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ra})pillant, v. scrap

ing.

cras, se, adj. fat;

rlch. cratte, v. scratches.

;rave, adj. serions.

;raviire, sf pictiire;

en gr avili g.

p'é, sm. vnll ; bon

gYQ., mal gré, vnll-

ing or unioilUng.

"enier, sm. store- 10 use/ granary.

grenoiiiîle, sf frog.

griffade, sf claio-

ing.

griffe, sf daio.

griffe, V. scratches, grillon, sm. cricket.

grimpe, v. climbs.

grimper, v. to climl).

gris, adj, gray ; duU, grison, sm. grey-

heard.

grogne, v. gncnts.

grognant, v. grunt-

ing.

gronde, v, scolds.

grondé, j(:).i7?'(^. scok ïed, gros, se, adj. Jiigh;

hig; thick.

groseille, sf currant.

grosseur, sf. size.

o'rossi, part, groimi - fat.

grossi-er, ère, adj.

coarse/ rude, grossir, v, to grow

hig, gruau, sm.. gruel.

gruge, V. craunch.

gruger, v. to craunch, guère, notmuch: not

at ail; ne . . . guère,

not much; hardly;

hardly any.

guéri, part, cured.

guérir, v. to cure.

guérit, V. cures.

guerre, sf %car.

guette, V. watches.

gueule, mouth; jcncs.

guider, i'. to guide.

habille (s'), dresses.

habillé, adj, dressed.

habiller (s'), v. to

dress.

habit, sm. coat, dress;

— s, sm. pi. clothes, habitaient, v. lived

in.

habite, v. in habit.

habité, part, inhab-

ited.

habiter (P), to live in

it.

habitude, sf habit.

habituel, le, adj.

tisual. haie, sf hedge.

haïrait, v. tcould

hâte.

hais, v. hâte.

haïssez, v. hâte.

haleine, sf. breath.

haletant, v. out of

breath.

happe, V. snap) ;

snaps.

harangua, v. ha-

rangued.

haras, sm. stud.

bardes, sfpl. clothes, hardiment, adv,

boldly.

haricot, sm. beau.

hâte, sf. hasti^ hurry, hâte (se), v. Iiasteiis, hâtez, V. hasten.

haut,^ sm. height ;

VOGABULABY.

top; au — des

deux, up in the

sky, haut, adj. Mgh;

loud ; là — ^5 up

there, hauteur, sf. height, hé, iM. ho! I say !

hélas, int, alas !

hennit, v. neighs.

herbe, sj\ herh y

grass.

hère, sni. felîoio, hérissé, adj, hristling.

hérité, part, iîiherit-

ed, hésite, V. hésitâtes, liétre, sm. heech-tree, heure, sf. Jiour / huit

heures, eight

o'c/oc/lyhuit heures

un quart, a quar-

ter past eight.

heureusement, adv.

fortunately y hap-

2?ily.

heureu-x, se,

happy / fortiinate, hibou, S7n. oiol.

hideu-x, se, adj. hid-

eous ; itgly.

hier, axlv. yesterday.

hirondelle, sf. svml-

loio.

histoire, sf. story.

hiver, sm. vnnter.

holà, int. halloo !

hommage, sm. ho-

mage.

homme^ sm. man.

adj.

honnête, adj. honest ; respectahle.

honnêtement, adv.

properly ; polit ely.

honneur, sm. honor ; — s, pi. homage.

honte, sf shame ; disgrâce.

honteu-x, se, adj.

ashamed.

horloge, sf. dock.

hôte, sm. host ; inhabitant.

hue, i7it. gee~ho !

huit, adj. eight.

humblement, adv.

humhly.

humeur, sf. humor; ill-humor.

humide, adj. damp.

humidité, sf moistlire.

ici, adv. hère; —

bas, doum hère.

idée, sf. idea. ignore, v, don'^t

know.

ignorer, v. not to

knoio.

il, p>ron. 7)1. he y it ;

there ; — s, 2^^-

they.

illustre, adj. illustri-

ous.

imbécile, adj. silly ;

silly head.

imite, v. imitate.

imiter, v. to imitate, immédiatement, adv,

immediately, immobile, adj. 7nO'

tionless.

impardonnable, adj,

unpardonable.

importe, v. il n' —,

it doîiH matter.

importunaient, v. an-

noyed.

importunité, sf. im-

portunity.

impose, v. imposes, incline, v. bends.

inconnu, adj. un-

knoion.

Indes, sf pi. India. indique, v. shows.

indiqué, part, indi-

cated.

indiquer, v. to indi-

cate.

inébranlable, adj,

finn^ steady, inégalité, sf. inequal-

infini, adj. infinité /

numberless.

informe, adj. shape-

less.

infructueu-x, se, adj.

fruitless^ u7iavaU'

ing.

ingénieu-x, se, adj..

ingénions.

ingénu, adj. higenu^

oies, candid, ingénument, adv*

VOCABULABY.

aftlessly^ ingemi-

ously, ingrat, ad^. ungrate-

ful, injure, sf, insuit, injurier, vi. to insuit, injuste, adj, unjusL innombrable, adj, in-

nunierahle, inquiète (m'), v, ain

anxious, inscrit, v, entered, insensée, sf, fooUsh

girl.

instruire, v, to in-

struct.

instrument, sm, tooL intermédiaire, sm,

Tnedi'tmi, intervalle, sm, inter-

val, intrépide, adj. fear-

less, inutile, adj, useless^

in vain, inutilement, adv,

uselessly, inventé, ^J>ar^. invent-

ed, ira, V, loill go.

