The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 2 — Page 10
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That of course; and when we had absolutely completed every particle of the furniture in this way, then we examined the house itself.
Cela va sans dire ; et quand nous avions absolument examiné chaque parcelle du mobilier de cette façon, nous avons examiné la maison elle-même.
We divided its entire surface into compartments, which we numbered, so that none might be missed; then we scrutinized each individual square inch throughout the premises, including the two houses immediately adjoining, with the microscope, as before."
Nous avons divisé toute sa surface en compartiments, que nous avons numérotés, afin de n'en omettre aucun ; puis nous avons scruté chaque pouce carré de l'ensemble des lieux, y compris les deux maisons immédiatement adjacentes, avec le microscope, comme auparavant. »
"The two houses adjoining!" I exclaimed; "you must have had a great deal of trouble."
« Les deux maisons adjacentes ! » m'écriai-je ; « vous avez dû avoir beaucoup de mal. »
"We had; but the reward offered is prodigious!"
« En effet ; mais la récompense offerte est prodigieuse ! »
"You include the grounds about the houses?"
« Vous avez inclus les terrains autour des maisons ? »
"All the grounds are paved with brick.
« Tous les terrains sont pavés de briques.
They gave us comparatively little trouble.
Ils nous ont donné relativement peu de mal.
We examined the moss between the bricks, and found it undisturbed."
Nous avons examiné la mousse entre les briques, et nous l'avons trouvée intacte. »
"You looked among D——'s papers, of course, and into the books of the library?"
« Vous avez bien sûr examiné les papiers de D——, et les livres de la bibliothèque ? »
"Certainly; we opened every package and parcel; we not only opened every book, but we turned over every leaf in each volume, not contenting ourselves with a mere shake, according to the fashion of some of our police officers.
« Certainement ; nous avons ouvert chaque paquet et colis ; nous n'avons pas seulement ouvert chaque livre, mais nous avons tourné chaque feuillet de chaque volume, sans nous contenter d'un simple secouement, à la manière de certains de nos agents de police.
We also measured the thickness of every book-cover, with the most accurate admeasurement, and applied to each the most jealous scrutiny of the microscope.
Nous avons également mesuré l'épaisseur de chaque couverture de livre, avec la mesure la plus précise, et avons appliqué à chacune l'examen le plus minutieux du microscope.
Had any of the bindings been recently meddled with, it would have been utterly impossible that the fact should have escaped observation.
Si l'une des reliures avait été récemment manipulée, il eût été absolument impossible que le fait eût échappé à l'observation.
Some five or six volumes, just from the hands of the binder, we carefully probed, longitudinally, with the needles."
Cinq ou six volumes, tout juste sortis des mains du relieur, nous les avons soigneusement sondés, longitudinalement, avec des aiguilles. »
"You explored the floors beneath the carpets?
« Vous avez exploré les planchers sous les tapis ?
Vocabulary
- Cela
- That; used to refer to something previously mentioned
- va
- Goes; third person singular of 'aller'
- sans
- Without; preposition indicating absence or lack
- dire
- To say; to tell someone something
- et
- And; coordinating conjunction linking words or phrases
- quand
- When; conjunction introducing a time clause
- nous
- We or us; first person plural pronoun
- avions
- Had; first person plural imperfect of 'avoir'
- absolument
- Absolutely; completely, without any exception
- examiné
- Examined; inspected something carefully and thoroughly
- chaque
- Each; every individual item in a group
- parcelle
- Parcel; small portion or piece of something
- du
- Of the; contracted masculine singular partitive article
- mobilier
- Furniture; movable items furnishing a room
- de
- Of, from; very common French preposition
- cette
- This; feminine singular demonstrative adjective
- façon
- Way, manner; the method of doing something
- avons
- Have; first person plural present of 'avoir'
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article
- maison
- House; a building where people live
- elle
- She, it; third person feminine singular pronoun
- même
- Same, even, itself; used for emphasis or comparison
- Nous
- We; first person plural subject pronoun
- divisé
- Divided; split something into separate parts
- toute
- All, every; feminine singular form of 'tout'
- sa
- His, her, its; feminine singular possessive adjective
- surface
- Surface; the outer or upper layer of something
- en
- In, into; preposition indicating location or state
- compartiments
- Compartments; separate sections or divided spaces
- que
- That, which, whom; versatile conjunction or pronoun
- numérotés
- Numbered; assigned numbers to identify each part
- afin
- In order to; expressing purpose or intention
- n'
- Not; contracted negative particle before vowel
- omettre
- To omit; to leave something out intentionally
- aucun
- No, none; negative adjective meaning not any
- puis
- Then, next; indicating sequence of actions
- scruté
- Scrutinized; examined very closely and carefully
- pouce
- Inch, thumb; unit of measure or body part
- carré
- Square; having four equal sides or a shape
- l'
- The; contracted definite article before a vowel
- ensemble
- Whole, together; the entirety of something
- des
- Of the, some; plural partitive or definite article
- lieux
- Places; locations or premises being referred to
- y
- There, it; pronoun referring to a place or thing
- compris
- Including; also covered or incorporated in scope
- les
- The; plural definite article for any gender
- deux
- Two; the number 2
- maisons
- Houses; plural of maison, residential buildings
- immédiatement
- Immediately; right away, without any delay
- adjacentes
- Adjacent; next to, directly neighboring something
- avec
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- le
