livre, f., pound ; a coin, same as Jranc

| locataire, m., tenant,

location, f., renting, letting.

| logique, adj., logical.

| lin, adv., far, far off, a great way

long, longue, adj., long.

longueur, f., length.

lorsque, conj., when.

lot, m., lot, prize; bargain.

loterie, f., lottery ; loterie de bien-

Jaisance, charity bazaar.

| louche, adj., suspicious,

louer, to rent.

louis, m., a twenty-franc piece,

lourd, -e, adj., heavy.

lui, pron., he, him: to him, to her; lui-même, himself ; de lui-même, of his -wn accord.

lunettes, f. pl., spectacles.

lutter, v., to struggle.

Lyon, Lyons, a city in Southern France ; des Lyon, shares in the Lyvns Railway.

machine, f., machine, ‘thingmagig.”

machinalement, adj, mechanically.

maçon, m., mason,

madame, f., Madame, Mrs.

mademoiselle, f., Miss.

magasin, m., shop, warehouse.

ma ho adj, magnificent, splendid,

mai, m., May.

maigre, adj., thin, lean,

main, f., hand.

maintenant, adv.,now, at present.

mais, conj., but ; mais oui, wh yes; mais non, why uo; mais

ever, to

lieu de,

de bien-

iece,

to her; -même,

uthern in the

nagig.” chani-

du tout, why, not at all, certainly | mêler (se) de, to mix or mingle, to

not,

maison, f., house,

maître, m., m&.ter,

mal, m., evil, ill, pain, ache; j'ai mal à la tête, I have a headache.

mal, adv., ill, wrong, badly.

malade, adj., ill, sick, not well, unwell 3 On le dit malade, ‘they say he is in bad shape.”

maladroit, -e, adj, clumsy, stupid.

ed prep., in spite of.

eur, m., misfortune, mishap,

ill-luck.

malheureux, -se, adj., unfortupate, unhappy.

eureux, m., unhappy person,

wretch.

maman, f., mamma.

manchon, m., muff.

mangcCr. $ 156, to eat; manger les yeux, to put your eyes out; de quoi manger, anything to eat, enough to eat.

manquer, to miss, fail, be wanting; il me manque, I require ; manquer de. to fail in, to —.

mansarde, f., attic.

marchand, m., merchant, dealer, shopkeeper,

mi dise, f., goods, merchandise.

marché, m., market, bargain ; tu fais bon marché de ton autorité, you hold your authority cheap.

marcher, to walk, go ; to prosper ; to draw (of a chimney).

mari, m., husband.

mariage, m., marriage.

marier, te marry (perform the ceremony); 8e marier à or avec, to marry, wed.

marquer, to mark.

matin, w., morning, forenoon.

mauvais, -e, edj., bad, ill, evil.

me, pron., me, to me.

méchant, e, Cr Lad, wicked, un

, paltry.

méfiér (se) de, to distrust.

méfiance, f., distrust.

meilleur, -e, adj., better.

take part in, meddle; de quoi se méle-t-il? what business is it of his?

même, adj., same: moi-méme, myself ; lui-même, himself.

même, adv., even, also ; tout de même, all the same ; de même

, besides, as well as.

mémoire, f., memory.

menac ;, f., menace, threat.

menacer, $ 156, to threaten.

ménage, m., work, housekeeping, house-work.

mendiant, m., beggar

mener, $158, to lead, conduct, bring up.

méprendre (se), 5202, to be mistaken,

mépris, past part. of méprendre.

mépriser (se), to despise one’s self.

mer, f., sea ; en mer, at sea.

merci, m., thanks; thank you; no, thank you.

mère, f., mother.

mérite, m., merit.

nesure, f., measure,

mesurer, to measure,

métier, m., trade; (machinery) loom.

mettre, $ 198, to | rod se mettre à table, to sit down et table; mettre à la porte, to put out of doors, kick out; se mettre à genouz, to kneel down.

meuble, m., furniture.

meublé, -e, adj., furnished.

meubler (se), to furnish one’s rooms.

midi, m., mid-day, noon.

le mien, m.; la mienne, f.; les miens, m. pl.; les miennes, f.

pl. pron., mine, my own.

mieux, adv., better; au mieur, at the best or highest rate.

milieu, m., middle, midst.

mille, adj., thousand.

mine, f., look, aspect ; faire mine de, to act as if, Lo to.

mis, past part. of mettre,

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Mn.

misérable, adj., miserable, wretched,

misérable, m., wretch, unhappy man,

misère, f., misery, poverty and want; & trifle.

