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15. encore si . ., 'if only . .'

16. a mon aise: cf. note, p. 55 l. 4.

23. avait le cur gros, 'felt a sinking at the heart,' 'felt sad and oppressed.'

APPENDICES

BY

THE GENERAL EDITORS

APPENDIX I.-WORDS AND PHRASES FOR _VIVA VOCE_ DRILL

II.-QUESTIONNAIRE

III.-SENTENCES ON SYNTAX AND IDIOMS FOR _VIVA VOCE_ PRACTICE

IV.-Pa.s.sAGES FOR TRANSLATION INTO FRENCH

V.-SUJETS DE ReDACTION

I. WORDS AND PHRASES

FOR _VIVA VOCE_ DRILL

_Note_.-This Appendix gives primary and ordinary meaning of words, and therefore does not in every case supply the best term to be used in the translation of the text.

Some words and phrases are intentionally inserted several times.

It is suggested that the phrases should be said in different persons and tenses, to insure variety and practice.

All nouns to be given with definite or indefinite article to show the gender.

_Abbreviation_.-sg. ='something.'

Page WORDS (=3) WORDS (=3) PHRASES (=3)

1 the silk handkerchief the dust comfortable a workshop grateful the factory at that time he was born on August the first to part with sg.

2 the cook (_f_) the strike the news to empty a workman the well to give the finis.h.i.+ng stroke to get into the meshes of the law from that time onward

3 to own, confess to be present at the thunder the collapse nimble the anger with the help of this instrument everybody lives as he likes to lay the blame at some one's door

4 to swear the pain to bleed the heel the sob to dare in an undertone he was scarcely two years older than his brother to frighten some one

5 unceasingly a tear to increase a downpour whole a church there is nothing the matter with me n.o.body takes any notice of him on the whole

6 a goose the mane wild a crew to roar the throat by turns I thought as much there was no one to compare with him

7 the oath henceforward to warn to soften to escape the parrot that broke his heart the more he roared, the more I laughed make him say it

8 to get rid of to chatter the hut a group the depth to move at the end of half-an-hour they were coming in my direction flat on his face

9 to smile the wheelbarrow the trunk, box the departure in future huge as soon as they had gone, we went out I have been here for a week I wonder what they have come to do

10 the umbrella the tail the whistle the crossing the step to wave he was raising himself as high as he could all the same _or_ none the less as one advanced the other retired

11 the bell the river-bank the willow to ford the fog the funnel to go with the stream to be overtaken by a squall to bend double

12 to slip to squeeze the happiness disconsolate to extricate to alleviate closely packed to grope one's way forward you could hear him a mile off

13 damp dirty the shoemaker the drawer to crush to stuff, stop up with all his might on the fourth floor she gave a cry of distress

14 the quay the acme the basket to water, drench to enliven thestove, furnace I have got into the habit of doing it I was ashamed of it in the end he took a dislike to him

15 ugly the pitcher the drop stoneware feverish the reply to shrug one's shoulders it is no good telling him not to do it . .

why do you want us to refuse?

16 the taste the merchant to wear striking surly the landing nor I either what has become of him?

we will make a doctor of him

17 box-wood contemptuous to sn.i.g.g.e.r mouldy faded the book-binder he took an aversion to me it does not smell nice he always does his best

18 the h.o.a.r-frost to whip the window-pane to knit the mesh, st.i.tch the sigh on tiptoe the seventh instant to go marketing 19 a poem to swear the mystery solemn the misfortune to confide by way of answer to double-lock a door he had written in copper-plate handwriting

20 a canto dizziness the neck to dismiss to leap the remainder he never could succeed in doing it there was nothing done but the first four lines how willingly I should have done it!

21 the sheet (of a bed) the rent (of a house) the creditor the chin the silver-plate to borrow I am in a hurry to get there you don't lose much by not knowing him a ring at the bell

22 to tear to mix to succeed to sink the employment to bemire there is only one course open to us until further notice I have got bad news for you

23 to fold previously to enliven thereupon to earn busy she heaved a deep sigh I have acquainted myself with what is going on from what he told me

24 drunkenness pride to welcome to get over the gangway an embrace nor anything at all approaching how small he is!

the word gave him a terrible shock

25 the brain the trade the advice the cheek the barracks the duty he rushed down the staircase four steps at a time in the very same breath he urged him to go that very day

26 the oak to snore the fist to stifle the shop to wake up the walls were whitewashed this is just what I want for the time being

27 the cellar the handful to pour the chatter to clink gla.s.ses to s.h.i.+ne the table has not yet been laid in a trice he is blus.h.i.+ng with pleasure

28 the future the weakness plumed to recount, tell the plane-tree a league what a pity! we were so comfortable!

he is back in England again what else can you expect?

29 grey narrow to build the cross enclose to overlap to run at top speed I have beckoned to him to come they lean towards one another

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