--Name six words in the lesson, each of which is made
up of two words by leaving out letters.
Write out the two words in each case.
What is the name of the mark which shows the omission of letters?
Point out the _statement, command, question_, and _exclamation_ in
the sentences given below.
"O, isn't it a funny horseshoe!"
"Put the bar back."
"What made it jump so?"
"The magnet pulls iron."
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LESSON XVIII.
ex pos'es, _shows_.
mi mo'sa, _a tree that grows in Africa_.
mot'tled, _marked with spots of different color_.
re sem'bling, _looking like_.
ap proach', _coming near_.
pub'lic, _open to all; free_.
va'ri ous, _different; unlike in kind_.
de fend', _take care of; protect_.
gait, _manner of stepping_.
pre vents', _keeps from; stops_.
ca' pa ble, _having power; able_.
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THE GIRAFFE OR CAMELOPARD.
There are few sights more pleasing than a herd of tall and graceful
giraffes.
With, their heads reaching a height of from twelve to eighteen feet,
they move about in small herds on the open plains of Africa, eating the
tender twigs and leaves of the mimosa and other trees.
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