Dans quelle position avez- vous fait vos recherches
11. Qu’avez- vous fini par découvrir? 12. Quelle sorte de conte est-ce? 13. Qu’allez- vous essayer de faire? 14. Décrivez le manuscrit dans lequel vous l’avez lu?
A. — 1. Did you find the story that you seek (wish)? 2. Go to the library of the crickets. 3. Where is it? 4. The poet is going to try to tell (it to) you. 5. These libraries are marvelous. 6. They are well stocked. 7. Their manuscripts are weather stained. 8. They scent [of] (the) lavender. 9. The bookmarks of these manuscripts are (some) gossamer threads.
B. — 1. The librarians are (some) small crickets. 2. They keep the doors open ail the time. 3. They attend to these libraries. 3. (The) poets shut themselves there. 4. There they spend (some) delightful weeks. 5. They make their searches [lying] on their backs (on the back). 6. They read the weather stained manuscripts. 7. They discover in them (there) pretty and ingenuous taies (some pretty taies ingenuous). 8. One of the small librarians has (some) cymbals. 9. He makes (some) music for the poets day and night.
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1. De quelle couleur était la mule du pape? 2. Comment avait-elle le pied? 3. Comment était son poil?
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4. Décrivez sa croupe. 5. Comment portait-elle la tête? 6. Décrivez sa tête. 7. De quoi était-elle harnachée? 8. Comme qui la mule était-elle douce? 9. Comment avait-elle l’œil et les oreilles? 10. Quel air ses oreilles lui donnaient-elles?
A. — 1. (The) mules are not (some) beautiful beasts.
2. They are not [so] beautiful as (like) (the) horses (< cheval , chevaux ). 3. They are more sure-footed than (the) horses. 4. They are [as] gentle as (like) (some) angels. 5. Their heads are (Their head is) small. 6. They do not carry them (it) proudly as (the) horses [do]. 7. Their hair is (Their
hairs are) black, dappled with red. 8. It is (They are) not glossy like that (those) of the horse. 9. The back of a horse is longer, wider and fuller than that of a mule.
B. — 1. The ears of those beasts are long and always in motion. 2. Their eyes are dry and candid. 3. I must also (It is necessary also [to]) say that (the) mules look (hâve the air) good-natured. 4. Harness a mule. 5. Give (to) it (some) beautiful bows [of ribbon] and (some) small silver bells. 6. When its head is (will be) ail adorned (harnessed) with small tufts and (with) wide knots, it will carry it proudly. 7. The small bells will always be in motion. 8. Then it will be as good as (worth) a horse.
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1. La mule était-elle patiente? 2. A qui en voulaitelle? 3. En voulait-elle aux autres enfants? 4. Quand
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Tistet était derrière elle, qu’est-ce qui lui démangeait? 5. Quelle sorte de garçon était ce Védène? 6. Que faisait-il à la mule? 7. Qu’avait-il, après boire?
1. You vainly play (some) tricks on (to) me. 2. I shall not get angry. 3. You are only (some) naughty children. 4. I do not bear a grudge against you. 5. Against whom do you bear a grudge? 6. I bear a grudge against these good for nothing (of) Tistet and Béluguet. 7. You hâve good reasons [to do so]. 8. They are so cruel. 9. Do they play (any) tricks on (to) you? 10. My hoofs itch when I feel them behind me. 11. Do not get angry. 12. Do not bear a grudge against them. 13. They are only (some) good for nothing. 14. Their schemes are so naughty. 1 5. There are certainly good reasons [to] get mad.
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1. Quel fleuve Tistet Védène descendait-il? 2. Sur quoi le descendait-il? 3. Était-il triste ou gai? 4. Où s’en allait-il? 5. Avec qui était-il? 6. Pourquoi la ville d’Avignon envoyait-elle ces jeunes gens près de la reine Jeanne? 7. Tistet était noble, n’est-ce pas? 8. Pourquoi le Pape l’avait-il envoyé à Naples avec la troupe des jeunes nobles?
