The Expedition of Humphry Clinker — Page 3
Thirdly, with respect to what passed at Mr Kendal's table, when the said Lismahago was so brutal in his reprehensions, I must inform you, my good Sir, that I was obliged to retire, not by fear arising from his minatory reproaches, which, as I said above, I value not of a rush; but from the sudden effect produced, by a barbel's row, which I had eaten at dinner, not knowing, that the said row is at certain seasons violently cathartic, as Galen observeth in his chapter Peri ichtos.
Troisièmement, en ce qui concerne ce qui s'est passé à la table de M. Kendal, quand ledit Lismahago fut si brutal dans ses réprimandes, je dois vous informer, mon bon Monsieur, que j'ai été contraint de me retirer, non par la crainte suscitée par ses reproches menaçants, auxquels, comme je l'ai dit plus haut, je n'accorde pas la moindre valeur ; mais en raison de l'effet soudain provoqué par des œufs de barbeau que j'avais mangés au dîner, ignorant que lesdits œufs sont à certaines saisons violemment cathartiques, ainsi que Galien l'observe dans son chapitre Peri ichtos.
Vocabulary
- Troisièmement
- trwa-zyem-mahn — Thirdly; used to introduce a third point
- en
- ahn — In, on; common preposition with many uses
- ce
- suh — This, that; demonstrative pronoun or adjective
- qui
- kee — Who, which, that; relative or interrogative pronoun
- concerne
- kohn-sehrn — Concerns, relates to; third-person singular verb
- s'est
- seh — Himself/herself has; reflexive auxiliary construction
- passé
- pah-say — Happened, passed; past participle of passer
- à
- ah — At, to, in; very common French preposition
- la
- lah — The; feminine definite article
- table
- tah-bluh — Table; piece of furniture for dining or working
- de
- duh — Of, from; extremely common French preposition
- M.
- muh-syuh — Abbreviation for Monsieur, meaning Mister
- quand
- kahn — When; conjunction or adverb of time
- ledit
- luh-dee — The said, the aforementioned; formal legal term
- fut
- few — Was; simple past tense of être
- si
- see — So, so much; adverb of degree
- brutal
- brew-tal — Brutal, harsh, rough in manner or action
- dans
- dahn — In, inside; preposition indicating location or time
- ses
- say — His, her, its; plural possessive adjective
- réprimandes
- ray-pree-mahnd — Reprimands, rebukes; sharp expressions of disapproval
- je
- zhuh — I; first-person singular subject pronoun
- dois
- dwah — Must, owe; first-person singular of devoir
- vous
- voo — You; second-person formal or plural pronoun
- informer
- an-fohr-may — To inform, to notify someone of something
- mon
- mohn — My; masculine singular possessive adjective
- bon
- bohn — Good, kind; adjective expressing quality or approval
- Monsieur
- muh-syuh — Mister, sir; formal title for a man
- que
- kuh — That, which; conjunction or relative pronoun
- j'ai
- zhay — I have; first-person singular of avoir
- été
- ay-tay — Been; past participle of être
- contraint
- kohn-tran — Forced, compelled; past participle of contraindre
- me
- muh — Me, myself; first-person singular object pronoun
- retirer
- ruh-tee-ray — To withdraw, to retire from a situation
- non
- nohn — No, not; negation or refusal
- par
- par — By, through; preposition of means or agent
- crainte
- krant — Fear, dread; apprehension of danger or harm
- suscitée
- sews-ee-tay — Aroused, provoked; feminine past participle of susciter
- reproches
- ruh-prohsh — Reproaches, blame; criticisms directed at someone
- menaçants
- muh-nah-sahn — Threatening, menacing; adjective describing intimidating behavior
- auxquels
- oh-kehl — To which, for which; masculine plural relative pronoun
- comme
- kohm — As, like; conjunction of comparison or manner
- l'ai
- lay — Have it; contracted form of le/la + ai
- dit
- dee — Said; past participle of dire
- plus
- plew — More, above; adverb of degree or comparison
- haut
- oh — High, above; adjective or adverb of position
- n'accorde
- nah-kohrd — Does not grant, attach; negated form of accorder
- pas
- pah — Not; essential part of French negation
- moindre
- mwan-druh — Least, slightest; comparative adjective meaning lesser
- valeur
- vah-luhr — Value, worth; importance attached to something
- mais
- may — But; coordinating conjunction showing contrast
- raison
- ray-zohn — Reason, cause; rational motive for an action
- l'effet
- leh-feh — The effect; result or consequence of something
- soudain
- soo-dan — Sudden, abrupt; happening without warning
- provoqué
- proh-voh-kay — Caused, provoked; brought about by something
- des
- day — Some, of the; plural partitive or indefinite article
- œufs
- uh — Eggs; plural of œuf, common food item
- barbeau
- bar-boh — Barbel; a type of freshwater fish
- j'avais
- zhah-vay — I had; first-person imperfect tense of avoir
- mangés
- mahn-zhay — Eaten; masculine plural past participle of manger
- au
- oh — At the, to the; contraction of à + le
- dîner
- dee-nay — Dinner; the main evening meal
- ignorant
- ee-nyoh-rahn — Not knowing, unaware; present participle of ignorer
- lesdits
- lay-dee — The said, the aforementioned; formal plural legal term
- sont
- sohn — Are; third-person plural present of être
- certaines
- sehr-tehn — Certain, some; feminine plural adjective of certainty
- saisons
- say-zohn — Seasons; divisions of the year or specific periods
- violemment
- vyoh-lah-mahn — Violently, forcefully; adverb describing intense action
- cathartiques
- kah-tar-teek — Cathartic, strongly laxative; causing bodily purging
- ainsi
- an-see — Thus, so, in this way; adverb of manner
- l'observe
- lohb-zehrv — Observes it, notes it; third-person singular verb
- son
- sohn — His, her, its; masculine singular possessive adjective
- chapitre
- shah-pee-truh — Chapter; a division of a book or text
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