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eŭt' ter, a small, one-horse sleigh. | stăn' hōpe, a light carriage without a

dog' eart, a light, one-horse carriage,

commonly two-wheeled. hack, a public coach with two seats inside facing each other. hăn' sóm, a light, two-wheeled covered carriage with driver's seat elevated behind.

ŏm' ní bŭs, a large four-wheeled

vehicle for conveying passengers. pha' e ton, an open four-wheeled carriage.

run' à bout, a light uncovered wagon. shaft, thill of a carriage.

sleigh, a vehicle for traveling on snow.

top.

sŭr' rey, a two-seated pleasure car

riage.

tăl' lý hū, a pleasure coach.
thills, the shafts of wagon or other
carriage.

truek, a wagon for heavy draying.
vie tō' rỉ å, a kind of low, four-
wheeled pleasure carriage for two
persons.

wǎg on ĕtte', a pleasure wagon with
seats extended along the sides.
whif' fle-tree, bar to which the traces
of a carriage are fastened.

LESSON 50

SYNONYMS AND ANTONYMS

NOTE-The second word in each pair is opposite in meaning to that of the first.

pos' i tive, affirmative; definite.
něg' å tive, indirect; denying.
dis hon' or a ble, shameful; base.
rěp' u tå ble, estimable; honorable.
im' i tā tion, a copy; a likeness.
o rig' i nal, genuine; not copied.

ex ist' ençe, being; life.
non ĕn' ti ty, non-existence.
pre ěm' i nent, superior.

sub ôr' di nate, subject; inferior.

ǎp pease', to quiet; to soothe.
in çènse', to enrage; to irritate.
flor' id, having a bright color.
păl' lid, pale; wan; lacking color.

pe nu' ri ous, sordid; parsimonious.
lib' er al, free; ample; generous.
in flu ĕn' tial, having influence.
in ef feet' ive, futile; useless.
så ga' cious, shrewd; wise; sage.
stu' pid, dull; sluggish.

im mense', huge; very large.

pre lim' i na ry, introductory.
sub' se quent, following; succeeding. | în fin í těs' i mal, very small.

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LESSON 51

CHINA, GLASSWARE, ETC.

bā' sin, a hollow vessel, dish or pool. | năp' py, a round dish with flat botbowl, a concave vessel to hold liquids.

eå råfe', a glass water bottle..

east' er, a stand for cruets.

tom and sloping sides.

pitch' er, a water-pot; a vessel for holding liquids.

cream' er, a small pitcher for hold- plaque (plȧk), any flat, thin piece of

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gob' let, a drinking vessel having a těr rå-eot' tå, a kind of pottery made

standard.

hǎv' i land, a kind of chinaware.

jar di niere', (zhår de nyâr'), an ornamental jar for holding plants, flowers, etc.

of baked clay.

tum' bler, a drinking glass.

tu rēen', a large, deep vessel for soups, etc.

wědg' wood, a kind of fine pottery.

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LESSON 52

MISCELLANEOUS

'If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be the greatest prodigality."-Ben. Franklin.

eăn' non, a large gun.

eon sist' ent, harmonious; uniform.

ĕf face', to erase; to blot out.

guärd' i an, one who has the care of another.

haul, to drag; to pull.

găr' ri son, a fortified place; to man hěm' i sphēre, a half-sphere.

with troops.

mēte, to measure.

gnăsh (năsh), to strike or grind to- mul' ti ple, manifold; repeated more

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ôr' phăn, a child bereft of father and | rē en fōrçe' ment, fresh assistance.

mother.

Ŏs ten' si ble, avowed; professed. pěn în' su là, land almost surrounded by water.

pie' nie, an outdoor pleasure party. prěç' e dent, an instance serving as a guide; custom.

pre çēd' ent, former; preceding.

săne' tion, to support; to approve.
seine (sāne), a fishing net.
singe' ing, burning slightly.

tå bleau' (-blō'), a picture-like repre-
sentation.

tăx' i der mỹ, the art of preserving and mounting the skins of animals. ter res' tri al, earthly.

re eū' pēr āte, to regain ; to convalesce. this' tle, a prickly plant.

LESSON 53

PHOTOGRAPHY, ENGRAVING, ETC.

căb' i net, usual size of photographs. | lith' o gråph, an engraving printed căm' e rå, instrument used in taking

photographs.

from stone.

min' ĭȧ tūre, a small painted likeness.

eär tōon', a drawing; a sketch; a cari-păl' ĕtte (-ět), a thin wood hand tab

cature.

ehrō' mō, a lithographed picture, in colors.

