Contes et légendes. 1re Partie

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est habitée. Peut-être que notre frère Godefroi est là, sur cette île,

car c’est dans cette direction-là que la tempête a emporté le bateau.”

 

Le père, qui avait eu la même pensée, commença à trembler. Enfin il dit:

“C’est possible, mon enfant, c’est possible. Rentrons vite à la maison.

Je parlerai au bon voisin Thomas. Il me prêtera peut-être son bateau à

voile, et j’irai à cette île!”

 

Les enfants descendirent la montagne, et s’embarquèrent vite. Arrivés à

la maison, les enfants et le père racontèrent ce qu’ils avaient vu, et

le coeur de la pauvre mère battit plus fort de joie.

 

“Va vite chez le voisin Thomas,” dit-elle à son mari. “Il a un bateau à

voile. Il est compatissant; il nous aidera, j’en suis sûre!”

 

Le père alla chez Thomas, et lui raconta tout. “C’est possible,” dit

Thomas. “Et demain matin, si le temps est favorable, nous partirons,

vous et moi, et mon voisin Jean, et nous irons à cette île.”

 

Le lendemain ils partirent par un temps magnifique, et avant le coucher

du soleil, ils arrivèrent tout près de l’île. L’île paraissait déserte.

Il n’y avait pas un signe d’habitation. Il n’y avait plus de fumée.

 

“L’île est déserte!” dit Thomas tristement. “Elle est complètement

déserte.”

 

Le père de Godefroi regarda aussi tristement ces rochers inhospitaliers,

mais il dit: “Il est tard; débarquons, et nous chercherons dans l’île.

Peut-être que le corps de mon pauvre enfant a été jeté ici.”

 

Ils débarquèrent et commencèrent à chercher. Enfin ils arrivèrent dans

la petite vallée, toute noircie par le feu de la veille (jour avant). Là

ils virent un moine à genoux. Le père s’approcha, et dit d’une voix

tremblante: “Mon père, mon brave ermite, avez-vous vu un petit garçon

nommé Godefroi…”

 

Le père ne put finir, car le moine s’était précipité dans ses bras. Ce

moine, cet ermite, c’était Godefroi lui-même!

 

Après quelques minutes de grande émotion Godefroi raconta ses aventures

à son père. Il lui raconta comment il était arrivé à l’île, comment il

avait fabriqué des lignes et des hameçons, comment il avait passé le

long hiver. Il lui dit combien il avait travaillé pour faire une grande

provision de bois pour son second hiver, et il décrivit son désespoir

quand il découvrit que le feu avait tout détruit.

 

“J’ai pensé que Dieu m’avait abandonné,” dit Godefroi.

 

“Oh! mon fils,” dit le père, “au contraire! Car, sans cet accident, ta

petite soeur n’aurait pas remarqué cette île, nous n’aurions pas pensé

que peut-être la tempête t’y avait jeté, et nous ne serions pas venus

ici aujourd’hui pour te trouver!”

 

Le lendemain Godefroi s’embarqua avec Pierre, Thomas et Jean, et avant

le soir il arriva à la maison où il fut reçu avec une joie que je vous

laisse imaginer, car il est impossible de la décrire en quelques mots.

 

Thomas était si content du succès de son entreprise qu’il invita toute

la famille et tout le village à dîner chez lui. Au dessert Godefroi

raconta toutes ses aventures, et tout le monde admira le courage qu’il

avait montré. Godefroi donna à son père les perles et le corail, les

seules choses que le feu avait épargnées, et le père, heureux et fier de

son fils, les montra à tout le monde.

 

Un marchand de corail offrit d’acheter le corail et les perles, et lui

donna une bonne somme d’argent. Cet argent permit à Pierre de donner une

excellente éducation à tous ses enfants, et surtout à Godefroi qui en

profita bien.

 

Godefroi alla à l’école et apprit beaucoup de choses, mais les leçons de

patience, de persévérance et de foi, qu’il avait apprises tout seul dans

son île déserte, étaient les plus précieuses de toutes. Il ne les oublia

jamais, et même quand il fut très âgé il disait souvent à ses

petits-enfants: “Il ne faut jamais désespérer. Dieu fait notre fortune

de nos infortunes. Les choses qui paraissent impossibles à l’homme sont

possibles à Dieu, car rien ne Lui est impossible.”

 

LE GRAIN DE MOUTARDE.[29]

 

[Note 29: This is one of the Hindu legends. Buddha is one of the

principal Hindu gods and teachers. Those who follow his precepts are

called Buddhists.]

 

Il y avait une jeune femme dans l’Inde qui avait un petit enfant. Un

jour le petit enfant tomba dangereusement malade, et bientôt le pauvre

petit mourut. La pauvre mère prit le petit enfant dans ses bras, et alla

de porte en porte, demandant si personne ne pouvait lui donner de remède

pour son fils.

 

Les voisins dirent: “La pauvre femme est folle de porter son enfant mort

d’une maison à l’autre!”

 

Un vieillard vit la pauvre jeune mère, et pensa: “Oh, la pauvre femme

n’a jamais vu la mort. Elle ne sait pas que son petit enfant est mort.

Il faut que je la console.”

 

Le vieillard s’approcha de la pauvre femme, et dit: “Ma pauvre femme, je

n’ai aucun remède pour votre enfant, mais je connais un médecin qui vous

donnera un remède.”

 

La jeune mère dit: “Dites-moi, je vous en prie, où est le médecin qui

peut me donner un remède pour mon enfant malade.”

 

“Allez trouver le dieu Bouddha; il vous donnera un remède!” dit le

vieillard.

 

La pauvre femme remercia le vieillard, et partit en toute hâte pour

aller trouver Bouddha. Quand elle arriva dans le temple, elle dit:

 

“Seigneur et maître, avez-vous un remède pour mon enfant malade?”

 

“Non, ma bonne femme, mais je sais un remède.”

 

“Quel est ce remède?” dit la mère vivement.

 

“C’est un grain de moutarde. Allez me chercher un grain de moutarde.

Mais le grain de moutarde doit venir d’une maison où personne ne soit

jamais mort.”

 

La pauvre femme partit, en toute hâte, avec son enfant mort dans les

bras. Elle alla de porte en porte, demandant un grain de moutarde. Tout

le monde lui donna ce qu’elle demandait, et quand on lui avait donné le

petit grain, elle disait:

 

“N’est-il mort personne dans la maison? ni père, ni fils, ni serviteur?”

 

Et dans chaque maison on lui disait: “Beaucoup de personnes sont mortes

ici, car les morts sont beaucoup plus nombreux que les vivants.”

 

La pauvre femme visita beaucoup de maisons, mais elle reçut toujours la

même réponse. Sa fatigue était grande, et elle dit tristement: “Dans

chaque maison que j’ai visitée il est mort quelqu’un, ou un père, ou un

fils, ou un serviteur. Je ne suis pas la seule mère au monde qui ait

perdu un fils.”

 

Alors elle porta son pauvre petit enfant mort dans une forêt, où elle

creusa une tombe, et l’enterra. Puis elle alla au temple, et tomba à

genoux devant Bouddha.

 

“Avez-vous trouvé le grain de moutarde?” demanda-t-il à la pauvre jeune

mère.

 

“Non,” dit-elle, “tous les gens du village ont perdu un membre de leur

famille. Ils m’ont tous dit: ‘Les morts sont beaucoup plus nombreux que

les vivants.’”

 

“Oui,” dit Bouddha, “cela est vrai. Sur la terre tout passe. C’est la

loi universelle.”

 

La pauvre femme demanda alors la permission de rester dans le temple, et

elle passa le reste de sa vie à faire du bien. Enfin elle mourut aussi

et passa dans l’endroit immortel des Hindous, dans le Nirvana,[30] où

elle ne souffrit plus jamais, et où elle trouva le bonheur complet et le

repos qu’elle cherchait depuis si longtemps.

 

[Note 30: Nirvana is the Hindu heaven, for the Buddhists imagine

that the virtuous after death pass into a negative state of bliss, while

those who have not yet reached the necessary state of perfection undergo

various transmigrations of soul.]

 

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VOCABULARY

a, has.

 

à, to, at, with.

 

abandonna, forsook;-é, forsaken;-er, to abandon.

 

abatt-e, cut down;-iez, should cut down;-re, to cut down.

 

abîme, m., abyss;—sans fond, bottomless pit.

 

abord, d’—, at first.

 

absolument, absolutely.

 

accepta,-é, accepted;-e, accepts;-erait, would accept.

 

accompagné,-ée,-és, accompanied;-er, to accompany.

 

accompli, accomplished;-irai, will accomplish;-isse, _may

accomplish_.

 

accord, bon–-, good understanding.

 

accorda,-é,-ée,-és, granted;-erai, will grant.

 

achet-a,-é, bought;-er, to buy;-erait, would buy.

 

acheteur,-s, m., buyer.

 

adieu, m., farewell.

 

admir-a,-é,-ée,-és,-ait, admired;-er, to admire.

 

adressa,-é, addressed.

 

affairé,-ée,-és, busy.

 

affaire,-s, f., business.

 

affreu-x,-se, frightful.

 

afin, so as.

 

âge, m., age.

 

âg-é,-ée,-és, aged.

 

agenouiller, s’–-, to kneel.

 

agneau, m., lamb.

