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SUFFIXES NOT ALIKE, BUT RELATED TO ONE ANOTHER.

EUR.

IQUE.

NOUNS.

English, AIN, AN, chaplain, American.

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ARY, ordinary, statuary.

ANCY, constancy.

ATE, (SHIP) cardinalate, generalship.
FUL, assiettée, plateful.

EL or AL, hotel, original.
ENCY, incompetency.

Y, academy, agony, melody.

OR, ER, actor, conductor, giver, singer.
IC, Baltic, logic, music.

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French, AIN, IEN, AIRE, AL, EL,-See nouns with same suffixes. ÂTRE,-English, ISH, bleuâtre, bluish.

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IVE, -IF,-See nouns in IVE.

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THE HUMAN BODY-Le Corps Humain.

The skull, le crâne.

The whiskers, les favoris.

The cheek, la joue.
The ear, l'oreille, f.

The nostrils, les narines.

The lips, les lèvres, ƒ.
The gum, la gencive.
The tongue, la langue.
The chin, le menton.
The neck, le cou.
The throat, la gorge.
The shoulder, l'épaule, ƒ.

The thumb, le pouce.
The wrist, le poignet.
The fist, le poing.
The nail, l'ongle, m.

The breast, la poitrine.

The rib, la côte.
The back, le dos.

The loins, les reins, m.
The leg, la jambe.
The ankle, la cheville.
The toes, les doigts du pied.
The skin, la peau.

The flesh, la chair.

The heart, le cœur.
The lungs, les poumons.

The liver, le foie.
The vein, la veine.
The artery, l'artère.
The nerve, le nerf.
The blood, le sang.

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A cap, un bonnet.

A cuff, une manchette.

A muff, un manchon.
A fur cloak, une pelisse.

An ear-ring, une boucle d'oreille. Mittens, des mitaines.

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The prime of life, la fleur de l'âge. Death, la mort.

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REMARK.-The student is now supposed to be sufficiently well acquainted with the verbs in Part I. not to need them to be pointed out to him. If all the verbs have not yet been learned, refer to the list of Irregular Verbs, p. 166.

The indefinite pronoun on, one, people, we, you, they, etc., is always the subject of a verb in the third person singular, though it conveys generally the idea of plurality. On is very frequently used in French, but it applies to persons only. It enables the French to make use of the active voice, which they prefer to the passive. On has no exact equivalent in English.

One always seeks for happiness, or, ]

People always seek for happiness, or, On cherche toujours le bonheur. We always seek for happiness.

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My coat has been torn.

It is said that P. is dead.

On étudie bien dans ce collége. On tâchera de vous rendre heureux.

On doit respecter la vieillesse. On chante cette chanson dans mon pays.

On a déchiré mon habit.

On dit que P. est mort.

I am told that you are about to leave On me dit que vous nous quittez.

us.

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On nous a dit qu'elle viendra. On peut être honnête homme, et faire mal des vers.-Molière.

When one is pretty, one is not ig- Quand on (f.) est jolie, on ne

norant of it.

What do they say of me?

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l'ignore pas.

Que dit-on de moi?

Chercher.

Aller chercher.

Envoyer chercher.
Prédire (like dire.
Tâcher, essayer (de).

Subitement.

Ne...plus.

C'est vrai.

EXAMPLES.

Our ancestors lived longer than we do.

Your father is in the prime of life.

I prefer manhood to youth.

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Je préfère l'âge mûr à la jeunesse.

The birth of Jesus Christ was fore- La naissance de Jésus-Christ fut

told.

1 was born in 1848.

I have great respect for old age.

Mrs. T. has grown very old.
She says she will soon die.

I did not know her late husband.

prédite.

Je suis né en 1848.

J'ai un grand respect pour la
vieillesse.

Madame T. a bien vieilli.
Elle dit qu'elle mourra bientôt.
Je n'ai pas connu feu son mari.

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