My country, ’tis of thee,
Sweet land of liberty,
Of thee I sing;
Land where my fathers died,
Land of the Pilgrims’ pride,
From every mountain-side
Let freedom ring.
--SAMUEL FRANCIS SMITH.
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breath
breathes
soul
na tive
Breathes there a man with soul so dead,
Who never to himself hath said,
“This is my own, my native land”?
--SIR WALTER SCOTT.
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wolf re ply as sist pit y
wolves re plied poor pit ied
crea ture a lone
See what happens to _y_ in _reply_ and _pity_ when _ed_ is added.
When _es_ is added to _wolf_ see what happens to _f_. In what other
words does this happen?
6
One day a fox fell into a well. He howled aloud.
A wolf ran to see what the matter was.
“Poor creature,” said the wolf, “how I pity you!”
“Don’t pity me,” replied the fox. “Assist me.”
--ÆSOP.
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e nough con tent trav el pock et
tough rich trav el er emp ty
rough a muse purse re cov er
9
health wealth rob ber
Health is the best wealth.
Poor and content is rich, and rich enough.
--SHAKESPEARE.
Better an empty purse than an empty head.
--GERMAN.
The traveler with empty pockets fears no robber.
10
be come be gin be gun be fore
be long be gin ning be low be fore hand
[Illustration]
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torn stitch trou ble
tum ble a cross af ter ward
a shamed beg gar loose
nurse pun ish blis ter
bruise fault her self
comb of fer gar den
Look thoughtfully at _ui_ in _bruise_, _au_ in _fault_, _oo_ in
_loose_, _ou_ in _trouble_.
There is only one _c_ in _across_.
* * * * *
Look at the picture, then write five sentences about it, using as many
words as you can from Lessons 11, 12, and 13.
14
an ger bos om jus tice win dow
sur round foot
When anger in the bosom lies,
Justice out the window flies.
15 16
sil ver lady fur elm
shad y lad ies cur sir
shad ow sat in church birch
The _y_ in _lady_ changes to _i_ and _es_ is added when we mean more
than one _lady_--_ladies_.
Look at the _u_ in _church_ and the _i_ in _birch_.
17
The silver birch is a dainty lady,
She wears a satin gown;
The elm tree makes the old churchyard shady,
She will not live in town.
--EDITH NESBIT.
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voice breeze touch
vi o let breath
The rough voiced breeze that shook the trees
Was touched by a violet’s breath.
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left camp nar row fir
cit y lamp ma ple grove
o’clock damp beech drove
front called spruce stove
path field for est cove
Look at _o_ in _front_, _ie_ in _field_, and _ple_ in _maple_.
Do not forget the apostrophe in _o’clock_.
23
We left the city at six o’clock.
The camp is in a grove of fir, maple, beech, and spruce trees.
Jack called the grove our forest.
In front of the camp is the river.
A narrow path leads across a field to its banks.
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lum ber tim ber boards car pen ter
shin gle sea shore
25 26 27 28
build inch un der re al ly
build ing inch es be neath porch
built firm gi ant dis tant
south sol id whose dis tance
seems fort square broad
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The camp was built of native lumber.
The building was firm and solid as a fort.
The boards were over an inch thick.
It stood under a giant tree whose branches really seemed
to touch the distant sky.
On the south side was a broad square porch.
30 31
ham mock at tic eaves can dle
buck et cel lar lan tern moon light
shov el cor ner
Make a sentence telling how the camp was lighted at night.
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di vide break fast pre pare chance
la bor din ner fish watch
e qual sin ner veg e ta ble dan ger
e qual ly win ner cot tage stran ger
en joy pro vide i dle an y way
Look carefully at the second _e_ in _vegetable_.
36
At camp the labor is divided. None are idle.
All enjoy an equal chance to help.
Jack prepares breakfast and dinner.
Frank provides fish and vegetables.
The dog watches that no danger comes near the cottage.
37 38
cab bage squash ba na na rai sins
car rot to ma to cur rants ol ive
rad ish tur nip grape prune
on ion lem on
[Illustration]
39
kitch en re move ash es
ov en kin dle
Remove the ashes.
Kindle the fire.
Have a hot oven.
Sweep the kitchen.
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salt sprin kle juice cher ry
so da wrin kle juic y choc o late
stir pud ding fork dough
spoon bis cuit pep per dough nut
coal ket tle pour jel ly
[Illustration]
44 45
flow er heav en
show er si lent
bow er de light
tow er high
won der mir ror
46
The moon, like a flower,
In heaven’s high bower,
With silent delight
Sits and smiles at the night.