The Count of Monte Cristo — Page 4

Vocabulary

Sinon

si-nɔ̃ — Otherwise; if not; a conditional connector.

eh

e — Interjection expressing surprise or seeking agreement.

bien

bjɛ̃ — Well; good; expressing affirmation or emphasis.

il

il — He; third-person masculine singular subject pronoun.

n'y

ni — Contracted negation meaning 'not there' with ne.

aurait

o-ʁɛ — Would have; conditional tense of avoir.

pas

pɑ — Not; key negation word used with ne.

de

də — Of; from; indefinite or partitive preposition.

promotion

pʁo-mo-sjɔ̃ — Promotion; advancement in rank or position.

et

e — And; basic coordinating conjunction linking elements.

puisque

pɥis-kə — Since; because; introduces a causal subordinate clause.

vous

vu — You; second-person plural or formal pronoun.

m'assurez

ma-sy-ʁe — You assure me; second-person plural of assurer.

que

kə — That; which; subordinating or relative conjunction.

la

la — The; feminine definite article; also her/it.

cargaison

kaʁ-ɡɛ-zɔ̃ — Cargo; goods carried by a ship or vehicle.

Est

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

toute

tut — All; entire; feminine form of tout.

saine

sɛn — Healthy; sound; in good condition (feminine).

sauve

sov — Safe; unharmed; rescued (feminine adjective).

M.

mə-sjø — Mr.; abbreviation of Monsieur, polite male title.

croyez

kʁwa-je — Believe; second-person plural imperative of croire.

moi

mwa — Me; I; stressed first-person singular pronoun.

sur

syʁ — On; upon; preposition indicating position or trust.

parole

pa-ʁɔl — Word; speech; one's given word or promise.

je

ʒə — I; first-person singular subject pronoun.

conseille

kɔ̃-sɛj — Advise; recommend; first-person singular of conseiller.

ne

nə — Not; first part of French negation ne…pas.

accepter

ak-sɛp-te — To accept; to agree to receive something offered.

francs

fʁɑ̃ — Francs; former French monetary currency units.

pour

puʁ — For; in order to; preposition of purpose.

les

le — The; definite article for plural nouns.

bénéfices

be-ne-fis — Profits; benefits; gains from a commercial venture.

du

dy — Of the; contracted masculine definite partitive article.

voyage

vwa-jaʒ — Journey; trip; travel from one place to another.

Puis

pɥi — Then; next; indicating sequence in narration.

comme

kɔm — As; like; when; introducing comparison or time clause.

ils

il — They; third-person masculine plural subject pronoun.

passaient

pa-sɛ — Were passing; imperfect tense of passer.

juste

ʒyst — Just; right in front of; exactly at a point.

devant

də-vɑ̃ — In front of; before; preposition of position.

Tour

tuʁ — Tower; a tall structure or architectural feature.

Ronde

ʁɔ̃d — Round; circular; feminine adjective describing shape.

le

lə — The; masculine singular definite article.

jeune

ʒœn — Young; youthful; adjective describing age.

homme

ɔm — Man; adult male human being.

cria

kʁi-a — Shouted; cried out; simple past of crier.

Pare

paʁ — Prepare; ready; nautical imperative of parer.

à

a — To; at; preposition indicating direction or purpose.

amener

am-ne — To lower; to bring down sails on a ship.

L'

l — The; elided definite article before a vowel sound.

ordre

ɔʁdʁ — Order; command; instruction given to be executed.

fut

fy — Was; simple past tense (passé simple) of être.

exécuté

ɛɡ-ze-ky-te — Executed; carried out; past participle of exécuter.

aussi

o-si — Also; as; equally; adverb of comparison or addition.

promptement

pʁɔ̃pt-mɑ̃ — Promptly; quickly; in a rapid and efficient manner.

qu'

k — That; as; elided form of que before vowel.

l'

l — It; the; elided article or pronoun before vowel.

été

e-te — Been; past participle of être; also summer.

bord

bɔʁ — Board; side of a ship; aboard a vessel.

d'

d — Of; from; elided preposition de before vowel.

un

œ̃ — A; an; masculine indefinite article or number one.

vaisseau

vɛ-so — Vessel; ship; large seagoing watercraft.

guerre

ɡɛʁ — War; armed conflict between nations or groups.

tout

tu — All; everything; entirely; masculine form of adjective.

