McGuffey's Eclectic Primer, Revised Edition — Page 2
These new words and the new elementary sounds are always to be found in the vocabulary of the lesson in which they are first used.
Ces nouveaux mots et les nouveaux sons élémentaires se trouvent toujours dans le vocabulaire de la leçon dans laquelle ils sont utilisés pour la première fois.
The plan of the book enables the teacher to pursue the Phonic Method, the Word Method, the Alphabet Method, or any combination of these methods.
Le plan du livre permet à l'enseignant de suivre la méthode phonique, la méthode des mots, la méthode alphabétique, ou toute combinaison de ces méthodes.
Illustrations of the best character have been freely supplied, and the skilled teacher will be able to use them to great advantage.
Des illustrations de la meilleure qualité ont été généreusement fournies, et l'enseignant compétent pourra les utiliser avec un grand avantage.
The script exercises throughout the book and the slate exercises at the close, have been specially written and carefully engraved for this Primer; they may be used to teach the reading of script, and as exercises in learning to write.
Les exercices d'écriture cursive tout au long du livre et les exercices sur ardoise à la fin ont été spécialement rédigés et soigneusement gravés pour cet Abécédaire ; ils peuvent être utilisés pour enseigner la lecture de l'écriture cursive, et comme exercices d'apprentissage de l'écriture.
In the full confidence that the public will appreciate a cheap and attractive Primer of this character, the Publishers have spared no expense to make this book equal, in type, paper, and illustrations, to any that have been issued from their Press.
Avec la pleine confiance que le public appréciera un Abécédaire bon marché et attrayant de ce caractère, les Éditeurs n'ont ménagé aucune dépense pour rendre ce livre égal, en typographie, en papier et en illustrations, à tout ce qui a été publié par leur Presse.
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THE ALPHABET.
L'ALPHABET.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
THE ALPHABET.
L'ALPHABET.
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
[Illustration: Cat watching moth.]
[Illustration : Chat observant un papillon de nuit.]
McGuffey's Eclectic Primer
L'Abécédaire Éclectique de McGuffey
Lesson 1
Leçon 1
a and cat rat
a et chat rat
a e d n r t
a e d n r t
[Illustration: Rat]
[Illustration : Rat]
a rat a cat
un rat un chat
A cat A rat
Un chat Un rat
A cat and a rat.
Un chat et un rat.
Vocabulary
- Ces
- Demonstrative adjective meaning 'these' or 'those'
- nouveaux
- Plural masculine adjective meaning 'new'
- mots
- Plural noun meaning 'words'
- et
- Conjunction meaning 'and'
- les
- Definite article meaning 'the' (plural)
- sons
- Plural noun meaning 'sounds'
- élémentaires
- Adjective meaning 'elementary' or 'basic'
- se
- Reflexive pronoun meaning 'oneself' or 'themselves'
- trouvent
- Third person plural of 'trouver,' meaning 'are found'
- toujours
- Adverb meaning 'always' or 'still'
- dans
- Preposition meaning 'in' or 'within'
- le
- Definite article meaning 'the' (masculine singular)
- vocabulaire
- Noun meaning 'vocabulary' or set of known words
- de
- Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from'
- la
- Definite article meaning 'the' (feminine singular)
- leçon
- Noun meaning 'lesson' or instructional unit
- laquelle
- Relative pronoun meaning 'which' (feminine singular)
- ils
- Third person plural masculine pronoun meaning 'they'
- sont
- Third person plural of 'être,' meaning 'are'
- utilisés
- Past participle of 'utiliser,' meaning 'used'
- pour
- Preposition meaning 'for' or 'in order to'
- première
- Feminine adjective meaning 'first'
- fois
- Noun meaning 'time' as in occurrence or instance
- plan
- Noun meaning 'plan,' 'layout,' or 'structure'
- du
- Contraction of 'de le,' meaning 'of the'
- livre
- Noun meaning 'book'
- permet
- Third person singular of 'permettre,' meaning 'allows'
- à
- Preposition meaning 'to,' 'at,' or 'for'
- l'
- Elided definite article meaning 'the' before a vowel
- enseignant
- Noun meaning 'teacher' or one who instructs
- suivre
- Infinitive verb meaning 'to follow'
- méthode
- Noun meaning 'method' or systematic approach
- phonique
- Adjective meaning 'phonic,' relating to speech sounds
- des
- Plural indefinite article meaning 'some' or 'of the'
- alphabétique
- Adjective meaning 'alphabetical,' relating to the alphabet
- ou
- Conjunction meaning 'or'
- toute
- Feminine adjective meaning 'any' or 'all'
- combinaison
- Noun meaning 'combination' or blending of elements
- ces
- Demonstrative adjective meaning 'these' or 'those'
