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MUHLBACH

MUHLBACH

AUTHOR OF

AUTEUR DE

FREDERICK THE GREAT AND HIS COURT,

FRÉDÉRIC LE GRAND ET SA COUR,

THE MERCHANT OF BERLIN,

LE MARCHAND DE BERLIN,

BERLIN AND SANS-SOUCI,

BERLIN ET SANS-SOUCI,

FREDERICK THE GREAT AMD HIS FAMILY,

FRÉDÉRIC LE GRAND ET SA FAMILLE,

STORY OF A MILLIONAIRE,

HISTOIRE D'UN MILLIONNAIRE,

TWO LIFE PATHS, ETC.

DEUX CHEMINS DE VIE, ETC.

TRANSLATED FROM THE GERMAN

TRADUIT DE L'ALLEMAND

BY ADELAIDE DEV. CHAUDRON

PAR ADELAIDE DEV. CHAUDRON

AKRON, OHIO

AKRON, OHIO

MARIA THERESA

MARIE-THÉRÈSE

I. The Conference.

I. La Conférence.

II. The Letter.

II. La Lettre.

III. The Toilet of the Empress.

III. La Toilette de l'Impératrice.

IV. Husband and Wife.

IV. Mari et Femme.

V. The Archduke Joseph.

V. L'Archiduc Joseph.

VI. Kaunitz.

VI. Kaunitz.

VII. The Toilet.

VII. La Toilette.

VIII. The Red Stockings.

VIII. Les Bas Rouges.

IX. New Austria.

IX. La Nouvelle Autriche.

ISABELLA

ISABELLE

X. The Young Soldier.

X. Le Jeune Soldat.

XI. The Empress and her Son.

XI. L'Impératrice et son Fils.

XII. An Italian Night.

XII. Une Nuit Italienne.

XIII. Isabella of Parma.

XIII. Isabelle de Parme.

XIV. The Ambassador Extraordinary.

XIV. L'Ambassadeur Extraordinaire.

XV. The Dream of Love.

XV. Le Rêve d'Amour.

XVI. Gluck.

XVI. Gluck.

XVII. The New Opera.

XVII. Le Nouvel Opéra.

XVIII. Ranier Von Calzabigi.

XVIII. Ranier Von Calzabigi.

XIX. The Birthday.

XIX. L'Anniversaire.

XX. Orpheus and Eurydice.

XX. Orphée et Eurydice.

XXI. "In Three Years, We Meet Again."

XXI. « Dans Trois Ans, Nous Nous Reverrons. »

XXII. Che Faro Senza Eurydice.

XXII. Che Faro Senza Eurydice.

KING OF ROME

ROI DE ROME

XXIII. Father Porhammer and Count Kaunitz.

XXIII. Le Père Porhammer et le Comte Kaunitz.

XXIV. Matrimonial Plans.

XXIV. Projets Matrimoniaux.

XXV. Josepha of Bavaria.

XXV. Josépha de Bavière.

XXVI. The Marriage Night.

XXVI. La Nuit de Noces.

XXVII. An Unhappy Marriage.

XXVII. Un Mariage Malheureux.

XXVIII. A Statesman'S Hours of Dalliance.

XXVIII. Les Heures de Badinage d'un Homme d'État.

XXIX. Prince Kaunitz and Ritter Gluck.

XXIX. Le Prince Kaunitz et Ritter Gluck.

XXX. An Unfortunate Meeting.

XXX. Une Rencontre Malheureuse.

XXXI. Mourning.

XXXI. Le Deuil.

XXXII. The Imperial Abbess.

XXXII. L'Abbesse Impériale.

XXXIII. The Co-Regent.

XXXIII. Le Co-Régent.

XXXIV. Haroun Al Raschid.

XXXIV. Haroun Al Raschid.

XXXV. The Disguise Removed.

XXXV. Le Déguisement Révélé.

XXXVI. Rosary and Sceptre.

XXXVI. Le Rosaire et le Sceptre.

XXXVII. The Difference Between an Abbess and an Empress.

XXXVII. La Différence entre une Abbesse et une Impératrice.

XXXVIII. The Reigning Empress.

XXXVIII. L'Impératrice Régnante.

XXXIX. The Co-Regent Deposed.

XXXIX. Le Co-Régent Destitué.

XL Mother and Son.

