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CONDUIRE, CONSTRUIRE, CUIRE, LUIRE, CRIRE. 43<br />
(c) 1. Y voyez-vous encore? 2. Ou est-ce que Christophe Colomb vit le<br />
jour? 3. Voulez-vous me faire voir les gravures de cet ouvrage? 4. Pourquoi<br />
ne faut-il jamais s'asseoir dans des endroits humides?<br />
(d) 1. The king was seated on his throne. 2. I shall not sit down here,<br />
the grass is too wet, it has heen raining the whole night. 3. Have you<br />
ever seen such a sight? It is worth seeing. 4. The foundations of<br />
(a)<br />
(b)<br />
this edifice are laid on the rock. 5. I saw it with (of) my own eyes.<br />
6. Now then, Tom! sit down here on this stool and keep quiet! 7. See<br />
whether that coat fits you. 8. We shall show you all the sights<br />
of the<br />
town. 9. Let me see that picture. 10. These ladies have not called on<br />
each other for a long time. 11. His intellectual faculties are decaying.<br />
12. Please to take a seat. 13. I should like to see you in my place.<br />
14. When was Peter the Great born? 15. I really must call on my<br />
friend Alfred to congratulate him on his success. 16. Shall I see you<br />
to-morrow? 17. He will provide for our wants. 18. That remains to<br />
be seen! 19. She sat down near me and related all (tout ce qu') she<br />
had seen. 20. We caught a glimpse of Mont Blanc through the clouds.<br />
XXXVIII 6<br />
IY e<br />
Conjugatson.<br />
legon: Conduire, construire, cuire, luire, crire.<br />
98. I. A.<br />
II Be conduit mal envers moi. He behaves badly to me.<br />
Tout ce qui reluit n'est pas or. All is not gold that glitters.<br />
Je suis en age de me conduire. / am old enough to le my own master.<br />
Comment e"crit-on ce mot? How do you spell this word?<br />
H a bien conduit sa barque. He has well feathered his nest.<br />
Cuiredupain (unoeuf; delabrique). To bake bread (to boil an egg; to burn<br />
bricks}.<br />
II lui en cuira. He will smart (pay) for it.<br />
Les yeux me cuisent ( 201. Obs.). My eyes smart.<br />
Tropparler nuit, trop gratter cuit. The least said,<br />
the soonest mended.<br />
1. Ne vous laissez pas stduire par les apparences. Vous avez raison,<br />
car tout ce qui reluit n'est pas or. 2. Avez-vous souscrit a cette revue?<br />
Oui, j'y ai souscrit pour six mois. 3. Quel ouvrage traduisez-vous<br />
de Pallemand en anglais ? Nous traduisons a present Guillaume Tell<br />
par Schiller, et bientot nous traduirons 1'Iphigenie de Goethe. 4. Comment<br />
ces enfants se conduisent-ils? A quelques exceptions pres, ils<br />
se conduisent tres mal. 5. Quelle fut Tissue de la lutte entre Borne et