. 



Al-jo? 

 Ajj-tur 1 

 A-t-il ? 

 A-t-elloP 



/,.(.. ..;..' .' . 



; 



E 



J/ua tar 

 H(U aha f 



I'LUU. AVOIM-UOUI ? 



A -. . root f 



' 



IIa v c t 

 llart you f 



II 



Hart II* jf 



i if tin- ]iro!i,,i;n ., in elided, when that pronoun comes 

 .1 vowel or an h muto, and r< phi. <-.! l.y an apostrophe, M 

 . I have, asabovo [ 140], 



i vo sentences, when th.- th-.! |.,r ..,. mjjularof 



nil-t \vitli ii vowel, uuil is immi-.liiit.-lv I.,;!,, 



ill.'d .;i r lumic [Soot. J l.i- ],]iu-..,| t,o- 



be V.T'II au.l tli.- i.nuinun, uiul joined by two hyphen*, as: 

 A-t-il P Hotter | A-t-elleP Hat the? 



RSUM OF EXAMPLES. 



viuude, vous avoz lo Tlio father lieu the meat, yon have tin 



I'.MIl. 



1,'hoiiim.' H l,< jaiu. 1'iMifiuit a lo The -man h<u (/., l.,v,i.I, (/,. , /n'M )..u 

 s-l, ft uous uvous lo i' the salt, and tea have (h pepper. 



VOCABULARY. 



Avoine, f., ii.if.-i. Madame, Afadum. Qui, who. 



l:l< *- '" '' ' Mademoiselle, ifiat. Sel, m., suit. 



i:.'iu-ln'r. in., butcher. Meuuier, in., miller. Settlement, only. 



at-, r, in., laker. Monsieur, Mr., Sir. Table, f., 



' 'ln-v:il, in., horte. Nou, wo. Tli. . 



Kt - '""' Oui, yet. Viaud.-. f . 



Pain, m., bread. Yin, m., 



n re, M., /.,-,.f/ lt T. Plume, f., . Viuaiurc, ui., vinegar. 



I, 111., (lOttfc. 



N'oti- iin.l remember that the noun livn.-, Look, is masciilinp. l.nt 

 m* livro, (i pound (in weight), and livro, u j.iucc of iiu>iu-y niuiv;i- 

 l.-ui to a fruic, are feiniume. 



ExERcrsi: I . 



To be translated into English. 



1. Qiii n lo pain? 2. Lo boulanger a le pain. 3. A-t-il la 

 farine f t. Oui, Monsieur, il a la farine. 5. Avons-nous la 

 \ iande ? (>. Oui, Monsieur, voua avoz la viando ot le pain. 

 7. Lo inounier a la farine. 8. Le boulun^. r a la furino et le 

 1.1, : . 9. Avons-noua lo livre ot la plume? 10. Oui, Mademoi- 

 selle, vous avoz lo livre et la plume. 11. Le boncher a la 

 viande. 12. Le mounior a la viando et j'ai lo cafe. 13. Avez- 

 voua 1'cau et le sel ? 14. Oui, Monsieur, nous avons 1'eau, le 

 srl. ot 1'avoine.^ 15. Avons-nous lo 11 u- : 1C. Xon, Monsieur, 

 la lillo a lo the, le viuaigro, et le sel. 17. Ai-jo lo viu? 18. 

 Nn, Madame, vous avez seulement le vinaigro et la viando. 

 11*. Avez-voua la table? 20. Oui, Madame, j'ui la table. 



EXERCISE 2. 



To be translated into French. 



1. Have yon the wheat? 2. Yes, Sir, I have the wheat. 

 3. Who has the meat ? 4. The butcher has the meat and the 

 salt. 5. Has he the oats? C. No, Madam, tho horse has the 

 oats. 7. Have we the wheat ? 8. You have tin- wlu-at and tho 

 floor. 9. Who has tho salt ? 10. I have the suit and the meat. 

 11. Have we the vinegar, the tea, and the coffee? 12. No, 

 Sir, the brother has tho vinegar. 13. Who has the horse? 

 1 1. The baker has the .horse. 15. Have we the book and the 

 1" n :- 16. No, Miss, the girl has the pen, and tho miller has 

 Hi.- book. 17. Have you the table, Sir? 18. No, Sir, I have 

 only the book. 19. Who has the table? 20. Wo have the 

 table, the pen, and the book. 



SECTION III.-THE ARTICLE (Continued). 



1. The article le, with the preposition de preceding, must be 

 contracted into du, when it comes before a word in the mascu- 



ij-Tilar, commencing with a consonant or an h aspirated 

 [ 13 (8) (9)], as : 



Du frere, of the brother. I ]) u i Imteau, of the cattle. 



Du heros, of the hen. \ Du chemin, of the way. 



2. Before feminine words, and before masculine words com- 

 menoing with a vowel or an h mute, the article ia not blended 

 with the preposition, as : 



D-l.i .liime, t., of the lady. I De 1'amie. f., of the femaU friend. 



Do 1 argent, in., of the money. | De 1'honneur, m., of the honour. 



3. In French, tho name of the possessor follows the name of 

 the object possessed [ 76 (10)], as : 



La maison du nuMecin, The phytician't home. 