 

ai, have.

 

aid-a,-é,-ées,-és, helped;-erai,-eras,-era,-erez, erons, will help.

 

aie, aient, may have.

 

aiguille, f., needle.

 

aiguisa, sharpened.

 

ailleurs, elsewhere; d’–-, besides.

 

aim-a,-é,-ée,-es,-ait,-aient, loved;-e, loves;-erais, would love

or like.

 

aimable, amiable.

 

aîné, eldest.

 

ainsi, thus.

 

aise, ease; bien–-, very glad.

 

ait, may have.

 

ajout-a, added;-er, to add.

 

all-a,-ait,-aient,-èrent, went;-é,-ée,-és, gone;-er, to go;-ez,

go.

 

allons, let us go;–-donc, come now, nonsense.

 

allumez, light.

 

alors, then.

 

alouette, f., lark.

 

amèrement, bitterly.

 

améthyste, f., amethyst.

 

ami,-e,-s, friend, dear.

 

Amour, m., Love.

 

amputé, amputate, cut off.

 

amus-a,-ait,-é,-ée,-es, amused;-er, to amuse;-ant, amusing;-ons,

let us amuse.

 

an, m., year.

 

ancre, f., anchor.

 

ange, m., angel.

 

animaux, m., animals.

 

année,-s, year.

 

annonça,-ce,-cée, announced;-cez, announce.

 

anse, f., bay, cove.

 

anxieux, anxious;-sement, anxiously.

 

août, m., August.

 

apercevoir, to perceive;-çut,-çue,-çu, perceived.

 

apparence, f., appearance.

 

appartement, m., apartment.

 

appartenir, to belong.

 

appar-ut, appeared;-aître, to appear.

 

appel-a,-ai,-ait,-é,-ée, called;-le,-lent, call;-er, to call.

 

appétit, m., appetite.

 

appliquez, apply.

 

apporta,-ait,-èrent,-é, brought;-era, will bring;-er, to bring.

 

apprentissage, m., apprenticeship.

 

appri-s,-t, learned; apprendre, to learn.

 

approcha,-ait,-èrent, drew near;-e,-ent, approach;-er, _to approach

or draw near_.

 

appuy-a, leaned;-er, to lean.

 

après, after.

 

après-midi, m. and f., afternoon.

 

arbre,-s, m., tree.

 

archiduchesse, f., archduchess.

 

ardente, burning.

 

argent, m., silver, money.

 

arracha, pulled out;-ez, pull out.

 

arrange,-ez, arrange;-ea, prepared;-era, will arrange.

 

arrêt-a,-é,-ée,-èrent, stopped;-er, to stop;-ez, stop.

 

arrière, back.

 

arriv-a,-ait,-èrent, came;-er, to come, happen;-era,-erez,

-eront,-erons, will arrive;-é,-ée,-es, come.

 

as, have.

 

assemblé,-s, assembled.

 

asseoir, to sit down;-eyez,-eyons, sit down;-is,-irent,-it,

seated.

 

assez, enough.

 

assiette,-s, f., plate.

 

assiste, help.

 

attacha,-é,-ée, fastened;-er, to fasten.

 

attaque, f., attack.

 

atteindre, to reach;-t, reached.

 

attel-a,-é, harnessed.

 

attend,-ez, wait;-re, to wait;-ait,-aient,-it,-u, waited.

 

attentivement, attentively.

 

attir-é,-ée, attracted;-er, to attract.

 

attis-a,-é, poked, kindled.

 

attrait, m., attraction.

 

attrape, catches;-ez, catch;-a,-ait,-é, caught;-er, to catch.

 

auberge, f., inn.

 

aubergiste, m., innkeeper.

 

aucun,-e,-s, none, not any.

 

augmentait, increased;-er, to increase.

 

aujourd’hui, to-day.

 

aumône,-s, f., alms.

 

auprès, near.

 

aur-a,-ai,-as,-ez,-ont,-ons, will have;-ais,-ait,-aient,-ions,-iez,

would have.

 

aussi, also, as.

 

aussitôt, as soon, immediately;–-que, as soon as.

 

autant, as much, as many.

 

automne, m., autumn.

 

autour, around.

 

autre,-s, other.

 

autrefois, formerly.

 

aux, to the, with the.

 

av-ais,-ait,-aient,-ions,-iez, had;-ez,-ons, have.

 

avan-ça,-ce,-cée, advanced.

 

avant, before; en–-, forward.

 

avare, m., miser.

 

avec, with.

 

avenir, m., future.

 

aventure,-s, f., adventure.

 

avertissement, m., warning.

 

aveugle, blind.

 

avidement, eagerly, greedily.

 

avis-é,-ée, smart.

 

avoir, to have;–-… ans, to be… years old.

 

avou-a,-é, acknowledged, confessed.

 

avril, April.

 

ay-ant, having;-ez,-ons, have, let us have.

 

bague, f., ring.

 

baguette, f., wand.

 

baie, f., bay.

 

bailli, m., bailiff.

 

bain, m., bath.

 

baiss-a,-é, lowered, stooped.

 

balai, m., broom.

 

balaie, sweeps;-ayer, to sweep.

 

banc, m., bench, bank.

 

baquet, m., tub.

 

barbe,-s, f., beard, barbed points.

 

barbouilla, smeared.

 

barque, f., skiff.

 

bas, m., stocking.

 

bas,-se, low.

 

bassin, m., basin.

 

bateau,-x, m., boats; à voile, sailboat; à vapeur, steamboat.

 

bât-i,-issait,-issiez, built;-ir, to build.

 

bâtisse, f., building.

 

bâton, m., stick.

 

battait,-aient,-it, beat;-u, beaten;-re, to beat.

 

battement,-s, m., pulsation.

 

beau, beautiful, fine; avoir–-jeter, to throw in vain.

 

beaucoup, much, many.

 

beau-frère, m., brother-in-law.

 

beauté, f., beauty.

 

belle,-s, beautiful; belle-fille, step-daughter or

daughter-in-law; belle-mère, step-mother or mother-in-law.

 

bénédiction,-s, f., blessing.

 

berger, m., shepherd.

 

besoin, m., need; j’ai–-, I need.

 

bête, f., beast.

 

beurre, m., butter.

 

bien, well, very;-aimé,-aimée, beloved;–-que, although.

 

bienfait, m., good deed.

 

bienfaiteur, m., benefactor.

 

bientôt, soon.

 

bizarre,-s, odd.

 

blanc,-he,-s, white.

 

blé, m., wheat.

 

bleu,-e,-s, blue.

 

blond,-e,-s, blond.

 

bloqué, blocked.

 

boeuf, m., ox.

 

boirait, would drink;-re, to drink.

 

bois, m., wood.

 

bon,-ne,-s, good; pour de–-, for good.

 

bonheur, m., happiness, good luck.

 

bonhomme, m., fellow, little man.

 

bonjour, m., good day.

 

bonnement, simply.

 

bonté,-s, f., kindness.

 

bord, m., edge.

 

bouche, f., mouth.

 

bouchée, f., mouthful.

 

bougea, stirred.

 

bouillait, was boiling;-ant,-ante, boiling.

 

boulet, m., bullet.

 

bourse, f., purse.

 

bout, m., end.

 

bouteille, f., bottle.

 

branche,-s, f., branch.

 

bras, m., arm.

 

brave, brave, worthy.

 

bravement, bravely.

 

Bretagne, f., Brittany.

 

brid-a,-é, bridled;-er, to bridle;-ez, bridle.

 

bride, f., bridle.

 

brin, m., bit.

 

brisé, broken.

 

bruit, m., noise.

 

brûl-é,-ées, burned.

 

brun,-e,-s, brown.

 

brusquement, suddenly, roughly.

 

bu, drunk;-t, drank;-vez, drink.

 

bûche, f., log.

 

bûcheron, m., woodcutter.

 

ça, that.

 

cabane, f., hut.

 

cach-a, hid;-e, hides;-er, to hide;-erai, will hide;-ez,

hide;-é,-ée, hidden.

 

cadeau, m., present.

 

cadet,-te, youngest.

 

cadre, m., frame.

 

calciné, burned.

 

califourchon, à–-, astride.

 

calme, calm.

 

camarade, m., comrade.

 

campagne, f., country.

 

canard, m., duck.

 

capitaine, m., captain.

 

capuchon, m., hood.

 

car, for, because.

 

caractère, m., character.

 

cargaison, f., cargo.

 

carotte,-s, f., carrot.

 

carrefour, m., cross-road.

 

carrière, f., quarry.

 

cass-a, broke;-é,-ée, broken;-er, to break.

 

caus-a,-é,-ée,-èrent, caused or talked;-er, to cause or _to

talk_;-erai, will talk or cause;-ons, let us talk.

 

ce, this;-ci, this;-la, that.

 

célébré, celebrated.

 

céleste, heavenly.

 

celui, celle,–-ci, this one.

 

cendre,-s, f., ashes.

 

cent,-s, m., hundred.

 

centre, m., center.

 

cependant, however.

 

cérémonie, f., ceremony.

 

certainement, certainly.

 

ces, these.

 

cess-a,-é, ceased;-er, to cease;-erait, would cease.

 

cesse, f., ceasing.

 

cet,-te, this.

 

chacun,-e, each, every.

 

chagrin, m., grief.

