‹ Répertoire des prosateurs français; or, Selections in prose from the best French authors, with biographical sketches and annotationsChapitre 239 sur 253 · which are pickled. 7. benumbed · texte numérisé non relu

which are pickled. 7. benumbed

Paob 97.-rl. braves. 2. submits. 3. to anticipate it. 4^ submits to (everything;.

Page 98. — 1. to be secnre. 2. folds. 3. twists, curls. 4. togrînd. 5. kneads. 6. softened, bruised. 7. crushed. 8. swallow it.

Page 101. — l.panting. 2. passingaway in succession. 3. benumbed. 4. sink (under the weight).

Page 102. — 1. pebbly. 2. mélèze, larcn-tree ; romjMiti/, creepin^ 3. birch-trees. 4. northem. 5. wandering. 6. demesnial. 7. fP rimère charrie des fflacet, the river is filled with floating pièces of ice.

8. catkins, ^blossoms.' 9. cytisus; ««lu, hairy, thick, fibrons. 10. buds.

Page 104. — 1. vent-boles, 'chasms.' 2. deep, 'hollow.* 3. be.. wildered feeling, ' giddiness.'

Page 105. — 1. nice, ' particular.' 2. orientaL 3. country-boxes. 4 ruts. 5. champing bits. 6. the set (of borses), team. 7. attentions. 8. hâve not imagined, invented.

Page 107. — 1. pebbles, * shingles.' 2. bottles, phials. '

Page 108. — 1. dashed vrith one another. 2. stuffed. 3. l|u^ered vases or fumiture (hicker is a kind of vamish of a briUiant golden co- i Lour). 4. humour. 5. consecrated vessel called remomirance or ear-

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positorium in roman catholic chnrches. 6. antique sngar-plnm or comfit-boxes : drageoirf from dragée, Bugar-plum ; féodaïup, relating to feudaltimes. 7. apathetic. 8. tobacco-ponch. 9. vase called eidommi OT pyœ in roman catholic churches. 10. t. e. five francs ; cent sous is a famÙiar expression.

Page lll.—l. chuckling. 2. conch, a marine sliell used as a Jiom by the negroes, 3. gosts. 4. clinging. 5. shivering. 6. buttresses, props. 7. hurling. 8. ' wood-work ' in the form of tiles.

Paob 114.— 1. rigging. 2. pedestal. 3. SWage, from the Latin «uA % eus, a furrow, * track ' or mark which a ship, as it floats, leaves in v the water

Paob 116.-1. it is far from being the fact. 2. trois tntUe huit cents bvres.

Pagb 119.— 1. eut, shaped.

Paob 122. — 1. weakness, relaxation.

Paob 126.— 1. broom ; genft éjmeujp, thon, forze. 2. bassinet, crow-foot, butter-cup. 3. yellow wall-flowers. 4. borders. 5. primroses.

Paob 127.— 1. water-lily. 2. ignés fatui. The igms fatuus, com- -monlycalled WitM^the^wisp, Wm-unth-^-wisp, or Jack-with-a-lantem, is a fiery exhalation which appears in the night, principaUy in marshy places.

Paob 131. — 1. the ooxcomb, fop» conceited man. 2. overbearing.

5. tutoie, thons ; (says thou, thee,) speaks with an improper familiarity. 4. ogles. 5. jeers, ridicules. 6. whims, ridiculous manners. 7. boasting wit. 8. conceit. 9. heels (of shoes, boots). 10. runner, footboy. 11. creditors. 12. iU-bred.

Page 132.— 1. the whimsical man. 2. as one can wish. 3. his spleen is spitefiiL 4. he excites fear, pity. 5. wild. 6. diversion. 7. whetted, sharpened. 8. displeases. 9. spring. 10. unwinds. 11. demoniacs. 12. overturned, * subverted.' 13. unreasonableness. 14. excite hira. 15. disordered. 16. transports, ' passion.' 17. to tum away.

Pagb 134. — Le fat,—!, stammer ont. 2. to propriety. 3. has heard an unpleasant truth. 4. of doing so. 5. unknown to himself.

