PART II
FOURTH YEAR
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A mer i ca A mer i can Pil grim moun tain free dom lib er ty it is ’tis
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AMERICA
My country, ’tis of thee, Sweet land of liberty, Of thee I sing; Land where my fathers died, Land of the Pilgrims’ pride, From every mountain-side Let freedom ring.
--SAMUEL FRANCIS SMITH.
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breath breathes soul na tive
Breathes there a man with soul so dead, Who never to himself hath said, “This is my own, my native land”?
--SIR WALTER SCOTT.
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wolf re ply as sist pit y wolves re plied poor pit ied crea ture a lone
See what happens to _y_ in _reply_ and _pity_ when _ed_ is added.
When _es_ is added to _wolf_ see what happens to _f_. In what other words does this happen?
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One day a fox fell into a well. He howled aloud.
A wolf ran to see what the matter was.
“Poor creature,” said the wolf, “how I pity you!”
“Don’t pity me,” replied the fox. “Assist me.”
--ÆSOP.
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e nough con tent trav el pock et tough rich trav el er emp ty rough a muse purse re cov er
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health wealth rob ber
Health is the best wealth.
Poor and content is rich, and rich enough.
--SHAKESPEARE.
Better an empty purse than an empty head.
--GERMAN.
The traveler with empty pockets fears no robber.
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be come be gin be gun be fore be long be gin ning be low be fore hand
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torn stitch trou ble tum ble a cross af ter ward a shamed beg gar loose nurse pun ish blis ter bruise fault her self comb of fer gar den
Look thoughtfully at _ui_ in _bruise_, _au_ in _fault_, _oo_ in _loose_, _ou_ in _trouble_.
There is only one _c_ in _across_.
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Look at the picture, then write five sentences about it, using as many words as you can from Lessons 11, 12, and 13.
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an ger bos om jus tice win dow sur round foot
When anger in the bosom lies, Justice out the window flies.
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sil ver lady fur elm shad y lad ies cur sir shad ow sat in church birch
The _y_ in _lady_ changes to _i_ and _es_ is added when we mean more than one _lady_--_ladies_.
Look at the _u_ in _church_ and the _i_ in _birch_.
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The silver birch is a dainty lady, She wears a satin gown; The elm tree makes the old churchyard shady, She will not live in town.
--EDITH NESBIT.
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voice breeze touch vi o let breath
The rough voiced breeze that shook the trees Was touched by a violet’s breath.
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left camp nar row fir cit y lamp ma ple grove o’clock damp beech drove front called spruce stove path field for est cove
Look at _o_ in _front_, _ie_ in _field_, and _ple_ in _maple_.
Do not forget the apostrophe in _o’clock_.
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We left the city at six o’clock. The camp is in a grove of fir, maple, beech, and spruce trees. Jack called the grove our forest. In front of the camp is the river. A narrow path leads across a field to its banks.
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lum ber tim ber boards car pen ter shin gle sea shore
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build inch un der re al ly build ing inch es be neath porch built firm gi ant dis tant south sol id whose dis tance seems fort square broad
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The camp was built of native lumber.
The building was firm and solid as a fort.
The boards were over an inch thick.
It stood under a giant tree whose branches really seemed to touch the distant sky.
On the south side was a broad square porch.
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ham mock at tic eaves can dle buck et cel lar lan tern moon light shov el cor ner
Make a sentence telling how the camp was lighted at night.
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di vide break fast pre pare chance la bor din ner fish watch e qual sin ner veg e ta ble dan ger e qual ly win ner cot tage stran ger en joy pro vide i dle an y way
Look carefully at the second _e_ in _vegetable_.
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At camp the labor is divided. None are idle.
All enjoy an equal chance to help.
Jack prepares breakfast and dinner.
Frank provides fish and vegetables.
The dog watches that no danger comes near the cottage.
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cab bage squash ba na na rai sins car rot to ma to cur rants ol ive rad ish tur nip grape prune on ion lem on
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kitch en re move ash es ov en kin dle
Remove the ashes. Kindle the fire. Have a hot oven. Sweep the kitchen.
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salt sprin kle juice cher ry so da wrin kle juic y choc o late stir pud ding fork dough spoon bis cuit pep per dough nut coal ket tle pour jel ly
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flow er heav en show er si lent bow er de light tow er high won der mir ror
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The moon, like a flower, In heaven’s high bower, With silent delight Sits and smiles at the night.
FLOWER AND FAIRY WORDS
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pur ple na ture ti ny col or pan sy fan cy fair y scar let li lac blos som fair ies beau ti ful com mon bush fa vor laugh ter wreath lawn mer ry dan de li on
REVIEW OF TROUBLESOME WORDS
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used loose wear built color lose early easy break enough sugar beginning know any minute wrote tonight shoes tear sure laid said read knew would once does heard doctor piece just writing write having says whole often guess done none
Each of the words on this page has some little “catch” in it. Try to find what is difficult in each word. Make a list of all you misspell. Keep this list on your desk or somewhere handy. Study whenever you get a chance. Don’t let these simple, everyday words master you. _Master them._
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o bey com mand busi ness serve
Look at _e_ in obey, _i_ in _business_.
