ath'lete feat 36 Athletes perform wonderful fats. mys'ter y an oak." shear in vi ta'tion strait The man will shear the sheep. "A vacant mind is an invitation to vice." con nect'ing A strait is a narrow body of water con ache necting two larger bodies. "Aching teeth are ill tenants." "With a bee in every bell, Almond bloom, we greet thee well." ach'ing ten'ant greet an'gry an'gri ly 38 a kim/bo oc ca'sion vir'tue poi'son hoar frost crac'kle glo'ri ous "The busy world shoves angrily aside The man who stands with arms akimbo set Until occasion tells him what to do." "Virtue is its own reward.” "Bad companions poison the mind." "The hoar frost crackles on the trees, The rattling brook begins to freeze." "The glorious sun began to rise.” pro vide' 66 o'ri ole ba na'na myr'i ad ab do'men People are free to yawn provided pro vid'ed they put their hands to their mouths." co coon' shrub lei'sure prog'ress er'ror fer'tile car'a van depth spec'kle spec'kled fal'ter Liv'er pool dock in sist' en tire' ben'e fit en a'ble ac'ci dent dis a'ble We found many cocoons on the shrubs. "A life of laziness and a life of leisure are two very different things." "Progress of rivers to the ocean is not so rapid as that of man to error." The valley is very fertile. The caravan crossed the desert. The depth of the ditch is four feet. 40 "The speckled sky is dim with snow, The light flakes falter and fall below." No port in the world can show a line of docks like those of Liverpool. I insist that you accept my offer. "It is a high benefit to enable me to do something of myself." The injury the man received in the accident will disable him for life. grit. pres'ence con trol' in ten'tion ap point' um'pire sought con'stant ly wea'ry stam'mer so'lo mois'tened cap'tive de vour' in quire' dis'tance vol ca'no rum'ble 41 "The man of grit carries in his very presence a power that controls and commands." It is my intention to appoint my friend umpire of the game. "While I sought Happiness, she fled Before me constantly; Weary I turned to Duty's path, And Happiness sought me." Do not stammer when talking. 42 The lady sang a solo. "Our bread was such as captive's tears Have moistened many a thousand years." "The big spiders devour the smaller Inquire the distance to the city. The volcano rumbles and sends forth fire, smoke, and lava. "My ears with tingling echoes ring, And life itself is on the wing." la'va tin'gle tin'gling DEFINITIONS Spelling is the placing of the right letters of a word in their proper order. A syllable is either a word or part of a word spoken with one effort of the voice. A monosyllable is a word of one syllable. A polysyllable is a word of four or more syllables. Syllabication is the dividing of words into syllables. Syllabication does not always conform to the pronunciation of words. Yet in every word there are as many syllables as there are efforts of the voice; as, dif'fer ent. Accent is added force of voice on certain syllables. Some words have two accents; a primary (') accent, and a secondary (') accent. A vowel is a letter that stands for a pure (free) tone of the voice ; as, a, e, i, o, u, sometimes w and y. A consonant is a letter that stands for an impure (obstructed) tone of the voice; as, b, d, f, g, m, x, etc. A diphthong is the union of two vowels in a syllable; as, ea in bead; oy in boy; oa in loaf. A proper diphthong is that in which both vowels are sounded; as, oi in toil; ou in loud. |