Part 6

The hale and hearty sexton is threatened with deafness. The matron of the hospital dealt with the rogue. The thief in tweed trousers was severely trounced. Endeavor to learn grammar. The calendars are similar. We received a summons to haul down our colors. The sun's rays. Steer for the pier. Vulgar talk arouses the wrath of the officers and guests. A sly, stealthy step.

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sinews pewter skewer steward oarsmen boarding reproach approach rebel tunnel spaniel Spaniard Arctic Pacific Atlantic Antarctic

Add --ful to mourn, power, respect, hope, delight, youth, trust.

The injured oarsmen moan and groan with pain but utter no oaths. A gaunt Spaniard sought a boarding-house. He reproached his spaniel for approaching the gray mare and foal. Near the tunnel entrance is a lime-kiln. The rebels swore on the Holy Book. Through a clever ruse we won a goal. A pewter spoon. The steward's muscles and sinews are strong. A skewer fastens the roast. The Pacific and Antarctic oceans.

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terror horror traitor portrait insane profane baneful hurricane absence essence commence difference vicious precious gracious spacious

Copy,--Negro, negress; emperor, empress; duke, duchess; prince, princess; actor, actress; hunter, huntress.

Their profane oaths, baneful and vicious language filled us with horror. A fire commenced in our absence. The servants were almost insane with terror. Portraits and precious keepsakes of our gracious empress were seized by the traitors. Many rare jewels were buried on the ocean beach. There is a difference between the juice and the essence of lemon. A furious hurricane.

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adore encore restore explore necktie nickname shamrock shipwreck thrifty panther Sabbath sheathed wallop wallow drenched wrenched

Join --ful to will, skill, peace, grace; as, wilful, graceful.

Swine wallow in the mire. The soldier on guard was drenched with rain. He sheathed his sword. He wrenched the pistol from the villain's grasp, and walloped him. In exploring the Arctic seas, we heard awful tales of shipwreck. Select pieces for encores. I admire the four-leaved shamrock. Panthers and hyenas are savage. Avoid nicknames. Plaid neckties. The holy Sabbath. Worship and adore Him. Restore all borrowed supplies.

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zero cargo volcano mosquito quarry quarrel bankrupt scripture sulphur triumph prophet camphor comical festival vertical practical

Add --ess to lion, poet, heir, count, baron, govern; and to mister, tiger, hunter, songster, waiter; as, mistress.

Write a zero or naught. A practical builder hews stone from the vertical walls of the quarry. The cargo of bankrupt stock has arrived. The harvest festivals are announced in autumn. The chief returned in triumph. The New Testament Scriptures. I smell camphor. Great musical revivals commenced in Wales. The mosquitoes annoy the actress. Sulphur is hurled from the volcano.

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zero dealt encore quarry Arctic wallow arouse traitor profane essence trousers vertical vicious sulphur quarrel prophet summons wrenched portrait approach scripture mosquito precious difference

A vicious beggar approached the lime-kiln. His profane oaths aroused the portrait painter's anger. The hale old sailor hauls loads of sulphur to the piers. A hearty encore. The deer has lain down among the fir trees. The giraffe was led to a high stake and tied there. A quarrel commenced near the quarry. The Arctic Circle. The prophet Daniel. Read the Scriptures through.

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accent decent century innocent victor victim verdict Victoria science scissors scenery scented element elevator skeleton celebrate

Put im-- before pure, proper, perfect, polite, patient, prudent.

The victim of the wreck was an innocent pianist, skilled in the elements of science. The victor was a decent but impatient lawyer with a Scottish accent. What delightful, rugged scenery! An imperfect skeleton of a buffalo. The verdict was in our favor. The storm destroyed a huge elevator. The twentieth century celebrates Queen Victoria's birthday. A scented cambric handkerchief. He peddles scissors and skeins of yarn.

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solemn condemn Saviour behavior gouge indulge draught laughter twitch twitter whinny whimper peasant pheasant assistant assistance

Place dis-- before mount, lodge, courage, grace, unite, continue.