6. if dinner is on table. 7. of impertinence, which is not overlooked in him.

Samb pagb. — L'homme gm n'a pas de caractère, — 1. caraetère, character, temper, disposition, humour, nature, ' way of thinking/ • opinion.'

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Paui 135. — 1. Mb owa. 2. you can foUow his track, 3. vid c«n< not bear to be less comfortably seated* 4. faints away. 5. is befon theiD. 6, putB himself under reaitramt.

Pagb 136. — Le goumumd.^~l. fint cohne of dislies. 2. side-disbes. 3. remoYed. 4. ragoûts, eztra-dishes. 5. produces a wiali. 6. whiefa i« nofc to be deeeivad. 7« vberever.

S AME PAOB. — Le riche et le pauvre, — 1. fresh complexion. 2. high cbest. 3. be makes the person who speaks to bim repeat wbat be bas said. 4. snores. 5. corrects. 6. wbieh be utters. 7. be does it badlj; be fmagines Umsetf a burdeiu 8. be does not oommand attention. 9. yery attentive. 10. to tread upon. ] 1. picks ap by stealtb. 12. crowded. 13. out of bumour wltb. 14. indifferently preoocnpied.

Page 138. — Le pédant — 1. 1 do not nnderstand. 2. 1 understand still less. 3. you tbink I look well. 4. you do not suspect it. 5. gibbsrisb. 6. confused sentences. 7. yob address. 8. and wbisper iu your ear : Be not anxious of appearing clever.

Page 139. — V homme à prétention»,'^!» be begins to speak, andiaterrupts. 2. be makes bis way. 3. upon good autbority.

Same Paigb.-*-1. tbese wars. 2. «nzavels in tbe same Bianner. 3. be can tell the number of stairs. 4« to make bimself acquainted witb th£ (amilies. 5. tbat be had inheiited tbat infirmity.

Page 140. — La curiosité^ ou les maniée, — 1. to be an amateur is not to bave. 2. to tbat whicb is in vogue.

Page 141.-^Ze fleuriete.-^l, 2. 3. 4. & 5. liâmes of tulq». & before whicb be stands tUl be as qoite exbausted. 7. buit tben it is shaded, edged, unctuous. 8. eut out, scalloped.

Same RA&E.-^L*amateur deprunee,'^!, a eotmaitsetur ia. 2. scientificaUy. 3. flesh, pulp. 4. some f^ipearanoe. 5. statore, heigfat.

Page 142. — Le fuimismate,-'!, numismatologisti t. e. one vrbo is versed in, or likes medals. 2. not at aU. 3. séries. 4. defaced inscription.. 5. soft, mellowness (of tbe figure or drawing resulting from âge). 6,Jleur, bloom, 'freshness'; coin, die, stamp: cette médaUk est à fleur de eaUif tbat medal is peifiectly preserved. 7. illed.

Same pa«e<— 1. displays. 2. tbat yery few kapres«i(Hia of it bave beentaken. 3.^all the printsby Calot. 4. sad, bard.

PAca 143.~-Ztf MUomane,-^!. one over^osd of books. 2. teacb. 3. be vabily eries ont, in Qcder to sevive me* 4«edge. i^. gold atrinigi. 6. tan-bouse.

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Paos liZ^^Védificaieur. — 1. the conBtraetor, bidlder. 2. inhft. bitant of a town, master who employa journeymeii, * citizen.' 3. aninhabitable. 4. agent. 5. garret. 6. inlaid work. 7. people are inceasantly knocking. 8. the master.

Paok li4,~^L''omithologi8te,'^l . tainted with plagnè. 2. warbling.

3. nproar. 4. increase, Burge, swelling. 5. shrill. 6. to pour, give ont. 7. be pays a salary. 8. tobrood. 9. OYercome by. 10. created. 11. chïrps, warbles. 12. moults.

Samb page. — 1. purcbases. 2. for he bas experienoed.

