Fer're [lat'us]=to bear, to carry.

Ha be're [hab'i tus] (hibit)=to have, to hold.

con'fer ence con'fer ee

in fer'

re fer'

trans fer'

in hab'it

in hab'it ant

ex hib'it

re la'tion

trans late'

“I cannot speak to her, yet she urged conference." Shakespeare.

In questions of doubt, it is well to refer to a friend of trust.

"O, who would inhabit this bleak world alone?"-Moore.

The exhibit was well attended.
"Nor cherished they relations poor,
That might decrease their present
store."

- Prior.

in ju'ri ous ru'mor

blem'ish

Icom mit'tee au'dit

ac count'

of fi'cial

ac'cu rate de'tail

dis close'

dis clo'sure

112

"An injurious rumor, once attached to a person's name, will remain beside it a blemish and doubt forever."

The committee appointed by the board of aldermen to audit the accounts of the city officials reported them accurate in every detail.

"Maiden, buy my pretty roses, Bright as those your cheek discloses." The criminal feared the disclosure of

his crime.

113

"What we read leaves its imprint upon our minds, and, therefore, much care should be exercised in the selection of reading matter."- Ritchie.

114

The Vatican at Rome includes the papal residence, a library of seventy-five thousand volumes, a museum displaying a thousand pieces of statuary, eight grand staircases, twenty courts, and eleven thousand apartments and rooms. The works of some of the most famous artists may be seen in it. Among the artists was Michael Angelo, who decorated in fresco the Sistine Chapel, noted for its beauty and sublimity.

115

WORD BUILDING

Pen de're [pen'sus]=to hang. Pen'du lus=hanging. Au di're [au di'tus] = to hear.

im pend'ing

"Three times in one day was I delivered de pend'ent from impending danger."-Livingstone. pen'du lum A pendulum is a weight suspended by a cord or rod, that is attached to a fixed point so as to swing easily to and fro. It is used for measuring time, as in the clock.

sus pend'
ap pend'ed
sus pen'sion
au'di ble
au'di bly

au'di tor

au' di to'ri um

"The song of the cricket an audible stillness."- Hawthorne.

The people crowded into the auditorium.

e rup❜tion is'land

de fray' del'e gate

gen'er al

con ven'tion

lin'i ment

en'vi ous

re spond'

ques'tion

The loss of both property and life by the eruption of Mt. Pelée, upon the island of Martinique, was very great.

The different labor unions defray the expenses of the delegates who attend the general convention.

"There is no liniment for a broken heart."

"The envious may die, envy never." Please respond to my question.

in'flu ence mir'a cle ma jor'i ty shil'ling ben'e fit mag'ni fy in formed' stu pid'i ty des'ti ny Na po'le on

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"Some succeed by great talent, some by the influence of friends, some by a miracle, but the great majority by commencing without a shilling."

"There is no benefit so small but a good man will magnify it." - Seneca. "Refuse not to be informed, for that shows pride or stupidity." - Penn.

“The future destiny of the child is always the work of the mother."

mil'i ta ry gen'i us his'to ry world

fin'al ly

de fensive

of fensive vast'ly

su pe'ri or

In all the history of the world, few commanders of armies ever equaled in military genius General Robert E. Lee, the Confederate officer. For several years, in both offensive and defensive warfare, he surpassed in skill all his great opponents. General Lee was finally overwhelmed by force of vastly superior numbers.