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at tract' Hud'son grand'ness ver'ti cal ex tend'

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In grandness of scenery, no river in America excels that bearing the name of Henry Hudson, which he discovered in 1609. The vertical walls of the Palisades, from three hundred to five hundred feet high, which extend twenty miles along its western shore, attract the admiration of the thousands of tourists who, every year, visit this Swit'zer land Switzerland of America.

Pali sade'

ad mi ra'tion tour'ist

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WORD BUILDING (Prefixes)

=

extra beyond, above, over; in, ig, il, im, ir not; inter between, among; hemi, semi = half;

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par'son

vine'yard

rus'tle

snare ea'sel pen'cil

rain'bow

im mod'est mon'o tone

"The parsons labor in God's vineyard, and the doctors in his churchyard."

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"The beech leaves rustle in the wind." "I don't care' is a deadly snare. The picture stands upon the easel. "Fame dips her pencil in the sun and writes a rainbow."

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strive king'dom

o pin'ion

dif'fer ence

striv'en

e lec'tion

Dem'o crat

Re pub'li can

re'gion
Los An'ge les
fra'grant
he'li o trope
ge ra'ni um

feath'er y
sim'i lar

frond

i'dol

satch'el

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"Though states may sever, parties strive,

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And wide their difference be, Yet in the kingdom of the mind Opinions must be free."

They fail who have not striven." In the election, the Democrats tried to defeat the candidate of the Republicans.

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In the region of Los Angeles, California, the fragrant heliotrope climbs to the second story of the houses, and the common geranium grows as high as ten feet. The pepper tree with its feathery foliage, very similar to the fronds of the fern, is a most beautiful tree.

"Luck is the idol of the idle."
The man left his satchel on the train.

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hos'tile for'tress fort'night

com'bat

pick'et tar'get slain skill'ful

ri'fle

quell

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A hostile band of Indians stormed a fortress, a fortnight ago. During the combat, the pickets on duty became targets for the Indians, and were the only soldiers slain. The Indians were very skillful in using the rifle.

Skillful is also spelled skilful.
Willful may be spelled wilful.
"He who quells an angry thought
Is greater than a king."

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WORD BUILDING (Prefixes)

mis = wrong, wrongly; non, (n) = not; over = above, beyond; pro for, in the stead of;

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bribe

bri'ber y leg'end pop'u lar

es'say sketch'es

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o ver do'

mis use'

o ver load'

mis quote'

to-morrow

o ver look'

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o ver charge'

pre'ter nat'u ral

Bribery and theft are first cousins." The legend of Sleepy Hollow is very popular with all readers, young and old alike; as, indeed, are most of the essays and sketches written by Washington Irving.

valry la'bor

con'flict

cap'i tal

con flict'

gen'er ous rot'ten un'ion

A pol'lo shut'ter a wak'en

a wak'ened

wit'ty belle

de spair'

fling'ing cock'ney

val'en tine chorus

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"However men or manners may vary, keep cool and calm."

"There is, and always has been, a conflict between capital and labor."

The stories that the boy tells conflict.
"Be just before you are generous."
"A rotten apple spoils its companion."
"In union is strength."

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"Apollo has peeped through the shutter,

And awakened the witty and fair; The boarding-school belle's in a

flutter,

The two-penny post's in despair; The breath of the morning is flinging

A magic on blossom and spray, And cockneys and sparrows

singing

In chorus, on Valentine's day!"

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ac'tu al ly ear'nest ly oft'times

soar

heir

car'cass

lin'den

fer'vor

con'cert

hel'met

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"There is hope in a man who actually and earnestly works."

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“Wisdom is ofttimes nearer when we stoop than when we soar."

"His heirs, that he might safely rest,
Have put his carcass in a chest.”
"The linden, in the fervors of July,
Hums with a louder concert.”

"Around the post, hung helmets, swords, and spears."

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WORD BUILDING (Prefixes)

out = beyond, more than; re = back or again, anew; retro = backward; sub, suf, sup = under, after;

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con'quer

pref'ace

pre'cious

"Would you be strong? Conquer self." Read the preface of this book.

"A good book is the precious lifeblood

weak'est of a master spirit.”

saint

"The sun can image itself in a tiny dew'drop dewdrop or in the mighty ocean."

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