une idée de derrière la tête, a hidden motive

Page 143. — 1. en est-il de... comme de, is it the same with ...as with.

Page 144. — 1. Mon Dieu, on my word.

Page 147. — 1. Bossuet, Jacques Bénigne (1627-1704), a French bishop, pulpit orator, historian, and theological writer.

VOCABULARY

à, to, at, with, within, in.

abaisser (s 1 ), to lower oneself,

stoop.

abandonner, to abandon, leave

give up.

abasourdir, to stun, dumbfound.

abbaye,/., abbey.

abîme, »*., 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, »., shelter; à P — , under

shelter, cover.

abrutissement, m., stupidity. absolu, -e, positive, arbitrary,

absolute.

absolument, absolutely, alto-

gether, positively.

absorber, to absorb, engross.

absurde, absurd, preposterous.

accent, *»., accent, tone, pro-

nunciation.

accentuer (s 1 ), to be marked.

accepter, to accept.

accès, m. y 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.