Pagb 145. — 1. sbaft, pôle; 2. board, plank. 3. whipa. 4. backgammon. 5. dice-box. 6. bala8a,.atraw-coloured. "^o&itf. Sorte 4e mbia de couleur de Tin fort paillet, ainsi nommé de Ba&ucta, pays entre Péga et le Bengale, d*oii lea {ffemiera ont été rapportéa.'' RoausFORT. 7.fifUt, meana hère the time in the moming ^hen the fruit uaed to be brooght in.

Page 150. — 1. eut. 2. amella. 3. collatea. 4. bartera. 5. auctioneer.

Page 153. — 1. wan, diiU. 2. ungilded. 3. polecat, a aort of weazeL

4. theahade. 5. pock-fretted, apeckled. 6. ginilet. 7. wom/ threadbare/ 8. mîlleped, an inaect found under loga of wood, lairge atones» etc.

Page 155.-- 1. (and ahakea your hand ao heartily) that he almoat dialocatea your wriat. 2. to be candid with you. 3. transaction to aettle. 4. attomey. 5. a man of abrupt mannera, but of a benevolent heart

Page 158.~1. atarched, stiff. 2. self-important. 3. undescribed. 4. opening. 5. jeering, deriding. 6. gait, pace, bebaviour, habita. 7. coach-office. 8. horae-hair. -9. meanneaa. 10. deceit, 'trickery.' 11. attemptp, attacka. 12. open air. 13. amella, 'anticipâtes.' 14. fmious, anxious, ' greedy ' customer. 15. puns.

Page 163.— 1. are blunted, ' weakened.' 2. in slackening, * dùninishxng the rapidity of.' 3. the higher branches of philological study, logic, etc.

Page 173. — 1. you are very ignorant of the occiurences of the capital. 2. we are very atupid.

Page 1 76.— 1. ia well eatabliahed. 2. do not make a uaeleaa diaplay of wit. 3. confine youraelf.

Page 1 78.— 1 . alliance, union. 2. 3. & 4. dishonourable contrivancea bring more knavea to miaery than to fortune.

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Paob iaii>-»L portBMiittan. 2»bobtar. a.hift 4.zaften»

Paok 182. — 1. we only prodaee. 2. flesh-worm, ' mite.'

Paok 185.— 1. dry np. 2. it is afareidy •pprotcbiiii^

SAm PAOB.— 1. yet oould I bot vrM, 2. debiiîon I S. to grow fim. 4. thcw k no ocape.

Paob 186. — 1. plebeian. Roturier (da latin rota, roue» d'où rcm/ier et rilê), homme porté nir le râle des impositions ; qui n'est pas noble ; «pii tient de la rotme.

Paob 188.— 1. witheck 2. cbaff. 3. mote. 4.re8tlesa.

Paob Ifl.— 1. cricket. 2. dawn.

Paob 199.-^1. a pan for coals» a brazier. 2. day.

Paob 200.— >1. ■caicity, penury. 2. agitsted by girieC

Pagb 203. — l. Thott who. 2. the murderoos steeL 3. dry up.

Paob 204. — 1. broken down, decayed. 2. simples, < médicinal herbs/

Paob 205. — 1. wm, entices. 2. alleviating.

Pa«b 214*«— 1. snbstaBce, snmnary. 2. ' calm,' smooth ses.

Pagb 218. — 1. he was informed. 2. either wiUingly, or becaose tbey were compelled. 3. intimate recollection or dévotion. 4. ' which ît «onld perhaps never baye ronted ;' enfoncer, to break into.

Paob 228.— -1. bursting its way.

Paob 230. — 1. deck. 2. fragment, stump. 3. bonnded over him vith a single leap. 4. a pair'of smith's pincers or nippers. 5. panting.

Pagb 233^—1. whiled away the tiresomeness of. 2. and men do nothing else. 3. raising bis voioe.

Pagb 237. — 1. hnrdies of wicker-work. 2. snrpHce. 3. 'padded,' qoilted like a mattress. 4. weakened.

Pagb 246. — 1. spent balL 2. a Latin prwerb : fat our altars an nresides.

Pagb 256. — 1. violently oppress their heart. 2. stillness and repose dwell in the fields of memory ! 3. powerless, inseasible, apathetic : blaaéf from the Greek pkaïaàs {blaitoa), distorted, impotent.

