PART THREE
FIFTH YEAR
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con quer con quer or prize gen tle man gen tle men
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Who misses or who wins the prize, Go, lose or conquer as you can, But if you fall, or if you rise, Be each, pray God, a gentleman.
—THACKERAY.
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a gree a ble dis a gree a ble a gree ment sit u a tion cheer ful ness
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hu mor hu mor ous trans form peace peace ful
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hap pens hap pened un pleas ant ex act ly dif fi cult
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source de stroy meant du ty du ties
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CHEERFULNESS
If anything disagreeable happens, try to see the funny side of it, and do not let it destroy your peace of mind.
To see the funny side will often transform an unpleasant situation into a merry one.
Man is meant to be cheerful.
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The letters _a_, _e_, _i_, _o_, and _u_ are vowels. The other letters of the alphabet are consonants.
al pha bet con so nants vow els pre ced ed plu rals
Nouns ending in _y_, preceded by a consonant, form their plurals by changing the _y_ to _i_ and adding _es_. What word in Lesson 6 forms its plural in this way? Copy the following words; opposite each write its plural, following the rule above.
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ge og ra phy dic tion a ry gro cer y gal ler y fam i ly fair y
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laun dry a gen cy en try de liv er y li bra ry mem o ry
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char i ty mer cy in ju ry pan sy prop er ty sal a ry
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vi cin i ty vic to ry sym pa thy va ri e ty va can cy sup ply
The following ten words are very troublesome. _See_ what is peculiar in each word. Write sentences containing these trouble makers and be very careful to spell them correctly. Write each of them several times and try to remember just how it looks.
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buy dear tired read y wheth er stud ied
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meant hoarse which gram mar mak ing news
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par don mer ci ful cour age cou ra geous friend ship
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gen er ous lib er al kind ly kind ness
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for tune for tu nate mis for tune cour te sy cour te ous
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reaps sows un til al ways tire
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It is good to pardon, to be merciful, to be liberal; but it is better to be just.
Many of the misfortunes of life flee if you courageously meet them.—TALMAGE.
A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness reaps love.
Life is not so short but there is always time for courtesy.—EMERSON.
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pos si ble pos si bly im pos si ble dif fi cul ty dif fi cul ties
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val ue val u a ble tramp stamp a bil i ty
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car ry car ries post age post al al so
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through de pend de pend ent in de pend ent in de pend ence
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The word “impossible” is not in my dictionary.—NAPOLEON.
Like a postage stamp, a man’s value depends on his ability to stick to a thing till he gets there.—JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN.
Through difficulties to the stars.—MOTTO OF THE STATE OF KANSAS.
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sol dier in va lid ad dress mad am pri vate
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ac cord ing of fi cial rec ords reg u lar in sist ed
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hos pi tal band age brave ly a lert stead y
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med i cine fe ver sponge bath bathe
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A lady once addressed a wounded soldier in a hospital as a hero. “I’m no hero, Madam,” insisted the brave invalid. “According to the official records, I’m just a private in the regular army.”
WAR WORDS
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guard a larm sad dle bri dle fi er y
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chief colo nel gen e ral com rade dan ger ous
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chal lenge con test pur sue ral ly ral lied
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dread file reb el sav age strug gle
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join joint won ar my sword
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na vy na val u ni form roy al rul er
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pow der bul let burst pris on er force
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po si tion stern glo ry glo ri ous fierce
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Final _y_ when preceded by a consonant is generally changed to _i_ when a letter or a suffix is added to a word.
What word in Lesson 32 is affected by this rule? In Lesson 27?
pre ced ed gen er al ly suf fix af fect
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ap ply ap plied ap plies no ti fy no ti fied no ti fies
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mar ry mar ried cra zy cra zi ness de ny de nied
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bur y bur i al bur ied re ply re plied re plies
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oc cu py oc cu pied oc cu pa tion his to ry his to rian his tor i cal
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held nor worth wor thy sore ly
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pa tient pa tient ly pa tience hon or hon or a ble
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un rav el hearts sev er al thus none
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prof it prof it a ble per il per il ous busi ness
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Noble deeds are held in honor, But the wide world sorely needs Hearts of patience to unravel this— The worth of common deeds.