 

chair, f., flesh.

 

chaise,-s, f., chair.

 

chambre, f., room.

 

champ, m., field.

 

chang-é,-ée,-ea,-èrent, changed;-er, to change;-ez, change;-era,

will change.

 

changement, m., change.

 

chant-a,-ait,-aient,-èrent, sang;-é,-ée, sung;-er, to sing;-era,

will sing.

 

chant,-s, m., song.

 

chapeau, m., hat.

 

chaque, each.

 

char, m., cart.

 

charge, f., load.

 

charg-é,-ée, laden;-ea, took charge;-er, to load, _to take

charge_;-e, load or take charge.

 

charmant,-e,-s, charming.

 

charmé, charmed.

 

charpentier, m., carpenter.

 

chasse, f., hunt.

 

chasse, drive away.

 

chat, m., cat.

 

château, m., castle.

 

chaud,-e, warm, hot.

 

chauffa,-é,-ées, warmed;-er, to warm;-ez, warm.

 

chaumière, f., thatched roof cottage.

 

chef, m., cook.

 

chemin, m., road;–-de fer, railroad.

 

cheminée, f., chimney place.

 

chemise, f., shirt.

 

cher, chère, dear.

 

chercha,-é,-ée,-ait,-èrent, sought;-er, to seek;-erez, _will

seek_;-ant, seeking;-ez, seek.

 

chev-al,-aux, m., horse; à–-, on horseback.

 

chevelure, f., head of hair.

 

cheveu,-x, m., hair.

 

chez, at, at the house of;–-lui, at home.

 

chien,-s, m., dog.

 

choc, m., blow.

 

choeur, m., chorus.

 

chois-i,-ie, chosen;-ir, to choose;-irai,-irons, will choose;

-issez, choose.

 

choix, m., choice.

 

chose, f., thing.

 

chou, m., cabbage.

 

chute, f., fall.

 

ciel, m., sky.

 

cil,-s, m., eyelash.

 

cime, f., peak.

 

cinq, five.

 

citron,-s, m., lemon.

 

clair,-e,-s, light, clear, transparent.

 

claquer, to crack; fit–-, cracked.

 

clou, m., nail.

 

cocher, m., coachman.

 

coeur, m., heart; de bon–-willingly.

 

coin, m., corner.

 

colère, f., anger; en–-, angry.

 

combien, how much or many.

 

commanda,-é,-ée,-èrent, ordered;-er, to order;-ez, order.

 

commandement, m., order.

 

comme, like, as.

 

commença,-cèrent, began;-cez, begin;-cer, to begin;-cerais _will

begin_;-cé,-cée, begun.

 

comment, how, what.

 

commettre, to commit.

 

commis, committed.

 

commission, f., errand, message.

 

commun,-e, common.

 

compagne, f.,-on, m., companion.

 

compatissant, compassionate.

 

complet, entire, complete.

 

complètement, completely.

 

composé,-ée, composed.

 

comprendre, to understand;-it, understood.

 

compt-a,-ait,-é, counted;-ez, count.

 

compte, m.,–-juste, right amount.

 

concentra, concentrated;-er, to concentrate.

 

conduire, to lead;-sit,-sirent, lead.

 

conduite, f., conduct.

 

confia, confided, confessed.

 

confirmez, confirm.

 

congé, m., dismissal.

 

congédié, dismissed.

 

connais,-aissez, know;-aître, to know.

 

conseille, advise.

 

consentir, to consent;-irait, would consent;-it, consented.

 

consola,-é, consoled;-er, to console;-erait, would console.

 

construisit, built.

 

consulta, consulted.

 

consumer, to consume or burn.

 

conte,-s, m., tale.

 

contenait, contained.

 

content,-s,-e,-es, contented.

 

continua,-èrent,-é, continued;-er, to continue.

 

contrainte, f., constraint.

 

contraire, contrary.

 

contre, against.

 

contrée, f., country.

 

convenable, suitable.

 

coquille,-s, f., shell.

 

corail, m., coral.

 

corbeau, m., crow.

 

corde, f., rope.

 

cordons, m., strings.

 

corps, m., body.

 

côte à côte, side by side.

 

côté, m., side, direction.

 

côtes, f., shores.

 

cou, m., neck.

 

couch-a (se),-èrent, lay down;-é,-ée,-es, lain down.

 

couche, f., layer.

 

coucou, m., cuckoo.

 

coudre, to sew.

 

couler, to flow.

 

couleur, f., color.

 

coup de pied, m., kick.

 

coup-a,-èrent,-ait,-é, cut;-era,-erez, will cut.

 

coupe, f., cup.

 

cour, m., court; faire la–-, to woo.

 

courageusement, courageously.

 

courageux,-se, brave.

 

courait,-ut,-urent, ran;-s,-u, run;-ir, to run.

 

courant, m., current.

 

courba, bent.

 

couronne,-s, f., crown.

 

cours, m., course.

 

course, f., race.

 

coursier,-s, m., steed.

 

court,-e,-s, short.

 

courtisans, m., courtiers.

 

coûte que coûte, at any cost.

 

couteau, m., knife.

 

couvert,-s,-e,-es, covered.

 

couvert,-s, m., places at table.

 

couvrir, to cover.

 

crains, fear.

 

crainte, f., fear.

 

crêpe,-s, f., pancakes.

 

creusa, dug.

 

crevé, put out.

 

cri,-s, m., cry, scream.

 

cri-a,-é,-èrent,-aient, screamed;-ant, screaming;-er, to scream.

 

croi-s, believe;-rai, will believe.

 

croiser, to cross.

 

croyais,-ait, believed.

 

cruche, f., jar.

 

cueillant, picking;-ez, pick;-it,-irent,-i, picked;-erons, _will

pick_.

 

cuillère, f., spoon.

 

cuisine, f., kitchen; je fais la–-_, I am cooking_.

 

cuisinier, m., cook.

 

cuivre, m., copper.

 

culinaire, cooking.

 

cultivait, cultivated.

 

curé, m., priest.

 

curieux,-se, inquisitive.

 

dame, f., lady.

 

dangereusement, dangerously.

 

dangereu-x,-se, dangerous.

 

dans, in.

 

dans-a,-èrent,-é, danced;-er, to dance;-ez, dance.

 

de, of, with.

 

débarqua,-èrent,-é, landed;-er, to land;-ons, let us land.

 

débarrasser, to get rid of.

 

debout, standing up.

 

décembre, December.

 

décevoir, deceive.

 

décid-a,-èrent,-é,-ée, decided;-eraient, would decide;-er, _to

decide_.

 

décidément, decidedly.

 

déclara, declared;-ant, declaring.

 

déconcerta,-é, disconcerted.

 

découragé,-ée, discouraged.

 

découvrit, discovered;-ir, to discover.

 

décrivit, described.

 

dedans, within.

 

défend,-s, forbid;-u, forbidden.

 

dégoût, m., disgust.

 

déguis-a,-é,-èrent, disguised.

 

déguisement, m., disguise.

 

dehors, outside.

 

déjà, already.

 

déjeuner, m., breakfast.

 

déliant, untying.

 

demain, to-morrow.

 

demanda,-ait,-èrent,-é,-ée, asked;-er, to ask;-ant, asking;

-era,-eras, will ask.

 

demeuraient,-ait,-a,-èrent,-é, dwelt;-er, to dwell.

 

demoiselle, f., spinster.

 

démoli, demolished;-r, to demolish.

 

démon, m., demon, genius.

 

dénoncerai, will denounce.

 

départ, m., departure.

 

déposez, lay.

 

depuis, since.

 

dernier,-ière, last.

 

derrière, behind.

 

des, some, of the.

 

dès, as soon;–-que, as soon as;–-lors, henceforth.

 

désagréable, disagreeable.

 

désappointé,-ée, disappointed.

 

descendant, coming down;-it,-irent, came down;-re, to come down.

 

déserte, deserted.

 

désespér-a, despaired;-er, to despair;-père, despair;-és,

desperate.

 

désespoir, m., despair.

 

désir-e, wish;-ée, wished.

 

désordre, m., disorder.

 

dessert, m., dessert.

 

dessus, on, over.

 

détestait, hated.

 

détresse, f., distress.

 

détruit,-e, destroyed.

 

deux, two.

 

deuxième, second.

 

devant, in front of.

 

devenir, to become.

 

deviendra, will become.

 

deviner, to guess;-iez, guessed.

 

devise, f., motto.

 

devoir, m., duty.

 

dev-ons, must;-rait, should.

 

dévorer, to devour;-ant, devouring;-era, will devour.

 

diable, m., devil.

 

diamant,-s, m., diamond.

 

Dieu, God.

 

différent,-e, different.

 

difficile, hard, difficult.

 

digérer, to digest.

 

digue, f., dike.

 

dimanche, m., Sunday.

 

diminua,-èrent,-é, diminished.

 

dîn-a,-èrent,-ait, dined;-e, dine;-er, to dine.

 

dîner, m., dinner.

 

dire, to say.

 

dirigea,-aient, directed.

 

di-s, say;-t,-sait,-rent, said;-tes, say;-rait, would say;-rai,

will say;-sant, saying.

 

disparaître, to disappear.

 

disparu,-t, disappeared.

 

disputaient, were quarreling;-er, to quarrel.

