Adventures of Huckleberry Finn — Page 2
Well, I know what I's gwyne to do: I's gwyne to set down here and listen tell I hears it agin."
Bon, je sais ce que je vais faire : je vais m'asseoir ici et écouter jusqu'à ce que je l'entende encore."
So he set down on the ground betwixt me and Tom.
Alors il s'assit par terre entre Tom et moi.
He leaned his back up against a tree, and stretched his legs out till one of them most touched one of mine.
Il s'adossa contre un arbre et allongea les jambes jusqu'à ce que l'une d'elles touchât presque l'une des miennes.
My nose begun to itch.
Mon nez commença à me démanger.
It itched till the tears come into my eyes.
Cela me démangea jusqu'à m'en faire venir les larmes aux yeux.
But I dasn't scratch.
Mais je n'osais pas me gratter.
Then it begun to itch on the inside.
Puis cela commença à me démanger à l'intérieur.
Next I got to itching underneath.
Ensuite cela me démangea en dessous.
I didn't know how I was going to set still.
Je ne savais pas comment j'allais pouvoir rester immobile.
This miserableness went on as much as six or seven minutes; but it seemed a sight longer than that.
Ce supplice dura bien six ou sept minutes ; mais il me parut beaucoup plus long que cela.
I was itching in eleven different places now.
J'avais des démangeaisons à onze endroits différents à présent.
I reckoned I couldn't stand it more'n a minute longer, but I set my teeth hard and got ready to try.
Je pensais que je ne pourrais pas tenir une minute de plus, mais je serrai les dents et me préparai à essayer.
Just then Jim begun to breathe heavy; next he begun to snore—and then I was pretty soon comfortable again.
C'est alors que Jim commença à respirer lourdement ; puis il se mit à ronfler — et bientôt je me sentis à nouveau à l'aise.
Tom he made a sign to me—kind of a little noise with his mouth—and we went creeping away on our hands and knees.
Tom me fit signe — une sorte de petit bruit avec sa bouche — et nous nous éloignâmes en rampant à quatre pattes.
When we was ten foot off Tom whispered to me, and wanted to tie Jim to the tree for fun.
Quand nous fûmes à dix pieds de distance, Tom me chuchota qu'il voulait attacher Jim à l'arbre pour s'amuser.
But I said no; he might wake and make a disturbance, and then they'd find out I warn't in.
Mais je dis non ; il pourrait se réveiller et faire du bruit, et alors on découvrirait que je n'étais pas rentré.
Then Tom said he hadn't got candles enough, and he would slip in the kitchen and get some more.
Tom dit alors qu'il n'avait pas assez de bougies, et qu'il allait se glisser dans la cuisine pour en chercher d'autres.
Vocabulary
- Bon
- Good; expression of acknowledgment or agreement
- je
- First person singular subject pronoun meaning I
- sais
- First person singular present tense of savoir, to know
- ce
- Demonstrative pronoun or adjective meaning this or that
- que
- Conjunction or relative pronoun meaning that or which
- vais
- First person singular present of aller, to go
- faire
- Infinitive verb meaning to do or to make
- m'
- Contracted first person reflexive or object pronoun me
- asseoir
- Reflexive infinitive meaning to sit down
- ici
- Adverb meaning here, in this place
- et
- Coordinating conjunction meaning and
- écouter
- Infinitive verb meaning to listen to something
- jusqu'
- Preposition meaning until or up to, before vowel
- à
- Preposition meaning to, at, or until
- l'
- Contracted definite article the before a vowel
- entende
- Subjunctive form of entendre, meaning to hear
- encore
- Adverb meaning again, still, or once more
- Alors
- Adverb meaning then, so, or at that moment
- il
- Third person singular masculine subject pronoun, he
- s'
- Contracted reflexive pronoun se before a vowel
- assit
- Simple past of asseoir, meaning sat down
- par
- Preposition meaning by, through, or on
- terre
- Noun meaning ground, earth, or floor
- entre
- Preposition meaning between two people or things
- moi
- Stressed first person pronoun meaning me or I
