Part 3

The Indian crouched down and sought to dodge the animal. My friend paddled in safety to the blazing dredge. He grudges even an ounce of sugar. The judge bought a pound of tallow candles. Simple folk are easily frightened. I tumbled the quilts in the cradle. Are there many native insects? Bounce baby on your knee. A quiet season. Between you and me.

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head bread spread health wealth stealth sweat threat breath solid travel mostly letter post-office newspaper

With --ead put d, l, r, dr, st, tr, thr, r---y, st---y.

Health is better than wealth. Horses sweat. He read tales by stealth. A steady breath. As heavy as lead. Ready to spread the news. Thread the needle. Does he dread such threats? For many years there were no horses in Canada. Travel was mostly by boat in summer. The solid log houses were built along the rivers. There were no post-offices; letters were sent by friends. Newspapers were not known, books were few. A few schools were kept for white or Indian children.

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aught caught taught naughty haughty daughter world heart every glory honor nation assist respect fortune

I caught the naughty boy and taught him a lesson. His daughter is haughty. Can I do aught to assist you?

To all the world I give my hand; My heart I give my native land, I seek her good, her glory; I honor every nation's name, Respect their fortune and their fame, But love the land that bore me.

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pause cause clause daub Maud fraud haul fault vault piano garret comma bundle chamber scrubbed

Add --en to dark, black, fright, sweet, smooth, moist, weak.

Should you pause at every comma? Read the clause again, Laura. A team hauls a load of pianos. He caused Paul to close the vault. The giant was a fraud. Wipe off that daub of paint. Was it Maud's fault? The young daughter washed the dirty dishes and scrubbed the floors. She swept the carpet in my lady's chamber. Her two elder sisters slept in cosy feather beds, while she had some bundles of straw in the garret; yet she bore all without finding fault.

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bough plough lounge count fount mount coach stately ladder fancy magic hurried meant pumpkin Cinderella

Join --ing to daub, mount, plough, hurry, count, scoop, hitch.

Do not lounge at the plough. Count the boughs on the oak. Mount the ladder. A fount or spring of water. Cinderella hurried to the field and brought back a huge pumpkin. She could not fancy what use it was meant for. But the fairy scooped it out, then touched it with her magic wand. At once it became a stately coach, beaming with gold and bright colors. She found four mice caught in the trap. These were changed into stout horses and hitched to the coach.

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lief chief grief fiddle riddle griddle banjo until gruel polite amuse relieve shinny visitor entertain

Write un-- with able, safe, just, true, load, fair, learn, tried.

I had as lief have a banjo as a fiddle. Do riddles amuse you? He ate gruel and griddle cakes. Shinny is our chief game. Silent grief is often deep. Always be polite to callers in your home. Should your parents be absent or unable to see the visitors at once, offer them chairs. Stand until they are seated. Try your best to entertain them until some older person relieves you. Then leave the room quietly, closing the door without noise. Be sure to pass behind, not in front of persons.

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chief coach fault fancy office banjo bundle nation health garret lounge wealth relieve shinny fiddle gruel thread plough visitor hurried naughty fortune chamber pumpkin daughter

The count's coach hurried to the office. I know what the visitor sought in the bundle. A fiddle was lying on the garret lounge. Good men are the nation's chief wealth. Plough the pumpkin field. Shinny is healthy sport. It was that naughty boy's fault. His daughter's banjo. I fancy a bowl of gruel. Fetch the thread from my lady's chamber. I ought always to relieve my friends.

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singe fringe ginger angel danger arrange orphan orchard coward sudden blunder thunder echo suffer account

Add --es to sash, bush, porch, march, gas, press; as sash, sashes. Won't means will not; don't, do not; doesn't, does not.

Can't I exchange the blue shawl fringe for a lighter hue? Arrange to have some ginger tea. Read the account of the orphan's sudden rise. She sings like an angel. I suffer from twinges of pain. Won't the hot iron singe the clothes? Yes, there is danger. How the thunder echoes! Don't the cowards cringe with fear? Doesn't Ralph plough the new orchard? By some blunder the fringe is tinged with red.

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squat squash squall squint squirt squirm turnips parsnip parsley radish lettuce rhubarb sprays picture mixture

Add --es to hatch, pass, hero, motto, tax, fix, negro. I've means I have; we've, we have; you'll, you will.

