scène,/., scène, stage, scie,/., saw

scintiller, to sparkle, twinkle.

scrupuleusement, scrupulously,

strictly.

scrutateur, scrutinizing, search-

ing.

sec, sèche, dry, sharp, quick,

thin, lean, shriveled ; bruit — ,

snapping, rattling, clicking.

sécher, to dry.

second, -e, second, other; au — ,

on the third story.

seconde,/., second, secouer, to shake, toss, blow up.

secourir, to help, rescue.

secousse,/., jerk, shock.

secrètement, secretly.

séculaire, a hundrea years old,

vénérable, seigneur, m., lord.

Seine, /., river in France»

séjour, m., sojoura.

sel, »., sait, selle,/., saddle.

selon, according to.

semailles,/. //., sowing.

semaine,/., week, semblant, «., appearance, pre-

tence; faire — , to prétend, sembler, to seem, appear, look

like.

semelle, /., sole, length of a

f oot, f oot ; battre la — , to

stamp one's feet.

sens, m., sensé, mind, meaning.

sensualité,/., sensuality, volup-

tuousness.

senteur, /., scent, smell.

sentier, m., path.

sentiment, *»., sentiment, feel-

ing.

sentinelle,/., sentinel. sentir, to feel, perceive, smell,

be scented with ; se — , to

feel, know oneself to be.

séparer, to separate.

serein, -e, serene.

sérénité, /., serenity, calmness.

sergent, m., sergeant.

sérieu-x, -se, serious.

seringue,/., syringe.

serment, m. t oath, protestation, sermonner, to lecture, reprove.

serré, -e, pressed, clenched,

close, serrer, to press, compress, grasp,

shake, oppress; — le cœur

to cause a pang.

VOCABULARY

serrure,/., lock, latch.

servante, /., servant, servantgirl.

service, «., service; qu'y a-t-il pour votre — ? what can I do for you ?

serviette,/., napkin, towel.

servir, to serve, wait on, give, be of use; — à, to be used for or by ; — de, to serve as ; pour vous — , at your service, if you please ; se — , to serve or help oneself.

serviteur, m., servant ; — , monsieur! goodday, sirl

seuil, m. t threshold, sill.

seul, -e, only, alone, single, absolute ; tout — , ail to himself.

seulement, only, just, even, simplv.

si, if, whether, what if, suppose.

si, as, so, yes, oh yes; — bien que, so much so that; c'est — bien que cela? is it as good as ail that?

siècle, m., century.

siège, m. t seat, chair, siège.

sifflement, «., whistling.

siffler, to whistle, hiss.

sifflet, m., whistle; coup de — , whistle.

signe, m., sign; — de tête, nod; faire un — d'assentiment, to nod assent.

signer, to sign.

signifier, to signify, mean.

signora,/., signora, Madam.

silencien-x, -se, silent, quiet.

silhouette,/., profile, outline.

simagrée, /., grimace ; //., grimaces, affected ways.

simplement, simply.

simuler, to feign.

singe, m., monkey. [lar.

singuli-er, -ère, strange, singu-

singulièrement, singularly, unusually.

sinuosité,/., winding.

sirop, m. f syrup.

siroter, to sip.

sitôt que, as soon as.

socialiste, socialistic

socle, m. t stand, base.

sœur,/., sister.

soie,/., silk.

soif, /., thirst; avoir — , to be thirsty. [good.

soigné, -e, careful, thorough,

soigner, to take care of .

soigneusement, carefully.

soin, *»., care; //., care, pains, trouble; avoir grand — de, to take good care of, be very careful of .

soir, m., evening.

soirée,/., evening.

soit, maybe, perhaps ; — \ very well I — que, whether, or.

sol, see sou.

sol y m,, ground.

soldat, m. t soldier.

soleil, m. t sun, sunlight, sunshine ; grand — , bright sunlight, hot sun; de — , sunny, radiant.

solennellement, solemnly.

solide, solid, substantial, sound, strong.

solitaire, solitary, alone.

sombre, dark.

somme, m,, nap ; faire un — , to take a nap; n'ayant fait qu'un — de toute la nuit, having slept ail through the night without waking up.

sommeil, m., sleep, slumber.

sommeiller, to slumber, doze.

sommer, to summon, call upon.

sommet, m., top.

somnambule, m., somnambulistc

son, m. f sound.

songe, m., dream.

songer, to dream, think, reflect, consider; songez doncl just think of it!

