McGuffey's Eclectic Primer, Revised Edition — Page 5
] LESSON XI
] LEÇON XI
nest this eggs she in get box hen
nid ce œufs elle dans obtenir boîte poule
e x sh
e x ch
[Illustration: Cat watching hen, watching eggs in nest.]
[Illustration : Un chat surveille une poule, surveillant des œufs dans un nid.]
the box a nest
la boîte un nid
This is a fat hen.
Voici une poule grasse.
The hen has a nest in the box.
La poule a un nid dans la boîte.
She has eggs in the nest.
Elle a des œufs dans le nid.
A cat sees the nest, and can get the eggs.
Un chat voit le nid, et peut prendre les œufs.
LESSON XII.
LEÇON XII.
old run fox o u
vieux courir renard o u
[Illustration: Dog chasing fox away from a hen.]
[Illustration : Un chien chasse un renard loin d'une poule.]
Can this old fox catch the hen?
Ce vieux renard peut-il attraper la poule ?
The fox can catch the hen, and get the eggs in the nest.
Le renard peut attraper la poule, et prendre les œufs dans le nid.
Run, Rab, and catch the fox.
Cours, Rab, et attrape le renard.
[Illustration: Script Exercise: This nest has eggs in it. ]
[Illustration : Exercice d'écriture : Ce nid contient des œufs. ]
LESSON XIII.
LEÇON XIII.
pond ducks them feed Nell I by will
étang canards les nourrir Nell je près va
i y ch w
i y ch w
[Illustration: Girl watching ducks on pond.]
[Illustration : Une fille regarde des canards sur un étang.]
Nell is by the pond.
Nell est près de l'étang.
I see ducks on the pond.
Je vois des canards sur l'étang.
Nell sees the ducks, and will feed them.
Nell voit les canards, et va les nourrir.
She can not get the ducks
Elle ne peut pas attraper les canards
LESSON XIV.
LEÇON XIV.
holds to blind Mary hand kind
tient à aveugle Mary main gentil
a o k y
a o k y
[Illustration: Girl lead old, blind man.]
[Illustration : Une fille guide un vieil homme aveugle.]
This old man can not see.
Ce vieil homme ne peut pas voir.
He is blind.
Il est aveugle.
Mary holds him by the hand.
Mary le tient par la main.
She is kind to the old blind man.
Elle est gentille avec le vieil homme aveugle.
LESSON XV.--REVIEW.
LEÇON XV.--RÉVISION.
I see ducks on the pond; Tom will feed them.
Je vois des canards sur l'étang ; Tom va les nourrir.
Tom is blind; he holds a box in his hand.
Tom est aveugle ; il tient une boîte dans sa main.
Nell is kind to him.
Nell est gentille avec lui.
This old hen has a nest.
Cette vieille poule a un nid.
Mary will run and get the eggs.
Mary va courir et prendre les œufs.
LESSON XVI.
LEÇON XVI.
Vocabulary
- LEÇON
- luh-sohn — A lesson or unit of instruction.
- nid
- nee — A nest where birds lay eggs.
- ce
- suh — Demonstrative pronoun or adjective meaning this or that.
- œufs
- uh — Eggs, plural of œuf.
- elle
- ehl — Third-person singular feminine pronoun meaning she.
- dans
- dahn — Preposition meaning in or inside something.
- obtenir
- ohb-tuh-neer — To obtain or get something.
- boîte
- bwaht — A box or container for holding things.
- poule
- pool — A hen or female chicken.
- Illustration
- ee-loos-trah-syohn — A picture or drawing accompanying text.
- Un
- uhn — Indefinite article meaning a or one.
- chat
- shah — A cat, common domestic animal.
- surveille
- soor-vay — Watches over or monitors something closely.
- une
- oon — Feminine indefinite article meaning a or one.
- surveillant
- soor-vay-yahn — Watching over or keeping an eye on something.
