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Note. — This Appendlx gives the primary and ordinary meanings of words, ami tlierefore does not in every case supply the best word to be used in the translation of the text.
Some words and phrases are intentionally inserted several times.
It is suggested that tha phrases should be said in différent persons and tenses, to insure variety and practice.
AU nouns to be given with the definite or indefinite article to show the gender.
Ahhreviation. — sg. = ' something.'
Page WORDS
WORDS
I to beloug to . .
dishevelled
an idler
a blade {of
greedy
straw)
essential
2 dirty
as a rule
torn
the slipper
the button
the strLng
3 tlie holidays
the grocer
above ail
to bli^sh
the cake
the gim
4 a rod, stick
to be in ueed
the whale
of ..
outside {adv)
to whistle
the fist
5 the remorse
to cross, go
the hunger
across
a peal of
the hedge
laughter
In'uised
6 to haug
refreshing
from . .
to make haste
a pilferer
to talk
the cherry
7 the limbs
to eut
to unhook
not to know
PHRASES
at the bottona of his heart in time (as Unie goes on) as for his clothes . .
to wear shoes
to raise taxes
to be very ignorant
always to take care to . .
I tremble to say it
to be in debt
to succeed in doing sg.
to run away as fast as his legs
would carry him in the opposite direction to utter a cry the sight of a cherry-tree to make a journey round the
world to go one's round on the contrary that 's a différent matter
he put him down on the ground safe and soimd
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WORDS
to steal
to prevent
8 to lie
a gesture
the ear
a cap
to let go
the blacksmith
9 heiiceforth
a thief
to pinch
the tronsers
an event
the braces
10 the townhall
the leather
the council-
the abode
room
the lie
the arin-chair
1 1 the heart
the kindness
to scold
solemn
the obstinacy
the fright
12 the j aller
the joy
a log
the cherry
bitter
to end by . .
13 the lock
to climb
the anger
the crowd
the pièce of
the scratch
furniture
14 to weep
to spoil
the supper
mocking {culj)
rtainty
to fling, throw
15a drop
a blade of
the anguish
straw
cowardly
the cat's hole
the floor
16 to recoil
fat
to meet
the trade
the face
the spy
17 to boast
unfortunately
just 110 w
geutly
the owner
to slip
18 funuy
to scold
to catch
to enjoy one's
to trille
self
a coward
19 the pocket
along. . [prep)
short [gain
the breath
the treaty, bar-
to bark
20 the gait
to wager
to run away
the cloud
to dare
the dnst
PHRASES
that does not concern yoii to kick some one so much the worse for you don't make so much fuss to address some one in a bantering tone to put some one eut to be in rags to give an accoimt of sg.
to draw up a report without foreseeing the conséquences to keep silence
to Ijring before the police-court to take some one to prison so much the worse for you without further ado you need it to upset the bench to make faces to grind one's teeth
a pièce of brown bread
to play the fool
to shake one's head
to break a jug
at sunrise
to shake the bars
his hair stood on end
wherever he weut
what has become of him ?
to stop short
it does not matter
to bear some one a grudge
to teach some one some tricks
at the end of au hour
to broach a subject
he wants for nothing he succeeded only too well to hold ont one's hand to betake one's self to the prison ' to be as big as a giant that is what I thought
Word s and Phrases
Pa:
ge WORDS
WORDS
the scamji
to go dowii
to hurry
to deceive
to catch 011e up
to recover
to be tired
the fugitive
tobesorry for. .
flat
to gnimble
the arin
the [thick) roiie
the ciirreut
to conie imdone
{of a rii-er)
frail
the squall
a thunder-clap
the chastise-
to drown {tr)
ment
the mattress
to suspect
the blanket
a cry of distress
the miller
fresh
suddenly
the potato
the cabbage
the mill
a sack of corn
the sluice
the flour
to sweat
a pulley
the stable
the palfrey
the jest
the raanservant
the wroug
to chuckle
a big drum
the mouute-
to possess
bank
au adventure
the baru
a mine
whole {adj)
the cat
to feed
the sheep
a stroke of luck
the rabbit
to take leave
the wheel
to take to
to pile iip
pièces
a Noah's aïk
the wolf the fox
the monkey
to howl
to yawu
to smoke
to whistle
to overcome
the mud
to wash one's
the soniersault
self
noisy
the brook the apprentice
the violiu
the idler
the elbow
to stir, shake
PHRASES
to return to the house
to be iu a terrible fright
to look back
let us go straight ahead
to play ducks and drakes
that 's very funny
to iucrease the danger
it was no use their shouting
from time to time
ou the edge of the bank to regain cousciousness the very next day
to wish some one a
journey to do some oue a service uot to be of the same niiud to sweep the loft it was something new to feed the donkeys for want of sg. better to ruu wild to weep bitterly to hâve no suspicion of sg.
an hour had passed to feel the need of sg.
to accept a projîosal
to make similar conditions
at daybreak
the carriage stops
by means of a short ladder
the whole topsy-turvy
to let one's self be taken in
to lie there at full length
to avoid the ruts {of the
road) to fall on one's side to get off with a few bruises to start again ou one's way
to cross oue's arms
to make one's self useful
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WOUDS
to giiess
an error
34 the silence
shrill
to blow
a row, noise
the duck
thereinenibrauce
35 a Street coruer
the cheese
the loafer
the trestle
the lettuce
to prevent
36 i^itiless
a bottle
provitled Ihat . .
tol)eiuueedof ..
