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VOCABULARY

chuchotement, m., whispering.

chuchoter, to whisper.

ciel, m ., sky, heaven.

cigale,/., cricket, cinq, five.

ciseleur, m., engraver.

citoyen, m., citizen, civière,/., litter.

clair, -e, clear, bright; light, light colored.

clair, adv.y distinctly, audibly.

claire-voie,/., lattice-gate.

clairon, m., bugle.

classe, /., class, cîass-room, recitation; faire la — , to teach; manquer la — , play truant.

clé or clef (do not sound the f ) , f-, key.

clerc, m., clerk; petit — , choirboy.

clergé, m., clergy.

clignement, m., winking. cloche,/., church bell.

clocheton, m., little steeple, clochette,/., little bell.

clore, to close, clos, -e, past part, of clore, clos, m., meadow.

coche, m., barge, code, m.y code, cœur, m., heart; spirit; de bon — , heartily, bravely.

coiffe,/., head-dress, cap.

coin, m., corner.

colère,/., anger; en — , angry.

colimaçon, m., snail; escalier en — , winding staircase.

colline,/., hill.

colonel, m., colonel, colonne,/., column.

combat, m., fight.

combien, how much, how many.

combiner, to combine, plan, comme, iike, as, as if; something like; how.

commencement, m., beginning.

commencer, to begin.

comment, how; — ! what!

commerce, w.,trade, business, commune,/., township.

compact, -e, serried, close, compagnie, /., company, compagnon, m., companion.

comprenais, imperf. of comprendre.

comprendre, to understand.

comprîmes, past def. of comprendre.

compte, m ., account; faire son — , to go about it.

compter, to rely.

condamner, to condemn.

condition,/., condition, conduire, to lead, take, accompany.

conduisant, près, part.; conduisais, imperf. of con- , duire.

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confiance, /., faith.

confier, to intrust, confrérie,/., brothcrhood.

confus, -e, confused; indistinct.

confusément, indistinctly.

congé, m.y leave; holiday; prendre — de, to bid goodby to.

connaissaient, imperf. of connaître.

connaissance, /., acquaintance.

connaît, près. ind. of connaître.

connaître, to know, be acquainted with.

connu, -e, past part, of connaître.

conquérant, m.f victor.

conquérir, to conquer. conquête,/., conquest.

conquis, -e, past part, of conquérir.

conscience,/., conscience, conseil, m., ad vice, considération, /., considération, thought.

console,/., console-table, pcdestal; shelf.

consterné, -e, astounded, amazed.

conte, m., taie, story.

contenir (se), to keep one’s temper.

content, -e, happy, pleased.

contenter (se), to be content, be satisfied.

conter, to tell, relate, continuer, to continue, keep up.

contour, m., edge.

contre, against; near; for; at; with.

convalescence, /., convalescence.

convenir, to suit; agréé, conversation, /., conversation.

convînmes, past def. of convenir.

convive, m ., guest. convoi, w., convoy, column.

copeau, m., shaving.

coq, m., rooster.

coque, /.,knot, bow (of ribbon).

coquin, -e, m.,/., rascal.

corbeille,/., basket, corde,/., line, rope.

corne,/., horn.

cornet, m ., cône, corridor, m ., hallway.

costume, m., uniform.

côte,/., slope, hill.

côté, w., side, direction; du — de, in the direction of; de son — , for his (her) own part; too; à — de, by, next to; Pun à — de Pautre, side by side; pièce à — , next room.

cotte,/., jacket; overalls.

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cou, w., neck.

couchant, m., west.

couche,/., bed; arbre de — ,

shaft.

couché, -e, lying down; eut down.

coucher, to lay; sleep; se — or aller se — , lie down; go to bed.

coude, m., elbow.

couler, to flow; run down; leak.

couleur,/., color; shade.

couloir, m., hallway.

coup, m., blow, stroke; shock; thrust; move, operation; — de cornes, butt; — de dents, bite; — d’œil, glance; — de feu, gunshot;

— de pied, kick; — de reins, movement of the haunches; — de sabot, kick; — de sonnette, ring;

— de théâtre, stage effect; d’un seul — , in one lesson; par petits — s, slowly; pour le — , this time; tout à — , suddenly, ail at once.

coupable, guilty.

couper, to eut; take the shortest way.

cour,/., court; courtyard; en — , at court; faire sa — , to pay court, courage, m ., courage, courageusement, bravely.

courant, m ., current; tenir au

— de, to keep posted on.

coureuse, /., rover, run-

away.

