchioness.

marron, m., chestnut.

matelot, m., sailor.

matériaux, m. pl., materials.

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matière, matter; en — de, when it cornes to.

matin, m., moming.

matrone, matron.

mauvais, -e, bad, poor, wretched, m, cross, unpleasant.

méchant, -e, bad, malicioua, mischievous, naughty.

méconnaître, to slight, not to appreciate, misjudge.

médaille, /., medal.

médecine, medidne.

meilleur, ~e, better, best.

mêler, to mix, mingle; se — de, to mind, meddle with, coneem oneself about; mêle-toi ^e ce qui te regarde or de th affaires, mind your own busî- ,^ ness.

même, same, even, self, very;

de — , in the same way.

mémoire, /., memory, re-

minder.

menace, f., threat.

ménage, m., household, couple,

housekeeping.

ménagement, m., considération,

regard.

mener, to lead, take, conduct,

steer.

mentir, to lie.

menu, m., menu, bill of fare.

mépriser, to despise, scom.

mer, /., sea.

merci, thanks; no, thanks; Dieu

— î thank heaveni mère, /., mother.

mérite, m., merit, worth.

mésallier (se), to marry beneath

one's rank.

mesquinerie, /., pettiness, petty^ things.

messieurs, m. pl,, gentlemen, métamorphose, /., transformation.

métamorphoser, to transform.

métier, m., trade, profession,

calling, occupation, mettre, to put, put on, wear; se

— , to put oneself, begin.

miel, m., honey.

mien (le), mienne (la), mine, mieux, better, best, more comr

fortable, more worthily.

milieu, m., middle, midist, cen^

ter; au — de, in the middle or

midst of .

mille, thousand.

mine, /., appearanoe, look, face»^ miroir, m., mirror.

miroitement, m., shining, glistening.

misérable, m., /., wretch, sooundrel.

mode, /., fashion; à la — ^, in

fashion, fashionable; de — ,

fashionable.

modèle, m., model; prendre —

(sur), to imitate.

modérer, to moderato, calm.

modeste, modest.

modestie, /., modesty.

moi-même, myself .

moindre, less, least, slightest,

slighter, less important, moins, less, least, minus, not so;

au — , du — , at Içast; à — que^

... ne, imless.

mois, m., month.

moitié,/., half.

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monde, m., world, society, social sphère, guests, company; au — , du — , in the world.

monsieur, m., sir, mister, gentleman.

monstre, m., monster.

monter, to mount, ascend, go

up, corne or go upstairs, bring

up.

montre, /., watch.

montrer, to show, point to.

moquer (se) de, to mock at,

make fun of, care about.

moralité, /., moraUty, morals.

morbleul by heaveni morceau, m., pièce, bit.

mort, ~e, dead.

mot, m., Word, mourir, to die.

moyen, m., means, way.

mur, m., wall.

muséum, m., muséum, musique,/., music.

mystère, m., mystery, secret, mystérieu-z, -se, mysterious.

nageur, m., swimmer.

nain, -e, dwarf.

nain- jaune, Pope Joan (a game).

naissance, /., birth.

naître, to be bom.

napolitain, -e, Neapolitan.

nature, /., nature; sur — , from hfe.

naturel, -le, natural.

naturellement, naturally.

nt, not; — ... aucun, not any, none; — ... guère, hardly;

— ... jamais, never; — . . , ni ... ni, neither . . . nor; — . . . pas, hot, no; — ... personne, nobody; — ... plus, no more, no longer, not again, any more; — ... point, not, not at ail, no; — plus . . . que, only, now only; — ... que, only, nothing but; — ...

rien, nothing.

nécessaire, necessary.

nerf, m,, nerve.

net, -te, clean; tout — , absolute-

ly, bluntly, point blank.

neuf, nine.

neveu, m., nephew.

nez, m., nose, scent.

ni ... ni, neither . . . nor.

nippes, /. pL, clothes, things.

noblesse, /., nobiUty.

noce,/., wedding, wedding f east.

Noé, m., Noah.

noir, -e, black.

nom, m,y name; au — de, in the

name of .

nommer, to name, appoint, elect.

non, no, not; — pas, not; no, in-

deed; — plus, either.

notaire, w., notary.

nôtre (le, la), nôtres (les), ours;

des — s, one of us, (one) of our

class.

nourrir, to nourish, feed, support.

nourrissant, -e, nourishing, nutritious.

nouveau, nouvel, m., nouvelle, /., new.

nouvelle, /., pièce of news, news»

opinion.

