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

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

livret, n. m., little book, guide.

loi, n. f.,law.

loin, adv., far.

loisir, n. m., leisure.

long, longue, adj., long; (snbst.) à la longue, in the long run, in time.

longtemps, adv., (for) a long time, long ; il y a longtemps que . . . 7t€, it iâ a loQ^ time siûçe . . i

VOCABULARY

lorgnette, n. f., opera-glass, field-

glass, loyal, e, loyal, fair, honourable ;

lutte loyale, fair play, honourable

rivalry.

loyalement, adv., loyaUy, fairly.

lui, pron. (emphat. and obj. indir.),

he, it, (emphat.); him, to hiiu; to

her ; to it.

iHi-même, pro., M m self.

lumière, n. f., light.

lutte, n. f., contest, struggle.

Iiyon, Lyons, an important city on

the Rhône ; c/te»im de fer de L.,

railway to L.

madame, mesdames, n. f., (as title)

;^l^s. ; (in address) madam, ma'am.

mademoiselle, mesdemoiselles, f . ,

Miss.

magnifique, adj., magniflcent.

main, n. f., hand ; à la main, in my (his, etc.) hand.

maintenant, adv., now, at this moment; Tuaintenant encore,G\en now ; inaintenarU que . . . now that . . .

mais, conj., but; mais oui, I hâve ; viais non, not at ail ; mais du tout, not at ail, by no means.

maison, n. f., house ; firm ; family ; stock.

maître, n. m., master, teacher ; maître de piano, niusic master ; coup de inaître, m.aster-stroke.

majestueusement, adv., majestically, pompously.

miajestneux, se. adj., majestic.

malgré, prep., in spite of, notwithstanding.

malbeur, n. m., misfortune.

malheureux, se, adj., unfortunate, tmlucky,

malle, n. f., trimk.

maman, n. f., mamma, mother.

manant, n. m., boor.

manger, v. a., eat.

manière, n. f., manner, way, air.

manifester, v. a.,manifest, express.

manquer, v. a., f ail ; miss ; be lacking; be wanting; manquer de qqch., lack, be lacking in; 7na7iguer de se tuer, almost kill oneself , be near being killed ; faire manquer, spoil.

manteau, n. m., cloak, " wrap." marchande, n. f., a woman who

sells ; marchande de gâteaux,

pastry- woman ; marchande de

livres, book-stall woman.

marche, n. f., march, course.

marchepied, n. m., foot-board (run-

ning lengthwise on each side of

the carriage).

Marguerite, n. f., Margaret.

mari, n. m^., husband.

mariage, n. m., marriage; demander en mariage, ask for her

hand.

marier, v. a., to give in marriage,

marry ot£ Marseille, Marseilles, a Méditer-

ranean seaport, the second city of

France.

masquer, v. a., mask, cover over,

conceaL masse, n. f., mass.

matin, n. m., morning.

mauvais, e, adj., bad.

me, pron. (unemphatic obj. dir. and

indir.) me, to me ; (refl.) m^yself, to

myself.

mécanique, n. f., mechanism.

méchant, e, adj., wicked, malicious,

ill-natured ; misérable, wretched ;

pas méchante, not dangerous,

quite safe.

meilleur, e, adj., better; (preceded

by art. or pron.) best.

mêler, v. a., mingle, mix ; se mêler

de qqch., intermeddle in some-

thing.

même, adj., same; adv., even; de

même, the same, in the same way ;

à l'instant même, at this very

instant.

ménage, n. m., household, family.

mépris, n. m., contempt, neglect;

au mépris de, without a thought

of , regardless of.

mer, n. f., sea ; mer de glace, that

part of a glacier which présents a

surface covered with waves ; poisson de mer, salt-water fish.

merci, n. f., thanks.

mercredi, n. m., Wednesday.

mère, n. f., mother.

mérite, n. m., merit.

mériter, v. a., deserve.

mesure, n. f., measure ; prendre ses

mesures pour..., take steps

(measures) to . . .

YOCABULABY.

met, vide mettre.

ni<'"tler, n. m., handicraft, occupation ; qu£l métier ! what a business!

mets, vide mettre.

mettait, vide mettre.

mettez, vide mettre.

mettra, vide mettre.

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

mettrons, vide mettre.

menble, n. m., pièce of furniture; des meubles, furnitvu'e.

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

south.

mieux, adv. , better ; aivier mieux,

prêter.

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

beau milieu, in the very centre.

militaire, adj., military ; (subst.)

military mau, soldier.

mille, num., thousand.

million, n. m., million.

minute, n. f., minute, moment.

mis, vide mettre.

misère, n. f., misery; meanness ;

m.ere triile.

modeste, adj., modest.

modcsten»ent, adv., modestly.

modestie, n. f., modesty.

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

me.

moi-même, pron. emphat., myself.

moins, adv., less; le m,oins, the least ; au moins, at least ; n'eu sera pas vioins loyal, shall be none the less fair for that;... moins un quart, a quarter to . . . ; à luoins que (with sbjnct.), unless.

mois, n. m., month.

moitié, n. f., half.

moment, n. m., moment, instant.

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

monde, n. m., world; peoplc; Society; homme, du monde, society man ; tout le monde, everybody, (aft. comparât.) du 7nonde = \n the world (also often merely as strengthening phrase to be otherwise rendcred).

monsieur, pi. messiexirs, n. m., gentleman ; (as title) Mr. ; (in address) sir.

