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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1875 edition. Excerpt: ...the impudent mou resister, to resist faible (m. &f.) pour, tccofc, foolish with suit, follows (suivre, tofollow) levant, raising, shrugging l'epaule (f.), the shoulder la compagnie, the company se mit a la fenetre, put ilself ai the window (went to the window) de quoi il etait question, of vshat i t was question (what mas the matter) 4. l'insolent, the insolent fellow la hardiesse, the boldness desobeir, to disobey en refusant, by refusing la verite, the truth; elle-meme, herself le seau, the bucket able) 5. purent, were able (pouvoir, to be retenir, to restrain un eclat de rire, a burst of laughter malgre, inspite of, notwithstanding ne put s'empecher de, could notprevent herself from, could not help honteux, honteuse, ashamed la scene, the scene to correct) se corrigea, corrected herself (corriger, maussade (m. & i. ), cross volontaire (m. & f.), willful 26. Le papillon. 1. le papillon, the butterfly le parterre, theflower-bed appartenait, belonged la giroflee, the stock(flower) presenter, to present le jour de la fete, the birthday 2. apercoit, perceives (apercevoir, to perceive) de cote et d'autre, in one direction and ne..plus que, but, onty another 3. d'abord, atfirst se courber, to sloop down ily) a pas legers, with light steps, (stealthcroyant, believing (croire, to believe) surprendre, to surprise en, 6y it eprouver, to experience a mesure que, in proportion as davantage, more, farther s'arreter, io stop se poser, to alight; pose, -e, alighted l'arbre fruitier (m.), the fruitAree voisin, -e, near parce que, as la couronne, the crown, circlet 4. le bourgeon, the bud s'elancer, to.
