Adventures of Huckleberry Finn — Page 4

Vocabulary

disait

Was saying, used to say (imperfect tense)

Ne

Negative particle used with pas or other negatives

mettez

Put, place (imperative or present, vous form)

pas

Not, negation particle paired with ne

vos

Your (plural possessive, formal or multiple items)

pieds

Feet, the lower extremities of the legs

là

There, indicating a specific place

et

And, coordinating conjunction linking elements

vous

You (formal singular or plural subject pronoun)

recroquevillez

Curl up, huddle into a small cramped position

comme

Like, as, in the manner of

ça

That, this (informal demonstrative pronoun)

tenez-vous

Hold yourself, keep yourself (imperative reflexive form)

droit

Straight, upright, directly without bending

bientôt

Soon, in a short while from now

elle

She, third-person singular feminine subject pronoun

bâillez

Yawn, open the mouth wide from tiredness

ne

Negative particle used before verbs with pas

étirez

Stretch, extend limbs or body outward

pourquoi

Why, asking for a reason or cause

n'essayez-vous

Don't you try (negated interrogative, essayer)

de

Of, from, preposition with many uses

tenir

To hold, to keep oneself in a position

bien

Well, good, properly, in a satisfactory manner

Puis

Then, afterward, next in a sequence

me

Me, first-person singular object pronoun

raconta

Told, narrated (past tense of raconter)

tout

All, everything, entirely without exception

sur

On, upon, above a surface or topic

le

The (masculine singular definite article)

mauvais

Bad, wrong, unpleasant in quality or nature

endroit

Place, spot, a specific location

je

I, first-person singular subject pronoun

dis

Said, told (past tense of dire, je form)

que

That, which, conjunction or relative pronoun

j'aurais

I would have (conditional of avoir)

voulu

Wanted, wished (past participle of vouloir)

y

There, to it (adverbial pronoun replacing location)

être

To be (infinitive of the verb être)

Elle

She, third-person singular feminine subject pronoun

se

Herself, himself, reflexive pronoun third person

mit

Put, placed (simple past of mettre)

en

In, into, preposition or adverbial pronoun

colère

Anger, fury, a strong feeling of annoyance

mais

But, however, coordinating conjunction of contrast

voulais

Wanted, was wanting (imperfect of vouloir)

faire

To do, to make (common infinitive verb)

mal

Harm, hurt, pain, something bad or wrong

Tout

All, everything, entirely without exception

ce

This, that (demonstrative pronoun or adjective)

c'était

It was, that was (imperfect of c'est)

aller

To go (infinitive, common movement verb)

quelque

Some, a certain (indefinite adjective before noun)

part

Part, share; in quelque part means somewhere

du

Of the, some (masculine singular contraction)

changement

Change, alteration, a shift from previous state

n'étais

Was not (negated imperfect of être, je form)

difficile

Difficult, hard, not easy to do

dit

Said, told (past participle or simple past dire)

dire

To say, to tell (infinitive of dire)

j'avais

I had (imperfect of avoir, first person)

qu'elle

That she (conjunction que + pronoun elle)

dirait

Would say (conditional of dire, third person)

pour

For, in order to, preposition of purpose

rien

Nothing, not anything, zero thing

au

To the, at the (masculine singular contraction)

monde

World, people; pour rien au monde means for nothing

allait

Was going (imperfect of aller, third person)

vivre

To live, to exist over time

façon

Way, manner, method of doing something

à

To, at, in (preposition with many uses)

bon

Good, pleasant, of satisfactory quality

Eh

Hey, well (interjection expressing mild surprise)

voyais

Was seeing, saw (imperfect of voir, je form)

aucun

No, none, not any (negative adjective or pronoun)

avantage

Advantage, benefit, a favorable or useful aspect

où

Where, when (relative or interrogative adverb)

alors

Then, so, at that moment in time

décidai

Decided (simple past of décider, first person)

n'essaierais

Would not try (conditional negative of essayer)

d'y

To there, of it (de + y contracted)

Mais

But, however, coordinating conjunction of contrast

jamais

Never, ever (negative or emphatic time adverb)

parce

Because (used in parce que, giving reason)

n'aurait

Would not have (conditional negative of avoir)

fait

Done, made (past participle of faire)

des

Some, of the (plural indefinite or partitive article)

ennuis

Troubles, problems, annoyances causing difficulty

servi

Served, been useful (past participle of servir)

Maintenant

Now, at the present moment in time

avait

Had (imperfect of avoir, third person singular)

commencé

Begun, started (past participle of commencer)

continua

Continued, went on (simple past of continuer)

qu'on

That one, that we (que + on contracted)

aurait

Would have (conditional of avoir, third person)

là-bas

Over there, in that distant place

promener

To walk, to stroll, to take a walk

toute

All, entire (feminine form of tout)

la

The (feminine singular definite article)

journée

Day, the entire span of a day

avec

With, accompanied by or using something

une

A, an (feminine singular indefinite article)

harpe

Harp, a large stringed musical instrument

chanter

To sing, to produce musical vocal sounds

toujours

Always, still, forever without stopping

Alors

Then, so, well (transitional or consequential adverb)

n'en

Of it not, none of it (ne + en)

pensais

Was thinking, thought (imperfect of penser)

grand

Great, big, large in size or degree

Je

I, first-person singular subject pronoun

lui

Him, her, to him, to her (indirect pronoun)

demandai

Asked (simple past of demander, first person)

si

If, whether (conjunction introducing indirect question)

pensait

Thought, was thinking (imperfect of penser)

irait

Would go (conditional of aller, third person)

non

No, negative answer or refusal

loin

Far, far away, a great distance

J'en

I of it, I some (je + en contracted)

fus

Was (simple past of être, first person)

content

Happy, glad, pleased with a situation

moi

Me, I (stressed first-person pronoun)

soyons

Let us be (subjunctive or imperative of être)

ensemble

Together, at the same time or place