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Storybooks Canada: 40 picture books, easiest first

1303 words, in teaching order

Words 801–900
propre
own; clean; toilet-trained; house-trained; proper, specific, particular; eigen-
Adjective
aiguille
needle; needle (of a compass); hand (of a watch); spire (of a church); point, switch
Noun
paire
a pair; a couple
Noun
aile
wing (of a bird or other flying animal; of poultry; of an aircraft; of a building; of an army; in football and rugby; in politics); fender, wing (of an automobile); side, wing, ala; sail (of a windmill); blade (of a propeller); wings
Noun
au-dessus
above
Adverb
emprunter
to borrow (~ à (“from”)); to take, to follow
Verb
fatiguer
to tire; to wear out, to drain; to make an effort (especially in the negative); to bore, to annoy
Verb
armoire
wardrobe (British), closet (US), a cabinet, taller than it is wide, for storing things.; a very stocky man
Noun
prêter
to lend; to attribute; to lend itself to; to go along with; to borrow; to provide, to give
Verb
dernier
last; latest (most recent); latter (usually preceded by the determiner ce); see: ce dernier
Adjective
jeu
game (activity performed for amusement); play (in a theatre/theater); set (of objects that belong together); manner of handling a gun; play (mechanics: a space between two adjacent parts to allow free movement); a pipe organ stop; a hand of playing cards
Noun
sable
sand; the heraldic colour sable; black
Noun
réparer
to repair, fix, mend
Verb
desserrer
to loosen (knot, belt, etc.); to unclench (teeth); relax (grip); release (brakes); to space out; to ease, relax; to come loose; to slacken
Verb
durant
during, while
Preposition
cour
courtyard,; backyard; court (of law); court; following (of a celebrity etc.); courtship
Noun
poussin
chick (a young chicken); sweetheart, darling (used to address a young boy, or to address a man one is in a romantic relationship with)
Noun
paiement
payment
Noun
suivant
next, following
Adjective
gratter
to scrub; to scrape; to scratch; to itch; to play the guitar
Verb
vol
flight; stealing, theft, robbery
Noun
attraper
to trap (to capture in a trap); to catch (e.g. a ball); to catch (a cold etc.)
Verb
emporter
to take; to win; to take away, to blow away, to carry away; to take away; to get angry; to lose one's temper; to flare up
Verb
apparaître
to appear (become visible); to appear, to seem; to spawn
Verb
retrouver
to find (again); to rediscover; to remember; to recall; to meet; to meet up; to bump into; to go back to, to return to; to find oneself; to end up; to find each other
Verb
tasser
to pile together, to put into a pile; to compress or to pack vertically; (for a person) to shrink, e.g. with age; (for things) to sort itself out with time
Verb
dégager
to free (someone or something); to relieve (a town, army, etc.); to release (funds); to clear (a table, area, nose etc.); to give off, emit, radiate; to draw, bring out (a conclusion, idea etc.); to clear (kicking a ball away from the goal one is defend); to get out of here
Verb
imbécile
imbecile
Noun
forme
shape (geometrical representation); shape (physical appearance); form
Noun
mystérieux
mysterious
Adjective
tandis
during; whilst; while
Preposition
rapprocher
to reapproach, to approach again; to come closer to (physically, as in distance); to bring (something or someone) closer to (physically, as in distance); to bring closer (to unite); to get closer (to)
Verb
enceint
pregnant
Adjective
mois
month; period, menstruation
Noun
timide
shy, timid
Adjective
brave
brave; honest
Adjective
peuple
people (nation, distinct ethnic group); the people, the general population, the common folk
Noun
couverture
blanket; coverage; cover, covering
Noun
bébé
baby
Noun
saut
jump; vault: ellipsis of saut de cheval; rapids (fast section of a river or stream)
Noun
arrière
back; rear; fullback; shooting guard
Noun
âne
donkey, ass; idiot, moron; dunce