XL. Mère et Fils.

XLI. Death the Liberator.

XLI. La Mort Libératrice.

XLII. The Mirror.

XLII. Le Miroir.

XLIII. The Interview with Kaunitz.

XLIII. L'Entretien avec Kaunitz.

XLIV. The Archduchess Josepha.

XLIV. L'Archiduchesse Josépha.

XLV. The Departure.

XLV. Le Départ.

XLVI. Inoculation.

XLVI. L'Inoculation.

XLVII. An Adventure.

XLVII. Une Aventure.

XLVIII. The Judgment of Solomon.

XLVIII. Le Jugement de Salomon.

XLIX. Two Affianced Queens.

XLIX. Deux Reines Fiancées.

Vocabulary

AUTEUR
oh-TUR — Author; person who writes or creates a work
DE
duh — Of; preposition indicating possession or origin
LE
luh — The; masculine singular definite article
GRAND
grahn — Great; large, important, or eminent
ET
ay — And; basic coordinating conjunction
SA
sah — His, her, its; feminine singular possessive adjective
COUR
koor — Court; royal household or enclosed courtyard
MARCHAND
mar-SHAHN — Merchant; person who buys and sells goods
SANS-SOUCI
sahn-soo-SEE — Without worry; name of Frederick the Great's palace
FAMILLE
fah-MEE-yuh — Family; group of related people living together
HISTOIRE
ees-TWAHR — History or story; narrative of past events
D'
d — Of; elided form of 'de' before a vowel
UN
uhn — A, one; masculine indefinite article or numeral
MILLIONNAIRE
meel-yoh-NAIR — Millionaire; person possessing at least a million units
DEUX
duh — Two; the cardinal number following one
CHEMINS
shuh-MAN — Paths, roads; ways or routes taken
VIE
vee — Life; the state of being alive
ETC
et-say-TAY-rah — Etc.; abbreviation meaning and so forth
TRADUIT
trah-DWEE — Translated; converted text from one language to another
L'
l — The; elided definite article before a vowel
ALLEMAND
al-MAHN — German; relating to Germany or its language
PAR
par — By; preposition indicating agent or means
CHAUDRON
shoh-DROHN — Cauldron; large cooking pot or kettle
La
lah — The; feminine singular definite article in French
Conférence
kohn-fay-RAHNS — Conference; formal meeting for discussion or negotiation
Lettre
LET-ruh — Letter; written message sent to someone
Toilette
twah-LET — Grooming routine; act of washing and dressing oneself
de
duh — Of, from; common French preposition
l'
l — The; elided definite article before a vowel
Impératrice
am-pay-rah-TREES — Empress; female ruler of an empire
Mari
mah-REE — Husband; male spouse in a marriage
et
ay — And; coordinating conjunction joining two elements
Femme
fam — Woman, wife; adult female or female spouse
Archiduc
ar-shee-DOOK — Archduke; high-ranking nobleman especially in Austria
Les
lay — The; plural definite article for masculine and feminine
Bas
bah — Stockings, low; hosiery or something at low level
Rouges
roozh — Red; plural adjective describing the color red
Nouvelle
noo-VEL — New, novella; feminine adjective or short prose fiction
Autriche
oh-TREESH — Austria; French name for the central European country
Jeune
zhun — Young; adjective describing a person of little age
Soldat
sol-DAH — Soldier; person serving in a military force
son
sohn — His, her, its; masculine singular possessive adjective
Fils
fees — Son; male offspring of a parent
Une
oon — A, one; feminine indefinite article or numeral
Nuit
nwee — Night; the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise
Italienne
ee-tah-LYEN — Italian; feminine adjective relating to Italy
Ambassadeur
ahm-bah-sah-DUR — Ambassador; diplomat representing a country abroad
Extraordinaire
ex-trah-or-dee-NAIR — Extraordinary; going beyond what is usual or expected
Rêve
