livre, n. f., pound ; used instead of francs in estimating income

livre, n. m., book; livre des voyageurs, tourists' register (in which are kept the names of thoso who stop at the inn).

livret, n. m., littte book, guide.

loi, n. f.,law.

loin, adv., far.

loisir, n. m., leisure.

long, longue, a(\1., long; (subst.) à la longue, in tho long run, in time.

longtemps, adv., (for) a long time, long ; il V « longtemps que . . . 1**, it iu a long time aiuce . . .

VOCABULARY

l*rn«M«, n. f.. opem-glaas. fleld-

g\aaa.

toral. e, lojral, falr. honourable ;

lutte lof/ale, fair play, honourable

rivalry.

■•jalrmeat, adv., loyally, fairly.

IbI, proa. (einphat. and obj. indir.),

he, it, (empliaU) ; biiii, to him ; to

her ; to iu lal^méme. pro., himMlf.

I Minière, n. f., light.

iHlle, n. t., ooDtest, stmorl** lorvB, Lyonii, an important citj on

the Rhône: chemin de fer de L.,

railway to L.

i«. ifaBiM. n. f.. (as title) Mrti. : (in addrew) madani, nia'am.

Mitits.

■Ui^ae, a4j., ma^ niflcent.

■talB, n. f.. hand ; à la main, in my

(bib, «le.) bund.

■uUmtcaajit. adv., now, at this

moment; tnaintenatU encore.even

now ; maintenant que , . . now

that. ..

■■!■; conj.. but: nuits oui, I bave ;

mats non, not at ail; ntai» du

tout, not Ht ail. by no means.

■uU««a, n. f.. bouse ; firm ; famlly ;

stock.

■uUtrv, n. m., master. teacber;

maître de piano, mosic master;

coup de maître. ma«ter-etroke.

■uiir*tarB»meBt, ad V., majestical-

ly, pouiiHjunly.

■ujrstarax. m, adj., majestic muilajé, prep. , in spite of, notwltb-

MAuding.

— Hfr, n. m., mitifortune.

■MlkeBrrax, se, adj., unfortunate. uulucky.

■Mlle, n. t., trunk.

■■■■a. n. f., mamma. mother.

■Maaal, n. m., boor.

aiB1»iT. T. a., eat.

Biaaièffc. n. C, manner, wajr, air.

BMuUftetcr, T. a., manifest, express.

■uui^arr. r. a., fail ; miiM ; be lackinc: b« wantiiitr; manquer de gqék., lack. be lacklnc in; manquer de me tuer, almost klU ooeeelf, M nmr baioc kiUed ; /ain wtott'

naalean, n. m., cloak, " wrap." aiarrhaade, n. f., a woman who

sells ; mxirchaiule de gâteaux,

pastry-wornan ; marchande de

livres, book-stall woman.

■uircke, n. f., march, course.

■uirdirplrd. n. m., foot-board (run-

ning Icngthwiâe on each side of

tbe carriage).

Harcaeiite, n. f., Margaret.

mari, n. m., husband.

marlace, n. m., marriage; demander en mariage, ask for ber

hand.

Buirirr, T. a., to give in marriage,

marry oîL Marseille, Marseilles, a Mediter-

ranean seaport, the second city oH

France. aiaa^aer, t. a., maak, ocver orar.

conceaL Buu»e, n. f., mass.

Btatla, n. m., moming.

maavaLi, e, adj., bad.

me, pron. (unemphatio obj. dir. and

inair.) me, to me ; (refl.) myseU, to

mytielL mécaalqae, n. f., mochanism.

mâchant, e, adj., wicked, malicioos,

ill-naturod ; misérable, wretched ;

pas méchante, not dangerous,

qui te safe.

■lelllear, e, adj., better; (preceded

by aru or prou.) beeU Biêler. V. a., mingle, mix ; ae mêler

de qqch., intermeddle in some-

thing.

aiêaie, adj., same; adv., even; de

mime, the same, in the same way ;

à l'instant même, at this very

instant.

Btéaage, n. m., household, family.

BB^prU, n. m., contempt, neglect;

au mépris de, without a thought

of , regardletis of.

Bier, n. t., sea : m^er de glace, that

part of a glacier which présenta a

surface oovered wlth waves ; poi»-

son de mer, salt-water flsh.

■lerel. n. f., thanka.

■lerereill, n. m., Wedoesday.

aière, lu f., mother.

