Le dernier train de la nuit
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Le dernier train de la nuit

Reading time
3 min
Total words
685
Unique words
309
Avg frequency
#170

Story

minuit. . , . fatigues, ' '. , ' ' .

It is almost midnight. I have to catch the last train of the night. I am going fast, very fast. My eyes are tired, but I cannot slow down. The train leaves in five minutes, and there is no other train before tomorrow.

j' , . tous . . 'assois. .

When in front of carriage door, see almost full. can hear people talking everywhere. find seat near door. sit down. can finally rest for without moving.

, . . , : " , rate ?" "," . "J' j' rater."

In front of me, there is a young woman. She has very bright eyes and a small bag in her hand. She looks at me, then she says: "You almost missed the train too?" "Yes," I say. "I really thought I was going to miss it."

. ", tous ," . " , pars . , rater . ." . " c' ." ", ."

She laughs little. " come here every evening," she says. "And every time, leave home too late. day, really will miss . not tonight." smile too. "So it' story that happens often." ", too often."

. . . ' l', ' -. , . '. , l' ' ' inconnus.

We talk for a few more minutes. She asks where I am going. I tell her the name of my town. She says she knows the place, that she has a friend there. The world is small, I say. She agrees. She has a kind look about her, the look of someone who is not afraid of strangers.

. , , . . . , . , -.

The train finally leaves. Outside, the night is very dark, but the city lights pass quickly by the door. I look at the young woman for a moment. Her eyes are already almost closed. She is going to sleep, I think. Me too, perhaps.

, ' prenom. Camille. . . - , - . c' ' : ' soi.

Before leaving, she told me her first name. Camille. A pretty name. I do not know if I will see her again one day. Maybe yes, maybe no. But that is also why we like taking the last train of the night: because we never know who we will find in front of us.

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Words in this story

106 words
#Word
1lethe (masculine singular)
2jeI
4una, an (masculine)
7lathe (feminine singular)
8deof, from
9etand
10dansin, inside
11quethat, which, what
12pasnot (in ne...pas negation)
13ouiyes
14êtreto be
14ilhe, it (masculine)
15avoirto have
16faireto do, to make
17pouvoirto be able to, can
19direto say, to tell
20allerto go
21venirto come
31maisbut
33nouswe, us
34elleshe, her, it (feminine)
35meme, to me, myself (first-person singular object pronoun)
37siif; so (intensifier); yes (contradicting a negative statement)
43avecwith
44toutall, every, quite, everything
45plusmore; no more (in negation ne...plus)
51moime, I (stressed tonic first-person pronoun)
61sehimself, herself, itself, themselves (reflexive pronoun)
62commelike, as, such as, how
66icihere
71luihim, her, to him, to her (tonic and indirect object pronoun)
79quandwhen
85alorsso, then, well (discourse marker); at that time
87commenthow; what (when mishearing or asking for clarification)
89chosething
90bongood, right, okay (adjective and interjection)
92mercithank you, thanks
93justejust, only, right, fair, correct
94trèsvery
95jamaisnever, ever
97aussialso, too, as well, as (comparison)
99vraimentreally, truly
100voirto see
101mêmesame, even, self
107deuxtwo
112autreother, another
113peulittle, few, not much
114tempstime, weather
115quelquesome, a few, a little
117toujoursalways, still