ob serve' ob serv'er ga'zer grad'u al con sult' fence a chieve' 17 "Every wise observer knows, Save by gradual, slow degrees.” "Labor well directed will achieve all things." The criminal violates the law. "The refusal of praise often indicates a desire for a double portion." crim'i nal vi'o late re fus'al por'tion ob serve' ob serv'ing vi'o late vi'o lat ing re fuse' re fus'al a chieve' a chiev'ing 19 WORD BUILDING Ced'e re [ces'sus] (cede, ceed) to let go, to yield. pre cede' ex ceed' ex cess' ex cess'ive pro ceed'ing proc'ess suc cess'or se cede' re cede' an'ces tor = "Certain signs of the times precede certain kinds of events.". Cicero. "The world's charity does not err on the side of excess.". Matthew Arnold. "Excessive laughter proceeding from a slight cause is folly."- Cervantes. "The thoughts of man are widened with the process of the suns."-Tennyson. The South seceded from the Union. The waves advance and recede. "The hope of my ancestors endures." dis solve' ab sorb' mu si'cian man'do lin 21 "The rising sun dissolves the frost." "The large cities absorb the wealth and fashion."- Irving. My friend is a musician, and plays the guitar and mandolin. The old adage, "A fool and his money are soon parted," has been proven many times over. "Take time by the forelock." Pittacus. gui tar' ad'age prov'en fore'lock coun'sel de spise' dis solve' dis solved' dis solv'ing "They ne'er can be wise Who good counsel despise." Most words ending in silent e retain e, when adding a suffix that begins with a consonant. mon'ster fright'ful fa mil'iar con verse' Mis'ses pro nounce dis tinct'ly 24 "Vice is a monster of so frightful mien, As, to be hated, needs but to be seen; Yet seen too oft, familiar with her face, We first endure, then pity, then embrace." - Pope. The wealthy Misses Fielding are conversing with Messrs. Johnson and Hart, their business agents. Pronounce your words distinctly. 26 WORD BUILDING Flos, flor'is flower. flo'ral flo'rist flo'rid flour'ish flu'id flu'ent flu'en cy brief ab brev'i ate brev'i ty = Brev'is (bref) = short. Flu'e re [flux'us] = to flow. The Easter floral display was very beautiful. "Onward, friend, to that florid isle." "As a flower of the field, so he flourisheth. - Psalm 103. "It is only the fluent metal that runs easily into novel shapes." The candidate displayed great fluency as a speaker. "Brevity is the soul of wit."Shakespeare. ex per'i ence stern il lume' com'merce de fies' out ride' tem'pest in vade' a lert' shackle 27 "To most men, experience is like the stern lights of a ship, which illume only the track behind." "Commerce defies every wind, outrides every tempest, and invades every zone."- Bancroft. "A light heart makes nimble hands, and keeps the mind free and alert." "His very will seems to be in bonds and shackles."- South. |