Pagb 266. — 1. clay. 2. çlateui, gladiolus, or sword-grass.

Page 267. — 1. reflections. 2. sickles. 3. gtà (prononcez çhi), misletoe. 4. eérute (from the Greek icépas (kerût) hom), horoed snake s imjmr, foui, undean. 5. larv^f spectres.

Paob270. — 1. darion. 2. Tine-brauch. $, wfià^^ 'imgle»' 4. prance, rear. 5. stables, ' stud.' 6. ' haft/ handle.

Paos 282. — 1. he was hesit^tmg (or delaying) to become a bdieyer in the true God.

Paok 287.— <1. îron-sbod.

Page 289. — 1. a doublet, a dose coat. 2. armlets. 3. nape of Ihe BedK.

Pagk 291.— 1. dasbing. 2. pale or stake.

Page 298, — 1. smodL-frodc 2. seized him by puttmg bis aims roiind bis waist.

Page 305. — 1. artfaL 2. chausM-trapef caltrop, an instnunent made witb four spikes, so tbat wbicbever way it falls to the ground, one of them points upwards. 3. spits, spikes. 4. amulets, diarms.

Page 307.-1. strand, or «bore. 2. are scattcred. 3. inorease. 4. fitBnels.

Page 310. — 1. tingling, or tinkling. 2. whirls. 3. ringing of bells, peals. 4. shrill and (/&ée, cracked) out of tune.

Page 318. — 1. pièce. 2. kneading-trougb, 'cupboard.' 3. peasants*. 4. portliness. 5. fallow (pale red or yellow).

Page 326.— l.tofigbt

Page 327. — 1. a pointed or arcbed window. 2. of Tarions colours, 3. abarp and weak. 4. long, slender. 5. calottêt a small coif, wbich only eoyers tbe top of the bead, worn by priests in roman catbolic coontries.

Page 331. — 1. marmer's compasa.

Same page. — 1. orviétan (derived from Orviefto, a town in Italy), a quack medidne. 2. jagglers. 3. badaud, a simpleton, a cockney. 4. &lt, * shabby bat.' 5. taste. 6. spot. 7. lower orders, rabble*.

Page 339.— 1. mortgages. 2. convertcd itself into immoveable or real property.

Page 343.— 1. grape-sbot. ,

Page 349. — 1. irresolute attempts.

Page 362. — 1. in solitary confinement.

* Manant. Habitant, résidant ; villageois, campagnard ; homme rustre et grossier. Ce mot est dérivé du latin manens.

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Paob 366^1. ont-yned.

Paob 372^ — ^1. pOed. 2. wu at anchor.

Paob 374^—1. wood-work. 2. pièces of dzîed moctir. 3. gtamp.

Paob 382.— 1. tnrningi or windingi. 2. goos, field-piecei.

Paob 383.^1. if I nuiy say to.

Paob 385.— 1. tight. 2. loft, flexible. 3. di^idiag in the shape o£ a heart 4. to look, to pqt on tfae drag, to itop. 5. icattered.

Paob 393.— I. shining.

Paob 396.-1. whip. 2. reboond.

Paob 399. — 1. crenated in the fonn of battlements. 2. level idth the turface of the water. 3. pale» of a dead coloor. 4. ornamented headpiece, *nodding plumes.' 5. towing. 6. fly-boat. 7. 8. & 9. names of Tessels nsed in the Mediterranean. The tartane has one mast and a three4x>rnered saiL 10. ' handfîil ' ; Uiera^, a pinch, the quantity that can be oontained in two or three fingers.

Paob 404. — 1. cocon, the cocoon or bail of the silk-wonn. 2. womout tattered yestment.

Paob 407. — 1. hedges ; charmille, from charme, hom-beam or yoke elm, a trae which shoots principally from the root.

Paob 408. — 1. aider. 2. ash. 3. rugged or unhewn stones. 4. cupola of tiles. 5. hemp-fields. 6. rafters. 7. quincunx or angleways. 8. rustle. 9. chucks. 10. clay. 11. thrushes.

Paob 411. — 1. poodle-dog. 2. play childish tricks.