VOCABXJIiAKY

noyer, t»^ ^rown.

nul, -le, no.

nullement, not at all.

obéir (à), to obey.

objet, m., object; — d'art, work of art.

obligé, ~e, obligedy in honor

bound; debtor.

obliger, to oblige, obséquieu-z, -se, obsequious

(iLsed ironically in the text).

observer, to observe, keep.

obsession, /., obsession, siège,

persistency.

obtenir, to obtain, get.

occasion, /., occasion, opportu-

nity.

occuper, to occupy ; s* — , to busy oneself , find something to do, work.

odieu-z, -se, odious, hateful.

œil, m.y eye.

offenser, to offend, be offensive to.

offrande, /., offering.

offrir, to offer, give.

oignon, m., onion.

oisi-f, -ve, idle.

oisiveté, /., idleness.

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

any one, some one, I.

oncle, w., uncle.

onze, eleven.

opposer, to oppose; s' — , to object.

or, m.j gold.

or, now.

orangé, -e, orange, ordonner, to order.

ordre, m., order.

oreille, /., ear.

orge, /., barley.

orgueil, m., pride.

orgueilleu-z, -se, proud, haughty.

ornement, m., omament.

orphelin, -e, orphan.

oseille, /., sorrel (a plant having^

sourjuicé), oser, to dare.

ôter, to remove, take away; s' — ,

to get away.

ou, or.

où, where, in which, when; par

— , how, which way.

oublier, to forget.

oui, yes.

outrager, to outrage, insuit.

ouvert, -e, open.

ouvrir, to open; s' — , to open.

pair, m., peer.

pairie, /., peerage.

paiz, /., peace; faire la — , to-

make peace.

paladin, m., paladin, knight.

panier, m., basket, pantoiifile, /., slipper.

papier, m., paper.

par, by, through, for, with, eut;

— jour, a day.

paraître, to appear, seem. parbleu! by heavensi plague take

iti of coujrse, why.

parc, m., park.

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parce que, because.

parcourir, to run through, glanoe

over.

pardieul by Jove!

pardon, m., pardon, I beg your

pardon, pardonner (à), to pardon, pareil, -le, like, such, such a.

parent, -e, relative, kinsman,

kindred.

parenté, /., kinship, kindred.

parenthèse,/., parenthesis; entre

— s, by tlie way.

paresse, /., lazîness, idleness.

parfait, -e, perfect.

parfaitement, perfectly, com-

pletely, certainly, quite so.

parisien, -ne, Parisian.

parler, to speak, talk.

parole, /., word; ma — , my

Word, indeed.

parrain, m., godfather.

part, /., part, share, side; à — ,

aside; de la — de, in the name

of; de ma — , on my part; de

quelle — ? from whom?; de

votre — , on your part, com-

ing from you.

parti, m., part, party, side,

course, resolution; prendre

son — f to take one's part, be-

come reconciled.

particuli-er, -ère, particular,

private, Personal, spécial, partie, /., part, affair, game;

faire — de, to belong to.

partir, to départ, set out, leave,

go, burst out, break out; à —

d'aujourd'hui, from now on.

parvenir, to succeed.

pas, m., step.

pas; ne . . . — , not, no, non©

(of); — du tout, not at ail.

passé, m., pafit.

passer, to pass, spend, go, run;

en — par là, to submit to it;

se — , to happen, take place,

thrust, run.

passe-temps, m., pastime.

passion, /., passion, love, pâte, /., dough, sort, patience, /., patience; prendre

en — , to bear with patience, patrie,/., fatherland, native land.

patrimoine, m., patrimony.

patriotique, patriotic.

patte, /., paw.

pauvre, poor, dear.

paver, to pave.

pavillon, m., pavillon, lodge,

wing of a building, payer, to pay, pay for.

pays, m.f country.

paysage, m., landscape.

pédagogue, m., schoolmaster.

peindre, to paint, describe.

peine,/., pain, difficulty, trouble;

à — , hardly; J'ai de la — à, it

is hard for me to.

peinture, /., painting.

pelote, /., bail.

pendant, diuing, for; — que, while.

pendre, to hang; se faire — , to

be hanged. pendule, /., clock.

pénitence, /., pénitence; mettre

en — f to pimish, send into the

corner, pensée,/., thought.