■lérlte, n. m., merit.

mériter, v. a., deserve.

mranre, n. f., measure ; prendre eea

vusures pour..., lake stepv

CmoMutw) to . . ,

VOCABULAEY.

met, vide mettre,

métier, n. m., handicraft, occupation : qv^l métier! what a business!

mets, vide mettre.

mettait, vide mettra.

mettez, vide mettre.

mettra, vide mettre.

mettre, v. ir. a., put; put on; put in, putdown ; se mettre, place (put) oneself.

mettrons, vide mettre.

meuble, n. m., pièce of furuiture;

des meubles, furniture.

midi, n. m., noon, twelve o'clock ;

south.

mlenx, adv., better; avmer mieux,

prefer.

mlllen, n. m., middle, centre; au

beau milieu, in the very centre. militaire, adj., military; (subst.)

military man, soldier.

mille, num., thousand.

million, n. m., million.

minute, n. f., minute, moment.

mis, vide mettre.

misère, n. f., misery; meanness ;

mere trifle.modeste, adj., modest.

modestement, adv., modestly.

modestie, n. f., modesty.

mol, pron. (obj. and emphatic), I,

me.

moi-même, pron. emphat., myself.

moins, adv., Icss; le moins, the least ; au moins, at least ; n'en sera

Îms moins loyal, shall bo nono tlic ees fair for that : . . . moins un quart, a quarter to . . . ; à rnoins que (with sbjnct.), unless.

mois, n. m., mon th.

moitié, n. f., half.

moment, n. m., moment, inHtant.

mon, ma, mes, poss. adj., my.

monde, n. m., world; pooplo; Society; homme du monde, society man ; tout le monde, cverybody, (aft. comparât.) du 7nondc = in tho world (alHO often moroly as strengthcninç phrase to be otherwiso rcndered).

monsieur, pi. messieurs, n. m., got\tlcmun ; (as tltlc) Mr.; (in uddress) sir.

mont, n. m. (used especially in naming mountains), mount, mountain ; le mont Blanc, the highest mountain in Europe, situated on the frontier between France and Italy.

montagne, n. f., mountain.

montant, n. m. (total) amount, sum total.

Montanvert, a mountain nearMont Blanc.

monter, v. a. and n., go up, ascend ; get on, get in ; monter à cheval, ride, go riding ; m,onter en voiture, get into a carriage ; se monter la tête, imagine ail sorts of things.

montre, n. f., watch.

montrer, v. a., show, point to, produce.

morceau, n. m., pièce.

mort, n. f., dcath.

mortel, elle, adj., mortal, fatal.

mot, n. m., word; short le tter, note.

motif, n. m., motive, rcason.

moncber, v. a., wipe or blow the nose.

moncbolr, n. m., handkerchief.

mourir, v. ir. n., die.

mourrai, vide mourir.

moustache, n. f., moustache.

mouvement, n. m., movement.

moyen, n. m., means, way.

lunsée, n. m., muséum, art gallery ( = musée de peinture).

niy stère, n. m., mystcry.

nage, n. f., action of swimming; en nage, wct with perspiration.

naïvement, adv., naïvely, artlossly.

nation, n. f., nation.

nationalité, n. f., nationality.

nature, n. f., nature.

ne, négative adv. (gonerally associated with jms, poini, jamais, etc.) ; ne. . . que, only.

néant, n. m., nothingnoss; destruction.

nécessaire, adj., nccessary, needed.

neige, n. f., snow.

nettoyer, v. a., cloan.

neuf, niim., nitie.

ni, conj., noithor, iior; ni moi, etc., vide plus.

VOCABULABY.

Mec Nice, an important wintcr- T^eott on the Mediterraoean.

■l^r», n. L, nièce.

■eble, adj.. noble.

■•MesM, n. f., nobility.

■•■i. n. m., name.

■•■uaer. v. a., name; à point nommé, at the proper moniunU

■•■. adv., na

■••. ride notr^

■•table, adj., notable.

■olalrc, n. m., notary.

mte, n- f., note, remark.

■•tire, n. L, notice, note.

■•ire, ■•«, posa. adj.. cor.

■être, ■être*, poss. pron., ours; our people. party, etc.

■•t«rl^t^, n. f., notoriety, réputation.

■•■rrir, v. a., nourisb, feed, support.

■•■•^ pron., (Hubj. and obj.) we, us; (ren.) ourselves, eacli otber, one another.

■ait. n. f., night.

■■ItanaieMt, adv., by night, at night.

■■■iér*. n. m., number, (p. ôO, "oopy. ■)

•hllytlaB. n. t, obligation, in-

debtednen.