Only two syllables in _business_.
He that has learned how to obey will know how to command.
--SOLON.
If you would have your business done, go; if not, send.
--FRANKLIN.
He is best served who serves himself.
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tru ly po lite re main ac tion ounce ex am ple re main der ad vice
No _e_ in _truly_; _ai_ in _remain_; _c_ in _advice_.
Better an ounce of example than a pound of advice.
Words pass away, but actions remain.
--NAPOLEON.
Truly polite, always polite.
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lis ten bud rip ple bud ding flut ter mud blue bird mud dy to ward fence
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Listen a moment, I pray you; What was that sound that I heard? Wind in the budding branches, The ripple of brooks, or a bird? Hear it again, above us; and see a flutter of wings. The bluebird knows it is April, and soars toward the sun and sings.
--EBEN REXFORD.
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bob o link pi geon spar row hawk hand some won der ful
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bald brief aw ful cir cle ea gle grief se vere home ar row com plete ar rive dome mur der cru el man age Rome breast wound glance bod y
Look at _a_ in _eagle_ and _breast_, _ie_ in _grief_ and _brief_, _e_ in _cruel_, _ou_ in _wound_.
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THE EAGLE AND THE ARROW
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A hunter once shot an eagle. Severely wounded, the bird managed to fly to his home. When he arrived he glanced at the cruel arrow in his breast. It was winged with one of his own feathers.
“Oh,” he cried, “to think I have been murdered by an arrow that I helped to make!”
--ÆSOP.
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learn ing in vite har vest boil wis dom in vi ta tion this tle soil cloth com pa ny whis tle toil clothes pea cock ex pect toi let be gan how ev er in deed suit
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Learning is not wisdom any more than cloth is clothes.
--FRENCH.
How can a sparrow expect to be invited into the company of a peacock?
--HANS ANDERSEN.
He that has a good harvest may be content with some thistles.
--SCOTTISH.
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calm waist debt moan palm crumb mourn col umn
Find a silent letter in every word in Lessons 72 and 73.
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ad mire great ness death thank ful ad mir ing ab sent at tempt suc cess grum ble pres ent half suc ceed grum bling cow ard halves peo ple lev el thous and be cause thorn
_E_ is omitted in _admire_ and _grumble_ when ing is added. What changes are made in the word _half_ when we mean more than one half?
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In admiring greatness we rise to its level.
He who killed a lion when absent, feared a mouse when present.
--FRENCH.
A coward dies a thousand deaths.
--GERMAN.
A bold attempt is half success.
--DANISH.
Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns. I am thankful that thorns have roses.
--KARR.
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pal ace hum ble though roam a mid ’mid pleas ure
’Mid pleasures and palaces though we may roam, Be it ever so humble, there’s no place like home.
--JOHN HOWARD PAYNE.
Home is where love is.
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wig wam cup board pi an o cur tain cab in cham ber book case so fa cas tle par lor al bum vase pan try bed room blot ter Bi ble clos et bath room car pet quilt
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ache bus i ly chi na wipe head ache pleas ant brit tle fore noon ly ing qui et ly warm a pron sur prise quick ly wash tow el lin en daugh ters soft fin ish
When _ly_ is added to _busy_, _y_ is changed to _i_.
There are _two s’s_ in _surprise_; one _l_ in _towel_.
Look at _ea_ in _pleasant_; _o_ in _apron_; _a_ in _wash_ and _warm_.
_Apron_ is pronounced _a pern_.
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sauce rib bon va ca tion be tween sauc er whis per to geth er scour plen ty bas in grate ful praise
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MOTHER’S HELPERS
Mother has a headache this forenoon and is lying down. Her two daughters are working busily to give her a pleasant surprise.
“Work quietly and quickly, but carefully,” said Kate. “China is very brittle. I’ll wash the dishes in warm water. You wipe them with this soft linen towel. Between us we will soon finish.”
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fam i ly neph ew neigh bor mas ter grand pa cous in vis it or tax grand ma in fant mem ber ma chine aunt wo man butch er fur nace un cle wo men gro cer fu el
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splen did edge ter ri ble swept might y ledge storm slept strength wedge ex plain ten der up root ed pledge in stead slen der straight sledge an swered fen der
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THE OAK AND THE REED
A _mighty_ oak that had been uprooted by a _terrible_ storm, lay on the bank of a river.
On the edge of the water grew a straight slender reed.
“What, are you still growing!” said the oak. “I was big and strong. You are little and weak.”
“I can _explain_,” _answered_ the reed. “You fought the _storm_ as it swept by. So you were _uprooted_ for all your _splendid_ strength. Instead of fighting the storm, I bent to it, and I still stand.”
--ÆSOP.
Rewrite the above fable, using other words in place of those that are italicized.
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a gainst de pends worth ton al ways
A pound of pluck is worth a ton of luck.--
GARFIELD.
Luck is always against the man who depends upon it.
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li ar crip ple truth be lieve pun ish ment
A liar is sooner caught than a cripple.