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penser, to think; — à, to think of; je pense bien, I am sure.

pension, /., allowance.

pensionnaire, /., boardingHschool girL

pente, /., slope, inclination, percer, to pierce.

perche, /., pôle.

perdre, to lose, min; se — la tête, to lose one's head or wits.

perdreau, m., young partridge.

père, m., father, "old,** uncle.

permettre, to permit, allow; permettez, allow me, excuse me.

perpétuité, /., perpetuity; à — , forever.

personnage, m., person, charaoter.

personne, /., person, lady, any-

body; ne . . . — , nobody.

personnel, -le, personal.

persuader, to persuade, convince.

petit, -e, little, petty; little girl.

peu, little, few; sous — , shortly,

soon; un — , a little, a few,

somewliat.

peuhl poohi pah!

peuple, w., people.

peur, /., fear; avoir — , to be

afraid; faire — à, to frighten.

peut-être, perhaps, maybe.

phénomène, m., phenomenon.

pied, m., foot; à — , on foot.

piège, m., snare, trap.

pierre, /., stone.

pilote, m.j pilot.

pinte, /., pint.

piquet, w., piquet (a card game), piteusement, piteously, wofully.

piteu-x, -se, piteous, sorry.

pitié, /., pity; avoir — de, to

have pity on.

place, place, stand, position;

à la — de, in place of , iBstea4

of; à ma — , in my place, placer, to place, bestow, invest.

plaindre, to pity; se — , to corn-

plain, tell one's woes.

plaine, /., plain.

plainte,/., complaint. plaire (à), to please.

plaisant, -e, amusing, funny,

laughable.

plaisanter, to joke.

plaisanterie, /., pleasantry, joke.

plaisir, m,, pleasure, kindiiess,

favor; avoir — ^, to be pleased.

plan, m., plan, groimd.

planter, to plant; — là, to leave

in the lurch.

plastron, m., breast-plate, tajv

get, butt.

plat, m., plate, dish.

plat, -e, flat.

plein, -e, fuU.

pleurer, to weep.

pli, m., fold, envelope.

pluie, /., rain.

plume, /., feather; lit de — y feather bed.

plus, more, most, any more, not . . . more; de — , additional, another, more, ail the more; ne . . . — , no more, no longer; ne — ... que, only, now only ;^ non — , either; — de, more, no more; — un, not another.

plusieurs, several, a number of ►

plutôt, rather.

poche, /., pocket.

VOCABULARY

IK>ésie, /., poetry.

poète, m., poet.

poids, m., weight, load, burden.

poignet, m., wrist.

poing, m., fist.

point, m., point; — de vue, point of view; rendre des — s à, to give odds to.

point; ne . . . — , not, net at ail.

poirier, m., pear tree.

poli, -e, polite.

politique, /., politics.

pont, m., bridge.

porte, /., door, threshold.

porter, to carry, bear, take, bestow; — en terre, to bury; se — , to corne forward (as).

portier, m., door-keeper, porter, janitor.

position, /., position, situation, posséder, to possess.

poste, m., post.

potage, m., soup.

pouce, m., inch.

poudre, /., powder, dust.

poularde, /., fat piillet.

poule, /., hen.

poupée, /., doll.

pour, for, to, in order to, as, that; — que, in order that.

pourquoi, why.

pourtant, however, but.

pourvu que, provided, if only.

pousser, to push, urge, carry.

pouvoir, w., power.

pouvoir, to be able, can, may, might.

pratiquer, to practise.

précepte, w., precept, rule.

préfecture, /., préfecture.

premi-er, -ère, first, foremost, first of ail, greatest, highest, finest.

prendre, to take, take up, get, catch, seize, capture, make, leam, choose; se — , to be got; s'y — , to go about it; où prenez-vous cela? where did you get that idea?

préoccupation, /., préoccupation, anxiety.

préparer, to prépare.

près, near; à peu — , nearly, about that, nearly it.

présence, /., présence.

présent, m., présent; à — , at présent.

présentement, at once, now.

présenter, to présent, introduce.

presque, almost.

pressé, -e, urgent.

presser, to press, urge, hurry.

prêt, -e, ready.

prétendre, to prétend, assert, assume, aspire.

prétention, /., pretension, claim; avoir des — s à, to have pretensions to, claim, lay claim to.

prêter, to lend, attribute.

prétexte, m., pretext.

preuve, /., proof; faire ses — s,

to show what one is capable

of.

prévenir, to anticipate, prevent,

wam, ward off .

prier, to pray, ask, beg, request.

principe, m., principle.

printemps, m., spring.

prise, /., grip, hold.

