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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