The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle — Page 7
and her gown--and her petticoat?
et sa robe--et son jupon ?
[Illustration]
[Illustration]
And _how_ small she had grown--and _how_ brown--and covered with PRICKLES!
Et comme elle avait rapetissé--et comme elle était brune--et couverte de PIQUANTS !
Why! Mrs. Tiggy-winkle was nothing but a HEDGEHOG.
Comment ! Madame Tiggy-winkle n'était rien d'autre qu'un HÉRISSON.
(Now some people say that little Lucie had been asleep upon the stile--but then how could she have found three clean pocket-handkins and a pinny, pinned with a silver safety-pin?
(Certains disent que la petite Lucie s'était endormie sur l'échalier--mais alors comment aurait-elle pu trouver trois mouchoirs propres et un tablier, épinglé avec une épingle de sûreté en argent ?
And besides--_I_ have seen that door into the back of the hill called Cat Bells--and besides _I_ am very well acquainted with dear Mrs. Tiggy-winkle!)
Et de plus--_moi_ j'ai vu cette porte dans le flanc de la colline appelée Cat Bells--et de plus _moi_ je connais très bien la chère Madame Tiggy-winkle !)
End of Project Gutenberg's The Tale of Mrs.
Fin du conte de Madame du Projet Gutenberg.
Vocabulary
- sa
- Possessive adjective meaning 'his' or 'her' (feminine).
- robe
- A dress or gown worn as clothing.
- son
- Possessive adjective meaning 'his', 'her', or 'its'.
- jupon
- A petticoat or underskirt worn beneath a dress.
- Illustration
- A picture or drawing accompanying a text.
- comme
- Conjunction or adverb meaning 'as', 'like', or 'since'.
- avait
- Imperfect tense of 'avoir', meaning 'had'.
- rapetissé
- Past participle of 'rapetisser', meaning 'shrunk' or 'made smaller'.
- était
- Imperfect tense of 'être', meaning 'was'.
- brune
- Adjective meaning 'brown' or 'dark-haired' (feminine).
- couverte
- Adjective meaning 'covered' (feminine form).
- PIQUANTS
- Noun meaning 'quills' or 'prickles', sharp spines.
- Comment
- Adverb meaning 'how', used in questions.
- Madame
- Title of address meaning 'Mrs.' or 'Madam'.
- n'
- Contracted negative particle 'ne', used before vowels.
- rien
- Negative pronoun meaning 'nothing' or 'anything'.
- autre
- Adjective or pronoun meaning 'other' or 'another'.
- HÉRISSON
- Noun meaning 'hedgehog', a small spiny mammal.
- Certains
- Indefinite pronoun meaning 'some' or 'certain people'.
- disent
- Third-person plural of 'dire', meaning 'say' or 'tell'.
- petite
- Adjective meaning 'small' or 'little' (feminine form).
- endormie
- Past participle meaning 'fallen asleep' (feminine form).
- sur
- Preposition meaning 'on', 'upon', or 'over'.
- échalier
- Noun meaning 'stile', a step structure over a fence.
- mais
- Conjunction meaning 'but', introducing a contrast.
- alors
- Adverb meaning 'then', 'so', or 'at that time'.
- comment
- Adverb meaning 'how', used in questions.
- aurait
- Conditional tense of 'avoir', meaning 'would have'.
- pu
- Past participle of 'pouvoir', meaning 'been able to'.
- trouver
- Infinitive meaning 'to find' or 'to discover'.
- mouchoirs
- Plural noun meaning 'handkerchiefs', cloth for wiping.
- propres
- Adjective meaning 'clean' or 'own' (plural form).
- tablier
- Noun meaning 'apron', a protective garment worn over clothing.
- épinglé
- Past participle meaning 'pinned', fastened with a pin.
- avec
- Preposition meaning 'with', indicating accompaniment.
- épingle
- Noun meaning 'pin', a small fastening device.
- sûreté
- Noun meaning 'safety'; 'épingle de sûreté' is safety pin.
- argent
- Noun meaning 'silver' or 'money'.
- plus
- Adverb meaning 'more' or 'no more' in negation.
- _moi_
- Emphatic pronoun meaning 'I myself' or 'as for me'.
- ai
- First-person singular of 'avoir', meaning 'have'.
- vu
- Past participle of 'voir', meaning 'seen'.
- cette
- Demonstrative adjective meaning 'this' or 'that' (feminine).
- porte
- Noun meaning 'door' or 'gate'.
- dans
- Preposition meaning 'in', 'inside', or 'within'.
- flanc
- Noun meaning 'flank' or 'side', as of a hill.
- colline
- Noun meaning 'hill', a raised area of land.
- appelée
- Past participle meaning 'called' or 'named' (feminine).
- connais
- First-person singular of 'connaître', meaning 'know'.
- très
- Adverb meaning 'very', intensifying an adjective or adverb.
- bien
- Adverb meaning 'well' or 'good'.
- chère
- Adjective meaning 'dear' or 'beloved' (feminine form).
- Fin
- Noun meaning 'end', indicating the conclusion of a story.
- conte
- Noun meaning 'tale' or 'short story', often for children.
- Projet
- Noun meaning 'project' or 'plan'.
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