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LESSON 71

DICTATION EXERCISE

Consult your dictionary for meaning of words.

I knew she had a new 2 hat.

Many minors are among the miners."

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You need 5 not knead " the bread.

The main reason was on account of the horse's mane.8

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The troops were allowed to see the opera troupe 10

The most beautiful beech " grows on the beach.12

The boy was arrested for stealing 13 a piece of steel.1

Such idle 15 talk about the idol 16 is not mentioned in the "Idyls " of the King."
Let us meet 18 and mete 19 out to each person his share of the meat.20
After the marriage rite" was performed the millwright 22 said it was right
to write 24 with the right 25 hand.

Homophonous words,-what do they mean?

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lawn, a fine linen or cotton fabric | ôr' ğan die, a kind of transparent,

with open texture.

lin' en, cloth made of flax.

mǎck' in tŎsh, a waterproof outer

garment; a rain-coat.

mer' çēr ized, treated to produce a kind of silky appearance; as, mercerized cotton.

mō' hair, a fabric made from the hair or wool of the Angora goat; or, an imitation of such fabric. need' le, a slender, pointed instrument used in sewing.

light muslin.

per cåle', a fine, cotton fabric, often printed on one side.

pil' low, a cushion to support the head when reposing.

plăid, checkered cloth or pattern. rem' nant, a fragment; an unsold part.

sătch' el, a handbag for clothing, etc. sǎt' in, a silk cloth with a glossy sur

face.

săt i nět’, thin kind of satin.

seärf, an article of dress worn loosely tow' el, a cloth for drying the person

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This test in spelling was given to the different grades in the schools of one of our large cities: "There were two boys at their home. Their mother said it was two o'clock and too late to go to school."

ae çēde', to assent; to agree. dodge, to evade; an artifice.

don' key, an ass.

ex těn' u ate, to lessen; to mitigate. friv' o loŭs, trifling; petty.

gôr' geous (-jùs), magnificent; very showy.

gri māçe', a made-up face.

in ǎd' e quate, insufficient.

in jus' tice, wrong; injury.

pre' cious (prěsh' us), highly prized; dear.

pre pon' der ançe, superiority in influence, weight, etc.

pre şump' tu ous, unduly confident or bold.

re çip' ro eate, to give and take mutually.

shut' tle, a sliding thread-holder.

sphere, a globe; round of duty.

in stǎn ta' ne ous, immediate; occur- stu pěn' dous, wonderful; of prodi

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LESSON 74

SYNONYMS AND ANTONYMS

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

flìm' sy, limp; thin; fragile.

sub stăn' tial, solid; true.

fôr' mi då ble, alarming; tremendous. in sig nif' i eant, unimportant. grå tū' i tous, free; given voluntarily. ob' li gå tō ry, imposing obligation.

in' stĭ gāte, to stir up; to provoke. rē prèss', to restrain; to curb.

ir re prōach' å ble, above reproach. guilt' y, criminal; wicked.

Ŏp' u lent, rich; affluent.

plen' te oùs, copious; abundant. ex haust' ed, consumed; drained. wil' y, subtle; artful; sly. un so phis' ti eat ed, pure; artless. pit' i ful, merciful; calling forth pity. eru' el, merciless; hard-hearted. pi' ous, religious; devout. im' pi ous, profane; irreligious. ĕn' mi ty, hatred; hostility. eôr dial' i ty (-jăl'-), sincerity. re pěl', to repulse; to drive back. pro pěl', to drive forward; urge.

Write a word the opposite of:

industrious artificial

in' di gent, needy; poor.

happy

full

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LESSON 76

ELECTRICAL TERMS

ăm pere' (-pār'), standard unit of de flee' tion, deviation of a magnetic

electrical measurements.

an nun' ci à tor (-shi-), an indicator;

that which announces. äre, a very brilliant electric light. är' må ture, soft iron used in contact to maintain electrical power undiminished.

ǎt' om, the smallest particle of matter

that can enter into combination.

băt' ter y, an apparatus for generat

ing voltaic electricity.

bob' bin, either of the spool-shaped

parts of an electro-magnet.

că' ble grăm, a message sent by a submarine cable.

çell, a single jar of a voltaic battery. çîr' euit (-kit), the path of an electric

current.

coil, a spiral conductor.

needle; a turning aside.

dise, any flat, circular surface.

dy' nå mō, a machine for producing electric currents.

Ed' I son, American electrician and inventor.

e lĕe tric' i ty, an invisible agent in

nature.

e lĕe' tro eūte, to put to death by electricity.

e lĕe' trōde, ends of an opened electric circuit.

e lĕe' tro-măg' net, a magnetized bar of metal.

e lĕe trom' e ter, an instrument for measuring the quantity of electricity.

e lee' tro scope, an instrument for detecting the presence of electricity.

con duet' or, any substance which will fil' à ment, a fiber; a thread.

transmit electricity.

eur' rent, a passage of electricity through a conductor.

fuse, to dissolve; to melt; a safetypiece in an electric circuit that fuses when the current is too strong.

LESSON 77

DICTATION EXERCISE

Consult your dictionary for the meaning of words.

A story may be credible and not creditable."

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Dispatch may be spelled with an e.

His assistants did not render him much assistance.5
Have all the attendants in attendance for instruction.
I have few adherents, but their adherence is strong.
Put away the excess 10 so that the rats cannot have access

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The allegation 12 that the teachers cannot work sums in alligation 13 is false. An irrepressible 14 student is not always an inco: rigible one.

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Impetuous 16 people are oftentimes the subject of good-natured raillery.17 Winter reigns 18 after spring rains, and so navigation is temporarily 19 suspended.

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The severe morality, marked charity, elegant 20 manners and thrifty habits of the Huguenots made them a most desirable acquisition 11 to the colonists. A male graduate of a college is called an alumnus; more than one, alumni:23

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a female graduate is called alumna; and more than one, alumnæ. "There are quiet victories and struggles, great sacrifices" of self, and noble acts of heroism 25 done every day in nooks and corners, and in little households, and in men's and women's hearts."-Charles Dickens.

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Only three words in our language end in ceed: they are exceed, proceed, and succeed; one in sede, supersede.

ad here', to stick fast to, or cleave to. ex çēed', to surpass; to outdo. ad mis' si ble, entitled to be admitted;

allowable.

al lege', to declare; to bring forward. berth, an appointment; a place in a ship or railway car in which to sleep. birth, the act of coming into life; lineage.

im pēde', to hinder; to obstruct.
im pěl', to drive or urge forward.
in ter çēde', to pass between; to ar-
bitrate.

in ter fēre', to clash; to interpose.
ō ver sẽ' er, one who oversees; a su-
perintendent.

eå reer', general course of action or pre çēde', to go before.

conduct.

eon çêde', to yield; to admit.

de çēive', to delude; to mislead.

pro çēed', to advance; to go on.
ref' er ençe, relation; direction of the
attention.

dom i neer', to be overbearing; to se çede', to draw off; to retire.

tyrannize.

sin çere', true; not falsely assumed.

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