VOCABULABY

priver, to deprive.

privilège, m., privilège, prix, w., price; à tout — , at any price.

probité, /., honesty, uprightness.

procédé, m., procédure; bons — s, skiKul management.

procès, m., lawsuit, suit.

procurer, to procure, get.

prodigalité, /., prodigality, extravagance.

prodigue, prodigal; enfant — , prodigal son.

professorat, m., teaching profession.

profiter, to profit, take advantage.

progresser, to progress, advance.

promenade, /., walk, drive, ride, promener (se), to walk, stroll,

walk about or up and down.

promesse, /., promise, promettre, to promise, be prom-

ising.

promptement, quickly.

propos, m., purpose, talk; à — , by the way, opportunely; à — de, about; à quel — 1 what about?; à tout — , at every tum.

proposer, to propose, propre, own.

propriétaire, m., /., proprietor, owner.

propriété, /., property, owner-

ship, estate.

protéger, to protect, patronize.

prouver, to prove.

prudent, -e, prudent, cautions, publi-c, -que, public.

pudeur,/., modesty, bashfulness.

puéril, -e, puérile, childish.

puis, then.

puiser, to draw, acquire, get.

puisque, since.

punir, to punish.

pur, -e, pure, pureté, /., piuity.

quand, when, even if; — même,

even if, what if.

quant à, as for, as to.

quarante, forty.

quart, w., quarter; — d'heure,

quarter of an hour.

quatorze, fourteen.

quatre, four, quatre-vingts, eighty. quatrième, fourth.

que, that, which, whom, what;

qu'est-ce qui? qu'est-ce que?

what?

que, that, than, how, as, except, let, may, whether; ne . . . — , only; — de, how many, what.

quel, -le, what, what a.

quelque, some; — s, a few; — chose, something.

quelqu'tm, -e, some one.

querelle, /., quarrel.

quereller, to scold, pick a quarrel with.

question, /., question; faire une — , to ask a question.

qui, who, which, that, whom; à — , whose.

quinze, fifteen.

quitte, quits, free; en être —

VOCABULAKY

pour, to get off with; tenir — de, to dispense from.

quitter, to quit, leave, give up, retire from.

quoi, what; de — , the wherewithal, enough to, reason to; — que, whatever; — qu'il arrive, whatever happens; — qu'il en soit, however that may be, in any case.

quoique, although.

rabais, m., discount, rabat-joie, m., kill-joy.

rabattre, to beat down, lower,

diminish, lessen.

raccommoder, to reconcile, racheter, to buy back, redeem,

atone for, make up for.

raconter, to tell, raisin, m., grape, raisin, raison, /., reason; avoir — , to be

right.

raisonnable, reasonable, sensible.

ramasser, to pick up.

rancune, /., rancor, hard feeling,

ill will; garder — , to bear a

grudge or ill wiU.

rang, m., rank.

ranger, to arrange; se — , to settle down.

rapidement, rapidly, fast.

rappeler, to recall, remind; se — , to remember.

rapport, m., relation, connection.

rapporter, to bring back.

rapprochement, m., réconciliation.

rapprocher, to reconcile, rare, rare, scarce.

raser, to raze, eut or tear down.

rasseoir (se), to sit down again.

rassurer, to reassure; se — , to reassure oneself, take courage, rat, m., rat.

rattraper, to catch again; se — sur, to make up on, take it out on.

ravir, to delight.

rayer, to erase.

rebrousser, to tum back; — chemin, to tum back, go back.

recette, /., recipe, receipt.

recevoir, to receive, get.

réciter, to recite.

récolte, /., harvest, collection.

récompense, /., recompense.

réconcilier, to reconcile.

reconnaissance, /., gratitude.

reconnaître, to recognize, admit, acknowledge, see.

recueilli, -e, quiet, calm, still.,

reculer, to recoil.

redevenir, to become again.

réduire, to reduce.

réel, -le, real, actual.

réfléchir, to reflect, think.

réflexion, /., reflection, remark.

réforme, /., reform.

refus, w., refusai.

refuser, to refuse.

régal, m., treat, favorite dish.

regarder, to look, look at, see, concem.

régiment, m., régiment.

régler, to regulate, settle, arrange.

