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Connaître, to be acquainted with, L.
30, 6. Connaître quelqu'un à la
voix, to know some one by the voice,
L. 87, 4. Connaître de vue, to
know by sight, etc., L. 87, 5. Se
connaître à, to be a judge of, L.
87, 6.

Conjunctions, § 73. Lists of, § 73,
(2). Syntax of § 143. Govern-
ment of $127; 143. Requir-
ing subjunctive, § 143, (2); infin-
itive, 143, (1); conditional or
indicative, § 143, (3); si, if, § 125,
(3); L. 62, 6. Examples of con-
junctions, L. 100.
Consonants, L. 3.

Convenir, to be becoming, L. 49, 2.
Coucher (se), to retire, to go to bed, L.
37, 5.

DANS, prep. in, § 142, (2).
Davantage, more, L. 16, note.
Day of month, week, not preceded
by preposition, L. 26, 10.
Degrees of comparison of adjectives,
L. 16; L. 17.

Demain, to-morrow, its place, L. 41,5.
Demander, to ask, its government,
L. 50, 1.

Démettre (se), le bras, etc., to dislo-
cate one's arm, etc., L. 93, 1. To
resign a place, L. 93, 2.
Demonstrative adjective, § 20.
Adjective.
Demonstrative pronoun, § 36.

Pronoun.

See

See

Dépêcher (se), to make haste, L. 40, 7.
Devant, prep. before, § 142, (1).
Devenir, to become, L. 85, 5.
Devoir, to owe, expressing future,
obligation, L. 35, 5.
Dimension, etc., L. 68.

Diphthongs, sounds of, L. 2, p. 19.
Dont, prn. of whom, of which, L.
31, 8.

ELISION, 146. Of article, L. 4, 2;
§ 13, (7). Of pronoun je, L. 4, 5.
Of preposition de, L. 6, 3. Of ne,
L. 7, 3. Of pronouns le, la, L.
9, 2.

- Éloigner (s'), go from, to leave, L.
39, 6.

Emparer,), to seize, to lay hold of,
L. 93, 3.
Empêcher, (s'), to help, to prevent
one's self, L. 93, 4.

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Emporter, Emmener, to take away,
L. 44, 6.

En, pronoun, § 39, (17); § 95, (5);
§ 110; § 103, (1); § 104; L.
15, 7; L. 22, 3. Before a past
participle, § 135, (7); L. 42, 11,
12. Used instead of possessive
adjective, § 95, (5); L. 96, 1, 2.
En, prep. § 142, (2); L. 34, 5, 6, 7.
Encore, more, etc., L. 17, 3.
Endormir (s'), to fall asleep, L. 39, 5.
Ennuyer, to weary, L. 38, 4. S'en-

nuyer, to become weary, L. 38, 5.
Entendre parler, to hear about, of, L
35, 7.

Entendre, to understand, L. 96, 3.
Se faire entendre, to make one's
self understood, L. 96, 4. Followed
by another verb, L. 97, 4.
Envoyer chercher, to send for, L.
26, 5.

Épouser, to marry, said only of par-
ties, L. 67, 2.

Essayer, to try on, L. 47, 4.
Est-ce que, prefixed to the verb, §.
98; L. 25.

Etre, conjugation of, § 47, (5)
Number of être after ce, § 116.
Used for aller, to go, L. 43, 5. For
to belong, L. 47, 5; L. 91, 2. Etre
riche de, to be worth, L. 49, 5.
Etre en retard, to be late, and
other idioms with être, L. 91, 1.
Y être, to be at home, in, L. 91, 3.
Euphonic t, L. 4, 6.

Éveiller (s'), to awake, L. 39, 5.
Every day, tous les jours, L. 26, 8.
Exercises in composing French,
p. 270.

FACHER (se), to be or become angry,
L. 40, 4.

Faire, before another verb, to cause,
to have, L. 32, 3, 4; L. 97, 4.
Faire faire, to have made, L. 32, 4;
L. 63, 1. Faire raccommoder, to
have mended. Faire la cuisine,
faire cuire, to cook. Faire bouillir,
to boil, L. 63, 1.
Faire peur, to
frighten; faire attention, to pay
attention; faire tort, to, injure;
faire du mal, to hurt, L. 63, 3.

used unipersonally, in speak-
ing of the weather, L, 33, 5.
Falloir, to be necessary, L. 48.
Feminine terminations, § 6, (2), (3).
Feu, adj., late, § 84, (1).

