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Chapître 1 : 

• Page 1
  1. Navire (line 2)- ship
  2. Lentement  (line 9)- slowly
  3. Bord (line 11)- edge
  4. Effet (line 14)- effect, impression, impact
  5. Svelte (line 16)- slender
  6. Depuis (line 18)- since
  7. Lutter avec (line 18)- to fight with
  8. Barque (line 19)- small boat, rowboat
• Page 2
  1. Veuve (line 11)- widowed
  2. Chargement (line 1) – cargo
  3. Armateur (line 1)- owner of ship
  4. Rapport (line 4)- a legal brief, a report
  5. Donc (line 5)- thus
  6. Souffrances (line 8)- suffering, pain, woe, misery
  7. Repose ( line 9)- rest
  8. Boulet ( line 10)- cannon ball
  9. Épéé ( line 11)- blade
  10. Dommage ( line 12)- injury, damage
  11. Mélancolique ( line 12)-  a depressed person
  12. Paraissait ( line 16)- appeared
  13. Consoler ( line 16)- comfort
  14. Mortels (line 16)- deadly, fatal
  15. Comptable (line 23)- accountant
  16. Renseignements (line 24)- information
• Page 3
  1. Surtout ( line 5)-especially
  2. Métier ( line 6)- trade
  3. Haine ( line 11)- hatred
  4. Peine ( line 12)- pains
  5. Plaisir ( line 18)-pleasure
  6. Dernier ( line 21)-final, last in a series
  7. Paquet ( line 22)- package
  8. Tira (line 27)-drew
  9. Autour ( line 27)- around
• Page 4
  1. Autant (line 2)-as much
  2. Juger (line 2)-to judge
  3. Appartenait (line 9)- belonged
  4. Amicalement (line 15)-in a friendly way
  5. Reconnaissant (line 22)-grateful
• Page 5
  1. Doit ( line 1)-owes
  2. D’abord (line 13)-initially
  3. Puis (line 13)-then
  4. Décharger (line 15) – to unload
  5. Épaule (line 18)-shoulder
  6. Larmes (line 25)- tears
  7. Prenant (line 26)- taking

Chapître 2:

 o       Page 7
    o       rendit (line 1)- made to
           o       escalier (line 2)- staircase

o       obscure (line 2)- obscure

o       basse (line 3)- low

o       plafond (line 3)- ceiling

o       parvenue (line 5)- reach

o       vieillard (line 6)- old man

o       inquiet (line 11)- anxious

o       Page 8

o       Tant (line 3)-so much

o       Conte moi (line 4)- tell me

o       Louis (line 8)- Lewis

o       Bénéfices (line 9)- profit

o       Effet (line 10)- effect, impression, impact

o       Manquant (line 13)-lack

o       Renverser (line 13)- to reverse

o       Maqué (line 19)- to lack

o       Partant (line 23)- prepared to join in

o       Page 9

o       Doucement (line 10)- gently, smoothly

o       Tenez (line 6)- hold

o       Vider (line 8)- to empty

o       Bourse (line 11)- purse

o       Chut (line 9)-silence

o       Barbue (line 18)- bearded

o       Drap (line 19)-cloth

o       Tailleur (line 20)- suit, tailcoat

o       Voisin (line 24)- neighboring, neighbor, allied

o       Page 10

o       Lorsque (line 2)-when

o       Retour (line 5)-to return

o       Par hasard (line 5)- accidentally

o       Serrer (line 8) to tighten

o       Rares (line 8)-rare

o       Espère (line 13)-hopes

o       Bientôt (line 13)-soon

o       Bénisse (line 22)-bless

o       Page 11

o       espérance (line 1)-hope

o       amoureux (line 3)- in love

o       désagrément (line 5)- unpleasantness, annoyance

o       positif (line 7)-postive

o       déçu (line  8)-disappointed

o       oeil (line 12)- eye

Thanks, Mayra!

Ch. 14

GENOUX- KNEE  (LINE 2, P.59)
CLAIR- LIGHT, BRIGHT, CLEAR (LINE 17 P.59)
IVRE- DRUNK (LINE 18, P.59)
RÈVERIE- DAYDREAM (LINE 6, P.61)
DESSIN- DRAWING (LINE 19, P.61)
GALERIE- CORRIDOR OR PASSAGE (LINE 22, P.61)
PLANCHER- FLOOR (LINE 23, P.61)
DISPARAÎTRAIT- DISAPPEARED (LINE 25, P. 61)
AUTANT- AS MUCH (LINE 1, P.62)

Thanks, Sarai!

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