courir, to run, run about; — les nids, go nest hunting;

— les routes, travel; faire — , provoke, excite.

cours, m., public promenade.

course, /., course, running, walk; prendre sa — , to start running, take to one’s heels.

court, -e, short; adv ., short, court, près. ind. of courir, couvent, w., convent.

couvert, m., cover, knife and fork; table; mettre le — , to lay the table, couvert, past part, of couvrir.

couvrir, to cover.

craie,/., chalk.

cramponné, -e, clinging.

craquement, m., crackling, flapping.

crasseu-x, -se, dirty.

créature,/., créature, crécelle,/., rattle.

crèche,/., cri b.

crête, /., crest, top.

creuser, to hollow.

creux, m ., hollow.

crève-cœur, m., heartbreak, sorrow.

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crever, to break, burst open, tear, split.

cri, m., cry.

cric, tu., jackscrew.

crier, to cry, shout, protest; creak; — la faim, look famished.

crime, w., crime, critiquer, to criticize.

croire, to believe; y — , believe it; elle se croyait, she thought she was.

croix,/., cross, croquer, to crunch, munch.

crosse, /., butt-end; shepherd’s staff.

croupe,/., crupper, back.

cru, m., growth; vin du — , native wine.

cruauté, /., cruelty.

cruel, -le, cruel, crûmes, past def. of croire, cueillir, to pick, gather.

cuiller,/., spoon.

cuirassier, m ., cuirassier, cuire, to cook; vin cuit, mulled wine.

cuit, -e, past part, of cuire, cuivre, m:, copper; — s à trophées, brass trophies.

curieusement, curiously.

curieu-x, -se, curious, inquisitive, prying.

curiosité,/., curiosity.

cymbale,/., cymbal.

cytise, w., cytisus; trefoil.

d’ = de

dalle, /., fîagstone.

damassé, -e, of damask linen.

dame, /., lady.

dans, in, into; within;

through; among; during. danse, /., dance, bail; entrer en — , to become active, danser, to dance; twinkle.

date,/., date, datte,/., date {fruit).

davantage, more, de, of, from; by; with; to; than.

débâcle,/., downfall.

débaucher, to entice awav.

débordement, w., overfîowing, flood.

déborder, to overflow.

déboucher, to uncork, open.

debout, standing, débraillé, -e, open-breasted, untidy.

début, m., start.

décidément, decidedly.

décider, to décidé; se — , make up one’s mind.

déconvenue,/., failure.

décourager (se), to get disheartened.

découvrir, to discover, find; uncover; se — , be discovered.

décrocher, to take down.

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dedans, in it, in them; là — , in it, in them, therein.

défaite, /., defeat.

défendre, to forbid. défilé, m., filing by, review, défiler, to march past, file by.

défoncer, to sink, shatter.

défroque,/., old uniform.

dégeler, to thaw.

dégrisé, -e, sobered up.

déguiser, to disguise, déguster, to taste; sip.

dehors, out, outside, on the streets.

déjà, already.

déjeuner, m., breakfast.

déjeuner, to breakfast.

délice, m ., delight, pleasure.

délicieu-x, -se, delightful.

demain, to-morrow, next day.

demander, to ask, ask for; se — , ask oneself, wonder.

démanger, to itch.

démener (se), to bestir oneself.

demeurer, to remain, live.

demi-heure,/., half an hour.

demi-jour, m., dim light.

demoiselle, /., young lady, miss; young mistress.

dent, /., tooth; à belles -s, heartily.

dentelé, -e, dented, notched.

dentelle,/., lace, départ, m.y departure.

dépasser, to go beyond.

dépêcher (se), to hurry.

déployer, to display, show, depuis, since; for.

derni-er, -ère, last.

déroute, /., rout; en — , tattered.

derrière, behind; sabots de — , hind hoofs; train de — , haunches.

dès, from, from the very . . .

des = de les.

désappointer, to disappoint, désastre, m., disaster, descendre, to descend, go down; alight; dismount; take down.

descente, /., descent; slope, declivity; à la — , in going down.

désert, -e, desert, deserted.

désespoir, w., despair, déshonorer, to dishonor.

désoler (se), to be distressed.

desserrer (se), to spread.

desservir, to attend.

dessous, under; au de,

below, beneath; là , be-

neath it.

dessus, over, above; on it;

au de, above, over; de

— , from; par , above.

détacher, to detach; let fly, give ( a kick); take off ( eyes ).

détail, m., detail, détendre (se), to relax.