ětch'ing, a practice of engraving by

means of acids; an impression from an etched plate.

film, a roll of thin sensitized celluloid

used as a substitute for photogrphic plates.

fĕr' ro type, a tintype, so called. fō' eus, the point at which the image is formed. hälf'-tōne,

a photo-engraving, in which a fine net is placed between the object and the camera. kō' dǎk, a portable camera, using a roll of sensitized film upon which negatives are made.

lens, a magnifying or reducing glass. |

let upon which artists lay their colors for painting.

pēr spĕe' tive, the relative importance of things from any point of view.

phō' to graph, picture obtained by light on chemically prepared surfaces.

phō to gråv' ure, a fine variety of photo-engraving.

py rog' rå phỹ, the process of making designs on wood by means of heat.

ree ti lin' e al, consisting of straight lines.

sen' si tize, to render susceptible to the sun's rays.

sil' hou ĕtte' (-00-), a profile portrait in black, like a shadow.

stu' di o, an artist's workshop. tri' pod, a three-legged stand for supporting a camera.

vign ette' (vin yět'), a style of photographic finish.

vis' u al, relating to sight.

LESSON 54

MISCELLANEOUS

Foreign words and phrases extensively used.

ăd và lō' rěm, a duty placed upon imported goods at a certain rate per cent. upon their invoiced value. a' li ǎs, otherwise called; as, Jones alias Brown; an assumed name. ǎl' i bi, the plea of being elsewhere than charged at a certain time; as, to prove an alibi.

bō' na fi' de, in good faith; genuine;

as, a bona fide transaction.

chef (shef), head cook of a large es

tablishment.

en route' (än root'), on the way or road; as en route to Canada.

ĕx of fi' că o (-fish'-), by virtue of an office; as, president ex officio.

ĕx těm' po re, without preparation; as, to speak extempore.

fǎe sim' i le, an exact copy or likeness; as, a facsimile letter.

fi' nis, an end; conclusion. měm o rå bíl' i à, things worthy of remembrance or record; also, the record of them.

mō' dus op e răn' di, manner of operating.

nom dě plūme', an assumed or literary title; as, Mark Twain is the nom de plume of S. L. Clemens. på drō' ne, master; employer; a man who imports, and controls the earnings of, Italian laborers, etc. pär ex' cèl lence, by way of eminence. pässe' pär tout' (päs' pär too'), a

light picture frame or mat usually put between the picture and the glass.

pōst-môr' těm, after death; as, a

post-mortem examination of a body. pri' må fā' ci ē (-shĬ-'), at first view; as prima facie evidence. prō te ge' (-tā zhā'), one under the care and protection of another. re su me' (rā zụ mā'), a summing up; a condensed statement; a brief capitulation.

sub rō'så, secretly; privately. tĕr' rå fir' må (fẽr-), firm or solid earth, as opposed to water.

ăl ti mã' tăm, the final proposition, concession, or condition; as, the President's ultimatum to Spain.

něg li gee' (-zhā'), an easy, uncere- vi' ȧ, by the way of; as, to ship a monious attire.

package via Adams Express.

LESSON 55

PRINTING, BINDING AND PUBLISHING

ǎg' ate, a small size of type (51⁄2- e di' tion, whole number of copies

point).

běv' el ing, the act of making the

outer edge of a book cover angular. bour geois' (bûr jois'), a size of type between brevier and long primer (9-point).

bray' er, a hand roller used for

spreading ink.

bre viēr', medium size type (8-point). bris' tòl bōard, a kind of fine pasteboard with a smooth surface. bro chure' (-sure'), a pamphlet; a printed and stitched book, containing only a few leaves.

căl' ĕn dẽred (-der'd), a name given to paper having a glazed surface. eälf, a bookbinding in calfskin. chase, a printer's frame for holding

pages or columns of type.

com pos' i tor, one who sets type. dū o děç' i mo, consisting of sheets folded into twelve leaves.

produced at the same time.

e lee' tro type, a metal plate for printing, usually a duplicate of type, or a metallic copy of a surface.

ěm, the unit of type measurement. ěm boss', to ornament the surface with raised work.

fōl' io (-yo), a sheet of paper once folded.

font, a complete assortment of printing type of one size.

găl' ley, tray for holding type. gilt, a golden yellow.

ĭm près'sion, a single copy as the result of printing.

im' print, name; to print or mark. lead (lěd), a thin sheet of lead placed against or between lines of type. long prim' er, a size of type larger than brevier (10-point).

må nil' à, a durable brown or buff paper made of Manila hemp.

ad he' sive, clinging.

LESSON 56

MISCELLANEOUS

chăn' nel, a groove; course of a stream.

af fâir', anything done or to be done; | elâir voy' ant, one claiming to dis

concern; occurrence; object.

ǎt' mos phere, the air.

au' di ble, capable of being heard.

eap' i tol, a state-house.

eǎv' ern, a large cave.

cern objects not present to the

senses.

eon sent', to concur; compliance. eôr' po ral, a military officer; relating

to the body.

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