di, dis en, em en trap' en fold' = = 59 WORD BUILDING (Prefixes) twice, double; dis = not, apart, asunder; in, to make; ex one who has held the position of. ex-gov'ern or em pow'er A mer'i can bi'son com'mon ly buf'fa lo nu'mer ous prai'rie cen'tu ry en tire'ly em ploy' spear e las'tic li'bra ry di'a ry schol'ar ship The American bison, commonly called the buffalo, was very numerous at one time on the western prairies. In the early part of the nineteenth century, it was still found in Ohio. It is thought that about three hundred thousand Indians lived almost entirely upon its flesh. In hunting the buffalo, the Indians employed the spear and bow and arrow as well as the firearm. 61 Rubber is elastic. 66 "A great library contains the diary of the human race.' Why is July 4, 1776, an important date in United States history? His scholarship is excellent bri'dal ex tend'ed tour ab'sence sup ply' il lus'trat ed il lus'trate mag'i cal isle soft'est cloud'less trop'i cal clime cli'mate ves'per where there grate'ful tune'ful 62 "The bridal party made an extended tour through the South." “Good nature will always supply the absence of beauty, but beauty cannot supply the absence of good nature." The lecture was illustrated by lantern pictures. 63 "There's a magical isle up the River of Time Where the softest of airs are playing; There's a cloudless sky and a tropical clime, And a song as sweet as a vesper chime, And the Junes with roses are staying." "And listen to many a grateful bird Return you tuneful thanks." scen'er y at tract' Hud'son grand'ness ver'ti cal ex tend' 64 In grandness of scenery, no river in America excels that bearing the name of Henry Hudson, which he discovered in 1609. The vertical walls of the Palisades, from three hundred to five hundred feet high, which extend twenty miles along its western shore, attract the admiration of the thousands of tourists who, every year, visit this Swit'zer land Switzerland of America. Pali sade' ad mi ra'tion tour'ist = 65 WORD BUILDING (Prefixes) extra beyond, above, over; in, ig, il, im, ir not; inter between, among; hemi, semi half; = mono = one, single, = sole, sameness. par'son vine'yard rus'tle snare ea'sel pen'cil rain'bow im mod'est mon'o tone "The parsons labor in God's vineyard, and the doctors in his churchyard." "The beech leaves rustle in the wind." “I don't care' is a deadly snare." The picture stands upon the easel. "Fame dips her pencil in the sun and writes a rainbow." 66 sev'er strive o pin'ion Dem'o crat Re pub'li can re'gion feath'er y sim'i lar frond i'dol satch'el 67 "Though states may sever, parties strive, And wide their difference be, Yet in the kingdom of the mind Opinions must be free.” "They fail who have not striven." In the election, the Democrats tried to defeat the candidate of the Republicans. 68 In the region of Los Angeles, California, the fragrant heliotrope climbs to the second story of the houses, and the common geranium grows as high as ten feet. The pepper tree with its feathery foliage, very similar to the fronds of the fern, is a most beautiful tree. "Luck is the idol of the idle." hos'tile for'tress fort'night com'bat pick'et tar'get slain skill'ful ri'fle quell = 69 A hostile band of Indians stormed a fortress, a fortnight ago. During the combat, the pickets on duty became targets for the Indians, and were the only soldiers slain. The Indians were very skillful in using the rifle. Skillful also spelled skilful. Willful may be spelled wilful. 70 WORD BUILDING (Prefixes) mis wrong, wrongly; non, (n) = not; for, in the stead of; at, on. mis use' o ver load' mis quote' o ver charge' o ver look' pre'ter nat'u ral 71 pro'noun mis spell' bribe bri'ber y leg'end pop'u lar es'say sketch'es 66 Bribery and theft are first cousins." The legend of Sleepy Hollow is very popular with all readers, young and old alike; as, indeed, are most of the essays and sketches written by Washington Irving. |