—STEDMAN.
I’ll mind my own business; what’s none of my profit shall be none of my peril.—SPANISH.
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worse worst prop er stud y per son
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a void rob ber rob ber y a broad so ci e ty
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con verse con ver sa tion u ni ver si ty col lect col lec tion
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sep a rate sep a rate ly sep a ra tion so cial Christ mas
Write the plurals of _university_ and _society_. Look carefully at the first _a_ in _separate_, _separately_, _separation_.
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The true university of these days is a collection of books.—CARLYLE.
In my study I am sure to converse with none but wise men, but abroad it is impossible to avoid the society of fools.—SIR WILLIAM WALLER.
There is no worse robber than a bad book.—ITALIAN.
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grit pres ence con trol com pel
The man of grit carries in his presence a power that controls and compels.
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re pent speech speak er tem per si lence guide
More have repented of speech than of silence. Control your temper or it will control you.—HORACE.
Notice the _ee_ in _speech_ and the _ea_ in _speaker_.
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char i ty char i ta ble for giv en for giv ing un char i ta ble
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se vere se ver i ty re sist crow bar gen tle ness
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The highest charity is charity towards the uncharitable.—BUCKMINSTER.
I don’t believe the man is living, Who feels not better for forgiving. There is no severity like gentleness.
—FRENCH.
The rock that resists a crowbar gives way to the roots of a tender plant.—TAMIL.
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pres ent fu ture neg lect re gret ap pear fur ther
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civ il de ni al rude con sent act di rect
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cau tion par ent safe ty sud den throw struck
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fiend fiend ish di vine err re strain get ting
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Present neglect makes future regret.—DUTCH.
A civil denial is better than a rude consent.—SCOTTISH.
Caution is the parent of safety.—SCOTTISH.
To return evil for evil is fiendish; good for good, human; good for evil, divine.—SPANISH.
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for get ting re venge hu man re spect wrong thy self
Forgetting a wrong is a mild revenge.—SAINT FRANCIS.
But most of all respect thyself.—GREEK.
To err is human, to forgive divine.—POPE.
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Long ago brave knights rode about seeking and overcoming all dragons and demons that brought trouble to mankind. Today there are still many difficulties to be sought out and overcome. Some spelling words cause so much trouble that they have been called “Spelling Demons.” You will find one hundred of these on this and the following page. Have you already overcome them all? If not, _do it now_.
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beginning could which their there seems blue hour
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though Tuesday coming wear separate don’t answer always
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early instead two too meant business easy among
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through ready friend many forty every they says
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some been trouble half break buy busy used
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built again where color very none making women
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since done dear week hear here guess often
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whole write writing having would just cough heard
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doctor piece raise whether does once believe ache read
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knew can’t won’t laid said hoarse tear sure loose
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choose shoes tonight tired lose Wednesday grammar wrote enough
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minute country February any truly sugar straight much know
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knowl edge pos sess lin gers ad vance re cede ac cept
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rea son knuck les buck le in struct in struc tion a long
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LEARNING
Knowledge comes but wisdom lingers.—TENNYSON.
Good instruction is better than riches.—WILLIAM PENN.
If you will not hear Reason she will rap your knuckles.—FRANKLIN.
He who does not advance, recedes.—LATIN.
Study two of the above proverbs and write them from memory.
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teach er pu pil prim er sto ry ques tion
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sight prove al low jun ior sen ior
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change whose an gle ac tive quar ter
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ob ject ob jec tion vote course sure ly
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dou ble ben e fit un asked pre cious
He gives double who gives unasked.—ARABIAN.
There is no grace in a benefit that sticks to the fingers.—SENECA.
