Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — Page 2
" (when she thought it over afterwards, it occurred to her that she ought to have wondered at this, but at the time it all seemed quite natural); but when the Rabbit actually _took a watch out of its waistcoat-pocket_, and looked at it, and then hurried on, Alice started to her feet, for it flashed across her mind that she had never before seen a rabbit with either a waistcoat-pocket, or a watch to take out of it, and burning with curiosity, she ran across the field after it, and fortunately was just in time to see it pop down a large rabbit-hole under the hedge.
" (quand elle y repensa par la suite, il lui sembla qu'elle aurait dû s'en étonner, mais sur le moment tout cela lui parut tout à fait naturel) ; mais quand le Lapin sortit réellement _une montre de la poche de son gilet_, la regarda, puis se hâta d'avancer, Alice se leva d'un bond, car il lui traversa l'esprit qu'elle n'avait jamais vu auparavant un lapin avec une poche de gilet, ni une montre à en sortir, et, brûlant de curiosité, elle courut à travers le champ derrière lui, et eut la chance d'arriver juste à temps pour le voir s'engouffrer dans un grand terrier sous la haie.
In another moment down went Alice after it, never once considering how in the world she was to get out again.
Un instant plus tard, Alice s'y engouffrait à son tour, sans jamais considérer un seul instant comment elle pourrait bien en ressortir.
The rabbit-hole went straight on like a tunnel for some way, and then dipped suddenly down, so suddenly that Alice had not a moment to think about stopping herself before she found herself falling down a very deep well.
Le terrier allait d'abord tout droit comme un tunnel, puis plongeait soudainement vers le bas, si soudainement qu'Alice n'eut pas le temps de penser à s'arrêter avant de se retrouver à tomber dans un puits très profond.
Either the well was very deep, or she fell very slowly, for she had plenty of time as she went down to look about her and to wonder what was going to happen next.
Soit le puits était très profond, soit elle tombait très lentement, car elle eut tout le temps, en descendant, de regarder autour d'elle et de se demander ce qui allait se passer ensuite.
Vocabulary
- quand
- When; used to introduce a time clause
- elle
- She; third-person singular feminine pronoun
- repensa
- Thought again about; past tense of repenser
- par
- By, through, or per; common preposition
- la
- The; feminine definite article
- suite
- Continuation or sequence; par la suite means afterward
- il
- He or it; third-person singular masculine pronoun
- lui
- Him or her; indirect object pronoun
- sembla
- Seemed; past tense of sembler
- qu'
- That; conjunction, elided form of que
- aurait
- Would have; conditional of avoir
- dû
- Had to; past participle of devoir
- s'
- Himself or herself; reflexive pronoun elided form
- en
- In, of it, or some; versatile preposition and pronoun
- étonner
- To astonish or surprise someone
- mais
- But; conjunction indicating contrast
- sur
- On or upon; common French preposition
- le
- The; masculine definite article
- moment
- Moment; a brief point in time
- tout
- All, everything, or completely; versatile word
- cela
- That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something
- parut
- Appeared or seemed; past tense of paraître
- à
- To, at, or in; essential French preposition
- fait
- Done or made; tout à fait means completely
- naturel
- Natural; normal or not artificial
- Lapin
- Rabbit; small furry burrowing mammal
- sortit
- Took out or exited; past tense of sortir
- réellement
- Really or actually; adverb emphasizing truth
- montre
- Watch; a timepiece worn or carried
- de
- Of or from; very common French preposition
- poche
- Pocket; small pouch sewn into clothing
- son
- His, her, or its; possessive adjective
- gilet
- Waistcoat or vest; sleeveless garment
- regarda
- Looked at; past tense of regarder
- puis
- Then or next; indicates sequence of events
- se
- Himself or herself; reflexive pronoun
- hâta
- Hurried; past tense of se hâter
- d'
- Of or to; elided preposition de
- avancer
- To move forward or advance
- leva
- Rose or got up; past tense of lever
- un
- A or one; masculine indefinite article
- bond
- Leap or bound; a sudden jump
- car
- Because or for; conjunction giving reason
- traversa
- Crossed or passed through; past tense of traverser
- l'
- The; elided definite article before vowel
- esprit
- Mind or spirit; intellectual faculty
- n'
- Not; elided negation particle ne
- avait
- Had; imperfect tense of avoir
- jamais
- Never or ever; negation of time
- vu
- Seen; past participle of voir
- auparavant
- Before or previously; adverb of time
- lapin
- Rabbit; small furry burrowing mammal
- avec
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment
- une
- A or one; feminine indefinite article
- ni
- Nor; conjunction used in negative statements
- sortir
- To go out or take out
- et
- And; basic coordinating conjunction
- brûlant
- Burning or blazing; present participle of brûler
- curiosité
- Curiosity; desire to know or learn
- courut
- Ran; past tense of courir
- travers
- Through or across; à travers means through
- champ
- Field; open area of land
- derrière
- Behind or after; preposition of position
- eut
- Had; past historic tense of avoir
- chance
- Luck or chance; fortunate occurrence
- arriver
- To arrive or happen
- juste
- Just or exactly; right or fair
- temps
- Time or weather; à temps means in time
- pour
- For or in order to; preposition of purpose
- voir
- To see; fundamental vision verb
- engouffrer
- To plunge into or engulf; disappear quickly
- dans
- In or into; preposition of location
- grand
- Large or great; adjective of size
- terrier
- Burrow or den; animal's underground hole
- sous
- Under or beneath; preposition of position
- haie
- Hedge; row of bushes forming a boundary
- Un
- A or one; masculine indefinite article
- instant
- Instant or moment; very brief time
- plus
- More or plus; comparative adverb
- tard
- Late; later in time
- engouffrait
- Was plunging into; imperfect of engouffrer
- tour
- Turn or tour; à son tour means in turn
- sans
- Without; preposition indicating absence
- considérer
- To consider or think about carefully
- seul
- Alone or only; single without others
- comment
- How; interrogative adverb of manner
- pourrait
- Could; conditional tense of pouvoir
- bien
- Well or very; common adverb of manner
- ressortir
- To come back out or re-emerge
- Le
- The; masculine definite article
- allait
- Was going; imperfect tense of aller
- abord
- First; d'abord means at first
- droit
- Straight or right; direct without deviation
- comme
- Like or as; conjunction of comparison
- tunnel
- Tunnel; underground passageway
- plongeait
- Was diving or plunging; imperfect of plonger
- soudainement
- Suddenly; happening without warning
- vers
- Toward; preposition indicating direction
- bas
- Low or down; opposite of haut
- si
- If or so; conditional conjunction or adverb
- pas
- Not or step; part of negation ne...pas
- penser
- To think or consider
- arrêter
- To stop or arrest; cease movement
- avant
- Before; preposition or adverb of time
- retrouver
- To find again or recover something lost
- tomber
- To fall; move downward under gravity
- puits
- Well; deep hole dug for water
- très
- Very; intensifying adverb
- profond
- Deep or profound; extending far down
- Soit
- Either or so be it; concessive conjunction
- était
- Was; imperfect tense of être
- tombait
- Was falling; imperfect tense of tomber
- lentement
- Slowly; in a slow manner
- descendant
- Descending or going down; present participle
- regarder
- To look at or watch
- autour
- Around; on all sides
- demander
- To ask or wonder about something
- ce
- This or that; demonstrative pronoun or adjective
- qui
- Who or which; relative or interrogative pronoun
- passer
- To pass or happen; occur in time
- ensuite
- Then or afterward; adverb of sequence
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