irrégulier, adj, irreg-

idar.

ivoire, sm,, ivory.

j', hefore a vowelj for

Je,I, jabot, sm, crop.

jacinthe, sf, hya-

cinth, jadis, a.dv, of old^

foriiierly, jaillissait, v, gushed

ont.

jalousie, sf. jealoiisy, jamais, adv. ever;

never; ne — rien,

îiever anything ; à

tout — ,,forever, jambe, sf. leg.

jambon, sm. liam, janvier,5?n. January, jappe, V, yelps, jardin, sm, garden ;

— potager, Mtch-

en-garden.

jardinage, sm^, gar~

dening, jardinier, sm, gar-

dener, jaune, adj. yellow.

jaune d'œuf, sm.

yolk, jauni, part, faded, Jeanne, sf Jane, î été ^ part, throvun, jette, V, throw;

throws down y se

— , rushes .^poitnces, jettent, v, throio^

cast {empty), jeu, sm,, pUty^ ga^ne;

fait une partie de

— , playedagame;

a quelle — jouez

vous, iiiihat are y ou playing ?

Jeudi, sm, Thursday.

jeune, adj, young, joie, sf, joy ; de

light, joint, V. joins, joint, adj, anne?^ed;

— à, together

with, joli, adj, pretty, joue, sf clieeh, joue, V, plays, jouent, V. pla.y, jouer, V, toplay; — à

l'école, to play

school, jouet, sm, toy; play-

tliing, jouez-vous, V, do y ou

play f joujou, sm, toy ^

plaything, jouons, V, play, jour, sm. day; — dç?

Fan, NeiD Year^^

Day ; en plein — ^

at no on- day.

journal, sm. nevjà

paper, journée, sf, day, joyeu-x, se, adj. mer . Vy.

juge, v.judges.

juger, V. tojudge, jugement, sm, de*

cision.

Juillet, sm, July, Juin, sm, June, jument, sf, ma.re, jure, V, voios, juré, part, voioed.

jus, sm,juice

VOGABULABY.

jusque, jt?ré/9. jusqu'à

ce que, imtil, juste, adj.jusL justement, adv,just^ just now.

Sj«

L', before a vowel^

for le, la.

la, 1', art,f, the, la, 1', 2^'^'on, f. her^ it.

là, adv. there; that ;

là-bas, downthere;

par- là, there^ tlien.

labeur, sf. lahor^work laborieu-x, se, iiidus-

trioits. \ploio.

laboure, v, worh ; Isibouré^ part. plowed.

labourer, v, to till^

plow., plowing, laboureur, sm, plow-

raaii, lac, sïïi. lake, lacs, s^n. pi, snare, lâche, V, — son coup

de fusil, fires off

his gim, laid, adj. ugly<^ hn-

proper.

laideur, sf. ugliness.

laine, sf wool, laissa, v. left, laissant, v. leaving, laisse, v. leave ; lets^

leaves / — moi, let

me go, laissent, n, leave.

baisser, v, to let^ to

leave»

laisserait, v, would

let.

laissez, v. leave., let, lait, sm. inilJc.

lame, sf blade.

langage, sm. lan-

guage^ speech, langue, sf tongue, lapin, 5m. rabhit, laquelle, prou, f

whieli^ wliom, lard, 5m. baco7i; grsisà

— , fat as butter, larme, sf tear, las, se, advj. tired.

lassent (se), v, get

tired.

lave, /y. loash y

washes, lavé, part, adj.

washed.

lavent, v, wash, lavoir, sm, basin^

sink.

le, P, art. m. the.

le, 1', pron. m, him y

it.

léchant, v. licMng, lèche, V. licks, leçon, sf, lesson, lectrice, sf reader, lectuie, sf reading.

lég-er, ère, adj. trifling ; swift^ slight^

nhnble, légèreté, sf, nimble-

ness, [ble,

légume, sm, vegetalen demain, sm, next

day.

lent, adj. slow, lentement, adv, slow-

ly.

lequel, ^ro?2. m. who^

which., whom.

les, art. m. f pi. the, les, pron, m, f, pi,

them y so.

lesquelles, pi, of laquelle, which^

whom, leste, adj. light., easy, lettre, sf letter, leur, pron. m. f pi,

them^ to them^ for

them^ loith them.

leur, adj. tJieir y le

— , la — , les — s,

theirs^ their own.

levant, adj. sm. 7'is-

ing ; east.

levant, v. getting up)^

rising.

lève, V. raise. levé, p)art. %ip y

s'était — , haà

risen.

lever, sm. rising, lever, v. to get iip, levons, V, let us rise.

lèvre, sf lip.

lézard, sm. lizard.

iiard, sm. farthing, libre, adj. free.

lie, V, ties, lié, part, joined, lièrent, v. tied.

lieu, s'ïn. place; au —

que, instead of.

which^ whereas.

VOGABULAEY.

lieue, sf. league.

lièvre, sm. hare.

ligne, sf. Une.

liias, sm, Ulac, linge, s m, lînen.

lionceau, sm, lion'^s

citb.

lionne, sf, Uo?iess.

lire, V, to read, lis, sm. lily.

lis, V, read, lisant, V. reading.

lisière, sf. border.

lit, swu bed.

litière, sf. straw^ lit-

ter.

livrant (se), giving

icp.

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