 

dissipé,-ée, scattered.

 

distinguer, to distinguish.

 

dix, ten.

 

doigt, m., finger.

 

doit, must.

 

domestique,-s, m. and f., servant.

 

dommage, m., damage; c’est–-, it is a pity.

 

donc, therefore, then, now.

 

donn-a,-ai,-ait,-èrent, gave;-é,-ée, given;-er, to give;-era,

will give;-eraient, would give.

 

dont, of which.

 

dorée, golden, gilded.

 

dorm-ant, sleeping;-ir, to sleep;-irai, will sleep;-ez, sleep.

 

dort, sleeps.

 

dos, m., back.

 

doucement, gently.

 

douleur, f., pain, sorrow.

 

douta, doubted.

 

doute, m., doubt; sans–-, undoubtedly.

 

doux,-ce, sweet, gentle..

 

douze, twelve.

 

droit, right, straight.

 

droite, à–-, to the right.

 

du, some, of the;–-quel, of which;–-tout, at all.

 

dur, hard, severe, inclement.

 

dura, lasted.

 

eau,-x, f., water.

 

ébranler, to shake.

 

échappé,-ée, escaped;-er, to escape.

 

échelle, f., ladder.

 

éclair, m., lightning.

 

école, f., school.

 

écout-a,-èrent,-é, listened;-ez, listen.

 

écri-a,-èrent, s’, cried.

 

écrit, written.

 

écrivit, wrote.

 

écurie, f., stable.

 

effacer, to efface;-é, effaced.

 

effet, en–-, indeed.

 

effila, raveled.

 

efforçait, strove.

 

effrayé,-ée,-és, frightened.

 

effroi, m., terror.

 

église, f., church.

 

égoïsme, m., selfishness.

 

égoïste,-s, selfish.

 

eh bien, well.

 

élancèrent, sprang;-er, to spring.

 

elev-a,-èrent,-é, brought up;-er, to bring up.

 

elle,-s, she, they.

 

éloignaient, s’, were going away.

 

embarqua,-é,-èrent, embarked.

 

embarrassé,-ée, embarrassed.

 

embrassa, kissed.

 

émeraude, f., emerald.

 

émietta, crumbled.

 

empêcha, hindered.

 

emphase, m., emphasis.

 

emporté,-èrent, carried away.

 

empressement, m., polite haste.

 

en, in.

 

enchanté,-ée, enchanted.

 

enchères, f., bid.

 

enclume, f., anvil.

 

encombre, f., hindrance.

 

encore, yet, still, again.

 

endormi, asleep; s’endormit, fell asleep.

 

endroit, m., place.

 

enfant,-s, m. and f., child.

 

enfer, m., hell.

 

enfin, at last.

 

enfonça, drove in.

 

enfuirent, fled.

 

engagé, engaged, hired.

 

englouti, engulfed.

 

engraisse, fatten.

 

enleva, carried off.

 

ennemi,-s, m., enemy.

 

énorme, enormous.

 

enrager, to get mad.

 

ensanglanté,-ée, bloody.

 

ensemble, together.

 

ensuite, afterwards.

 

entendit,-irent,-u, heard;-re, to hear.

 

entendu, heard; c’est–-, agreed; bien–-, of course.

 

enterra, buried.

 

ent-ier,-ière, whole.

 

entièrement, wholly.

 

entouraient,-a,-é, surrounded.

 

entr-a,-èrent,-ait,-é,-ée, entered;-er, to enter;-ez, enter;

-erait, would enter;-era, will enter;-ant, entering.

 

entre, between.

 

entrée, f., entrance.

 

entretien, m., conversation.

 

enveloppa,-é, wrapped.

 

envie, f., wish; j’ai–-, I wish.

 

envieux, envious.

 

environs, m., neighborhood.

 

envoie, sends.

 

envol-a,-ait, flew away;-é, flown away.

 

envoy-a,-èrent,-ait,-é,-ée, sent;-er, to send.

 

épais,-se,-ses, thick.

 

épargnées, spared.

 

épaule,-s, f., shoulder.

 

épingle, f., pin.

 

épousez, marry;-er, to marry;-erai, will marry.

 

éprouver, experience.

 

épuis-é,-ée, exhausted.

 

ermite, m., hermit.

 

es, art (thou).

 

esclave, m., slave.

 

escorta, escorted.

 

espace, m., space.

 

espèce, f., kind.

 

espère, hope; espér-é,-ait, hoped;-er, to hope.

 

esprit,-s, m., spirit, wit.

 

essaiera, will try.

 

essuya, wiped away.

 

est, is.

 

estomac, m., stomach.

 

et, and.

 

étable, f., stable.

 

établi, established.

 

étang, m., pond.

 

ét-ais,-ait,-aient,-iez,-ions, were;-ant, being;-é, been.

 

été, m., summer.

 

êtes, are.

 

étincelant,-e, sparkling.

 

étoffe,-s, f., stuff.

 

étonnement, m., astonishment, surprise.

 

étrange, strange.

 

être, to be.

 

étudiant,-s, m., student.

 

eu,-t,-rent, had.

 

eux, them, they.

 

évasion, f., escape.

 

éveilla,-é, awake.

 

évoqua, called up.

 

exactement, exactly.

 

exactitude, f., exactness.

 

examina,-èrent,-ait,-é, examined;-er, to examine.

 

excepté, except.

 

excusez, excuse.

 

exécuta,-èrent,-é, executed;-er, to execute.

 

exemplaire, exemplary.

 

exercer, to exercise.

 

existe, exists.

 

exposé, exposed.

 

extérieur, m., outside.

 

extraordinaire, extraordinary.

 

extrèmement, extremely.

 

extrémité, f., extremity.

 

fabriqué,-ait, manufactured.

 

fâch-é,-ée, angry, sorry; se–-er, to be angry.

 

facile, easy.

 

façon, f., fashion.

 

façonna,-èrent,-é, fashioned;-er, to fashion.

 

fagots, m., bundles.

 

faible, weak.

 

faillit, almost (_idiomatic_)

 

faim, f., hunger; avoir–-, to be hungry; avoir grand’–-, _to be

very hungry_.

 

fai-re, to make, do;-s, make;-sait,-saient, made;-sons, _let us

make_;-t,-te, done;-tes, do, make.

 

falloir, to be necessary.

 

famille, f., family.

 

fantaisie, f., fancy.

 

fatigué,-ée,-és, tired.

 

faudra, will be necessary.

 

faut, il–-, it is necessary, must.

 

faute, f., fault; de votre–-, your fault.

 

favori,-te, favorite.

 

fée, f., fairy.

 

femme, f., woman.

 

fenêtre, f., window.

 

fer, iron;-s, shoes; chemins de–-, railroads.

 

fer-a,-ai,-ont,-ez, will make or do;-ait,-aient, would make or

do.

 

ferm-a,-èrent, shut;-er, to shut.

 

ferme, f., farm; garçon de–-, farm hand.

 

fermier,-ière, farmer.

 

ferrer, to shoe.

 

ferveur, m., fervor, warmth.

 

festin, m., feast.

 

feu, m., fire; en–-, afire.

 

feuillage, m., foliage.

 

feuilles, f., leaves.

 

février, February.

 

fianc-é,-ée, betrothed.

 

ficelle, f., string.

 

fidèle, faithful.

 

fier,-s, fière,-s, proud.

 

figure, f., face.

 

fil,-s, m., thread.

 

fil-ait, was spinning;-er, to spin;-e,-ez, spin.

 

filet, m., net.

 

fille,-s, f., daughter, girl.

 

fils, m., son, sons.

 

fin, f., end.

 

fin-i,-ie,-is, finished.

 

fi-rent,-t, made, said.

 

flamme,-s, f., flame.

 

fleur,-s, f., flower.

 

fleuve, m., river.

 

flocon, m., flake.

 

foi, f., faith.

 

fois, f., time; une–-, once upon a time.

 

folle, foolish, crazy.

 

fond, m., bottom.

 

fondit, melted.

 

font, make, do.

 

fontaine, f., fountain.

 

for-ça,-cé,-cée,-cèrent, compelled;-cer, to compel;-cerai, _will

compel_.

 

force,-s, f., strength.

 

forêt,-s, f., forest.

 

forge, f., smithy.

 

forgeron, m., blacksmith.

 

form-a,-é,-ée,-ait, formed;-er, to form.

 

forme, f., shape.

 

fort, very, strong.

 

fou, crazy.

 

fouet, m., whip.

 

fouillant, fumbling;-aient, were fumbling.

 

foule, f., crowd.

 

four, m., oven.

 

fourmis, f., ants.

 

fourrure,-s, f., fur.

 

fraîche, fresh.

 

frais, fresh.

 

fraises, f., strawberries.

 

franc,-s, m., franc, twenty cents.

 

franchise, f., frankness.

 

frapp-a,-èrent,-é, knocked;-er, to knock;-ez, knock.

 

frère,-s, m., brother.

 

froid,-e, cold; j’ai froid, I am cold.

 

fromage,-s, m., cheese.

 

fruitier, fruit (tree).

 

fugitifs, m., fugitives.

 

fuir, flee.

 

fuite, f., flight.

 

fumait, was smoking.

 

fumée, f., smoke.

 

fumier, m., manure.

 

furent, were.

 

furieux,-se, angry.

