The French reading room
One sentence of «La Dernière Classe»
Tout de même, il eut le courage de nous faire la classe jusqu’au bout.
All the same, he had the courage to keep the class going to the very end.
Where it stands
The sentences either side of it, each with its own page.
After writing, we had our history lesson; then the little ones all sang their ba be bi bo bu together.
Over there, at the back of the room, old Hauser had put on his spectacles and, holding his primer in both hands, he was spelling out the letters with them.
Every word in it
| As printed | Dictionary form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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… |
| même | même | same; even (adj./adv.); tout de même — all the same; en même temps — at the same time; à même — straight from |
| il | il | he; it (il, ils — they) (pron.); il y a — there is; il faut — one must |
| eut | avoir | to have (v.); il y a — there is, there are; avoir beau + inf. — to do in vain; avoir peur — to be afraid |
| le | le | the (le, la, l’, les); him, her, it, them — as an object (art./pron.) |
| courage | courage | courage (n., m.) |
| nous | nous | us, to us (pron.) |
| faire | faire | to do, make (v.); faire + inf. — to have (something) done; il se fit — there came; faire le mort — to play dead; se faire à — to get used to |
| classe | classe | class, lesson; classroom (n., f.); faire la classe — to teach |
| jusqu | jusque | as far as, until, up to (prep.); jusqu’à — right up to; jusqu’au bout — to the very end; jusqu’où — how far |
| au | au | to the, at the, in the (à + le) (contr.); au secours ! — help! |
| bout | bout | end (n., m.); au bout de — at the end of, after; venir à bout de — to manage; jusqu’au bout — to the very end |
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.