- Il
- Third person singular masculine subject pronoun, he
- adossa
- Simple past of adosser, meaning leaned back against
- contre
- Preposition meaning against or next to something
- un
- Indefinite article or numeral meaning a or one
- arbre
- Noun meaning tree, a woody perennial plant
- allongea
- Simple past of allonger, meaning stretched out or extended
- les
- Definite plural article meaning the
- jambes
- Plural noun meaning legs, lower limbs of body
- une
- Feminine indefinite article meaning a or one
- d'
- Contracted preposition de before a vowel, of
- elles
- Third person feminine plural pronoun meaning they or them
- touchât
- Imperfect subjunctive of toucher, meaning touched or reached
- presque
- Adverb meaning almost or nearly something
- des
- Partitive or plural indefinite article meaning some or of
- miennes
- Feminine plural possessive pronoun meaning mine
- Mon
- First person masculine possessive adjective meaning my
- nez
- Noun meaning nose, the facial organ of smell
- commença
- Simple past of commencer, meaning began or started
- me
- First person singular object or reflexive pronoun, me
- démanger
- Verb meaning to itch or to cause itching
- Cela
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning that or this thing
- démangea
- Simple past of démanger, meaning itched intensely
- en
- Preposition or pronoun meaning in, of it, or some
- venir
- Infinitive meaning to come or to arrive
- larmes
- Plural noun meaning tears from the eyes
- aux
- Contraction of à and les, meaning to the
- yeux
- Plural noun meaning eyes, organs of vision
- Mais
- Coordinating conjunction meaning but or however
- n'
- Contracted negative particle ne before a vowel
- osais
- Imperfect of oser, meaning dared to do something
- pas
- Negative adverb used with ne to negate a verb
- gratter
- Infinitive verb meaning to scratch an itch
- Puis
- Adverb meaning then, next, or afterwards
- cela
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning that or this thing
- intérieur
- Noun or adjective meaning interior, inside, or inner
- Ensuite
- Adverb meaning then, next, or after that
- dessous
- Adverb or noun meaning below, underneath, or under
- Je
- First person singular subject pronoun meaning I
- ne
- Negative particle used with pas or other negation words
- savais
- Imperfect of savoir, meaning knew or understood something
- comment
- Adverb meaning how, in what way or manner
- j'
- Contracted first person pronoun je before a vowel
- allais
- Imperfect of aller, meaning was going to do
- pouvoir
- Infinitive verb meaning to be able to do
- rester
- Infinitive verb meaning to stay or remain somewhere
- immobile
- Adjective meaning motionless, perfectly still, not moving
- Ce
- Demonstrative pronoun or adjective meaning this or that
- supplice
- Noun meaning torture, torment, or excruciating ordeal
- dura
- Simple past of durer, meaning lasted a certain time
- bien
- Adverb meaning well, quite, or indeed something
- six
- Cardinal number meaning six
- ou
- Coordinating conjunction meaning or, offering alternatives
- sept
- Cardinal number meaning seven
- minutes
- Plural noun meaning minutes, units of time
- parut
- Simple past of paraître, meaning seemed or appeared
- beaucoup
- Adverb meaning much, a lot, or many
- plus
- Adverb meaning more or no longer depending on context
- long
- Adjective meaning long in duration or length
- J'
- Contracted first person pronoun je before a vowel
- avais
- First person imperfect of avoir, meaning had something
- démangeaisons
- Plural noun meaning itches or itching sensations on skin
- onze
- Cardinal number meaning eleven
- endroits
- Plural noun meaning places, spots, or locations
- différents
- Plural adjective meaning different or various
- présent
- Noun or adjective meaning present, now, or current time
- pensais
- Imperfect of penser, meaning thought or was thinking
- pourrais
- Conditional of pouvoir, meaning could or would be able
- tenir
