I-ine
1 laisser courir, to lei host
2 tant que, (7,f long as monsieur le..., in French
monsieur, madame, mademoiselle, are used before I T'per N>'uns of persons, and names of dignities, by way of politeness le errand louvetier, the
master of the wolf -hounds sera venu, Fut. Part, of venir ; in trench, as in Latin, after conjunctions of time, as quand, when, dès que, as soon as, etc., the verb must be in the Future to describe future events ; in Enghsh the Pr. is used : —
quand il viendra, when he comes
de.-- qu'il sera venu, as soon as he has come. See II.
Ex. 3
4 assez de quoi, space {room)
enough la hutte, the hut l'étang, m., the pond depuis que, since, wiih regard
to lime
(puisque, since, with regard
to cause)
5 planter, to plant, to fix, to set le piquet, the stake, piquet préserver de, to pnolect Jrom
6 laisser sortir, to allow to
go I ut
7 ne demander qu'à, to ash
for nolliing better than trotter, to trot, to toddle disait, 3rd p. s. Impf. of
dire, to say tous les, eveiy
8 la chose, the thing
9 le soir, the evening ordinaire, ordinary, usual le pas, the step
le pas de la porte, the dcorslep
Line p. 7-
9 ressortir, to go out again
11 se croiser les mains, to
cross (to fold) one's hands attardé, late, belated
12 puis, then
13 lui -autait jusqu'aux épaules,
idiom = sautait jusqu'à ses
épaules l'épaule, f., the shoulder comme pour, as if to
14 irai. Fut. of aller, to go
la pais, peace ; paix ! hush!
va, 2r.d p. s. Imper, of aller,
îo go [y^'' <ï^
15 jusque devers (obsol.), as la butte, the hillock, mottnd,
knoll si, con]., if, whet her; si, adv., jo
16 revient, Pr. of revenir, to
come back suis, 2nd p. s. Imper. of suivre, to follow
17 prenant, Pr. P. of prendre,
to lake prendre bien garde, to take
good care, to look sharp 11 n'y a pas, there are not de, and not des, after pas,
point, etc., as also after
other adverbs of quantity.
See I. Ex. 31
18 manquer, to be missing crier fort, to cry loiid
20 se furent rejoints, 3rd p. pi.
Past. .-^nt. of se rejoindre, to meet again. The Fast Ant.
is used in preference to the Plupf. after conjunctions of time ; as, dès qu'il fut venu le sentier, the footpath vient, Près, of venir, to come Il couper, to cut, to run cross, intersect celui, the one, that one mordienne ! upon my word I retrouver, to find again y, at it ; here in the endeavour manger, to eat
23 pardienne ! forsooth bien aussi, as well
24 ce... là, that
loS
Line p. 7.
24 revenu, P. P. of revenir,
to come back
le grand chemin, the highroad, highway
la hottée, basketful, from hotte, basket (carried on the back)
thus : — brassée, armful, from bras ; poignée, haiidfitl, from poing j pincée, /z«cA, from pincer, etc. : the nouns in -ée thus derived indicate fulness of measure, just as matinée, soirée, p. 6, 1. 35, indicate fulness of time
25 le cotteret or cotret, small
faggot
26 fournir, to deliver
2S envoyer à la rencontre, to send to fneet
29 pris, P. P. of prendre, to
take pris par, gone by
30 poser, to put {lay) down
31 courir, to run
du côté de, in the direction of mener, to take, to lead, to
conduct
si tu menais, suppose you
took
33 perdre de vue, to lose sight
bientôt, soon
34 avoir beau crier, to ciy in
vain
il a beau crier, it is in vain for him to cry alors, then
35 prit. Prêt, of prendre, to
take se prendre à, to set to pleurer, to cry, to tveep
37 couru, P. P. of courir, to
run 11, here Imjiers. Pr. , it sembler, to seem, t« appear
38 reconnaître, to recognise la voix, the voice droit, -e, straight, right
39 le fourré, the thicket l'endroit, m., the place, spot
Line p. 7.
39 sa bonne hache levée, ready
to strike with his axe (lit.
his good axe raised), of. note
to p. 6, I. 3
aller être , going {or aboztt) tobe
dévorer, to devour
Page 8.
1 se jeter devant, to run in
advance; toriishfonvard pour que, z'w o/'der that les abois, the barkings
(être aux abois, to be at
bay)
2 avertissent, Impf. Subj. of
avertir; the Subj, after pour que. See II. Ex. 16 d'un coup, with one blotv
3 renverser raide mort, to
strike dead
raide or roide, stiff, stark trop tard, too late
4 déjà, already
5 rejoignirent. Prêt, of re-
joindre (rejoignant, rejoint, je rejoins, rejoignis), to 7/ieet again, to overtake. See II.
§ II, (a)
6 la joie, the joy cependant, yet, hoivever tout le monde, everybody
7 le regard, the look
qui ne cherchât, but looked for
8 enterrer, to inter, to bury le fond, the botto?n
(le fonds, the fund)
9 le courtil, the garden paling sous, under, beneath laquelle, 7f/i/cA. See I. Ex. 46 le maître d'école, school-
m.aster, only used of country schoolmasters 10 écrivit. Prêt, of écrire (écrivant, écrit ; j'écris, écrivis), to write. See II. § 11 {b) 13 commun, -e, conwion
malheuren-x, -se, unhappy le bois, the wood, forest 15 ne... qu'une fois, (Pw/yowt^tf
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