"Well, there was Mystery," the Mock Turtle replied, counting off the subjects on his flappers,-"Mystery, ancient and modern, with Seaography; then Drawling the Drawling-master was an old conger-eel, that used to come once a week; he taught us Drawling, Stretching, and Fainting in Coils. The Classical master taught Laughing and Grief, they used to say." What studies are represented by the Mock Turtle's subjects? dis:-not; dishonest, not honest. re:-again; reset, set again. dis: agree, trust, regard, loyal, approve, credit. re:-appear, gain, ascend, assure, open, capture. Write the words with the prefix added. Give the meanings of the words that you have formed. 25. REVIEW Review Lessons 21-24. SIXTH WEEK 26 Energy, invincible determination, with a right motive, are the levers that move the world.—PORTER en'er gy de ter mi na'tion I mo'tive in vin'ci ble When the first letter of a word is the same as the last letter of the prefix, both letters are kept. Copy these words and after each word write the form without the prefix. Review Lessons 26-29. exact alphabetical order. 30. REVIEW Write the words of Lessons 26-28 in SEVENTH WEEK 31 Were I to pray for a taste which should stand me in good stead under every variety of circumstances, and be a source of happiness and cheerfulness to me during life, it would be a taste for reading.-HERSHELL sen'si ble in tel'li gent in tel lec'tu al thor'ough What does legible mean? Use the word in a sentence. See how many words you can make out of the letters in superlative. Pick out some of the best of your circumstances, and consider how eagerly you would wish for them were they not in your possession.-MARCUS AURELIUS Advice is a noun and counsel is both a noun and a verb. Write three sentences showing the different uses of these words. Study carefully the syllable divisions in acknowledge. 42 DICTATION: The names of the days of the week are derived from old Saxon deities. Sunday means the day of the Sun; and Monday, the day of the Moon. Tuesday is the day of Tiw, god of war; and Wednesday, the day of Woden, king of the gods. Thursday is named for Thor, god of thunder; Friday, for Frigga, queen of the gods; and Saturday is the day of Sæter, god of the harvest. Tell the meaning of each word in this lesson. Find in the dictionary the meaning and the pronunciation of quay. 45. REVIEW Review Lessons 41-44. TENTH WEEK 46 The fat boy took the opportunity of appropriating to his own use, and devouring, a particularly fine mince-pie, that had been carefully put by for somebody else.-DICKENS Study especially the underlined words. Write them, showing the accents and the division into syllables. |