259-Dictation Goods are carried over land by porters in Africa, by dogs in Siberia, by llamas in the Andes, by camels on the desert, by reindeer in Lapland, and by horses and railroads in more civilized countries. " The steamer Empress of India," from Bombay, passed through the Suez Canal, laden with myrrh, camphor, nutmegs, cassia, shellac, ambergris, asafetida, tapestry, matting, cardamoms, and pomegranates. Write where each building is found and something about it. 261-Kings and Queens of England "First William, the Norman, then William, his son; Next James called the Second ascended the throne; Make for yourselves nests of pleasant thoughts! None of us yet know, for none of us have been taught in early youth, what fairy palaces we may build of beautiful thoughts, proof against all adversity; bright fancies, satisfied memories, noble histories, faithful sayings, treasure-houses of precious and restful thoughts, which care cannot disturb, nor pain make gloomy, nor poverty take away from us; houses built without hands for souls to live in.-Ruskin. Write in vertical columns: name | a place discovered | date of discovery. Ex.: Balboa | Pacific Ocean | 1513. 268-Prefixes A prefix is a syllable or syllables joined to the beginning of a word to change its meaning. mis-wrong, wrongly misuse, to use wrongly. un-not unreal, not real. mis judge, deeds, place, call, con duct, deal, fit, fort une, lead, pro nounce, print, count. un: easy, buck le, de cid ed, loose, mar ried, a ware, merci ful, sea son a ble, skill ful, thank ful. Write the words with the prefix. Write sentences, using five of the words you have just made. 269-Dictation The Indian invented the snow-shoe and the birch canoe. De Soto was buried in the Mississippi. Raleigh wrote on a window-pane, "Fain would I climb, yet fear I to fall." Queen Elizabeth, seeing the line, wrote below, "If thy heart fails thee, do not climb at all." Florida was named in honor of Easter, the day on which Ponce de Leon landed. The Spanish name for Easter is |