The giver makes the gift more precious.—LATIN.
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tri al tri umph cause de feat real
No trials, no triumphs.
A cause that cannot stand defeat is not worth fighting for.
Rewrite one of the above quotations, giving the meaning in your own words.
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strict mus cle mea sles naugh ty mes sage
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pop u lar foot ball mov a ble dis cov er per son al
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badge ban ner dis trict town fig ure
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scis sors coast boast o blige mar ket
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bit ten un a ble wan der sum mon re lief af fair blood
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hedge bru tal rogue per ish trough as sure fright en
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begged beg ging sup ply se cure pro vide ab sence be gan
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fright ened re treat rap id ly scheme mince meat of fice vic tim
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THE WOLF AND THE SHEEP
A wolf that had been bitten by a dog, lay under a hedge unable to move. A sheep wandered by and the wolf summoned her to his relief.
“I am perishing. Please bring me some water from your trough,” he begged. “If you will supply me with water, I will provide my own meat.”
The frightened sheep retreated rapidly, saying, “I see through your scheme, you brutal rogue. I know how you will secure your meat. If I come near enough to give you a drink, you will make mincemeat of me.”—ÆSOP.
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re cent mem ber may be there fore pop u la tion guilt y
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thief thieves wolf wolves learns ves sel
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shal low eight freight es tate suf fer won der
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fol ly hol ly con fess pro gress no tion bridge
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Shallow vessels carry light freight.—FRENCH.
Fools are the worst thieves. They rob time and temper.—GOETHE.
A fool loses his estate before he learns his folly.—FRENCH.
A fool who will confess, Is a fool who will progress.
Some nouns ending in _f_ form their plurals by changing the _f_ to _v_, and adding _es_.
Write the plurals of the words in the next lesson.
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calf half shelf leaf self wife life loaf
SCHOOL WORDS
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a rith me tic de nom i na tor sub trac tion mul ti ply mul ti pli ca tion mul ti pli cand
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quo tient ad di tion a mount frac tion nu mer ous nu mer a tor
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to tal ci pher solve a cre me ter can cel
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prob lem bal ance dec i mal in ter est mil lion cray on
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art ist scene view ros y crim son pat tern
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ob long width breadth height car bon bor der
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sys tem sur face nat u ral di rec tion west ern south ern
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a re a bluff ridge ca nal chan nel ore
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met al cop per quar ry pla teau pen in su la strait
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is land isth mus o cean prai rie re gion sec tion
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cap i tol tun nel com merce cul ti vate ce re al cli mate
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frig id freeze tor rid tem per ate fer tile des ert
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pro duce prod uct pro nounce state ment hy phen vol ca noes
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sci ence tel e gram tel e graph tel e phone ca ble ex press
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dis tinct cen tu ry col o nies cus tom de bate fu ture
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in vent in ven tion pres i dent tribe o ral cop ied
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verb ad verb sub ject noun prov erb pro noun
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po et ry rhyme syl la ble quo ta tion phon ics lec ture
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pro fes sor cer tain cer tain ly stu dent ex claim col lege
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con fuse con fu sion ex pect un ex pect ed won der ful ques tion
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hoarse de tain re sult fro zen ad mit count
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meth od com mence ac cu rate doubt doubt less doubt ful
Be careful of the _or_ in _professor_.
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A professor in a certain college liked to confuse the students by asking unexpected questions. One very cold night he asked a bright student how many stars are in the sky.
“Wait, professor, and I will tell you,” replied the student, and commenced to count very slowly. When he had reached two hundred, the professor, who was half frozen, exclaimed hoarsely, “That will do! I admit that you are a wonderful student. Your method is slow and the results will doubtless be accurate, but I will detain you no longer.”