1. Where are these young men going? 2. They are going down the Rhône. 3. They are singing. 4. They are some young nobles whom the Pope is sending to
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the court of Naples. 4. There they will practice (the) diplomacy. 5. They will display their fine manners near (the) Queen Jane. 6. Tistet, Quiquet and Béluguet displayed 1 a great zeal during the rescue of the mule. 7. The Pope will send tlicm to the court of (the) Queen Jane. 8. They will go to Naples on a papal boat. 9. They will sing while going down the Rhône. 10. But they are not noble. 11. They hâve no fine manners. 12. They took care of (gave 1 some cares to) the mule. 13. The Pope is anxious to reward them. 14. They will be rewarded.
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1. D’où sortit Tistet Védène? 2. Dans quelle disposition d’esprit en sortit-il? 3. Comment attendit-il la cérémonie du lendemain? 4. Qui était pourtant plus heureux et plus impatient que lui? 5. Que n’avait-elle cessé de faire depuis le retour de Védène? 6. Pourquoi?
1. Tistet and Béluguet are leaving the large hall of the palace. 2. Are you pleased? 3. Are you awaiting tomorrow {demain) impatiently? 4. Are you getting ready for the ceremony? 5. You do not need to tell me that they are impatient. 6. Yet the mule will be still happier than they. 7. It will be still more impatient than they. 8. With what impatience it has been awaiting 1 the return of Tistet and (of) Béluguet! 9. It will await the afternoon service of to-morrow with a great impatience. 10. It
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will get ready for the ceremony . 1 1 . It will fîll itself with oats. 12. It will practice kicking against the wall with its hind hoofs till to-morrow. 13. We do not need to tell (it to) them.
VOCABULARY
ABBREVIATIONS
adj ., adjective.
adv., adverb.
art., article.
cond ., conditional.
conj ., conjunction.
def ., defini te.
excl., exclamation.
/., féminine.
fut., future.
imper., impérative.
imperf., imperfect.
impers., impersonal.
ind., indicative.
m., masculine.
neg., négation.
part., participle.
plur., plural.
pron., pronoun.
prep., préposition.
près., présent.
subj., subjunctive.
— , répétition of the title word.
a, près. ind. of avoir, à, to, at, in, of, with.
abandon, m., abandonment, neglect.
abandonner, to abandon, désert.
abbé, m ., abbot.
abécédaire, m ., primer, abeille,/., bee.
abîmer (s’), to get soiled.
abord, m ., access;d’ — , first, at first.
aborder, to accost.
abri, m., shelter, haven; se mettre à P — , to get out of the way.
absence,/., absence, absurde, absurd.
accompagner, to accompany.
accord, m agreement; être d’ — pour, to agréé to, be unanimous in.
accrocher, to hang up.
accroupi, -e, squatting.
accueillir, to welcome, greet.
accuser, to accuse; s* — , accuse oneself.
acheter, to buy.
achever, to achieve, complété, finish, activer, to stir up.
activité,/., activity, zeal.
adage, w., adage, old saying.
adieu, w., farewell, good-by.
admirable, fine, admirablement, admirabiy. admiration,/., admiration, adorable, delightful.
adorer, to adore, be fond of.
affaire, /., afifair, business matter; — de patience, question of time; avoir — à, to hâve to deal with.
affairer (s*), to be bestirring oneself.
affiche,/., poster, notice, afficher, to post.
afifreu-x, -se, dreadful.
affublé, -e, rigged out, equipped.
âge, w., âge; quel — as-tu?
how old are you?
âgé, -e, old.
agir, to act; il s’agissait de,
it was a question of; they were speaking of.
agneau, w., larnb.
ah! ah! oh!
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ahuri, -e, dazed.
aide de camp, m., aide-decamp, orderly officer.
aide-meunier, m., mill-boy.
aider, to help.
aigle, m., eagle; /., standard, aiguille,/., needle; point, aiguiser, to sharpen.
aile, /., wing; sail; mettre des
— s, to brighten up.
aille, près. subj. of aller, aimable, kind.
aimer, to love, like; — mieux, prefer.
aîné, m., eldest, elder.
ainsi, thus; — que, as.
air, m., air, look, appearance; en P—, up; avoir V — (+ adjeclive), to look; avoir V — de (+ noun), look like; (+ verb), seem.
ajouter, to add.
ajuster, to tune, alarme,/., alarm alerte, adj ., lively alerte,/., alarm.
allée,/., walk.
