The French reading room
One sentence of «La Dernière Classe»
J’entendais M. Hamel qui me parlait :
I heard Monsieur Hamel speaking to me:
Where it stands
The sentences either side of it, each with its own page.
It was my turn to recite.
What would I not have given to be able to say that famous rule for participles all the way through, good and loud, good and clear, without a single mistake! but I got muddled at the very first words, and I stayed standing there, swaying in my bench, my heart heavy, not daring to raise my head.
Every word in it
| As printed | Dictionary form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| J | je | I (pron.) |
| entendais | entendre | to hear (v.) |
| 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) |
| qui | qui | who, which, that (rel./interr. pron.); à qui — to whom, whose; qui… qui — one… another |
| me | me | me, to me, myself (pron.) |
| parlait | parler | to speak, talk (v.) |
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.