I should look 1 for médicinal plants with the hermit

12. Now and then (some) charcoal burners would pass 1 in my pasture. 13. Their faces (face) are (is) black but their soûls (soûl) are (is) candid. 14. They lose the desire to (of) speak by dint of solitude.

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1. Qui est-ce qui était malade? 2. Où était tante Norade? 3. Qui vous apprit tout ça? 4. Pourquoi arrivait-elle tard? 5. Décrivez la belle Stéphanette. 6. A quoi avait-elle l’air de s’être attardée? 7. Avait-elle cherché son chemin dans les buissons? 8. Qu’est-ce que vous ne pouviez vous lasser de faire? 9. Pourquoi?

1. Will the children arrive late? 2. Hâve they been delayed? 3. Did they lose 2 their way in the bushes? 4. Are they looking for their way? 5. When they (will) arrive, they will alight from their mules. 6. They will be in their Sunday finery. 7. Look at their laces and (their) ribbons. 8. They are dainty. 9. Look at (the) little Stephanette. 10. She does not get tired of looking at her skirt. 11. The eyes of these children are shining. 12. Are they sick? 13. No, they are [home for the] (in) holidays. 14. Children, inform me why you arrive so late. 15. Hâve you been looking for (some) flowers in the bushes on your way? 16. That is true. 17. Who told 2 (it to) you? 18. I saw 2 you.

1 Use the présent conditional.

2 Use the past indeûnite.

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1. Qu’est-ce que la belle Stéphanette aimait mieux faire? 2. Qu’est-ce que le jeune berger lui jeta sur les épaules? 3. Qu’activa-t-il? 4. Les jeunes gens se parlèrent-ils? 5. Avez- vous jamais passé la nuit à la belle étoile? 6. Qu’est-ce qui s’éveille, la nuit? 7. Qu’est-ce qui chante? 8. Qu’est-ce que les étangs allument? 9. Que font tous les esprits de la montagne? 10. Qu’estce qu’il y a dans l’air? 11. Qu’est-ce qu’il vous semble entendre? 12. Le jour, qu’est-ce qui se manifeste? 13. Qu’est-ce qui se manifeste, la nuit? 14. Quand on n’en a pas l’habitude, quelle impression a-t-on?

A. — 1. (The) night was coming [on]. 2. Were you

passing the night in the open air? 3. That was 1 our habit. 4. We did 1 not sleep. 5. We used to light 1 a bright fire. 6. We used to throw 1 a goat skin on our shoulders. 7. We would stir 1 the fiâmes. 8. We would sit 1 by (near) the fire. 9. We were not speaking. 10. Did not (the) silence and (the) solitude frighten 1 you? n. No, we were accustomed to them (we had 1 the habit of them).

B. — 1. We used to prefer (like better) 1 the night to (than) the day. 2. jThe) Things are stirring at night; in day time (the) beings are stirring. 3. We heard 1 [almost] inaudible noises in the moun tains and on the pond. 4. A mysterious world was awakening when (the) night

1 Use the imperfect indicative.

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was coming [on]. 5. One heard 1 the rustling of the spirits which were going to and fro. 6. We used to hear 1 the springs babbling.2 7. The grass was growing taller. 8. The branches were growing longer. 9. The stars were stirring the fiâmes of their mysterious fires. 10. We used to like 1 those nights spent in the open air.

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1. Qu’est-ce que l’héroïque fille dit au docteur? 2. Qu’essuya-t-elle vite? 3. Comment paraissait-elle quand elle rentra dans la chambre de son grand-père? 4. Quelle sorte de tâche avait-elle prise là? 5. Comment la jeune fille et le docteur s’en tirèrent-ils les premiers jours? 6. Pourquoi? 7. Avec la santé, quel changement se produisit? 8. Au courant de quoi fallut-il le tenir? 9. Que fallut-il lui rédiger?

A. — 1. My grandfather’s ideas are not clear. 2. You will hâve to (It will be necessary [to]) deceive him. 3. You will hâve to lie. 4. The task that you are undertaking is difficult. 5. It is heroic. 6. You are only a weak child. 7. How would you get along? 8. Will you keep him posted on everything? 9. Will you write a military report every day? 10. Will you lie?

B. — 1. I am undertaking a hard task. 2. I shall wipe my tears. 3. I shall go back into his room. 4. I shall

1 Use the imperfect indicative.

2 Use the infinitive.

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hâve to (It will be necessary to me [to]) lie. 5. I shall gel along. 6. I shall deceive him about (on) the moves of our army. 7. He will be ail radiant. 8. He will let himself be deceived. 9. Hâve you a clear idea of your task? 10. [On] the first days, that will not be hard. 11. You are heroic. 12. I am only a weak girl.

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1. Pourquoi cette pauvre enfant était-elle au désespoir? 2. Son père était-il libre ou prisonnier? 3. Avait-il tout ce qu’il lui fallait? 4. Était-il en bonne santé? 5. Qu’était-elle obligée de faire? 6. Quelle sorte de lettres lui faisait-elle écrire? 7. Pourquoi pouvaient-elles être courtes? 8. Quelquefois, qu’est-ce qui manquait à la jeune fille? 9. Quelle en était la conséquence? 10. Alors que faisait le vieux?

1. Our soldiers are on a campaign. 2. They are conquering (some) other countries. 3. We did not hear from them (We are without news of them). 4. They do not write to us. 5. Are they prisoners? 6. We do not know if they are sick. 7. They are perhaps deprived of everything. 8. We can imagine their despair. 9. They imagine ours. 10. I am uneasy. 11. I sleep no more. 12. Write to them. 13. If those poor children do not hear from you (remain without news of you), they will be uneasy. 14. I shall write, but my letter will be short. 15. I cannot write a cheerful letter., 16. (The) strength fails me.

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1. Qu’est-ce que le vieillard entendit derrière l’Arc de triomphe? 2. Puis, que vit-il? 3. Qu’est-ce qui brilla peu à peu? 4. Qu’est-ce qui se mit à battre? 5. Sous l’Arc de l’Étoile, qu’est-ce qui éclata? 6. Par quoi cette marche était-elle rythmée? 7. Alors quel cri entendit-on? 8. Que put voir l’avant-garde? 9. Cette fois, le colonel Jouve était-il mort?

1. The square of the Arc de triomphe de l’Étoile is gloomy at daybreak. 2. A tall old man is up there on his balcony. 3. Gradually he hears (some) rumbling noises, (some) clashes of sabres, the heavy footsteps of the vanguard. 4. He can see a black line. 5. It is the vanguard which begins to advance under the Arc de triomphe de l’Étoile. 6. The helmets are shining. 7. The drums are beating. 7. A Prussian march bursts forth. 9. Then the vanguard hears some shouts: “To arms! The Uhlans are advancing.” 10. Up there (the) Colonel Jouve moves his arms. n. He staggers. 12. He falls stark dead.

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1. Qu’est-ce que le vieux fifre vous a dit en riant? 2. Qu’avez- vous pensé de cette idée? 3. Où est située la bibliothèque des Cigales? 4. Qu’est-ce que vous avez fait? 5. Décrivez cette bibliothèque. 6. A qui

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est-elle ouverte, nuit et jour? 7. Par qui est-elle desservie? 8. Qu’est-ce qu’ils font tout le temps? 9. Combien de temps avez-vous passé dans cette bibliothèque?