Snow y (sno' è), a. full of snow; white like snow; pure.
Stern' est, a. harshest, most rigid; most severe in look.
Storm, n. a violent tempest or wind; a tumult, a bustle

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assault: v. to blow, raise a tempest; to rage; to attack by open force.

Storms (stormz), n. plu. and pres. t. of Storm.

Stor my (stor' mè), a. tempestuous, agitated by violent winds.
Sul len (sûl' lin), a. gloomy, solitary; sour, morose; obstinate.
Sun ny (sun' ne), a. clear, exposed to the sun; bright.
Threat (thret), n. menace, denunciation of ill.

Train (trane), n. a retinue, a procession; part of a gown; tail of a bird; artifice; method: v. to draw; to educate; to entice; to exercise or discipline.

Val ley (vál lẻ), n. a hollow or low place between hills. Wear est (ware' est), pres. t. sec. per. sin. of Wear, to have on, &c.; to waste, consume.

Wel come (wêl' kûm), a. received with gladness or willingly; free of expense: n. a kind reception: v. to salute with kindness. [motion; breath. Winds (windz), n. plu. of Wind, a strong current of air, air in Win try (win' trè), a. cold, belonging to, or suitable to winter.

READING LESSON IV.
March.

1. The stormy March is come at last,

With wind, and cloud, and changing skies:
I hear the rushing of the blast,

That through the snowy valley flies.

2. Ah! passing few are they who speak,
Wild, stormy month, in praise of thee;
Yet, though thy winds are loud and bleak,
Thou art a welcome month to me.

3. For thou to northern lands again

The glad and glorious sun dost bring,
And thou hast joined the gentle train,
And wearest the gentle name of spring.

4. And, in thy reign of blast and storm,

Smiles many a long, bright, sunny day,
When the changed winds are soft and warm,
And heaven puts on the blue of May.

5. Then sing aloud the gushing rills,

And the full spring from frost set free,
That, brightly leaping down the hills,
Are just set out to meet the sea.

6. The year's departing beauty hides,
Of wintry storms, the sullen threat;
But, in thy sternest frown, abides
A look of kindly promise yet.

7. Thou bringest the hope of those calm skies,
And that soft time of sunny showers,
When the wide bloom, on earth that lies,

Seems of a brighter world than ours.-BRYANT.

QUESTIONS.-What comes with wind, and cloud, and changing skies? What flies through the snowy valley? What is welcome? What does March bring? When does many a long, sunny day smile? What are set free? What hides the sullen threat? What does March bring?

SPELLING LESSON V.

A pril (d' pril), n. the fourth month of the year.

Brings (bringz), pres. t. of Bring, to fetch, bear to; to conduct, induce; to drive.

Dips, pres. t. and n. plu. of Dip, to sink, to enter; to plunge, immerge; to wet: n. inclination downward.

Droop' ing, part. a. languishing, pining: par. of Droop, to languish, pine away; to faint.

Earth's (êrths), n. posses. case of Earth, the globe, the world, mould, sand, &c. ; land, country.

Fills (filz), pres. t. and n. plu. of Fill, to make full; to grow full; to satisfy: n. fulness, satiety, as much as supplies need. Före tell', v. to predict, prophesy.

Glades (gladez), n. plu. of Glade, an opening or lawn in or through a wood.

Glan cing (glån' sîng), par. of Glance, to shoot or dart a sudden ray of splendor; to fly off in an oblique direction; to view with a quick cast of the eye; to hint: n. a sudden shoot of light or splendor; a quick view.

Glows (gloze), pres. t. and n. plu. of Glow, to exhibit a strong, bright color; to shine with intense heat; to feel ardent passion n. shining heat; brightness; ardent passion. Hår vest, n. the season of gathering grain; product of labor: v. to gather grain.

Hol low ed (hol' lòde), pre. of Hollow, to excavate or make hollow: a. empty, void within, not sound; excavated; false n. a cavity; excavation; low place.

Hol lows (hol' loze), n. plu. and pres. t. of Hollow.

In vert ed (în vêrt' ed), part. a. changed in order: pre. of Invert, to place or change the order; to turn upside down. Loos en ed (188' snd), part. a. separated, freed from; relaxed: pre. of Loosen, to separate, free from; to relax.

Ma ny-fold ed (mên' nè 'föld êd), a. numerously folded. O pen ings (pn 'ingz), n. plu. of Opening, an aperture, a breach; dawn. [yond; to deceive, to cheat. O ver reach ing ('ỏ vûr rèètsh' îng), par. of Overreach, to go beRe vives (rè vivez'), pres. t. of Revive, to quicken, refresh, renew; to bring or restore to life.

Rocks (roks), n. plu. and pres. t. of Rock, a large or vast mass of stone or stony matter; protection: v. to shake; to move a cradle; to reel.

Sap' ling, n. a young tree.

Seed' time, n. the season or time for sowing.

Shad ows (shad' dòze), n. plu. and pres. t. of Shadow, a faint representation, a shade; a type; obscurity; a shelter: v. to represent faintly, to shade; to cloud, darken.

