=uniformity.= From the Latin "unus," meaning "one" and "forma"
meaning "form." Compare _universe_, _unison_, _unite_,
_formalism_, _formation_, _reform_, _deformed_, _deformity_ (the
last word occurs in the next paragraph of the story).
=translation.= The Latin word meaning "to bring" has two roots, viz.
"fer" and "lat." This word is taken from the second root. We have
the two parallel series of words in English:
transfer, refer, confer, differ, etc.
translate, relate, collate, dilate, etc.
=puzzled.= This is one of the few words in the English language whose
origin is doubtful. It probably comes from the word to "pose"
(which itself is a shortened form of "oppose") meaning to set
forward a difficult problem.
=losels.= An uncommon English word meaning a person who is good for
nothing. The word is derived from the verb to "lose."
=taciturnity.= The Latin word "tacitus," means "quiet" or "silent."
Compare _tacit_, _tacitly_, _reticence_, _reticent_.
=My!= This is used by common people in England. It is probably the
short form of "My eye!"
=dogged.= The word in this sense means to follow like a dog; to follow
closely. From this we have the adjective "dogged" pronounced as
two syllables dog-gA(C)d, meaning persevering, persistent, never
giving in, e.g. doggA(C)d courage.
=disregarded.= From the French "garder" or "guarder," meaning "to
keep." This French word appears in many English forms. Compare
_reward_, _guard_, _guerdon_, _guardian_, _ward_, _warder_,
_regard_.
=dizzy.= This word comes from an old Saxon root, which has left many
words in modern English. Compare _daze_, _dazed_, _dazzle_,
_doze_, _drowse_, _drowsy_.
=deceived.= From the Latin word "capere," meaning to take. The English
verbs such as "receive," "conceive," "perceive" have come into
English from the French. The Latin root is more clearly seen in
the nouns such as "deception," "reception," "perception," etc. It
should be carefully noticed that these "French" forms are spelt
_eive_ instead of _ieve_. A simple rule is this, that after _c_
write _ei_ not _ie_, but after other consonants write _ie_.
Compare the spelling of _believe_, _grieve_, _relieve_ with that
of _receive_, _deceive_.