- méthodes
- Plural noun meaning 'methods' or approaches
- illustrations
- Plural noun meaning 'illustrations' or visual images
- meilleure
- Feminine adjective meaning 'better' or 'best'
- qualité
- Noun meaning 'quality' or degree of excellence
- ont
- Third person plural of 'avoir,' meaning 'have'
- été
- Past participle of 'être,' meaning 'been'
- généreusement
- Adverb meaning 'generously' or with great abundance
- fournies
- Past participle of 'fournir,' meaning 'provided' or 'supplied'
- compétent
- Adjective meaning 'competent' or skilled and capable
- pourra
- Future tense of 'pouvoir,' meaning 'will be able to'
- utiliser
- Infinitive verb meaning 'to use' or employ
- avec
- Preposition meaning 'with'
- un
- Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an' (masculine)
- grand
- Adjective meaning 'great,' 'large,' or 'big'
- avantage
- Noun meaning 'advantage' or beneficial gain
- exercices
- Plural noun meaning 'exercises' or practice activities
- écriture
- Noun meaning 'writing' or handwriting style
- cursive
- Adjective meaning 'cursive,' a flowing handwriting style
- tout
- Adjective or pronoun meaning 'all' or 'everything'
- au
- Contraction of 'à le,' meaning 'to the' or 'at the'
- long
- Adjective meaning 'long' in length or duration
- sur
- Preposition meaning 'on,' 'upon,' or 'about'
- ardoise
- Noun meaning 'slate,' a writing board or stone
- fin
- Noun or adjective meaning 'end' or 'fine/thin'
- spécialement
- Adverb meaning 'specially' or for a specific purpose
- rédigés
- Past participle of 'rédiger,' meaning 'written' or 'drafted'
- soigneusement
- Adverb meaning 'carefully' or with great attention
- gravés
- Past participle of 'graver,' meaning 'engraved' or 'etched'
- cet
- Masculine demonstrative adjective meaning 'this' before vowel
- Abécédaire
- Noun meaning 'primer' or basic alphabet learning book
- peuvent
- Third person plural of 'pouvoir,' meaning 'can' or 'may'
- être
- Infinitive verb meaning 'to be'
- enseigner
- Infinitive verb meaning 'to teach' or instruct
- lecture
- Noun meaning 'reading' as an activity or skill
- comme
- Conjunction or preposition meaning 'as' or 'like'
- apprentissage
- Noun meaning 'learning' or the process of acquiring skills
- Avec
- Preposition meaning 'with'
- pleine
- Feminine adjective meaning 'full' or 'complete'
- confiance
- Noun meaning 'confidence' or trust
- que
- Conjunction meaning 'that' or relative pronoun 'that/which'
- public
- Noun meaning 'public' or general audience
- appréciera
- Future tense of 'apprécier,' meaning 'will appreciate'
- bon
- Adjective meaning 'good' or favorable
- marché
- Noun meaning 'market' or 'price'; 'bon marché' means cheap
- attrayant
- Adjective meaning 'attractive' or appealing
- ce
- Demonstrative adjective meaning 'this' or 'that'
- caractère
- Noun meaning 'character,' 'nature,' or printed typeface
- Éditeurs
- Plural noun meaning 'publishers' or editors
- n'
- Elided negation particle 'ne,' part of negative construction
- ménagé
- Past participle of 'ménager,' meaning 'spared' or 'managed carefully'
- aucune
- Negative adjective meaning 'no' or 'not any' (feminine)
- dépense
- Noun meaning 'expense' or cost incurred
- rendre
- Infinitive verb meaning 'to make,' 'render,' or 'return'
- égal
- Adjective meaning 'equal' or equivalent in value
- en
- Preposition meaning 'in,' 'by,' or 'as'
- typographie
- Noun meaning 'typography' or the art of arranging type
- papier
- Noun meaning 'paper' as a writing or printing material
- qui
- Relative pronoun meaning 'who,' 'which,' or 'that'
- publié
- Past participle of 'publier,' meaning 'published'
- par
- Preposition meaning 'by' or 'through'
- leur
- Possessive adjective or pronoun meaning 'their' or 'theirs'
- Presse
- Noun meaning 'press' referring to a printing establishment
- ALPHABET
- Noun meaning 'alphabet,' the ordered set of letters
- Illustration
- Noun meaning 'illustration' or explanatory image
- Chat
- Noun meaning 'cat,' a common domestic animal
- observant
- Present participle of 'observer,' meaning 'observing' or 'watching'
- papillon
- Noun meaning 'butterfly,' a winged insect
- nuit
- Noun meaning 'night,' the dark period after sunset
- Éclectique
- Adjective meaning 'eclectic,' drawing from various sources
- Leçon
- Noun meaning 'lesson,' a unit of teaching or learning
- chat
- Noun meaning 'cat,' a small domesticated feline
- rat
- Noun meaning 'rat,' a small rodent animal
- Rat
- Noun meaning 'rat,' a small rodent (capitalized here)
- Un
- Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one' (masculine)
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