McGuffey's Eclectic Primer, Revised Edition — Page 8
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The ship has run on a rock.
Le navire s'est échoué sur un rocher.
Five men are on the ship.
Cinq hommes sont sur le navire.
If the boat can not get to them, they will drown.
Si le bateau ne peut pas les atteindre, ils se noieront.
The boat has brave men in it. They will save the five men.
Le bateau a des hommes courageux à bord. Ils sauveront les cinq hommes.
LESSON XXV.--REVIEW.
LEÇON XXV.--RÉVISION.
Come, boys, and feed the cows. The sun has set, and they are at the barn.
Venez, les garçons, et nourrissez les vaches. Le soleil s'est couché, et elles sont à l'étable.
Sue has a bell on the neck of her pet cat.
Sue a une clochette au cou de son chat favori.
One hot day Ann and Nell sat on the grass in the shade of a big tree. They like to rock their dolls, and sing to them.
Par une chaude journée, Ann et Nell s'assirent sur l'herbe à l'ombre d'un grand arbre. Elles aiment bercer leurs poupées et leur chanter des chansons.
The brave men in our boat are on their way to the ship. They will save the men in the ship, if they can. They will not let them drown.
Les hommes courageux dans notre bateau sont en route vers le navire. Ils sauveront les hommes du navire, s'ils le peuvent. Ils ne les laisseront pas se noyer.
What bird has big eyes? The owl. Can an owl see at night? Yes, an owl can see best at night.
Quel oiseau a de grands yeux ? Le hibou. Un hibou peut-il voir la nuit ? Oui, un hibou voit mieux la nuit.
LESSON XXVI.
LEÇON XXVI.
fall ice skates cry with had stone did
chute glace patins pleurer avec avait pierre fit
a c sk
a c sk
[Illustration: Children skating on pond in winter.]
[Illustration : Des enfants patinent sur un étang en hiver.]
The boys are on the ice with their skates.
Les garçons sont sur la glace avec leurs patins.
There is a stone on the ice.
Il y a une pierre sur la glace.
One boy did not see it, and has had a fall.
Un garçon ne l'a pas vue et est tombé.
But he is a brave boy, and will not cry.
Mais c'est un garçon courageux, et il ne pleurera pas.
[Illustration: Sawmill near river; town and hillside in background. two children playing near river in foreground.]
[Illustration : Une scierie près d'une rivière ; une ville et un coteau en arrière-plan. Deux enfants jouent près de la rivière au premier plan.]
LESSON XXVII.
LEÇON XXVII.
look go John here all wheel mill have round
regarder aller John ici tout roue moulin avoir rond
oo j
oo j
Look! there are John and Sue by the mill pond.
Regardez ! Voilà John et Sue près de l'étang du moulin.
Vocabulary
- Le
- Masculine singular definite article meaning 'the'
- navire
- A large ship or vessel for sea travel
- s'
- Reflexive pronoun 'se' elided before vowel
- est
- Third person singular of 'être', meaning 'is'
- échoué
- Ran aground or stranded on a surface
- sur
- Preposition meaning 'on' or 'upon'
- un
- Indefinite masculine article meaning 'a' or 'one'
- rocher
- A large rock or boulder in nature
- Cinq
- The number five in French
- hommes
- Plural of homme; means 'men'
- sont
- Third person plural of 'être', meaning 'are'
- le
- Masculine singular definite article meaning 'the'
- Si
- Conjunction meaning 'if' introducing a condition
- bateau
- A boat or small watercraft
- ne
- Negative particle used with 'pas' to negate verbs
- peut
- Third person singular of 'pouvoir', meaning 'can'
- pas
- Negative particle used with 'ne' meaning 'not'
- les
- Plural definite article or pronoun meaning 'the' or 'them'
- atteindre
- To reach or arrive at something or someone
- ils
- Third person masculine plural pronoun meaning 'they'
- se
- Reflexive pronoun meaning 'themselves' or 'each other'
- noieront
- Future tense of 'noyer'; will drown
- a
- Third person singular of 'avoir', meaning 'has'
- des
- Plural indefinite article meaning 'some' or 'of the'
- courageux
- Adjective meaning brave or courageous
- à
- Preposition meaning 'at', 'to', or 'in'
- bord
- Edge or side; 'à bord' means 'on board'
- Ils
- Third person masculine plural pronoun meaning 'they'
- sauveront
- Future tense of 'sauver'; will save or rescue
- cinq
- The number five in French
- LEÇON
- A lesson or unit of study
- RÉVISION
- A review or revision of previously learned material
- Venez
- Imperative of 'venir'; 'come' addressed to several people
- garçons
- Plural of garçon; means 'boys'
- et
- Conjunction meaning 'and'
- nourrissez
- Imperative of 'nourrir'; feed or nourish the animals
- vaches
- Plural of vache; means 'cows'
- soleil
- The sun; source of daylight and warmth
- couché
- Lying down; also used for sunset in 'soleil couché'
- elles
- Third person feminine plural pronoun meaning 'they'
- l'
- Definite article 'le' or 'la' elided before vowel
- étable
- A stable or barn for housing livestock
- une
- Feminine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one'
