une idée de derrière la tête, a hidden motive

Page 142. — I. en est-il de . . . comme de, is it the same

with . . ,as with.

Page 144. — I. Mon Dieu, on my word.

Page 147. — I. Bossuet, Jacques Bénigne (1627-1704), a J*rench bishop, puîpit orator, historian, and theological writer.

VOCABULARY

à, to, at, with, within, in.

abaisser (s*), to lower oneself,

stoop.

abandonner, to abandon, leave

give up.

abasourdir, to stun, dumbfound.

abbaye,/., abbey.

abîme, m,, abyss.

abîmer, to swallow up, destroy,

ruin, undermine.

abolir, to abolish, do away

with.

abominablement, abominably.

abondant, -e, abundant, thick.

abord, m.^ contact ; au premier

— , at first sight (view); d' — ,

in the first place, aborder, to approach, broach.

abréger, to shorten, eut short.

abri, w., shelter; à 1* — , under

shelter, cover. abrutissement, f»., stupidity.

absolu, -e, positive, arbitrary,

absolute.

absolument, absolutely, alto-

gether, positively.

absorber, to absorb, engross.

absurde, absurd, preposterous.

accent, »i., accent, tone, pro-

nunciation.

accentuer (s')» to be marked.

accepter, to accept.

accès, m.^ access, fit, burst.

accompagner, to accompany.

accomplir (s*), to be fulfilled.

accorder, to grant, give.

accoudé, -e, leaned, leaning

one's elbow, resting one*s

elbow (on), accourir, to run up, hasten up.

accrocher, to hang, hang up.

accueillir, to receive.

accusation, /., accusation,

charge, accuser, to accuse, betray ; s' — ,

to confess, accuse oneself.

acheminer (s'), to set out, walk.

acheter, to buy, purchase.

achever, to finish, complète,

end.

acquérir, to acquire, attain.

acquisition,/., purchase.