LESSONS IN KNOL1 



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R&fflueur do auore, do ol, refiner 



in i/..i" tvj'< r< 



mlr. 



:., 



Bollier, TO., addtr. 

 :cr, m., looi> 



. 



, dytr. 



Tiueruud, m., weaver. 

 'I .nnn-lier, m., cooptr. 

 i 



J. L'HowME. MAN. 



tftor*. 

 Beau-flln, iu., 



i ir, ]>- 

 /.it),, r. 



, ilaughtr-m-l<MF, ttep~ 



l'iw, step- 



Belle-scBur, f., if<r-in-I<w. 

 Mlffttrf, m., jrent-gruiid/utlitfi-. 



Descendant*, pi., dMotn&mb, 

 Knfiuico, f. , childhood. 

 poux, in., epouse, f., consort. 

 Famille, 1.,J 

 Femme, f., iromnn, iri/c. 

 FianTOilles, f. pi., btttvthaL 

 Fianci', m., fiancee, f., butrotJwsd. 



Qendro, m., K>n-\.< 

 Grand-poro, m., grand fatlw. 

 Graud'mere, t., grandmother, 



iiomme, m., young man. 

 Juuue fill--, f.. yottifg H-umuii, girl, 

 Jeunesse, {., youth. 

 Jumcau, m., jumcllo, f., twin. 

 Marraino, f., 

 Mari, m., husband. 

 Naisaance, f., birth. 

 Nourrioe, f., nurati 

 Nouveau n>".ri6, bridegroom. 

 Nouvello, ludrieo, bride. 

 Orph-'liii, m., orpliuline, f., orphan. 

 Parraiu, in., godfuilu,. 

 IVtit-iils, grandson. 

 Petite-fllle, granddawgJitw. 

 Veuf, m., u-idower. 

 Veuve, vfidow. 

 Vieillesse, f., old age. 



SECTION XV. COMPAKISON OF ADJECTIVES, ETC. 



1. Adjectives and adverbs are always compared in French, as 

 they often are in English, by moans of adverbs. 



Plus beau, plus souvent. Handsomer, oftener. 



2. The comparative of equality is expressed by aussi quo, 

 as, or as much as, before an adjective, an adverb, or a pronoun. 



Aussi aimd quo son frire, As muchloved- as kis brother. 



Antant do quo do, as much, or as many as, before a sub- 

 stantive. 



Autant do crayons quo do plumes, As many pencils as pens. 

 Autaut do science que de modestie, As much science as modesty. 



3. The comparative of superiority is expressed by plus que, 

 more tlian, before an adjective, an adverb, or a pronoun. 



II est plus docile que son frere, He is more docile- than his brother. 



Plus de que do, more than, before a noun. 

 Plus de bont(5 que de jugement, More goodness than judgment . 



4. The comparative of inferiority is expressed by pas si ; pas 



moins quo, not so ; not so ; less than, before an adjec- 

 tive, an adverb, or a personal pronoun. 



Vous n'ctes pas si grand quo votre You are not o tall as your sister. 



soeur, 

 II est moins poll que son cousin, He is less polite than his cousin. 



Pas tant de ; pas autant de ; moins de que de, not so much, 

 or so many ; less ; fewer than, before a substantive, a demon- 

 strative, or possessive pronoun. 



n n'a pas tant de courage quo de Ho IMS not so much courage as 



patience, patience. 



II a inoius d'ar^ent que de viande, Ha has less money than meat, 



5. Tout autant que is used for quite as many as ; as much, 

 just as much, or as mam/. 



J'en ai teat autuut que vous, I have quite as many as you. 



EKSUME OF EXAMPLES. 



Avez-vous autant do livres anglais, Have you as many English books as 



Italian book* t 

 I have just at many. 

 de I have as many of theto as of those. 



ceux-ci quo 



que de livres italiona ? 

 J'eu ai tout autnut. 

 J'ai autant de 



ceux-la. 



H est aussi henrenx que vus. 

 Avez-vous plus d'ussiettcs quo do Hare you mor plates than dishes f 



plats? 



J'ai plus de ceux-ci que de ceux-la. I have more of these Hum of thost. 

 Est-il plus complaisant quo ses I* he more obliging than his brothers f 



frvres ? 

 Le Fransais a-t-il moins de legumes Has the Frenchman fever vegetables 



que de fruits ? than fruits t 



II a mains de livres quo do manu- He has fever boots than manuscripts. 



serits. 



Jit is as happy as you. 



II n'a pu autant de ceux-ci quo do 



ceux-la? 

 En a-t-il motai quo votre fr re ? 



n en a tout autant. 



Bleu, -o, blue. 

 in. 



I>rap, m., cloth. 

