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EDUCATOti. 



Linotte, f., linnet. 



Merle, m., blackbird. 



Oie, f., goose. 



Oiseau de proie, m., bird of prey. 



Paon, m., peacock. 



Passereau, m., sparrow. 



Perdrix, f ., partridge. 



Perroquet, m., parrot. 



Pie, f., magpie. 



14. QUADRUPEDES. QUADRUPEDS. 



Pigeon, m., pigeon. 

 Poule, f., hen. 

 Poulet, in., chiclien. 

 Eoitelet, m., wren. 

 Kossignol, m., nightingale. 

 Rouge-gorge, m., redbreast. 

 Serin, m., canary-bird. 

 Tourterelle, f., turtle-dove. 

 Vautour, m., vulture. 



Agneau, m., lamb. 



Blaireau, m., badger. 



Castor, m., beawer. 



Cerf, in., stag. 



Chamois, m., chamois, irild goat. 



Chevre, f., goat. 



Chevreuil, m., roebuck. 



Ecureuil, m., sgtiirrel. 



Furet, m.,/erre(. 



Herisson', m., hedgehog. 



Lapin, m., rabbit. 



Anguille, f., eel. 

 Baleine, f., whale. 

 Brochet, m., pike. 

 Carpe, f., can'. 

 Chevrette, f., shrimp. 

 Ecrevisse, f., crawfish. 

 Esturgeon, in., sturgeon. 

 Hareng, m., herring. 

 Hareng saur, m., red herring. 

 Homard, m., lobster. 



Lievre, m., hare. 

 Lion, m., lion. 

 Loup, m., wolf. 

 Mule, f., mule. 

 Ours, m., bear. 

 Poulain, m., colt. 

 Peurceau, m., hog, swine. 

 Benard, m., fox. 

 Singe, m., mon7cy. 

 Taupe, f., mole. 

 Tigre, m., tiger. 



15. POISSONS. FISHES. 



Merlan, m., whiting. 

 Morue, f., codfish. 

 Perehe, f., perch. 

 Requiu, m., shark. 

 Saumou, m., salmon. 

 Sole, f., sole. 

 Tanche, f., tench. 

 Tortue, f., turtle. 

 Truite, f. , trout. 

 Turbot, in., (urbot. 



16. INSECTES, ETC. INSECTS, ETC. 



Abeille, f., bee. 

 Araignce, f., spider. 

 Chenille, f., caterpillar. 

 Cigale, f., grasshopper. 

 Couleuvre, f., adder. 

 Cousin, m., gnat. 

 Crapaud, in., loud. 

 Escarbot, m., beetle. 

 JTourrni, f., ant. 

 Grenouille, f., frog. 

 Grillon, m., cricfeet. 

 Gucpe, f., wasp. 



Lizard, m., lizard. 

 Lima9on, m., snail. 

 Mouche, f.,jly. 

 Papillcm, m., butterfly. 

 Puce, f., .flea. 

 Punaise, f., bug. 

 Sangsuc, f., leech. 

 Sauterelle, f., locust. 

 Serpent, in., serpent. 

 Teigne, f., moth. 

 Ver, m., worm. 

 Vipere, f., riper. 



SECTION XIX. THE VERBS AVOIR AND ETRE IN REFER- 

 ENCE TO THE TIME OF DAY, QUANTITY, ETC. 

 1. For the time of the day, the verb etre is used uniper son ally 

 in French, in the same manner as the verb to he is used in 

 English for the same object. The word heure, sing., heures, 

 pi., represents the English expressions o'clock, or time, and must 

 always be expressed. 



Quelle heure est-il ? 

 II e^t une heure, 

 U est dix heures, 



Wliat o'clock (lime) is it ? 



It is one o'clock. 



It is ten, it is ten o'clock. 



2. Midi is used for twelve o'clock in the 'day, and minuit for 

 midnight, or twelve at night. Douze heures is never used except 

 in the sense of twelve hours. 



Est-il midi ? Est-il minuit ? Is it noon f Is it midnight f 



3. Et quart, et demi [ 84 (2)], answers to the English ex- 

 pressions a quarter, half-past, after, etc. 



II est neuf heures et quart, It is o quarter after nine. 



11 est midi et demi, It is half after twelue. 



II est un heure et demie, It is half after one. 



4. Moins un quart, moins vingt minutes, answer to the English 

 expressions a. quarter before, tiventy minutes before, etc. 



II est dix heures moins un quart, It wants a quarter of ten. 

 Ilestneufheuresmoinsdixiniiiutes, It is ten minutes be/ore nine. 



5. The word demi, preceding the word heure, does not vary. 

 Placed after it, it is variable [ 84 (2)]. 



Une demi-heure, Half an hour. 



Une heure et demie, An hour and a half. 



6. The verb avoir is used actively [ 43 (2) (3)] in French in 

 speaking of age, and the word an, year, is always expressed. 

 Quel age avez-vous ? How old ore you? i.e., Wliat age 



have you? 

 J'ai plus da vingt ans. I am more than twenty. 



7. Plus de, moins de, arc used for more than, less than, before 

 a number i 



Avons-nous plus de dix metres de Have we more than ten metres (yards) 

 cette toile de Hollande ? of this holland (linen of Holland). 