VOCABULARY

tonner, to ring, ring for, strike ; faire — , to sound.

sonnette,/., little bell, door bell.

sonore, sonorous, loud sounding, deep-toned.

sorcière,/., witch, hag.

sort, «., lot, fate ; tomber au — , to be drafted (for military service),

sorte, /., sort, lundi de — que, so that.

sortir, to go or corne out, get out, issue.

sot, -te, foolish.

sottise, /.,foolish or silly thing.

sou, m. f sou, cent.

souche,/., stump, log.

souci, m. y care.

soucier (se), to care, mind.

soucieu-x, -se, uneasy, pensive.

soucoupe,/., saucer.

soudain, suddenly.

souffle, *i., breath, breath of air, breathing, blowing ; la maison n'avait plus un — , there was no longer any sign of life about the house.

souffler, to blow, puff, breathe, blow out

souffrance,/., suffering, pain.

souffrant, -e, ailing, ill.

souffrir, to suffer, endure, stand.

souhaiter, to wish, bid; c'est la grâce que je vous souhaite, may the grâce of God be with you.

soulagement, m., relief.

soulever, to raise, heave, cause to heave.

soulier, m., shoe.

soumis, -e, submissive.

soupçon, m. t suspicion.

soupçonner, to suspect.

soupçonneu-x, -se, suspicious.

soupe,/., soup; (fam) dinner.

souper, m, f supper.

souper, to take supper.

soupir, m., sigh.

soupirail, m. t air hole, vent

hole.

soupirer, to sigh.

souple, supple, lithe, nimble.

source,/., spring.

sourcil, m.y eyebrow.

soutd, -e, deaf, hollow, low,

dull, dull-sounding, mumed.

sourire, to smile.

sourire, m. t smile.

souris,/, mouse.

sournois, -e, sly.

sous, under.

sous-chef, *i., first assistant

clerk.

sous-commissaire, «*., lieutenant

commissary.

sous-officier, m., non-commis-

sioned officer.

sous-préfet, m., sub-prefect.

soutenir, to sustain, support,

défend, uphold, keep up.

souterrain, -e, underground,

subterranean. souvenir (se), to remember, re-

call ; il vous en souvient, you

remember.

souvenir, m. f remembrance,

memory.

souvent, often.

souverain, -e, sovereign, abso-

lute.

spectacle, m., spectacle, sight.

spectateur, *»., spectator.

splendide, splendid, magnifi-

cent.

stalle,/., stall.

strident, -e, shrill.

stupéfait, -e, stupefied, dumb*

founded.

stupeur,/., stupor, amazement.

stupide, stupid, dazed.

subir, to undergo; faire — , to

put through.

subit, -e, sudden.

succéder, to succeed, follow; se

— , to follow in succession, succès, m., success.

VOCABULARY

successivement, in succession, sucré, -e, sugared. sucrier, m. y sugar bowl.

suer, to sweat.

sueur, /., sweat.

suffire, to be sufficient or enough.

suffocant, -e, suffocating.

suffoquer, to suffocate, choke.

suisse, m. t head beadle.

suite,/., succession, connection ;

tout de — , immediately ; faire

— à, to lead out of ; a la —

de, in conséquence of ; par —

de, as the resuit of.

suivant, -e, following, next.

suivant, according to, conform-

ably to; — son mot, to use

her expression, suivre, to follow.

sujet, m. t subject ; à ce — , on

this subject, about or over

this.

superbe, splendid, magnificent.

supérieur, -e, superior; m. /.,

superior, superioress, mother

superior.

suppliant, -e, suppliant, im-

ploring.

supplier, to beg, entreat ; je t'en

supplie, I beseech you.

supporter, to support, supprimer, to suppress, do

away with, stop (wearing, etc%). suprême, suprême, last. [to.

sur, on, upon, over, about, in, sûr, -e, sure ; adv. t surely ; bien

— , bien — que (/«*».), certain-

surcroît, *»., addition, increase.

surdité,/., deafness.

