The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck — Page 6

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A moment afterwards there were most awful noises--barking, baying, growls and howls, squealing and groans.

Un moment après, il y eut des bruits épouvantables -- des aboiements, des hurlements, des grognements et des gémissements, des couinements et des plaintes.

And nothing more was ever seen of that foxy-whiskered gentleman.

Et l'on ne revit plus jamais ce gentleman aux favoris de renard.

Presently Kep opened the door of the shed, and let out Jemima Puddle-duck.

Bientôt Kep ouvrit la porte de la remise et laissa sortir Jemima Canard-Flaque.

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Unfortunately the puppies rushed in and gobbled up all the eggs before he could stop them.

Malheureusement, les chiots se précipitèrent à l'intérieur et dévorèrent tous les œufs avant qu'il puisse les en empêcher.

He had a bite on his ear and both the puppies were limping.

Il avait une morsure à l'oreille et les deux chiots boitaient.

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Jemima Puddle-duck was escorted home in tears on account of those eggs.

Jemima Canard-Flaque fut raccompagnée chez elle en larmes à cause de ces œufs.

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She laid some more in June, and she was permitted to keep them herself: but only four of them hatched.

Elle en pondit d'autres en juin, et on lui permit de les garder elle-même : mais seulement quatre d'entre eux éclorent.

Jemima Puddle-duck said that it was because of her nerves; but she had always been a bad sitter.

Jemima Canard-Flaque dit que c'était à cause de ses nerfs ; mais elle avait toujours été une mauvaise couveuse.

Vocabulary

Un: Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one'.
moment: A brief period of time.
après: Preposition meaning 'after' in time or order.
il: Third-person singular masculine pronoun meaning 'he'.
y: Pronoun meaning 'there' or referring to a place.
eut: Past tense of 'avoir'; meaning 'had' or 'there was'.
des: Plural indefinite article meaning 'some' or 'any'.
bruits: Plural noun meaning 'noises' or 'sounds'.
épouvantables: Adjective meaning 'horrifying' or 'dreadful'.
aboiements: Plural noun meaning 'barking sounds made by dogs'.
hurlements: Plural noun meaning 'howls' or 'screams'.
grognements: Plural noun meaning 'growls' or 'grunts'.
gémissements: Plural noun meaning 'moans' or 'groans'.
couinements: Plural noun meaning 'squeals' or 'squeaking sounds'.
plaintes: Plural noun meaning 'complaints' or 'cries of pain'.
Et: Conjunction meaning 'and'.
on: Indefinite pronoun meaning 'one', 'we', or 'they'.
ne: Negative particle used with 'pas' or 'plus'.
revit: Past tense of 'revoir'; meaning 'saw again'.
plus: Adverb meaning 'no more' or 'no longer' in negation.
jamais: Adverb meaning 'never' when used with negation.
ce: Demonstrative adjective meaning 'this' or 'that'.
aux: Contraction of 'à les', meaning 'to the' or 'with the'.
favoris: Plural noun meaning 'sideburns' or 'whiskers on cheeks'.
de: Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from'.
renard: Noun meaning 'fox', a cunning wild animal.
Bientôt: Adverb meaning 'soon' or 'shortly'.
ouvrit: Past tense of 'ouvrir'; meaning 'opened'.
la: Definite article meaning 'the' for feminine nouns.
porte: Noun meaning 'door' of a building or room.
remise: Noun meaning 'shed' or 'storage outbuilding'.
laissa: Past tense of 'laisser'; meaning 'let' or 'allowed'.
sortir: Verb meaning 'to go out' or 'to leave'.
Malheureusement: Adverb meaning 'unfortunately' or 'sadly'.
les: Definite article meaning 'the' for plural nouns.
chiots: Plural noun meaning 'puppies' or 'young dogs'.
se: Reflexive pronoun meaning 'themselves' or 'oneself'.
précipitèrent: Past tense of 'se précipiter'; meaning 'rushed' or 'dashed'.
à: Preposition meaning 'to', 'at', or 'in'.
intérieur: Noun meaning 'interior' or 'inside' of a place.
dévorèrent: Past tense of 'dévorer'; meaning 'devoured' or 'ate greedily'.
tous: Adjective or pronoun meaning 'all' or 'every'.
œufs: Plural noun meaning 'eggs'.
avant: Preposition meaning 'before' in time or order.
qu': Conjunction meaning 'that' or 'before' in clauses.
puisse: Subjunctive of 'pouvoir'; meaning 'could' or 'be able to'.
en: Pronoun or preposition meaning 'of it', 'some', or 'in'.
empêcher: Verb meaning 'to prevent' or 'to stop something'.
Il: Third-person singular pronoun meaning 'he' or 'it'.
avait: Imperfect tense of 'avoir'; meaning 'had'.
une: Indefinite article meaning 'a' for feminine nouns.
morsure: Noun meaning 'bite' or 'wound from biting'.
oreille: Noun meaning 'ear'.
deux: Number meaning 'two'.
boitaient: Imperfect tense of 'boiter'; meaning 'were limping'.
fut: Past tense of 'être'; meaning 'was'.
raccompagnée: Past participle of 'raccompagner'; meaning 'escorted back home'.
chez: Preposition meaning 'at the home of' someone.
elle: Third-person singular feminine pronoun meaning 'she' or 'her'.
larmes: Plural noun meaning 'tears' shed from crying.
cause: Noun meaning 'cause' or 'reason' for something.
ces: Demonstrative adjective meaning 'these' or 'those'.
Elle: Third-person singular feminine pronoun meaning 'she'.
pondit: Past tense of 'pondre'; meaning 'laid eggs'.
d': Contracted form of 'de'; meaning 'of' or 'some'.
autres: Adjective or pronoun meaning 'other' or 'others'.
juin: Noun meaning 'June', the sixth month.
lui: Pronoun meaning 'him', 'her', or 'to him/her'.
permit: Past tense of 'permettre'; meaning 'allowed' or 'permitted'.
garder: Verb meaning 'to keep' or 'to look after'.
elle-même: Reflexive pronoun meaning 'herself'.
seulement: Adverb meaning 'only' or 'just'.
quatre: Number meaning 'four'.
entre: Preposition meaning 'between' or 'among'.
eux: Pronoun meaning 'them' for a group of males or mixed.
éclorent: Past tense of 'éclore'; meaning 'hatched' from eggs.
dit: Past tense of 'dire'; meaning 'said'.
que: Conjunction meaning 'that' introducing a subordinate clause.
c': Contracted form of 'ce'; meaning 'it' or 'this'.
était: Imperfect tense of 'être'; meaning 'was' or 'were'.
ses: Possessive adjective meaning 'his', 'her', or 'its' (plural).
nerfs: Plural noun meaning 'nerves'; refers to nervous disposition.
toujours: Adverb meaning 'always' or 'still'.
été: Past participle of 'être'; meaning 'been'.
mauvaise: Adjective meaning 'bad' or 'poor' for feminine nouns.
couveuse: Noun meaning 'brooding hen' or 'incubator for eggs'.

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