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ueux, two; en — mots, in a

few words.

dévaler, to go down.

devant, before, in front of;

au de, to meet.

devenir, to become; turn; ce que devenait la fille . . .?

what was becoming of the daughter . . .?

devient, près. ind. of devenir, deviner, to guess.

devinrent, devint, past dcf. of devenir.

devoir, to owe; must, ought; be obliged, be to, hâve to; ça devait être, it must hâve bcen; ils devaient partir, they were to départ, devoir, m ., duty; rendre leurs — s, to pay their respects.

dévorer, to eat up.

diable, m.f devil, démon, fiend; le — soit de, the deuce take.

dicter, to dictate.

dicton, m.y saying, maxim.

Dieu, m., God; mon — , heavens, good gracious, dear me.

différence,/., différence, difficile, difficult.

digitale,/., foxglove.

digne, worthy.

dimanche, m.f Sunday. dîner, to dine.

diplomatie,/., diplomacy.

dire, to say, tell; mean; — à l’oreille, whisper; se — , say to oneself; say to each

other; be said; c’est-à ,

that is to say.

direction, /., direction, diriger, to direct, send; se — , betake oneself, go.

disant, près. part, of dire, discours, m.y talk.

disette,/., famine, disparaissaient, imper}, of disparaître.

disparaître, to disappear.

disparurent, disparut, past de], of disparaître, disperser (se), to scatter.

dissiper (se), to be dispelled, disappear.

distrait, -e, absent-minded.

distribution,/., distribution, dit, -e, past part.; dit, près.

ind. and past def. of dire, divin, -e, divine; bonté — e!

gracious goodness!

dix, ten.

docile, docile, obedient, tractable.

docteur, m., doctor.

doge, m.y doge ( chief magistrale of Venice and Genoa).

doigt, m.y finger.

dois, doit, près. ind. of

devoir.

donc, then, therefore.

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donner, to give; se — le bras, lock arms.

donneur, m., giver.

dont, of which; whose; with which; in which.

dorénavant, henceforth.

dormir, to sleep.

dors, près. ind. of dormir, dos, m., back.

double, double, douce, /. of doux, doucement, gently, quietly.

douleur,/., grief, doute, m., doubt.

douter, to doubt; se — de, suspect.

dou-x, -ce, sweet; gentle.

douze, twelve.

drame, m., drama.

drapeau, w., flag.

dresser, to raise, set up, place; prick up; se — , rise, arise, get up, sit straight.

droit, -e, straight, erect.

droit, adv.j directly.

droit, m., right; être en — , to hâve the right, be justified in.

droite,/., right side; de — , to or on the right.

drôle, adj ., funny, odd.

drôle, m ., rascal.

du = de le.

dû, past part, of devoir.

duquel = de lequel.

dur, -e, hard; avoir l’oreille

— e, to be dull of hearing.

durer, to last.

eau, /., water.

eau-de-vie,/., brandy, éblouissant, -e, dazzling.

ébranler (s’), to start.

ébrécher, to notch; de longues cheminées ébréchées, tall chimneys with their tops knocked down.

écarter (s’), to step aside.

ecclésiastique, ecclesiasticaî.

échapper, to escape, avoid.

échaudé, w., cracknel ( brilile cake).

échelle,/., ladder.

écho, m., écho, éclabousser, to splash.

éclair, m., flash, éclairer, to light, give light to; s’ — , brighten up.

éclat, m ., splendor, brightness.

éclater, to burst out, burst forth.

école,/., school.

écorcher, to chafe, rub the skin of.

écouter, to listen to.

écraser, to crush; overwhelm; s ’ — , be crushed.

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écrier (s1), to cxclaim.

écrire, to write.

écrit, -e, past part, of écrire, écriture, /., handwriting lesson.

écrivit, past def. of écrire, écu, m., silver crown ( obsolète French coin).

écuelle, /., dish.

écume,/., foam.

écurie,/., stable, effacer, to rub; wear out; dim.

effaré, -e, scared; bewildered.

effet (en), indeed.

efforcer (s’), to try.

effort, m., effort, effroi, m ., fright, terror.

effronté, -e, shameless, impudent.

effrontément, boldly.

égal, -e, equal.

égaré, -e, bewildered.

église,/., church.

égoïste, selfish.

égouttement, m., dripping.

eh! ah; — bien, well.

élan, m., spring; prendre son — , to get ready for a kick, élever, to raise, lift.

elle, she, it, her; même,

herself, itself.

embarras, ni., embarrassment.

embaumer, to smell good.

embrasser, to embrace.

embrouiller (s1)! to get confused.

embuscade, /., ambuscade, ambush.

