McGuffey's Eclectic Primer, Revised Edition — Page 15
He sat with us, and let the sheep eat the grass.
Il s'assit avec nous, et laissa les moutons manger l'herbe.
What fun it is to see lambs play! It made us laugh to see them.
Quel plaisir de voir jouer les agneaux ! Cela nous a fait rire de les voir.
The man said that once, when the sheep and lambs were out in the snow, an old wolf took one of the lambs, and ran off with it.
L'homme dit qu'une fois, quand les moutons et les agneaux étaient dehors dans la neige, un vieux loup prit l'un des agneaux et s'enfuit avec lui.
I think that men should watch their sheep, so that a wolf can not catch them.
Je pense que les hommes devraient surveiller leurs moutons, afin qu'un loup ne puisse pas les attraper.
Work while you work, Play while you play, One thing each time, That is the way.
Travaille quand tu travailles, Joue quand tu joues, Une chose à la fois, C'est ainsi qu'il faut faire.
All that you do, Do with your might, Things done by halves, Are not done right.
Tout ce que tu fais, Fais-le de toutes tes forces, Les choses faites à moitié Ne sont pas bien faites.
One day John went to the pond to fish.
Un jour, John alla à l'étang pour pêcher.
His dog, Watch, went with him.
Son chien, Watch, l'accompagna.
John sat on a log for a time, but did not catch a fish.
John s'assit sur un tronc d'arbre un moment, mais ne prit pas de poisson.
As he got up to go, he fell off the log.
Comme il se levait pour partir, il tomba du tronc.
Watch sprang in to save him.
Watch bondit dans l'eau pour le sauver.
John put his arms round the dog's neck, and was soon safe on the log once more.
John passa ses bras autour du cou du chien, et fut bientôt de nouveau en sécurité sur le tronc.
"Thank you, my brave old dog," said John to Watch.
« Merci, mon vieux brave chien », dit John à Watch.
James has been to the mill.
James est allé au moulin.
The day is warm, and he lets his horse stand in the shade.
La journée est chaude, et il laisse son cheval se tenir à l'ombre.
Vocabulary
- Il
- Third person singular masculine pronoun meaning 'he'
- s'
- Reflexive pronoun 'himself/herself' before vowel
- assit
- Past tense of 'asseoir': sat down
- avec
- Preposition meaning 'with'
- nous
- First person plural pronoun meaning 'we' or 'us'
- et
- Conjunction meaning 'and'
- laissa
- Past tense of 'laisser': allowed or left
- les
- Definite plural article meaning 'the'
- moutons
- Plural noun meaning 'sheep'
- manger
- Infinitive verb meaning 'to eat'
- l'
- Contracted definite article 'the' before vowel
- herbe
- Noun meaning 'grass' or 'herb'
- Quel
- Exclamatory or interrogative adjective meaning 'what' or 'which'
- plaisir
- Noun meaning 'pleasure' or 'delight'
- de
- Preposition meaning 'of', 'from', or 'to'
- voir
- Infinitive verb meaning 'to see'
- jouer
- Infinitive verb meaning 'to play'
- agneaux
- Plural noun meaning 'lambs'
- Cela
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that' or 'it'
- a
- Third person singular of 'avoir': has
- fait
- Past participle of 'faire': done or made
- rire
- Infinitive verb meaning 'to laugh'
- homme
- Noun meaning 'man'
- dit
- Past tense of 'dire': said or told
- qu'
- Conjunction 'that' contracted before vowel
- une
- Indefinite feminine article meaning 'a' or 'one'
- fois
- Noun meaning 'time' or 'occasion'
- quand
- Conjunction or adverb meaning 'when'
- étaient
- Imperfect tense of 'être': were
- dehors
- Adverb meaning 'outside' or 'outdoors'
- dans
- Preposition meaning 'in' or 'inside'
- la
- Definite feminine article meaning 'the'
- neige
- Noun meaning 'snow'
- un
- Indefinite masculine article meaning 'a' or 'one'
- vieux
- Adjective meaning 'old'
- loup
- Noun meaning 'wolf'
- prit
- Past tense of 'prendre': took or seized
- des
- Indefinite plural article or 'of the'
- enfuit
- Past tense of 's'enfuir': fled or ran away
- lui
- Third person singular pronoun meaning 'him' or 'her'
- Je
- First person singular pronoun meaning 'I'
- pense
- First person singular of 'penser': think
- que
- Conjunction meaning 'that' or relative pronoun 'that/which'
- hommes
- Plural noun meaning 'men'
- devraient