Future absolute, § 45, (2). Use of,
§ 124. Formation of, § 61; L. 60,
1, 2, 3. Irregularities of, L. 61,
1, 2, 3, 4. Future anterior, § 45,
(2), 8. Use of, § 124. Forma-
tion of, L. 60, 4. Future used in
French where the present is used
in English, L. 61, 5.

GENDER, § 4. By the meaning, § 5.
By the termination, § 6.
Gêner, to incommode, trouble, etc., L.
83, 5. Se gêner, to constrain or
trouble one's self, L. 83, 5.
Gens, people, L. 95, 2, 3, 4.
Government. See Regimen.
Gré, will.
L. 88, 5.
Guère (ne), but little, L. 17, 5.

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Le, meaning so, it, etc., L. 46, 4, 5.
Le mien, mine, etc., L. 9, 6; L. 12, 6.
Lequel, etc., which, L. 18, 6; L. 31, 7.

Bon gré, mal gré, etc. Lever, (se), to rise, L. 37, 6.

HATER (se), to hasten, L. 40, 7.
Hier, yesterday, its place, L. 41, 5.
Hour of the day, L. 20; L. 92.

IMPERATIVE mode, § 45, 3d, (4). Use

of 126. Terminations of, L.
70, 1. Irregularities, L. 70, 3, 4.
Two imperatives coming together,
§ 100, (6). Imperative followed
by a verb, L. 71, 1.
Imperfect of indicative, § 45, (2), 2d.
Use of, § 119; L. 53. Formation
and terminations, L. 53. Irregu-
larities, L. 54.

Imperfect of subjunctive, § 45, (5),
2. Use of, L. 75. Terminations
of, L. 75, 1, 2, 3. Formation of,
L. 75, 4. Irregularities, L. 75, 5.
Importer, n'importe, no matter;
qu'importe? what matters it? L.
94, 1, 2.

In, dans, en, à, L. 34, 5, 6.
Indicative mode, § 45, 1st, (2.)
Indicative present, § 45, (2), 1. Use

of, § 118. Terminations, L. 23, 5.
Infinitive mode, § 45, 5th, (6). Use
of, § 128. Important rules, § 128,
(4), (5). Verb preceded by an-
other, put in infinitive, L. 21, 2.
In order to, pour, L. 28, 8.
Inquiéter (s'), to be uneasy, L. 93, 5.
Interjections, § 74.

Interrogative form of verbs, L. 23,
9; L. 25, 1; § 98, (5), (6).
Interrogative sentences, form of, L.
6, 4; § 76, (4), (5); L. 25, 1; L.
56, 1.

L'un, l'autre, one another, § 41, (10).
L'un et l'autre, both, § 41, (11): L.
19, 3.

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Mal, sore, pain, etc., L. 66. Mal de
dents, toothache, mal de tête,
headache, L. 66.

Marcher, to walk, L. 36, 6.
Marier, to marry, to perform the
ceremony, L. 67, 2. Se marier, to
get married, L. 67, 2. Être marié,
to be married, L. 67,2. See Épouser.
Measure, weight, price by, L. 68, 3.
Même, same, even, etc., § 30, (5);
§ 97, (2).

Mener, porter, to take, to carry, L.
44, 6.

Mettre, to put on, L. 32, 1. Mettre
le couvert, to lay the cloth, L. 32, 1.
Mettre à même, to enable; mettre
pied à terre, to alight; mettre à
la porte, to turn out of doors; met-
tre au fait, to acquaint, etc., L.
69, 1. Se mettre, to dress one's
self, to sit down, L. 69, 2.
Mettre à l'heure, to set a watch, L
92, 2.

Midi, minuit, noon, midnight, L. 20, 2.
Modes, § 45. Indicative, § 45, 1st,

(2). Conditional, § 45, 2d, (3).
Imperative, § 45, 3d, (4). Sub-
junctive, § 45, 4th, (5). Infinitive,
$45, 5th, (6). Participle, § 45,
6th, (7).

Moi, toi, etc., used instead of nomi-
native pronouns, L. 17, 6.

Mon, ma, poss. adj., agree with ob-
ject possessed, L. 9, 3, 4.
Monde, world, people, L. 95, 1. Tout
le monde, every body, L. 95.
Monsieur, used before names of kin-
dred, L. 24, note. Before titles,
L. 29, 6. Plural of, L. 29, 7.
Month, day of, L. 19, 6; L. 26, 10.
Must, falloir, etc., L. 48; § 62.

NAÎTRE, to be born, Je suis né, I was
born, L. 43, note.
Nasal sounds, p. 21.

