The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 2 — Page 1

Vocabulary

Table

tabl — A flat surface used for eating or working.

des

deh — Plural indefinite article meaning 'some' or 'of the'.

matières

mah-tyehr — Subjects or materials; used in 'table des matières' meaning contents.

LA

lah — Feminine definite article meaning 'the'.

LETTRE

leh-tr — A written message or letter sent to someone.

VOLÉE

voh-lay — Stolen or taken away; past participle of voler.

LE

luh — Masculine definite article meaning 'the'.

MILLE

meel — The number one thousand; also a unit of distance.

ET

ay — Conjunction meaning 'and', connecting words or clauses.

DEUXIÈME

duh-zyem — Ordinal number meaning 'second' in a sequence.

CONTE

kohnt — A short story or tale, often fictional or fantastical.

DE

duh — Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from' in French.

UNE

oon — Feminine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'.

DESCENTE

deh-sahnt — A descent or going down; a downward movement.

DANS

dahn — Preposition meaning 'in' or 'inside' something.

MAELSTRÖM

mahl-strum — A powerful whirlpool; a situation of confusion or turmoil.

SA

sah — Possessive adjective meaning 'his', 'her', or 'its'.

DÉCOUVERTE

day-koo-vehrt — A discovery; something found or revealed for the first time.

RÉVÉLATION

ray-vay-lah-syohn — A revelation; surprising disclosure of previously unknown information.

LES

lay — Plural definite article meaning 'the' for plural nouns.

FAITS

fay — Facts; true pieces of information or real events.

CAS

kah — A case or instance; a particular situation or example.

M

muh-syuh — Abbreviation for Monsieur, meaning 'Mister' or 'Mr.'

CHAT

shah — A cat; a common household pet animal.

NOIR

nwahr — The color black; dark in color or tone.

CHUTE

shoot — A fall or drop; sudden downward movement of something.

MAISON

may-zohn — A house or home; a building where people live.

SILENCE

see-lahns — Complete absence of sound; quietness or stillness.

FABLE

fah-bl — A short moral story, often featuring animals as characters.

MASQUE

mask — A mask; a disguise worn over the face.

MORT

mor — Death; the end of life or the state of being dead.

ROUGE

roozh — The color red; a bright warm primary color.

TONNEAU

toh-noh — A barrel or cask used for storing liquids like wine.

D'

d — Contracted form of 'de' meaning 'of' or 'from'.

DÉMON

day-mohn — A demon; an evil supernatural being or spirit.

PERVERSITÉ

pehr-vehr-see-tay — Perversity; the quality of being deliberately unreasonable or wicked.

L'

l — Contracted definite article 'le' or 'la' before a vowel.

ÎLE

eel — An island; a piece of land surrounded by water.

FÉE

fay — A fairy; a magical supernatural creature in folklore.

RENDEZ

rahn-day — Second-person plural of 'rendre'; used in 'rendez-vous' meaning meeting.

VOUS

voo — The formal or plural pronoun meaning 'you'.

PUITS

pwee — A well; a deep hole dug to access water underground.

PENDULE

pahn-dool — A pendulum or a pendulum clock; swinging timekeeping device.

ENTERREMENT

ahn-tehr-mahn — A burial or funeral; the act of interring a body.

PRÉMATURÉ

pray-mah-too-ray — Premature; occurring before the expected or appropriate time.

DOMAINE

doh-mehn — A domain or estate; a large piece of owned land.

COTTAGE

koh-tazh — A small, cozy house, often in a rural setting.

CŒUR

kuhr — The heart; the organ pumping blood or seat of emotion.

RÉVÉLATEUR

ray-vay-lah-tuhr — Something revealing; that which discloses hidden truths or secrets.

NOTES

noht — Notes or annotations; written remarks explaining a text.

DU

doo — Contraction of 'de le' meaning 'of the' (masculine).

SECOND

suh-gohn — Second; coming after the first in order or time.

VOLUME

voh-loom — A book or one book in a series of publications.

Note

noht — A note or annotation; a short explanatory written remark.

rédacteur

ray-dak-tuhr — An editor or writer who edits and prepares texts for publication.

Certaines

sehr-tehn — Certain or some; referring to specific unspecified things or people.

notes

noht — Notes; short written comments or explanatory annotations.

fin

fan — End; the conclusion or final part of something written.

sont

sohn — Third-person plural of 'être'; meaning 'are' in English.

autres

oh-tr — Others; different or additional people or things mentioned.

ont

ohn — Third-person plural of 'avoir'; meaning 'have' in English.

été

ay-tay — Past participle of 'être'; meaning 'been' in English.

ajoutées

ah-zhoo-tay — Added; past participle of ajouter, meaning to add something.

par

par — Preposition meaning 'by' or 'through' indicating an agent.

Dans

dahn — Preposition meaning 'in' or 'within' a place or context.

ce

suh — Demonstrative adjective meaning 'this' or 'that' (masculine).

se

suh — Reflexive pronoun meaning 'oneself' or 'itself' in French.

trouvent

troov — Third-person plural of trouver; meaning 'are found' or 'find'.

à

ah — Preposition meaning 'at', 'to', or 'in' in French.

la

lah — Feminine definite article meaning 'the' in French.