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ranch scythe aisle apt league sprain
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mer it shep herd base ment ce ment cloth ing ceil ing
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skel e ton cir cu lar chim ney plas ter child hood child ish
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cho rus quar tet al to bass con cert op er a
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couch nee dle thim ble thread lin en trunk
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ped dle ped dling ped dler ex cept ut ter ut ter most
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kept key hurt suit quit twit
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con tain hus band av e nue how ev er cou ple cen ter
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To stand by one’s friend to the uttermost end, And fight a fair fight with one’s foes; Never to quit and never to twit And never to peddle one’s woes.
—GEORGE B. CHANDLER.
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yield shield spin dle forge wealth ap point
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haze graze blaze blaz ing a maze ef fect
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own er par cel pack age pave ment pe cul iar au to
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a board pas sage pas sen ger ac ci dent Af ri ca ob tain
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“I Can” is a worker; he tills the broad fields, And digs from the earth all the wealth that it yields; The hum of his spindles begins with the light, And the fires of his forges are blazing all night.
—W. A. BUTLER.
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haul lim it sus pect a shore awn ing in spect
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de ceive sick ness smil ing so ber se ri ous ef fort
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el e va tor an y way dis turb beck on reck on de gree
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el e gant ap prove re tire ex am ine ex am i na tion judg ment
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niece lov ing lov a ble cor dial cor dial ly sig na ture faith ful ly
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re spect re spect ful ly re spect a ble af fec tion af fec tion ate sin cere sin cere ly
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SOME LETTER SIGNATURES
_To members of the family or to friends._
Your loving daughter Your affectionate niece Yours cordially Yours sincerely Very sincerely yours Lovingly yours Affectionately yours Cordially yours Sincerely yours Faithfully yours
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BUSINESS SIGNATURES
Yours truly Very truly yours Yours respectfully Very respectfully yours
Write from memory two signatures to friendly letters and one to a business letter, signing your name.
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fail ure in no cent in come fa mous month ly
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leg end myth in sult fla vor in form
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op po site bare foot en tice en tirely ex tra
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sup port al ter am ple de mand dis miss
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re ceive re turn re gard rule e ras er
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vi o lin slow ly fi nal fi nal ly ad vice
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pro ceed de scribe ar range ar range ment mis spell
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im por tant im prove im prov ing bar gain lone some
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nec es sa ry at tend at tend ance at tempt sat is fy
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skat ing en ve lope in i tial cap i tal course
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ar ti cle o beyed o be di ence o be di ent re mem ber
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skill ful with in with out pe ri od ti dy
NORTON, MASS., Dec. 14, 1809.
Dear Father:
I received your letter and to prove to you how important I regard the rules you gave me, I am following your advice by writing to you at once. First I will proceed to describe to you the arrangement of my desk as you say it is most necessary to attend to this before attempting to write. My desk is tidy. The articles on it are arranged neatly. You can see from this letter that I have obeyed your rules for writing. I have used the eraser when necessary. There are no blots. Finally I think the writing is neat and there are no misspelled words.
Does this satisfy you, Father? If so remember our bargain and bring me the violin on your return. Come soon for I am lonesome without you.
I go skating every day. Of course I am not yet a skillful skater, but I am slowly improving.
I shall be careful in addressing the envelope to use capitals and to place a period after every initial. I want my letter within and without to satisfy you.
Your obedient son,
JOHN.
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This letter, almost exactly as given in your book, was written by a boy of long ago in answer to a letter from his father.
What rules did his father give him about his desk? Using the eraser? Blots? Spelling?
What bargain did he make with his son?
Write a letter like the one you think John’s father sent to him.
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an gel both er el bow chill y bot tle cof fee be ing er rand
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an i mal i cy huge stopped an kle loan hab it i ron
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eighth ninth tenth eight y nine ty
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drowned cen tral con duct fur nish ear nest
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big gest bar ren a ware eas i ly al read y
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jew el jew el ry re al ize ker nel bee tle
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di a mond al though sen si ble spar kle spar kling cu ri ous
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soil ea ger bur ied dis ap point ex change at tract ed
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_The Cock and the Diamond_
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A cock scratching in a barren field found a diamond buried in the soil.