The crippled peasant dreaded the assistant's threat to poison his pheasants. Be truthful in business. Swallows twitch and twitter. The steeds whinny when unhitched from the whipple-trees. The hounds whimper. The Chief Justice solemnly condemned the officer. The Saviour of the world awed their wicked behavior. The chimney-flue has a great draught. Roars of hearty laughter.

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afford assort absorb portion apparel apparent excellent continent assert dessert goddess headdress sculptor bachelor professor conductor

Put fore-- with tell, see, run, warn, show, stall; as, foretell.

After dessert, a professor read a droll essay on our continent. The celebrated sculptor is apparently a bachelor. He moulds the figure of a goddess. The excellent actress in neat apparel is absorbed in headdresses. The heiress foresees fraud but feigns assent. The conductor jostled the people in the aisle. Assort a portion of the colors. Use minnows as bait for bass.

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whir whirl virgin origin intrude confuse consume conclude salute dispute compute execute visible possible terrible horrible

Put in-- before correct, complete, direct, human, exact, active.

The barren trees are consumed. Virgin soil has never grown grain. Horrible crimes possibly owe their origin to disputes. The intruder withdrew, seeming quite confused. Whirled round by machinery. Terrible bruises were visible. The dead bugler's bier. Salute the duchess. I concluded the accused would duly execute the dredging. A partridge whirred past.

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acute curate cucumber cultivate adult consult druggist luggage polar popular regular singular movable probable valuable vegetable

Join mis-- to chance, use, lay, lead, led, call, deal, hap, quote.

The curate suffers acute grief. Consult a physician or a druggist. A teaspoonful of this draught is probably enough for an adult. Cultivate wholesome vegetables or cucumbers. Silk caterpillars are valuable. Polar bears devour seals. An inhuman butcher slashed the dun-colored deer. Regular attendance. Singular behaviour. The dyer seems popular.

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whirl essay polar twitch curate whinny origin actress dessert accuse solemn sulphur terrible execute regular skeleton decency valuable visible scissors prophet bachelor cucumber headdress

The bachelor's scissors are valuable. An essay on the origin of sulphur. For decency's sake. The actress wears a movable wreath as a headdress. Two terrible dragons were visible. Of course the lynx steals bait. The prophets were accused and executed. A sign of meanness and baseness. The curate's speech at dessert was too solemn. Regular meals improve one's health.

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brier fiery variety society debtor editor janitor operator opinion religion rebellion dominion permit admitted remitting submission

Add --ed, --ing to admit, remit, permit, submit; as, admitted.

Legions of British soldiers and fiery hordes of savages fought during the rebellion in Egypt. All debtors must settle their accounts with the editor. The janitor of the school paid the operator. "Good-day," cried the mower, whetting his scythe. Briers have grown among the lilies and furze bushes. Permit no wrong. The gambler's companions submitted. Our country is a dominion. We have a variety of opinions in our society.

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cutlet omelet banquet pamphlet jovial billiards burdock bulrush ruffian guardian historian librarian fraction affection recollect collection

Put --ly after cool, cruel, royal, central, jovial, natural, exact.

At the banquet I ate a cutlet and an omelet. Our guardians seized the ruffians. He coolly knelt. I guessed the quantity exactly. Do you recollect my collection of problems on fractions? The genial historian has written a pamphlet. The librarian bought tracts. He pried into the secret of our large profits. The actor is jovial and plays billiards. A burdock is a coarse weed. Bulrushes or cat-tails grow in swamps.

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oval vocal petal formal oral coral floral mortal infinite definite opposite favorite admirable reasonable confession profession

Put --er, --est, --ly with icy, haughty, guilty, shabby, steady, sleepy, pretty, gloomy, noisy, mighty; as, icier, iciest, icily.

Petals are oval-shaped. What admirable vocal music! I made an oral confession. Act reasonably. Coral beads. Bicycle pedals are made of steel. Dredge opposite the pier. Florists deal in floral wreaths. The prophets taught the people to value their immortal souls. Mention a definite sum for freight. The heavens seem infinite.

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valiant brilliant ridicule vestibule dribble dwindle constable estimable appeal reveal conceal congeal cavalry mineral political principal

Add --able to love, move, tame, blame, value; as, lovable.

