cor'puscle con vey' con veyed' cir'cu late worn'out' ox'y gen tis'sue ve'nous re new'al ar te'ri al cir'cuit 98 The bright red corpuscles of the blood when leaving the lungs are rich with oxygen. This is conveyed to all parts of the body as the blood circulates. Thus the wornout tissues are repaired. Upon losing the oxygen, the corpuscles become dark red. The venous blood returns to the lungs for a renewal of oxygen, and, as arterial blood, issues again from the lungs and heart for circuit of the body. "Truth may bend, but it will never break. Truth will ever rise above falsehood, like oil above water." en a'ble ex ert' an nounce' in ter rupt' knell de cease' 101 "Temperance gives Nature her full play, and enables her to exert herself in all force and vigor."- Addison. "The most manifest sign of wisdom is continued cheerfulness.” - Montaigne. "The bells that announce our birth would seem to be interrupted by the toll of the knell that announces our death." "To keep on patiently in the right direction is sometimes tiresome, but think how much it means to be right." "In great souls, despair awakens energy.' 103 WORD BUILDING Te ne're [ten'tus] (tain) = to hold, to keep. Cor, cor'dis a heart. Cycl (Greek, kuklos) = circle. re tain' ab stain' sus tain' de tain' dis'cord rec'ord cor'dial tri'cy cle cy'clone = "You may take my house when you take the prop that sustains the house." Sickness detains the boy from school. "A discord itself is but a harshness of divers sounds meeting."- Bacon. "Nor shall glory be forgot, Where fame her record keeps.' The guests received a cordial welcome and were royally entertained. "When cyclones cease to sweep, the earth will be a dead earth." su pe'ri or ar'gu ment sub mit' judg'ment mod'es ty drudge drudg'er y com plain' cat'a ract Ni ag'a ra 104 "Strive not with your superiors in argument, but always submit your judgment to others with modesty." -Washington. "We wear out our teeth in the hard drudgery of the outset, and when we do get bread, we complain that the crust is hard." Scott. The falls of Niagara form the greatest cataract in the world. di a' = through. pe ri' = around. ba'ro (ba'ros) = weight. ther mo' (ther mos')= heat. me'ter (me'tron) = measure. an'cient un couth' a breast' ten'e ment pro pri'e tor al'ter a'tion oc'cu pant va'cate fa'tal ten'or so pra'no 106 "New occasions teach new duties; Time makes ancient good uncouth; They must upward still and onward Who would keep abreast of truth." -Lowell. The proprietor of the tenement ordered the occupants to vacate in order that alterations might be made. "Lost hope is a fatal disease." The tenor and soprano singers in the choir sang a duet. dis may' a broad' per'fume grimly "Death betimes is comfort, not dismay." "And it sent abroad a sweet perfume Which is floating round me still." "The skies look grimly and threaten threat'en present blusters."-Shakespeare. blus'ter naught ra'di ate ex haust' di min'ish 66 Beauty of form is naught: beauty of soul is everything." The sun radiates heat. "Love never exhausts itself by giving." "Riches diminish, wisdom increases, by use." "Always do as the sun does, look at the bright side of everything: it is just as cheap, and three times as good for digestion." "The truth shall make you free." - Saint John. |