Suresne, a town about seven miles from Paris, on the Seine , opposite the Bois de Boulogne.

sûreté,/., safety.

surgir, to arise.

surhumain, -e, superhuman.

surlendemain, m., second day after.

surmonter, to surmount.

surnaturel, -le, supernaturaî.

surplomber, to overhang.

surplus ; au — , moreover, be-

sides.

surprendre, to surprise, catch,

take unawares, affect.

sursaut, m., start.

surtout, above ail, especially.

surveiller, to watch, keep an

eye on.

survenir, to arrive on the scène, suspendre, to hang.

suspendu, -e, hanging.

syncope,/., fainting fit.

tabac, m. t tobacco.

table, /., table; — de nuit, bed

stand, tablier, m. t apron; — à bavette,

pinafore.

tache,/., spot, stain.

tacher, to stain, spot, tâcher, to trv.

taille, /., form, figure, waist,

height; de petite — , short

(stature).

taillis, «., thicket.

taire (se), to be or become

silent, hold one's tongue.

talocher, to thump, whack.

talon, m. t heel.

talus, m. 9 slope, bank, embank-

ment.

tambour, m. t drum.

tamponner, to plug, calk, stanch

the flow of blood on.

Tancarville (château de), an im-

posing ruin of the thirteenth

century, overlooking the Seine*

about twenty miles from Havre.

tandis que, while, whereas, tanné, -e, tan-colored.

tant, so much, so many, as

much, as many,, so.

tantôt, presently, a little while

ago ï — • • • — > now . . . now.

tapage, m., racket, noise, fuss,

row.

taper, to strike, tap.

tapis, m. y carpet.

tapisserie, /., tapestry; de — ,

upholstered with tapestry.

.apissière,/., van, light cart.

tard, late.

tarder, to be long; elle ne tarda

pas à connaître, she soon

knew.

tarir, to dry up; ne pas — , to

talk incessantly.

tartan, m. t plaid shawl.

tarte,/., tart.

tas, m,, heap, pile; en — ,

heaped up; en — serré,

crowded close together.

tasse, /., cup; — à café, coffee-

cup.

tâter, to feel, touch, feel for.

tâtons (à), groping, feeling one's

way.

tatouage, m. t tattooing.

taureau, m., bull. Te Deum, m., Te Deum (Catho-

lic kymn of praisé).

teigneu-x, -se, scurvy ; bougre

de — , you scurvy or lousy

blackguard.

teint, m. f complexion.

tel, -le, such, such and such;

— que, such as, just as.

télégraphe, m. t telegraph office.

tellement, so.

témoignage, m., token, testi-

mony.

tempe,/., temple, tempête,/., tempest.

temps, m.y time, weather ; un —

meilleur, better days ; de — à

autre, de — en — , f rom time

to time; le — d'accourir, just

time enough for them to corne

hurrying up.

tendre, to stretch, strain, hold

out, hang (tapestry, wallpaper) ; — l'oreille, to listen attentively.

tendrement, tenderly.

tendresse, /., tenderness, affection, object of love.

ténèbres,/.//., darkness.

tenir, to hold, keep, hâve, get, hâve charge of, hold out, be contained, go (in, into) ; tiens !

or tenez ! hère 1 look 1 hallo I for example I welll indeedl tenez bon ! hold your ground I ça me tient depuis ce matin, that has been on my minci ever since this morning; — à, to care about ; se — , to sit, stand, stay, hold on.

tentative,/., attempt.

tenter, to attempt, tempt.

tenture, /., tapestry, hangings.

terme, m. t term, expression.

terminer, to finish; se — , to end.

terrain, m., ground, pièce of ground, field.

terrasse,/., terrace.

terrasser, to overthrow, crush.

terre, /., earth, land, ground, soil ; //., domain, estate ; par — , à — , on the ground, down, on the floor ; il se mettait à la — arec rage, he threw himself body and soûl into the farming work.

testament, m., will.

tête, /., head, mind ; (fam.) expression, face ; en — , in front, at the head ; n'avoir plus sa — , to lose one's head or mind, be out of one's head. .

théâtre, m., théâtre.

Tibre, m ., Tiber.

tic, m., unconscious, involuntary habit, twitching ; qui touchait au — , which came near being involuntary.

tic-tac, m., tick-tack, click-clack, ticking.