the rage
the scoundrel
37 iiistead of . .
sudden
a box on the ear
to faint
the cheek
to roll down
38 a cheese
sticky
nudenieath . .
the brandy
the part {in a
to stilie, choke
play)
39 a hen
hideous
the bird-lime
at least {conj)
the tail
the traveller
40 the food
to chew
the chicken
raw
to catch
the nierit
41 the hazel-uut
the cage
to use sg.
to tame
tlie pebble
the idleuess
42 the velvet
the crowd
the star
the silly
the part
nonsense
{actor's)
impatient! y
43 the purpose
to feed on . .
the curtain
the fly
to hide
to recoil
44 the niouth
the disgust
to fast
the audience
next year
to nntie
45 to upset
to catch
to get up agaiu
the chicken
the hen
above . . {prcj})
46 to shudder
to try
hootings
the dog
the bear
nothing at ail
47 at the ver}'
the courtyard
least
to grant
PHRASES
to beliave like a madman
to play the violin
I do not ask for anything better
to take part in sg.
to get ready for the performance
to be busy doing sg.
to dress as a nioukey
by way of lesson
to cry witli rage
there is no way of resisting
what lias become of hiin ?
I do not know wliat you mean
to prétend to weep
to laugh heartily
to sit down at the table
that 's just what I waut
to utter grunts
the back(ground) of the stable mind you take care !
nobody eau understand you I hâve just plucked the bird to ask for some more your {2nd sinrj) turn !
to make one's self usefnl to go down on one's kuees to keep one's balance that will do nicely !
keep quiet !
to keep a promise [track
to put some one on the wroug
I do not want any
to be in the habit of doing sg.
will you kiudly leave me alone
to begin to scream
to reniember a lesson
to hâve the honour to . .
to stretch ont one's arms
towards some one to shut the door to avoid sg.
to restore order to keep {préserve) the skin
IV or ci s and Phrases
Page woRDs tlie owner tlie next day
48 the noise luifortunately the chaiii
49 the biish above ail this way !
50 panting (o.dj) the neck
the destiuy
51 the hamlet a windfall liis birthday
52 to take a way the outer
door to breathe
53 to beloûg a speech the druni the priée to exhaust to rust
55 tlie behavioiir to appear {for
Jirst Unie) to swallow
56 the watcli
the ring (Jingcr) nowhere
57 to run away the rag
a truss oi' straw
58 the beam the shout to share
59 the weight a heap
to roast
60 an iusurance
Company
WORDS
the stable
to ring {a hcll)
to bark
to be scared
the thicket
the oats
indeed
the l)low, eut
an inn
the departure
the cheese
to try hard
a baru
a blade of straw
by chance
to hâve the riglit
to . .
the tooth the leisure
the hangman the retreat the performance to own, confess dainty to threaten
PHRASES
to die of old âge
to deigu to do sg.
he soiight them there in vain
two wilil beasts
to shoxit, help !
I need not tell you . .
quite close to them
look ont !
to level one's gun
they were done for !
at the same time
six leagues froni hère
to give a performance
to sit down to table
to be Sound asleep
a half-open door
to bid some one welcome
if it is ail the same to you
to divide sg. in two
to attract the crowd
to hâve corns on one's feet
to extract teeth
that is nothing
the best man in the world don't complain about me not to dare to do sg.
a gun-barrel to tear up handkerchiefs
to guess to introduce some one to some-
the razor body
in order to prove it the (iHSiWe) wall to crown their misfortune . . fortunately to lose ail présence of mind
to crumble to burn one's fingers
away a ladder the gesture standing {adj) dirty the face bald
an explanation the coarseness
what is to be done ?
a man of gigantic size
to lie down flat [one
to hold ont one's hand to some
thanks to his skill
more than 30 yards from there
for want of sg. better
to take some one aside
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WÔRIjS
PHRASES
to end by . .
to be agi-eed
to speak to some eue in quite
I kuow uot
a low voice
the luggage
a barrel-orgau
he whispered to liim
the cart
tlie nioukey
one iiiust take things as they
the rag (kitter)
the loss
corne to go there ou foot
the poplar-tree
the railiug
at uightfall
the orchard
a room
uear a couutry-house
a s ni ail farm-
a stool
at the end of a long avenue
hoiise
to disxppear
the carpet
to exert oue's wits
the clip
the leg
as for you, iiiy boys . .
the cauon
the arm
be off 1 (break the ranks)
[prkst)
au iudividual
the plauk
to strike three tiiues wth his
the table-cloth
the stage
foot
the edge
uoisy
from their early childhood pass ou to soinethiug else !
the shoe
the boot
to hide sg. froni one's sight
the stilts
the hip
to staud upright ou sg.
the stalk
the h are
level with the water
the coruet
the turkey
the souud of the huutiug-horu
(instrument)
tlie uightiugale
to light the candies
the duck
the canary
to meet souie eue ou one's journey
the{she-)paiTot
the tail
the closure, end
bits of white paper
Ihe d\ist
the duty
to take oflF oue's hat respectfully
tô stain
the laughter
soleniu silence reigued
tlie head
the hero
I like to thiuk so
the heart
to flee
that 's he !— that 's they !
the cloth
the scissors
to raise one's eyes
the shame
a shake of the
to do soniethiug stupid
to rush forward
hand
let everything be forgotten
the future
worthy
are you uot of this opinion ?
to forgive
to add
the doorkeeper
to turn to everybody
the calf
recently
only one thiug was wantiug
formerly
to watch over . .
. to espect something
