Coniston — Volume 01 — Page 13
Don't know as I'd understand it," he demurred.
« Je ne sais pas si je le comprendrais », objecta-t-il.
"I'll try to explain what you don't understand," said Cynthia, and her heart gave a bound at the very idea.
« J'essaierai de vous expliquer ce que vous ne comprendrez pas », dit Cynthia, et son cœur fit un bond à cette seule idée.
"Will You?" he said, looking at her eagerly. "Will you? You mean it?"
« Vraiment ? » dit-il en la regardant avec ardeur. « Vraiment ? Vous le pensez ? »
"Certainly," she answered, and blushed, not knowing why. "I-I must be going," and she gathered up the reins.
« Certainement », répondit-elle en rougissant, sans savoir pourquoi. « Je... je dois partir », et elle rassembla les rênes.
"When will you give it to me?"
« Quand me le donnerez-vous ? »
"I'll stop at the tannery when I come back from Brampton," she said, and drove on.
« Je m'arrêterai à la tannerie à mon retour de Brampton », dit-elle, et elle continua sa route.
Once she gave a fleeting glance over her shoulder, and he was still standing where she had left him.
Elle jeta un bref coup d'œil par-dessus son épaule, et il se tenait encore là où elle l'avait laissé.
When she returned, in the yellow afternoon light that flowed over wood and pasture, he came out of the tannery door.
Lorsqu'elle revint, dans la lumière jaune de l'après-midi qui se répandait sur les bois et les pâturages, il sortit par la porte de la tannerie.
Jake Wheeler or Speedy Bates, the journeyman tailoress, from whom little escaped, could not have said it was by design--thought nothing, indeed, of that part of it.
Jake Wheeler ou Speedy Bates, la couturière itinérante, à qui peu de choses échappaient, n'auraient pu dire que c'était prémédité — et n'y virent d'ailleurs rien de particulier.
"As I live!" cried Speedy from the window to Aunt Lucy Prescott in the bed, "if Cynthy ain't givin' him a book as big as the Bible!"
« Par exemple ! » s'écria Speedy depuis la fenêtre en direction de tante Lucy Prescott, alitée, « si Cynthy ne lui donne pas un livre aussi gros que la Bible ! »
Aunt Lucy hoped, first, that it was the Bible, and second, that Jethro would read it.
Tante Lucy espéra, d'abord, que c'était la Bible, et ensuite, que Jethro la lirait.
Aunt Lucy, and Established Church Coniston in general, believed in snatching brands from the burning, and who so deft as Cynthia at this kind of snatching!
Tante Lucy, et l'Église établie de Coniston en général, croyaient qu'il fallait arracher les tisons du feu, et qui était aussi habile que Cynthia dans ce genre de sauvetage !
So Cynthia herself was a hypocrite for once, and did not know it.
Ainsi Cynthia elle-même fut hypocrite pour une fois, sans le savoir.
At that time Jethro's sins were mostly of omission.
À cette époque, les péchés de Jethro étaient surtout des péchés d'omission.
