The Tale of Tom Kitten — Page 4
And I think that some day I shall have to make another, larger, book, to tell you more about Tom Kitten!
Et je pense qu'un jour je devrai faire un autre livre, plus grand, pour vous en dire plus sur Tom Chaton !
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As for the Puddle-Ducks--they went into a pond.
Quant aux Canards-de-Mare -- ils sont allés dans un étang.
The clothes all came off directly, because there were no buttons.
Les vêtements tombèrent tous immédiatement, car il n'y avait pas de boutons.
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And Mr. Drake Puddle-Duck, and Jemima and Rebeccah, have been looking for them ever since.
Et M. le Canard-de-Mare, ainsi que Jemima et Rebeccah, les cherchent depuis lors.
Vocabulary
- pense
- To think or believe something; first person present tense.
- jour
- A day; a unit of time equal to 24 hours.
- devrai
- Future tense of 'devoir'; will have to or must.
- faire
- To do or to make something; common versatile verb.
- autre
- Another or other; referring to a different thing.
- livre
- A book; a written or printed literary work.
- plus
- More; used for comparisons or indicating greater quantity.
- grand
- Big, large, or great in size or importance.
- dire
- To say or to tell; a fundamental French verb.
- Chaton
- A kitten; a young or small cat.
- Illustration
- A picture or drawing accompanying a text.
- Quant
- Used in 'quant à', meaning 'as for' or 'regarding'.
- Canards
- Ducks; plural of 'canard', a common water bird.
- Mare
- A small pond or pool of standing water.
- allés
- Past participle of 'aller'; went or have gone.
- étang
- A pond; a small body of still water.
- vêtements
- Clothes or clothing; garments worn on the body.
- tombèrent
- Simple past of 'tomber'; fell down or dropped off.
- tous
- All or every; referring to an entire group.
- immédiatement
- Immediately; happening at once without any delay.
- car
- Conjunction meaning 'because' or 'for'; gives a reason.
- y
- Pronoun meaning 'there' or replacing a previously mentioned place.
- boutons
- Buttons; small fasteners used to close clothing.
- Canard
- A duck; a common freshwater bird; also slang for newspaper.
- ainsi
- Thus, so, or in this way; indicating manner or consequence.
- cherchent
- To look for or search; third person plural present tense.
- depuis
- Since or for; indicating duration or starting point in time.
- lors
- Used in 'depuis lors' meaning 'ever since' or 'from then on'.
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