- Conditional of 'devoir': should or ought to
- surveiller
- Infinitive verb meaning 'to watch over' or 'supervise'
- leurs
- Possessive adjective plural meaning 'their'
- afin
- Conjunction used in 'afin que/de': so that, in order to
- ne
- Negative particle used with 'pas' to negate a verb
- puisse
- Subjunctive of 'pouvoir': can or be able to
- pas
- Negative particle meaning 'not'
- attraper
- Infinitive verb meaning 'to catch' or 'grab'
- Travaille
- Imperative or present tense of 'travailler': work
- tu
- Second person singular pronoun meaning 'you'
- travailles
- Second person singular present of 'travailler': you work
- Joue
- Imperative or present tense of 'jouer': play
- joues
- Second person singular present of 'jouer': you play
- Une
- Indefinite feminine article meaning 'a' or 'one'
- chose
- Noun meaning 'thing'
- à
- Preposition meaning 'at', 'to', or 'in'
- C'
- Contracted form of 'ce' meaning 'it' or 'this'
- est
- Third person singular of 'être': is
- ainsi
- Adverb meaning 'thus', 'so', or 'in this way'
- il
- Third person singular masculine pronoun meaning 'he' or 'it'
- faut
- Impersonal verb 'falloir': must, it is necessary
- faire
- Infinitive verb meaning 'to do' or 'to make'
- Tout
- Adjective or pronoun meaning 'all' or 'everything'
- ce
- Demonstrative adjective or pronoun meaning 'this' or 'that'
- fais
- First/second person singular present of 'faire': do or make
- Fais
- Imperative of 'faire': do or make
- le
- Definite masculine article or pronoun meaning 'the' or 'it'
- toutes
- Feminine plural of 'tout': all or every
- tes
- Possessive adjective plural meaning 'your' (informal)
- forces
- Plural noun meaning 'strengths' or 'forces'
- Les
- Definite plural article meaning 'the'
- choses
- Plural noun meaning 'things'
- faites
- Past participle or imperative plural of 'faire': done
- moitié
- Noun meaning 'half'
- Ne
- Negative particle used with 'pas' to negate
- sont
- Third person plural of 'être': are
- bien
- Adverb or adjective meaning 'well' or 'good'
- jour
- Noun meaning 'day'
- alla
- Past tense of 'aller': went
- étang
- Noun meaning 'pond' or 'small lake'
- pour
- Preposition meaning 'for' or 'in order to'
- pêcher
- Infinitive verb meaning 'to fish'
- Son
- Possessive adjective meaning 'his', 'her', or 'its'
- chien
- Noun meaning 'dog'
- accompagna
- Past tense of 'accompagner': accompanied or went along
- sur
- Preposition meaning 'on' or 'upon'
- tronc
- Noun meaning 'trunk' (of a tree)
- moment
- Noun meaning 'moment' or 'instant'
- mais
- Conjunction meaning 'but'
- poisson
- Noun meaning 'fish'
- Comme
- Conjunction or adverb meaning 'as', 'like', or 'when'
- se
- Reflexive pronoun meaning 'himself', 'herself', or 'itself'
- levait
- Imperfect of 'lever': was rising or getting up
- partir
- Infinitive verb meaning 'to leave' or 'to go away'
- tomba
- Past tense of 'tomber': fell
- du
- Contraction of 'de le': of the
- bondit
- Past tense of 'bondir': leaped or jumped
- eau
- Noun meaning 'water'
- sauver
- Infinitive verb meaning 'to save' or 'to rescue'
- passa
- Past tense of 'passer': passed or put
- ses
- Possessive adjective plural meaning 'his', 'her', or 'its'
- bras
- Noun meaning 'arm' or 'arms'
- autour
- Adverb or preposition meaning 'around'
- cou
- Noun meaning 'neck'
- fut
- Past tense of 'être': was
- bientôt
- Adverb meaning 'soon' or 'shortly'
- nouveau
- Adjective meaning 'new' or 'again' in 'de nouveau'
- en
- Preposition meaning 'in', 'on', or 'by'
- sécurité
- Noun meaning 'safety' or 'security'
- Merci
- Expression meaning 'thank you'
- mon
- Possessive adjective meaning 'my' (masculine)
- brave
- Adjective meaning 'brave', 'good', or 'worthy'
- allé
- Past participle of 'aller': gone
- au
- Contraction of 'à le': to the or at the
- moulin
- Noun meaning 'mill'
- journée
- Noun meaning 'day' emphasizing duration
- chaude
- Feminine adjective meaning 'hot' or 'warm'
- laisse
- Present tense of 'laisser': leaves or allows
- cheval
- Noun meaning 'horse'
- tenir
- Infinitive verb meaning 'to hold' or 'to keep'
- ombre
- Noun meaning 'shade' or 'shadow'
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