Vocabulary
- Je
- First person singular pronoun meaning 'I'
- ne
- Negative particle used with 'pas' to negate verbs
- sais
- First person singular of 'savoir', to know
- pas
- Negative particle meaning 'not'
- si
- Conjunction meaning 'if' or 'whether'
- je
- First person singular pronoun meaning 'I'
- le
- Masculine definite article or direct object pronoun 'it'
- comprendrais
- Conditional form of 'comprendre', would understand
- objecta
- Third person past tense of 'objecter', objected
- il
- Third person masculine pronoun meaning 'he'
- J'
- Contracted form of 'je' before a vowel
- essaierai
- Future tense of 'essayer', will try or attempt
- de
- Preposition meaning 'of', 'from', or 'to'
- vous
- Second person plural or formal pronoun meaning 'you'
- expliquer
- Infinitive verb meaning to explain something clearly
- ce
- Demonstrative pronoun or adjective meaning 'this' or 'that'
- que
- Conjunction or relative pronoun meaning 'that' or 'what'
- comprendrez
- Future tense of 'comprendre', you will understand
- dit
- Third person past tense of 'dire', said
- et
- Coordinating conjunction meaning 'and'
- son
- Possessive adjective meaning 'his', 'her', or 'its'
- cœur
- Noun meaning 'heart', both physical and emotional
- fit
- Third person simple past of 'faire', did or made
- un
- Masculine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one'
- bond
- Noun meaning a leap, jump, or sudden movement
- à
- Preposition meaning 'at', 'to', or 'in'
- cette
- Feminine demonstrative adjective meaning 'this'
- seule
- Adjective meaning 'alone', 'only', or 'mere'
- idée
- Noun meaning 'idea' or 'thought'
- Vraiment
- Adverb meaning 'really' or 'truly'
- en
- Preposition meaning 'in', 'on', or 'by'
- la
- Feminine definite article or pronoun meaning 'the' or 'her'
- regardant
- Present participle of 'regarder', looking or watching
- avec
- Preposition meaning 'with'
- ardeur
- Noun meaning eagerness, passion, or intense enthusiasm
- Vous
- Second person formal or plural pronoun meaning 'you'
- pensez
- Second person plural of 'penser', you think or believe
- Certainement
- Adverb meaning 'certainly' or 'definitely'
- répondit
- Third person simple past of 'répondre', replied
- elle
- Third person feminine pronoun meaning 'she'
- rougissant
- Present participle of 'rougir', blushing or turning red
- sans
- Preposition meaning 'without'
- savoir
- Infinitive verb meaning to know a fact or skill
- pourquoi
- Adverb or conjunction meaning 'why'
- dois
- First person singular of 'devoir', must or have to
- partir
- Infinitive verb meaning to leave or depart
- rassembla
- Third person past of 'rassembler', gathered or collected
- les
- Plural definite article meaning 'the'
- rênes
- Noun meaning 'reins', straps used to guide a horse
- Quand
- Conjunction or adverb meaning 'when'
- me
- First person singular object pronoun meaning 'me'
- donnerez
- Future tense of 'donner', you will give
- m'
- Contracted form of 'me' before a vowel
- arrêterai
- Future tense of 'arrêter', I will stop
- tannerie
- Noun meaning 'tannery', a place where leather is made
- mon
- Masculine possessive adjective meaning 'my'
- retour
- Noun meaning 'return' or 'coming back'
- continua
- Third person past of 'continuer', continued on a path
- sa
- Feminine possessive adjective meaning 'his', 'her', or 'its'
- route
- Noun meaning 'road' or 'way', also a journey
- Elle
- Third person feminine pronoun meaning 'she'
- jeta
- Third person past of 'jeter', threw or cast a glance
- bref
- Adjective meaning 'brief' or 'short'
- coup
- Noun meaning 'blow', 'shot', or 'glance' in phrases
- d'
- Contracted form of 'de' before a vowel
- œil
- Noun meaning 'eye'; 'coup d'œil' means a quick glance
- par
- Preposition meaning 'by', 'through', or 'per'
- dessus
- Adverb or preposition meaning 'above' or 'over'
- épaule
- Noun meaning 'shoulder', part of the upper body
- se
- Reflexive pronoun used with pronominal verbs
- tenait
- Third person imperfect of 'tenir', was standing or holding
- encore
- Adverb meaning 'still', 'yet', or 'again'
- là
- Adverb meaning 'there' indicating a place
- où
- Relative adverb or pronoun meaning 'where'
- l'
- Contracted form of 'le' or 'la' before a vowel
- avait
- Third person imperfect of 'avoir', had
- laissé
- Past participle of 'laisser', left or allowed
- Lorsqu'
- Contracted form of 'lorsque', meaning 'when'
- revint
- Third person simple past of 'revenir', came back
