nat'u ral

cas cade'

bee'hive

soothe

man'tle

bel'lows

forge fam'ine

gaunt

rank

state

wood'land

rud'dy

am'ber

com pel'

com pelled'

flor'ist

ex pend'

slug'gard con sid'er

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"They fall like a natural cascade from rock to rock."

"Mine be a cot beside the hill,

A beehive's hum shall soothe my ear."
"Now Nature hangs her mantle green
On every blooming tree."

"I blow the bellows, I forge the steel
In all the shapes of trade."
"Famine comes like a gaunt wolf."

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"It is not birth, nor rank, nor state, But get-up-and-get that makes men great."

"On woodlands ruddy with autumn, the sunshine lies."

The florist is compelled to expend several hundred dollars to repair the damage done by the storm.

"Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise."

tux'u ry cor'o net cul'ti vate

cher'ish

ha'tred

splen'dor

gar'ment

boss

tramp

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"Learn the luxury of doing good." "Kind hearts are more than coronets." "Great men cultivate love; only little men cherish a spirit of hatred."

"And the maize field grew and ripened Till it stood in all the splendor Of its garment green and yellow." "There isn't any such thing as being your own boss unless you're a tramp, and

con'sta ble then there's the constable."

strength'en wres'tle

"He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and sharpens our

sharp'en skill.”

hoist'ed

dis tress' sig'nal

height

at tain'

at tained'

com pan'ion up'ward

The sailors hoisted the distress signal.

"The heights by great men reached and kept

Were not attained by sudden flight; But they, while their companions

slept,

Were toiling upward in the night.*

ac'cent ac cent'

syl'la ble

ex change' wood'en

shan'ty

ha'zel

crim'son

hue

fore tell'

gur'gle

gur'gling

rill

sav'age ter'ri ble re joice'

lodge vast

wil'der ness dis miss

ses'sion

"Do put your accent in the proper place."

You should accent the last syllable of the word exchange.

"The winds make this wooden shanty rock to and fro."

"The hazel blooms, in threads of crimson hue,

Peep through the swelling buds, foretelling spring."

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"Pure gurgling rills the lonely desert trace

And waste their music on the savage

"Oh, the snow, the terrible snow, Won't we rejoice when we see it go!" "Oh, for a lodge in some vast wilderness!

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At the close of the session, the teacher will dismiss all the pupils.

reb'el

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"He became a surly little rebel, who took pleasure in doing exactly the contrary of everything that he was desired

sur'ly
ex act'ly
con'tra ry to do."

re bel'

ser' vant

vic'to ry per'ish cau'tion

nec'es sa ry poul'try

wick'ed

pro fane'

fane'

The servants rebel against the master. "Our watchword is victory or death; we will enjoy our liberty or perish in the last ditch."

"Hidden reefs made caution necessary." "The sleeping fox catches no poultry."

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"The foolish and wicked practice of profane swearing is a vice so mean and

char'ac ter so low that every person of sense and

de test'

de spise prov'erb re cite' pro fess!

bleak re side'

character detests and despises it."
"Proverbs are the wisdom of ages."
The boy recites well.

"Practice what you profess to be."
Practice is often spelled practise.
The winter day was bleak and cold.
I reside in the city.

per'il

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At the peril of his own life, the brave

en deav'or fireman endeavors to rescue those in

res'cue

re new'

char'i ot

barge

hes'i tate

per form'

danger.

"By land, by water, they renew the charge;

They stop the chariot and board the
barge."

Hesitate not to perform your duty.
The calla is a beautiful flower.

The maid will rinse the clothes.

cal'la

rinse

"Yet do the work; it shall succeed
In thine, or in another's day.
And if denied the victor's meed,

Thou shalt not lack the toiler's pay." "Variety's the spice of life,

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That gives it all its flavor." Happiness is an excellent remedy and keeps people in better health than any other medicine."

The bouquet was beautiful.

A heifer is a young cow.