mœurs, f. pl., manners, morals, habits,

ne os I, me, to me, my-

self,

moindre, adj., lesser, least.

moins, adv., less, least ; au moins, at least, at all events.

mois, m., month.

moment, m., moment; du moment que, as soon as, inasmuch as, seeing that.

momentané, -e, adj., momentary, temporary.

monde, m., world, people, society :

tout le monde, everybôdy.

monsieur, m.; messieurs, pl., sir, gentleman, master,

mont-de-piéte, m., pawn-broker’s shop (as rt of loan bank under government control).

montant, m., amount, total.

monter, to go up, get up ; set up; go to the sr of the er

montre, f., watch.

montrer, to show.

moquer (se) de, to mock, make fun of, scoff at.

morceau, m., piece, bit.

mot, m., word, expression, jest.

mouche, f., fly, insect; prendre la , to take offence suddenly.

mouchoir, m., handkerchief,

mouler, to mould, model, shape.

mourir, $ 174, to die.

moustache, f., moustache.

mouton, m., sheep; pieds d mouton, sheep’s trotters.

mouvement, m., movement, impulse.

moyen, m., means, way: pas |

moyen ! no use !

munir, to provide with.

mûr, -e, adj., ripe, ‘jolly.’

naissance, f., birth.

naturellement, adv., nc*1rally.

navire, m., ship, vossel,

navré, adj., broken-hearted ; Le cœur navré, with a broken heart,

ne, no, not; ne ... pas, not; ne...rien, nothing ; ne... plus, no longer, no more; ne... que,

iant, m., w'erchant.

neige, f., snow.

net, nette, adj., chwr, distinct, neuf, -ve, adj., new.

neveu, m., nephew.

ni, conj., neither, nor.

niais, m., simpleton.

nœud, m., knot.

noir, e, adj., black, swarthy.

nom, m., name.

nemmer, to name.

non, adv., no, not.

nos, pl. of notre.

nourriture, f., food.

nous, pers. pron., we, us, to us.

nouveau, nou new, recent ; de nouveau, again ; quoi de nouveau ? anything new? what news?

nouvelle, f., news.

nuisible, adj., harmful, dangerous.

auit, f., night.

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obéir, to obey.

obéissant, -e, adj., obedient.

obligé, -e, adj., obliged.

obliger, $ 156, to compel, oblige.

observer, to observe, notice, faire observer, to call attention to.

occasion, f., occasion, bargain.

occupation, f., occupation, business.

occu {s’}, & , to occupy one's self with, be busy with, to apply one’s self to.

octobre, m., October.

odieux, -se, adj., odious, hateful,

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œil, m. ; x, pl, eye.

offrir, $ 120, to otfer, rue.

oiseau, m., bird.

on, pron., one, they, we, you, people, somebody.

oncle, m., uncle,

onze, adj., eleven.

or, m., gold ; montre en or, gold watch.

organe, m., organ.

orphelin, m., px

os, m., bone.

oser, to dare.

êôter, to take away, remove.

ou, conj., or, either, or else.

où, adv., where.

oublier, to forget.

oui, adv., yes.

ourler, to hem.

ouvrage, m., work, piece of work.

ouvrier, m, workman.

ouvrière, f., working-girl.

ouvrir, $ 176, to open, s'ouvrir, to open (intrans.)

P pain, m., bread, loaf.

'anthéon, m. Originally & church but now a kind of memorial temple, beneath which are buried Voltaire, Victor Hugo, and other illustrious dead. It is situated in the centre of the Latin guse near the University of 'aris.

papier, m., paper.

par, pr-p., by, through, in at ; de par, in the name of, by order of ; par trop, altogether too ; de par de monde, in circulation, issued,

paralysé, -e, adj., paralyzed.

paraître, $ 188, to appear, seem, look. Ï

parbleu ! int. Of course! PBless

me! I should think so!

don’t say 80 !

parce que, conj., because.

You

par- dessous, adv., under, underneath,

pardon, m., pardon.

Pareil, -le, adj., such, sim:lar, like.

parent, m., relation, relative, parent.

paresseux, m., idle fellow.

Parfait, -e, ad)., pes

pari, m., wager, bet.

Parier, to wager, lay a bet.

Parmi, prep., among, amongst.

parole, f., word,

part, f., share, part ; faire part à, to announce ; à part, aside ; de ma part, for me ; de La part de, from, on behalf of ; en mauvaise part, amiss.

parti, m., party, side; decision, determination ; j'en ai pris mon parti, 1 have inade up my mind about it,