Allemagne,/., Germany.
allemand, m., German.
aller, to go, be going, be about; (of health) be; s’en — , go, go away, disappear;
— chercher, go and get, get; y — , go at it; — mieux (business), be in better shape.
allonger, to lengthen; s’ — , stretch out.
allons! excl., corne; now.
allumer, to light; send forth.
allure, /., gait, way.
alors, then.
alourdi, -e, heavy.
Alsacien, m., Alsatian.
amadou, m., German tinder;
d’ — , soft and brownish, amble, m., amble, âme, /., soûl, amener, to bring.
ameuter, to arouse, gather.
ami, m., friend.
amical, -e, friendly.
amie,/., friend.
amitié, /., friendship.
amour, m., love, amoureu-x, -se, in love, amoureux, m., lover, amusant, -e, amusing, funny.
amuser, to amuse, an, m., year.
ancien, -ne, ancient, former, âne, m., donkey.
ange, m angel.
angoisse,/., anguish, distress.
animal, m., animal, animation,/., animation, bustle; excitement, heat.
animer, to excite, année, /., year.
annoncer, to announce.
antichambre, /., anteroom, hall.
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antique, antique, ancient, old.
août, ra., August.
apercevoir, to perceîve, see, notice; s’ — de, notice, see.
aperçus, -t, past def. of apercevoir.
aplomb, m., equilibrium; d* — , well balancée!; avoir 1J — de, to be bold enough.
apoplexie,/., apoplexy.
apparaître, to appear.
apparition, /., apparition, appearance, vision, appartement, m., apartment.
appartenir, to belong.
apparut, past def. of apparaître.
appel, m.y call.
appeler, to call; s’ — , be called.
appliquer, (s1), to work hard.
apporter, to bring, carry.
apprenais, imperf. of apprendre.
apprendre, to learn; study; hear; tell.
apprenti, w., apprentice.
appris, -t, past def. of apprendre.
approcher, to approach, draw near; s’ — , draw near.
approuver, to approve.
appuyé, -e, leaning.
appuyer, to lean, press, bear on; s’ — , rest, lean.
après, after.
araignée,/., spider.
arbre, w., tree; — de couche,
shaft.
arc, m., arch.
archivieux, -vieille, very old.
argent, m., silver, money.
argenterie,/., silver-platè.
arme,/., weapon; aux — s! to arms!
armée, /., army.
armer, to cock.
armoire,/., closet.
aromates, m. plur., aromatics, fragrant spices.
arracher, to tear.
arrêter, to stop; s* — , stop, arrière-pensée, /., afterthought, vague fear.
arrivage, m., arrivai, arriver, to arrive; reach; {impers.) happen.
arroser, to sprinkle.
as, près. ind. of avoir, assemblée,/., assembly.
asseoir, to seat; sJ — , sit down.
asseyant, près. part, of asseoir.
assez, enough.
assiéger, to besiege.
assiette, /., plate, assis, -e, past part, of asseoir.
assister, to be présent, assoupissement, m., drowsiness.
astiquer, to furbish.
astre, w., heavenly body.
atmosphère, /., atmosphère, atroce, awful, frightful.
attacher, to attach, retain; tie.
attaque,/., attack.
attarder, (s’), to linger, be detained.
atteindre, to reach.
attendre, to wait for, await.
attendri, -e, moved; tendër.
attendrissant, -e, pathetic.
attenti-f, -ve, attentive, attention, /., attention, attraper, to catch.
au=à le.
aube, /., dawn; surplice ( a clergyman’s white garment).
aubépine,/., hawthorn.
aucun, -e, any, no.
au-dessous de, beneath.
au-dessus de, above, over.
au-devant de, to meet.
aujourd’hui, to-day.
aurais, aurait, cond. of avoir, aussi, also, too; so, as; ( begin ning a clause) therefore.
aussitôt, at once, autant, so much, as much; d’ — que, ail the more because, more especially as.
auteur, w., author.
autour, adv.; — de, prep ., around.
autre, other.
autrefois, formerly; d’ — , former.
autrement, otherwise; in any other way; — encornées, having longer horns.
avance,/., advance; par — or d’ — , in advance, beforehand.
avancer, to advance, progress; {of clocks) go fast; s’ — , advance.
avant, before; — que, conj., before; en — , forward, foremost.
