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