Place of, L. 7,

Ne, negative, § 138.
1. Ne-que, only, L. 19, 2. Ne,
idiomatic, § 127, 3; § 138, (4),
(5); L. 72, 9. Ne-plus, no-
more, L. 17, 4. Ne-guère, L.

17, 5.

Ni, neither, nor, L. 7, 4. Article

used or not after ni, L. 8, 3, 4.

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Nouveau, nouvel, new, L. 13, 6.
Nu, bare, adj. § 84, (2).
Nul, no, § 30, (7).

Nulle part, no where, L. 25, 8.
Number, § 1, (5). See Different
Parts of Speech.

Number. See Numeral Adjectives.
Ordinal adverbs of number, § 29.
Numeral collective nouns, § 27.
Numerals, fractions, § 28.
ON, one, people, they, § 41, (4), (5)
§ 113; L. 35, 1, 2.
Onze, eleven, etc., article not elided
Ordinal numbers, § 22, (3), (5). Not

before, L. 19, 7.

used after names of sovereigns or
for days of the month, L. 30, 3;
§ 26, (1), (3).

Oter, to take off, to take away, L
32, 2.

Ni l'un, ni l'autre, neither, L. 84, 4, 5. Ou, or, agreement of verb with nouns

N'importe, no matter, L. 94, 1.
Negative sentence, L. 7.

Negative, second, suppressed after
certain verbs, § 138, (2).
N'est-ce pas ? Is it not? L. 94, 3.
Neuter verbs, § 43, (5). Their aux-
iliary, L. 43; § 46.
Nominative. See Subject.

Non, no, Je dis que non, I say no,
L. 82, 3.

Notre, votre, our, your, etc., L. 9, 5.

Le nôtre, ours, L. 9, 6.
Noun, §3. Proper, § 3,(3). Common,

§ 3, (4). Collective, § 3, (5), (6),
Compound, § 3, (7). Taken in a
partitive sense, § 13, (10); § 78,
(1), (2); L. 6, 1; L. 29, 8. Taken
in a general sense, § 77, (1), (2);
L. 8, 2. Gender by the meaning,

5. By the termination, § 6.
Plural of, 8; L. 11. Plural of
compound, § 9; L. 59. Syntax
of, 76. Place of subject in
affirmative and negative sentences,
§ 76, (1), (2). In interjected sen-
tences, $ 76, (3). In interrogative
sentences, § 76, (4), (5); L. 6, 4;
L. 56, 1. Place of regimen, § 76,
(6), (7), (8), (9); L. 56, 2, 3. Re-
spective places of possessor and
object possessed, § 76, (10); L. 5,
3. Of object and its substance,
S76, (11); L. 5, 4; L. 59, 6. Of
object and its use, § 76, (12), (13),
(14); L. 59, 7.

connected by, L. 84, 2, 3.

Oui, yes, Je dis que oui, I say yes, L.
82, 3.

PARADIGMS of auxiliary verbs, § 47.

For others, see Conjugations.
Par où? which way? L. 44, 5.
Participle, past, § 45, 6th, (7).

Without an auxiliary, § 66, (3);
L. 42, 10; L. 98, 1. Accom
panied by être, § 134, (2); L. 42,
6; L. 98, 3. In reflective verbs,
§ 135, (1), (2); L. 45, 2; L. 98,
6; L. 99, 4. In neuter verbs,
L. 98, 3. Accompanied by avoir,
§ 134, (3); L. 42, 5; L. 98, 4.
Never agrees with indirect regi-
men, L. 42, 9. Neuter verbs with
avoir, § 135, (6); L. 99, 2.
unipersonal verbs, L. 45, 6; L.
99, 3. Never agrees with en, § 135,
(7); L. 42, 11, 12; L. 99, 8. Fol-
lowed by an infinitive, § 135, (3);
L. 98, 7; L. 99, 5. Of passive
verbs, L. 46; L. 98, 2. Fait always
invariable before an infinitive, L.
63, 2; L. 99, 7. After le peu,
§ 135, (8).

Of

present § 64; L. 97.
Partitive sense, nouns taken in, L. 6,
1; 13,(10); § 78, (1), (2); L. 29,8.
Pas, point, not, difference, § 138, (1).
Place of, L. 7, 1, 2. Omitted when
a second negative occurs, § 138,
(3); L. 7, 4. Omitted after cer-
tain verbs, § 138, (2).

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Past definite, § 45, (2), 3. Use of
§ 120; L. 51. Its terminations
and irregularities, L. 52.
Past indefinite, § 45, (2), 4. Use of,
§ 121; L. 41.