- des
- day — Plural indefinite article meaning some.
- un
- uhn — Masculine indefinite article meaning a or one.
- la
- lah — Feminine definite article meaning the.
- Voici
- vwah-see — Here is or here are, introducing something.
- grasse
- grahs — Fat or plump, feminine adjective form.
- La
- lah — Feminine definite article meaning the.
- a
- ah — Third-person singular of avoir, meaning has.
- Elle
- ehl — Third-person singular feminine pronoun meaning she.
- le
- luh — Masculine definite article meaning the.
- voit
- vwah — Sees, third-person singular of voir.
- et
- ay — Conjunction meaning and.
- peut
- puh — Can or is able to, third-person singular.
- prendre
- prahn-druh — To take or grab something.
- les
- lay — Plural definite article meaning the.
- vieux
- vyuh — Old, masculine adjective describing age.
- courir
- koo-reer — To run or move quickly on foot.
- renard
- ruh-nahr — A fox, clever wild animal.
- chien
- shyahn — A dog, common domestic animal.
- chasse
- shahs — Hunts or chases prey or game.
- loin
- lwahn — Far away, at a great distance.
- d'
- d — Contracted form of de before a vowel.
- Ce
- suh — Demonstrative pronoun meaning this or that.
- il
- eel — Third-person singular masculine pronoun meaning he.
- attraper
- ah-trah-pay — To catch or trap something or someone.
- Le
- luh — Masculine definite article meaning the.
- Cours
- koor — Run, imperative command form of courir.
- attrape
- ah-trahp — Catches or grabs, third-person singular present.
- Exercice
- eg-zehr-sees — An exercise or practice activity for learning.
- écriture
- ay-kree-toor — Writing or handwriting as a skill.
- contient
- kohn-tyahn — Contains or holds something within it.
- étang
- ay-tahn — A pond or small body of water.
- canards
- kah-nahr — Ducks, plural, water birds.
- nourrir
- noo-reer — To feed or nourish a person or animal.
- je
- zhuh — First-person singular pronoun meaning I.
- près
- pray — Near or close to something.
- va
- vah — Goes, third-person singular of aller.
- y
- Single letter or pronoun meaning there.
- Une
- oon — Feminine indefinite article meaning a or one.
- fille
- fee — A girl or daughter.
- regarde
- ruh-gahrd — Looks at or watches something or someone.
- sur
- soor — Preposition meaning on or upon something.
- est
- ay — Is, third-person singular of être.
- de
- duh — Preposition meaning of or from.
- l'
- l — Contracted definite article before a vowel.
- Je
- zhuh — First-person singular pronoun meaning I.
- vois
- vwah — See, first-person singular of voir.
- ne
- nuh — Negative particle used with pas.
- pas
- pah — Negation word meaning not.
- tient
- tyahn — Holds or grips, third-person singular present.
- à
- ah — Preposition meaning to, at, or in.
- aveugle
- ah-vuh-gluh — Blind, unable to see.
- main
- mahn — A hand, part of the human body.
- gentil
- zhahn-tee — Kind or nice, masculine adjective.
- guide
- geed — Guides or leads someone somewhere.
- vieil
- vyay — Old, masculine adjective before a vowel.
- homme
- ohm — A man or male person.
- voir
- vwahr — To see or perceive visually.
- Il
- eel — Third-person singular masculine pronoun meaning he.
- par
- pahr — Preposition meaning by or through.
- gentille
- zhahn-tee — Kind or nice, feminine adjective form.
- avec
- ah-vehk — Preposition meaning with someone or something.
- RÉVISION
- ray-vee-zyohn — A revision or review of learned material.
- sa
- sah — Possessive adjective meaning his or her feminine.
- lui
- lwee — Pronoun meaning him or to him.
- Cette
- seht — Feminine demonstrative adjective meaning this or that.
- vieille
- vyay — Old, feminine adjective describing age.
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