V -ère, queer
«t.. sire.
S sîtuated.
six,
•, /,, sister.
,/,. silk.
V lo care for, take care ^"; 90ÎSIU1 {P^sl de/.), took câPt v>f; soignez (près.
;«A. jW iiitr.), take care of ; soigiies le bien, take good OAW ot hîm.
:, caref uUy.
soin.* «v.« care.
«wr, w.. evcning, night; ce sèir-là, that night; le — , in îhe ONxniBg.
s<*irfe,/„ partv.
s<MS vmî. <>/ètre), be.
s<^, «ï,, soil.
soldat. «;.. soldier.
solidement, tlrmly.
sombre, dark.
sommes \^prc4. ind, of être), arc.
sommet, m., summit, top.
son, fw., Sound.
son, sa, pL ses, his, her, its.
songe, w., dream-.- -^ -
songer, to think.
sonner, to sound, ring; sonnent {près. iHd.)y do ring; sonnerai {fui.), shall sound ; sonnerait {près, coud.) y would sound; sonnez {près.
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ind. and imv.), sound; sonnez de votre cor, sound or wind your horn.
sont {près. ind. of être), are.
sort, m.j fate.
sorte,/., sort, kind.
sortir, to ctnïi^^ut, go oui, làke out; sort (près. ind.)y cornes out, is coming out; sortait (imp.), went out, came out; sortant (près, part.), coming out; sortent (près, ind.), come out; sortirent, sortis, sortit (past def.), came out, went out, took out.
soudain, suddenly.
souffrir, to suff er, bear ; — de, to bear, endure.
soulager, to comfort; soulagera (fut.), will comfort.
soulier, m., shoe.
soumission, /., submission.
soupe, /., soup.
souper, w., supper.
soupir, m., sigh.
soupirer, to sigh; soupirait (imp.), sighed.
sourd, -e, hidden.
souriait (imp. of sourire), smiled at.
souriant (près. part, of sourire), smiling.
sourire, to smile, smile at.
sourire, m., smile.
souris,/., mouse.
sourit (past def. of sourire), smiled.
sous, under.
sous-officier, m., noncom-
missioned officer.
souvenir, m., souvenir.
souvent, often.
^offSflJmv. of être), be; —
tranquille, don't worry !
splendeur,/., splendor.
splendide, splendid.
S*e = sainte.
Strasbourg, the principal city
of Alsace.
subir, to sufîer.
subitement, suddenly.
succéder, to succeed ; se — ,
to follow one another; se
succédèrent (past def.), fol-
lowed one another.
succès, m., success.
succomber, to succumb.
sucre, m., sugar.
suffire, to suflice, be suffi-
cient; suffira (fut.), will
suffice; il suffit (près, ind.),
it is sufficient.
suffrage, m., vote, suis (près. ind. of être), am, suit (près. ind. of suivre),
folio ws.
suivant, -e, folio wing.
suivre, to follow; suivaient
(imp.), foUowed; suivent,
suivez (près, ind.), follow;
suivis, suivit (past def.),
followed; suivra (fut.), will
follow.
sujet, m., subject.
superbe, superb.
supérieur, -e, s u p e r i o r,
higher.
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supplice, m., torture.
supplier, to beg; suppliant
{près, part.), begging.
supprimer, to o ver corne,
do away with.
suprême, suprême, stu*, on, upon, over, about, on
the subject of.
sûr, -e, sure.
sûrement, surely.
surprise,/., surprise, surtout, above ail.
suspendre, to suspend, hang ;
suspendu, -e ( p. p.)y hung,
haûging.
t* =te.
ta, if. of ton), your.
tabatière, /., snuffbox. .
table,/., table.
tableau, >»., tableau, scène.
tâche,/., task.
tambour, m., drum.
tandis que, while.
tant (de), so much, so many.
tante,/., aunt.
tantôt, presently, soon; —
. . . — , now . . . now.
taper, to hammer; tapant
(près, part.), hammering.
tard, late ; plus — , later.
tas, m., lot.
tasse,/., cup.
te, you.
teint, m., complexion.
tel, -le, such.
tempe, /., temple.
température, /., température.
