mon'ster fright'ful mien fa mil'iar pit'y en dure' con verse' Mes'srs. Mis'ses pro nounce' 24 "Vice is a monster of so frightful mien, As, to be hated, needs but to be seen; Yet seen too oft, familiar with her face, We first endure, then pity, then embrace."-Pope. The wealthy Misses Fielding are conversing with Messrs. Johnson and Hart, their business agents. Pronounce your words distinctly. dis tinct'ly 10 26 WORD BUILDING Flos, flor'is flower. = Brev'is (bref) = short. Flu'e re to flow. The Easter floral display was very beautiful. "Onward, friend, to that florid isle." "As a flower of the field, so he flourisheth."- Psalm 103. "It is only the fluent metal that runs easily into novel shapes." The candidate displayed great fluency as a speaker. "Brevity is the soul of wit."Shakespeare. ex pe'ri ence stern il lume' com'merce de fies' out ride' tem'pest in vade' a lert' shac'kle 27 "To most men, experience is like the stern lights of a ship, which illume only the track behind." "Commerce defies every wind, outrides every tempest, and invades every zone.". "- Bancroft. "A light heart makes nimble hands, and keeps the mind free and alert.” "His very will seems to be in bonds and shackles." South. 28 Final y following a consonant is changed to i before a suffix that does not begin with i. dis play' me'te or Car'o li'na plant'er plan ta'tion pros'trate bit'ter est im plore' im plor'ing a cute' ob tuse' 29 A most wonderful display of meteors took place Nov. 13, 1833. A Carolina planter thus describes the effects upon the slaves on his plantation: "Upward of one hundred lay prostrate on the ground, some speechless, and some with the bitterest cries imploring God to save the world and themselves." An acute angle is less, and an obtuse angle greater, than a right angle. grad'u al ly ta'per at tach' fi'bers ten'don grace'ful The muscles in our bodies gradually taper when nearing the points of contact with the bones, as at the wrist and ankle. Here they are attached to tough fibers, called "tendons," which move the bones. The graceful outlines of the body are due to the muscles and tendons. The so-called "tendon of Achilles at the heel is very strong. "No one but ourselves can disgrace us."-Holland. 99 Jung'e re [junc'tus] (join, joint)=to join. 're join' join'er joint'ly junction ad vise' de vise' vis'ion vis'i ble su'per vise re vise' The trains met at the junction. "I will not advise thee." Milton. "Mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good." "The visions of my youth are past, "To him who in the love of Nature holds A various language."- Bryant. |