A valiant cavalry charge won the fight. Bleak, level plains. The syrup dribbles. The profits dwindle away. Conceal the precious minerals. The brilliant light revealed several new features. Lambs bleat. Sun-bleached linen. The vestibule floor creaks. You resemble our estimable principal. Ice is water congealed. He ridicules the miner's bare pate. The choir chants a psalm or hymn. Observe the pauses. A political speech. Appeal to the judge.

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general eternal internal external forgery drapery drollery drudgery actual gradual punctual continual derrick barracks bullock hammock

Write over-- with rate, run, ride, reach, joyed; as, overrate.

The generals alight. Their arrival at the barracks was the signal for freeing negroes from slavery. Internal or external injury. A gradual growth. Almighty God is eternal. The pale widow's mite. Two mettlesome steeds. The drapery blazed up. Forgery is a serious offence. Drudgery is continual labor; drollery, odd humor.

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fiery blight creak bleach actual vocal debtor floral omelet ruffian conquest punctual several eternal conceal banquet guardian drudgery rebellion recollect admitted ridicule opposite reasonable

Conceal the gilt sword. Ruffians tease the bear. At the banquet the guardian seemed bored by debtors. Gamblers admitted their profits. The mason's plumb-line. I recollect the Indian rebellion. The debtor's temper was fiery and unreasonable. The vocal solo was ridiculed. The conquest of several islands. Nuns' veiling. This floral wreath seems actually bleached. An eternal scourge.

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dairy despair exclaim claimant bronze apology hideous listener statue tissue immense specimens juvenile appetite dove-cot anecdote

Put --ing after urge, charge, rage, dodge, pledge, judge, manage, oblige, race, measure, praise; as, urging.

An immense statue of bronze metal was visible. Goblins were hideous. I wear a specimen medal on my mantle. "A lion's mane!" exclaimed he. A faithful dairy maid. Peel the oranges in tissue paper. No apology is needed. The claimant for damages suffers an agony of despair. An amusing anecdote. A keen appetite. A juvenile carpenter built a dove-cot.

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ewer ewe-lamb dewdrops brand-new wizard hazard gizzard blizzard lobster canister cashier clothier obedient obedience experience experiment

Add --ed, --ing to model, level, travel, equal, quarrel, cancel, ravel, shovel; as, modelled, modelling.

The cashiers were obedient and rarely quarrelled. Meddle less with minor affairs. I heard a clothier's experience. A brand-new plate glass. Ewers or jugs of water. Maize is Indian corn. He hazards his safety by travelling in blizzards. Fowls have gizzards. Our mettle won the main battle. The wizard's charms. Try some experiments. Tea canisters. Boiled lobsters.

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captor captive candor clamor cholera character backache mechanic ear-rings Methodist memorize accompany canvass carcass trespass windlass

Join --ed, --ing to tunnel, pencil, label, gravel, tassel, barrel, carol, gambol; as, tunnelled, tunnelling.

Captors of negroes used blood-hounds. The captive women sold their ear-rings. Canvass the mechanics. Obscure sounds of a startling character accompanied the earthquake. Memorize the chorus. They meddle with our windlass and trespass on our premises. They're labelling the parcels. Speak with candor. Avoid noise or clamor. Bury that carcass. Cholera is unknown here.

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borax smilax conveys surveys soldered dandelion cinnamon raspberry allspice colander Yukon Montreal effect difficult architect catechism

Add --ing to inquire, increase, suppose, accuse; as, inquiring.

Were you conveying allspice or cinnamon from the freight train? Survey the wreaths entwined with smilax. Borax is used in soldering metals. Squeeze the raspberries through a colander. What effect has chilly weather on dandelions? The architect's scheme is difficult to grasp. He knows the catechism by rote. The Yukon is many leagues from Montreal.

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commit command commence recommend excel expel compel comrade compass cardinal hiccough knowledge caress assess discuss district

Put --s, --ed after obey, annoy, survey, employ, display, array. Add --es to grocery, dairy, ally, folly, quarry; as, groceries.

I recommend that we command the officer to commit the comical rascal to jail, and expel his comrades. The district will compel the Mayor to aid the villagers. We've commenced to discuss business. He excels in a knowledge of the cardinal points of the compass. Caress the child with hiccoughs. A wheelwright makes naves and spokes.