Temple, the building in which Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI were imprisoned.
temps, m. y weather, time; à — , in time; /combien de — , how long { de — en — , from time to time; en même — , at that moment, just then.
tenait (imp. of tenir), held, did hold.
tenant (près. part, of tenir), holding.
tendre, adj., affectionate.
tendre, to extend, hold out; tendit ( past def.), held out, extended; tendu, -e (p. />.), extended.
tendresse, /., tenderness, affection.
tenir, to hold, stay.
terminer, to finish, end; terminé, -e (p. p.), ended, over.
terre,/., earth, land, ground ; à — , to the ground; par — , on the ground.
terrible, terrible.
terrifier, to terrify; terrifié, -e (p. />.), terrified.
tes ( pi. of ton), thy, your.
tête, /., head.
tient (près. ind. of tenir), holds, stays.
tigre, m. y tiger.
timide, timid.
timidement, timidly.
tirer, to pull, draw, pull off,
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draw off, draw out; tira
( past def.), drew out ; tirait
iimp.)f was puUing, was
drawing; tire (près, ind.),
pulls, draws out, draws off,
pulls off.
tireuse de cartes, /., fortune
teller.
tisane,/., ptisan, tea.
titre, m.f title.
toi, thee, you.
toilette,/., dress; toilet.
toit; /»., roof, tolérance, /., tolérance, tombe,/., tomb.
tomber, to f ail ; tomba ( past
def.), fell; tombant (près.
part.), f alling ; tombe ( près.
ind.), falls; tombèrent
{past def.), fell.
ton, ta, pi. tes, thy, your.
tonnerre, m., thunder; coup
de — , clap of thunder.
tort, m., wrong.
toucher, to affect.
toiljours, always, slill.
Toulon, a naval arsenal on the
Mediterranean.
tour, m., turn, round; à son
— , in turn.
tourmenter, to torment,
worry ; tourmenté, -e
{p. p.), worried.
tourner, to turn ; tourna ( past
def.), turned; tournaient,
tournait (imp.), turned,
were turning.
Tours, a city on the Loire,
former capital of Touraine.
tous {pi. of adj. tout), ail;
— les deux, both; — les jours, every day.
tout, -e, adj., ail, every;
— le monde; everybody; — e la journée, the whole day.
tout, adv., very; — à coup, suddenly; — à l'heure, a little while ago; — de même, ail the same.
tout, pron., everything.
toutefois, nevertheless.
tragique, tragic.
trahir, to betray; trahi, -e (p. p.), betrayed; trahit ( past def.), betrayed.
traîner, to pull, haul; traîné, -e {p. p.), hauled.
traiter, to treat; traita {past def.), treated.
traître, m., traiter.
tranquille, quiet; soyez — , don't worry !
tranquillement, peacefully.
tranquillité, /., peacefulness.
transformer, to transform ; transformèrent {past def.), transformed.
travail, m., work.
traverser, to cross; traversant {près, part.), crossing.
treize, thirteen; de — ans, thirteen years old.
trembler, to tremble; tremblait {imp.), trembled.
trente, thirty.
trèls, very.
trésor, w., treasure.
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Trianon: le Petit — , Marie Antoinette's résidence at Versailles.
tribunal^ m., court.
triomphalement, trium-
phantly.
triomphant, -e, triumphant.
triomphe, m., triumph.
triste, sud.
tri^te^ent, sadly.
trois, three.
troisième, third.
tromper, to deceive ; trompé, *e {p. />.), deceived.
trompette,/., trumpet.
trône, w., throne.
trop, too, too much.
trou, w., hole.
trouble, w., trouble, uneasiness.
troubler, to trouble, disturb ; troublé, -e {p. p.), confused, troubled.
troupe,/., troop.
troupeau, m., flock, herd.
trouver, to find ; trouva {past def.)y found; trouvait (imp.)y found; trouvé, -e {p. p.), found; trouvent (près. ind.)y find; trouvera, trouverez (/w/.), will find; l'avait trouvé beau, had thought him handsome, had admired him.
tu, thou, you.
