Joseph II. and His Court: An Historical Novel — Page 11
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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