Take a picture of the dog as he squats on the floor. The bright sunlight causes us to squint. You'll soon hear the baby's squalls. The larger squashes grow near the turnips. We've tender lettuce and rhubarb in the garden ready to use. I've sown parsley, radish, and parsnip seed in the pumpkin field. Charles sprays the bushes. He squirts the green mixture over the leaves. We've a rhubarb pie for lunch. Eels squirm like snakes.

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clench drench quench locket packet bucket scheme scholar schooner captain certain curtain ribbon bonnet monkey

Add --es to echo, lash, six, crutch, church, match; as echo, echoes. It's or 'tis means it is; 'twas, it was; they'll, they will.

'Tis the captain of the schooner. 'Twas the crew's fault. My gold locket. It's certain the scheme will cause some fun. A sailor clenched his fist. The scholars hurry home. The rain pours down and they'll be drenched. Quench the burning curtain with a bucket of water. Post the packet of letters. Tie my ribbon. The angry monkey tore the lady's bonnet.

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Bertha Julia Louisa puddle huddle stubble real trial goal dizzy puzzle dazzle china facing closet

Copy,--man, men; woman, women; gentleman, gentlemen; ox, oxen. E'er means ever; o'er, over; ne'er, never.

Bertha lies on the sofa. The baking soda is in a jar in the china closet. A mud puddle. The chubby quail huddle close to each other, facing outward. Western farmers burn their stubble before ploughing. We won both goals. Louisa's coat is real seal. Try the puzzle. Make two trials. Julia is dizzy; there is buzzing in her ears. My eyes are dazzled. The muzzled bear is dancing. E'er be true; ne'er be false to anyone. O'er the hill the sun is setting.

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urge charge George Noah Sarah signed anvil forge shoeing charcoal oatmeal porridge glowing bellows hammer

Copy,--foot, feet; tooth, teeth; goose, geese; mouse, mice; louse, lice; this foot; these feet; that mouse; those mice.

Noah was saved from the flood and stormy billows. Urge on the team. George, the blacksmith, is shoeing the mare. Will he charge much? He lights the forge with charcoal. Hear the bellows roar. Isn't the iron glowing red? Yes, he hammers and shapes the shoes on the anvil. See his tongs and big heavy sledge. We won't grudge the money. Porridge is made from oatmeal. Sarah signed the pledge.

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bonnet orphan ribbon curtain shoeing lettuce squalls sudden parsley George quench scheme monkey scholar porridge echoes puzzle coward radish captain 'twas ne'er you'll won't doesn't

The orphan's bonnet has pretty ribbon. I've grown radishes, lettuce, and parsley. A monkey's face. Half a bowl of porridge. Shoeing the ponies. Why doesn't a scholar quench the blaze? 'Twas a coward's scheme. Hear the echoes. The captain told queer tales. Of course I won't. You'll work out the puzzle. So huge a squash on vine ne'er grew. Sudden squalls of wind.

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rouse blouse spouse quaint quince question circle cinder cistern centre decent cement William deserve answer

Write un-- with clean, kind, seen, hook, tie, loose, furl. I'd means I would; e'en, even; shan't, shall not.

I'd rouse William. He's sleepy. He calls his wife 'spouse.' He deserves praise. I shan't wear a blue silk blouse. Quinces are somewhat like pears. My niece answers these questions. In the smoke from the coal fire were many cinders. The cistern is eight feet deep. The walls and floor are made of stone and cement. In the centre of the circle are a few quaint but decent folk. Of course, I hear. We told tales.

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scum scuttle scarce notice recess vessel doctor excuse dismiss view raisin furnace surface surname surprise

Write --ful and --less after pain, harm, joy, cheer, help, waste. Copy,--Mr. Hugh Lee lives on New Street. His house is No. 8.

Notice the scum on the surface of the pond. Wait at the creek. It is useless to scold that scamp. There is scarcely a hair on his scalp. The window screens. The furnace room. The coal scuttle. After recess he ate some raisins. Will the teacher excuse a wrong answer? We dismiss at four o'clock. The clear view was a great surprise. What is the doctor's surname?