- clochette
- A small bell, often worn by animals
- au
- Contraction of 'à le', meaning 'at the' or 'to the'
- cou
- The neck of a person or animal
- de
- Preposition meaning 'of', 'from', or 'about'
- son
- Possessive adjective meaning 'his', 'her', or 'its'
- chat
- A domestic cat kept as a pet
- favori
- Adjective meaning favorite or preferred
- Par
- Preposition meaning 'by', 'through', or 'on'
- chaude
- Feminine adjective meaning hot or warm
- journée
- A full day or the duration of a day
- assirent
- Past historic of 's'asseoir'; sat down together
- herbe
- Grass or herb growing on the ground
- ombre
- Shade or shadow providing relief from sun
- d'
- Preposition 'de' elided before a vowel sound
- grand
- Adjective meaning big, large, or tall
- arbre
- A tree growing in nature or a garden
- Elles
- Third person feminine plural pronoun meaning 'they'
- aiment
- Third person plural of 'aimer'; love or like something
- bercer
- To rock or cradle gently back and forth
- leurs
- Plural possessive adjective meaning 'their'
- poupées
- Plural of poupée; dolls played with by children
- leur
- Possessive adjective or pronoun meaning 'their' or 'to them'
- chanter
- To sing songs or melodies
- chansons
- Plural of chanson; songs or musical pieces
- Les
- Plural definite article meaning 'the'
- dans
- Preposition meaning 'in' or 'inside'
- notre
- Possessive adjective meaning 'our'
- en
- Preposition or pronoun meaning 'in', 'on', or 'some'
- route
- A road or route traveled between places
- vers
- Preposition meaning 'toward' or 'around a time'
- du
- Contraction of 'de le', meaning 'of the' or 'some'
- peuvent
- Third person plural of 'pouvoir'; can or are able
- laisseront
- Future of 'laisser'; will leave or allow something
- noyer
- To drown or submerge someone in water
- Quel
- Interrogative adjective meaning 'what' or 'which'
- oiseau
- A bird; any feathered winged animal
- grands
- Plural masculine adjective meaning big or large
- yeux
- Plural of œil; eyes used for seeing
- hibou
- An owl; a nocturnal bird with large eyes
- Un
- Masculine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one'
- il
- Third person masculine singular pronoun meaning 'he' or 'it'
- voir
- To see or observe with one's eyes
- la
- Feminine singular definite article meaning 'the'
- nuit
- Night; the dark period after sunset
- Oui
- The French word for 'yes'
- voit
- Third person singular of 'voir'; sees or observes
- mieux
- Adverb meaning 'better'; comparative of 'bien'
- chute
- A fall or drop from a higher position
- glace
- Ice or a frozen surface; also means mirror
- patins
- Plural of patin; skates used on ice or wheels
- pleurer
- To cry or weep from sadness or pain
- avec
- Preposition meaning 'with'
- avait
- Third person singular imperfect of 'avoir'; had
- pierre
- A stone or rock; also a common French name
- fit
- Past historic of 'faire'; did or made something
- Illustration
- A picture or image accompanying a text
- Des
- Plural indefinite article meaning 'some' children or people
- enfants
- Plural of enfant; children or young kids
- patinent
- Third person plural of 'patiner'; skate on ice
- étang
- A pond; a small body of still water
- hiver
- Winter; the coldest season of the year
- Il
- Third person masculine singular pronoun meaning 'he' or 'it'
- y
- Adverbial pronoun meaning 'there' or 'in it'
- garçon
- A boy or a young male person
- vue
- View, sight, or vision; also past participle of 'voir'
- tombé
- Past participle of 'tomber'; fallen down
- Mais
- Conjunction meaning 'but' introducing a contrast
- c'
- Elided form of 'ce' before a vowel sound
- pleurera
- Future of 'pleurer'; will cry or weep
- Une
- Feminine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one'
- scierie
- A sawmill where timber is cut into lumber
- près
- Preposition meaning 'near' or 'close to'
- rivière
- A river or large flowing body of water
- ville
- A city or town where people live
- coteau
- A hillside or small hill in a landscape
- arrière
- Back or rear; 'à l'arrière' means 'in the back'
- plan
- Plan or level; 'arrière-plan' means background
- Deux
- The number two in French
- jouent
- Third person plural of 'jouer'; play or are playing
- premier
- Adjective meaning first or foremost in order
- regarder
- To look at or watch something or someone
- aller
- To go from one place to another
- ici
- Adverb meaning 'here', indicating a nearby location
- tout
- Adjective or adverb meaning 'all', 'every', or 'quite'
- roue
- A wheel, such as on a vehicle or mill
- moulin
- A mill, such as a windmill or watermill
- avoir
- To have; a fundamental auxiliary verb in French
- rond
- Adjective meaning round or circular in shape
- Regardez
- Imperative of 'regarder'; look or watch, addressed to several
- Voilà
- Expression meaning 'there it is' or 'here you go'
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