livre, la, pound

livrer, to deliver, surrender.

loger, to lodge.

lorg7iette, la, field-glass.

lors de, at the time of.

louis, le, 25-franc pièce.

lueur, la, light.

lumière, la, light.

lutter, to struggle, contend,

fight.

maçonnerie, la, masonry.

maigre, thin.

malgré, in spite of.

malheur, le, misfortune.

fnalheureux, unfortunate,

unhappy.

i7ialhonnêfe, impolite.

malice, la, spite.

malin, cunning.

77ianière, la, manner, way.

7nanquer, to be wanting,

miss.

manteau, le, mantle, cloak.

7na7'échal, le, marshal, marin, le, sailor.

77iari7ie, la, navy.

7nar77iot, le, brat.

7narquer la 7nesure, to beat

time.

7natelas, le, mattress.

7néchant, wretched.

7iiédaillon, le, locket. 77iédire de, to speak ill of.

7?iêler, to mix ; se — de, to

meddle vvith.

7nenacer, to menace, threa-

ten.

7)ie7idiant, le, beggar.

mener, to lead.

77ie7iso7ige, le, lie.

menton, le, chin.

77iép7iser, to disdain.

7/ierle, le, blackbird.

77ierveille, la, marvel ; à — ,

splendidly.

7nesure, la ; battre la — ,

beat time ; à — que, in

proportion as, as.

{se) 77iettre, to place, take

up a position, sit ; — à, to

set to work, begin.

77ieurtri, bruised.

77iiauler, to mew, cater-

waul.

77iilieu, le, middle.

77iillier, un, thousand, misère, la, poverty, troubles.

7nitroille, la, grape-shot.

7nitrailler, to fire grapeshot at.

77toind7'e, le, least, humble st.

moins, less.

77ioisson, la, harvest, crops.

77îoitié, la, half.

77iolle77ie7it, softly, slackly.

77iollet, le, calf of leg.

7nonceati, le, heap.

VOCABULAIRE

monde ^ le, world ; tout le — , every one.

montant^ /<?, amount.

monter, to mount, climb.

monticule, /«?, mound.

se moqtter de, to laugh at.

morceau, le, morsel, bit.

mort, la, death.

mortier, le, mortar.

{se) mouiller, to get wet.

moyen, le, means.

nnmition, la, supplies.

7mtr, le, wall.

musée, le, muséum, gallery.

naissance, la, bii th.

nager, to swim.

nageur, le, swimmer.

nappe, la, table-cloth.

narguer, to defy.

navire, le, ship.

ne . . . plus, no more, no

longer.

néanmoins, nevertheless.

nécessaire, necessary.

négociant, le, merchant.

neige, la, snow.

niais, le, ninny, fool.

nombre, le, number.

nombreux, numerous.

nourriture, la, food. noyer, to drown.

nuage, le, cloud.

nuque, la, nape of neck.

obéir à, to obey.

obliger, to oblige, force.

observation, une, remark.

obus, un, shell.

occasion, une, opportunity ;

matelas d' — , makeshift

mattress.

œuvre, une, work.

ombre, une, shade, shadow.

onde, îine, wave, water.

or, now.

orage, un, storm.

ordinaire : à V — , usually.

orner, to ornament.

orphelin, tin, orphan.

oser, to dare.

ôter, to take off, remove.

oublier, to forget.

ouvrage, un, work.

paille, la, straw.

pai7'e, la, pair.

pan, le, pièce.

pa?iache, le, plume.

pantalon, le, trousers.

paquet, le, bundle.

paraîti'e, to appear, seem.

parchemin, le, parchment. parcourir, to pass through,

travel through.

pareil, similar, like, such.

parer, to adorn, dress up.

parfait, perfect, complète.

pari, un, bet.

parmi, among.

partager, to share.

parti, un, party, side ; preîi-

dre un — , to décide.

particulier, spécial.