 

fut, fus, was.

 

fuy-ons, let us flee;-aient, were fleeing.

 

gagn-a,-èrent,-ait,-é, won, reached;-e, wins, reaches.

 

gaie, gay.

 

gaiement, gayly.

 

gant,-s, m., glove.

 

garçon, m., boy, bachelor.

 

gard-a,-èrent,-ait,-é, kept;-er, to keep.

 

garde-manger, m., larder.

 

gardien, m., keeper.

 

garni, trimmed.

 

gâteau,-x, m., cake.

 

gauche,-s, awkward; à–-, to the left.

 

géant, m., giant.

 

gèle, may freeze.

 

gémissant, groaning.

 

gendre, m., son-in-law.

 

généreux,-se, generous.

 

gênez, hinder.

 

genoux, knees; à–-, kneeling.

 

gens, people.

 

gentil,-le, nice.

 

glace, f., ice.

 

glissa, slipped.

 

gorge, f., throat.

 

gourmand, greedy.

 

goût-a,-é, tasted;-er, to taste.

 

goutte, f., drop.

 

gouverner, to govern.

 

grâce,-s, f., grâce;–-à, thanks to.

 

grain, m., grain;-es, f., seeds.

 

graissa,-é,-ées, greased.

 

grand,-s,-e,-es, large, big.

 

grandeur, f., size, grandeur.

 

grandir, to grow tall;-t, grew tall.

 

grange, f., barn.

 

gras,-se, fat.

 

gravir, to climb.

 

griffes, f., claws.

 

grimace, f., grimace; faire des–-s, to make a face.

 

grimp-a,-èrent,-é, climbed;-er, to climb.

 

grommela, grumbled;-ant, grumbling.

 

grondé, scolded.

 

gros,-se, fat, large, big, thick.

 

grotte, f., cave.

 

groupés, grouped.

 

guér-i,-it,-issait, cured;-ira,-irai, will cure;-issant,

curing,-ir, to cure.

 

guerre, f., war.

 

guise, en–-, like.

 

habile, skillful.

 

habilla,-é, dressed.

 

habitants, m., inhabitants.

 

habits, m., clothes.

 

habitude, f., habit, custom.

 

hache,-s, f., axe.

 

halte, halt;–-là, stop.

 

hameçons, m., fishhooks.

 

hardiment, boldly.

 

hâte, f., haste.

 

haut,-e,-s, high.

 

hélas, alas.

 

herbe, f., grass.

 

hériter, to inherit;-a, inherited.

 

héritier,-s, m., heirs.

 

héros, m., hero.

 

hésit-a,-é, hesitated;-ez, hesitate.

 

heure-s, f., hour; à l’–-, on time; de bonne–-, early.

 

heureux,-se, happy.

 

heurta, rapped.

 

hier, yesterday.

 

histoire, f., story.

 

hiver, m., winter.

 

hommage, m., homage.

 

homme,-s, m., man.

 

honneur, m., honor.

 

horreur, f., horror.

 

hors, out of.

 

hospitalité, f., hospitality.

 

hôte, m., guest.

 

huit, eight.

 

huître, f., oyster.

 

humaine, human.

 

humeur, f., humor, temper.

 

hurl-a, howled;-ant, howling.

 

ici, here.

 

idéale, ideal.

 

idée, f., idea.

 

il, he;–-y a, there is, are.

 

île, f., island.

 

ils, they.

 

imaginer, to imagine.

 

imbécile, m., fool.

 

immédiatement, immediately.

 

immense, immense.

 

immobile, motionless.

 

immortel,-le, immortal.

 

impérieusement, imperiously.

 

incommode, inconvenient.

 

inconfortable, uncomfortable.

 

inconnu,-e, unknown.

 

indigné,-ée, indignant.

 

industrieux,-se, industrious.

 

infortuné, unfortunate.

 

ingrat, ungrateful.

 

inhospitalier, inhospitable.

 

inquiet,-ète, uneasy.

 

inscrire, to inscribe;-vit, inscribed.

 

insista,-é,-èrent, insisted.

 

installa, settled.

 

intéressa,-èrent,-ait,-é, interested.

 

intérieur, m., interior.

 

invit-a,-èrent,-ait,-é, invited;-er, to invite.

 

ir-a,-ai,-ez,-ons,-ont, will go.

 

jacinthe,-s, hyacinths.

 

jaillit,-issait, spurted forth.

 

jalou-x,-se, jealous.

 

jamais, ever; ne… jamais, never.

 

jambe, f., leg.

 

jambon, m., ham.

 

janvier, January.

 

jardin, m., garden.

 

jaune, yellow.

 

je, j’, I.

 

jet-a,-èrent,-é,-ée,-ait, uttered, threw;-erai, will utter, _will

throw_;-er, to utter, to throw.

 

jeune,-s, young;–-gens, young people.

 

joie, f., joy.

 

joli,-e,-s, pretty.

 

jonquilles, f., jonquils.

 

jouaient, played;-er, to play.

 

joue, f., cheek.

 

jour,-s, m., day.

 

journée, f., day; toute la–-, all day long.

 

joyeusement, joyously.

 

joyeu-x,-se, joyful.

 

juillet, July.

 

juin, June.

 

jur-a, swore;-ez, swear;-erez, will swear.

 

jusque, until.

 

juste, just, right.

 

la, the, her, it.

 

là, there; là-bas, yonder.

 

lac, m., lake.

 

lâch-a,-èrent, let go;-er, to let go.

 

laid,-e, homely.

 

laiss-a,-ait,-èrent,-é,-ée, left;-er, to leave;-era,-erai, _will

leave_.

 

lait, m., milk.

 

lamenta,-èrent,-é, lamented;-er, to lament.

 

lancé, thrown.

 

lard, m., bacon.

 

large, wide.

 

larme,-s, f., tear.

 

lav-a, washed;-er, to wash;-ez, wash.

 

le, the, him, it.

 

leçons, f., lessons.

 

légendes, f., legends.

 

légumes, m., vegetables.

 

lendemain, m., morrow, next day.

 

lentement, slowly.

 

lequel, which one.

 

les, the, them.

 

lettres, f., letters.

 

leur, they, them, to them.

 

lev-a,-èrent,-é, lifted;-ez, lift.

 

lèvre, f., lip.

 

licol, m., halter.

 

lieu, m., place; au–-, instead.

 

lièvre, m., hare.

 

ligne, f., line, fishing line.

 

lilas, m., lilacs.

 

limpide, limpid.

 

linge, m., clothes, linen.

 

liquide, m., liquid.

 

li-re, to read;-t, reads;-s, read.

 

lit, m., bed.

 

livre, m., book.

 

loi, f., law.

 

loin, far.

 

long,-ue,-s, long.

 

longtemps, a long time.

 

longueur, f., length.

 

loup, m., wolf.

 

lourd, heavy.

 

lui, him, her, to him, to her.

 

ma, my.

 

madame, Mrs., Madam.

 

mademoiselle, Miss.

 

magicien,-ne, magician.

 

magique,-s, magic.

 

magnifique, magnificent.

 

maigre,-s, thin.

 

main,-s, f., hand.

 

maintenant, now.

 

maire, m., mayor.

 

mais, but.

 

maison, f., house.

 

maître,-sse, master, mistress.

 

mal, m., harm; faire du–-, injure, hurt;–-aux yeux, _sore

eyes_.

 

malade,-s, sick, sick person.

 

malgré, in spite of.

 

malheur,-s, m., misfortune.

 

malheureusement, unfortunately.

 

malheureux,-se, unhappy.

 

malin, malicious.

 

maltraitait, ill-treated.

 

manche, m., handle.

 

mang-ea,-eait,-eaient,-èrent, ate;-er, to eat;-erait, _would

eat_;-era, will eat;-é, eaten.

 

manier, to handle.

 

manoeuvre, f., manoeuvre.

 

manqua, failed, came near.

 

manteau, m., cloak.

 

march-a,-é, walked.

 

marchand,-s, m., merchant.

 

marché, m., market; bon–-, cheap.

 

mari, m., husband.

 

mari-a,-é,-ée,-ait, married;-er, to marry.

 

mari-é,-ée, bridegroom, bride.

 

marmite, f., pot.

 

mars, March.

 

marteau, m., knocker, hammer.

 

masse, f., mass.

 

matelots, m., sailors.

 

matin, m., morning.

 

mauvais,-e,-es, bad.

 

me, me, I;–-voilà, here I am.

 

méchant,-e,-s, bad, wicked.

 

méche, f., lock.

 

mécontent, discontented.

 

médecin, m., doctor.

 

meilleur,-e,-s, better.

 

membre, m., member.

 

même,-s, same, very, even, self.

 

mémoire, f., memory.

 

ménace, f., threat.

 

ménagère, f., housekeeper.

 

mendiant,-e,-s, beggar.

 

mendier, to beg.

 

mener, to lead.

 

menton, m., chin.

 

mépris, m., scorn.

 

mer,-s, f., sea.

 

merci, thanks.

 

mère,-s, f., mother.

 

mérit-a,-ait,-é, deserved;-er, to deserve;-erez, will deserve;

-erait, would deserve.

 

merveilleux,-se, marvelous.

 

mes, my.

 

messager, m., messenger.

 

métamorphose, f., metamorphosis.

 

mets, m., dishes.