émeute,/., riot.

emmener, to lead, take.

émouvoir, to move.

émotion, /., émotion, empailler, to stuff.

empêcher, to prevent, hinder, keep from.

empereur, m., emperor.

empiler, to pile, empire, m., empire, emplir, to fill.

empoisonner, to poison, emporter, to carry, carry away, take, take away.

empreinte, /., die; impression; coin.

emprisonnement, m., imprisonment, arrest.

ému, -e, past part, of émouvoir.

en, prep., in, into; to; while; on; like.

en, pron., of it; of him, of her, of them; about it; some, any.

encapuchonné, -e, hooded.

encoignure ( sound encognuré) , /., corner, recess.

encombre, m., hindrance, difficulty.

encombrement, m., crush, rush.

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encore, yet, still; again; also;

— un, another; one more;

— un peu, a little longer, encorné, -e, horned.

endimanché, -e, wearing

one’s Sunday clothes, well dressed; Sunday like.

endimanchement, m., Sunday clothes.

endormir (s*), to go to sleep.

endroit, w., place, spot, enfant, m., /., child; boy;

girl; bon — , good-natured.

enfermer, to shut up; s* — , lock oneself up.

enfin, at last, finally; in short.

enfouir, to hide. engager (s’), to start, enter, engoncé, -e, ungainly.

engourdi, -e, benumbed, dull.

engourdissement, m ., numbness, torpor.

enguirlander, to wreathe, encircle.

enjamber, to climb over, stride over.

enlever, to take away.

ennui, m., weariness, disgust, tedium.

ennuyer (s’), to become lonesome, get tired, hâve* a stupid time of it.

ennuyeu-x, -se, tiresome.

énorme, enormous, very big.

enragé, -e, mad, crazy; enthusiastic.

enroué, -e, hoarse.

enseigner, to teach.

ensemble, together.

ensommeillé, -e, sleepy, drowsy.

ensuite, afterwards, then.

entasser (s’), to be piled up.

entendre, to hear; understand; — parler de, hear of.

entendu, -e, adj., knowing;

bien — , of course, entêté, -e, obstinate, infatuated.

entêter (s*), to persist.

enthousiasme, m., enthusiasm.

enti-er, -ère, entire, whole.

entourer, to surround; wrap.

entrain, m., activity, enthu-

siasm.

entre, between, among.

entrée, /., entrance, coming, entry.

entrefaites (sur ces), in the meantime.

entrer, to enter, entretenir, to maintain, keep up.

entrouvert, -e, past part, of entrouvrir.

entrouvrir, to half open, set ajar.

envie, /., desire; avoir — de, to hâve a mind to.

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envoler (s’), to fly.

envoyer, to send.

éparpiller (s’), to scatter.

épaule,/., shoulder.

épeler, to spell.

épidémie,/., épidémie, éprouver, to expérience, équilibre, m ., balance, ermite, m., hermit.

es, près. ind. of être, escalier, m., staircase.

esclave, m.f slave, escorte, /., escort. Espagne,/., Spain.

espion, m., spy.

espoir, m.} hope.

esprit, m., spirit ; mind.

essayer, to try; try on.

essentiel, -le, essential; P — ,

the main point, essieu, m., axle.

essouflé, -e, out of breath.

essuyer, to wipe.

est, près. ind. of être.

et, and.

étable,/., stable, établir, to set up.

étang, m., pond, état, m ., State, condition; profession.

état-major, m.y staff, été, past part, of être, éteignirent, past def.; éteint, près. ind. of éteindre, éteindre, to extinguish; s’ — , die out, go out.

étendre, to stretch; s* — , stretch oneself out.

étincelle,/., spark, particle.

étoile,/., star; à la belle — , in the open air.

étonner, to astonish; s’ — , be astonished, wonder.

étouffer, to stifle, choke.

étrange, strange, odd.

être, to be; est-ce que je parle? do I speak; n’est-ce pas, is it not? will you?

être, m.f being. étroit, -e, narrow.

eu, -e, past part.; eûmes, eurent, eus, eut, past def. ; eût, imperf. subj. of avoir.

eux, they, them; mêmes,

themselves.

éveillé, -e, awakened, wide awake.

éveiller (s’), to awake.

éventrer, to rip open.

éviter, to avoid, spare.

