| l'hermine (f) | (the) ermine |
| encombré(e) | encumbered, crowded |
| tantôt... tantôt | sometimes... sometimes |
| couramment | fluently, readily |
| un pan | a flap, section, side (of a garment) |
| aussitôt | immediately |
| tel(le) | such (a) |
| une grâce | a favor |
| un royaume | a realm |
| un carrosse | a carriage, coach |
| un soupir | a sigh |