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ad van'tage ten'den cy

re fresh'es

en cour'age de scend'

silent ly

van'i ty

con tempt'

cer'tain ty

breed

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"A great advantage of friendship is its tendency to cause a person to grow like the one he loves."

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Friendship cheers, refreshes, and

encourages us."

The snow descends silently.

"Pride that dines on vanity sups on contempt."— Franklin.

"Quit not certainty for hope.

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"A little neglect may breed mischief." - Franklin.

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Dic'e re [dic'tus] = to say, to tell.
Duc'e re [duc'tus] = to lead. Ver'us true.

pre dict'

ben'e dic'tion ver'dict

dic'tion a ry con tra dict' pro duce'

duc'tile

ab duct'

con duc'tor

re duc'tion

I predict a storm for to-morrow. "With silence only as their benediction, God's angels come."- Whittier. "Nature never says anything that wisdom will contradict.' - Juvenal. The soil produces good crops. Gold is more ductile than iron. The jury returned a verdict of guilty against the prisoner for abducting the child.

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ap par'ent se cure'

con tent'ed

for'tune

twit'ter

blithely

wood'bine

at'mos phere

o mit'

ob scure'

That he is welcome is apparent.
"To secure a contented spirit, meas-
ure your desires by your fortunes."
"The swallow twitters about the eaves;
Blithely she sings, and sweet and
clear;

Around her climb the woodbine leaves
In golden atmosphere."-Thaxter.

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Every truth that we omit obscures some truth that we should know.". Ruskin.

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ter'ror

be stow'

be stowed'

re deem'

ar'se nal

in spect'

in spect'or

cer'ti fy

san'i ta ry con di'tion

rep'tile crawl'ing

"Were half the power that fills the world with terror,

Were half the wealth bestowed on

camps and courts,

Given to redeem the human mind from

error,

There were no need of arsenals and

forts."— Longfellow.

The inspector will inspect the public buildings of the city and certify to their sanitary condition.

Reptiles are crawling animals.

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"So act that your principle of action would bear

to be made law for the whole world." Ruskin.

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Leg'e re [lec'tus] = to choose, to gather.
Clud'e re [clu'sus] = to shut, to close.

se lec'tion

e lec'tion

le'gion
col lec'tion

in'tel lect pre clude'

ex clude'

con clude'

ex clu'sive

con clusion

At every election, the loyal and public-spirited citizen will exercise his right to vote.

On Sunday afternoon, the city pours forth its legions to breathe fresh air.

"Character is higher than intellect.” His conduct was such as to preclude an entrance into good society.

"It is not the nature of true greatness to be exclusive." - Beecher.

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a blush'

a glow' viv'id

flush

pet'aled

clus'tered

wreathe

gar'land

nod'ding

cau'tious

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"The Orchard rows are all ablush,
The meadows are aglow;

On every bush a vivid flush,

A drift of petaled snow;

The clustered bloom with faint per-
fume,

Wreathes many a garland fine,
And many a rosy, nodding plume
In apple-blossom time."

"Be swift to hear, but cautious of

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