Le Trésor de Simonide
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17 le trésor, the treasure Simonide, SimonïJes iS parcouru, P. P. of parcourir, to run (travel) over, to icatider through. l'Asie, f. Asia
19 Ava&sser, to amass, to hoard up beaucoup de, much célébrer, to celebrate, sing
le vers, the verse, poetry (le ver, the worm, le verre, the glass)
20 la louange, the praise ceux, pi. of celui, those. See
L Ex. 44 être en état de, to be able to afford
21 s'embarquer pour, to cm-
bark for I'ile, f. the island Céos, Ccos, an island in the
/Egean Sea la patrie, native country.
See p. 2, 1. 20
22 le vaisseau, the ship
fit, Prêt, of faire, to make faire naufrage, to be wrecked
22 emporter, to carry with him.
See p. 4, 1. 25 ce qu' for ce que, what ; IL p. 70
23 put. Prêt, of pouvoir, can.
See p. I, 1. 14
se charger de, to burden one s self with
lorsque, when
lui, and not le, because demander requires the name of person asked in the dative (indir. obj.). See p. 2, 1. 31
24 en, of it, for it
la raison, the reason
27 le compagnon, f. la com-
pagne, companion se noyer, to be drownea
28 accabler de, to overwhelm, to
encumber with le poids, the weight
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28 voulu, p. p. of vouloir, to
watit
29 piller, to pillage, to plunder le voleur, the thief
30 se retirer, to withdraw Clazomène, Clazomettic, a
city in Asia Minor
31 périr, to perish
32 aimer, to love, to he fond of ; to
have a taste for les lettres, pi. literature
33 la poésie, poctty
se fit, Pret. of se faire
se faire un plaisir, to take pleasure in
34 I'bonneur, m. honour, pride recevoir, to receive
35 abonda,mment, abundantly nécessaire, necessary obliger, to oblige, compel mendier, to beg, go begging par, all over
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9,— La Dispute.
2 la noix, the nut, walnut
se disputer, to dispute, to quarrel for
3 vivement, keenly, eagerly elle est à moi, it is mine
4 c'est moi, it is I, me. See
L Ex. 41
le premier, first
non, no, adv.
appartient, Pr. of appartenir, to belong
5 ramasser, to pick up
b venaient, Impf. of venir, to come ; en venir aux mains, to come to blows
7 le témoin, the witness vais, 1st p. s. Près, of aller vider, to empty
vider une querelle, to settle a quarrel
8 se placer, to place one's self
9 casser, to break, crack la coquille, the shell
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11 quant à, as for l'amande, f., the kernel {almond) (V&ra&Ta.à.e, the Jine)
garder, to keep
le Tpv\TS.,the price, prize, \\.ç.xt.fee
12 le jugement, the judgment
rendre jugement, to pronounce judgment revenu, P. P. of revenir, to come back
revenir de son étonnement, to recover from one^s
surprise
le juge, the judge
13 la sagesse, the wisdom
14 avaler, to rajallow comprirent, 3rd p. pi. Prêt.
of comprendre, to understand
15 gagner à, to gain by ne... rien, nothing
se quereller, to quarrel
