The French reading room
One sentence of «La Dernière Classe»
J’enjambai le banc et je m’assis tout de suite à mon pupitre.
I stepped over the bench and sat down at my desk straight away.
Where it stands
The sentences either side of it, each with its own page.
Only then, somewhat recovered from my fright, did I notice that our master had on his fine green frock coat, his finely pleated frill and the embroidered black silk skullcap that he wore only on inspection days or prize days.
Du reste, toute la classe avait quelque chose d’extraordinaire et de solennel.
Besides, the whole class had something strange and solemn about it.
Every word in it
| As printed | Dictionary form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| J | je | I (pron.) |
| enjambai | enjamber | to step over, stride over (v.) |
| le | le | the (le, la, l’, les); him, her, it, them — as an object (art./pron.) |
| banc | banc | bench (n., m.) |
| et | et | and (conj.) |
| m | me | me, to me, myself (pron.) |
| assis | asseoir | to seat (v.); s’asseoir — to sit down; faire asseoir, to have (someone) sit; assis — seated, sitting |
| tout | tout | all, every; quite, very (adj./adv.); tout à coup — suddenly; tout de suite — at once; tout à fait — entirely; tout à l’heure — right away |
| de | de | of, from; some, any (prep./partitive art.) — du pain, de l’eau; pas de — no, not any; de… en… — from… to… |
| suite | suite | continuation (n., f.); tout de suite — at once |
| à | à | to, at, in; with (prep.); c’est à… — it belongs to…; à boire — something to drink |
| mon | mon | my (mon, ma, mes) (poss. adj.) |
| pupitre | pupitre | school desk (n., m.) |
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.