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poured poultry shoulder court mould smoulder cider cipher recite senior junior period figure arrive pudding

12 m. means noon; a.m., before mid-day; p.m., after mid-day, as 9 a.m., 4 p.m. Sen., Senior; Jun., Junior.

I poured sauce over the pudding. Hugh's daughter is as high as my shoulder. We've a coop for poultry. Birds and fowl moult. By the court-house is a huge boulder. Mould two clay figures. A piece of wood smoulders in the furnace. The senior scholars recite in an hour. They arrive at 9 a.m. The juniors leave at 4 p.m. They dismiss us at 12 m. Make a cipher or naught. Cider is made by crushing apples.

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vein skein weigh Peter fever lever linen muslin chisel metal cocoa coffee Samuel tangled smother

Write --er after play, mow, preach, print, paint, bank, mill, fish, sell. Add --en to short, tight, cheap, slack, thick.

Notice the veins in Peter's wrist. The heavy coat will almost smother baby. Weigh the skein of tangled yarn. Iron is a useful metal. Rev. Daniel Robb will preach on Sunday, 9th inst., at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Samuel Johnson, Jun., was ill of fever. Dr. Brown uses cocoa and coffee. The chisel and the strong lever are made of steel. I spoilt my muslin dress and linen coat.

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wreath wretch wriggle wring wrestle wrinkle object subject earnest aged ashore kindled drunken wrapped blanket

N. stands for North; S., for South; E., for East; W., for West; N.E., North-East; S.W., South-West; St., Street.

A wreath of flowers. The drunken wretch had sunken eyes and a wrinkled brow. I wring clothes. Sleigh bells tinkle. Boys wrestle. Eels wriggle. Learn the object of the busy black ants. Study four subjects. Aren't they in earnest? An Indian, his squaw, and his aged mother crossed the river in a canoe. He tenderly lifted ashore the old woman, wrapped in a blanket. Then he kindled a fire and cooked some food for her.

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blouse cinder quince centre answer view weigh metal skein lever wrestle junior cocoa wretch cipher doctor question cistern smother earnest Daniel wrinkle period circle poultry

Dr. Jolly is visiting an unhappy wretch. A cinder lodged in his eye. Her blouse is wrinkled. Will you wrestle Daniel? He ciphers with the juniors. Answer my question. Weigh the cocoa, John. The centre of the cistern is a circle. A lever is made of metal. Let us view the poultry. Pare the quinces. A skein of yarn. For a short period we almost smothered.

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berry cherry cherries suit fruit juice nectar number bumble honey perfume humming beauty quarrel blossom

In berry, fly, baby, pony, story, city, change y to i and add --es. Use each word; as, One berry. Two berries.

Spring! The berry bushes are clothed in green. The fruit-trees, cherry, apple, pear, and peach, have lovely white and pink suits. They are full of perfume and beauty. Hear the humming sound made by numbers of insects. See the honey-bees, bumble-bees, flies, and wasps. They are feeding on nectar, the sweet juice within the blossoms. Do bees often quarrel?

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busy busily family owe tidy tiny debt doubt waist owner sower earning tongue shining bottom

In busy, easy, lazy, happy, pretty, merry, change y to i and add --ly. Use each word; as, The busy bee. John works busily.

We owe each tidy, busy worker a great debt. A bee tumbles down to the bottom of a flower. Here it reaches with tiny, shining tongue, the clear, sweet nectar. It is busily storing up for its own family, and no doubt earning money for its owner. But it is also doing another and a greater work for us. Without the bee's help we should have few juicy berries, apples, or pears. A sower sows the seed. The pail leaks. A girl's waist.

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pollen yellow gather drones spines inside cells peal fleas hairy pocket slender rubbed setting carried

In easy, lazy, greedy, happy, merry, change y to i and add --er, --est; as, An easy chair. An easier chair. The easiest chair.

In the bee-hive is the comb of six-sided cells, made of wax. Bees gather pollen, the yellow dust on the tiny, slender spines inside the bloom. From this the workers make combs and bee-bread. The queen and the lazy drones have no wax pockets. A bee pushes its head and hairy body into a flower. Pollen clings to it and is carried into another blossom. There it is rubbed off and the setting of fruit is sure. Fleas bite dogs. Bells peal.