- Infinitive verb meaning to hold or to endure
- minute
- Singular noun meaning one minute, a unit of time
- de
- Preposition meaning of, from, or about something
- serrai
- Simple past of serrer, meaning clenched or gripped tightly
- dents
- Plural noun meaning teeth, the hard biting structures
- préparai
- Simple past of préparer, meaning prepared or got ready
- essayer
- Infinitive verb meaning to try or to attempt something
- C'
- Contracted demonstrative pronoun ce before est or était
- est
- Third person singular present of être, meaning is
- alors
- Adverb meaning then, so, or at that moment
- respirer
- Infinitive verb meaning to breathe or inhale air
- lourdement
- Adverb meaning heavily or in a labored manner
- puis
- Adverb meaning then, next, or afterwards
- se
- Third person reflexive pronoun meaning himself, herself, itself
- mit
- Simple past of mettre, used in se mit à meaning began
- ronfler
- Infinitive verb meaning to snore while sleeping
- bientôt
- Adverb meaning soon or before long
- sentis
- Simple past of sentir, meaning felt or sensed something
- nouveau
- Adjective meaning new or once again when used adverbially
- aise
- Noun meaning ease, comfort, or feeling at ease
- fit
- Simple past of faire, meaning made or did something
- signe
- Noun meaning sign, gesture, or signal to someone
- sorte
- Noun meaning sort, kind, or type of something
- petit
- Adjective meaning small, little, or minor
- bruit
- Noun meaning noise or sound of any kind
- avec
- Preposition meaning with, together with someone or something
- sa
- Third person feminine singular possessive adjective meaning his or her
- bouche
- Noun meaning mouth, the oral opening on the face
- nous
- First person plural pronoun meaning we or us
- éloignâmes
- Simple past of éloigner, meaning moved away or withdrew
- rampant
- Present participle of ramper, meaning crawling on the ground
- quatre
- Cardinal number meaning four
- pattes
- Plural noun meaning paws or, informally, hands and knees
- Quand
- Conjunction or adverb meaning when, at what time
- fûmes
- Simple past of être first person plural, meaning we were
- dix
- Cardinal number meaning ten
- pieds
- Plural noun meaning feet, units of measurement or body parts
- distance
- Noun meaning distance, the space between two points
- chuchota
- Simple past of chuchoter, meaning whispered quietly to someone
- qu'
- Contracted conjunction que before a vowel, meaning that
- voulait
- Imperfect of vouloir, meaning wanted or wished for something
- attacher
- Infinitive verb meaning to tie up or fasten securely
- pour
- Preposition meaning for, in order to, or to
- amuser
- Infinitive verb meaning to amuse or entertain someone
- dis
- Simple past of dire, first person singular, meaning said
- non
- Negative word meaning no
- pourrait
- Third person singular conditional of pouvoir, meaning could
- réveiller
- Infinitive verb meaning to wake someone or wake up
- du
- Contraction of de and le, meaning of the or some
- on
- Indefinite pronoun meaning one, we, or they generally
- découvrirait
- Conditional of découvrir, meaning would discover or find out
- étais
- Imperfect of être, first person singular, meaning was
- rentré
- Past participle of rentrer, meaning returned home or came back
- dit
- Simple past of dire third person singular, meaning said
- avait
- Third person singular imperfect of avoir, meaning had
- assez
- Adverb meaning enough or sufficiently of something
- bougies
- Plural noun meaning candles used for lighting
- allait
- Third person singular imperfect of aller, meaning was going
- glisser
- Infinitive verb meaning to slip or slide quietly somewhere
- dans
- Preposition meaning in, inside, or into a place
- la
- Feminine singular definite article meaning the
- cuisine
- Noun meaning kitchen, the room where food is prepared
- chercher
- Infinitive verb meaning to look for or to fetch
- autres
- Adjective or pronoun meaning other ones or others
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