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sep'ul cher
e mo'tion
tem'per ance
guard'i an
health

se rene'

fu'ry
re strain'

phy si'cian
re strict'

al ly'

des'pot ism

lit'er a ture

"The past is the sepulcher of our dead emotions and actions."- Bovee. "Temperance and sobriety are the guardians of health."

"He sat serene upon the flood Their fury to restrain." Sternhold. The parent restrains the child. The physician restricts the patient's diet.

"A holiday Sabbath is the ally of despotism."- Proverb.

"Literature is the garden of wis

dom."

"Common sense is knowledge of common things." "Gratitude is the music of the heart."

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vo ca'tion

pro claim'

prov'o ca'tion

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WORD BUILDING

Vo ca're [vo ca'tus] (vok, vouch) = to call.
Cla ma're [cla ma'tus] (claim)= to call, cry out.

dis claim'

vouch'er

in voke'

claim'ant

ad'vo cate

ex clam'a to ry proc'la ma'tion

re claim'a ble

pro voc'a tive

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"Every man stamps his value upon himself."

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pro spec'tive

a mend'ment

con'sti tu'tion

ro bust'

nox'ious

va'pors
con spic'u ous
il lus'tri ous
dis tin'guish

em'i nent
states'man

el'o quence

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Capital is accumulated work work is prospective capital."

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Slavery was abolished by the thirteenth amendment to the Constitution.

"The huntsman ever gay, robust, and bold defies the noxious vapors." Conspicuous among the names of the illustrious in history is that of Daniel Webster, the distinguished orator and eminent statesman.

"Action is the charm of eloquence." Mellois.

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WORD BUILDING

Tra' he re [trac'tus] (trac) = to draw.

Sta're [sta'tus] = to stand. Mors [mor'tis] = death.

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"The path of duty is the way to glory."

-Tennyson.

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con tempt'

symp'tom

boun'ty spa'cious

fir'ma ment

e the're al

o rig'i nal

ac com'plish ex'e cute

lus'ter

lus'trous

skil'ful ly

nav'i ga tor

"Contempt of others is the surest symptom of a bad heart."- Fielding. "From bounty issues power." "The spacious firmament on high With all the blue ethereal sky, And spangled heavens, a shining frame, Their great original proclaim. He accomplishes most who best executes his plans.

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"A good name keeps its luster in the dust." - Proverb.

"A smooth sea never made a skilful navigator."

"He is not manly who cannot say 'No.'"

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Du'ce re [duc'tus] = to lead, bring forward.

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Agriculture is always an honorable vocation;

wisely followed, it is often profitable.

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