The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The African: Written By Himself — Page 8
The author arrives at Martinico--Meets with new difficulties, and sails for England
L'auteur arrive à la Martinique--Rencontre de nouvelles difficultés, et met les voiles vers l'Angleterre
CHAP. X.
CHAP. X.
Some account of the manner of the author's conversion to the faith of Jesus Christ
Quelque récit de la manière dont l'auteur s'est converti à la foi de Jésus-Christ
CHAP. XI.
CHAP. XI.
Picking up eleven miserable men at sea in returning to England
Recueil de onze hommes misérables en mer lors du retour en Angleterre
CHAP. XII.
CHAP. XII.
Different transactions of the author's life--Petition to the Queen--Conclusion
Diverses transactions de la vie de l'auteur--Pétition à la Reine--Conclusion
THE LIFE, &c.
LA VIE, &c.
Vocabulary
- auteur
- Person who writes or creates a work.
- arrive
- To reach a destination or come to a place.
- Martinique
- French Caribbean island in the Lesser Antilles.
- Rencontre
- A meeting or unexpected encounter with someone.
- nouvelles
- New things; also short stories or news.
- difficultés
- Problems or obstacles that are hard to overcome.
- met
- Third-person singular present of 'mettre', to put.
- voiles
- Sails of a ship; 'mettre les voiles' means to leave.
- vers
- Preposition meaning 'toward' or 'in the direction of'.
- Angleterre
- The country of England, part of Great Britain.
- Quelque
- Some or a certain amount of something unspecified.
- récit
- A narrative or account of events or story.
- manière
- Way or manner in which something is done.
- dont
- Relative pronoun meaning 'of which', 'whose', 'about which'.
- converti
- Converted, changed in belief or religion.
- foi
- Faith or religious belief held by a person.
- Recueil
- A collection or compilation of texts or works.
- onze
- The number eleven in French.
- hommes
- Men or human beings in a general sense.
- misérables
- Wretched, miserable, or pitiable people in distress.
- mer
- The sea or ocean as a body of water.
- lors
- At the time of; used in 'lors de' phrase.
- retour
- The return or coming back to a place.
- Diverses
- Various or diverse, indicating multiple different things.
- transactions
- Business dealings or exchanges between parties.
- vie
- Life, the existence or biography of a person.
- Pétition
- A formal written request addressed to an authority.
- Reine
- A queen, female monarch ruling a kingdom.
- Conclusion
- The final part or ending of a work.
- VIE
- Life; here referring to a biographical narrative.
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