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NOrl'InS
AND MEANINGS
1 Sluggish, slowly flowing; inactive.
Flori da, a peninsula in the southeast
of the United States of
Am erica.
2 Exq uIsite , beautiful ; grand.
Myriads, great numbers; tens of
thousands.
3 Lagoon, a shallow lake or pool,
1. AMONG THE ALUGA TORS.
especially one in to which the
tide flows.
4 Fonnidable, terrible; dreadful.
Precaution. caution or care beforehand.
8 Phosphorescent, luminous ; shining
in the dark like phosphorus,
a substance which gives out a
faint li3"3';3t nigh t.
1 Ancest or s, forefatbers; people
who have lived Lefore ue.
Rising higher and high er, ap·
preachi ng nearer to the zenith,
or point overhead.
3 Crescent, curve; the shape of the
new moon.
2. MEASUREMENT OF TIME.
[) Watches, parts of the night; so
called because wen remained
alCake to watch in turn.
Sun-dial. a flat surface with a pin
in the centre for showing the
time bv the sun's shadow.
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1 Cocoons , the shells made by insects
to cover- themsel ves.
4 Distinguishing names, names by
which they are known from
one anot her.
5 Amber, yellowish. Amber is n
3. SILK-WORMS.
hard substance found in the
earth .
G Envelo ped, enclose d na in an envelope,
7 Deft, quick ; clever.
9 Texture, composit ion j make.