VOCABULARY

tiède, warm, soft, mild.

tiers, m., third ; aux deux — des mâts, on two of the three masts.

timbre, m., belL

timide, timid.

timon, m. 9 pôle.

tinter, to ring.

tirer, to pull, draw, draw out, get out, fire; n'en — aucun orgueil, not to boast of ; — les yeux, to attract the eye.

tireur, m,, marksman.

tiroir, m., drawer.

toile, /., cloth, linen, canvas, picture; — bise, brown holland.

toilette, /., toilet, dress, attire; faire sa — , to dress or prépare one or oneself ; — des ydimanches, Sunday clothes.

toison,/., fleece, mass of hair or whiskers.

toit, m., roof.

toiture,/., roofing, roof.

tombe, /., grave, gravestone.

tomber, to fall, drop, hang, abate, cease ; — au sort, to be draf ted ; laisser — , to drop, utter.

ton, m. t tone.

tonneau, m., cask, barrel, tub.

tonnelle,/., arbor.

tonnerre, m., thunder.

torche,/., torch.

tordre, to twist, wring; se — , to twist, writhe.

torpeur,/, torpor.

torsade,/, twisted cord, fringe.

torse, m., trunk, bust.

tortillard, m. (pop.\ limper, hobbler.

torturer, to torture, torment.

tôt, soon, early.

toucher, to touch, concern, interest ; — à, to border on.

Toucques, small town on a river of the satne name, near Trouville.

Toucques, /., a river in Lcwet Normandy, in the departmeni of Calvados,

touffe,/., tuft, bunch.

toujours, always, ever, still, as ever, continually.

Toulon, a French naval station on the Mediterranean.

tour,/., tower.

tour, m., turn ; faire le — de, to go round ; — à — , in turn.

tourbillon, m., whirl.

tourbillonner, to whirl, roll out.

tourmenter, to torment, worry, distress ; se — , to be tormented, be worried.

tournant, -e, winding.

tourné, -e, distorted, twisted out of shape.

tournebroche, 0*., kitchen-jack, turn-spit.

tourner, to turn, twist, move, go (round) ; — sur lui-même, to whirl around; en tournant, round the bend or corner; se — , to turn.

tournesol, w., sunflower.

tournoyer, to whirl, eddy, circle.

Toussaint,/, Ail Saints' Day.

tousser, to cough.

tout, -e, tous, toutes, ail, an y, every, whole, quite, very ; tous deux, tous les deux, both; tous les matins, every morning ; tous les deux jours, every other day.

tout, m. t ail, whole, evervthing, anything; le — , the whole, it ail; en —, wholly; du — , at ail, nothing at ail.

tout, wholly, entirely, quite; — à coup, see coup ; — à l'heure, see heure; — au plus, see plus ; — à fait, quite, entirely ; — en, while, whUe stilL

toutefois, however.

toux,/, cough, coughing.

tracas, m,, trouble, bother.

VOCABULARY

traduire, to translate.

train, m. y speed, pace, train;

être en — de, to be about to.

traîner, to drag; se — , to drag

along, shuffle.

traiter, to treat ; — de, to call,

consider.

trajet, m., passage, way.

tramway, m. 9 tramway, car.

tranche, /., slice.

tranquille, tranquil, quiet ; soyez

— , don't you worry; laisser

— , to leave (one) alone.

tranquillement, calmly, tran-

quilly, quietly.

tranquillisé, -e, quieted, one's

fears quieted.

tranquillité, /., tranquillity,

calm, peace.

transir, to be chilled.

transport, m., moving, transfer-

ring.