- dans
- Preposition meaning 'in' or 'inside'
- lumière
- Noun meaning 'light', natural or artificial illumination
- jaune
- Adjective meaning 'yellow' in color
- après
- Preposition or adverb meaning 'after' or 'afterwards'
- midi
- Noun meaning 'noon' or 'midday'
- qui
- Relative pronoun meaning 'who', 'which', or 'that'
- répandait
- Imperfect of 'répandre', was spreading or pouring over
- sur
- Preposition meaning 'on', 'over', or 'upon'
- bois
- Noun meaning 'wood' or 'forest'
- pâturages
- Noun meaning 'pastures', fields where animals graze
- sortit
- Third person simple past of 'sortir', went out or exited
- porte
- Noun meaning 'door' or 'gate'
- ou
- Coordinating conjunction meaning 'or'
- couturière
- Noun meaning a female seamstress or traveling dressmaker
- itinérante
- Adjective meaning 'itinerant' or 'traveling' from place to place
- peu
- Adverb or adjective meaning 'little' or 'few'
- choses
- Noun meaning 'things' or 'matters'
- échappaient
- Imperfect of 'échapper', escaped or went unnoticed
- n'
- Contracted negative particle before a vowel
- auraient
- Conditional of 'avoir', they would have
- pu
- Past participle of 'pouvoir', been able to
- dire
- Infinitive verb meaning to say or to tell
- c'
- Contracted form of 'ce' before a vowel
- était
- Third person imperfect of 'être', was
- prémédité
- Adjective meaning 'premeditated', planned in advance
- y
- Adverbial pronoun meaning 'there' or 'in it'
- virent
- Third person plural past of 'voir', they saw
- ailleurs
- Adverb meaning 'elsewhere' or 'in any case'
- rien
- Pronoun meaning 'nothing' used in negation
- particulier
- Adjective meaning 'particular', 'special', or 'unusual'
- Par
- Preposition meaning 'by', 'through', or 'per'
- exemple
- Noun meaning 'example'; 'par exemple' means 'for example'
- s'
- Contracted reflexive pronoun before a vowel
- écria
- Third person past of 's'écrier', exclaimed or cried out
- depuis
- Preposition meaning 'since' or 'from'
- fenêtre
- Noun meaning 'window' in a building
- direction
- Noun meaning 'direction' or 'toward'
- tante
- Noun meaning 'aunt', a female family relative
- alitée
- Adjective meaning 'bedridden', confined to bed due to illness
- lui
- Third person pronoun meaning 'him', 'her', or 'to him/her'
- donne
- Third person singular of 'donner', gives
- livre
- Noun meaning 'book'
- aussi
- Adverb meaning 'also', 'too', or 'as'
- gros
- Adjective meaning 'big', 'large', or 'thick'
- Tante
- Noun meaning 'aunt', used as a form of address
- espéra
- Third person simple past of 'espérer', hoped
- abord
- Noun used in 'd'abord' meaning 'at first' or 'firstly'
- ensuite
- Adverb meaning 'then', 'next', or 'afterwards'
- lirait
- Conditional of 'lire', he or she would read
- Église
- Noun meaning 'church' or the institution of the Church
- établie
- Past participle of 'établir', established or settled
- général
- Adjective meaning 'general' or 'common'; noun meaning 'general'
- croyaient
- Imperfect of 'croire', they believed or thought
- qu'
- Contracted form of 'que' before a vowel
- fallait
- Imperfect of 'falloir', it was necessary
- arracher
- Infinitive meaning to pull out or snatch away forcibly
- tisons
- Noun meaning 'firebrands' or burning sticks from a fire
- du
- Contracted article meaning 'of the' or 'from the'
- feu
- Noun meaning 'fire'
- habile
- Adjective meaning 'skilled', 'clever', or 'deft'
- genre
- Noun meaning 'type', 'kind', or 'sort'
- sauvetage
- Noun meaning 'rescue' or 'saving' of someone or something
- Ainsi
- Adverb meaning 'thus', 'so', or 'in this way'
- même
- Adjective or adverb meaning 'same', 'even', or 'itself'
- fut
- Third person simple past of 'être', was
- hypocrite
- Adjective or noun meaning 'hypocritical' or 'hypocrite'
- pour
- Preposition meaning 'for', 'in order to'
- une
- Feminine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one'
- fois
- Noun meaning 'time' as in 'once' or 'one time'
- À
- Preposition meaning 'at', 'to', or 'in'
- époque
- Noun meaning 'era', 'period', or 'time in history'
- péchés
- Noun meaning 'sins', moral wrongdoings or transgressions
- étaient
- Third person plural imperfect of 'être', were
- surtout
- Adverb meaning 'especially', 'above all', or 'mostly'
- des
- Plural indefinite article or partitive meaning 'some' or 'of the'
- omission
- Noun meaning 'omission', something left out or neglected
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