Paob 421.— 1 . bave had a nartow escape. 2. withoot his knowledge. 8. to shoot sparrows. 4. présent and aim. 5. in fact

. Paob 425.— 1. tomtits. 2. greenfinches.

Paob 426. — 1. curl-papers. 2. stays. 3. drenched with perspiration.

Paob 427.— 1. begone ont of my house. 2. fit subject for the gaUoiirs. 3. if I may say so. 4. lest I knock yon down. 5. search* H, spies. 7. yoo set yourself up for a reasoner I I wiU giye you some of this argument about your ears. 8. stingy wretches. 9. are yoo troubling yourself. 10. *box your ears/ barrette, petit bonnet, closecap ; parler à la barrette de çuelgu*un, c'est-à-dire parler à quelqu'un Tertement, sans le ménager. 11. whom the cap fits» let him wear it.

Paob 430. — 1. tells me to my face. 2. and in Tery good drcnmstances. 3. quickly take by the forelock. 4. one's happiness or misery dépends upon it. 5. take into considération.

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Paov 4U.**«4« hearty, liteljr. 2. ftne eanae to conpUtiii, iaderàt 3. f»iHtitatl»iL i. make some sacrifice. 5. eooBomy of UTiiig. 6* jellj-bEotlia. 7. peded (faariey). 8. is not so iacossidonibki, bot that it 9. in ivltteh lier equab indulfpe. 10. gaming. 11. bave beard ot 12. an at OBoe. 13. notioed zne. 14. for waot of. 15« wiU set me on my feet agaîn. 16. letten. 17. que je vem mUieUe, eoSiciter being a transitive yerb.

Pagk 434.— 1. £or this eyening; 2. is missing.. 3. deduct it. 4. to put tbem in mind. 5. frocka«

Paob 436. — 1. for you take npon yoorself. 2. first course. 3. sidedishes.

Pags437.— 1. pM<gm/, watched (gnigner, de Tespagnol çtumar, regarder une cbose avec envie, la guetter).

Pagk 438. — 1. ail is ovec. 2. committed tbe deed. 3. pot to tbe rack. 4. poUce^ffioers. 5. ohief justices. 6, racks, tortures.

Paob 439. — 1. of good weight. 2. sucking-pig. 3. to dress it for you* 4. dipped. 5. you .caunot but koow. 6. and I still bear in nûnd. 7. proofs. 8. lurking. 9. if you take it in that view.

Paob 441. — 1. évasions. 2. a wilful crime (Cfttet'ûperu, on mieux qppenst du français guetf et du latin appensut, pendu, suspendu, attaché. Bescherellb). s. motives. 4. will soon give me lULtisfaotion. 5. had participated. 6. my property. 7. wbat a jumble is tbis about my daugbter I

Paob 445^—1. are you going to sbow me. 2. tbat I am getting myself dressed. 8. I thouglit I sbonld never get on. 4. «ntil they hâve biougbt me. ft. in pioper style. 6. 1 bave bad this printed catieo gown made for me» 7. go tbus. 8. xt beoomes yon. 9. nnder-ivaisticoat. 10. nofSûng can be bettw. 11. compositions. 12. 1 would bave you first. 13. you sbould not bave bad it done. 14. you mnst no^, sir, be deceived by tbe name of pupil. 15. as any that can be compoaed. 1 6. it ydll be better with it. 1 7. could enliven it a little hère and there. 18. 1 was taugbt one. 19. Jenny. 20. a strict relation to one another. 21. who teaches me. 22. engaged. 23. tbat is ail that is neeessary. 24. can do nothing. 25. are occasioned by notMng but. 26. oversights. 27. fîsilures. 28. bas happened only from tbe want of knowing hoir. 29. want of harmony. 30. false step.