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curly curve Arthur ruin bruin bruise butter cripple choking wound group croup crown shower drowsy

In sky, candy, lily, copy, dolly, kitty, change y to i and add --es; as, The sky is blue. The skies are blue.

Arthur is an honest player. He is tired and drowsy. Emma's maid has curly hair. Her eyebrows curve downward. The mail bag. Lilies are fair to see. The maid sighs. Butter will ruin the maid's gown. Bruin has a bruise on his nose and a cruel wound on his body. A group of children watch the wounded bear. A cripple is choking with croup. The sun's warm rays and summer showers will crown the fields with grain.

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earth heard pearls aim ail aid cousin country courage whistle thistle bristle nestle glisten cottage

In spy, party, poppy, pussy, change y to i and add --es; as, Is this a spy? Are these spies? Copy,--A steel pen.

I heard rain patter. A load of earth. Dew-drops glisten like pearls. Aid cousin Anna. Her wrist is bruised. Aim to please. What ails the children? The country air will cure the croup. Scotch thistles have sharp points. Bristles are stiff hairs. Arthur is able to whistle a tune. Have courage; be brave. The humble cottage nestles beside the stately castle. Listen, I heard my cousin whistle.

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ruin suit debt earns group cells busily curve juicy doubt easily drowsy glisten heard bruise pearls cousin owner courage thistle

Will the moist air ruin Lucy's suit? Does Thomas owe debts for coal? Groups of drowsy children. These young bees work busily making honey-cells. The pears are juicy. Arthur, no doubt, earns money easily. We heard of cousin John's painful bruise. The thistle blossom is light. Wear your necklace of pearls. The owner of the cottage lives at the curve in the road. Courage! my boys, dare to do right. The dew glistens.

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arrow hollow swallow flown grown mown Stephen nephew cotton crayon yonder beyond staircase breakfast beefsteak

In carry, fry, try, cry, dry, copy, change y to i and add --es, --ed; I carry wood. He carries wood. He has carried wood.

Like an arrow from a bow the swallow skimmed the grassy hollow. The larks had flown before the mower had mown the field. Stephen, my nephew, has shown us cotton, grown in the fields. See the chalk or crayon marks on yonder cupboard beyond the staircase. I found some cold beefsteak. After breakfast I slept an hour.

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Ruth Susan Luke eaten squeal squeak fully bitten middle believe cabbage suitable cases cocoon wander

In sheaf, shelf, half, wolf, calf, loaf, thief, change f to v and add --es; as, One leaf, Two leaves. Copy,--Weigh the bee-bread.

Ruth cleans the beans. Luke eats prunes. Mice squeak; pigs squeal. Look at Susan's cabbage plants! A number of leaves have been eaten off. Others have pieces bitten out. I believe this worm lying along the middle of the leaf has done it. Others are climbing the stalk, just the color of the cabbage. These worms, when fully grown, will wander away. In some suitable place they will cover themselves with little cocoons.

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silken girdle almost dreary weaving creature higher flight unlike potted flitting sipping basking sunshine spinning

In beauty, pity, mercy, fancy, change y to i and add --ful. In lazy, greedy, happy, pretty, change y to i and add --ness.

All the long, dreary winter the green worm sleeps in its silken cocoon. This robe or girdle is made from its own spinning and weaving. Later on, a beautiful white butterfly will appear. This lovely creature with black-spotted wings is quite unlike the worm. Soon it will be flitting about among the blossoms. It is almost always sipping nectar and basking in the sunshine. It does not make higher flights.

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Ralph Joseph Philip sleigh weight neighbor couple double trouble parcel cancel celery attic music public

In make, shine, have, tumble, store, close, curve, pile, drop e and add --ing; as, Make bread. Are you making bread?

Joseph is taking the trouble to pick us a couple of pecks of nice pears. Double as many, or four pecks, is a whole bushel. Philip weighs parcels of sugar. Cancel my order for raisins. I'm giving full weight. Ralph is busy driving the sleigh. Wrap up some celery for our neighbor's son. He studies music in the public school. Our house has a higher attic. Horses neigh.

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writing written scribble pupil stupid student niece pierce fierce shield priest shriek pawn fawn yawn

In take, drive, choke, weave, cure, please, bruise, clothe, drop e and add --ing; as, He is taking a walk. Copy,--The sun's rays.