 

met-tez, put;-tre, to put;-trai, will put.

 

miche, f., loaf.

 

midi, midday, noon.

 

mien,-s,-ne,-nes, mine.

 

miettes, f., crumb.

 

mieux, better.

 

milieu, m., middle.

 

mille, thousand.

 

miroir, m., mirror.

 

misère, f., misery, poverty.

 

mit, put; se–-à, began.

 

moine, m., monk.

 

moins, less; au–-, at least.

 

mois, m., month.

 

mon, my.

 

monde, m., world; tout le–-, everybody.

 

monsieur, Mr., sir.

 

monstre, m., monster.

 

mont-a,-ait,-é,-èrent, mounted, climbed;-er, to mount, _to

climb_;-ez, climb, mount;-erait, would climb or mount.

 

montagne, f., mountain.

 

montr-a,-èrent,-é, shown;-ez, show;-er, to show.

 

moqueuse, mocking.

 

morceau, m., piece.

 

mort,-s, dead.

 

mort, f., death; à–-, to death.

 

mots, m., words.

 

mouchoir, m., handkerchief.

 

moules, f., mussels.

 

mour-ir, to die;-ut, died;-rai, will die;-rait, would die.

 

mousse, f., moss.

 

mousseuse, mossy; rose–-, moss-rose.

 

moutarde, f., mustard.

 

mouton, m., sheep, lamb.

 

moyen,-s, m., means, way.

 

moyenne, medium, middle sized.

 

muguet,-s, m., lily of the valley.

 

mur,-s, m., wall.

 

mûr,-e,-s, ripe.

 

murmure, m., murmur.

 

museau, m., snout.

 

mystérieuse,-s, mysterious.

 

nag-ea,-eaient, swam.

 

naïvement, innocently.

 

narine,-s, f., nostril.

 

natal,-e, native.

 

navets, m., turnips.

 

navigua, sailed.

 

ne… pas, not.

 

né,-e, born.

 

nécessaire, necessary.

 

négligemment, carelessly.

 

négresse, f., negro woman.

 

neige, f., snow.

 

nettoyer, to clean;-iera, will clean.

 

neu-f,-ve, new.

 

nez, m., nose.

 

ni, neither, nor.

 

noces, f., wedding.

 

noir,-s,-e,-es, black.

 

noirci, blackened.

 

noix, f., nuts.

 

nom, m., name.

 

nombre, m., number.

 

nombreux, numerous.

 

nommait,-é, named.

 

non, no;–-plus, neither.

 

nota, noted.

 

notre, our.

 

nôtre, ours.

 

nous, we, us.

 

nouveau,-x, new;–-venu, newcomer; de–-, again.

 

nouvel,-le,-les, new.

 

nouvelles, f., news.

 

novembre, November.

 

noyer, m., nut tree.

 

nuit, f., night.

 

nul,-le, none, not any.

 

obé-i,-it,-issait, obeyed;-irai, will obey;-ir, to obey;-issez,

obey.

 

objet, m., object.

 

oblig-é,-ée, obliged.

 

obscurité, f., darkness.

 

observa,-èrent,-é, noticed.

 

obtenir, to obtain;-u, obtained.

 

occup-é,-ée,-és, occupied;-er, to occupy.

 

octobre, October.

 

oeil, m., eye.

 

officier, m., officer.

 

offrir, to offer.

 

oie, f., goose.

 

oignon, m., onion.

 

oiseau,-x, m., bird.

 

on, one, they.

 

oncle, m., uncle.

 

ont, have.

 

onze, eleven.

 

oppos-é,-ée, opposite.

 

or, now.

 

or, m., gold.

 

oranger, m., orange tree.

 

ordinaire, ordinary.

 

ordonna, ordered.

 

ordre,-s, m., order, system.

 

oreille,-s, f., ear.

 

oreiller, m., pillow.

 

original, eccentric.

 

orphelin,-s, m., orphan.

 

os-a,-èrent,-é, dared;-ant, daring.

 

osier, m., willow.

 

ôter, to take away, remove.

 

ou, or.

 

où, where.

 

oubli-a,-èrent,-ait, forgot;-er, to forget;-é, forgotten.

 

oui, yes.

 

ours, m., bear.

 

ouvert,-e,-s, open.

 

ouverture, f., opening.

 

ouvr-ez, opens;-it,-ait,-irent, opened;-ira, will open;-irait,

would open.

 

ouvrier,-s, m., workman.

 

pacha, m., pacha.

 

pain, m., bread.

 

paire, f., pair.

 

palais, m., palace.

 

pâle, pale.

 

pâlit, grew pale.

 

panier, m., basket.

 

papier, m., paper.

 

par, by;–-dessus, over.

 

paradis, m., paradise.

 

par-aît, appears;-aîtra, will appear; paraissait,-ut,-u,

appeared.

 

parc, m., park;–-aux moutons, sheepfold.

 

parce que, because.

 

pardon, m., pardon.

 

pardonna, forgave.

 

pareille,-s, like.

 

parents, m., parents.

 

paresseux,-se, lazy.

 

parfait, perfect.

 

parfaitement, perfectly.

 

parfum, m., perfume.

 

parl-a,-èrent,-ait,-aient, spoke;-é, spoken;-ant, speaking;

-erait, would speak;-er, to speak; entendu–-er, heard of.

 

parmi, among.

 

parole, f., word.

 

part-i,-it,-is,-irent,-ait, departed;-irait, would depart;-ir, _to

depart_.

 

partie, f., part.

 

partout, everywhere.

 

pas, not.

 

pas, m., step.

 

pass-a,-é,-ait, passed;-era, will pass;-erait, would pass;-er,

to pass.

 

passant, m., passer-by.

 

pâte, f., batter, dough.

 

patiemment, patiently.

 

pauvre, poor.

 

pauvreté, f., poverty.

 

pavot,-s, m., poppy.

 

pay-a,-é,-ait,-aient, paid;-er, to pay; se payer, to afford;

paiera, will pay.

 

pays, m., country.

 

paysan, m., countryman, peasant.

 

peau, f., skin.

 

pêche, f., fishing.

 

pêch-é, fished;-er, to fish.

 

pêcheur, m., fisherman.

 

peigne, m., comb.

 

peine, f., trouble.

 

pelle, f., shovel.

 

pench-a,-é, bent over.

 

pendant, during.

 

pend-re, to hang;-ue, hanging, hung.

 

pens-a,-ait,-aient,-èrent,-é, thought;-er, to think;-era, _will

think_.

 

pensée, f., thought.

 

per-ça, pierced;-cé, pierced.

 

perchèrent, perched.

 

perd-ant, losing;-re, to lose;-u, lost.

 

père, m., father.

 

pér-i,-it,-irent, perished;-ir, to perish.

 

perle,-s, f., pearl.

 

permettre, to permit, enable;-tez, allow; permis, allowed.

 

perron, m., porch.

 

persil, m., parsley.

 

personne, f., person; ne–-, nobody.

 

perte, f., loss.

 

petit,-s,-e,-es, small, little;–-enfant, m. or f., grandchild.

 

peu, little, few.

 

peur, m., fear; avait–-, was afraid.

 

peut, can;–-être, perhaps.

 

philosophiquement, philosophically.

 

pic,-s, m., peak.

 

pièce, f., piece;–-blanche, nickel.

 

pied,-s, m., foot.

 

pierre, f., stone;–-à feu, flint.

 

pierreries, f., precious stones.

 

piéton, m., pedestrian.

 

pincettes, f., tongs.

 

pitié, f., pity.

 

pla-ça,-cé, placed;-cer, to place;-cera, will place.

 

plage, f., beach.

 

plaindre, complain.

 

plaine, f., plain.

 

plaire, to please.

 

plaisir, m., pleasure.

 

plaît, please; s’il-vous–-, if you please.

 

planche,-s, f., plank.

 

plante,-s, f., plant.

 

plein,-e, full.

 

pleur-a,-èrent,-ait,-é, wept;-ant, weeping;-er, to weep;-era,

will weep.

 

pleurs, f., tears.

 

plongea, plunged;-ez, plunge.

 

pluie, f., rain.

 

plume, f., feather, pen.

 

plus, more.

 

plusieurs, several.

 

plutôt, rather.

 

poche, f., pocket.

 

point, not; ne–-, not at all.

 

pointe, f., point.

 

poisson,-s, m., fish.

 

poitrine, f., chest.

 

poli, polite.

 

poliment, politely.

 

politesse, f., politeness.

 

pomme, f., apple;–-de terre, potato.

 

pommeau, m., knob.

 

pommier, m., apple tree.

 

pompe, f., pomp.

 

pompeusement, pompously.

 

pont, m., bridge.

 

porc,-s, m., pig.

 

port-a,-èrent,-ait,-é, carried, worn;-era, will carry;-ez, _carry,

wear_;-er, to carry, wear.

 

porte, f, door.

 

portée, f., reach.

 

portière, f., carriage, door.

 

pos-a,-èrent,-é, laid;-er, to lay;-era, will lay.

 

possède, owns;-era, will own; posséd-a,-èrent,-ait, owned;-er, to

own.

 

possible, possible.

 

poste, f., post.

 

pot-au-feu, m., soup pot.

 

poumons, m., lungs.

 

pour, for.

 

pourquoi, why.

