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rel'ished

cru'el ty or'a tor

fame

hello'

cen'tral

vis'age chore

de scribe'

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"A little nonsense now and then
Is relished by the wisest men."
"A man of cruelty is God's enemy."
The orator won for himself great
fame by the fine address that he made.
"Hello, Central! five, nine, L, please."
"When you bring a smiling visage

To the glass, you meet a smile."
The evening chores are done.
The rainbow describes an arc.

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WORD BUILDING (Suffixes)

able, ible = pertaining to, fit to be, worthy of;

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sur'est ba'sis a dieu'

a new

re gret'ful sigh

"In every country, knowledge is the surest basis of public happiness." "Delightful summer! thus adieu Till thou shalt visit us anew; But who without regretful sigh Can say adieu and see thee fly."

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arched

breeze

world

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"By the rude bridge that arched the flood, Their flag to April's breeze unfurled,

heard Here once the embattled farmers stood And fired the shot heard round the world." Twenty single things make a score.

score

e vent'

grad'u ate

grad'u at ing di plo'ma

fel'spar crys'tal com pose' gran'ite

bulk

de ter'mine wheth'er dif'fi cult quar'ry du'ra ble

“Our world is a college, events are teachers, happiness is the graduating point, and character is the diploma that God gives to man."

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Quartz, felspar, and mica in crystal grains compose granite rock. The word granite means gritty or grainy. In many granites, more than half the bulk is felspar, the color of which determines whether the granite is of the red or gray variety. It is a very hard rock, difficult to quarry and to work, and very durable. It is much used for buildings, bridges, and monuments.

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char'i ty mal'ice

truth'ful

sin cere'

in'ju ry

sneer

fra'cas

com mand'er

dam'age dam'aged

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"That plain, good man, who, with life's parting tone

Breathed charity for all, and malice
toward none,

So kind, so truthful, modest, sincere,
Prompt to forgive the injury and

sneer."

"In the fracas, our commander had his good eye damaged."

"Remove the cause, and the effect will

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WORD BUILDING (Suffixes)

an, ian, ier, ist = one who, belonging to, relating to; ar, ard, yer, ster, er = one who, that which.

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quar tet'

psalm

tempt

pul'let

chick'en

pounce

The quartet will chant the psalms. Evil tempts us all, both the bad and the good.

Should the hawk see the pullet, the great bird will pounce upon the defenceless chicken.

fash'ion ser'mon

dis patch'

mor'tal

ru'in

cred'it

ex trav'a gance

com'fort

creat'ure

cloy

re al'i ty

blithe

couldst

bliss

in hab'it

pa'tri ot ism

ref'uge scoun'drel

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"Strong will is always in fashion."
"Good example is half a sermon.

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Dispatch is the soul of business." "All men are mortal."

“Where tongues wag, ruin never lags." Credit is a bribe to extravagance.

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"He who plants a tree

Plants a joy ;

Plants a comfort that will never cloy.

Every day a fresh reality,

Beautiful and strong,

To whose shelter throng
Creatures blithe in song.

If thou couldst but know, thou happy
tree,

Of the bliss that shall inhabit thee." The witty Johnson said, "Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel."

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post'al ser'vice

in sure'

de liv'er y sec'tion

ru'ral

dis'trict

hos'tler

con ceit'

prop em'u late

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The postal service in this country is so complete that it insures prompt delivery of the mail in all sections. At the present time, the people in the rural districts have their mail left at their doors.

When the horse returns home, the hostler will take care of him.

"Conceit may puff a man up, but can never prop him up."

Emulate the good in those whom you meet.

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WORD BUILDING (Suffixes)

ant, ent, or = one who does; ee one to whom ; ed=did; ing=continuing to; ess, ine, ix=feminine.

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thor'ough drench'ing show'er

de rail'ing switch

se'ri ous

The party was caught in a shower and received a thorough drenching.

Had the derailing switch been in operation, the serious accident at the railroad crossing probably would not have happened.

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