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MOVE, SÔN, WOLF, FOOT, MOON, ÔR; RULE, PULL; EXIST; ¤=K; &=J;§=Z; ÇI=8H.

in sid i oŭs

in vid i oŭs

in těl li ġent

ma lěv o lent

eon spie ū oŭs

per spĭe ú oŭs

pro mis eu oŭs as sĭd ū oŭs am big ū oŭs eon tig u oùs

mel lif lu oŭs su per flu oŭs in gen ū oŭs eon tĭn ū oŭs in eon gru oŭs im pět ū oŭs tu mult u oŭs vo lupt ū oŭs tem pěst ū oŭs sig nifi eant ex trăv a gant pre dom i nant in tŏl er ant i tin er ant in hǎb it ant eon eŏm i tant ir rěl e vant be něf i çent mag nif i çent mu nif i çent eo în çi dent

non res i dent

be něv o lent pre die a ment dis păr age ment ́en four age ment en från chişe ment dis frăn chişe ment en tăn gle ment ae knowl edg ment es tăb lish ment em běl lish ment ae eom plish ment as ton ish ment re lin quish ment im pěd i ment ha bil i ment im priş on ment em bår rass ment in těg ū ment e mŏl ū ment pre ěm i nent in eon ti nent im per ti nent in dif fer ent ir rěv er ent om nip o tent mel lif lu ent çir eum flu ent ae eou ter ment

im prov i dent

eom mu ni eant

An anonymous author writes without signing his name to his composition.

Synonymous words have the same signification. Very few words in English are exactly synonymous,

BÄR, LÅST, €ÂRF, FALL, WHAT; HẼR, PREY, THÊRE; ĢET; BĪRD, MARÏNE; LINK;

Precipitous signifies steep; the East and West rocks in New Haven are precipitous.

An amphibious animal can live in different elements. The frog lives in air; and for a long time can live in water.

A miraculous event is one that can not take place according to the ordinary laws of nature; it can take place only by the agency of divine power.

Assiduous study will accomplish almost any thing that is within human power.

An integument is a cover. The skin is the integument of animal bodies. The bones also have integuments.

Young persons are often improvident-far more improvident than the little ants.

No. 101.-CI.

WORDS OF FOUR SYLLABLES, ACCENTED ON THE SECOND, AND LEFT UNMARKED.

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MOVE, SON, WOLF, FOOT, MOON, ÔR; RULE, PULL; EXIST ; ¤=K; &=J; §=Z; çu=su.

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de spond en cy

e mer gen cy
in clem en cy
con sist en cy
in solv en cy
de lin quen cy
mo not o. ny
a pos ta sy

The winters in Lapland are severe.

hy poc ri sy
ti moc ra cy
im pi e ty
va ri e ty
e bri e ty

so bri e ty
pro pri e ty
sa ti e ty

The people of that coun

try dress in furs, to protect themselves from the severity of the cold.

Major signifies more or greater; minor means less.

A majority is more than half; a minority is less than half.
Plurality denotes two or more.

In grammar, the plural number expresses more than one; as, two men, ten dogs.

A majority of votes means more than half of them.

When we say a man has a plurality of votes, we mean he has more than any one else.

Members of Congress and Assembly are often elected by a plurality of votes.

Land is valued for its fertility and nearness to market.

Many parts of the United States are noted for the fertility of the soil.

The rapidity of a stream sometimes hinders its navigation.
Consistency of character is a trait that commands esteem.
Humility is the prime ornament of a Christian.

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No. 102.-CII.

WORDS OF FIVE SYLLABLES, ACCENTED ON THE SECOND.

eo těm' po ra ry ex těm po ra ry de rog a to ry ap pěl la to ry eon sol a to ry de făm a to ry

de elăm a to ry ex elăm a to ry in flăm ma to ry ex plăn a to ry de elăr a to ry pre păr a to ry

BÄR, LÅST, €ÂRE, FALL, WHAT; HER, PREY, THÊRE; ĢET; BĨRD, MARÏNE, LINK

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ob şerv a to ry

eon serv a to ry
pro hib it o ry
pre mon i to ry
re păş i to ry
sup pos i to ry
le git i ma çy
in vět er a cy
sub serv i en cy
de gen er a cy
eon fed er a cy
ef fěm i na çy
in děl i ea çy
in hab it an çy

ae eom pa ni ment

Addison and Pope were cotemporary authors, that is, they

lived at the same time.

A love of trifling amusements is derogatory to the Christian character.

Epistolary correspondence is carried on by letters.

Imaginary evils make no small part of the troubles of life. Hereditary property is that which descends from ancestors. The Muskingum is a subsidiary stream of the Ohio.

A man who willfully sets fire to a house is an incendiary. An observatory is a place for observing the heavenly bodies with telescopes.

An extemporary discourse is one spoken without notes or premeditation.

Christian humility is never derogatory to character

Inflame, signifies to heat, or to excite.

Strong liquors inflame the blood and produce diseases.

The prudent good man will govern his passions, and not suffer them to be inflamed with anger.

Intemperate people are exposed to inflammatory diseases. An obstructed perspiration produces an inflammatory state of the blood.

A conservatory is a large green-house for the preservation and culture of exotic plants.

MOVE, SON, WOLF, FOOT, MOON, OR; RULE, PULL; EXIST; ¤=K;&=J; §=Z; ÇI=SK.

No. 103.-CIII.

WORDS OF SIX SYLLABLES, ACCENTED ON THE FOURTH, OR ANTEPENULT.

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ty

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