--PORTUGUESE.
A liar’s punishment is in not being believed when he speaks the truth.
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mod est mod est y sel dom jew el jew el ry much
A modest dog seldom grows fat.
--DANISH.
Modesty is a jewel, but one may wear too much jewelry.
Do noble things, not dream them, all day long.
--KINGSLEY.
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jour ney ves sel en gine sta ble ca noe car go rail road sta tion fer ry cam el rail way de pot mo tor bi cy cle trol ley ga rage har bor au to mo bile bal loon pier
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choice sort mount choose pre fer trip
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far ther pub lic rath er de sire driv en push vis it gone
What sort of travel do you prefer? You may have your choice. Mount your bicycle for a short trip. If you desire to go farther, there is the automobile or the public trolley. Or would you rather go by the railroad?
TRAVEL WORDS GEOGRAPHY WORDS
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a gent rap id vil lage globe tick et mo tion cit ies sphere de part cap tain cap i tal ho ri zon de lay of fi cer con ti nent lo cate ho tel con duct or val ley north ern
Look at _tion_ in _motion_, the second _o_ in _conductor_, _ph_ in _sphere_, the ending in _cities_. There are several words on this page that you will misspell if you are not careful to pronounce them correctly.
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wel come serv ant hun ger
Welcome is the best dish on the table.
--SCOTTISH.
The master of the house is the servant of the guest.
--PERSIAN.
Hunger is the best sauce.
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show er y dawn troop er slope pow er un less hoop rope warn yel low loop scope in vade with in stoop hope bu gle with out pa rade hope ful held their pa rad ed hop ing
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THE DANDELIONS
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Upon a showery night and still, Without a sound of warning, A trooper band surprised the hill, And held it in the morning.
We were not waked by bugle-note, No cheer our dreams invaded, And yet at dawn their yellow coats On the green slopes paraded.
--HELEN GRAY CONE.
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sor ry judge for give ness angry sor row judg ing pa tient dis tress bor row tongue dis be lieve dis tressed e vil par don re port tale-bearer con duct cheer ful cour age at ten tion
Look thoughtfully at _tongue_ and _patient_; the _o_ in _courage_ and the _tion_ in _attention_.
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There are ten things for which no one has ever yet been sorry. These are--for doing good to all; for speaking evil of none; for hearing before judging; for thinking before speaking; for holding an angry tongue; for being kind to the distressed; for asking pardon for all wrongs; for being patient towards everybody; for stopping the ears to a tale-bearer; for disbelieving most of the ill reports.
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Frank lin per haps sprout wil low wharf no tice cheap bil low Hol land sin gle leap pil low else tu lip heap U ni ted short bulb reap States near ly close bas ket morn ing
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While Franklin was walking on a wharf one morning, he saw some cheap willow baskets in which some tulip bulbs had been brought from Holland. Perhaps no one else would have noticed the single short green sprout on one of the willows. Franklin cut it off carefully and planted it. From this one sprout have grown most of the basket willows in the United States.
A man’s best things are nearest him, Lie close about his feet.
WORDS OFTEN HEARD IN SCHOOL
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pri ma ry cor rect ex act his to ry writ ten schol ar ex er cise charge prompt er ror jan i tor en e my re peat ex cuse your self can non ob serve taught col o ny un der stand
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neg lect per fect po em a rith me tic un ion lan guage au thor di vide at tack cop y sen tence di vi sor chap ter com ma ti tle div i dend liq uid pe ri od dic tate sport
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meas ure curve e rect weigh min u end carve cough weight bush el up per re cess o mit draw ing up right base mod el spel ling re cite base ball an nu al
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THE PICNIC
Summer is the usual time for picnics, but mother arranged a jolly one for us last fall.
Instead of cotton or muslin dresses, the girls wore flannel ones. The boys left their collars and neckties at home, and wore old blouses and overalls. We all wore woolen sweaters.
We did not go in carriages. We walked across the pasture, through the orchard to the grove on the other side of the swamp. Ours was a nutting party.
Our picnic was different from summer picnics in other ways. Instead of cold lemonade we had hot cocoa, and we ate our lunch in the sunniest place we could find, by a great rock. It was almost night when we reached home, and we all ran to the fire to warm our fingers and toes.
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Make a sentence using the following words.
scat tered crowd de cid ed search chest nuts wal nuts
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sand wich fudge squir rel club pic kle chick en a corn tur key nap kin hun gry rab bit crick et
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false hon est prom ise faith false hood hon est y birth faith ful quar rel no ble knight how ev er val or hon or knight hood loy al for tune hon or a ble what ev er loy al ty
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He who is honest is noble, Whatever his fortunes or birth.
--ALICE CARY.
Stand by your promise, your honor, your faith, as loyally as the knights of old.
--GEORGE HERBERT.
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Here are some of the most commonly used, most commonly misspelled, words. You have studied every one of them. Are you sure that you can and do spell every one correctly?
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FOURTH YEAR VOCABULARY
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Transcriber’s note
Minor punctuation errors have been changed without notice.