évoquer, to evoke, call up.

exaspéré, -e, enraged, very angry.

excellent, -e, excellent, good.

exciter, to excite, exemple, m.y example, model; par — , for instance; I tell you; I must confess.

exercer (s’), to train oneself; practise.

exercice, m., exercise; drill; faire P — , to drill.

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exhaler (s’), to be exhaled, corne out.

exigeant, -e, exacting.

expansion, /., outburst of joy, enthusiasm.

explication,/., explanation.

expliquer, to explain; s*—, tell one’s story.

explosion, /., explosion, outburst.

exportation,/., export, extraordinaire, extraordinary, unusual.

face, /., face, visage; en — , opposite.

fâché, -e, angry, sorry, displeased.

fâcher (se), to get angry.

facile, easy, façon,/., way.

facteur, m., postman.

factionnaire, m., sentry.

fade, tasteless, insipid.

faible, feeble, weak.

faim,/., hunger.

faire, to do, make; cause, order, hâve; say; be; wage; il faisait jour,it was daylight; il fait un temps admirable, the weather is fine; bien fait, of a nature, well fitted; tout à fait, entirely, completely;

very far; se — -, be done; take place; become; se — à, accustom oneself to, get used to; se — sécher, dry oneself.

faisant, près, part.; fait, près, ind.; fait, -e, past part, of faire.

fait, m., fact; — d’armes, exploit.

falloir, to be necessary; must, ought, should; il fallait voir, you ought to hâve seen; il faut que j’aille, I must go; qu’est-ce qu’il te faut, what ails you?

fallut, past def. of falloir, fameu-x, -se, famous.

famille,/., family.

famine,/., famine, fanfare,/., flourish of trumpets.

faner, to fade, wither.

fantastique, fantastic.

farandole, /., farandole ( a kind of serpentine dance).

farine,/., flour.

farouche, wild; fierce.

fatigue,/., fatigue, faubourien, -ne, surburban; low, vulgar.

faudrait, cond. of falloir, faufiler (se), to slip, glide.

faut, près. ind. of falloir, faute,/., fault, mistake.

fauteuil, armchair.

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fédéré, m., communist soldiez

fée,/., fairy.

femme,/., woman; wife.

fendre, to split; à — l’âme, in a heartrending way. fenêtre,/., window.

fer, m., iron; horse shoe; chemin de — , railroad.

feraient, coud.; feras, fut. of faire.

ferme, adj ., firm.

ferme,/., farm.

fermer, to close, shut; — bien, close tight; — sa malle, get one’s trunk ready.

féroce, tierce.

ferré, -e, shod; très — , well posted.

fête, /., feast, festival, entertainment; faire — à, to welcome, entertain, make much of.

feu, m., fire; coup de — , gunshot.

feuille,/., leaf.

fichu, ni., neckerchief.

fier, fière, proud, haughty.

fièrement, proudly.

fierté,/., pride, proud feeling.

fifre, m., fife.

figure,/., face, figurer (se), to imagine, fil, m., thread; — de la Vierge, gossamer, air thread.

filant, -e, shooting.

filature,/., spinning-mill.

file,/., row.

filer, to spin; — à plat, sail on their flat sides.

fille,/., girl; daughter.

fillette,/., little girl. fils, m., son.

fils, plur. of fil.

fin, /., end.

fin, -e, fine, délicate, dainty; sly.

fin, adv., finely.

fini, -e, over.

finir, to finish; à n’en plus — ,

endless.

firent, fis, fit, past def. of faire.

fixer, to fix, stare at.

flacon, m., flask.

flagellant, -e, flagellant, flambeau, m., torch; le — des astres, the brightest star, flamme,/., flame.

Flandre, /., Flanders.

fleur, /., flower; level; à — d’eau, between wind and water, along the stream; assiette à — s, flowered plate; jaquettes à grandes — s, coats trimmed with large figures.

fleuri, -e, florid, rubicund.

flotter, to float, flutter.

flûte,/., flûte, foi,/., faith.

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foire,/., fair.

fois, /., time; une — , once; deux — , twice; à la — , at the same time.

folie,/., madness; escapade, folle, /. of fou.

follet, -te, downy.

fond, m ., bottom, rear, back, background, end; depths.

fondre, to melt.

font, près. ind. of faire, fontaine,/., fountain.

force, /., force, strength, might; à — de, by dint of; à toute — , at any cost.

forcer, to force, forêt,/., forest.

forgeron, m ., blacksmith.

former, to form; se — , be formed.

fort, -e, strong.

fort, adv.j loud; very; very much.

fort, m ., fort, forteresse,/., fortress.

fortune,/., fortune, fosse,/., large ditch.

fou, fol, -le, mad, crazy; frivolous.

fou, m., fool.

foudroyant, -e, powerful, overwhelming; sudden.

foudroyer, to strike; paralyze.

fouet, m., whip.

foule, /., crowd; une — de paroles, many words.

fourmi,/., ant.

fourrer (se), to hide oneself. fourrure,/., fur.

fraîche, /. of frais, fraîchir, to freshen, begin to blow.

frais, fraîche, fresh; cool;

rosy; bright; clean.

franc, m., franc {about 20 cents ) .

fran-c, -che, frank.

français, -e, French.

