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Land that has a rich soil will bear large crops of grain and grass.

A pin has a head and a point.

A dime is a small coin worth ten cents.
Men play on the base-viol.

A great gun makes a loud noise.

Men hoist goods from the hold of a ship with ropes.

The beams of a wooden house are held up by posts and joists: these are parts of the frame.

God makes the ground bring forth fruit for man and beast.

The globe is nearly round like a ball.

The dark cloud will shed its rain on the ground and make the grass grow.

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Few men can afford to keep a coach.

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When the wind blows-hard the sea roars, and its

waves run high.

We have green peas in the month of June.

No man can make a good plea for a dram.

Girls are fond of fine beads to wear round their necks.

Girls and boys must learn to read and spell.
Men load hay with a pitch-fork.

A load of oak wood is worth more than a load of pine wood.

A toad will jump like a frog.

A saw-mill will saw logs into boards.

A gourd grows on a vine, like a squash.

You can not teach a deaf and dumb boy to speak. The man who drinks rum may soon want a loaf of bread.

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The waves of the sea beat upon the beach.
Bleachers bleach linen and thus make it white.
The miller grinds corn into meal.
The flesh of calves is called veal.
Apples are more plenty than peaches.
The preacher is to preach the gospel.
Teachers teach their pupils, and pupils learn.
A roach is a short thick flat fish.

Men get their growth before they are thirty.
The beak of a bird is its bill or the end of its bill.
Greenland is a bleak, cold place.

No. 54.-LIV.

WORDS OF THREE SYLLABLES, ACCENTED ON THE FIRST, AND LEFT UNMARKED AS AN EXERCISE IN NOTATION.

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Botany is the science of plants.
An elegy is a funeral song.

A prodigy is something very wonderful.
An effigy is an image or likeness of a person.
Blasphemy is contemptuous treatment of God.
Litany is a solemn service of prayer to God.
Larceny is theft, and liable to be punished.
Felony is a crime that may be punished with
death.

Salary is a stated yearly allowance for services.
Husbandry is the tillage of the earth.

We are delighted with the harmony of sounds. A glossary is used to explain obscure words. History is an account of past events. A great part of history is an account of men's crimes and wickedness.

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A blade of grass is a single stalk. The leaves of corn are also called blades.

The shade of the earth makes the darkness of night.

A glade is an opening among trees.

A grade is a degree in rank. An officer may enjoy the grade of a captain or lieutenant. Trade is a dealing in the sale or exchange of goods.

Smoke rises, because it is lighter than the air. A globe is a round body, like a ball.

A bribe is that which is given to corrupt the judgment, or seduce from justice.

A smile shows when we are pleased.

No. 56.-LVI.

WORDS OF TWO SYLLABLES, ACCENTED ON THE FIRST.

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