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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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