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dairy boggy sphere chord effect wizard clothier survey commit camphor despair hiccough colander architect blizzard ear-rings catechism blackguard raspberry obedience

The patient clothier wears a bronze medal. The trails seem a maze of cross-roads. Pare the juicy pears. The sweet-scented, new-mown hay. Hawks soar o'er the strait. My thick-soled shoes creak. A chord in music. A wizard's tricks. In obedience to the architect. I fear a blizzard. Hiccoughs annoy me. I despair of ever committing the catechism to memory.

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bakery brewery pottery knavery surgery delivery discovery embroidery tinware barefoot cylinder clergyman council surround boundary warehouse

Join --able to admire, desire, excuse, dispute; as, admirable.

Delivery wagons haul flour to the bakery. A brewery at the city boundary is wrecked. The clerk's knavery. A lone warehouse near the freight yard. Elect eight aldermen to the city council. The iron roller is a hollow cylinder. I cut my bare wrist on a piece of pottery or tinware. The clergyman is distinctly heard. Idol worship exists in India. She wears rare finery and embroidery. He made a discovery in the surgery.

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necessity necessary possession procession attach attacked mucilage pencilled rigor vigor honor harbor complain Champlain waistcoat mail-pouch

Add --y to paste, grease, pebble, sponge, possible; as, pasty.

Attack them with vigor. Attach pieces of rope if necessary. Detached rocks made the descent dangerous. Mucilage is a necessity in an office. Champlain explored several rivers in the interior of Canada. The mail-pouch was rifled. My waistcoat pocket. Her pencilled eyebrows. The lynx's lair. Complain to the City Council. The procession took possession of the street.

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ballad ballast cannon channel laurel auburn assault applause signal arrival ordinary asparagus oneself bayonet gingham dumpling

Put --some after glad, delight, bother, trouble, blithe, frolic.

Vessels need ballast to cross the channel. Wrest the reed or cane from that liar. The wreck is wrapped in mist. My niece is combing her auburn hair and tying it with dyed ribbons. She sang several ballads, winning laurels. An ordinary gingham apron. Tender asparagus for dessert. Manual training is of great benefit to oneself. The gradual descent of the road. An apple dumpling. The pilot made no assault. The captain's bayonet.

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torrent decorate monitor astonish villain mermaid maintain remainder cooing cuckoo raccoon heirloom castor bishop scallop atmosphere

Join --ness to clumsy, flimsy, gaudy, haughty; as, clumsiness.

The monitor's haughtiness was maintained. A torrent's roar. I rowed near the sea-beach with sculls. An enemy's revenge. A bishop's white robes. Decorated with scalloped lace. The villain's prison cell. A drier atmosphere. Cooing pigeons. The cuckoo clock is an old heirloom. Buffalo and raccoon robes for sleighs are made without seams. Castor oil is prepared from seeds.

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receipt leisure seizing deceive swoon saloon balloon spittoon journal courage courtesy adjourn gentry laundry foundry gallantry

Add --ness to weary, steady, muddy, woolly; as, weariness.

The cooper makes barrels of hoops and staves. The saloon-keeper wrung his hands in sheer despair and swooned. I'm aware that courage and courtesy are national traits of the French. The council adjourned. The foundry moulds iron patterns. Erase all false entries. A daily journal. A receipt from the laundry. His leisure and gallantry deceived the gentry.

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villain leisure council descent brewery bayonet flavor assault camphor oneself raccoon cylinder channel torrent spheres necessary ordinary warehouse heirloom mucilage boundary waistcoat necessity atmosphere

He leant against the lime-kiln. The lynx has lain down in his lair. I need a key for the mail-pouch. Idols are deaf and dumb. A great herd of deer. Raccoon overcoats. Torrents make their descent through the rugged channels. Warehouses are not necessary in ordinary business. Cylinders are not spheres.