Paob 448.— l.atreble. 2. coonteNtenor. 8. baas-vioL 4.theorbo» a large lute for playing thorougb-bass. 5. baipsichord. 6. thoraugh- Iwss. 7. treble violink

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Paob 449. — ^1. of feBCÎBg. 2. 1 ahowed yoo. 3. advermy. 4. h or ont 5. in thit manBcr. 6. an j ooonge. 7. thit will ihow ai nhÉk importanee we fenemg-masten nrast be. 8. is soperior. 9.& 10. toiûj, Ifr. Fenoer. 1 1. yon are pretty fèllowi. 12. leatbeni stomacher (nsed by fenang-maften). 13.8oftl7. 14. wîUdnil». 15. prayl 16. vin thrash. 17.teachliim1ietter manneri.

Paok 450. — 1. what îb the matter ? 2. even to abnsing each other, and wiihing to corne to blows. 3. can you tlms give way to anger? 4. to abuse us both. 5. onght that to make you angry ? 6. silly pédant 7. airant schoohnarter (voyez la page 483» note '). 8. villains ! rognes !

9. the deooe take the pack-saddled ass ! 10. knaves ! b^;gan !

Paos 452. — 1. adjustug his band. 2. irhich will eut them up findy. 3. the greatest désire. 4. 1 am Tezed» 5. frightfoL 6. does not take my fancy. 7. ethics. 8. morality is of no avail ; 1 will get in a passion as much as I please, when I hâve a mind. 9. natnral philosophy.

10. içnêi/atuL II. nproar. 12. confusion. 13. by bringing the under jaw near to the upper. 14. ponting the lips. 15. you were making mouths. 16. you need only. 17. by striking the tip. 18. how angry I am with you I 19. so that being grazed. 20. prettily.

Paob 456. — 1. trapped out thus. 2. one would think it is camîval hère. 3. the house clean. 4. gang. 5. tired out. 6. biauSf a vulgar pronnnciation for beaux. 7. are very nimble-tongued. 8. loosen ail the bricks, earriaux for carreaux, see 6. 9. advantages. 10. rmfbrt, increase in strength ; potage, soup ; ' to strengthen (or add to) the mess.' Ref^t dépotage is a common and proverbial expression. 1 1. vould to heaven I were whipped even now. 12. you would be ail the better for it. 13. fools. 14. nonsense. 15. there ! see what cornes by studying. 16. just say. 17. nonsense. 18. ought to send away. 19. foolôies. 20. loobily. 21. deuce take the hussy ! 22. managed very well. 23. with whom you hâve become infatuated. 24. he will take good care not to do so; UteràUyi he wîU not fail to faîL 25. to wheedle you.

Paob 460. — 1. you are as genteelly dressed as possible. 2. a proverbial expression, meaning, 'he talks of what gives him pleasure.' 3. put on your bat. 4. get out of debt. 5. a hundred and twenty. 6. milch cow. 7. will drain you to the last farthing. 8. many perscma.

Paob 463. — 1. of noble birth. 2. they spend few words npon it. , 3. shake hands. 4. are we descended from St. Louis ? 5. understanc your drift. 6. but from good citizens. 7. now for slander. 8. trades* man. 9. plague take. 10. she never fails to say so. 11. they are ilV

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infonned people. 12. suitable. 13. beggarly and fll-shaped. U. silliest boobj. 15. are always meddling. 16. should USl throùgh inadvertence. 17. to pUy at la madame, the name of a game played by children. 18. so great a lady as she is now.

Page 465.— 1. your late.

Paob 467. — 1. Oh imforeseen misfortune ! 2. what business bad he in that galley ? (The droll exclamation of Géronte que diable aUaU-tl faire dans cette galère 7 bas beoome proTerbial.) 3. in the pace of 1^ horse.

Paob 4 73. — 1 . judgment. 2. lively. 3. bis professors always spoke highly to me. 4. by dhit of striking the iron, ' persevering.' 5. degrees. . 6. to the utmost. 7. thesis, or dispatation in philosophy. 8. take the hand. 9. cwioolaient hère means ' flew/ but the Terb convoler according to the French Academy is to marry again. 10. (is corne) fresh (from collège). 11. he will always surpass you in retort.

Page 476.— 1. * unevcn.'

Page 479.— 1. wiU not do for you. 2. will fondle. 3. in eamest. 4. bless me 1

Page 481.— 1. ignorant. 2. présent my respects. 3. interpréter.

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