Transtévérin, -e, Transtiberian

(one wko lives in Rome on the

right bank of the Tiber).

trappe,/., trapdoor.

travail, m., work; //., work, labor.

travailler, to work.

travailleur, *»., workingman.

travers ; à — , across, through ;

en — , across.

traverser, to cross, go through,

journey through, pierce

through.

traversin, m., bolster.

trébucher, to stumble.

tremblement, m., trembling,

trépidation.

trembler, to tremble.

tremper, to dip, soak, be im-

mersed.

trépassé, -e, dead; m.,/., dead

person.

très, very; Très-Haut (le), the

Most High, Lord, tressaillement, m., start.

tressaillir, to start, tremble.

tresser, to tress, braid.

tricot, m., knitting, knitting work.

tricoter, to knit.

trinquer, to touch glasses.

triomphalement, triumphantly.

triomphe, m., triumph.

triste, sad, melancholy,unhappy, mournful.

tristesse, /., sadness, sorrow, gloom.

trivialiser, to vulgarize.

trombe, /., waterspout, whirlwind.

tromper, to deceive ; se — , to be mistaken, lose the way.

tronc, m., trunk.

trôner, to sit enthroned or in state.

trop, too, too much, too many.

trotter, to trot.

trottoir, 0*., sidewalk.

trou, **., hole, dimple, little

• cove, hiding place; — de verdure, green nook ; boire comme un — , to drink like a fish.

trouble, dim, blurred.

trouble, m., agitation, confusion.

troubler, to trouble, disturb, confuse, upset ; se — , to be disturbed, be disconcerted.

trouer, to make a hole in, pierce, perforate.

troupe,/., troop, soldiers.

troupeau, m., flock, herd.

trouver, to find, discover, think it; aller — , to go and see, call upon; elle ne trouvait rien, she couldn't think of a thing to say; se — , to find oneself, be, happen to be.

Trou ville, a much fréquente d seaside resort in Lower Normandy.

tuer, to kill; se — , to kill oneself, be killed.

tuile,/, tile.

tumeur, /., tumor.

tumultueu-z, -se, tumultuous.

VOCABULARY

turpitude,/., baseness, shame-

less act.

tutoyer, to thee and thou (*.*.

to address familiarly or in*

timaUly), tuyau, »*., pipe, flue.

un, -e, a, an, any, one; V — l'autre, les — s les autres, one another, each other; 1» — et l'autre, both; — à — , one by one, gradually.

uniforme, m. t uniform.

unique, only.

unir, to unité.

Ursuline,/., Ursuline (nun) ; //., convent of the Ursulines.

usage, m., way, habit ; pL t ways of society.

user, to use, use up, wear out, wear threadbare.

ustensile, m. t utensil.

utiliser, to make use of.

vacances,/. //., vacation, holi-

days.

vache,/, cow.

vaciller, to waver, réel, falter.

vagabonder, to wander about.

vague,/., wave, vague, vague, faint.

vaillant; ne pas posséder un

sou — , not to be worth a

penny, be penniless.

vaincre, to conquer, vanquish.

vaisselle,/, plates and dishes.

valet, m. t valet, servant; hired

man.

vallée, /, valley.

vallonné, -e, undulating.

valoir, to be worth; autant

valait-il, he might just as

well; en Tant bien un antre,

is just as good as any other;

faire — , to show, show off to

advantage.

vapeur, /., vapor, mist, steam ;

à toute — , at f ull speecL vaste, vast, huge.

vautré, -e, sprawling.

végéter, to vegetate, barely

manage to live.

veille,/, watch, night-watching,

day or night before, eve.

veilleuse,/, night lamp.

velours, m. f velvet.

velouté, -e, velvety.

vendeur, m. f vender, seller, vendre, to sell; à — , for sale;

se — , to be sold.

vendredi, Friday.

venger (se), to avenge oneself,

take vengeance, venir, to corne, corne in or out ;

— de, to hâve just; en — à . . . ,

to at last ... ; il lui vint une

angine, she had a sore throat ;

s'en — , to corne along.

vent, m,, wind, breeze.

vente,/, sale.

ventre, «p., belly, stomach; à

plat — , flat on the ground,

lying flat on the face, ventrebleu (old), zoundsl venu, -e, »».,/., corner; nouveau

— , new corner, vêpres,///., vespers.

ver, m., worm.

verdàtre, greenish.

verdure,/, verdure, greenness.

vérificateur, *»., inspector, audi-

tor.

vérité,/., truth; on lui dit ses

— s, you tell her the truth

about herself .

vermeil, *»., silver-gilt.

vermine,/, vermin, insects.

vermoulu, -e, worm eaten.

vermout, m., bitters, vermouth, vérole,/; petite —, smallpox.