Vous en avez moins de six aunes. You hare less than six ells of it. 



RESUME OF EXAMPLES. 



II n'est pas encore deux heures. It is not yet two o'clock. 



Est-il une heure et demie ? Is it half-post one ? 



II est midi et quart ou midi et demi. It is a quarter or half-past twelve, 



II est huit heures moins un quart. It wants a quarter of eight. 



Quel age votre fils a-t-il ? How old is your son ? 



11 n'a que dix-huit ans. He is only eighteen years old. 



Votre beau-ftvre n' a-t-il pas plus Is not your brother-in-law more than 



de dix-neuf ans ? nineteen years old? 



Ma belle sceur n'a pas moins de My sister-in-law is not less iTicwi 



dix-huit ans et demi. eighteen years and a half. 



Est-il plus de dix heures a votre Is it more than ten o'clocfc by yovf 



montre ? watc7i ? 



II n'cst que neuf heures a ma It is only nine by my clock. 



pendule. 



Votre fils est-il plus age que le Is your son older than mine? 



mien ? 



II est plus jeune que le votre. He is younger than yours. 



Age", -e, old. 



Anne, f., ell. 



Beau-fils, son-in-Zaw. 



Beau-frere, brot7ier-in- 

 laic. 



Beau-pore, father-in- 

 law. 



Belle-mere, mother-in- 

 law. 



VOCABULARY. 



Belle-soeur, f., stster-in- 



Cela, that. 

 Ciuquante, ffty, 

 Cousin-gerniain, m., 



/rst-cousiii. 

 Enfant, m., child. 

 Fevrier, m., February. 

 Iiidienne, f., printed i Tard, tate. 



calico. 



EXERCISE 33. 



Jeune, young. 

 Jour, m., day. 

 Maintenant, now. 

 Mars, m., March. 

 Metre, m., yard.* 

 Mois, in., month. 

 Pendule, f., clocfc. 

 Buban, m., ribbon. 



1. Votre beau-frere est-il plus age que le mien ? 2. Le v6tre 

 est plus jeune que le mien. 3. Quel age a votre belle-mere ? 4. 

 EUe a pros de cinquante ans. 5. Quelle heure est-il maintenant ? 

 6. II est six heurcs passees. 7. Etes-vous certain de cela ? 8. 

 Oui, Monsieur, j'en suis certain. 9. Est-il plus de deux heures 

 a votre montro ? 10. II n'est que midi a ma montre ? 11. 

 Avez-vous plus de cinq ans, mon enfant ? 12. Je n'ai pas 

 encore quatre ans. 13. Avez-vous plus de six metres d'indionne? 

 14. J'en ai moins de trois metres. 15. Combien d'aunes de 

 ruban votre beau-pere a-t-il ? 16. II n'a guere de ruban, il n'en 

 a qu'une demi-aune. 17. Est-il midi moins un quart ? 18. II 

 est plus tard, Monsieur ; il est midi et quart. 19. Quel jour du 

 mois avons-nous ? 20. Nous avons le six Octobre. 21. N'est- 

 ce pas le huit Fevrier ? 22. Non, Madame, c'est le huit Mars. 

 23. Combien de jardins a votre cousin-germain ? 24. II n'en a 

 qu'un, mais il est tres-beau. 25. II en a plus de dix. 



EXERCISE 34. 



1. How old is your brother-in-law ? 2. He is fifty years old. 

 3. Is your sister-in-law older than mine ? 4. No, Sir, my sister- 

 in-law is younger than yours. 5. Is your son twenty-five years 

 old ? 6. No, Madam, he is only sixteen. 7. What day of the 

 month is it (have we) to-day ? 8. It is (we have) the eleventh. 



9. Have you the twentieth volume of Chateaubriand's works ? 



10. No, Madam, we have the eleventh. 11. What o'clock is it, 

 Sir? 12. It is only twelve o'clock. 13. Is it not later? 14. 

 It wants a quarter of one. 15. It is a quarter after five. 16. 

 How many yards of this holland (toile de Hollande, f.) have you ? 

 17. I have ten ells and a half. 18. I have six metres of it, and 

 sixteen yards of Italian silk. 19. Is your mother-in-law younger 

 than your father-in-law. 20. She is younger than he. 21. Are 

 you twenty years old ? 22. No, Sir, I am only nineteen and a 

 half. 23. Are you sure (s&r) that it is ten o'clock ? 24. Yes, 

 Madam, I am sure of it. 25. Is it twenty minutes of ten ? 

 26. No, Sir, it is a quarter before twelve (midi). 27. How 

 many houses have you ? 28. I have only one, but my sister-in- 

 law has two. 29. Have you mine (f.) or yours ? 30. I have 

 neither yours nor mine, I have your son-in-law's. 31 . Has your 

 mother-in-law five yards of that printed calico ? 32. She has 

 only two yards of it. 33. What o'clock is it by (d) your watch ? 

 34. It is half-past four by my watch. 35. It is more than seven 

 o'clock by mine (d la mienne). 



* The French metre is exactly 39'371 inches English measure; it is 

 therefore longer than the English yard by about 3} inches, or more 

 accurately 3J? inches. 



