scène,/., scène
sceptique, skeptical.
science,/., science.
scier, to saw; sciant (près, part.), sawing.
se, himself, herself, itself; themselves ; one's self ; to one*s self.
sec, sèche, dry.
second, -e, second.
secouer, to shake, shake off; secoua (past def.), shook.
secourir, to succor, rescue, bring help to; secourez (imv.)f rescue, bring help to.
secours, m., help, aid ; au — !
help!
secret, secrète, secret.
secrètement, secretly.
Sedan, a city in northern France, the scène of the battle in the Franco-Pnissian War which resulted in the surrender of Napoléon III.
seigneur, m., lord.
Seine, a large river of France flowing through Paris.
selon, according to.
semaine,/., week.
semblant, m., appearance; feraient — , would make believe.
sembler, to seem; semblait (imp.) y setmed; semblerait (près. cond.)f would seem.
sentence, /., sentence.
sentier, m., path.
sentir, to feel; sent (près, ind.), feels; sentant (près, part.), feeling; sentit (past def.), felt; sent approcher la mort, feels death approaching.
séparer, to separate; se — , to separate; se séparèrent (past def.), separated.
sept, seven.
septembre, t»., September.
sera, serai (fut, of être), will (shaU) be.
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serais, serait (près. cond. of
être), woiild be.
serez (fut. of être), will be.
sergent, w., sergeant.
série,/., séries, sérieusement, seriously.
sérieu-x, -se, serious. serons, seront {fut. of être),
shaU (will) be.
serpent, i»., serpent, snake.
service, m., service, servir, to serve; servait
(imp.), served; servi, -e
(^. />.), served; servit (past
def.)f served, did serve, serviteur, w., servant.
ses (pi. of son), his, her, its.
seul, -e, alone, single, only.
seule,/., only one, one alone ;
une — , a single one.
seulement, only.
sévère, severe.
Se ville. Se ville, a city in
Spain.
si, adv., so.
si, conj., if.
siècle, m.j century.
siège, m., seat; siège.
siffler, to whistle, hiss; vers
pour — , verses to teach the
pronunciation of *s.* signaler, to signalize ; signalé,
-e ip' P')f marked.
signe, m. y sign.
signer, to sign.
signifier, to mean; signifie,
signifient (^r^j. ind.), mean,
do mean.
silence, m., silence.
silencieu-x, -se, silent.
simple, simple.
simplement, simply.
singe, m., monkey.
singuli-er, -ère, queer.
sire, m.j sire.
situé, -e, situated.
six, six.
sœur, /., sister.
soie, /., silk.
soigner, to care for, take care of ; soigna (past def.), took care of; soignez (près, ind. and imv.), take care of ; soignez le bien, taker good care of him.
soigneusement, carefully.
soin, m.j care.
soir, m.y evening, night; ce soir-là, that night; le — , in the evening.
soirée, /., party.
sois (imv. of être), be.
sol, m., soil.
soldat, m.f soldier.
solidement, firmly.
sombre, dark.
sommes (près. ind. of être), are. ,
sommet, m.f summit, top.
son, m., Sound.
son, sa, pi. ses, his, her, its.
songe, m.f dream.
songer, to think.
sonner, to sound, ring ; sonnent (près, ind.), do ring; sonnerai (fut.), shall sound ; sonnerait (près, cond.), would sound; sonnez (^re^.
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ind. and imv.), sound; sonnez de votre cor, sound or wind your horn.
sont (près, ind. of être), are.
sort, w., fate.
sorte, /., sort, kind.
sortir, to come eut, go eut, take out; sort (près, ind.), cornes Qut, is coming out; sortait iimp.), went out, came out; sortant {pre$.
part.), coming out; sortent (près, ind.), come out; sortirent, sortis, sortit (past def.), came out, went out, took out.
soudain, suddenly.
souffrir, to suffer, bear ; — de, to bear, endure.
soulager, to comfort; soulagera (fui.), will comfort.
soulier, m., shoe.
soumission, /., submission.
soupe,/., soup.
souper, m., supper.
soupir, m., sigh.
soupirer, to sigh; soupirait (imp.), sighed.
sourd, -e, hidden.
souriait (imp. of sourire), smiled at.
souriant (près. part, of sourire), smiling.
sourire, to smile, smile at.
sourire, m., smile.
souris,/., mouse.
sourit (past def. of sourire), smiled.
sous, under.
sous-officier, m., noncom-
missioned officer.
souvenir, m., souvenir, souvent, often.
soyez (imv. of être), be; —
tranquille, don't worry I splendeur, /., splendor.
splendide, splendid.