avant-garde,/., vanguard.
avarice,/., stinginess.
avec, with.
avenant, -e, courteous.
aventure, /., adventure.
avenue,/., avenue, avertir, to warn.
aveuglette (à P), gropingly.
avis, m., opinion, aviser (s’), to take into one’s head.
avocat, m ., lawyer.
avoine, /., oats.
avoir, to hâve; qu’as-tu?
what’s the matter with you? il y a, there is, there are; ago; il y avait, there was, there were; qu’est-ce qu’il y a? what’s the matter?
avouer, to confess.
ayant, près. part, of avoir.
baba, m.f rum cake, babies, m. plur ., babies.
baby, m., baby.
babine, /., lip, chop.
bah! pshaw!
bâiller, to yawn.
bailli, m ., bailiff.
baïonnette,/., bayonet.
baisser, to lower, bend; fall, décliné; se — , stoop, bow.
bal, m., bail.
balancer, to balance, swing;
se — , swing back and forth.
balcon, m., balcony.
banc, w., bench, seat; pew.
bande,/., troop; streak.
bandit, m., rascal.
banlieue,/., suburbs.
bannière,/., banner.
baptême, {do not sound the p), m ., christening.
baraque,/., booth, stall.
barbe, /., beard; à la — de, under the very nose of.
barbiche,/., beard, goatee.
barquette,/., see échaudé.
barrette,/., cap.
barricade,/., barricade, bas, -se, low.
bas, adv., low; en — , below; downstairs; plus — , further down; jeter à — , to demolish, tear down.
bas, m., bottom; lower floor;
la pièce du — » the room downstairs.
basse, /. of bas, adj.
bat, près. ind. of battre, bataille,/., battle.
bataillon, m., battalion.
bâton, w., stick; stroke.
battement, w., beating.
battre, to beat, strike; throb; se — , fight.
beau, bel, -le, beautiful, fine, beaucoup, much, a great deal, rnany.
bégayer, to stammer.
béguin, m., cap.
bel, see beau, bêler, to bleat.
belle, see beau, bénédiction, /., blessing.
bénit, -e, holy.
bénitier, m.y holy-water basin.
berceau, m., cradle.
béret, m ., cap shaped like a Tam o’Shanter.
bergamote,/., odoriferous citron; bergamot {pear).
berger, w., shepherd; l’étoile du — , the shepherd’s star {the planet Venus).
Berlin, m ., Berlin {the capital of Prussia and the German Empiré).
besicles, /. plur.y old-fashioned spectacles, besoin, m.y need.
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bête,/., beast, animal; sheep; fool.
bibliothécaire, ra., librarian.
bibliothèque,/., library.
bien, well; very; quite; indeed; much; — des, many;
— plus, much more; être — , to be comfortable; avoir
— le temps, hâve plenty of time; je crois — , I do believe; — entendu, of course; ou — , or else.
bien-être, m., comfort.
bientôt, soon.
bijou, m., jewel.
bique,/., she-goat.
biscuit, m., biscuit, bise,/., north wind.
bivouac, m., bivouac, blan-c, -che, white; gray.
blé, m., wheat, grain, bleu, -e, blue.
blond, -e, blond, of a fair color, light-haired.
blond, m., man of a very fair complexion.
blottir (se), to crouch, squat.
blouse,/., blouse, bocal, m.y jar.
bœuf, m., ox.
bohémien, m., gipsy.
boire, to drink, absorb. t boire, m., drinking.
bois, m., wood.
bol, m ., bowl, jar.
bombardement, m., bombardment.
bon, -ne, good, kind; c’est — , ail right; that’s enough.
bon, adv ., good, nice.
bond, m., bound, leap.
bondir, to jump.
bonheur, m ., happiness; luck;
par — , fortunateîy.
bonhomme, m., good-natured old man; old fellow.
bonjour, m., good day.
bonne, see bon.
bonne,/., maid.
bonnet, m., cap.
bonté, /., goodness; — divine! gracious goodness!
good gracious!
bord, m ., edge, brim.
bordée, /., broadside, volley.
border, to border, bosselé, -e, battered.
botte, /., boot; bunch, a r enfui.
bottelée, /., small baie, bouc, m., he-goat.