•bUc^, e, adj., obli^ed ; votre oUigé,

under obligation lo you.

•MlcesBt, e, adj., obliginir- •bUger. T. a., obli^re.

•bacareir, t. a., make dark ; s'ob-

»eurcir, grow dark, cloudy.

•baerrer, t. a., to notice, obtterve;

faire oh»rrvrr qqch. d qqn., call

one'8 attention to, point oui to one.

•bt«Klr. V. ir. a., obtain, procure,

gel.

•Me^a, vide obtenir.

•**m»\»m, n. L, oocaoion. oppor-

tunity.

•€tmp*r, T. a., oeenpy, encraere one's

attention ; take up one'8 time ;

a'oct^per, be bujiy witli. attend to,

look after.

«11. pL i/rujr. n. m., eye.

•Vea»er, v. a., offend.

•Ctet, vide <^rir.

•■>«■. vide offrir.

•IMt, v. ir. a., offer.

•ht inter., ohl ahl

•■ibniKeax. »e, suspicious. shy, skittish.

•■lelettc, n. t, omelet

•■, pron., one ; oft. rendered by 'we,' 'you,' 'they'; l'on in often Uâed af ter certain vowel Bound&

•■t, vide avoir.

opération, n. t, opération.

•pérer, v. n., operate, work.

opposé, part., opposed, opposite.

or, adv. conj., (in reasoning) now, buU

•r, n. m., fifold; un cœur d'or, as goodasgold.

•rdlnaire. adj.. ordinary, commonplace.

•rdre, n. m., order ; avoir de l'ordre, be orderly. methodical, busineaslike ; se mettre aux ordres de qqn., place oneself at the disposai of somebody, await one's orders.

orKuell, n. m., pride.

original, e, adj., originaL

«ribographe, n. t., orthography.

spelliiig.

•»«:, V. a,, dare, venture.

•a, conj. , or.

•b, adv., where; d'oii, whenoe; (aftcr moment, instant. Jour), wlieii, that.

•abller, v. a., forget.

•al, adv.. yes.

•airaure, n. f.. point or degr«e l>eyond limits ; à outrance, till one of the oppunentis in killed or cries for Uierc\ ■; to ilie deatli; to U»e knife ; relcntlestily.

•a vert, e, p. p. of ouvrir, open.

•avrage, n. m., work ; needle-work.

oavrant, vide ouvrir.

•avrir, v. ir. a., open.

p«ce. n. f.. page.

paire, n. f., pair.

palt«qaet. n. m., lout. nnmpa. cad.

booby, dutfer, lubber.

paaama, n. ui.. Panama bat.

paon, n. m., iieac-uck.

papa. n. m., papa, father.

papier, n. m., pièce of paper.

VOOABULARY.

paquebot, n. m., steamship; société de paquebots, steamship company ; dividende des paquebots, steamship company dividend.

paqnet, n. m., package, parcel, bundle ; faire ses paquets, pack one's box (things).

par, prep., by, through; (of time) per, a; (of weather) in; par ici, in this direction, this "way ; parla, in that direction, that way ; par an, per annum, a year ; par le fond, by the rear door ; par exemple, for example, by the way ; (exclam.), what an idea !,joar la pluie, in the rain; passer parles mains, to corne into one's hands.

paradoxe, n. m. , paradox.

parais, vide paraître.

paraissant, vide paraître.

paraissiez, vide paraître.

paraît, vide paraître.

paraître, v. ir. n., appear, seem.

parapluie, n. m., umbrella.

parbleu I exclam., precisely, of course.

parce que, conj., because.

par«lon, n. m., pardon; (ellipt.) I beg your pardon, pardon me.

pardonner, v. a., pardon.

pareil, elUe, adj., similar, likc, of that (such a) sort.

parfait, e, adj., perfect, utter, downright.

parfaitement, adv., perf ectly well.

Paris, n. m., Paris, the capital of France.

parler, v. a. and n., speak.

parmi, prep., among.

parole, n. f., word, speech.

pars, vide partir.

part, n. f., portion, sharo; à part, adv., asido (of words spoken as if to onesolf), aside; quelque part, Bomewhere: faire part de qqcli., communicate, impart.

part, vide partir.

partager, v. a., share.

partent, vide partir.

partez, vide partir.

parti, e, (p. p. of partir), ofT, startcd.

parti, n. m., party (group): dociHlon ; prendre un parti, makonp onu's mlnd.