Tudèle, Tudela, a city in Spain.
tuer, to kill; tué, -e (p. p.), killed; tuent (près, ind.),
kill; tuera, tuerez (/«/.), will kill; tuez (imv.)^ kill.
Tuileries, the ancient résidence in Paris of the kings of France.
tunique,/., tunic, coat.
un, une, art. y a, an.
un, une, pron., one ; l'un, one.
université, /., university.
va (près. ind. and imv. of aller), is going, does go, goes, go !
vache,/., cow.
vague, adj.y vague.
vague,/., wave.
vaillant, -e^ valiant.
vain,y;-e, vain ; en — , in vain.
vaincre, to conquer, over- ^ome; vaincs (près. ind.)y cbnquers; vaincu, -e (p.p.), conquered, overcame.
vainqueur, m., conqueror.
vainquit (past def. <?/ vaincre), conquered.
vais (près. ind. of aller), am going.
valait (imp. of valoir), was worth.
valet, m., valet.
valeur,/., worth.
vallée,/., valley.
valoir, to be worth.
valsé,/., waltz.
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valser, to waltz; valsaient {imp.), were waltzing.
Valteme, a city in Spain.
Va/fennes, a village in east- ^rn France, near Verdun.
vas {près. ind. of aller), are going.
vassal, m. y vassal.
vaurien, w., good-f or-no thing.
veille, /., day before, eve.
venaient, venait (imp. of venir), came, did come, were (was) coming.
vendange, /., vint âge.
Vendée : la — , a section of western France, faithful to the Royalists during the Révolution.
vendre, to sell; vend (près, ind.) y does sell ; vetidit (pasi def.)f sold.
vendredi, w., Friday ; le Vendredi saint, Good Friday.
venez (près. ind. and imv. of venir), come.
venir, to come.
vent, w., wind.
venu, -e (p. p. of venir), come, arrived ; est — , has come ; était — , had come ; je suis — , I came.
véritable, real, true. .
vérité,/., truth.
verra, verrai (fut. of voir), will (shall) see; il verra, he will see, l'U settle him.
verrait (près. cond. of voir), would see.
verrez (fut. of voir), will see.
verrue,/., wart.
vers, w., verse.
vers, prep.j toward. Versailles, a magnificent palace of the kings of France,
built by Louis XIV.
vert, -e, green.
veste,/., coat.
vêtements, m. pi., clothes.
vêtir, to clothe, dress.
vêtu, -e (p. p. of vêtir),
dressed.
veut (près. ind. of vouloir), - ^ants, does want, is willing.
veuve,/., widow.
veux (près. ind. of vouloir),
want, do want, am willing.
vexer, to vex, annoy ; vexé,
-e (p. p.)y annoyed.
viande,/., méat.
vibrer, to vibra te ; roU the ' r.' victoire,/., victory.
victorieusement, victoriously.
victorieu-x, -se, victorious.
vie, /., life; de ma — , in ail
my life ; rendre à la — , to
restore to life.
vieil, old; used instead of
vieux hefore a vowel or
silent h.
vieillard, m., old man.
vieille (/. of vieux), old.
vieille, /., old woman.
viendra (fut. of venir), will
come.
viendrait (près, cond, of
venir), would come. .
Vienne, Vienna, the capital of
Austria.
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viennent, viens, vient (près.
hid. 0/ venir), come(s).
vieux, vieil, vieille, old; le
plus — , the oldest.
vieux, m. y old man; mon — ,
old chap.
vif, vive, lively, alive.
village, m., village.
ville, /., city.
vin, m., wine.
