The complete French class-book; or, Grammatical and idiomatical French manual1853 |
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... give any explanation that may be required concerning the use of the book to those who , without being masters of the language , superintend the French studies of pupils under their charge in other branches . the language they are ...
... give any explanation that may be required concerning the use of the book to those who , without being masters of the language , superintend the French studies of pupils under their charge in other branches . the language they are ...
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... give it an acute or slender sound ; as , bonté , goodness ; charmé , delighted ; porté , carried ; & c . The acute accent is always placed over the past partic . of the verbs of the first conjugation . ( 222 ) 7. The grave accent ...
... give it an acute or slender sound ; as , bonté , goodness ; charmé , delighted ; porté , carried ; & c . The acute accent is always placed over the past partic . of the verbs of the first conjugation . ( 222 ) 7. The grave accent ...
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... gives , however , a false notion of the nature of the French h aspirée , the breathing being very slight . This letter merely prevents the elision of the e , or the union of the preceding consonant , as in the following examples : - h ...
... gives , however , a false notion of the nature of the French h aspirée , the breathing being very slight . This letter merely prevents the elision of the e , or the union of the preceding consonant , as in the following examples : - h ...
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... Give him some bread and wine . ( 39 ) He is not hungry . It is impossible . Do you study syntax ? Listen to this symphony . His bread is not good . We shall fight for the nation . Let us not be long . He had a brown great - coat . Let ...
... Give him some bread and wine . ( 39 ) He is not hungry . It is impossible . Do you study syntax ? Listen to this symphony . His bread is not good . We shall fight for the nation . Let us not be long . He had a brown great - coat . Let ...
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... Give me my clothes . I do not like that green waistcoat . Your shoemaker has just sent new boots and shoes . Do you wear spectacles ? Do you like jewels ? Who made that great - coat ? Have you a watch ? How much have you in your pocket ...
... Give me my clothes . I do not like that green waistcoat . Your shoemaker has just sent new boots and shoes . Do you wear spectacles ? Do you like jewels ? Who made that great - coat ? Have you a watch ? How much have you in your pocket ...
Common terms and phrases
according adjective adverbs agrees Aimez-vous appears apples Avez-vous become before begin book bread bring brother brothers called carry cheval compound country derivatives English Est-ce Etes-vous Exercise express expressed father fin-is first followed following follows found French French language frequently friends generally give given Glasgow going good great Have you homme horse house INFINITIVE j'ai king know language last lesson letter letters little make masc master meaning means money name neither never noun o'clock object one's parler participle past past def père personne placed plural port-é preceded precedes preposition pres PRESENT pretty pron pronouns punish pupil read rec-evais require same seen sentence sing sister sometimes sound sounded speak speaking spoken subj subject Subjunctive substantif take tenses things think third thou three time town TRADUCTION ET LECTURE uncle used vend-e verb vowel words write year young
Popular passages
Page 423 - No traveller returns, puzzles the will, And makes us rather bear those ills we have Than fly to others that we know not of? Thus conscience does make cowards of us all, And thus the native hue of resolution Is sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought, And enterprises of great pith and moment With this regard their currents turn awry And lose the name of action.
Page 422 - So farewell hope, and with hope farewell fear, Farewell remorse : all good to me is lost ; Evil, be thou my good : by thee at least Divided empire with heaven's King I hold, By thee, and more than half perhaps will reign ; As man ere long and this new world shall know.
Page 423 - The oppressor's wrong, the proud man's contumely, The pangs of despis'd love, the law's delay, The insolence of office, and the spurns That patient merit of the unworthy takes, When he himself might his quietus make With a bare bodkin...
Page 36 - A ces mots le corbeau ne se sent pas de joie ; Et, pour montrer sa belle voix, II ouvre un large bec, laisse tomber sa proie. Le renard s'en saisit, et dit : 'Mon bon monsieur, Apprenez que tout flatteur Vit aux dépens de celui qui l'écoute : Cette leçon vaut bien un fromage, sans doute.
Page 37 - Une grenouille vit un bœuf Qui lui sembla de belle taille. Elle qui n'était pas grosse en tout comme un œuf, Envieuse, s'étend, et s'enfle, et se travaille Pour égaler l'animal en grosseur ; Disant : Regardez bien, ma sœur; Est-ce assez ? Dites-moi; n'y suis-je point encore ? - Nenni. - M'y voici donc ? - Point du tout ! -M'y voilà ? - Vous n'en approchez point.
Page 423 - A sure and safe one, though thy master miss'd it— Mark but my fall, and that that ruin'd me. Cromwell, I charge thee, fling away ambition : By that sin fell the angels...
Page 423 - To die, to sleep; To sleep? perchance to dream. Ay, there's the rub; For in that sleep of death what dreams may come When we have shuffled off this mortal coil, Must give us pause. There's the respect That makes calamity of so long life...
Page 416 - I WAS ever of opinion that the honest man who married and brought up a large family did more service than he who continued single and only talked of population.
Page 423 - Love thyself last: cherish those hearts that hate thee; Corruption wins not more than honesty. Still in thy right hand carry gentle peace To silence envious tongues. Be just, and fear not: Let all the ends thou aim'st at be thy country's, Thy God's, and truth's; then if thou fall'st, O Cromwell, Thou fall'st a blessed martyr!
Page 36 - Hé, bonjour, monsieur du Corbeau Que vous êtes joli! que vous me semblez beau! Sans mentir, si votre ramage Se rapporte à votre plumage, Vous êtes le phénix des hôtes de ces bois.