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GENRE DES SUBSTANTIFS. 67<br />
butterfly; face; scie, saw;; arpent, acre; peau, skin; plaie, sore; loi, law;<br />
chant, chanson, song; cantique, hymn; turpitude; absence; soc, ploughshare;<br />
naissance, l)irth; carnage; plage, shore; manege, riding -school;<br />
nez, nose; vieillesse , old age, paillasse; compagne; latte, lath; besogne,<br />
work.<br />
(c) verbe, silence, calamite, feuille, rage, clef, action, habitude, culture,<br />
toux (cough), poisson, chaleur, voile, sail; voile, veil; livre, book; livre,<br />
pound; moule, model; moule, mussel; aune, ell; aune, aldertree.<br />
(d) 1. Dear child, said she to her daughter, nothing will be able to separate<br />
me from you. 2. Easter is late this year. 3. The pendulum, invented<br />
by Galileo, was applied by his son to large and to small time pieces.<br />
4. At the top of the monument the imperial eagle displayed its wings.<br />
5. An eagle carried a snake in the air. 6. All honest people will agree<br />
with me. 7. Eemember this salutary advice : In order to know some-<br />
I could not<br />
thing, one must have learnt it. 8. Whatever I told him,<br />
convince him. 9. His works are printed in three volumes. 10. After<br />
the Italian compaign Napoleon III was at the height of his glory.<br />
11. What do you think of a country in which such people are tolerated?<br />
12. A couple of pigeons are not sufficient for a dinner for six persons.<br />
13. Old people are very fond of heat. 14. The first hymns addressed to<br />
(the) divinity were inspired by gratitude. 15. An English steamer cast<br />
anchor in our roadstead this morning. 16. Steam it the most powerful<br />
of propelling powers.<br />
LXI e<br />
Adjectifs.<br />
lec.on: Feminin des Adjectifs. 27 37,<br />
Place des Adjectifs. 172 176<br />
(a) Elle a Tair contente. She seems to be satisfied.<br />
Elle a 1'air reveur. (No agreement.) She has a dreamy air.<br />
(fo)<br />
1. Qui est ce vieux monsieur? C'est une vieille counaissance. 2. La<br />
langue grecque est-elle difficile? Oui, elle est plus difficile que la<br />
langue italienne. 3. Qu'est-ce que c'est que la langue franque? C'est<br />
un jargon mele de fran9ais, d'espagnol et d'italien. 4. La voix de ces<br />
animaux est aigue. 5. La gentiUe petite fille que voila! 6. Quclle est<br />
votre occupation favorite? La lecture; et 1'etude est msfseule<br />
consolatrice. 7. La voix enchanteresse des sirenes etait bien trompeuse.<br />
8. II me prend un eblouissement. Ce ne sera rien, allez vite prendre<br />
un grand verre d'eau fraiche. 9. La fortune lui sourit, Qu'il craignc<br />
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