28. pourqué. For _pourquoi_; pisque (l. 29) for _puisque_.

91.--6. qué que tu veux. For _qu'est-ce que tu veux_.

32. quasiment t'une lourdeur. _t'_ here shows that a liaison has

been made. The question of liaison is difficult for a foreigner, some

book on pronunciation (such as Geddes, _French Pronunciation_, Oxford

Press) should be consulted.

98.--1. on entendit entrer. Notice that the indefinite

subject of the infinitive is omitted.

18. un lapin qui bat du tambour. An allusion to the drumming of

rabbits.

23. il dut couver, il dut renoncer. The past definite of certain

verbs expresses accomplishment, "hldquo;he had to do it and he did it";

_devait_ would not express the accomplishment of the action.

100.--31. qué. For _quel_.

101.--3. combien qu'i en a. For _combien qu'il y en a_,

that is, _combien y a-t-il_?

5. cette famille nouvelle. When _nouveau_ is placed after the

noun, it means "rldquo;recently appeared," not "oldquo;other"; _nouveau_ should also

be distinguished from _neuf_, which means "uldquo;unused" and follows its noun.

11. son enveloppe. The use of _son_ before a feminine noun

beginning with a vowel arose by analogy with _bon: bon ami, bonne amie_,

therefore _son ami, son amie_.

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