 

pourrait, would be able, could;-ez, will be able.

 

poursuite, f., pursuit.

 

poursuivi, pursued;-ra, will pursue;-re, to follow;-irent,

followed.

 

pourtant, however.

 

poussant, uttering;-er, to utter grow;-ez, push.

 

pouvoir, m., power.

 

pouvoir, to be able;-ez,-ons, can.

 

prairie, f., prairie.

 

pratiquer, to make, to practice.

 

pré, m., meadow.

 

précieux,-se, precious.

 

précipita, precipitated, flung.

 

prédiction, f., prediction, prophecy.

 

préfère, prefer.

 

premier,-ière, first.

 

pren-ant, taking;-dre, to take;-ez, take;-drai, will take.

 

prépara, prepared.

 

préparatif, m., preparation.

 

près, near.

 

présent, present; à–-, now.

 

présenta, presented.

 

presque, nearly.

 

pressé, hurried, in a hurry.

 

prêt,-e, ready.

 

prêt-er, to lend;-era, will lend;-erait, would lend.

 

prêtre, m., priest.

 

pri-e, prays;-a,-èrent, prayed;-era, will pray;-er, to pray.

 

prière, f., prayer.

 

prince,-s, m., prince.

 

princesse,-s, f., princess.

 

printemps, m., spring.

 

pri-s,-se, taken;-t, took.

 

prison, m., prison.

 

prix, m., price, prize.

 

probable, probable.

 

probablement, probably.

 

procession, f., procession.

 

procurer, to procure.

 

produi-re, produce;-sit, produced.

 

profit, m., profit.

 

profond,-e, deep.

 

profondément, deeply.

 

promena,-èrent, walked; se promener, to walk.

 

promenades, f., walks.

 

promesse, f., promise.

 

promettre, to promise;-ettrez, will promise;-is,-it, promised.

 

promptement, promptly.

 

prononça,-cé, pronounced;-cez, pronounce.

 

prophète, m., prophet.

 

propos-er, to propose;-é,-a, proposed.

 

propre, own, clean.

 

propriétaire, m., owner.

 

prospérité, prosperity.

 

protêg-er, to protect;-ea,-é, protected.

 

protesta, protested.

 

provision, f., provision, supply.

 

puis, then;-que, since.

 

puisse, can, may.

 

puits, m., well.

 

pun-ir, to punish;-ie, punished.

 

punition, f., punishment.

 

put, could.

 

quand, when.

 

quant à, as to, as for.

 

quantité, f., quantity.

 

quarante, forty.

 

quatr-e, four;-ième, fourth.

 

que, than, that, as.

 

quel,-le,-s, which, what a.

 

quelque,-s, some, a few;–-fois, sometimes.

 

quereller, quarrel;-ait, was quarreling.

 

questionner, to question.

 

queue, f., tail, stem.

 

qui, who, which.

 

quitt-a,-é,-ée,-èrent, left;-ez, leave;-er, to leave.

 

raccommoda, mended;-er, to mend.

 

raconta,-ait,-èrent,-é, told;-er, to tell.

 

raison, f., right, reason; avoir–-_to be right_.

 

raisonnable, reasonable.

 

ramassa, picked up.

 

rame,-s, f., oar.

 

ramen-é, brought back;-er, to bring back.

 

rappela,-èrent, called back.

 

rapportez, bring back.

 

ravin, m., ravine.

 

recevoir, to receive.

 

recherch-é, sought after;-er, to seek again.

 

récit, m., account.

 

récit-er, to recite;-é, recited.

 

réclama,-èrent, claimed;-erait, would claim.

 

recommanda, recommended.

 

récompense, f., reward.

 

récompenserai, will reward.

 

reconnaissant,-e, grateful.

 

reconnut, recognized.

 

reç-u,-ut, received.

 

recul-a, drew back;-é, drawn back.

 

referma, closed.

 

refléta, reflected.

 

refus-a,-é, refused;-er, to refuse.

 

régal-a, treated;-er, to treat.

 

regarda,-é,-èrent,-ait, looked;-ant, looking;-er, to look;

-erait, would look.

 

regret, à–-, regretfully.

 

regretta,-èrent,-é, regretted.

 

reine, f., queen.

 

rejet-é, thrown back;-er, to throw back.

 

rejoindre, to join again.

 

remarier, to marry again.

 

remarqua,-èrent,-ait,-é, noticed;-er, to notice;-erai, _will

notice_.

 

remarquable, remarkable.

 

remarquablement, remarkably.

 

remède, m., remedy.

 

remercia,-èrent, thanked.

 

remis, put back.

 

remonta, mounted again.

 

remontrance, f., remonstrance.

 

remords, m., remorse.

 

remplir, to fill;-issait,-it,-i, filled;-issez, fill.

 

renard, m., fox.

 

rencontra,-èrent,-é, met;-er, to meet;-erai, will meet.

 

rend-e, give back;-it, gave back.

 

rendormit, se, fell asleep again.

 

renommé, renowned.

 

rentr-a,-èrent,-ait, came in again;-er, to reënter;-ant,

reëntering.

 

renversa, overturned.

 

renvoie, send back;-yer, to send back;-ya,-yèrent,-yait,-yé, _sent

back_.

 

répandit, scattered, spilled.

 

réparer, to repair.

 

repartit, set out again.

 

repas, m., meal.

 

répét-a, repeated;-ant, repeating.

 

replacèrent, put back.

 

répliqua, retorted.

 

répond-ait,-it,-irent,-u, answered;-re, to answer;-rai, _will

answer_.

 

réponse, f., answer.

 

repos, m., rest.

 

reposer, to rest;-é, rested.

 

reprirent,-it, resumed.

 

reproche, m., reproach.

 

requête, f., request, petition.

 

réservait, reserved.

 

réservoir, m., reservoir, fish pond.

 

résolu, resolved.

 

respect, m., respect.

 

respectueusement, respectfully.

 

respectueux, respectful.

 

resplendissant,-e, resplendent.

 

ressemble à, looks like.

 

rest-a,-èrent,-ait,-é,-ée, remained;-er, to remain;-ez,

stay;-erai, will remain.

 

rétabli, reëstablished.

 

retir-a, withdrew;-é, withdrawn.

 

retour, m., return.

 

retourna,-é,-èrent, returned;-era, will return;-er, to return.

 

retrouvé, found again.

 

réuss-i, succeeded;-ira, will succeed.

 

rêve, m., dream.

 

réveilla, awoke.

 

révél-é, revealed;-erez, will reveal.

 

revenu,-s, m., revenues.

 

revenus, come back.

 

révérences, f., bows.

 

reverrez, will see again.

 

reviens, come back;-nt, came back.

 

revoir, to see again; au–-, farewell.

 

ri, laughed;-ant, laughing;-re, to laugh.

 

riche, rich.

 

richesses, f., wealth.

 

ridicule, ridiculous.

 

rien, nothing.

 

rivage, m., shore.

 

rivière,-s, f., river.

 

robe,-s, f., dress.

 

rocher, m., rock.

 

roi, m., king.

 

romp-u,-ue, broken;-re, to break.

 

ronfler, to snore.

 

rose, f., rose.

 

rose, pink.

 

rôt-ie, roasted;-ir, to roast.

 

rouge,-s, red.

 

roug-ir, to blush;-issant, blushing;-it, blushed.

 

roula, rolled.

 

route, f., road; en–-, on the way.

 

royaume, m., kingdom.

 

ruban, m., ribbon.

 

rubis, m., ruby.

 

rue, f., street.

 

ruine, f., ruin.

 

rusé, sly, cunning.

 

sa, her, his.

 

sable, m., sand.

 

sabre, m., sword.

 

sac,-s, m., bag.

 

sachant, knowing.

 

sage, wise; good, well-behaved.

 

sagement, wisely.

 

sai-s,-t, knows.

 

sais-ir, to seize;-it, seized.

 

saison, f., season.

 

sale, dirty.

 

sal-é,-ée, salty.

 

salle, f., hall.

 

salua, bowed, greeted.

 

sang, m., blood.

 

sans, without.

 

santé, f., health.

 

sapin, m., pine.

 

satisfait, satisfied.

 

saucisse, f., sausage.

 

saurez, will know.

 

saut-a,-é,-èrent, jumped;-er, to jump.

 

sauv-a,-é,-èrent, saved;-erai, will save;-er, to save;-ez, save.

 

sav-ait, knew;-ez, know;-oir, to know.

 

savant, learned.

 

scène, f., scene.

 

scrupuleu-x,-se, scrupulous.

 

se, one’s self.

 

seau, m., pail.

 

sec,-s, sèche,-s, dry.

 

séch-a, dried;-er, to dry.

 

secou-er, to shake;-ez, shake.

 

secours, m., help.

 

seigneur, m., lord.

 

sel, m., salt.

 

selle, f., saddle.

 

sellez, saddle.

 

semaine, f., week.

 

semait, was sowing.

 

sent-ir, to feel;-it, felt.

 

sêpar-a,-é,-èrent, separated;-er, to separate.

 

sept, seven.

 

septembre, September.

 

ser-a,-as,-ai,-ez,-ons,-ont, will be;-ais,-ait,-ions,-iez,-aient,

would be.

 

servante, f., servant.

 

serviette, f., napkin.

 

serv-ir, to serve;-it, served.