Slope, n. a declivity; an oblique or inclining direction: a. oblique, not perpendicular, slanting: v. to take or run to an oblique or inclining direction.

Strick en (strik' kn), per. par. of Strike, to impress, affect; to surrender; to hit or lay on with a blow.

Sun' sêt, n. close of the day, evening.

Tèèm' ing, par. of Teem, to be full, abound; to bring forth. Thrives (thrivez), pres. t. of Thrive, to flourish, to increase; to prosper, grow rich.

Tide, n. the ebb and flow of the sea; course.

Trem' bling, part. a. shaking, quaking: par. of Tremble, to shake, to quake; to shudder.

Twink les (twingk' kĺz), pres. t. of Twinkle, to sparkle; to flash; to quiver.

Un to (un' tô), prep. to.

Up land (up land), n. high land: a. relating to high lands, higher.

War bled (wår' bld), part. a. quavered: pre. of Warble, to sing; to quaver notes.

Wed, v. to marry, join in marriage; to unite closely.

Wêd' dêd, pre. of Wed.

Win ter's (win' turz), n. posses. case of Winter, the cold season.

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READING LESSON V.

April.

When the warm sun, that brings

Seedtime and harvest, has returned again,

"Tis sweet to visit the still wood, where springs The first flower of the plain.

I love the season well,

When forest glades are teeming with bright forms,
Nor dark and many-folded clouds foretell

The coming in of storms.

From the earth's loosened mould

The sapling draws its sustenance, and thrives:
Though stricken to the heart with winter's cold,
The drooping tree revives.

The softly warbled song

Comes through the pleasant woods, and colored wings Are glancing in the golden sun, along

The forest openings.

And when bright sunset fills

The silver woods with light, the green slope throws Its shadows in the hollows of the hills,

And wide the upland glows.

And when the day is gone

In the blue lake, the sky, o'erreaching far,
Is hollowed out, and the moon dips her horn,
And twinkles many a star.

Inverted in tide

Stand the gray rocks, and trembling shadows throw, And the fair trees look over, side by side,

And see themselves below.

Sweet April, many a thought

Is wedded unto thee, as hearts are wed;

Nor shall they fail, till, to its autumn brought, Life's golden fruit is shed.-Longfellow. QUESTIONS.-When is it sweet to visit the wood? What teems with bright forms? From what does the sapling What are glancing in the golden sun? What glows? What dips her horn? tide? What is wedded to sweet April?

draw its sustenance? What revives? What does the sunset fill with light? What twinkles? What stand in the

SPELLING LESSON VI.

Ac com plish ments (åk kom' plish 'ments), n. plu. of Accomplishment, acquirement, embellishment; ornament; elegance; completion. [suit at law; battle. Ac tion (åk shun), n. operation, a thing done; a deed; gesture; Ad vert (åd vêrt'), v. to regard, attend to, to turn; to observe. Bends (bendz), pres. t. and n. plu. of Bend, to incline, to stoop; to make or become crooked; to submit; to subdue: n. turn, curve. [jected: n. a shivering, a cold. Chill (tshil), v. to make cold; to depress, deject: a. cold; deCir cu la tion (`ser kủ là' shûn), n. a circular motion, a return; act of moving round; currency.

Column (köl' lûm), n. a long, round pillar or body; a long file or row of lines or of troops; part of a book.

Com par a tive ly (kom pâr' å `tív lè), ad. in a state of, or by way of comparison.

Com plaints (kom plants'), n. plu. of Complaint, a malady, a

disease; an accusation, information against; lamentation. Con nect (kon nêkt'), v. to join, unite; to link; to cohere. De sign ed (de sind'), pre. of Design, to purpose, intend; to plan, to project; to sketch out: n. purpose, intention; plan. Dis cour a ged (dîs kûr' rîjd), pre. of Discourage, to deter, dissuade; to depress, dishearten.

Dis or ders (diz or' dûrz), n. plu. and pres: t. of Disorder, sickness, disease; irregularity, confusion; tumult: v. to make sick; to disturb, derange.

Dis tor tion (dis tor' shûn), n. irregular, disordered, or disfigured position of the parts; act of distorting, perversion.

Draw ing, par. of Draw, to sketch, compose, delineate; to pull along; to allure, attract; to unsheath.

En fee bled (ên fèè' bld), pre. of Enfeeble, to weaken, enervate. En for ced (ên först'), pre. of Enforce, to urge, compel; to strengthen.

E stab lish ment (è ståb' lish 'ment), n. settlement, fixed state; allowance, salary; income.

Ex er cise (êks' êr size), n. exertion, effort, or labor of the body for amusement or health; practice; performance, task; use: v. to employ; to practise, to use; to train.

Flex i ble (fleks' & 'bl), a. that may be bent; ductile, pliant.
In ju ri ous (în jù' rẻ 'ús), a. hurtful, unjust; mischievous.
In vig o rate (în vig' & 'rate), v. to strengthen; to animate.
La ment', v. to be sorry for; to bewail, weep; to mourn, so
grieven. expression of sorrow.