 Ennemi, m., 

 Elpagnol, - 

 Ectampe, f., 



He kat not a many / thttt a* / 



(MOM. 



Ha* JU UN (of (turn) (Kan yoto 



Infer f 

 H ka* fni( a* Many. 



VOCABULARY. 



Fer, in., t'ron. Manncrft, m., 



Fromage, m., etuett. 

 m., Imtch- 



Itaiieu, -a*, Jlaiiai*. 

 Jardin, m., fanUH. 

 Manteau, m., rlooJe. 



Moda^te, 1, m**,. 



Trea, wr>. 

 Verre, m., glatt. 



EXERCISE 25. 



1. Etes-vons auari coDtent quo rotrc fri-rc ? 2. Je 

 content quo votre fr< K-. .;. Votre pcre a-tril autant de coongB 

 quo do modestio t 4. II a moins de modevtie quo de courage. 

 5. Le librairo a-t-il autant do manngcrita quo d'eotompcB '< 6. 



a plus do celles-ci quo de ceux-la. 7. A-t-il autant d'amut 

 que d'enuemis ? 8. II a plus do ceux-ci quo de ceux-la. 9. A-t-il 

 autant do pain que do fromage ? 10. n a tout autant de celui- 

 ci que de celui-la. 11. Lo marechal a-t-il plus de chcvaux que 

 votro frere ? 1 2. II en a plus quo mon pcre et plus que mon 

 froro. 13. N'avez-vous \ as froid ? 14. Non, Monsieur, je n'ai 

 pas froid, j'ai tres chaua. 15. Avez-vons deux manteaux do 

 drap? 16. J'en ai un do drapet un de velours bleu. 17. N'avei 

 vous pas plus de verres quo d'assiettes ? 18. Nous en avonn 

 davantage.* 19. Lo marechal a-t-il plus do fer que d'acier ? 

 20. II n'a pas autant de celui-ci que do celui-la. 21. II a moin 

 do celui-ci que de celui-la. 22. Les Hollandais ont-ils de beaux 

 jardins P 23. Leurs jardins sont tres beaux. 24. Les jardina 

 des Italiens sont plus beaux que ceux des Espagnols. 



EXERCISE 26. 



1. Are you more attentive than your sister ? 2. I am not so 

 attentive as your brother. 3. Have yon more courage than my 

 brother ? 4. I have quite as much. 5. Has the blacksmith as 

 much money as iron ? (*>. He has moro of the latter than of tho 

 former. (Sect. VHI. 5.) 7. Has he moro modesty than tho 

 Spaniard? 8. He has more. 9. He has more than your friend's 

 sister. 10. Are you not cold, Sir? 11. Xo, Sir, but I am afraid 

 and sleepy. 12. Has tho Dutchman more cheese than the 

 Italian ? 13. He has moro cheeso and more money. 1 1. Have 

 you as much English silk as Italian silk ? 15. I have more of 

 this than of that. 1G. Who has moro friends than the Spaniard? 

 17. Your friend has more. 18. Has tho Spaniard as much of 

 yonr money as of his ? 19. Ho has less of mine than of his. 

 20. Have wo more silk cloaks than cloth cloaks? 21. AVo 

 have more of these than of those. 22. Have you good cloaks? 

 23. Yes, Sir, I have good cloaks, good hats, and good leather 

 shoes. 24. Have you more plates than dishes ? 25. I have not 

 more plates than dishes, but I have more glasses than plates. 

 26. Are you not very cold ? 27. No, Sir, I am neither cold nor 

 warm. 28. Has your carpenter wood ? 29. Yes, Sir, he has 

 wood, money, cheese, and meat. 30. Who has more money than 

 the carpenter ? 31. The Dutchman has more. 32. Who has 

 more engravings than books ? 33. The bookseller has more of 

 these than of those. 34. Are you as attentive as your friend c 

 35. I am more attentive than my friend. 



LESSONS IN ENGLISH. IV. 



PARSING AND COMPOSITION. 



BY parsing is meant the telling of the parts (pars, Latin, a 

 of speech of which a composition consists. Parsing, besides 

 assigning 1 the parts of speech, states tho condition in which 

 the words are, and tho relations in which they stand. In its 

 complete form, parsing cannot bo done until the student is 

 acquainted with the entire grammar. But ho may parse as he 

 goes, and as far as he goes. Viewed in this light, par?i: 

 sort of practical review made by the student of what he has 

 done at each step of his progress. Such a practice, if pursued 

 to the end, leads to a system of complete parsing. And such a 

 practice will greatly conduce to a thorough familiarity with tho 



Datxin/a^a means mor*. It can never bo placed before a noon. 

 It may be used instead of plu at the end of a wntence. 



