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"New National Fourth Reader"


Which are the _emphatic words_ in the following sentences?
"You shall have a short one to-day."
"I must know exactly."

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Language Lesson.--Divide into syllables, accent, and mark the sounds
of the letters in the following words: _extra, primer, moment,
coal-black_.

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LESSON III.

remark'able, _worthy of notice; unusual_.
moist'ure, _wetness; that which makes wet_.
absorbed', _sucked up; drunk up_.
with'er, _lose freshness_.
starched, _stiffened, as starch_.
germ, _that from which the plant grows; bud_.
hand'some, _pleasing in appearance; very pretty_.
clasped, _surrounded; inclosed_.

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THE BEAN AND THE STONE.

"I think I ought to be doing something in the world!" said a little
voice out in the garden.
"Pray, what can you do?" asked another and somewhat stronger voice.
"I think I can grow," answered the little voice.
If you had seen the owner of the little voice, perhaps you would not
have thought him any thing remarkable.


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