The Ballad of the White Horse — Page 8

Vocabulary

Même

mɛm — Even; same; emphasizes similarity or identity

tandis

tɑ̃di — While; used in 'tandis que' meaning meanwhile

qu'

k — That; contracted form of 'que' before vowel

elle

ɛl — She; third-person singular feminine pronoun

parlait

paʁlɛ — Was speaking; imperfect tense of 'parler'

n'

n — Not; contracted negation particle before vowel

était

etɛ — Was; imperfect tense of 'être' (to be)

plus

ply — No longer; more; used in negation or comparison

Et

e — And; basic coordinating conjunction

lui

lɥi — Him; her; stressed or indirect object pronoun

ne

nə — Not; first part of French negation construction

dit

di — Said; past tense of 'dire' (to say)

pas

pɑ — Not; second part of negation; also a step

un

œ̃ — A; one; masculine indefinite article or numeral

mot

mo — Word; a single unit of spoken or written language

Il

il — He; it; third-person singular masculine pronoun

entendit

ɑ̃tɑ̃di — Heard; simple past tense of 'entendre'

seulement

sølmɑ̃ — Only; merely; just; limiting adverb

immobile

imɔbil — Motionless; perfectly still; not moving at all

là

lɑ — There; indicating a place or specific location

où

u — Where; relative or interrogative adverb of place

se

sə — Himself; herself; reflexive pronoun for third person

tenait

tənɛ — Was standing; held; imperfect of 'tenir'

Sous

su — Under; beneath; preposition indicating position below

le

lə — The; masculine definite article

capuchon

kapyʃɔ̃ — Hood; a covering worn over the head

vacillant

vasiʎɑ̃ — Flickering; wavering; unsteady light or movement

de

də — Of; from; preposition indicating origin or belonging

la

la — The; feminine definite article

vieille

vjɛj — Old; feminine adjective describing age

nuit

nɥi — Night; the dark period after sunset

Les

le — The; plural definite article for all genders

gens

ʒɑ̃ — People; persons in general; folk

mer

mɛʁ — Sea; large body of saltwater

abattre

abatʁ — To cut down; to strike down; to fell

bois

bwa — Wood; forest; timber material

Comme

kɔm — Like; as; conjunction or preposition of comparison

une

yn — A; one; feminine indefinite article or numeral

marée

maʁe — Tide; the rise and fall of the sea

haute

ot — High; tall; feminine form of 'haut'

venue

vəny — Come; arrived; past participle of 'venir'

l'

l — The; contracted definite article before vowel

océan

oseɑ̃ — Ocean; vast expanse of saltwater covering Earth

hommes

ɔm — Men; humans; plural of 'homme'

païens

pajɛ̃ — Pagans; non-Christian or polytheistic people

Dont

dɔ̃ — Whose; of which; relative pronoun indicating possession

yeux

jø — Eyes; plural of 'œil' (eye)

sont

sɔ̃ — Are; third-person plural present of 'être'

bleus

blø — Blue; plural masculine adjective of color

et

e — And; coordinating conjunction joining words or clauses

mornes

mɔʁn — Gloomy; dull; bleak in expression or atmosphere

Chanter

ʃɑ̃te — To sing; to produce musical vocal sounds

quelque

kɛlkə — Some; a certain; indefinite adjective

chose

ʃoz — Thing; an object or matter unspecified

cruel

kʁyɛl — Cruel; causing pain or suffering deliberately

Accompli

akɔ̃pli — Accomplished; completed; done; past participle of 'accomplir'

par

paʁ — By; through; preposition indicating agent or means

grand

ɡʁɑ̃ — Great; large; tall; important adjective

roi

ʁwa — King; male monarch ruling a kingdom

souriant

suʁjɑ̃ — Smiling; cheerful; present participle of 'sourire'

En

ɑ̃ — In; while; preposition or gerund-forming particle

plein

plɛ̃ — Full; broad; in the middle of something

jour

ʒuʁ — Day; daytime; a 24-hour period

sur

syʁ — On; upon; preposition indicating surface or position

pont

pɔ̃ — Bridge; structure spanning water or a gap

aveugles

avøɡl — Blind; people who cannot see; plural noun/adjective

quelles

kɛl — What; which; feminine plural interrogative adjective

honteuses

ɔ̃tøz — Shameful; disgraceful; feminine plural adjective

choses

ʃoz — Things; objects or matters; plural of 'chose'

font

fɔ̃ — Do; make; third-person plural present of 'faire'

Entre

ɑ̃tʁ — Between; among; preposition indicating position or relation

ensoleillée

ɑ̃sɔlɛje — Sunny; bathed in sunlight; feminine past participle

soleil

sɔlɛj — Sun; the star at the center of our solar system

Quand

kɑ̃ — When; at the time that; temporal conjunction

terre

tɛʁ — Earth; land; ground; soil

est

ɛ — Is; third-person singular present of 'être'

laissée

lɛse — Left behind; abandoned; feminine past participle of 'laisser'

derrière

dɛʁjɛʁ — Behind; at the back of; preposition of position

soi

swa — Oneself; reflexive pronoun for impersonal reference