do wrong, I I repent it immediately.-They are now in s'en repentir

England. Virtue is amiable even in an enemy.-You blame

him, and nevertheless you act

in the same manner.-You agir, v.

work better than your sister.-She reads French better and

better.-My cousin has less money and merit.-The less

He will not do it for less.-If you cannot come, at least write to us. He replied plainly to all my questions, and I am much pleased with him.-What he does, he does it de, p.

naturally.—(I will neither) see him nor speak to him.-I Je ne veux ni

(asked for) a glass of wine, and not a glass of water.-Will demander, v.

you come with me? No, for you always travel by night.—

Always speak kindly.-Where did you meet them?—It was

here that I saw your brother for the last time.-It was at

que

Caernarvon where Edward the Second was born, the first naître, v.

que

who bore the title of Prince of Wales.-It was near the Galles, f.

walls of Corunna in Spain, where (or that) the brave

Sir

Chevalier

John Moore was wounded, and died a few hours after.

England will long regret the loss of that great general.

Have you executed my orders? No, sir.-Will your

and see his uncie? No, he will not go. Do you

kaew i jur friend will go to France this year? No; I have

you: it would make you miserable. I dare not mention

it to anybody.—I have seen nobody this day.-Will you

DEF SONNE.

never go to France-Take care that your mother (be

not "nformed of your father's death.—The effect would be apprenure

more dangerous than you think.

That poor man has eaten nothing these two days but a

depuis

crust of bread.-He looks strong. Yes; he is so.-Well a l'air

Hé bien then; why does he not work?-Neither you nor I can boast done; que

of being without defect.-Tell me, madam, have you not

read Shakspeare? Yes, I have, (not only once,) but three non pas une fois,

or four times.-The army was on foot the whole night fut sur

fois.

surprise

crains qu'

(in order) not to be (taken by surprise).—I (am afraid) they afin de will be beaten.-Mr. O. will never succeed; he has no étre battu.

friends. How is your brother? He is

still very ill; he

encore

gets no sleep; he does not eat; he is in great danger.

ADVERBS.

en

D'où? whence?

Par où? through what place? which way?

Oui, yes.

Pas à pas, step by step.

De part et d'autre, on both sides.
Nulle part, nowhere, not anywhere.
A peine, hardly, scarcely.

Péle méle, helter-skelter.

Peut-être, may be, perhaps.
Peu, little.

Peu à peu, by little and little, by degrees.

A peu près,

A peu

de chose près,} almost, nearly so,

Dans peu, in a short time.

thereabouts.

Depuis peu, lately, not long ago, a little while ago.

A pied, on foot.

A pieds nuds, barefoot, barefooted.

Au pis aller, let the worst come to the worst.
De pis en pis, worse and worse.

A pleines mains, largely.

Plus, more, above.

Plus-plus, the more-the more.
Moins-moins, the less-the less.
Au plus, tout au plus, at the most.
De plus en plus, more and more.

A plus forte raison, much rather, much more.

EXERCISE ON THESE ADVERBS.

Did my brothers tell you whence they came?—Which

way are they gone?

imperf.

The hole through which they

(made their escape) was so small, that I do not know how

s'échapper, v.

they could pret. def.

get out.-Do you know your lesson? Yes,

Sir.-I will follow you step by step.-The battle

was

combat, m. pret. def.

kept up se maintenir, v. sides. I cannot find my book anywhere.-There is no going

a long time with an equal advantage on both

On ne peut aller

anywhere in winter.-He speaks so low, that I can hardly

hear what he says.

so closely,
de si près, adv.

The Spaniards pursued them
Espagnol, m.

that they entered the town helter-skelter.—I

shall see you perhaps to-morrow.-He has little money.—If you give me a verb, I will learn it by little and little.—She is as tall as you, or very near.—I heard that your sister will be married in a short time.-Have you heard from your mother lately?—I received a letter from her not long ago.

en

I was on foot, and he was in a coach.-I often pity the plaindre poor little chimney sweepers, who walk barefooted in cheminée, f. ramoneur de, m.

winter. Let the worst come to the worst, we (can but come

back). pas, fut.

revenir sur nos Your brother writes worse and worse.-He is so

charitable, that he gives alms largely.-I shall never more aumóne, f.

complain of it.-Hardly had he sat down than he (began to se plaindre

se mettre à

quarrel) with every body.-I have written three letters, neiquereller

ther more nor less.-You are above twenty years old *.—The

Say, You have more than twenty years, VOUS AVEZ PLUS DE ...

more we are above

au dessus de, p.

others, the more it becomes us to

convenir

be modest and humble.-He studies more than ever.-How

many pounds have you left?—I have six (at the most.)— encore? J'en ai

I shall endeavour to deserve your kindness more and more.

Plutót, sooner.

Point du tout, not at all.

A point nommé, in the very nick of time.
Apropos, to the purpose, suitably, in right time.

Pourquoi? or que ne? why? if the sentence be negative.

De près, near, nearly, narrowly.

Premièrement,

En premier lieu, first, in the first place.

Dès à présent, from this moment.

Presque, almost.

Presque jamais, hardly ever (with a negation).

Presque toujours, most commonly, almost always.

De propos délibéré, on purpose, purposely, deliberately,

intentionally, designedly.

Par derrière, behind, from behind, in the back.

Par dessus le marché, into the bargain.

Par en bas, downward, at bottom.

Par en haut, upward, at top.

Par malice, through ill-nature, out of ill-nature.

Par mégarde, unawares.

Par terre, upon the ground, down.

EXERCISE ON THESE ADVERBS.

My father arrived yesterday sooner than we expected him.

ne

-How do you like that book? Not at all.-You come very

seasonably. He speaks little, but he speaks to the purpose.—