Past of subjunctive, § 45, (5), 3.
Payer, to pay, its government, L. 50.
Personne, no body, § 41, (6); L. 7, 7.
Persons, 31, (3.)

Place, of subject, L. 56, 1, respective
place of noun, direct and indirect
regimen, L. 56, 1, 2, 3; § 76,(7),
(8), (9). In interjected sentences,
$76, (3). Of noun in interrogative
sentences, § 76, (4), (5); L. 56, 1;
L. 6, 4. Of adjective, L. 8, 5; L.
15; 85; § 86. Of pronoun
subject or nominative, § 98.
regimen pronoun, L. 9, 1; L. 27;
L. 28; 101; § 102. Place of
en and y, § 104; L. 57. Of adverb,
§ 136; L. 34; L. 41, 4, 5. Of verb,
$144.

Of

Plaire (se), to take pleasure in, L. 40.
Used unipersonally, comme il vous
plaira, as you please, L. 89, 3.
Pleuvoir, to rain, L. 33, 3.
Pluperfect of indicative, § 45, (2), 6.
Use of, 123; L. 55, 4.

of subjunctive, § 45, (5),

Of com-

Nouns
Nouns
Plural

4; L. 75, 6.
Plural of nouns, § 8; L. 11.
pound nouns, §9; L. 59.
having no plural, § 10.
having no singular, § 11.
of adjectives, § 17; L. 14, 3. Moral
or physical properties of man,
single in the individual, not put in
the plural, L. 66, 5.

Plus de, more than, before a number,
L. 20, 7.

Plusieurs, several, § 30, (9); L. 18, 7.
Pour, in order to, L. 28, 8.

Porter, to carry, to wear, L. 23, 10;
L. 44, 6. Se porter, to be, to do,
L. 36, 3.
Preposition, § 71. Table of princi-
pal, 72. Regimen or govern-
ment of, § 130. Governing with-
out another preposition, § 139.

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By means of de, § 139, 2. By d,
§ 139, 3. Rules on goverment of,
$140. Repetition of, § 141.
Observations on, § 142.

Present tense, used in French, where
past used in English, L. 57, 2.
Promener (se), to walk, ride, etc., for
pleasure or health, L. 36, 5.
Prendre, to take, its government, L.
50, 1.

Prendre garde, to take care; prendre
le deuil, to go into mourning;
prendre la peine, to take the trou-
ble; prendre les devants, to go be-
fore; prendre un parti, to take a
resolution; prendre du thé, du
café, to take tea, coffee, L. 71, 3.
Prendre le thé, to take one's tea,
L. 71, note.

Pronouns, § 31. Personal, § 32. Re-
marks on, § 33. Use of moi, toi,
instead of subject or nominative
pronouns, § 33, (8), etc. Use of re-
flective, L. 37. Reflective pro-
noun se, § 33, (12), (13). Soi,
(14). Possessive pronouns, § 34;
L. 9. Remarks on, § 35. Demon-
strative pronouns, §36; L. 9. Re-
marks on, § 37. Ce, demonstra-
tive pronoun, § 37, (6); § 108;
§ 116; L. 81. Used for he, she,
L. 82. Celur, celle, celui-ci, celle-ci,
§ 20; L. 10. Ceci, cela, L. 10, 6.
Relative pronouns, § 38; L. 31.
Remarks on, § 39. En, § 39,
(17); § 95, (5); § 110; § 103,
(1). Place of En, § 104. Y
$39, (18); § 103 (2); Place of
y, S 104; 111. Dont, L. 31, 8.
Syntax of pronouns, § 98. Place
of subject or nominative, § 98.
Repetition of, § 99; L. 87. Place
of regimen pronouns, § 100;
L. 9, 1; L. 27. Respective place
of regimen pronouns, § 101; L.

28.

Rule on this subject, § 102.
Repetition of regimen pronoun,
§ 105; L. 27, 7. Rules on pos-
sessive pronouns, § 106. On
demonstrative pronouns, § 107.
On relative pronouns, § 109.

QUE, rel. prn., § 109. Never sup-

pressed, L. 19, 1; L. 31, 3. Que,
interrogative, L. 18, 5; L. 31, 5.
Que, conj., never suppressed, L. 19,
1. Que, idiomatic, L. 82, 3.

Quel, which, what, § 30, (10); § 109;
L. 18, 4.

