The Count of Monte Cristo — Page 1

Vocabulary

Chapitre

sha-pee-truh — A chapter or section of a book.

Marseille

mar-say — Major port city in southern France.

Arrivée

ah-ree-vay — The arrival or act of arriving somewhere.

février

fev-ree-ay — The second month of the year, February.

vigie

vee-zhee — A lookout or watchman posted on a ship.

Notre-Dame

noh-truh dahm — Our Lady, name of various French landmarks.

Garde

gard — Guard or watchtower, a place of surveillance.

signala

see-nya-lah — Past tense of signaler; indicated or reported something.

trois-mâts

trwah-mah — A three-masted sailing ship or vessel.

venant

vuh-nahn — Present participle of venir; coming from somewhere.

Smyrne

smeer-nuh — Smyrna, a historical city now called Izmir, Turkey.

Trieste

tree-est — Trieste, a port city in northeastern Italy.

Naples

nah-pluh — Naples, a major city and port in southern Italy.

Comme

kohm — Conjunction or adverb meaning as or like.

habitude

ah-bee-tood — A habit or customary practice done regularly.

pilote

pee-loht — A pilot or guide steering a ship into port.

partit

par-tee — Past tense of partir; departed or set out.

aussitôt

oh-see-toh — Immediately or right away, without delay.

contournant

kohn-toor-nahn — Present participle of contourner; going around something.

château

sha-toh — A castle or large French country house.

If

eef — Name of a rocky island near Marseille, France.

monta

mohn-tah — Past tense of monter; climbed or went up.

bord

bor — The side or edge of a ship; aboard.

navire

nah-veer — A ship or large seafaring vessel.

entre

ahn-truh — Preposition meaning between or among things.

cap

kap — A cape or headland projecting into the sea.

île

eel — An island or piece of land surrounded by water.

Aussitôt

oh-see-toh — Immediately or at once, without any delay.

selon

suh-lohn — Preposition meaning according to or depending on.

coutume

koo-toom — A custom or traditional practice observed regularly.

remparts

rahm-par — Ramparts or defensive walls surrounding a fortification.

fort

for — A fort or fortified military structure for defense.

couvrirent

koo-vreer-ahn — Past tense of couvrir; covered or filled with something.

spectateurs

spek-tah-tuhr — Spectators or onlookers watching an event unfold.

toujours

too-zhoor — Always or still, indicating continuity or permanence.

événement

ay-ven-mahn — An event or noteworthy occurrence that happens.

entrée

ahn-tray — An entry or entrance into a place or harbor.

port

por — A harbor or port where ships dock and unload.

surtout

soor-too — Especially or above all, emphasizing importance.

quand

kahn — Conjunction meaning when, introducing a time clause.

comme

kohm — Conjunction meaning as or like, making comparisons.

été

ay-tay — Past participle of être; been, used in compound tenses.

construit

kohn-strwee — Past participle of construire; built or constructed.

gréé

gray-ay — Past participle of gréer; rigged, as a ship is.

chargé

shar-zhay — Past participle of charger; loaded or laden with cargo.

vieux

vyuh — Adjective meaning old or ancient, describing age.

docks

dok — Docks or wharves where ships are loaded and unloaded.

phocéens

foh-say-an — Relating to Phocaea, ancient Greek founders of Marseille.

appartient

ah-par-tyahn — Third person singular of appartenir; belongs to someone.

armateur

ar-mah-tuhr — A shipowner or person who owns and operates ships.

ville

veel — A town or city as a place of habitation.

avançait

ah-vahn-say — Imperfect tense of avancer; was advancing or moving forward.

franchi

frahn-shee — Past participle of franchir; crossed or passed over something.

sans

sahn — Preposition meaning without, indicating absence of something.

encombre

ahn-kohm-bruh — Obstacle or hindrance; sans encombre means without incident.

détroit

day-trwah — A strait or narrow body of water between landmasses.

quelque

kel-kuh — Adjective meaning some or a certain, indicating vagueness.

secousse

suh-koos — A shock or jolt, often caused by an earthquake.

volcanique

vol-kah-neek — Adjective meaning volcanic, relating to volcano activity.

creusé

kruh-zay — Past participle of creuser; dug out or hollowed out.