rev — Dream; images or thoughts experienced during sleep
Amour
ah-MOOR — Love; deep affection or romantic feeling for someone
Nouvel
noo-VEL — New; masculine form of 'nouveau' before a vowel
Opéra
oh-pay-RAH — Opera; dramatic musical work performed with singing
Anniversaire
ah-nee-vair-SAIR — Anniversary; yearly commemoration of a past event
Dans
dahn — In, within; preposition indicating location or time
Trois
trwah — Three; the cardinal number between two and four
Ans
ahn — Years; plural of année, unit of time
Nous
noo — We, us; first person plural pronoun
Reverrons
ruh-vair-ROHN — We will see again; future tense of revoir
ROI
rwah — King; male monarch ruling over a kingdom
Père
pair — Father; male parent or priest in religious context
Comte
kohmt — Count; European nobleman of intermediate rank
Projets
pro-ZHAY — Projects, plans; intended undertakings or schemes
Matrimoniaux
mah-tree-moh-NYOH — Matrimonial; relating to marriage or a wedding
Noces
nos — Wedding, nuptials; ceremony and festivities of marriage
Mariage
mah-RYAZH — Marriage; legal union between two people as spouses
Malheureux
mah-luh-RUH — Unhappy, unfortunate; feeling or causing great sadness
Heures
ur — Hours; units of time each equal to sixty minutes
Badinage
bah-dee-NAZH — Banter; playful teasing conversation or light mockery
Homme
om — Man; adult male human being
État
ay-TAH — State; organized political community or government
Prince
prans — Prince; male member of a royal or noble family
Rencontre
rahn-KON-truh — Encounter, meeting; unexpected or arranged coming together
Malheureuse
mah-luh-ROOZ — Unfortunate, unhappy; feminine form of malheureux
Deuil
duh-ee — Mourning, grief; period of sorrow following a death
Abbesse
ah-BES — Abbess; female head of a convent or abbey
Impériale
am-pay-RYAL — Imperial; relating to an empire or emperor
Régent
ray-ZHAHN — Regent; person governing in place of a monarch
Déguisement
day-geez-MAHN — Disguise; costume or means of hiding one's identity
Révélé
ray-vay-LAY — Revealed; made known or uncovered something hidden
Rosaire
roh-ZAIR — Rosary; string of beads used for counting prayers
Sceptre
SEP-truh — Scepter; ornamental staff symbolizing royal authority
Différence
dee-fay-RAHNS — Difference; quality of being unlike or dissimilar
entre
ahn-truh — Between; preposition indicating a position in the middle
une
oon — A, one; feminine indefinite article or numeral
Régnante
ray-NYAHNT — Reigning; feminine adjective for one currently ruling
Destitué
des-tee-TWAY — Destituted, dismissed; removed from a position of power
Mère
mair — Mother; female parent of a child
Mort
mor — Death; end of life or the state of being dead
Libératrice
lee-bay-rah-TREES — Liberator; feminine form for one who sets others free
Miroir
mee-RWAHR — Mirror; reflective surface used to see one's image
Entretien
ahn-truh-TYAN — Conversation, interview; discussion held between people
avec
ah-VEK — With; preposition indicating accompaniment or association
Archiduchesse
ar-shee-doo-SHES — Archduchess; wife or daughter of an archduke
Départ
day-PAR — Departure; act of leaving a place or setting off
Inoculation
ee-nok-yoo-lah-SYOHN — Inoculation; introduction of a vaccine to prevent disease
Aventure
ah-vahn-TOOR — Adventure; exciting or risky experience or undertaking
Jugement
zhoozh-MAHN — Judgment; decision or opinion formed after consideration
Reines
ren — Queens; plural of reine, female monarchs
Fiancées
fyahn-SAY — Fiancées; women engaged to be married soon
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