ils

1. they (male or mixed group)
2. (informal) they (female)

ne

1. not (used alone to negate a verb; now chiefly with only a few particular verbs: see usage notes)
2. not, no (used before a verb, with a coordinating negative element usually following; see Usage Notes, below)
3. Used in a subordinate clause before a subjunctive verb (especially when the main verb expresses doubt or fear), to provide extra overtones of doubt or uncertainty (but not negating its verb); the so-called "pleonastic" or "expletive" ne.
4. In comparative clauses usually translated with the positive sense of the subsequent negative

mouraient

third-person plural imperfect indicative of mourir

mais

• Conj

  but, although

• Intj
• Noun

au

Contraction of à le (“to the, for the, at the”).

ciel

• Noun

  1. sky
  2. heaven

• Intj

cette

feminine singular of ce

corde

• Noun

  1. rope (general)
  2. chord
  3. chord (of a string instrument)
  4. chord (vocal chord)
  5. line (washing line, for hanging clothes to dry)

• Verb