 L'arbre .]ti jardin. The tree of the garden. 



La lettre do la sueur, The sitter't letter. 



4. Tho name of the material of which an object is eempoasd 

 * the name of the object; the two wurd* beta* 

 owmeotod by the preposition de [ 76 (11)], M : 

 L'luiLIt do drap, Tk* Mh ca+t. 



La robe de Mi*. Tin tdk sVM. 



^ La ntODtr* < . Tk gold *~tff% J 



KisUMC OF EXAXI'LKM. 

 Le UllUur a 1'babit ds drap du 7h tofler JMJ (fe rftlrirrfaa'i 



nUdsda, 



You. aves la lettre ds la wear du 



A-t-il lo hvro Jo la dame ? 



Ton kawt the lalur'e MUr'. Ulttr 



(IbUbrs/asslifcrt/feMMl 



m., filter. 



Argout, 



money. 

 Bu, m., ttot 

 Hois, ill., vood. 

 Cbapeau, m., /. u (. 



Center. 



T, in., that- 

 maker. 

 Colon, m., cotton. 



VOCABULAKT. 



Conteaa, m., lmi/. 



..... liathtr. 

 Dame, f.. U4y. 

 Drap, m., dutk. 



. hay. 



Habit, m., coat. 

 .' 



Rob. f.dr... 



.-> ..-. ( . 

 8oie. f.. tt. 



- . .'..' 

 TaUleur, to., UJar. 



Monti*, f.. 

 Or, m., fold. 



EXKBCISK 3. 



To be translated into Englidi. 

 1. Avez-votw la montre d'or? 2. Oui, 



d'or et lo chapcau de soie. 3. Monaieor, ares-rooa 1* 

 Hvn- da tailk-ur? 4. Non, MonHiear, j'ai lo lirre do nx-decis. 

 5. Ont-ils le pain du boulan- ,,nt lo pain du *%*- 



(,'er t-t la furino tin mnmfa r. 7. Avez-voun le porte-crayon 

 >t? 8. Oui, Monsieur, noun avons lo porte-crayon 

 d'argent. 9. Avons-nons 1 avoine du choral? 10. Vooa ares 

 1'avoine et lo foin du choral. 11. Qui a 1' habit do drap du 

 charpentier ? 12. Le cordonuk-r a ! cliapean de aoie da toil- 

 leur. 13. Le tailk-ur a le soulier de cuir du oordonnier. 

 14. Avez-vous la table de b Oui, Monaieur, j'ai la 



table do bois du charpentier. 16. Ont-il* le coutean d'argent? 

 IT. 11s ont le couteau d'argent 18. Le frero du medecin a It, 

 montro d'argent. 19. La soeur du cordonuier a la rob* de 

 soi.-. 120. A- t-ello le soulier de cui: , Madame, die a 



le soulier do satin. 22. Avons-nous lo baa de li ? 23. NOB, 

 Monsieur, vous u\vz L- bas do soio du tailluur. 24. Qui a le ban 

 do cotou ? 25. Lo mc'decin a lo baa de cotou, 26. La '<r^* 

 lo soulier do satin do la sceur du boulauger. 



EXERCISE 4. 



To be translated into French. 



1. Have you tho tailor's book? 2. No, Sir, I hare the 

 physician's watch. 3. Who has tho gold watch ? 4. The lady 

 has the gold watch and the silver pencil-ca*o. 5. Have you 

 tho tailor's shoo ? 6. I have the tailor's cloth shoe. 7. Hare 

 we the wooden table P 8. Yes, Sir, you hare the wooden tahlo 

 9. Have they tho silver knife ? 10. They have the direr knife. 



11. Tho lady has the silver knife and tho gold peneil-oaw. 



12. Has she the satin dress? 13. Tho physician's sister has 

 the satin dress. 14. Who has the wood? 15. The carpenter'* 

 brother has tho wood. 16. Have yon the woollen stockings? 

 17. No, Sir, I have the cotton stockings. 18. Who haa the 

 baker's bread ? 19. We have the baker's bread and the mil- 

 ler's flour. 20. Have we the horse's hay? 21. Yon hare the 

 horse's oats. 22. Have we the tailor's sflk hat ? S3. Yea, 

 Sir, you have tho tailor's silk hat and the sh .vuiakor's leather 

 shoe. 24. Have you the cloth shoe of the physician's auter? 

 25. No, Madam, I have the lady's silk dross. 



LESSONS IN GEOGRAPHY.!. 



EARLY NOTIONS; THE GEOGRAPHY OF THE SCRIPTU&Ea 



THE term Geography is derived from two Greek words, yn, the 

 earth, and ypa<fnj, a description (pronounced ght and jrru'.jA*), 

 and simply means a description of tht arih't ntrfact ; it U there- 

 fore rightly applied to that science which treat* of the natural 

 outline and extent, the political division and constitution, the 

 civil and social condition, and the industrial wealth and popula- 

 tion of tho various countries, kingdoms, and states which hare 

 appeared, or which now exist on the face of the globe. Geogra- 

 phy includes also the description of th* form of the earth, iti 



