Anne of Green Gables — Page 13
Rachel to the wild rose bushes out of the fulness of her heart; but if she could have seen the child who was waiting patiently at the Bright River station at that very moment her pity would have been still deeper and more profound.
Rachel aux buissons d'églantines du fond de son cœur ; mais si elle avait pu voir l'enfant qui attendait patiemment à la gare de Bright River à ce moment précis, sa pitié aurait été encore plus profonde et plus intense.
Vocabulary
- aux
- oh — Contraction of 'à les', meaning 'to the' or 'with the'
- buissons
- bwee-SOHN — Bushes or shrubs found in nature
- d'
- d — Contraction of 'de', meaning 'of' or 'from'
- églantines
- ay-glan-TEEN — Wild roses or sweetbriar flowers
- du
- dü — Contraction of 'de le', meaning 'of the'
- fond
- fohn — Bottom or depths of something
- de
- duh — Preposition meaning 'of', 'from', or 'about'
- son
- sohn — Possessive adjective meaning 'his', 'her', or 'its'
- cœur
- kur — The heart, seat of emotion and feeling
- mais
- meh — Conjunction meaning 'but', introducing contrast
- si
- see — Conjunction or adverb meaning 'if' or 'so'
- elle
- el — Third-person singular feminine pronoun meaning 'she'
- avait
- a-VEH — Past imperfect of 'avoir', meaning 'had'
- pu
- pü — Past participle of 'pouvoir', meaning 'been able to'
- voir
- vwahr — Infinitive verb meaning 'to see'
- l'
- l — Contraction of 'le' or 'la' before a vowel sound
- enfant
- ahn-FAHN — A young child or baby
- qui
- kee — Relative pronoun meaning 'who', 'which', or 'that'
- attendait
- a-tahn-DEH — Imperfect tense of 'attendre', meaning 'was waiting'
- patiemment
- pa-syam-MAHN — Adverb meaning 'patiently', with calm endurance
- à
- ah — Preposition meaning 'at', 'to', or 'in'
- la
- lah — Definite article or pronoun meaning 'the' or 'her'
- gare
- gar — A train station or railway depot
- ce
- suh — Demonstrative pronoun or adjective meaning 'this' or 'that'
- moment
- mo-MAHN — A brief period or particular point in time
- précis
- pray-SEE — Adjective meaning 'precise', 'exact', or 'specific'
- sa
- sah — Feminine possessive adjective meaning 'his', 'her', 'its'
- pitié
- pee-TYAY — Compassion or pity felt toward someone suffering
- aurait
- o-REH — Conditional of 'avoir', meaning 'would have'
- été
- ay-TAY — Past participle of 'être', meaning 'been'
- encore
- ahn-KOR — Adverb meaning 'still', 'yet', or 'even more'
- plus
- plü — Adverb meaning 'more' or 'most' in comparisons
- profonde
- pro-FOND — Adjective meaning 'deep', 'profound', or 'intense'
- et
- ay — Conjunction meaning 'and', connecting words or clauses
- intense
- an-TAHNS — Adjective meaning 'intense', strong and concentrated feeling
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