À

a — At; to; upon; preposition introducing a phrase.

ce

sə — This; that; demonstrative adjective before masculine noun.

dernier

dɛʁ-nje — Last; final; most recent (masculine adjective).

commandement

kɔ-mɑ̃d-mɑ̃ — Command; order; authoritative instruction given aloud.

toutes

tut — All; every; feminine plural form of tout.

voiles

vwal — Sails; fabric panels propelling a sailing vessel.

furent

fyʁ — Were; third-person plural passé simple of être.

amenées

am-ne — Lowered; brought down; feminine plural past participle.

navire

na-viʁ — Ship; vessel; large boat used for navigation.

avança

a-vɑ̃-sa — Advanced; moved forward; passé simple of avancer.

manière

Manner; way; style in which something is done.

presque

pʁɛsk — Almost; nearly; adverb indicating near completion.

imperceptible

ɛ̃-pɛʁ-sɛp-tibl — Imperceptible; barely noticeable; extremely slight movement.

Maintenant

mɛ̃t-nɑ̃ — Now; at this moment; temporal adverb.

si

si — If; whether; conditional conjunction or emphatic adverb.

voulez

vu-le — Want; wish; second-person plural of vouloir.

monter

mɔ̃-te — To go up; to climb; to board a vessel.

dit

di — Said; told; simple past third-person of dire.

observant

ɔb-sɛʁ-vɑ̃ — Observing; noticing; present participle of observer.

impatience

ɛ̃-pa-sjɑ̃s — Impatience; restlessness; inability to wait calmly.

voici

vwa-si — Here is; here are; presenting something or someone.

votre

vɔtʁ — Your; second-person plural possessive adjective.

qui

ki — Who; which; relative or interrogative pronoun.

sort

sɔʁ — Comes out; exits; third-person singular of sortir.

sa

sa — His; her; its; feminine singular possessive adjective.

cabine

ka-bin — Cabin; small private room aboard a ship.

fournira

fuʁ-ni-ʁa — Will provide; future tense third-person of fournir.

tous

tu — All; every one; masculine plural of tout.

détails

de-taj — Details; specific pieces of information or particulars.

Quant

kɑ̃ — As for; regarding; used in phrase quant à.

dois

dwa — Must; owe; first-person singular present of devoir.

m'

m — Me; myself; elided first-person reflexive/object pronoun.

occuper

o-ky-pe — To occupy oneself; to take care of a task.

mettre

mɛtʁ — To put; to place; to set something somewhere.

en

ɑ̃ — In; into; preposition indicating state or location.

deuil

dœj — Mourning; grief; state of sorrow after death.

n'

n — Not; elided negation particle before vowel sounds.

attendit

a-tɑ̃-di — Waited; passé simple third-person singular of attendre.

une

yn — A; an; feminine indefinite article or number one.

seconde

sə-ɡɔ̃d — Second; a very brief unit of time; moment.

invitation

ɛ̃-vi-ta-sjɔ̃ — Invitation; a request to join or participate.

Il

il — He; third-person masculine singular subject pronoun.

saisit

sɛ-zi — Seized; grabbed; passé simple of saisir.

corde

kɔʁd — Rope; cord; thick twisted fiber used for tying.

lui

lɥi — Him; her; to him; indirect object pronoun.

lança

lɑ̃-sa — Threw; launched; passé simple of lancer.

avec

a-vɛk — With; alongside; preposition indicating accompaniment.

agilité

a-ʒi-li-te — Agility; nimbleness; ability to move quickly and easily.

fait

fɛ — Done; made; past participle of faire.

honneur

o-nœʁ — Honor; respect; credit earned by good conduct.

marin

ma-ʁɛ̃ — Sailor; seaman; person who works aboard a ship.

grimpa

ɡʁɛ̃-pa — Climbed; scrambled up; passé simple of grimper.

long

lɔ̃ — Along; long; beside the length of something.

flanc

flɑ̃ — Side; flank; lateral side of a ship or body.

tandis

tɑ̃-di — While; whereas; used in tandis que construction.

se

sə — Himself; herself; reflexive third-person pronoun.

rendant

ʁɑ̃-dɑ̃ — Going to; heading toward; present participle of rendre.

tâche

tɑʃ — Task; duty; piece of work to be accomplished.

laissa

lɛ-sa — Left; let; passé simple third-person of laisser.

conversation

kɔ̃-vɛʁ-sa-sjɔ̃ — Conversation; talk; exchange of words between people.

s'

s — Himself; herself; elided reflexive pronoun before vowel.

avançait

a-vɑ̃-sɛ — Was advancing; imperfect tense of avancer.

alors

a-lɔʁ — Then; at that moment; temporal adverb of sequence.

vers

vɛʁ — Toward; in the direction of; preposition of direction.