McGuffey's Eclectic Primer, Revised Edition — Page 4
see sees frog
voir voit grenouille
on log e
sur bûche e
[Illustration: Boy sitting on fence, watching frog sitting on log.]
[Illustration : Garçon assis sur une clôture, regardant une grenouille assise sur une bûche.]
a log the frog
une bûche la grenouille
See the frog on a log.
Voyez la grenouille sur une bûche.
Rab sees the frog.
Rab voit la grenouille.
Can the frog see Rab?
La grenouille peut-elle voir Rab ?
The frog can see the dog.
La grenouille peut voir le chien.
Rab ran at the frog.
Rab courut vers la grenouille.
LESSON VIII.
LEÇON VIII.
it stand Ann's is lamp mat i
il support d'Ann est lampe tapis i
[Illustration: Mother with girl holding cat, by lamplight.]
[Illustration : Mère avec une fille tenant un chat, à la lumière d'une lampe.]
a mat the stand
un tapis le support
See the lamp! It is on a mat.
Voyez la lampe ! Elle est sur un tapis.
The mat is on the stand.
Le tapis est sur le support.
The lamp is Nat's, and the mat is Ann's.
La lampe est celle de Nat, et le tapis est celui d'Ann.
LESSON IX.
LEÇON IX.
Tom nag not him catch he his ch
Tom bidet non lui attraper il son ch
[Illustration: Boy and dog chasing horse.]
[Illustration : Garçon et chien poursuivant un cheval.]
See the nag! It is Tom's nag.
Voyez le bidet ! C'est le bidet de Tom.
Can Tom catch his nag?
Tom peut-il attraper son bidet ?
He can not catch him.
Il ne peut pas l'attraper.
The dog ran at the nag, and the nag ran.
Le chien courut vers le bidet, et le bidet s'enfuit.
LESSON X.--REVIEW.
LEÇON X.--RÉVISION.
Tom's nag is fat; his dog is not fat.
Le bidet de Tom est gras ; son chien n'est pas gras.
Nat is on Tom's nag.
Nat est sur le bidet de Tom.
Nat's dog, Rab, can not catch the rat.
Le chien de Nat, Rab, ne peut pas attraper le rat.
See the frog on the log.
Voyez la grenouille sur la bûche.
A lad sees the frog.
Un garçon voit la grenouille.
The lad can not catch it.
Le garçon ne peut pas l'attraper.
A cat is on the mat; the cat sees a rat.
Un chat est sur le tapis ; le chat voit un rat.
Ann's fan is on the stand.
L'éventail d'Ann est sur le support.
The man has a lamp.
L'homme a une lampe.
A dog ran at the man.
Un chien courut vers l'homme.
Ann sat on a log.
Ann s'assit sur une bûche.
[Illustration: Script exercise:
[Illustration : Exercice d'écriture :
Tom sees Nat's dog.
Tom voit le chien de Nat.
A fat frog is on the log.
Une grosse grenouille est sur la bûche.
Can not Rab catch it?
Rab ne peut-il pas l'attraper ?
Vocabulary
- voir
- vwar — To see; to perceive with the eyes
- voit
- vwa — Sees; third person singular of voir
- grenouille
- gruh-noo-ee — Frog; small amphibian living near water
- sur
- sür — On, upon; preposition indicating position above
- bûche
- büsh — Log; piece of cut wood for burning
- Illustration
- ee-lüs-tra-syohn — Picture or drawing accompanying a text
- Garçon
- gar-sohn — Boy; a young male child
- assis
- a-see — Seated, sitting; past participle of asseoir
- une
- ün — A, an; feminine indefinite article
- clôture
- kloh-tür — Fence, enclosure; barrier surrounding a property
- regardant
- ruh-gar-dahn — Looking, watching; present participle of regarder
- assise
- a-seez — Seated; feminine form of assis, sitting down
- la
- la — The; feminine definite article in French
- Voyez
- vwa-yay — Look, see; imperative plural form of voir
- La
- la — The; feminine definite article, capitalized form
- peut
- puh — Can, is able to; third person singular of pouvoir
- elle
- el — She, her; third person feminine singular pronoun
- le
- luh — The; masculine definite article in French
- chien
- shyen — Dog; common domestic animal kept as a pet
- courut
- koo-rü — Ran; simple past tense of courir
- vers
- ver — Toward, towards; preposition indicating direction
- LEÇON
- luh-sohn — Lesson; a unit of teaching or instruction
- il
- eel — He, it; third person masculine singular pronoun
- support
- sü-por — Support, stand; object holding something up
- d'
- d — Of, from; elided form of de before vowel
- est
- e — Is; third person singular of être, to be
- lampe
- lahmp — Lamp; a device providing artificial light
- tapis
- ta-pee — Rug, carpet; floor covering in a room
- Mère
- mer — Mother; female parent in a family
- avec
- a-vek — With; preposition indicating accompaniment or association
- fille
- fee-yuh — Girl, daughter; a young female or female child
- tenant
- tuh-nahn — Holding; present participle of tenir, to hold
- un
- uhn — A, an, one; masculine indefinite article
- chat
- sha — Cat; common domestic animal kept as a pet
- à
- a — To, at, in; preposition indicating location or direction
- lumière
- lü-myer — Light; illumination from a lamp or sun
- Elle
- el — She; third person feminine singular subject pronoun
- Le
- luh — The; masculine definite article, capitalized form
- celle
- sel — This one, that one; feminine demonstrative pronoun
- de
- duh — Of, from; common preposition indicating possession or origin
- et
- ay — And; coordinating conjunction joining words or clauses
- celui
- suh-lwee — This one, that one; masculine demonstrative pronoun
- bidet
- bee-day — Bidet; bathroom fixture for personal hygiene
- non
- nohn — No, not; negative response or negation
- lui
- lwee — Him, her, to him; indirect object pronoun
- attraper
- a-tra-pay — To catch, to grab; seize something or someone
- son
- sohn — His, her, its; possessive adjective for singular noun
- poursuivant
- poor-swee-vahn — Pursuing, chasing; present participle of poursuivre
- cheval
- shuh-val — Horse; large domesticated animal used for riding
- C'
- s — It; elided form of ce before a vowel
- Il
- eel — He, it; masculine third person singular pronoun
- ne
- nuh — Not; first part of French negative construction
- pas
- pa — Not; second part of French negative construction
- l'
- l — The; elided definite article before a vowel
- s'
- s — Himself, herself; elided reflexive pronoun before vowel
- enfuit
- ahn-fwee — Fled, ran away; third person of s'enfuir
- RÉVISION
- ray-vee-zyohn — Revision, review; process of reviewing learned material
- gras
- gra — Fat, bold, greasy; adjective describing thickness or richness
- n'
- n — Not; elided form of ne before a vowel
- rat
- ra — Rat; small rodent considered a pest
- Un
- uhn — A, one; masculine indefinite article, capitalized
- garçon
- gar-sohn — Boy; a young male child or waiter
- L'
- l — The; elided definite article before vowel, capitalized
- éventail
- ay-vahn-tie — Fan; handheld device waved to create breeze
- homme
- om — Man; adult male human being
- a
- a — Has; third person singular of avoir, to have
- assit
- a-see — Sat down; simple past tense of asseoir
- Exercice
- eg-zer-sees — Exercise; a practice activity for learning
- écriture
- ay-kree-tür — Writing, handwriting; the act or style of writing
- Une
- ün — A, an; feminine indefinite article, capitalized form
- grosse
- gros — Big, fat, large; feminine adjective indicating great size
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