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NOTE S AND MEANINGS.<br />
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49. STORIES OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT.-L<br />
1 Anecdotes, sto ries; incident s.<br />
2 Shrewdness, cleverness ; farseeing<br />
power.<br />
Enterprising, adventurous; fond<br />
of difficult undertak ings.<br />
4 Forfeit, pena lty ; payment for<br />
doing wrong.<br />
G Acclamations, shouts of joy or<br />
welcome; applause. [mind.<br />
7 Unanimously, being all of one<br />
Philosophers , wise men ; lovers<br />
of wisdom.<br />
Dlogenes (412-322 B.C.), Greek<br />
phil osoph er.<br />
110. STORIES OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT.-IL<br />
1 De<strong>cr</strong>eed , ordained ; decided. 14 Repartee, retort; a smart, witty<br />
3 Unembarrassed , not perplexed. answer.<br />
Calumny, evil speaking ; a false 16Prudence, foret hough t ; hab it of<br />
statement mad e to do harm to th inkin g well before ac ting.<br />
some one. 7 Comprehended, inc luded .<br />
Ill. DAVID'S LAMENT FOR ABSALOM.<br />
1 Pall, th e cloth placed over a coffin<br />
at a funeral.<br />
Symmetry, proportion.<br />
2 BIer, coffin ; a bed or frame on<br />
which a dead body is carrie d.<br />
Stea dfas tly, in a fixed manner.<br />
3 Sackcloth, coarse cloth, formerly<br />
worn as a sign of mourning or<br />
of repe ntance.<br />
5 Yearning, longing.<br />
9 Convuls ively, with a sudden st art]<br />
in an agita ted manner.<br />
Route (r oot), course; tr ack.<br />
1 Doubling, sailing round .<br />
Dispat ches, letters, usually on<br />
public business.<br />
3 Aval anche , a mass of snow or ice<br />
slipping d<strong>own</strong> a moun tain side.<br />
112. THE OVERLAND ROUTE.<br />
4 Veh emence, eagerness ; greaeforce<br />
in doing anything.<br />
7 Dis suade him, tum away hi.<br />
mind from; discourage him.<br />
8 Delirious, raving; wandering in<br />
mind.<br />
113. THE RUBBER-TREES OF THE AMAZON.<br />
1 Isolate d, det ached; sepa rated.<br />
2 Impenetrable, impassable ; that<br />
cannot be entered or passed<br />
t hrou gh .<br />
3 Crude, unrefined ; raw.<br />
I.gue, a fever followed by fits of<br />
cold and shivering.<br />
3 Rheumatism, pains in the muscles<br />
and joints.<br />
5 Calabash. T he hard shell of the<br />
fruit of th e calabash t ree is used<br />
for jugs, drinking-vessels, etc.<br />
6 Coagulates, becomes thi ck or<br />
curdled .
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