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