Français, m., Frenchman.

France,/., France, franchir, to cross, leap over.

frange,/., fringe.

frapper, to strike, knock; coin.

frayeur,/., fright.

frémir, to shake, quiver.

frère, m., brother; friar.

frisé, -e, curled, curly.

frisotté, -e, with very curly hair.

frissonnant, -e, shivering.

froid, -e, cold.

froid, m., cold.

froideur, /., coldness, coolness.

froissement, m., rumpling.

frôlement, m ., rustling.

frôler, to graze.

fromageon, m., small cheese.

froment, m., wheat; food.

frontière, /. , f rontier.

frotter, to rub.

froufrou, m.y rustling.

fruiterie,/., fruit store, fuite,/., fiight.

fumée,/., smoke.

fumer, to smoke.

fureur,/., fury.

furieu-x, -se, furious, angry.

fusil, m.y gun; — à pierre, flint-lock.

fusillade,/., firing.

fusiller, to shoot. ^ fut, past def. of être.

gagner, to vvin, reach, earn, get, make.

gai, -e, merry, cheerful.

gaieté, /., gaiety, merriment.

gaillard, -e, jovial, cheerful.

gaîment, cheerfully.

galant, -e, gallant.

galant, m., suitor.

galère, /., galley, boat.

galop, m.y gallop.

galopin, Pt. y imp, little fellow.

gambader, to gambol.

gamin, m ., brat, boy.

garance, /., madder, madder root.

garçon, m., boy; son; — de ferme, farm hand.

garçonnet, m ., little boy.

garde,/., guard; care; attend-

ant, nurse; grand* — , outpost; tomber en — , to stand on the défensive, face the attack.

garde, m., guard; — national, militiaman.

garde-barrière, m.f ( railroad ) gateman.

garder, to guard; keep; save; watch; hâve; — les bêtes, tend sheep; se — (bien) de, take (good) care not to.

garnement, m., scamp, bad |l boy.

garnir, to fill, cover.

gauche,/., left side; à — , to or on the left.

gavotte,/., gavot ( a dance).

gaz, m.y gas.

gazon, m.y grass, turf.

geler, to freeze.

gêner, to embarrass, bother;

se — , hesitate, scruple.

général, -e, general, généreu-x, -se, generous.

genêt, m.y broom ( shrub ).

genou, m.y knee; à — x, on her knees.

gens, m. and /., people.

gentil, -le, nice, kind.

gentiment, gently, gracefully.

gerfaut, m., gerfalcon.

gigot, m.y leg of mutton.

glace, /., ice; window; glass shelf.

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glissade, /., slide; faire des — s, to slide, skate.

glisser, to slide, glide.

globe, m., globe; sous — -, u rider a round glass.

gloire,/., glory.

glorieu-x, -se, glorious.

gonflé, -e, swollen.

gosier, m., throat.

gourmande,/., glutton.

gourmandise,/., gluttony.

goût, m., taste, inclination, goûter, to taste.

goutte, /., drop, gouverner, to govern.

grâce, /., grâce, favor; fashion; — à, thanks to.

grade, m., rank.

grain, m., grain, grammaire,/., grammar.

grand, -e, great; ta.ll; full; wide; big; hot; — air, open air; — ouvert, wide open.

grandiose, much.

grand’garde, /., outpost.

grandir, to grow, grow up.

grandhnesse, /., high mass, grand-parent, m., grandparent.

grand-père, m., grandfather.

grand’peur, /., great fear; avoir — ’ — , to be very much afraid.

grappe,/., cluster, bunch.

gras, -se, fat; dimanche — , Carnival Sunday; mardi — , Shrove Tuesday.

gravats, m., plur; rubbish ( of

plaster).

grave, grave, serious.

gravement, gravely.

gravure,/., engraving.

grec, -que, Greek.

grelot, m., little round bell.

grès, m., sandstone.

grillage, m., wire screen; — aux affiches, bulletin-board protected by a wire screen.

grille,/., iron gâte, door.

grimper, to climb.

grincement, m., scratching.

gris, -e, gray.

griser, to make tipsy.

grommeler, to grumble, mutter.

gronder, to scold.

gros, -se, big, large; thick; coarse; le cœur — , with a heavy heart.

gros, adv.y large, grosse, /. of gros, grossir, to swell; get stout, grotesque, grotesque, groupe, m., group.

grouper, to group. guenilles, /. plur., rags, old clothes.

guère, hardly, scarcely; ne ... — , hardly; not . . .

much.

