Coniston — Volume 01 — Page 12

Vocabulary

cheval

shuh-val — A large domesticated animal used for riding

marchait

mar-shay — Was walking or moving at a steady pace

maintenant

mant-nahn — At the current moment; right now

soudain

soo-dan — Happening unexpectedly and without warning

retourna

ruh-toor-nah — Turned around or went back to a place

cœur

kur — The organ that pumps blood; also means heart emotionally

arrêta

ah-reh-tah — Stopped or ceased doing something

battre

bat-ruh — To beat, strike, or pound repeatedly

comment

koh-mahn — In what way or manner; how

allez

ah-lay — Second person plural of 'aller'; you go or are

demanda

duh-mahn-dah — Asked or requested information from someone

Comment

koh-mahn — In what way or manner; how

grive

greev — A type of songbird in the thrush family

bois

bwah — A wooded area; also means 'wood' as material

mit

mee — Past tense of 'mettre'; placed or began doing

chanter

shahn-tay — To produce musical sounds with the voice

hymne

eem-nuh — A religious or ceremonial song of praise

écoutèrent

ay-koo-tair — Listened attentively to something or someone

Après

ah-pray — Preposition meaning 'after' in time or order

cela

suh-lah — Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that' or 'this'

silence

see-lahns — Complete absence of sound or noise

hormis

or-mee — Except for or apart from something

notes

noht — Musical tones or short written observations

oiseaux

wah-zoh — Plural of bird; feathered flying animals

répondaient

ray-pohn-day — Were responding or answering repeatedly

animés

ah-nee-may — Enlivened, animated, or inspired to act

chant

shahn — The act of singing or a vocal melody

pasteur

pas-tur — A Protestant minister or shepherd of a congregation

grignotait

gree-nyoh-tay — Was nibbling or gnawing on something small

buissons

bwee-sohn — Plural of bush; low shrubby plants

même

mem — Even or same; used for emphasis

aurait

oh-ray — Conditional form of 'avoir'; would have

pu

poo — Past participle of 'pouvoir'; been able to

expliquer

ex-plee-kay — To make something clear or understandable to others

pourquoi

poor-kwah — Asking the reason or cause of something

attardait

ah-tar-day — Was lingering or staying longer than expected

Soudain

soo-dan — Happening unexpectedly and without warning

lança

lahn-sah — Threw or launched; also fired a question

question

kes-tyohn — A sentence asking for information or an answer

Où

oo — Interrogative or relative adverb meaning 'where'

demander

duh-mahn-day — To ask for or request something from someone

échanger

ay-shahn-zhay — To swap or trade one thing for another

livre

lee-vruh — A bound collection of written or printed pages

souleva

sool-vah — Lifted or raised something upward

genoux

zhuh-noo — Plural of knee; the joint in the middle of the leg

était

ay-tay — Imperfect tense of 'être'; was or used to be

très

tray — Adverb meaning 'very' used before adjectives

grand

grahn — Large in size, extent, or importance

quoi

kwah — Interrogative pronoun meaning 'what'

parle

par-luh — Third person singular of 'parler'; speaks or talks

Qui

kee — Interrogative pronoun meaning 'who'

homme

ohm — An adult male human being

puissant

pwee-sahn — Having great power, strength, or influence

avait

ah-vay — Imperfect tense of 'avoir'; had or used to have

commencé

koh-mahn-say — Past participle of 'commencer'; begun or started

vie

vee — The period of existence from birth to death

pauvre

poh-vruh — Having little money or resources; impoverished

inconnu

an-koh-noo — Not known or recognized by others; anonymous

battu

bah-too — Past participle of 'battre'; beaten or defeated

élever

ay-luh-vay — To raise up or bring to a higher level

jusqu'

zhoos-k — Preposition meaning 'until' or 'as far as'

conquérir

kohn-kay-reer — To gain control over by force or effort

monde

mohnd — The entire earth and all its inhabitants

conquis

kohn-kee — Past participle of 'conquérir'; conquered or won over

avez

ah-vay — Second person plural of 'avoir'; you have

dit

dee — Past participle of 'dire'; said or told

Conquis

kohn-kee — Conquered; past participle used as emphasis here

réfléchit

ray-flay-shee — Thought carefully or pondered about something

suppose

soo-pohz — To assume or believe something is probably true

y

ee — Adverbial pronoun meaning 'there' or 'in it'

quelque

kel-kuh — Adjective meaning 'some' or 'a certain'

chose

shohz — An object, matter, or thing in general

erroné

eh-roh-nay — Mistaken, incorrect, or containing an error

États

ay-tah — Plural of 'état'; states or political entities

Unis

oo-nee — United; used in 'États-Unis' meaning United States

sourit

soo-ree — Smiled at someone or something

réalisait

ray-ah-lee-zay — Was realizing or becoming aware of something

alors

ah-lor — At that time; then or so in that case

faisions

fuh-zyohn — Imperfect of 'faire'; we were doing or making

partie

par-tee — A part or portion; also 'faire partie de' meaning belong

là

lah — Adverb meaning 'there' indicating a place

où

oo — Relative adverb meaning 'where'

trouvent

troo-vahn — Third person plural of 'trouver'; are found or located

tous

too — All or every one of a group

rois

rwah — Plural of 'roi'; male monarchs of kingdoms

reines

ren — Plural of 'reine'; female monarchs of kingdoms

devenu

duh-vuh-noo — Past participle of 'devenir'; became or turned into

roi

rwah — A male monarch who rules a kingdom

empereur

ahm-prur — A male ruler of an empire

Vraiment

vray-mahn — Truly or genuinely; used to express surprise

garçon

gar-sohn — A young male child or boy

Pourquoi

poor-kwah — Asking the reason or cause of something

lisez

lee-zay — Second person plural of 'lire'; you read

répondit

ray-pohn-dee — Answered or gave a reply to someone

sûre

soor — Certain or confident about something; sure

peux

puh — First person singular of 'pouvoir'; I can or am able

convaincre

kohn-van-kruh — To persuade someone to believe or do something

prêter

pray-tay — To lend something temporarily to someone else