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I here give the translation of the passage of the memoir in which he narrates how he was led to this conclusion.Je traduis ici le passage du mémoire où il indique comment il fut conduit à cette conclusion.Le Bon, Gustave / The evolution of forcesLe Bon, Gustave / L'évolution des forcesL'évolution des forcesLe Bon, Gustave© 1905, by Ernest Flammarion, ParisThe evolution of forcesLe Bon, Gustave© Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., London, 1908
Not being old enough to invent, I content myself with narrating, and I beg the reader to assure himself of the truth of a story in which all the characters, with the exception of the heroine, are still alive.N'ayant pas encore l'âge où l'on invente, je me contente de raconter. J'engage donc le lecteur à être convaincu de la réalité de cette histoire, dont tous les personnages, à l'exception de l'héroïne, vivent encore.Dumas fils, Alexandre / CamilleDumas fils, Alexandre / La Dame aux CameliasLa Dame aux CameliasDumas fils, AlexandreCamilleDumas fils, Alexandre© New American Library, a division of Penguin Group
Since the previous Thursday Felicite had taken care to send her son the numbers of the "Gazette" and "Independant" which, in special second editions had narrated the battle of the night and the arrival of the prefect at Plassans.Félicité avait eu soin, dès le jeudi, d’envoyer à son fils les numéros de la Gazette et de l’Indépendant, qui, dans une seconde édition, avaient raconté la bataille de la nuit et l’arrivée du préfet.Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des RougonLa Fortune des RougonZola, EmileThe Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile© 2006 BiblioBazaar
Those who have been familiar with the religious histories of the slave population know that relations like what we have narrated are very common among them.Pour peu qu’on soit au fait des histoires religieuses qui circulent parmi les esclaves, on sait que rien n’est plus fréquent que les visions du genre de celle-ci.Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle TomLa case de l'oncle TomBeecher Stowe, HarrietUncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet
One stated the age of the girl, hastily narrated the history of her capture by the savages, and pointed to certain marks upon her person, to which she declared she was ready at any moment to make juramento.L'une établissait l'âge de l'enfant, racontait précisément l'histoire de sa capture par les sauvages, signalait certaines marques sur son corps, et déclarait qu'elle était prête à faire le serment que c'était sa fille.Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne© 2008 BiblioBazaar
While Clorinde had been narrating this story, Madame de Llorentz had kept two fingers closely pressed to her lips, and on hearing the conclusion she shut her eyes as if dazed by anger.Depuis que la jeune femme racontait son accident, Mme de Llorentz appuyait violemment deux doigts de sa main contre ses lèvres. Aux derniers détails, elle ferma les yeux, comme prise d'un vertige de colère.Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene RougonSon Excellence Eugene RougonZola, EmileHis ExcellencyZola, Emile
The letters constituted a sort of concise journal, narrating events as they occurred, and drawing hopes and suggestions from each of them.C’était une sorte de journal succinct, exposant les faits à mesure qu’ils s’étaient présentés, et tirant de chacun d’eux des espérances et des conseils.Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des RougonLa Fortune des RougonZola, EmileThe Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile© 2006 BiblioBazaar
Vuillet commenced by narrating the entry of the insurgents into Plassans.Vuillet commençait par faire le récit de l’entrée de la bande dans Plassans.Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des RougonLa Fortune des RougonZola, EmileThe Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile© 2006 BiblioBazaar
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narrate
verb
| Basic forms | |
|---|---|
| Past | narrated |
| Imperative | narrate |
| Present Participle (Participle I) | narrating |
| Past Participle (Participle II) | narrated |
| Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I narrate | we narrate |
| you narrate | you narrate |
| he/she/it narrates | they narrate |
| Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I am narrating | we are narrating |
| you are narrating | you are narrating |
| he/she/it is narrating | they are narrating |
| Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I have narrated | we have narrated |
| you have narrated | you have narrated |
| he/she/it has narrated | they have narrated |
| Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I have been narrating | we have been narrating |
| you have been narrating | you have been narrating |
| he/she/it has been narrating | they have been narrating |
| Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I narrated | we narrated |
| you narrated | you narrated |
| he/she/it narrated | they narrated |
| Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I was narrating | we were narrating |
| you were narrating | you were narrating |
| he/she/it was narrating | they were narrating |
| Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I had narrated | we had narrated |
| you had narrated | you had narrated |
| he/she/it had narrated | they had narrated |
| Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I had been narrating | we had been narrating |
| you had been narrating | you had been narrating |
| he/she/it had been narrating | they had been narrating |
| Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will narrate | we shall/will narrate |
| you will narrate | you will narrate |
| he/she/it will narrate | they will narrate |
| Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will be narrating | we shall/will be narrating |
| you will be narrating | you will be narrating |
| he/she/it will be narrating | they will be narrating |
| Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will have narrated | we shall/will have narrated |
| you will have narrated | you will have narrated |
| he/she/it will have narrated | they will have narrated |
| Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will have been narrating | we shall/will have been narrating |
| you will have been narrating | you will have been narrating |
| he/she/it will have been narrating | they will have been narrating |
| Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would narrate | we should/would narrate |
| you would narrate | you would narrate |
| he/she/it would narrate | they would narrate |
| Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would be narrating | we should/would be narrating |
| you would be narrating | you would be narrating |
| he/she/it would be narrating | they would be narrating |
| Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would have narrated | we should/would have narrated |
| you would have narrated | you would have narrated |
| he/she/it would have narrated | they would have narrated |
| Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would have been narrating | we should/would have been narrating |
| you would have been narrating | you would have been narrating |
| he/she/it would have been narrating | they would have been narrating |
| Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I am narrated | we are narrated |
| you are narrated | you are narrated |
| he/she/it is narrated | they are narrated |
| Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I am being narrated | we are being narrated |
| you are being narrated | you are being narrated |
| he/she/it is being narrated | they are being narrated |
| Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I have been narrated | we have been narrated |
| you have been narrated | you have been narrated |
| he/she/it has been narrated | they have been narrated |
| Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I was narrated | we were narrated |
| you were narrated | you were narrated |
| he/she/it was narrated | they were narrated |
| Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I was being narrated | we were being narrated |
| you were being narrated | you were being narrated |
| he/she/it was being narrated | they were being narrated |
| Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I had been narrated | we had been narrated |
| you had been narrated | you had been narrated |
| he/she/it had been narrated | they had been narrated |
| Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will be narrated | we shall/will be narrated |
| you will be narrated | you will be narrated |
| he/she/it will be narrated | they will be narrated |
| Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will have been narrated | we shall/will have been narrated |
| you will have been narrated | you will have been narrated |
| he/she/it will have been narrated | they will have been narrated |