- The; masculine singular definite article
- microscope
- Microscope; instrument for viewing tiny objects
- comme
- Like, as; conjunction or preposition of comparison
- auparavant
- Before, previously; at an earlier time
- Les
- The; plural definite article for any gender
- m'
- Me; contracted first person reflexive or object pronoun
- écriai
- Exclaimed; cried out in surprise or emotion
- je
- I; first person singular subject pronoun
- vous
- You; second person plural or formal pronoun
- avez
- Have; second person plural present of 'avoir'
- dû
- Had to, must have; past participle of 'devoir'
- avoir
- To have; fundamental auxiliary and lexical verb
- beaucoup
- A lot, much; indicating a large quantity or degree
- mal
- Trouble, pain, difficulty; hardship or discomfort
- En
- In, indeed; preposition or affirmative expression
- effet
- Effect, indeed; result or used in 'en effet'
- mais
- But; coordinating conjunction indicating contrast
- récompense
- Reward; something given in return for effort
- offerte
- Offered; presented or made available to someone
- est
- Is; third person singular present of 'être'
- prodigieuse
- Prodigious; extraordinarily large or impressive
- Vous
- You; second person plural or polite singular pronoun
- inclus
- Included; incorporated within the scope of something
- terrains
- Grounds, land; plots or areas of land
- autour
- Around; in the surrounding area of something
- Tous
- All; masculine plural form of 'tout'
- sont
- Are; third person plural present of 'être'
- pavés
- Paved; covered with cobblestones or paving material
- briques
- Bricks; rectangular blocks used in construction
- Ils
- They; third person masculine plural subject pronoun
- ont
- Have; third person plural present of 'avoir'
- donné
- Given; past participle of 'donner', to give
- relativement
- Relatively; in comparison to something else
- peu
- Little, few; indicating a small quantity
- mousse
- Moss; soft green plant growing on surfaces
- entre
- Between, among; preposition indicating middle position
- trouvée
- Found; discovered or encountered something
- intacte
- Intact; undamaged, in its original complete state
- bien
- Well, good; adverb indicating satisfactory manner
- sûr
- Sure, certain; confident or safe about something
- papiers
- Papers; documents or sheets of written material
- livres
- Books; printed works bound together for reading
- bibliothèque
- Library, bookcase; place or furniture holding books
- Certainement
- Certainly; without doubt, definitely so
- ouvert
- Opened; past participle of 'ouvrir', to open
- paquet
- Package, parcel; a wrapped bundle of items
- colis
- Parcel, package; a bundle sent by post
- pas
- Not, step; negative particle or a footstep
- seulement
- Only, just; limiting something to one case
- livre
- Book; a written or printed work bound together
- tourné
- Turned; rotated or flipped something around
- feuillet
- Leaf, page; a single sheet within a book
- volume
- Volume; a book or tome, especially one of a series
- contenter
- To satisfy, content; to be satisfied with something
- d'
- Of, from; contracted preposition before vowel
- un
- A, an, one; masculine indefinite article or number
- simple
- Simple; plain, not complex or complicated
- secouement
- Shaking; the action of shaking something vigorously
- à
- To, at, in; very common French preposition
- manière
- Manner, way; the style or method of doing something
- certains
- Certain, some; referring to some unspecified people
- nos
- Our; first person plural possessive adjective
- agents
- Agents, officers; people acting on behalf of authority
- police
- Police; law enforcement organization or officers
- également
- Also, equally; in addition, or in the same way
- mesuré
- Measured; determined the size or extent of something
- épaisseur
- Thickness; the measurement of how thick something is
- couverture
- Cover, binding; the outer protective layer of a book
- mesure
- Measure, measurement; the act of measuring something
- plus
- More, most; comparative or superlative adverb
- précise
- Precise; exact and accurate in detail
- appliqué
- Applied; put into practice or used carefully
- chacune
- Each one; feminine form of 'chacun', every individual
- examen
- Examination; careful inspection or formal test
- minutieux
- Meticulous; very careful and precise in detail
- Si
- If, so; conditional conjunction or affirmation
- une
- A, an, one; feminine indefinite article or number
- reliures
- Bindings; the covers or binding of books
- avait
- Had; third person singular imperfect of 'avoir'
- été
- Been; past participle of 'être', to be
- récemment
- Recently; not long ago, in the near past
- manipulée
- Handled, manipulated; touched or dealt with physically
- il
- He, it; third person masculine singular pronoun
- eût
- Had; subjunctive imperfect of 'avoir', formal usage
- impossible
- Impossible; not able to happen or be done
- fait
- Done, fact; past participle of 'faire' or a fact
- échappé
- Escaped, missed; slipped away from notice
- observation
- Observation; the act of carefully watching something
- Cinq
- Five; the number 5
- ou
- Or; coordinating conjunction presenting an alternative
- six
- Six; the number 6
- volumes
- Volumes; books, especially parts of a series
- tout
- All, everything; indicating totality or completeness
- juste
- Just, right; exactly or barely, or correct
- sortis
- Come out; past participle of 'sortir', to exit
- mains
- Hands; the body parts at the end of arms
- relieur
- Bookbinder; craftsperson who binds books
- soigneusement
- Carefully; done with great care and attention
- sondés
- Probed, sounded; investigated thoroughly with a tool
- longitudinalement
- Longitudinally; along the length of something
- aiguilles
- Needles; thin pointed instruments used for probing
- exploré
- Explored; investigated or examined an area thoroughly
- planchers
- Floors; the flat surfaces underfoot in a room
- sous
- Under, beneath; preposition indicating lower position
- tapis
- Carpet, rug; fabric floor covering in a room
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