REVIEW OF THE DIFFICULT WORDS.

absence absorb accent accident actual acute adjourn admirable advise affect almanac almighty almonds alms altar allspice anecdote announce anxiety apology apparel appeal appetite applause approach arrange asparagus assemble assert assistant atmosphere attach auburn bachelor backache baffled balance balcony ballad banquet barefoot bargain barrier bayonet behavior benefited benzine bilious billiards bleach biscuit borax boundary brier brilliant brogue bronze bureau burglary burial cancer candor canvass cannon captive camphor carcass carrier cashier castor catechism caterpillar cavalry cayenne chaplain Champlain channel character chieftain chuckles cinnamon claimant clamor cleanly clothier colander commence companion compel complain conceal condemn conductor confession conquest continual council courtesy crackle crevice crystal cucumber cudgel cultivate curate cycling cylinder dairy dandelion deafness debtor decayed decency deceit decorate decrease definite delicate delivery dearth despair dessert difference difficult discourage discovery dominion draught drollery drudgery dwindle dye-stuff ear-rings effect elevator embroidery encore endeavor estimable ewe-lamb excellent exclaim execute exhaust exhort experience exterior external familiar famine favorite festival fiery foliage foresee fortunate foundry fragrant furrier gallant gaudy gauntlet gingham giraffe gizzard goddess gouge gracious grammar grievance grocery guidance haddock harbor hazard headdress heather heirloom herbage heroine hesitate hiccough hideous hindrance hoar-frost horizontal hyacinth hyphen immense innocent interfere irregular isles jovial knavish knowledge language lattice league leisure librarian liquorice luggage lullaby lynch magazine maggot mail-pouch maintain manual mechanic medicine memorize merely millinery moisten monarch monitor moustache movable mucilage musician mystery necessary nuisance obedience obstinate omelet oneself opposite origin Pacific pamphlet paragraph particular pastime patient peasant peculiar petticoat phrase pheasant physician plague plumage political popular porcupine portrait possible poultice practical precious principal professor prophet punctual quotient raccoon raspberry reasonable rebellion receipt recommend rectangle remnant reptile riddance ridicule ruffian rye-bread salmon salve satchel Saviour scaffold scenery scissors science seizure severity sexton shackle similar sinews skeleton slippery smuggler solder solemn Solomon spacious specimen sphere spittoon squabble stagnant sterile steward stomach stubborn studious sulphur superior summon surgery survey tedious terrier therefore threshold traffic traitor triumph trudging tussle unusual upholster valiant various vaseline vertical vestibule Victoria victuals vigor villains vineyard virgin warehouse warrant warrior war-whoop windlass withhold wrenched

STANDARD IV. JUNIOR.

GRADE 6.

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baboon harpoon caboose papoose survive surmount surround surrender melody harmony injury industry melodious harmonious injurious industrious

Add --ful to care, spoon, pail, mouth, tear, sorrow, wonder, mirth.

The whale survived the harpoon's injurious effects. The city will surrender ere the troops surround it or surmount the towers. Their melodious voices seem in perfect harmony. The squaw's papoose slept in the caboose. The industrious carpenter's adze. Wear a ruff. Our yacht is a swift sailer. Baboons are apes.

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dial diary diamond dialogue falcon weapon jealous zealous fidgety hedgehog partridge cartridge colony colonial envious previous

Put --less after speech, flaw, fault, shame, tear, thought, doubt.

Falcons are trained hawks. Partridge are called grouse. The hedgehog's weapons are quills. The zealous preacher's diary contained an account of a previous wreck. Be not jealous or envious of people wearing diamonds. Colonial means belonging to a colony. The dial of a clock. Alter our dialogue. The fidgety maiden dreaded all weapons. We load pistols with cartridges.

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liable denial defiant reliance peony surgeon sturgeon melodeon grateful pressure forbade forbidden angular irregular circular particular

Add --ing to lodge, trudge, grudge, pickle, crumble, curdle, gurgle, cripple, pierce, rescue, partake; as, lodging.

After some pressure the surgeon sent a defiant denial. Put no reliance in irregular scholars. Angling with bait for sturgeon is strictly forbidden. You are liable to be fined. In this particular case a surgeon dressed the wound. In vain he forbade their teasing the lynx. I gratefully accepted the red peony. Play the melodeon. Make angular blocks.

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