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to one of those long, dull East are wont to amuse the desert."

The sun was pouring its

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halted for

desert,

reclin

of the pipe, or

rays upon the and repose. The tents were for shade, the were unladen, and each tired ing upon the sand, his favorite

tales, with which the of the each other in their

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lens con'cave

tel'e

scope

mi'cro scope

320-Physics

e lec tric'i ty

grav'i ty
co he'sion

gal van'ic

phō'no graph

mag'net ism
mo men'tum

pres'sure

suc'tion

pneu mat'ic hy dro stat'ic e qui lib'ri um

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322-Suffixes-Adjective and Adverbial

ly-like, manner: womanly, like a woman; calmly, in a calm manner.

ous-full of: mischievous, full of mischief.

able, ible—can be: eatable, can be eaten.

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326-Legend of the Corinthian Capital

A young girl of Corinth died, and her nurse collected the articles which she had loved, put them in a basket on her grave, and laid a tile on top of it. By chance the basket was placed on the roots of an acanthus plant, and this, sprouting in the spring, partly covered the basket with its leaves, some of which, reaching the tile, turned downward, as shown in the picture.

An architect named Callimachus,' who happened to see it, was struck by its beauty, and thought it would make a fine capital for a column, and by changing it a little he made the Corinthian column, which thus got its name from Corinth. Young Folks' Cyclopædia.

Read the story and re-write it in your own words.

Pronunciation.-1 kal lim'a kus.

327-Suffixes

Add ing

Rule.-Silent e is dropped before a suffix beginning with a vowel. strive, oblige, come, scare, blame, edge, rescue thieve, rogue, style, white, blue, knave, brute remove, prime, arrive, doctrine

Add ish

Add al:

Add ous: grieve, virtue, nerve

Add able: sale, value, cure, move, believe, deplore, improve

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Till, that May-morn,

Blue ran the flash across;

Violets were born!-Robert Browning.

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Pronunciation.—1 vĭt'lz; 2 krỗ shā'; 3 bōō ka' ; 4 boð dwôr'.

ǎl'ões

anx ious

brig'and

drug get

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Dictation.—Do not think of your faults; still less of others' faults; in every person who comes near you, look for what is good and strong; honor that; rejoice in it; and as you can, try to imitate it; and your faults will drop off like dead leaves, when their time comes.-Ruskin.

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Pronunciation,-1 swēt; 2 gôr'jus; 3 zwäv or zoo äv'; 4 tôr'tis.

cres'cent

tor'toise

tort'üre

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