LESSON 12 BANKS AND BANKING "He who is false to the present duty, breaks a thread in the loom, and will see the effect when the weaving of a life-time is unraveled." ae çept', to receive; to promise to | di rěct' or, an officer of a company or corporation. pay. ae çèpt' ǎnçe, an accepted bill of ex- dŏl' lar, a silver or gold coin; 100 change; a draft. cents. bul' lion, uncoined gold or silver in ex change', barter; settling accounts the mass. eăn' çèlled, destroyed or effaced. has charge of money. cheek, an order upon a bank to pay money as therein named. elear' ing-house, a place where banks make exchange of drafts and checks, and settle balances. without the intervention of money. for' eign, belonging to another state or country; remote. in' ter est, sum paid for the use of money; to engage. loan, money lent at interest; a lending. re deem' à ble, payable; capable of being redeemed. col lec' tions, notes or bills to be col-'re mit' tănçe, sending money, bills, lected. etc., to a distant place. com mer' cial, of or pertaining tore new' al, an extension; renovation. commerce or trade. se eu' ri ty, protection; surety; pledge. coun' ter feit (-fit), to imitate; to forge; an impostor. spē' çie (-shi), coin, or metalic money. eur' ren çă, accepted medium of ex- tell' er, an officer who receives money change; general circulation. and pays out same on checks. vde prē' çi āte (-shi ate), lower; to fall with drawn', taken back or away; in value. drawn out. LESSON 13 DICTATION EXERCISE Consult your dictionary for meaning of words. How beautiful this night! the balmiest1 sigh, Were discord to the speaking quietude 5 That wraps this moveless scene. Heaven's ebon' vault, 8 Studded with stars unutterably bright, Through which the moon's unclouded grandeur 10 rolls,. To curtain her sleeping world. Yon 12 gentle hills, Robed in a garment of untrodden 13 snow; Yon darksome 14 rocks, whence icicles 15 depend, So stainless 16 that their white and glittering 17 spires 19 Tinge 18 not the moon's pure beam; yon castled steep, 24 A metaphor 20 of peace; - all form a scene LESSON 14 -Percy Bysshe Shelley. BICYCLES ball' -bearing, having bearings which | graph' ite, plumbago or blacklead, run on steel balls. used as a lubricant. bi' că ele, a two-wheeled vehicle pro- hăn' dle-bär, that part of a bicycle pelled by the feet. brāke, attachment to retard motion. brāze, to solder with hard solder. ease'-härd ened (-nd), having the outside hardened. chain' less, having no chain. eush' ion, a variety of tire. çỹ elŏm' e ter, an instrument for measuring distance traveled by a wheel. fôrk'-head, the shank of the front fork of a bicycle. gear, the working parts of a machine in distinction from its framework. that supports the hands and serves as a steering-gear. hănd' i cap, a time or distance setback. lăn' tern, case for a light. lū' bri eāt ing, tending to make smooth running. ped' al, the part to which the foot imparts motion. pneu măt' ie, an inflatable, hollow săd' dle, a seat for a rider. spōke, one of the small bars or rods | tăn' gent, referring to spokes crossing connecting the hub and the rim of a wheel. sprock' ět, one of the projections on the sprocket-wheel on which the chain runs. each other. tire, the outer rim of a wheel. tri' çy ele, a three-wheeled vehicle. ve loç' i pēde, a vehicle made in many forms propelled by the rider's feet. a mē' nå ble, responsible; liable to cop' ǎ ist, one who copies. give account. ǎp' er ture, an opening; a hole. blaspheme', to speak impiously. breathe, to respire. com' răde, an associate; a companion; a mate. děl' i cȧ çy, daintiness; fineness. făsh' ion, to shape; the prevailing style, especially of dress. gut' tûr al, belonging to, or formed in, the throat. hid' e ous, horrid; dreadful to behold. in stall', to establish; to place in an | pêr' fi dỹ, treachery; violation of ǎl' bum, a blank book in which to insert autographs, sketches, etc. ǎp pěn' dix, a supplement at the end of a book. clăs' sie al, pertaining to ancient Greek and Roman literature and art. cop' y ing-press, a machine for taking by pressure an exact copy of letters, etc. cop'y right, exclusive right to pub lish a book, chart, etc. eray' on, a stick of chalk or other substance for drawing or writing. di' a ry, a book for daily record. die'tion a ry, a book giving the words of a language and their definitions. di reet' o ry, an address book; a book of directions. en çỹ elo pē' di à, a comprehensive summary of knowledge. ērās' er, a sharp instrument or piece of rubber for erasing writings, drawings, etc. ĕn' vel õpe, a wrapper; a paper case for mailing letters, etc. găz ět teer', a descriptive list of anything; a geographical dictionary. glos' så ry, a dictionary of peculiar words. hee' to graph, a contrivance for multi- | psälm (som), a sacred song, especially ple copying. one of the hymns by David and others. hym' nal, a book of hymns. měm o răn' dum, a record to help quire, twenty-four sheets of paper. the memory. mu' çi lage, an adhesive substance. pen' çil, an instrument for writing and drawing; a brush. seāle, a machine for weighing, gener ally used in the plural (scales). spin' dle, a slender rod or pin for filing business papers. pref' açe, a brief preliminary explan- võl' ume, written or printed sheets NOTE-The second word in each pair is opposite in meaning to that of the first. ĕx haust' ive, thorough; complete, su per fí' cial, shallow; cursory. a bū' sive, rude; harsh. re spěet' ful, kind; attentive. aux il' ia ry, aiding; helping. su pêr' flu ous, useless; cumbersome. be hav' ior, demeanor; conduct. mis de mean' or, evil conduct. eoûr' te să ( eûr'-), civility. ǎr' ro gançe, disdain; haughtiness. du' ti ful, submissive; obedient. dís o bē' di ent, refusing to obey. få çē' tious, jocular; humorous. se' ri ous, solemn; matter-of-fact. făs tid' i ous, overnice; hard to please. un còn çêrned', indifferent; careless. ǎp' pli eå ble, relevant; fitting. in åp prō' prí ate, unsuitable; unfit. pre pos' ter ous, absurd; ridiculous. rea' son à ble, rational; judicious. sin' gu lar, strange; unusual. eus' tom a ry, conventional; regular. thral' dom, servitude; slavery. in de pènd' ençe, freedom; liberty. |