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4. DIAMOND CUT DIAMOND.
>;rl Cadi. " T urkish judge. 4 COlfe ~, chests for aoidiug valu -
Cause, case ; law -suit.
ab lee.
2 Mosque (malkl, .. ~[ohammedau 6 Venerable, worthy of honour or
church or temple.
reverence.
Perpetual. continual ; cons tant. '7 illustrious, renowned; famous.
Reputation, fame; charac te r. Treachery, faIse deal ing : deceit.
3 Bazaar, market ; place where 8 Koran, th e )loh..mmed..n Bible.
goods are set out for sale. 10 Null II."d void, of no binding
Jld dah, a town in Arabia, the force ; of no effect.
seaport of ~[ ""ca.
11 Eq ui t y, f..irness ; justic•.
Oriental, Eastern; belonging to
the countries of Asia.
Legend, a story founded on the
imagination or on tradition.
I Bred, brought up; reared.
Traits. distinguishing marks of
ap pearance or character ; featu
res.
2 Scept r e, .. staff borne by a sove r­
eign as a mark of power.
6. AN ORIENTAL LEGEND.
3 Universe, creation ; world.
4 Mecca, a city of A rabia, famous
as tbebirthplaceof )[ohamme1 ;
the boly city of the ) Ioha m­
medans .
Allah, the A ra bic name for Goo.
S Assu age , allay; lessen.
Meteth . meas ureth ; distribute-tho
Imp art ial, fair ; acting in the
sa me way to every one,
Scrub, low gro wt h of bushes .
Kassala, a town in Nu bia, a countrv
in the north-east of A frica.
Dev1at1on,alteration in the course.
2 Sheik, the head of an Arab fa mily
or tribe ; th e chief of all A rab
village,
6. A HI PPOPOTAMUS HUNT.-L
3 studded, dotted; covered .
Discarded, too k off; rejected.
4 Equipped , fitted out; provided
with what is required.
6 Wake. track.
SUbmerge d, covered with water.
, Veteran, old end experienced.
7. A HIPPOPOT AMUS HUNT.-IL
1 Ungalnly, ungraceful; awkward. 15 Purcha se, advantage; gain of
5 At bay. on defence. power,
Irresis tible, resist]ess ; carrying16Warlly, watchfully.
all before it .
7 Projecttcn, juttiug-out portion.
D1verting, drnwing awav r taking 9 Tran sported, col1\"eyed ; carr-ie..l or
off the attention.
taken from one place to another.
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