 

serviteur, m., servant.

 

ses, his, her.

 

seule, alone.

 

seulement, only.

 

sévère, severe.

 

si, so, if.

 

sien,-ne,-s, his, hers.

 

siffler, to whistle.

 

signaux, m., signals.

 

signe, m., sign.

 

signé, signed.

 

situé, situated.

 

six, six.

 

société, f., society.

 

soeur, f., sister.

 

soi, one’s self.

 

soie,-s, f., silk.

 

soi-ent,-s,-t, may be.

 

soif, f., thirst, thirsty; j’ai–-, I am thirsty.

 

soigna, cared for.

 

soigneusement, carefully.

 

soin, m., care.

 

soir, m., evening.

 

soixante, sixty.

 

soleil, m., sun.

 

solennellement, solemnly.

 

solide, solid.

 

solitaire, solitary.

 

sombra, sank to the bottom.

 

somme, f., sum.

 

sommeil, m., sleep; j’ai–-, I am sleepy.

 

sommet, m., summit.

 

son, his, her.

 

songe, m., dream.

 

sorcière, f., witch.

 

sortaient,-ait,-it,-irent, went out;-i, gone out;-irai, _will go

out_;-ir, to go out.

 

sou,-s, m., cent.

 

souffrait,-it, suffered.

 

souhaita, wished;-er, to wish.

 

souhaits, m., wishes.

 

souliers, m., shoes.

 

souper, m., supper.

 

soupirant, sighing.

 

source, f., source, spring.

 

souris, f., mouse, mice.

 

sour-it,-iait, smiled.

 

sous, under.

 

souvenir, to remember.

 

souvenir, m., remembrance.

 

souvent, often.

 

souveraine, f., sovereign.

 

soy-ez, be;-ons, let us be.

 

spectacle, m., sight.

 

subir, to submit.

 

subitement, suddenly.

 

submergé, flooded, submerged.

 

succéder, to succeed.

 

succès, m., success.

 

suis, am; follow.

 

suite, f., followers, retinue; ainsi de–-, and so forth.

 

suivant,-e, following.

 

suiv-i,-it,-irent,-ait,-aient, followed;-re, to follow;-rai, _will

follow_.

 

superbe, superb.

 

supportait, endured.

 

supposé, supposed.

 

sur, on.

 

sûr,-e, sure.

 

sûrement, surely.

 

surpris,-e, surprised.

 

surtout, especially.

 

suspendue,-irent, hung.

 

ta, thy.

 

table, f., table.

 

tâche, f., task.

 

tant, so much, so many.

 

tante, f., aunt.

 

tard, late.

 

tasse, f., cup.

 

tât-a,-é,felt;-er, to feel.

 

taureau, m., bull.

 

ta, thee, thy.

 

tel,-le,-s, such.

 

tempête, f., tempest.

 

temps, m., time, weather.

 

tend-it,-aient, held out;-re, to hold out;-ez, hold.

 

tendre, tender.

 

tenir, to hold.

 

tenter, to tempt or attempt.

 

terminé, ended.

 

terre, f., land, ground, earth.

 

terreur, f., terror.

 

tes, thy.

 

testament, m., will.

 

tête, f., head.

 

tien,-ne,-s, thine.

 

tien-s, hold;-ne,-nent, hold;-draient, would hold.

 

timide, afraid.

 

timidement, timidly.

 

tint, held;–-ferme, held tight.

 

tir-er, to pull;-ez, pull;-a,-èrent, pulled.

 

toilette, f., toilet.

 

toit, m., roof.

 

tomb-a,-ait,-èrent, fell;-é,-ée, fallen;-e, falls;-era, _will

fail_.

 

tombe, f., tomb.

 

ton, thy.

 

tonnerre, m., thunder.

 

topaze, f., topaz.

 

tort, wrong; a–-, is wrong.

 

tôt, soon.

 

touch-a,-èrent,-ait,-é, touched, collected;-er, to touch, _to

collect_;-ant, touching, collecting.

 

toujours, always, still.

 

tour, m., tour.

 

tourment-a,-é, tormented or worried;-er, to torment or worry;

-erai, will torment or worry.

 

tourn-a,-é, turned;-ez, turn;-er, to turn.

 

tout,-e,-s, all, every;–-à coup, suddenly;–-de suite,

immediately.

 

train, m., train; en–-, on the point of.

 

traire, to milk.

 

trait, m., trace.

 

traître, m., traitor.

 

tranquille, quiet.

 

tranquillement, quietly.

 

transporta, carried, conveyed;-ez, carry, convey.

 

transports, m., transports.

 

travailla,-ait,-èrent,-é, worked;-er, to work;-ez, work.

 

travailleur, m., worker.

 

travers, à, across.

 

traversa,-ait,-é,-èrent, crossed;-er, to cross;-era, will cross.

 

treize, thirteen.

 

trembla,-é,-êrent,-ait, trembled;-ant,-ante, trembling;-er, _to

tremble_.

 

trempa, dipped.

 

très, very.

 

trésors, m., treasures.

 

tress-a, twisted, wove;-ant, weaving.

 

triomphe, m., triumph.

 

triple, m., treble.

 

triste, sad.

 

tristement, sadly.

 

trois, three.

 

troisième, third.

 

trompe (se), is mistaken.

 

trône, m., throne.

 

trop, too much, too many.

 

trotter, to trot.

 

trou, m., hole.

 

troupeau, m., flock.

 

trouv-a,-ait,-é,-èrent, found;-er, to find;-era, will find;

-eriez, would find;-ant, finding.

 

tu, thou.

 

tu-a,-é,-èrent, killed;-er, to kill;-e,-ez, kill;-eront,-era,

will kill.

 

tulipe,-s, f., tulip.

 

un,-e, a, an, one.

 

universelle, universal.

 

université, f., university.

 

usage, m., use.

 

us-e, wears out;-és, worn out.

 

ustensiles, m., utensils.

 

va, go, is going.

 

vacance, f., holiday.

 

vache, f., cow.

 

vague,-s, f., wave.

 

vain, vain.

 

vainement, vainly.

 

vais, am going.

 

vaisseau,-x, m., vessel.

 

vallée,-s, f., valley.

 

vapeur, f., steam, vapor.

 

vaste, extensive.

 

veille, f., day before.

 

venaient,-ait, came;-u,-ue,-ez, come;-ir, to come;-ant, coming.

 

vendaient, were selling;-rons,-rez, will sell;-re, to sell;-ant,

selling;-u, sold.

 

vengerai, will revenge.

 

vent,-s, m., wind.

 

vente, f., sale.

 

venu,-e, come; nouveau–-, new comer.

 

ver, m., worm.

 

verdir, to grow green.

 

vérifia, verified.

 

vérité, f., truth.

 

verrez, will see.

 

vers, towards.

 

versèrent,-é, poured.

 

vert,-e,-s, green.

 

vertu, f., virtue.

 

vertueux,-se, virtuous.

 

veste, f., vest.

 

vêt-ir, clothe;-ue, clad.

 

veu-f,-ve, widower.

 

veu-x, want;-t, wants.

 

viande, f., meat.

 

victime, f., victim.

 

vid-a,-ait, emptied;-er, to empty.

 

vide, empty.

 

vie, f., life.

 

vieil,-le,-s, old;-le, f., old woman.

 

vieillard, m., old man.

 

viendrons,-dront,-dra, will come;-ne, may come.

 

vieux, old.

 

vi-f,-ve, lively.

 

vigne, f., vine.

 

vigneron, m., vine grower.

 

vigoureusement, vigorously.

 

vilaine, ugly.

 

ville, f., town.

 

vin, m., wine.

 

vingt, twenty.

 

vinrent,-t, came.

 

violemment, violently.

 

visit-a,-èrent,-é,-ée, visited;-er, to visit.

 

visites, f., calls.

 

vi-t,-rent, saw.

 

vite, quickly.

 

vivaient,-ait, lived;-re, to live.

 

vivant,-e,-s, living.

 

vivement, quickly.

 

voici, here is, here are.

 

voie, may see.

 

voilà, there is, there are; me–-, here I am.

 

voile, m., veil.

 

voile, f., sail; mit–-, set sail; bateau à–-, sail boat.

 

voir, to see.

 

voisin,-e,-s, neighbor.

 

voisinage, m., neighborhood.

 

voiture, f., carriage.

 

voix, f., voice.

 

vol, m., theft.

 

volant, flying.

 

volcan, m., volcano.

 

volonté, f., wish, will.

 

volontiers, willingly.

 

vont, are going.

 

vos, your.

 

votre, your.

 

vôtre, yours.

 

voudrez, shall wish.

 

voulait,-u,-urent,-ut, wanted;-ez, want;-oir, to want;-ant,

wanting.

 

vous, you.

 

voyage, m., journey.

 

voyag-é,-ea,-èrent, traveled;-era, will journey;-eant, journeying.

 

voyageur, m., traveler.

 

voy-ant, seeing;-ez,-ons, see;-ons, see, come.

 

vrai,-e, true, real.

 

vraiment, truly.

 

vu,-s, seen;–-que, as.

 

vue, f., view; en–-, in sight.

 

vulgaire, vulgar.

 

y, there; il y a, there is, are.

 

yeux, m., eyes.

 

Zuidersée, Zuyder Zee.

 

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