This student's writing is a mere scribble. Have the scholars written their spelling? The pupils yawn. They feel sleepy and stupid. Shield the little, spotted fawn. The fawn's mother is called a doe. Ella, my niece, gave a piercing shriek. A fierce dog sprang at the doe. Don't pawn your watch. The Indian chiefs believed the priest's words.

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nephew swallow believe breakfast currants sheaves thieves stupid courage cabbage Philip chiefly beauty spotted creature Stephen pierce weight couple raisins celery written parcel squeak shriek

My nephew ate no breakfast. Stephen swallows the cabbage too hastily. See the beautiful sheaves of wheat. Notice chiefly their hue and weight. Thieves often lack courage. Shrieks pierce the air. Send some celery and a couple of parcels of raisins and currants. The doe and spotted fawn are not stupid creatures. Philip has written to our nephew. New shoes squeak.

REVIEW OF THE DIFFICULT WORDS.

able aged almost angel angry 5 animal answer appear arrive arrow 10 Arthur assist attic aught badge 15 banjo beauty believe berries Bertha 20 between beyond billow blanket blazing 25 blossom blouse bonnet bottom bough 30 bounce breath bridge bright brought 35 bruise bucket built bumble bundle 40 burst busily bustle cabbage calico 45 candle captain carried castle caught 50 cause celery cells cement centre 55 certain chamber charcoal cheerful chief 60 chisel chore chose cider cinder 65 cipher circle cistern cities clause 70 clench closet clothes cocoa cocoon 75 coffee comma easier cottage cotton 80 country couple courage court coward 85 crayon crouch croup cube curtain 90 cute dainty Daniel daub dazzle 95 death debt dizzy doctor dodge 100 doesn't double dreary drench drowsy 105 eager earnest early earth easily 110 echo edge every excuse facing 115 family fancy fault fawn fellow 120 fever fiddle fierce figure fleas 125 flight flute forge fought fraud 130 friend fright fringe furnace fruit 135 garret gather George giant ginger 140 girdle glisten glue goal graze 145 grief grieves group grown grudge 150 gruel halves haughty haul health 155 heard heart heavy hollow honor 160 hour huddle hurried Indian insect 165 instead judge juice junior kettle 170 kindle laugh lesson lever lief 175 Louisa lounge magic mason metal 180 meadow meant mince money mould 185 monkey mower mown music nation 190 native naughty nectar neighbor nephew 195 niece notice oatmeal object office 200 orphan ought ounce paddle parcel 205 parsley pause pearls period Philip 210 piano pictures pieces pierce pitiful 215 plough polite pollen poplar poultry 220 poured priest public pumpkin puzzle 225 quaint quench question quiet quince 230 quire raisins Ralph recess recite 235 relieve rhubarb ribbon riddle robber 240 rouse ruin Sarah scarce scuttle 245 scheme scholar scour scrape season 250 senior servant settler shoulder shriek 255 shroud signed silent simple singe 260 skein sledge sleigh smother slouch 265 spied spouse squall squash squeak 270 squint squirm steak stealth stubble 275 student subject surface swallow suits 280 swore tallow taught thief thistle 285 threat tiny tongue trouble tulip 290 twice unfurl unloose until urge 295 vault vein village visitor view 300 waist waste wealth weaving wedge 305 weight whistle William world wound 310 wrapped wreath wrestle wretch wriggle 315 wring writing written yawn yellow 320

STANDARD III. JUNIOR.

GRADE 4.

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guide guard guess lose whose bosom prove worse worry worthy worship worsted beggar ragged stagger

Add --er to fat, red, in, rob, up, hot, wet; as, fatter. Notice the single vowel and the single consonant at the end of each word.

Guide the ragged beggar up the garret stair. He staggers. Whose bundle of clothes is here? I cannot guess. Fierce dogs guard the fruit. Fasten the bosom of your blouse. Did you lose any money? Don't worry. The trouble might have proved worse. Dr. Lee wears a suit of worsted. We worship the one living and true God. He is worthy of all praise.

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cedar cellar cigar crocus cleanse custom mayor mirror parlor sponge shovel gloves circus govern common

Add --ed, --ing to shop, grin, stir, skip, chat, strap, sun, grip, mop; as, shopped, shopping.