30
guard
a larm
sad dle
bri dle
fi er y
31
chief
colo nel
gen e ral
com rade
dan ger ous
32
chal lenge
con test
pur sue
ral ly
ral lied
33
dread
file
reb el
sav age
strug gle
34
join
joint
won
ar my
sword
35
na vy
na val
u ni form
roy al
rul er
36
pow der
bul let
burst
pris on er
force
37
po si tion
stern
glo ry
glo ri ous
fierce
38
Final _y_ when preceded by a consonant is generally changed to _i_ when a
letter or a suffix is added to a word.
What word in Lesson 32 is affected by this rule? In Lesson 27?
pre ced ed
gen er al ly
suf fix
af fect
39
ap ply
ap plied
ap plies
no ti fy
no ti fied
no ti fies
40
mar ry
mar ried
cra zy
cra zi ness
de ny
de nied
41
bur y
bur i al
bur ied
re ply
re plied
re plies
42
oc cu py
oc cu pied
oc cu pa tion
his to ry
his to rian
his tor i cal
43
held
nor
worth
wor thy
sore ly
44
pa tient
pa tient ly
pa tience
hon or
hon or a ble
45
un rav el
hearts
sev er al
thus
none
46
prof it
prof it a ble
per il
per il ous
busi ness
47
Noble deeds are held in honor,
But the wide world sorely needs
Hearts of patience to unravel this—
The worth of common deeds.
—STEDMAN.
I’ll mind my own business; what’s none of my profit shall be none of my
peril.—SPANISH.
48
worse
worst
prop er
stud y
per son
49
a void
rob ber
rob ber y
a broad
so ci e ty
50
con verse
con ver sa tion
u ni ver si ty
col lect
col lec tion
51
sep a rate
sep a rate ly
sep a ra tion
so cial
Christ mas
Write the plurals of _university_ and _society_. Look carefully at the
first _a_ in _separate_, _separately_, _separation_.
52
The true university of these days is a collection of books.—CARLYLE.
In my study I am sure to converse with none but wise men, but abroad it
is impossible to avoid the society of fools.—SIR WILLIAM WALLER.
There is no worse robber than a bad book.—ITALIAN.
53
grit
pres ence
con trol
com pel
The man of grit carries in his presence a power that controls and
compels.
54
re pent
speech
speak er
tem per
si lence
guide
More have repented of speech than of silence. Control your temper or it
will control you.—HORACE.
Notice the _ee_ in _speech_ and the _ea_ in _speaker_.
55
char i ty
char i ta ble
for giv en
for giv ing
un char i ta ble
56
se vere
se ver i ty
re sist
crow bar
gen tle ness
57
The highest charity is charity towards the uncharitable.—BUCKMINSTER.
I don’t believe the man is living,
Who feels not better for forgiving.
There is no severity like gentleness.
—FRENCH.
The rock that resists a crowbar gives way to the roots of a tender
plant.—TAMIL.
58
pres ent
fu ture
neg lect
re gret
ap pear
fur ther
59
civ il
de ni al
rude
con sent
act
di rect
60
cau tion
par ent
safe ty
sud den
throw
struck
61
fiend
fiend ish
di vine
err
re strain
get ting
62
Present neglect makes future regret.—DUTCH.
A civil denial is better than a rude consent.—SCOTTISH.
Caution is the parent of safety.—SCOTTISH.
To return evil for evil is fiendish; good for good, human; good for evil,
divine.—SPANISH.
63
for get ting
re venge
hu man
re spect
wrong
thy self
Forgetting a wrong is a mild revenge.—SAINT FRANCIS.
But most of all respect thyself.—GREEK.
To err is human, to forgive divine.—POPE.
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beginning
could
which
their
there
seems
blue
hour
65
though
Tuesday
coming
wear
separate
don’t
answer
always
66
early
instead
two
too
meant
business
easy
among
67
through
ready
friend
many
forty
every
they
says
68
some
been
trouble
half
break
buy
busy
used
69
built
again
where
color
very
none
making
women
70
since
done
dear
week
hear
here
guess
often
71
whole
write
writing
having
would
just
cough
heard
72
doctor
piece
raise
whether
does
once
believe
ache
read
73
knew
can’t
won’t
laid
said
hoarse
tear
sure
loose
74
choose
shoes
tonight
tired
lose
Wednesday
grammar
wrote
enough
75
minute
country
February
any
truly
sugar
straight
much
know
76
knowl edge
pos sess
lin gers
ad vance
re cede
ac cept
77
rea son
knuck les
buck le
in struct
in struc tion
a long
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