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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1869 edition. Excerpt:...Fr. pourvu que ce soit pour manger, il viendra bien vite. The Adverbs are mostly the same as in French, Those that arc peculiar will appear in the ensuing list. As in French and English, adjectives are often used adverbially; e.g.: --Cr. Conca, 'i pdler gras ba ycaux, ehi? I Eng. So, he spoke fat (i.e. boastfully) to them, did he? Cr. Tit mammaie la cafair toute-baggaie douole. Eng. The (that) child does everything droll (i.e. strangely.) Fr. Cet enfant fait toutes choses drolement. LIST OF ADVERBS. Of Time. English. at once, at a time after day after to-morrow in the afternoon now, at present as soon as, soon before, beforehand day before yesterday a long while ago soon sometimes already to-morrow from henceforth often again French. a la fois apres apres demain apres midi a present aussitot (auparavant) avant hier bientot quelquefois deja demain dorenavant (dru) For tout plein. Of Manner. cautiously clumsily; schemingly astride unawares wrong-side-out to perfection well clumsily like, as in like manner how at all events, however comment slowly successively de suite how comes it (that)? d'ou vient? swayingly furtively, sneakingly (Eng. bend) slanting, athwart j 2 a corps dort a corps veille (a Vassaut) d Venvers comme (comme cela meme) Prepositions arc put before the words they govern, to show the relation which these words bear to others, as: --Cr. Bcf nans code ce pou cilouer. Eng. Ox in rope is to (be) killed. Fr. Boeuf a la corde est pour etre tue. This word represents the French e'est, it is; but as neither ce nor est is used singly in Creole, and as the combination e'est does duty for the verb to be, we shall in future adhere to the spelling given above, for...