The French reading room
One sentence of «La Dernière Classe»
M. Hamel me regarda sans colère et me dit très doucement :
Monsieur Hamel looked at me without anger and said very gently:
Where it stands
The sentences either side of it, each with its own page.
Eh bien, non !
Well — no!
Every word in it
| As printed | Dictionary form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| M | monsieur | Mr, Monsieur; sir, gentleman (n., m.; pl. messieurs); M. — short for Monsieur; monsieur le marquis — my lord Marquis |
| Hamel | Hamel | Monsieur Hamel, the village schoolmaster (proper name) |
| me | me | me, to me, myself (pron.) |
| regarda | regarder | to look, look at (v.) |
| sans | sans | without (prep.); sans cesse — ceaselessly |
| colère | colère | anger (n., f.); se mettre en colère — to get angry |
| et | et | and (conj.) |
| dit | dire | to say, tell (v.); on aurait dit — you would have said; se dire — to say to oneself |
| très | très | very (adv.) |
| doucement | doucement | gently, softly (adv.) |
Read «La Dernière Classe» in the room Every word glossed where it stands, the English a tap away. The whole tale is free and asks for no account.