Quelque, § 30, (12); § 97; L. 18,
7; L. 88.
Quel-que, quelque-que, govern
the subjunctive, L. 88, 3.
Quelque chose, something, anything,
L. 7, 6. Require de before an
adjective, L. 18, 3. Not used in
negative sentences, L. 7, 6.
Quelque part, somewhere, anywhere,
L. 25, 8.

Quelqu'un, § 41, 7; L. 7, 6.
Qu'est-ce que, used idiomatically for
what? L. 82, 2.

Quiconque, whoever, § 41, (9).

L. 80. Important rules on regi
men, § 92; § 133; § 140; L. 80, 5.
Regimen of prendre, to take; voler,

to steal; acheter, to buy; deman-
der, to ask; payer, to pay, L. 50, 1.
Réjouir (se), to rejoice, L. 40, 5.
Remettre, to set a dislocated bone,
etc., L. 93, examples.
Repetition of demonstrative adjec-
tives, 93. Of possessive adjec-
tives, § 21, (4). Of articles, § 80,
L. 6, 5; L. 86. Of subject or
nominative pronouns, § 99; L.
87. Of regimen or objective pro-
nouns, § 105; L. 87. Of adverbs,
§ 137. Of prepositions, § 141.

Quitter, to leave, abandon, etc., L. Rester, used unip., to remain, to have

86, 3.

Quoi, what, L. 31, 6.

Qui, who, whom, used absolutely,
§ 39, (5).

Rappeler (se), to remember, recollect,
L. 37, 2.

Reading Lessons, p. 474.

left, L. 85, 4.

Reste de, left, L. 85, 4.

Retarder, to lose, to put back, said of
watches, etc., L. 92, 1.

SAVOIR, to know, and connaître, to
be acquainted with, L. 30, 5.

Recevoir des nouvelles, to hear from, Seoir, to suit, become, L. 47, 3. Used

L. 35, 6.

Reflective verb, § 43, (6). Conju-

Often

gation of, § 56; L. 36.
used in French for the English
passive, L. 36, 2. Its auxiliary is
être, L. 45; § 46. Its participle,
§ 135; L. 45; L. 98, 5; L. 99, 4.
Regarder, to concern, L. 94, 5.
Remercier, to thank, Je vous remer-
cie, equivalent to a refusal, L. 89, 2.
Résumé of rules on participle past,
L. 98; L. 99.

Rien, nothing, etc., L. 7, 7; L. 18, 3.
Régime, regimen or object, § 2.
Direct, § 2, (2); § 42, (4); L. 56,
2, 3; 76. Indirect, § 2, (3);
§ 42, (5); L. 56, 2, 3; § 76.
Regimen or government of adjec-
tives, 87; L. 79. After être
unipersonal, 87, (4); L. 79, 3.
Adjective followed by de, § 88.
By d, 89. By different preposi-
tions in both languages, § 90.
Regimen of verbs, § 129; L. 21, 4;
L. 50; L. 76, 77, 78. Verbs fol-
lowed by no preposition, § 130; L.
76, 1. By d, § 131. By de, § 132;
L. 21, 4; L. 77. By a preposi-
tion in French and by none in
in English, L. 78, 1, 2. By a
different prep. in both, L. 78, 3.
Regimen of prepositions, § 139;

unipersonally, L. 49, 1.

Servir (se), to use, L. 39, 2. Servir,

to help at table, L. 89, 1.

S'il vous plaît, if you please, L. 89, 3.
Si, conj., § 125, (3). Should not pre-

cede conditional mode, L. 62, 6.
Souvenir (se), to remember, recollect,
L. 37, 2.

So, rendered by le, L. 46, 4.
Speech, parts of, § 1, (1).
Stem of a verb, L. 23.
Subject or nominative, § 2,(1); § 42,
(2). Verb having several sub-
jects in different persons, L. 83, 2.
Agreement of verbs with subjects,
L. 83, 1; L. 84; § 114; § 115.
Subjunctive mode, § 45, 4th, (5).

Use of, 127; § 143; L. 72, 8, 9,
10. Present of, § 45, (5), 1. Ter-
minations of, L. 72. Subjunctive
used after verbs expressing con-
sent, command, etc., followed by
que, L. 72, 8. After several uni-
personal verbs followed by que, L.
73, 1. After certain conjunctions,
§ 143; L. 73, 4. After croire, espé-
rer, etc., interrogative or negative,
L. 74, 2. After another verb, un-
certain, and preceded by relative
pronoun or a superlative, L. 74, 3,
4. Past of subjunctive, L. 72, 7.
Substantive. See Noun.

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