VOCABULARY

▼erre, «*., glass.

verrou, 1»., boit, vers, m., verse, line; pièce de — ,

poem.

vers, toward, about.

verser, to pour, pour out.

vert, -e, green.

vertige, m. t vertigo, dizziness,

dizzy feeling; donner des — s,

to make dizzy.

vertu,/., virtue.

verve,/., spirit, animation.

Vesta, Roman goddess.

veste,/., jacket, vest.

vestibule, **., vestibule, hall.

veston, m., sack-coat.

vêtir, to clothe, dress ; vêtu de,

dressed in.

vêture,/., clothing.

veu-f, -ve, m., widower; /.,

widow.

viande,/., méat.

vibrant, -e, vibrating, throb-

bing, tingling.

victoire,/., victory.

vide, empty, deserted; m. f void,

gap, mid-air.

vidé, -e, empty.

vider, to empty.

vie,/., life.

vieillard, a*., old man.

vieillerie, /., old things, old

trash.

vieillir, to grow old.

vierge, /., virgin, maiden;

Vierge, Virgin; bonne — ,

image of the Virgin Mary.

vieux, vieil, vieille, old; »#.,/.,

old man, old woman.

vi-f , -ve, alive, bright.

vigueur,/., vigor.

vilain, -e, ugly.

village, m., village, town.

ville,/., town, city.

vin, m., wine ; — cuit, mulled

wine.

vinaigrette, /., a disk of méat

with vinegar sauce.

violemment, violently.

violette,/, violet.

Virginie, Virginia.

virole, /., ferrule, métal tip.

visage, m., face.

viser, to aim.

visible, visible, évident.

visiblement, visibly, evidently.

Visite,/, visit, call.

visiter, to visit, examine

visiteur, m., visitor.

visser, to screw; se — , to screw be screwed.

vite, quick, fast, soon.

vitrail, m., window (of c hure h).

vitre,/., window pane.

vitrier, m., glazier.

vivant, -e, living, alive.

vivement, quickly, hastily.

vivre, to live, behave; vive! hurrah for 1

vivre, m. t living; //., tood, provisions.

vocabulaire, m., vocabulary.

vociférer, to vociferate, cry out, shout.

voici, look! seel hère! hère is, hère are.

voie,/, way.

voilà, look ! there ! behold 1 yes !

ail rightl there or hère is, there or hère are, that is ; — qu'il galopait maintenant ! he was actually running now ! — six mois que. . . , it's now six months since. . . ; nous — partis, off we went; comment!

VOUS — ! W hy ! y ou hère ! — qui est bien, that's ail right. '

voÛe, m., veil ; /, sail.

voir, to see ; faire — , laisser — , to show ; ça se voit, that often happens ; voyons ! corne now I corne I vois-tu, you see, you know, mind you ! do you hear I

voisin, -e, neighboring, next, nearby; m.,f. t neighbor.

voiture,/, carriage.

voiturier, »*., driver.

voix, /., voice ; à demi — , in an undertone.

vol, m., theft, robbing.

volaille,/., poultry, fowl.

volant, m. 9 flounce, handle (of pump).

VOlée, /., flight, shower, swing;

. à pleine — , with a full sweep or swing.

voler, to steal.

volet, m., shutter.

voleter, to flutter.

voleur, »*., thief, burglar, robber.

volonté, /., will, désire.

volontiers, with pleasure,gladly.

volte-face, /., facing about; faire — , to wheel round.

voltiger, to flutter, fîicker, Ait.

vomissement, m., vomiting.

voracement, ravenously.

vouloir, to wish, want, will, like, consent, try, expect; — bien, to be willing; — dire, to mean ; ne — plus de, to hâve no further use for; en — à, to hâve a grudge against, be

angry with ; que voulez-vous ?

what are you going to, or can you, do about it?

voûte,/., vault. *

voûté, -e, vaulted, round shouldered.

voyage, m., journey, voyage, excursion, trip.

voyageur, m., traveler, passenger.

vrai, -e, true, real, genuine.

vraiment, truly, really.

vue,/., sight, view, eyes.

vulgaire, vulgar.

vulgairement, vulgarly.

vulgarité,/., vulgarity.

wagon, m. f carriage, car.

zingueur, m., zinoworker, plumber.