VOCABULARY

guerre,/., war.

guetter, to watch.

guide, /., rein, guider, to guide, guirlande,/., wreath.

guise, /., fancy; à sa — , as she likes.

[Ail words in which the h was formerly aspirated are marked thus ‘.]

‘ha! excl. , ah! ha!

habiller, to dress.

habit, m., coat, frock-coat; plur., clothes.

habitude,/., habit; d* — , usually.

habitué, m fréquenter, regular visitor.

habituer, to accustom; s* — , accustom oneself, get used.

‘hagard, -e, haggard.

‘haie,/., hedge.

‘haillon, m rag.

haleine,/., breath; tout d’une — , in the same breath, without taking breath.

haletant, -e, panting.

‘hallebarde,/., halberd.

‘hanneton, m ., May-bug.

harmonie,/., harmony; table d 1 — , sound-board; lute.

‘harnacher, to harness, dress, bedeck.

‘hâte, /., haste; en — , in a hurry.

‘haut, -e, high, tall, loud.

‘haut, adv., high; aloud, loud;

en — , up, upstairs; là ,

up there; upstairs.

‘haut, m., top; back.

‘hauteur,/., height.

‘hé! excl., ho; hey; well! I say.

‘hein! excl., what? well? say;

will you? does it not?

hélas! ( sound lhe s) alas.

hémiplégie, /., partial paralysis; une belle et bonne — , a plaincase of partial palsy.

herbe, /., grass.

héroïque, heroic.

héron,, m., héron ( bird ).

heure,/., hour; o’clock; time; tout à V — , presently; a little while before; a little while ago.

heureu-x, -se, happy, fortunate.

‘heurt, m., clash, clanking.

hier, yesterday.

hirondelle,/., swallow.

‘hisser, to hoist; se — , stand on tiptoe.

histoire,/., history; story.

hiver, m., winter.

‘hochement, m., shaking.

‘hocher, m., shake.

homme, m., man.

honnêtement, fairly.

VOCABULARY

honneur, m., honor; faire — , to honor, do crédit.

‘honte, f., shame; avoir — , to be ashamed.

‘honteu-x, -se, ashamed.

‘hop! ex cl., hop.

horizon, m., horizon, horloge, /., clock, grandfather’s clock.

hôte, m., host.

hôtel, m., mansion; hôtel; — de ville, City Hall, ‘houblon, m., hop.

‘houle, /., surge; medley.

‘houppelande,/., overcoat.

‘huit, eight; — jours, a week.

humain, -e, human.

humeur,/., humor.

humiliation,/., humiliation, ‘hurlement, m., howling.

‘hurrah, m., hurrah, shout.

ibis, m., ibis ( bird ).

ici, here.

idée, /., idea, thought; plan, il, he; it; there.

île,/., island.

illusion,/., illusion, illustre, illustrious.

image, /., image, picture, sight.

imaginaire, imaginary.

imaginer, to imagine, picture;

s’ — , imagine, imbécile, m., fool.

imiter, to imitate.

immense, enormous.

immobile, motionless.

immobilité, /., immobility, inertia.

impatience,/., impatience, impatient, -e, impatient, imperceptible, inaudible, impérial, -e, impérial, imposer, to impose, impossible, impossible, imprécation, /., imprécation, curse.

improviste (à P), unexpected-

ly-

incessant, -e, incessant, constant.

incroyable, incredible.

indemnité,/., indemnity.

indépendant, -e, independent.

indignation,/., indignation, indigné, -e, indignant, indiquer, to show the way to.

inerte, inert, lifeless.

inexact, -e, unpunctual.

infâme, infamous.

infatigable, indefatigable, untiring.

informer (s’), to inquire.

infortuné, -e, unfortunate.

injure,/., insult.