S*® = sainte»
Strasbourg, the principal city
of Alsace, subir, to suffer.
subitement, suddenly.
succéder, to succeed; se — ,
to folio w one another; se
succédèrent (past def.), fol-
lowed one another.
succès, m., success.
succomber, to succumb.
sucre, m., sugar.
suffire, to suffice, be suffi-
cient; suffira (fut.), will
suffice ; il suffit ( près, ind.),
it is sufficient.
suffrage, m., vote, suis (près. ind. of être), am.
suit (près. ind. of suivre),
follows.
suivant, -e, foUowing.
suivre, to follow; suivaient
(imp.), followed; suivent,
suivez (près, ind.), follow;
suivis, suivit (past def.),
followed; suivra (fut.), will
follow.
sujet, m., subject.
superbe, superb.
supérieur, -e, su péri or,
higher.
supplice, m. y torture.
supplier, to beg; suppliant
(près, part.), begging.
supprimer, to overcome,
do away with.
suprême, suprême.
Sur, on, upon, over, about, on
the subject of . '
sûr, -e, sure, sûrement, surely.
surprise, /., surprise, surtout, above ail.
suspendre, to suspend, hang ;
suspendu, -e ( p, />.), hung,
hanging.
t' « te.
ta (/. of ton), your.
tabatière, /., snuffbox.
table, /., table.
tableau, m., tableau, scène.
tâche,/., task.
tambour, m., drum.
tandis que, while.
tant (de), so much, so many.
tante,/., aunt.
tantôt, presently, soon; —
... — , now . . . now.
taper, to hammer; tapant
(près, part.) y hammering.
tard, late ; plus — , later.
tas, m. y \oU tasse, /., cup.
te, you. »
teint, m. y complexion.
tel, -le, such.
tempe, /., temple.
température,/., température.
Temple, the building in which Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI were imprisoned.
temps, m. y weather, time; à — , in time; combien de — , how long ; de — en — , from time to time; en même — , at that moment, just then.
tenait (imp. of tenir), held, did hold.
tenant (près. part, of tenir), holding.
tendre, adj,y affectionate.
tendre, to extend, hold out; tendit ( past def.), held out, extended ; tendu, -e {p, p.), extended.
tendresse, /., tenderness, affection.
tenir, to hold, stay.
terminer, to finish, end; terminé, -e {p. p.), ended, over.
terre,/., earth, land, ground ; à — , to the ground; par — , on the ground.
terrible, terrible.
terrifier, to terrify; terrifié, -e (/>. p.) y terrified.
tes {pu of ton), thy, your.
tête, /., head.
tient (près, ind, of tenir), holds, stays.
tigre, f»., tiger.
timide, timid.
timidement, timidly.
th-er, to pull, draw, pull off,
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draw off, draw out; tira
( past def,)y drew out ; tirait
(imp.), was pulling, was
drawing; tire {près, ind.),
pulls, draws' out, draws off,
pulls off.
tireuse de cartes, /., fortune
teller.
tisane, /., ptisan, tea.
titre, m.y title.
toi, thee, you.
toilette,/., dress; toUet.
toit, m., roof.
tolérance, /., tolérance.
tombe, /., tomb.
tomber, to fall; tomba {past
def.)y fell; tombant {près,
part,), falling ; tombe ( près.
ind.), falls; tombèrent
{past de/.), fell.
ton, ta, pi. tes, thy, your.
tonnerre, m., thunder; coup
de — , clap of thunder.
tort, m., wrong.
toucher, to affect.
toujours, always, still.
Toulon, a naval arsenal on the
Mediterranean.
tour, m. y turn, round; à son
— , in turn.
tourmenter, to torment,
worry ; tourmenté, -e
{p. p.) y worried.
tourner, to turn ; tourna ( past
def.)f turned; tournaient,
tournait {imp.) y turned,
were tuming.
Tours, a city on the Loire,
former capital of Touraine.
tous {pi. of adj. tout), ail;
— les deux, both; — les jours, every day.
tout, -e, adj. y ail, every;
— le monde, every body; — e la journée, the whole day.
tout, adv.y very; — à coup, suddenly; — à l'heure, a little while ago; — de même, ail the same.
tout, pron.y everything.
toutefois, nevertheless.
tragique, tragic.
trahir, to betray; trahi, -e {p. p.) y betrayed; trahit ( past def.)y betrayed.
traîner, to pull, haul; trainé, -e (p. p.) y hauled.
traiter, to treat; traita {past def.)y treated.
traître, w., traitor.
tranqtdlle, quiet; soyez — , don't worry !
tranquillement, peacefully.
tranquillité, /., peacefulness.
transformer, to transform ; transformèrent {past def.), transformed.
travail, t»., work.
traverser, to cross; traversant {près, part.) y crossing.
treize, thirteen; de — ans, thirteen years old.
trembler, to tremble; tremblait {imp.), trembled.
trente, thirty.
très, very.
trésor, m., treasure.