bouche,/., mouth.
boucher, to stop, boucher, m., butcher.
boucle,/., buckle.
boue,/., mud.
bouffette, /., bow of ribbon.
bouger, to move.
boulanger, m., baker.
boulangerie, /., bakery.
boulevard, m ., boulevard.
bouleversement, m., commotion.
bouleverser, to upset.
bouquet, m.} cluster, bunch.
bourdonner, to buzz.
bourg, m.t village, bourgeois, m.y commoner, middle-class people.
bourrer (se), to stuff oneself.
bousculade, /., jostling crowd.
bout, m.j end; bit; tip; rear.
boutique,/., shop.
bouton, m., button.
branche,/., branch.
brandir, to brandish.
branle, m., motion, branle-bas, m.f clearing of the decks for action; commotion, bras, m.y arm.
brave, brave, good, fine, bravo, m., bravo, applause.
brebis,/., sheep.
brèche,/., breach.
breton, -ne, Breton, of Brittany.
bric-à-brac, m.y bric-à-brac, odds and ends, brigand, m.y rascal.
brillant, -e, brilliant, dazzling, shimmering.
briller, to shine. brin, m.y sprig, blade.
broder, to embroider.
bronze, m.f bronze; plur., bronze busts or statues, brouhaha, m., hubbub, tumult.
brouillard, m., fog.
brouter, to browse, graze.
bruissement, m., rumbling noise.
bruit, m., noise, rumor, opinion; crack; rustling; ringing.
brûler, to burn.
brume,/., mist.
bruyère,/., heath.
bu, -e, past part, of boire, buis, m.y boxwood.
buissière, /., grove of boxtrees.
buisson, m.7 bush.
bulletin, m., bulletin, burette,/., cruet.
burin, m ., burin ( engraver’s tool).
butte, m.y knoll.
buvant, près. part, of boire.
c’, ç’ =ce.
ça = cela, çà, here.
caban, m.y cape, cabri, m., kid.
cacher, to conceal; se — , be hidden.
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café, m ., coffee.
cage, /., cage, caillou, m., pebble.
calice, m., cup.
calme, adj., calm, quiet, calme, m., quiet, calmness.
calotte,/., skullcap.
camail, m., hood ( worn in churcJt services).
camarade, m., comrade, classrrrate.
campagne,/., campaign.
campanule, /., campanula, beilflower.
canal, m.y canal, canari, m., canary bird.
candeur, /., candor, sincérité
canne, /., cane, canon, m., cannon.
cantique, m., hymn, song.
cape, /., cape, cloak.
capiteu-x, -se, heady, intoxicating.
car, for.
caractère, m., character.
caramel, m., burnt sugar.
cardinal, m., cardinal, caressant, -e, caressing.
caresse,/., caress.
caresser, to caress.
carillon, m., chime; grand — , full peal.
carmélite, /., carmélite ( nun of the order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel).
carmélite, adj.. light brown.
carte, /., card; map.
cartouchière, /., cartridgebelt.
cas, m ., case.
casemater, to casemate, forti-
fy-
caserne,/., barracks.
casque, m., helmet.
casser, to break; se — , be broken, go to pièces, cause, /., cause; à — de, on account of.
causer, to cause; chat, talk.
causerie,/., conversation, ce, cet, cette, ces, adj., this, that, these, those.
ce, pron., this, that, it; — qui ( subject ), — que {abject), that which, what.
ceci, this.
ceinture,/., belt.
cela, that.
céleste, celestial, heavenly.
celle, /. of celui, celui, celle, ceux, celles, this one, that one, these, those;
the one, the ones; ci,
this one, the following, the
latter* là, that one, the
former.
cent, one hundred.
centième, hundredth.
cependant, however, yet.
cérémonie,/., ceremony.
cerise,/., cherry.
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certain, -e, certain, sure; — bocal, a particular jar.
cesser, to cease.
ceux, see celui, chacun, -e, each, every one.
chaire,/., teacher’s desk.
chaise,/., chair, chambre,/., room.
chamois, m., chamois, champ, m., field; — de foire, fair-grounds.
chanceler, to totter.
changer, to change, be changed.
chant, m., song; crowing.
chanter, to sing; coo; babble.
chaperon, m ., hood, cap.