^Ingf, twenty.
vingt-cinq, twenty-five.
vingt-huit, twenty-eight ; à
— ans, at twenty-eight
years of âge.
vinrent, vint {past def. of
venir), came.
violon, m., violin; joueur
de — , fiddler.
virent (past def. of voir), saw.
visage, m., face. viser, to ai m.
vision,/., vision.
visite, /., visit; carte de — ,
visiting card.
vit (past def. of voir), saw.
vvite, quickly.
vivaient, vivait (imp. of
vivre), lived.
vivant, -e, alive, living.
vive limv. of vivre), long live !
vivement, quickly, ardeatly.
vivre, to live.
vivres, m. pL, food.
vocabulaire, w., vocabulary.
vœu, m.f wish.
voici, hère is, hère are; —
comment, this is how; la
— , hère it is.
voient (près. ind. ofvolr), see.
voilà, there, there is, there
are, that is; le — , there
he is; les — , there they
are.
voilé, -e, clouded.
voir, to see.
trois (près. ind. of voir), see,
do see.
voisin, -e, neighboring, next.
voisin, m.j neighbor.
voit (près. ind. of voir), sees,
'does see.
voiturç, /., wagon, carriage.
voix,/., voice. volant, -e, flying.
voler, intr.f to fly; volaient,
volait (imp.) y did fly, was
flying; volent (près. ind.)j
fly.
voler, tr. and intr.y to steal.
volonté,/., will, wish.
volontiers, willingly.
vont (près. ind. of aller),
go.
vos^ (pi. of votre), your.
ÀTosges: les — , a range of mountains between Alsace and France.
vot' = votre.
votre, pi. vos, adj.y your.
vôtre, pron.: le — , yours; les — s, yours, your people.
vouloir, to want, wish, be willing ; voulaient, voulais, voulait (imp.) y wanted, wished, did wish, were (was) willing, did want ; voulez {près, ind.), want,
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wish, do wish; voulu^ -e
(p. p.)j wanted; voulut
( pasi def.)y wanted, wished ;
voulait bien, was willing.
vous, you, to you, for you.
vous-même, yourself.
voyage, m., voyage, journey;
bon — ! a pleasant journey !
voyager, to travel.
voyagftir, w., tra vêler.
voyaient, voyait {imp. of
voir), saw.
voyant (près. part, of voir),
seeing.
voyez (près. ind. and imv. of
voir), see.
voyons {imv. of voir), let us
see ! corne now !
vrai, -e, adj., true, real.
vrai, adv., really.
vraiment, really.
vu, -e (/>. />. 0/ voir), seen.
vue, /., sight.
Waterloo, a village in Belgîum where Napoléon was defeated by the English and Prussians, June 18, 1815.
y, adv.y there; il y a, there is, there are; il y aura, there will be; il y avait, there was ; il y eut, there was; qu'y a-t-il? what's the matter?
y, pron.j in it, into it.
yeux (pi. of œil), eyes.
(The following nvmerals, occurring in the text, are given with
tlieir French équivalents.)
1er
premier
deux
trois
treize
quinze
seize
dix-sept
dix-huit
vingt
vingt et un
vingt-quatre
vingt-cinq
'70 ( = 1870) soixante-dix
141 2 mil quatre cent douze
1428 mil quatre cent vingt-huit
1429 mil quatre cent vingt-neuf 1553 mil cinq cent cinquante- trois
1589 mil cinq cent quatre-vingt-neuf
1590 mil cinq cent quatre-vingt-dix
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1598 mil cinq cent quatre-vingt-dix-huit
1681 mil six cent quatre-vingt-un
1745 mil sept cent quarante-dnq
1753 mil sept cent cinquante- trois
1755 mil sept cent cinquante-cinq
1769 mil sept cent soixante-neuf
1774 mil sept cent soixante-quatorze
1779 mil sept cent soixante-dix-neuf
1789 mil sept cent quatre-vingt-neuf
1791 mil sept cent quatre-vingt-onze
1793 mil sept cent quatre-vingt-treize
1796 mil sept cent quatre-vingt seize
1799 mil sept cent quatre-vingt-dix-neuf
1803 mil huit cent trois
1804 mil huit cent quatre
1805 mil huit cent cinq
1806 mil huit cent six
1807 mil huit cent sept 1813 mil huit cent treize
182 1 mil huit cent vingt et un 1830 mil huit cent trente 1870 mil huit cent soixante-dix
SS^ deux mille cinq cent soixante-neuf
I 600^000 un million six cent mille
•^72,329 trois millions dnq cent soixante-douze mille trois cent vingt-neuf
