McGuffey's Eclectic Primer, Revised Edition — Page 3
A rat and a cat.
Un rat et un chat.
LESSON II.
LEÇON II.
The cat the rat
Le chat le rat
The cat has a rat.
Le chat a un rat.
The rat ran at Ann.
Le rat a couru vers Ann.
Ann has a cat.
Ann a un chat.
The cat ran at the rat.
Le chat a couru vers le rat.
LESSON III.
LEÇON III.
a fan a hat
un éventail un chapeau
Ann and Nat.
Ann et Nat.
Ann has a fan.
Ann a un éventail.
Nat has a hat.
Nat a un chapeau.
Ann can fan Nat.
Ann peut éventer Nat.
LESSON IV.
LEÇON IV.
a cap the lad
une casquette le garçon
A man and a lad.
Un homme et un garçon.
The man sat; the lad ran.
L'homme s'est assis ; le garçon a couru.
The man has a hat.
L'homme a un chapeau.
The lad has a cap.
Le garçon a une casquette.
LESSON V.--REVIEW.
LEÇON V.--RÉVISION.
The cat and the rat ran.
Le chat et le rat ont couru.
Ann sat, and Nat ran.
Ann s'est assise, et Nat a couru.
A rat ran at Nat.
Un rat a couru vers Nat.
Can Ann fan the lad?
Ann peut-elle éventer le garçon ?
The man and the lad.
L'homme et le garçon.
The man has a cap.
L'homme a une casquette.
The lad has a fan.
Le garçon a un éventail.
Has Ann a hat?
Ann a-t-elle un chapeau ?
Ann has a hat and a fan.
Ann a un chapeau et un éventail.
LESSON VI.
LEÇON VI.
Nat's cap a fat dog
La casquette de Nat un gros chien
Has the lad a dog?
Le garçon a-t-il un chien ?
The lad has a fat dog.
Le garçon a un gros chien.
The dog has Nat's cap.
Le chien a la casquette de Nat.
Nat and Rab ran.
Nat et Rab ont couru.
Rab ran at a cat.
Rab a couru vers un chat.
LESSON VII.
LEÇON VII.
Vocabulary
- Un
- Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one' (masculine).
- rat
- A rat; a small rodent.
- et
- Conjunction meaning 'and'.
- un
- Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one' (masculine).
- chat
- A cat; a common domestic animal.
- LEÇON
- A lesson; a unit of instruction or study.
- Le
- Definite article meaning 'the' (masculine singular).
- le
- Definite article meaning 'the' (masculine singular).
- a
- Third-person singular of 'avoir'; means 'has'.
- couru
- Past participle of 'courir'; meaning 'ran' or 'run'.
- vers
- Preposition meaning 'toward' or 'in the direction of'.
- éventail
- A fan; a handheld folding device for creating airflow.
- chapeau
- A hat; a head covering worn outdoors.
- peut
- Third-person singular of 'pouvoir'; meaning 'can' or 'may'.
- éventer
- To fan; to cool someone with a fan.
- une
- Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one' (feminine).
- casquette
- A cap; a flat-brimmed or peaked head covering.
- garçon
- A boy; a young male person or waiter.
- homme
- A man; an adult male human being.
- L'
- Contracted definite article 'le' or 'la' before a vowel.
- s'
- Reflexive pronoun 'se' contracted before a vowel.
- est
- Third-person singular of 'être'; meaning 'is'.
- assis
- Seated; past participle of 'asseoir', masculine form.
- RÉVISION
- A revision or review; revisiting previously learned material.
- ont
- Third-person plural of 'avoir'; meaning 'have'.
- assise
- Seated; past participle of 'asseoir', feminine form.
- elle
- Personal pronoun meaning 'she' or 'her'.
- La
- Definite article meaning 'the' (feminine singular).
- de
- Preposition meaning 'of', 'from', or 'about'.
- gros
- Big or fat; describing something large in size.
- chien
- A dog; a common domestic animal.
- il
- Personal pronoun meaning 'he' or 'it' (masculine).
- la
- Definite article or pronoun meaning 'the' or 'her'.
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