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

montagne, n. f., mountain.

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

Montanvert, a mountain near Mont Blanc.

monter, v. a. and n., go up, ascend ; get on, get in; monter à cheval, ride, go riding ; monter 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., death.

mortel, elle, adj., mortal, fatal.

mot, n. m., word; short letter, note.

motif, n. m., motive, reason.

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

moucliolr, n. m., handkerchief.

mourir, v. ir. n. , die.

mourrai, vide mourir.

moustache, n. f., moustache.

mouvenjent, n. m., movement.

moyen, n. m.,means, way.

musée, ru m,, muséum, art gaUery ( — musée de peinture).

mystère, n. m., mystery.

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

naïvement, adv., naïvely, artlessly.

nation, n. f., nation.

nationalité, n. f . , nationality.

nature, n. f., nature.

ne, négative adv. (generally associated with pas, point, jamais^ etc.) ; ne . , . que, only.

néant, n. m., nothingness; destruction.

nécessaire, adj., necessary, needed.

neige, n. f., snow.

nettoyer, v. a., clean.

neuf, nimi., nine.

ni, conj., neither, nor; ni moi, etc., vide plus.

VOCABULABY.

Nice, Nice, an important \\'interresort on the Mediterrauean.

nièce, n. f., nièce.

noMe, adj., noble.

noblesse, n. f., nobility.

nom, n. m., name.

nommer, v. a., name; à point nommé, at the proper moment.

non, adv., no.

nos, vide notre.

notable, adj., notable.

notaire, n. m., notary.

note, a. f., note, remark.

notice, n. f,, notice, note.

notre, nos, poss. adj., onr.

nôtre, nôtres, poss. pron., ours; our people, party, etc.

notoriété, n. f., notoriety, réputation.

nourrir, v. a., nourish, feed, support.

nous, pron., (subj. and obj.) we, us; (refl.) ourselves, each other, one another.

nuit, n. f., night.

nuitamment, adv., by night, at night.

numéro, n. m., number, (p. 50, "copy.")

obligation, n. f., obligation, in-

debtedness.

obligé, e, adj., obliged; votre obligé,

under obligation to j'ou.

obligeant, e, adj., obliging.

obliger, v. a., oblige.

obscurcir, v. a., make dark; s'obscurcir, grow dark, clondy.

observer, v, a., to notice, observe;

faire observer qqch. à qqn., call

one's attention to, point outtoone.

obtenir, v. ir. a., obtain, procure,

get.

obtenu, vide obtenir.

occasion, n. f., occasion, oppor-

tunity.

occuper, v. a., occupy, engage one's

attention ; take up one's time ;

s'occiiper, be busy with, attend to,

look after.

œil, pi. yeux, n. m., eye.

offenser, v. a., offend.

offert, vide offrir.

bffrez, vide offrir.

offrir, V. ir. a., offer.

ob ! inter., oh ! ah !

ombrageux, se, suspicions, shy, skittish.

omelette, n. f., omelet.

on, pron., one ; of t. rendered by 'we,' 'yon,' 'they'; Von is often used after certain vowel sounds.

ont, vide avoir.

opération, n. f., opération.

opérer, v. n., opéra te, work.

opposé, part., opposed, opposite.

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

or, n. m., gold; un cœur d'or, as good as gold.

ordinaire, adj., ordinary, commonplace.

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

orgueil, n. m., pride.

original, e, adj., original.

orthographe, n. f., orthography, spelling.

oser, V. a., dare, ventiire.

ou, conj., or.

où, adv., -where; d'où., whence; (after moment, instant, jour), when, that.

oublier, v. a., f orget.

oui, adv., yes.

outrance, n. f., point or degree beyond limits ; à otitrance, tUl one of the opponents is killed or cries for mercy; to the death; to the knife ; relentlessly.

ouvert, e, p. p. of ouvrir, open.

ouvrage, n. m., work ; needle-work.

ouvrant, vide ouvrir.

ouvrir, v. ir. a., open.

page, n. f., page.

paire, n. f., pair.

paltoquet, n. m., lout, numps, cad,

booby, duffer, liibber.

panama, n. m.. Panama hat.

paon, n. m., peacock.

papa, n, m., papa, father.

papier, n. m., pièce of paper.

VOCABULARY

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

paqnet, n. m., package, parcel.

bundle ; faire ses paquets, pack one's box (things).

par, prep. , bj', through ; (of time) per, a; (of wcather) in; par ici, m this direction, this way ; parla, in that direction, that way ; par an, per annum, a year ; par le jfond, by the rear door ; par exemple, for example, by the way ; (exclam,), what an idea!,parZa pluie, in the rain ; passer par les 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.

parbleal exclam., precisely, of course.

parce que, conj,, because.

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

pardonner, v. a., pardon.

pareil, eille, adj,, similar, like, of that (such a) sort.

parfait, e, aAi., 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, share; à part, adv., aside (of words spoken as if to oneself), aside; quelque part, somcwhere; faire part de qqch., communicate, impart.

part, vide partir.

partager, v. a., share.

partent, vide partir.

partez, vide partir.

parti, e, (p. p. of partir), off, started.

parti, n. m., party (group); décision ; prendre un parti, make up one's mind.