Trianon: le Petit —, Marie Antoinette's résidence at Versailles.
tribunal, m. y court.
triomphalement, trium-
phantly.
triomphant, -e, triumphant.
triomphe, m., triumph.
triste, sad.
tristement, sadly.
trois, three.
troisième, third.
tromper, to deceive ; trompé, -e (p. p.) y deceived.
trompette,/., trumpet.
trône, w., throne.
trop, toc, too much.
trou, m. y hole.
trouble, m., trouble, uneasiness.
troubler, to trouble, disturb ; troublé, -e (p. />.), confused, troubled.
troupe, /., troop.
troupeau, m., âock, herd.
trouver, to ônd ; trouva (past def,), found ; trouvait (imp.)y found; trouvé, -e (p, p.) y found; trouvent Ipres. ind.)y find; trouvera, trouverez (fut.), will find; l'avait trouvé beau, had thought him handsome, had admired him.
tu, thou, you.
Tudèle, Tudela, a city in Spain.
tuer, to kill; tué, -e (p. />.), killed; tuent (près, ind.),
kill; tuera, tuerez (fut.), will kill; tuez {imv,), kill.
Tuileries, the ancient résidence in Paris of the kings of France.
tunique,/., tunic, coat.
un, une, art. y a, an.
un, une, pron., one ; l'un, one.
université, /., university.
va {près. ind. and imv. of aller), is going, does go, goes, go I
vache,/., cow.
vague, adj.y vague.
vague,/., wave.
vaillant, -e, valiant.
vain, -e, vain ; en — , in vain.
vaincre, to conquer, overcome; vaincs {près, ind.), conquers; vaincu, -e {p.p.), conquered, overcame.
vainqueur, m., conqueror.
vainquit {past def. û/ vaincre), conquered.
vais {près. ind. of aller), am going.
valait {imp. of valoir), was worth.
valet, m. y valet.
valeur,/., worth.
vallée,/., valley.
valoir, to be worth.
valse, /., waltz.
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valser, to waltz; valsaient (imp.)y were waltzing.
Valteme, a city in Spain.
Varennes, a village in eastern France, near Verdun.
vas (près. ind. of aller), are going.
vassal, m., vassal.
vaurien, w., good-f or-no thing.
veille, /., day before, eve.
venaient, venait {imp. of venir), came, did come, were (was) coming.
vendange, /., vintage.
Vendée: la — , a section of western France, faithful to the Royalists during the Révolution.
vendre, to sell; vend {près.
ind.)ydoes sell; vendit (past dej.), sold.
vendredi, m., Friday ; le Vendredi saint, Good Friday.
venez {près. ind. and imv. of venir), come.
venir, to come.
vent, m., wind.
venu, -e {p. p. of venir), come, arrived ; est — , bas come ; était — , had come ; je suis — , I came.
véritable, real, true.
vérité, /., trutb.
verra, verrai {fut. of voir), will (sball) see; il verra, be will see, 1*11 settle bim.
verrait {près. cond. of voir), would see.
verrez {fut. of voir), will see.
verrue,/., wart.
vers, m. y verse, vers, prep.y toward.
Versailles, a magnificent palace of tbe kings of France,
built by Louis XIV.
vert, -e, green.
veste,/., coat.
vêtements, m. pl.y clotbes.
vêtir, to clotbe, dress. vêtu, -e {p, p. of vêtir),
dressed.
veut {près. ind. of vouloir),
wants, does want, is willing.
veuve,/., widow.
veux {près. ind. of vouloir),
want, do want, am willing.
vexer, to vex, annoy; vexé,
-e {p. p.) y annoyed.
viande,/., méat.
vibrer, to vibrate ; roU tbe * r.' victoire, /., vie tory, victorieusement, victoriously.
victorieu-x, -se, victorious.
vie, /., life ; de ma — , in ail
my life ; rendre à la — , to
restore to life.
vieil, old; used instead of
vieux before a vowel or
silent h.
vieillard, m., old man.
vieille (/. of vieux), old.
vieille,/., old woman.
viendra {fut. of venir), will
come.
viendrait {près. cond. of
venir), would come.