Noun
quelques-uns
some, a few
Pronoun
malchance
mischance, misfortune, bad luck
Noun
embarrassant
embarrassing (causing embarrassment)
Adjective
elle-même
herself, itself
Pronoun
accepter
to accept
Verb
différent
different
Adjective
malgré
despite, in spite of; against (one's) will, despite (one's) protest
Preposition
effort
effort
Noun
comporter
to include; to consist of, comprise; to entail (formal, risk), involve; to behave, act
Verb
humain
human; humane
Adjective
souvent
often
Adverb
frustré
frustrated
Adjective
parfois
sometimes
Adverb
obliger
to oblige, to require, to compel, to force; (intransitive) to have to; to help, to aid
Verb
destiner
to destine, to fate, to mean for
Verb
confusion
confusion
Noun
accumuler
to accumulate
Verb
botter
to kick; to please, to like
Verb
honte
shame (feeling); shame (something shameful)
Noun
chuchoter
to whisper; to gossip; to rustle
Verb
noirceur
blackness; black stain or mark; blackness; darkness (quality of being bad or evil); darkness
Noun
écho
echo (a reflected sound that is heard again by its initial observer); rumour
Noun
lover
to coil (a rope or cord), to fake a line; to coil up, wind up; to curl up; to snuggle up to, to snuggle up against
Verb
boule
ball, globe; bowl (in the game of bowls); scoop (for example, of ice cream); bauble; head or face; ball, testicle; tit, breast; butt, bum, ass
Noun
profond
deep; profound; rural, small-town, provincial, heartland; authentic, true
Adjective
agiter
to shake, to wave (to move back and forth); to agitate
Verb
vieux
old
Adjective
étrange
strange (bizarre, odd, abnormal); foreign
Adjective
brin
blade (of grass); sprig, twig; wisp, strand (of hair, fibre etc.); ounce, bit, hint
Noun
espoir
hope; boyfriend; girlfriend; fiancé, future husband; fiancée, future wife
Noun
montrer
to show; to point to; to point out; to display, to demonstrate one's characteristics; to show off; to appear; to seem
Verb
survivre
to survive; to outlive
Verb
parmi
among, amongst; amid, amidst
Preposition
endormir
to put to sleep; to fall asleep
Verb
rêver
to dream
Verb
deuil
bereavement; mourning; mourning (clothes); funeral procession
Noun
embrasser
to hug, embrace (to affectionately wrap one's arms around another); to kiss (to touch with the lips)
Verb
coexister
to coexist
Verb
lentement
slowly
Adverb
installer
to install; to place; to settle
Verb
chanson
song
Noun
riche
rich (possessing wealth); rich (abundant); rich (fatty or sweet); rich (vivid)
Adjective
hutte
hut (shelter)
Noun
toit
roof
Noun
chaume
stubble (in fields); thatch (for roof)
Noun
bout
end, extremity, tip (of a physical object); bit, piece, scrap; rope; end
Noun
rang
row or line of things placed side-by-side; rank or position in a series or hierarchy; a knitting course; a series of land plots narrower than deep, running perpendicular to a river or road; the road serving such a series of plots; the non-officers of an army, taken as a group
Noun
vue
sight (something seen); sight, eyesight, vision; view; view (an individual viewing of a video by a user)
Noun
talent
a talent (an obsolete unit of weight or money); a talent, a gift, a knack
Noun
exemple
example
Noun
membre
member (of a group or organization); limb, member; member, penis
Noun
discuter
to argue, to debate; to discuss; to chat
Verb
question
question (interrogation by torture); question (sentence, phrase or word which asks for information, reply or response); issue, matter, topic, problem
Noun
important
important; large, considerable, significant
Adjective
adorer
to love, to adore; to worship
Verb
simplement
simply
Adverb
surtout
above all; especially
Adverb
balancer
to swing (to do a reciprocating movement); to swing (to ride on a swing); to toss, to throw away, to discard; to denounce, to rat out on (to make a formal or public accusation against); to balance (to make the credits and debits of (an account) correspond)
Verb