VOCABULARY

innocemment, innocently, naïvely.

innocent, -e, innocent, guileless, ingenuous.

inonder, to flood.

inouï, -e, unheard of, extraordinary.

inqui-et, -ète, uneasy.

inquiéter (s*), to be uneasy, fret.

inquiétude,/., anxiety. insaisissable, imperceptible.

insatiable, insatiable, insatiate.

insignes, m. plur., insignia.

insolent, -e, overbearing.

inspection,/., inspection, installation,/., building, installer (s*), to sit down.

instant, m ., instant, instruction,/., éducation, instruire, to educate.

instruit, -e, past part . of instruire.

intéresser, to interest, intérêt, w., interest.

interrogatoire, m ., questioning.

interroger, to question, intimider (s*), to become nervous, become confused.

intrigant, m.t intriguer, intrigue, /., intrigue, invasion,/., invasion, inventer, to invent.

invention, /., invention;

scheme; story.

investissement, m ., siégé, inviter, to invite, irais, coud, of aller.

Italie,/., Italy.

y = je.

jabot, m., shirt-frill. jamais, ever, never; ne . . .

— , never.

jambe,/., leg.

janvier, m ., January.

jaquette,/., jacket, coat.

jardin, w., garden.

jardinet, m ., little garden.

jardinier, w., gardener.

jaser, to gossip.

jaune, yellow.

je, I.

jeter, to throw; — à bas, tear down; se — , throw oneself, fall upon.

jeu, m ., game, play, jeudi, m., Thursday.

jeûn (à), fasting, without breakfast.

jeune, young.

jeunesse, /., youth; young people.

joie,/., joy.

joignant, près. part, of joindre.

VOCABULARY

joindre, to join, clasp.

joii, -e, pretty.

joncher, to strew.

jouer, to play.

joueur, tu., player; — de fifre, filer.

jour, m., day, daylight; petit — , dawn; — tombant, nightfall; — levant, break of day.

journal, m., newspaper.

journée,/., day.

joyeusement, joyfully; in a cheerful mood.

joyeu-x, -se, cheerful.

jubilant, -e, exultant, juge, m., judge.

juillet, m., July.

jupe,/., skirt.

jurer, to swear.

jusque or jusqu’à, until, till; to, up to; as far as;

even; down to; là, till

then.

juste, exactly; tout — comme, just as, at the very moment when.

justement, precisely; — ce jour-là, on that spécial day.

justice,/., justice, crédit.

képi, military cap.

P =le, la; l’on, one.

la, /. of le.

là, there; ce matin , that

morning; par — , that way.

lacté, -e, milky. là-bas, down there, over there, yonder.

là-dessous, beneath it.

là-dessus, on that subject;

thereupon; par — ,

above ail that.

là-haut, up there; upstairs.

laisser, to let, leave, allow; — paraître, show; se — tromper, allow oneself to be deceived.

lait, m., milk.

lambeau, m ., rag; en — x, torn, tattered.

lambrusque, /., wild grapevine.

lamenter (se), to lament, whine.

langue,/., tongue, language.

languir, to languish; flag; lag; se — , pine away; se — de, pine for, miss very much.

lard, m., bacon, large, broad, wide.

large, m., breadth; du — , plenty of room.

larme,/., tear.

lasser (se), to get wearied,

VOCABULARY

latin, m., Latin, latte, /., cavalry saber.

lavande, /., lavender.

laver, to wash; clear. lazaret, m.y pest-house.

le, la, P, les, arl ., the.

le, la, P, les, pron., him, her, it, them; so.

leçon, /., lesson.

lecteur, m., reader, lecture,/., reading.

légendaire, m., collection of legends, folk-lore.

lég-er, -ère, light, slight.

légèrement, lightly.

lendemain, m., next day, following day.

lenteur,/., slowness.

lequel, laquelle, lesquels, lesquelles, which, who, that.

les, plur. of le.

lettre,/., letter.

leur, adj.y their.

leur, pron. } to them, them;

le — , la — , theirs.

levant, -e, rising.

lever, to raise, lift; shrug; se — , rise, get up.

lèvre,/., lip.

lézard, m., lizard.

liberté,/., liberty, freedom.

libre, free.

librement, freely.

lice, /., warp; haute — , expensive tapestry ( woven with the chain vertical ),

lieu, m.y place; au — de, instead of.

lieue, /., league (2% English miles) .

ligne,/., line, lilas, m.y lilac.

limbes, m. plur.y limbo;

numbness.

linge, m.y linen.

lion, m.y lion, liqueur,/., liquor, cordial, lire, to read.

lisant, près. part, of lire, lisière,/., edge.

lit, m.y bed.