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LESSON 102

HEATING, LIGHTING AND VENTILATING

à çět' ǎ lēne, an illuminating gas fènd' er, a screen for an open firemaking a very brilliant light.

ǎnd' i ron, iron support for burning

logs.

place.

fire'-dog, an andiron.

flue, passage for a current of air.

feeds fire.

ǎs běs' tos, a kind of mineral unaf- fu' el, wood or any substance that fected by fire. căn de la' brum (pl., -brå), a candle- fûr' naçe, an enclosed fire-place. găs' o lïne, a highly volatile mixture.

stick with branches. chăn de lier', a frame or support for grate, a frame for holding fuel while lights. chim' ney, a passage for smoke; a heärth, floor of a fire-place.

flue.

elink' er, slag which forms in stoves or furnaces.

eōal, a combustible mineral substance

used for fuel.

com bus' ti ble, easily inflammable.

ěl' bōw, any turn or bend like that of the arm joint.

burning.

kĕr' o sēne, an oil used for illuminat

ing purposes.

pe trō' le ŭm, an inflammable liquid
exuding from the earth.

rā' dĩ ā tor, that which radiates heat.
range, a kind of cooking stove.
reg' is ter, a damper for regulating
ventilation.

e lĕe tro lier', a frame for supporting trăn' som, a swinging window over a electric lamps.

door.

LESSON 103

MISCELLANEOUS

The power to acquire, retain, and use information properly, is education in its broad "He who can confine his entire attention to a point for ten minutes," some one says, "is educated." Do you believe it?

sense.

ȧ pos' tle (-pos' 1), one of the twelve
chosen by Christ; a zealous advo-
cate of any doctrine.
eǎs' ti gāte, to chastise.

eon fí děn' tial, trusted; intimate.
eon' so nant, in harmony with; any
letter of the alphabet not a vowel.

culprit, a guilty person.

dăz' zle, to blind temporarily with brilliance.

děx' ter ous, expert; skilful.

di vis' i ble, capable of being divided. gnaw (naw), to bite or tear with the teeth.

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hăl lě lũ' inh (-yäh), a song of praise seăn’dal, slander; malicious defama

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NOTE: The second word in each pair is opposite in meaning to that of the first.
in vei' gle, to ensnare; to lead astray.
ĕx' trì cāte, to free; disentangle.

ǎd'ver tise, to publish; to disclose.
sup press', to withhold; to repress.

re plěn' ish, to stock anew.
im pov' er ish, to make poor.
res' o lute, firm; determined.
vǎç' il lat ing, wavering.

ex åg' ger ate, to overstate; enlarge.
un der ěstí mate, undervalue.
prěd' e çès sõr, one who precedes.
suc çès' sõr, one who follows.

per çeive', to discern; to see.
mis con çive', to misapprehend.
com mu' ni eate, to impart; to share.
se erēte', to hide; conceal.

con tăm' i nate, to corrupt by contact.
eleanse, to clean; to purify.

ĕph ĕm' er al, short-lived. per pět' u al, everlasting; eternal. vi vā' cious, full of life. in ăn' i māte, dead; dull. Write a word nearly synonymous with: tendency

dis păr' age, to undervalue; to decry. ex tōl', to praise highly.

flesh
familiar

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HOTELS, CAFES AND RESTAURANTS

bắn quét, a feast.

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fire'-es cape, a contrivance, generally

on the outside of a building, for affording quick egress in case of fire.

frie as sēe', a kind of meat stew. grill, to broil on a gridiron. guěst, a lodger or boarder; a visitor. | lăv' å to ry, a place for washing. lob' by, the main entrance hall of a hotel.

lunch' eon (-ŭn), a light repast between meals.

me nu', a bill of fare.

res' tau ránt, a place where meals | sher' bět, a flavored water-ice.

are served; a cafe.

sir' loin, a loin of beef.

pās' try, such articles of food as pies, tå ble d'hôte (tå' bl' dōt), regular; cakes, etc. ordinary; the regular meal, as a table d'hote dinner.

sau' sage, minced meat for food.

scŭl' ler y, a place where culinary tå bäs' co, a sauce made from red utensils are kept.

peppers.

LESSON 107

DICTATION EXERCISE

Consult your dictionary for meaning of words.

That fine bridle1 must have been left by the bridal party.
The cork would not buoy 3 up the boy.

4

The grounds of this cemetery are laid out with symmetry.5
I met by chance with a book of chants."

8

A man with so small a salary cannot afford to buy celery."
This critic 10 wrote a good critique" on the book.

12

The sailors carried my silver cruse on their last cruise. 13

As I jumped across the creek 14 I felt a crick 15 in my neck.

Many correspondents 16 make my daily correspondence" very heavy.
I am confident 18 that he will not make you his confidant.19
Seize 20 him if he does not cease 21 from his depredations.

Wreathe 22 a wreath for the victor.

I doubted his veracity 23 but not his voracity.24

His relict 25 keeps his watch as the only relic of her husband.

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"The moral grandeur of independent integrity is the sublimest thing in nature."

com pla' çen çy, self-satisfaction.

con'fis eate, to seize by authority.

eor rupt' i ble, subject to decay.

deign (dāne), to allow; to condescend.

dis re spěet' ful, uncivil; discourte

ous.

eō' rum, dignity; propriety of dun' geon (-jŭn), a close prison; a eech and behavior.

dark, underground cell.

en çîr' ele, to surround; to enclose by | sus çep' ti ble, sensitive; capable of a circle. receiving impressions.

ex pō' sure, the act of laying open; Těn' ny son, English poet laureate. tee tō' tal er, an abstainer from intoxicants.

making public.

făl' la çy, mistake; deceptive or false

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ǎe' çi dent, injury not self-inflicted; an unexpected event. ǎe' tu a ry, an officer of a life insurance company who computes values of contingent liabilities, etc. ǎd just' ment, settlement of fire losses

or claims; disposition.

ǎf' fix, to subjoin, annex, or add at

the close or end; connect; unite. ăn' çes try, birth or honorable de

scent.

än nu' i ty, a sum of money payable annually for a stated period.

är' son, the malicious burning of a dwelling-house or other property of another person.

běn e fi' çi à ry (-fish'-), one to whom insurance is paid.

dis ȧ bil' i ty, helplessness, en dow' ment, insurance paid before death at a fixed time.

fôr' fei ture, the loss of some right, estate, etc., by an offense, breach of condition, or other act. frå ter' ni ty, a company; a brotherhood; men of the same class, etc.

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