
Le coffre du jardin
The garden chest
- Reading time
- 4 min
- Total words
- 880
- Unique words
- 392
- Avg frequency
- #356
Story
- cette . ' , . « », '-- . « . » J' , .
, . . ' vieil , . C' . , . cœur . ' .
morning, I work in garden. work is hard. Near old tree, my hand something hard under earth. It' chest. old wooden chest, full of earth. My heart beats fast. I ' think it' empty.
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« '- ? » . vieil . « . . , ' . , , , . . »
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. au . , vieil . ', , belle, . , - l' . , , .
Comprehension drill
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Quick multiple choice on the story. Same questions appear as open-ended prompts on the printable worksheet.
Que demande la grand-mère avant de mourir ?
What does the grandmother ask for before she dies?
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Words in this story
| # | Word |
|---|---|
| 27 | direto say, to tell |
| 31 | vouloirto want |
| 32 | savoirto know (facts, how to) |
| 37 | bienwell, good, very |
| 45 | voirto see |
| 55 | venirto come |
| 64 | pourquoiwhy |
| 65 | chosething |
| 71 | penserto think |
| 72 | parlerto speak, to talk |
| 78 | croireto believe, to think |
| 79 | aimerto love, to like |
| 90 | falloirto be necessary, must, to need |
| 93 | trouverto find, to think |
| 104 | hommeman, human being |
| 107 | vielife |
| 111 | laisserto leave, to let, to allow |
| 115 | femmewoman, wife |
| 116 | mortdeath, dead |
| 119 | jourday, daylight |
| 121 | comprendreto understand |
| 128 | vraitrue, real |
| 130 | avantbefore, in front |
| 134 | anyear |
| 152 | grandbig, tall, great |
| 162 | maisonhouse, home |
| 173 | resterto stay, to remain |
| 176 | nomname, noun |
| 177 | beaubeautiful, handsome (masculine) |
| 186 | vivreto live |
| 188 | argentmoney, silver |
| 199 | travaillerto work |
| 200 | famillefamily |
| 201 | mainhand |
| 202 | peurfear, fright |
| 211 | travailwork, job |
| 214 | demanderto ask, to request |
| 222 | portedoor; I/you/he/she carry/carries |
| 228 | vieuxold (masculine) |
| 233 | mourirto die |
| 241 | tardlate |
| 243 | histoirestory, history |
| 244 | annéeyear |
| 266 | apprendreto learn; to teach |
| 284 | jeuneyoung |
| 284 | jeuneyoung |
| 319 | matinmorning |
| 321 | ouvrirto open |
| 322 | terreearth, ground, land |
| 323 | écrireto write |