îles

eel — Plural of île; islands or small land masses.

doublé

doo-blay — Past participle of doubler; rounded or passed a cape.

approchait

ah-proh-shay — Imperfect of approcher; was approaching or drawing near.

sous

soo — Preposition meaning under or beneath something.

huniers

oon-yay — Topsails on a ship's mast used for propulsion.

foc

fok — A foresail or jib sail on a sailing ship.

brigantine

bree-gahn-teen — A small two-masted sailing vessel or its sail.

mais

may — Conjunction meaning but, introducing a contrasting idea.

si

see — Adverb meaning so or very, intensifying adjectives.

lentement

lahnt-mahn — Adverb meaning slowly, describing a slow pace.

majestueusement

mah-zhes-twuh-zuh-mahn — Adverb meaning majestically, in a grand stately manner.

oisifs

wah-zeef — Idle people or those with nothing to do.

instinct

an-stank — Instinct or natural impulse guiding behavior or feeling.

pressentiment

press-ahn-tee-mahn — A premonition or foreboding sense of coming misfortune.

malheur

mah-luhr — Misfortune, unhappiness, or a bad event or disaster.

demandaient

duh-mahn-day — Imperfect of demander; were asking each other questions.

autres

oh-truh — Adjective or pronoun meaning other or others.

quelle

kel — Interrogative adjective meaning what or which, feminine form.

infortune

an-for-toon — Misfortune or bad luck that has befallen someone.

pu

poo — Past participle of pouvoir; been able to do.

survenir

soor-vuh-neer — To occur or happen suddenly, often unexpectedly.

Cependant

suh-pahn-dahn — Conjunction meaning however or nevertheless, introducing contrast.

gens

zhahn — People or folks, referring to a group generally.

expérimentés

ex-pay-ree-mahn-tay — Adjective meaning experienced or skilled through practice.

navigation

nah-vee-gah-syohn — Navigation or the art of steering and sailing ships.

voyaient

vwah-yay — Imperfect of voir; were seeing or could see clearly.

clairement

klair-mahn — Adverb meaning clearly or obviously, without any doubt.

accident

ak-see-dahn — An accident or mishap that occurs unexpectedly.

produit

proh-dwee — Past participle of produire; occurred or taken place.

lui-même

lwee-mem — Reflexive pronoun meaning himself, emphasizing the subject.

car

kar — Conjunction meaning for or because, giving a reason.

toutes

toot — Feminine plural of tout; all or every, indicating entirety.

marques

mark — Marks, signs, or indications of something observable.

manœuvre

mah-nuh-vruh — A maneuver or skillful movement, especially of a ship.

habile

ah-beel — Adjective meaning skillful, clever, or dexterous.

ancre

ahn-kruh — An anchor used to hold a ship in place.

bossoir

boh-swar — A ship's cathead or davit used to hold anchors.

haubans

oh-bahn — Shrouds or ropes supporting a ship's mast sideways.

bout-dehors

boo-duh-or — A bowsprit extension used to extend sail area forward.

déjà

day-zhah — Adverb meaning already or by now, indicating prior action.

filés

fee-lay — Past participle of filer; run out or paid out rope.

debout

duh-boo — Upright or standing up, also meaning on one's feet.

côtés

koh-tay — Sides or flanks of a ship or object.

dirigeait

dee-ree-zhay — Imperfect of diriger; was directing or steering toward something.

vers

vair — Preposition meaning toward or in the direction of.

étroite

ay-trwaht — Feminine adjective meaning narrow or tight in width.

intérieur

an-tay-ryuhr — Interior or inner part of a place or space.

tenait

tuh-nay — Imperfect of tenir; was holding or was standing.

jeune

zhuhn — Adjective meaning young or youthful in age.

homme

ohm — A man or male human being.

activité

ak-tee-vee-tay — Activity or energetic action, liveliness, or busyness.

œil

uh-yuh — An eye, the organ of sight in humans.

vigilant

vee-zhee-lahn — Adjective meaning watchful, alert, or attentively observant.

observait

ob-zair-vay — Imperfect of observer; was watching or observing carefully.

chaque

shak — Adjective meaning each or every individual item.

mouvement

moov-mahn — A movement or motion, the act of moving.

répétait

ray-pay-tay — Imperfect of répéter; was repeating or relaying orders.

ordre

or-druh — An order or command given to someone to follow.