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4. You will find several -'on the
5. "Then Job arose and rent his —."
6. "Wisdom is the

wisdom."

7. Many of the

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thing, therefore get

are ductile and malleable.

8. And Pharaoh said, 'Ye are -, ye are — 9. not with them that are given to change." 10. You all do know this -, I remember

The first time ever Cæsar put it on.', 11. The Cardinal presented him with a richly illuminated -.

12. He received a silver

diligence.

13.

as a reward for his

'Well skilled

To bend the bow, or wing the dart.'

14. An

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made in honor of some false deity.

15. The harassing fatigues and constant exposure severely tried the of the soldiers.

16. A sum of money placed out at interest is termed the

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18. "It is an honor for a man to cease from strife, but every fool will be."

§ 9. Words pronounced alike, but spelled differently, the final syllable ending with an r sound.

Altar, n. a place for sacrifice. | Alter, v. to change.
Bettor, n. one who bets.
Cedar, n. a kind of tree.
Censor, n. a Roman magis-

trate.

Collar, n. an article of dress. Liar, n. one who tells falsehoods.

Better, adj. or adv. improved.
Ceder, n. one who yields.
Censer, n. a vessel for burn-
ing incense.
Choler, n. anger.
Lier, n. one who lies down.

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1. There are several fine 2. "Take a and put fire therein from off the and put on incense."

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3. Shall I give way and room to your rash ?' 4. "According to the law of the Medes and Persians, which

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not."

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the buttons, my — will fit much

is never believed, even when he speaks the truth.

7. "And Balaam said, 'Build here seven —

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8. And Hiram gave Solomon

trees out of Lebanon."

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9. "He knew not that there were against him, behind the city."

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10. The at Rome were the inspectors of public morals, and the organs of public opinion.

11. Notwithstanding he was a very fair no one would take his bets.

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12. 'Thy soul abhors a

part;

Wise is thy voice, and noble is thy heart.' 13. The knights of the several orders wore their and mantles.

14. He enjoys much

at Brighton.

health, since he has lived.

Manor, n. a jurisdiction.
Medlar, n. a kind of fruit.
Metre, n. verse.

Minor, adj. less; n. one un-
der age.

Polar, adj. relating to the
pole.
Prior, adj. former; n the
head of a priory.
Rigor, n. severity.

Manner, n. form, habit.
Meddler, n. a busy-body.
Meter, n. a measurer.
Miner, n. a worker in a mine.

Poller, n. one who votes at
an election.

Prier, n. one who peeps and
spies.
Rigger, n. one who fits the
tackling of a ship.

Succor, n. assistance; v. to Sucker, n. a young shoot. assist.

1. The Frigid Zones are between the and the poles.

circles

2. That poem is written in a very singular 3. The Egyptians made the Israelites "to serve with -."

4. "Evil communications corrupt good —." 5. The meeting was attended by the abbots, -, and sub-from the neighbouring monasteries. 6. There were fifty seamen- employed on the

vessel.

7. The carelessness of a single

the safety of all within the mine.

may endanger

8. "He is able to them that are tempted." 9. 'My, halls, and towers shall still

Be open at my sovereign's will.'

engagement, and was therefore

10. He had a unable to be present.

11.

is that quality of verse, by which it is,

to the ear, distinguishable from prose.

12. Turn off the gas at the 13. Richard II. was a the first ten years of his reign.

14. He was engaged to perform at one of the theatres.

15. You must cut away the from the body and root, if you wish the tree to grow high. 16. are not eatable till they decay.

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§. 10. Words sometimes confounded with each other through the elision or mispronunciation of one of the syllables.

Lair, n. the den of a wild
beast.

Mare, n. feminine of horse.
Dire, adj. dreadful.
Hire, n. wages, price.

Lyre,n. a musical instrument.

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Layer, n. a sprig of a plant,
a stratum.

Mayor, n. a magistrate.
Dyer,n.one who dyes cloth, &c.
Higher, adj. more high.
Liar, n. one who speaks
falsely.

1. "The laborer is worthy of his " 2. The raisins were carefully packed in 3. The little bay fetched a black one.

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4. Send that piece of silk to the

to dye it black.

price than the

and tell him

5. If they are not more careful, their recklessness will end in some catastrophe.

6. Sir Richard Whittington, thrice Lord London, lived in the reign of Henry V.

of.

7. A is never believed, even when he speaks the truth.

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10. And must thy

so long divine,

Degenerate into hands like mine ?'

11. Rocks which follow each other in regular like the leaves of a book, are termed stratified rocks.

12. Fitz Alwyne, the first Lord of London, was appointed in the reign of King John.

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13. The was a favorite musical instrument among the ancient Greeks.

14. The wild beasts have retreated to their

from the midday heat. 15. What will be the

the day?

16. That is a much

give for a pair of boots.

of a carriage and pair for

price than I intended to

17. Praise is the of virtue.

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