scen'er y at tract' Hud'son grand'ness ver'ti cal ex tend' 64 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 65 WORD BUILDING (Prefixes) = extra beyond, above, over; in, ig, il, im, ir not; inter between, among; hemi, semi = half; = 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." "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." sev'er strive king'dom o pin'ion dif'fer ence striv'en e lec'tion Dem'o crat Re pub'li can re'gion feath'er y frond i'dol satch'el 67 "Though states may sever, parties strive, 66 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. 68 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." hos'tile for'tress fort'night com'bat pick'et tar'get slain skill'ful ri'fle quell 69 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. 70 WORD BUILDING (Prefixes) mis = wrong, wrongly; non, (n) = not; over = above, beyond; pro for, in the stead of; = bribe bri'ber y leg'end pop'u lar es'say sketch'es 66 o ver do' mis use' o ver load' mis quote' to-morrow o ver look' 71 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 72 "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. 73 "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!" are ac'tu al ly ear'nest ly oft'times soar heir car'cass lin'den fer'vor con'cert hel'met 74 "There is hope in a man who actually and earnestly works." “Wisdom is ofttimes nearer when we stoop than when we soar." "His heirs, that he might safely rest, "Around the post, hung helmets, swords, and spears." 75 WORD BUILDING (Prefixes) out = beyond, more than; re = back or again, anew; retro = backward; sub, suf, sup = under, after; 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." |