VOCABULARY

regret, m., regret; en être au — ,

to regret it.

regretter, to regret, reine, /., queen.

relevé, m., dish after the soup,

second course, relever, to raise again; se — , to

rise again.

reliquat, m., remnant, last trace,

remains, remarier (se), to marry again.

rembourser, to repay.

remède, m., remedy, recourse.

remerciements, m. pLj thanks.

remercier (de), to thank (for), remettre, to put again, put back,

hand, hand over, give.

remise, /., carriage house.

remontrance, /., remonstrance.

remords, m., remorse, remplacer, to replace, fill the

place of .

remplir, to fill, fulfil, take up,

occupy, do.

rencontrer, to meet, encoimter.

rendez-vous, m., appointment.

rendre, to render, retum, do,

give, give back, make, convey,

reproduce; — des points, to

give odds.

renier, to disown, deny, renounce.

renoncer (à), to renounce, give

up.

renouveler, to renew, repeat.

renseignement, m'., information,

inquiry; prendre des — s, to

inquire.

rente, /., income, yearly income.

rentrer, to reënter, retum, come back, retum home.

réparer, to repair, make good,

right, atone (for); se — , to be

•made right again.

repasser, to call again or some

other time.

répéter, to repeat.

r^liquer, to reply, answer.

répondre, to respond, answer,

guarantee.

réponse, /., answer.

reposer, to rest.

repousser, to repuise, reprendre, to take again, take up

again, take back, résume, get

again.

représentant, m., représentative, représenter, to represent, be the

représentative of .

reproche, m., reproach.

reprocher (à), to reproach, find

fault with.

résignation, /., résignation, résister (à), to resist.

résolu, -e, resolute, settled.

résoudre, to résolve, solve, settle.

respecter, to respect, respectueu-x, -se, respectful.

responsable (de), responsible

(for). .

ressembler (à), to resemble.

reste, m., rest, remainder, remnant, bit; du — , however, moreover.

rester, to remain, stay, be left.

rétablir, to reêstablish, repair, restore.

retirer, to draw back; se — , to

withdraw, retire, retomber, to fall again or back;

faU.

VOCABULARY

retourner, to retum, go, revert.

réussir, to succeed.

revanche, /., revenge, anotLer

game, retum game.

rêve, m., dream. réveil, m., awakening.

revenir, to corne back, retum,

get back.

revenu, m., revenue, income.

rêver, to dream, think.

rêverie, /., revery, day-dream,

dream.

revers, w., other side.

revoir, to see again; au — , good-

by.

revue, /., review, magazine.

Rhin, m., Rhine.

rhume, m., cold.

riche, rich, elegantly fumished.

ridicule, ridiculous.

rien, nothing, anything; ne . . .

— , nothing; — que, nothing

but.

rire, w., laugh, laughter.

rire, to laugh; — de, to laugh at;

se — de, to laugh at, not to

care about.

risette, /., pretty smile, smile.

robe, /., robe, diress, gown.

roi, m., king.

rôle, m.f rôle, character.

romain, -e, Roman, roman, m., romance, novel.

romanesque, romantic.

rompre, to break, rompu, -e, broken, over.

rondelet, -te, pliunp, (nice)

round, rôti, m., roast.

rôtir, to roast.

rouge, red.

rougir, to blush, be ashamed.

rouler, to roll, outwit, dupe, ruade, /., kick, outburst, résistance, rue, /., street.

ruine, /., ruin.

ruiner, to ruin.

rustre, m., boor, coimtry bumpkin.

sacré, -e, sacred.

sacrifier, to sacrifice, give up.

sain, -e, healthy, wholesome.

saisir, to seize, catch, grasp, un-

derstand, see.

salir, to soU, stain, sully.

salle, /., hall, room; — à manger,

dining-room.

salon, m., drawing-room, parlor;

petit — , parlor. ' sang, m., blood.

sans, without.

satisfaire (à), to satisfy.

satisfait, -e, satisfied.

sauf, save, except for.

sauter, to jump, blow up, stçw,

fry, broil. sauver, to save.

savoir, to know, know how, man-

age, be able.

scandale, m., scandai, scélérat, m., scoundrel.