III. Explain the etymology of the italicized words; identify the stage of assimilation

1. Obviously, chere madame, the thief would take care to recover the money before he returned the dog. 2. Heyward went to the kitchen for a glass of milk. 3. It was a commercial coup d'etat which sent Supranational (bank) shares soaring on the New York and London markets. 4. Arriving in Paris always causes me pain, even when I have been away for only a short. while. It is a city which I never fail to approach with expectation and leave with disappointment. 5. Dave raised his hand when he saw me with the dignified gesture of a patriarch greeting the appearance of an expected sign. 6. Negotiations began but failed, not least because the students presented non-negotiable demands. After two days the administration summoned state police, later unwisely supplemented by National Guard. An assault was launched upon the building. 7. Madge seemed slimmer and more piquant, even her movements were more gracious. 8. Leaving her desk, Edwina walked a few paces to one of the large plate-glass windows, part of the street frontage of the building. What she saw amazed her. A long queue of people, four or five abreast, extended from the main front door past the entire length of the building. 9. He regretted their lost tete-a-tete. 10.1 lunched with Betty today, and she was telling me about a place they went to, on Lake Como. They had fresh peaches at every meal, and at night the fishermen go out in boats and sing under your windows. Doesn't it sound romantic?

IV. State the origin of the following etymological doublets. Compare their meanings and explain why they are called "etymological doublets".

1. captain— chieftan, canal— channel, cart— chart.

2. shirt — skirt, shriek — screech, shrew — screw.

3. gaol — jail, corpse — corps, travel — travail.

4. shadow — shade, off — of, dike -- ditch.