The curious hens attracted by the sparkling jewel gathered eagerly around him. The cock was plainly disappointed.
“How lovely!” exclaimed an old hen. “Do you realize that you have found a diamond? Are you aware that diamonds are very costly?”
“I don’t care how costly this jewel may be,” answered the sensible cock. “Although it may be the biggest diamond in the world I’ll gladly exchange it for a kernel of corn, a nut, or a fat beetle.”—ÆSOP.
REVIEW LIST
The following are among the 1000 most common words. You have studied every one of them. Every boy and girl at the end of the fifth grade should be able to spell them correctly.
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VOCABULARY FOR FIFTH YEAR
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century cereal certain certainly challenge change channel charitable charity cheerfulness chief childhood childish chilly chimney choose chorus cipher circular civil climate clothing coast coffee collect collection college colonel colonies color commence commerce compel comrade concert conduct confess confuse confusion conquer conqueror consent consonants contain contest control conversation converse copied copper cordial cordially couch cough could country couple courage courageous course courteous courtesy crayon crazy crimson crowbar cultivate curious custom dangerous dear debate deceive decimal defeat degree delivery demand denial denied denominator deny depend dependent describe desert destroy detain diamond dictionary difficult difficulties difficulty direct direction disagreeable disappoint discover dismiss distinct distress district disturb divine doctor does don’t double doubt doubtful doubtless dread drowned duty eager early earnest easily easy effect effort eight eighth eighty elbow elegant elevator enough entire entirely entry envelope eraser err errand estate every exactly examination examine except exchange exclaim expect express extra failure fairy faithfully family famous February fertile fever fiend fiendish fierce fiery figure file final finally flavor folly football force forge forgetting forgiven forgiving fortunate fortune forty fraction freeze freight friend friendship frighten frigid frozen furnish further future gallery general generally generous gentleman gentlemen gentleness geography getting glorious glory grammar graze grit grocery guard guess guide guilty habit half happened happens having haze hear heard hedge height held here historian historical history hoarse holly honor honorable hospital hour however huge human humor humorous hurt husband hyphen icy important impossible improve improving income increase independence independent inform initial injury innocent insisted inspect instead instruct instruction insult interest invalid invent invention iron island isthmus jewel jewelry join joint judgment junior just kept kernel key kindly kindness knew know knowledge knuckles laid laundry leaf league learns lecture legend liberal library life limit linen lingers loaf loan lonesome loose lose lovable loving madam making many market marriage married marry maybe meant measles medicine member memory merciful mercy merit message metal meter method million mincemeat minute misfortune misspell monthly movable much multiplicand multiplication multiply muscle myth natural naughty naval navy necessary needle neglect news niece ninety ninth none nor notified notifies notify notion noun numerator numerous obedience obedient obeyed object objection oblige oblong obtain occupation occupied occupy ocean office official often once opera opposite oral ore owner package pansy parcel pardon parent passage passenger patience patient patiently pattern pavement peace peaceful peculiar peddle peddler peddling peninsula peril perilous period perish person personal phonics piece plants plaster plateau plurals poetry popular population position possess possible possibly postage postal powder prairie preceded precious presence present president primer prisoner private prize problem proceed produce product professor profit profitable progress pronoun pronounce proper property prove proverb provide pupil pursue quarry quarter quartet question quit quotation quotient raise rallied rally ranch rapidly read ready real realize reaps reason rebel recede receive recent reckon records regard region regret regular relation relative relief remember repent replied replies reply resist respect respectable respectfully restrain result retire retreat return revenge rhyme ridge robber robbery rogue rosy royal rude rule ruler saddle safety said salary satisfy savage says scene scheme science scissors scythe section secure seems self senior sensible separate separately separation serious several severe severity shallow shelf shepherd 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THE ALDINE SPELLER