Vienne, Vienna, tbe capital of
Austria.
viennent, viens, vient {près.
ind. of venir), coma (s).
vieux, vieil, vieille, old; le
plus — , the oldest. • vieux, f»., old man; mon — ,
old chap.
vif, vive, lively, alive.
village, m. y village, ville,/., city.
vin, w., wine.
vingt, twenty.
vingt-cinq, twenty-five.
vingt-huit, twenty-eight ; à
— ans, at twenty-eight
years of âge.
vinrent, vint {past def. of
venir), came.
violon, m., violin; joueur
de — , fiddler.
virent {past def. of voir), saw.
visage, m., face.
viser, to aim.
vision,/., vision, visite, /., visit; carte de — ,
visiting card.
vit {pasi def, of voir), saw.
vite, quickly.
vivaient, vivait {imp. of
vivre), lived.
vivant, -e, alive, living. vive {imv. of vivre), long live I vivement, quickly, ardently.
vivre, to live.
vivres, m. pL, food.
vocabulaire, w., vocabulary.
vœu, m., wish.
voici, hère is, hère are; —
comment, this is how; la
— , hère it is.
voient {près, ind, of voir), see.
voilà, there, there • is, there
are, that is; le — , there
he is; les — , there they
are.
voilé, -e, clouded.
voir, to see.
vois (près, ind, of voir), sec,
do see.
voisin, -e, neighboring, next.
voisin, m. y neighbor.
voit (près, ind, of voir), sees,
does see.
voiture, /., wagon, carriage.
voix,/., voice.
volant, -e, flying.
voler, intr.y to fly; volaient,
volait (imp,), did fly, was
flying; volent (près, ind.),
fly.
voler, tr, and intr,, to steal.
volonté,/., will, wish.
volontiers, willingly. vont (près, ind, of aller),
go.
vos (pi. of votre), your.
Vosges: les — , a range of
mountains between Alsace
and France.
vot* « votre, votre, pi, vos, adj,, your.
vôtre, pron.: le — , yours;
les — s, yours, your people.
vouloir, to want, wish, be
willing ; voulaient, voulais,
voulait (imp.), wainted,
wished, did wish, werc
(was) willing, did want;
voulez (près, ind.), want,
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wish, do wish; voulu, -e
(p, p.), wanted; voulut
( past def.)f wanted, wished ;
voulait bien, was willing.
YChiS, you, to you, for you.
vous-même, yourself . voyage, m., voyage, joumcy;
bon — I a pleasant joumey I voyager, to travel.
voyageur, m., tra vêler, voyaient, voyait (imp. of
voir), saw.
voyant (près, part, of voir),
seeing.
voyez (près, ind, and imv, of
voir), see.
voyons (imv, of voir), let us
see I corne now !
vrai, -e, adj.^ true, real.
vrai, aJv., really.
vraiment, really.
vu, -e (p, p, of voir), seen.
vue, /., sight.
Waterloo, a village in Belgium where Napoléon was defeated by the Ënglish and Prussians, June 18, 1815.
y, adv,, there; il y a, there is, there are; il y aura, there will be; il y avait, there was; il y eut, there was; qu'y a-t-il? what's the matter?
y, pron,, in it, into it.
yeux (pL of œil), eycs.
(The following nvmerals, occurring in the text, are given with their French équivalents.)
premier
dix-huit
deux
vingt
trois
vingt et \m
treize
vingt-quatre
quinze
vingt-dnq
seize
= 1870) soi:
dix-sept
mil quatre cent douze
mfl quatre cent vingt-huit
mil quatre cent vingt-neuf
ISS3
mil cinq cent cinquante- trois
mil dnq cent quatre-vingt-neuf
mil dnq cent
quatre-vingt-dix
soixante-dix
2IO Petits Contes de France
1598 mil cinq cent quatre-vingt-dix-huit
1681 mil six cent quatre-vingt-un
1745 mil sept cent quarante-cinq
1753 mil sept cent cinquante-trois
1755 mil sept cent cinquante-cinq
1769 mil sept cent soixante-neuf
1774 mil sept cent soixante-quatorze
1779 mil sept cent soixante-dix-neuf
1789 mil sept cent quatre-vingt-neuf
1791 mil sept cent quatre-vingt-onze
1793 mil sept cent quatre-vingt-treize
1796 mil sept cent quatre-vingt seize
1799 mil sept cent quatre-vingt-dix-neuf
1803 mil huit cent trois
1804 mil huit cent quatre '1805 mil huit cent cinq
1806 mil huit cent six
1807 mil huit cent sept 1813 mil huit cent treize
182 1 mil huit cent vingt et un 1830 mil huit cent trente • 1870 mil huit cent soixante-dix
2569 deux mille cinq cent soixante-neuf
1,600,000 un million six cent mille
3,572,329 trois millions cinq cent soixante-douze mille trois cent vingt-neuf
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